Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03
MEET TODAY
IN PARLEY
FOR PEACE
British Battleships Ready
To Fire At Any Moment
If Farley Fails
FRENCH IN ACTION
Peace Conference Expected
To Last for Several
DAYS in Mudania
United Pres. Leased Wire


ATHENS, Oct. 3.-Frcnch troops
opened fire with machine guas AT
Turks who attempted to halt the de
parture of refugees from Smyrna, ac
cording 10 word received here from that
city today. Details were lacking.
-
Mustapha Kemal, leader Of the Turk
ish nationalists, gave the zoo, 900 Chris
tian refugees in asia Minor until las:
Saturday to bs evacuated.
Allied commanders, who, with the aid
Of the United States, are assisting in
the evacuation requested Kemal for an
extension of time, bat received no an
swer from him.
In his order that The refugees must
be evacuated by last Saturday, Kemal
stated that he would not be respt nsiblc
for their safety after that date.
The above dispatch is the first re-
ported disorder in connection with the
evacuation.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 3.--A
powerful British fleet, decks stripped
for war, maneuvered at the Dardanelles
today as allies and Turks talked peace
at Mudania.
Representatives Of Mustapha Kemal
and Of European powers met at IL am,
it was understood, in preliminary
Near East peace conference. They dis
cussed an armstice to prevent the
threatened clash between British and
Turks oyer the occupation of the nel-
tral zone of the Dardanelles.
The Mudania conference will deal
only with military questions.
The political phase of the Near East.
ern problem is 10 be worked out at a
permanent peace conference which will
be held about the middle of the month,
if an agreement is reached AT Mud.
ania.
These are the representatives who mr.
to formulate the basis of peace in the
Near East:
Sir Charles Harrington, British COM
mander in chief, General Cnarpy.
France; Ismet Pasha, Turkey; General
Mombelli, Italy; and General Mazara.
kis, and Colonel Hargiannis, Greece.
vi but the GrcIS representatives had
arrived at Mndana, IT was feared
that the conference might pc delayed
because of the failure Of the GIeks TO
reach there at the appointed time.
Turkish troops have withdrawn from
the neutral zone, pending today's con-
ference. Nine British first line battle,
ships, big guns pointed to the north,
crews ready for action, rode laziiy at
anchor, steam NJ, near the Hellespont.
Ten light cruisers, five flotillc lead
ers, As destroyers, six submarines, three
aircraft carriers and three depot ships,
with numerous auxiliary vessels, swarm.
ed about the big gray men of war.
The British were not the only war
ships. Rumania s interest in the straits
was manifest with appearance early to-
day of three Rumanian destroyers ut
the Bosphorus.
Others Of the allies had destroyers
nearby.
The. military leaders of the powers
arrived at Mudania on battleships.
Mnstapha Kemal, who issued the cell
for the parley after conference with
Franklin Bouillon, French envoy. is not
TO be present when the session, start,
but may be there on the final day, ac-
eording to reports.
It was anticipated that the prelinin-
ary Mudania parley would last at least
thre days.
The world is to be informed OF the
accomplishments Of the parley by CON-
muniqnes, which are to be issued at
Mudania and sent tc Constant .nople.
According TO last reports, the allied
commission refused to allow newspapers
correspondents to go to Mudaria for
the conference. A protest of American
journalists TO Admiral Mark Bristol,
American naval commander, brought nc
results as far as could be learned.