The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-08

OARES DEATH
TO PROTECT
LITTLE ORPHANS


NEW YORK. Oct. 4.--Miss Edith
Cold. OF west New Brighton. 3. l.,
N. r.. tells In . letter to the Near
East relief the story Of how she car.
ried the white flag between fighting
Turks and Armsnians at HAHN In
effort 20 save Armenian orphans un-
der her care.
Miss Colds letter came form Talns.
Turkey. in the heart OF Mustapha
Kemai's country and was brought
out by her co-worker Miss Alice
Clark. OF Evanston. III. Another
American relief worker at Hadjin
mentioned by Miss Cold is Mary su-
per. Of Narberth. Pa.
THE Chetcs. turkish tribesmen)
descended on the compound on the
outskirts OF Hadjin on April 9, Miss
Cold wrote. Tho compound where
the American flag was flying was
where no shot was fired became the
object OF q fierce attack"
After that for 10 weeks we lived
as tho guests Of the Chetes. II was
not life. however. but . sojourn In
the valley Of the shadow OF death.
We worked ceaselessly at the task
OF making friends with those en-
campcd about our walls. We served
them In every conceivable way. es-
pcciaIiy Miss Super with medical aid.
Two lads died from fright and three
were wounded.
'The Turks had their defenses
close to the compound between US
and the city and occupied the clinic
building outside the gate and always
fired from Il. The compound was
always under fire from Hadjin.
Hardly a day passed that we did not
have callers from among the lead
ers Of tho Chetss.
Twice Mr.. Eby and I had permis-
sion from them to 90 to HAdjin. 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 sim
ply stated the conditions Tor sur
render as given by the commander.
Doghan Bey. The committee In Had.
jim fatty refused TO consider.
The second time We sought TO
bring about conference between
the opposing forces. We went back
and forth seven times. stating Dog
han Bey's position. bringing the Had
jim reply. etc. Everything seemed
favorable except that the place OF the
conference could not be agreed upon.
Doghan Bey insisted that they meet
In our Salamluk and the Hadjin
committee we're equally firm that the
place be on our road half way be-
tween the defenses. After much
pariey. Mr.. Eby and finally set
out. however, with two Hadjin del
egates. Only an hour OF the armis-
tice was left. Just as we were
climbing over ono OF the Hadjin de-
lenses a shot was fired and struck
between Mr.. Eby ara me. The Hadjin
delegates ran for shelter and Mr..
Eby and I proceeded back to the
compound alone. Confidence was des-
troyed. We were unable to locate
the source OF the shot"
Miss Cold wrote that the Armen-
ians from Hadjin finally captured
the compound from the Turks but
were driven out OF It and most OF the
800 inmates OF the compound were
sent with the Armenians to Hadjin.
I'VE six Americans and our two
Turkish girls took refuge In q dark
store ROOM" Miss Cold added. When
the Chetes again recovered the COM
pound they looted and set fire to II.
Miss Cold and the other Americans
were hurried away by the Turks to
a mountain retreat where for two
nights they were guests In the COM
mander's tent and then were given
an escort to Talas.
The fate OF the Armenian children
In Hadjin was unknown to Miss
Cold but she feared that all had per-
iahad