Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-23
VICTIMS NUMBER TEN THOUSAND
WORK OF THE REAc.
Armenians Are Looking TO the =
Turks for Aid.
AMERICAN WOMEN IN DANGA
rive Missionaries at Hadtin Alone
and Helpless while surronnd-
ing Towns Are Given to
Flames.

ALEpPO, Asiatic Turkey, Tuesday,
Nuril D.-The entire population Of hirkian.
located between here and Alexandretts'
even unto the last babe, has beer massa-
cred. The French mission at Ekbaz Is be-
sieged by fanatical Moslems The Armeu~
ian village Of Deurtyul Is surrounded,
and. according to a messenger who crawled
through the Arab lines last night and made
his way here for help, the situation there
is hopeless. The buildings on the edge OF
town were already in flames when he
escaped.
The msssacres are being carried out with
the greatest violence. Neither women nor
children are spared The motto Of the
Moslem Is. mo twig of the accursed race
shall be suffered to live"
The Armenlans, recognizing that the
massacres have been organized and carried
on by adherents of the old Turkish regime.
are looking to the Young Turks for future
protection
Ten thousand Massacred.
CoNsTANTINOPLE. April 22-According
to advices received here today from Asiatic
Turkey, 1900 Armenians have been
mastered at Adana and in the vicinity of
that city.
ing to the latest intelligence. is distinctly
threatening. The wave of fanaticism which
originated at Adana some ten days ago and
found its expression in the killing of Chris
tians. apparently is spreading generally
through the eastern provinces. More than
10000 Armenians were massacred in Syrian
towns and villages, principally in the
vllayet OF Adana. One embassy places the
estimates of killed high as 1900.
Tho government has sent urgent COM
mands to the vail OF Adana that the mobs
be put down and tho leaders harshly dealt
with. The attacks tho Armenians APP
pear to have been instigsted solely by the
reactionaries
dispatch received from Mersina dated
yesterday says the Armenian town Of
TTadiin in the northern part of the Adans
vilayet. Is beseiged by Moslem tribesmen,
Who are only awaiting sufficient numerical
strength 20 rush the mprovised defenses
erected by the Armenlans. The Armenlans
however are well armed and will put UP a
vigorous defonse. Up 10 the present time
two persons have been killed at Hadjin.
British, French and German vessels OF
war have arrived at Mersina.
SIN PIunderinE Antioch.
dispatch from Antioch dated April 10
says when the message was filed murder
and plundering In the city were still go
,ng on
Another message from Tarsus dated
April 20 said the missionaries at Tarsus.
which were giving shelter TO 5000 refugees.
we're we'll protected. Martial law has been
declared and the situation was showing
improvement. Five hundred houses had
been burned in the Armenian quarter where
nfty persons had been killed. Others had
been killed In the surrounding villages.
Aleppo under todsys date, reports the
situation Of all Americans there TO he
dangerous No mention Is made OF any
casualties. There is great insecurity ever
in Aleppo owing to the arrival In the city
OF bands of ferocious tribesmen. Collective
consular repres entations have been made
TO the governor general OF the district
urging him to relieve the situation in the
terrorized territory. The governor genera
promised to do all in his power, but ht
admitted he was unable TO accomplish muct
as lhere were only 400 soldiers in the city.
The situation I'm the country north. cas-
and west OF Alexandretta arises from thu
anti-Christian outbreaks and is most seri
Gus. There have been massacres and pill
lage at Antioch and rioting at Berjek
Aleppo is In state of panic. There ar
only 400 Turkish soldiers in the city. Busi
ness Is at standstnl and there il ever!
reason TO fear serious outbreak. TIL
city Is full OF Redouin Arabs. Kurds ant
Circassians.
Towns sacked and harmed.
The town OF Kirikau, a short distancl
east OF Beilan and southeast OF AIexan
drotJa, has been sacked and burned A
Ayas, on the west coast of the Gulf o
Alexandretta ais murderers have been re
leased from prison. They at once joine
the mob and began committing depreda
tionS
Al Tarsus 100 persons have been killed
houses have been burned and there ar
today 5000 persons without homes Sewers
native pastors from Alntab were kille
nhiie on their way to attend the dlstric
,nlssionary meeting at Adana.
American Women in Danger
BEIRUT. April 92-Five America
women missionaries are in danger at Had
I'm. On the vilayet OF Adana. Asiatic Tui
ktfs One of them. Miss Lambert has ser
aessage down to the coast asking fc
fonlediate help. The women are entirel
atone and defenSeless, The villages SUI
rounding Hadjin are in flames, and Had
sin itself is invested by nomad tTibei
Messages from the interior are being SUI
pressed by the authorities.
The, records OF the American board {
commissioners for foreign missions sho'
that Miss virginia A. Billings, Miss oliy
NJ Vaughan, Miss EMILY F. Richter an
Mrs Mary p. Rogers. wife OF Rev. d. n
Rogers, who Lost his life at Adans, are sta
toned at Hadjim.
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