Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-15
Missionaries Tell of the Atrocities
Perpetrated in Chientao Dis
trict of China.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED
Charge Deliberate Intention Of Wipin0
Out All Young christians-Not
Punished for Religion, Say
Japs, but for eanditry and
Rebellion.

TokyO.-Details of alleged massa-
cres of Koreans by japanese troops,
the burning Of Korean villages and the
destruction of native crops are given
in statements received from Canadian
missionaries in the ChientaO district
Of China, experimenting previous re-
ports on this subject heretofore re-
ceived.
One Of the missionaries, DR.. s. H.
Martin Of Newfoundland, physician, at
tached to the Canadian Presbyterian
mission at Yongjung, who visited the
village of Norabawie on October 81,
two days after the Japanese went
through that district, states:
THE facts recorded below apply to
the whole district of Kando or Chen
tao, In the southern part of the prov
inces of Kirin, China. Japan, under the
strongest protest from China, has sent
over $1,000 men into this part Of China
with the seeming intention of wiping
out Of existence. If possible, the whole
Christian community, especially all
young men.
Charges Wholesale Murder.
Village after village is daily being
methodically burned and the young
men shot, so that at present we have
ring of villages surrounding this city
that have suffered from fire or whole
sale murder or both. The facts below
are absolutely accurate:
AT daybreak complete Gordon of
japanese infantry surrounded the main
Christian village Of Norabawie and,
starting from the top Of the valley. set
fire to the immense stacks Of un-
threshed millet, barley and straw and
then ordered the occupants Of the
houses outside. In each case as the
father. or son stepped forth he was
shot on sight, and as he fell on his
face, perhaps only half dead, great
piles Of burning straw were thrown ON
top Of him.
u was shown the blood marks on
the ground caused by the bayonet
thrusts inflicted on the men as they
strove to rise from the flames, In spite
Of the fact that they had been shot
three times at close range. The bod
les were soon charred beyond recog-
milton. The mothers. wives and even
the children were forced spectators
of this treatment OF all the grown
males of the village. Houses were
fred and soon the whole country was
full Of smoke. which was plainly v1si-
BILE from this town. The Japanese
soldiers then spread out and burned
the houses Of Christian believers in
other villages all the way down the
valley to the main road. Then they
returned home to celebrate the en-
peror's birthday.
Photographs Of Murders.
'As we approached the nearby vii.
lagos we found only women and chill
dren and some white-haired men. The
women with young babies on their
backs were walking up and down
wailing. ! photographed ruins Of 10
buildings, among which were old men
tearing their hair and crying, wi lie
mothers and daughters were recover
ing bodies or unburned treasures from
The burning ruins. So many women
were crying and l was SO angry at
what had seen that could not hold
my camera steady enough to take
time exposure.
I'VE have names and accurate re-
ports of 81 villages where murder and
fire have been used. One village has
had as many as 145 inhabitants killed.
Houses have been burned with wom-
en- and children in them. At SOnun-
tuDg IA were stood up In front of
large grave. then shot and their bod