Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-27
KURDS WHIP US.
EVANGEL, VIOLATE.
WOMEN, KILL men
Scores Taken from French and
American Missions at Gulpashen,
Persia, and Hanged on Gig.
gets in Yards.
MESSAGE COMES FROM TIFLIs
Bryan Asks Morgenthau to Urge
Turks to Protect Population
from Uprising.
APPEAL ALSO MADE TO RUSSIANS


NEW YORK, March 26.-All the
men at Gulpashan, large village
near Urumiah, Persia, having been
shot by Kurds, the women violated,
an American missionary beaten and
sixty-five refugees taken from the
French and American missions have
been hanged on gibbets erected in
the mission yards, according to
eablegram received here today by
the Presbyterian board of foreign
missions.
Massacre Imminent.
The cable came from four native
Christians in Tiflis, three of whom
we're naturalized Americans. he mes
sage follows: "Gulpashan destroyed.
It's men shot, women violated. Sixty
men taken from French mission COM
pound hanged. Allen beaten. Hang
ing pole erected in French mission
ward. Massacre imminent. Implore
state department that consul at
Tabriz proceed Urumiah."
known to Board,
The message was signed by Jesse
Ycnan, e. o. Eshoo, Isaac Yohann
and Paul Smimmann, all of whom
are known to the board. Eshoo and
Shimmann are both Americans and
left this city for Urumiah five weeks
ago. proceeding by way of Norway
and ePtrograd
The message was signed by Jesse
Yonan, e. o. Eshoo, Isaac Yohann and
Paul Shmmann, all of whom are known
to the board. Eshoo and Shimmann are
both Americans. and left this city for
Urumlah five weeks ago, proceeding by
way Of Norway and Petrograd
The missionary Allen referred to as
having been beaten is Z. T. Allen, who
was born in London, Ont, and became q
naturalized America. Mr.. Allen has been
in the service of the board since 1891. He
was sent, for the second time, to Persia
In 1911,
Six thousand dollars for relief at Dru-
mfah was oabled today to the American
consul at Tabris by the Russian war
committee.
Officials Surprised,
Officials of the board were surprised
today to learn that Secretary Byran had
requested American Consul Glazenbrook
at Jerusalem to investigate conditions at
.Urumiah and vicinity. 1t was as hard to
get men from Jerusalem TO Urumiah ac-
cordins to advices received by the board
It was said as from New York to
Urumiah.
I'VE have requested Secretary Bryan,
both by. letter and telegram to do all pos
sible in Persia" representative of the
board said, and trust that he will be
able to do SO through other agencies than
the consul at Jerusalem, who, we under
stood would meet great delays and diff
ficulties in going or getting agents TO go
to Urumiah."
state Bureau Active.
WASHINGTON. March 26-Alarming
reports of atrocities, including the hang
ing OF sixty men taken from the French
mission and five from the American mis-
sion compound st Gulpashan. Persia,
stirred the State department today to
further efforts to obtain protection for
American missionaries and refugees in
the vicinity of Urumiah. Persia, where an
uprising of Kurds threatens a general
Christian massacre
Ambassador Morgenthau at Constanti-
nople has been twice appealed to by Sec
retary Bryan in the last few days to urge
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