THE PALESTINE RAIDS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 282, 17 August 1918, Page 7

THE PALESTINE RAIDS

CONSIDERABLE LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY. Cairo, August 14. Mr. W. T. Mnssey, war correspondent, writes:—"On Monday night the enemy lines astride the Jerusalem-Nablus road were raided on several miles of front by London, Irish, and Indian troops, with most successful results, 250 prisoners being taken. .From ISO to 200 Turks were killed or wounded. The main raid was west of the road, against a line o{ entrenched hills, most difficult of approach, mrius to their steep, rocky sides. Two columns about three- miles • apart moved against the hills on either flank of the entrenchments. When the artillery barrage lifted, Indian troops frem each column rushed the flanking hills. Then the Irishmen, moving from the ends of the line towards the centre, got astride the trenches, and so surprised the enemy. Prisoners state that n-iny were actually firing at right angles to the direction of our advance. AVhile this main attack was progressing, tl-ree subsidiary raids were made east of the Nablus Boat], In one of the raids Hie Londoners killed fifty men; in the third the Indians rushed a system of trenches. Thanks to the magnificent co-op;ration of the artillery and infantry, our casualties were exceptionally light."— ius.-J\ T .Z. Cable Assn. .