TURKEY

Southland Times, Issue 17866, 17 January 1918, Page 5

TURKEY

ACTIVITY IN PALESTINE. ! MINOR OPERATIONS, (By Telegraph.—Tress Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). LONDON, January 15. Received January 1(3, 8.15 p.m. Palestine official: Our aircraft bombed the Jenin aerodrome, Auan station mid Sodjag railway with good results. There was considerable, patrol activity on the Jerusalem sector. Wc raided Mukimas village, taking prisoners. There is similar activity on the coastal sector eastward and northward of Jaffa. THE GREAT ADVANCE, FEATS OF ANZAC MOUNTEDS. I SOME OF THE FINEST IN HISTORY. | j (United Service.) I IiONPON, January 15. ! Received January 1(3, 11.30 p.m. 1 The story of Australia’s and New Zeaj land's share in the capture of Palestine is | coming out. It reveals feats of combat, I endurance and horsemanship worthy to i rank with the greatest cavalry achievc- | moots in history. General Allenby daringly played for the I highest stakes and risked everything on a ! great cavalry coup, in which the leaders of I f he Australian Horse and New Zealand i Mounted;- were backed by a splendid yeoj manry. The lack of water alone prevented I the capture of the Turkish army and the ! earlier fall of Jerusalem. ; An officer from Palestine, interviewed, | said that he was in admiration of the feats lof the light horse. They had lived for I two years like blacks in hillholes, the j monotony being varied by occasional pat- : roi encounters. Their only furlough had j to be spent in Egypt, of which they were j utterly fed up. Many suffered from septic : sores but were never dispirited. All were j overjoyed when the time for action came. j CAVALRY’S LONG RIDES. | FOURTH REGIMENT’S EPIC CHARGE. I | AFTER 30-Mi LE MARCH. ( LONDON, January 15. Received January 17, 1.10 a.in. Th" officer in hi- buerview said that the i most notable, features of the campaign ; were the extraordinarily long rides accom- , plished through waterlcs- country on short | rations, horses and men suffering seriously, i The Turks fought brace retreating actions. ; General Chauvel's leadership was supremely good. The story of the great charge of the Fourth Regiment :u Beersheha under ■ General Grant read- like an epic. The i men dashed in with the bayonet after a ' thirty-mile night march and fought all day

victoriously.