Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-30
ITALY BOMBARDS
TURKISH SEAPORT
Intrepid Explorer Duke
DAbruzzi In Command
of Attacking Fleet
PORTE APPEALS TO POWERS
Says There Is Still Time to
Prevent the Evil Effects
of Conflict.

of Conflict.
(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Rome, Sept. 30.-The first blow in
the TurkoItalian war has been struck
by Italy within "a hours after the dec
laration of hostilities.
Italian warships under the command
of the Duke of the Abruzzi, the intre-
pid explorer, have bombarded the
Turkish seaport of Preveza, on the
Gulf of Arta, destroying the govern
ment houses there and disabling a
Turkish torpedo boat The popula-
ton of Preveza is 1000, mostly
Greeks.
There had been no hostilities at Tri-
poll up to 8 o'clock this morning but
Italians are reported to have landed
west of Tripoli.
A large Italian cruiser is reported
to have gone ashore in Tripoli har-
Dor.
Attacked Torpedo Boats.
Constantinople, Sept. 30.-The Off
cial version OF the engagement off
Preveza says that an Italian cruiser
accompanied by torpedo boats at
tackled two Turkish torpedo boat de-
stroyers as the latter were leaving
|Preveza.
One of the Turkish vessels found
refuge in Preveza harbor while the
other was struck by several shells
and ran ashore. The crew was saved.
The Dukes Account.
Rome, Sept. 30.-Vice Admiral, the
Duke of Abruzzi, has sent to the min
istry Of Marine the following tele-
gram: "We arrived this morning be-
fore Preveza, and established a
cruising station. At o'clock the COM
mandants were advised by wireless
that two Turkish torpedo boats had
successively left the harbor. We gave
chase and after an exchange OF gun
fire one of the boats ran ashore, dis
abled and burning. The other regain
ed Preve a. have telegraphed fell
citations to the commanders on this
action"
Germany Ahead Of Uncle Sam.
Turkey has asked the United States
to take charge Of Turkeys subjects in
Italy but in the meantime Germany
appears to have assumed this obliga.
! ton.
The Turkish government is strength
ening its military forces on the Greek
and Montenegrin frontiers. The
Turkish parliament has been sum
moned to meet Immediately.
Appeals to Powers.
Turkey has addressed another ap
peal to the powers, saying there is
still time to prevent the evil effects
of a conflict.
Italians Are Joyous.
In Italy the declaration Of wal
against Turkey has been received
with enthusiasm in all parts of the
country.
cretans Are Aroused.
Chiasso, Switzerland, Sept 30.-The
Cretans notified their representatives
| in Italy today that they did not intend
to permit the opportunity afforded by
the Tripoli affair to pass without OBJ
tanning their long-desired annexation
to Greece.
Another Version.
| The official version at Constantine
pie of the naval engagement of Pre-
visa differs from the earliest report
| in that it makes no mention of the
landing of troops following the sink
ing of Turkish torpedo boat destroy
Ell by an Italian cruiser.
| The immediate importance of the
engagement is thus left in doubt
though it is notable as being the first
blow struck By Italy, in war that
has already caused much uneasiness
in the capitals Of the powers.
The fact that the battle occurred
yesterday afternoon makes plain that
Italy had anticipated that the Turkish
reply would not be satisfactory and
had arranged that there should be nc
delay in beginning hostilities after the
expiration at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon OF the twenty-four hours
permitted by the ultinatum.
| Prevesa, the scene Of the first en-
counter between the Italians and
Turks, Is situated at the entrance Of
the Gulf Of Arta, which lies at the ex
1 treme so1th end OF Albania and which
divides that Turkish province from
| Greece. It is removed from the reg
ular line Of transit for steamers from
Venice and Trieste through the Adri
attic.
Italian Courtesy"
! Rome, Sept. 30.-The Messagero an
nounced that the government acting
under the provisions Of international
Law, allowed twenty-four hours te
elapse between the summons to sur
render and the bombardment of Tri
poll. The twenty-four.hou period ex
pired at s o'clock this evening.
"Defend the Tsrritory!"
1 Constantinople, Sept. s0-The news
papers announce .onight that the min
lister Of war, Mahmou. Schefket Pashs
has telegraphed to the Turkish com
mandant at Tripol' to defend that ter
ritory with the utmost energy and t
appeal to the religion Of the people.
| 1t is probable that the Alalian C
In ration ~ war AMI sfhn attach nm fh1