The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-27
Turks and
B ri tt S h
Naiionalisis Declare They
Will Hold Present Position
in Neutral Zone of the
Dardanelles.
Civilians Are Leaving


sorated Pressl--it Il reported that the
Turkish nationalist troops nro en-
trenehlng In the neutral zone Of the
Dardnnellcr. The Turks refuse 10
recognize the neutral zone and declare
they win hold their present position.
kemnlist forces also occupied tho
town Of Bigha. The British made rep
fesentatlons against thiy. but these
were not needed.
The region from Pnndik to 1ariute'
along the Anltolian railway has been
prorlplmed zone ~ operations by
The British. The civilian populations
Of tn. villages within the zone have
b.en ordered 10 leave, and the British
are digging three lines ~ trenches.
British Move Navy
Malta, Sept. .6-(By A. P1-fhs
British light cruisers Ceres, Carsfort
dnd Caledonia and the third torpedo
boat destroyer flotilla have orders To
leave tonight for Constnntinople' Fhe
fiotilla will be accompanied by the TOT
podo boat destroyers Rocket, tuscan
and Tribune and one submarine.
The British dreadnaught Centurion
arrived here today.
uItimatum by Wireless.
Conatnntinople, Sept. 26.--,44b T.
My A. P.l-Gen. Harrington. the
British commanderin-chief here, sent
an ultlmatum today to Mustapha
kemal at Smyrna by wireless, giving
him AS hours from receipt OF the tele'
gram TO withdraw hts forces from
Kun Kaleh Kum KalesD Mt the en-
trance to the Dardaneles.
British Women Leave.
Constantinople, Sept. 20. - the
wives and families Of high British
officials here have been sent out OF
the city. In order TO get them away,
the British military authorities COM
mandeered the Oriente Express which
runs through the Balkans and on TO
Paris.
A Messageries liner for Marseilles
yesterday took hundreds of passen-
gers, most of whom feared for their
lives IL they remained in CONSTANT
nople. -
Turks Move Troops.
Constantinople, Sept. 26.-(By a. P)
Another body OF 1000 Turkish
cavalry crossed the neutral zone from
Bigha today. This movement is like
that at Eren Keni apparently con-
certed before the receipt of the allied
note. Gen.. Harrington, the British
commander. was declared to be ex-
hausting every channel TO secure a
pacific withdrawal of both forces.
Conference Urged.
MOSCOW, Sept. 26.--(By 4. P.l-
Soviet Russia, in note addressed to
England, France, Italy, Greece, Rou-
mania, Bulgaria, Jugo.Slovakia and
Egypt, proposing an immediate con-
ference designed to find a solution Of
the near east situation, warns the
European powers against again ig-
noring the interests Of nhose coun-
tries directly interested in the free
dom Of the Dardanelles.
The note reiterates that Russia viii
less it is a party to the agreement.
France in Accord With Allies.
Paris, Sept. 26.-(By !. P.)--Franco
is in complete accord with the other
allied powers in making the strongest
effort to keep the Turks out OF the
neutral zone and avoiding all Incl
dents, it was explained today in of.
fetal quarters.
This explanation followed confirma.
lion OF a Constantnople dispatch To
he effect that Gen. Pelle, the French
high commissioner. had requested
Kemal Pasha to cuuse the
removal from the neutral zone Of the
troops which had invaded It near
shanak.
Peace Meet October ..
Coustautinople. Sept, 26.--By \. Pa--
The armxtice conference 10 ar
'ange for the cessation OF hostilities
5etween the Greeks and TutSisa na
ionalists viii be held al Mudanla on
1r about october >, provided that tht
tngora government accepts the pro
'tsional peace tssms outlined IN the
Iote from the allied powers.
This was decided AZ a council OF
he allied high commissioners held
yesterday afternoon in the british
mhassy ana attended hy Hanid Res.
of the natlonalists. ia.
a.d asked pledges from the british
dFernmeut that the positions around
'hanak be not reinforced during ths
.Fasrass " the Negotiations