Massacre of Greeks Charged to the Turks

The Atlanta Constitution, June 17th 1914, page 1.

MASSACRE OF GREEKS CHARGED TO THE TURKS
Priest, Old Men and Children Are Reported Slain-Bodies Are Thrown into Well.
Athens , Greece , June 16.- Greek refugees from Asia Minor today brought reports of the massacre by Turks of 100 Greeks, including priests, old men and children in the town of Phokia, twenty-five miles northwest of Smyrna .
The town, according to the official report , was invaded by a horde of armed men, who looted and then set fire to all the buildings. They are said to have been assisted by the Turkish police .
The inhabitants, most of whom were Greeks, fled leaving their property behind them, and 3,800 of them have reached Saloniki. They declare that the bodies of the massacred people were thrown into wells.
The refugees, many of whom were suffering from wounds, were in a state of starvation on their arrival.