The Washington times., 1918-09-08

and said BE very good the pettes and bring them here
would not trust him to keep his promise.
Early the morning the Efend sent for and asked to
describe my relatives him it impossible him
to find them large party He agreed should with him
and set he riding his horse while walked beside him.
tried convince him eontend with the bargain had
madeeven that glad of the opportunity have his
lection Yet knew that behind his smile his resolve
people he had brought about conversion
and had completely made me his victim.
Kehmal knew where people be taken the
rivrthe fordng the north We that dec
on but they had arrived We turned back to meet them
When close the river bank which high and
cliff like looked down the and that running
red with blood with here and there body floating the surface
screamed when this sight and sank the ground shut
yet seemed to what had happeneda company of
the bank and masacred with knives
and sabres before they thrown into the river else they would
not have stained the river for many miles.
The Efendi reproached
Some Christians have learned their God their
blood M what they deserved Why should you weep now my
little when already you have decided give your faith to
Ilam could not look at him. but somehow could feel that in
his eyes there would be the CLEAN of that terrible smile
blood, Efendi' '''~''S' - ~' ~ " '' "
We went on close to the river looking for the vanguard
red with the blood Aerward learned seven hundred
boys from Erzdn had been conveyed the river and killed
by zapteths guarding them The Zpehs stabbed them by
and then drove them into the river.
Kehma rode close the high banks walked his side
Below the river seemed to call me to security If went
ton to my relatives he would soon tire of giving And would
make the sacrifice he demanded vain ready die if God
wanted to take me waited until we at the very edge of
the cliff Then jumped heard the curse of Kehmal Eendi
struck the red water When came to the surface him
sitting his horse the top of the cliff looking down
glad could not tell if he smiling.
had learned to swim when very young. UncOn-
sous struck out for the opposite shore and reached safely
The banks high that side. Soon free 1t
must have been that Kehma did not have revolver he would
have shot did not look back but onto the plain
did not know if Kehmal would send searchers for
hid the covering myself Kurds Zapeth could
they rode until the long line of people
from TchemesGdzak approaching the other side the river
remained through the of the day and night while the
refugees camped the forg place When they crossed the
river the next morning managed to get in them during
the confusion My mother happy she could speak for
long time. Kehma Eend had ridden them she told
and had demanded that the leader of the Zaphs find e
ves and punish them for Mother brbed the soldiers
and they told Kehma relatives among the party
The opportunity to rest after the laboriou
forng the river made push toward Arabko
Little Hovan and Mardiros and Arua and Sarah my younger
brothers and sisters already almost exhausted Their little
feet and bleeding and mother and lausanne kept them
wrapped cloths There babies the for
before they forded the the Zapeths made the mothers
of the babies leave them behind The mothers
them while they waiting be taken the river and then
laid them in little the river bank
The soldiers promised Mohammedan women coming
from nearby village take the babies and for them
while still could the spot where they left
and that for several hours Several of the mothers when
they realized the of the soldiers
into the to back The soldiers shot them in the
After that allowed the get
water to drink.
Late that day ham, travellers house. such
found along all the roads Asia Minor maintained
ancient custom of the Turks stopping places for
We told could there for the remainder of the
night but when drew The han of soldiers
and halted We could the building
told occupied by travellers being taken north Shabn
hara-ilISsar, large city in the district of Trebzond
Soon learned who these travellers They a
of turned Armenans the Turks called the