The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-05

MS or 4O VlctlmS or the ArSOnaut mine
| ish commanders made several de-
mandS for the withdrawal of the
Turks, but Kcmal responded that he
knew of no neutral zone. TO the
French he explained that he had oc-
cupicd these places because the Brit
ish had disrcgardcd the neutrality Of
the straits by permitting the Greeks
to have free passage through them.
p EVOLT by the Greek army against
N the government, which was eN.
pccted, came on schedule time. The
troops thnt had returned from the
scene Of disaster in Anatolia and
were concentrated In the archipelago
islands rebelled and, using battleships
and destrOyers as transports, sailed to
the mainland and moved on Athens
under the leadership of regular Off
GERS of the army and navy. Military
airplancS dropped IN Athens pr0cln-
nations demanding the abdication of
King Constantine, the formation Of Il
ministry friendly to the allies and the
| sending Of reinforcemcnts to Thrace.
and Constantine formally abdlcatcd
| the throne in favor Of Crown Prince
| George. who was sworn IN. For the
present revolutionary committee is
In charge of the government. The
object Of the coup dretat as an.
nounced I'm Athens was to oust Con.
stantnc in order to unite the country
III firm opposition to tho Paris confer
! cncc'S peace terms to Mustapha Kemal
Pasha and to wage an immediate and
aggressive war to retain Thrace.
Army and navy leaders fully support
the Thracian war, and they say they
can take Constantinople.
THROUGH ii mad been reported thar
Bulgaria was ready to seize the
part OF Thrace which she claims,
Dimitri Stancionf, Bulgarian minister
to England. denies this Bulgaria is
firmly resolved TO avoid participation
in any military actor" said he, mot
only because the country is practical
~ disarmed, but also because the new
Bulgaria is an agricultural country
and does not wish to risk a repetition
Of her previous mlsfortunes"
SONA1T Russia formally declared
y herself the champion of Islam last
week. She sent note to the en-.
tente, the Balkan nations and Egypt
demanding the restoration of Turkey
In Europe and warning the world that
she would not recognize "any decision
concerning the Turkish straits taken
without her participation or arrived
at against her interests"
A CCORDING to an agreement
about completed between the
United States and Japan, the interna-
tional technical control Of the Chi.
nese Eastern railway by the Stevens
commission will soon be terminated.
1t Is provided that the commission
shall cease to function upon compile
tion OF the evacuation Of japanese
troops from Siberia. The Chinese
government Is to be made responsi
Die for the continued operation and
protection Of the railway, and If It
falls IN this. there will be n rcsump.
tion Of international control. The
other allied powers are in accord with
this plan. That Is the news TINT
comes from Washington. From Picking
come reports that put another face on
the matter. The president of China
has suspended the Russian Boxer in.
dcmnity Of about $5,OOO,OOO annually
ana the soviet government, in its re.
ply of protest, intimates that. it will
seize the Chinese Eastern railway
John F. Stevens. the head of the com.
mission, according to correspondont
Is convinced the line is lost TO Chino
REAT BRITAIN has offered to
pay $5O,OO0,000 of interest due
the united States, and the World war
debt FUNDING commission has been
considering the proposition. At tho
rate OF per cent the interest due in
the next two installments. October Is
ana November Is, amounts to S95. 600.
oO0, but the funding law authorizes n
rate or AZ per cent, so 1t is suggest
ed that the $50.000.OOO be paid Oc.
tober 10 and adjustments be workad
ont with Sir Robert Horne, who &c
coming over soon. Congressman Rur.
ton OF Ohio. who Is a member of tbo
1uhdlng commission, Is in London ond
at luncheon attended by prominent
hnanciers he said plainly that tho
united States expected Great Britain
20 pay In full. He pointed out thot
inc loans made by America were NOT
given out of an ovcrfIowing trensurv
ont were raised, sometimes with diff.