Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28

These fixed the dead and wounded
in the last five days fighting between
Jews and Moslem Arabs at 143 and
426. divided as follows: Klled-46 Mos
lens. 4 Christians. 90 Jews: wounded
l1S Moslems. 80 Christians. 269 Jews
II was added an accurate check Of
casualties was impossible.
Judean Frontier Closed.
Upheaval among the trans -Jordonian
Arabs. growing out of the Palestine
fighting. has become so violent the
government has found it necessary to
close the eastern Judean frontier against
possible invasion by sympathetic no.
mads. but armed Bedouins crossed the
Jordan despite guards placed on the
bridges.
The Beersheba tribes were said mere
to be arnling and gathering by the
thousands for the nortbward march.
which gave rise TO fear of clash with
British soldiery at Hebron. scene Sat-
urday of a massacre in which Arabs
literally cut to pieces Jewish men,
women and children. Refugees arriving
from trans-J -Jordonia said the situation
there is becoming worse.
Although the Jews thus far have
been made the object of the Arab at
tacks, the situation has become such
that a few fanatical holy men, might
easily turn the feIlahs-moslem peas
ants-against the Christians and Brit
ish rulers. Some idea OF the widespread
Moslem sympathy with the Palestine
Arabs could be cleaned from the DEM
onstration Yesterday of 10000 Moslems
in the Jewish quarter of Damascus.
Troops finally dispersed the tribesmen.
Project CbiIdrrn's Village.
Haifa seems to have suffered from
considerable fighting. with many deaths
in the shepardic quarter near the rail-
way station. The American consul here
asked the British authorities for inf-
mediate protection to prevent any
trouble in the children's village there,
where many refugee children from the
Ukraine are being cared for by the Near
East Relief
Shipping continued In Jerusalem. but
it was expected the arrival todav Of
Sir John Chancellor. high commissioner
and continual arrival of British troops
by air from Egypt SHOULD result in
restoration of complete order here.
Foreign consuls have been in frequent
conference regarding the seriousness OF
the situation.
Uncensored telephone advices to the
Jewish Telegraph Agency at Cairo.
Egypt, at am. today said fighting be-
tween Jews and Arabs continued in
much of Palestine. with the smaller
colonies bearing the brunt of Mcslem
attacks.
Reports Heavy Fighting.
"A day Of heavy fighting with many
new casualties and one dead passed in
Haifa, Northwestern Palestine" it was
said. I'm the evening quiet prevailed V
In the afternoon British Marines fired
on both Jews and Arabs in quelling a
Moslem attack on the Jewish quarter.
Two barracks were DESTROYED in flames,
Jerusalem was described as in grave
danger with 1000 armed men. includ-
ing Druse tribesmen, marching on the
city. Three Jewish houses in the old
quarter were set afire. The Jewish
colony, Motva. near Jerusalem. was in
flames at the time Of the telephone
call.
A part Of the colony Tel Joseph was
burned down yesterday. Meier Shfeya,
settlement maintained by the Junior
Hadassah. American Young Womens
Zionist Organization. sent an urgent ap-
peal to the American consul for help.
A military detachment was dispatched
there shortly afterward.
Isaac Ben Xvi. leader OF the Jewish
Defense Corps, in a telephone message,
armed and arrested. He added refugees
arriving from Tel Aviv. all Jewish
colony near Jaffa. reported lack Of
bread and other foodstuffs.
Assails foveanmept
Ben Xvi expressed the emphatic opin-
ion the Palestine government alone was