The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-26

Severe fighting between ARABS ano
.yews over rights Of religious worship
at the wailing wall spread sooay e.oU .ts~
remote quarters Of Palestine e. aave.
terrorizing Jerusalem ana It's envnoas
with three days Of blooosneo anu
violence. ....s.,,ts
twelve American Jewish stuoentS
u,ere On the death roll which autnor-
tiles of the Biblical land OF peace
vainlv attempted to estimate Is le-
norts of new clashes came IN.
refugees escaping from Palestine 70
beirut. syria. in French mandateo
territory, said the ARAB a..acsS
against Jewish communities nao u.s.
sumed the character OF an open Ai"o
revolt against the government
Massacres Reported
Massacres were reported to nave
occurred at Haifa, where troop Tram
was attacked by Arabs this mornine.
some of the troops were disaffned:
Fighting continued In the center oi
the town with three persons kilieo
and many wounded but Jewisn oe-
tenders beat off Arab attacks from
the Mount Carmel suburb.
At .Jaffa last night Arabs attacked
in force the government offices. Tney
were driven off by British police IN a
conflict in which five persons were
killed and 80 wounded.
The violence Of the outburst, OF
which the causes had long been oo-
served, however, seemed 10 nave
taken the British governing pooy III
Palestine by surprise.
British Rush WarshtpS
British warships and troops were
rushed to Palestine from all strategic
points in the Mediterranean.
From Cairo, Egypt, It was reporteo
the casualties on both sides during
the fighting since Friday had neen
much greater than was indicated IN
news dispatches by way OF London:
Troops from Egypt hastily departed
by big troop-carrying airplanes or oy
railway.
A government censorship on news
and private dispatches from Palestine
cloaked the actual progress OF events
in Jerusalem.
washington received official con-
firnation Of the deaths Of the IL
American Jewish students IN the
rabbinical college from Consul knan-
enshue In Jerusalem.
New York Jews Protest
An aircraft-carrier and two destroy
ers sailed for Palestine from Malta
today and another aircraft carrier
and two more destroyers were re-
fueled for sailing tomorrow.
Jews In New York planned q pro-
test parade against handing Of the
Palestine situation by the British
government, which was charged with
laxity In controlling the Arabs by the
American Palestine Jewish legion.
washington, Aug. 26.-cP)-secre-
tary 6timsoh today instructed Am
bassador Dawes to express to the
British foreign office the earnest
hope that the British government
would take immediate and compre-
hensive measures to protect American
lives ana property in Jerusalem. i.
ON Saturday. Mr.. 6ttmson said
American consul Paul Knabenshue q
Jerusalem called upon local authoft-
ties there to protect American lives
and property. The state department
urred Knabenshue yesterday TO EN-.
phasise to the local authorities q
Jerusalem the necessity for such pro-
lection.
Secretary stimson described his &C.
tiou today. however. In calling to thu
attention of the British foreign Office
tho necessity Of protecting Americana
. the normal and natural course toi
the washington government 70 take
The secretary added that his IN
structious to Ambassador Dawes werl
only sent after . considerable num-
ber Of Americans had been killed.
Secretary Stimson Indicated clearly
there b no intention on the part d
the American government to send o.
American warship into near-easterr
waters because q the Jerusalem Incl
dents.
Jerusalem, Aug. 26. - (AP) -
Twelve Americans were killed Sun
day by Arabs - they assisted Jew
in defense Of the Slaboka Rabbinica
college at Hebron, 20 miles from
here, against bitter Moslem attack
Fifteen other Americans wer,
wounded in the encounter, IN which
the Jewish dead numbered 46 ans
the Moslem dead was estimated =
10. ltsran the total casualties to-
the three days santuinary b6ttlinl
betwoen the races IN Jerusalem, ans