Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-01-14 | Page 2 | American Consul Shows his Metal

AMERICAN CONSUL SHOWS HIS METAL IjONDOX. Jan. 13. 0 p. m. How tbe vigorous intervention of the America-n consul at Jerusalem, coupled with the dramatic appearance of the Lnited Stnti-i cruiser Tennessee, enabled the last five British subjects remaining in the holy city to escape, is reiaied by one of them a clergyman who arrived in JjOI-don JjOI-don today. Only by the untiring: efforts of the cor. Mil, fi'a id the clergyman, were they able to obtain permission to leave Jerusalem Jerusa-lem on Cnriatmas eve. In order that they might c ontinue to receive the benefit of his protection, to j cokpu1 accompanied them to Jaffa. While waiting on the quav for a steamer, they were seized and removed, but the consul, after an interview inter-view with the Turkish commander, obtained ob-tained their release u tid accompanied them back to the quay. He announced that he would not leave until they were permitted to depart. A great crowd surrounded the fugitives and threatened violence, but the Tennessee Tennes-see came steaming into port and tho Turkish authorities immediately decided that no further opposition should be offered of-fered to their departure.