Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-18 | Page 8 | No Order to Enter Smyrna, Says Daniels

NO ORDER TO ENTER SMYRNA, SAYS DANIELS Washington, Nov. IT- Officials here tonight refused to credit or to be alarmed by the dispatch saying the cruiser Tennessee's launch had been fired on bv the Turkish forts at Smyrna. Secretary Daniels said if any Incident had occurred to give rise to such a report the department would be informed fully by tomorrow. In the meantime he did not think It necessary to make a special effort to communicate with the cruiser. Mr. Daniels said the Tennessee had not been ordered to ga Into Smyrna harbor; that the commander8 of both the Tennessee and her sister ship, the North Carolina, had only general Instructions to remain in Mediterranean Mediterran-ean waters and look out for American Interests. He was satisfied that neither nei-ther of the commanders would take any step that might involve the United Uni-ted States in International difficulties At the Turkish embassy it was said the Smyrna report probably wai un- true, but if there had been any difficulty dif-ficulty between the commander of the Tennessee and Smv rna port authorities authori-ties It must hae resulted from a misunderstanding mis-understanding which quickly would be cleared up