The New York herald., 1922-09-27
SEIZE MORE TOWNS
IN NEUTRAL ZONE
Advance i'm Defiance of British
Ultimatum to Withdraw
i'm 48 Hours.
REFUSE TO DISARM NOW
Exodus From COnstantinople
Grows; Sultan Expected
to Abdicate.
REFUSE TO DISARM NOW

Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1899. bv THE New York HERALD.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 26.-It is as
serted here that Mustapha Kemal has
set next Saturday, September 30, for
the beginning of his offensive If the
negotiations with the Allies fail. Gen.
Nureddin Pasha. the Kemalist COM
mander at Smyrna, told the British
naval authorities who are embarking
refugees there that they ought to be
| gotten away by the 30th, as there
might be danger Of a massacre after
that
This date also agrees with the
Allies calculations OF the time neces-
sary for Kemal to effect his new dis
positions.
The continuation of the advance by
Kemalist troops into the neutral zone
and the occupation of positions near
| the entrace to the Dardanelles by
cavalry has increased the tension in
| Constantinople. Although no shots
were fired 1t is believed that unless
the Turks retire this will mean the
opening of hostilities with the British.
| Additional British reinforcements
arrived during the day at Chanak and
British officials are expressing them
selves now as being satisfied of their
ability to stand off any attack by the
Kemalists, who are known to be con-
centrating their forces In Ismid pre-
paratory to an advance on Scutari
should the peace parleys fail and
they be unable to force a crossing of
the Dardanelles.
Foreigners Departing.
The renewed exodus of families OF
British high officials has caused fur
ther anxiety and the atmosphere Is
again charged with rumors, one of
which is that the Sultan's Cabinet is
deserting and that he is preparing to
| abdicate.
Among those who departed to-day
was the wife of Gen. Sir Charles Har-
ington, commander of the British
forces. The Americans here are not
perturbed, but they are preparing for
eventualities. The Near East Relief
has chartered a ship, the Marie
Louise, to stand by at the Bosphorus
headquarters so as to take off the
American personnel in the event OF
hostilities.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Sept. 26 ASSOCIATED
Press) simultaneously with the an
nouncement that the Turkish Ma
tionalist Government had decided to
accept the conditions laid down in the
note from the allied conference in
Paris, IL was announced that another
body Of Turkish cavalry had invaded
the neutral zone and were entrenching
and that Gen. Harrington. the British
commandcr-in-c had sent an ulti-
matum to Mustapha Kemal to with
draw within forty-eight hours his
forces from Kun Kalesi. at the en-
trance of the Dardanclles.
This latter position was occupied on
Sunday at the same time n force took
possession OF Eren Keui.
Seizure Of these places constitutes
violation OF the neutral zone of tho
straits Simultaneously with their oc-
q patton yesterday OF Eren Keui u u
learned. the Turkish Nationalist also
took possession of Kun kalesi. Both
places are directly on the straits. Ercn
Kcui being between Kun Kalesl and
Chanak. which latter place Is held By
the British. The Kemaiists have an
entire cavalry corps NJ Adramyti, flfty
miles southeast OF Chanak.
More Turks Enter Zone.
Another body of thousand Turkish
cavalry crossed the neutral zone from
Bigha to-day. This movement Is like
that at Eren Keui. apparently concerted
before the receipt OF the allied note,
The Turks refuse to recognize the neu'
trail zone and declare they viii hold their
present positions.
Kemalist forces have also occupied the
town OF Bigha. The British made repre-
sentations against this. but these were
not needed
The region from Pandik 10 YarinJc.
along the Anatolian Railway, has been