ALLENBY'S ARMY
: NOT SLACKENING ITS PACE "SPLENDID SUPPLY SERVICE V .-.' ~.. .• ...' London, September 27.. -.■■•■. Mr. AY. T. iSlassey writes from Palestine en Thursday: "The pace of Gen/'eraKAllenby's aiiny does not slacken, —although a portion of tho force has advanced well over fifty miles. Tho supply .question id one of paramount importance. The army is going forward prac- : H>icallj f everywhere. The vast character of the victory can only bo appreciated l>y a close study of maps. "This is' not .the place nor the time enter into details of the organisation and supply branch, but the efforts ■ of this department are fully in keeping with all the other Staff work. Those ■of us who have'seen what is going on ■'. at the front can declare that the problem has been tackled with marvellous "•■'-. efficiency. ;,■*'.•;'"All aoross the country we seo columns of lorries and light care carry- ■ ing rations and fodder, camel trains, end huge lines of-donkey transport, eaph in the place where the swviqo ; -can be best employed. The testimony
.; of the men is perhaps the best, .end ' ;ifc is hjard to hear a single 'grouse' at ' Captured rolling stock is nl"ready carrying heavy eupplies. We are • ground:tho west and south .sides of tho Sea of Galilee. At Semakh, on the .; south, the Turks fought with despera-. ,'l'tjon, but the heavy street fighting'was to our advantage."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
THE CAPTURE OF. AMMAN
OPERATIONS EAST OF THE JOEDAK.. (Rec. September 29, 5.5 p.m.) London; September 27.
Mr. Massey writes: "1 have just rei turned hom witnessing the mounted men's triumphant capture of Ammaji. a position which the enemy considered of high, importance. At the moment when General Allenby's plans overwhelmed two Turkish armies in Poles-
tino, the Arizacs began a movement to harass the Turkish Fourth Army t over the Jordan. They had to ( get aoross several miles of flat under enemy observation and enter the Qilead inountajn chain, which was almost impenetrable except for one pass to Es Salt. i Until the pass was won only pack transport was possible. The; cavalry , moved up goat tracks, and were in Es Salt on the ; thirty-third day, aad operations began east of the' Jordan. Tne enemy, fearing an advance against i the town, mouths ago made a strategic road west of Es Salt. He had wired one valley, and all-; tlio ■ approaches thereto weie covered by many machine--1 guns The. New Zealanders. declining a, frontal attack, got over Craggs Hill and threatened the enemy flank/ compelling a retirement on fie town. "There was not much fighting at Es 1 Salt. Between 600 and 700 prisoners were taken. The pass from the Jordan to Es Salt ivas strewn with litter. Ihe I Australian Light Horse moved from the ' right in the Ainsir direction, continually driving over a rough plateau the Turkish cavalry and infantry. A small party got ( astride the railway north of Amman, removed two rails as a train approached, and saw it derailed. The troops got out and escaped in the hills, while our little demolition 1 party" walked away The New Zealand Mounted Rifles attacked the town, which is en high hills Our rapid movements in the mountains only permitted mountain artillery to be brought up for the attack. By three o'olock the New Zealaridors had rnshed into the town, i Their patrolsorept up south-east of the hfll, followed ;by the main body, who forced the enemy, who was chiefly reljing on machine-gun fire, from the , crest, and tfent through the town. The were lining ihe roofs of -' houses., and were keenly interested in
•..'..'the Britisli arrival, and made many i feigns of welcome. Many prisoners were • captured. The work of the Anzacs in I : .this difficult region was highly creditU i able.. They have borne a heary share i: ; ; ; of the defences of the Jordan Valley
during tho tremendous heat of summer, \ihich left no mark on their physique, , < Then spirits- were wonderful, erithuJ siasm making part of General Allenby's army's great victory."-—Aus.-N;Z.. Cable Assn. ' ,
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