Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-23
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260 Guns Also Taken Up to
Yesterday in Campaign on
Palestine Front.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September %, pm
twenty-five thousand Turkish pres
oners and 26O guns had been counted
up to yesterday evening by Gen. AL
lenby's forces pushing northward
through Palestine. according to an
official statement issued today by the
! war office.
The war office encouragement says
that the 7th and Sth Turkish armies
have virtually ceased to exist. The
entire transport of these two armies
was captured by the British.
Seizure by the British Of the Cross
ings Of the Jordan at J1sr-ed-Dameek
on Sunday morning. shut the last ave-
nue Of escape to the Turks west Of the
Jordan.
LONDON. September z3-Reports
from the Palestine front this afternoon
indicate that none Of the Turkish force
of at least 10000 men trapped by the
British through the seizure of the last
of the passages Of the Jordan can pos
sibly get away.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September % (via Mon
treaD.-The victory Of Gen. A1lenby
in Palestine is hailed here as model
in conception and execution: his con
summate use of cavalry being espe-
cially praised by the military critics.
The Immediate effect of the victory
is likely to be the liberation of the
Holy Land, for it is anticipated that
Gen. Allenby will have little diff
Guilty in entirely clearing northern
Palestine and be able to relieve his
base % at a Haifa, whence the railway
runs to Beisan and Damascus. Thus
the whole Turkish railway system
in southern Syria is controlled by the
Anglo-French forces s+i in Paisstlns ss nni,..d
ont is bound to have the most pro-
found reaction in Constantinople and
sofia and likewise to compromise the
situa ton Of the Turks in Mesopota-
mia. 1t seems probable also that 1t
will terminate the Turkish adventures
in Persia and the Caucasus.
The Daily Telegraph, which declares
the existance of the Ottoman empire
is imperiled by one of the master
strokes of the war. points out that
Gen. Allenby struck unexpectedly
still before him. The Morning Post
urges that a diplomatic effort be made
to detach Turkey from the central
Virtually the entire Turkish force
is. or will be, accounted for in killed,
wounded anu pIISOuCHo. 440huI CUB VI
stragelers are being found wander
ing about in the mountainous coun-
try aimlessly, without leader or a
purpose.
The Turks had seven divisions
south of Nazareth and west of the
Jordan, but the exact number cannot
be determined owing to the weak
ness of some of the Turkish divisions,
the totals of different units varying.
The total Of $4,000 prisoners report
ed, however, is believed to be far less
than the final count will show. as at
last reports prisoners were still be-
ing brought in.
The cleanup effected by Gen. AL
lenby. which is pointed to here as
the quickest and most complete OF the
entire war, is counted as having
definitely deprived the Turks OF
Palestine. In addition, besides the
personnel of their army. the defeat
has cost them an immense amount Of
war material.
So far as is known the Turks on
this front only had four airplanes,
and these four have been captured.