The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25
A WHOLESALE MASSACRE
Kufds and Turks Reported To
Have Killed Inhabitants of
One Hundred Armenian W.
lagos; Russians Get Rein
forcementS and Are Striking
Austrians Hard Blow
BY the Associated Press }

London, May 23.-LOndOn today
awaited with deepest interest the out
break f actual hostilities between
across the Austro-Italian border has |
ended, Italian mobilization has begun |
and in Rome today DEGREES were is |
sued respecting measures Of an eco
nomic nature. establishing a censor
snip and providing for public safety
Greece, whose anxiety over the ILL
ness Of King Constantine has been in
creased, is closely following the stu
ation as regards the relations between
Austria and Italy, and Athens dis
patches state that the war party is
gaining in strength and that the recall
Of ex-Premier Eleutherois Venizelos
is imminent
Roumania, on the other hand seems
ANXIOUS TO ascertain the outcome Of
the great GaliciGE battles before she
makes her decision, while Bulgaria is
waiting for more definite results IF
the attack on the. Dardanelles.
Roumania may have some time to
wait as Russia has begun her cOun
ter-offensive against the Austro-Ger-
mans who drove her third Car
pathian armies back to the San and
Dneister rivers, and an entirely new
battle is developing.
The Russians, with strong rein
forcements, have crossed the San con-
fiuence with the NiStuia and are ad-
Nancing southwark in an effort to out
flank the Germans who crossed the
san in the vicinity Of Jaroslau. They
also are striking hard at the AuStranS
1nn6rQnt1V
made no further headway there. nor
with their offensive in the Op&tOW re-
gion. The latter offensive, however
was a movement to uncover the Ger
man flank in Galicia, which IT sue
ceeded partly in doing.
In the Baltic provinces the Ger
mans claim to have defeated the Rus
sian Northern wing in the region O
Shawl and also to have repulsed tn
Russian attack from the Dubysa an'
Njemen rivers
In the West there has been a serie
of attacks along the greater part o
the line but no action of first i'm
portance.
Wholesale Massacrs.
A Joint official statement by Grea
Britain. France and Russia issued to
night, says:
For the past month kurds an,
the Turkish population of Armeni
have been massacring Armenians wit
the connivance and help of the Otto
man authorities. Such ere
took place about the middle of Apr
at ErZerum. Dertshau, Moush, Zeitu
and in all Cilicia.
Inhabitants of about 100 village
near Van were aSSaSsinated. In tn
twon itself the Armenian quarter
besieged by Kurds. At the same tim
the Ottoman government at Constant
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nople is raging against the inoffensiy
Armenian population.
In the face of these fresh crime
committed by Turkey the allies go'
Sublime Porte that they will hold a
members Of the government, as well :
such of their agents as are implicate
personally responsible for such mass;
Cres"
Allied Fleet I'm DaFdanelles.
Paris, Nav 24.-Telegraphlng frol
Athens. the correspondent Of t
Havas agency says:
"Advices from Mytilene are to II
effect that the allied fleet continues
operate ip the interior Of the strai
Of the Dardanellea Several Tqrki.
sSme sns to eattsees tse ssd Ea0is a Msfe ha
Gbeen destroyed. /, Is stated thai
sMarmor4 and e&pk threY rurkil
stransports and that 1000 Turkish SC
diers were dr0MRsd,2
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British Ella SAM fMo GppboA& IS
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