The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-27
AMERICAN
MISSIONARIES
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All Males Slain, the Women
Violated, and Ref
ugees
FROM FOREIGN
MISSIONS HANGED
Ottomans Devastate Gulpa-
shan, Mob Massacres
Native Christians

New York, March 27-All the men at
(;ulpashan, a large village near Urumiah,
Persia, have been shot by kurda, the
women violated, an American mission
airy beaten, and sixty-fve refugees ia
ken from the French and American mis-
sions, have been hanged on gibbets erect
ed in the mission yards, according to a
cablegram received here by the Pres
byterian board of foreign missions. This
information was contained in a cable
gram from Tiffis from four native Chris
tians. three OF whom and perhaps the
fourth-were naturalized Americans.
The message follows:
"GuIpashan destroyed, its men shot,
women violated. Sixty men taken from
French mission compound and five from
American mission compound hanged. AL
len beaten. Hanging pole erected in
French mission yard. Massacre immi-
nent. Implore state department that
consul at Tabriz proceed Urumiah.
The message was signed by Jesse Yon-
an, Il. o. Eshaa, Isaac 4ohannan and
Paul Shimman, all of whom are known
TO the board Eshoo and Shimman, both
Americans, left this city for Urumiah
five weeks ago, proceeding by way OF
Norway and Petrograd.
The missionary Allen, referred to in
the dispatch as having been beaten is f.
IT. Allen, who was born in London, On
tario, and became a naturalized Ameri-
can. Mr.. Allen has been in the service
of the board ince 1891. He was sent,
for the second time. to Persia in 1911.
six thousand dollars for relief at Uru-
miah was cabled yesterday'to the Amer
lean consul at Tabriz, by the Persian
war relief committee.
Officials of the board were surprised
yesterday to learn that Secretary Bryan
had requested American Consul Glaze
brook at Jerusalem to investigate con
ditions at Urumiah and vicinity. It was
as hard to get men from Jerusalem TO
Urumiah. according TO advices received
by the board, it was said, as from New
York to Urumiah.
1--WE have requested Secretary Bry-
an both by letter and telegram, 10 do all
possible to help the situation in Persia,
a representative of the board said, "and
trust that he win be able to do so
through other agencies than the consul
at Jerusalem, who, we understand, would
meet great delays and difficulties in GO
ing or getting agents TO GO TO Urumi'
ah"
The report that Turkish regular troops
bad entered the mission and insulted a
missionary named Allen probably re-
fers TO Mr.. Eli T. Allen, who is one OF
the score of missionaries in the Persian
CITY. When Mr. Scott read his account
he made no comment except to repeat
that the board felt no apprehension for
the lives of the missionaries.
"The Kurds are cruel men," he re-
marked. "There may be little added
color given to the incident Of DIR. Pack
ard unfurling an American flag and ad-
vancing between the lines of Assyrians,
but the account probably in the main +
awthenic."
Every report TO ms from Urumiah
has named at least fourteen thousand
refugees" Mr.. Scott said. "The Ameri-
can missionaries are trying TO protect
these refugees. but there is no question
that many villages have been destroyed.
sThe Persian war relief fund, recently
orga nized, is to be used for the relief
Of these persons. We already have sent
$4,000 10 Persia and they cabled TO ms
thew have spent $4,000 Our hope Is 10
raise 100000. The American consul in
Tabriz. Mr.. Pattock. il chairman Of
our special war relief committee there.
Contributions are received here by Spen-
Ger Trask a Co. No. as Exchange place
The chairman Of the Persian war re-
lief committee here Is Robert =. Speer.
secretary Of the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions.