Show BATTLE NEAR TRIPOLI turks and arabs ambush italians in the desert tripoli A ter terrific rifle attack was made thursday by a large largist body of turks and arabs on an italian lilllan column which was on the march aboul about ten miles from the town of Til tripoli poll the italian troops which consisted of detachments of all arms left tripoli early in the morning on the way to a small oasis situated ten or eleven miles along the coast to the west of the town rind and surrounded by a number ot of mud forts forta which hitherto had given shelter to arab irregulars suddenly a galling alro was wal poured in on them by the turkish and arab troops under cover ot the brush of the oasis artillery fire from the italian batteries ter lea caused the enemy to withdraw for a time but they returned later with heavy reinforcements and succeeded in turning the italian right the italian commander rallied his forces and after several hours fighting the turks finally retreated to td the desert |