Where the British are advancing in Palestine
Courtesy, New York Times
The capture of Jerusalem has probably been set by General Allenby as the culmination of the first stage in the British campaign against the German-led Turks in Palestine. This first stage, according to the military expert of the New York Times, is the protection of the Suez Canal against possible attack by means of aggressive offensive instead of passive defensive operations. In accordance with such a plan, Allenby’s forces took Gaza, Beersheba, Askalon, and Jaffa in rapid succession and soon placed Jerusalem in a siege. By advancing along the shores of the Mediterranean he kept within close reach of his communications by sea.
December, 1917
Four-seventeen