The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-04-03


The car and Witte, it is asserted,
were for peace with Germany Grand
Duke Nicholas and his party stand for
continuance of the war with the allies.
This latter is the military party, and,
it is said, if it's aims are thwarted there
will be danger of revolution in the
great Slav empire and the overthrow of
the present emperor.
Reports early in the week from north
west Persia were to the effect that there
had been a great massacre of native
Christians by Turkish soldiers and Kur-
dish tribesmen, and that the American
missions at Urumiah and Tabriz were
threatened.
Cablegrams from Tiflis stated that
10000 Christians were dead or missing,
$4,000 others had taken refuge in the
Caucasus mountains, and 1900 others
were in imminent danger in the mis-
sions.
These reports, however, have been
much modified by later ones. The Turk
ish war office denied that there had been
any disorders whatever. The truth will
probably not be known for some time.
The battle for the possession of the
Carpathian passes continues. A Russ
ian raiding party is reported to have adj
vanced to within forty miles of Cracow
The combat in the Dardanelles is at
standstill. It is stated the allies fleet
will be unable to force passage with
out the cooperation of land forces. The
French battleship Bouvet, 12,000-ton
vessel of the peterborough type, and
the British battleships Ocean and r.
resistible have been sunk in the fighting,
and the Gaulois and Infexible have been
put out of action. The English cruiser
Amethyst has been damaged, with a
heavy loss in lives.
Deaconesses Helen Buhmann andBelle
Schelhorn have just compiled very in
teresting report, showing their sales of
Zion Literature from May the 9th, 1914
to March 81, 1915 While in Minneap-
oils, Minnesota they sold 1926 LEAVES
OF HEALING, gave away 14,O49 Mes
sages, and distributed 1929 Hand
bills This work was done in six weeks.
While in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
these same ladies sold II ,22O LEAVES OF
HEALING in 1O8 days. During that
same period they also distributed 3d.
GIL Messages. While in New Orleans,
Louisiana, they sold 1856 LEAVES OF
HEALING within a period of only 81
days, which is indeed unique record.
They also distributed in New Orleans
%, 100 Messages. In Mobile, Alabama,
where they spent 10 days they sold LII
LEAVES OF HEALING, and gave away TO-
613 Messages. Stopping at Montgom-
cry, Alabama, for week they sold 600
LEAVES OF HEALING, and distributed
5000 Messages At Nashville, Tennes-
see, in period of five days they sold not
less than 48O LEAVES OF HEALING and
gave away 5,118 Messages.
A total of So days in the South Melted
1856 LEAVES OF HEALING sold, and 49,
O93 Messages given away. With all this
hard work the Deaconesses say in very
few words, eve spent very pleasant
time in the South-the people treated
us very kind and NICE"
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Reasoner of
Saint Joe, Indiana, and their son-in-law
Mr.. w. III. Potter have now settled in
Zion City. Mr.. Potter has rented close
to the interurban station, and has al
ready gone in for farming. Mr.. Rea-
soner expects to dispose of his farm at
Saint Joe, Indiana, and will also pro-
badly take up farming in the Zion Es-
tate. He brought with him two horses
and two cows, and some farming tools,
and so bushels of Potatoes for planting.
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