Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-06
WAR DECLARED ON
TURKEY BY ITALY
Dispute Over Tripo.I Results
in Conflict of Arms.
TWO Turkish Transports with 2 ooC
Troops Aboard in Escaping Cap
ture Are Wrecked-Hun-
dreds Drowned.

war has been declared against Tur
Key by Italy, the outcome of TIE dis
pute over the proposed Italian pro
tectorate in Tripoli.
Following her declaration of wa,
against Turkey, Italy moved her mill.
tary and naval forces with the utmost
speed. She decided, however, not tc
attempt the forcible capture of Tripoll
until Tuesday, when she will have 49,.
eco soldiers in the harbor, these to
land when the naval guns lombard
the Notifications
The first mission of the Italian feet
at Tripoi was to prepare everything
for landing the army corps command
ed by General Caneva.
Gene nl Caneya wi the expedition.
ary forces viii he accompanied by
Gene 81 Erieola and the Count Garal
Gi ffe first force is made up of 25.
0OO men. III r. viii be 40 900 men al.
gcther wren the entire force is landed
Regiments are departing daily from
the chief alisn towns for Palermo
Naples, Br'ndisi, Sy acu e, Catania
Taranto, Gouca, Ancona and Venice
Wnere Trey will embark aboard trans,
ports Old ships with ammunition
guns and telegraphic apparatus will
follow the TRANSPORTS. Aerop'anes aro
probably dirigibles viii be dispatched
latcr.
Three Ttc ian squadrops are read,
with steam IN and under O. ders The
FRS is to intercept the Turkish fleet al
Beirut, bloc a9e Turkish ports and
prevent any b'ocfade running. The
second squadron has orders to patrol
the Rcd sea. The third is to remain
in reserve at Taranto.
The cruise S Marco Polo and vette,
Pisani left Taranto with a squadron OF
torpedo boats and destroyers, under
the commard of the DUE Of the
Ab.uzzi At the moment of Ge9arture
tic miro shiD Minerva, carrying mines
and 80 torpcdoes, went aground ami
was slight'y damaged.
Turlish government addressed an
other appeal to the powers. expressing
panied surprise at lays action in de-
claring war and saying that there is
still time to prevent the disastrous ano
evil effect of a war which nothing in
the attitude Of the Turkish empire
justifies
The porte appeals to the peaceful
humanitarian and friendly sentiments
OF the powers to assist in convincing
Italy OF the conciliatory intentions OF
Turkey and SO prevent the useless
Shedding of blood and grief of thous-
ands of families.
The United States has been asked to
take charge of the interests of the
Turkish subjects in Italy during the
continuance of the war
News is received from the city OF
Tripoli to the effect that a large TIA.
liam cruiser has gone ashore there
Italian gunboats encountered two
Turkish transports with 1000 troops
aboard of Preyesa. The transports
determined not to be captured, steam
ed bravely on the rocks and hundreds
were drowned. The attacking Italian
warships were Of the Ionian squadron
Tha Turkish war ministry has re
ceived dispatch from the late Tur.
kish military attache at Paris, who has
assumed command of the forces at Tri-
poll, stating that the Italians began to
disembark, but the Turks succeeded in
sinking the first two barges.
The Turkish cabinet has resigned
Said Pasha assuming the Office OF
grand vizier and Kiamil Pasha foreign
minister. Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
will continue as war minister
Four transports loaded with ammu.
milton have started for Tripoli
Italian residents in Constantinople
have received orders to close their
schools and shops and not congregate
anywhere in numbers. Many of them
are leaving the city. The Banco d.
Roman and the Italian postoffce are
strongly guarded.
A massacre of Italians in Adana
Asia Minor, is feared. Italy has con.
siderable interests and a large colony
here.
Simultaneously with the declara.
! ton of war by Italy because of Tur-
keys refusal to evacuate Tripoli comes
the report that Russia has declared
| her intentions of occupying TrebizCnd
| until Turkey shall have completed the
payment of the indemnity for the last
| war.