El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-11
WHAT WILL BECOME OF TURKEY IF
DRIVEN OUT OF CONSTANTTNOPLE?

THE old CIV used 10 be: Drive the Turk out Of Europe;
conne him in Asia Minor It is seldom heard now be-
attention has been largely distracted from Turkey
The "Unspeakabe Turk has proved not nearly unspeak
ably cruel odious and loatsome the German. There
fore attention has been concentrated on the breaking down
Of Germany.
It used to be thought that very ideal arrangement
would be 60 deprive the Turks Of European Turkey
teriug around Cousantnople and conne them their
Asa possessions but that plan has been broken up by
the conquest Of most Of Asiac Turkey by the British If
things go at present. the Turk viii have place
With the fall of Damascus Palestine and syria pass to
the control Of the allies and Mesopotama is mostly in
allied possession The conquest of Palestine pIacti-
csy completed when Gen Aenbys great army defeated
the Turks the plain Of EsdraelOn, but Damascus
NAMED danger point The city is the capital Of the an
Gent land Of Syria It strong base Of supplies for
the Turks and junction point for railroads the north
south and east Surrounded by heights and valleys its
capture would have been attended BY difficulties had it
been strongly defended It not strongly defended for
the earlier suffered by the Turkish army had de-
morazed the Ottoman thoroughly and the capture
Of the city was easily effected
Now opened the way northward to Aleppo where the
Turks have their strongest base IN Asia Aeppo thus be-
douby meuaced It is the goal Of the Palestine
petition and also Of the Mesopotaman expedition The
plans of the British office probably contemplate
union OF the Palestine and Mesopotaman armies With
the Palestine cleared Of supply stations and bases
for German and Austrian submarines It is unlikely
that the allies viii attempt landing for their forces
AlexandTetta and by cutting the Bagdad railway the
east Of Appo the connection between that city and
Constantinope Then the complete fall of Asiatc
turkey leaving the european Turks jumping OF place
The Palestine campaign presents several interesting
studies; than the brilliant and spectacular
Of cavalry, thus proving again that cavalry has its
place in modern warfare Gen. Aenby crushed the
ys seventh and eighth armies through the wonderful aid
Of his cavalry. His hoTsemen broke down all efforts of
the enemy to put up delaying, guard fights that
defensive positions might be organized and off the
enemy'S retreat to compel his surrender.
The cavalry captured Nazareth, Nablus, Beisan and
Jenn, engaged N terrific charge the historic plain Of
ArmageddOn and another Jenin and secured an
quantity Of booty. Once the infantry had broken
through the Turkish advanced positions the way was
opened for the cavalry and faster dashing
verng has seldom ever been witnessed than then took
place The cavalry movements perfectly timed and
perfectly executed.
The mounted forces English cavalry Australian
light horse and Indian cavalry all in grand condition
Britain fought most Of this without cavalry but
never, for minute, has allowed the mounted service to
detenoTate. Thus at the first battle of Cambria In
France when other had broken through the linden