South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-31
TURKS FLEE WHEN
AMERICAN WOMAN
BRANDISHES Lash
Dramatic and Humorous Incl
dents IN Letters From
Armenia.

..E YORK. Jan. a8. dramatic
-.I humorous experiences are dee
81 ibed ir the stories just received
here from thrrc American r.rls who
protected the Armc ulau Drl manages
.r kars. Armenia. when ga Eisa
troops captured ,hat Gig Boo october
last.
The American young wo-.eu not
only had 90 calm the panic stricken
orphans but To- fight off Armenian
refugees who wanted 20 hide ln inc
urphuuagrs and Turkish soldiers
benz ON lO0tius the buildings. one
of th- girls. Miss Elsie 81 k.uDal,
or .. Vernon. ~ s.. pu- Co. route
.-1 0f about 20 TurEs wnO were
..-t..uJting 20 s-eal th, blankets
from the chiidren's beds She at
lacked them with "a whip and being
tuarmed. they fled. Her two com
uanfous were Miss Cora l. Beach.
OF Ogdcnsburg. " T.. and Miss
Frances Anderson. Of New Canaan.
Conn All three are workers Tor Jhe
Scar East Relief which conducts the
orphanaEes.
Miss k!mbau tells IN her letter Of
the panicLSy situation which existed
i'm Kars when the Armenian defense
collapsed and word was received
Just imagine Miss klmOail
writes. IN great mass of 900 wo-
uneu and children huddled together
In uncomfortable fear mOmentariy
expected to- bee nlassI cred by a con-
qucrInE army and with absolutely
uo possibility OF escape from what
they had every reason To DeheE-
would be certain death.
Miss Kimhail had just managed y
quiet them when The Tursk arrived
at the door of the orDhanage -
three Notwithstanding soldiers.
81 ran TO them and explained
through the Interpreter that 4 was
an American woman and this was
an American orphauage Two OF
the fellows. who were evidently peri
on mischief started toward the
building where thc children were
gathered. j snatchcd thc arm or
the other fellow and be-sed HIM to
protect the children. Immediately
ne ran after the two soldiers aad
dealt them feroCious blows with ms
heavy whip and his gun, eurHlus
them all the way 20 the sate. Ihey
were ioathe 10 go. but he whipped
them clear out OF sight and j
thanked him for his help. Then
came more soldiers and / repeated
my speeches until ! was about worn
out when along came q fine looking
Turkish officer. / explained the SIT
uatiOn 10 him and asked that Turk
ish guards be placed Ut our gates
and lac put two OF ms men on
guard 10 police the place
Guards Drive ON Invaders.
Tine guards drove BACK all would
be invaders vigorously and mercl-
lessly with the butts of their guns,
me- lists and the toes OF their
49,. No., 81 tho fel1oyys who
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