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Just what took place in the attack is known to very few. The English have not seen fit to make public the details, and there was little to be got from the demoralized soldiers who returned to Beersheba. Piece by piece, however, I gathered that the attacking party had come up to the Canal at dawn. JUST WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE ATTACK IS KNOWN TO VERY FEW THE ENGLISH HAVE NOT SEEN FIT TO MAKE PUBLIC DETAILS AND THERE WAS LITTLE TO BE GOT FROM THE DEMORALIZED SOLDIERS WHO RETURNED TO BEERSHEBA PIECE BY PIECE HOWEVER I GATHERED THAT THE ATTACKING PARTY HAD COME TO THE CANAL AT DAWN
kages of pamphlets, printed in Arabic, informing the natives that they were being deceived; that the Allies were their only true friends; that the Germans were merely making use of them to further their own schemes, etc. These cleverly worded little tracts came showering down out of the sky, and at first they were eagerly picked up. The Turkish commanders, however, soon announced that any one found carrying them would pay the death penalty. After that, when the little bundles dropped near them, the natives would, run as if from high explosive bombs. All things considered, it is wonderful that the Turkish demonstration against the Canal came as near to fulfillment as it did. Twenty thousand soldiers actually crossed the desert in six days on scant rations, and with them they took two big guns, which they dragged by hand when the mules dropped from thirst and exhaustion. They also carried pontoons to be used in crossing the Canal. Guns and pontoons are now at rest in the Museum at Cairo.  VIEW THEY WOULD UNROAD PACKAGES OF PAMPHLETS PRINTED IN ARABIC INFORMING THE NATIVES THAT THEY WERE BEING DECEIVED THAT THE ALLIES WERE THEIR ONLY TRUE FRIENDS THAT THE GERMANS WERE MERELY MAKING USE OF THEM TO FURTHER THEIR OWN SCHEMES ET CETERA THESE CLEVERLY WORDED LITTLE TRACKS CAME SHOWERING DOWN FROM THE SKY AND AT FIRST THEY WERE EAGERLY PICKED UP THE TURKISH COMMANDERS HOWEVER SOON ANNOUNCED THAT ANY ONE FOUND CARRYING THEM WOULD PAY THE DEATH PENALTY AFTER THAT WHEN LITTLE BUNDLES DROPPED NEAR THEM THE NATIVES WOULD RUN AS IF FROM HIGH EXPLOSIVE BOMBS ALL THINGS CONSIDERED IT IS WONDERFUL THAT THE TURKISH DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE CANAL CAME AS NEAR TO FULFILMENT AS IT DID TWENTY THOUSAND SOLDIERS ACTUALLY CROSSED THE DESERT IN SIX DAYS ON SCANT RATIONS AND WITH THEM THEY TOOK TWO BIG GUNS WHICH THEY DRAGGED BY HAND WHEN THE MULES DROPPED FROM THIRST AND EXHAUSTION THEY ALSO CARRIED PONTOONS TO USE IN CROSSING THE CANAL GUNS AND PONTOONS ARE NOW AT REST IN THE MUSEUM AT CAIRO
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