IN PALESTINE
BRITISH CROSS THE JORDAN
PROGRESS MADE EASTWARD
London. March 21. An official message from Palestine I states: "We have consolidated and iru- ' proved our positions, and occupied Ermusallabss and the high ground eastward- three miles northward of the Wadi Auja. We also occupied Bestrima and Kefrtut, near Bepballut. The Elying Corps dropped 470 bombs on El Kutrani • station and trains. Direct j hits were obtained."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Renter. (Rec. March 25, 0.30 a.m.) London, March 23. A Palestine official report states:— "Our parties crossed the Jordan, dc- ' spite the strong current, yesterday morning. The river was then bridged. We established ourselves on the left bank, and made progress eastward, encountering considerable resistance. The i operations are being continued." —Aus.-. , N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 159, 25 March 1918, Page 6
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123IN PALESTINE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 159, 25 March 1918, Page 6
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