The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-10-05

s of 40 victims of the Arg0naut mine
ish commanders made several de
mands for the withdrawal of the
Turks, but Renal responded that he
knew of no neutral zone. TO the
French he explained that he had oc-
cupied these places because the Brit
ish had disregurded the neutrality of
the straits by permitting the Greeks
TO have free passage through them.
- EVOIT by the Greek army against
the government. which was ex7
pected, came on schedule time The
troops that had returned from the
scene of disaster In Anatolia and
were concentrated in the archipelago
Islands rebelled and, using battreships
and destroyers as transports, sailed to
the mainland and moved on Athens
under the leadership of regular off,
GERS of the army and navy. Military
alrplanes dropped in Athens procla-
nations demanding the abdication of
King Constantine, the formation of
ministry friendly to the allies and the
sending of reinforcements to Thrace.
On Wednesday the cabinet resigned
and Constantine formally abdIcated
the throne In favor of Crown Prince
George, who was sworn in. For the
present a revolutionary committee Is
In charge of the government. The
object Of the coup d'etat as an
nnInpnh In A
stantine In order to unite the country
In firm opposition to the Paris confer
ence's peace terms to Mustapha Renal
Pasha and to wage an immediate and
aggressive war to retain Thrace.
Army and navy leaders fully support
the Thracian war, and they say they
can take Constantinople.
THOUGH 1t had been reported that
u Bulgaria was ready to seize the
part of Thrace which she claims.
Dimitri Stancioff, Bulgarian minister
to England denies this. Bulgaria is
firmly resolved to avoid participation
IN any military action" said he, mot
only because the country is practical
ly disarmed, but also because the new
Bulgaria Is an agricultural country
ana does not wish to risk a repetition
OF her previous misfortunes."
COvIET Russia formally declared
- herself the champion of Islam last
week. She sent a note to the en-
tente, the Balkan nations and Egypt
demanding the restoration of Turkey
In Europe and warning the world that
she would not recognize "any decision
concerning the Turkish straits taken
without her participation or arrived
at against her interests"
a CLUBBING to an agreement
= about completed between the
United States and Japan, the interpa-
tional technical control of the Chi
nese Eastern railway by the Stevens
commission will soon be Terminated.
1t Is provided that the commission
shall cease to function upon compile
lion Of the evacuation of Japanese
troops from Siberia. The Chinese
government is to be made response
Die for the continued operation and
protection Of the railway, and If II
'ails In this, there will be resump-
ion of international control Tho
)ther allied powers are in accord with
his plan. That Is the news that
'omes from Washington From peliing
'ome reports that put another face on
he matter. The president of China
las suspended the Russian Boxer in.
lemnity of about S5,0000OO annually
nd the soviet government, in It's re.
'ly OF protest, intimates that II will
eize the Chinese Eastern railway. ,
ohn +. Stevens, the head of the com.
mission, according to correspondent @
. convinced the line Is lost TO China t
p REAT BRITAIN has offered TO y
- pay S50,000,000 of interest due t
ne United States, and the World war n
ebt funding commission has been +
onsldering the proposition. At sLe e
ate or per cent, the interest due IN s
ne next two installments, October IL @
nd November 10, amounts to Sg5 OOO- Y
DO, but the funding law authorizes "
ate OF Az per cent, so II Is suggest. \
d that the $5000o000 be paid DC.
,ber 10 and adjustments be worked
ut with Sir Robert Horne, who H. I
oming over soon. Congressman Bur. v
IN of Ohio, who is member of the 7,
lndlng commission, Is In London. and .,
luncheon attended by prominent II
nanciers ne said plainly that the n
nited States expected Great Britain a
pay In full. He pointed out that n
le loans made by America were not "
ven out OF an overlooking treasury :,
II were raised, sometimes with am. NJ