Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-27
WOMAN TELLS Of
DANGERS FACED
IN RELIEF WORK
Miss Edith Cold of New
York Faced Death in the
Near East in an Effort to
Save Orphan Children.
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New York, Sept. 26,-Miss Edith
Cold of West New Brighton. s. l.,
N. Y, tells in$a letter to the Near
East relief the story of how she
carried the white flag between
fighting Turks and Armenians at
Hadjin in an effort to save Armen-
ian orphans under her care.
Miss Colds letter came from
Talas, Turkey, in the heart of
Mustapha KemaPs country and
was brought out by her co-worker.
Miss Alice Clark of Evanston, Ill.
Another American relief worker at
Hadjin mentioned by Miss Cold is
Mary Super of Narberth, Pa.
"The Chetes turkish tribes
mem descended on the compound
on the outskirts of Hadjin on April
g." Miss Cold wrote. THE COM
pound where the American flag
was flying and where no shot was
fired became the object of fierce
attack"
Guests of the Chetes.
"After that for ten weeks We
lived as the guests of the Chetes
1t was not life, however, but a So
journ in the valley of the shadow
of death. We worked ceaselessly
at the task of making friends with
those encamped about our walls.
We served them in every conceiv-
able way, especially Miss Super
with medical aid. Two lads died
from fright and three were
wounded.
1.-THE Turks had their defense
close to the compound between us
and the city and occupied the clinic
building outside the gate and al
ways fired from it. The compound
J was always under fire from Had
jim. Hardly a day passed that We
did not have callers from among
the leaders of the Chetes.
"Twice Mr.. Eby and l had per-
mission from them to go to Had
jim Each time they proclaimed an
armistice and we carried the white
flag. The first time was at the
end of three weeks of seige and
the other five weeks later. The
first time We simply stated the
conditions for surrender as given
by the commander. Doghau Bey.
The committee In Hadjin flatly re-
fused to consider.
"The second time we sought to
bring about a conference between
the opposing forces. We went back
and forth seven times, stating Dog
han Bey's position. bringing the
Hadjin reply, etc. Everything
seemed favorable. except that the
place of the conference could not
be agreed upon. Doghan Bey in
sisted that they meet in our Sa-
lamluk and the Hadjin committee
were equally firm that the place
be on our road half way between
the defenses After much parley
Mr.. Bey and I finally set out. how
ever, with two Hadjin delegates, |
Only an hour of the armistice was
left. Just as we were climbing
over one of the Hadjin defenses a 4
shot was fired and struck between |
Mr.. Eby and me. The Hadjin DEL
egates ran for shelter and Mr.. Eby |
and I proceeded back to the COM
pound alone. Confidence was de-
stroyed. We were unable to locate |
the source Of the shot"
Cllildren's Fate Unknown.
Miss Cold wrote that the Ar
menians from Hadjin finally cap
tured the compound from the
Turks but were driven out Of it and
most of the 900 inmates of the |
compound were sent with the Ar
manians to Hadjin.
I'VE six Americans and our
two Turkish girls took refuge in a
dark store ROOM" Miss Cold added.
When the Chetes again recovered
the compound they looted and set
fire to it. Miss Cold and the other
Americans were hurried away by
the Turks to mountain retreat
where for two nights they were
guests in the commanders tent and
then given an escort to Talas.
The fate of the Armenian chill
dren In Hadjin was unknown to
Miss Cold but she feared that all
had persisted.