The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-26
GREAT VICTORIES
/ ON EASTERN FRONT
BIRTHPLACE or JESUS TAKEN
FROM THE TURKS.
1900 PRISONERS CAPTURED
Italians Are Now Aiding the Serbians
Who Are Making It Hot For the
Bulgarian Forces In the
Macedonia Field.

Bulgarian Forces In the
Macedonia Field.
London, Sept. %. - The eastern
theatres of war showed great activity
over Sunday. and netted the allies
several important victories,-not
the capture of Nazareth, the birth
place of Jesus, from the Turks, and
the bagging of $4,000 Turkish pris-
oners. The Italians also have be-
come active and are aiding the
French and Serbian troops against
the Bulgarians in Macedonia.
The FAN Of Nazareth.
British cavalry units operating be-
tween the Jordan and Mediterranean
in Palestine advanced some sixty
miles from their original positions
and occupied the biblical renowned
town of Nazareth besides Afule and
Beisan.
On Famous Armageddon Field.
London, Sept. 23.-Allies forces op.
Grating in Palestine have wiped out
practically an entire Turkish army,
capturing more than eighteen thous-
and prisoners and infiicting heavy
casualties.
Na1reth (where Gabriel went before
the virgin Mary to announce the con-
ception of CHRISTI has been captured
and the famous foot ground of Armag-
eddon has been traversed by British
cavalry in pursuit of the fleeing rem
nants of the Turkish armies.
At the same time the allied troops
in Macedonia have resumed the U.s.
kup .Soloki battle n Domirkapou Pass
thirty-ive miles east of Prelip, cutting
the lines of communication which sup
plies the Bulgarian armies in the Lake
Douria region.
Advance of Forty Miles.
London, Sept. 23.-Allied troops in
Macedonia have cut the railroads
from Gradsko to Prelip, according to
the Serbian war Office communique
received here today
The Uskup-Sal0niki railroad has al
so been cut, thus stopping all the
supplies of the Bulgarians on the
whole siXty-five mile front from Pre-
lip to the east of the Lake Dorai re-
gion.
Up to Saturday the allies had made
total advance for more than forty
miles. A certain infantry unit ad-
vanced twenty-five miles in one day.
Enemy is Hard Pushed.
Certain elements have crossed to
the left banks of the Vardar and cut
the main valley from Scholee to Sa-
loniki. Our troops have also crossed
the Cerna and cut the railroads from
Gradsko on the left banks of the Var
dar twenty-five miles northeast of
Prelip. The surrounded enemy is
feeling the losses enormously"
$4,000 Turkish Prisoners.
British troops in their drive north
through Palestine already have
counted $4,000 Turkish prisoners and
have collected 100 guns, according to
latest official reports.
AnxiousIy Awaiting Japanese
Herbig, Manchuria, Sept. 90. - Six
thousand Germans and Austrians are
threatening the Irkutsk district. The
population of the Baikul region are
anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jap
anese troops.
5000 Austrians Surrender
Tien Tsin, Sept. 23.-Chinese troops
negotiated the surrender of three
thousand Austro-Hungarians to forces
of Czecks near Kiakhita, when media
ton was made between the Czecks
and four thousand Hungarians who
were in fight.
italians Active Again.
Rome, Sept. 23.-In conjunction
with the general entente allied often
sive against the Teuton and Bulgar-
ian forces in Macedonia, Italian troops
have started a vigorous advance in
the bend of Cerna river, to the east
of Monastir. The official statement
issued today by the Italian war Of
fee says that the front enemy posi-
tions were captured.
Serbians Making Gains.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 23.-Serb-
ian troops pressing the Bulgarians
and Germans in central Macedonia
advanced more than twenty kilome-
tiers and are now within four miles
of the Uskub-Saloniki railroad, the
main artery for the supply of the
Austro-German and Bulgarian forces,
opposing the British and French ar.
mics on the Serbian right.
The Official Statement.
London. Sept. -o,-The official war
department statement on the opera
| tons in Palestine says:
by 9 o'clock on Saturday night on
our left wing. the infantry about Bira-
fur had reached the line Beitdejan-
Samaria.Kirafmr. herding the enemy
on the west of the Observation-Disclosures
road into the arms of our cavalry op,