Two families accepted Mohammedanism at the beginning. One was the family of Professor B. with his three grown-up daughters, who were immediately required to marry Turks; the other was the family of Mr. C., a notable of the town. Both families were Protestants. The authorities allowed D.’s family to remain at X., as they wanted D. to take photographs of the bombs and guns found in the possession of the “rebels”—all such guns and bombs having been specially placed by the authorities to be photographed. D. found life unbearable as a Christian and also accepted Mohammedanism after some time. Professors E. and F., both of whose mothers are Germans, from the German colony of M., near Y., were rescued by the German colonists, and remained with them up to the time my friend (the author of the preceding Address) left X. The Kaimakam of X. said that they had only escaped for the moment, and that he would get at them, too, in the end.
Two Turks of X. were hanged for sheltering or offering to shelter some Armenian friends of theirs.
[107]. The witness started from X. on the 18th August.—Preliminary Report dated 7th October, 1915, from the witness’ hand.
[108]. “At Mirkedjia alone, the station-master told us there were 30,000 exiles. Many were weak from hunger, others almost dead.”—P.R.
[109]. “Twenty-five.”—P.R.
[110]. “This Professor had relinquished his association with this society before entering our employment.”—P.R.
[111]. “He remained unconscious for a day, and could not walk for a month.”—P.R.
[112]. “The 26th June.”—P.R.
[113]. “Professors E. and FF.”—P.R.