Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-16
u. s. GOVERNMENT READY
TO PROTECT REFUGEES;
SITUATION GROWS GRAVE
Allies Must Surrender Ancient Turk Capital or Preclpae
Holy War-FOurteen Americans are aS
Yet UnaccOunted For
BRITISH LAND IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Horton Takes Americans to Athens For Safety-Alled
Marines Are Prevented From Landing in
Smyrna BY Kemalst Troops
Would Start War

I London. Sept. l6.-Nlth the al
| lies standing firmly together in o2-
position to surrender Of Constantl-
NOBLE, the Turkish nationalist leader,
| Nustapha Kemal was reported en-
deavoring to line up allies today and
possibly precipitate another great
war.
Agegnts of Mustapha Kemal are
in Sofia conferring with Bulgarian
cabinet chiefs regarding a Turkish
Bulgar alliance. Russian troops in
the Caucasus are reported to be con-
centrating 20 aid Mustapha, but this
Bulgarian acting foreign minister
is not confirmed.
Dascaloss. stated to the press, ac-
cording to a Sofia dispatch that Bull
garia would remain absolutely neutral
| in the Turkish-Greek conflict. Greeks
Serbs and Rumanians however are
! inc aasingly apprehenslve at Bull
gariar military activity along the
Thracial border. and the official press
of these nations openly threatens
/ drastic action unless these war-lke
! actions are discontinued.
It was authortatively stated IN
DISPATCHES today that the Jugo-Slavs
are not mobilizing. However, as Il
precautionary move. they are placing
/ troops on the frontier wherever any
thing serious might occur and are
ready to give military aid IN event
/ Of the KemaliSt advance becoming
, Il menace"
Great Britain, France and Italy
have agreed to notify Mustapha Kem-
al that he must not invade the neu-
tral zone which lies around Sonstan-
ttinople and the Dardanelles. The fact
that the allies are thus standing firm
! " together is considered very re as
I suring here. The cabinet has ordered
! troops and warships sent to the neu-
! trail zone.
Land Reinforcements
Athens. Sept. l6.-British REIN
forcements were landed at Constanti-
nope today while Turkish cavalry ap-
preached to within few miles CT the
city.
Four British cruisers and eight de-
stroyers conveyed the troops to the
ancient Turkish capital which Musta-
pha Kemal, leader Of the Nationalist
force. threatens to seize from the
allies.
Two regiments and an airplane
so-adron of five machines comprised
the rcinforcements.
Detachmcnts of allied marines, at
tempting 20 land at Smyrna yester-
day were prevented from so doing by
KemaliSt troops maSSed on the dock,
according to advices received here
today.
, Following this, the dispatches said,
the Greek battleship kilkos opened
q bombardment on the Turkish quar-
ter Of tn Getty which had been spared
bv the fire which swept other dis
tricts. Great damage was reported
done by the warship shells.
Fresh details of the massacre IN
/ Smyrna came to light today as thou
sands of refugees arrived mere. In
one instance, they said, the Turks
were prevented from slaughtering one
group og victims only by the dis
play Of a United States flag.
American Consul General Horton,
Who arrived here, is in state of
nervous collapse due to the horrors
which he witnessed, including the
murder Of his own chauffeur.
/ &C The British reinforcements were
rushed TO Constantinoplc following a
meeting Of the cabinet in London at
which il was decided TO have the Med
transports from assembling, and TO
send fresh troops 70 the neutral zone
to resist any advance by the Turks.
Principal ships Of the Mediterran-
can fleet including the Iron Duke,
the Diligence and the Trinidad, left
+ SMYRNA and steamed 70 Chanak at
the entrance to the Dardanelles OPP
post Gallipol.o. The town Of Chanak
is bcing made into virtual fortress
TO stem the Kemalist tide.
Latest reports from Smyrna arc
that thousands Of lives were lost IN
the massacre and confl2gration. At
least 2500 are dead and many have
been incinerated in the Holocaust.
The harbor Of Smyrna IS filled with
floating corpses.
Refugees reDorted the slaughter
started when fire was set TO build
ing in which 500 old men, women and
children were hidden. As the victims
ran To the street they were shot, al
ter which the Turkish troops began as
indiscriminate massacre. Officers were
unable 20 control their men The blaze
was described by correspondents al
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