The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-18
BULLETIN


BULLETIN
MELBOURNE. Australia, Sept. IS
Premier HusSes OF the Australian
Commonwealth has cabled Sir Joseph
Cook, Australian delegate to the
League of Nations, requesting him i'm
mediately to bring the Near East dis
pute before the league with a view to
securing peace.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1s.-Brit-
ain rushed reinforcements today TO re-
sist the threatened onslaugh of Must
apha Kemal.
Transports from various ports of the
near east were loaded with British
soldiers TO reinforce the little band
of $4,000 allied troops who stand in
the way of the threatened invasion of
100000 victory maddened Turks.
Great Britain, by starting all avail
able troops to the Dardanelles theatre,
indicated she will fight rather than
submit to the Turkish occupation of
Constantinople or the neutral zone of
the Dardanelles.
1t was believed here that the cold
reception in French and Italian semi
official circles to Great Britain's ap-
peal for help has prompted Lloyd
George to determine to play a lone
hand if necessary.
Transport Loaded
The British transport Derbyshire
has been loaded at Malta with 1000
Gordon Highlanders and 200 special
detail troops, accompanied by heavy
field artillery.
From Gibraltar the first North Stat.
fordshire regiment of 1000 men has
been ordered eastward The destina-
ton of these regiments and many 9th.
ers known to be underway is without
doubt Constantinople and the vicinity
A surprise attack from the Kemal-
lists near Chanak, which commands
the entrance to the Dardanelles, is
not altogether unexpected Meager
forces of allied troops have been
rushed to the region and were report
ed entrenching themselves to resist.
if necessary, Kemars army.
Allied representatives here are
frankly concerned over probable even
Qualities if the Turks rush toward this
city. The allied soldiers could make
but feeble resistance against the
enormous numbers of Turks, and
grave consequences were feared.
Turks OVerawed
Intelligence agents reported here
that the Turks appear to be over
awed by the British warning that in
vasion of the neutral zone would mean
military action. 1t was believed that
this reaction of the Turks may prevent
Kemal from ordering an advance.
The Kemalist army does not intend
to invade the neutral zone of the Oar
danelles, an inspired article in the
newspaper Ak-Sam declared today
The article stated, however, that Ke-
mails demand for Thrace and Constan-
tinople must be met by the allies if
they want to avoid war.
BY WEBB MILLER
PARIS, Sept. 1S-France moved to-
day to prevent the threatened clash
between British troops and the army
of Mustapha Kemal.
In was authoratively stated that the
French government had decided to dis
patch Franklin Bouillon to Kemal in
Smyrna to help in an ;,stempt to in
duce the Turkish leader not to invade
the Dardanelles neutral zone and to
forego his reported plan of attacking
Constantinople. Bouillion is Frances
outstanding near-east authority 1t was
he who negotiated the Franco-Kemal-
ist treaty.
Only an overt act by Kemal can
draw military action from France, it
was semi-officially declared here to-
day.
France May Act.
France may intervene on the side of
the British if Kemal actually invades
the neutral zone but otherwise action
by France is considered remote Eng
lands request for military assistance
has met with a cool reception in the
press.
1t was pointed out in semi-official
circles that whenever France consid-
cred independent action against Ger
many, England proved an obstacle.
England, by taking independent ac-
ton now has only acted, it was stated.
to widen the breach in British-French
Near East policies.
LONDON Sept. 49, - The British
cabinet met at noon today to consider
further war-like moves in the near
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