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Vol. 50, No. 34 •410.540 52
Friday, September 10, 1918
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Israel Maps Peace. Plea to UN
Explosion
Blamed
on Arabs
TEL AVIV (Special) —
Count Bernadotte, the UN
mediator, and his aide, Col.
Gerard de Geer, have ac-
cused the Arabs of two sep-
arate breaches of the Palestine
truce.
Bernadotte told the UN Secur-
ity Council that the explosion
at the Ltitrum pumping station
on the water line to Jerusalem
was a flagrant violation of the
truce by the ,Arabs. The station
was wrecked Aug. 12.
HIT WATER SUPPLY
The UN mediator reported
that an investigation had proved
that the blast had been perpe-
trated by Arabs in an attempt
to halt the flow of water to
Jerusalem.
Bernadotte also accused the
Jews of two "flagrant violations"
of the truce, an attack on Egyp-
tian positions and the retention
of positions within the Red Cross
zone of Jerusalem.
Col. de Geer, a retired Swed-
ish army officer, revealed that
a UN truce team he headed had
a narrow escape when Iraqi
troops fired on its members 10
miles from Tel Aviv where they
had gone to set up a frontline
"buffer zone".
'SHOT TO KILL'
"I am absolutely certain that
they were not trying to frighten
us," de Geer declared. "I am
equally certain they were try-
ing to kill us."
The colonel charged an Iraqi
breach of the truce before the
central truce board saying that
Jewish forces on the scene did
not return the fire so that an
open battle was avoided.
Wrestlers Enter
Ring for Israel
Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein, rec-
ognized as the world's heavy-
weight wrestling champion, will
be featured in the main event
of a wrestling show, sponsored
by the Bnai Brith's Aid to the
People of Israel Committee.
The bouts will be held at
8:30 p.m., Monday at the Ar-
cadia, Woodward and Stimson
avenues. Silverstein is offering
$100 to anyone who can win a
fall from him. •
Other grapplers on the pro-
ram will be Bert Ruby, Louis
lein, "Hollywood Glamour
oy" Taylor, Whitey Walberg
and "Wild Man" Zim.
John Hettche, athletic com-
missioner, and Harry Light, fight
promoter, are working with the
committee.
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Mexican Jews Tried
for Scorning Charity
MEXICO CITY (WNS) — For
failure to contribute to the
United Jewish Campaign here in
proportion to their means,• 10
Jewish residents of this city were
tried before a Jewish commu-
nity court.
All except one immediately
promised to make the contribu-
tions expected of them. The
goal of the United Jewish Cam-
paign in Mexico is four million
pesos Tor local and overseas
Jew h needs.
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How Tel Aviv Looks at the Fu
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THE WORLD'S YOUN G EST •EW
TEL AVIV—Israel intends
to appeal to the UN General
Assembly in Paris that it rec-
ommend direct peace nego-
tiations between Arabs and
Jews.
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Above is one of the giant displays at the Israel exhibit at the Michigan State Fair. The
exhibit, which is being sponsored jointly by the Jewish Community Council, the Bnai Brith
Aid to Israel Committee, the Zionist Council of Detroit and the American Jewish Congress
Council has attracted thRusands of visitors.
Gifts of Food and Clothing
Pour Into Israel Aid Drive
With the vacation season com- eral rally for Sept. 20 at the
ing to an end, cases of foods, Labor Zionist Institute, Linwood
drugs, clothing and other ma- and Pasadena, with Rabbi Moses
terials are pouring into the Lehrman of Bnai Moshe as
warehouse of the Aid to the speaker.
People of Israel Drive sponsored
On Tuesday the Lachowetcher
by Detroit Bnai Brith.
Society held an Aid to Israel
committee program. Heading the organi-
rninr'o-man
A
headed by Jimmy Laker is kept zation is Harry Goldenberg and
busy answering calls for pick- Harry Meyers is vice president.
ups of all kinds of contribu- The drive committee is com-
tions.
posed of N. R. Epstein, Jake
Brody, Joseph Weiner and
NEW CLOTHING ONLY
New clothing only is accepted Meyer Levine.
The Louis Marshall Lodge
for shipment to Israel. The only
exception is military uniforms sponsored a special Aid to Is-
which must first be dry-cleaned. rael Night Wednesday under the
Used clothing is accepted by the. chairmanship of Jimmy Laker
and Belle Fields.
SOS drive, WO. 5-3939.
Wherever possible, food must
be sent in case lots. Foods need-
ed in Israel include canned, un-
sweetened milk, tinned cheese
and beef, canned salmon and
tuna, canned carrots and peas,
dried fruits and Kosher marga-
rine.
Many landsmanschaften, lodges
and business men's clubs have
set goals for certain projects.
Women's gioups are urging their
members to drop their contribu-
tions at drug and grocery stores
where collections are taken.
CHART MASS MEETING
The Philip Handler Lodge an-
nounces a mass meeting open to
the public for its Aid to Is-
rael night, Sept. 14 at Turover
Hall, Dexter and Monterey.
The Ivan S. Bloch Lodge has
scheduled projects for its mem-
bers Sept. 12 and 19 and a gen-
Irgun to Merge
in Israel Army
Units in Jerusalem
Yield Independence
TEL AVIV (WNS)—The sep-
arato existence of the Irgun Zvai
Leumi is ending, a Jerusalem
member of the dissident group's
high command revealed.
He charged that "under pres-
sure of the United States State
Department which was guided
by Britain's Foreign Office, the
Israeli government has given the
Jerusalem Irgun an ultimatum
to join the army of Israel or be
liquidated". To avoid a civil
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A Big 'Hello' From Jack
$10,000,000 in Bonds
of Israel on Sale in U.S.
NEW YORK (WNS) — The
American Palestine Trading Cor-
poration announced the floating
of a $10,000,000 bond issue to
provide housing, industrial enter-
prises and public utilities in Is-
rael.
AsksArab
Talks to
End War
During a recent trip to France, Jack Benny, radio and screen
star, visited a children's home near Paris operated by the
Joint Distribution Committee. Ile was accompanied to the
home by the two radio actresses above,
This was indicated by Aubrey
Eban, Israeli representative to
the UN, who has been here con-
ferring with government lead-
ers.
liban believes that a strong
recomniedation by the Assembly
would be the best means of
achieving peace. He feels that
some of the Arab states would
reverse their irreconcilable posi-
tion because of UN prestige. So
far, the Israeli diplomat said, the
UN has failed to exert enough
pressure on the Moslem states.
SEEK UN SEAT
Israel will also inaugurate a
strong campaign in the Security
Council for admission to the UN,
Eban revealed.
Eban expressed deep concern
over American refusal to permit
DP's of military age in Germany
to emigrate to Israel. The Israeli
press was particularly bitter over
what it charged was almost com-
plete American identification
with the British viewpoiht.
Meantime, Jewish leaders scoff-
ed at sensational reports that Ir-
gun and the Stern Group, which
have been forced by government
pressure to merge completely
with the regular army, were
planning the "seizure" of Trans-
jordan. They pointed to Abdul-
lah's well-trained and British-
subsidized army as a formidable
barrier to conquest by the two
extremist factions.
MAP ARAB RELIEF
It was reported that plans are
being worked out by the UN re-
lief director for Palestine for a
tent-city in the Jordan valley to
house 80,000 Arab refugees who
fled Palestine when hostilities
started. •
The meeting of the actions com-
mittee of the World Zionist Or-
ganization ended with a compro-
mise when all but one of the Is-
raeli cabinet members on the
executive were dropped.
Only Eliezer
minister
of finance, was retained but with-
out portfolio. His post as treas-
urer of the executive was given
to Rabbi Israel Goldstein of New
York. '
Permanent headquarters of the
executive will remain in Jeru-
salem despite American and Bri-
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Golda Myerson
Arrives in Russia
MOSCOW (Special)—Mrs. Got-
da Myerson arrived here to take
the post of Israel's first minister
to the Soviet Union and imme-
diately set to work to start trade
relations between Russia and Is-
rael.
The new minister brought a
staff of 10 with her including a
military and a commercial at.
tache.
Israel is interested in Russian
wheat and lumber, Mrs. Myer-
son said, and is prepared to offer
the Soviet textiles. citrus fruits,
glass and other light industrial
goods.