File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎98r] (204/834)

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Both Arab guns were then directed against the unfortified
station buildings, and after a few shots the Turks surrendered.
The Turkish casualties were twenty killed and wounded and 150
prisoners, including seven officers, civilian employees and five
engine drivers. Two engines and seven trucks, which had been
unable to get away owing to the demolition of the line, were
found in the station, and a considerable quantity of supplies.
The Bedouins, as usual, went mad over the latter, and left all
the djmamite and explosives behind in order to assist in the
looting, and it took five hours before the explosives could be
brought up and the/engines and the seven trucks destroyed.
The station buildings, water supply, points, etc., were also blown
up. A six-arch bridge north of the station should have been
completely destroyed, but this was imperfectly carried out and
the bridge was repaired by the Turks about twenty-four hours
after the Arab troops retired.
The total Arab casualties were two wounded. It was
impossible for the Arab force to remain in occupation of the
station as the Bedouins all dispersed with the loot, and the
regular troops were too few to deal with lurkish reinforcements
arriving from north and south.
Following close on the Jurf el-Derwish success came the
news that the Turks were evacuating Hishe, and Sheikh Diab
el-An ran, head Sheikh of Tafila, sent to Sheri! iNasir infoiming
him that Tafila could be occupied without opposition and that
the inhabitants would deal with the small l urkish ganison, Hit
that the occupation of the village by Bedouins would be resented.
A company of infantry was sent forward from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Musa, and
Shobek and Hishe were occupied by Arab troops after slight
resistance. The Turkish troops at Hishe were withdrawn to
Anezah. The railway line between Anezah and Hishe is now
completely destroyed' ; the Turks removed a portion and the
remainder has been torn up by the Arabs
On January 15 Sherif Nasir entered l ahla ynd the •
oarrison of gendarmes surrendered. He was joined on the - 0 th
bv Sherif Zeid with his following of Bisha and Ageyl, mid
Gaafar Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. with two companies of regular Arab troops arrived
from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Musa.
(5) The Attack on Mudo.wara.
In the attack on Mudowara station, reported in the last
Bulletin, the Beni Atiyah, under Sherif M ohammed Ah do not seem
to have behaved well. They were not really out to fight, and had
refused even to leave Abu Sawana until Sherif Feisal had sent to
Gueira and received money to pay them. The other Bedouins
with Feisal were the Amran, under Sherif Hizzah, and a section
of Howeitat, under Sherif Hashem. They were supported by
100 trained Arabs escorting two guns. “ The attack, writes
Colonel Joyce, under date January 31, “was unsuccessful as
regards its* full objective. The position was strongly fortified