A FIERCE BATTLE.
THE TURKS REPULSED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. TRIPOLI, Jan. 20. There was a fierce all-day battle on ' Thursday. The Turks attacked the Italians, who were erecting two forts. ' The Italians repulsed them, but were themselves .compelled to withdraw at nightfall, the defences not being completed.
The Italians lost fifty killed, and the Turkish loss is reported to be heavy.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 22 January 1912, Page 5
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61A FIERCE BATTLE. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 22 January 1912, Page 5
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