Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-24


Germans Defensive .pcsitions, the
collapse Of which would result In i'm.
portant. changes all along the west
ern battle front. and In eastern 81.
boria the Japanese have made add.
tionai stridca forward In the pro-
cess OF reoleimipg that territory for
the Hussisns
In al tho thsstess OF the war the
entente hHies have the initiative IN
their hands and are pressing their
advantage vigorously. The Germans
ana their allies nowhere are able 10
DO more than stand on the defensive
Auu IN Palestine and Macedonia
their efforts IN this respect have
proved sorrowful ones.
Ottomsns Annihiisted.
From north Of Jerusalem TO the
sea of oaliiee IN the territory lying
between the river Jordan and the
Mediterranean sea. the ottoman
forces have been caught by the swift
drive OF tho British arfies and vir.
tually annihliated. Added 10 the
heavy casualties suffered BY the
Turks. hordca. OF them were made
prisoners and many more are wan.
dering bcwildered without leaders IN
the hills, eventually 10 be brought In
70 swell the great total ~ last &C,
counts, more than 2B.O0Ob the sul
tan's soldiers and ESQ guns and large
quantities OF war stores were In Brit.
ish hands,
To add to the demorallsation OF
the Turkish morale. allied aviatars
are carrying out successfully bomb
Ing raids against Constantinople.
Serbs Push IN Wedge.
over a 'front.' OF eighty miles In
southern serbia from Monastlr 10
Lake Doiran. the entente troops are
vigorously assailing the Bulgarians
and Germans. Already in the swift
drive In the center a great spearhead
has been pushed BY the serbians
across the Istib- Prilep road sever.
ing communications between the
Bulgarian army northeast OF Mon
astir and that IN the Lake Doiran re-
gion Unofficial reports are TO tho
effect that the Serbs have taken
between 1000 and 10000 prisoners
and 1870 guns.
In the regiSn between Monastlr
and the Vcrder the enemy troops
are In full retreat between the
Italians. French and serbians. while
west of Doffan the British are stead
ily hammering iheir7 way forward |
driving the enemy northward toward |
the Bulgarian frontier Already the |
enemy line from Dolran TO point |
west 0f the Vardar has been evacu-
ated. This Aorce OF the enemy. with
the railroad 10 the north severed.
seemingly is IN danger OF an envolop-
ing movements unless Il turns sharp
" eastward and presses Into Bulgaria
through the mountains
French Drive In Wedge.
Not 80 spectacular, but OF vital
importance. have been the opera.
tions OF the French and British from
the south Of ST. Quentin TO Cam.
brat Both the French general
Debeny and Field Marshal Haig,
have won hlghly essential ground I'm
The mAncuNers which have a. their
nblectiyea the obliteration OF the
Illndenbure line the capture of 81
Quentin aild the nrning of the GER
man line at Laon south OF 81 buen-
I'm the French have advanced their
line TO tne west bank OF the Oise
ranal over front o. three miles and
now completely outfiank 81. Quentin
on the south and La Fere on the
north Meanwhile. Field Marshal
Haig. north OF st. Quentin. around
he village OF Epehy. has taken
strong positions from tho enemy.
In eastern Siheria the japanese
have captured RlaEuviestchensk cap
'tal ot the province Of Amur and /
also the town OF Alexlevsk. Two
thouand Austro- German troops sur
rendered n