South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-18

tured ali the enemy works OF the
town. The Turks still held the last
line on the ridge overlooking Jeru-
salem, having posted numerous ma
chine guns in the houses OF the Jew
ish and German colonists in the out
skirts Of the town.
The Final Charge j. Made
The position was charged late in
the afternoon Of the Sth The mag
nificent feat was crowned with COM
plete success and the Turks were
driven out az the point of the
bayonet The survivors bolted TO
either side of the town. Their losses
were enormous.
Throughout the whole fighting
around Jerusalem the Turks showed
a more desperate spirit and a great
er tenacity than in almost any pre-
vious fighting. They stood their
ground 10 the last.
During the night the Turks
withdrew TO the north and east OF
the city and at O'Clock on the
morning OF the 9Th the mayor and
chief OF police came out with a
flag Of truce and surrendered the
town.
Acceptance OF the surrender was
made formally at noon without &C
tually entering the city, only pick
cts being posted TO prevent sur
prises. Meantime our troops swept
through the suburbs northward, be-
ing subjected 20 machine gun fire
from the Mount of Olives and Mount
Schopus. The ridge OF Mount
Schopus. north of the city. was
stormed with the bayonet and the
Turks were cleared from the Mount
of olives.
People Shout With JOY.
Big demonstrations of joy broke
out when the general advanced to
take the surrender of the city
Flowers were showered on the
troops and the populace clapped
their hands to testify to the JOY of
deliverance from the hands of the
oppressors.
Further north the Turks were
established in a long series of
trenches around the village of
Beitikes. These trenches were car
ried with a rush and the British
line advanced beyond the village.
Welsh troops, advancing from
the south, pushed across the road
east of Jerusalem leading to Jericho
and thrust back Turkish reinforce
ments advancing along this road TO
succor Jerusalem. In the course of
all these operations they captured
nearly 1000 prisoners in addition to
700 wounded Turks in hospitals in
Jerusalem.
THE wonderful coordination of
all our movements in itself speaks
praise for the admirable staff work.
OF conditions in Jerusalem learn
ed that in the early days OF the war
and the abortive Turkish attacks
against the Suez canal. the Turkish
losses in pack animals exceeded 49,,
600 dead from neglect. lack of food
and OverwOrk. The people We're so
famished from hunger that they
used TO fight for the bodies of the
animals that died in and about the
town. Then there was suspicion and
persecution.
Kill Ally Sympathizers.
Everybody suspected Of sympa-
thizing with the allies was impris-
Oned or killed. Many persons were
executed. Among these was the
Mufti Of GAIA, belonging TO a dis
tinguished Arab family, who, after
an attempt to escape, was captured
and hanged with his son outside the
Jaffa gate. All aged subjects were
sent away but the American colony
of about 500 was not molested. Ii
did noble work in relieving distress,
aided by funds from America.
When the United States broke
off relations with Turkey these
funds were discontinued. Neverthe-
less the members of the colony per
sisted in the good work TO the best
Of their ability and between Janu-