New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-07
Turks Twice
ROut Allies i'm
2-Day Battle
British and Greek Forces
Supported by Warships
Driven Out of Beicos
by Superior Numbers
English Prestige Suffers
Many Landing Parties Are
Repulsed; Bombardment
of Brussa Is Threatened

CONSTANTINOPLE. July 6 CIV The
Associated Pressj.--British and Greek
forces have been forced to withdraw
from Beicos, on the Asiatic shore OF
the Bosporus. about ten miles north
OF here and opposite Robert College
and the Allied headquarters on the
European side.
After two-day battle in which the
Turkish Nationalists under Mustapha
Renal twice forced their way into the
city, the Allied forces evacuated in the
face of superior numbers of the enemy
The dreadnoueht Iron Duke and other
British warships shelled the Turkish
positions from the straits.
The battle started at o'clock Sun
day morning, when q band Of the Ma
tionalists swooped down on the town.
Another force simultaneously raided
Maltepe: fifteen miles southeast of Con
stantinople. on the Sea of Marmora
British and Greek troops. as we'll as
the dreadnoughts and dcstroycrs, were
rushed TO resist the Nationalists, who
plundered extensively before they were
driven back into the mountains.
The salvos from the warship guns,
awakening the people OF Constanti-
nople with their rumbling, afforded a
salute to American independence Day.
Summer Colonists Flee
Beicos is popular summer place,
with q gambling casino, the manage
ment of which has not dared to open
it this year because Of the danger Of
raids. The summer colony there of
some 10000 persons fled to the water
front when the raiders appeared and
crowded all the ferries and available
steamers trying to escape from the
bandits. Many persons paid boatmen
the Bosporus. One British officer was
captured by the bandits, and several
Punjabis and many Nationalists were
killed and others wounded.
The warships and airplanes were en-
gagged in shelling the mountains all
day in an effort to drive the bandits
away from the Bosporus, and mean
while the Stars and Stripes were flying
from the main masts of ali the Allied
ships in Turkish waters in honor of
the American holiday.
Finally, the Allied land forces fell
back, evacuating the extensive fortifi-
cations made by the British on the
mountains before Beicos The Ma
tionalists remain in possession If the
city.
British prestige has suffered a hard
blow in the rcpulse of landing parties
at various points in Turkish waters
The Nationalists, realizing that the
british have not sufficient troops avail
able to support their marines. have
been defying the navy all along the
Dardane Hes, the Bosporus and the Sea
of Marmora
Rnt h.,, dina of b0 90
Brussa and destruction of the town by
ARP ane attacks are threatened in an
ultlmatum received by the Governor Of
Brussa from ViceAdmiral de Robeck,
British High Commissioner at Con-
stantinople, who has been in charge of
British landing parties along the coast
of the Sea of Marmora.
The Turkish population has been
fleeing from Brussa for several days
civilians to protect them in their
homes.
The Turkish officials are said to have
deserted Brussa several days ago,
carrying their archives to Eski-S hehr
1t was rumored at the American En-
bassy Sunday that Brussa had been
taken by the Greeks, who Saturday
were within thirty-fve miles of the
town. British warships are concen-
trated off Mudania and Guemlek and
it is rumored that they have landed
men, including marines. 1t is believed
that they may be Smelling Brussa.
Turks Threaten Hostages
The Turks are holding forty Greek
girls and men at Brussa as hostages,
and are threatening their execution If
the British lombard the city.
The British threat says:
Nationalist forces, in violation Of
the peace terms, have attacked terri
tory occupied by the British on the
Sea Of Marmora and have hindered the
landing of forces from the fleet.
GAS a consequence Of this aggressive
attitude against the British and other
Allies and in event these attacks con-
tinue. it has been decided to lombard
the mosque at Brussa and to destroy
Brussa by airplanes.
ITO avoid such action I ask YOU to
instruct your subordinates to discon-
tinue their aggressive menace and not
to prevent our landing wherever land
ing is deemed necessary"
1t was reported at the United States
Embassy Sunday that Demad Ferid
Pasha had resigned the Grand Vizier-
ship and that he was on his way back
to Constantinople from Paris, having
advised the Sultan that In consequence
of the treatment Of Turkeys observa-
tions on the treaty by the peace CON
ference it was impossible for him to
retain office.
Greek troops have swept the coun-
try west Of Baloukessar clear Of Turks
as far north as Adramyti. They also
have landed large forces at Chardak
on the Dardanelles. Consequently.
they expect to eliminate the Turks
from the province Of Bigha shortly.
Observers who accompanied the
Greeks during their attack on Balou-
kessar and who visited Panderma after
the Greek occupation of the city, saw
the Turkish forces offered little resis-
lance. except at Pergama and outside
Baloukessar
The Greek advance was so rapid and
unexpected that the Turks were un-
able to destroy the railway, which,
with It's rolling stock. was left intact.
dynamite had been placed under some
bridges, but the Nationalists were in
SO great panic that the charges were
not exploded. Their retreat was in
such disorder that the Greeks easily
inflicted great losses upon them and
took many prisoners, with few casual
unnecessary for the Greek forces to
she'll any towns, as all hoisted the
white flag when they approached.
Sultan's Adherents Suffer
In the Baloukessar- Panderma dis
trlct the Circassian leader, Anzevour
Pasha, has a large following which
supported the Sultan's government,
but Xys9 h1o 10 ros;~t Al. Malta