The Washington herald., 1922-09-15
By JOHN CLAYTON.

ATHENS. Sept. I4.-Fire starting
at o'clock yesterday afternoon in
Smyrna near the American ColIegi-
ate Institute in the heart Of the
Armenian quarter. left 10000 Ar
meuians and Greeks homeless. de-
stroyed the beautiful foreign quar-
ter and left the western portion
Of the town in ruins.
y As We left the harbor last niEht
the flames were beyond control.
All the foreign consulates are prob
I ably doomed. The quays were
packed with refugees.
No American lives were en-
dangered. The United States de-
stroyer Simpson was taking aboard
naturalized Americans whose status
was that Of refugees. when the
hre broke out All other Ameri-
cans in smyrna were immediately
placed on board. save Vice Consul
Barnes and three American busi-
ness men. whose interests demand
ed they remain with the American
relief workers.
barnes Saves Archives.
Consul General Norton. under or
ders from Captain Hepburn. com
manding the American naval forces
also left with his family Toward
midnight the Simpson received a
wireless announcing that Barnes
had saved the consular archives
which were transferred ~ IN.
destroyer Litchheld. and thar fba
remaining Americans had bp.p
transferred to that shin.
Several stories were toI5 con
, cerning the origin Of the f-e IA.
/ most reliable is that OF Minnie \,
NILS head Of the American cod
Ieglate institute. who de,Iared -.
saw Turkish sergeant. or One,
enter a building where the Hrs.
names were seen. He was carr,-i,-
small tins. evidently containing
Kerosene. Immediately after h.
left the house il broke into names
other small fires broke out short
/ ly after.
I.ooO RePortrH Dead.
Owing to this it will be impossI-
DIE TO estimate the number of A.
menian and Greek dead h,si..
I many being in the burned houses
/ br. Post. and other Au.rf,sn
workers who had made a thor.urb
investigation before the flames
drove them to safety. estimated tha
dead at nearly 1000. How manv
were killed during the night anI
how many were trapped in The
burning area is unknown.
Foreign destroyers in the har-
Dor kept searchlights playinE on
the crowds along the ouays ali
night to give refugees every roSyi-
bic protection. A Gordon OF Turk.
ich regular troops also were
thrown around them.
tcOPyright. Is2a)
SMYRNA. Sept. I've don't
want TO fight Great Britain. hut she
must give up Consiantinople TO Tur-
Key. IT is Turkeys capital. and
we wish IT peacefully. il possible.
III not. we will fight"
With these words. Mustaphs Kem-
al Pasha announced the next ain
OF the Turkish nationalist army.
Already many units are ell route 70
the lsmid front. while Kemal pre-
pares his demands.
! Mustapha Eemal is a man Of in-
Discriminate aEe. He might he So
or he might be 80 years old ale
has blond hair. blue eyes: is "
medium height. and tough. wiry
frame. Socially he is courteous:
personally he is kindly-not the tall
type one associates with great mill
tary leaders. He is no swsshbuck-
ling general. but a man Of simple
tastes and habits.
When called this afternoon 1
presented my card TO his aide de
camp. who said:
FormaIities Arc slight.
His EXcellency is occupied for
few minutes, but he will see vnu
at once" The aide left: then re-
turned: chatted with me for a few
minutes. when the general and chief
/ OF the nationalist armies entered he
room. There were no forma 'ities.
Seated in the little sitting-room
of a private house which was requi-
I sitioned for the general, the general
talked Of the recent victory over
the Greeks; OF the nationalist aims,
and of the willingness to meet The
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