Show BLAMED FOR F j MASSACRE 1 h Details Details of of f Si Siege g of ofA h l i. i y iyall J A r G Gin 1 en to t the the h e. e si S Pubic rr S LONDON Oct p. Details t si siege siege- o of ot Van a and a th the m n of Armenians the by Turks are Inthe in ln inthe the current issue o of the Near Sast tast ast which fixes the responsibility for the crime on Iasha It vas w on Pasha also that the refugee g e American missionaries missionaries- s In n the story of their suffering reco recounted ted to U the e Associated ted Press Fress at itt at Petrograd rad this w we Jc ft laid laid the guilt I is th the supreme commander of the Turkish arm perating in Inthis this I I j province i I I Van Vall the ancie of ot the i Armenian was oc occupied occupied oci oc- oc i by the Russ Russian Rusan an army in Its I advance in ta the thed su during the first week ray The Russian commander G Q who ho hois is an Armeni Armenian ni p i- i Was as assisted by six Armenian eg m under the Armen Armenian I. I r revolutionary Ani An wh who h had MIt d fo fought with the Bulgarians Bulgarians Bul Bul- rians against he Turks in the fir first t Balkan warN war But nut long b before ore orean an Van fell feU to the Russians Pasha lasha started work of massa massa- the cring-the Armenian m i population The mass massacre cre began at a large and and isolated isola d village where not nota a man ma was spared except those over overo JO o y years s of age Of the women the them m rp m ly ir were carried away by soldiers and Kurd Kird tribes tribes- men men was Carried out systematically allY in in inthe the entire entire- province of Van Van beginning beginning- with the outlying village Great rare care re was Ws-S taken to prevent prevent pre pre- vent of this from reaching the capitaL S There was living in Van City Cily a al at that time Prince an all Armenian Armenian Ar Ar- who had formerly been useful useful use use- ful lot to to th the government in in settling tro troubles bles between the Turks and the Armenians He Hews s was asked by to go to the villages and try to reconcile recon recon- tile cile the o contending parties addressed the Prince irice in a letter as his dear ri f. f The prince unaware unaware unaware un un- un- un aware of tb pl j started o out oCt t wIth with witha a number adviser of The entire party party party par par- ty Was was vas slaughtered red by a party of ot while taking lunch at a coffee house k At this tim time alEt th fliers re was as In Van Vanan Vanan Vanan an Arm Armenian ot of the Turkish parliament by the name of ot who was invited d b by br to call ali on him at On arrival at headquarters was arrested a large stone was tied Jo o his feet and he be was wat thrown int into inta Va- Va a a alake lake and drowned The Russians were no now rE reported on the advance T Talaat Bey published pUb pub- a warning against the Ar Armenians Ar participating ion 1011 n a penalty of dire lire punishment nut But ut the tho story of the massacre in the Isolated p parts was carried by survivors nd tile Armenians prepared to sell themselves themselves themselves them them- selves as dearly as possible the peaceful element as well as the revolutionaries revolutionaries revo- revo revo revo- then Called on the Armenian bishop to visit him The Tile bishop refused Thereupon Jev Jev- ded deci descended upon the rebellious city of f Van with an army of ot 1000 Turks arid and Kurds and called on the lie i people to lay down their arms surrender sur sur- render without conditions and trust i cl clemency n y of the sultan This I was offer was ln made e through the Italian I consul 1 1 r Of t the e Armenians In Van Vans Vant only w r re ar d 2 Q with ri rifles es and the rest with revolvers For 1 twenty nine days this handful defended defended de de- de- de fended the city On the d day y General arrived with his Armenian volunteers rs ax arid Russian regulars and s-nd nd the Turks retreated Conditions were at at that time frightful as the only doctor in the city to look after the atter-the the sick siek and wounded had been Dr Pr r. r Allen Aien an American missionary nary But with the Russians tJ cam came help and doctors and nurses soon arrived from TitUs Committees es Were we appointed to the sufferers and tJ the e started In to till tUl the fields and rebuild b. b I t their h koines mes es i h i A f. f f. f J t i. i f i J l |