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THOUSANDS DIE
KemaIistS Murder Christians as
Smyrna Burns.
BODIES LITTER STREETS
Girl Pupils of American College Car
rIed Away by Troops-Britain Or
ders Warships to Keep Turks in


Asia.
London, Sept. l6- From 1000 to
2UOu Christians had been massacred
in Smyrna by the Turks before the
tire which swept the Armenian and
other quarters of the seaport, recently
evacuated by the Greek army. il is
charged III semi official and other
Greek messages from Athens
The British fleet has been instruct
from Asia 10 Europe, il was officially
announced.
This announcement followed the
cabinet meeting, which developed a
complete agreement reached with the
French for the protection of the neu-
trail zones on both sides of the Straits
of the DarGanelleS ana tGnStantinnple.
The admiral commanding the British
squadron at Smyrna has warned The
Turkish authorities in the city that
if maSSacrPS are continued the Turk
ish quarters will he bomha"ded, says
AN Exchange Telegraph despatch from
Athens
Among The Turkish nutrage> WAS
the carrying off Of many Armenian
girl pupils of the American girls col
leg". it is alleged.
i considerable share of HE property
| loss from the fire, the total of which
i estimated in Greek quarters 1T one
billion frames about $15.OO0.0OU at the
present exchange rate for The French
f,It \
y neS$1@e from Greek >en-':tticiA1
sources from Athens dated Thursday
| reads:
absolutely trustworthy persons be
longing 10 the foreign colonies at
! Smyrna, and notably American: hrriv-
ing here on the destroyer Simpson.
which also brought United States Con
sui General Horton. relate terrifying
| details regarding the massacre Of
Smyrna following th5. big fire which
reduced the Armenian, Greek and Eu-
ropean sections of the town To ashes.
"AccOrdin% TO the general conviction.
| the fire was started H. the Turks. 10
efrace the traces Of their ma>sacreS
and other crimes. Miss Mills, ma iron
of the American girls college, declar-
| ed she saw an officer, or non-c0mmiS-
| stoned officer OF the Turkish regular
army, enter a house carrying several
| cans Of petroleum. Soon after he came
| out the house burst into flames.
Fire appeared Immediately in other
| sections Of the town even near the
| Turkish quarter of Basma khane. This
| was the first day after the Turkish oc-
| cupation.
Besides the pupils. about 1900 refu-
| gees had been taken into the college.
| which was near the place where the
| fire started. The fate of many of the
girl pupils is unknown and it is al
| legged they have been carried off by
the Turks.
when the Simpson left the flames
| had reached the quays and were men
| acing the foreign consulateS.
| Prior to the fire there were mas
sacres. which continued through the
| night in the midst of the flames. II
| is impossible to estimate the number
| of killed. DR.. Post, an American, who
with membtpS Of the American relief
| administration made an Investigation.
! expressed the opinion the number Q.
! victims up To The time OF The fire
| amounted to 1000. (0ther estimate
| from Athens give 2O0O as The 3sun.
| ber) Large numbers vi Oh ,-.ti.s
| are believed to have persisted n III,
! flames.
| Great quantities of provisions wer;
| destroyed creating a food shortage
| Several French and their establish
mentS, The French college of st. j,
! Seph and other French schools anG
! the American y. NJ. {. n. We're de
stroyed The outlying Greek and \,
menan villages and the suburbs ii
| Burja and Burnabat, where Europeans
| reside were burned