Ogden Daily Standard | 1896-06-30 | Page 8 | For Armenian Relief

ARMENIAN aej appeals come from many americans fop the relief of armenians Armen ians boston june 27 Appeals for the relief of armenians Armen ians continue to come from many americans in turkey tho latest letters state that the village of formerly contained bome houses of winch are now blackened ruins the only timber to be seen in the place lay beside the bouses of the aghas who are building a splendid konak by forced labor not a christian has attempted to build a shelter for himself the armenians Armen ians live in the ruins and typhus fever has claimed a victim in nearly every house IIo ool was formerly the largest and richest village on iha plains th bouses arc etli luul and hive flirl eo they do not catch fire from the oat side but the destroyers carry petroleum with which they fire the houses one by one from the inside the people have only stables and cellars and corners of rained houses to live in from all quarters come the same stories in the regions tharo are reports of new and growing alarm in the village the turks are again threatening the villagers the tall crops are springing up for and the spring seed has not been sown so far as human eye can see the country is deva steil