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Show TURKS SLAY CHRISTIANS. Russian Troops Report Terlble Massacre Mas-sacre on Salmac Plains. Tabriz, Persia. Preceding the re-occupation re-occupation by tho Russians of Salmac plains in Azerbaijan provinco, northwest north-west of Urumiah, hundreds of natlvu Christians wero rounded up by tho Turks In tho vilago of Haftdowan and massacred. Many of theso wero searched out from the homes of friendly Mohammedans, who tried to hido them. The Russians on entering tho village vil-lage found 720 bodies, mostly naked and mutilated. Tho recovery of bodies from wells, pools and ditches and tholr burial kept 300 men busy for threo days. |