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work. t rTAuSs^DLE. ' TURKS HEAYTIjytEINFORCED. ENVER ON. j • By Cable— P*ess Association—Copvright. Received 3i 12.30 a.m. Tiipoli. January 2. Marconi has inspected the wireless stations at Toburk. Ema and Benghazi, and is satisfied of thHr efficiencv. The weather prevents aeroplane reeonnaisances, and rough seas are unfavorable to fnrther landings. Fortv thousand Italians are therefore idle. General Wocehi is completing the defences of Ainzara. ■ Turkish scouting parties often come eiose to Ainzara. The Turks have recently been strongly reinforced. Enver Bey's camp is seventeon miles east of Benghazi, the tents covering four miles of country. Several daring attempts, particularly against an oasis near Benghazi, were made, where the best wells lie. An aviator discovered that Enver's attacking formation includes a strong detachment on both wings, similar to General Von der Goltz's double enveloping attack at the German manoeuvres in September. In the attacks on the fortified positions at Benghazi great bravery has been shown, and is apparently due to the necessity of keeping the Arabs employed. Enver Bey states he will not make peace even if the Turkish Government consents, for the Arabs cannot be induced to lay down their arms.

GERMAN GENERAL'S VIEWS. Received 3. 12.20 a.m. • Berlin. January 2. Writing in the Neue Freie Presse, General Von der Goltz opines the Turks are gaining an inestimable advantage, since the war has cemented the confraternity of Turks and Arab?. Tie approves the tactics of enticing the Italians into the interior, and says this is only the beginning of a long and obstinate war.