Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-22
GREEK ROUTS TURK,
TAKING M0REPORTS
Resistance Crushed by Fleet,
Aided by British
Guns.

| LONDON, July 81 (by the Associated
Press).-A Greek communication re-
ceived this evening announces that the
Greeks supported by the British and
Greek fleet. have occupied Heraclea
and Rodosto. and that all Turkish re-
sstance has been crushed.
Greeks Take Three Ports.
| SMYRNA, July 21.-Greek troops.
supported by an anglo-Greek naval
| force. which includes two British
dreadna lights, have landed at the ports
| or Erg1S, Sultankeui and RodoSto, on
| the European shore of the Sea of Mar
| mora, according to a communique is
, sued at Greek headquarters Tuesday.
NO resistance was encountered a Sui
tankeui or Eregli. while at Rodosto
the opposition of the Turks was broken,
| their troops fleeing into the interior.
The statement adds that landing of
| troops is continuing according to
schedule.
| King on Cruiser. Sees Assault.
| ATHENS. July 20 (by the Associated
| Press).-kfng Alexander of Greece
was aboard the cruiser Averoff during
commandment this morning of Rodosto.
| on the European shore of the Sea of
MarInora. Greek troops were landed
by the fleet, driving out the Turks
Two British dreadnaughts assisted in
, the bombardment, which is the begin
nlng of operations which have as their
purpose the routing of the forces Of
Jafar Tayar Bey, Turkish commandant
at Adrlanople, whose front extends
from Adrianople through Kirk kilisse
to Lule Burgas.
Greeks Enter AdrinnopIc.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 20 (by the
Associated Press).-The war office
announced today that it had learned
Adrianople. The Turks have destroy
ed the bridge over the Martha river
near the junction of the Constanti-
nople line with the Adrianople-S a-
loniki line. and have also destroyed
four bridges within twenty miles Of
Tchatalja. The Turks are intrench-
ed at many points along the railway
between the Martha river and Tcha-
talja, prepared to harrass the Greek
advance.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. July 20 (by the
Associated ss).-British troops
made a raid Monday night on the !
bandit groups that have transferred |
their activities to the European |
shore of the Bosphorus. The raid re- |
suited in the capture of fifty bandits !
ton which had been hidden in the |
village of Stenia preparatory to a |
raid upon the neighboring headquar-
tiers of the British mission.
New Cannon for kemaI.
ATHENS. July 20 (by the Associ |
ated Press).-Bscause of the far
flung fronts the fact that Greece is |
at war is not apparent here or at |
Saloniki, except for occasional uni |
forms to be seen in the streets.
The Greeks in their operations in |
Thrace hope by crossing the Martha |
river and taking Adrianop1e to dis |
hearter KemaPs nationalists and to |
break up Bulgar assistance to the |
Turks, which is growing stronger |
through the pouring in of Bulgar |
irregulars. |
Jafar Tayar Bey, the Turkish COM |
mandant at Adrianople, is reported to |
have nearly 200 cannon of various |
oalibers which he did not have when |
the correspondent was in Adrianople |
last April. 1t is asserted that these |
cannon were loaned him by the Bull |
CARS or that they were purchased
secretly from French or Italians. |
Tayar's forces are believed possibly
to aggregate 10000 men, one-third of
whom are good troops