The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-29
TWO FORCES
ON BORDER,
PALESTINE
Military Trains Reported
Moving : General In
fernafionaI Events

by The Associated Press
| BULLETIN ---lRt-- The British
struck with ARTILLERY and diving
planes at the battered Manshieh
quarter of Jaffa, captured by Ir-
gun Wal Leumi yesterday after
four days Of fighting with the
Arabs. The British, with 5000
troops available, had pledged not
to permit the Jews TO occupy Jaffa.
an Arab port adjoining Tel Aviv.
Irgun through the night had dug
into new defense positions. Hagan-
an, the Jewish militia, said there
was no change In positions despite
the British attack.
The British guns shelled the
Manshieh quarter for several hours.
Then a cense fire was ordered un-
I'll Q am. tomorrow SO that the
British authorities could arrange
meeting with the Jews.
Forces OF Egyptian and Iraq ARM
les were reported by officials today
to be moving toward the Pales-
tine border.
Egypt's communications minister.
Dessouki Abaza Pasha. said big
Egyptian army forces had been
sent to Palestine's southern from
tier. Reporters saw at least one
military train moving that way
yesterday.
Regent Abdul Ilah Of Iraq said
| his country's army had left Bagh-
dad and would move through
Trans-Jordan' toward Palestine.
King Abdullah OF Trans Jordan
has said he personally will COM
mand the armies OF his country,
Iraq, Lebanon and Syria in drive
against zionists attempting to es-
tablish new state.
Skirmishing Starts
Skirmishing was under way In
the Jordan Valley fronting Trans
Jordan. The Arab Legion in Pal
estine told Abdullah II had occu-
pied the Jewish town of Gesher,
south OF the ca of Galilee, and
killed hundred Of Jews.
The Jews said their militia had
captured the Arab stronghold of
Beisan In a five-hour battle.
The shuttle stop Tor Arab war
riors filtering into the Holy Land
from Trans Jordan is is miles
south Of the Sea of Galilee.
Zicnists claimed other success
es in the Jordan Valley. King ABB
dullah of Trans Jordan has said
he is to command armies Of four
Arab states.
Fighting At Jaffa
Fighting continued In the west
coast Arab port Of Jaffa, where
the Jews we're opposed to both
Arabs and British army units.
Arab and Zionist spokesman
agreed in the United Nations to
spare the sacred walled old city
Of Jerusalem. Little hope was held
that the truce would be extended.
The open city area is held sacred
in Christian, Moslem and Jewish
religions.
Secretary OF State Marshall re-
called Maj. Gen John H. Hildring,
a trusted associate. to the State
Department to direct u S. policy
on Palestine. The U. S. has been
striving hard for truce, lest war
in Palestine enyelop all the world
again.
In Italy
Premier Alcide de Gasperi
started shaping new govern
ment OF Italy on the basis of his
impressive election victory over the
Communists. Enrico de Nicola was
expected to remain as President.
A survey showed that Socialists
and moderate labor groups in most
OF Western Europe are spurning
the Communists in their May Day
celebrations Saturday, a national
Russian holiday A Russian plan
TO change the name of the Com
munist party in Western Germany
to the Socialist Peoples Party"
was promptly rejected by U. S.
occupation authorities
Regent Abdul Ilah of Iraq de-
clared all Arab nations are agreed
to rescue Palestine" and that their
regular armies would strike soon
The real battle for Palestine was
not yet developed but already 3.445
persons we're unofficially counted
dead since partition was decided