The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-04
TRlP0LI FALLS;
 TURKS MAKE A HEROIC DEFENSE
Bombarding of Prevesa and Ncopos in Direct Defiance
 of Austria, Looked Upon by Powers as Grave Matter sI
Three Ships Flying the British Flag and Carrying Fur
 kish Troops, Fired Upon by Warships and Captured
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 Berlin, Oct. 4-Tripoli has fallen
 9fter most heroic defeise by ths iTrkieh garrison. With obsolete guns and protected only by the crumbiins awails of antiquated fortresses. the Turks sustained for hours a terrible 2 bombardment of the Italian fleet. Although they must have known ahat the fight was hopeless from ths nfst, the Turkish troops stood gallant
 1y to their guns. The shots from their shncfent, short range ordnance guns .fell far short of !the attacking war { ships but the Turks obstinately refus- ed to surrendsr. It was only when 1he forts had cezsed' to, be anything but a pile of ruins when the Gov
 ernor's palace had been demolished and the military barracks were blaz- dng, that the garrison finally with fdrew.
 They commenced an orderly retreat -Btowards the hills but could not with }stand the hail of snrapnel from the iItalian ships. They were forced to lbreak their ranks and flee pell-mell i4o what shelter they could reach. As soon as the garrison abandoned sthe town the white flag was hoisted Ever the ruined forts and the Italians lprepared to land
 1 London, Oct. 4.=-.The menace of Nnternational complications which has hung like dark cloud over the chan kcellortes of Europe ever since. hos HiIfdeg bes m between Italy and Fur Key was intensified. today when 1t EU1U reported that the Italian fleet Iunder the Duke of the .Abruzzi was bombarding Prevesa and Nicopolis. Hnd further that alien warships had Inred on three ships carrying the
 Two of the ships fired upon wer. iAlleged to. be transports carrying Fur kish troops They were captured and tt6ken to SRn unknown Italian port. fT1le third vessel was a motor coast .vnk o Hoheida2 complaints % nass fWere filed with the British consul of It is expected here that, there may tbe e reasonable explanation of the tbombardment of Prevesa and Nicopo- his is a far graver matter. This Is, fdn efEect, in direct defiance of Aus tfria- On Monday, the emperor's gov- Eernment notified Italy that if she car Tried the war into Austria that coun- iwarships to the Albanian coast. As liar as TripQh is concerneds 1t is all lmost impossible to obtain any -de- }6nite information as to xhas g tak< ling place. The cable is out of com. {mission and the entire service in that 34egion disorganized. i{ At the same time 1t is said that Hhe Turkish garrison has refused to l6urrender and still holds the port. | England hassse far refused to pro- tclaim her neutrality and the other tgreat powers are in simila- posl- ftlon- This. coupled with statement ifrum Rome that King Victor has or tdered his commanders to shei as lit ttie blood as possible. is taken Q mean fthat settlement is being considered iand may. be reached in the near future.
 ! Coustantinople, Oct. 4-Discour- thged by the failure of all their. ap- tpeals to the powers, the Sultan's ad- Iyisers are said. today. to be prepar- led here that the city surrendered at l5 yesterday afternoon.N Paris, Oct 4.-Yhe Turkish author 3tiee at Prevesa having ienored a de- tmand from the Duke of the Abruzzr for the surrender of three Turkish {warships in the f1arbor here, tho Htaliau fleet is bombarding the city, tAccording to a message received here, to-day. from Milan.
 Vienna, Oct. "A despatch re- rceived here says that several Italian fmer of war are anchored off .Nicopo- His, cleared for action, awaiting a re- lply from the commandant of the f1asr tSrse ten.a +n ho.s,ba "a t1,a town unless it was surrendered. London. Oct. IA Reuters des- catch. today, says that two Turkish Transports, flying the British flag, have been captured near Prevesa by ,an. Italian cruiser. The transports had on board 200 soldiers and six guns. h
 Constantinople. Oct 4.-Complaint ihere that Italian warships have sunk a<coast guard boat. flying the British d1x off Hodeidah. Complications with the English government are con- efdered likely.
 Rome, Oct fixing Victor Elm emanuel today, issued an order to the Generals and admirals of the army and nAvy to shed as little blobd as possible." This is taken as an indi- cation that the Italian government believes a peaceful solution is Tn sight
 BENGAzI BOMBARDED .
 THIS AFTERNOON.
 Rome. Oct IA detchment of the Italian fleet commenced e.tfie bonn bardment of Bengazi, this afternoon. Beneazi faces Tripoli on the eastern eide of the gulf of Sidra. It is the second most important town in the country
 Rome. Oct. 4s-The bombardment of Tripoli was resumed this after noon. Shells from the fleet demoIish- ed the forts. .7 tp TnrkaH. today. wired