Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-26
TURKS ORDERED
TO EV VACUATE
ZONE
If Ultimatum is Not Com
piled With British
Will Advance
IS GIVEN As HOURS
Kemal Now at Smyrna Admiral
Harrington is Notified and is Or
dered to Act in Case of Non Com
piance-British Advance.

/ London, Sept. 26.-The allied admir-
ais at Smyrna today served an ulti-
matum on Mustapha Kemal that Turk
ish forces must be withdrawn from the
neutral zone of the straits, it was Off
cially announced.
1t is understood that the leader o.
/ the Turkish nationalists has AZ hours
to order the retreat of machine gun
ners and cavalry who have invaded
! the zone and taken up position at
Erenkeul, ten miles south of the Brit
ish stronghold at Chanak on the Dar-
danelles.
In case the withdrawal is not COM
plete within 48 hours, it is understood
the British will move on the Kemalists.
The invasion at Erenkeui, which
. threatens to upset the allied peace
/ plans in the Near East, is the second
/ by the Kemalists.
The Kemalists AZ hours ago en-
tered the neutral zone but after their
commanders stated they did so be-
cause they were under the impression
that the British had left, the Turks
withdrew.
The seriousness of this situation is
aggravated, according to allied Off
cials, by the fact that it is impossible
to explain this invasion away by
claiming another mistake" mad been
made.
1t was understood that Sir Charles
Harrington. British commander-in-
chief ir the Chanak area, has beer
notified Of the allied ultimatum and
has been ordered to act in case the
terms of the demand are not carried
out.
1t was reported here that the Ke-
malists have at least $500 piked troops
at Erenkeui and that reinforcements
are on the way. This, however, could
not be confirmed.
Kemal is now at Smyrna having re-
Gently moved his headquarters from
Ismid before the British lines that arc
protecting Constantinople.
1t was presumed that the ultima
tum was served on him in person.
The Fench authorities in CONSTANT
NOBLE, according to the British an
nouncement, took the Kemalist inva-
sion up with Hamid Bey, the Turkish
representative in that city.
British officials, in their announce
ment, urged that conservative course
be pursued in view Of the admittedly
delicate situation.
1t was pointed out that "the in
cident really does not begin until
after the expiration of the time limit
Officials here were confident that
Kemal would order the withdrawal,
pointing out that it is likely that
Kemal is ignorant of the invasion or,
in any event, the march was ordered
by some minor official-before the
allied note was received.
The allied note, which was dis
patched to Kemal invited him to at
tend Near East peace conference
at which the French, Italian and Brit
ish governments promised to support
his claims to Constantinople and
Thrace as far as the Martha river,
The allied governments, however,
made the express stipulation that
Kemal was not to invade the neutral
zone which, according to the terms
of the note was to be confided into
keeping of the League of Nations.
According to this report, the desti-
nation of the British troops IS kusu-
keui, which is seven miles south OF
Chanak, the British stronghold and
about three miles north Of Erankeul,
the Kemalists position.
The purpose of the British march
it was reported, is to take up posi-
ton at Kusukeui in order to block the
Turks in case they start to advance
toward Chanak.
1t was further reported that the
Turks were rushing reinforcements
of troops, machine guns and heavy
artillery to Erenkeui which would
Indicate that the Kemaists do not in
tend to withdraw but are desirous of
strengthening their position.
With the invasion OF the neutral
zone in the Chanak area, which bor-
dars the Dardanelles on the left of
the Sea of Marmora, the allied au-
thorities have ordered the civilian
population to evacuate the village of
Daridja. which is located in the neu-
tral zone adjacent Constantinople. in
the vicinity of the straits of Bos-
rhorus. on the right Of the Sea Of
Marmora.