The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-03
ITALY DECLARES WAR !.
ON TURKISH EMPIRE
TRIPOLI IMMEDIATELY OCCUPIED
By ITALIAN FORCES
Hostiities Begin Immediately Time
Limit in Italy's Ultimatum Ex-
Dires.

London, September 29.-Afairs de-
veloped today with extraordinary ra-
pidity. A state Of war exists between
Italy and Turkey and hostilities have
begun.
No sooner had the time limit fixed
in the ultimatum expired than, ignor-
ing Turkeys conciliatory request for
a period Of delay, Italy declared war.
The Turkish representatives in Italy
were handed their passports. The
Turkish commander at Tripol was
asked to surrender the town, but de-
clined and the Italian forces tmmed-
lately occupied Tripoli and Benghad.
Apparently the Turks offered no re-
sistance, but this is only an assump-
ton, as Immediately on landing the
Italians evidently seized the telegraph
lines. From the hour OF their landing
no message of any kind has been re-
ceived from ,Tripoli, and dispatches
sent to that place remain unanswered.
It should be noted, however, that
a Constantinople dispatch, announc-
ing Italian occupation Of Tr1poi,
makes no mention Of resistance, and
mere protest by the governor would
be in line with the Turkish announced
policy. ... .. ..,l
The Turkish cabinet, which had for
some time ben insecure, resigned as
soon as war was declared and a new
ministry was formed under Said
Pasha, but retaining the former able
war minister, Mahmoud shefket Pasha.
Turkey Seeks Intervention. =.
Turkey continues her efforts to se-
cure intervention by the powers. In
the meantime Italy is actively pirsu-
ing hostilities:: italian batNeships
are reported to have. appeared off
Smyrna and Salonika. An italian
cruiser landed troops at PreVesa, af-
ter destroying Turkish torpedo boat
destroyer, and the italian feet has
blockaded the whole Tripolitan coast.
There are unconfrmed reports that
Turkey intecds to send an ultimatum
TO Greece to abandon her claim on
Crete and is massing troops on the
Thessalian frontier. ..,
The greatest activity ensued IN all
the European schancelleries on the an
nouncement tha: war had been de- Z
clared and notification of blockade.
It is estimated that the various gov
ernments will issue the customary
neutrality notices and will devote
their diplomatic efforts, as far as
possible, to cease the combat espect-
ally to avoid complications in the Bal
kans. -..... ....-
Turco.Italian Trouble Brewing For
Long Time. -
Trouble between Italy and Turkey,
which eliminated in a declaration OF
war at Rome, dates back to 1878 when
with the making Of the treaty con-
cluding the Russo"T Turkish war, the
powers are understood to have agreed
to permit Italy "pacifc penetration
of Tripoli." Turkey claims this fight
has been respected ever since.
Italy has colonized Tripoli until her
interests in that African province are
very great. She has asserted, how
ever, that the subjects have been mis-
treated by the Ottaman authorities
and constantly Disseminated against.
Warned to be Quiet.
At the same time Turkey was warn
ed not to send soldiers or munitions
of war to Tripoli. A Turkish trans
port bearing a few men and arms and
ammunition arriving at Tripoi from
Constantinople was not molested on
the ground that she sailed before the
Italian warning had been received.
Italy, in the meantime, brought SOL
diers to the Italian coast, where they
were placed on board ships, ready to
proceed to Tripoli and other points.
A second squadron is designed for
Salonika.
The American cruiser Chester is
now on her way to Tripoli and should
reach there early in October, possibly
by the fourth. Her mission was when
she left American waters, to afford
protection to a party Of American
psychologists under Prof. Richard
Newton, who contemplated excaVa-