FRONTIER WARFARE

Evening Star, Issue 17313, 29 March 1920, Page 4

FRONTIER WARFARE

TROUBLE WITH HOSTILE TRIBES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . DELHI, March 27. Fighting in Mesopotamia and the Upper ' Euphrates continues. Desrtltorv attacks were made en our forces by. hostile tribes, assisted hy tho Arab Government's irregulars. Our operations were successful, and lt we inflicted many casualties, mostly by air. 18 A number of the opposing tribal leaders recently came in to make their submission. '<j They accepted our terms, paid the fines jq deposits, «nd demanded that our advanced j. detachment remain at Saihivam and Arbn l- I Kanal, pending •an amicable decision of £ the boundary question. Ja TERMS FOR THE MAHSUDS. L'S —— ie DELHI, March 25. 19 .. A jirgah was held at Kaniguram on ;o March 20. It was attended bv 300 MahilT suds, who were informed that any secrt tl ° ns who completely submitted would be allowed to return to their homes, but others could only look forward to the destruction of their homes and property. RIOTS AND BOLSHEVISM. T , . DELHI, March 25. y In the riots at Jamstedpur two persons l- were killed and 25 wounded. Before ffrin°it the order was given to the troops to fix ie bayonets and charge, but this proved ind effective. is The Afghans are reported to be alarmed at the concentration of Bolshevik forces •s It is tho popular belief that the raids g across the Russian border were instigated i- by officers, who shared the loot. °