The Holbrook news., 1909-05-14
MEN MASSACRED
 WOMEN ABUSED
GIRLS MALTREATED AND FORCED TO
 WE'D BRUTAL GATORS
Awful Atrocities Reported From Turkish Capital Men Are Led to Open Fields and Ruthlessy
 SIaia-Crimes Beyond Description

TARSUS, Asiatic Turkey, Monday, May 10, via Constantinople, May H. During the recent massacres the Ar menian population of Kozolook was put to death without mercy.
 Word that the Mohammedans were killing Armenians reached kOzOlOok before the actual attack on the place, and when the first considerable part of Mohammedans arrived they found the Armenians we'll armed and in good defensive positions.
 The Mohammedans did not feel strong enough to attack, so they gath cred endorsements until more than 1000 of them, well armed, surrounded the village.
 The governor of the district prom ised at this stage of the proceedings to protect the Armenians if they would give up their arms
 This the Armenians decided to do after a long barley. Then, under pre- tense of taking them to place of safe ty, they were led out of the village un- der escort to an open field.
 Here the men were ruthleSSly killed and the women maltreated. A number of Armenian girls were forced to marry Turks.
 The local authorities, who promised to give an equivalent of cents day to each destitute person, gave only f cents for a few days, and have now reduced their donations to an equiva- lent of 2 cents.
 Adana Still Lawiess
 Adana is still lawiess. More people were killed yesterday. There are 10000 dead in Adana province as re- suit of the massacres and S5,0O0 home a dering into the villages.
 The deaths in Adana city alone are estimated at 65O0. Adana is teITorized by 5000 soldiers. who are footing, shooting and burning. No respect is paid to foreign properties. Both the French schools have been destroyed
 The new van has not yet inspired confidence There is reason to believe the authorities still intend to permit the extermination of all Christians.
 The troops here are making pre- tense of throwing water on the flames, but instead of using water they were using oil
 All letters and telegrams sent out through Turkish channels are cen sOred.
 Details of Massacres
 TARSUS. Asiatic Turkey, Monday, May 10, via Constantinople, May H. Authentic details of the atrocities com mitted by the fanatical Mohammedans in the villages and farms in this dis trict are now coming into Tarsus with sickening abundance
 The worst particulars of these nar- ratives cannot be mentioned, but they set forth without doubt that at least 10000 persons lost their lives in this province and some diplomats place the total casualties at 25,000. Villages like Osmsnieh, Bazsche, Hamadieh, Kara, Kristian, Keoy and Kezolook were ac- tualiy wiped out Each of these places had populations of from 500 to 500 peo- pie Tn one town of 4000 people there are less than 100 left, nearly all wo- men and children.
 It was the same thing with hundreds of chiftlikes, or farms, that dot this wide and fertile plain The slaughter was unsparing. Even Greeks and Syrians were struck down with the Armenians- Entire families were burned to death in their homes. Hun dreds of girls and women were mal- treated and carried of to the harems.
 The correspondent was informed that at one place a party of 100 Ar merians surrendered to the soldiers. The prisoners were taken to an open field, where the women were ordered to stand apart from the men.
 Every one of the men was then shot.
 In many cases they went to death with their women clinging to them, try ing to save their lives.
 large number of women were wounded by the Turks because of their persistence.
 Sixty men who were brought down into this district from Hadjin are now held as slaves.
 Young Turks around Tarsus are to- day trading Armenian girls for horses and modern repeating rifles. The en- tire ten days seems to have been an insensate orgy of lust and violence in the name of race and religion. In the massacres of fourteen years ago there was no such desire to kill women and children as has been evidenced in the last massacres-
 There have been numerous instances of the numbering of women and chil. dren with deliberation and there are other instances where women were brought out one by one and shot down, the bystanders elapping their hands at each fresh execution.