Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-04
GOES TO RESCUE SISTER
FROM HAREM IN TURKEY
Richmond Armenian Returning TO
Native Land To Seek Out
Relatives.
But TWO OF TnIRTY-EIvE ALIVE
Others Slain by Mohammcdans or
Driven Into Desert 10 Dic-Girl
and Her Child Hell din Captivity
by Sultan's Men,

ManooE GiraScsian. eX-artilleryma
OF the United States Army and for ter
years Kirhmcnaer. sailed from New
steamer rauuouia FOR Armenia, TO res.
cue his sister from a Turkish haren
and Il possible 20 learn tn. fate OF =
brother who hts disappeared
Although EifraEUSiau is returning to
the Land OF his hr,h with Inc knowl-
sacred tr5t,r-,hrcc members Of his
immcdiatc family. ne could not be dis
SuadCd from making the venture
He goes under tile protection OF the
Near E3S Relief Committee and the
flag Of his adopted country. tho stars
Since the first massacrcs of the Ar
ffr ritnd 10y ,he,r IuF%ish @pprrgassors
been dctyrmfned 10 aid lis oppressed
kinsnen. This WAS hcforo tho United
states became involved in the world
Mcn Were rnhcn FIRST.
There were thi- y-liyc Of his fam
ily not including himself THOR homo
MAS, MAS in TX rrov,uee ot IlarpopJ, The
located j., Armenian Turkey
=, niarnllns letters from hiS relatives
received that ihe TURK had begun 10
massacre his N.nsmvU. First the men
We're not put 70 death instantly. Uu;
The methods ~ which they mot their
death Is crdphie4ily Described in cor
,,SSponaence among the belongings OF
n one case The men were removed
= ii,t4c way from tn" village. Their
;sisS We're gut oft then their eyes
too terrible 20 describe inflicted upon
,hSm before ihey were set upon hv
soldiers Who finally put an cnd 10
their Suncriucs by the use OF axes.
say the letters.
Mother and Child seized.
rhon ihG women were. whiskod away.
s 'sr 't ~. t ths S,4if Mr"m Tho
married and newly Widowed. Vas
seized w, With her child ana incarcerat"d
IN the family between the Igrs OF
Yen ana twenty-five Years. They were
m IN. ngN, TO feel tho hand OF the TURK
I'll only TWO OF the family survived.
NV w heh war WAS declared Giraposian
S 81 his ,' @Gn9ce 70 aycnee the wrongs
IrE. was thought 10y Armcuinns
here here that War would also be waeed
But fate dccrccd differently. Gjra-
soS,.n wa sent from a training camp
70 10 rort Monroe and later TO SpArrows
io'"N' N4th "a coast artillery unit.
Aid"h Il. hank Wan.
IN ms rumuauy was H. l.. N.whill
iIo "lu'' r ,,lII,f ll"m The american Ma
icrestrd IN his pathetic story. ana re-
SoINGd to aid him az much MS possible
men ne "imiStlce was signed ana
G,rir2eosian procured passports for
Turk, ard prepared 10 leave for the
tand OF ms nativity. Hut There were
,;il,Es.o y97 pm lica,'ogns In M meantime
'afo VINO IS lhr owner Of 4, smai
Street ''"'' '''"'
Megks OF waiting ID procure pas.
~ len%thrnGd into months ana stil
,h'rc Anpe"r"d no prospccl of Ioinr
20 ne hid OF ms loved ones ON" ,liT
com con- nr "l'SSargnFgd -Hr,llerymnn mot Iis
toiT - nlcarlnF Mr. Ncwbiu ana
toi" h'm OF his prrdirament
90. NrranSc~ frr passnrc
s,nsss nhnN teller Interested oliver l.
nandS VINO j. chairman of th,. S,oi,
sfH r SanSy of Of the Scar East Relief
tieS IN New York ana Wash'uatn"
,i,fi' ,a$i HrranG"inrn:s were made
WIN ohcidls for ,iirarusian 10 go Win
in -, tNn,Hi ION h'iug sent by the Ncar
nonia. -" '"' ran
Armed With his passports as a cit,.
zen OF nc United Sttics. Giraros i'm
lost sT' % search for his sister aud his
H ,taGe n" prcrarations FOR his r,ttIrms
.mnri lns hH would not come hack /"
,tnsrlca hatil h" had located Ms liirs
PeoP't' should ihet take Il lifetime