The New York herald., 1922-09-23
TURKS MASS MORE
TROOPS NEAR ZONE
Seize Nearby Towns but Have
Not Yet Invaded Disputed
Territory.
GATHER NEAR ISMID
Believed Attack Would Be
Made There First on Way
to COnstantinople.
GATHER NEAR ISMID

Special Cable 10 THE NEW YORK HERup.
Copyright, 1893. by THE Ngw YouK HEaAIp
New York Herald Bureau.
London. sept. e2.
The Turks arc continuing 70 occupy
points just outside the Asiatic neutral
zone OF the Dardanelles. according TO
information received at the Foreign
Office tonight, but they have not yet
overstepped the line. The alleged Ma
tionalist threat OF a forty-eight hour
limit for the concession of Angora's s
Thracian demands is branded here as
bluff. and officials are not seriously
concerned with IT,
The fact that the Kemalists have
been at the boundaries for two days.
yet kept themselves in restraint. is
taken as good sign and an indication
that French pressure is having its
effect. In the meantime British pa
trolls have been reinforced, and the CO.
ordination of the Mediterranean and
Atlantic fleets already has greatly
strengthened the British position
LONDON. Sept. %. (Associated Press).
The Kemalist forces are rapidly in
creasing on the Chanak frontier. but
have not committed any overt acts of
hostility says Reuter- despatch from
Constantinople dated Friday.
Reliable reports say that a still more
serious concentration is occurring at
Ismid. to which region Mustapha kemal
Pasha is proceeding. and there seems TO
be ground for believing the Kemalists
will make Constantinople their objec-
tive. rather than Chanak. inasmuch as
larger quantities OF supplies are avail
able in the Ismid region. while the hos
tile population OF Cons;antinople would
cause trouble in the rear of The British.
The second battalion OF the Grena-
dier Guard will embark on board the
British steamer Empress Of India at
Glasgow tomorrow for the Near East
The steamer will call at Belfast for
other military units.
The third battalion OF the Coldstream
Guard will leave Aldershot Tuesday for
TiIbury. where II will take a steamer
for Turkish waters. The second battalion
OF the Fusiliers and the second battalion
of tho Rife Brigade also are under or
ders 10 move at short notice.
BELFAST Sept %. (Associated Press).
The Sussex regiment left Londonderry
this afternoon with It's destination. Il "
understood. the Near East An advance
marty OF the North Staffordshre regi-
rnent. the other battalion OF which Is at
Constan ntinopie, travelled by the same
steamer.
The destroyer Wryncck. which has
bcen anchored off Londonderry for sew
erai months owing to the border trou-
blcs. is under orders to leave immcdi-
ately.
coNsrANrrYorLE Sept 90 CAssociated
Prcss) Turkish Nationalist forces have
seized the town OF Ez-Ine, on the Asiatic
side Of the Dardanelles. and are threat
ening Kun Kaiesi. an important key po-
sition on the southern side Of the straits.
The Kemalists were nowhere opposed.
The Nationalist move. In the opinion
OF the naval experts here. will enable
the Turks to prevent free ingress TO the
Darslanelles TO the British Atlantic fleet
units which are on the way from Malta.
The important positions involved were
up 10 to-day occupied by the French and
the Italians and from them the heavy
Turkish batteries can command the en-
trance 10 the straits.
Ez-Inc. seized by the Turks is a small
town IN tho valley OF the Meandcr River,
IN the vigha district south of the Dar-
danclles, and Is less than twenty miles
from Kun Kalcsi The latter town.
which the Nationalists are threatening
Is on the waterway itself. almost at the
entrance 70 the straits from the Egean
Sen.