The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-16

FRIDAY MORNING, Jan.
 to be subterfuge to get possession
 of he person of General Harbord. After much wrangling and argu
 ment. with many differences of opln | ion. it was agreed that Chiefs Alex | ander and Riza would return with tho | automobile 10 the camping place ot General Harbord and ascertain fol
 themselves then that the party had
 come for the purpose of Investigating the political difficulties in Armenia and other neighboring countries.
 When they had gotten in the ma chine, voice out of the darkness de nounced Hussein Bey as an Armen.
 ian and the argument was begun
 anew Finally tn, two leaders de
 parted, saw General IIarbord. told aim their wrongs, and pleaded with
 him to have the Americans settle the troubles of the land, and left promis- ing to free the prisoners and let pass the other four machines which had as yet not arrived.
 Meanwhile Shamil Beg took the prisoners to the center of his camp. bad spread rugs for them to sit upon. fire built, and sheep killed In their honor. Then he entertained them with stories of the life of his band Cf the troubles growing out of the war, and declared the only way to bring peace to Asia Minor was thru q strong foreign hand More than this, he promised protection for the party, and volunteered to rescue the other machines from the Kurds We a'a all thieves, we must be to live. ." he said, with sorrowful smile. And remember this. neither we nor the Armenians are fit for splf-goyernment and we won't be for many long years Besides. We hate each other too much to rule together"
 S1ort. dark-eyed. determined, yet Golite, Shamil Beg sat thru the night guarding the party against his own robbers. The party by the fire was broken up when the lights of the other four automobiles came in sight. The men of these ma chimes had a terrible story to tell. They had just missed death. Before coming to the friendly Kurds, they had been suddenly attacked from all sides by rifle fire. Captain Loring's machine had run for 1t and escaped, Loring receiving a slight head wound. Tir machines behind had been stop ped by huge boulders across the road, and all had received several volleys until the machines halted
 When the chief of the tribe had fully persuaded himself that the auto mobiles were American and not part Of an Armenian attacking party, he restored their belongings and let them pass to the friendly Kurds who were beside themselves with rage at this treatment
 The problem of getting away from kulp WAS not easy. Shamil Beg said the party must spend the night or else be robbed of their rifles by his own uncomfortable men along the road after leaving the camp. But ct dawn he gave the signal for the party to proceed. The automobiles started, Shamil Beg riding in the lead to guarantee safe passage. He had planned to ride to the camp of Gen. eral Harbord, riding on horseback; but he never came. Was he killed by his own men for letting the prey escape? A few shot were heard after he quilted the party at the brow of the plain of Ararat The party waited awhile for him out upon the plain and then rolled along under the silent protection of the mighty noun tain 10 report All here, Sir" to General Harbord, who too had spent a sleepless, watchful night. anxious for his party and, too, suspecting an attempt might be made to capture rim by the men of Shamil Beg.