WAR IN TRIPOLI.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4225, 7 May 1912, Page 5

WAR IN TRIPOLI.

THE CAPTURE OF RHODES. ITALIANS FIND IT EASY. TURKS QUIETLY RETIRE. SMALL CASUALTY LIST. Electric Telegraph—Priss Association, j Copyright. Rome, Last Nignt. ■ A squadron composed of the Vittorio Emanuele, the Regina Elena and the Napoli Roma left Hampaiia .on Friday with lights out, at half ! speed, for the Island of Qiarki, ten miles west of Rhodes. | Another squadron followed conveying landing forces of eight thousand. All concentrated at 2 a.m., arriving at Rhodes at 3.20. I A section of the fleet demonstrated 1 at the harbour and the other guarded the disembarkation in a bay eight, miles south of the town, j Turkish troops did not appear and the warships did not fire a shot. | The Turks withdrew to a plateau 1 five miles south-west of Rhodes, 1 which Admiral Afmeglio immediately attacked in order to prevent them withdrawing to the centre of the island. There were several liavonet charges. 1 The Italians had five wounded. I Fifty Turkish prisoners were taken. ’ I The Turks are now on a small pen- - i insula on the north of the island. ; I The warships will be able to cooperate enfilading both flanks. I Two Turkish attempts made to rei cover Lebda on Thursday night were repulsed with heavy losses. AN ALLEGED SPY. AMERICAN CITIZEN SEIZED. Athens, Last Night. Despite the opposition of the Greet and American Consuls at Smyrna, +he captain of the Texas was forcibly re- ■ moved from the Greek hospital to the Turkish prison infirmary. He is ac- • cused of spying on Italy’s behalf. The American Ambassador has e-'s L the commander of an American gnardship to Smyrna.