The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-22
Pull DOWN FLAGS
QUIT BATTLE AREA
GOVERNMENTS ORDER AC-
TON IN TURK MIXUP
LEAVE NEUTRAL ZONE
Greece Confronted BY Food
Problem For Thousands
Refugees Arriving
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Constantinople, September Fl.
The French and Italian de-
tachments and flags were with
drawn today from the neutral
zones of lsmid and the Dardan-
Giles on orders from the respect
i've governments.
London, September 21.-Brt-
ish war VesseIs are continuing
to stream toWaI d the straits or
the DardaneileS. The MedIter-
ranean meet under command OF
Admiral Brock is being concen-
10 poouIoqqpIau su& v! ps@eL@
The OardaneIIes. The fleet con-
sists of six battleshIpS and six
lighter vessels. Eight destroy
ers, and four Tight cruisers of
the Atlantic fleet also are on the
way to the straits.
constantinople, September 81.
General Harrington of the
British army as the general Of
ficer in chief command of the
allied forces has issued a COM
munique in which he declares
that responsibility for the con-
sequences of violations of the
neutral zone will fall upon the
authors of such violations.
Lon d o n, September a.
Grave warning of disaster to
come unless Great Britain and
France act in concert in the
Near East is uttered by Wis.,
count Grey of FaIiodon, former
, secretary for foreign affairs. In
a letter to The Times he de-
nounces the British govern
ment's attitude as announced
last Saturday. regarding the
permanent freedom of the Oar
daneIIes as a terrible mistake,
the reply to which has been the
withdrawal of the French flag
from chanak." II our mistakes
prove fatal to France British
! cooperatinn,2y-s he - writes, "the =
consequences may be more dis
astrous than thought can meas
ure or words express"
Athens, September 21.-Witf
of refugees arriving dali!
from Asia Minor and an insufficient
wheat supply al nome, Greece Il
with food problem 81
grave that international neip, givel
quickly may alone save thousands
from starvation.
have been dumped inUeremoniousl!
on the Grecian shore or disembark
ed on the islands Of the Aegean
where not only food but water il
lacking.
Turks Are Concentrating
London, September 21.-While TIT
allied powers are feverishly endeaV
oring to arrange a peace conference
TO clean the slate between Turke!
and Greece and prevent more night
ing the Near East, rumbles OF i'm
pending hostilities continue to come
from Constantinople and the Oar
danelles.
A relatively small force of Brit
ish troops are holding Chanak, tn
kew position on the southern shor'
of the straits, while the Turkish ma
eager for further con
quests after their overwhelming de
feat of the Greeks, are concentrate
the neutral zone at Asml'
and Chanak, impatiently awaiting
for the word from Mustapha Kema
Pasha to advance.
The Kemalists official Frencl
say, have available 10
use in such a drive 1000 modern
field guns, 5000 machine guns an
enough ammunition which they cap
tured from the Greeks, for a tw
years campaign. ~.
If their spokesman at CONSTANT
nopIe is to be believed, the Turk
are determined that the aIIles sha
not stand in the path of their desir
TO re- occupy Thrace. An Associate
Press dispatch quotes this spokes
man, Hamid Bey, to the effect tina
the Kemalist army will certain
ARE war on the British If they at
tempt to interfere with a moyemen
across the straits.
Ray Of Hope in Conference
A ray of hope is seen in the con
at Smyrna between Mus
tapha Renal Pasha and Genera
Pelle, French high commissioner, t
which Yussif Renal Bey, the ma
tionalist foreign minister, has bee
hastily summoned from Angora. TIL
calling In of Yussif Renal points t
the discussion of important and de-
cate questions and the consequen
delay raises hopes the Turkish at
tack, If it takes place at all, will b
retarded until the British reinforce
ments can arrive.
If fighting breaks out before tina
time the question of the safety o
the comparatively small British for
es at Chanak will become an anxiou
one here. Marshal Foch is quoted a
saving the position is absolutely I'm
tenable, except il held by yer
force.
Opinion here for the moment
banking on the strength of the Brit
ish naval force in the Dardanelles
which is considered sufficient alon
to hold any possible attack by tn
Turks.
Burning Of Panderma.
No details are available of tn
burning OF Panderma on the south
ern shore of the sea of Marmora, a
announced in official French cir
cIes last night. 1t is stated tn
Greeks burned part of the town be
fore leaving.
According TO the Times the Rus
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