Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-21
BRITISH R0UT
TURKISH ARMY

CONTINUED FROM PACE oNE.
e"rnc are IN for further extremely
hard usage
IN ioas than a day General Allen
! hya forces. aided by French troops
and natives under the flag OF the
king OF the Hedjas struck the Turk
iHh land over front OF ig miles and
penetrated Il TO a depth of ~ miles,
taking more than 1000 Turks pris-
oner and overrunnIng the entire hos
tile definslvo syaem
Railway and highway junction
points we're captured and strong
forces ~ cavalry al last accounts
were well In advance OF the attack
INK troops threatening To carry out q
turning movement AGAINST tho flee
ing Turks which might prove disas-
trous 10 them Mcanwhile along the
shores ot tho Mediterranean naval
units were clearing tho coastal roads
OF the enemy by their gun fire.
In addition 10 the largo number
of prisoners taken. great quAn-
tlties OF war materials had fallen
into the hands of the allied troops.
ana the pressure against the enemy
was going on unabated
Tho prcdicameut OF the Turks is
heightened by the operations OF thP
Hedias tribesmen on the eastern side
OF the Jordan, which Will prevent
them from taking refuge across the
stream In the Jordan valley and COM
pei them 10 fight their way out ~
their. trouble west OF the river as
best they may
Picnrdy Position Important
Although there has been some
what ot a letap In the Intensity of
tho fighting In The region ot St
Quentin 20 Cam bral. IN the French
theater. both tho British and French
armies have been able materially to
better the positions In front Of both
Cambria ana H. Quentin. Moeuyres
lying 10 tire west OF Cambria, over
which there has been much intcn-
slve fighting for more than week
ir which the town several iimea
changed hands. now is definitely
British The large number Of Ger
man dead strewing the ground
around n attests the value they
placed on Moeuyres rs a point of
strategic value In tho defense Of
Cambria
To the south ON both sidcS OF 81,
Quentin the British and French have
moved iu more closely. the Jaws ot
the pippcr. which is being poised.
ultimately 10 pinch 81 QuentiR out
o. the battle line Most of tho Ger
man strong points which have been
tho means ot holding back the al
He'd troops IN this region now have
heeu overcome and apparently n IS
only matter ~ time when General
Foch will give the order Cor the pres
o D.. fhsa "a
of 81 Quentin
French Hold vnllly Gain,
In the region northeast 81 sois-
sons the Germans are stlll using
machine guns in large numbers 10
hold back the French from further
rncroNchmepts ON the Chemin dos
Danes positions and also are
launching heavy counter-attRcks in
endcavora 10 eNpel the French from
tho positions they have attai~ed
NotwlthstludinE these strenuoust ef.
forts. however the French Have
SeIned further sround nor'hsaE Of
Little mrthtf fighting has de
velcped on tho front held by the
Americans north. Of So Mlhiel but
American long range guns Are
heavily RheihnE the big German
fortress Of Metz
In Macedonia The British, Serhmus
French and Greeks continue hard
after The Bulrarians Nrivlnr the
enemy before them and taking large
mum bers of prisoners
IN northern Russia the allied
troops have gained further successes
over the cncwy forces