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Massing of Cavalry in Neutral Zone
May Conceal Infantry Behind It.
ljotvlon Lelitfhted at Dce'sion to Semi
Moro United States Warships to
Straits.
l-ovensh military preparations by
bom the uriush anil tne i urivish to
Jtcuini mear rigiats in any cveaituaiilaes
nave reviveti the war scat re here,
and liac situation ton.giu as tcgniuc.i
as more critical tliaiii ooiore the i'lU'is
agreement was rcacneu. 'a lie ikrit.sn
view walla- liae grcatoM, annoyance me
developments aaa three directions?the
Daruancil.s, isinnl and Til race?wuilo
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jMustupha Ivi 1 n;i<t. pcmaps "strale,;acaiiy"
is ctoltayitij^ laas response lu tii'J
?eniereiuo invitation.
The Cabinet with tin; :liie;s ol tiie
.several services, studied the probUmi
lor six hoars in three .sittings today.j
Tliey discussed contingencies ami wnl '
meet again to morrow.
In the meantime Constantinople is
Am mil' nillciai IiikI Tlh! New \ oak ller
aid correspondent, "Anything is l.ke
Jy lu happen at any hour."
The happiest omen, in British eyes,
is the American decision to send a1
fleet 01 warships to Constantinople to!
guard American interests, it is reaii* J
ed that the Americans would not Oo
drawn into any lighting hut with substantial
re-entorccnients Ulil U-.oiy
wou.d, officials believe, he a symbol el
peace that would have a valuable moral
effect. The British welcome the move
as signifying America cooperation tor
peace and security which they saj
tlicy likewise are trying to preserve
KK.MAI. CONt'KNTIlATING.
Concentration of the Keinalists along
the neutral borders and their systema\,
ic pre.-si'ig forward are regarded hero
as the most sinister developmeiiL yet.
Kcinal"s reply to C!en. Harrington Js
accept'd as evasive and unsatisfactory:
and it is feared be is trying to provoke
an incident. The CSovermnen..
l... - iMiitl :.\?ics I I'.nn 1 |.|fl ills'
IlitS r?vn 1 moil uviiuMo x yj v-u,
ton to exercise the greatest patience
in dealing with tho highly critical sit
ation ami to ilo everything possible 10
avoid host ilo consequences.
Gen. Harrington's answer to Kemal
is applauded hero for its tact and mod
eration.
* Fears are enttrtained for Constanti
nople because of reports of Turkish
divisions massing ahout lsiuid. This
is taken as a threat to the city. Tho
Turks are known to have stores and
ammunition there and llie danger of
an uprising that might put the toreli
to the whole Near East is not minimi/,
od. 4 '
It is understood the allied forces in
Constantinople number 150,000. Wheih
c?r in 1 lio event of an uprising the nnt
Islv would retire to Gallipoli could not
A be ascertained in Downing Street tonight.
The British are keeping the closest
vigil in the ChnnaU area, where tlu:>
suspect the Turks of using incursions
of cavalry as a screen behind which to
assemble their infantry. Hut the British
are now in a more comfortable position
with aerial units fully equipped
and ready to operate, as the result of
the timely arrival of airplane carriers
^ So far as known the neutral zone
about Ismid bus not yet been invaded,
but the Turks' movements are proving
exceedingly irriating.
StilJ, the British are resolved to em
ploy the utmost caution to avoid pro
vocative action, because there is a
chance that Kemal's delay lias 110 u?
terior motive, but is caused by slow
communication. The British also are
hopeful that Franklin Bouillion will
be able to straighten out matters, as
unolllcial allied intercessor with Kem
al; and they think that if the storm
docs not break in the next day or two
it will blow. over.
ANSWERING COMPLAINTS OF
K13MAL
| Kemail's complaint that Gen. Harrington
seized and destroyed many
buildings between Chanak and lOren
Kelu, as well as destroyed stores of
arms and ammunition, is not accurate.
it is stated here. These wore destroyed
by the Allies.in concert in 1920, when
it was decided to demilitarize the
straits. There has been 110 seizure or
buildings, but civilians anxious to
leave have been assisted in doing mi.
Another matter that Kemal com
pla'.ned of?that bo was not. permitted
to use the Sea of Marmora?is answer
ed here by the statement that Great
Britain declared her strict neutrality
as between the Turks and the Greeks
? in their war and would not permit
Greek warships in Marmora. She there
fore ordered them to leave whereupon
they did so. If the Angora Government
wants to send armed ships into
that sea obviously the Greek fleet
must be permitted the same privilege.
The abdication of Constantino is regarded
as adding to the complications,
as it is feared it will increase Kemal'u
temptation to invade Thrace at all
costs before the Greek army can be ro
united under the enthusiasm of a new
Government. The British are not much
concerned who shall succeed Constan
tine, but they would welcome the return
of Venizelos, because they feel
that a man of bis power would excort
n peaceful influence.
Notwithstanding tho grave view
l*eld in Ministerial Circles It Is unlike
ly that Parliament will bo summoned
immediately unless some serious development
arises, but the Government
is keeping this constantly in mind.
Thore has been considerable rovorsal
of opinion on tho part of the press
and the man in the street as to the
shipment of reinforcements from hero
the public finding relief in the fact
that it is now most unlikely that tho
British forces can bo surroundod and
^ humiliated. The Evening Standard
says: "While hoping for the best, we
cannot help feeling most satisfactory
things about the whole matter and tho
speed and promptitude with which
the British forces in tho Noar Enst
h<ive be^n strengthened."
(Now York Herald, Sopt. 28. 1922.)
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imoac'i'2 i>ixivi<nu;i> Monday.
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Constantinople, Sept. 22.?Mustapb'i
lvemal received (he joint allied note In
viting liiin to a peaeo conference only.
?t 10 o'clock Monday morning. He i? ?
thought lo have it sued orders to ills
truois to make a rcconnoitering Incur
sion into the Chanalt neutral zone hefore
the allied offer reached him. This
is believed to he the explanation for j
Tuesday's appearance of Turkish cav-J
airy at LapsakL, inside life zone, in ad-J
dition to the cavalry division whi.h |
has established itself at lOren Kol. j
As it was essential for the retention
of the hotf-ovev the straits and (lie
'safety of Mus British flret here that
the Kcmalists should not be allowed ,
to bring up guns to tiro shore, whien
| they have virutally reached, a strong
[ Iv worded demantl for their withdraw
?ii w i\n auui iu iwilltii.
At ono limo 7 o'clock yesterday ,
| morning was I ho limit set. by which j
| hour Kcinal must retire under pain -f j
I being attacked. But it was learned i
' that it would talco Koiunl. who is at !
i Smyrna, forty-oight hours to coim>> .
the necessary orders to his command- J
ers on tho spot., so no definite ultlinat
; um lr;>; yet boon iss\iod after all.
Brig.-CSen.- Sir Charles Harrington.'
whom 1 saw today, said he was determined
not to take any aggressive u't ,
ion until it was clear beyond all possiI
b'c doubt that tho Turkish troops are
I intended as a screen behind which
j guns were being brought up to attack
i 1 he British position at Chanak and . 1
threaten the safety of our ships passing
through the Dardanelles.
Commodore t'nwin. V. (\. who was.
. the director of naval transport in tho
Mediterranean during the war. has ar;
rived here from England to resume
his old duties.
Hritish guns from Malta are now
mounted on the CJallipoli peninsula.
I The latest estimate of Kemai .1
| strength places his forces between 00.
000 ami 100.000 bayonets, organized In
seven a.rmy corps. He is believed to
luive sixl.v airplanes.
PROTESTS FORTIFICATIONS
j Constant inople. Sept. 28.?The Turkj
isli Nationalists have nolifioil tlM
allied command that they will
not tolerate the fortification of certain
points in the so-called neuira'
zones along the Dartlnnelles. Continuant
of tiie work of fortification \\ .'I
he looked upon hy the Kcmalists as
warranting military action, their repri,
sentative. llamid Hey., informed the
allied commander, Urig.-(5on. Marring
ton.
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| London, Sept. 2S.?A Smyrna dispatch
through Paris tonight says that
Ketnal Pasha is disposed to accept the
invitation to a peace conference, with
certain reservations hut that the Angora
Assembly has voted a large war
credit.
All it is possible to say with confidence
is that while peace has not yet
boon broken some unforeseen "inc..
dent" may at any moment provoke
hostilities.
vassal Kenial Paslui is on I ho way
lo Angora lo place the allied note before
(ho Nat ion ?1 Assembly. Router's
says it learns. It is unlikely that any
reply to the note will bo received before
next week.
An important concentration of llrit
isli aircraft in lire Near East is under
way. An augmented squadron is on
(lie way from Egypt for Constantinople.
including sixteen first class ma
chines and fifteen reserve planes.
Another squadron of about rorty
machines left Malta with the fleet and
it is reported three more squadrons
are in readiness for immediate depar.
lire.
Malta, Sept. 2S.?The Rritish superdreadnoughts
Ramiilies is taking ou
oil fuel here today preparatory to loav
ing for the Near Fast.
Smyrna. Sept. 22.?Tho Turkish
Government intends to use tho Greek
prisoners, who exceed 70.000 in number,
in the work of reconstruction in
the devastated regions.
(Now York Herald, Sept. 2S.)
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Memphis. Tenn., Oof. P?.?T/ast Monday
morning a large number of the <
leading Negroes of Ihe tri-state tcrrl- '<
tory. representing, the various secret
societies, such as The Royal Circle of,*
Friends.. Tlie Wise Men and Women ol.<
the World, the Order of the Tmmaru. j,
ates, the Knights of Pythias, the Juga |
mos, the Mosaic Templars, the Od?ij^
Fellows,, the Masons, met in called sos 4
SlOll nf (lie \TOw nnnl I
Church and formed an organization'
knrAvn as the National Secret Fratorn
it I Congress (o moot annually and in
special sessions, comprising delegates
and members from (he various Negro
fraternal societies, throughout the
country.
The lt;ev. Benjamin J. Perkins, pastor
of the church., \vu/? made president
of tiie meeting. Prof. 11. \j. Chandler,
secretary and James E. Washington,
press agent.
The following wcro elected as goner
al officers: Rev. 1}. J. Perkins, national
president; Dr. 1). J. Thomas, national
vice president at-largc; Prof. It. Tj.
Chandler, national secretary; Rev. W
IT. Braxton national assistant secretary,
Clarksdale, Miss.; Mrs. Emma
Hansel!, national assistant secretary
Corona, Tenn.; Rev. It. L. Gilliam, nat
ional field secretary; Memphis, Tent..
IT. B. Ruflln, national auditor; James
E. Washington, (editor of the Western
World iReporter) national Journalist*
Prof. Ice Avant, national treasurer,
Forrest City, Ark.
The oxocutive committee comprise*
Rev. B. J. Perkins, Dr. D. J. Thomaf,
Prof. Tie? Avant, Prof. R. L. Chandlor
and Rov. William M. S. McCutcheon.
A spoclal meeting of the executive
committeo was held Saturday afternoon
at tho headquarters of tl>o Wiso
Mon and Women of tho World 3IS
Beat avenuo.
Details of tho program and plana of
this organization will bo announced bv
Mr. Washington later. I*
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representing about three thousand, n
aids, the white and colored people of t!i
lence of the colored people of this comn
le of the United States, are waiting
r the approximate amount ol the asset
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ancery Court
it being represented to the Court that thi
l by the plaintiff was because of the pre si
obligations of the Bonded Realty Company
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faction of the plaintiff and it being furthe
Court that there is a reasonable pro;
being able, within a short time, of sati:
as to said obligations of the Bonded Real
I as to the entire solvency of said bank,
ired that said receivers be authorized and
to the Court, at the earliest possible d;
:i statement of the assets and liabilities c
h offers and plans as may be submitted to
s, or others 011 its behalf, with a view oj
reinents of the plaintiff and effecting a ]
said receivers, and the return of the asj
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