The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-24
CAVALRY SHUTS
EVERY EXIT FOR
TURKISH FORCES
Great Circling Movement
Prevents All Attempts at
Rear Guard Action.
GREAT FEAT OF THE WAR
Utter Defeat Not Possible
Without Aid of Horse Troops.
Marching at Night.
GREAT FEAT OF THE WAR
By W. r. MASSEY.
Sptc'n' cable Despatch 10 Tue SuS from IN.
London Times Ssrrice.

| Spfc'd' ta6's Despatch 10 Tue SuN from th.
London Times Ssrrice
'opvroht. 1918: all riohts reserped.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN PiIEs-
TINE, Sept. 20 tdelayed). Gen. Allenby
has crushed the Turkish Seventh and
Eighth armies. His cavalry has closed
every exit except one. which cannot
be reached by many OF the enemy, and
the wide, encircling movement OF his
horsemen brilliantly broke up all at
tempts 10 put mp a delaying rear
guard.
The British cavalry has captured
Nazareth. Nablus. Beisan, Jenin and
taken enormous quantities of valuable
material. And we have not heard the
last of it's exploits. Once the in
fan'ry had broken through thu south
eTn defences the cavalry had a great
Glance. The infantry continues to
display great skill and endurance,
driving the enemo from the hills.
The cavalry movements were per-
fec:ly timed, complying brilliantly with
plans laid down by the staff. British
yeomanry. Australian light horse and
Indian cavalry all were in masnifcent
condition and high state OF train
ing. Together they performed a feat
almost without parallel in this war.
Not Possible without Cavsly,,
Critics who declared the day OF cav
airy was past must hide their heads.
since the utter defeat OF the Turkish
army in Palestine would not have been
possible without the cavalry.
This important battle probably will
lake leading place In military text
books The whole county passed
through IS Uttered with abandou.u
transports. ammunition dumps. motor
lorries and large amounts OF rolling
stock. Nablus was taken this afternoon
by Australian. light horse and French
mounted troops. The latter passed into
the town first. Previously we had oc-
cupied Messudie. SamaSia. with infantry.
the latter being now In Nablus also.
Irish, Welsh and Indian troops are
operating In the appallingly difficult
country between Nablus road and the
Jordan River valley, harassing the REM
nant OF the enemy forces Our airInen
also did valiant service. dropping tons of
bombs and firing more than $4,000
rounds from machine guns at low alti-
tudes. The condition OF the roads tells
of the effectiveness OF the air work.
Rode over Plain by Night.
When the Londoners and the Indian
infantry had carried three lines OF
trenches Thursday the yeomanry and
Indian cavalry moved up from the sea-
shore at a gallop. collecting 700 pris-
oners on their way. After sundown the
horsemen left the low ground and got
into the hills east OF Mount Carmel and
rode over the plain.
AT sunrise the next morning they
climbed the hill on which Nazareth
stands, there meeting considerable op-
position. They soon surrounded the
town and took 1900 prisoners. the
Mayor surrendering the town. He said
that Won Sanders. the German General
issmo. had left the previous evening
when he heard that our cavalry was
on the way there
saw this batch OF prisoners come
over the plain to-day. Among them were
many German telegraph mechanics and
other technical troops. The cavalry
which captured Nazareth travelled fifty
miles in twenty-four hours. with stiff
fighting to overcome at several places. |
Another column of cavalry passed |
through the Tabor defences and moved
north to the coast. Their objective was
Afuleh, where the Haifa Railway line
joins the road from the south.
One regiment of Indian lancers acting |
as advance guard. had an opportunity to |
attack one Turkish battalion that was
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