Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-23
[Ry the Awocia.et, Prss.l

London. Sept 90 - Twenty-five
thousand Turkish prisoners and 80
guns had been counted up to yestef-
day evening by General Alienhy's
forces. pushing northward thru Paiee.
tine. according to war Office state
ment.
The Seventh and Eixhth rufeIisA
armies have virtually ceased to exist.
The entire transport OF these two as.
mics was captured by the British.
Reports from the Palestine front to-.
day indicate that none OF the Turk
ish forces OF at least 10000 men
trapped by the British thru the .e!e-
ure OF the last of the passages OF the
Jordan can possibly kct away.
Seizure by the British, OF the croas.
inss OF the Jordan at Jisr-ed- Dancer
on Sunday morning shut the last ave-
nue. Of escape to the Turks west OF the
Jordan.
Nazareth the home Of Christ's boy
hood. and Samaria, renowned In bihi-
cal history. are held by the British and
Gen. iAllenhy's cavalry IN operating
freely along 6e shores OF Lake IT.
berius tthe Sea Of Galilee>. sixty miles
from their lire OF departure
Straealers Rounded Up.
Virtually the entire Turkish force
now will be accounted for In killed
wounded or prisoners, Hundreds Of
stragglers are being found wandering
about in the mountainous country
without leader or a purpose.
The Turks have seven divisions
south OF Nazareth and west OF Jordan,
but the exact total can not be deter
mined owing to the weakness OF some
OF the Turkish divisions, the totals OF
the different units varying.
Herded Into Trap.
!.!:c :ss!!:aI, ;,o,oFs .:ea,: a, &. 70
trip west Of the Nablus- Jerusalem
road and were overwhelmed.
Much Of the fighting was on the
famous field of Armageddon. where.
according to a scriptural prophecy. the
last great battle is to take place priur
to the millennium.
They were cut on on the north by
British cavalry. which broke through
the line in the fst rush OF Gen. Al
lonby's offensive. Their escape to
the east was barred by Arabs under
the hlng OF HeuJaS. EE ssstt
On the south stood the main British
army, holding the line OF Boitdjap-
Snmaria- Birafnr. On the west allied
naval units in the Mediterrancan kept
up continuous homba rdment
Plans Rake Enemy.
One wing OF the Turk army attempts
ed to escape into the Jordan Valley
near Jtsr-ed- Dancer, but found all
roads and crossings strongly held by
British cavalry. English aeroplanes
hovercd over the enemy here. infiicting
terrible casualties with bombs and ma.
chine gun fire. 35s
= Gen. Allenby's stroke was MASTER
fully planned and executed and the
first blow overwhelmed the TOE and
rent open his battle line. Cavalry
sped north at nm unprecedented speed.
while the infantry advanced 70 Samaria
and formed the southern wan Of the
trap.
General Allenhy has removed the.
great barrier to his advance on DamAs-
cns, It was originally planned that the
British army in Palestine and the Brit
ish army In Mesopotamia should FORM
a junction at Damascus and from thare.
as one army, should march agAinat
Turkey from the rear.
Great credit IA given to the ARABIA,
under the King OF Hedjas. for 4 wss
their important part to prevent the
escape Of the enemy into the jordan
Valley, and they q admirably pes4e
the task Aa1iEned % tAeGA mi ssSSE ssss