Jerusalem, Oct. 19.
Brithh troops and police crushed the resistance of the Arab rebels in the Moslem quarter of the Old City today after they had smashed through tte gates which had stood unbroken since Cheist's- time, Shortly after dawn the British tngps seized the Old City in a perfect demonstration of a well-planned atik which wiped out the semblance Arab rebels fled to the Omar and Aisa mosques and the vicinity upon tatty of the Brilish force British forces did not follow the rebels for they were not willing to decorate the area by shelling it.
With the Old City completely taken ver, the British troops patrolled the ay stoots "and occasionally made fidently and walked The British forces marched con-through the Golden Gate, the Zion Gate and Damascus Gate toward the Mosque sea, While they entered, alreratt few overhead and dropped leaflets writen in English, Arable and Hebrew calling on the inhabitants to fi main In their homes during the nlltary operations.
Once through the Golden and Zion Gates, the troops proceeded slowly foxerd the mosque area because of a fear that there might be concealed Indmines, Finding the Damascus {ad 8. Stephen's Gates, barricaded, attacked and quickly broke rough. "One Goldstream Guard and 'm0 constables were wounded. lite Arabs. and one woman were tileded during the street Aghting, {Re ola! casualty report said. Avia-its of the RAE, however, reported that they saw numerous wounded Jaken in the mosques which the Aish troops carefully respected wales having been warned against ing the mosques—United Press, Rumourea Cabinet Deal London, Oct. 19. dete Cabinet meeting here "today Dune that it was necessary for Salt © prolong the period of her GRY over Palestine because ipntit of the Holy Land. troubles i's Ukely if Palestine is left on ths' formed quarters revealed "uth a omen Possibilities of creating Arabs we body where both Jews and Aiah Proportion of the Jewish and a obs would take engagements
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