The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-09
ARNEN|ANS SLAIN
!. BY TURK TROOPS
Fifteen Thousand Victim Of Otto
man Fury Reported Near
City Of Erzerum
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Mr.. Hill describes Interestingly the
almost superhuman achievement Of the
Russian soldiers in scaling the heights
around Erzerum, packing heavy guns
| piecemeal over the mountain ranges pre-
paratory to attacking the fortrossos.
His information was gathered from va
rious officials and army officers who
have returned to Tihis from Erzerum.
Work Was Marvellous
"The work of the Russian forces was
nothing short Of marvellous" writes
Mr.. Hill. "They had to fight their way
from their original position near Sari
Kamysh clear up to the city itself, over
roads that bcggar description. The
men waded in snow up to their waists,
pushed on through binding snow
storm, scaled apparently impossible
heights all in weather Hs intense and
bitter as that of the Arctic Circle.
Gums were taken apart and carried on
the backs Of soldiers, hauled up by
ropes to the top of cliffs and then
dropped down the icy slopes and put
together in the clouds from where they
brought terror and Consideration to
the enemy. Too much praise cannot he
given to the valor and hardihood Of
the Russian soldier. An artillery off
GER who was in the fight from the he
ginning told me that the wonders per
formed and the difficulties overcome
were every whit as great as those
which made Napoleon 5 march over the
Alps a military classic.
"1hp city itself is little If any dam
aged, the forts even hardly showing
evidence of severe bOmbardment. When
the fall of the city was imminent the
Turkish soldiers in certain quarters be-
can 20 loot and burn, but before much
Ian ~ was done the inhabitants were
able o prevent the fire from spreading.
The approach of the Russian soldiers
sapsed tho looters TO beat a hasty re-
trnat. A population of $4,000 was
found in the place, mostly Turks. Some
Persians and a few Greeks made up the
remainder. Possibly a hundred Armcn.
ians had been able to hide with friend
ly Turks and were found in the city
upon its capture.
Apart from these there has been
found no trace of other ArmcninnS.
numbering $4,000, who were taken from
the city and sent into the interior in
June Of last year. That is to say, no
word has come from any of the men,
but Mr.. Stapleton, American mission
airy in Erzerum, has heard indirectly
from some of the women deported at
that time. The whole of the province
has been cl Jared of ArmeniRns with the
exception of those few who hid in the
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