New-York tribune., 1909-04-29
WOMAN TELLS OF PERIL
H4DJIN STILL HELPLESS.
SIau ehter and PUage Continue, Mss
Lambert Says.

Constantinople April 2S.-A telegram was re-
ceived here to-day from Miss Rose Lambert, one
of The American woman missionaries at HadJin. II
sets forth the danger surrounding Miss LAMBERT
and her companions. who are quite alone. Inc
communication is dated Hadjin April %, and says:
The rising against the Christians Of Hadjin began
nine days ago The government sent troops 20
TytrietfsDs but the mon were not strong enough
numerically to restore order. Many are dead and
Dcsperadoes occupied the Armenian cloistsr hye
days ago, and have been firing on the people VI
out interruption since The Armenian cEE!EHeS
are now showing white flags. indicating that thcIe
will be further resistance yet tRc shP"tnE an am
robbed and others undoubtedly VIII he The Ar
Sn"b sya becn burned ana "a many persons killed
Hadin is almost entirely without food and AM
provincial authorities have been appealed to, both
orally and in writing. to send more troops !"
ger Who first started this dispatch to the local
telegraph Office was killed on his way
The American women at Hadiin are Miss Nr-
gina A. Billings. OF Kirkland, Ohio; Miss Emily =.
Richter OF Chicago: Miss Lambert and a Miss
Baldwin. The two last mentioned women were
sent out by tie Mennonite Brethren in Christ "i
Ohio Christian refugees 10y the thousand nave
massed at Hadiiu. and for eleven days the town
has been threatened by fanat'cal Mah"m"tah tTlh'S
men. whose camps completely encirc!e H.
Reading. Penn, April 2s-Miss Rose Lambert
Asiatic Turkey, are connected with the United
Orphanage and Mission. OF which the Rev {. II
BrInncr Of this city, head OF the general board
Mr. Brunucr said to-day concerning the American
women engaged in the work:
Miss hose Lambert is the principal figure II
Hadiin as the superintendent 7. Ford Barker. and
his wife are at present home furlcugh. Miss
Lambert IS the daughter OF the Rev. George Lam
bert of Elkhart. Ind With Miss Lambert at Had
lin at tn. present time are Miss Ida TschumI. Of
Cleveland: Miss Anna Bowman and Miss Dorinda
Bowman"
one of Miss Lambert's reports gives the follow
ing description Of an encounter with Turkish rob-
bers
While travelling from place to place on horse
suspicious looking Kurds Joined the caravan.
Elder Barker heard the mueteer cry out. "Oh, I'm
of the head with a sword. Wounded and bleadng
he clasped his arms around the horses neck ana
tainted. When he recovered consciousness he found
a robber on each side Of him. The robbers dragged
him off the road and concealed him behind the
bushes. where they searched him. but finding only
a small amount OF money. they gave him Il severe
and prayed that Brother Barker's life might be
spared, and threw himself between the robbers and
could depart they departed into the thicElet. The
first duty TO gather what little remained.
The muleteer could not be found-nothing but
spots OF blood. A party Of aimed Kurds on horse
back seen rapidly approaching. but they could
not be persuaded TO capture the thieves
That night was spent In n Kurd village, where
washed his coat and hat, which were soaked with
blood. The village population crowded into the
who had fallen among the thieves. II was a mar
row escape, but after a weeks Brother Barker
again quite well. II is never safe to travel
without soldier which the government SENDS as