ARMENIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1915, Page 5

ARMENIA.

A SHOCKING STORY. WANTON, BLOODY CRUELTY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) London, Oct. 10. The Times' correspondent says the Armenian massacres began when Enver Pasha's army invaded Russian territory. Irregular bands committed horrible crimes. Men were thrown over cliffs, women violated and abducted, children made Mahometans. During the invasion of Azerbaijan there were similar excesses. When the Sarvkamish defeat infuriated Enver's ruthless temper there was a systematic massacre of 25,000 Armenians at Bashkala, following the principle of the massacre in Anatolia, Cilicia, and Anti-Taurus regions. In some districts the resistance offered exasperated the troops, who gave themselves up to the most wanton and bloody cruelty, slaughtering indiscriminately. Enver Pasha and Talaat Bey undoubtedly approved of the deeds.

AMERICAN OPINION. ALLIES PROTECTING THE WORLD. Received Oct. 11, 8.30 p.m. New York, Oct. 11. Newspapers contain denunciatory Articles on the Armenian massacres, many of them declaring that the Turk is following in the Teuton footsteps. The New York Tribune remarks that America has not yet fully grasped the ttuth that the Allies are protecting, not only themselves, but the whole world from more Armenias and other Belgiums. MR. BALFOUR'S OPINION. • - A CALLOUS REMARK RECALLED. Received Oct. 11, 8.5 p.m. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Balfour, in a letter to Mr. T. P. ■O'Connor, says that amidst all the horrors of war nothing is more horrible than the treatment of the Armenians. The Germans could surely end the disgraceful condition of affairs and he suggests that German-Americans use their influence to check the barbarities. The Daily Telegraph points out that Enver Pasha acted to avenge his defeats in the Caucasus, and recalls Count Reventlow's unscrupulous and callous judgment that German public opinion holds that this is a matter concerning Turkey alone.

OK THE SEA. THE BRITISH WAY. OF TORPEDOING AN ENEMY TRADER. Received Oct. 11 ; 11.35 p.m. Copenhagen, Oct. 11. The crew of the German steamer Lulea have been landed at Falster. They reported that the British submarine 19 torpedoed the vessel off Cijedser lighthouse, after allowing sufficient time°for the crew to take to the boats. WEEK'S TRADE AND LOSSES. London, Oct. 10. The arrivals and departures for the week were 1366 vessels. Eight vessels were sunk, aggregating 25,027.