Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

KEMAL|ST TROOPS
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ADVANCE TOWARD
NEUTRALITY ZONE
important Key Position on
Asiatic Side of Straits
Captured = Thrace Seems.
Turk Objective

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. d.
(By the Associated Press.)-Turkisf
nationalist forces have seized the
town Of Ez-Ine, on the Asiatic side
of the Dardanelles and are threaten
ing Kun Kalesi, an important key
position to the southern side of the
straits. The Kemalists were nowhere
opposed.
The nationalist move, in the opin-
ion Of the naval experts here, will
enable the Turks to-prevent free in
gress to the Dardanelles to the Brit
ish Atlantic fleet units which are
on the way from Malta.
The important positions involved
were up to today occupied by the
French and the Italians and from
them the heavy Turkish batteries
can command the entrance to. the
straits.
Turkish Threat
A pessimistic view of the present
situation is taken in Turkish Ma
tionalist circles here. 1t was declar-
ed yesterday that unless the Kemal-
lists received assurances and guar
antees from the Allies within forty.
eight hours that the question Of the
disposition of Thrace would be set.
tied in favor of the Turks. 1t would
be impossible to restrain the forward
march Of their army.
It also was stated that the Ansora
government would agree to regotia.
tions and suspend the movement of
it's troops provided the European
powers furnished serious guarantees
as to Thrace.
Respect for the neutrality of the
straits and the zone in the Constan-
tinople sector occupied by the al
lied forces depends, it is declared,
on the reply to these demands.
Ez-Ine, seized by the Turks, is q
small town in the valley of the
Meander river in the Vigha district
south of the Dardanelles and is less
than twenty miles from Kun Kalesi.
The latter town. which the Ma
tionalists are threatening, is. on the
waterway itself, almost at the en-
trance to the straits from the Ae.
gean.
Both places are within the zone Of
neutrality about the straits laid
down by the treaty Of Sevres. It
is uncertain from available data
whether Ex-Ine is within the military
zone of neutrality proclaimed in
May, 1921. There would appear to
be no doubt, however, that Kun
Kalesi is within this latter zone.
against the invasion of which warm
ing was issued in Constantinople yes->
terday by the British General Har.
iugton, commander in chief Of the
allied forces.
Renal Obdurate
General Pelle, French commissions,
err here, returned yesterday from
his mission to Smyrna. 1t is under.
stood he had little success in his at
tempt to persuade Mustapha Kenal
Pasha of the inexpediency Of cross
ing the straits and occupying
Thrace. -
1t is believed Renal pointed out
that observance of the neutrality OF
the straits by the Nationalist could
be predicted only upon adequate
guarantees from the allies that
Thrace would be restored to Turkey
The question Of Constantinople
was not discussed at the conference,
as the allies were understood to
have settled that issue in favor OF
the Turks at the conferences in Lon.
don and Paris last spring.
The British forces are working
day and night. digging trenches at
Chanak, Beikos and other vital
points in the Asiatic area. Addi-
tional British troops have arrived
in the Bosphorus.