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Read the third installment of he Blac * A*.. n todays paper _? His DETAILS OF TURKS MASSACRE AT URUMIAH Board of Foreign Missions of Pres byterian Church Receives Further News. MOW VORK. April '?'j. Details o? I th? recent massa? ro ol native Chris . tioiiH ;ii Uruinlali, Persia, by Kurds, received yesterday by the Presbyteri an hoard nf i<ir? Ign niirfslotis, state that ?:<>t less than MIU have been mor den ? there and thal not lo s t ian 2,00t) liiivc perished trout disease. 'J ?ie attachs, it would appear, have iml lu en confined to Kurd;*, but have been tiisiih*. in at least ono install?e. hy Turkish ?oldicrni Crucifixion ann burning of Christians alive nave been r< wed, masonurcs reported ly thc board. Thq ultack i:i which the Turkish soldiers were the assailants, accord ing to reports received by tho hoard was made upon tho American mission mu? thc French Roman Catholic mis sion. Five native Ujssinn priests, tho reports assert, wer ?j taken from the \m"i ieaa mission by thc Turks. The missionaries B tat cd those men iveie .?treated badly" and added that it was *nol known to them whether thc priests wen* hanged. A report had rendu <l tho Presby k Great Band terian missiccarles at Tabriz that Americans at t rumian hod been fore ? ! lo pav $(0,000 ransom tor refu gees who Inul fled to tho mission for protection. That report, lt was stated, had m?t boon confirmed. Thone and ?.ther m.-.t?. .. 'pertaining to Urumiah were rotated tn two let ters received today from Dr. VV. S. Vanneman <>f Salenj, N. J., h??nd nf tue Presbyterian mission hospital at Ta bris. Writing rrom Tabriz March lb. Dr. Vanneman Haid: "Admitt ten days ago tho Kurds in Salinas, with tba permission ??r the ? Turkish troops, gathered in all tlie Nostorlaa and Armenian men remain- j In? there. lt la reported, shout 800. I Pour hundred were sent io Khosrova 1 and ibu to Haft Dowah under the; pry! nae of giving them bread. They! trvtt le ld a few days and then all .-' tlc 11 tortured and r)xssaored. Rtfatiy ni til" women' and children weiro l i'.' i away and ill-treated. "We aro vory anxious about Uru miall. A letter dated Mareil 1 from Ur. Shedd (Rev. Dr. W. A. Shedd of .Marietta, Ohio, i rame through by messenger two day? ago. Ile said things wore getting worse. Uttlpa ihan, which hitherto lind not been dis turbed was ruined. Fifty-one of thc most prominent men of this village were taken and shot. The women and cirls who could not escape were de lated. This was dene by thc Turkish soldiers. "Forty men had been taken from thc Roman Catholic mission in I'ru miali City, kept prisoners a few days, then were taken at night two miles from the city add shol. "Dr. Shedd writes that not b-ss than Sud had been murdered and not less than 2,000 had dlod of disease. This applies to Christians only. This , ls a very ?arce per cent as more than hair or tiie Christians fled to Russia." Und? r date of March -1 Dr. Vanne man wrote as follows: "Wo are more BXnioUS than ever about Urumiah. On the 17th Turkish troops attacked our mission and the Hoinan Catholic mission and took five native Russian priests from our com pound and treated them badly. Wc do not know yet ir they were killed. Tlie g?tes of the Catholic mission burned and tin y wer all in great dan cer. ".Some of thc native Christian preachers have been crucified and some burned hut these were of other denomli atlons. "If t'.'.e r.ussian troops should be withdrawn again every Christian would have to lea\'2 Tabriz. "I do not believe tho real condition very bad for the Armenian selsoa nf affairs ls comprehended in Amer ica. It ls practically the extermina tion of tho Syrians f/Xest oriana) and i'i"y bad for the Arrrfenians also. The I only hope ls occupancy by Russia." BATTLE IN FLANDERS , PRACTICALLY' ENDED (CONTINUED FROM'TACK ONE.) 1 1 -rr.-:-! near Sochaceew on Lbj, Warsaw rront, Potnograd attaches ?p?uch r.?amp<Vt Petrograd nttachos much importance to thc Dasslan capturo of Lou hen in, northeast '?f tho Uzsok pass. lt de clares this will enable connections, which the Austrians used tn nuning troops along tho Hesklds. Belgian Report. LONDON. April 20.-Thc Belgian or riclal Htatcmont today naya that sev eral points on tho Belgan front havo been repeatedly bombarded. Tho 'Belgian arti lory co-operated vigorously with tlie French in an at tack oa? Stcenstraato.- Tho. Belgians aviators liavo shown - great exocu tlvo ability. Rumian Wins Auto Race. OKLAHOMA CITY. April 29, Bob liurman toda ywon the two hundred mlle Southwest Sweepstakes automo bile mad raen. Dave Lewis cime tn second and John Raimey third. You can get tbe news while Its new tn Th?? Murnini? Dnllv Tntol1l???no??i? ************** * ELECTRIC CIT * _ * Items of Interest and Perena * Wireless on tibe S ******** .V***** Called Home On Account Accident. Mr. C D. Faulk, manager of tic local plant of the ('hero Cola com pany was called to his homo at Omaha, Ga., yesterday ns the result of all Injury sustanlod by ono of h 1.4 children. Mr. Faulk has not yet moved his family to this city. It is understood that the child suffered a' broken hip. Mr. Faulk's friends hore j will ho pained to lonrn of his trouble, ?nd sincerely wish that tho child will i speedily recover. Two Itull Docs Mad Genuine (lld richi. A pennine bull dog fight was wit nessed on North Main street yester day afternon between the bull dog belonging to Tommie Lyon and the one belonging to "Buck" Harton. Tho two animals drew considerable blood and incidentally chunks of moat from each other's body before they were finally pulled apart, lt. was difficult to toll which dog got the hotter of the ficht. Tho tug of war was witnessed Dy a largo number of interested spec tators. Fnrnmpmont .Matter Ilefore Governor. The amusement committee of the chamber of commerce ls In receipt of a letter from Adjutant General W. \V. Moore stating that tho matter of naming places for the holding of tho encampment of the two regiments of the (State militia has been placed in the hands of the governor, and that a decision from him is expected early in May. As generally known. Ander son has been suggested by several of ficers of thc second regiment as a desirable place for holding the en campment Kev. Mr. Mills Off*""" To Chattanooga, Tenn. Tho Rev. W. H. Mills, of Clemson College, was in Ute city yesterday en route to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he ls scheduled to deliver an address at tho Southern Conference for Educa tion and Industry which is holding forth there this week. REV. J. e. HERRON OF FLAT ROCK IS DEAD Esteemed Minuter Died Rather Suddenly om Wednesday Night The Rev. John B. Herron, of thc Flat Rock section, one of the best known ministers of tho county, died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock at bli: home. Ho had been in perfect healtii up until 10 o'clock the prcv is night, when he was seized wtih illness. Tho news of his death will come as a great shock to his many friends throughout the county. He was about 60 years of age. Tho funeral services will be held .this morning at ll o'clock at Flat Rock church, and will be conducted by the Rev. J. W. Hammett, of Wll llamstpn. who will be assisted by tho Rov. W. W. Loathers, of thlB city. Mr. Herron was born in Anderson County, and lived here practically all his life. He was a minister of tho Baptist church, and had filled tho pastorate of a number of churches in this section. Ills educational . advbn i tagon were very limited, and a friend. Chautauqua ************** Y SPARKLETS * . * iel Mention Caught Over tho * trect* of Anderson * ************** Ten-day Man of <'Iiautauu.ua Here. H. F. Ray. the 10-day man of th<* Redpath Chautauqua Rureau. of Chicago, the concern which ls to stage a chautauqua here May 10-17. arrived In the city yesterday, and will be here until the day prior to the date of the opening of the chautauqua season in this season. TIcketB for the chautauqua are going rapidly, and Secretary Whnley of tho chamber of comcrce who han charge of them ad vises those persons who desire tic kets at $2.00 to call immediately. Dentists Return From Meeting. Practically ali of the local dentists who w?nt to Columbia for the an nual meeting of thc State Dental As sociation will return to Anderson to day. Dr. W. J. King will IKS nt his oiiice nt the usual hours Saturday. Good Shower at Iva Wednesday Night. Reports received in tho elly yester day stated that a good shower fell at Iva Wednesday night. There were heavy rains in various portions of tho county, particularly in tho Brushy Creek section. For a while yesterday ! afternoon it looked as thougli thc city would get a shower, but the clouds were dissipated before they readied herc. Grain Rate Hearing Postponed Until May 12. Thc chamber of commerce has boen advised that the hearing which was to have been held yesterday before the State railroad commission with reference to intra-stato rates on grain had been postponed until May 12. IVilllaniston Barn Destroyed by Fire. The large barn at Wllllamston own ed by Dr. J. W. Parker of Greenville was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, entailing a loss of something like $1,200. One hundred and twenty five bushels of cern in a nearby crib were damaged. Three tons of ferti lizer in the barn was destroyed. The live stock was saved. who knew him well said that he had never received the credit that was due him In this life, that he had struggled for what ho had attained through di (Ile ul'.?es, and was not appreciated for as he should have heon. Ho married Miss Amanda Hanna, daughter of tho late Capt. J. T. Han na, and he leaves a wifo and seven children, fivc-glrls and two boya. His daughters are: . Mrs. ?Steve Hanks. Mrs. P. B. Hall. Mrs. B. Elrod. Mis:. Mary Herron, a school teacher and Miss imo:le Herron who is the young est daughter, she having made her home with her father. The sons are bolh young men, living with tholr fa ther. Their names arc Burt and Ar thur. Mr. Herron lived an upright Chris tian life and was an example of puro Christianity to the members of thc congregation of the Flat Rock church and to the Flat Rock section. Mr. Herron'8 death came very sud denly. Ho was in perfect good health yesterday and at supper he ate a very hearty meal, and was In the best of spirits. At 10 o'clock ho became il) and at 2 o'clock he died. His death ls attributed to either paralysis or apoplexy. German Airships Attark Nancy. NANCY. Prance, April 29.-A Ger man airship attacked r'incy yester day. Three bombs were dropped in the conter rf the city. Three persons wero killed. _ -? Week e ?ftemoon and one in the ?renle?, & 1 1 sean after became totalst o RECAPITULATION OF SEWER WORK PLANNED BEFORE GOING FURTHER COUNCIL WILL LOOK IN TO THAT ORDERED FINANCES ALSO Will be Looked Into in Addition Before Any New Work b Un dertaken in This Line. In connection with tlie disposal of the North Main strcct'sower line mat ter by city council in special session yesterday afternoon, the question of completing before that work ia under taken a batch of sewer work which was authorized some timo ago arose, and for a considerable white there waa a groat deal of dlacutsicn of the mat ter. No alderman was opposed to the laying,of thc sewer lino on North Main street, where thc paving is to bo put down, but there were several of the members who wanted sewer work which1 is either under way in their respective wards already or scheduled to begaln in the near future com pleted before the North Mein street work is started. Alderman Spearman1 contended that sewer work which is under way now in the southeastern section of the city should be carred to completion while the city's forces are there. Al derman Tate contended that sewer Un? which have been authorized for portions of West Market street, Brown street, Mon roo street and Maxwell avenue shou'..* bo put down' before any new work is taken up. Alderman Carter rased the contention in regard to sewer work which had been au thorized for Tribble street. After wrestling over the question for a large part of the afternoon, with out reaching shy satisfactory^ con clusion, it was suggested that mem bers of council take an afternoon off next Tuesday and make an Inspection of those streets along which sewer lines have been authorized, then take a look into the city's financial affairs, and If necessary, readjust the sewer work already outlined so that the city will not be run into debt. The sug gestion met with the approval of all members of council, KO .thc inspection trip will be made -xt Tuesday after noon. In the meantime the mayor and city clerk and treasurer will pre paro, a statement of the city's finan ces for consideration. BOSTON DEFEATED N. Y. NATIONALS NEW YORK. April 29.--Boston de feated the New York Nationale 13 to 8 today In a game which started after unusual complication had arisen over New York's attempt to play Benny Kau fl", who jumped to ihr Giants from tho Brooklyn Fed?rala Just before the inlay was called. Umpire Qulgley fret declared the game forfeited to New York when Boston refused to play. The game started later without Kauff playing. Under President Toner's rul ing, aa reported by Secretary Nation al league, the gamo stands as played. -P? nooooooooooo o o o o o o o o o BASEBALL RESULTS. o o o oooooooooooooooooeoo American League. At Chicago 4; Cleveland 5. At Washington 1; Philadelphia 3. At Detroit 5; St. Louis 2. At Boston 4; New York 6. National League. At st. Louis 9; Cincinnati 10. At Philadelphia 4; Brooklyn 7. At New York 8; Boston 13. Seven lorianna called on account of darkness. At Pittsburgh-Chicago, not schedul ed. Federal Al Prookivnj ll; Baltimore IV At Pittsburg 8; 7; St. Louis 2; 9. Twp games. sNo othtor games scheduled. South Atlantic League. At Augusta 7; 12; Columbia 3; 2; two games. At Charleston 1; Savannah 0. At Columbus 3; Macon 0. At J ackson vilo 3 j Albany 9. Southern League. At Now Or loane 12: Atlanta 1. At Memphis 2; Nanhvllce 7. At Chattanooga 7; Little F?ck ll. At Mobile 9; Birmingham ll. University Games. Cambridge-Harvard 10; Virginia 2. Emperor Objects to Interviews. AMSTERDAM, Aiprll 29.-Th? Ger man emperor told a Spanish diplomat that he ta distinctly opposed to Ger man Journalism's importation ot the ."cbaatng-aiter-intervlewa habit," says a Berlin dispatch which is going the rounds of the German press. The emperor ia quoted aa saying-to tho diplomat, "an interviewed person, you know, la halt dono for!" Told that There T?ae ito Cara fer Bim. '"After suffering for over twenty yeera with Indigestion and having eomo of the best doctora here tell me there waa no cure for me, I think it only rigM to tell yon for tW sake of othor swearers as well as your ?ff satisfaction that a 26 cen'? bottle of Chamberlain's Tableta net only re ! Hared me but cured me withla iihfd ni ex tba although I sm a maa ot $? yer.rs.*' writes Jul. Crabbes HmntMi ,u, ObtiansMe everyvrtiWo. "*