The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-08
CONSTANTINE
TO ABDICATE
SAYS RUMOR
Rout of Greek Army by Turk
ish Forces Said To Be Most
Decisive In the Military His
tory of the World.
AR MY DISORGANIzED
tRy Associated Press)


PARIS, Sept. 8.-Rumors that King
Constantine intends to abdicate are
current in several European capitals.
They are considered here to have been
given some color by the sudden recall
Of the Greek heir apparent, Prince
George. to Athens, from Bucharest.
ATHENS, Sept. 8.-Succumbing to
the pressure of public opinion as
result of the severe reverses to the
Greeks in Asia Minor, the cabinet of
Premier Protopapdakis yesterday re-
signed. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos, for
mer premier, has been charged by
King Constantine with the task Of
forming a new ministry.
SMYRNA, Sept S-Only an eye
witness can realize the extent of the
disaster to the Greek army, which is
termed by many, as one of the most
decisive in military history
An army of 10000 men, we'll
organized and equipped, has been
into a virtual band of refugees.
An official Turkish statement says
400 Greek officers and 10000 men
have been captured since the offense
was launched, together with 500 motor
trucks $50 guns and a~million rounds
of artillery ammunition.
Refuse to Move.
The Greek loss of morale is illus
foH hxr "a q
battalion of reserves rushed here from
Athens, to disenbark. A contingent
of Sengelese which arrived yesterday
on a French transport also did not
land, it is said, owing to some disa-
greement.
The whole of Smyrna hinterland has
been ragaged by the Turks and refu-
gees continue to pour into the city
by the thousands. A Turkish airplane
yesterday flew over the town and
dropped pamphlets announcing the
Complete liberation of Asia Minor.
The government archives have been
placed on shipboard for safety and the
Smyrna branch of the National Bank
and the Bank of Athens are closed.
Panic In lonia
A state of panic prevails throughout
Ionid and the British high commissions
er has telegraphed to Constaptincple
asking that relief supplies be rushed
here as it feared the grave food short
age would result in disorders.
The foreign population in trepidation
lest the Greeks explode the immense
stores of munitions in the city to rre
vent them from falling into the hands
of the enemies.
U. S. Destroyers Present
A number of American destrCyers
are anchored in the haTbor which with
its concentration of warships OF all the
powers resembles tie scene IF a Lage
naval pageant
The Standard Oil company has char
tered a number of steamships to carry
its property and personnel to safety
and thirty ships are in readiness to re
move refugees to the outlying islEand5
if necessary.
The Greek troops have taken up po
sitions on the outskirts of the city.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 8.-Un
able to extricate their army from the
Kemalists's hold, the Greek military
leaders, it is believed here, will be
obliged to accept any armistice term:
the victors may dictate.
The allied commissioners have rec
commended to Hamid Bey, representa-
tive of the Kemalists here, that the
Angora government proposes an arm
istice to Athens.
A Greek communique states tha
General Tricoupis, the commander il
chief. was captured, while attending
an important military council a
Ushak Friday night, at which it wa!
decided to withdraw to the Alasheh
line.
ATHENS, Sept. 8.-The evacuation
of Asia Minor by the Greeks as a re
suit of the successful offensive agains
their army by the Turkish National
lists, is accepted here as a foregon
conclusion, although it has not bee,
announced officially.
Meanwhile the cabinet has resignet
as a result of the Greek reverses ant
a new ministry is in process of lorna
tion, King Constantine having &ske
former Premier Kalogeropoulos 10 ge
a new cabinet together.
Actual orders for the evacuation c
Asia Minor have not yet been giver
it is said, but General Dousmanos, tn
chief of staff, is studying the pr3bler
so as to carry out the maneuver ur