Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-27
RUM0RS Of WAR
EXCITE PARIS.
-
Hasty Repairs Ordered on Dread.
naught---Immediate Delivery
of Ammunition.
MORE YIRULENT EDITORIALS.
Last Ship Seized by Italy in French
Waters-- Immediate Explanation
,Tnnmanded.

Paris. Jan. 2T.-RumOrs thai
France was preparing 10 make ma
val demonstration against Italy,
spread through the capital today. sol-
lowing the announcement that regi-
ment of infantry in Algeria was Or
dered to hold itself in readiness 10
60 10 Tunis. Hasty repairs vera also
ordered on the dreadnaught EerGai-
aud. and The Toulon arsenal was nNr-
fled TO make immediate deliveries Of
ammunition to the warships.
The War Department is the scene
OF great activity this afternoon. The
officials are evidently laboring under
great excitement.
/, was generally believed that or
ders were sent TO the army in Al
giers. and that that force might he
necessary 10 effect the release Of the
French steamer Tavignano, which
was seized of Tunis last night by
italian torpedo boats.
The arrest Of the Tarignano fol-
lowed closely upon an announcement
that Italy had given orders for the :r-
lease Of the % Turks who were seized
aboard the liner Manouba.
The French cabinet had just adj
journed after approving the terms
of settlement OF the Manouba difficult
~ when dispatches we're received that
the Tavignano had been seized.
The Paris newspapers today con-
tanned virulent editorials against the
Italian government. holding thai The
Tarignano affair is the last straw
in italian impudence.' TO Idd TO the
gravity Of the situation the press
pointed out that the ship was seized
in French waters. as TuniS is Il ter
ritorial possession.
Late today premier Poincare wired
10 Rome for an immediate explanation
OF the latest 'aifront."
Ii was denied that the Tavignano
carried any contraband Of war.
Rome. Jan. 27.-The French
steamship Tavignano. seized by Ital-
ian torpedo boat desrroyers OF Tunis
was released this evening according
10 an announcement made ar the For
eign Office. The steamer was taken
10 Tripol. where she was searched.
No contraband Of war being found.
the government permitted the vessel
TO return TO Tunis. L. was generally
expected that the incident would re-
suit in another diplomatic clash with
France.
Marseilles, France. Jan. 21.-Al-
though n message from Rome today
stalled that the steamer Tavignano
had been released by the Italian tor
pedo fotilla. officers OF the Mike Ma
vigation Company. which owns The
vessel, said tonigh, that They had
been unable to locate The craft. They
doubted the report.
VIII Flight Application
Fishkill Landing, n. Y. Jan. H.
The announcement that Harry X.
Thaw's attorneys would, early in Feb
ruary, make application for jury TO
determine his sanity, revealed the fact
that friends OF Stanford White have
been busy collecting evidence with
which to oppose Thaw's move. Through
his attorney, Clarence j. Shearn, Thaw
will demand 4 writ OF habeas corpus.
with jury trial for sanity.
Stanford Whites friends, who bave
never came out in the open before as
opposing Thaw, have it is said gather
ed much data and will retain noted At
tornevs TO fight Thaw's efforts to free
himself. 1t is int!mated that they will
try TO involve state officials in an effort
to show that Thaw is intimately connect
ed with them and that he was respon-
sible for many OF the changes that
have been made at the Matteawan Asy'
lum for the Criminal Insane.