IN PALESTINE.
TURKS CLAIM A VICTORY \ BRITISH WAR OFFICE ! COMMENT , ! London, April 7. : 'A Turkish communique states:—"The i English advance east of tho Jordan be- j came a complete defeat. Our troops j advanced victoriously, inflicting heavy • casualties on tho enemy, who tried to '■ retire by an impassablo route. The j enomy's resistance everywhere is | broken. Wβ reconquered Es Salt after ■ a. battle, and advauced on the Es SaltJoricho Road. Our artillery fire and ; cavalry charges forced tho enemy rein- '; forcemonts to fly in disorder, and. we ; persistently pursued the enemy and ; reached tho Jordan. The English still . , occupy a position in tho hills east of ! the ri'vor, but they left many dead and | wounded on tho road." Tho "War Office comments:—"The , Turkish version is exaggerated anddis- ; torted. Our operations east of the Jordan were in the nature of a success- ! fill raid, nftor which we withdrew. We inflicted considerable losses and took 700 prisoners. General AUenby's only j indication of an energetic Turkish, pursuit was on April 1, when. a. small body \ attacking our rearguard was beaten : off."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen.-Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 171, 9 April 1918, Page 5
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181IN PALESTINE. Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 171, 9 April 1918, Page 5
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