Bisbee daily review., 1920-03-06


Tor IN interview today They sought
our AID to obtain their release prom
Using TO try to persuade the Turks ia
make peace terms, but the general
would not release them. The French
decided TO kill the horses and mules
as there is no forage fM them. We
mad mule roast today and liked it,
II is better than horse meat.
February 6. This is the 18th day
= oil the siege of Marash. We had a joy.
people. Mrs. Selattian died today,
; Iut surprise. An airplane flew over
the city dropping several messages
which a high wind carried into the
Turks part Of the city. But we knew
help was near, we were not forgotten.
More victims today for the operating
table; more graves. l hope help Will
come before all the Armenians have to
pay the awful price OF this needless
! war;
February Z. At last reinforcements
are in sight. Already they are fight
ing their way into the city. Guns in
planes are Smelling the hills. over
which scouts expect to reach the bar.
racks. We were advised today that 80
! girls, inmates Of rescued home, have
peen Killed by the Turks who after.
ward fired the building. And we had
10 stand by without being able to lift
q hand
February s. French troops are In
the valley, their guns Smelling the
hills, but it may be days before they
can encircle the city. Wounded contin-
ue 10 come in and there are many
deaths daily. We spent the afternoon
watching the battle in the plain from
the upper college windows. We saw
French relieving troops finally effect
connection with French forces in the
barracks
February 8. General Querette in
formed us today that he had orders to
evacuate the city at midnight. This
news has caused wild alarm among the
women and children, who are ryu..,.
with fear. We urged General Querette
TO delay evacuation. He said he would
try TO secure a delay of "a hours. Ii
the French evacuate we are not sure
what treatment We will receive at the
hands OF the Turks. We shall remain
at our posts, however. and do what we
can to shield the Armenlans auu pro-
tect American interests. We hope for
the best, but many fear the worst.
February 10. General Quarette has
been granted "a hours delay before
.eaving the city. Armenians in the
Compounds are frantic. They are de-
telmlned 10 leave the city with the
S'rench as they fear fassacre. Our
greatest fear is for Miss Buckley Miss
frances S. Buckley of Cape Vincent,
N. y. She was in the Beshalon Or
manage and has not been heard from
Ince the beginning of the siege.
I'VE are fitting out the refugees for
journey, giving them food and cloth
4g to the extent permitted b. our linn
ed supplies. Many orphan boys and
5lIls will leave with the exiles. DR..
wilson and Mrs. Wilson (of Boonehills
renn.) will remain, as will all the mis- !
iionaries. DR.. Elliott mabel Elliott
u Benton HaroOr, Mich; Miss |
Schultz, Miss Powers (Mabei II. Pow
IS, Of North Hero, w and Miss |
iougherty minnie e. Dougherty OF /
dolyoke, Mass.) will leave with the
roOps.
February IL. AS the column moved !
away from the city, it was a blaze of ,
no u ol--
by the Fronchpeing on fire and silhou- !
cited against the sky
February IL. The weather is Sc
verely cold. Many of the weak ones
have dropped by the wayside to freeze
or starve. The column reached Bell |
Pounar ut O'Clock this afternoon. The
village offered meager accommoda-
lions and the refugees camped in the
open, suffering severely.
February 49, During the night a
snow STORM ragged. The column moved
forward before daylight. Increasing to
a blizzard the storm continued through
the long march. From IL to IS hours
and civilians made their way
through snow drifts, the weak and IL
firm dropping out from sheer exlaus-
ton.
February IA. We did our best for
the refugees, but many of them died
upon reaching the destination, where
there was no accommodation and little
food. 1 left with the French wounded
this evening on train for Adana and
conferred with DR.. Dodd, of the Amer
can committee for relief in the Near
East and DIR. Chambers of the Ameri