Moving Picture News (1911) . tter being merely scenesof some military review in which Turk-ish and Arabian soldiers next view is one of the most amus-ing, for it is supposed to show theTurkish troops in actual flight fromTripoli and is, in reality, nothing butanother portion of the same maneuverswherein a light battery unlimbers onthe run and goes through a regularfast artillery drill, which, by stretchof the imagination, could be miscon-strued into a scene of retreat. Thelast is the biggest fake of all, and isenough to condemn the entire is subtitled, Town Ruined a
Moving Picture News (1911) . tter being merely scenesof some military review in which Turk-ish and Arabian soldiers next view is one of the most amus-ing, for it is supposed to show theTurkish troops in actual flight fromTripoli and is, in reality, nothing butanother portion of the same maneuverswherein a light battery unlimbers onthe run and goes through a regularfast artillery drill, which, by stretchof the imagination, could be miscon-strued into a scene of retreat. Thelast is the biggest fake of all, and isenough to condemn the entire is subtitled, Town Ruined and De-serted. And we are shown views ofruins of some ancient city! The SalesCompany claim no knowledge of thefilm or responsibility for its showing, it was seen in an Independenthouse on Fourteenth street. It is, weare told, being offered for private leas-ing, direct through its owners, to theIndependent from M. ,Nov. 12. ANDTHEN SERIESNo. 2 RELEASEDABOUTEND OF NOVEMBER BETTERTHAN No. 1. GENUINE TRIPOLI WAR FILMSCines—Nov. 15, The first American release made bythe Cines Company of Rome and Padua^Italy, is presented in a film no one canafford to miss, not alone because of itsundoubted historical value, but becauseof the intensely interesting views itpresents. It begins with a view of theharbor of Tripoli and shows the steam-ship Derna and the first newspaper re-porters landing in the besieged is shown the Hanudee fort afterit had been shelled by the Italian fleet,with Italian guards mounting its cap-tured works. Then Admiral Travelleis shown reviewing the Italian troops,who have been landed, while the firstItalian governor enters the city andthe first ofiicial Italian flag is hoistedover the town. Other Turkish fortifica-tions are shown, with another reviewof Italian troops by the commandinggenerals and naval officers, sailors be-ing included in the landing forces. Thefilm closes with a near view of officersreceiving news from t
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