DjemalPasha, Fugitive, Assassinated in Tiflis; Condemned as Author of Armenian Massacres

TIFLIS, Republic of , July 2:) 'Val' and Taalat Bey Grand VIZier na (Associated Press).-Djemal , for­ ~Ilnigter of the Interior, Djemal Pasha mer :Mlnlster of Marine In the Turkish became l\lilltary Go\'ernor of Unionist Government, Chle! of Staff of after, as :Minlster of Marine. he 'had the Afghan Army, has been assassinated placed the Turkish fleet under a Ger­ here. Two Armenians are charged with man Admiral, In his Syrian post the crime. Djemal was charged with bcillg: instru­ Djemai Pasha was accompanwu uy mental In clll'rying Ollt mnssac\'cs, while two aids. who were also shot dead. He later In l\xmenia as SIJecial. agent of WlIS (ra vcling, to, I"::abul ,frOll) Berlin, Taala t he \vas acctncd of ha \'Jllg 111i;ti­ where he had ~al1e im portall~ purchases gated the atrocities against t!le Arme­ from the Afghan _\rmy. nian population during the. gr."at war, He was one of tho~e inclnrlcd in the DjemaJ Pasha was one a! the three allied extradition list of Febl'lIalT, l!l!!O, Turkish officials who were the leaders Djemal's recent activities have been of the Turldsh Government dui'ing the for the most part in the CaucasUS, He war. ,YUh his associatcg, Envcr Pasha was reported last 'Vinter In Daghestan, and Tanlat Bey, he was tried. by a where he was said to be co·operatlng Turkish court-martial in . with , who was lately cred­ In July. 11)19, and condemned to death. ited with ha YlnS' developed ambitions \Vlth Enve\' and 'l'aalat, howe\,e\', he on his own account In Southwestern had fled from several months Asia and is said to have. proclaimed befol'e, just befol'e the armistice. 'l'he himself Emil' of TUl'kp.~tan while lead­ court-martial which condemnell them ing an anti-Boli!'I1C\'ist mo\'ement. was Instituted to undertake prosecu­ rt IlJa \' be Iloted that Djemal Pasha tions undel' the new r('gime for the pur­ has once pr",\'iotlsly been reporter! the pose of c1eHrlng- the 'l'urkl!lh pC'oplc HS Yi<:tim 0f all Hssassin-at Kahul, At­ It whole f\'Om blame for joining in tlll~ glHllliRtHI1, in ;-':o\'fmber of last yCHr­ ,war and for the ..\rm.mi3n, Cree1, anrj but this report lal'kerl confirmation. and I S~'rla n mil ssac,'cs a l1(j

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