Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-17
AMERICAN RELIEF
WORKERS RECEIVE
THREAT FROM TURK
Protection Withdrawn and
Orphans Are in Danger
of Peril.
EIGHT EXECUTIONS
ARE CARRIED OUT
Former Minister of Justice
and Others Charged
With Treason.
SITUATION Is GRAVE ONE
Far worse Than That which Con-
frontcd Europe mt Russian
Invasion.
EIGHT EXECUTIONS
ARE CARRIED OUT
SITUATION Is GRAVE ONE
Fnr worse Than That which Com
frontcd Europe mt Russian
Invasion.
Try Universal Service

PARIS. Nov. is.-Eight executions.
are reported late tonight rs having
been carried out By order Of the
men who were slain were charged
With treason. and included former
Minister OF Justice and former mill
tary governor OF Cons,ant!ople and
former director Of the military
section OF the British police.
Tho terrible Turk has gone back
To his old habits. on the eve OF!
IN" Lausanne peace congress. which
war-wcary world hopes Desperate
~ Will result In pcac. along tn.
Rosporns. the Turkish authorities at
AnSora have served notice on the
orphan-oar!ng division OF tn. Amer
lean Near East relief that unless
their 10000 orphans Bre renewed
from Turkish Jurisdiction within ten
days, they Will be "dlsposcd OF as
the TURKS SEQ NJ"
The Angora government has also
Informed Dr. Nansen that he must
"vacuate ia. 200. O.O0o Greeks and Ar
menians In his care Immediately"
or they. viii Ice driven TO the Interior
Dr. SanS"r's 100000 wards are old
mon. and women and children. not
n'o Of whom is capable OF the fear
fii march across the Anatolian plaius
''h.ch cost 100000 lives III the pre-
ions Armenian evacuation.
The 10000 ornnans being cared for
: American relief agencies are en-
amP"d on tho Anatolinn shore. Of
the black Sea. under assurances or
Turkish protection untl transports
az" available.
The Turks have now Withdrawn
th!s protection and threaten to
take charge ot the orphans and drive
10" American relief workers out IL
the transports do not arrive In ten
days. The ten days Will expire In
tn" middle OF next week
Desperate efforts are heing made
10 &c; ships. but tn. relief workers
say IL is impossible 10 secure them
hcf"r" December Or. Nauscn toda ;
tcl"graphcd all The allied govern
mcnis, stating the situation and de-
mnnding that the Turks be warned
10 moderate their attitude.
The allies have not yet decided
upon course ot action. but II is
significant that allied wsrsh!ps in
the Dardoneiirs have been ordered to
proceed 20 Consiautinoplc FOR orders.
Refugees Total II Million.
Figures Issued by the Greeks to-
qsinsess r. fr"m fn, 'Ts ana %"T"rF s%Trn, Of
who have now reached the Greek
and Albanian borders, IS more than
l.o00,00o. But few OF these have
money or provisions. while typhoid
and other diseases have broken out
in several camps. Added 10 this the
weather has turned cold. finding
the sufferers insuncicntly clad.
NO allied government; wants the
responsibility for this 1000 600 OF
uferers who preferred fright
ii exile to awaiting the coming OF
Turk.
According 10 eyewitnesses the
uation ~ worse than that which
, ltronted Europe st the Russian
y 'asion OF Poland in 1920 bu, de-
tailed information is scarce. owing
10 Turkish censorship of the tele-
yraDhg and cahIea