The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-11
BRITISH ARMY
IN JERUSALEM;
SHRINES SAFE
Gen. AIlenby's Final At.
tack Routs Turks From
Holy City.
FORMAL ENTRY TO-DAY
Islam Forces Make Last
Stand on Famous Road
to Jericho.
Turkey MAY SEEK PEACE
Defeat Marks Collapse Of Ot-
toman Campaign Against
.Suez and Egypt.
TURKEY MAY SEEK PEACE

I,oHnoS. Dec. IO.--For the frst time
snco the DAYS Of the Crusaders Jerusa-
l,-,. .he ancient Jewieh capital and the
shrine Of tire Christian world, Is In the
hands Of Christian troope. The city sur
rcnd.red to-day to British and Entente
forces unde- Gen. Al1enby. Tho last ad-
y5ncc was made from Bethlehem and
ihe las. stand Of the enemy was on "tne
tcsd that leads to Jericho"
Cen. Alenby began his nnai attack
saturday. The Turkish forces held strons
POSITIONS south and west OF the city. One
Entente contingent swept forward and
injured the Jer,isslern-Jericho road and
mother captured the road from the Holy
city 10 Shechem. This practically COM
pleted the towns isolation and Its sur
render soon after was foregone conclu.
Ion.
Tomorrow Gen. Alenby will make
hi. official entry into the city. Com
handlers Of tho French and italian mis-.
sions and other officials will accompany
him. French and Rr>tjsh political offi-
cers slready have taken up their resi-
d~rre there to safeguard the sacred
ria-.s Apparently none Of these has
hsen damaged by the enemy.
The British have been careful during
their entire campaign in the Holy Land
70 spare religious structures OF all kinds,
incudinS the Moslem mosques. Appar-
entity none Of the cities has. suffered
from an allied bonrha rdment, most OF
the fighting having been in comparn-
ively open country. For some days the
l;Jitish have been within cannon shot
~ Jerusalem. but have conhned thair
optrations to cutting on and surrounding
lhc enemy. ..-
British CAPTURE o. Jerusalem means
.a' FOR the FIRST tio,c in hundreds or
yc.rs some Of the places held most dear
g., Christian and Jewish hearts will pc
a.cesgihle to others than Mohamnedans
rac Turks and their predecessors in the
gath of Islam had held many OF these
lirnes as fapes OF their own religion
md in some Of them no Christian foot
has entered for centuries.
TurLs' Campsisn CoIla apses.
Apart from its connection with the
anpsiRr helng waged against Turkey
u,- the British IN Mesopotan,ia. the fall
- Jerusalem marks the definite collapse
= the long pro'racted efforts OF the
Turks TO capture the Suez Canal and in
,ade Egypt Almost the first move nade
b, Turkey after her entrance into the
var was campaign against Egypt
,cross the great desert OF the Sinai
lon'nslil4
In November. 1914. Turkish army
,srio,sly estimated at from $4,000 to
"a 400 mon marched on the Suez Canal
nd succeeded in reaching within strik-
: distance OF the great artificial water
a.y at several points. For several
Months hitter fighting took place. the
'nsl beng defended by an Anglo -EEyp-
an army aided by Australians and New
Ie.lauderS and French and British
Irrrce.
For tho greater part Of 1915 conflicting
rcports Of the situation were received
rop the bolliserents. but in December OF
nat year definite information showed
hat The Turks had been driven back a.
f'- az FL Arish. about eghty.hve miles
-ast ~ the canal. lull occurred ther
which lasted for six months. and in June
l1ls the Turks again advanced as fa'
~ kattsh, about fifteen miles east OF tht
anal
Here they were dccisiNsIy defeated
osiug more than 5000 prisoners and 4
.rest quantity OF equipment Another
Ns~"d followed in which the situation
wss greatly confused through the vague
asss and contradictory character OF th'
'1lrial statements, but in December
ms the British stormed FL Arish ant
few days later severely defeated tn
Turks at Maghdabah. about sixty mile
"a tho south on the sarne front.
Two weeks later the invaders hat
been driven out OF Egypt and the British
fo,ces crossed the border into Palestine
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