Magnificent Triumph in Palestine.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 21 September 1918, Page 3

Magnificent Triumph in Palestine.

TURKS CRUSSINGTA' ROUTED

THOUSANDS OF PUISON-EftS TAKEN; "Heoeived this day, 9.15 a.m. •London, September 20. Mr Massey, the war correspondent, •writing form Palestine headquarters, \ on Thursday, says : Another magnificent triumph lias been recorded by General Allenby s army. The General, as at Bcersheba, concealing his intentions in a masterly way, launched a tremendious artillery .and infantry attack at dawn and swept over the most ela'boratjp system of defences from> the const north of Arsuf to ancient Appolonia, He crusted all resistance in the ooastsll_ area, within two hours and then_ threw in the cavalry which. passing rapidly'ov6r the flat 'ground near the ooast is now many miles to the north. • Thie London and India troops, after passing over the entrenchments within .five miles of the sea swurig eastwards to envelope the villages which were being attacked; by other troops' from the South'. Thi«- movement was so suc- ' cess fill tliat right across the plain of Sharon • the whole Turkish _ intricate chain «of fortified' positions is securely , in our ih'ands. Three thousand prisoners had passed tlirough the cages by the afternoon, but to-day's captures will possibly provq greater. When I left the front I saw several groups of uncounted men coming in. ■ • ' • However the is muoh: more ' important, than the prisoner? indicate, for the Turk has had a smashing blow i and is retiring into th© hills as fast as his weary legs will permit. We are pressing him wtli splendid energy, delivering overpowering blows whenever he attempts to resist. „