New Britain herald., 1922-09-15
MASSACRES STILL
 ON ABOUT SMYRNA
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 Athens says it Is alleged the Turk. carried off all the girls from the American Girls college in Smyrna.
 The statement says that the city.
 foreign trade suffered enormous
 losses from the fire, especially the
 branches or agencies of the big Am.
 erican tobacco houses such as the Gary Tobacco Co. and the Standard Commercial Trading Go. of New York
 nearly all of whose stocks were de.
 stroyed.
 The total property loss is estimated
 at 1000, 0,oo0,o 900 francs.
 The Turkish troops are making
 strenuous efforts to prevent whole
 sale footing by bands of irregulars. Fears for Greeks. Gen. Noureddin Pasha. commander in-chief of the Kemalist forces yes terday urged officials of the Ameri-
 can committee on relief in the Near East to arrange for the evacuation of as many of the Greeks as possible as he feared their return to the interior would mean certain death in re- prisal for the alleged malicious de- struction of Anatolian villages by the Greek troops
 The Turkish commanders fear out breaks among their own troops who are without food. Several regiments posted on the outskirts of the city have subsisted on uncooked barley for the last five days
 Bombarlment Threatened. The admiral commanding the Brit ish squadron at Smyrna has warned If the naassacres are continued the Turkish quarters will be bombarded says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens.
 London, Sept IS, (By Associated Press).-From 1000 to 2,oo0 Chris tians had been massacred in Smyrna by the Turks before the fire which swept the Armenian and other quar- ters of the Asia Minor seaport re- gently evacuated by the Greek army it is charged in semi-official and other Greek messages from Athens re- ceived here today.
 Among the Turkish outrages was the carrying off of many girl pupils of the American Girls college, it is alleged.
 The Greek belief Is that the fire was set by the Turks to conceal the traces of their alleged misdeeds.
 4 considerable share of the prop erty loss from the fire, the total of which is estimated in Greek quarters at 100000 0Oo francs (about s75,- 900, GOO at present exchange rate), fell upon American firms.
 A message from Greek semi official sources from Athens dated Thursday reads:
 Absolutely trustworthy persons be- longing to the foreign colonies at Smyrna and notably Americans ar irving here on the destroyer Simp- son which also brought us Consul Gen. Horton relate terrifying details regarding the massacre at smyrna following the big fire which reduced the Armenian, Greek and European sections of the town to ashes.
 According to the general conv1c- tion the fire was started by the Turks to efface the traces of their massa- cres and other crimes. Miss Mills, uatron of the American Girls col leee, declares she saw an omcer ol the Turkish regular army enter house carving several cans o1 pc troleunl. Soon after he came out the house burst into flames.
 Fire appeared immediate Tn otn- ar sections of the town even near the Turkish quarter of Basma khane. This was the first day atter lhe Turkish occupation.
 Turk Section Escapes.
 "A southeasterly wind drove the flames west. the Turkish quarter thus escaping untouched.
 Besides the pupils, about looo refugees had been taken into the col 1ege which was near the place where the fire started. The fate Of many ol the girl pupils is unknown and II IS alleged they have been carried OH by the Turks.
 When the Simpson left the flames had reached the quays ana were nJenacing the foreign consulates.
 Nassacres Continue
 uprior to the fire there were no ,aesacres which continued through tbe nieht in the midst of the names. If is impossible to estimate the num- her of killed. Dr Post, an American who with members of the American relief administration made an lnnes- tieation. expressed the opinion that The number of victims up to the tlme of the fire amounted to 1000 lother estimates from Athens run as hlsh as , ooo) A large number ot Chrls- t;ons were believed to have perlsheo in the flames.
 Foreign Trade Suffered.
 The foreign trade suffered ehor- nous losses especially branches or agencies of the big American tobacco houses. such as the Gary Tobacco Co. and the Standard Commercial Trading Co. of New York. nearly ail of whose stocks were destroyed. The tottal material losses are set at total material losses are set at
 Great quantities of provisions were destroyed. creating a food shortage. Several French and British estab- lishments, the French college of St.