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THE GREAT VICTORY IN PALESTINË.

Turks **Boxed Up."-

London, September 23: Beater learn from Palestine that the Turkish zosdways of esespe towards the Jordan' ara blocked at Nagiroth, Beigan and Megamis, while the Nablas road is out at El Damie, Thua the remaining Tarks westwards of the Jordan are boxed up. Moreover, all their transport, guna, rolling stock and stores have been captured: As a fighting faros they do not exist. »

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BOLSHEVIK'S APREAL.

Letter to Japanes» Socialists.

The following was published

Enemy Retreating Along 150 Mile Front ENTRAPPED TURKS UNLIKELY TO ESCAPE.

ALLIES FOLLOWING IN CLOSE PURSUIT DETAILS OF SPLENDID-CAVALRY WORK.

London, September 23. London, September. 23.

Military airoles are astonished at the rapidity of the Serbian The estimate of 18,000 Tarka west of the Jordan, cabled on the advanos. They are fighting so splendidly that if is intersting to "Renter's correspondent with the Palestine Army, writing on Saturday, Bayein and around the plain of Edrackon the Turks 23h inet, was the bayonet strength and included srtillery, machine-recall the Kaiser's statement that Serbis was out of the war.

The enemy is falling back on the British front at Lake Doiran in the Russian newspaper Paurant found their Armegeddon. A large proportion of the Turkish Army gan and other units. The ration strength was 60,000, of which the in Palestine is accounted for, while the remainder on the other side combatants numbered 35,000 Up to the present we have taken and the only roadway of retreat ie the KosturinceStramits Road, and Workman: st: Vindivostock

prisoner 25,000 combatante. The Tarke east of the Jordan remain which is being heavily shelled and bombed. The enemy is without on August 31- of the Jordan have little prospect of eso pe

The Tarks on this side of the Jordan consisted of the Seventh to be dealt with. They are on the line of the Hedja Bailway and a lateral line for a long way to the rear, and important developments An appeal of the Vladivostok workers to the rissa proletarist of and Eighth Armies, commanded respectively by Mantafa Kemal mprise 6000 to 8 000 bayonets, with a ration strength of 30,000 are anticipated, but

Enemy Evacuatas important Line.

Japan, unanimously accepted at a Pasha and Dievad Pasha. These two armian suffered a heavy defeat.

Enemy Withdrawal Coatlases.

London, September 233 general meeting of the Russian General Allenby's lightning stroke, expled with our troops'

A British official memage from Salónica etstes:-As the reault Communist Party on August 30. astounding mobility, entrapped the Tarke io s regular net of British

of Anglo-Greek asacks and continual Beary pressure in conjunction To our comrades, the socialist with the Franco Sarbian advance farther west, the enemy has proletarians of Japin evacuated the whole line from Dairan to west of the Vardar, He "In this hour of gloomy re- has set fire to Cestovo and Madora Station and Tiks and Tatarli action, when the Soviete Russian dumps. Our airmen are heavily bombing and machine-gunning Republic is surrounded by his troops and transport crowding along the road northwards.

We are advancing and have reached the line Kara, Ogular and evoked by the expiring Rasaio magio circle of imperialist forces Hamsali, one kilometre southward of Bogdanos.

bourgeoisie for the lost struggle Went of the Vardar, we are advancing on 0.xnci and are in with the victorious proletarist, touch with the Greeks at Zarincet.

bright ray of light suddenly emerges from the Esat,

troops. Tarkey has suffered blow from which it will be difficult to recover. Even could she find the men, it would be impossible an replace the material Idares, “

The defeat may have a far-reaching effect on the general, situation in the Turkish Army and especially on the palities eitustion in Constantinople, where a strong anti-German propaganda has lately been making important progress.

It was the cavalry which enabled us to exploit the infantry Fucoses to the attermet, General Allenty commands one of the finest forose of cavalry in this war. It includes born horsemen from Australia and New Zealand and soms of the best Indian Horse. Their mobility has been the undoing of the enemy, converting the defeat into a rout.

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London, September 24, za A Palestine official message says Esstward of the Jordan the enemy is withdrawing towards Amaan on the Hedjas Railway Australian, New Zealand, West Indian and Jewish troops, pursaing, have reached Essalt, ospturing guns and prisoners.

Our cavalry in the north occupied Haifa Acre, after alight opposition.

The prisoners are increasing and the total largely exceeds The King of Humesin's Arabe bave occupied Maan and are barassing bodies of the enemy retreating along the railway towards Amsar.

The Skilful" Turks to

25,000.

A French Comment.

Paris, September 23:

A Estas meisaks plates:-The Turkish forces are not merely

London, September 24. A Turkish communique states:-Very skilful rearguard fights Three groups of cavalry, begiles a smaller fores and some sre facilitating the socomplishment of our plans on both sides of the French Horse, participated in the operations. When the cavalry Jordan.“ reached Naz reth they found that General Liman von Sanders; the German Commander-ir-Ohief, had deosmped on the previous ever- ing with his papers. The troops at Nazareth offered some resistance, which was quickly overcome, and two thousand were taken prisoner, defeated bat sanihilated; 25,000 prisoners and 120 guns have been iseldding two hundred German technical troops. The tracks over taken. Cavalry bazocrap ed Nexareth. The avenue of escape is block the mountain into the plain of Esdrasion were so bad that the ed by the decisive victory. The British casualties are incredibly esviry was compelled to leave the hores gone behind. This group small. The King of Hedj z brilliantly-operated by asising the rail- comprised the Sherwood 'Rangers and the Indian Imperial Service way junction east of the Jordan, German prestige in the Near Est has sustained a tremendous blow and Turkish sals in Palestine is Cavalry.

ended forever.

The second group, composed of Yeomany and Indian Lancere, followed & more easterly course and penetrated the plain by a long narrow pa which should have proved an almost insurmonatsble obstacle. The enemy opposition, however, wsa brasked aside and four handred prisoners taken:

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FURTHER PROGRESS IN FRANCE.

Value of the Local Successes.

oat. Elsewhere the attack was repaleed,

dash.

The Pilght of the Enemy.

London, September 23.

"At the moment when by order

A Paris semi-official message says:-The swift advance of the of the Mikado and Count Teraz. chi's cabinet the Japanese troops Allien threstens Prilep and also the famous Babana Past

As an instaras of the disorderly retreat of the Balgarians, two were rushed to oppose the Busin battalions of the latter, on throwing down their sime, were machine-revolution, when our situation gunned by German troops,

bere in the Far Esat was growing Owing to the cutting of their communications, the Bulgarians difficult and more difficult, you famishing and feing into the interior. Contrariwise, the raised the red banner of revolt Allies, electrified by their success, are advancing with extraordinary against imperialism and capital by requesting the recall of the Japan

Ton eas troops from Bussit. →→ helped not only the Russians but the world's great socialist revolution. At the proper moment your help will have an enormnons if not a decisive influence upon the development of the revolution of the Asiatic Statem

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A Great Victory.

London, September 24. Macedonia are attaining the character of a great victory.

A French Eratern communique states --The Allied saccesser The Franco-Serbiare rapid advance towards the Middle Vardar has compelled the enemy along the whole front of 150 kilometres between Monastir and Doiran to retreat precipitatals, The Allies are closely pursuing.

North-east of Monastir we have reached the line Moglis, and the Babans Pass and have reached the Vardar from Demirkapa Kanatlartei and Kalyani, while the Serbians are marching on Prilip

Gradsko: Some detachments have already crossed the river.

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The Yoke of Absolutism. watch your herois straggle, of "Fall of alarm and hope, we

which we have only alight in./. On the right back in the Varder Valley, the Alliesare beyond the formstion, barits enormous scale line Kaynake Zuriacet. On the left bank they have carried Ghergheli makes us certain you will not only and also the whole first enemy line as far as Lake Doiras, will shake off the yoke of absplat Rearguarde are endeavouring to stem the patenit.

ism but will wreck capitalism, Krasza sad Prilep se deing in indescribable disorder ander Battering promises of their slaves. Enemy columns on the roads in the region of Monsstir, and will not surrender to the incessant aircraft bombing and machine gunning.

"Surrounded by an iron ring of Numerous villages and damps are burning. Same prisoners, fasconscious bayonets over a wall. guns and enormous booty have been osptured, including two long-of battleships and craisere, the range gune. Some demoralised Balgarian elementa bave flang down proletariat of Visdivostock seeds their arms and fid."

On entering the plain, the cavalry were exposed to rife and

London, September 23. 2. Field Marbel Sir Douglas Haig reports:-By a sucessful epers machine gun fire. A Turkish Battalion which was escaping to Nazareth was charged by Indian Lancers, who killed and wounded tion this morning, north-sset of Epely, we captured a strong point 8 couple of baudred, and took prisoner the remaining four hundred. which the enemy has stubbornly defended for the past three days. This body reached Afaleh in the early morning, ospturing immenes Northwards of this locality & hostile counter-attack entered our booty and another fifteen hundred prisoners. The bouty included pontions at one point, where a party of the enemy is still holding two made-up trains, six locomotives and forty coaches.

The detachments continued the advance, occupying Beesan the Reporting on sviation, Sir Douglas Haig esys there was overcast | „ same evening and begging another thousand prisoners. They and showery weather on the 28ad inet. We dropped eleven tous of alea occupied an important bridge on the Jordan southward of Lake bombe and destroyed eight hostile machines. Four of oars are missing. Night fliers dropped four tons of bombe on an enemy A third group, consisting chiefs of Australian Light Horse, aerodrome near Valenciennes. All returned. started farther at the rear and after reaching the plain descended on the Jenin Road. The Australiane, who were newly armed with sworda instead of rifis bayonets, here had an opportunity of using

A Paris semi-official message emphasises that the local actions their new weapons greatly to their satisfaction. They charged and sabred a Terkish battalion in the trenches, where they took prisoner to which fighting on the West Front was limited yesterday are merely a thousand. To a smaller group, chiefy Australians, fell the honour an interlade priar to the imminent resumption of more important operations.These actions have been moat enccessful. The British are

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Important Operations Pending.

London, September 24.

The advance continues on the whole front of attack.

A Cryptic Bulgarian Report.

Loader, Septerber 24.

to you, our comrades, the warmest welcome. Forward towards com- plete victory over the decrepit Bourgeoisie! Forward, through realisation of communist ideals. Long live aniversal socialist

A Bulgarian communiqne dated the 22ad inst, says As a the soviets of the world, to fall

of occupying Nsblas amidst remarkable obeers by Turkish wounded progressing west of Ostelet, while the French south of S. Qatip, result of our front giving way between the Cerna and the Vardar, and profeseed satisfaction by the civilian population.

One good feature in the liberated region is that there is little by the capture of Vendeail and progress on the Oise, threaten La cur adjacent units were withdrawn to new positions son:hward of distress, the people harrying back to their homes, which are mostly Fere with envelopment from the north. These successse are useful Prilep and northward of Diran.. undamaged. The rosda near Nables bear terrible evidence of the as bases for subetqaent operations. efficacy of the bombing by our avistors. The inhabitants atate that the Tarks feared our planes more than the Divil.

"Like Clock-Work."

London, September 23.

Latest French Progress.

London, September 24.

A French communique states:-Southwarde of St. Quentin we have reached the Oise between Vendeail and Travacy.

The Freach Front.

London, September 24.

Britlab Progress-

Reater's ocrrespondent in Palestine, writing yesterday, says— The rapidity sad completeness of General Allenby's magnificent

A French communique states:-There was marked artillery schievement almost gives a misleading impression of ite magnitude activity at night-time in the region of SQuentin and between the The Torks were preparing to winter in their lines, which were of Ailette and the Aisne. In Champagne we carried out two raids in exceptional strength, "thers being at least three lines of well-dog the region of Perthes sai near Baile da Mesnil, taking forty trenches strongly wired redoubts and abundant artillery and prisoners. machine guns, but the complete surprise, coupled with General Allenby's boldness and mobility, completely demoralised the Tarke.

Paris, September 23. All the movements worked like clock work. There was not a single A Harse, message "mys: The British, bave pushed forward hitch anywhere. The newly-raised Indian troops behaved splendidly redoubts which are the backbone szatem of the Hindenburg Line, and showed steadiness combined with the finest dash. The London and maintained their net gains. Progress has been made north troope, with whom the Indians were brigaded on the extreme left, the Scarpe and the Siegfried Line has been attacked. lived up to their splendid repatation sad were the first through the Tarkish lines. It was a remarkable fast, reaching Talkeram_the some afternoon within a minute of predicted time.

German Vandalism,

Paris, September 23.

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Small parties of the enemy are still wandering on the hills but A Hayas message says:-M. Clemenceau has paid a visit to a are anxious to surrender. Sixty Tarks entrenched in a village near British General and seen for himself the acts of vandalism com Nablas surrendered on su Intelligence Officer with a Sikh batman mitted by the enemy in the neighbourhood of Begaams and Feronne. appearing.

The Turks in the Jordan Valley appeared to be ignorant of the

Other Items.

Perie, Septembar 23, fate of the Palestine Armies notil mounted troops to day resched the A Havas mosage says it is announced that the Germans are Jisted-Darnish cressing, isking prisoner eight hundred, stream removing the inhabitants of Cambrai and Dawai to the Mona dietriot of fugitives along the Jiered Dimieh road to the Jordan was most at the rate of 2.000 a day.. heavily bombed by airmen and Lumbera turned beek preferring to There are persistent rumours of the Germany employing women surrender than to face the terrible ordeal. Our advanced guards to fire machine guns. A woman sviator is said to have been shot have occupied & farieb and Kettkinas, north of Nazareth.

down by an American.

King George's Congratulations.

London, September 25.** The Press Bares says His Majesty the King hes telegraphed to Allenby as follows: With pride and admiration we ha vé news of the ably conceived and brilliantly carried out

"THE FRIEND OF HUMANITY,"

Latest Designation of the Kaiser,

Amsterdam-Saplegiber

The Grand Vizier, Talaat Pasha, addressing the German. in biob British, Indian and Allied forces under your Turkish League in Constantingple, contended that all the Rulers of muh the, cupport of the Boyal Navy, have gained in the peoples of the Central Powers, including that gangast friend istory. I am confident that this will rank sa grest of humanity and evilisation, the Kaiser," wanted peace. Be claimed ***Aston of the British Empire and, over stand sa ai that the Oenicalities was fighting for email nations, and the world's

British leadership and the ighting qualition liberty and appealed for tifade in the frod of tempora

The Serbian Progress.

London, Septembar 24: A Barbian evening commanique dated the 23rd iset,, eye-Oar troops yesterday continued to cross the Vardar, where they gained contact with the enemy.

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Towards Prilep, the Eerbians have reached a very steep’mássif at Vrencks Planing and at several points are on the Gradako Prilep Road.

The enemy continues to burn villages and his own store; nevertheless, a great quantity of war material has been captured, including several railway trains.

Enemy Anxiety.

Paris, Bepteutber 23: 6: A Havia message says:-The Franco-Serbian drive on the Vardar has created anxiety in the enemy's camp, threatening to cut the lines of communication to the interior of Bulgaria. The total advance is now 35 miles. Forces are 25 miles north-east of Prilep, the Balgarian advance base, The Serbians are energetically pressing on the heels of the ranted Balgeriana:

NAVAL AIR RAIDS.

Frevalation !"

(Signed) Vladivostock Organi

pation of the Communist Party of Basata.

OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

Masked men Attack Constables.

daring onkrage, in which one constable was wounded and [another ressïved a fractured arm, Dccurred recently as Cooles, Macroom, co, Oak.

The district where the outrage

occurred in a wild canny, known

es "The capital of Ireland.” The. constables were returning from the duty of enforcing s prociams- tion at a "eis," or I-ish concert, when's group of " maked man, numbering 50 or 60, called on the driver of the car to stop. Successful Attacks on Constantinople,

The police urged him on, and London, September 23, The Admiralty annonces Between the 17th and 21st instore fired as the car. Qas of the revolvaa, rifio, and shot guns Air Force ontingente attached to the Navy made four raids on Bruges Dicts, dropping eight tons of bombs, and also suboserfally polisemsa received a BOTOLD bombed five serodromes. la air-fighting ws destroyed, siz enemy couponich had an arm fractured muschines and drove down five uncontrollable. Taree of curs are by a blow from the butt of a rifl). missing. A hostile balloon was thot down and fell aflame on The driver of the car had to balloon camp, setting fire to three hangers, all which were barat for his life, and the chilang Co-operating with Greek naval aitorsit, we bombed. Constante car over solid. Tue polica unharnessed the horse and threw tionple on the nights of the 20th and 21st inst. Babe burst on Haider Pasha station, also on buildings northward of the Admiralty were beaten, and their rifle and and in Stambol, where many thousands of propaganda leaflets WOTO dropped. One Greek and ons British msohips have not returned,

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