The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-11
TURKSAND HUNS REFUSE.
TOFICHTFOR DAMASCUS
Australian Tells Of Victory Gained
Over Superior Force.
ENEMY MORALE SHATTERED
Interesting Account Of Capture Of An.
cient City by Australian Forces
Gould Have Sustained
Siege for Months.

Sydney, n. $. W--An interesting II
heiated account Of the capture of Da.
mascus by Australian forces last fall
Is given by n returned Australian sol
der in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The narrative starts with the Aus
tralianS advance from TiberiaS and
the subsequent encircling operations
which resulted in the fall Of Damas-
Gus itself
Leaving TiheriaS behind the Aus
tra,ian division pushed on northward
to Lake Huleh. where they tried to
rrOss the Jordan. but the enemy had
blown M rhe big stone bridge. and
nests Of German machine gunner> lined
the PERCEPTIONS river banks. Up and
down the river the patrols reconnni-
tered. hut always they We're met with
burst of fire from the eastern bank.
Rut the old Jordan had to be crossed.
3" the Tenth Light Horse. under cover
nj darkness. forced a passage near the
take. while the Fourteenth Light Horse
did the same further south. In the
morning they converged on the enemy
from either flank. capturing a number
NJ prisoners. q few guns. and many
machine guns. The hulk nf the enemy
rear guard holted So once more was
continued the great race toward pa-
maSruS.
Enemy Rear Guard Routed.
AZ kunti'ra the rear guard ma
rhine gunnerS We're again encountered.
and once more at SnS:. A, the latter
place there was stiff, fighting. and we
had some casualties. hut the last oh
stacie was removed. and we pushed
on I" the great city.
Away to the eastward Wa could
sne clouds Of dust rising from the
Ilediaz road. 1t WAS the remnant Of
the Fourth Turkish army from Anan.
So. in spite OF their hong start. We
had made dead-hea, of it, Their
fate was already sealed We had
been in the saddle all the previous aft
,rn0on. all night and AL the morn
ing. hut there was no chance nf II
halt. General Hodg>on-comman,l
tn" Australian divi>i"n--pr,>heh the
Third Light Horse brigade toward the
south Of the city. while he sent Cen
.rai Onslow'> Fifth brigade on wide
-n"irr'ing sweep tn the West and
nnrih of pumar, with view I" block
NC the escape.
The battle - Damascus which fol.
lowed will he studied in wears to come
- the perte,. example "f the intlu-
enee of morn-'. Napoleon said tina,
morale IL ma, .'rial is rs three TO one
Hare one foun7 it Il hundred IL one 4
f"w thousand eNultant hor~emcn hem
med in and captured an army. The
"ity was >,Fround.d The roads 10
nnrthwari were held Havin. album.
dance of arms and munitions. food aud
water. and being in such overwhelming
numbers. they could have sustained Il
siege for months. even if they feared
/" risk battle IN the open. Bat their
morale WAS shattered.
There was little fight left in them
fringe nj machine guns and Il few
pieces of artillery held off The attack.
ars for an hour or 81. Then the horse
men broke through The Third Light
fIorse brigade captured some 'hou-
M,uS of the Fourth Turkish army from
Aplan.
'Th" Fourth regiment entered The
outskirts Of the city. found the big bar
-nchS swarming viii, Turks and Ger
mans. Eu' they wonIdn', fight and
he "icIarian> rounded nr ln,An "f
them and led them away. Another
column. several thousand strong. flee
NC from thr Arabs fried Ia escape by
he northern read To Honin. HN' the
Third Light Horse brigade started in
pursuit charged the rear guard Ut
,:ern,an machine gunn"r> ana captured
he whole column.
Meanwhile the Fifth Light Horse
,ri gade-wh'ch used To he the camel
-n",,s--br"ke through the GORDON Of
nE,chine guns. hiding in the northern