The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
Instead of Evacuating Army Is
Ready for Battle.
Will Not Surrender Says Gen.
eraI LeOnardOpOulis.
TURKS MAKE new ADVANCE
Again Occupy Chanak and
Move Toward Capital City.
British Are Entrenching in
ConstantinOpIe Suburbs.
fRr The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Press.l
Mudania, Oct. 9.-The allied gen.
erals here for attendance upon the
armistice conference spent this morn
ing in conference with the Greek dele
gates The conference with Ismet Pa
sha the Turkish Nationists' repre-
sentative was scheduled to be resumed
at o'clock this afternoon.
The delegates met informally last
night, postponing formal discussions
until this afternoon. General HarlnS-
ton, the British commandments -chiet'
received in writing an assurance from
Ismc. PaSha that there would be no
further advance Of the Nationalist
troops in the neutral Zone----
CBy The Associated Press)
Constant. nop,e, Oct. 9.-The Turk
ish nationalist troops. yesterday re-
sumod their advance in the Darda-
ne les in the direction of Chanak, the
British stronghold according to a Mu-
dania dispatch to the local news
papers.
1t was reported during the night
.hat Turkish irregulars had appeared
Yesterday afternoon a short distance
from Beikos, in the hills on the
Asiatic side of the Bosphorus. Beikos
is a suburb of Constantinople eight
miles above the American naval an
choraGc. The British are entrenching
around BeiI,os.
Turkish irregulars and small bands
of guerril.as and bandits which fire.
quently form the advance guard of a
Turkish army have appeared IN small
villages east OF Constantinople. These
villages include Tashkeupsu, Tav-
shanjik OmarIi, Agfa and Armudi,
ali within the suburban limits of Con-
ssantinople on the Asiatic side. The
Brit sh yesterday made final prepara-
tion for defense, blowing up bridges
and cross roads.
an
A British destroyer anchored Sun
day at SkileI on the Black sea coast.
The co nmander went ashore, met the
nationalist officer there and re-
questcd him to Withdraw his forces.
The Turk replied-taat l4e--has orders
to remain. whereupon the British
commander declared he also would
rcna and kept to his anchorage
ose in shore.
Greet New CommaEdcr.
tsy The Associated i'ress.I
Adr.anople. Oct. 9.-Gen. Anstasios
LeonarGopouios, new Greek COM
nandcr in eastern Thraee was greeted
by the populace and soldiery the
lIEerI+or of Adrianople, upon his ar
rival here yesterday. The title 'liber-
ator," arises from the fact that he
was the first Greek to enter Adrian
ople after the Bulgarians and Turks
were driven from the city. in 1918. He
extensive preparations being made to
rcs'st the Turkish re-occupation.
Altho General Leonardopoulos to-
day is one OF the foremost military
leaders in Greece, he Travelled from
Athens in an ordinary railway coach.
In spite of his effort to avoid atten-
ton, however. he found delegations
awaiting him at virtually every sta
ton along the route across Thrace.
At this moment it is evident that
the army has Little intention OF evacuat-
in: Thrace without a struggle, what
ever the orders from Athens may be,
Gnd there is no doubt that many of
the officers are looking back for in
Spiraticn to the examples of Gabrielle
nd Annunzio at Fiume and General
AZcIlgouski 1t Wilma.
q Anything Is Possible.
Events march swiftly on an atmos-
phere of turmoil such as exists thru
out Greece today, and anything is pos
sib c.
Immediately after General Leonard
opu1os had passed thru the cheering
columns OF troops in the Rue Kara
Catch to the new headquarters in the
government palace, he received the
Associated Press correspondent with
whom he freely discussed the stua-
tion. In reply to the question whether
Thrace was going to fight, ne said
speaking in French:
I'VE are prepared. The whole army
asks nothing better than the oppor-
tunity. We shall not surrender Thrace.
Any one who saw the soldiers along
the Rue Karagatch today knows in
stinctively that my words reflect alb
solutely the spirit of the troops.
Greeks Not Beaten.
I'VE are one in an inf.exible de-
termination to keep intact. the new
Greece; no difference of opinion ex-
lists on this question. The Turks may
think we are beaten, but let them try
TO prove it on the soil of Thrace-
Trims are momentarily compli-
Gated and unsettled in Greece owing
to the revolution but the change of
government has served only to stimu-
late the troops and to unite them
Creates New Crisis.
tBy the Associated PressJ
London. Oct. 9.-The near east sit
uation continued to present disturb
ing potent;alities today with the revo-
lutionary Greek army at Adrianople
declaring it would not retire and
with the victorious Turkish army con-
centraung at Brusa, and Ismid, anx-
ious to reach Constantinople and
protect the Turks in Thrace. The un-
easiness was increased by the fact
that the allies are not generally con-
sldered to have sufficient armed
torces % control either the Turks or
While the British are using the ut
most patience TO conclude peace, it is
oeHeVe the Greeks and French have
been warned that if settlement is
not reached the British will abanL on
the whole peace effort. At the san
1Ine the belief is that General Har-
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