Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-27
Italy and Turkey Are Not
Now Making Peace.
Both Sides Willing, But Neither
Making Advances.
The Recent Fighting Around TripoIi
Means More War.

| Malta, Oct. 26.-The Italian reVGrses
at Tripoli on Oct. %, according tC
steamship passengers who have jusi
arrived here, amounted almost to a
ront. An Italian outpost encountered
a Turkish outpost which retreated
The Italians followed and found them
| selves suddenly attacked on all sides.
Three companies of Bersaglieri uight
Iaftillery) were destroyed Several Of
fleers were made prisoners and mutt
lated and hanged by irregulars
The return of the remainder of the
Italian force, carrying a great num-
Der of wounded, said by some passen-
gers to be 700, caused intense alarm
among the Arab population of Tripoli.
The Arabs attempted to revole, firing
many shots and wounding many Ital-
| ians. The attempt was soon quelled
| and hundreds of Arabs were arrested
| and shot. The passengers say that
when they left Tripoli the town was
| still seething WITH excitement.
Paris. oct Information has
reached the Petit Parisien from a pri-
Vate and what is considered a most
reliable source, that the Italians lost
100 killed in the fight, Oct. %, at Tri-
poll.
Tripoli. oct. 26.-The Arabs made
violent attack upon the Italian posi-
tions between Ell Mesri and BomeH-
ana. They were repulsed with heavy
loss. The Italian casualties were only
a few wounded.
Rome via Frontier Oct. 26-All re-
ports concerning the possibility of an
armistice between Italy and Turkey
are discredited in official circles, which
affirm on the contrary that Italy is
determined not to cease her military
operations until Tripol is wholly con-
quered A partial armistiee limited to
the naval forces might be possible If
such a step would help Turkey along
the road to peace based on the loss of
her African province.
Premier Giolitti, in accord with the
minister of war. General Spingardi, is
firm in his purpose to persevere in
the policy of an extensive occupation
of Tripoli and IS preparing another
expedition to reinforce the troops al
ready landed on the African shore
and . fill the gaps caused by casual
ties and illness.
The new expedition will comprise
1000 grenadiers, the men of the great
est height in the service and the only
body which was not represented in
the former expeditions.
Berlin. Oct 26.-Advices from Con-
stantinople state that the reports of
recent battles with Italian losses at
,Tripoli have ended for the present any
chance for mediation. The Turkish
government. adopting the standpoint
of the people, has swung over to the
idea of continuing the war. Germany,
accordingly, sees no. opening for in
PREVENTION.
A despatch to the Frankfurter Zeit-
ing from Tripoli says that 800 men
We're killed in the LATHE at Tripoli on
Monday. These included large pro-
portion of officers and Italian rein
forcements are needed.
The spectres of revolution in Con-
stantinople and complications in the
Balkans are again alarming official
circles here but it is believed that the
danger which would result from an
Italian occupation of islands in the
archipelago or the bombardment of
Smyrna has been removed as there are
some indications that Italy has aban-
doned the plan after sounding the
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