The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-12-12

Gay According to BOnar Laws
Statement.
London. Dec. 10.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer, an
nounced in the House of Commons to-
day that Jerusalem, after being sur
rounded on all sides by British troops,
had surrendered
The chancellor said British, French
and Mohammcdan representatives
were on the way to Jerusalem to safe
guard the holy places.
General Allenby reported that on
Saturday he attacked the enemys po-
sitions south and west of Jerusalem,
the chancellor said. Welsh and Home
County troops, advancing from the di-
rection of Bethlehem, drove back the
enemy and passing Jerusalem on the
east, established themselves on the
Jerusalem-J ericho road. At the same
time London infantry and dismounted
yeomanry attacked the strong enemy
positions west and northwest of Jeru-
salem and placed themselves astride
the Jerusalem Schechem road. The
Holy City, being thus isolated, sur
rendered to General Allenby.
The chancellor said General Allen
Hby expected to enter Jerusalem Off
cially tomorrow, accompanied by the
officers of the British, French and
Italian forces, and the heads of, the
French political mission.
The capture Of Jerusalem had been
delayed to some degree, added the
chancellor, in consequence of the
great care that had been taken to
avoid damage to the sacred places in
and around the city.
In Christian Hands Again.
The capture Of Jerusalem by the
British forces marks the end, with
two brief interludes, of more than
1000 years possession Of the seat of
the Christian religion by the Moham-
medans. For 673 years the Holy City
has been in undisputed ownership of
the Turks, the last Christian ruler of
Jerusalem being the German EN-
peror, Frederick II, whose short-livcd
domination lasted from 1929 to 1874.
Apart from it's connection with the
campaign being waged against Tur-
key by the British in Mesopotania.
the fall Of Jerusalem marks the def
mite collapse of the long protracted
efforts of the Turks to capture the
Suez canal and invade Egypt
Turkeys First Move.
Almost the first move made by Tur-
key after her entrance into the war
was a campaign against Egypt across
the great desert Of the Snia peninsu-.
la. In November, 1914, Turkish
army variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 100000 men marched on the
Suez canal and succeeded in reaching
within striking distance Of the great
artificial waterway at several points.
For several months bitter fighting
took place, the canal being defended
by an Anglo Egyptian army and aid
ed by Australians and New Zealand
crs and French and British forces.
For the greater part of 1915 con-
flicting reports of the situation were
received from the belligerents, but in
December of that year definite infor
nation showed that the Turks had
been driven back as far as El Arish,
about eighty-fvc miles east of the
canal.
a Second Attempt. a
A lull occurred then which lasted
six months and in June, 1916, the
Turks again advanced as far as Ka-
itch, about fifteen miles east of the
canal. Here they were decisively dc.
feated, losing more than 5000 prison
ers and great quantity Of equip
ment. Another period followed in
which the situation was greatly con-
fused through the vagueness and the
contradictory character of the official
statements, but in December, 1916,
the British stormed El Arish and a
few days later defeated the Turks at
Maghdabah, about sixty miles to tho