Atrocious Acts

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 118, 9 November 1911, Page 5

Atrocious Acts

"BLOOD CRAZED FIENDS." CORRESPONDENT'S TKRRI ISLE STORY. 8 8y Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 8, 11.25 p.m. Malta. .November S. n Mr. MacCullagh, war correspondent, ft states that parties of Italian-!, revolvers n in hand, marched, literally drunk with * ( blood, with faces flu-lnd and eyes bloollihot, having completely lost self-control. They yelled wildly when the victim* fell. A captain photographed successive wines, and volley* v.-ere delayed to enable him to focii* his camera. In one case a detachment executing a fifty Arabs, including some children aged K ten, suddenly heard shots fired. The a executioner* were thrown into a panic, and lcfi their prisoners roped together. All remained in a silent, bent attitude, while their executioners exchanged fire with the supposed attackers, \intil they found the shots were really from d another body of Italians. Such exchanges of shots were frequent with the blood-crazed fiends, who were unable to distinguish friends from foes. I Afterwards some Arabs were forced I into a hut. where thev wctc shot one | by one as they passed the door. The j b floor was an awfnl spectacle. The tan- I v gled bodies were intertwined m agony. | y When, the fallen Arabs Tvere seen to a move the captain 4>t the -escort Began ''w wvolver-practice, shooting af thequiver- v j_. Irig limbs. He joked and induced dther e officers to join. ■> S —■ s ITALIAN CENSORSHIP RELAXED. ANOTHER VERSION OF THE > MASSACRES. f Received !). 12.47. a.m. * Rome. November' 8. ] Censorship has been relaxed to enable j * publication of the Italian version of the i so-called massacres. * The correspondent of the Corricre j dltalia gives a lur I version of the : ' Arab atrocities, an■! states he visited "' the prison, where an Arab awaiting his ' trial boasted he had stabbed four Ber- 1 saglieri. afterward* eating their smoking flesh. The correspondent add* thai Red Cross stretcher-l»earers are continually shot at. One wounded Hrtsaglieri was crucified. BRITISH MEDIATION SOUGHT. ' I-ondon. "November 7. A deputation of the Interparliamentary Union waited on the Premier and asked the (ioveniment to take the ] earliest opportunity to mediate in Tripoli, if possible in concert with the other Powers. Mr. Asquith and Sir Edwaril Grey explained the difficulty of acting until , there was a prospect of succes". ' The Speaker firmly repressed Mr. D. / Mason's attempt to move the adjourn- , ment of the llou*c in order to discuss the atrocities in Tripoli. , ITALIAN ADVANCE. TURKS DRIVEN BACK.. Rome, November 7. The Italian Brigade occupied an advanced position at the oasis and occupied the HamMicd Fort after slight I resistance. The enemy was driven back. I The recapture of Derna i* denied. SYDNEY ITALIANS AND TURKS, i WANT TO Co TO TRIPOLI. ' Received S. |ll.:r. p.m. I Svdney. November S. j "Manr local Italians have volunteered j to fight the Turk-. The Con-til for Italy state* it is impo**ible to entertain the J offers. J A prominent Turki-h bu*ine*« man is j willing to pay the fares and to provide rifles and ammunition for Turks wi-hing j to fight for fheir country.