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Only once had a bombardment taken place. ONLY ONCE HAD A BOMBARDMENT TAKEN PLACE
er respected the American flag. An order issued from Constantinople demanded that the official language of the college be Turkish instead of English, and Turkish officers even dared to enter the college premises to search for citizens belonging to the belligerent nations, without troubling to ask permission from the American Consul. [ILLUSTRATION: HAIFA] CHAPTER IX A ROBBER BARON OF PALESTINE Beirut is a city of about two hundred thousand inhabitants, half of whom are Christians and the rest Mohammedans and Jews. The pinch of hunger was already felt there. Bread was to be had only on tickets issued by the Government, and prices in general were extremely high. The population were discontented and turbulent, and every day thousands of women came before the governor's residence to cry and protest against the scarcity of bread. The Allies' warships often passed near the town, but the people were not afraid of them, for it was known that the Allies had no intention of bombarding the cities.  CHAPTER NINE OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ANNE BOULAY WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER AARONSON CHAPTER NINE A ROBBER BARON OF PALESTINE BAYROOT IS A CITY OF ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND INHABITANTS HALF OF WHOM ARE CHRISTIANS AND THE REST ARE MOHAMMEDANS AND JEWS THE PINCH OF HUNGER WAS ALREADY FELT THERE BREAD WAS TO BE HAD ONLY ON TICKETS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PRICES IN GENERAL WERE EXTREMELY HIGH THE POPULATION WAS DISCONTENTED AND TURBULENT AND EVERY DAY THOUSANDS OF WOMEN CAME BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE TO CRY AND PROTEST AGAINST THE SCARCITY OF BREAD THE ALLIES WARSHIPS OFTEN PASSED NEAR THE TOWN BUT THE PEOPLE WERE NOT AFRAID OF THEM FOR IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE ALLIES HAD NO INTENTION OF BOMBARDING THE CITIES
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