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,.Qp. , rOKTLANDToBEGOS. SATURDAY. SEPTE3IBER 30, 1911. TRICE FIVE CENTS.
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FIRST 8L00D
lHSEAFIfiHT
Turkish Destroyers At
tacked and Two Are
Driven Ashore.
TROOPS LANDED IN EPIRUS
Battalion of Ottoman Soldiers
Reported to Be on Way
to Prevesa.
SQUADRON FADING TRIPOLI
Surrender Formally Demand
ed, Vigorously Refused.
ARABS GROWING MENACE
Kor-lgn Resident CVrr Italian
Officer Wbo Delivers Ultimatum
Tht Garrison Mart
Capitulate Town.
riwrx d.t or w.u Rr. u.w in.
Vaaawr of th first aT of
war batwaaa Italy ead Taraey fol
low: Itallaa miliar sinks Tnrkloh for
yidahwt MUtrw.
Two Tarklah war vaawale g oohoro
to th Ci'.l of Arta artar dlaaatroue
tart. a wita Italian shve.
Turae rn two army trmr. porta
arosa4 rather than aurrandar to
Italian warahlpa. Huadred raported
tf rown.d.
Tar a a ret-ortad to hara sank two
Ita.laa er.a at Tripoli.
Ita:taa warshla raportad ashora at
Tt'. poll.
mrrr-'i. now. w itaiiaa
imakMli twauty ewrwaalerew two Tark.
.ki frawapwrta wttk too) trow aw aataaura.
traaapaila wvwalarw to Wo
raarfarww. Taey aloaaow krwvrly aa taa
rwrfca mt Piw-awaa end knrma of awl.
allora wm aawaH.
HALONIKA. European Turkey. Bopt.
to. I A. X. An Italian cruiser haa da.
tryd a Turkish' dtroyr In tha
harbor of Prevesa In Eptrus and
landad troopa Tha Turkish
tsorttlas ara sending a battalion of
troopa to Prvsa.
CONSTANTINOPLE. ST- JO News
reached hara aarly today from tha city
f Tripoli to tha effect that a large
Italian cra!sr had gon aal-.oro there.
rARIf, Hepl- !'. Th MsMn's Ath
tu eorrawpondent aa j a that tha tele
graph official at Vonltxa. (!rca, tele
graph to tha government that a naval
lattia ocrurrad off rravesa at 3 o'clock
in tha aftomoon.
Oaatrarara larvvww Aakwro.
Italian warship belonging to tbo
Ionian squadron encountered a flotilla
of Turkish destroyer cruising off tho
roast of Eplrua
Tha Ita:sana prompt:? attacked tha
flotilla ar.J two Turkish ship wora
badly dnxaced bjr aholla. They hara
a; en a aa.-.ur in Ih Oulf of Arte.
TRIPOLI. Ppt :. Tha Italian
Muadron wrtcn haa boon standing In
tho efflnc cam a eloa to ah or a thl
norcnf and tho deatroyr Garibaldi
ftairol Inio the harbor at noon, fly
ing a while flag. Groat crowd wuchM
bar arp"-w'h-
Aftor racfnooitarma. tho doatroyr
launrho'1 a boat which cama to tha
baarh. An offlcwr ladled. Ho waa pra
rooil br a bluejac'art. carrylna; a wMta
IH
awrroaalor la Rrfaara.
Torkiah ailtlora aurruunJod ih pair.
Tho rfrcar a.M f r th Turkii com
r andor. W ion taion to him. he form
ally ar.n.icn. ! that th Itallin firot
hai boon ortivod to occupy th town.
? t.ra ro dmardtd th inatant ur
rondrr of th wboia Turkish carriaun
Tha Turkish couioandrr rapliod that
ba waa nr.abla to comply w!:n th da
ruand sal atcphat-cally tt-mvl to sur
rar Jar.
The IteMoat waa wltaoaaod by tha
foral.-n raldrts. who ratbrrod around
ti Its!. so off.'ror and rhoorod Mm on
thualaatlrally. Tha boat than raturnod
to tho doatroyor. which rcjotnod tho
float.
Many roaMaeta cf Tripoli apont last
Biiht rampod oa tho boarh, alarms 1
lost tha Arabs should out of hand
ar.d boc'-n pillacinc Arab ara con
stantly arrlTiaa from t ho country. Th
moa as ara kopt opan and throuabuut
twMacudaw aa i a s
ENTOMBED MINERS
DARE NOT SLEEP
FKAK OF KlIIIKZIXG FKI.T T.Y I 4
MICX 1?5 rT.Frr CXnEKGltOCXI).
Koocnrra Working on 5Jmkoponre
Iln Cavfln In Alaka Talk
Wth Impriaonetl Near Starlns.
FAIRBANKS. Alsfka. Srpt. J9. Com
munication waa established today with
th 14 minors entombed In tha Shakes
peare mine Wedneaday. when the shaft
caved In. A steam pipe runnlna; Into
the collapsed shaft waa opened, en
abling those abort ground to tlk to
the men Imprisoned ITS feat below.
The entombed minora said that all
were well but that they were hungry
a: 1 thirsty. The coll below ground
waa ao Intense that the men did not
dare to aleep for fear of freezing. They
had uaed shovel handles and wheelbar
row to build a small fire, but their
fuel waa giving out.
While recu-rs are cleaning out the
adjoining shaft In the hope of finding
an open level by which they can reach
tho men. minora are working with their
plcka In an effort to open tho collapsed
shaft. A drill haa been started to bore
a hole through which food and drink
ran be sent to the prisoners. It la e
pected the rescuers will reach the men
within the next 19 hours.
The cave-In waa the result of heavy
rains which weakened the shaft below
the timbering.
THEFT HALTS WED DING
AVoultl-ne Brldrgroom 'ow Standi
Cbance? of S?cln; Prison Galea.
WALLA WAJ-LA. Wash.. Sept St.
(Special! In placw of being married
Sunday. Waller S. Brown will ponder
over the aaddest words of tongue or
pen In the County JalL Brown waa to
have married illsa Lydla Warden, of
Tonehet. Sunday, but hla over-anxiety
to have plenty of money for th occa
sion cauaed hla downfall. .
Coylo, Brothers missed about JSC
sacks of wheat and traced the crime to
Brown. L-eputy Sheriff Lea Barnes ar
rested Brown at Miss Warden'e home
but by a break and run ha got away.
Hw waa captured nsxt morning at
Eureka, just aa ha finished an all night
ride, by Deputy Sheriff Alf Ooode. wbo
had been warned to look out for th
man.
Brown waa brought to Walla Walla
and tha offloera aay be haa confessed
bia crime, and ha stands a good chance
of a terra la the pententlary through
Mat eonfnsslcn. At Isest there ara no
no wedding bella for him Ju.at now.
LIGHT'S RAYS CAUSE SCARE
Fear That Ilurglare Tenant Home
Keeps Drx-tor Outside.
When, Dr. David Breuer and wife re
turned from downtown last night and
found the lights In the hall of thalr
home at 11 Broadway burning, they
suspected burglars. k'or Ova mlnutea
they stood out In th fog and cold of
tha atreet watching tha house, then
they went to the residence of a neigh
bor and telephoned for the police.
A motorcycle policeman and the ata
tlon automobile full of orricera re
sponded. They entered tha house, and
found the light burning. But there
waa no burglar and the houae-f urnl.h
Ings were undisturbed. Then Dr.
Breuer remembered that they might
h.av left th light on when they left
the house for downtown.
TWO PKOilKTEKT FIGURES IN WAR
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As"- La rwti.lt wf Klmar -f Italy.
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Mala TnraJaa rirct, Shaw a la lllaca Sea.
CHAUFFEUR AIDS
LYMHH AND NURSE
Autoist Won't Let
Marshal On Car
CAPTIVES CALL FOR HELP
Accused Doctor Cries He Is
Kidnap Victim.
KLAMATH FALLS AROUSED
Alleged Mall Defrander, Admits
Gallt. Engage- Lawyer In Big
Crowd. AVIna Hearing- Pair
Jailed for Night.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or Sept !
(Special.) Manacled one to the other
and both shouting at the top of their
voices demanding fair play. Dr. J.
Grant Lyman, fugitive from California,
and F. B. Thornet hla nurae. arrived
here this evening In a buggy In charge
of Sheriff Snyder, of Lakevlew, Or.
Dr. Lyman la acoused of using tha
malls to defraud In a Panama land en
terprise, and tha nurse la charged with
aiding the prisoner's escape from a
hospital in Oakland. Cal. They were
arrested at Lakevlew last night by
PherlfT Snyder, wfio interrupted their
flight for the Canaalan border.
Upon arrival of th prlsonera here
United Statea Deputy Marshal Arnerlch,
of California, pleaded with a chauffeur
to rush hlra and hla captlvea to the
depot In time for the 6:S0 train for
California, but the prisoners appealed
to the automobile driver to pay no
heed to their captor and he refused to
accept them aa passengers.
Cries ef Mrs Draw Crow.
Dr. Lyman's crtee for fair play won
tha sympathy of the crowd which gath
ered at the Courthouse as Sheriff
Snyder made hla eensatlonal entry to
the city, hi prisoners yelling at high
pitch. Both prlsonera appealed to the
crowd that they were kidnaped and
demanded a hearing before the United
States Commissioner. Dr. Lyman en
gaged an attorney In tha throng and
United States Commissioner Richard
eon, on the lawyer'a showing, decided
to give the prisoners a hearing tomor
row morning. In the meantime doctor
and nurse are locked In tha city Jail
under a close guard.
Dr. Lyman. In hla speech to tha
Klamath crowda. declared that he
alone la to blame for bla eacape from
the California authorltiee and that hla
nurse haa done no wrong, merely ac
companying him to dress him. Injury
to his ankle In boarding a car making
him almost helpless. He said he did
not deny guilt of the fraud charge
preferred by the Government, but dis
liked, being railroaded back to Cali
fornia wlihont a "fair show."
Moaey Cowed la Shirt.
When tha doctor waa searched In
Jail he waa found to possess a certified
I Concluded on I'aia 6.)
OPENED YESTERDAY, TYPE OF TROOPS ENGAGED. BATTLESHIP
SCENE OF HOSTILITIES.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTIER DAY'S Maximum t.mperature, ea
deg-roea; minimum. - d-s-rca.
TODAY'!) Fair; Northerly .winds.
Mar.
Germany fears world's peace is In danger.
ItaMa win first sea fight In war with
Turkey., Page 1.
First move gives advantage to Ita.y. Fsge i
Italians, eager for war. open bostllltes.
Pace 1.
Domestic.
President of Fan Francisco Varnlsherr rn
lon kicked out of Lbor Council because
ha voted for Rolph. Faaa
Widow of "tin plate king" rejects tltlea, to
rail eon aa American. Page a.
Bellinger will let Pinchot (0 In peace.
Page B.
Shopmen employed by Harrlman Railroads
will strike this morning. Page X.
Eport.
Pacific Coast Laasue results yesterday:
Portland 4. Fan Franclaco 2; Sacramento
4. Oak. and O; Vernon 6. Loe Angelas o.
Paga 7.
Northweatern League reaulta yeaterdayt
Spokane 5. Portland : Seattle la. Ta-
coma 2; Vancouver 1. Vlotorla 2. Page T.
Commercial and Marine.
First shipping orders for potatoes are at
low prices. Page 17.
War newa causea, strong wheat market at
Chicago. Page 17.
Btock market depreaaad by declaration of
war. Page 17.
Industrial and mercantile business Is on
sound baala. Page 17.
Pacific Northwewt.
Petition circulntnre In unlveralty referendum
car aay confeaalona wera made merely to
gain releaae. page 6
EQEltahle Rate I.engue plan liable to work
hardship on ahtppers. aay experts. Paged.
Entombed Alaska minera dare not sleep
for fear of freezing. Page 1.
Lyman and nurse tnken to Klamath In Irons
yell for fnir play, chauffeur refures to
drive captor and captlvea to depot.
I-ase L
Portland traveling man'e auto deals death
at Eugene. Dr. Keeney'e lost car Is
found. Page a.
Confessed Idaho embezzler who committed
eulctde reveals tale of life failure. Page 7.
Portland and Vicinity.
Police expect nsual month-end shakeup.
Page 11.
Plan of Mayor Rushlight to pave way for
elevation of Lee G. Holden to chief of
fire department creates dlaaenslon and
opposition. Page 10.
New Harrlmsn appointees are men familiar
with needs of West. Page 10.
Junketers to Klamath Falla return to Port
land after 1000-mile trip. Page 12.
Seventeen official esttmatea and eight un
oiflclal make total of city's budget 12.
e2.S40. Page 12.
Rushlight admlnlatratlon haa sudden change
of front and Detective Price keeps Job.
Page 8.
CHILD'S PLIGHT SAVES
Governor AVest Pardons Leona
Wood.
SALEM. Or, Sept J9. (Special.)
Moved to pity by the plight of little
Frank More. 7 yeara of age, who visited
tha Portland Jail to see his mother be
fore an affliction of his eyes might
make him blind. Governor West today
pardoned the mother, who waa in Jail
under the name of Leona Wood. She
waa charged with larceny.
She will receive her pardon under the
condition that ahe return to. her hus
band In Tamhlll County and spend her
time in caring for her child.
O'BRIEN'S JOB UNCHANGED
Union Pacific Officials Issne State
ment on Appointments.
NEW TORK, Sept S9. (Special.)
Regarding J. P. O'Brlen'a future the
Union Faclflo officials say:
First that not being mentioned for
change In the circular. Mr. O'Brien's po
sition la unchanged aa vice-president
and general manager of the Oregon &
Washington Railway A Navigation
Company.
Second, that all Southern Pacific llnea
will fall under the authority of Mr.
Sproule. the new president of the
Southern Pacific.
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ILK OUT TODAY
Strike of Harriman Em
ployes Begins at 10.
UNIONS HEAR CALL TO ARMS
Leaders Say Workers Will Not
Weaken in Crisis.
EMPLOYERS IN READINESS
35,000 Axe Expected to Obey Order
Affecting' Many Cities In Great
SrsUtm, Including Portland.
Officials Unafraid.
CHICAGO, Sept 19. The long threat
ened strike of shopmen on the Harrl
man lines, Including the. Illinois Cen
tral Railroad, will become a reality at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, unless
the men refuse to obey the order sent
out today by the presidents of the five
unlona directly involved.
The presldaits say the men have not
weakened in their desire to force the
railroads to recognize their newly es
tablished FecUwatlon of Shop Em
ployes, and that more than 90 per cent
of the men will go out They expect
85.000 shopmen will respond to the
strike order.
The railroads, on the other hand, say
the workera do not want to strike,
that they have been forced Into their
position by the -union leaders and that
a great majority will refuse to leave
their work.
Roada la Good Shape.
The railroads are In good shape to
stand a strike rasbt now. according to
officials. A retrenchment order re
cently Issued reduced the number of
employes nearly 5 per cent and there
is said to be a sufficient number of
idle men in all crafta to permit the
roads to keep their shops running
even if all the men go out
President Kline, of the Blacksmiths
Union, however, said the men the rail
roads are counting on to fill the strik
eia' places are union men who would
refuse to work during a strike.
Union Chiefs Consulted.
The strike order cam! after a con
sultation over the long distance tele
phone between Presidents Kline, Ryan,
of the carmen, and Franklin, of the
botlermakers. In Kansas City, and
O'Connell. of the machinists, in Daven
port Iowa.
As soon as the day and hour had
been decided upon, tke following mes
sage waa sent to the officers of all the
i - 1 ..nlona nffeotecll
"All efforts have flailed. Mr. Krutt-
i-ofiisaa. All crafts strike on
September 30, at 10 'A. M. Letter of
Instructions follows. ioi every man
do his duty "
Many Shops Affected. .
The chief shops that will be affected
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PARTICIPATING, AND MAP OF
awd Duke d'Abrnsal, Who Coaruaaaal
Ma, Show. Po.ltloa of Italtnui Fleet
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MAYOR ARRESTED
FOLLOWING" MELEE
SHERIDAN' STRIiET SCE.VE OF
FIGHT WITH COXTKACTOK.
Argument Over Possession of Posts
Used to Make Roped Arena Leads
to Jury Indictment
SHERIDAN", Or., Sept 29. (Special.)
As an outgrowth of an encounter
between A. M. Fanning, Mayor of
Sheridan, and G. E. Gross, a contractor,
the Mayor haa been indicted on a
charge of carrying a concealed treapon,
with which Gross declares the Mayor
belabored him when the two met In
combat several days ago.
Out of the staging of a boxing bout
In Mayor Fannlng's opera-house here
grew discord that led first to the Jus
tloe Court and later to the District At
torney's office.
Timbers were borrowed from Mr.
Gross, the contractor, to be used In the
construction of a roped arena. When
Mr. Gross went to the opera-house to
get the timbers, for which he had need
in his construction work, he found
them sawed into stove wood. How
ever, he gathered up his property and
started to leave the building, when he
was met by the Mayor, who engaged
him in argument Mr. Gros3 con
tinued to the street where he was
building a concrete sidewalk. Here
the argument grew to conflict and the
contractor declares that the city ex
ecutive drew from his pocket a police
billy, which he wielded dexterously.
In defense the contractor cuffed the
Mayor, whereupon the latter retal
iated by causing Mr. Gross' arrest He
was fined J.5 and costs. The con
tractor, after paying the fine, went to
McMinnville, where a warrant was
sworn to which resulted in the Mayor's
arrest.
RITZ TO GEJST. FRANCIS
Pacific Coast Added to Territory of
European Hotel Syndicate. -
NEW YORK, Sept' 29. (Special.)
The Financial American today prints
the following:
"Mail advices from tha Central News,
Ltd., of London, say that the Ritz
Hotels Development Company of Lon
don has made a successful bid for the
St Franois Hotel of San Francisco, the
purchase price being said to be $5,000,-
000 with an additional $1,500,000 if
certain extensions be carried out In
due course a separate company will be
floated to work the St Francis Hotel.
"Acquisition of this property by the
Ritz Hotels Development Company
gives it an Interest in six different
large properties in the United States.
It is said that great care was exercised
by the purchasing company prior to
the deal decided upon and the financial
feature received the consideration of
some of the most expert hotel finan
ciers of London, .who will be ready to
provide any assistance which may be
required pending whatever permanent
arrangements may be made hereafter.
WALLA WALLA FOLK REBEL
Xo Fair Sex Jurors In One Wash
ington County This Term.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept 2.
(Special.) Women In 'Walla ( Walla
County do not want to serve on juries
and there will be no women Jurors at
the present term of court although 11
had been drawn on the venire list
The law in the State of Washington
gives women tho privilege of refusing
Jury duty If they wish, although the
woman's suffrage amendment makes
them eligible.
If they wish to serve they cannot he
kept off, but they seem not to wish
to serve. According to Deputy Sher'ff
S. D. McCauley, who has been serving
tho summons upon the prospective
Jurors, all of the 11 women drawn on
the Jury have refused to serve and con
sequently there will be no women
Jurors at this term. I
J. P. MORGAN IS UNAFRAID
Country All Right Physically; Con
dition Is PsycholoslcaL
t
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 J. Plerpont
Morgan, who is here on private busi
ness, said today:
"I am not apprehensive as to business
oonditlons. Physically the country is
all right The present attitude of the
Attorney-General towards the major
business interests makes, for uncer
tainty and has made the country appre
hensive. "This apprehension is not confined to
the officers and members of great ag
gregations of capital, but to business
men generally, whether their interests
are with or against the big corpora
tions or simply associated with them.
"The condition Is a psychological
BEQUEST IS LONG DELAYED
Prlnevillo Woman Gets Money Held
In Trust for 2 7 Years.
VISALIA, Cal., Sept 29. (Special.)
Money held in trust for her by Tulare
County for 27 years was ordered paid
to Mrs. Leonora Dillon, of Prineville,
Or., by Judge Allen, in the Superior
Court today.
Mrs. Dillon's father was' Abraham
Hlllia-rd, a pioneer of this section, whj
died in 1877. He left his property to
his children. Mrs. Dillon could not be
found and when the final distribution
of, the estate was made it was ordered
that Mrs. Dillon's share be held In
trust for her. She returned to Vlsalia
recently to visit her brother.
ITALY, HOT WITH
ANGER
OPENS WM
No Delay Brooked;
Hostilities Declared.
TURKEY'S REQUEST IGNORED
40,000 Men to Be Landed at
Tripoli, Reputed Plan.
TWO NATIONS COMPARED
European Critics . Condemn Ottoman
Empire for Neglecting Navy In
vading Force Will Have Hard
Time in Africa.
LONDON, Sept 29. A atate of war
exists between Italy and Turkey and
hostilities have begun. No sooner had
the time limit fixed by the ultimatum
expired than, ignoring the Turkish con
ciliatory request for delay, Italy de
clared war. The Turkish representa
tives in Italy received their passports.
The Turkish commander at Tripoli
was asked to surrender the town, hut
declined, and the Italian forces imme
diately occupied Tripoli and Benghazi.
Apparently the Turks offered no re
sistance, but this is only an assump
tion, as immediately on landing the
Italians evidently seized the telegraph
lines.
A Constantinople dispatch makes no
mention of resistance and a mere pro
test by the Governor would be In line
with Turkey's announced policy.
The Turkish Cabinet resigned when
war was declared and a new ministry
was formed under Said Pasha, but re
taining the former able War Minister,
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha.
Turkey continues her efforts to se
cure Intervention by the powers. In
the meantime Italy is actively pursuing
hostilities. Italian battleships are re
ported to have appeared off Smyrna
and Salonika. - -.
Cruiser Lands Troop
An Italian cruiser landed troops at
Prevesa, after destroying a Turkish
torpedo boat destroyer, and the Italian
fleet has blockaded the Trlpolitan
coast
-- There are unconfirmed reports that
Turkey intends to send an ultimatum to
Greece to abandon her claims on Crete
and is massing troops on the Thessa
lian frontier.
The greatest activity ensued the
receipt of news that war had been de
clared and notification of a blockade
was sent out It is understood the vari
ous governments will receive the custo
mary neutrality notices and will devote
their diplomatio efforts to bring hostil
ities to an end and especially to avoid
ing complications in the Balkans.
According to Italian advices, the gov
ernment plans to land 40,000 men In
Tripoli by October 7. No bombardment
will be attempted unless the property
of Italians or other foreigners Is en
dangered. It is understood the Italian
ministers have elaborated a scheme for
the administration of Tripoli with the
Duke of the Abruzzl as first governor.
Among the first acts of the new govern
ment will be the abolition of many taxes
now imposed on the Tripolitans.
Vienna reports that Triopll has placed
no less than seven army corps on a war
footing and Is mobilizing not only to
wards the south, but also in the north,
reinforcing her army corps in Turin,
Milan and Verona.
A dispatch to the Daily News, from
Tripoli, describing the Italian demand
for the surrender of the town, says that
the governor promised a definite de
cision in a few hours. Thereupon the
Italian officer said six hours would be
allowed for non-combatants to quit the
town. The interview was conducted in
the most cordial terms.
Nations Are Compared.
The London papers, discussing respec
tive forces of the combatants, comment
on the weak condition to which Turkey
has been reduced by neglect of her
navy.. She controls a fine army, ap
proaching 1,000,000 men and 1600 guns,
but the great fighting machine la im
prisoned in Europe because Turkey Is
powerless against Italy's effective fleet
Professor Norton, of the American
archaeological mission, in a second in
terview, said the Italians' difficulties
will only begin when they have landed.
There are only three towns from the
whole coast worthy the attention of a
gunboat Tripoli, Benghazi and Derna.
There is no harbor and the ships must
anchor a mile from shore. The Invad
ing force must take with it food sup
plies, as It will get no food from the
hostile Arabs. ,
It w.'l be a matter of years, conclud
ed Professor Norton, for the Italians
to overcome the Turks.
A dispatch to the Times from Con
stantinople says that according to the
latest advices received by the admir
alty, the Ottoman fleet is making for
the Dardanelles with two Italian cruis
ers following on the port quarter. Tha
fleet Is expected to arrive at the Dar
danelles tomorrow morning. f
The Turkish government says tha
dispatch, has entire confidence In Its
ability to protect Italian subjects here
and at the principal ports from repri
sals on the part of the populace. But
the position of the Italian workmen
employed on the Taurus sections of the
Bagdad railway is regarded as less secure.