ITALIAN SUBJECTS ARE ARES IN PERIL IN TURKEY S Massacres Threatened Unless Italy Abandons Intention of S S Holding f By International News Service R ROME Oct 9 It It is understood tonight on the eve of the departure of the army of occupation from the various ports of concentration nearest Tripoli that the Italian government has notified the powers of its i intention to confine the war to Tripoli The Italian government states however this intention will be abandoned if Turkey is unable to restrain excesses against Italians on Turkish territory Rumors declare that Turkey will insist on Italy giving up Tripoli and if this this' cession is not made Italian subjects in Turkey after a proper notification will be massacred if they do not leave Turkish territory Twenty transports are in the harbor ready to take troops to Tripoli Tho The government o Is withdrawing withdrawing- all news as to the arm army of oC occupation but It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is confidently believed that a large part of It has already Called from ports other than Naples and that the landing has already begun Turkish Tench The Italian warships are still on ac active active active ac- ac tive duty In the tile harbor at Tripoli Occasionally Oc Oc- Oc- Oc a shell Is sent oV over r the tho town in the direction of the tho outskirts where the Turkish infantry and cavalry are gradually being Joined b by tile the desert tribes A couple of or shots from one of or orthe the ships to today ay was followed b by a sortie sortie sortie sor sor- tie of Dr the tho marines now on tint duty a against the tho Turks The Turks fled led at the tile ap approach approach ap- ap of the Italians and retreated into tho the interior as far tar as Charlan The Italians took the tile trenches thrown up by the tile Turks capturing twenty one men and several quick firing guns g The Tue report received tOda today of ot a battle bat tle tIe between Italian warships and a Turkish flotilla cruising within a few fow miles mile of ot the tile Italian coast off Comae- Comae chlo hlo In the thc Adriatic sea ea remains un unconfirmed un- un confirmed Tho The telegram which came from stated that the tue townspeople townspeople townspeople towns towns- people there had liatI heard heavy firing off tho the coast v