PALESTINE.
TURKS IN FULL RETREAT. THE JERICHO OPERATIONS. 1 London, March 4. Mr. Massey, writing from Palestine headquarters on February 20, after detailing the difficulties of the advance, says that the Turks .are in full retreat and the Valley of the Jordan is patrolled by us. What is probably an artillery record was established in the Jericho operations. The guns began firing at an altitude of 2920 ft. above the sea, and when they finished, the guns were in action in the Jordan Valley 1100 ft. below sea level. ANOTHER ADVANCE. LITTLE OPPOSITION ENCOUNTERED Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received March 5, 8.50 p.m. London, March 4. Palestine official: We advanced northwards to a maximum depth of 3000 yards on a frontage of twelve miles, astride and westward of the JerusalemNabluli road. There was little opposition.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1918, Page 5
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138PALESTINE. Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1918, Page 5
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