| Show tURIE TURKISH VESSELS SUNK TURKISH I I ATTACK ON OUTPOSTS Of TRIPOLI fAILS I LONDON Oct 11 A A dispatch to a London news a agency from Pera Peta says the Turkish torpedo b boats beats ats I Hamid hamid Ha- Ha a. a mid Abal Abaci Ala a arid d from tiie Io Ionian lian 13 sea were surprised by byan an Italian near near October 9 9 A smart mart en engagement followed d and three torpedo boats wore were severely dam clam a and aged ed and J s 8 The fourth c escaped d by hoist hoisting l 1 p fP i n fia flag TIGHT FIGHT IN TRIPOLI TRIPOLI Oct 11 The The Thc Turks ap ap- p not intend to Tri abandon poli to the Italians without further re re- reo For several days clays horsemen have been beel reconnoitering in the vicinity vicin ity of Italian outposts fie times time at night niRh they have been dis discovered o by bv bythe bythe the thO searchlights of the warships am and ana shells drove them beck back into the hills About 1 this morning J about abou Turkish with fi field ld guns gun were discovered ered advancing col columns 01 lImns with the evident intention on of recapturing recapturing re reo re- re capturing th the town A large hirAe b dy o of natives nati marched with the tho troops troops-an and troops presents l a a. a formidable The Malian Italian Commander r however iad d an nn in that au an at empt could 1 be he made madei and his men were Nero pre pre- pared lIO I I Th The Italian guns were well weil pla placed d II III a and 11 the Turk Turks were met with a 11 heavy y n artillery and aud rifle title fire firo to which they replied with equal energy It Tt Was moonlight moon I light and the the fleet fleet turned the Ilar searchlights search search- searchlights h lights on the contending forces forcel When WIlen I the engagement was waR at its height the I battleships an cruisers joined in with the smaller batteries directing the th shells shell to cover coves the Italian front and flank For Tor more than an hour the firing on onshore onshore shore was was was' continuous but but about 2 a o O'clock it ceased The Turks TurM retired in in good order although it is reported th they suffered heavy loss Another holly body of Turks tried to turn the Italian Halian eastern ea tern flank but without S IC success The Italian casualties were slight The fleet pursued th the retreating Turks with a heavy shell fire until 6 6 o'clock in the morn morning n CRIMINALS LOOT LOUT TOWN TRIPOLI Oct Oct 11 U- U The UThe The looting by the Arabs Arab which which- occurred after the bombardment bombardment bom bom- and the disorderly night flight of toe Turks Turk was to a a. greet L extent the work of 01 45 criminals left in prison who beat bea down the doors and escaped The looters loot loot- ers era marta made a a- clean dean sweep weep of the ali valls palace the nubile public buildings buildings barracks and the forts Nothing was was' was left left but the bare walls and II and a a. great litter of Eve docu-Eve doc docu- fn n Kven Iven doors windows were ree removed o ed and ami the powder magazines magazines pil pile I I Tho The Turk Turks appear to have had enormous enormous enor enor- of ammunition Runs guns I rifles and projectiles Quantities of ot powdEr powder pow pow- der uler cartridges and shells have been re re- re covered and the Italians have blown m up toree large powder magazines Looters i a ild escaped prisoners are constantly beIn beIn being be be- In ing reca reca Signs I of loot a are visible 81 on all sides in inthe inthe incongruous g sa T th the incongruous o r s attire tI worn won n by by miserable negroes 9 and rasped ragged native nathe children who I Ifor for the first time In their lives are able to wear boots hoots and flue fine clothes formerly the summer uniforms of ot the Turkish soldiers One of the curious sights of the town Js is the appearance r of the Turkish r police ll gi ht and n soldiers who have been enrolled in inthe the ills Italian service all clad In Turkish uniforms and wearing arms ac accompanying accompanying ac- ac compan companying the Italian Hallan governor am and other officials and aiding th the s Italian marine to restore order and arrest crim crim- |
