The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-04
TROOPS CRUSHING
DISORDER IN EGYPT
Bedouins Still Depredating in
Some Provinces, but Out
look Is Improving.
COASTAL TRIBES LOYAL
Sporadic Disorders Reported in
Many Districts, but the
Worst Seems Ended.
Special Cable Dsspasch TO TIE suS from tas
London Times Serpice.

Special Cable DespascA TO TEE Sun from the
London Times Serpice.
Copyright. 1919: oil rights reserved.
CAIRO, March 81 (delayed) 1T is on
cially announced that as the main lines
OF communication are strongly held now
and the Government servants and resi-
dents have been relieved. pacification OF
the country has been commenced, two
columns are already operating and fur
| Their columns are under order
II Is intended that the most remote
| parts of the country shall be visited by
| the military, who will reinstate the civil
authorities, arrest Offenders and take all
steps for the reestabllshment Of order.
Military control OF all motor trafiic
has been introduced in the district, as
agitators have been using motors to get
| about the country. While in the direct
vicinity OF the main lines. order is be-
Ing restored, in the outlying districts
lawlessness continues. Thus in the
| northernmost parts OF Sharkie and Dek-
ahlia provinces and western Behera
| mobs Of Fellaheen and Bedouins are still
carrying on serious depredations. while
large gatherings of Bedouins are re-
ported In outlying areas OF western Be
hera.
Light Railways Much Damaged.
The branches of the light railways
Of these districts are 60 much damaged
| that It will be long before they will
| be again available to transport produce.
| A sign Of continuation of the lawless
feeling Is further evidenced in an at
tempt made last night to cut the upper
Egypt Railway on the west bank Of
/ tho Nile.
The Wasta Benz and Sun Fayum
areas are reported quiet but Nina Is
still unsettled. An armed attack by
Bedouins is threatened In the neighbor-
hood Of Assiut. but the American flying
boat. which has just made a trip to
| Assiut and back carrying four passen-
gers and covering 200 miles each way
| in three hours, reports all quiet from
! Assiut as far as Assuan, between which
places Geographic communication con-
! tnues The relief force is on Its way
up and Europeans are being rapidly
evacuated partly to the south
Disorders in Gharbia and Dakahlia
provinces appear to become more
sporadic. During the recent riot at
the escutcheons OF the British and
French Consulates and looted a store
| shed and shop because the owner had
| spat on the Turkish flag"
Coolies Incited to Strike.
On March 81 there was a small OUT
! break in Port Said. due to political agi-
tators melting coolies to strike. The
mob tried to invade the residential quar-
| ter but were restrained by the troops,
who inflicted a few casualties. Order is
| restored In Damietta and Rosetta, but
| an armed seaplane had to intervene near
Malaria to protect canal steamer.
Bedouins In western Behera tried to
get Bedouin coastal tribes between Alex
| andria and Sollum to Join in raids. but
| the latter are loyal to the Egyptian Gov
eminent and have undertaken protec-
| ton OF the railway west OF Alexandria
A force of villagers Is protecting part
OF the railway In the province OF
Fayum Steamers have arrived bring
| ing Europeans from Mimic, also some
| from Asslut. They left Assault March
IS, up to which time there had been only
| few demonstrations and slight rowdi-
! ness. but since then much looting and
| inciendiarism have occurred as Assault.
| The situation in the area between As-
| slut and Konaromas Is unsatisfactory.
It has been officially confirmed that the
number Of British officers murdered
while travelling unarmed on the trains
has been nine This Is not the only out
rage on British troops and others re-
ported at other points. In every case
PREPARATION will be exacted. A mob at
tackled a sugar factory south of Cairo
Troops repulsed them. killing several