The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1919, Page 2

TURKS AND HUNS REFUSE TO FIGHT FOR DAMASCUS ‘Australian Tells of Victory Gained | Qver Superior Force. ENEMY MORALE SHATTERED Interesting Account of Capture of An. cient City by Australian Forces —Could Have Sustained Siege for Months, Sydney, N. 8, W.—An interesting if belated account of the capture of Da- mascus by Australian forces last fall is given by a returned Australian sol- dier in the Sydney Morning Herald. The narrative starts with the Aus- tralians’ advance from Tiberias and the subsequent encircling operations which resulted in the fall of Damas- cus itself. “Leaving Tiberias behind the Aus- tralian division pushed on northward to Lake Huleh, where they tried to rosa the Jordan, but the enemy had blown up the big stone bridge, and nests of German machine gunpers lined the precipitous river banks. Up and flown the river the patrols reconnol- tered, but always they were met with n burst of fire from the eastern bank. But the old Jordan had to be crossed, so the Tenth Light Horse, under cover of darkness, forced a passage near the lake, while the Fourteenth Light Horse did the same further south. In the morning they converged on the enemy from either flank, capturing a number of prisoners, a few guns, and many machine guns. The bulk of the enemy rear guard bolted. So once more was continued the great race toward Da- mascus. Enemy Rear Guard Routed, “At Kuneitra the rear guard ma- chine gunners were again encountered, and once mare at Sasa. At the latter place there was stiff fighting, and we had some casualties, but the last ob- stacle was removed, and we pushed on to the great city. “Away to the eastward we could see clouds of dust rising from the Hedjaz road. It was the remnant of the Fourth Turkish army from Aman. So, in spite of their long start, we had made a dead-heat of it. Their fate was already sealed. We had been in the: saddle all the previous aft- ernoon, all night, and all the morn- Ing, but there was no chance of a MAP SHOWI ' ABERDEEN SOUTH MOEN DAKOTA HURONY : PorEsTeURG (@ ‘sows coconcy SAKE BUNCH NG ROUTE.OF .MOTOR. TRUCK CIRCUS THAT SOON IS-TO ENTERTAIN wise MINNEAPOLIS eps ea.“ %, CAPITAL CI onsinlv j NOUN pee Rivaling in importance and. interest) in‘the tour, only-one truck entered ¢d to carry loose hay, also a truck body the ocean-toocean army truck which is now approaching its objection—San Francisco—is the big 60-day.. motor truck development tour through Hli- nois, Iowa, South Dakota and Wiscon- sin, over 2 route 3,000 miles long, te prove to the country the efficiency of the motor truck, The tour starts at Chicago today and ends at Milwaukee to 30 truck manufacturers represented on October 4. ‘There will be from 25 anc-stores al Ter the Mire. It Tighted up the city like moonlight. “Then we knew that the Germans had decided to surrender. From the east the victorious Arabs swarmed:into the city, yelling with triumph, - and blazing a veritable feu de joie inte the air. Turks and Germans fought in the. streets, then fled to the shelter of the gardens and surrendered at dawn. “Back to the Barada Gorge, the Fifth brigade held the road, and a small proportion was able to snatch an hour’s sleep—the first since leaving Kuneitra 42 hours before. But the rest iad to guard prisoners and hold the road, and incidentally help them- selves to the tons of cigars, liquor, food and other things with which the enemy had littered the road to Bey-. rut. “So fell the ancient city, and as our casualties. were very small we called it a bloodless victory, but within a fortnight the Desert Mounted corps had thousands of men down with ma- laria, and hundreds died—right on the eve of peace. That’s the pity of it,” halt. General Hodgson—commanding the Australian division—pushed the Third Light Horse brigade toward the somth.of the city, while he: sent Gen- eral Onslow’s Fifth brigade on a wide encircling /sweep to the west’ and north of Dumar, with a view to block- Ing the escape. “The hattle of Damascus, which fol- lowed will be studied in years to come ns the perfect example of the influ- ence of morale. Napoleon said that morale to material is as three to one, Here one found it a hundred to one. A few thousand exultant horsemen hem- med‘in and captured an:army., The city was surrounded. The roads to northward were held. Having abun- dinee of arms arta munitions, food and water, and being in such overwhelming numnbers, they could have sustained a siege for months, even if they feared to risk battle in the open, But their morale was shattered. “There was little fight left in them, A fringe of machine guns and a few pieces of artillery held off the attack- ers for an hour orso, Then the horse- men broke through. The Third Light Horse brigade captured some. thou- sands of the Fourth Turkish army from Aman. Turks Refused to Fight. “The Fourth regiment entered the outskirts of the city, found the big bar- racks swarming with Turks and Ger- mans. But they wouldn't fight and the Victorians rounded up 10,000. of them and led them away. ‘Another column, several thousand strong, flee- ing from the Arabs, tried to escape. by the northern road to Honin. But the Third Light Horse. brigade. started, in pursuit, charged the rear guard of German machine gumers and captured the whole column. “Meanwhile the Fifth Light Horse brigade—which used to be the camel corps—broke through the. cordon of machine guns, hiding in the northern gardens, and reached ‘the Barada Gorge 6,000 strong, streaming out glong the road to Beyrut. In one place house on the hill overlooks the gorge, where the rail, the road and the’ river run within a few yards of each other, and here a party of 18 men of the Fourteenth regiment, N. S. W., with two officers, opened fire on, the big col- umn, Turks and Germans fled in all directions, “Several were killed and the. horse- men then killed the horses and mules in the gun teams and blocked the road. ‘The column was cut in two and more than 3,000 surrendered. A mile further along the road others of the Fifth bri- gade opened with machine guns and rifles on the leading portion of the col- umn. The enemy was absolutely at thelr mercy, and after a futile half- hearted resistance surrendered. Hun Starts Destruction, “It was nightfall. More than 20,- 000 enemy had been captured, and still they, came, The town had not yet sur- rendered—probably there was no one there in authority to capitulate. But the Hun started on his work of demo Ution. Suddenly we saw a huge con- flagration near the wireless station. Flames leaped skyward hundreds of feet. Loud explosions sounded from time to.time, sending myriads of spark tito the air. It:provided a gorgeous TILLMAN'S SUCCESSOR ~ N. B. Dial of Laurens, 8. ,, 1a the senator elected to serve the long term sueceeding the late Senator Tillman.. He is, of course, a Democrat and is a lawyer, banker and manufacturer, Tribune Want ‘Ads bait After each meal—YOU eat one FATO and get full food value and‘real stom. ach comfort. Instantly relieves beart- burs, bloated, gassy or STOPS bring results. ity, food repeatin, atomach misery. 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Cass county insanity board late yesterday afternoon. He will be taken ta the. state hospital for the insane at Jamestown some time this week. Johnson did most of the talking during the hearing. Johnson ig 47%. years old, and during his incarceration, in the city jail be- ¢ame violent yesterday afternoon, and seizing the iron coyer of the drain smasbegall-the windows within his reach. Johnson. is imbued with the idea that he wants to write a book New vou 6 brat Vay F, | elreus. “Those boy didn’t know More than “32,871 BVelvet makes ‘friends'ea ‘allowed to ripen naturally. For atid when it comes out it ts just ¥ * Yqu-and Velvet—begin that frléndani Roll a Velvet Cigarette. Nature-aged mild- ween and smoothness make Velvet ‘Just right” to carry hogs, cattle, etc, The tour will realty pe a motor truck ft will. cover an average of 50 miles a slay, stons of from an hour to two days. ing made in the towns .en- route, A Jackie band has been donated by the government to make the trip, and |by this the Washington officials have placed: their stamp of approval on the four. , cn Liberty, but wants some coaching from President Wilson, who, he says, is master. of. the’ English language. He told the poHee that he did not care about a position with good pay, but wanted a job at which he could think. - —— Cannot Do Without Sleep. Sleep is a necessity of life no less than is food; No-man. has ever suc: ceeded-in keeping awake for more-than: a few days: continuously.:- If-he is forced: to do so, as in ancient Chinese tortures, where constant tickling of the. feet made sleep impossible, -he falls at last into a comatose state from which he never awakes. EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION MEETS WITH PARENT BODY The newly appointed educational commission is meeting today with the ie % 2", ines nt dé wae the ¢ end to.end, to reach Pai pone) Shelped ‘hem, vO, For two. ass Py PE TEE TE TT what retreat meant. mother ha: tho” he state board of regents. sion, which is regarded as a purely| public instruction, Macdonald board, in that a. majorit of its members are favorable to N. just mopped ’em u SUTRA! SARNIA VR Pah Seed eA ES ‘WEDNESD. The State Printing Commission ¥ HAS NOT YET NAMED THE OFFICIAL PAPERS FOR Legal Notices AND WIDEST READ PAPER I SO YOU CAN STILL PLACE YOUR LEGAL NOTICES IN THE OLDEST wie) N THE NORTHWEST ADH AG | me Bismarck voy, AY 99 yon the lekole ORs af bey ,000. tins of Velvet Tobacco were sent.to the boys in 2340 miles or nearly from STAAL LN ERE ERTS LNCS. TENE ENNIS, ake a eyo Bees une) ikea tril iea dship, it as “been vet ages in wooden K Ro bite,’ arshne ity| Hollis of the the friendly tobacco * agricultural college; Tribune ESTABLISHED 1873 The commis-|Macdonald, former superintendent of| mal; L. M. Rockne, superintendel Ot consists of A. P.| schools. in Renville county, and Mie Minnie J. Nielson, state .superintead- C.| Willis L. Bell of the Dickinson nor-| ent of. public instruction, 4 ST Ea RIB BE RITA TM AUG. 6, 1919 «