The Ocala evening star., 1922-10-03
REPORTED TURKISH
TROOPS RETIRED
Dispatch from Smyrna Says Kemal-
lists Have Fallen Back From
The Dardanelles

Paris, Oct. 3.-A Havas dispatch
from Smyrna, Turkish nationalist
headquarters, says it is announced the
Kemalists have evacuated the neutral
zone along the straits of the Darda-
nelles.
Only Military Affairs Taken Up
Constantinople, Oct. 3.-Only mill
tary affairs will be taken up at the
conference of allied and Turkish ma
tionalist commanders at Mudania to-
day, the political aspects of the situa-
tion being disposed of at later meet
ing, according to Henri Franklin
Bouillon, whose recent trip to Smyrna,
where he conversed with Mustapha
kemal Pasha, was responsible for
summoning today's conference. Two
important questions will be discussed
today, he said, namely: demarkation
OF neutral zone on the Asiatic side
of the Dardanelles and at Ismid and
the evacuation of Thrace He is con-
fdent that an agreement will be
reached.
American Woman's Report of COndi-
tions at Smyrna
Constantinople, Oct. 3.-(By the
Associated Press) ).-"The cries of the
Christian refugees of Smyrna for wa
ter and food are met by a Turkish
lash," said DR.. Esther Lovejoy, of
New York, president of the American
Woman's Hospital, who has just re-
turned here after a weeks survey in
the stricken city. DR.. Lovejoy declar-
ed the world has not been told the
real story of fire and horror.
"There are still several hundred
thousand Christians in Smyrna and
the interior whose lives are in peril" 4"
she said. "The crowds on the quay
are so great that some of them are
pushed into the sea. Women stand
waist deep in the water holding their
babies aloft to save them from
drowning.
"Turkish soldiers are systematical-
ly robbing the men and wrenching
rings from women's fingers.
"At night the Turkish soldiers COM
nit excesses against women and girls.
Only when searchlights from the
ships in the harbor are turned on
them do they desist. The refugees are
packed in thousands in front of the
American consulate.
"More than 100 mothers gave birth
to babies. Some were delivered while
standing. | attended many. Some of
the infants died within a few hours,
but the mothers clung pitifully to the
bodies"
DIR. Lovejoy said that a Turkish
soldier mistaking her for a Greek
woman, struck her with rifle and
left a mark This soldier was about
to strike again when an American Of
fcer intervened.
"One of the officers" said DR.. Love
joy, "said a Greek woman cut her
throat and then hurled herself into
the water and drowned. Children are
being separated from their mothers
and fathers are being sent into the
| interior.
"Greeks are sent through a series
of gates and at each gate are stripped
of all their belongings including their
| money and their clothing. In some
cases the women were forced to un-
dress so that they could not take any
funds with them. BY the time refu-
gee woman reached the last gate her
clothes eyre in tatters."
DR.. Lovejoy described the sanitary
conditions in Smyrna as unspeakable
The Turkish officers she said, were
doubtless unaware of the misbehaviol
of their soldiers. In many cases the
officers showed real compassion. She
mentioned one instance in which
Turk threw himself across the body
of child to save it from being tram