The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

communicate explaining the prop 1sed evac-
uation OF the italian troops from Fezzan
was issued by the Colonial ONCE:
After having carried out the military
occupation OF Fezzan very rapidly during
the first months OF this year and estab-
llshed many garrisons and detached out
posts throughout this vast region the
Colonial Government decided to establish
a different and moro economical regime
| in the administration OF this as well as
other inland regions OF Tripoli where
desert areas prevail. employing as much
as possible native chiefs and OFFICIALS ana
| troops recruited on the spot.
Toward the end OF summer, atter nav
| ing occupied the oasis OF Chat the most
| important post on the southwestern boun-
dairy OF Tripoli, and after the recent evac-
uatlon by the French OF the other oasis or
| Bakarat II was decided To concentrate gu
the troops detached In the interior. the
more so as the first battalion OF Eritrean
| troops had TO he reratriatod, as the men
had terminated their engagement.
"The concentration, supported by an
other battalion OF Eritrean troops sent
out for the purpose. Is justified owing TO
| the effect among the most fanaticHl IN
| land populations OF the Pan-lslamic
| movement due to the procla nation of the
! holy war. an effect which II already felt,
and as a result the small Earrisons iso-
lated in the interior are exposed 20 prob
able attacks, while the lines OF commun-
cation with the coast, infested by bands
OF robbers gre rendered unsafe.
| "As a result OF the proposed concentra-
ton OF troops the most important and
vital portions OF the colony viii be
strongly garrisoned and every precaution
will have been adopted against possible
dangers even IL unforeseen"
An infantry brigade, the Twenty
Attn, composed of the Forty-seventh
4 NnNNW
battalions each, about 5000 mon in all
! commanded by gen. Angel has been
| rushed from CalabriH to Tripon to reen-
force tho garrison there. Movements OF
| troops and information about military
| preparations are naturally not allowed
to pass the censor and consequently the
news that reenforcements are being sent
| 10 Tripoli az well az that Of a partial
mobilization OF carbineers has not been
published. Three classes OF reservists
belonging 90 the carabineers or gen
darmerie have been summoned 20 the
colors and there Is every reason to believe
that a detachment-about 5000 men
will be sent to IAbya wiSlin fortnight
The trenches and field fortlicstlons sur
rounding the city of Tripoli since the
Italian occupation. three years ago. ana
which were being gradually demolished.
are now being strengthened. Barbed wire
entanglrments and esrthworks are being
put up around tho old lines or defence
bordering the so-called oasis or Tripoli
and a strict watch Is being kept on all
the natives entering tho city inc de
fences now being carried on around Trip
oil, although purely precautional, anord
a significant indication that future at
tack against the city Is feared.
Fezzan. which mas been evacuated
bv the Italians. Is a country extending
29O miles from north TO south and 40
from east to west. II IL south or Tripoli
and has an area OF $4,000 square miles.
Although Il consists mainly OF a desert 1t
has numerous GASES The climate is even
and healthy and despite the fact that
rain IL not frequent, as the region does
not lie within the tropical rain zone
water II plentiful near tho surface OF the
ground. There are rve grain harvests an
nually. Wheat barley. melons, turnip-
and cotton are cultivated, while figs, dates,
olives and almonds form tho chief wealth
, OF tho country.
DisreesraeA Turkfsh Promise.
Tho Governments decision 60 evacustt
Fezzan Is especially significant, since II
J provas that the repeated assurances on the
part OF Germany and Turkey that the
holy war proclaimed by the Sultan would
not AFFECT the Moslems under Italian rul,
! in North Africa have not been consld
cred satisfactory Despite the prevailing
conviction. already partly proved by eN'
! perlence, that the threatened holy war Is
a mere blum as far as Egypt is concerned
the Italian Government feels that as re-
cards Libya, where the great majority Of
the population Is stu hostile 20 italy. Pan
Islamic agitation will undoubtedly Lead
TO open revolt in tho interior and thai
, consequently II Is unsafe 90 leave troops
/ stationed there.
II is an open secret that Enver Pasha
who lBd the rebels in Tripoli and eyre
nRica, where he thoroughly organized ant
trained the nonad Bedouins and the Sc
, nussyeh, thereby acquired gerat Influence
a nd power and the difficulties encountered
by the Italians in paclfying the interior
of Tripoli and Cyrenaica are exclusively
due to his success In Transforming th'
Bedouins Of these regions into numerous
and well armed fighting force. After peac,
with Italy was signed on October Is, 1912
, End Turkey agreed to withdraw her troops
. from Libya. the head OF the Senussyeh
. Ahmed-ei- Sheriff, insisted that Fnver Pashi
, should remain 10 help him tight the ltal
ians. EnVer Pasha, however. escaped 4
Egypt and abandoned Ahmed-el-Sherif
who, awaiting himself OF the Turkish OH
: GERS still left at Cyrenalca and the grea
. supplies of arms and ammunition I'm
g ported by the Turks during the Italo
Turkish War. continued to successfully re
:; sist Italian rule.
= About the beginning OF this year tn
|, Italians started operations on r. vast seal
, toward the military occupation OF the In
!. terror OF Tripoli and Cyrenaica. The!
. succeeded in Tripoli, where they pacife
!. the inhabitants, established military post
: along the caravan routes and garrison
: In the principal towns and extended thei
occupation far into the desert but fal!e
: in Cyrenaica. Here thu whole littorl
from DeinH to Tobruk was effectively &C
cupied and also an area Of about invent
miles inland. but the resistance OF tn
> Bedouins under the leadership Of the Shell
: of the Senussyeh could not be overcome.
The presence OF Turkish officers ant
u soldiers still lighting with the Bedouln
. was on several casons ascertained, an,
. the delay in restoring the .Egean island
occupied by Italy to Turkey II due L
~ this fact namely, that Turkey had no
y yet completely withdrawn her troops from
. Libya. II is well known that the Senus
y sites received supplies from Egypt an,
' were thus enabled to continue to nigh
- the Italians All efforts toward peac
with the Sheik OF the Senussyeh prove'
J. useless
Hand of Kaiser sees.
The situation in Iiibya continued un
changed throughout the first three month
OF the European war Several German
agents were discovered disguised as mer