Bisbee daily review., 1920-03-06
MOSLEMS FIRE
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dropping wounded and others stagger
ing into the mission grounds witt
wild eyes and purple faces. telling OF
the awful massacre just beginning
On the gath the Americans confer
red with the French general, Quer
cite, and told him stories the refu
gees brought Of the horrors. He said
ne would try to correct the situa
tons. But efforts to negotiate a
cessation Of hostilities failed and a
heavy bombardment began in the af.
tefnoon. The French fired on Ger.
tain sections from which Turks were
sniping.
AT night the city is in total dark
ness" the diary continues, when
ever We go from one compound TO
another we creep along walls to es-
cape being hit. Every compound Ia
filled with frightened refugees alarm
ed over the fate OF their relatives.
The American committee for relief
in the Near East is feeding $4,000
orphans and refugees, with only a
| few days supply, and the bread prob
lem is grave.
To-day We raised the American
flag, but no sooner had We raised T.
to the mast than firing from a dozen
guns sent us scamparing to cover.
Just timed 33 shots in one minuteA
Machine guns are pecking away like
giant woodpeckers.
Five messengers were sent today
for supplies and reinforcements.
do not know whether they will reach
Islahie. 1t is risky. as the who's
country is in the flame OF revo,r
While the days are exciting the
nights are more 80, with great ednr
booming and soldiers creeping
stealthily forth with guns in hand
and hand grenades. Fires are rag
ing in various secrions and the city
is like Dante's Inferno.
January Is. Hundreds OF Arnen-
ians are trying to reach our COM
pound but the light of many fires
the Turks are setting Armenian quar-
tesr makes escape impossible.
January 20. At this moment there
ing that she prayed for five nights
in cellar. The Turks asked them
TO surrender, promising them pro-
lection. They agreed. The Turks
told the men to come out first. The
woman said her husband went first
and was shot by their own Turkish
neighbor, whom she knew well.
MI f,,l ivy,r,
today WAS that of Mrs. Selattian, wife
Of the pastor of the Third church
She was bleeding from bullet and
knife wounds. She says her child
of IS months Was slain.
January 80. No relief in sight.
"JanuaIy 81 Nine persons were
shot today ON the college grounds,
ly, we have plenty OF wheat now and
by keeping the women grinding from
sunrise to sunset, we can feed the |
The uncertain situation is a great |
strain on the nerves OF the ladies of
our party but they are bravely and !
cheerfully ministering to the unforL- |
unates.
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been shot in orphanages and hospit-
ais continue to be attacked. The |
refugees are much alarmed at the
success OF the Turks.
February 2. A shell fell today
the roof of hospital and
into the attic just above the floor
where many patients were quarter
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the Bartell orphanage. The French
retaliated by burning the house OF
the instigator of the plan to burn the
There is no news of
fear other cities
and towns are besieged and help may
not reach Us.
February 3. Surely nobody in the
outside world realizes the serious
ness of our situation or an airplane
from Beirut would drop a message
Of cheer. Bullets continue to enter
the American buildings and We have
all had narrow escapes. The French
horses and mules are slowly starv-
ing. They will have to be killed to
feed the hungry multitudes. The
French are living in hopes that help
will come.
February 4. This has been a
tragic day, stories Of fresh massa-
cres reaching US. We are resolved
to stay here at all hazards. God help
the Armenians If the Americans
leave them.
February 8. Turkish officials
held prisoner by the French asked us
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