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Show - TURKISH ARMY AT DAM ASCUS SURRENDERS; CITY CAPTURED OTTOMAN POWER IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA DESTROYED I. Arabian ParadUe on Earth' I Ottoman Bate in Syria. my Aaaoclated areea. LONDON, Oft. 2. Dammcim, the capital of Syria, wax occupied oc-cupied by General Alleuby' force ou Tnenday morning, according ac-cording to an official statement Untied today by the British war office. Damaacue la I ha Turkiah baa In Hyrla and Palaxtlnc and Ha fall prana-bly prana-bly meana lha .nil of all Turkiah r-aialanra r-aialanra to (lanrral Allenhy III lalee-llna lalee-llna ancUSvria. The ancl.nl city la lha Junction point of railroad, lending la the port of Helrtlt and Aleppo, 1 mllea norlheaat Alevpo la lha ml Important Turkiah point in thla region of Aala Minor, aa It la a junction point of the raflroa.ua from 1'al.mlne and Meaopotamia. Damaarui haa a population of about 1 .',0.000. It la one of the holy cltlea of Mohammerinna and the Arltua regard It ita one of the four paradieee mi earth. The capture of lamaaru marka an advance of 130 milea by Onernl At-Ifiiby'a At-Ifiiby'a forcea alnce Heplember 20. In that time the Hrltlah have raptured mora than ao.vOO prlannera, deatroyed at leaat three Turkiah armtea and driven the enemy from 1'aleatln. and a great part of Hyrla. |