The New York herald., 1922-09-17

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kemalist effort to seize the historic
waterway was expressed in asritish quar-
tiers to-day.
Gen. Shuttleworth. who is in command
VIII soon be reinforced by French and
Italian battalions.
! The British officials are confident the
allied fleet and land forces can hold
'Colstantinople against all odds.
Sir Harry Lamb. the British High
: Commissioner at Smyrna. is comforting
with Mustapha Kemal Pasha. the Turk
ish Nationalist chief. at Cordelle. where
King Constantine Of Greece made his
home while on tbe smyrna front The
conference was over the political, mill
iary and refugees situations.
\ Reports We're current here to-day that
Vhe allied warships Mere bomharding
Smyrna, but investigation proved that
!. he cannonading was the work OF the
hemalists' coast batteries which Were
attacking the remainder of the Greek
forced evacuating the Chesme peninsula.
The British authorities appealed to
Sthe Turkish officers TO cease firing, as
,the retiring troops were no longer COM
&'hatants but helpless refugees, and the
Turkish action. they declared, was IN
NtOIdllOQ OF tue ulNNdlts VI n4iatAANes ahA
International law
The kemalists, however, ignored the
British plea for mercy and the Greek
vessels retired under heavy fire, with
many wounded.
British headquarters announces that
sF'ieid Marshal Niscount French. Earl
'of Ypres is expected TO arrive here
shortly.
M. Sterghiadis. who was Greek High
{, s,Commissioner in smyrna before that
city fell before the Turks. arrived in
/. Constantinople to-day. He was met oy
~ hostile crowd OF Greeks who shouted:
i "Traitor YOU disarmed the Greeks ana
supplied the Turks with ammunition
NJ. Sterghiadis was guarded by allied
police and hurriedly took passage on
4 Rumanian steamer. which is proceed
= ,ng to constanza.
ApRrAxopEr. Sept. 1s tAssocisted
press) Greek troops throughout Thrace
are exhibiting a mutinous atttude
There are many desertions. The death
penalty. however. has been waived De-
cause Of the fear that its enforcement
would mean the dissipation of large
part Of the army. it is declared IN quar-
ters close TO the military.
The Associated Press correspondent
on the way through Thrace. observed
scores Of discouraged and disheveled
Greek soldiers making their way se-
cretly 70 Constantinople. with the pop
ulaton exhibiting a hostile attitude to-
ward them.
Prominent yenizclist officers. 1t is de-
clared here, have left Constantinople
FOR Thrace for the alleged purpose
OF starting an anti-royaist movement
. while several well known Turkish agi-
tators have left for Bulgaria to stir up
! the population against the Greeks
The Greek army has six divisions
!, comprising 10000 men. massed at Gu
n'urJina. and 5000 troops on the line
running from Adrianople to kuleli-
\ Burgas and thence to Sinekle.
Tho Turks are reported to be snug
cling munitions into Thrace from Black
Sea ports.
SOFIA, Sept. IL ASSOCIATED Press) -
Bulgaria has no thought of striking q
blow in Thrace while the Greek army Is
helpless. NJ. Stambouliwsky. the Bull
sarian Premier, told the correspondent
to-day before leaving for Geneva He
declared that even if his Government
had any such intentions it could not
carry them out. because Bulgaria = army
consists Or only 1000 volunteers.
Whatever advantages Bulgaria sought
~ iHAdCt Sne NpNid seek nv peaceful
means and exemplary conduct, the Pre-
mler added.
VI. StambouIiwsky resented the sug-
Ccstion that the bandits already busy on
the frontiers could attempt to drive the
Greeks out Of Thrarc. He admitted that
number Of these irregulars had been
operating near the border. but he said
BuiTaTias ncighbers had no need 10 fear
them ~s =
y. a
o& BELGRADE, Scpte1s ASSOCIATED Press)
b. >lmanis and 3Jugo-Slavia have com.
acted an exchange OF views regarding
the attitude they will adopt in case the
bulEarians advance toward Saloniki. &C.
coralng 10 the newspaper PoHtiko.
Greece. the newspaper adds. has again
drawn the attention OF the Belgrade
government 70 the Bulgarian military
preparations on the Greek frontier and
mas asked JuCo-Slavia 10 support the
Srcck viewpoint IN regard to Thrace.
All the Jugo-Siavian Cabinet members
nave been recalled TO the capital in view
OF the gravity of tho situation. and the
Government has decided to participate
y the conference Of Powers to settle the
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