The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-04-08
Near EAST IS
SETTLING MASS
RIGHTEOUSNESS
Dissatisfaction's Seed Sprout;
Massacre Danger
ReappearS

Constantinople, April S.-(By The
Associated Press)-C onstantinop,e Is
as much isolated from Asiatic Turkey
as IL the Atlantic ocean separated
them. Railway communication be-
tween the Bosphorus and the interior
has been cut by attachments OF Brit
ish. who burned the large bridge south
OF Bilejik after getting out all their
Indian troops who had been guarding
the line. British headquarters Is at
Ismid and the protective area Is re-
stricted largely to districts within
range OF the naval runs.
Anatolia is the source OF h food
supply OF ConstantinopIe and conse-
Quent.y the prices OF meat and vege-
tables have already doubled. The huge
profit-taking is not checked by the
high commissioners. VINO maintain
that the Turkish government Is func-
tioning.
Revolt In Progress
Mustapha Renal Pasha, the nation
alist leader, has called a congress to
meet at Angora. Genera mooI!ization
has been ordered and al. military mu-
nitions ordered removed from the sea-
coast. Definite statements have been
Ildut Wy uSldpfd hGihsi that bC IA
not recognize the sultan's orders Al
Sivas, Amasia, Tokat, Samsoun and
many other places there is trench dig
ging n other preparations for de-
Tense.
Captain Forbes. the British passport
control officer, has been seized at
AmazoIa ana taken to Silvas and IL Is
feared the taking of allied hostages
may become general.
The French have again failed to re-
lieve Aintab and Armenians from
Adana are moving, with French per-
mission. upon Hadatin in an effort TO
relieve the Christians threatened
there. A message from Aintab, sent
two weeks ago and just received in
ConstantInopie. says the Mosiems will
not sell food to $4,000 Armenians
there.
Fear Another Massacre
Turkish leaders from Marash have
arrived in Aintab and it is feared an
other great massacre may occur.
The Italians and French are both
critical of the allied occupation OF
C~onstantinople which they blame en-
tirely upon the British. They declare
that II the 2,000, 900 unprotected
Christians in Asia Minor are killed by
Moslems enraged by the eizur OF
Constantinople, 1t will be the fault OF
the British move.
So far there has een no fighting OF
any consequence in Thrace. but there
Is great uncertainty as TO what VIII
hapaGn IL the French complete their
evacuation as planned and the Greeks
occupy the region. The French troops
are unwilling to fight in Thrace, de-
c!aring they will not take territory toi
the Bulgarians and Greeks. 4
A delegation or -four members of the
Turkish chamber are enroute to An
cora for p conference with Mustapha.
Kemai. They were allowed to pass by
the British passport control n are
expected to return here In 10 days.
While the British were repairing the
bridge near Bilejik nationalist di-
rected a heavy machine gun fire upon
them, but their aim was so bad there
was only one casualty. After cross
ing the bridge, the battaiions burned II
to check the nationalists, whose game
seems to be to force the allied troops
TO pursue the mimic the interior and
keep up guerrilla warfare. rather than
take the offensive.