The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-15
GERMAN z|ON|STS
SAVED PALESTINE.
FROM UTTER RUIN
Fate of Armenia Was Map
ped Out for That
Country
tALKENHAYN IN7ERFERED.
Men in German Trenches
Made protest That Could
Not be Ignored
tALKENHAYN IN1ERFERED
BY Herman Bernstein.
Editor of The American Hebrew.
copyright, 1917. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.

Editor of The American HEBREW.
copyright, 1917. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.
The Jews of Palestine have put up
a brave fight while waiting for their
deliyerance from the Turks by the al.
lies.
In spite OF famine aud starvation,
they have withstood all the blandish.
mants of or threats by the cruel Die
NAL Pasha.
At the fortunes of war. they have
made no complaint, especially Us the
Provisional Committee for general
Zionists affairs, operating from New
York city, was drawing upon the re-
sources of all its organizations in this
country to save Jewish Palestine from
the bread line.
Huge sums OF gold were gotten into
Palestine. by means that cannot be de-
scribed until the war is at an end. But
this money was not handed out in
aims. Public works were started.
manufacturers and farmers received
loans in order that they might give
employment OF thousands of Jews who
preferred death by starvation to loss
Of self-respect.
Meanwhile General Sir Archibald
Murray's army advancing from Egypt
had crossed Sinai Peninsula and struck
at GAIA. His proclamation, announ-
cling England's intention to give Pal
estine back to the Jews. reached the
colonists who could not control their
JOY.
German Falkenhayn smiled good
naturally. But the saturnine features
Of Djemal Pasha flushed with rage,
and he prepared to punish the Jubi-
liant Jews.
Under the pretext OF military nee
essity," which later he explained to
mean desire to save them from bonn
bardment by sea and air, Djemal Pa
sha, last March rs. ordered the Jews
to evacuate Jaffa by the first of the
following month. This order came
during the midst of the Passover hol,
idays, when Jews celebrate their lib
GRAFTON by Moses from the cruel bon.
dage of Pharaouh. and this feast Of re.
joicing was transformed into carni.
val Of woe. Djemal Pasha openly
threatened to make OF Palestine an
other Armenia.
On the heels OF the fleeing Jews
came Turkish soldiers and Bedouin
marauders. who PLACED the deserted
houses and carried off all the abandon.
ed household treasures.
Highwaymen pursued the Weather
refugees, and attacking them in the
sand hills,.left them sick, stripped and
naked. to die. These outrages were
committed, as one correspondent put
it, under the paternal eye of author
ity."
The beautiful suburb of Tel-Aviv was
invaded by mara1ders, but they were
met by several score young men. who
risking death for discbedience of Die
NAL Pasha's decree, again jeopardized
their lives to save this concrete Jew.
ish accomplishment. They were rein
forced by other young Jews. "Shomer
im," who rushed down from the vii
liages, and they set up a good figh,
until they were overwhelmed by Turk
tsh soldiery and thrown into prison
The roads to Jewish colonies swarm
ed with thousands Of men, women and
children, harrassed by soldiers and
marauders, and many died in thei,
tracks.
The colonists Abandoned their crops
which they were then harvesting, and
sent hundreds OF wagons and carts to
hasten the refugees to places Of safe
ty, and the Shomerim made ready fol-
battle.
The American consul at Jerusalem
DR.. Otis G. Glazebrook, Joined with
other neutral diplomats in a forma,
protest to Djemal, who made a show
OF yielding. But it soon developed
that he was planning even greater out
RACES. including the evacuation Of
Jerusalem and the destruction Of the
colonies.
Indeed, he had already begun tc
destroy the new forests which had
been planted by the Jewish farmers
and the Harzl forest, planted by Zion.
lists from all over The world in mem
DRY OF the great leader of the move
ment, was stripped OF over $4,000
olive trees.
But before they could carry out his
more ambitious program Of outrage
q courier who risked his life a hun
dred times, and whose name must mot
yet be disclosed, made his way out OF
Palestine and cabled the news to the
Provisional Zionist Committee In New
York. -"
Remembering Armenia, the civilized