ABSTRACT
In a moment, church bells rang loudly and clearly, signalling the start of the Armenian defense of Urfa. Apparently, the Turks had done something, and Mgrdich Yotneghparian had started the battle. The Turks were shouting all kinds of insults and curses on the Armenians and were vowing to put to the sword all the Armenians of Urfa. Postal censors had found a letter of his to a classmate that they interpreted as revealing the massacre of the soldiers at Kara Koepru. In one of Professor Levonian's Turkish sermons was a story about a widow who had two children. Soon people could see from the hospital windows groups of frenzied Turks prowling about the streets shouting for infidel giavoors and killing any on sight. Any Armenian in the street would be the certain prey of the hunters. After a long explanation and much discussion, Shukru Bey was finally convinced that the map of Reverend Kharlambos had no political significance whatsoever.
