The Washington herald., 1922-09-08
Would Withdraw From
Asia Minor if Given I'm
mediate Armistice.
REPORT SAYS KING
FLED FROM ATHENS
Losses Placed at $4,000 as
Turks Sweep Toward
Smyrna.


rapidly to a close as the vic
torious columns, which have
made $50 miles I'm ten days,
are enclosing this city. Al
ready the Turkish cavalry oe-
cupy the heights surrounding
the city and are awaiting the
arrival of their main forces.
The Greek army defending
Philadelphia has been cut on
and detected to Panderma.
where its usefulness as
fighting force Is being de-
stroyed. The Turks allowed
Gen. Tourcopis, the Greek COM
mander-In-chIef. and the gen.
eraI commanding the second
corps. who were captured, to
communicate with their FAM
iIirs and Informed the Greek
Red Cross society that they
were safe.
PARIS. Sept. I've intend Il
take SMYRNA and talk afterwards.
Firid Bey. European representative
of the AnSora government, said
when asked what answer his gov
ernment is likely to make to the
Greek request for an armistice.
\ news agency dispatch received
from Adana states that Turkish
cavalry has reached the Aegean
Sea. The dispatch Is interpreted
here to mean that the victorious
Turks are closing in on Smyrna
which is located on the Aegean
Sea. Advices from the battle area
are meager.
Greece has offered to evacuate
Asia Minor on condition that the
Turks grant an immediate armis-
tice.
The Greek offer was sent direct
to Angora. the seat of the Turkish
government.
This development, made known
Sc eIli- Officially here, follows closely
on the disaster which the Greek
army in Asia Minor met at the hands
cf the Turks within the last TWEEN
ty-fuur hours.
Following the capture Of Gen.
TriCOupis. Greek commander II
chief. the Turks swept the demor-
allied Greeks before them in a
chase toward Smyrna
Within - Miles of Sniyrnn.
The Greeks. unable to put up ar
effective fight, could do nothing but
burn their stronghOlds and flee be
fore the onsweepinS Turkish cav
airy. The Turks declared they
would be in Smyrna within few
DAYS. and at last reports were only
twenty-four miles away.
One whole section OF the Greek
army was surrounded at Salisli
Fifty thousand Greeks are reported
to have been lost, $4,000 OF whom
were taken prisoners
King Constantine. according tc
an uncor. frmed report, has fed from
Athens.
Epidemic Menaces City.
Meanwhile. Smyrna is a haven for
200 Oe0 pitiful Greek and Armenian
refugees who have fed before the
Turks. Utterly unable to care fol
such masses Of helpless war VIC
Tins. the city is menaced with fam
inc and an epidemic Of disease. All
American relief agencies there have
Joined IN organizing. and the Neal
East Relief. the Red Cross and the
Y. NJ. G. \. held a joint conference
presided over by Admiral Bristol. OF
the United States navy, and formed
a joint committee to rush supplies
to the refugee quarters.
Before news of the request for an
armiStice reached here, il had been
learned that the Greek government
was laying plans for rehabilitation
Of its army as soon as the fighting
cOuII be ended. So alarmed is the
Greek government over the crisis
that il is planning TO disband its
armies on the island os ChOsos
rather than risk disorders by dis
banding the defeated soldiers at
home.
Nine British ships Arrive.
Constantinople dispatches attach
the utmost Importance to the i'm
portanCe to the impending arrival
from Malta OF Lord Plumer, field
marshal in the British army. II is
not believed such a famous soldier
would be sent unless far reaching
plans had been made The arrival
of nine British warships at Constan-
"a. ostensibly to protect British
shipping on the Black Sea Is be-
lieved to be a move intended to
Illustrate the plans of the Kemal-
lists to cross by sea to the European
side