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Show l Sixty Steamers Leave Italian Ports, Loaded ! With Soldiers ! i I he advance guard'of tho Italian ' army of occupation landed today at . Tobruk, on the northeastern coast ' I of Tripoli, C00 miles east of the city of Tripoli and seventy-five miles west of the Egyptian frontier Tobruk Is onee of the gateways to tho richest and best part of the Turkish Turk-ish province and that section of Tripoli Tri-poli which the Italians particularly covet, It is said. Thus Is begun the occupation proper on tho accomplish- ' ment of which depends Italy's willing- j ness to entertiln proposals. i -TllG-Iargeer-pn'rt oflbe Italian ex- peditlon is sCill as sea, closely guarded guard-ed by warslnps. Many transports carrying thousands of soldiers sailed from Italy last night and early today and others will leave tomorrow. Communication between Tripoli and the outside world has been restored. re-stored. (Continued on Page Seven.) ' TROOPS OFF FOR TRIPOLI (Continued from Page One.) Asim Bey, Turkish minister at Solla, today accepted the post of fop eign affairs in the new Turkish cabinet. cabi-net. At a council of tho ministry it was decided to cIobc all Italian Industrial, In-dustrial, financial and scholastic Institutions In-stitutions in Turkey and to seize Italian Ital-ian vessels. , ,. I Rome, via Frontier, Oct. 1Q. Thd greater part of tho Italian army expedition ex-pedition is now on tho way to TrI- poli This was learned from mes'' sages in conventional language that escaped the censor. A big contingent,, comprising tho largest part of the total force, sailed sail-ed from Naples last 'night, and another an-other fleet of transports left Taranto at sunrise today. More troops will depart from Agosta tonighL These three groups will assemble as ono east of Malta, The landing of a whole army corps In Tripoli is looked oh as one of tho most difficult operations, of the wa.r, despite the fact that llttlo fear of an attack bv the enemy is entertajnod. Accordingly, every precaution lboking to the safety of the troops has been taken. The battleship convoy covers a moving area one mile wide and five miles long. Within this squaro tbp transports appear secure from any danger except the Cver-prcsent one of tho elements Once safely arrived oTr the Tripoli-tan Tripoli-tan coast, it" Is expected that, with a favorable- sea. the troops can bo land- H ed in. Uo dag IH Germany Is Active. IH Berlin, Oct. 10. Although Germany LL finds thnt the timo is not ripo for LLW an offer of meditation to end the war bctwodn Turkey and Italy, pending the H completion of the Italian occupation ; H of Tripoli, tho government Is endeav- LLm oriug further to localize the hostilities ; LM and prevent fighting In the Red, Ac?- ; LLm can and Adriatic seas. . JLLm If Turkey will give assurances that mLw she will not lntorforc In iho transport of the expedition 'to Tripoli, there is IH hope that all other hostilities will be LLM susponded, The landing; of the Ital- 8 LLm Ian expedition is xaid to present dlf- !. ficultles not anticipated. The weath- X H 5r on the Trlpolltan coast has Inter- LL fered and it will be at least a: week, Lw probably, before Italy is ready to t JLLm treat with Turkey, 'J H It is learned in diplomatic, circles fl that Italy probably is willing to in- ( XLm damnify Turkey to the extent ot LL about $12 000.000, bu.t it Is, a question ' H whether she is still willing p recog- ,' LL nizo Turkish sur.eralnty over Tripoli j H in any form. -Lw War Secrets Betrayed LW Rome, via Frontier, Oct. 10, Sev- ' H era I correspondents have been dc- ' jLLw uouhced to the courts by the crown I Lw prosecuting as guilty ot betraying LLm stato socrets. Wherever troops are . LLM concentrated, spl&s or alleged spies P LLM arc arrested. Still, absolute secrecy V Lw is impossible. i jLLw It is known that the fleet carrying ', troops to Tripoli Is mado lip of sixty " JLLM steamers, which have been trans- - jH formed into military transports. . viLm The larger part of the fmen were i ; jH embarked at Taranto and Agosta, the . IH distance between these points arid v'flH Tripoli furnishing the shortest routo. "Vt.H ifl Difficult Task Accepted. if H Constantinople, OcL 10. Mustafa LiH Assim Bay, the Turkish minister to fll Bulgaria', today accepted the portfolio t FH of foreign affairs in tho new cabinet. Hl |