The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
British Force Ottomans
Northward and Menace
City Of GAIA.
ALLIED SHIPS ATTACK
FOES COAST BASES
Airmen Drop Bombs on
Enemy as Gen. Allen {.
by Drives On.

London, Nov. 9.-The entire
Turkish army in Palestine is re-
treating toward the North. British
airplanes are following up the
Turks and bombing them.
Forty Guns Captured.
Forty Turkish guns were cap
tured, says a British official state
ment. British and French naval
forces are cooperating against the
Turkish communications along the
Mediterranean coast.
oficiaI Announcement.
The announcement says:
Gen. Allenby reports that OH his
right the enemy is retiring on He
brcn. and that our trops hampered
his retreat. capturing prisones and
a transport
"Our mounted troops. advancing
anu AlNJs
miles, respectively, east of GAIA,
reached the south bank of the wadi
Hesu. eleven miles north of the old
Turkish front, establishing contact
with our forces advancing from GAIA
The latter captured the northern bank
of the Wadi Hesu and Herbich,
reaching the railways and turning
the position prepared by, the enemy
on the river.
The Turkish coastal rail head at
Belt Henun has been captured and
the enemy is being pursued toward
Wadi Hesu. The royal navy, assist
ed by the French navy. has bombed
enemy encampments' near the coast,
affording valuable assistance"
Turk Army in Danger.
Gen. AlIenby's coup threatens to cut
off the whole of the Turkish forces
and give the British one of the most
decisive victories of the war.
By. capturing GAIA he accomplished
one of the most brilliant maneuvers
recorded in the fighting In the Near
East. His forceful methods of de-
bouching his men across the desert in
night marches and completing an en-
circling movement which placed his
armies to the rear of the Turks mark
the beginning of an intense campaign.
The result may be to force Turkey
out the previous history of their fight
sible, as her Palestine armies are in
an extremely dangerous position. Their
line of communication Is maintained
through a narrow strip of country
with British troops threatening it on
both sides.
The British will not spare any effort
to win a clean-cut victory and wipe
out the previous his troy of their fight
ing with the Turks, especially the
kut-el-Amara affair. Furthermore.
with Germany going against Italy with
furious energy. the British have the
more reason for pushing against the
Turks They have far better chances
of ousting the Turks from the central
alliance than Germany has of accom-
plishing similar purpose with Italy.
British Take Forts.
The campaigns are developing into
great race between Great Britain
and Germany to see which can at
tain its goal first.
A report from Gen. Allenby last
night said:
About midnight Tuesday our
troops assaulted the Turkish works
south of GAIA and captured them,
finding them lightly held. The ad-
vance was continued on the right to
Ali Muntar. the hill dominating the
town on the south and southeast;
on the left to the Sheik Redman
fortifcations, but a mile outside the
town on the north.
During the day we pushed for
ward through the town and adyanc-
ed to the mouth of the wadi-hesi,
eight miles north of our original
line.
Our forces from Sherrah also
successfully continued their advance
to the northwest.
In the area east of GAIA the
Turks still occupy some trenches,
but there are indications of a gem
eral retirement northward. Our air
planes inflicted losses on the troops
retiring and on concentrations at
railroads. On our right, about
hhuweilfeh. the enemy has not re-
newed his counter attacks"
London. Nov. 10.-Except for yio-
lent Teuton attacks on the French
at Verdun, in Lorraine, and in the
Arracourt sector. the situation was
quiet on the Western front during
the past twenty-four hours. The
British carried out a successful raid
on German trenches to the east of
Hargicourt.
Christmas Present for Pershins.
Lincoln. Nebr.. Nov. s.-Mrs. NJ. D..