The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-16
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Keep Turks
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Armada Ordered To Prevent
Invasion Of Europe by Vic
torious Troops Of Mus.
,apha kemal Pasha.
Help Needed in Smyrna

/ Constaniinople. Sept l5.-tBy A.
( PA message from Angofa re-
eeiyed here At ? this afternoon an
nounees the iall oi randerma. the
last ioothold ot the Greeks 10 Asia
Minor. 20 the Turks Most Of the
Greek Third army corps was safely
evacuated toward Thracc.
Refugees Pate Unknown.
I Couslsuiinople. Sept ls.-(By. A.
. P.l-Dnly 5000 women and chill
dfen Of the 10000 who were there
three days ago remain IN Mudanid.
according 10 adyiees received from
Capt Adams, commanding an Amer
lean submarine chaser which i. in
Mudania hafbof.
I II Is assumed here that the NAL,
I portion OF the refugees fled or were
taken by the kemalists TO Nh, hill.
Their fate Is not known.
British Plan War.
London. Sept. I5e-(By a. PO-If
Mustapha Kemal Pasha should at
tempt 10 move his victorious force
against Constantinople he will be op.
posed by the British fleet.
The British cabinet. after a meet
ing today, announced that instruc-
tions had been issued TO the British
armada 10 allow no Turkish troops 20
make the crossing from Asia Minor
TO the European shore.
Complete agreement was reached a
the cabinet meeting with the French
for the protection Of the neutral
zones on both sides Of the straits OF
the Dardanelles and also OF Constan-
tinople. A note is 10 be sent to Mus
tapha kemal Pasha by Italy, France
and Great Britain asserting that pend
ing a permanent arrangement OF the
situation the neutral zones must be
respected.
Preparations are being made by
the British 10 send reiniorcements
into the neutral zones.
Jugo-Slavia and Rumania both are
reported 10 be viewing with the great
est concern the possibility OF the
Turks returning to Thrace.
CopydHbt. I02a.
Smyrna, Sept. lS.-Three-fifths oi
Smyrna is in ashes and more than
100000 persons are homeless today as
the fire burns itself out after de-
stroying the entire American, Greek
and foreign quarters OF this city. The
financial loss is close 10 S2O0.0O0,-
900, OF which $l2,000,000 is Ameri-
can. The loss OF lie is impossible 70
compute. Every allied ship in the
harbor has volunteered its services
IN carrying away the refugees, many
OF whom are badly wounded. The
streets are Uttered with dead.
Thus, despite Mustapha Kemal
Pasha's assurances, Turkey has reg
ulated past accounts"
No Americans Dead.
Alter checking the roll OF Ameri-
can citizens, it is found that every
American in Smyrna Is safe. The
teaching staff OF the Paradise coli
Iege, left before the blaze became
serious. The teaching staff OF the
Collegiate institution, together with
all the students, boarded the ship
Winona, which is now at Athens.
Business men and relief workers
who remained are quartcred on the
destroyer Litchfield.
The destroyer EdsalI left early yes
terday for Salonika with 900 refugees,
mostly Greeks and Armenians, many
Of whom are badly wounded. This
was all that gould be packed. on the
ship.
The Winona, in addition TO car
rying the students mentioned. car
ried more than 1000 ArmenianS
Greeks and foreigners.
All foreign consulates were de-
stroyed, together with fine business
buildings, banks and homes along
the quays and in the foreign quarter.
Except for the squalid Turkish quar-
ter Smyrna ceases TO exist. Among
the houses destroyed was the head
quarters Of Kemai. The problem OF
here is solved for all time.
They are refugees and are being re-
moved to other lands as fast as pos
sible.
Fire Origin Certain.
No doubt remains as TO the origin
Of the fire, On sworn testimony, the
American staff OF the Collegiate In.
'titute states the torch was applied
by regular Turkish soldiers. Evi-
IDENTIFY It was a reprisal for the dam.
age caused by the Greeks during their
-etreat, All non-Iurkish people sui
.ered alike.
Food conditions among tho
eiugees are terrible. The supplies on
land ar, insufficient to care Tor one.
ruth OF those who are thrown on
'harity by the flames. American
are doing their hes. 10
.ope with the situation. but they are
erriby handicapped. The same :
rue m refugee camps in salonika
md Athens, according 20 adviets
Isrc. Immediate shipments at food
dn medieincs arc necessary 10 nfs-
ent starvation and an epidemic VI
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