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Show TURKS BRING UP LARGER FORGES Troops in Armenia Called to Help Resist Drive of Greeks CONSTANTINOPLE. March 29. Large Turkish forces In Armenia have been recalled by the Turkish Nation-Ist Nation-Ist government ot Angora to pppose the Greek offensive Martial law bus been declared In Angora and gcner.il mobilization has been ordered. OBJIBCTIl E T iXKS LONDON, March St. Greek troops have occupied Kskl-Shehr, capturing rnanv prisoners and a large quantity of war materials, says a Central News dispatch from Athens. Kskl-Shehr was one of the most important objectives of" the Greek offensive of-fensive in Asia Minor which began last week. It is the junction of the main line of the Bagdad railway and the road running southeast to Konlft The capture of this city by the Greeks unites the armies operating east of Smyrna and Brussa and opens the way for (in advance on Angora, 140 miles to the east si KKI S PACT SAVED ATHENS. March 29 (By The Associated As-sociated press) Declaration tha: Greek delegates at the London Near Eastern conference had saved the Severe treaty and that their efforts ef-forts had been directed toward "the last word being given Hellenic arms" was made here yesterday by Premier Kslogeropoulos on his return from ln don. "Greek guns are now having their ! say." he continued, "and they win be heard more and more. We will be able to secure the necessary financial fi-nancial support from allied sources to carry on the war The continuation continua-tion of the struggle will bring victory to Greece.' TURK TROOPs si ITER Turkish Nationalist troops suffered heavily In the fighting Which preceded pre-ceded the capture of Afiun-Karahis-sar by the Greeks, an official statement state-ment Issued here says. rrevOI,s dispatches regarding the taking of this city Indicated the bulk of the 'I urkish forces had retreated northward toward Klutavah. but the official statement declared that th Turks were driven to the southeast in the direction of Konla Occupation of Afinn-Karahissar. It Is dec lared by newspapers here, make:, the Greek march to Angora casv |