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Show ITALY HIST I CO TO WAR Turkey Will Not Back Down in Defense of Tripoli London, Sept. 2G. A news dispatch form Rome this afternoon says: "It is announced here this afternoon after-noon that the Italian charge d'affaires at Constantinople has presented to the Porto a note to the effect that any despatch of Turkish military transports trans-ports to Tripoli will be regarded as a moBt serious action." Paris, Sept. 26 The Turkish ambassador am-bassador to France, Rlfat Pasha, said today that ho did not know whether Italy designed to attempt to occupy Tripoli, but that Turkey would maintain main-tain thc Integrity of thc empire. Trip-oil, Trip-oil, unlike Bosnia and Herzegovina, was not divided by races or religions, ho added; all were Mohammedans. Tripoli was not a colony, but a vital member of the empire. Tripoli, Tripoli, Sept. 26. Foreigners Foreign-ers arc alarmed at thc situation growing grow-ing qut of tho reported intention of Italy to occupy Tripoli in defiance of the Turkish govcrnmenL An Arab revolt Is feared. Foreigners are fleeing hastily. Every available .boat leaving here is " crowded with Europeans. |