The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-15
EGYPTIAN REBELS
CRUSHED BY BRITISH
Entire Coastal Region Is
Cleared Of Scnussi and
BedOuins.
HEADMEN ASK PARDON
SPECIAL cable Despdtch to Tar suN

Spscid' dOf OSspd'ch 10 THE StN'
LONDON. March IL "wednesday .--
Complete mastery by the British of the
Senussi and Bedouin forces in Egypt
is indicated by a despatch from British
the War ONCE last night.
The official despatch says that Gen
Peyton's force. which has been operating
in the coastal region TO drive the rebels
day occupy Soitum.' This is "A por, at
the head OF the gulf OF the same nama,'
at the northernmost' point of the border
line. II vas occupied by Senussi in the
first part Of February. according to a
recent Berlin despatch. which was not
denied here. To-day's statement indi-
cates that the British have cleared the
whole coastal region Of the rebels. who
three months ago advanced as far az the
seapor, OF Mersa Ma;ruh. $50 miles
west Of Alexandria.
General Generalization suffering from
munger and desertion OF part ~ the rebel
Eedouins into the British camp also arr
.eported IN the Cairo despatch. which
follows.
Gen. reyton's force Will occupy
Soltum to-day. The camp Of the Sc
nussi at Msead is reported to be un-
occupied. No opposition is expected
The Bedouins who Joined Sayed Ahmed
ore demoralized and suffering from
hunger and disappointment. Tho Shciks
Of Iiarun and Iaw!et Harun. east ~
Mersa Matruh. have surrendered.
The headncn of the Aulad All trii-
100 ,.Eg,. T-. ,,.
Ouins with their families are fockins
tn our lines seeking food and shelter
They cpor, having been III treated by
the Tripolitan Bedouins.
The Morning Post publishes an article
by "a well informed military correspond.
ent' IN which II is vaguely limited tha'
the British army In Egypt VIII ATTACK
the Turks at an unnamed point where
according to the writer, /, will b. pos.
slble to give the Ottomans a knockour
blow.
The above despatch indicates an i'm
portant British success IN uu-,hweS,
ern Egypt, where the INVASION of hostil,
tribes was first initiated aud where In,
rebels al one time presented 4 real men
ace TO British prestige IN the Nile Val
ley. The most important success of tn,
rebels had been the occupation OF Mars.
Matruh.
The q~uelling Of the Redouir -sdit.ol
- apparently due 10 the hostility be
tween the eastern ard western tribes
who a.e hereditary enemies. Bot
groups Joined in the fighting against III
British about the beginning of the YEA,
hut ave been frequently reported (,
have suffered severe losses. The easter
trbesmen began carly in February /
seek refuge with the British IN prefer
cnce to fighting ia their Weakened stat
with the western Bedouirs.
The Cairo despatch says nothing con
C~ Ming the status of affairs turtle
southeast of the frontier. where Senu-s
forces last month were reported IN Ber
lin dispatches to haAe made hcadwa
against the British, ON February .
Constnnt!nop.e adNlces said the rebel
had taken, besides Soltum. also silva
the mos, westerly Egyptian OASIS, onl
twenty days march from tho Nile Va
ley. and Said Berad, Recent despatCht
gave the impression that il is in TN
region that Senussi forces are now 60,
D. GENERATING theft efforts against "a
British.