Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-01-12 | Page 1 | French Sink Red Transport

lr Ini uJ. la IfU UIaIIA mM lUuiiAiy.Su lyJuii U IP LADED with nuss ATTACKED Craft Flying Tricolor Sends to Destruction. Steamer Carrying Men to Port of Trebizond CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 11 (Hy Associated Press). French destroyers have sunk transport flyinp the red flag and carrying soviet troops, pre-sumably pre-sumably to Trebitond. It la said In a dispatch received here. The encounter en-counter occurred ten mllea weet of Novorosslax, the French warship, at- . tacking- the transport despite the fact It wu escorted by a soviet flotilla. The sinking vessel was steered toward the const and ran aground, a part of the troops and crew escaping by swimming. The French suffered no casualties. ALLIES PRESS GREECE. ATHENS, Jan. IS (By Associated Press). Export of food snd meats from Smyrna to Constantinople was Insisted upon In a note handed Pre mier Khallls today by Robert de Hilly, French minister to Greece. Thla note Is considered to be a joint communication from the allied governments, gov-ernments, which have several times protested against the embargo on exports from Smyrna. King Constantlne declared today he did not believe the British wished a revision of the Sevres treaty with Turkey, but admitted he had received no direct Intimations to this effect. He said be did not expect an attack upon Oreek forces around Smyrna by the Turkish nationalists and Russian bolshevik L MONEY HIS CHIEF CONCERN. "Finance Is the most difficult problem prob-lem before Greece-," he continued. 'There is no reason to suppose the allies will attempt to squeeze Greece under the unfair arrangement made when Greece was very poor, and the matter may be arranged to the mutual mu-tual advantage of the nations. There seems to be little hope that Americans will aid financially. "The activities of the Greek army depend upon the allies,' said Constantlne, Con-stantlne, in discussing the situation in Asia Minor. "I may go to Smyrna soon an Inspect the troops, but not to lead operations. Jf the bolahevlkl make a spring campaign. lt will be against Poland or Rumania. They i cannot fight everywhere. ENOUGH OF WAR. T know but little about the little entente,' Rumania, Jugo-Slavla and Cxecho-Slovakla," said the king, "but If that entente was really planned to prevent wars in the Balkans, 1 am In favor of it. The world has enough of war for the present." "Are you tired of Interviews? he was asked. - "Well, I have bad my share In the last few months. he replied, "but I am always glad to talk with American Ameri-can correspondents, as they have proved their trustworthiness."