The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
CHRISTIANS BUTCHERED.
American Missionaries Are Murdered
By FanaticaI Turks.


Constantlnople, Turkey. Turkey is
aftame on both sides OF the Bospho-
Jus. Anti-Christian feeling in Asia
are persecuLing Christians without
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS their hatred is di-
Iected principally against the Arme-
nans-lootlng and burning their
homes and putting them to the sword.
The turkish government has said it
was DOING alIsit could 10 maintain or
der, but it is doubtful if this out
Gurst OF racial passion can be sub
Edued at once, and during the week
further news OF rioring and massa-
ere can be expected.
/ The situation IN Asia Minor is nnite
dlsllnct from the political MOL
llnat invaded European Turkey THIS
lpast week.
The former is racial and religious,
and bears strong resemblance to
the appalling Armenian massacres vi
ten years ago. The latter is an out
come of Turkish efforts at popular
constitutional government.
Inc Young Turk party has been
practically driven to cover by the
ltrong movement against it, first
MANIFESTED among the troops at Con-
kstantinople. But the Young Turks
clam to have the support Of large
proportion Of the army, and declare
that during the coming week they
will take steps to maintain parlia-
ment and punish the rebels.
1 Turkish troops, in large numbers
r7,6 NOV in, ~ of n
capital from Saloniki, Adrionople and
other points in European Turkey. The
coming week will disclose the real
purpose of this remarkable advance.
( Confirmation has been received
here Of the killing of two American
missionaries at Adana. The murder
ed missionaries were Mr.. Rogers and
MIR. Maurer. The others connected
with the missions are safe, including
Mr. Christie, who is at TarsuS.
Three French warShips are hurry
ing to Mersina, where the situation is
1desperate. Foreigners and many
Christians have taken refuge in the
conSulates. The local troops and the
a governor are doing their best to pro-
/ tect the town, but there is great fear
that it cannot hold out much longer
against the invasion Of the Moslems,
The American vice consul at Mer-
sina, John Debbas, has been unable
to proceed to Adana, owing to the
interruption of communications. A
British Warship is proceeding to Al
exandretta, which is threatened BY
the Moslems. Several Armenian
farms in that neighborhood have been
destroyed. Alarm is felt at KharpuI
because Of serious depredations by
the Kurds in the surrounding vii
lagos, although the town itself has
not been the scene Of any particular
disorders.
Beirut, SYRIA terrible uprising
| has occurred at Adana. Street fight
Ing has been going on for three days
and at leafs 1000 persons have been
killed. The city has been practically
destroyed by fire. American mission
aries, named Rogers and Maurer, the
latter from Hadjin, are dead. All
the other Americans are safe. The
British vice CONSUL Major Daughty-
Wylie, is among the wounded. He
was shot through the arm.
At Tarsus there was loss of life.
The Armenian quarter was destroy
ed. Four thousand refugees are
housed in the American mission. The
need of relief is urgen, for shortly
the fugitives will be on the verge Of
starvation. Conditions in the vicinity
Of Alexandretta also are most seri-
Gus.