Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-02-24
KOREANS SLAIN
. BY JAP TROOPS
Missionaries Tell of the Atrocities
PERFORATED in Chienta0 Dis.
! trict Of China.
MANY VILLAGES DESTROYED
CHARGE Deliberate Intention Of Wipin3
-out All Young christians-Not
Punished for Religion, Say
Japs, but for 6anditry 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, supplementing previous re-
ports on this subject heretofore re-
ceived.
One of the missionaries. DR.. S. fl.
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 $4,000 men into this part of China
with the seeming Intention of wipins
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
d 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 TN
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 o: him.
Il was shown the blood marks on
the ground caused by the bayonet
thrusts Inflicted OH the men as they
strnve 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
fired and soon the whole country was
full Of smoke, which was plainly visi-
bIe 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.
las 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, while
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 l could not hold
my camera steady enough to take
time exposure.
I'VE hnYe names and accurate re-
ports Of 80 villages where murder and
Gro nnn trillana haS
had rs many as 145. inhabitants killed.
Houses hn re been burned with wOm-
en- and children in them. At SOnun-
tung IA were stood up in front of
large grave, then shot and their bod
les destroyed with burning wood and
oil. This is typical"
Rev. w. III. Foote, Canadian Pres
byterlan missionary at Youngjung,
Names several villages in which the
homes, schools or churches of Chris
tim natives were burned and says
that in one Of them 25 people were
shot and the bodies burned. Those
cases, he declares, are absolutely
authentic" the premises having been
inspected by four missionaries and a
customs official.
Eighty Shot at Un Tong ia.
Quoting Koreans as his authority,
ne says that % persons were shot
and seven burned to death In their
own houses at Cheng San; that 80
were shot at I'm Tong ia, and that
these were all Christian villages.
1.-THE soldiers and commanding Of
fcer who go to these places" assert
ed Mr.. FOote, "as a general thing
have no conversation whatever with
the people, but do their diabolical
deeds and pass on. Kue Sci Tong Is
the only place where any reason was
given to the people for the action.
"A Korean accompanied the soldiers
and told the people that the officer
said he had evidence that the owner
of the house had collected money for
Korean patriotic purposes. If only
Ie Offenders suffered. even the K0re-
ans would not seriously object; but
i; Is because the perfectly innocent
aul helpless are done to death with
.ut even an opportunity to say q
word in their own behalf that the In
Justice and hardship appear"
Describing the action of the Japan
csc soldiers at Kan Chang, Rev. Mr..
Foote said that the young men of that
village were "herded In front of q
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