Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-09-28
TURKISH FORCES IN
PALESTINE CRUSHED
BRITISH CAPTURE THOUSANDS
OF MOSLEM PRISONERS, GUNS
AND WAR MATERIAL.
OTHER BATTLE FRONTS
Allied Troops Everywhere Are Making
Steady Progress Against the
Enemy-Amerlcans Are
Near Metz.

With the violence of the operations
IN the western front in France con-
siderably diminished in intensity, the
Turks in Palestine and the BulgarianS
and their allies in Macedonia are be-
ng put to the test. But nowhere thus
| 'ar have they been able to hold back
or even to counteract the onsiaughts
Of their foes.
| In Palestine the Turks seemingly
are in the process of being crushed
in Macedonia the entente forces are
driving sharp wedges for considerable
distances into the enemy fronts
In France and Flanders, where there
has not been any fighting rising L.
| Importance above patrol encounters.
the British, French and American
troops have kept the upper hand ana
advanced their respective lines.
OF transcendent interest, for the mo
| ment, at least, are the operations OF
General Allenby's forces in Palestine
Here in less than four da-s the Brit
lsh have swept forward in the center
between the River Jordan and the sea
and taken famous Nazareth, while
their wings closed around withsa swift
and enveloping movement and nIpped
within the NAV of the great pIncer at
the Ottoman forces in the coastal sec
tor, the plain of Sharon the hill re-
gion in the center and also the west
ern Jordan Valley.
Meanwhile to the northeast the
friendly Arab forces of the king or
the Hedias have cut all railway COM
munication in front of the fleeing
Turks and are standing a barrier to
their escape by way of the eastern
plains.
More than $4,000 Turks had been
made prisoners by the British and
guns in excess of 120 had been count
ed when the last reports from Gem
eral Allenby were received. in addl-
ton, great quantities of war stores
had been captured and some others
had not been counted owing to the rar
pidity of the movement
1t is not improbable that within the
bag, the strings of which have been
drawn taut, closing the mouth, thou
sands of Turks are enmeshed- Many
of those already made prisoner, flee
ing in disorder, literally walked into
the hands of the British, not knowing
their lines of retreat had been cut Off
Although the Turks at some points
offered considerable resistance to the
British, at no point were they able TO
stay the advance, even on the famous
field of Armageddon, which the Brit
ish cavalry swept across and occupied
Nazareth to the north. In the opera
ton of sewing the enemy within the
sack airmen played an important role,
vigorously bombing the retreating
Turks, infIicting enormous casualties
on them. The losses of General Allen
by are described as slight in comparF
son with the Importance of the move
ment carried out.
In Macedonia, the Italians have join
ed the fray with the British, French.
Serbian and Greek troops and are
hard after the Bulgarians and their
allies, who are being driven northward
through Southern Serbia BetWeeH
the Cerna and Vardar rivers, although
the Bulgarians and Germans are send
ing up reinforcements, the allied
troops have continued their pressure
The Serbians west of the Vardar river
have crossed the Prilep-Ishtib road at
Kavardar, which constitutes an ad-
vance of more than twenty-five miIes
into their once held territory To the
east of Monastir the Italians have be
gun operations in the Cerna bend and
have taken several positions, while
between the Cerna and the Vardar the
French also have met with success.
On the French front the British
north of the Scarpe river advanced
their line on a two-mile front, while
east of Epehy, lying between Cambria:
and St. Quentin, and at several othes
points on this sector in strong fighting
they captured German positions. Or
that part of the front held by the
French there was little activity en-
cept by the opposing artillery, which
at times was heavy.
On the Lorraine front the Americans
have carried out two successful raida
against the Germans and taken prim
oners. In addition, some casualties
were inflicted on the enemy Sever9
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