New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
KURDS TORTURE
WOMEN in PERSIA
Mothers Muti1ated, Chill
dren Thrown in River,
Writes Missionary.
PRISONERS AID
IN WAR RELIEF
Sing Sing Knitting Class Sends
Gifts for Sufferers-War
Play To Be Repeated.

A thrilling description Of present
conditions in Persia and an account Of
atrocities recently committed there by
the Kurds has just been received by
the Rev. E. L. Carey, Of Brooklyn, in
a letter from the wife of missionary
marooned in that part of the war zone.
The letter was written from Tabriz,
where the missionary's family, with
other Christians, had taken refuge
when the Kurds plundered Maragha,
Persia.
"The city of Miandoab." the mission
airy wrote, (which the Kurds took be-
fore they came to Maragha, was plum
dered and burned by them. The chill
dren were thrown into the icy river
and the women treated dreadfully;
some were found with their breasts cut
off and were lying in the street still
alive.
Hearing this news, we bought a
horse and left by night with the Rus
sian army, which was retreating from
Miandoab. | rode the horse with my
four weeks old baby, while my hus-
band led the animal.
al was in the saddle fourteen hours
without rest. We fell from the horse
once, right in the middle of a small
stream, but a soldier helped US. He
thought the baby was a bundle OF
something we did not want, so he
threw her over to the side of the road.
We finally reached here in safety.
This is a dreadful time in this part
of the world. We have seen.real suffer
ing. Hundreds of refugees are fleeing
through the snow barefooted, while
many others are dying from starvation
on every side. 1t is terrible to see.
A contribution from the knitting
class at Sing Sing reached the Ameri-
can Polish Relief Committees head
quarters yesterday. Their gift consist
ed of two boxes of articles made by the
class. A total sum of S36,454.35 has
thus far been collected by the COM
mittee.
A musket and powder horn which
saw actual service in the Revolutionary
War are among the many authentic
relics recently given to the Lafayette
Fund to be sold for the benefit of The
Children's Revolution" which Will be
repeated at the Park Theatre on the
afternoon of April Is. The musket was
donated by J. l.. VI. Du Four, of Bound
Brook, whose cousin, Elihu Chadwaick,
carried the old fintlock under Wash
ington at Valley Forge. Mr.. Du Four
has also loaned a battle SCARED Revo-
lutionary flag for the occasion.
The Committee of Mercy, through its
treasurer, August Belmont, received
5000 yesterday for its general fund
from the Committee of Mercy at Fort
Worth, Tex, and S152.20 from other
sources during the day. The total OF
their fund is now Sl40,985.36,
Among the contributions acknowl-
edged by the Belgian Relief Fund yes
terday were $3.50 from the correspond
ing fund at Providence, sl25 collected
by Alfred Hammond and 500 from
the Woman's Association OF Cleveland.
This makes their grand total Sl,0l3.-
596.7O.
The French Relief Fund received s52
Yesterday. bringing its total % S64,-
491.03. The Prince of Wales National
Relief Fund received $500 yesterday
from Barber e. Co., and 1924 as the
eighth remittance from the British
Schools and Universities Club. Their
total contributions to date are Sll6,-
T44.4S.
The Sir John French Chapter of the
Daughters of the British Empire is
giving a dance and reception at the
Hotel Belleclaire, Broadway and Sew
enty-seventh Street, tonight in aid of
the British Red Cross.