St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-10-28
ITALIAN LOS
SES HEAVY
Turks Disguise as Arabs At
tack Unexpected.
Italians Were Engaged In
Resisting an Attack.
Reports From Benghazi Tell
of Great Loss of Life.
Arms Discovered in Suppos-
ed Arab Homes.

Tripoli, Oct 24.-Fighting ycster
day was of desperate nature. The
Arabs rose againstthe Italians at the
time of the Turkish attack on the
outposts. and the Italian losses were
heavy. 1t is nevertheless clear that
the Italians can count en- the numbe:
of Arabs in the country. Those who
attacked the Bersaglieri numbered
2te or 800, including many Turks
dressed as Arabs. In the town the
number of rebels is smaller STILL
The Italian soldiers remained per-
fectly calm under the fire. When
the Arabs found the Italians serious
ly engaged at Sciaralghad repelling
the Turkish attack, they opened fire
among the gordens, the thick vege-
Iiu4penertrable. The fourth COM
psny of the Eleventh Bersaglieri ac-
cepted the situation without finch
ing, the
MEN IN THE TRENCHES
firing in turn. One man who was
seriously wounded bandaged a gap
Ing wound with his handkerchief and
continued firing. When ordered to
go to an ambulance he refused, and
it required four men to rembve him
to the Red Cross station by force
A sergeant of carabinieri, station
ed with his men at the Mosque near
Sciaralghad. where large number
Of Arabs were in ambush, insisted
on going out on a scouting expedi-
tion, saying the BUILT that would kill
him had not yet been manufactured.
lie had hardly turned the corner of
the mosque when volly fired a;
about ten PAGES killed both him and
his horse.
Naval Lieutenant Roselli, who hap
rened to be with the outposts when
the firing commenced, placed himself
at the head of detachment of the
Eighty-second~ Regiment and began a
FORWARD MOVEMENT
with the object of reconnoitering the
ground.
The mounted carabinieri,s who re-
placed on the flank the cavalry en-
gagged on the front at Boumeliana and
Gargaresh, covered themselves with
glory.
The Turks and Arabs showed equal
disregard for danger. They appear
ed to be quite Indifferent to death.
Every Arab house was found to be
a hiding place for arms. The am
nunition and rifles landed from the
Turkish transport Derna had been
lowered at the ends of ropes into
IL, ~ ~ ri Iern RI.
Gen IN the houses.
The general disarmament, which
had not been carried out at first for
fear of hurting the susceptibilities Of
the Arabs, was commenced to-day at
their homes.
The Eighth Bersaglieri, command
ed by Colonel Maggiotto; who were
increasingly harrassed by Arabs, have
taken the offensive and
REPULSED THE ARABS
on a long line to the interior. Sew
eral Bersaglieri were wounded in the
fighting.
Bengasi is quiet. The Turkish
troops are on four hours march
to the interior and show no signs OF
activity.
Captain Piazzi, in a Bleroit mono
plane, inspected the line of outposts
this morning without seeing any
signs of the enemy. Captain Mozzo,
in a Nieuport monoplane, made a
flight OF sixty kilometers as far as
A:izia, where he saw several thous-
and armed men.
returned this morning to the
Italian outposts at Sciaralghad, j,
where l had passed yesterday after
noon with the Fifth and Seventh
Companies Of the Eight-second Regl-
ment. From a good position in the
Mosque Ell Tani these companies had
swept the gardens, whence the rebel
Arabs, supported by Turks disguised
as Arabs, fired on the Italian troops.
/ was able to penetrate behind the
mosque, where the first company o!
Bersaglieri was still held in check by
chain of Turks who were firing
from the walls at range OF only ten
yards.
Detachments of this company had
cnly just had time yesterday to
SAVE THE AMBULANCE SEC
TIONS,.
which had been quietly surrounded
| nv the Arabs. When the Turks at
tackled Sciaralghad, l saw the ambu-
lance tents literally riddled with
bullits. In disengaging the ambu-
lance section ;sub-lieutenant was
wounded in the thigh and one OF the
Bersaglieri was killed. The lieuten.
ant who was the officer in command
and conducted me to my position al
the Mosque Ell Hani, was injured
His leg was mutilated by heavy
proiectile.
Bodies of Arabs still lie where they
fell. Beneath many Arab costumes
the green trousers Of the Turkish in
fantry can be seen.
| AS l leave for the telegraph office
the Eighty-second Regiment is be.
ginning a turning movement to sur.
| round the Arabs who are holding il