TURKISH-ITALIAN WAR.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 15, 30 December 1911, Page 3

TURKISH-ITALIAN WAR.

-( I - y * - - — '! * - . '■ , lit. i 1 . J ... 111.1, ! I O. ( ; „ A " I : 1 i:lir- Ik < 11 ;"t-k'v<l ~ l;-|!y ; r < g a rd the v. av 1111 T;, > k < y ' 1 s 11 pi-puktr : My r- ]>.v. Uasiti upon ' I’- rm-tial i b-rivi'm i’, is that to say that shy- u-.ir ’’- regarded with cnt r L--1.-i.ini i,y r.il ( :?,y.s<-s is t<> pul it c< : ’ i!, .i i'l ■■ >< 'wi ich has Lian to the cnil hi ar.’l.'- li.-’S hr t u h«y<!:d ,1,1 expt r:,.1. 11-j.is. the oTors *,f '• luntary ser»let jirive Le«-:t so numero:;- as to » t-. . < ir.l’.i:: -ii.g. a.,' tJ. ( - .-..'as-. ii:y w ; t.li which the men have gone to tin- front is truly nrirvt lions. A . pa-sage from a b tier addres-ed l,v i n prtate r.-f the Mth infant i to his n.> r and published In a b i-.-il .papers is wurtli tv pi 11; »va : ■■ D>-:i t • be Surry for n'<- ■ -I iov-? it. 1 mu sorrt tii.-u re: far tin re i a- »••< n s > ;:t»ie t<> do. It's waiting all the 'taw will!.- ti<- ( ntney « ladhts are wi.-tiing .r our lie ads. If tiiey | would erdy lr( us get .at thent. I n.-iy pin* i t. tint to die f- ,- the King, for Stlie patrii'i. t.i.-.i > .-in ary man 1.--., -y < r afraid of such a g'.orous , i To ns An-trat>au- - :1h <-:ir youth, fid anny it :..s a tint ter < f great inti r »--t ir> watcii the work if this army. • 11:>' an rage age <>f y .-1: - it V. !.,-<■ i so’dii rs -s about ii. It : s an army I " t'ti , !i. in tie v. >; i }.t- Itii an l Prime M‘:ii-t< r addie-id to its j critics, has "upheld tbt- most sacred , tr.adit: >;>» 1 • i’i -.. ’ ami li-.it- - an ‘ ■•i rtainL In- ; -i tv... i p-,i;oto a- to ! -K lii.li> ry. v. i. :■ ti i.i 11. a n -, mi ms I:-- ’ a-tm-.iitO d t<> ht i »'-.a. • The w:'’-d<.-’:i of di-rregarding ' Recognise d Rules of Warfare ritta ki:u '.i >!>■.•■ f.-: ii.-tf on. by ' cfEei-rs wtarir-g conspicuous riistin- ! giiisle to.irk-, whii-ii cost the life ! of many of them, by General Frugoni lb - .ailing a eounhr attack at close range <>n hor-i’-ack .may be qnn pusncil ; but one c.anitof lir-lp rtdmir ; ing the impulsive bravery behind it. j.'nd Italy has within tie pa<t tv.o f weeks shown tn military critics that • the o-’v if t'i- h-iy-U'i-t : - not our. ; and that .an attack in close formation i K o risky as tn lieve been deetiied imI ptis.-i’-ie ran si : 'l I-r- earned out. at a sacrifice, it is true, V.;:t with a pri'linli'.'i: i of - i.i-ci Unlike otlir (’o:ii :--e!’i a! i.ali.-i-. i no iinpn®sah!e Inrr'ir of discipline parts the Italian soldie r from i is ; officer. A <-eriain aim <i'-.t < f "caiii'i- : radrrie' ’exists between .-.-ffiefrs .and men. The feeling is .•■o:n< what -inii- ; hr to that whii-h exists in our own ’army, ami that its es-ence is i til by' 'lias bftn (t’ah r.eed by thev.a’. the Italian soldi. has neg only f.-liowi d tl-e officer he knows into the til’d, but has repeatedly s-icrifivcd bis own life to save ti-at <:f his -it peri or. The aristeu-rai-y of Italy I as given its full Quota of LB/es ■ to the v.ar. And tn its credit it cun i>e ‘—.id that amongst the first te> f-i.ll :n the wry fr<>a: rink of all the fir-t .n>-.:>'is at i hi- i.ailoiis p-.when-Isaly 1.-ii. 5 rithir <r troops v. > ;e in< m'.< rs « f tl.c highest fn.mii;< ~. And the p.-<.p:i- ;:.av>- appri <- at<4 th!', to it- f-dle-t. a- tl.ty h.an • .-’.ppr-. at->1 llnir Si-.iri.gn-- teneli ing frorn one end of the country to iiie 1.::.'.- tn vii-.li G.id-speid to the : <i- p.-.rt irirr soldiers. .-.-;-i I ate‘c to visit ■ t ::<• wi -.n:de d at. tin- hrg-pita’.s in various towns. It i.s a strange amntaly that very ’ilth’ oiituaid s.l-;i - f w;-r is i.- ibb in Italy. I have trnvill'd all over ■t. and 1 -p< ak with some- authority ’whin I say that three is i - ;-y littli ! denote that a err at war is in pro- ’ cress, in which the co;:nt--y is vitally : nt ere-! ■ d. Th< -v i- <-r eta inly an avid de.-ire for in-.---, arid tin- many i-itii.:-. of niu-j ip-rs an- rushed, 1.-ut Lryor.d this, hardly anything. ; And I wir-t to say here ihnt neither ti’e-w.-ir :■-•■■ tin- ! x • r-Sr- re-marks ni.uk by a section e>f the press of o-brr nation- vpr.n Italy’s part in it rate made the shghe-t diiTereitce in ' the* treatment I»y Italy of the foreign ; er within i»s K'iti s. Any i-tinuiurs to the <■..atrnry are umriie. I-i fact, an Italian w-ll at once cease to discuss • the attitude r,f f-.r-.-n iniiiats to ward- his country should a f. ri igner appear. f< ;• fear ef lit ing t hought «;n-.tin i •■-.-rn -. It is nevfrt bd< - - a tru-t that Italy : f< el - . :tnd Fc:!-> keenly, ttte adverse cr:t ic:-ms re-ferrt d t>> aliovc. arid p >::r.-. t- ■ -<■ • t i'l Enu.-'h press. Italy 's aniliit :<>n is to stand high in tin’ good < pinion . f England, ealitid by her iit yoml i-i :. -i-pt ton. It l-e r one des-re to i-nll (li'i at Britain f-irr i. T! mus • m ■ v. I .> i. have appt need in m-c?i>ii tin Briti-h pre-s basi d entit-i ! y a-, far a->-:n »t- gatliirml upon reports fr>>n> li-.iiLtfii! .‘i.itrces l-ave rinsed Italy very g:-t-i»t pain. Tl.t r truth has In » .-i > >fli>■ ia'iy and < mphnt icnily denied. ami n.> Betti r pro. f of Italy •ne.b ration can Be given than the revc'.t of Oct. 23 of the Arabs, whose coritempt she had earned L-> unlocki d-f>.r kitldness. and the l-t’i.titlg oi ■ lava! epe ratii.ns to the Tripolitan r-nUst. Ami : i i- rnte rest -.:l t-. note ti nt the war c> rrespe.mlent of the* "Morti'.■■ig p< -Mated to mu- been an eye v. ,tm i f tiie a 11 r g t <. I massacres, hi-i-i t n:;k di'nif'd them, but Las publicly given vnstinted pr-ii-e not only :>> It • -.am; I.nt t- the lii-< i[|!i:n of the Italian troops. I ranri-g do i-.tt-r tliati qttoti from a k-ltiT addresse.l L. ],t. R, Barti lini. of tii- *-!'h Regiment, t, 1.-is parent ■ ;.t Modena on the sub jert : AV. had (October 2-’l) an tine.x pc: y d ami t tj-r-.-i- enemy be him! us. who. after striking, hid in eli--- Lo.i-i - It I’ecanu- nei-essary t< t'mi and ptiLitsli ’..m. This lias beer tin- b.nwst. most dangerous, tme. cbm-d: work. With fifty im-n n - ar, !i those narrow lanes, closed it. ' walls eighteen feet high, enditic hi nil- dr ■-'■■■ to enter tin so bouses, i’-tll of pas.-nges. holes, and hiding i pi.i-'v- rhe arrest and shooting ioffi . e;s fail power to shoot any arrnrd .trail resisting arrest) t.a- been to:: ■ it. - a t’ d ami daua-'r-otis -i."-. ..f the Battle in v, id. t, 1 took jert. <.'*» one side we were fired upon without knowing whence or wiio to thank for the pills ; on tht ' other, cries, laments, tears, without

*:’’owing v.hm w;w raid, but iiiHiw- *■ In' ‘ I* 1 '. 1 Si !’: iiH t !’ba "d anmiri. p } o,e-tal km of iitm’ - •.-eni ?. In many imuse-? f was serrouuded Io <.|- -■■•ven f-ig’.,; ( -u. o’ w::;-|e:i, who. n;i their kni-es and in [ lea;--, f’-ked mercy for tbeir im n. hidden. But ’.vuiting for u,. -meking a wav to csi-ape. lint always ready io fire. Ai times | have h;-.d to do '.iiji-m-e to my own feelings to carry , ' my itiHy. but m. orders w< re si: ic'. nr-d the Ara’i trem-1.---ro-.is to the l.n-t : «•:> no pity' for llios - who , -i r ,i-k at us from beliind. .Arr. stt d riiey were, and sent to Tripoli. There judgment v.a- left to higher authori (v.' ’ 111 - fiperations uniter itotic-- Lave ;i:u--- more served to emphasis - the vital Importance cf Transport in Warfare It i- a quest io:i sr-eond to no))'-. Fi-i- Ital-an General Staff by no m-a:i- neglected it, and to th,<>s>- .. who were privileged to sec the 1 r.-ns p'>:t ot all classes organised for the expedition, it seemed as if they had .been, to say the least of it. lavish in (he matter. And yet wd know now that t!ie <l-Hi<-iiliy cf transport has made its-If felt, although horse*, donkeys, mules, earts ami 10l ries. h.i.-0.--. ami tim tioii < ngini-- were -uppl<-m«gited in liu- field by some e'm’iii earn-Is. No count ty earn afford t-» overlock the transport probli-m. and I may plead j.istifn-ation in 10 inging it forwaid for al tei.t ion. Tin- solution <>f the war naturally I aw-. aii--i)tion t>> the lt:d:;:ts naiy. It is ttntlotilitedly a very fine one. ( fini )• than we han- hitherto i-i tilised. i And a glance at the dockyards i- ■ siiliii-icnt to impress one with the fact that Italy <1 os not intern! to i stand still. I iia- ■ been told by the fitgii'-st that 11 aly is pour, but I ■ think its poi.-ity is a comparat.v> ■ one only. Evidence of national wealth niei-ts one <.i- every side in t - cry shape and form. Her very -.beggars gi--?.illy diminished in num ber and fast bcr-oming i-.xlim-i, arc 1 comfortably clad. ami. I am afraid, beg Dion- fiom force of habit than - nei-esi-ity. The Prime Minister <;I Italy lias told the world that t he war trail, if necessary, be carried on for a year without cither additional tax or loan. And quietly, with the absence of fuss which has chanu-terised Ike whole of her preparations, h'-r .lockyaid.~. are A Veritable Hive of Industry, and not only cruisers ami small ■ craft, but Dreadnoughts, art- materi pdi-ing. Of men for her ships she has pl'-nty ; that they are of ,hc [light 'otl ha- lu-en shown l>y the I manner in which the fleet has char ed th-- s as :-mi secured tin- safe ■ transit of an ar.ny >.f over loo.iMO j men. with atnniunilion. horses, gnus. ; ami transport, from Italy to Tripoli. a sea jo:ii i:ey of over f-mr dav-.. In 11 <• Duke < f Abln-iizzi she has <me : of the lirsl of Admirals of our day. ! I cannot emit .-■omc mention of ! Italy’s Air Fleet, I tiie first us; d in war. ami the first iio pass bi-voml the experimentai ; stage. To th>- grand manoeuvres last 1 August oii<- liirigible came from it - ■station at A'eiiice, tl.e other fiom Aluai'. ( A thiid was a' R0:,..-. I>.>) I was not. brought ow-r.) Both aei :-o:iipli.she<l the joimni-y I<> film-- ; table, without hitch or mishaps of. i any sort, and similarly returned to ; ■ their stations- in due course, j i Tlirongliout tin- mar.oeu-. res tin ao> k of bot!i 1 1 iiigii > 1 > ■ s ami acro-| i planes (1) was regularly carried out.; : and gave ample proof of their worth; in actual warfare. This proof has | : .-incc bi-i-i) fully- confirmed in Tri-i i [toli. > l Only one dirigible (;>. 3) has so far! born sent to the front, but for some j j reason Hights hate br-en limited to I I aeroplanes, ptobabiy because the; ! latter offer a smaller targe;, to tieOm- was hit several times.; A captive balloon went up a. few .days ago. ami by means of signals | i enabled the Uarlo Alberto off the; ‘ -cast to carry out a very effective! i helling >.f the Arab positions. The] [ hopping of bombs by tl.e aero-[ [plane is known to all. but !< w know] the details of the first flight and the [ >‘i--).ii>- coniliirt of tin- aviator, lap-; tain Moz.z.io. Tiie bomb is loaded. > -.nt not capped tiil requii-cd for use. i.A safety plug is held by a circular; j spting pressed to release it at the. last minute as the bomb leaves the: .mud. Tiie motor was not going sat - • > isfact. >rily . and Mozzio could only [ use one hand. He capped the bomb.. il-d released tl.e spring with bisl ■ i eeth ! The nnmi.ei- of aeroplanes in the ] field (some half-dozen) is about io -ive a vaiii.il>!- addition of six ! mono ami six bi planes. Twelve) I vilia:i aviators have volunteered [for the front, ami tin- machines are j being found e:ther by themselves or iby patriotic citizen.-. The aviators arc being jm-orpoiated in the ] tei ial division with the rank of lieu-: } tenant. I !,W—