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Show 660 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE POISONED I Hostilities Loom As Kemal Takes Arrogant Stand LONDON, Sept. 28. (By the Associated Press) At the clcse of this afternoon's meeting of the cabinet, it was staled th?t the situation was regarded as increasingly critical. A third meeting of the cabinet will be held this evening. LONDON, Sept 2S. (By the Associated Press.) British gov- j ernment circles today took a grave view of the situation in the Dardanelles, which was regarded ns so critical as to overshadow tho revolutionary developments in Greece. The opinion was expressed that there is a greater prospect of fighting between the British and ' Turkish nationalists than any previous time The cabinet was convened this morning to consider a message Irom Brigadier General Hanngton, commanding the allied forces in Constantinople, summarizing Mustapha Eemal Pozha's reply to General Harington's warning against violation of the neutral zone along the straits. The reply was considered to be evasive and ambiguous. CONSTANTINOPLE;. Sept. 2$ iRy' the Associated Press.) The Turkish nationalists have notified the allb 1 hlch command that they will not tolerate tol-erate tho fortification of certain points In the so-called neutral zones along the Dardanelles. Continuance of the, work of fortification will be looked! upon by tli Kemallsts as warranting j military action, their representative,! Hamld P.ey. Informed the alll-d com-; mander. Brigadier General Harlng-ton. Harlng-ton. NEUTRAL BONE VIOLATED. The Turkish troop movements con-1 tlnue and Wednesday for the fifth j time they xdolated the neutral zones, taking positions In the regions ot Dujm-brekj Dujm-brekj Lampsakl, YaRhJllar "and Sang-arkell Sang-arkell Cavalry Is advancing on Asrnall-i tepe apparently with the object of lso- latlmc the British advance posts at: Kephes and aid has been sent to the latter. Despite these movements a communication com-munication from tho Kclamlsts Wed-! nesday declared they would respect I the neutrality of the straits pending I an armistice conference, and General' Harlngton has sent a message to Mur-tapha Mur-tapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna urg-j ing an early meeting of the British; and Ixemallst generals at Mudanla or; Ismid. I I6SEL IN DANGER. The Greek battleship Averoff. the cr. w of which mutinlea Wednesday is steaming through the Dardanelles and Is in danger of bombardment by tho! Kemallsts artillery concealed in the hills on the Asiatic side. Tho allied naval authorities h. r- are hopeful that she will escape unscathed, as she Is leaving Turkish waters at their request. re-quest. I S w LRSHJJPS READY. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S. Secretary Secre-tary Denby announced todnv that the 12 destroyers ordered to proceed from Norfolk to Constantinople, are the Hatfield. Gilmer, Pox, Kane. Hopkins. Balnbridge. McFarlnnd, Overton, Stui-lovand, Stui-lovand, Klmr. Barry and Goff. The date of their departure has not yet been announced. |