IN EGYPT

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1917, Page 2

IN EGYPT

BIG CAPTURES

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LONDON November 14. Mr. Massey, telegraphing from Gaza on the 12th., states tin.* general Allenby’s pressure, exerted v/ithout a moment’s pause, caused the Turks to lose part of the Wadi Sukerier line, along which they were digging eagerly for two days, and had thirteen thousand men entrenched at Sukerier behind the Wadi’s hanks. The hanks were steep, and it was ndcessry to biiild [ramps before the torrent-tom water courses maoc it passable for guns. The troops are in wonderful condition, despite the fifty miles’ jnarch. Tile cavalry are now before Wadi Surar (Samson’s birthplace.) We are coming across great quantities of Turkish ammunition.' One division captured seventy wagons, which the Turks made no effort to destroy.

SUCCESSFUL WORK

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LONDON, Nov. 14

Mesopotamia official: After successful actions at Tekrit on the sth and 6th we remained there until Bth, the whole Turkish forces having withdrawn 30 to 50 miles northward.

FATiKEINHAYN’S plans

ALEPPO THE KEY NOTE. 1 V LONDON, Nov. 14. ■) A high military authority in Flanders, referring to Mesopotamia, says: “As it is known that General Falkenhayn established headquarters at Aleppo, (advertising great preparations for the recapture of Baghdad, the keynote of our operations is the defeat of this enterprise. General Maude occupies a position enabling him to hit all round. He has advanced up the , Tigris and destroyed all enemy stores. The Turks had two divisions there, and have now fallen back fifty miles. General Maude is coming back to the original positions, there being no advantage in keeping the advanced positions.