The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1922, Page 1

. sign any bonds, WEATHER FORECAST—For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair to- night and Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 BRITISH ORDE CITY'S BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR | WILL BE SAME: Tentatively Agreed That Amount to be Levied for Running City Is $92,599 FINANCES DISCUSSED i Commissioners Discuss Mat-| ter of Creating Fire Truck Fund for Future Purchases The city commission, discussing the budget for the year beginning | September 1 at its meeting last | night, tentatively agreed on a total budget of the same figure as last year, which was $92,599, There will be a reapportionment of some of the funds to meet varying ex- penditures, Figures given to the commission on the appropriations for the last year and the amount spent showed | deficits in some, funds and a_ sur-j plus in others. No new large items of particular importance are to be included in the budget for next year, acording to the present inten- tion of the commission. Purchase of a considerable amount of new fire hose, was urged by Commissioner Hensler. The. commissioners discuss: ; ed a proposal to create a fire truck fund out of the money _ received from the state in the apportionment of the insurance tax, the money to be used in the future’in the pur- chase of additionak motor fire ap-| paratus. The condition of the various funds | for the year ending Aug. 30, 1922,| (Continued on Page 2) PRAISES CITY RELIC DISPLAY, Mrs. John H. Wishek Urges! Women of Devils Lake "To Do Same Impressed with one of the fea-) tures of the display incident toi the pageant in’celebration of the} dedication of. the Missouri River: Bridge, Mrs. J. W. Wishek of Ash- ley hag asked the women of Devils) Lake to prepare a series of win-j dows in Devils Lake’ showing the} history of that town. Mrs. Wishek | is chairman of the history section; of the North Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs and she desires the! windows for the entertainment and | instruction of the delegates to the| next convention of the Federated Clubs to be held at Devils Lake, October 3, 4 and 5. Mrs. Wishek, one of the pioneers| of North Dakota is interested in! the preservation of pioneer history. As one of the ways .of preserving it, the club women of McIntosh county offered a series of prizes for the school children of the coun- ty for the best essay upon the lives of pioneers in that county. While making a late start, the re-} sult was very satisfactory, and the! club women have determined the! work for future years. | The prizes this year were won; by school children living in the northern part of the county, writ- ing of men who moved there in the very early days. Mrs. Wishek and her co-workers expect to stress the availability of the. settlers in all parts of the county until a history has been written of most of the early timers. Confer on Date For Herrin Trial; i geal ae i (By the Associated Press) | Marion, IIL, Sept, 26.—Attorneys! for the state and defense were to! diseuss today with Judge D. T. Hart- well the settling of a date for the, bringing to trial of the 74 men, in- dicted by the special grand jury! which investigated the 22 killings at; the Lester Strip mine near here} last June,’ | Speedy trials are expected to pe} contended for by the state whose at-/ torneys have announced they are de- sirous of opening the trials as soon as possible. It was reported. that} late October was being considered’ as the date for the opening of the! trials. i Eighty-six business men of the! coal mining district supplied $410. 000 bend for the men charged with murder, 2lthough merchants of Mar-j ion refused without exception to} BOY SHOT IN’ FACE Zap, N. D., Sept. 25.—While young Albert Sinerius was standing oh * wagon in his father’s barnyard, Fred Sinerius, last Sunday, contents of a shot gun, fired from a nearby corn- field, struck the boy with such force as to knock him’ off the wagon. For- tunately no serious injuries result- ed although the skin on the youngs- ter’s face and hands were bruised ‘by the shot. The person doing the shooting sneaked away through the corn field, leaving the boy with na adult people at home. \¢ ‘at Washington | All ‘of the cargoes were found to! Bl SMARCK TRIBUNE | LAST EDITION / THE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) ‘ Sh When the bodies of the 47 miners, entombed in the Argonaut mine at! Jackson, Cal., were reached, after | three weeks of digging. Above is} shown ‘the crew enter:ng the shaft, on the trip which finally brought ‘success, At the right are shown! three of the miners returning to the} surface on the skip just after finally “breaking through.” U.S. ATTORNEY LIBELS LIQUOR HELD IN STATE Hildreth Qharges Shipments) At Portal in Violation Of Law | Fargo, N. D.. Sept 26.—The ease | of three of the six carloads of | whiskey which were to be seized at} Portal; N.-D. this morning by Fed- eral Prohibition’ forces passed in-| to the hands of M. A. Hildreth, the, United States District Atornzy for Norh Dakota. shortly before noon oday he announced. He’ has libel-} ed the shipmerit'on charge of un-| lawful transportation of liquor in}. violation of the _Volstead act, he; said, and ‘has telegraphed ~Federal | Prehibition ‘Commissioner Haynes | presumably for} further | instructiens.. The United} States Marshal’s office hag issued} papers of attachment. I “It. is the greatest shipment of liquor_ever bought into the state and_ if brought to Fargo will ne- cessitate building of a structure to} house it” said My. Hildreth. The} liquor was shipped bv Hill and Hill! Distilleries Owens, Ky. to the Na-| tonal Bell Drug Company B. C.—} under a special perm't from Mr. Haynes, according to the shipper: Formal seizure of the six car-| loads of liquor at Poral was made} early this afternoon by prohibition | forces operating under the direc-; tion of A. A. Stone, State Director. | be intact. DALTON FACES — THIRD TRIAL Chicago, Sept, 26—The third trial of Wm: (. Dalton, charged with stealing $772,000 in negotiable bonds} from the Northern, Trust Company while employed as a messenger in February, 1921, sas been set for October 25. The first. two juries disagreed, Dalton is attending high school. BEACH BAND TO VISIT DICKINSON Dickinson, N. D.. Sept. 26.—The Beach high school band, noted ju- venile organization wh‘ch made such a hit at the district basketball tournament last spring, will come to Dickinson again for the annual conventfch of the Sor\hwestizrn Division of the North Dakota State Teachers’ association on October 21, " The organization is composed en- tirely of high ‘school students un- der the leadership of D. M. Cooper and is rated as the best of its kind in the state. START HOSPITAL AGAIN IN BEACH Beach, N. D., Sept. 25.—Beach is to have a, hospital again. The Misses Irene and Lucille See- ly have secured the Ferris house and will renovate it from top to bottom, make additions to.the water service, repaint and otherwise put it in good condition or the ,purpose intended. Miss Irene is a graduate nurse and Lucille has taken part of the course, and other help will be secured ‘as needed. They expect to be able to open the building to the public in October. SHEEP RAISING PAYS Tappen, N. D., Sept. 26.—Farmers. near here are feeling the benefits of raising a few sheep on their farms ag the result of the sale of two carloads of wool in Boston re- cently. Twelve or fourteen farm- ers banded together to sell their wool andthe clip was shipped east. The check received for the two car- loads totalled $17,622.00. INDEPENDENTS START FIGHT TO CONTROL SENATE FARGO, -N. D., Sept. 25,—Deter- mination of the Independents to ight for the control of the senate is indicated in the announce- ment that recall petitions. have been signed in sufficient number to insure an election in Sheridan county where John Nathan, Nonpartisan, holds the position, and that petitions are in circulation in the third district in Western Walsh county, aimed at Senator Chris Leaving. A convention was called at Me- Clusky for next Friday to nominate Nathan’s opponent in the recall elec- ectionsition osobgwyp: Iwulul gmhm tion. GOLD FEVER IN CALIFORNIA Cal, - Sept. 26.—-An- coming’ almost simul- state Randsburg, nouncements tancously of gold and silves strikes | in seven mines, of ‘the Rand Mining district éaused a repetition of early California seenes here yesterday and today. ° The principal street, of Randsburg was thronged with excited people. Leases and properties changed hands rapidly, Since the announcement of the strikes, a newspaper, brokerage office and several small business have | been established. The mines in which paying ors erted to have been found are uttered over the Rand dis- trict, which was the scene of a gold| rush about 25 years ago. ASK STORAGE IN "TRANSIT RATE Grand Forks, N. D. Sept. 26.— Officials, of the Grand Forks Com- mercial club wil] file applications with the Great Northern thern Pacific railways for a stor- age in transit rate for grain Grand Forks. Action to this effect was taken by the traffic committee of the; club upen receipt of a telegram from Gov. R. A. Nestos urging that steps along this line be taken in order to facilitate, the handling of grain at the state mill and ele- vator here. 2 Such rates will be necessary it was pointed out if the state insti- tution is to compete successfully with others in the same line. BELYEA RELEASED Minneapolis, Sept. 26.—George Belyea, who accidently shot and kill- | ed his wife yesterday while cleaning’ a shotgun, was released today the police. A coroner's jury decided the shooting was acciden'al, and Nor-} at) WHERE BURIED MINERS WERE REACHED (40,060 IN. ATTENDANCE | Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 26.—Oficial- '1y welcomed to Towa and Des Moines the county and city jails which took night, the veterans of the Grand Army have made themselves at home out early today for their separate reunions, The entire body of representatives had arrived last night and it was estimated that approximately forty thousand visitors were here includ- ing the veterans members of the allied organizations und the members of the families of the official encampment delegates. Cleveland, September, 25.—More than twenty-five ‘sailors quit Lake Carrier's Association boats here this morning so as not to be caught at the head of the Great Lakes when the lake seamen’s strike goes into to E. J. Sullivan, local agent for the Sailors’ union here. | | “Geo. A. Marr, Secretary of the Lake Carriers’ Association here de- | |nied that any considerable number iboats here today. Mr. Marr said that they had the ‘usual Monday shortage of men due to Sunday lay | overs, bu ha all places had been filled. BONDING CASE Evidence in the Slope county bonding case, in which the county is suing the former county treas- urer and the state bonding fund because of loss of money deposited jn banks which later closed, has been submitted to Harold D. Shaft, court reporter for Judge Nuessle, acting as referee. The case will go to Judge Thomas Pugh of Dickin- son for decision. STEADY DEMAND. Fargo, N. D., Sept. 26.—The local Federal Employment office is receiv- ing a steady demand for potato har- | vesters from both sides of the Red | River Valley and as far west as Val- ley City, according to Mr: i Bi | Bowe, in charge. ¢here-is a strong | demand over the entire state for | men to do plowing and general farm work by the month, ~ ATARMY MBET and comfortable in quarters that} range from the most luxurious suites | in the hotels to the beSt parlors of care of the overflow temporarily last | in the encampment city and started! themselves, the} AHEAD OF STRIKE; effect Saturday midnight, according! business | of men had quit the association’s) grith ‘and Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey. EVIDENCE TAKEN SEN. WATSON OF “GEORGIA DIES | ~ FROM ASTHIA ‘Selon -Stricken Suddenly at | His, Washington Home— |. Had Strenuous Career i : ‘ARTED AS POPULIST | be | During Worle. War His Papers ' Were Suspended by Fed- i ‘eral Govern:nent Washington, Sept. 26.—United | States Senator Thomas: E, Watson! jof Georgia, died ‘suddenly at his thome here early today. Death was) |said to. be, due to an acute attack } of asthma, -from.. which Senator| Watson had ‘suffered recurrently for some years. Although failing | health had interrupted Senator! Watson’s attendance at Senate ses-| lsions frequently inthe last sev- eral months, -he-was in his seat: Friday when the senate adjourned and his friends believed that he, was then showing improvement. He! was stricken ‘suddenly ‘after dinner: last night and: passed: away short- | ly after 8 o’clock this morning.} He was 66 ‘years: old.: Members: of the: Senator’s family and a number of close friends were | at his bedside when the end came. During the first-year and a half of his term in the senate Senator Watson ‘gave ‘no’ indication of any| | impairment of the vigor and acti-| jvity which ‘had marked his long | career in’ politics and as a publish- | er. In his last speech in the senate | delivered: only’ a‘ week ago last; Wednesday, the Georgia ‘Senator | | severely criticized ‘the administra- | jtion for its’ ‘course’ in ‘connection |with the rail ‘strike situation. His previous attacks on the ad- imnistration and most notably his jcharges of illegal hangings in the, American expeditionary forces, the | subject of exhaustive investigation j a senate committee, had made him: {a conspicuous figure in the senate! | bedy during his brief service there. | ¥ STRENUOUS CAREER “Atlanta, Ga., Sept" 26.—Senator | Watson’s career was one of stormy political battles, dating back to 1890, when he was elected to the 52nd congress. He ran for reelec- tion on the populist ticket but was defeated. In 1896, he was nominat- ed for the vice presidency of the United States by the St. Louis Populist convention and in 1904 | was-nominated for the presidency by the people’s party. It was during this period that he} {started his publications, which de- veloped until they received Na- ‘tional recognition. His first paper ‘was devoted to the promulgation ; of the populist party’s views, andj in 1905 he established the famous Tom Watson magazine in which! jhe attacked the Roman Catholic Church for a number of year. This| publication first was issued inj New York. The Jeffersonian magazine and ithe Weekly Jeffersonian followed as his next publications. During ‘the war these two papers were or- dered suspended by the United, | States government owing to Wat- son’s opposition-to the draft law} and varions attacks on other war policies of the government. Known as Author As an authds, Watson’s best /known work was “The Story ofj France,” which was used in the {schools of France. Among his other | works were “The Life of Thomas Jefferson,” “The Life of Napole- on,” “The Life and Times of Thom- as Jefferson,” “Bethany,” “Andrew! Jackson,” “Handbook of Politics and Economics,” and “Life and Speeches of Thomas E. Watson.” | “The sage of McDuffie,” as he| iwas known by his followers} ‘throughout the state, built up his! political strength through his pub- licticns. When ‘the govennment ; stopped his two papers during the ‘war, he soon was publishing the} ; Columbia Sentinel. | In his campaign in 1920, Watson Senator Hoke; iwas opposed by |He denounced the Wilson admin- istration. During the latter part of his cam-/ jpaign he was arrested andcharged | with disorderly conduct at Buford. ! | Later the charge was dismissed. | In_1914 Watson was indicted in; ithe Federal Court at Augusta on! ithe charge of sending obscene,mat- | ter through the mails. He appear- ed as chief counsel in his defense} and charged that thi “indictment | was the result of his .attack on Catholicism. There were many jstormy court room scenes during ithe trial, which resulted in his ac- quittal. The body of the Senator will be taken to his home at Thomson, Georgia, ‘today at 3:15 o’clock. The Senator is survived by his widow and two grand children. WOULD REPLACE STREET CAR Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 26.—To provide Aberdeen with public trans- portation, A. J. MacIntyre who serves Billings, Montana, with a fleet of motor buses. has offered to establish a complete system: here. His proposal may end the dispute over municipal, ownership of strect cars, : ‘ HARDING CABINET WILL ORDER | ~ LIQUOR CHASE RESTRICTED TO 3-MILE LIMIT, IS DECISION’ Washington, Sept. 26.—The ca- binet at its meeting today decided to restrict prohibition enforcement operations within the three mile limit at sea except in cases where ships bevond that Emit are in com- munication with shore through their own crews and small boats. Prohibition, enforcement offic Is, Le cautioned to cbsurve this deci- 101 1 he subject of serrches for con- ed liquor bevead thy the 1 Jimit formed the pr neipal opie of discussion Lefore the cab- inet. 3 ation of municipal law authorizing customs or other | operations up to the twelve mile limit were found by the President advisors to be out of harmony with International law, and it, was held that attemps to carry ‘out the municipal law provisions might in- volve the government in embarrass- ments with other countries. It was brought out in the ca- binet discussion that in the recent case of the British vessel Grace and Ruby, seized beyond the 3 mile limit that court held this vessel to have been within American ter- ritorial waers in effect since she was in touch with shore by means of her own small boats. The deci- sion to resist operations of prohi- bition enforcement officials to sim ilar cases beyond the three mile| FIRST CARGO OF ANTHRACITE CLEARS BUFFALO St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—The first cargo of anthracite coal since the resumption of mining activi- ties has cleared the Buffalo docks for the Northwest, according to C. P. White, Northwest Fuel Distri- buor. The cargo is about 8,000 tons and is expected to arrive at the Duluth docks the latter part of his week, Mr. White said. Soft coal is moving along in good shape at the present and if this movement continues un‘nterrupted during the remainder of the navi- |’ gation the Northwest will receive 50 to. GO percent of this class of fuel, the distributor. said. | Mr. White today was _ informed }by dock dealers that soft coal is | from $1 to $2 less than was quoted two or three weeks ago. BIG FIGHT FOR LEGISLATURE Recall to be Used by I. V. A. Organization in Campaign Fight for control of the next legis- lature, while not as spectacular as other political battles because there are so many involved, will be none the less vigorous in the fall camp- aign. Both the I. V. A. and league organizations are planning a big ef- fort to win control, and the margin left by the primary’ is so small that the tide may turn either way. Independents have decided to in- stitute recall elections against- John Nathan, state senator from Sheridan county, and Chris Levang in Walsh county. The league is expected to {run Sen, W. J. Church in the fall in an effort to win Benson county, which was lost in the primary by a few votes with John Maddock as the league candidate. The Independent headquarters at Fargo is functioning now. Gov‘ern- or Nestos will open his campaign at Wilton on Wednesday night, and will continue a speaking tour for two weeks, Other speakers are expected to be put in the field within the next week or two. An urgent appeal for money has been made by this organ- ization. The league headq@arters in Fargo also has got under way. The league executive committee will direct the campaign, it has been announced. The Republican state committee, of which R, J. Frazier is chairman, also has opened headquarters in Fargo. Reports from Washington that Senator McCumber will not be candi- date, while attracting much attention in some newspapers, were received here as being considerably late. Friends of Senator McCumber had positive assurance several weeks ago that he would not be a candidate, and this statement of this feeling was freely circulated. CONVICTS WHO MADE ESCAPE ARE ARRAIGNED Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 26.—Joe Forman, J. B, King and Joe Teel, the three survivors of the sensation- al escape from the South Dakota penitentiary of four convicts last month, were this morning arraigned in circuit “court, charged with as- sault with intent to kill Deputy War- den Arthur Muchow, whom they knifed and seriously wounded in making their escape. All three men pleaded not guilty. Date for their rials will Be set later. As at the time of their. preliminary hearing, the men were brought into court from the prison under heavy guard, em mit in future, therefore, was ex-| plained as in line with the court's! action. | | 25, Washington, Sept. 25.—That atten- tion of cffic’als of the anti-saloon league is being given to activities cf the prohibition navy outside the three miles limit was evidenced to- Gay by the dissemination from Ieague heague headquarters here of | «tuo wood opinion by Wayne B, | savele., gencral counsel, supporting | the “:ipht of the U. S. to extend the | yee milé limit to prevent liquor ing.” Whecler declared that “rum 3 the greatest menace to law cuiorcement today,” and assert: | ed that Norway, Italy, Sweden, Chile, Spain, Frence and Great Britain all had contributed preced- ; ents for extension of National juris- dictional limits. Coincidently with Mr. Wheeler's ; statement, the office of Senator Sterling, Republican, South Dakota, | mailed out copies of the Senator's | speech in support of his tariff bill amendment to extend the jurisdic- tion of prohibition officers to twelve miles from shore. The amendment was not adopted but the South Dakota senator indicated he would raise the point again in congress un- less the negotiations now in progress with Great Britain result in an ex- tension of authority beyond the three mile limit. U.S. IN ACCORD WITH ALLIED TURKISH PLAN Secretary Hughes Approves Efforts to Keep Darda- nelles Free WANTS. FINAL PEACE Silent: on Territorial Ques-! tions, Expresses Hope for Complete Peace (By the Associated Press) Washington, Sept, 26.—The un- equivocal approval by the Wash- ington government of allied pro-| posals to insure freedom of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and} also to protect racial andd religious minorities in Turkish territories involved in the present Near Kast- ern situation was expresed by Sec- retary Hughes today in reply to an inquiry addresed to him by The Associated Press, The question submitted sought! to ascertain “the attitude of the government of ithe United States ‘toward the proposals made by the Allies to the Turkish Nationalist) authorities.” Mr. Hughes declined | ‘to comment on the territorial ques- tiong raised but made clear the at-| titude of the administration on the! other points involved. “The American government Is| gratified,” said Mr. Hughes, “to ob-j serve that the proposal of the three allied governments seeks to insure! effectively ‘the liberty of the Dar-| danelles, the Sea of Marmora and! ‘the Bosphorus as well as protec- tion of the. racial and religious! minorities.’ These points of the! Proposal are clearly in accordance with American sentiment.” “This government also trusts! that suitable arrangement may be agreed upon in the interest of peace to preserve the freedom of the straits pending the conference ‘to conclude a final treaty of peace between Turkey, Greece and the| Allies.” ENROLLMENT OF JAMESTOWN COLLEGE GROWS Jamestown, N. D., Sept. 26—Over' 76 freshmen enrolled on the open-| ing of the college and 80 seniors’ have already enrolled. These will be! materially increased and the other! classes have splendid proportions. There were 281 students last year! and it will go considerably over 300! this year. From this it will appear; that the College has been making a record advancement since its incep- tion thirteen years ago. Three years} ago the College enrollment was a} little over a hundred and we had| 204 last year, an increase of one hundred in the College proper with- in there years. CONDUCTS MENTAL TESTS. Washburn, N. D, Sept. 26.—Dr. Reeder and T.,H, Haines, the Na- tional Committee for Mental Hy- giene were visitors at the Washburn school, where mental tests were tak- en of al the grades above the third grade and of the algh school. The tests are given to help get a sur- vey of the school, of the state for the division of mental deficiency From here they were taken to Under- wood by Supt. McCurdy, where a sim- ilar test was given. These two towns were the only ones in the county where tests will be given as the committee have time for gnly that) number, PRICE FIVE CENTS TURKISH FORCES TO WITHDRAW NATIONALISTS RESTIVEUNDER NEGOTIATIONS Cavalry of Kemal Forces Only Ten Miles From British Army ENGLISH TROOPS READY Pending Conference Turkish Forces Proceeding with Military Operations ORDERS WITHDRAWN Constantinople, Sept. 26.— General Harrington, the British commander-in-chief here, sent an ultimatum today to Mustapha Kemal at Symrna by wireless giving him 48 hours from receipt of the telegram to withdraw his forces from Kum Kales at the entrance to the Dardanelles, “By the Associated Press) The Turkish situation reach- ed another er‘tical stage to- day, Kemal Pasha’s reply to the Allied governments has been made known at Constantinople by his ald-de-enmp and is an acceptance of proposed con- ditions but with the insistence that Turkish military move- ments shall proceed and that sia, Bulzarla and Persia shall be admitted to the pro- posed peace conference. The military situation has become Increasingly ser‘ous. The Turkish forces have oceu- pled Kum Kalesi at the mouth of the Dardanelles, command- ing the entrance to the straits, with a cavalry force. Another Nationalist cavalry, 8,000 strong, 15 at Eren Keui, 10 miles from the British lines at Chanak. Soviet Russia has sent a-note to the Allied -powers the Balkan States and Egypt pro- posing an immediate Near ‘Eastern conference in the hope, t %, of saving Southeastern Europe from a threatened new outbreak of blood-shed and giy- Ing warning that Russia’ will refuse to recognize the decision regarding the Dardanelles to wh’ch she is not a party. The armistice conierence has been set by the Allled high commander for October 2 at Mudantia, Constantinople reports grow: Ing indications of the abdica- tion of the Sultan of Turkey and the election of a successor acceptable to Kemal Pasha, Venizilos, is now figuring in the political discussions at Athens, The former premier is mentioned. as one of the mem- bers of the Nationalist cabinet which will seek to reconcile the Constantinople and Venizi- lose element in a movement to assure a united Greece in this eritical Juncture for the nation. London, Sept. 2 urther indica- tions of the ‘restlessness of the Turkish Nationalists over their ‘en- forced idleness while waiting for peace to be arranged are recounted in tate dispatches from Constanti- nople. Two divisions of Turkish cavalry or about 3,000 men have occupied Eren Keuimwhich lies only ten miles Southwest’ of Chanak, the main British position on the Southern shore of the’ Dardanelles, and eight miles east’ of Kum Kalesi, from which heavy guns can dominate the entrance ‘tothe staits from the Aegean sea, Birgadier General Sir Charles Harington, British commander! has sent a request to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, Nationalist chief, for the j withdrawal ‘of the cavalry. Pending , receipt of his reply a British mobile column has been stationed between Chanak and Eren Keui, ready for eventualities. Constantinople Disturbed Reports of disturbed conditions in Constantinople itself, with the secret mobiliza‘tion of men and munitions in Stamboul, the Turkish quarter, were capped late last night by a bulletin stating a fire was raging in Upper Pera street, one of the capi- tal’s main thoroughfares. No details were given but the population was said to be in a state of panic. The sublime porte is not letting the opportunity pass to safeguard that port of Thrace promised to Turkey under the allies’ conditions ef peace, and a force of 10,000 men has' been organized. Important strategic points already have been occupied, with the object of cutting off the retreat of the Greeks, when, as expected, a force of Nationalists lands at Midia, on the Black Sea, and drives. Westward. The Greek residents of Constan- tinople are apprehensive of the re- sults should the Turkish Nationalists take over the capital. Many frank- ly express fear of a repetition of the Smyrna massacres. “If the Kemalists take Constan- tinople’ and attack us,” said one prominent Greek an executive for an American corporation today, “we will fire our homes before we flee, and will not leave a penny’s worth of property. “A Turkish invasion without the forces may bring consequences fir more terrible than in Smyrna. Tha (Continued on Page Three)