The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-12
TURKS WARNED
NOT To ATTACK
NEUTRAL ZONE
Clash Between Victorious kemaIlsts
and ALLIES Looms, With constan.
tirorle as Prize: Return Of Cap
ital Demanded.
REPORT MOSLEMS EAGER
TO ADVANCE ON CITY
Attack by Water impossible; Allied
Forces Guard Foreign Quarter;
Move Might Be Beginning
Of "HoIy War;"

tUnlicd Press staff Correspondent
London. Sept. i2.-war between
Turkey and the allies. with constan.
tlnople as the prize, threatened to.
day
Maby Bey. Turkish delegate IN
Paris lssved n statement announc-
inr L a. Turkey world demand re-
'"n of constantinople.
'r'ei h'rh comrissiorers rott
lol vrHanha Nomal Tint invasion
O. we ~o 'ariroole neutral zone
r1i q. fe pc miited.
The victorious y roy Of Kelmal.
lists having crushed the Greeks. +
reported eager TO advance upon the
city which IS now held by the allied
forces.
Great Britain. according TO word
given cut here today. has concen'
trated her entire Mediterranean
fleet IN near eastern waters. pre-
pared for any eventually 1t is .un'
derstood French and Italian ships
are euroute.
Lloyd George Is given credit for
bringing the French into line and
tersuading them to join the other
allies in presenting an unbroken
front 10 the Mosleme. Heretofore
taey have favored the Turks.
Allied troops in Constantinople
are guarding the foreign quarter,
according TO dispatches received
here today to prevent recurrence OF
the riots there yesterday in which
Turks looted the shops of Chris
hans. Several persons were re-
ported killed.
Notice Is Served.
The notification to keep out OF
constantinople" served on Mdsto-
pha Kemal by the French. British
and Italian high commissioners In
that city was based upon instruc-
tions from their home governments.
II was handed to the kemalist
representative, who forwarded 1t to
Mustapha Kemal at his headquar-
ters in the city of Smyrna just
taken from the Greeks.
The Turkish army is along
front extending from Smyrna north
eastward toward Constantilople. II
MustapLa Kemal were 10 attempt
CAPTURE OF that city, he would nave
10 move upon it by way OF Scutard
and assault it from the Asiatic side'
II would be impossible for hin TO
approach by water, as he mas no
transports and no fleet TO lofce
massage of the Dardanelles.
A move against Constantinople
might have the backing of the MOS
lem world and develop into holy
war The city of Delhi, India, is
understood to have cabled Musta-
mia Kemal congratulating him On
his battle successes upnsmss
against British government in lndla'
Palestine and other Moslem teFTl'
tories probably would be essayed
simultaneous with the attack Oh
Constantinople
Few Allied troops There.
me allied troops III smyrna anu
ropstantinople are lew colipaieu
10 the Turks. Several squadrons
of blue Jackets and marines are on
drtv at smyrna and the allied gar
risons at Constantiiople would nave
70 he reinforced heasily IN event u
actual war. .,.on from
Constantinople was taken lrola
.ho Turks and neutralized after tne
world NO war Since then it has peell y
held by a small force Representing
M ~, The allies, with the British pre,
aominant. The sultan is permilleu
~ remain there, with his pelsoma'
,,odv ~ guard. The recent Iurk su.
oesses oes were achieved by na.lona' uo,,,a,
ee''te - forces under Mustapha kemal
hose =, object is to regain oy loluo son,
~ arms the territory taken M tns
enrl'ay o. W by the allies under 'ns