Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-20

and that he would continue the war
with the Italians on his own account.
The deputy in question. Suleiman-el-
Heruni. has since become the she s,s
an excellent organiser and leader OF
troops. Baruni also IL known al a
hater OF Italians without equal, even in
TripoN.
Would Set Up Independent State.
That tho senussi would have ever
completely broken with the Ottoman
government, had it not been for the
occupation Of their country by the
Italians, is not thought likely here. The
order had for many years enjoyed alb
solute liberty Of conscience. and under
this policy much Of the former ia
naticism had vanished. But recent In
formation on this subject, coming d.
rect from North Africa. shows that the
Senussi intend establishing. II possible.
poll. doing this in cooperation with
said to be ready to do away with over
lordships by European powers.
Whether so ambitious a plan can be
carried out is something to which the
future must supply the answer. What
the resources of the Senussi arc Is
something on which even the best In
formed men in Constantinople lack all
accurate news. But it is fairly certain
that the military means Of the order
are greater than has been supposed,
notwithstanding that the Ottoman gov
eminent, which has had its hands full
with looking after its own army sup
plies, has not sent single cartridge
into Tripol since the war with Italy.
The stronghold of the Senussi mill
tary forces is said to be Dschebel
Gharian. and from there Baruni has
been directing operations against the
Italians. How successful he has been
may be judged by the fact that the
Italian government has been obliged
to make arrangements for the trans
even in the City of Tripoli. A few
days ago the Senussi were but nine
kilometers south Of the city.
The Senussi are said to have been
Ottoman troops in Tripoli during the
war with the Italians. Their army.
while not organized on a strictly Euro
pean basis. is said to have. neverthe-
the task of the Italians of regaining
control over Tripoli an ardent, If not
impossible, one. All the men are mount
ed, but the horse Is simply used as a
means OF rapid locomotion. When In
the firing line the Senussi employs in
fantry tactics, availing himself Of all
the natural cover to be found
Work of Italians Hampered.
Though unfamiliar with the use of
the modern electric means of communi-
cation, the Senussi. employing hello
graphs during the day and light sig
nails at night, are able to communi-
cate rapidly with one another. The Ital-
ian troops in Tripoli have found their
work greatly hampered by this.
1t is believed here that the Senussi
came into the possession Of large stores
of arms and ammunition through Brit
ish traders before the outbreak of the
present war. the traffic being carried
on by means of camel transports
through the Sudan. The equipment
thus secured is said to be fairly
modern.
To what extent the rising Of the
Senussi is related to pan-Islamism is
impossible to say. 1t is certain, how
ever. that the senussi are not beyond
the influence of the men at the head
of this movement. Even the closest
watch along the Egyptian frontier
could not prevent communication be-
tween STEAMBOAT and Tripoli. Pan
Islamists are found everywhere along
the line which such communications
would follow in order to reach the
Senussi. The transportation of arms
and ammunition, however, is more diff
government has had use for every
rifle and cartridge in it's possession,
the charges made by the Italian press,
that the Senussi were being armed by
Turkey, are said here to be abso-
lutely unfounded.