The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-30


bans. ragged white shirts oyornansi-
yd hs short incksta ST dark cloth. arm b
ed with long squirrel rifles aud curl.
IouslY carved knives or short swords
I ln the background stood their women
Jan ln d group
\ Genoinl iinrhord left his machine and
Walked over 90 the Ch!oftaln an old
man Of scraWny beard who proudly
gave his name as Ahdi beg, Whom he
learned the party was composed al Ant
orleans hr told "a story uf having been
drlNcn together with his band from
their mountain homes hN the Arnlen-
ANS. snylnF That now they knew not
what 10 do, chat winter WAS coming
on md hc reared thrN would siarNe To
had appealed ln vain he said TO the
lifitish aud thc TURKS and 10 he
Thought thcAmericans would come to
establish pruce he would sacrifice the
sheep cg bis tribe in "a grand feast of
rejoicing He gladly Offered To lei pass
the rear automobiles and took note
which be- nia he would deliver Whom
thcy came.
AFTER the warm leave taking the au-
toinohllcs proceeded TO higher ground
and "a wider valley when the elistcninc
snUWs of Anfurnt came suddenly iu ram
slANt The party had como ON Sat
tain the first day of the week.. near
The place of fahled flood wntcfs where
fhe human rnoo had been preserved hy
Nuon's Ark landing until the waters
cleared
Next the saddened ruins of KUN were
reached. 49, ihc party swung through
ihe picturesque SPOT, 70 short halt was
msdc go speak 90 startled horde of
Moslcms thrOnring with their rifles
about the machines while hundreds Of
their women ana children spranr M In
the rear staring curiously They told
q brief story 81 having no bread. OF be.
ing hunted hy tho Afmonians, of have
ing bad their homes destroyed of hav-
Ing DESTROYED ihc Armenian village Of
kulp ia retaliation
The two forward machines. the first
carry inr Generals Hartford and MoselcS
went twenty miles further elimhins cat
upon the bare, homeless brown plain
above which Ararat now shone in sun-
seq snlondor. the creeping shadows of
copper vaguely rommdful Of the deli
cate beauties of Ncuicc's green church
domes
As this was again Armenian territory
cavalry squadron came out 90 greet
General Hartford and rrc@ went away
finding he was striking camp beside
tho river instend of going 90 their Wiz
lage for the night After waiting nm
hour without the truck arriving Gem
mobile Major a. w clark together
with Mr. Roland tlusscin Boy Turk
ish interpreter and professor OF history
at Roberts COLLEGE Gonstantinople and
Tho Associated Press correspondent TO
find a.
when tho machine returned 10 Kulp.
as streaming lights announced its mr.
rival. IN moment tho valley resound-
ga with rifle shots. cries In the dark
ness from hundreds otmen. and dozens
of fierce figures lcape3 about the MAJ
chine az ID Stopped Hussein Rey bee.
ing tho only one who spoke Turkish
snrang from thc machine and walked
courngcousiy toward the trihesmen
with his right hand on his heart shout
ing pence. we are friends"
Soon came up short active Turk
known as Ria whip IN hand
driving hack his fellows flashing them
mcrciIessly with q short whip. next nm
old crippled chieftain. Alexander by
name and quieter chieftain. Shamll
Reg II developed that the truck with
it's three mon, one Of whom was the
pnrty's chief Monsieur Lutard. form
erly with General petain IN France
WINS being held until the American gen
erai would return and vouch for Il ns
American. The members Of the search
ing party were also informed that they
100 must remain untl the Fehrrai nae
Vouched for them II WIS explained
that the precarlous military situation
Of the hnnd made this necessary oven
though " was susprgted TO be q aubteI'
fuEc TO get possession OF the person
OF General Hartford
After much wrangling ana argument
with many differences OF opinion, IL
was agreed that Chiefs Alexander and
RIA would return with the automobile
to the camping place of General iIar-
hord ANA ascertain for themselves then
that the party had come FOR the pur-