Turkey
BOMBARDMENT OF SMYRNA. 2000 FRENCH AND BRITISH RESIDENTS THREATENED. United Press Association. (Received 9.55 a.m.) Amsterdam, March 19. The Telegraaf’s Berlin correspnodont states that when the bombardment of Smyrna began, the Vali arrested 2000 French and British subjects, and threatened to place them in front of the Allies’ guns if the ships did not cease firing. TURKISH FORCE AT SMYRNA. Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, March 19, Berlin states that eighty thousand Turks are concentrated at Smyrna oil'll the neighbourhood. Athens, March 19. There is a lull in the operations at Smyrna. The Turks are repairing the forts and batteries. There are 40,000 Turks on the Gallipoli Peninsula, 30,000 in European Turkey, and 110,000 south of 'ho Dardanelles.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 66, 20 March 1915, Page 5
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120Turkey Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 66, 20 March 1915, Page 5
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