Evening star., 1922-09-21
TURKS MASS ARMY
At NEUTRAL ZONE
TO ATTACK British
HostiIities Believed Nearer as
Allies Work FeverishIy
for Conference.
MOSLEMS Determined
TO REOCCUPY THRACE
Kemal Pasha, Facing Pacific and
War Parties in Government,
Leaning Toward Peace.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 21.-While the
allied powers are feverishly endeav-
orinx to arrange a peace conference
to clean the slate between Turkey
and Greece and prevent more fighting
in tho near east, rumbles OF impend-
ing hostilities continue to come from
Constantinople and the Dardanefles.
A relatively small force Of British
troops Is holding Chanak. the key po-
sition on the southern shore OF the
straits, while the Turkish national
lists, eager for further conquests after
their overwhelming defeat of the
Creeks, are concentrated outside the
neutral zone at Ismid and Chanak.
impatiently, awaiting the word from
Mustapha Kemal Pasha to advance.
The Kemaiists, official French dis
patches say, have available for use
In such q drive 1000 modern field
ammunition for a two-year campaign
which they captured from the
Greeks.
Turks Are Determined.
If their spokesman at Constantine
pie Is to be believed, the Turks are
determined that the allies shall not
stand in the path of their desire to
reoccupy Thrace. An Associated
Press dispatch quotes this spokesman,
Hamid Bey, to. the effect that the
Kemalist army will certainly declare
war on the British If they attempt to
interfere with a movement across the
straits.
Much hope is based on the result
of the conference in Smyrna between
Mustapha Kemal Pasha and Gen.
Pelle, French high commissioner, TO
which Yussuf Kemal Bey, the ma
tfonalist foreign minister, has been
calling In of Yussuf Kemal points
to the discussion of important and
delicate questions. and the conse-
duent delay raises hopes that the
Turkish attack, If 1t takes place at
all. will be retarded until the British
reinforcements can arrive.
British Force In Peril.
If lighting breaks out before that
time the question of the safety Of
the comparatively small British force
at Chanak will become an anxious
one here. Marshal Foch is quoted
as saying that the position is alb
solutely untenable, except If held by
= very considerable force. while Field
Marshal Plumer, who has been in
specting the British defenses. is said
to have sent a message, which Prime
Minister Lloyd George communi-
Gated to the cabinet, to the effect
results of the collaboration between
Brig. Gen. Harrington and Rear
Admiral Brock.
Opinion here for the moment is
banking on the strength of the Brit
ish naval force in the Dardanelles,
which is considered suficient alone to
hold any possible attack by the Turks
No details are available of the burn
ing of Panderma, on the southern
shore of the Sea of Marmora, as an
noynced in official French circles last
night 1t is stated, however. that the
Greeks burned part Of the town before
leaving.
Russia Sees Opportunity.
According to the Times the Russian
soviet government sees in the present
near eastern situation an opportunity
to obtain recognition from the pow
ers. Russia proposes, the newspaper
says, to act the part of mediator be-
tween the Turks and Greeks, hoping
thereby to establish the popularity
of the soviet republic among the peo-
pies of Mohammedan Asia and COM
pei the entente powers to- revise their
attitude toward her.
Foreseeing opposition to this course
she has instructed her Representatives
abroad to placate hostility by tenn
porary concessions. The newspaper
ascribes it's information to a secret
document which 1t says the soviet
government addressed to it's repre-
sentative In Berlin, NJ. Karakhan, and
the text Of which 1t prints.