The Holbrook news., 1921-02-25
Missionaries Tell of the Atrocities Perpetrated in Chientao Dis
 trict of China.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED
Charge Deliberate Intention of Wiping Out All Young christians-Not Punished for Religion, Say Japs, but for 6anditry and c
 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, supplementing 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 31, two days after the Japanese went through that district, states:
 "The facts recorded below apply to the whole district of Kando or Chien- tao, in the southern part of the prov inces of Kirin, China. Japan, under the strongest protest from China, has sent over 15,000 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 men shot, so that at present we have a 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 cordon of Japanese infantry surrounded the main Christian village of N0rabawie 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.
 4 '1 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 ies were soon charred beyond recog- hilton. The mothers. wives and even the children were forced spectators of this treatment of all the grown males of the village. Houses were fired and soon the whole country was full of smoke. which was plainly visi- ble 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 home to celebrate the em- peror's birthday.
 Photographs of Murders.
 As we approached the nearby vil- lages 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. l photographed ruins of 19 buildings, among which were old, men tearing their hair and crying, while mothers and daughters were recover ing bodies or unburned treasures from the burning ruins. So many women were crying and I was so angry at what had seen that I could not hold my camera steady enough to- take time exposure.
 We have names, and accurate re- ports of 32 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- flung IA were stood up in front of a