The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-15
SMYRNA IS fired
BY TURKS AFTER
CITY IS CAPTURED.
Loss by Fire Estimated at
One Billion Francs; Many
Persons Are Missing,
Reports Show.
AMERICAN COLLEGE
GIRLS CAPTURED
Pillaging Continues While AL
lied Powers Send Ships
and Troops to Curb.

LONrON-From 900 TO 1000 CHS.
tians have teen massacrel in Srryrla
by tGe Turks before the fire winch
swept the Armenian and other qulr.ers
of the Asa Minor seaport recently
evacuated by the Greek army, 1t is
charged in semi.official and other Greek
messages from Athens received here
today.
Among the Turkish outrages was the
carrying Off OF manly girl pupils Of
the American girls college it is al
legged
The Greek belief is tnat the fire
was sci by the Turks to conceal the
trails Of their alleged m deeds.
Loss Is Tremendous.
considerable share Of the proper.y
loss from the fire. the total of ". lcn
II estimated in Greek quarters at on.
billion francs (about $1,000. 500 at pI es-
ent exchange rate for the French
franc), fell upon American sirms.
a message from Greek ssmt)ffioal
sources from Athens dated Thursday
reads:
Absolutely Trustworthy persons lie
longing 10 the foreign colonies AZ Smyr-
ma, and notably Americans arrlvins
here on the destroyer Simpson. wtich
also brought United States Consul Gen
eral Horton. relate certifying Grlbs
regarding the massacre at Smyrna ft.l
| lowing The big fire which re,luc!i az.
Armenian. Greek and Europeals-
I tons Of the town 20 ashes
Started by Turks.
According to the general conyici'Da.
! The coallagration Wis started by ,he
Turks 10 efface the sign OF ,heir n,.s-
sacres and Other criu.es MISS Mills
matron of the American girls '.eee.
declares she saw ar officer o. non.
commits stoned Officer Of Tie Turl,is'.
regular army, enter a hcuse carr, n,g
several cans OF petrol. So)p after he
came out. the house burst into flames.
Fire appeared Immediately IN other
sections OF the town even near .he
| Turkish quarter W Rasma Khare.
This was the first lay after the Tur.
kish occupation.
"A southeasierly wind drove me
flames west, the Turkish quarter mas
escaping untouched
Besides tie pupils. Ibou' 5Ot re.
'Gsees hid been ialen into the col
lege, wAi'1 was nelr the rlace wharc
the fire started. r.c fate OF many
OF the g,rl pupils is unknown and j,
IS believed they have hecl carsed OK
ty the Turks
Nriericans Investigate.
Prior II the fire there wcre mss.
sacres. which continued throughou, he
night !. IS impossible to catimato the
number q Killed. DR. P1s; AN Amer.
lean, whr with monters Of the Amer.
lean relief administration. maze an In
vestgation, expressed the opinion the
number OF victims up to the time OF the
fire amounted to 1000. tOther estimates
from Athens run as high as 200O). A
large number OF Christians are be.
neved to have pershed IN the flames
The foreign trade suffered enormous
losses, especially branches or agencies
of the biz American tobacco houses.
such as the Gary Tobacco Company.
aud the Standard Commercial Trading
Company, Of New York. nearly all "
whose stocks were destroyed
Food Shortage
Great Quantities OF provisions were
destroyed creating food shortage.
Several French aud British establish.
ments, the French college Of ST. JcS.
cph and other French school, and The
american Y NJ G. A, We're destroyed.
The outlying Greek ana Armenian va
lages and the suburbs OF Burla aud
} BurnabaI. where Europeans reside wcge
burned"