Massacre of Thousands of Armenians Reported

Washington, Feb. 26 – The massacre of several thousand Armenians was reported in a cableopian, vice president of the Aram today to Professor Der Hagmenian national delegation to the peace conference, who is in Washington on a special mission. The message from Patriach Zaven, at Constantinople said in part:

“Cilicia covered with blood. Several thousand Armenians massacred. The existence of all our compatriots there is danger from Turkish attacks. Several Armenian localities evacuated or besieged. We are making the necessary political representations to the peace conference.”