ASIA MINOR.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17104, 28 March 1921, Page 7

ASIA MINOR.

tubes; driven eack

(By Association—Copyright.) (Ai)*tr»li#o *ad N.Z. Cable Awoeiation.) ATHENS, March 25. Greeks from JJ.rQussn drove the Turks - j.l miles in disorderly retreat. The „ Qreaks crossed the river Galloe and occupied, the line of HasSanpasha-Fun--0 tuklii, The Yenicheir attack is being Papoulas commands tho troops tp give the-coup de grace to the test,elements, of barbarism» and implant ■; <JK#k civilisation, lyhjch will bo the last # qwilfop asked of the. army. ' A; Smyrna correspondent says. that / Constantino will shortly arrive to ttsqmo command of the Greeks, ; .Wflose offensive near Broussa forced the Turks to retreat to the coast.' The A T»rks are also reported to'be retreatv\ in disoraer from the neighbourhood 4 Q* Hasaanpaeha, which the Greeks V'jteoupied. ffp K "' : ■ ~""~ Ml A KEMAIJST CLAIM. <mk (Reeeiied Maroh 27th. 6.5*p,m.) m CONSTANTINOPLE, March 26. |p ' A Kemalist communique states that tho Greeks defeated near Broussa, ikVVhere 1300 were captured. J •' E GBBBKS PUSHING ON. ' ' ' (Received March 28th, 12.45 a.m.) I .if ATHENS, March 26. j r Smyrna messagoj report tho .'con-j ( f - tinued adranoe or. the Greeks along the Whole froni The retreating Turks are abandoning rioh booty. Constantinople reports that thirty, thousand Kemalista have l>ebn with- , ' drawn/from Efccilicia, where they were u•, opposed to the French, and aro now ruphing to stem the tide of the Greek' 1 advance.