The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-11-08
TURKS ISSUE
CHALLENGE TO ALLIES
ADVANCE ON CONSTANTINOPLE
AND DECLARE TREATY OF MAUI
DANA SCRAP or PAPER. BRIT
ISII. STAND FIISNI.

diISI government Is III control or Con-
stnntinoplc. Raefel Pasha Is the new
governor and Hamid Bey, the reprcsen-
tative of the Angora government, has
ordered the allied troops out. In a
note to the Entente he demands evac-
uation Of the allied forces.
The Turks have torn up the Mudania
armiStice convention and are advanc-
Ing into the Chanak area, occupied by
the British, and other neutral zones.
An allied extraordinary council de-
cided tonight to refuse categorically
the national demand for the allied mil
itary evacuation OF Constantinoplc.
The landing of allied or American
sailors from the warships will not be
permitted unless by special permission
of the Angora government. This pro-
nouncement is made in one Of two addi-
tional notes which Hamid Bey handed
to the allied commissioners tonight.
The first note deals with the visit
to kemalist ports Of eight allied and
American warships and declares the
port authorities have been instructed
not to permit landing. In accordance
with maritime laws the Turks request
that these vessels salute the Turkish
flag.
The other note sets up claim for
the immediate handing over to the An
CORA government OF the Turkish rail
ways in Europe and Asia which are un-
der temporary allied control
Since noon Saturday the nationalist
administration Is declared to have
been established and in celebration OF
this masses Of excited Turks have been
engaged in disorders. Students march,
ed against the palace and riotous mobs
engaged in such manifestations that it
became necessary for the allied police
to fire on thcm several OF the Turks
being killed or wounded.
The Christians in the Stamboul quar-
ter throughout Saturday n!aht were
seeking shelter and protection from
what they plainly feared-a Turkish
massacre.
Today, however, the government au-
thorities issued orders that all dis
turbances should be vigorously put
down. The allied high commissioners
accepted the new regime and there
was nothing left for the Sultans min
listers but resignation from office.
Tewfik, the grano visier, realizing
mis- poYer had disappeared, dispatched
messages to the representatives of the
Sublime Porte in the various capitals
to transfer their archives to the rep
resentatives Of the Angora govern
ment
(. There seemed danger for time that
the radical forces would gain the upper
hand. The Sultan was denounced, to-
'gether with monarchy, and NIustapha
Kemal Pasha was acclaimed as "our
president" it became necessary to
throw guards Of troops around the Sui
tan's palace, within which Mohammed
vi, now Caliph only, is spending fear
full hours,
y AS yet Mohammed vi has given no
evidence OF conforming to the determ-
.ination Of 'the new government to rid
Turkey OF the high Office. Of Snltan, but
the quickly developing popular move
.ment may soon compel him, with the
loss Of his chiefs to accept the inevit-
able. ...
Raeful Pasha sOrang the news of
the change in government in dra-
matte manner, on the allied generals.
The generals had summoned Raefel to-
discuss the question Of the admission
OF Kemalist gendarmes to the Gallipoli
and Chanak zones. AT the termination
sof the discussion Raefel, as by way of
an after thought, broke the startling
news, thus:
e ~ must inform your excellcncies
that since noon the Constantinoplemo
longer exists, and | have assumed the;
s.a /,
The note presented by Hamid Boy
10 the allied commissioners this after
noon says after the abolition of the
old regime the Turkish population of
spontaneously and en-
Enthusiastically proclaimed Its union
with the great national assembly OF
Turkey,
f0sders have been, transmitted to
take all necessary dispositions for tne
establishment for the civil administra-
tt,s,