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 THE RED RUGS OF TARSUS

go out to the ships, is carefully guarded. The Young Turks are taking "strict measures" to put down "the rebellion"! Armenians who try to escape from the Adana butcher's pen are hauled before the court-martial. Accord- ing to the Turkish reasoning, attempting to avoid death is proof of an Armenian's guilt.

As I write these awful things a few weeks ago I should have called them incredible things I see from my window the half -moon of war- ships a mile out to sea. They ride quietly at anchor. Launches are all the time plying to and fro between ships and shore. That is the extent of their activity.

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