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With the arms gone, the head men of the village knew that our last hold over the Arabs, our last chance for defense against sudden violence, would be gone, and they had refused to give them up. WITH THE ARMS GONE THE HEADMEN OF THE VILLAGE KNEW THAT OUR LAST HOLD OVER THE ARABS OUR LAST CHANCE FOR DEFENCE AGAINST SUDDEN VIOLENCE WOULD BE GONE AND THEY HAD REFUSED TO GIVE THEM UP
; a crowd formed, through which a Turkish officer forced his way, demanding explanations. The soldier sketched the situation in a few words, whereupon the officer, turning to the old man, said impressively,--"If a soldier of the Sultan should choose to heap filth on your head, it is for you to kiss his hand in gratitude." CHAPTER V THE HIDDEN ARMS When I finally reached Zicron-Jacob, I found rather a sad state of affairs. Military law had been declared. No one was supposed to be seen in the streets after sundown. The village was full of soldiers, and civilians had to put up with all kinds of ill-treatment. Moreover, our people were in a state of great excitement because an order had recently come from the Turkish authorities bidding them surrender whatever fire-arms or weapons they had in their possession. A sinister command, this: we knew that similar measures had been taken before the terrible Armenian massacres, and we felt that some such fate might be in preparation for our people.  CHAPTER FIVE OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER ARANZON THIS LIVERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THE HIDDEN ARMS WHEN I FINALLY REACHED ZICRON JACOB I FOUND RATHER A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS MILITARY LAW HAD BEEN DECLARED NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SEEN IN THE STREET AFTER SUNDOWN THE VILLAGE WAS FULL OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS HAD TO PUT UP WITH ALL KINDS OF ILL TREATMENT MOREOVER OUR PEOPLE WERE IN A STATE OF GREAT EXCITEMENT BECAUSE AN ORDER HAD RECENTLY COME FROM THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES BIDDING THEM SURRENDER WHATEVER FIRE ARMS OR WEAPONS THEY HAD IN THEIR POSSESSION A SINISTER COMMAND THIS WE KNEW THAT SIMILAR MEASURES HAD BEEN TAKEN BEFORE THE TERRIBLE ARMENIAN MASSACRES AND WE FELT THAT SOME SUCH FATE MIGHT BE IN PREPARATION FOR OUR PEOPLE
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