The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-08

Nv crueies and lawlessness had heard much during
school days Tchemesh- Gedzak carrying away,
swung his horse Sunday struggled with all
my strength get free throw myself under his
horses hoo and be tramped to death But his hand held me
his horses shoulder with grip of he gaoped to
the west skrtng the banks Of the river
screamed for my mother even cried the name Of my
father who had been murdered called to God And other
joined with mne for Kud who rode with
Musa By from where they had descended upon held
struggling girl in front of him.
Behind us could shouts and our people
thought heard mothers voice them Then the shouts
must make God hear. cried with all might: "Help
Ausdouaz-Hep God lost consciousness then. When
stolen The Kurds had dsmOuned Some busy making
camp while others amusing themselves with such
of the girls NOT exhausted in ring around Musa Bey
not there
Ny clothes and my body ached from the Ong of
the horse had taken off shoes and stockings when the Kurd
came upon feet bare For long time lay
quietly fearing to lest attract attention and suffer
of the girls already suffering When could look around
that among the girls were several whom had known and
recognized young married Some knew
mothers whose babies left behind the camp of people
On the ground meIwas quite little girl Martha whose
mother had been killed by the ZpehS who guarded party
just after left TchemeshGedzak She had carried baby
brother in her during all the long walk of the first day
the road She weeping silently could not help crawling
aver to her. -,
sobbed The Kuds took him hand tore him out of
and threw him out the ground 1t killed him can't
anything else but his little body when it fell"
1t than hour before Musa Bey came back.
party of Turks horseback rode up with him. They from
the West where there many little villages along the river
banks, some of them the homes of rich Mosems.
When they had dsmounted Musa Bey began show the girls
he had stolen the Turks Some of the Turks could tell
wealthy farmers Others seemed to be rich beys agha lin
uential cizens usa Bey made all stand Those who
didn't obey him quick enough he struck with his sword When
got off the ground though he caught by the shoulder and
threw down again "You lie STILL he said that he
did the thing to three other girls
The Turks examined the girls Musa Bey showed Them and
began pick them Some of them very gentle with
the girls who stood before Them others rough and
cruel The Turks who chose the older who
seemed stronger than the The other Turks wanted the
e of the girls and argued themselves their choice
The farmers wanted the girls work slaves the field
The others wanted girls for different purpOsefor their haremS
household slaves for the concubne markets of Smyrna
and Sutar Musa Bey demanded ten about eight
dollars American money, apiece. thought lay trembling
the ground what little bit of money that for Christian
soul did know that after awhile myself, stand
slave market be sold the first buyer for
onetenth of that amount!
who seemed to be old Another wanted her. but the old
away pick another girl The Turk who bought Martha
afraid to take her his horse he barganed with Msa
By until he had promised two extra meddians if Kud would
carry her to his house Musa Bey gave order and Kurd
climbed onto his horse lifted Martha in front of him and rode
by the side of the who had bought her. She did not
but just held her hands in front of her eyes,
After awhile all the girls gone but and the others
whom Musa By had offered for SALE They carried
by their by Kurds who hired to deliver them
The who bought by the farmers destined work
the fields and they the fortunate for sometimes the
Turkish farmer kind and gentle Those who bought for