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For the Lebanon, for all it is thousands of miles away from France, is nevertheless like a French province. FOR THE LEBANON FOR ALL IT IS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM FRANCE IS NEVERTHELESS LIKE A FRENCH PROVINCE
, on entering the Lebanon, I found on all the roads Turkish soldiers who stopped me every minute to ask for my papers! Even then I could not realize that the worst had happened. Of course, rumors of the Turkish occupation of the Lebanon had reached us a few weeks before, but we had not believed it, as we knew that Germany and Austria were among those who guaranteed the autonomy of the Lebanon. It was true, however; the scrap of paper that guaranteed the freedom of the Lebanon had proved of no more value to the Lebanese than had that other scrap of paper to Belgium. As I entered the beautiful village of Ed-Damur, one of the most prosperous and enchanting places on earth, I saw entire regiments of Turkish troops encamped in and about the village. While I was watering my horse, I tried to ask questions from a few inhabitants. My fair hair and complexion and my khaki costume made them take me for a German, and they barely answered me, but when I addressed them in French their faces lit up. CONSTERNATION WHEN ON ENTERING THE LEBANON I FOUND ON ALL THE ROADS TURKISH SOLDIERS WHO STOPPED ME EVERY MINUTE TO ASK FOR MY PAPERS EVEN THEN I COULD NOT REALIZE THAT THE WORST HAD HAPPENED OF COURSE RUMORS OF THE TURKISH OCCUPATION OF THE LEBANON HAD REACHED US A FEW WEEKS BEFORE BUT WE HAD NOT BELIEVED IT AS WE KNEW THAT GERMANY AND AUSTRIA WERE AMONG THOSE WHO GUARANTEED THE AUTONOMY OF THE LEBANON IT WAS TRUE HOWEVER THE SCRAP OF PAPER THAT GUARANTEED THE FREEDOM OF THE LEBANON HAD PROVED OF NO MORE VALUE TO THE LEBANES THAN HAD THAT OTHER SCRAP OF PAPER TO BELGIUM AS I ENTERED THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF ED DE MORT ONE OF THE MOST PROSPEROUS AND ENCHANTING PLACES ON EARTH I SAW ENTIRE REGIMENTS OF TURKISH TROOPS ENCAMPED IN AND ABOUT THE VILLAGE WHILE I WAS WATERING MY HORSE I TRIED TO ASK QUESTIONS FROM A FEW INHABITANTS MY FAIR HAIR AND COMPLEXION AND MY KHAKI COSTUME MADE THEM TAKE ME FOR A GERMAN AND THEY BARELY ANSWERED ME BUT WHEN I ADDRESSED THEM IN FRENCH THEIR FACES LIT UP
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