The evening world., 1917-12-17
FIRST FULL STORY
Of HOW ALLENBy
TOOK JERUSALEM
Turks Put ZIP a Tremendous
Struggle in Defense Of
judean Hills.

LONDON. Doc i7-fn attacks pre-
crding tho surrender ~ jerusalem,
mo Turks employed s'orminR troops
In successive assaults on Nebi
samuel. northwest of tho Holy City. |
theD held by London troops. accord
ing 10 ailoutor despatch from Brit
irh headquarters IN Palestine. Tho
despatch. which was sent by air
plane. gives details Of tho capture
and tho entry into Jorusnlom.
Tho hnal Turkish attack was pre-
coded by such heavy smelling that
IL appeared the enemy was confident
the British would be blown OF the
summit but all their attacks werc
rcpuiscd snngulnnrily. Tho Turks
had strong line. west, south and
northeast Of Jerusalem. They were
well provided with machine guns and
their artillery dominated the crcsts
over which tho British should have
to advance. Some Turkish guns were
placed Just outside the city walls.
making 1t impossible to reply to their
fire without cndangering the town.
During the night the Turks with
drew to the north and east of the
/ city and at 3 o'clock on the morning
| of the 9th the Mayor and Chief OF
Police came out with n nag OF truce
and surrendered tho town.
Acceptance OF the surrender was
made formally at noon without actu-
ally entering tho city, only pickets
being posted to prevent surprises.
Meantime our troops swept through
the suburbs northward. being sub
jected TO machine gun fire from the
Mount OF olives and Mount SCOpus.
The ridge OF Mount Scopus, north OF
tho city, was stormed with the bay
onet and the Turks were cleared from,
the Mount Of Olives.
big demonstrations OF Joy broke
out when the General advanced to
take the surrender OF the city. Flow
crs were showCrcd on the troops and
the populace clapped their hands to
testify to the Joy OF deliverance from
the hands OF the opprcssors.
THE wonderful coordination OF
all our movements in itself speaks
praise for the admirable stan work
, or conditions in Jerusalem [ learn
, that in the early days of the war and
the abortive Turkish attacks against
the Sucz Canal, the Turkish loSsc,
; in pack animals exceeded $4,000 deaC
from neglect. lack OF food and over.
work. The people were 40 famisheC
from hunger that they used TO dgh
] for the bodies of the animals tina
D died in and about tho town. TheI
there was suspicion and persecution
Everybody suspected Of sympa.
j thizinp with the Allies was imprisoned
Y or killed. Many persons were executed
h Among these was the Mufti OF GAIA
r belonging to II distinguished Arat
r family. who. after an attempt to es.
. cape, was captured and hanged with
% his son outside the Jaffa gate. Al
q aged subjects were sent away, bu
the American colony OF about 800 wa,
= not molested. II did noble work II
O relieving distress, aided by funds
@ from America.
o "When the United States broke Of
/. relations with Turkey these fundi
10 we're discontinued. Nevertheless tn,
$ members OF the colony persisted II
- the good work TO the best OF thel
o ability, and between January anC
= March OF this year they assisted
moro than 250,000 persons. They alst
n took charge OF the hospitals anC
a have done splendid service. Recent.
Il the Germans attempted TO obtair
: the exile of all Americans from Jeru
salem. The Turks opposed the pro
q posai, hut n number OF younger male
~ were sent to Damascus 1t wa.
If also intended 10 dcport the remainder
10 but the British arrival Defeated tn
y intention.
:. early in November Enver Pash
y (the Turkish Minister OF War; cam
to Jerusalem and returned to Con
n stantinople. where no recommends
N that the town be evacuated. Thro
N days later, however, a change wa
80 made and reinforcements were huT
"a ried down. A proclamation was ia
sued saying that the Turks woul
IN hold out to the last. The new force
a. were very turbulent, and II IL eve
"a said some OF the sacred cdihces wer
Ie mined,
70 Later Cen. Won Falkonhayn al
rived and took control OF defent
a measures. Tho day prior to our er
~ try workmen were still engaged
fitting his headquarters with olectr
hight.
"The population OF Jerusalem
heart and soul with VS., and ther
cannot be tho slightest doubt OF u
n attitude OF the Jews and Arabs, AZ
IN oording 10 the Turkish estimate
there are In Palestine nearly $50
Arabs and Jews who deserted n
&c army to evade military service, pl
II is said that tho Turks lately haN
avoided undue severity, as they we
beginning to realize the mistakes
their policy"