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Show RIOTERS STONE CAVALRY. CHIASSO, Switzerland, on tho Italian Ital-ian frontier, Sept. 27. Today's advices ad-vices from Rome state That the ariti-milltarlst ariti-milltarlst demonstrations have assumed as-sumed a grave character in the provinces prov-inces of Ravenna and Forll, Italy, where the Socialist and Republican elements predominate. A mob, after stopping the trains' which were transporting troops being moved In connection with tho threatened threat-ened trouble with Turkev over Tripoli, stoned the cavalry. Tho rioters used street cars to form barricades. At Vigevano, province of Pavla, the manlfestants paraded, led by a woman and singing anarchistic songs. They stoned the carabineers who attempted attempt-ed to head them off, wounQingi somri of the soldiers. A judge who sought to interfere got his ears boxed. Tho revolutionary socialists, backed by tho anarchists, arc attempting to provoke anti-military disorders and have compelled the government to make a great display of force to chock their plan The latest advices from Rome indicate in-dicate that Italy put Turkey on the aggressive in an endeavor to provoke-an provoke-an incident which would Justify a declaration of war or the occupation of Tripoli. Turkey Is determined not to givo any such pretext and Is ready to do almost anything, while tho much talked of mussulman fanaticism has not as yet manifested itaolf. Tho Italian government Is pressed by public Opinion nnd by international internation-al considerations and sees tho necessity neces-sity for hurrying things. The first o.vpedltion of 23,000 men will sail, It is understood, October 3, and will be followed by a second expedition of 13,000 men If nothing occurs to chango present plans. Tho deadlock in le negotiations between be-tween Italy and Turkey 1b causing great uneasiness, and especially In Germany, which is dlvidod between lLs duty toward Its ally, Italy nnd the desire not to lose Turkey, whore Germany Ger-many has powerful Interests at work with' tho object of replacing Groat Brltian commercially. |