The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-18
British Dreadnaught Trains
Great Guns on City while
General Milne S Troops
. Take Over Turkish Capital
Resistance When Wal
Office is Taken

March IL
(By The Associated Prsss)-constsn-
tinople was occupied this morning By
allied forces under General Sir George
F. Mine Of the British army. This
long looked for military dsmonstrA-
tion by the allies against Turkey was
carried out with only one nntoward
happening, 6 serious clash at the WEr
office, whore the Turks resisted the
allied troops. An exchange OF shots
resulted in which several Puntabt Of
the British East Indian forces ana .
lew Of tho Turks were killed.
The excitement caused by the oecu-
pa ton quisted down before darfueHs
which brought absolute calm.
The landing Of the forces OF occu-
patton was carried out under the runs
OF the formidable allied neet anchored
~ the Bosphorus. The British dread
nought Benbow was moored at tho
Galata quay, her guns trained upon
Stamboul. Another man Of war faced
the arsenal In the Golden Horn, while
all the other warsh1ps In the Bos-
phorus were standing by with their
decks cleared for action.
ever, there was no resistance to the
allied forces as they carried ont the
orders for the occupation Of the his
toric capital Of the Ottoman emptre.
The population in fact showed Little
alarm. nor was there any sign Of pan.
ic except in one section Of Stamboul,
as the commanders OF the allied
troops brought their forces ashore. q
These troops included 1000 blue
Jackets and marines from the British
wal slips and contlngents from the
forces OF all the allies represented
here. indian detechments having
Nloslems on their rosters were among
the troops taking part in the opera
tion.
Comprehensive military and naval
plans had been made for carrying out
the aliied meas sures and precautionary
steps taken. Last night number OF
Turks and other persons who were
regarded as possible disturbsrs Of tSS
peace we're arrested, including the
commander Of ths Tenth. Turkish DIV.
ision. .....
The dead walls Of ConstantinopIs
were DlacGrded with a proclamation
by Major General Henry I. II WnEoa
of the British troops, declaring that
any one committing an act that
threatened the safety Of the allied
Cor.es would be tried ~ ccnrt-mRrtte1
and sentenced to death OK such other
penelty es the court might hx- The
proclamation was printed in Greer,
EE EGlish and French. and it was eager
ly scanned by curious crowds in al
sections Of the city, which after the
landing took place wandered arounol
the streets in q dazed manner, ap-.
parently unable to understand exactly
what had happened.
The French this evening pat-onsd
Stamboul with Senegalese troops. The
British guarded Pera, the suburb
northwest OF the Goldon Horn. while
the italians guarded ScutArt, the por-
tion Of Constantinople on the Asiatie
side Of tho Bosphorus.
The futter that occurred In Stan-
boul as the troops marched In was
near the war Office whore the clash
occurred. They closed their shops In
their first fright, but speedily rs
opeued them. The allies are declared
to believe their measures have provtd.
ed amply for the maintenance OF ss-
surity and order In ConStanttnopls
and consider It Questionable whether
even the so-called nationalist forces
in Anatolia are In position to St-
tempt anything serious.
The allied high commissioner has
issued statement declaring that the
allies have no intention Of Destroying
the authority Of the Sultan but wish
to strengthen his power. It also says
the allies Will adhere to their intsn-
ton not to deprive the Turks OF Con-
stantinople, but that they may be
compelled to modify their decision II
massacres and disorders continue.