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Show ITALIANS CAPTURE ! TURKISH POSITIONS TURFS'. Mny 3. General Kciseli, commanding the Italian force? to the east of Tripoli, according to information informa-tion received here through an Italian source, has captured the Turkish positions posi-tions at Lebda after a lively combat. The Turks resisted fiercely and lost 300 men killed. Eight Italians were killed and fifty-seven wounded. Lebda is the name of the locality boarinp the ruins of the ancient town of Lcptis Magna. It is sixty-four miles oast by south of Tripoli on the Mcditcr raneau coast. Lebda also is known by the name of Khoins, The ruins now arc half buried in sand. The walls incloso remains of magnificent structures in marble. |