Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
LIED FORCES
n NCONSTANT|NOPLE
Pitary Demonstration Is Car
lied Out-People Are Dazed--
French Are Patrolling Stam-
Poui

Pnstantfnople. March 1s. CBy tine As.
|ated Press)-Constantinop was oc-
ed this morning by allied forces un-
General Sir George r. Milne of tho
ish army. This long looked for mill
demonstration by tho allies against
Ikey was carried out with only one ur-
ard happening a serious clash at the
office. where the Turks resisted the
kd troops.
exchange of shots resulted in which
bral punjahi Of the British East Indi-
forces and few of the Turks were
3D.
10 excitement caused by tine occupa-
| quicted down before darkness. which
light absolute calm.
ie landing Of The forces of occupation
carried out under the guns of the
5lidable allied fleet anchored in the
Iphorus. The British dreadnought Ben
was moored at tho Galata quay and
guns trained Lion Stamboul. Another
: of war faced the arsenal In the gold
horn, while al the other warships in
Bosphorus were standing by with
r decks cleared for action.
kcept in the instance stated. however.
fe was no resistance to the allied forces
. hey carried out the orders for the oc-
htion of the historic capital of the
Pman empire. The population. in fact,
Iyed little alarm nor was there any
! of panic except In ono section of
|nboul. as the commanders of the a.
troops brought their forces ashore.
hese forces included four thousand
Jackets and marines from the Brit
warships. and contingents from the
es of all the allies represented here.
an detachments having Moslems on
h rosters were among the troops TAX
part in tho operation.
Smprehensive military and naval plans
been made for carrying out the allied
sures and precautionary steps taken
night a number of Turks and other
ons who were regarded as possible
urbers of the peace were arrested in
ing the commander of the tenth
kish division.
he dead walls of Constantinopie have
} pacarded with a proclamation by
or General Henry r. NJ. Wilson. of
British troops declaring that any
committing any act that threatened
safety Of the allied forces would
ried by court martial and sentenced
heath or such other penalty as the
1t might fix. The proclamation was
ted In Greek. English and French. and
las eagerly scanned by curious crowds
hi sections of the city, which after
landing took place wandered around
streets in a dazed manner. apparent
nable to understand exactly what hac
pened.
he French this evening are patrolllng
mboul and Senegalese troops. the
tish are guarding Pcra, the suburb
Invest of the Golden Horn, while the
ians are guarding Scutari. the portion
tIonstantnople on the Asiatic side OF
Boaphorus.
he Hutter that occurred in Stamboul
the troops marched in was on the
of the shopkeepers near the war
ke, where the clash occurred. They
ed their shops. in their first fight, but
Pdily reopened them.
he allies are declared to believe their
sures have provided amply for the
ntenance of security and order in
stantinople consider it questionable
Ether even the so-called nationalist
les in Anatolia are in a position to
(mpt anything serious.
bndon, March 17.-Andrew Bonar Law
ounced in the House of Commons to-
that the Turkish government had
warned that the occupation of Con-
htinople would continue until the terms
he peace treaty were duly executed,
further, II outrages against native
istians continued the terms would be
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