AT GRIPS WITH THE BAYONET,

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1016, 19 November 1917, Page 6

AT GRIPS WITH THE BAYONET,

FIGHTING IN PALESTINE. TURKISH RETREAT MORE RAPID. Australian-New Zealand Cabin Aasociafion. LONDON, Nov. 16. Mr Massey (correspondent), telegraphing on Wednesday, states that the Turkish retreat is growing more rapid. General Allonby's strategy and our indomitable soldiers are inflicting the heaviest casualties on the stubborn foe. Yesterday we secured a position running north and south ot the Wady Rubin, from which to strike at the important junction of the BcershebnJerusnlem and the Jaffa-Jeru.sulent railways. Determined opposition was shown at the villages of Mughar and Katrali, but it broke down before the Scottish Territorials. Northwards of Mughar the Midland Yeomanry with groat gallantry charged well home and held the. positions, taking 1100 prisoners and two guns, 'today at dawn the infantry moved to seize the junction and cut the railway to prevent its use by the enemy for the carriage of material. ‘ Our aircraft had previously bombed the station, which we captured during the- morning. Jerusalem is now cut off from railway communication with Damascus. TURKS SMASHED BY THE SCOTS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. 17. An Egyptian otllcial message says: Ye yesterday readied the line at Randeli and Ludd, three miles to the southward of Jaffa. The New Zealand mounted troops drove back a, Turkish attack by a bayonet charge, inflicting heavy losses. the total of prisoners taken since the 51st October exceeds 9000. A mound near Mughar and Katrali, covered with ’.l urkish dead, speaks eloquently of the valour of our Scotsmen. The Turks dug trendies and gunpits commanding- the Hat ground, but the Scots took the mound despite a tremendous ma-chine-gun lire. An artillery Counter-at-tack drove the Scots out. Ibey retired 200 yards, but reformed, re-charged under a terrific lire, and getting to grips bayoneted and smashed the 1 urks. GENERAL ALLENBY DECORATED. LONDON. Nov. 17. | The Suita in of Egypt bus conferred on General Allenby the decoration of the Grand Cordon of the Nile. THE OFFICIAL REPORT, A Palestine official message says; There were minor advances yesterday on certain sectors of our front. 'Jim Yeomanry on Thursday look the Adis llusbeh ridge, five miles south-east of Namleli, taking 360 prisoners. The Yeomanry earned the position at a gallop. I’our hundred and thirty-one Turks were counted on the ground. The Australians, in taking LI Tanc-h, captured a large number of prisoners, three aeroplanes and a- considerable amount of ammunition and stores. _ ‘ho Turks are reported to be endeavouring to prepare an entrenched position northwaid of Jaffa, parallel to the Auja river. THE WAR IN EAST AFRICA. Australian-New Zealand Gable Association. LONDON, Nov. 17. An East African official message says: Wc occupied Mviti on Wednesday and Chiwata on Thursday and look prisoner 46 Germans and 425 Askans. bunco the Ist November we have killed and oaptuied d 73 Germans and 1072 Ask nr is, two naval guns and 33 machine-guns. The enemy has been driven out of tho whole Muhongo aroa. CONTROLLING TRADE AND SHIPPING. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. it. In the House of Commons, tho Imports and Exports Temporary Control Dill was introduced. L. provides for the- continuation of tho existing restrictions on imports ana exports for three years after the war. Replying to Mr Lambert, Sir Erie Gctldix; said the favourable returns of shipping losses mint not be taken as an indication that the submarine' menace was defcaiccl. The House and the country must not be uplifted or depressed by one good or bad month’s sinkings, but there was a. steady downward curve, since April, showing - that we were mastering the menace. THE MALCONTENT DAILY NEWS. Australian-New Ze&lsnd Garde Association. LONDON. Nov. 17. The newspapers aupcal to the IJouse of Commons to sink all personal enmities a.ud deal wisely and deliberately with the most delicate situation that has. arisen .since the war commenced, and with the, fullest appreciation of the extreme danger threatened by the Italian defeats. it is expected that Mr Asquith, in opening the debate on Monday., "ill speak with the greatest caution, and will lake _ a moderate lone, but it is feared the crisis will develop inevitably. The Daily News says: “Democracy has been unseated and mobocracy, whose dictator is Lord Nortlicliffe. is in power. WOMEN WORKERS IN BRITAIN. (Router’s Telegram.) LONDON, Nov, IT, It is now officially plated tlutt there arc now over four and three-quarter million women workers in Britain, of whom over one and a-quarter million are in Government employ, including 670,000 munition workers, .Since the war women workers have increased nearly one and a-half million.