Arizona republican., 1920-03-06
ENDURE HORRORS IN TOWN UNDER
 SIEGE BY TURKS
American Workers, Some of Them Women, Shut Up Under Fire For Days While French Troops Bat tie With Assailants
Republican A. p. Leased Wlrel

ADANA, Asia Minor, Sunday, Feb. 29-Since the siege of Peking, foreign CTS have undergone no more nerve racking experience than IT relief work CTS of the American committee for re- lief in the Near East, shut up for 22 days without outside communication in a mission compound at Marash. They were under a constant rain of lead while French troops, aided by -Armenians, battled with Turkish na- tionalists for possession of the city. More than half of the town was burned during the engagement and there was terrible loss of life
 Diary Tells Story
 The story is told in the diary of the Rev c. T. s. Crathern, a Boston Y M- c. A. secretary who went through the siege and arrived at Adana on February 15.
 Rev. MT. Crathern, with Paul Sny- der, Miss Helena Schultz of Reading Pa, a French lieutenant and two Ar menians attempted to leave Marash by automobile for Aintab January 20 but were driven back to Marash by a fu- sillade of bullets, notwithstanding the fact that Mir Crathern displayed the American flag.
 The Turks had been resenting French occupation of Marash and other Cili- clan cities for many weeks, MT. Cra-
 
 engaged in skirmish with Turkish bandits when the American automo- pile appeared and drew fire from the Turks ~
 Mir. Crathern's diary says on Janu- ary Fl he found Marash. with its bazaars and shops closed, and the Turks engaged in talking in small groups throughout the city.
 At noon shots were heard by the re- nef workers, indicating that the long threatened clash in the city had started French officials arrested sev- craf important Turkish officials. which u was thought, precipitated a clash at Aros- Shooting soon began in all riarts oI the city A French sentinel guard Ius an American hospital was killed and another French soldier was
 Turks Attack American Hospital
 Snlping continued throughout tba night and the Americans were ,,,,.i. .,.0 tled on the twenty second by the sound Of guns and flashes from ex~ pIoulhs shells An attack was made on the American hospital. the doctors ''iiG nurses having narrow escape.
 EIghting continued on the +ua,,t.. third and through his fiefr, tsi.ls. MT. crathern said ehe could see Al lhehlans fleeing through the streets eefore the Turks, who shot fbe,-, lle,, Iowh, while Turkish snipers in inc tIe clly shot ArmenianS at- tempting to leave Marash
 The diary says:
 It was pitiful to see them fbrozv up tneir hands and scream while a+ tempting to escape. We watched IleIn Iieelng over the hills until they wounded and others staggerine,' in+e ene mission grounds with wild eyes ana purple faces, telling If th,. ou-f,,1 massacre just beginning,
 French Fire on Snipers
 On the twenty fourth the Arna-i cans conferred with the French a,ar, eraI, Querette, and told him stories inc reiugees brought of the horrors He sald he would try to correct the sft,,a~ tion- on- But efforts to negotiate a. cessa- tI eloII or nostll1ties failed and heavy noInpardment began in the afternoon Ihe French fired upon certain sections rom which Turks were sniping.
 Al night the city is in total dark ness, the diary continues. When ever we go from one compound to an being hit. Every compound is fiiIe,g with frightened refugees alarmed over me late of their relatives. The AnerIcan committee for relief in the near east is feeding 22.000 orphans and refugees with only a few dave, supply and the bread problem is grave.
 Today we raised the American flag. put no sooner had we raised if to the mast than a salute from a dozen guns ! sent us scampering to cover. I just tuned $ shots in one minute. Machine guns were pecking away like giant woodpeckers
 Compares City to Dante's Inferno
 Five messengers were sent today for supplies and endorsements. IT do not know whether they will reach Islahie. It is risky, as the whole com try is in the flame of revolt. While the days are exciting the nights are more so, with great guns booming and soldiers creeping stea1thi1y forth with guns in band and hand grenades. Fires are raging in various sections and the city Is like Dante's Inferno.
 January 25- Hundreds of Arnenians 1 are trying to reach our compound but 1 the light made by fires the Turks are setting to Armenian quarters makes | their escape impossible
 Promised Protection-Shot Down January 2T- At this moment there | is young woman in our house who | tells us she prayed for five nights in a cellar with 100 other persons The Turks asked them to surrender prom ising them protection. They agreed { The Turks told the men to come out 1 of the house. The woman said her | husband went first and was shot by | their own Turkish neighbor whom she knew well.
 January 2s. A pitiful case arriving today was that of Mrs. Selattian wife 1 of the pastor of the Third church. She ! was bleeding from bullet and knife l wounds She says her child of IS f months was slain.
 January 30- No relief in sight.
 January 31. Nine persons were shot | today on the college grounds, some of | them seriously Fortunately, we have | plenty of wheat now and by keeping ! the women grinding from sunrise to | sunset, we can feed the people. Mrs |
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