Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-07
y. N. c. A. WORKER TELLS
OF SITUATION AT MARAsH
Writes ThrilIfngIy OF Ncrvc-Racking
Experience When Turks
Ran Amuck.
tEy Associated rrcss.l

! ADANA. ASIA MINOR March g.
sine. tac siege OF PckinS. Foreigners
! have undergone no more nerve RI elk iug
experience than scvcntccn relief work
! cis OF tho American committee for re :
( .icf in the Near East. shut up FOR
Twenty-Five days without outside COM
muuication in Il mission compounJ n,
Mnrash.
They were under constant rain OF
lead, while French troops aided by
Ar,rcnlans battled with Turkish Ma
,i"nalists for possession OF the city.
More t!inn half OF tho town was burned
during the engagement. and there was
terrible loss OF life
The story is told in the diary of the
G. y. secretary. who wen, through tho
siege ana arrived at Adana on Fcp-
ru"ry Is.
Fired on American Flag.
\, Eev; ar. cratllern. with lau! snyde:.
ians. attempted 10 leave Marn.n bv
altomop!!c for Ain;no January 20. IN;
were driver pack 20 Marash by :, fu-
si!adc o. hui,cts. Notwithstanding the
fact THAT Nj. Crathcru dispiay.G Inc
American Nag.
:. The Turks had been rescntinr
Cil!c:an cities Tor many weeks. Mr..
Crathern reports. and Algerian troop.
were engaged In a skirn!sh with TURK
ish bandits when the American auto
the Turks. Mr. Crathcrn's diary says
on January y ne found Afurash will
rs ba2aars and shops closed and the
Turks engaged in talking IA snuli
,Io.iof woriiers. Indicating that tic
lo:,s- throa,ened clash in the city n4G
started, French officials arrestcd soy-
era! important turk ish officials. WHEN!
i VAS thought. pgcc!p.tatGd clash ut
Arbs Shooting soon began III a.! parts
Of tho city. :. f'rc:!cn scat!i!ti guard.
.aS al american hospi,a: VAS KILLED
and another French Soldic. wounded,
sniplns Goes On.
St'V!nc continued throughout TIC
night. ai'! :i!c Americans were Weakened
Oh tho ga t,y tao sound OF guns and
IL OK WAS made Oh nc American hos
p!tai. the doctors ana nurses having; L
narrow escape.
Fighting continue! on the 2$d. ard.
through iiis ned .;!":sc5 .ir. Cra;u.rn
said lie could see A:n!ou!ans .lC.!uE
,nrouSh nc streets be:ore tho I'urNs
.eu tic hl.s about tho city sho! at
A"nlcn!a'H attempting - !clvc Mardsa.
rhc d!av: says:
1T was. pi,iful TO Sc thom throw
tempting TO escape; We watched them
ncairG over the htlls uc,il ,hcy reached
CIR compound. $o!nc dropping, wounded
afd others s:arge:;nS into the ,IiiI
sion grounds with villa eyes and ,ur9!c
tiacts, telling .: the AWFUL massacre
jus. beginning"
t"nfer With French General.
Oh ;hc ".tA INC Americans coufc.rn.
" IN The French Genera! Cuorottc a,.G
told hi!, stories The refugees brought
o: ;hc horrors lie said isc would try
20 correct ,ht situation. Eu; efforts
10 negotiate a cessation OF hog:i.jiicS
allied and Il heavy bonbarlmtnt began
In :hc afternoon. Til. French i!r!
rnon certain. sections from wnIcn
turks were sniDiaE.
"A, ni%h: :le city is IL :otal dark
ness, the dairy continues. 'Wh: .i.vc-
We 20 from ono corGDou:Id 20 .tuo...lr
W. crcnp along walls 30 escape bc!ni:
bit. IcN"ry compound Is filled VIII,
:riShte"oI refugees. alurIncd oVer ;.lc
To-Day NC raised ,iic American fas,
but; no Sooncr had We raised t. 10 til.
if!as: thln ii salute from 4 uozcn gums
sent NJ scn:npcrin: 20 cover. ] jus.
iimod thirty three shots IN one min
ute Machine :Suns are picking away
t!iie slant wcolHsciitr..
Five messengers were sent today
Tor supplies ana c-c.iorGcm&u;S.
do no. know whether .hey viii ,aac!,
."iAii!c. II t. risi..-. a. The whole .-pun-
try Is III the Gcal. Of revolt While
the d. Is AZ: exciting. the nights :,o
more 30, Viii; G-c2, i;uaS booming ana
soldiers crts.i:.E s.cal:hily forth with
torches and hand grcnadss. Fires are
- gin. in various sections and the
city is like Dantc's Inferno