The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-24
WILL HOLD TURKS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MASSACRE.

London. May 2a.--The officiaI press
bureau issued the following statement
To-day
The British government. with the
eovernments of France ana Russia,
declare thai in the past month the
Turkish population of Armenia has
been massaering Armenians with the
connivanee and aid of the Ottoman
authorities The inha bitants of a.
hundred villages near Van have all
been assassinated and the Armenian
quarter of the town itself has been
besieged by Kurds.
AT the same time the Ottoman gov
Arnment in Constantinople is raging
against the Armenian population.
The allied governments publicly
state that they will hold all members
or the Ottoman government and impli-
cated agents personally responsible.
Bob ScAnlon Wounded.
Paris. May 23,-The Suns cor
Yespondent with the foreign legion,
writing under date OF May 81, says
that Bob Scanlon, the American prize
Aghter. had his big toe shot of Friday.
"Our section" runs his message,
s.xas in the reserve trenches. Al the
outlook post things had been very
quiet, so some OF the boys began a
game of cards outside of the dugouts,
when q shell burst over the doorway.
An American named Paponi fell,
struck in the groin. Other shells
quickly followed, and jolt. another
member Of the foreign legion belong
ing TO our. section. was hit in the
shoulder.
There was much excitement and
Gcanlon dashed off to bring a Red
Cross surgeon. After he had reached
the Red Cross quarters and had car
RED a bucket OF water back to the
dugouts he felt that his foot was in
1ured. Taking OF his boot he found
that the big toe had been severed By q
ahell splinter, though he had not felt
il It the time"
shelling Of Dunkirk.
New York. May 2s.--Bringing no
survivors, from the torpedoed Lusi-
tania, nor bodies of the victims. the
Adriatic, of the White Star Line. ar.
rived here today from Liverpool with
$50 cabin and 1874 steerage passengers
Captain Hayes said the Adriatic had
mel no hostile warships but some
where near Nantucket two warships
were sighted. presumably American
They displayed no signals. and made no
attempt to communicate by wiReless
with the Adriatic.
Tho Adriatic was escorted out oil
liverpool on May IL by British tor
redo destroyer and a zig-Sag course
was kept up for several hours until
the ship was far south of the Irish
coast.
John r Brady. a newspaper man
from Chicago. who returned with John
borden, of the same city. told of the
deetruction of lives and property In
Dunkirk. France. on April - and 80
m the fs.s-fnch shells from the new
herman gun twenty -eight miles away.
The frst huge projectile fell at 1870
rsriock on April 2s." said Brady. .and
,xploded with terrible roar. Twenty
n1irsx shefls feff shAt day and, kfEht the
sext day At the time German Taube
aew over Dunkirk. although subjected
~ ceaseIess rifle and gun airing by the
French and Engiish. The German aero
name evidently gave those in charge
~ the gun in accurate range. for all
a the shells fell within q radius OF 4
E0usre miles.
Powerful Charges.
10 powerful was the shell charge
hat pieces or the casing were found
z Inc form OF melted metal In irreg-
si.r Sits, One OF the sflefis exploded
a ! parade ground and killed twenty
nidfers. Forty wounded men In q
ncvu<fnusd On Third pa9Al