Evening star., 1923-01-29
TURKS MOBILIZE
100000 FOR WAR
IF LAUSANNE FAILS
Must Accept Angora Terms
or Fight, Renal DEGREES
After Council.
BRITISH DIVISION SENT -
TO VICINITY OF M0SUL
Nationalist Soldiers Lack Artillery
and Airplanes Are Greatly
0utnumbered by English.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Ey Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1873.
ONSTANTINOPLE, January %
After eight hours of deliberation a
war council, presided over by Musta-
pha kemal Pasha at Angora- decided
last Wednesday that the army was to
be made ready for any eventuality
and Ismet Pasha was to be instructed
10 leave Lausanne If the Turkish
point Of view was not accepted by the
allies Though the Angora represen-
tative in Constantinople seems to be-
leve that the British are bluffing
and that when they realize that they
must choose between war and peace
they will give in on the MoSul ques
ton, the nationalist leaders are ac-
lively preparing for war.
Army of 100000.
Leaves have been Cancelled in all
cases and nationalist officers at pres
ent in Constantinople have been ord
cred to rejoin their units Immediately.
The field hospitals, which after the
smyrna campaign were taken to An
CORA to be refitted, have been ordered
back to the war zone.
The actual strength Of the Turkish
army has been raised to 100000 men,
divided into three groups. The west
crn army consists of 10000 men, dis
tributed along the coasts of the
Aegean and Marmora seas and the
straits. and is commanded in Ismet
Pasha's absence by Nour- -Eddine
Pasha. The eastern army numbers
$4,000 men in addition to two Black
sea divisions of 10000 men. The lat
ter were ordered last week to join
the southern army, commanded by
Djevad Pasha. and composed of four
divisions. totaling $4,000 men. and
some 10000 irregulars This army is
kept in the vicinity of Irak and in
case hostilities are resumed will
invade Mesopotamia- Besides the
forces in the field the Turks have two
reserve army corps, one with its
headquarters in Angora and the other
at Konia. One division of informaz'
ton is at SivaS.
Emciency Impaired.
In Europe the national forces
amount to about 10000 men in Con-
stantinople and $1,000 in eastern
Thrace. The efficiency Of this group
is greatly impaired by the lack of
artillery, and while invaluable in
harassing the British and provoking
serious disturbances in Constan-
tinople, Ris valueless as a regular
lighting force.
Last summers easy victory over the
Creek army was due more to the fact
that the Greek soldiers, tired of war,
''downed their tools" than to the bril-
Iiancy of the Turkish army. The
situation will be changed. Most of
the officers and men fought against
Dit ttel, tv,N ha xpo
though superior in numbers and ex-
ceIlently equipped by the Germans
were defeated in Palestine by inferior
Indian forces assisted by British con-
tingents.
Afrplanes Obsolete.
According to the latest information
the Turks possess many airplanes of
an obsolete type. but have only ten
officers capable of meeting the British
in the air. On the other hand the
British have in Constantinople nearly
100 airplanes manned by skilled pilots
with war experience in France.
The Turkish high command, realiz-
ing that in many ways the British
are superior in a military sense, has
decided, according to well inform ed
persons, in case OF hosti1ities to TAX e
Mosul and then ask Tor new peace
conference.
Their plans may be foiled by the
Creeks, who, it is believed, as soon as
the conference breaks up, will con-
slider the Mudania agreement void and
will attack the Turks in eastern
'rhrace and march on Constantinople.
In this event it Is expected that hos
tjlities will be resumed on all fronts,
including that at Chanak.