Situation Most Promising.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 21 September 1918, Page 3

Situation Most Promising.

TURKS CAUGHT NAPPING.

AMMJBY'S FINE GENERALSHIP,

Reoeived tihds day, 10.40 a ; m. _ iLondion, September 20.

Mr Massey continues: . . The situation is most promising. It seems certain General AlTenby wrn deliver another large portion of Palestine from the dominion of the Turk as well as inflict on . the enemy a sever© for. the 'battle entailed a good deal of' marching. The, troops were always moved at night and remained hidden in orange and olive gardens in the day time. •.. . . Through our mastery or tiie_ air we prevented enemy observers seeing any change in our dispositions > and tine movements of large columns of troops of all laxriis were concealed skilfully an country where' marching men raise huge columns of dust and the enemy was possessed of observation post® commanding a wide range. _ That the Turks remained mystified is the finest •fcrihute that can be given to the Staff's work. When the first shafts of light appeared over the Judean _ hills y 1 ® 1 ,? ■were signs of enemy anxiety, but all -was quiet in our lines ivntil halt past 'four when it was as if every gun, was fired bv the pressure of . tin electric button. Vivid flashes on fifteen miles from hire sea to the foothills illmninated the Britifeh front. . _ , At the same moment tho infantry had gone over the top and were making their way towards the enemy entreirobments. They vera a long way towards thleir objectives before the ruiks could put down a barrage and m almost every case their shells buist a long way in the rear of the attackers, who at many points were cutting the wire when ten minutes after the artillery bombardment started our barrage W a« lifted to catch the. retreating enemy.