Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

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mittee of union and progress and It is ex-
pected that this cabinet, being thus
brought into harmony with the present
political situation, will have long lease
of power.
HAREMS ARE CROWDED
WITH UNWILLING GUESTS
TARSUS. Asiatic Turkey, Saturday,
April "a, via Constantinople, May 4.-Au-
thentic details of the atrocities committed
by the fanatical Mohammedans in the
villages and farms in this district are
now coming into Tarsus with sickening
abundance.
The worst particulars of these MARIA
tives cannot be mentioned, but they set
forth without doubt that at least ten
thousand lost their lives in this province
and some estimates place the total cas-
ualties at 5000.
villages like Osmaniek, Bazsche, Mama
dieh. Kara, Kristian, Keoy and Kezolook
were actually wiped out. Each OF these
places had populations of from 900 10 oVO
people. In one town of 1900 people. there
are fewer than 100 left, nearly all women
and children. 1t was the same thing with
the hundreds of farms that dot this wide
and fertile plain. The slaughter was I'M
sparing. even Greeks and Syrians were
struck down with the Armenians. Entire
families were burned TO death in their
homes.
Harems Are Crowded
Hundred Of girls and women were mall
treated and carried off to the harems.
The correspondent was informed that at
one place a party of 100 Armenians sur
rendered 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 were
then shot In many cases they were done
TO death with their women clinging to
them, trying to save their lives. large
number of women we're wounded 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 trading
Armenian girls for horses and modern re-
| peating rifles. The entire ten days seem
to have been an insensate orgy of lust
| and violence in the name of race and re-
| ligion.
MObs BloOd-NIad
In The ,nassacres of fourteen years ago
| there was no such desire to kill women
and children as has been evidenced in the
| last days. Now. however, there have
been numerous Instances of the murder
| ing of women and children with delibera-
| tion, and there are other instances where
| women were brought out one by one and
shot down the bystanders clapping their
hands at each fresh execution.
The local authorities are giving today
| four cents a day for each refugee in
| Tarsus. There are about 1000 refugees.
and this sum does not suffice The gov
ernment allotment is being supplemented
| by funds of the American mission, The
local officials say they are soon going to
discontinue their contributions, and IL this
is done there will be a famine.
Like Prison Pens
| The yard of the American mission house
| looks like prison pen. The men wander
around all night trying to keep warm.
| The women and children sleep at night
on the floors of the school rooms. Very
| few of them have beds.
In the daytime the men sleep, usually
| curling up in the, sunshie outside. There
have been four births az the mission
since the refugees came in.
In the meantime the Moslems in the
wasted country round about, are pastur-
| ing their horses and cattle on the green
| crops of their Armenian victims.
SOLDIERS ARE THROWING
KEROSENE ONON THE FIRE
ADANA. Monday. May 8, via Larnac.
1
| More people were killed in the city yes
terday. There are $4,000 dead in Adana
| province as a result of massacres and u.s.
| 900 homeless and penniless refugees are
wandering in the villayet
The deaths in Adana city alone are es-
| timated at $500.
Adana is terrorized by 1000 soldiers who
are looting, shooting and burning. No
respect is paid to foreign properties. Both
| the French schools have been destroyed,
| and it is feared that the American school
and missionary interests in Adana are
/ ruined.
| The new vail has not inspired conf
| dence There is reason to believe the au-
\ thorities still intend to permit the evtr-
| imitation of all Christians TIL troops
here are making a pretense of throwing
water" on the flames; instead of water
they use kerosene. thus purposely adding
| to the conflagration.
Apprehension is felt regarding the
American missionary stations at Hadjin
and Tarsus.
| All letters and kilograms sent out
| through Turkish channels are censored.
Boston Transcript.
| DCctor-You'll be all right soon.
| Tatient-Glad to hear IL, doctor. I'd hate