Show ITALIANS FORC E TURKS TO FICHT I 1 TALY ITALY SEEMS TO HAVE BEST OF CONTEST TURKEY BEING unprepared FOR WAR turks threaten a holy war unless the powers step inand settle controversy italians seize tripoli and sink turkish boats london the expected has happened and war has been declared between italy and turkey not nob a comic opera barbut war but the real article hostilities began on friday september when italy declared war on turkey and within five hours the italian heet fleet admirably placed had seized tripoli the turkish commander at tripoli was asked to surrender the town but declined when the italian forces proceeded to occupy tripoli and den ben ghazi A squadron of turkish torpedo boat destroyers and italian cruisers clashed on off the coast of Pre vesa and as a result of the encounter two of the k KINQ KING VICTOR EMMANUEL king of italy turkish boats wore were seriously damaged and run ashore the turkish cabinet which had been for some kimn insecure resigned when war was declared and a now new ministry was formed under said pa shot but ret retaining rethinking hining the former able war minister Al mahmoud ahmoud shefket pasha it Is said that russia grasping tho the opportunity has haa prepared to demand a a portion of turkish territory in payment ot of the tha old war debt bt bi 1 the lie two nations albanian rebels reported to have been supplied with arms and ammunition by the italian government it Is said are massing fur for an attack on the th northern turkish frontier in revenge for the treatment accorded their women by turkish troops turkey Is divided against itself tho the young turks seeing the dissolution of the ottoman empire it if italy la is allowed free fre sway in tripoli demand resistance to the bitter end the older turks 4 those of the last regime believe the empire cannot defeat italy in a protracted protract id war and counsel peace italy has sent a note to the powers explaining at length her reasons for beginning tho the war turkey has followed with a note appealing to the powers to stop the war it would appear from all reports that italy has all the best beat of 0 tho the contest at tho the present time and that turkey Is in no wise prepared for thatter war and that her only hope hopa la Is that tho the powers will intervene the turks threaten a holy war unless the powers step la in and settle the controversy A constantinople dispatch says bays shefket pasha the turkish minister of war saturday night wired instructions to the turkish commander in tripoli to arouse the religious fanaticism ot of tho thi arabs for the purpose ot of provoking a holy war this appeal to passion has never been known to fall these actions coming close upon the that turkey would not tight shows that the tha quiet action ot of italy has turnell turned |