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ITALIANS CAPTURE
B0MbA BAY FORT
RESISTANCE OF TURKS WHO RE.
FUSE TO SURRENDER QUICK.
~ OVERCOME.
GARRISON ARE TAKEN PRISONERS
italy Issues Proclamation SURPRISING
Slavery In African Port-Corinth
Canal 10 Neutral
Waterway.

Rome, Oct. 9.-The ships Of the
first Italian squadron entered the road.
stead at Tobruk, in Bomba bay, where
they found no Turkish warships. &C.
cording to official dispatches received
here. The Italians summoned the
garrison to surrender, but the Turks
replied with fiat refusal and hoisted
the Turkish flag.
The battleship Victoria Emmanuel
opened fire. The first shots carried
away the flag and made a large
breach in the fort. Rear Admiral Au-
brey, commander-in-chief of the feet,
then landed several companies Of
marines. who, after a short struggle.
overcame the resistance Of the small
Turkish force.
The Italians occupied the fort and
hoisted the ir flag. A few Turkish sol
diers. who refused to abandon the fort
without further fighting, were made
prisoners.
Slavery IL Suppressed.
The Italian authorities at Tripoli Is.
sued proclamation suppressing slav.
cry. Tripoli was the only remaining
port on the coast of Africa where
slavery still prevailed, notwithstand-
ing the efforts of Great Britain and
France to prevent the traffic.
General Spingadi, the minister of
war, went to Naples to supervise. in
conjunction with the Duke Of Aosta,
the organization Of the troops for the
expedition.
Vice Admiral Duca Degli Abruzzi
left laramie aboard the armored cruz.
ser Vettor Pisani, after having been
in communication with the king and
the minister of marine.
Turkey Again Seeks Peace.
London.-Most Of the Constantinople
correspondents agree that Turkey is
renewing her efforts to secure peace.
but differ as to the procedure to be
followed-whether by arbitration
through a European conference or by
other means.
According to reports from Rome.
which at one time was ready to pay
Turkey a large compensation, now
will pay nothing, although she would
not impose a war indemnity IL peace
were concluded forthwith. If hostili-
ties are prolonged. however, Italy will
insist upon a heavy Indemnity.
corinth Canal Closed.
Athens.-The Cornith Canal com.
uany has decided to close the canal
both to Turkish and Italian vessels
during the continuance of the war.
This canal connects the Gulf Of Cor
NTH with the Aegean sea.
Greeks Mobilize Army.
London, Oct. 9.-The first week Of
the war between Turkey and Italy
has closed with all the tricks thus far
taken by the Italians.
Tripoli has fallen, an Italian force
holds the coast Of Cyrenica, the 1tal.
ian navy denominates the Mediterra.
mean, the Adriatic and the Red sea,
menacing the ports of European Tur.
key and assuring the safe passage Of
the military expedition of $4,000 men
that Italy is about to land in Tripoli
to complete her conquest.
Turkey remains inert and apparent.
~ helpless. She has seen the last
remnant of the one-time great Otto
man empire in Africa torn from her
grasp. practically without an effort to
save It. Rent by internal divisions
threatened with revolt in her ever
turbulent European provinces. sur
rounded on every hand by relentless
foes, she remains plunged in apathy.
At the outbreak Of the war grave
fears wer expressed in the capitals
Of Europe that general European
conflict might be provoked. ltalys
action In attacking Prevesa, a port in
European Turkey, was Bitterly resent.
ed by Austria, which threatened to
take a hand In the dispute If Italian
troops were landed in Alabama. The
storm was averted, however, by the
decision of the home government to
cease it's operations in the Adriatic.
The most disquieting news at pres.
ent comes from Athens. One army
corps of the Greek army has been
modified and there is feverish activ.
ity ON the part of the Greek war de-
partment. Turkey. helpless in Africa,
ID o0lU " UO WlAluS " IcCOuP ucTScll
by selling Thessaly. Already 100000
of the sultan's troops are under arms
and double this number are being
modified. Profound unrest is appar-
ent all over the Balkans and spark
may explode the powder mine at any
moment with the most tremendous con-
sequences.
LuIl In the Storm.
A new minister has been formed at
Constantinople, but its stability is seri-
ously doubted. The Young Turks are
determined to seize full control of the
government and are strenuously en-
deavoring to fan the war spirit of the
nation for political purposes.
At present there is lull in the
storm, but it is impossible to forecast
what the future holds. 1t is hardly
too much to say that all Europe is
holding it's breath, fearful that before
the sword is again sheathed the flame
of war may have blazed from the Bal
tic to the Mediterranean.
Marriage Licenses.
Clerk Blandin issued marriage licen-
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