The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-24
CBy the Associated Press

(By the Associated Fress.)
Disaster has oYertaken the armies Oh
the Teutonic allies in all fields.
In Palestine the Turks are all but
absolutely crushed; in Macedonia, the
entente forces are harrying their foes
and threatening them with similar dis
asser; IN France the British ano
French troops slowly but surely are
eatins their way into the vitals OF the
German defensive positions. the col
lapse OF winch would result in import
ant changes all along the western bat
lie front and in eastern Siberia the
Japanese have made additional strides
forward in the process of retaining
that territory from the Russians.
In all the theatres OF the war the en-
teute allies have the initiative in ther
hands and arc ressing their advantage
Vigorously. The Germans and Their
allies nowhere are able TO do more than
stand on the defensive. And in Pa'es
tine and Macedonia their efforts in this
respect have proved sorrow ones.
From north OF Jerusalem to the Sea
of Galilee in the territory lying be-
tween the river Jordan and tn Mediter-
qanean sea the ottoman forces nave
been caught by the swift drive OF the
british armies and virtually annihiiat-
ed
Added to the heavy casualties spt-
fered by the Turks, hofdes OF theH
were made prisoner and many more
are wandering bewildered without
thier leaders in the hills, eventually 10
bo brought in to swell the great total
At last accounts more than 2oOO0 OF
the Sutan's forces and 260 guns ana
large quantities OF war stores were III
British hands.
Tn add to the Generalization OF the
Turkish morale, allied aviatorS are
carving out successful bombing raids
against Constantinople.
over a front Of eighty miles in south
Serbia from Monastir to Lake hol
ran. the entente troops are vigorously
asyailina the Bulgarian and Germans
Already, in the swift drive in Ihe
center a great spearhead mas been
pnshea by the Serbians across the IS
tih-Prilep road sev6rine communica~
tions between the Bulgarian army
northeast OF lMonastir and that III the
Lake Doiran region. Unofficial repoI Is
arc tc the effect that the Serbs have
taken between 5000 and 10000 prls-
oners and l20 guns
In the region betN cen Monastlr ana
the Vardar the enemy troops are III
fun retreat before the Italians, French
and Serbians, while east OF Dorian the
British are steadily kammerng tneii
way forward, driving the enemy nortn-
ward toward the Bulgarian frontier.
Already the enemy line from DolIaf
TO point west Of the Vardar has beer
evacuated. This force OF the enemy
with the railroad to the north seVereu
seemingly is in danger of an enVeiop-
ling movement unless 1t turns sharpiN
eastward and presses into Bulgaria
through the mountains.
Not so spectacular, but OF vital I'M
portance. has been the operations O
the French and British from the Soutl
of 81 Quentin to Cambria. Both th'
French General Debeney ana flei'
Marshal Haig have won highly essen
tial ground In the maneuvers whici
have as their objectives the obiitefa
tion of the Hindenburg line, the cap
ure of ST. Quentin and the turnih'
of the German line at Laon.
Meanwhile Field Marshal Haig, noru
Of St quentin around the village 0
Fpehy has taken strong positions fror
the enemy
In eastern Siberia. the Japanese haV
CAPTURED Blagoviestchensk, capital G
the province of Amur. and also IN
town of AeXievsk Two thousaE
Austro-German troops surrendered.