. Secretary of state; op © * Washington. : Tpoct 858, July 16, 1p nm URGNT Have you received my 841? a Deportation of and excesses aucinet : Peaceful Armenians is increasing and from har- = rowing reports of eye witnesses it appears mats a campaign of race extermination is in progress” under.a pretext of reprisal against rebellion. : Protests as well es thredts are une- veiling and probably incite the Ottoman goveri- ment to more drastic measures as they are deter: mined to disclaim responaibility for their _, Sbeolute disregard of capitulations and I be- "deve nothing short of actual fay "ce which obvi- ously United states are not in a position to : ‘exert would adequately meet the situation. / sug- gest you inform belligerent nations and migsion’ boards of this. “AMERICAN AMBASSADOR, Constantinople