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THE APPEAL O STAR VIN Millions Must> Be Raised il coted Armenians Are t Oconee People Asked Sunday School Collect) Tho A iiKulcan Co in ni it too for Ar moo ian mid Syrian Itoliof. ol* No. 1 Madison avenue, .Ww York, is solicit ing tho uid ol Ch Hts thin Amorten in relieving tho itwful suffering and starvation of over two million Arme nian and Syrian survivors of massa cre and famine. A minimum total of $30,000,000 Is requlrod. Of thia amount tho carefully computed ?>ro portionato share that normally should be contributed from Wal halla is $500. The following facts and Incidents are taken 'rom a 48-page pamphlet entitled "Armenia": At least 1,000,000 Armenians and ?Syrians in Turkey have perished dur ing tho past 'wo years from massa cre, d?portation, exposure, starvation and disease. Over 2,000,000 aro homeless and In dlro distress. Thousands of Crocks deported from tho sea coast of Asia Minor are now In danger of starvation. Four hundred thousand of thost In need aro orphans. Little children scarcely abb' to feed themselves live absolutely alone in deserted homes. Seventy-five thousand child rei. un der twelve years of ago are starving in Syria and tho Lebanon alone. Sufferers in the Lebanon district recently were dying at tho rate of 1.000 a day. I'Tvo hundred thousand refugees have lied the Turkish dominions and in their temporary homes cry for help. Relief work still goes on in Turkey uninterrupted by break of diplomatic relations, lt ls freely administered In Persia, the Caucasus and else where. Distribution is wisely aim econom ically mudo by absolutely reliable agents. Every dollar contributed goes for relief, none for expenses. Thirty million dollars will be re quired for this winter's needs. Five dollars per month will save a life. Incidents to Stir One's Soul. ? ? iihiin lil lino i? < ?* . i ltta>, itltlj ut/,uuv> aro fatherless children. To these must bo added also many more in the Baku, Kars and 10 rz roo m regions. America did not realize tho hun ger that existed in some parts of Turkey. 1 can best illustrate it by tolling you about a littlo boy who was brought to one of the hospitals. His condition was such that Bo could not eat solid food, hut he cried for a piece of bread. When the physi clans told him he couldn't oat bread ho said he didn't want to eat lt, h< just wanted to put Jt under his pil low so that he could feel that food was near. Perhaps a faint conception of the terrible hunger experienced by thou sands may bc gained from this little incidont told by ono of tho returning consuls: "I was eating a piece of melon," ho said, "and was paying lit tle attention to tho people around ?ne. I tossed aside tho rind When in stantly a man pounced upon lt Uko a hungry wolf. He chewed on lt for a few moments and then ho lu turn tossed it aside. Another man who lind been watching him with the eyes of a hawk picked it up and devoured tho rest." An American doctor coming down the mountain side from thc Lebanon noticed in tho distance a throng of children and wondered why so many wore gathered in ono place. Upon coming near ho discovered that a camel bad died by the roadside and these famished children were in des peration picking the last shreds of ilesh from tho skeleton of the fallen beast. Children oagorly picking grains from tho dung of animals In tho street havo become a common Bight. Tender-hearted American women havo been compelled to stool them selves against tho sight of children tn tho street dying for lack of food to pass by without helpnlg, having no rpsources to warrant adding one more to tho number already being fed. ,A hard task ls assigned the mis sionaries, that of practically signing tho death sentence of children. For example, in one case there wore 4 30 children with funds sufllcicnt for only 70. Tho missionaries wore forced to select tho 70 and say no to tho oqually or possibly more desti tute 360. So far as Syria ls concerned fiel rut, Palestine and the Lebanon have suf fered most. Many vlllngcB havo bo noum depopulated. An American F THE G ARMENIANS C the Oppressed and Perse to Be Saved-Walhalla and to Aid in Work--Special ions Asked for January 27. passing through u village last sum mor saw only ono ho uso open. Tho pcoplo had either migrated or per ished. In ono doorway sat a little girl, apparently alone in the world. Sin; kept saying over and over, "I'm hungry! I'm hungry:" The children lu all the villages look like old men and women. In Alelth no grapes aro expected because tho children have eaten thc shoots and young leaves. The mul berry orchards were planted with wheat, but in many cases children have plucked the wheat to eat the seods clinging to the roots. Those who have survived so far have been kept alive through tho generosity of Americans. All money sent from America ls received and the distribution of food ls effective In tho coming winter the conditions will become harder than ever, and very few will survive unless ade quate, regular contributions are sent. An American consular agent re ports that in hl? daily walk from his houso to tho cons?ltate ho counted as many as twelve bodies of persons who had died of starvation the pre ceding night. Fifty-five per cent of the popula tion of the Lebanon aro reported dead from starvation, mal-nutrltion and resultant disease The scenes aro indescribable. They can never be blotted from my mem ory. I stood beside a trench which was the grave of 2,000 victims. They, too, all surrendered their arms upon implicit promises that they would then be spared. The moment they boca mo defenseless they were com pelled at tho point.of the bayonet, to dig tho trench, into which they were forced and then hacked to pieces. Soldiers boasted of their work with axes, as hoing more economical than expensive cartridges! Thousands of Christians have been driven from their homes In tho moun tains of Armenia by tho Kurds. To prevent their return, if by chance any survive tho deportation, the Kurds have destroyed all their homes, even . .. .._ i, uod ?ol iGiMtiiuuiK, tue trees were mit Into lengths too short for boards. Kven the terraces that held the fields on the mountain sides were broken down. The work of centuries of patient labor by a long-suffering people has been com pletely 'overthrown. Creal aa is Hie tragedy of massa cre, a greater tragedy was tho forced deportations, 100,000 women and children from ono district alone, lt ls terrible "to contemplate their fate after the war. The nations should provide means foi' searching ont and restoring any survivors to their homes and loved ones. Story of Ono Who Escaped. (These thrilling experiences of Mooahok Vorperinn aro so full of hu mai. interest details that his story ls' reproduced practically as ho has been giving lt before audiences in America. Ho is 17 years old, tho son of an Armenian professor In tho col lege whore tho boy was a student up to tho timo of tho deportations in 1015. Ho escaped from Turkey crossed the mountains into the Rus sian Caucasus, traveled through Ser bia, Korea, China and Japan tc America, landing in Seattle, Wash. .May 1, 1017): Dear, Kind Americans: I have been asked to tell you my sad story, 1 do not know English well and it h hard for me to express myself, but 1 will try my best. 1 lived with my father, mother, twr sisters and brother, and we wen happy. We had colleges. schools churches and comfortable homes. Hui that was before 10 1"). In March 19.15, suddenly our town was sur rounded by Turkish soldiers and al of the prominent Armenian mer chants, doctors, dentists, professor; and business men were imprisoned Then they began to torture them. 1 do not like to tell you sad things.an< to tell of torin rings In the land ol freedom seems to mc not good, but '. must tell you of the suffering of nij pooplo. They tortured the professor of his tory in our Amorlcan Missionary Col loge. First they beat him with t stick; then they I urned his hair; then they burned his flngors ant finally they crucified him; and al tho time ho was murmuring, "Oh Cod, all this for your sake " They did not arrest my father a first, but lalor they look him to tin prison and kept him lb a room when they tortured prominent Armenians After ho saw theso torturing^ the: told him, "Theso things will ht i to you if you do not bring guns." But my father was a'j) ful man; he had no guns. Hf a professor, and he had no arms which to defend himself. He v kind/ man and he could not bo. see auch torin rhigs. Ile became and they tonk him to Dr. Atkin Hospital. After two months of tl torturing* tho Turkish govern tn ordered nil Armenians to be dop' lo the Syrian and Arabian dc? anet in July, 1915, :?,000 Armer tho most prominent men in out -doctors, lawyers, merchants, 1 fessors-with their ,wlveS and Hes, began to move towards th? tb erts. Our family was in this g In America, if some oho ls j they want to bo prettier, if som is beautiful they want to be beautiful; but it was not so I country during the deportation the time of 'deportations they ! to spoil the beauty God gave, mothers cut tho long hair of daughters. 1 saw my motin tho long blond hair of my sisti they could not take out her bot eyes. 1 heard mothers s "I tau gb tor. 1 wish you wero t But lt ls hard to Bpoil tho l r > which God gives. We were traveling towards deserts, surrounded by Turkis diers and oillcors, and these so selected were most cruel ones, a lew dayB the Turkish officer sr slstor and asked for her, but n thor would not do that. N< would any Armenian do that, will 1 forget my father's words, were standing on the batik of Uiver Euphrates. He said to Turkish officer, "You aro a Tur I ant Armenian, you are a M< and I am Christian; 1 cannot you my daughter. If lt wore written In our Bible that suicid< sin, I would throw myself wit ni daughter Into the river." The ' : Ish officer said, "You need nc. .t< that, for you will seo tho same dltlon lu a few days." After a few days we reached M kin tia. This beautiful little city wa*; in? father's birthplace. As we sav I town my father said. "My beat i birthplace, will you also be my di place?" When we reached Ma we were suddenly surrounded by au other corps of Turkish soldiers ti the mon were snparated from the v . men. lt ls hard for me to des< what a heart-breaking scene this ' for mon to bo separated from woiu< r Kvcn If I tvloH to toll O *o "o> . ? . . l.l i from the arms of "their wives uni children. I could not kiss my Bistei for the hist time. 1 was surrounded by two Turk Isl soldiers and they pulled me awaj without any chance to say good-by< to my mother and sisters, and .". ?? men-A rmon ia ns-were thrown ln!< a great dungeon. Men in the Orlon do not weop very much. I have seoi fathers bury their daughters am they did not weep, but in this cl tn goon every Armenian man was weep lys. I wept, too, and I went into I dark corner, for If my father saw nu weeping it would make him mon sad. All tho men began to pray They did not pray for their owl lives, because lt was better for then to die than to go out Into the dover to Btarvo; but they prayed for thew women and children, who had no oni to protect them or help them. 'Flnall; a Turkish officer came and looked ft mo In the corner and he sold "Wouldn't you Uko to go to the pris on of the women?" I said, "Yo*, would." But then again I did no want to leave my father, but tm fe ther was wise and said, "Yes, Moo shek, go to tho prison of the women. And it was good for nie that I did for in a few hours that same nil ; at midnight tho Turkish office rs ant soldiers took those r>49 Armenian out to tho nearby mountains ant killed them all, ono by one, wit! axes and knives. Ono of the Turk Isl soldiers laughed and told me Ihn they did not uso guns because carl ridges cost four cents each. When 1 reached the prison of th women, only ono boy of 16 yent:- n age was among 2,600 women a i children and girls. lt was n s?i sight! Mothers were asking tu about their sons and about their inn hands. Sisters wanted to knot about their brothers, but I could onl say, "They will soe you all -?gar though of course not In this world. That same night tho officer wh had asked for my sister from mv fi ther came and took her away. Sh was weeping, but thore was no on to help her, only a boy 15 years ? ago who could do nothing. Sho wer and pleaded with the officer for he family, so wo wore allowed to R back to our city, my mother, my li tlo slstor and brother and I. Bi what happened to those 2.500 w? mon and children and girls? I koo you will ask. First they took ihel money, their carts, tholr goods, ntl then they took their clothos. Ov Armenian ladies could not bear t e without clothes aaa they, threw omsolves into tho rivers. j We went back to our city, but we (I no homo. Tho Turkish govern mt had confiscated our home, our rden, our goods and all that we d. My little brother was not strong ough to stnnd such sufferings, so died. Ho would wake up In the ?ht and call, "Brother, do you not ? thorp In that corner they are klll ? my father, just there in that cor r?" For months we lived under the )toctlon of the American consul d the American missionaries. But was the Intention of the Turkish ..eminent to kill every Armenian j dent. Of the 500 hoy students in ). American college where I stud- ! ., only five escaped and it became II possible for mo to live there any longer. We planned to escape over il mountains to the Russian army, c. night In September, 1916, with r other Armenian villagers, 1 bade id-bye to my mother and little sis and we began our journey. It is j ?d to mako an almost hopeless ' ht over rough mountains, s?nic os covered with the snow. We it on the hard ground, sometimes h a rock for a pillow. Many es we did not have bread to eat. . e times we -were captured by i .kish soldiers, and they would ! e taken our lives, but we gave m money and bought our free 1. Mnally we came to the Russian ly. 1 saw a Russian soldier stand on the hilltop and wo ran to him I wns glad, but \ was not glad much longer, for when I reached Russian army, there in that istian land, found Armenians vlng, in Russia, that Christian ? I. Armenians who had escaped sword of the Turks were starving by day. Students like me who \ escaped over the mountains e starving. Armenian girls who escaped from Turkish harems B starving there in Russia and . could not find a blade of grass at. They burled Armenian chll . alive in Turkey. I know a place re scores of Armenian children j buried alive, and those chll . who had escaped being burled j 5 were starving there In Russia. Russians were kind to them, but ! did not have food enough for iselves, and so Armenians were /lng. In Armenia, in Russia and . ther placos Christians are starv while millions of Christians all the world have nlontv. I olead . .h i ws'ili'ii! MK :'sl:< Help j 1 f'.j.iii a t v the Arm v. in massacres bogan In 1915, four Armenian Prot \ estant Christians came to our church I services ono Sunday morning. When the service was over our evangelist I Introduced them to us missionaries,' i und 'old us that they had come from tho east of the Jordan, where thou sands of Armenian refugees were liv- j j ini; under the open sky with scanty j I clot "ling and almost no food. Some had tied and some were dying. Mo tile, were giving birth to bahes for | whom there was not an article of clot ll ?Hg. T)ieso mon who came were dea con.--, of an Armenian church in their homo city before they were exiled. Their brethren had sent them to us for .ellef. It had meant a long, weary walk for days. They said, ' This is our Mother Church now. We have nowhere else to go. Can you j not send our people a little help?" We could not promise them much, for there were hungry ones in our midst whom we could not help as we wished, But after solicitation 80 pounds in gold ($132) and three large sacks of clothing were ready tp send. We will never forget the joy and gratitude of the brother who cums to carry lt away. We knelt to with him and though we could not understand a word he said, we know he was pouring out thanks to O?d for Ills goodness. In a few weeks the deacon came back to us with a letter overflowing with grati tude for the hell) they had received, and how much do you suppose each om? got of the money we sent? Just tit teen cents! * often after this those refugees would come Into the city to our nicot ines, but we could give them little relief. They used to plead with us to try to uso our influence to have Iheiil sent back to their homes. Of .?ourse wo could do nothing. They I would say, "You are Americans. You I cnn do anything. -Wo belong to an i Ar Mientan church. Why doesn't ? America help us?" We could only . sa> "The government doesn't want j America to Intorfero with Turkish , a ff a 1rs. Trust God. He alone can bein you."-Mary A. Butterfield. Sunday Schools Asked to Aid. All the Sunday schools In Oconee county aro asked lo take up a special contribution for this cause next Sim day, January 27th, and report tho amount raised to Tho Keowee Cou rier, P dr son al solicitations will also he made, If you aro not approached by .- -?-"T SINKINGS SHOW KIO DECREASE. Elrflit British and SLv French V?s ?el? Sink DaHng We??k.. London, Jan. 17.-Another mark- ! ed decrease In the sinkings of Hilt- j lsh merchantmen hy mine or subma rine Itt the past week ls noted itt the report of the admiralty issued last night. Itt thiB period only six mer chantmen of 1,000 tons or over were sunk, and in addition, two merchant men under 1,000 tons and two fishing vessels. Tho summary^ follows: Arrivals of British merchantmen, 2,100; sailings, 2,181. British merchuntmen>Bunk by mine ! or submarine over 1,600 tons, 6; un der 1,000 tons. 2; fishing vessels, 2. j Merchantmen unsuccessfully at- \ tacked, C>. j In tho previous week the admiral-j ty reported the loss by mine or sub- j 1 marine of 18 merchantmen of 1,000. ! tons or over, three merchantmen un der that tonnage, and four fishing vessels. Tho report of January 2 gave the sinkings as twenty-one, 18 being 1,000 tom* or over. French i^oso Six. Paris, Jan. 17.-Five French mer chantmen over 1,000 tons and one under that tonnage were sunk by mines and submarines for the we?k ended January 12. American Vessel Stink. London, Jan. 17.-The American sailing vessel Monitor has been sunk by a submarine near Purere Ventura, Canary Islands, a dispatch from Las Palmas reports. The crew was saved. $100 Reward, $ioo. The readers of this paper will be . pl. ased to learn that there is ot least j one dreaded disease that science has . been able to cure in all its stages and ' that is catarrh. Catarrh being great ly influenced by constitutional con- j ditlons requires constitutional treat ment. Hall's, Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying tho foun dation of the disease, giving the pa tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in ! doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith lu the curative powens of Hall's Catarrh Medicine | that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address- F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c.-Adv. McSwnln Accepte Captaincy. (Greenville News, 17th.*) J. J. McSwaln, a well known at torney of this city, received a tele H hi I :. J pp O?D t il) 'Ul . ?" i C's} !.. i . iU li?. ; (itatiod wi lina war. .ur. Mcbwain was in Columbia last night on business when the notice of his appointment was received by bim. He immedi ately wired his acceptance, and will j take up his military duties in a short ! while. Capt. McSwaln was a candidate for , a commission in the first o'fllcers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, and received a captaincy there. This was deferred at his request, on ac count of pressing matters which needed his attention 'here. Conviction Came Speedily. (The State, 18th.) After a hotly contested trial, last ing more than an entire day, and bordering on the sensational at times, Geo. L. Adams, v/as yesterday afternoon found guilty In Federal Court of operating a disorderly house, and sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and costs and servo twelve months Ins the Federal prison at At lanta. Only eleven minutes were taken for deliberation by the jury. After a severe reprimand for such conduct, Judge Smith sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of $1,000 and costs and serve 12 months in the Fed eral prison at Atlanta, but a special plea by his attorney ns to his finan cial condition caused the court to re duce the flue to $300. UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU DEATHLY SIOK Stop Using Dangerous Drug Before It Salivate? Youl lt's Horrible. You're bilious, sluggish, constipat ed and believe you need vilo, danger ous calomel to start your liver and clean your bowels. Hero's my guarantee: Ask your druggist for a bottlo Nof Dodson's Liver Tone and tnko a spoonful to n'ght. If It doesn't start your livor and straighten you right up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go .back to tho store and get your money. Take calomel to-day and to-mor row you., will feel weak and ?lek and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegeta ble Dodson's Liver Tone to-night and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harmless, so givo lt to your children any time. It can't salivate, so let them eat anything afterwards.-Adv. somo ono with a petition you can send your contribution to Tho Cou rier or direct to Clovclnnd H. Dodge, Treasurer, No. 1 Madison Avenue, Now York City. RECKLESS Ditl\ KKH SENTENCED, Negroes Who Handled Car that Kill ed Sam Heath Convicted. (Oreenville News, 17th.) James Dial, coufessed driver of the automobile which ran over and kl.led Qhief Samuel Heath, naval recruiting OlTlcer, tn this city on November 'J li th last, was found guilty in Court of General Sessions of man daughter, yesterday afternoon was sentenced by Judge John S, Wilson to serve eight years at hard labor either on> the county chain . gang or In the State penitentiary. Jerome Fisher, Lawrence Fair and Butler Moore, who were passengers iii the car with Dial at the t'.mo Chief Heath was killed, and who were found guilty of n.ansluaghter, but recommended to tho mercy of the court, were given each lour years on the chain gang or in the penitentiary. The sentences were passed late yes terday afternoon, after Wm. G, Sir rino, attorney for Fisher, Fair and Moore, had appealed to tho court for a new trial for his clients, which was douied by Judge Wilson. In passing sentence on the four men, Judge Wilson took occasion to Invoke censure upon reckless drivers ol' automobiles, citing several per sonal experiences where the person with whom he was riding failed to observe tho proper care In handling his automobile, with moro or lees serious results. Judge Wilson ad mitted that automobiles have come to be almost a necessity, but stated that there is entirely too much care lessness and lack of caution in ope rating them. Th? CUM* That Doss Hot AfhKt tin Head Because ol its tonic and laxative effect, I, AX A TIVIJ BROMO QUIN i NJ?; ia better than ordinary Quinine and doea not cause nervousness nor ring-tag in head. Remember the lull name and look for the ahrnature of S. W. GROVQ. 30c Fairfield Locals, ?Vj Walhalla, Rt. No. 2, lan. 16. Special: Master Clifton Smith, who has been ill with rheumatism for several weeks, is Improving, \^ Charlie Poore, of Sandy Springs, visited his cousin, Ernest Smith, re cently, returning home Monday. Ernest Smith is at home again af ter a few weeks visiting In different parts of Anderson. Eugene Poore, of this community,, killed the largest hog that has been recorded here. It weighed about 700 pounds. Mr. Poore is greatly encouraged with his hog rnisjn'g i'1 Fall i .'.'< . oo? .? ogrtt?:s!ng> . - ? . > . i> ?...i i ( uckworrh Lt'.'iVi ? WM .; . Frank Poore is iii. Ho has appendicitis. Wo wish for him a speedy recovery. Miss Velmer Edwards ls going to attend the Walhalla High School. Lawrence Eaton and family re cently moved Into our community. Miss Kate Smith, of West Union, spent a short while-with her cousin. Miss Rosa Smith, recently. Vesco Fowler lost a fine milch cow a few days ago. We sympathize with him in his loss. Ed. Snead is visiting relatives and friends in Highlands, N. 'C. Tom Watson, of Pelzer, spent a short while' in this community re cently. John Gillespie and family recently moved to their new home near Wal halla. We regret their departure. Mrs. T. C. Orr, who has been suf fering from an attack of grip, is Im proving. Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Smith expect to move to thelt new home in 'Weit Union soon. Cciiiian Mutiny Reported. London, Jan. 17.-A mutiny among submarine crews nt the Ger man naval base of Kiel on January 7 is reported in a dispatch from Gene va. Thirty-eight officers are said to have been killed. \ The dispatch quotes advices re ceived there from Basel gibing de tails concerning tho mutiny. It is said to have been begun 'by subma rino crews, and later to have spread to portions of the crews of cruisers stationed at Kiel. Some of the men who joined In the attack on, tho officers took part in the earlier mutiny at Kiel, the dis patch reports, lt adds: "Although the mutiny was local, it shows that German naval men are dissatisfied, especially in tho subma rine service, as tho number of bonts returning to German ports ls decreas ing every month." Homo Office** Returned, Washington, Jan. 17.-Graduates of officers' training camps get with their commissions no guarantee of pormanoncy. lt was learned hore that several young mon who made a good showing in camp and were commissioned in advanced grados, have proven unsuitable when they ar rlvod In Franco. Some of thom have been returned to this country and others havo boen reduced In rank from captains to first and second lieu tenants.