The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-07
TURKS ARE NEAR
BUT CREEKS WILL
NOT QUIT SMYRNA
City Will Not Be Evacuated,
War Minister Declares.
Advancing Turks Are Reported
Only 21 Miles Away.
100000 GREEKS IN FLIGHT
General Tricoupis, Greek Com
mander, Is Prisoner.
Near East Relief Crisis Before
British Cabinet.
Advancing Turks Are Reported
Only 21 Miles Away.
100, 900 GREEKS IN FLIGHT
(Ry the Associated Press.l

Consta tinopIe, Sept THE
French, British and italian head
dragomans here have informed a rep
resentative of the Turkish Nationalist
government that the Greeks are ready
to evacuate Asia Minor if an immedi-
ate armistice is granted, the Havas
agency announced. They suggested
that officers delegated by the Athens
and Angora governments meet at Var
india.
(By The Associated Press)
Athens, Sept. 7.-According to the
newspaper. EIeutheros Tipos. the or
gan of the Venizelos party here, there
is no possibility of former Premier
Venizelos returning to Athens unless
he receives solemn call uttered by the
united will of the Greek people.
Constantinople, Sept THE head
quarters of the American commission
Tor relief in the Near East received
Americans behind the Turkish lines in
Ionia are well.
Smyrna, Sept. 7.-Mustapah Kema1
issued an order today to his troops
announcing any molestation to Chris
tians will be punished by death.
CBy the Associated Press.)
Smyrna, Sept. THE Greek gov
ernment is determined not to evacuate
Smyrna, War Minister Thetokis as
sured a deputation of officers which
waited upon him on his arrival here
yesterday.
London, Sept. THE entire Greek
army, which has been operating south
of Adana, on the Anatolian battle
and captured, according to advices
from ConstantinopIe this evening.
London, Sept Turkish forces on
the offensive against the Greeks on
the Anatolian battle front are advance
ing with astonishing rapidity and are
only. twenty-one miles from Smyrna,
seat of Greek great Headquarters. ac-
coFding to unconfirmed advices from
Constantinople today
One hundred thousand Greeks, not
counting the civilians, are in flight.
TricoupIs Reported Captured.
General Tricoupis, active Greek
commander in the field, was reported
to have been captured.
The Greeks attempted a stand on
the northern end of the front and sue
ceeded in annihilating a Turkish cav
airy regiment. Advices from Athens
deny that former Premier Venizelos is
returning to that city. Venizelos was
in control of the Greek government at
the end of the war when the allies
compelled King Constantine to abdi-
cate. Later, when Constantine re-
turned. as the result of a popular
plebiscite in his favor. Venizelos be-
come an exile himself.
Constantinople dispatches say the
Greeks have evacuated four moro
! towns "1he Turks are reported to
control virtually all of the Asiatic
coast of the Dardanelles.
Smyrna Only Outlet
! Smyrna, Sept. THE rapidly ad-
vancing army of the Turkish national
I l.
+ forty miles from Smyrna.
! This city will soon be the only re-
naming outlet for the stream of ref
, ugees fleeing before the approach of
the enemy
The evacuation means the abandon
ing of six hundred square miles of
territory and more than one third of
the shore line of the aDrdanelles and
Marmora and Aegean seas held by the
Greeks.
British Cabinet Meets.
London, Sept. with Premier
Lloyd George presiding, the British
cabinet met today to discuss the. Near
East crisis (precipitated by the Turk
ish defeat of the Greek and a reply
! to the French war debt note. 1t is
understood Great Britain will propose
p; new treaty to take the place of
! the treaty of Sevres.
The British reply to the French war
deDt note is expected 10 pe coHCllldloIy
/ in view of the attitude of foreign Of
flee officials that there should be no
controversy before the next meeting
| of the supreme council.
The British are now said to be in
clined to accept the French attitude
j that the allies shall not intervene. but
shall allow the Turks and Greeks to
/ fight it out and arrange their own
armistice terms. This is suitable to
the Turks but not to the Greeks, who
; believe the allies would get them bet
ter terms.
/ Italy suggests that the Near East
peace conference open in Venice on
I September IS. The Greeks are urg-
| ing speed in xetting it under way.