Evening star., 1922-09-16
SMYRNA REFUGEES
NOW FACE PLAGUE
More Than 1000 Perished in
Turk Victory-2,500 Build
ings Burned.
FOOD AND WATER LACKING
Kemalists Bombard Fleeing Greek
Army, Despite Pleas
for Mercy.
FOOD AND WATER LACKING
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associat ted Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE,S September 10
Upward of 1000 persons perished in
the great fire at Smyrna, $500 build
ings were destroyed, and all the
American property wiped out.
The catastrophe. say direct advices
received here, is of much greater pro-
portions than the conflagration at
SaToniki. in 1917, which caused $780,
OOU, 900 damage and left zoo. 900 home
less
heavy rain continued to fall after
the fire. making the plight OF the In
habitants and refugees pitahle.
Thousands of the frantic populace fled
10 the waterfront and pleaded with
the small forces of American blue
Jackets there to give them shelter
aboard the destroyers. Many in des-
pcration jumped into the water and
were drowned.
The city is without adequate food
and water and the deplorable lack of
sanitary conditions is giving rise To
pestilence.
British headquarters announces that
Field Marshal NiScOunt French. Earl
nf Ypres, is expected to arrive here
shortly.
Reports were current yesterday that
ths allied WarshipS We're bombardinS
Smyrna. but investigation proved that
the connonading was the work OF the
Kemalists' coast batteries which were
attacking the remainder of the Greek
forces evacuating the Chesme PENN
sula.
The British authorities appealed to
the Turkish officers to cease firing. as
the retiring troops were no longer
combatants. but helpless refugees
and the Turkish action. they declared
was in violation of the dictates OF
humanity. and international law.
The kemaliSts. however. ignored the
British plea for mercy. and the Greek
vessels retired under heavy fire. with
many wounded,
Turks Called to Arms.
By Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
BERLIN September 16.--All Turk
ish subjects of military age living 1T
Germany have received orders from
their embassy here to settle their af-
fairs and report TO the office Of ths
military attache fully prepared tC
leave at once for Turkey to join the
army.
1t is estimated that there are 2o.o0'
Turks in this country who served IT
the German army or under German
officers during the world war
soviet 10 Aid kemaI.
Bv the Associated Press.
Russian revolutionary military coun'
ell. presided over by Leon Trotsky. is
reported to have decided 30 prepare
Immediately for action all the forces
in the Caucasian republics and Moscow
forces stationed in other parts of the
Caucasus and the soviet Black Sea
fleet.
1t is reported that one corps o.
soviet forces already is stationed OF
\ the Angora frontier. ready to marcl
to the assistance of Mustapha kema
Pasha in case the Turkish nationals
leader advances. on constantinople.
An extrdOrdi mary conference of th'
revolutionary military council. pre-
sided over by Leon Trotsky. has beer
held in Moscow The resolution:
passed al the session are being KEEP
secret. hut persons claiming to have
knowledge of them assert that il was
decided to take the steps outlined
above
From other sources it was reported
that the Russo-Angora treaty binds
the Moscow government to cooperate
with Mustapha kemai Pasha in the
capture of the Dardanelles, Russia tC
receive as compensation complete
freedom of action in the Black sea
in-Chief of the bolshevik armies. /:
said to have departed for the eau
casus.
The Moscow government officially
announces the calling to the color:
of hitherto exempted citizens born in
1901.