Show TURKS MW christians STORY OF TERRIBLE CRIMES COMMITTED BY BV TURKS DURING occupation OF many massacred more succumb to disease and hundreds of christian girls turn moslems modems in hope of escaping violence new york at least 1000 christians were killed and about others died of disease in Ur umlah persia during the ho five months at 0 turkish occupation according to a letter received by J L culdwell caldwell amerlean american minister at teheran from dr william shedd ot nf und and made mad public here friday by the presbyterian r board ot of foreign missions dr shedd stated slated that his figures were based on careful investigation and record there having been christian burials alone in the c city ity of Uru nilah and the american college compound ile he said bald that before the russians russian g left on january 2 there were between 31 1 and christians in the city and surrounding villages within a few laya after january 2 between and left the tha country of the christian families la in the district dr shedd said that all but 1000 were robbed of all their possessions and nearly all suffered some home loss ile he said the total loss of christian had been climaxed cli eti mated at 2 and added that tile the presbyter tan lan mission sustained a loss or of 10 during one attack Consider considerably aill y in more ore than christian girls turned moslems during the turkish occupy tion the writer bald in hope of at escaping violence |