The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
LIST OF THE DEAD
Only Twelve Killed Up to Date
in TripOli BOmbardment.
Six Of These Were Soldiers and
Six Jews.
FRENCH HEARD FROM.
Raise Flag i'm Morocco and Defy
Germans.
Italians Take Charge of Govern
ment at TripOIi.

Berlin, Oct. "a correspondent of
the Wolff bureau. telegraphing from
Dehibat, on the Tunesian frontier,
under yesterdays date, says:
six soldiers and six Jews were
killed and five soldiers and one Jew
wounded during the bombardment of
Tripol
"rhe Europeans. of whom there are
st 1000 in TripoIi, were unharmed.
The house of the interpreter of the
Gel man consulate was badly damaged,
but the shells from the Italian fleet
did comparatively slight damage in the
city.
The Moslems remained passive dur
ing the bonn bardment"
Italians Name Governor.
Tripoli, Oct. 6.-The Italians have
established new government for
TripoI Rear Admiral Boreddolino
has been appointed governor. Captain
CaIgni was made commandant of the
forces disembarked. by the Italian fleet.
After italian seamen had been land
ed and occupied Fort Sultani, chiefs of
the Arab tribes adjacent to TripoIi
went aboard the italian flagship and
gave their submission: They begged
the Italians not to resume the bonn
bardment- The German consul as the
senior member of the consular corps,
also visited the flagship and asked
Vice Admiral Faravilla to assume re-
sponsibility for the preservatio of
public order and the protection of for
eIgn residents in Tripoli. which had
been abandoned by the Turkish
troops The admiral landed other de-
tachments of sailors with guns, includ-
ing quick-fire pieces and occupied
Tripoli in a military sense.
This was accomplished without in
cident and the appointment of a gov.
ernor followed. The German consul
informed Vice Admiral Faravilla that
during the shelling of the town no
harm had been done to any European
or damage to the property of Euro
peans.
French Flag in Morocco.
Berlin, Oct. "a group of French
men hoisted a French flag over the fort
at Agadir. Morocco, threatening grave
international complications. IT is an
nounced that France had proclaimed a
protectorate and that French cruiser
was en- route for Agadir.
The French government Immediately
disavowed the action and. as it is not
represented at Agadir, instructed the
French consul at Mogador, to ask the
Moroccan authorities to take measuree
to remove the flag and end the Incl
dent. According to the latest advices
the Frenchmen were defying the local
caliph of Agadir who on his own re-
sponsibility had ordered the French
colorS lowered. but it is expected the
l
that their government has disavowed
their act.
The caliph appealed to the comman
der of a German warShip in the harbOr,
but he refused to interfere. The French
flag was planted on an ancient bastiOn
dominating the town and which the
oVerzealous French patriots had occu-
pied in the absence of the garrison
They fired salute and sent word to
the Germans to leave Agadir, which
they declared had become French
possession.
The incident. according to the dis
patches received here, created excite
ment in southern Morocco, but the
German foreign office is satisfied with
the countermeasures adopted by the
French government
Asks Turks to BE Gentle.
Cologne, Germany, Oct. 6.-The
Cologne Gazette's correspondent at
Constantinople reports that the Ger |
man embassy there is urging forebear- |
ance on the part of the Turkish gov
ernment in the matter of the expulsion |
of Italians.
Bulgaria Is Neutral.
Constantinople. Oct. 6.-The Bull
garian minister today conveyed to the |
porte the assurance of the neutrality |
of Bulgaria and also denied the report |!
of military mobilization in the king
dom.
The government originally intended
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