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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 30. 1919. 'Si ESCAPE 15 RELATED U. S. Mission Attacked by Bands of Turkish Nomads. y SHAW1IL BEG TO RESCUE Chieftain of Tribe Saves Members of Party From Customary Fate of Captured Caravans. Cablegrams on October 24 told briefly of the escape of General Harbord and his associates of the United States mission to Armenia when they were attacked by bands of Turkish nomadw- in the desert and mountain regions of Armelan Turkey. "Walter S. Hlatt of the Associated Press was a member of the Harbord party, and has described the Incident in the following rraphlc dispatch Junt received by mall from Erivan, capital of the Armenian republic. ERIVAN. Capital Armenian Repub lic, Oct. 20. (By a Staff Correspond ent of the Associated Press.) The at tack on and detention overnight of the Harbora mission to Armenia by bands of Kurds, Tartars and Turks is illustrative of the lawless conditions existing throughout the Black sea countries. While fraught with extreme danger. the members of the party were neither robbed, stripped of their clothes and turned adrift to make the best of their way to some friendly city, or even killed as happens to other cara vans, because of the magic name of was the mind of Shamil Beg, chieftain of the nomad band en trenched against the Armenians at the village of Kulp, which saved the lesser members of the mission from the customary fate of captured caravans. Shamil Beg came to the knowledge of the mission members after this fashion. For three weeks they had been traveling from Constantinople, intent on really seeing the lands of Asia Minor as these lands have prob ably not yet been seen by outsiders. They had come up from dusty Aleppo by train across the north strip of the shimmering Mesopotamia desert, until reaching Mardin, the magnificent j stone city set upon a mountain, 'there the seven automobiles of the party had been taken off the flat cars of the Bagdad railway end after count less adventures with impassable roads, bridging the unbridged Eu phrates and the Tigris, climbing and descending the Taurus range of mountains which gradually climb thrice their height to the plateaus of Ararat, the party crossed the Turkish frontier into Russian Asia Minor, or Armenia as is now called parts of the country. American Flair Protects. A few miles out of Kagizman, in the almost dry bed of the Araxes. General Harbord's car was stopped by a humble patriarch offering melons carried by his son and the latter's strangely beautiful little girl, dressed in a bundle of rags. Then the mis sion's forward machines met a wild old man on horseback, who talked volubly, possibly to disguise his spy character. Following the lonely valley, while "Billy' Poland, of the commission for Belgian relief discoursed on its min eral richness, next the mission rolled around a gigantic bend of the road to behold the' river bottom covered with cattle and tents of some nomad tribe. Then Major H. W. Clark of Boston declared he heard shots from the mountainside to the right. At the same time General Harbord's car was seen to stop, and the truck in the rear began to hasten its speed. ' The Harbord car had been stopped by a much alarmed rifleman dropping to his knees and starting to fire polnthlank. The rifleman's gun was hoved aside by a graybeard chieftain when he saw the American flag borne by the car. Directly the whol bottom was swarming with a motley throng of tribesmen dressed in sheepskin turbans, ragged white shirts over mantled by short jackets of dark cloth, armed with long squirrel rifles and curiously carved knives or short swords. In the background stood their women, all in a group. General Harbord left his machine and walked over to the chieftain, an old man of scrawny beard who proud ly gave his name as Abdi Beg. When he learned the party was composed of Americans he told a story of having been driven together with his band from their mountain homes by the Armenians, saying that now they knew not what to do: that winter was coming on and he feared they would starve. He had appealed in vain, he said, to the British and the Turks, and if he thought the Ameri cans would come to establish peace would sacrifice the sheep of his be in a grand feast of rejoicing. 'He gladly offered to let pass the rear automobiles and took a note which he said ho would deliver when they came. Snows of Ararat Glieten.- After a warm leavetaking the auto mobiles proceeded to higher ground and a wider valley, when the glisten ing snows of Ararat came suddenly in full sight. The party had come on Sattath, the first day of the week, near the place of fabled flood where the human race had been preserved by Noah's ark landing until the wa.Ors cleared. Next the saddened ruins of Kulp were reached. As the party swung through the picturesque spot, a short halt was made to speak to a startled horde of Moslems thronging with their rifles about the machines, while hundreds of their women and chil dren sprang up in the rear, staring curiously. They told a brief story of having no bread, of being hunted by the Armenians, of having; had their homes destroyed, of having destroyed the Armenian village of Kulp in re taliation. The two forward machines, the first carrying Generals Harbord and Mose ley. went 20 miles further, climbing out upon the bare, homeless plain above which Ararat now shone In sunset splendor, the creeping, shad ows of copper vaguely remindful of the delicate beauties of Venice's green church domes. A this was again Armenian terri tory, a cavsUry squadrou came out to I street General Harbord and then went j away, finding he was striking camp ' . be&'ide the river instead of going to their village for the night. After I waiting an hour without the truck arriving, Generpl Harbord sent back in their automobile Major H. W. Clark, together with Mr. Poland. Hus sein Bey. Turkish interpreter and professor of history at Roberts col lege, Constantinople, and the Asso ciated Press correspondent to find it. Skamll Beg Appears. When the machine returned to Kulp. its streaming lights announced its arrival. In a mament the.valley re sounded with ritle shots, cries in the darkness from hundreds of men and dozens of fierce figure leaped about the machine as it stopped. Hussein. Outstanding Values You '11 Find Them Here in Suits and Overcoats Our stock is large; we're prepared for everyone. Good, stylish, all-wool suits and overcoats, made by Hart Schaffner & Marx priced to give unusual values. Models to suit any man ; for himself or son. You'll find a big run of beautiful models and fabrics to select from. $35 and Up to $80 Everything That Men Wear Shirts, Underwear, Neckwear, Gloves, Hosiery, Lounging Robes, House Coats, Leather Goods, etc. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. my-' ; - y Copyright 1919, Hart Schaffner &Marx fill The Men's Store for Quality and Service Gasco Bldg., Fifth and Alder Do your Christmas shopping in stores displaying this sign. Bey. being the only one who spoke Turkish, sprang from the machine and walked courageously towards the tribesmen, with his right hand on his heart, shouting "Peace, we are friends." Soon came up a short, active Turk, afterward known as Riza. whip in hand, driving back his fellows, lash ing them mercilessly with a short whip; next an old cripples chieftain. Alexander by name, and a quieter chieftain, Shamil Beg. It developed that the truck with three men, one of whom was the party's ' chief. Mon sieur I.utard. formerly with General Petain in France, was being held un til the American general would re turn and vouch for it as American. The members of the searching party were also informed that they, too, must remain until the general had vouched for them. It was explained that the precarious military situation of the band made this necessary, though it was suspected to be a sub terfuge to get possession of the per son of General Harbord. Protection Is Promised. After much wrangling and argu ment, with many differences of opin ion, it was agreed that Chiefs Alex ander and Riza woula return with the automobile to the camping place of General Haroord and ascertain for themselves then that the party had come for the purpose of Investigating the polit'ical difficulties in Armenia and other neighboring countries. When they had gotten in the ma chine a voice out of the darkness de nounced Hussein Bey as an Armenian and the argument was begun anew. Finally the two leaders departed, saw General Harbord, told him their wrongs and pleaded with him to have the Americans settle tne trouDies 01 the land, and left promising to free the prisoners and let pass the other four machines, which had as yet not arrived. Meanwhile Shamil Beg took the prisoners to the center of his camp, had spread tubs for them to sit upon, a nrebuilt and a sheep killed in their honor. Then he entertained them with stories of the life of his band, of the troubles growing out of the war and declared the only way to bring peace to Asia Minor was through a strong foreign hand. More than this, be promised protection for the party and volunteered to rescue the other machines from the Kurds. "We are all thieves, we must be to live." he said, with a sorrowful smile. "And remember this, neither we nor the Armenians are fit for self-government, and we won't be for many long years. Besides, we hate each other too much to rule together." ' Shamirs Fate Mystery. Short, dark-eyed, determined, yet Dolite. Shamil Beg sat through the night, guarding the party against his jwn robbers. The party by the fire was broken up when the lights of the other four automobiles came in sight. The men of these machines had a ter rible story to tell. They had just missed death. Before coming to the friendly Kurds they had been sudden ly attacked from all sides . by rifle fire. Captain Loring's machine had run for it and escaped. Lorlng re ceived a slight head wound. The ma chines behind had been stopped by huge boulders across the road and all had received several volleys until the machines halted. When the chief of the tribe had fully 'persuaded himself that the au tomobiles were American and not part of an Armenian attacking party, he restored their belongings and let them pass to the friendly Kurds, who were beside themselves with rage at this treatment. The problem of getting away from Kulp was not easy. Shamil Beg said the party must spend the night or else be robbed of their rifles by bis own uncontrollable men along the road after leaving the camp. But at dawn he gave the signal for the party to proceed. The automobiles started. Shamil Beg riding in the lead to guar antee safe passage. He had planned to ride to the camp of General Har bord, riding on horseback; but he never came. Was he killed by his own men for letting the prey escape? A few shot3 were heard after he quitted the party at the brow of the plain of Ararat. The party waited awhile for him out upon the plain and then rolled along under the si lent protection of the mighty moun tain to report "All here, sir," to Gen eral Harbord. who too had spent a sleepless( watchful night, anxious for his party and. too, suspecting an at tempt might be made to capture him by the men of Shamil Beg. MEXICO CITY CROWDED ITIXERAXT SWARM 31 E R C H A If T Si IX STREETS. DAMAGED FRUIT 'SHIPPED Energetic Salesmen Dilate in Ma chine Gun Spanish on Wares to Prospective Buyers. ; MEXICO CITY, Nov. 13. Conditions in the republic which have crowded 1,000,000 persons In Mexico City, or more than 300,000 above Its normal population, have greatly increased the number of itinerant merchants who set up shop where their whim wills. It is impossible to find a street in the city where soThe vendor has not set up a stall. A person desiring1 to outfit a house can buy almost everything needed without placing foot within a reg-ular shop. Let prospective buyer merely hint that he is in the market for something and he is immediately besieged by crowd of energetic salesmen who di late in machine gun Spanish on the worth of their wares. Sunday is the busiest day for these merchants. They foregather princi pally in the plazas, spread their goods about them and patiently wait for customers. Their numbers are aug mented by men and women, boys and grirls, all of them sewing: candies, fruits, shoestrings, pottery, tobacco. drinks, bright-colored ribbons, shoes. hats, dogs, cat, gophers and the dozens of varieties of food of which chili is the most important compo nent. The plazas present an ani mated appearance. Bands are play ing, whistles are blowing1, newsboys call their editions, a man with Hood Association Inspector to Watch Apple Shipments. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 29. (Spe cial.) "While the .Apple Growers" as sociation has instructed its inspectors to keep rigid watch and prevent the shipment of any apples that show frost damage, it is reported here from railway authorities that independent shippers are allowing badly damaged fruit to be loaded out. While the as sociation, which recently declined to accept a furtner deliver of apples af fected by frost, controls the most of the local tonnage, it is feared that the independents will allow the mar kets to be affected by damaged ap ples at points of delivery. Tha railway administration has taken steps for protection against claims for damages, and inspectors have been placed here to report on etery car that moves. jT i 'in inn Hi" ii ii ml i ii . 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