The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
POOLS OF BLOOD MARK EXECUTION
 OF CHRISTIANS
Revolting Stories of Massa- crees In Persia Are Told By Refugees-ThOu-
 sands Are Slain

DiIman, Persia. April 2f.--(Via Pe- trosrad. April 2G. a.io n. m.)--The ex- odus of from 10000 to 3o,o00 Armenians and Nestorian Christians from Axer- baIjan province, the massacre of more than 1900 of those unable to flee. the fcath from diseases of 2OOO in the cont peunds 6f tK< Asnerscaa nsfssioa in gra- rnfnh and possibly equal number oi refugees in the Caucasus have been confirmed.
 When it became known the night of January 1-2 that the Russian forces had left Urnmiah about 1000 Chris tians fled. Most of them started out afoot. across the mountain passes in freezing weather. At Dilman they were joined by many more from Salinas plain. Father De Cross. of the Roman Catholic mission at Hosrova, joined the pilgrims and managed to obtain bread and shelter for many. The Caravansar- les were so crowded that thousands slept in the mud and snow
 "Arriving at Julia, on the Russian border, passport difficulties added to the troubles of the fleeing people Maddened women threw their childr sn into the Araxes river to end their suf- rerings from cold and hunger
 Fights off Mob
 Father De Cross put his back against wall to fight off the famished mob when he began to distribute bread The mud and cold and the shelterless nights contiued for three weeks, until the people were slowly dispersed by rail
 Issac Woman, a graduate of the Louis- vile Theological seminary, was among the refugees. He kept diary of the happenings during the exodus Tins relates that among the refugees from Urumiah was an old man and his two daughter in-law with their six young children, three of them babes in arms They were eigth days on the way. Tine old man became stuck fast in a pool and at his own request was left there to die.
 One woman gave birth to chil,i during the march and an hour after wards was plodding along with the other refugees.
 John Mooshie, graduate of Colgate university, an editor of the urumiah Star related tale of the pandemonium when POO vehicles became stalled. Russian sol diers straightened out the tangIe.
 In single day 20 persons died in the railway station at Nakhitchevan, across the border in Russia. The entire casual ties aggregated hundreds.
 
 Over 1000 Killed
 Tiflis. Transcaucasia, April 24.-4 D. m, via Petrograd to London, April 25, 4:1f p. m)-The Associated Press correspond ent received reports of the massacre of S0o villagers in Urza and of 720 in Salinas journey through Salinas showed that three weeks had failed to obliterate the signs of the slaughter. Pools of blood still marked the execution places in Haftevan.
 A young man named Hackatur related the story of his escape from a we'll in which the bodies of the dead had been crammed. He fell with others and was tossed into the well, but wriggled through the bodies and escaped at nightfalL
 At the desolated Catholic mission al Husrova where 48 victims Of the mas. sacre we're buried, Elizabeth Marcara, an Armenian girl. told how she and young David Ishmu battled with the Kurds. Her story later was confirmed. When the Kurds burst the village gates,' said Miss Marcara I've took rifles and mounted them to the roof. fired 30 shots. The Kurds were forced to with. draw; outside the village wall. "Theres [ Killed two and. David two Latefy we killed four more one of whom was the chief The Kurds abandoned their plunder and carried off their dead Reinforced. fled with my relatives We saw the Kurds pillage Hafgvan ant fired on them. but they escaped with theil booty.
 Near Dilman we were attacked by Il Kurds. of whom I killed one After tn. Russians defeated the Kurds near Khoi | a SO 'dier told the Persian governor abou ! me and he sent for me and offered mt the chieftainship of regiment of Turk tf | would fight the Russians-"