THE PALESTINE ADVANCE
NUMBER OF PRISONERS NOW ! .75,000. . ;;, ; • Uondon, October 10. j A Palestine communique states:. , "French and British warships entered ' ; tho poi't of Beirut on October 6, and found the town had been evacuated. Tho Anglo-ludian infantry occupied tha place on October 8, and were received with enthusiasm.' ■ "The prisoners now total 75,000. Not " ■more than 17,000 of the Turkish . Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Armies' escaped, including 4000 effective infantry."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable. Abdd.- ; Reuter.' IMPORTANT RAILWAY CENTRE CAPTURED. ' (Rec. October 12, 0.15 a.m.) London, October 10. S j Owing to our capture of the impor*'•■•.! tant railway centre of Rayak, the, 'j Turks have evacuated the country' ] south of Horns—Aus.-N.Z, Gabler * Assn. ." .!
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 7
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113THE PALESTINE ADVANCE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 7
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