Show REPORTS Of ATROCITIES IN TURKEY ARE DEED DEMEO German Ambassador Asserts Armenian Race Is Not Being Exterminated Boston Sept 27 The Thc The German Gorman ambassador am am- Count von on Bernstorff In a Q aletter aletter letter made public hero here toda today de declared declared de- de dared reports concerning alleged atrocities In the tho Ottoman empire were pure puro Inventions Tho ambassadors ambassador's letter written under date of oC September Septem Septem- b ber r 23 and addressed to Miran of or this city chairman of or tho the executive committee of tho the National Defense Union of ot America who sho asked for tor a definite def det- mite statement follows In reply to your our letter I beg to In Inform inform In- In form orm you ou that according to recent of official of- of tidal and authentic reports received b by the German government and transmitted transmitted trans trans- by this embassy to the government government government govern govern- ment of the United States the alleged atrocities committed In the Ottoman empire appear to bo pure Inventions Without doubting tho the good faith atthe of at the Catholics I beg however to call to to- to your our attention tho the fact that his holiness Is writing under pressure of ot the Russian Yours er very truly J DER BERNSTORFF The reference to the Catholics or primate of ot the Armenian church was based on a n r report vort recently published In which he declared that the thc extermination uxter- uxter o of tho the Armenian race throughout Turkey was being carried on Under official direction h by an organized organized or or- system of pillage deportations hol wholesale sale e executions and massacres mas mas- Official Inquiry Ordered Washington Sept Sopt 27 Ambassador at Constantinople toda today was Instructed to inquire Into reported report report- ed outrages against Armenians in Turkey to ascertain if It any victims are American citizens by birth or natural natural- So far nothing nothing- has been re received received re- re b by the embassy at Constantinople Constantino Constantino- PIG to indicate that Americans have havo suffered but American mission property property prop prop- ert erty has been taxed and threatened with confiscation Th Thu reported murder murder mur mur- der of or two American missionaries still Is unconfirmed |