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[ILLUSTRATION: SOLDIERS' TENTS IN SAMARIA] CHAPTER III THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA So passed the days of our training, swiftly, monotonously, until the fateful December morning when the news came like a thunderbolt that Turkey was about to join hands with Germany. GARDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY SETOU THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA SO PASSED THE DAYS OF OUR TRAINING SWIFTLY MONOTONOUSLY UNTIL THE FATEFUL DECEMBER MORNING WHEN THE NEWS CAME LIKE A THUNDERBOLT THAT TURKEY WAS ABOUT TO JOIN HANDS WITH GERMANY
dly, squatted beside him and told him my troubles. The answer came with an enormous shrug of the shoulders. "You are serving the Sultan. Hardship should be sweet!" "I should be more fit to serve him if I got more sleep and rest." He waved a fat hand about the tent. "Look at me! Here I am, an officer of rank and"--shooting a knowing look at me--"I have not even a nice blanket." "A crime! A crime!" I interrupted. "To think of it, when I, a humble soldier, have dozens of them at home! I should be honored if you would allow me--" My voice trailed off suggestively. "How could you get one?" he asked. "Oh, I have friends here in Saffêd but I _must_ be able to sleep in a nice place." "Of course; certainly. What would you suggest?" "That hotel kept by the Jewish widow might do," I replied. More amenities were exchanged, the upshot of which was that my four friends and I were given permission to sleep at the inn--a humble place, but infinitely better than the mosque. It was all perfectly simple.  CHAPTER THREE OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER ARANSON THIS SLIPPERY BOX RE
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