Show ARABS LOSE JERICHO TO BRITISH TROOPS I JERICHO Palestine Nov 14 H UP British troops today patrolled the historic city of Jericho which they took ook in a surprise attack yesterday JerIcho ericho had been occupied for two months by Arab rebels An inspection of the city clay walls vails of which once fell at the sound of Joshua's rams rams rams' horn trumpets trumpets trum- trum pets ets disclosed the rebels had burned the he the police station post office and customs house and established their headquarters in a hotel This is the first time British troops troops have been garrisoned in Jericho Jer- Jer cho leho since General Viscount Allenby's Allen- Allen Allenby's bys by's y's ys capture of the old city during the ie World war |