TURKO-ITALIAN WAR.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 5

TURKO-ITALIAN WAR.

FIGHTING AT TRIPOLI. The Oasis Aalr. Fnas Association.—Telegraph.—Copyngnv ' TRIPOLI, November 9. ; Tuesday’s fighting was chiefly in open ytortrttry arbund Hamidieh. The Turks left BO killed. General Caneva, interviewed by the Daily -Mail, declared that the Arabs were paid for surrendering their weapons. When they treacherously attacked the troops on the 23rd it was necessary to shoot everyone persisting in retaining arras. If hi erred, it was on the ride of over-consider-ation and over-indulgence. THE REPORTED ATROCITIES. v Discussion In Federal House. ,MELBOURNE, November 9, , ■■"Tn'the ■'House,- Mr Salmon referred to the reported'atrocities of the Turco-Italiau war, that . the Imperial GovemmetfULelasked to have representations made tq Powers concerned, arid, failing' k Wtisfactory 'reply, to make representations to the Euronean nations in order that international /pressure may be used to stop what is a disgrace to civilisation. ■Mr Legos (Labour member), said they might rake up records o, South Africa. Mr Deakin (indignantly): If that is done we have nothing to fear. Mr Fisher thought it best to preserve the dignity of . Australia by following the oonrse. laid down by the British Prime Minister, who said that at present discussion on '.unofficial reports was inadvisable, and not in our own interests. , THE ALLEGED ATROCITIES 1 . United States Takes No Action. Received November 10, 8.5 a.m. WASHINGTON, November 9. Dtousseff Zia Pasha, Turkish Ambassaj dor, has issued a statement that Turkey r does not wish the United States to, act as P mediator. , The Turkish Embassy merely \ asked the Government to intervene with a view to stopping -the. Italian atrocities, and the slaughter bi women and children. The Italian Embassy has issued-a denial, of the alleged.'cruelties. The Stateßfepartment is not taking any. action..; , ...... 'i. ■' BRILLIANT SUCCESSES OF ITALIANS. .-Received November 10, 8,55 a.m. SYDNEY, November 10. •The Italian Consul's official cables report ' brilliant successes for the Italians bfetween October 23 and 28, which ended in. the total defeat of the enemy at Derna and Tobruk. fights occurred without loss to the Italians on November 7th. ’.General Geneva, at Tripoli, is proclaiming the annexation i f Tripolitania and Girenaica to Italy. IN DEFENCE OF THE ITALIANS. Received November 10, 9.5 a.m. ■ ’ ■ ■ VIENNA, November 9. An Austrian merchant at Tripoli writes that the Italians fed the hungry, but were vilely betrayed. It is true that Italians shot some women who, under cover of their sex, carried arms and ammunition to the men who were assailing the troops. General Caneva’ asserts that women who were concealed behind bushes fired on the Italians. . TO END THE WAR. ’ j Italy’s Terms of Peace. i Turkey Must Accept Them. Or Suffer Further Territorial Loss. PARIS, November 7. Witli a view to bringing the war with Turkey to an abrupt end the Italian Cabinet has decided that the Porte must either immediately accept the terms of peace offered by Italy or suffer the loss of further territory. The Cabinet came to this decision after a conference with Admiral Aubrey at Chjasso, a Swiss town on the Italian frontier. Admiral Aubrey has been there secretly since Monday. The Italian Foreign Minister is now endeavouring to come to an understanding with the Powers. He has offered to spare the Albanian coast, and thus save Austrian prestige. Admiral Aubrey is reported to hav e declared his intention to seize all Turkish islands in the Mediterrartean and the Adriatic, notwithstanding Austria's warning- "" . . Austria-Hungary Las aL'e.tly mad‘>. ;t plain that she regarded Italy’s naval operations in the Adriatic with profound distrust. She is likely to he hardly less suspicious of naval action - n lego.in, Bering that the port of Salonika, wiLi its magnificent harbour, has long been coveted '■ y her as affording a much-needed outlet into the Mediterranean for her rapidly expanding commerce. The fact is that loth Austria and Italy are anxious to expand along the coast of the Adriatic and towards Salonika. It is highly .mprobable that Austria would allow Italy to “juirtp her ic claim,” as she regards it, without raising insuperable objections. The new phase of the war between Italy and Turkey, mp,y ence of the Italian warships from the African coast to the European coast of the Mediterranean is likely to put a severer strain than before on the Triple Alliance, The plan which the great Powers have hitherto adopted of letting things drift on the ground that the time is inopportune for intervention; with a view to stopping the war between Italy and Turkey, mav conceivably result in Austria deciding to step into the fray: rather than soe’the inheritance that she-conceives to he hers as of right snatched from her by the, ally for whom , she has so little love, on the other side of the Adriatic. ANARCHISTS AT WORK. Spreading Disaffection Among Troops, - • . PARIS, November 7. Anarchists are reported to have been working effectively among the Italian troops both at home and in Tripoli. Large numbers of. soldiers have become disaffected, and in three cases officers were shot by their own men. Wholesale arrests have been made amonothe Anarchists in all parts of Italy. °