Evening star., 1922-09-27
Feverish War
Moves Made
in Straits.
ALLIED TERMS
MAY BE DEFIED
oAnswerUl.
timatum Demand
ing Retirement.

Turkish nationalist troops have
drifted into the Chanak zone. &C.
cording to omeial advices from
ConstantinOple today. This In not
regarded in authoritative quarterS'
however. as aEgravating the situa-
ton much. and the opinion was ex-
pressed I'm these quarters that
trouble would be avoided.
No word has yet been received
from kemal Paxha In answer to
the ultimatum giving him forty
eight hours for the removal Of the
troops in this aren, but the British
are Inclined to give him all possible
leewny to avoid a clash.
By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September
- (I2,3S p.m.)-It Il unoiicially
forecast that the kemnlist reply to
the allied peace note conditions Is
unacceptable to the allies In that
the nationalists insist upon the use
of the straits for Transporting
troops to Thrace before the begin-
ming Of the peace conference.
CONSTANTINOPLE. September 81
While the Anatolian cabinet. sitting at
Smyrna, is completing its reply to the
allied note, the nationalist army con-
tinues its feverish concentration of
troops on the Ismid and Chanak lines.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha now has !, 100
men in Kun Kalesi, at the mouth of
i the Dardanelles; 5000 at Adramyte,
dfty miles southeast Of Chanak; 10000
In the intervening Sanjak Of Karassi.
and considerable forces in the other
areas.
The nationalist leader expects these
concentrations to be completed by Sep
| tember 30, which date comedies with
the time set for the final evacuation
Of refugees from Smyrna. 1t is consid-
cred significant here that Gen. Noured-
din Pasha, military governor of Smyrna,
| has declared he cannot guarantee the
lives Of the Christians in Smyrna after
| that date. This is taken to mean that
! the kemalists want to clear decks FOL
! action in the event the allies rejec,
| their reply.
Many Warships Arrive.
! The British are no less busy
strengthening their lines and check.
mating every move made by the ma.
! tionalists. Further arrivals Of mill.
J tary and naval units are daily aug
menting their forces and inversel1
impairing Mustapha Kemars chances
Of successfully attacking the straits.
The Sea of Marmora and the Bos
porus are dotted with the mos
modern war craft, the concentration
rivaling that Of the fateful days Of
the Gallipoli campaign.
The British fleet now includes si1
dreadnaughtS, seven battle cruisers
twenty destroyers and several sub
marines and giant aircraft carriers
The assembly of this great armada
and the increase in the British lant
Quieted the frayed nerves of thu
anxious Christian population of tn,
capital
| The sultan's cabinet met in specia
session yesterday, and decided no
to retire unless so ordered by tn,
Kemalist government.
Attack Narrowly Averted.
A wireless message sent to Chanal
when the Turkish nationalists oc
cupied Kun Kalesi and other point.
in the netral zone was all that pre-
vented an outbreak of hostilities be
tween the British and Turks, it i,
learned.
Col. Shuttleworth. commanding tn,
British forces in Chanak, was abou
| to open fire on the advancing Kemal
list cavalry squadrons when he re
ceived an urgent radio from Brig. Gen
Harrington, commanding allied force.
in Constantinople, instructing him t,
suspend the attack until all peaceful
measures were exhauted.
In consequence British officer wa,
sent to the Kemalist lines under s
white flag to inform the nationalis
commander that unless he retreatet
the British would open fire. Aftel
further parleys the Turks were givel
forty-eight hours In which to with
draw beyond the neutral zone.
I Gen: Harrington ordered the Turk
ou. of the neutral zone around tn,
Dardanelles. He sent an ultimatun
to Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna
allowing forty-eight hours for with
drawal of the nationalist cavalry de
tachments which have occupied Kun
Kaleh. at the entrance to the Darda
nelles, as well as Eren Keui, to th,
southwest of Chanak, and Bigha.
This action was taken by Gen
Harrington after several requests ha,
UecH IlldOc Uy~-tHc oTltISu commanders
In the areas mentioned that the Turk
ish forces withdraw, and after tn
Turks had begun to intrench.
British Troops Confident.
It was announced Monday that ah
wives and families of the allied au
thorities will remain in CONSTANT
nople. but yesterday some Of then
had been sent out of the city, an,
others were preparing to depart
This carries its own signifcace. Pre-
cautions to prevent disorders in III
capital have also been redoubled, bu
some relief Is felt over the arrival a
Chanak of British reinforcement
and the announcement that additiona
naval units were on the way t
Constantinop1e from Malta. Thes
consist of a destroyer aotilla and tw
light cruisers, which are expected t.