Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-07
DRs. USHER AND RAYNoLDs
 TELL OF ATROCITIES
Former Expects to Go to Stonineton
 Soon, Where His Son ls.

Dr. Clarence D. fUssher and Dr. George Reynolds, missionaries in Van, Turkey, for Springfield churches ar rived in New York Monday at the head of a returning group of 15 or 16 Amer ican missionaries who came from Tifliss Armenia, by the Scandinavian liner Hellig Olav. Dr. Ussher became ter- ribly i'll with typhus fever at Tiflis and his life was despaired of for long while. Though, stin weak. he is con- valescent Dr. Ussher was sent to Turkey from the First church in Springfield and Dr. Reynolds went to Van 40 years ago from Longmeadow, Mass, as a mis- sionary of Trinity church in Spring field. Dr. Ussher was not strong enough to give an extended interview.
 but Dr. Reynolds spoke freely of his experiences when the American mis- sien was attacked about the middle of April. His account and that of other conditions in Armenia which have been
 received by the press of the country for weeks
 Tt is Allah's will that the Armeni- ans shall die" That is the word pass ed along among the Turks and Rurds | in every place where Armenians are gathered together. according to the
 missionaries when seen yesterday. It
 is the watchword of the Turks and
 Kurds as they prosecute their so-called
 'holy war while they murder and tor ture Armenian men. and outrage Ar
 menian women.
 Dr. Reynolds in discussing the ex- periences at Van said: Over the mis- sion in Van the American and Red | Cross flags were flying when some | 5000 Turks and Kurds commanded by | a German army officer opened fire. The
 flags were plainly in view and could
 not be mistaken for any other flags | but that made no difference. The at- tachng party had besides rifles 3 | howitzer which did great damage tc | on April 20 there were the mission aries and 1.50O Armenians to defend the town against the attack of 5000 We sheltered large numbers of Ar menian women, and children, but al II soon as the Turks and Kurds had beer the Arrnenians proceeded to loot Fur.
 kiSh- houses. It was with great dim.
 culty that they were restrained. Al
 of the buildings of the mission wer' badly damaged The population o' Van was poorly armed and forced t' use brass and copper trinkets to malS
 bullets. The supply of ammunition O all kinds was almost exhausted wheI the Russian army of relief arrived ol , May IT and put the Turks to flight" said: Many of the atrocities practice' 5 on the Armenians were indescrfbable IOnly a, part of the real story of tn
 Torture and killing and outrage ha
 been told. Many Armenian professor !, Of Euphrates college at Harpoot hay ' been tortured and killed by the Turks : One professor who took a $250 prize a Princeton two years ago for the bee i. English essay on comparative religion was executed
 Dr. Ussher states that he expects. t remain in New York a few days wit { his brother. Rev. F. M. Ussher. of S
 Bartholomew's church. He said ths : he had enjoyed a good voyage acros . the ocean and was greatly improved 1 health. He has no immediate plans fc
 the future. but expects to go to Ston
 ington. where his sister-in-law live
 and where his son is. or to Boston, { !, the headquarters of the American for = eign missions.
 .: Dr. Ussher says that he has lol d everything except the clothes on hi = back and a few trinkets. It was i'm
 possible to communicate with the out d side world. and his last letter to thl :. country was dated Feb. IT. Before b can leave New York he said that h
 must buy an outfit that would be pre- s sentabie in a civilized community.