New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-30

upon their persons, property or affairs.
Tripoli Sept. 29.-The Italian squad
ron. which had been cruising in the
ofine. came close inshore this morning
and the destroyer Garabaldino steamed
into the harbor at noon flying white
flag. Great crowds gathered and
watched her approach.
After accommodating the destroyer
launched q boat which came to the
beach. An officer landed. lie was pre-
coded BY bluejacket carrying white
flag.
Turkish soldiers surrounded the pair.
The officer asked for the Turkish COM
mander. When taken TO him he for
nally announced that the Italian fleet
had been ordered to occupy the town.
He therefore demanded the instant
surrender Of the whole Turkish garri-
son. The commander replied that ne
was unable to comply with the demand
and emphatically refused TO surrender.
The incident was witnessed by the for
eign residents. who gathered around the
Italian officer and cheered him enthusi-
asticslly. The boat then returned to the
DESTROYER. which rejoined the fleet.
4 great number of the residents Of
Tripoli spent last night Camped on the
beach. alarmed lest the Arabs should get
out Of hand and begin pillaging Arabs
are constantly arriving from the coun-
try.
The mosques are kept open. and
throughout the night were filled with
praying Arabs
The foreigners have taken refuge In
the consulates. The British Consulate is
crowded to its capacity with women and
children. The native conscript reservists
have been called out for service, and the
Turks are purchasing all available cam
els and securing all possible supplies.
The belief that British war vessels are
in the vicinity has tended to calm the
native population. They express the
hone that the Turkish fleet will soon ar
rive.
Rome Sept 29-ltaly has declared
war ON Turkey. The official announce
uent was made late this afternoon. 1t
declared that, beginning at 2:3O O'Clock
on the afternoon OF Friday, september
90. the two countries we're in state OF
war
This is the hour at which the Italian
uItmatum TO Turkey expired, and fol-
lowed a session OF the Cabinet at which
the Turkish reply was considered and
found unsatisfactory.
Though every indication pointed to
this action by the Italian government.
there was always a possibility that the
good Offices Of other governments would
result in avoiding hostilties. When the
final decision Of the Cabinet was an
nounccd the excitement throughout the
city was intense.
Throughout the earlier hours of the
day the papers had issued special edi-
tons announcing that the Italian fleet
was moving i'm plain sight Of the coast
of TripoH and intimating that war might
be declared at any moment.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mar
quis di San Giuliano, received the Turk
ish reply from the Turkish Ambassador
this morning and Immediately went into
conference with his associates in the
ministry il is understood that the OF
toman government completely conceded
Italy's economic claims in Tripoli, but
evadcd the direct answer demanded
The government had set forth In its uitl-
matum that Turkey must say that size
would not resist the proposed occupa-
ton of Tripol and Cyrena. Instead, The
Forte sent a Conciliatory note suggest
ing further delay. II was known that
Turkey at the same time transmitted d
note 10 the powers in which it is as
sumed that she represented herself as
the injured party, and, by inference a
ieast, sought their Intervention.
The Cabinet decided TO stand absolute
~ 10y the ultimatum issued yesterday
and in the absence Of the reply callel
for 70 declare Italy and Turkey in 4
state Of war from the hour when the
ultimatum expired
The blockade of the entire coast 81
TripoH viii he undertaken Immediately
and a notification Of this act will he Sent
10 al neutral powers.
A dispatch from Tripoli announces
that the steamer Hercules left there to-
day with five hundred Europeans
London. Sept. 3O.--A dispatch to TIL.
DAILY Chronicle" from COnstantinople
says that four transports loaded with
communion VIII start for Tripoli to-
day The Italian residents in Con-
stantinople have received orders to close
their schools and shops and not congrc-
gate anywhere in numbers
There are unconhrmed reports that
Turkey intends to send an ultimatum to
Greece TO abandon her claims on Crete
and is massins troops on the Thcssalian
frontier
II is expected that the various govern
ments will issue the customary neutral
ity notices, and will devote their diplo-
matte efforts as far as possible to local
ling hostilitics to the combatant pow
ers, and especially 10 avoiding compli-
cations in the Balkans.
While most Of the London papers be-
moan the war as a calamity in which
England could not interfere. The Daily
Graphic attacks the Foreign Secretary,
Sir Edward Grey, contending that he
should have stood by the treaty obliga-
tons. which make the integrity of the
Ottoman Empire a European affair in
which no one power has the right to
INTERFERE.
In Great Britain. more than in any
other European country outside of the
cnrnI.a 1ants Tho sifnafinr ramsne 81 nnre-