Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

British May Pound ths winter.
on Through Winter. sttseSs have
been delivered In seas Of mud ana Oft
entimes in pouring rain. Such oondi-
lions heretofore have been deemed un-
suitable to offensive endeavor. Tho
British have q goal in view, and they
undoubtedly will not rest until It IL
reached, adverse weather conditions
Notwithstanding.
Gen. Haig. however. has many OBJ
Fstacles yet to overcome, the chief one
possibly being Won Hindenburg's de-
termination to hold the British. not
withstanding the losses. There is no
question in the minds Of entente mill
tary leaders what the answer is to be.
German troops, soldiers and officers.
who have been captured, themselves ad-
init the hopelessness of the intention Of
the higher command to retake the
Passchendaele ridge and the futility Of
further firm stands in Flanders.
Outside Of minor attacks delivered by
the Germans at Lens and Armentteres
during the past week there has been
little other activity in Flanders, save
the constant bombing of German mill
tary depots and stations by entente
avaitors.
The French have made no effort to
enlarge their positions along the
Chemin des Danes and in tho Athletic
river region. The artillery activity has
been great. however. In the region OF
Chaume wood, on the Verdun front. the
Germans delivered a sharp attack eight
days ago. but the French infantrymen
and artillery forces soon made these
gains insecure and the French were
enabled to readjust their lines A sharp
battle was fought in the vicinity of
Hartmansweilerkopf In Alsace. whore
the Germans were beaten back, and an
other took place at Arracourt. in Lor.
raine. The French invariably have held
Arm and inflicted considerable losses on
the enemy.
AS was the case during the week
previous. the past seven-day period
has seen increased activity on that sec
ton of the western battle front held by
the American expeditionary troops.
Germans attempted a raid similar to the
one carried out successfully two weeks
ago. but on being discovered by patrols
in no mans land they were sharply re-
pulsed. A German patrol also was de-
feated in the same section during the
been suffered. and as the days go on
this is to be expected. Increasing ar.
tillery action on the part of the Amerf-
cans and Germans would indicate that
break forth. The Americans. angered
by their losses. demand that they be
given an early chance to score their re-
venge on the enemy. The state Of
first one contingent and then another
enters the trenches, is declared to be
high. The work Of the artillerymen, as
well as infantrymen. has won the praise
Of foreign observers.
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All continues to go we'll with the
Turks in Pal
British Succeed estine and
Against the Turks. Ths TurKs
have been forced to fall back from
twenty to fifty miles north of Tekrit,
which In turn is ninety-seven miles
north of Bagdad. After capturing TEX
rit. the British pushed on northward.
and In this operation probably effec-
tually frustrated Turkish plans for q
campaign looking toward the recap
ture Of Bagdad. After forcing a swift
Turk retreat. Gen. Maud was enabled
to destroy countless stores Of Turkish
munitions, food supplies and guns,
which had been assembled for the
Bagdad advance.
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suffering the keenest reverses. at the
hands of Gen. Allenby. Possibly one
half of tho Turkish electives have
far has forced Turkish retirement to
about fifteen miles north Of GAIA dur
ing the past ten days. The British
armies operating to the east of the
pushing north from the region Of
Beersheba. and as a result Jerusalem
now Is but thirty-flve miles away. The
British advance. shows no signs OF
hating.
During the past week a British de-
stroyer and monitor operating on the
Mediterranean coast was sunk by .
submarine dispatched against the
naval forces operating in conjunction
three men were killed in this naval
disaster.
Gen. Allenby is efrectually ending
Turkish desire to penetrate to tho
suez canal. at least ne is proving that
the Turks should give up, such idle
dreams. Notwithstanding long lines
OF communication which must be
maintained ,,if,,s. Gen. Ailenby is moving
ports from London, the Turks have
been forced into wide retirement In
dications. however. point to the fact
that the Turks will take stand be-
The British. Notwithstanding their
steady progress. have been. forced to
fight practically every step Of the way.
The resistance Of the Turks has been
great. they being described as fighting
like wild bobcats. They have lost
more than a hundred Of their guns.
however. and this is vital factor in
this arena of war.
The situation is serious for the
Turks. both in Palestine and in Mes
opotamia. and 1t 10 exceedingly likely
that the series Of British advances will
| cause Constantinople to take stock Of
the situation and rush reinforcements
to both sections.
Owing to tho extreme doubt which
attaches to any great Russian a9Rres-
sion in Armenia and the Caucasus. be,
cause of the generally chaotic Russian
situation. the British positions in Meso-
potamia are in greater danger than are
those in Palestine. The enemy, how
ever. cannot afford to overlook the
Significance Of the loss of Jerusalem.
the Holy city. and as a consequences
may bend every immediate energy to
turn back Gen. Allenby and his sue
cessful warriors in this section.