The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-06-23
NEWS REVIEW
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Greeks are carrying on against the
TURKS. King Constantine, who was
being left To do the best he could
alone. now Is receiving some encour
agement and indirect aid. The Brit
ish. for instance, have taken over the
Ismid defenses. thus releasing a CON
siderable body ~ Greek troops to take
part In the new offensive which will
be launched by the Greeks before
long. Also the allies have given the
Greeks permission - operate their
Brusa front from GaI'poll and to
blockade the whole OF Asia Minor on
the Black sea as far east as Batuml
The latter measure has been adopted
because OF the expectation that IN.
Russians will try TO send troops and
supplies To the Turks ny water. The
Bolsheviki have considerable naval
forces on the Black sea. and a naval
conflict is not unlikely.
The British have notified the Turk
fish nationalists that II they attempt
TO capture Constantinople Great Brit
ain Will declare war on them.
In the Caucasus region General Blu
denny and some OF his hard fighting
cavalry units are advancing 10 the as
sistance Of the Turks. passing through
Armenia. King Constantine himself
has been in smyrna and made preIa-
rations to go into the battle zone.
Renal Pasha must defeat the
Greeks again in order 20 retain his
leadership Of the natlopallsts, accord
ing 10 stories from Turkey. Enver
Pasha is his rival and II he can sup
plant Renal he Will be given full sup
port by the Russian Bolshevists. since
he has promised to Act up a soviet
state In Turkey, a thing which Renal
has refused TO DO
Over IN Siberia matters are still
rather confused The Bolshevlsts
retain control OF vladivostok. and the
soviet Russians are threatening ia
pan because, they assert, the japanese
troops disarmed the Bolshevists In the
city. This japan explains by assert
Ing that both parties were dlsarmed
because the Japanese commander
would tolerate no fighting IN the zone
OF occupation. The Far East republic
Of Siberia. with headquarters at ChIta,
has decided to adhere 10 the soviet
government Of Russia.
SO much for the warllke aspects.
Now for the other side. Two nations
that have been deadly enemies. and
two that many have feared might be-
come such, are moving toward a
friendly adjustment OF their differ
ences. The first case Is that Of
France and Germany, and though II
may be too much TO expect that they
soop will lose each other. at least Il
appears they are likely soon to resume
amicable business relations. This Is
the result OF a conference at weis-
baden between NJ. Loucheur. French
minister Of liberated regions, and Dr.
Walter Rathenau, German minister Of
reconstruction. Both these men are
exceedingly wealthy Industrial mag
mates and they debated for three days
over an economic entente between
their countries. They finally reached
an agreement for submission 20 their
respective governments. the main
points Of which are that Germany un-
dsrtakes. and France permitA tho TO
building Of ths destroyed areas In
France; ana that France undertakes
70 provide the German industrial sys-
10. with adequate supplies Of irss
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