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Show LONDON POLICY . GKFIRIR ITALY TAKES HAND IN ROW AND ASKS POWERS TO INDUCE GREEKS TO QUIT Dowlnlng Street Shows Little Faith In Turks; Eng'and Orders Turks To Remove Troops From J Chanak Zone London. Tho Hrltlsh government has sent u virtual ultimatum to Must-opha Must-opha Komnl I'nslm stating that his troops must leavo tho Chanak zono. Homo. Italy, Friday, Informally requested tho nlllod powers to pro-vont pro-vont tho a rook revolutionaries from nttmptlng to hold Thrnco against tho Turks occupation, Itnly fonrs that ir tho Greok army In Thraco trios to keep out tho Turks, tho Ilalkans will bo menaced with a now war. Advices from Athens quoted membora of tho Greok revolutionary commlttoo ns saying say-ing thnt tho Thrnclan front wna bolnc strengthened nnd Hint- the chlofa of tho now Greek govornmont woro In duty bound to tho nnllon to defend Thraco. London. Tho unxloty of tho British Brit-ish coblnot over ibo Nonr East situation situa-tion was holghtonod Friday by news that tho ltusslan eovlot government Is recognizing nnd strengthening its southorn nrmy with tho possibility of Joining tho Turks. Tho British cabinet Is mooting daily to consldor "war plans." It Is reported thnt tho gov-eminent gov-eminent has placed tentatlvo orders for war materials, mostly munitions. Most of tho British officials hnvo little lit-tle faith in Mustnphn Komnl Posho. Thoy suspoct ho la doluylng his reply re-ply to tho nII!o3 ponce noto for tho purpnso of gaining tlmo to strengthen forces around' tho nlllod noutrnl zone on tho Turkish straits. 'Russia has not taken any military stops In tho Noar KaBt," said Uotho-stein. Uotho-stein. "S3 long ns Itussln Is Invited to tlio Near East poaco conforenco nnd (horo Is no lntorforonco with ltusslan trade wo do not th'nk Constantinople worth tho blood of n single ltusslan soldier. Itussln is not proparlng to help Turkey. Tho British forces on tho Dardanelles Darda-nelles nnd In and around Constantinople Constantino-ple l.ns been Increased to tho following follow-ing totnls: Troops, ,'W,000. War crofts. 38 dreadnoughts, bat-tlo bat-tlo crulsors, dostroycrs nnd submarines. submar-ines. Members of tho cabinet declared postlvely that Britain would not en-.crt-'ln nnv suggest'on for tho passngo if Turk'sh troops through tho noutr al zone Into Thrnco. Up to noon tho British foreign office had no official dispatches from Con-stant'noplo Con-stant'noplo boarlng upon tho reported lbdlcatlon of tho sultan, but tho ro-nort ro-nort was generally bollovod. Kemal hns beon domnnd'ng tho rotlromont of Sultan Mohammod VI on tho grounds ho wns only "n tool of tho nlllos." |