AID 13attzso- ist .Teur14.11., FIRO NICLE Vol. 50, No. 34 •410.540 52 Friday, September 10, 1918 10c a Copy $3 Per Year 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. 1 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. as How Tel Aviv Looks at the Fu . • • , ISRAEL s s eu c" ti c p C3 (Special to the Chronicle) 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. • 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 (Continued on page 2) 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- (Caltinued on page 2) 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.