Police Raid Tazladanu’s Home; Fikan Jews Plan Self-defense to Ward off Expected Attacks

murdered Sholom Landau in the presence of hundred who were attending the Uriev bazaar and who has been arrested, told the investigating authorities today that he shot Landau because he hates the Jews.

“I shot at the Jews who were attending the bazaar while I was perfectly sober and conscious of what I was doing,” the anti-Semitic leader said. “When I am released I shall join Professor Cuza in order to widen my anti-Semitic activities.”

From Galatz, over long distance telephone, came details of the fire which occurred on Saturday. Many Jewish homes in the Cherish section of the city were destroyed by the fire, which started in the warehouses of the Jewish bankers, Marmorosh, Blank & Co., and was still unextinguished at the time of this report. Already the flames are said to have caused tremendous damage. Water to fight the fire is being procured directly from the Danube river.

HOLD 2 IN GALATZ FIRE

Police today arrested and detained two suspects whom they are questioning regarding the origin of the fire.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency headquarters here are reminiscent of war headquarters, with telephonic reports from every part of the country coming in voicing the fears of the local Jewish population. From Fikan it is reported that the Jewish youth of the town have organized themselves into a Jewish self-defense league to combat expected anti-Semitic outbreaks. The Fikan Jewish community is also sending a delegation to the local commandant to urge him to afford the Jewish population military protection in the event that outbreaks occur.

In view of Jewish fears in that town the authorities have prohibited the scheduled march of the Cuzists which was planned for and proclaimed by anti-Semitic leaders. The chief of police, however, has asked the Jews to dissolve the newly formed Self-Defense League, arguing that this might be considered serious provocation.