FIGHTING IN TRIPOLI.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 5

FIGHTING IN TRIPOLI.

Turkish '.lif TeleErhpi^PrcsS'.AESociation^popyr'frht- , .. ■.-.; ':. ; , :;-ji^-R.onJß,vJußo;l3;U; Tho/Tuflis,made ,, 'a , ..yigorous surprise at- ■ tack; .otf ■-Ay on" the ■.■ltalian ' .iiositipii: i .oii;.,.tho, ; . inlls'i'nf^Lebditr;a small ■ sea port .Tilrout seyenty^milesSoßstVqf.. Tripplt;' iriade ; counter-attack,' ..whichi'resulfed; in/lheldcient:o^.the Turks , ;; ; iFo.iiriliiuridred-and■ twenty-one dead Ot.■toman^Tpp'ps^vevq, left; .arouudUh« .Italian iposifionj'.^' , ■-~ ~ ■in. .tiie.joasis.'v-Tiiirtyl-one'.:ltalians, \wero killed and. j^U^.yK^ .iMi'JiG-/P.'vAbbotfe.a'i'well-known , Enqlisli ;i6urrialisti: ,, ,whd';hn,d;'bcc , ji 'witlv the Turk-,.isli:^headquarters-;iiP'tlip'M'ripolitan ■ liin-j'terland'isiiica'-Deeeinbtir.last, recently, re-■.(urnedjitoj;London,-'and, states that ■ tho ;l.ti)Hans;Jiayc':createdf;an'entirely-falso imIrprission.'of/the.state'offlho'.Avnr.Tliey arc , jiOv:farthbr:v'a(lvancedv.".tlian''; they' ■ were .jnonthsi , 'fligp^ , :i>-.hile , .!tlie;Turks'''nnd: , ' Arabs' , ; are';. , ..srVmi«<!r';tlinn': they "were and' prepared dWfigliP.o J n'ii>definil;ei}v,ho:slated,ts-lteu- , /tcr's.lreprScii.tative. , ;!^:''^ , .^,''''. , "' ''.'■'■', ■■ :. '-'"llhg , ;. at' Tripoli; funned iilso : A , raay''.s])irit-.ihto:,flaii!Ps;JrsFrom:that moi- inqnt.: i Hipi'-posiiiph<:.o£.t'he , 'Italians has been .■gro.ivingvwoa'Kei' ■"andVtha't , of-..their enemies ■.■stro'iigcpf.Volmiteei's'- bnijior'scljaek and on l ;fopt : .,-ari>'. , daily.jflocl£ins up"from ,the south sfo ,^fipljt I .;under , ' , ;tlie l .Siiltaii's and are : ;, learhing.;.tho:'rudnn , ents ofv : {iiscip!ine and ilactics aii'd-'tl'iel.iiso^o'f , modern. l-il'.es. Their .;httit : udeS_catelJe';sumined'.:up in opo Ben-'•tch'op^wliioU-i-'i.^constautly: on • their lips: , '\y6Js i liaH/go?V>n',fipU , ting as.long as there .•fsi.o'neV'dropiofiblood-.in out voins.' I have ■.k'Gii- VAVabsxwouiuled foiir, or i'fiy'p , .''times;?and , , 'fencli..: tiniep: immediately to fight /agaiiV.:^;:-:-;-^ , /;,'"^^?-* , *' , '''^!.^ l;, * . ■■ ' ■'. "AiCfifst'tli,<i.Turks; had■ npittier money. iVoj;"'.praviripns^!i'-hut?B'r'!id , uaUy : contribiiall'Viwr.'vthij Sfihibpuiiricfkn .-in, 'Ru'rope ixnif Asin, Kgypt,' iPiiiiis; .: jniV."'A 1 jori ■ t6 J ,*;come'. in ,■ aiicl/oiravriiis OsegfuiNio? cross-thfeTunisian ■frpntior;'.;Tlip:■l'aiiVsy'nfkr'four,;years of , plentiful, l -, and ~. ; tho :^dcks;'oI E : beeif,:.fat-. ieningWci]V.>iu«cious;^rafs : .':>.' .S;,' K - : ,'i%' i: l " : i'. ! OlV;tlio otli'pr' 4 liaiid;;-tiio? ; lt*iliansf.havo : .b:ren'''obligeA-' ; fo\fel)r'e'ritircly.' r o)r , 'Mipi)lifis , .■■iriipoi'tbd : from , .-Europe.*''Tho"fact that the. It'nliahs^.liave^.jio^ , O'-'ittr-d , .- thpiv fortified ■.trbiic'nes.'ihas hot...only niadondvanco-nov/ •.in)possible; buLhiis.'.indnced ! !ho .Arabs So ■:!)elicve; i ;that:? i t!iej;;ltaliansuro,.lacki]is ; ;jn; ;'c.purage;""'o.'<" ;■''"■ ' ■ ■■■ '.W■ I'.S-'j^ti-ss-: 1