The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-13
Tragic Stories of Near East
Atrocities by Local !
Greeks. /
Many Gam Safety Through
Flight-Party of 40 Be-.
lieved Massacred.

More than one tragic story from the
Near East has come home 10 near IA"
dear relatives and friends OF the VIC
Tins in Wheeling and other West VIZ
ginia towns tuiuwir.- he Turkish atr"-
cities In Asia Nf."r ta.,' resulted from
the decisive d"tr.' .. 'h- Grcek ARMIES
by the Turkish \,,'.arU.,StS.
George Theordur!C's, "!GNt manager
of the American restaurant. yesterday
received a letter from 4 brother AM
three sisters who succeeded N escaping
from their home At Renkot. on the .NS.-
attic side OF the DISdIUv,.e>, eight miles
in the Interior.
The brother. Alexander Theordorid"s,
with the three sisters and their l;;."
children. took flight before the arrival
Of the Turks. and are now in Greece
safe. but nearly destitute. having been
unable TO bring away more % their
possessions than they could carry.
Charleston Man Slain.
The same letter told tragic tale.
Forty Greeks. friends Of the Theor'r-
!des party. after escaping with the lat-
ter. decided 20 return 20 Rsnkoi and at
tempt to recover their belongings. The
letter from Alexander Theor"rides states
these 10 men have not since been heard
from-durinC 4 period Of several weeks
and that they have probably been
slain by the Turks. one OF the party
was Cast Mellos, formerly in business
at Charleston. this state. AMI who Is
well known in Wheeling among his fci-
lew Greeks.
Tales Of Horror.
Dr. Esther Lovejoy. only American
woman 20 reach Smyrna after the re-
cent disaster. has Just returned TO this
country with q pathetic story OF the
birth Of hundreds OF children on the
wharves ri Smyrna. with the burning
city as background and thin line o.
American sailors their only protection
against the thousands % pantc-strickCn
refugees forcing their way 70 get
aboard ships IN the harhor.
One baby was born Or. Lovejoy ex-
planned. whii> the mother was standing
In line waiting TO 60 aboard the Ameci-
can DESTROYER L!tCh;i.,d. tho mother be-
ing unwilling 70 give up her place. even
for the birth OF her first child
Or. Lovejoy. who IS q Near East re-
lief medical worker. was tho only wo-
man on board the Licchfeld. which hal
been summoned from ConS:antino1te
when Smyrna was fred by the Turks.
Never before she said. was a group
OF babies brought into the world under
stranger or Sadder surroundings. Many
OF them were born on p,aONS on the
wharf. Others we're born alongside bar
ricadeS where thousands were fEhtinc
desperately 20 pass barriers: still 9th
ers We're born aIongsldc gargpllHks OF
departing ships
Sanitary Conditions Deploraole.
Sanitary conditions We're dep!orable.
And TO add 20 the fear OF the panic
stricken refugees Turkish snldie:s. un-
der cover o: darkness. robbed men and
women, stripping wedding rings from
the fingers OF women and tearing away
their earrings. They stopped their
Expectations only when searchligh's
from the American and allied warSh!Ds
- the harhOr We're turned on the quay.
EVERY few minutes We would hear
the pi"rcing cry of some young woman
or girl being taken by The Turkish sol
dters. Sometimes the soldiers would
carry OF: tw" or tire" Young girls at 4
time. and again they would quarrel
among themselves rs TO which solder
should claim n especially attractive
girl never believed ina, such thing,
could happen n The presence OF western
cfvi.tzs'; ton AID the perpetrators 20 I'M
punished
Dr.. LovNjoy explained that tho rcr,i-
gees were obliged 20 pass through three
gates ~ intervals In their progress
along the wharf to the boats, at each
"f which they were. searched hv Turk
;sh soldiers and robbed Of all money
ard valuah'es
Victims Thrice Robbed.
Those who manged 20 pass tho first