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Show GREEK FORCES ! FACE DISASTER Athens Appeals to Allies for Armistice to Avoid Slaughter LONDuN, Sept. 5 (By the Assoel-ated Assoel-ated Press; General opinion In well . Informed quarters In London today was that the disaster to the Greek j army iu Asia Minor was complete. There seemed little prospect that any-thing any-thing could, now save It from a total debacle I The Greek government has appeal-led appeal-led to the powers lo obtain an armls- ' i.tice with the Turkish nationalists, who have virtually driven the Greeks from the battlefield and as a result ol interchanges among the chancellors ' London, Paris and Rome. Instructions have been sent to the allied high com- i mlssioncrs of the three powers in Con- i stantlnople to discuss joint measures foe bringing about a --uspenslon .i fighting. GREEK IRAfl worn oil News of the successive reverses suffered suf-fered by the Greeks ai the hands of the Turkish nationalists In Asia Mi nor is believed to forecast early evac- i nation of the entire area by the cjreek j army. Indeed, the evecuallou has already begun, according to the Dally Mall, which quotes Greek olflclal circles in London us declaring the army vvin b : out of the country within three weejti The newspaper attributes to Us Greek official Informant the statement thai the army l worn out with fighting Many of the soldiers have been in one battle or another for the last 12 years.'' he aald. "and thev arc thoroughly thor-oughly disheartened by the conviction that there is nothing tangible to tight for." CHRIST! LNS I N DANGER The Dally Telegraph s diplomatic correspondent says the "Jieek govcyn-meat govcyn-meat notified Great Britain on Saturday Satur-day of Us decision lo evacuate Asia Minor, including the Smyrna enclave, j and asked the assistance of the allies al-lies in arranging an armistice. II was ; announced Its inability longer to guar antee the safety of the Christian community com-munity throughout the countr. or the allied nationals lh Smyrna and sube- I quentty put forward lhe idea that evacuation of all tb Christian civil-I lans as well as the Greek troops would be necessary. The fate of these thousands of Christians now seems to be the chief Concern of the allies, whose warships j alone, it Is said, stand between thein and possible annihilation. GREEKS BLA.Mt M.I U s ATHENS. Sept. 6. (By lhe Aasocl- I ated Press- Reports from various, sources say the military situation In Asia Minor where the Greeks and I Turkish nationalist armies are at j grips, in considerably improved. Tho ! position, nevertheless is obscure The Greek government has com- mandeered the merchant iieet National opinion Is Inclined to blame , ill- .illles for Greeco's misfortune The newspapers contend thai ih- Greek u rns landed at Smyrna In lain lo car- I ry out the allies' mandate and that I Greece had made every sacrifice to I thai end and would have continued in I the same course If the allies had not! obstructed her task. VICTORY CLAIMED A Greek communique reports that the Greek army In Asia Minor baa re- pulsed and routed the Turkish nationalists na-tionalists east of Brussn i Xoti Previous reports have said the Turks were Q eating Brusaa and that the I. ill of thai place was im- j nun. nl. j oo |