. Italy in North Africa : an account of the Tripoli enterprise . s (whichhad arrived a week after Ain Zara) was sent westward toZanzur, with the object of exploring the country and de-stroying the telegraph station. The small Turkish garrisonretired in anticipation of their arrival, and only a few shotswere fired at the lancers who first entered the oasis. Thosesheikhs who had remained in Zanzur (the bulk of the in-habitants had removed inland) made submission to thecolumn, and were brought into Tripoli that evening to doformal homage to the Italian power. The natural sequelto this step was re
. Italy in North Africa : an account of the Tripoli enterprise . s (whichhad arrived a week after Ain Zara) was sent westward toZanzur, with the object of exploring the country and de-stroying the telegraph station. The small Turkish garrisonretired in anticipation of their arrival, and only a few shotswere fired at the lancers who first entered the oasis. Thosesheikhs who had remained in Zanzur (the bulk of the in-habitants had removed inland) made submission to thecolumn, and were brought into Tripoli that evening to doformal homage to the Italian power. The natural sequelto this step was reported by spies 1 a couple of days Turkish garrison had returned; inquired into theabsence of the sheikhs and refused to accept the explana-tion that they had been made prisoners. A deadly logicinformed the Turkish argument: the Italian column hadnot met with resistance ; therefore the sheikhs were notprisoners, but had gone to Tripoli to make submission. 1 The source of this story perhaps makes it suspect. Yet it fits entirelywith the w~ ~iv- 1 ?*? ~*A\
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