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THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. SCOTS AND YEOMANRY
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TUESDAY JANUARY 291, 1018.
little fort, with machine guns. A platpan commadder witli tonsummate conness ar. ranged an attack in porfect stylo, rusked the hut, and killed all in it
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Barly of the 7th the Turks were be lieved to be moving from Gaza, Patrols went out & long way and corrobated this view. In twenty minutes after orders
Hongkong relations for Si bokra indian as were received to follow the Scots were on the move. Some Glasgow and Highland troopers began a terrible marob on the 02. 10-day, 0.00. Înch deep in sand. They got to the line of 1.30 inche Gars seashore in fearfully heavy going, ankle, 0.01 Lesher, apartat de veriga (uf
Wadi Hesi, thirteen miles, at five o'clock, and found the enemy entrenched on the to-day as follows opposite side on high ground. It was too dark to reconnaître, but before eleven s most brilliant bayonet charge gave us all the high ground South Western Hongkong lo Gap Boch Country troops and Scots, passing behind, swung to the right and also attacked. Formona Channal. The Turks returned and rigorously - *saulting: our new positions, pushed back South Cown of China batwon (The mme sa
our left. The Glasgow men were using Hongkong and Lamcekal No. 1 the bayonet again that evening, Making of age
PROM WT. MASSEY.
BAXLER, November 18th, In proceeding to Hamleh to day. I had most complete proof of the population's delight at the British victory. The people turned out by the Turks from Gars and the surrounding country were trekking back with all their wordly goods and chattels packed on overlcadod camals and donkeys, the women bearing astonishingly heavy loads on their beads while the patriarchs of families rode, or were car ried on the shoulders of the younger men: The agriculturists are beginning to turn out to plough and till the fields, now they have the security of British protection. Our troops received the liveliest welcome in passing the villages, and in this un changing part of the world the women and gossip during the process of drawing water from the well, just as they did in Biblical days, unhindered by the war's progress, though not heedless of it.
is peace and safety for them all.
Henghong and Bwana.
no mistake, they thrust the enemy at the South Clouch at Chizin heti point of steel to beyond the ridge over- looking Deir denoid, the place where the Gaza rond to the north passes, and the awwallway to Jerusalem rucs near by. So
portant was this position that the Turks counter-attacked five times, on four occasions driving the Scots off the ridge. hoy retook it a fifth time, and a smash Thored up the enemy fifth attack that the
Thrks cleared offe
Then it was recognised that it would be wise to make a threat against the eBerry's seaflank, Cavalry dashed off to Askalon, and captured it and then, by a brilliant little coup rushed away to. Mejdel, several miles inland, put fear into the hearts of the Turks guarding an enormosa ammunition dump, and took their surrender. A battalion followed, and occupied Askalon.
This end to extortion, oppression, and pillage under the name of requisitions has, in the short space of a week, wrought a wondrous change in the happiness and contentaient of the people. As one travels north as far as Bumich the country appears more prosperous. Some of the desish settlements, such as Katrah, round which desperate fighting took place three days ago, and Akir, woere for the first time I saw inhabitants in European clothes greeting our troops, were most enthusiastic, for the people know their fature is assured. The German pro- paganda has failed miserably béro, though the European tongue most of the people speak is German. British ideale of freedoms are thoroughly known, and the exemplary behaviour of our troops has confirmed all, previtus knowledge of the work done by sireat Britain for civiliss tion, that this country, which at Buah, and on the following day On the leth there was tremendous fight.
To say that
fortnight ago was under the Turkish Scourge and war has suddenly become normal for the civil population is not to use words of exaggeration In Ramleh 1 sow people practising the arts of peace, and the bazaars busy. Whereas its trad ers are in the habit of driving bargains with their customers, our Yeomanry were buying Jaffa, oranges, vegetables, and fresh broad, a welcome change from the depreciated Turkish note to which they are accustomed."
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the sun-dried pining are bare hills The pisin of Shiron, which lies before our line, with villages in scores between us and the mountkins of Sumaria and Juden 15 less fertile probably than the old land of the Philistines we now almost entirely hold. Still, there are large areas of corn- growing land and plenty of stock, capable of supporting a big population The broad road to Jaffa stands out bright and beautiful above the dust-cloud raised by the troops in Bamleb's narrow streets, which have scarcely been widened since the Baracens built the town, or the Crusadera occupied it. One could see a wide belt of cultivated land near Jaffe where the world-famed oranges and other fraits grow in profusion. This view a delight, but it is when your eyes turn, southwards to see what this glorious army has done since the beginning of the month that you realise how the touch of a civilising hand will induence the future of a country so closely associated with sacred history.
On the 10th Glasgow men and one Highland battalion got to Ashdod, of the Bible, and were asked by the Australians to clear the high ground north of Beit Durag, to allow the horses to be watered. Unce mere these gallant Scots made n hayonet charge, which was splendidly successful. Thus in four nights they made three bayonet attacks over unrecon- neitred ground, and it is questionable whether there has even beon, any more brilliant fent of the kind..
at Katrah and Maughair three places north-cast of Ashdod, Two Edinburgh and two Rifle battalions attacked Burkan, an extremely difficult, position, prepared beforehand with two lines of perfectly- sited trenches. The first had to be at- tacked up a glacis. Then there was a thousand yards of absolutely flat ground to another glacis. The riflemen made's stirring advance, and swept the Turk out of the first line. Then, supported by most accurate artillery fire, they carried: the second line. The Edinburgh troops Wero counter-attacked on Brown Hill, and were driven of, bụi came back, sup- ported by Gurkhas and retook the till the Turks leaving a large number of deart.
YEOMEN'S GREAT CHAROL
While this fighting was in progress South Western County troops and Scouts got eight miles north of Ashdod, and next morning attacked from the past. Mug hair and Katrah are two isolated villages on rocky hills, standing out of the bare plain, both enclosed in octus hedges, At Katrah there la-a Jewish settlement of well-built comfortable houses. Behind it is a nativo village. The place is admir- ably suited for detence, North of Mug- hair Hill there is a hill with a double orest, just behind which is Sugar Loaf Hill. While this attack was in progress, Yeomanry from two Thames-side coun tries and one Southern County regiment got to Yeboah, big village on the west, between which and Mughair is a wide pisin intersected by a wadi. The Yeomen galluped across the plain with no cover at ally and got on to the Sugar Loaf, Their charge to this position, in succeed. ing waves, furnished a spectacle rarely bean during this war. Their appearance undoubtedly contributed to the capture of The other day I gave details of the Mughair While the Scots were routing sterling work of the Londonera an attack out the rest of the machine gunners in ing Beersheba and rolling up the Turkish a pretty clump of cypresses, surrounded lett until Gaza had to fall. Now that by cactus, a great obstacle to securing the they have performed a long and difficult enemy's main position, the Yeomen, task with great thoroughness I may de under gun and rifle fire, crept over Bugar seribe some of the deeds of the Scottish Loaf Hill to the double-topped hill, thus troops, Lowlanders most of them; who, distracting the Turks attention a good true to the finest traditions of their deal from the Scots attack. The latter reartial race, fought with a dogged rushed forward and cleared the whole tenacity that will stir the blood of all place. The Turks, hemmed in on all Britons. I have seen these Boots on this cidos, were driven into a valley and front for nearly two years since they 1,400 prisoners, twenty-eight machine
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newed periods of trench fighting made open warfare som to them a thing of the past but carry on was the Scots cheerful Watchword More than two years of incessant digging and fighting over parapets had not lessened their power in the openi. During the fast ten days we have seen them defy the artifices of an entrenched enemy and indict on superior numbers such terrible losses that the Turks have a wholesome dread of the Scottish steel.
troops who, during the attack on Burkah, wung round at an opportune moment and threatened the enemy's left a highly creditable maneuvre of the Brigadier,
The Scots again acted with West Countrymen on the 45th, when together they got across the railway, blew up the line, and cut off Jerusalem from the enemy's main force. There were so many gallant and Elever things done by the Scots in these tiring days that it is impos. Vaible to meatain all Ono man with a They had made all their arrangements Lewis gun enfiladed a Turkish trench, for mobile warfare before they took some The enemy had enough in ton seconde of Gaza's strongholds, and their confid and throw up their hands and we took ence was justified. There is one battalion forty-five prisoners, Every Boot learns from Edinburgh which was the pride of to throw bombs and use the Lewis gun. the city in the old Volunteer days, Ita The Stokes gun was found useful out of shooting men gained many victories at the tronches. The Turkish machine guns Bisley and set a high standard of marks were busy in a partly captured position, manship for the whole force. To its hon but the Scots enclosed them in a box ourable roll in peace times have been barrage, a Stokes gun was brought up, added the triumphs of war, but nothing searched the area, and finished off the on its records will shine more bright The Scots have proved ten times better
enemy than the deeds of this November. They were given the attack on the El Arish men with the bayonet than the Turk. Redoubt and Little Devil," a very nastyThis, is demonstrated by the numbers of corner. The first wave was blown up by dead the enemy left behind after etery four huge mines, but the second wave attack One Scottish battalion marched was not checked for an instant, dashed sixty-nine miles in seven days, fighting on with more impetus than in training, a good deal of the way. The behaviour over the craters into the redout and of these stout Scots on the sacred soil of captured or killed the Turks defending Falestine has been grand Nous of Sir Though subjected to a most severe artil Walter Septt's Talisman heroes lery fire, they continued clearing up all fought with greater determination than the approaches. One place particularly our valiant Lowlander Daily Tele tro blestone was Bedouin Hut, a regular praph
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