THE WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 49, 12 October 1911, Page 5

THE WAR.

ITALIAN OUTPOSTS AIT AC KED

THE TURKS REPULSED,

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

London, Orioles >l. Tho Times’ Tripoli correspondent states that A*Him. Pasa.i, the 1 ur.ush eonimarulcr, inarched !us (races a da> T ms-.rch into, the desert, ai J sent oi.impedimenta unescoiaed 1 1; i a t•;• r n.to the interior.

The camclmen, se-’dO'ijr tint the Turkish regime had (ai led, ai.d ti.at tltcy wore unlikely .‘n re pa.d, de-

camped tvitli tho '.aeael-. and loads. As the Turks left their wives and artillery at Tripoli, it disposes of the idea that serious resistance is contemplated. Tripoli advices . state that three hundred Turkish horsemen made a night attack on Italian outposts and were repulsed, abandoning tiieir arms and ammunition.

The warships maintained a heavy shell lire.

in a second attack a small party of Turks crept to within three hundred yards of tho Italian lines, and retreated in the face of heavy rifle lire with trifling carnalities.

Other reports magnify this into a desperate battle.

POWERS’. REPLY TO PORTE'S

REQUEST

Constantinople, October 11

The reply of the Powers to the Ports’s circular is practically identical with tiio previous promise to examine in concert how to approach Italy. There is a mere bellicose tone in official circles, and a decided feeling* in favour of the expulsion of Italians.

Assim Hey lias accepted a position in the Cabinet, and has decided to clone Italian industrial, financial, and scholastic establishments, and to seize steamers.

Derimagha, leader of the anti-Hel-lenic boycott, has instructed the ports of Constantinople and Salonika not. to handle Italian goods, irrespective of the carrying vessels’ nationality.

TURKISH FORT TAKEN

PRESS CENSORSHIP

(Received 12. 8.0 a.m.) Rome, October 12. After firing two rounds from 12in. guns, a company of marines landed at Tobruk and advanced on the fort. The Turks opened fire, but the stormars were quickly under the wall and forced an entrance and hoisted the Italian flag, the Turks retiring; they continued, however, to fire on the Italians from the neighbouring heights. The public services at Tripoli arc being resumed. The Turkish troops arc without leaders, and arc completely disorganised. Tiio Italians blew up the Sultaneso fort. Press censorship has been increased in severity. Several correspondents are being prosecuted for betraying State secrets. St. Petersburg, October 11. Upwards of 800,000 tons of v'-mat intended for Italy have accumulated in the Black Sea. SPANISH TROOPS EN ROUTE. (Received 12, 10 a.m.) Malta, October 11. Nineteen transports have passed here, escorted hy four battleships and eight destroyers.