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They saw that the Allies were not wholly ignorant of what was going on in the country and that they could retaliate, and safety for the non Mohammedans increased accordingly. In general Beirut was a rather quiet and safe place. The presence of an American cruiser in the port had much to do with that. THEY SAW THAT THE ALLIES WERE NOT WHOLLY IGNORANT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT THEY COULD RETALIATE AND SAFETY FOR THE NON MOHAMMEDANS INCREASED ACCORDINGLY IN GENERAL BAYROOT WAS A RATHER QUIET AND SAFE PLACE THE PRESENCE OF AN AMERICAN CRUISER IN THE PORT HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THAT
fa and landed an officer with a letter to the commandant of that town giving notice of his intention to bombard the German Consulate at 3 P.M. sharp. This was in retaliation for the propaganda carried on by the consul, Leutweld von Hardegg, and chiefly because of his desecration of the grave of Bonaparte's soldiers. The consul had time to pack up his archives and valuables, and he left his house before three. The bombardment began exactly at three. Fifteen shells were fired with a wonderful precision. Not one house in the neighborhood of the consulate was touched, but the consulate itself was a heap of ruins after a few shells had struck it. The population was exceedingly calm. Only the German colony was panic-stricken, and on every German house an American flag was raised. It was rather humorous to see all the Germans who were active in the Turkish army in one capacity or another seek safety by means of this trick. This bombardment had a sobering effect upon the Mohammedan population.  THE BAY OF HYPA AND LANDED AN OFFICER WITH A LETTER TO THE COMMANDANT OF THAT TOWN GIVING NOTICE OF HIS INTENTION TO BOMBARD THE GERMAN CONSULATE AT THREE P M SHARP THIS WAS IN RETALIATION FOR THE PROPAGANDA CARRIED ON BY THE CONSUL LUE DWELT VON HARDEG AND CHIEFLY BECAUSE OF HIS DESECRATION OF THE GRAVE OF BONAPARTE'S SOLDIERS THE CONSUL HAD TIME TO PACK UP HIS ARCHIVES AND VALUABLES AND HE LEFT HIS HOUSE BEFORE THREE THE BOMBARDMENT BEGAN EXACTLY AT THREE FIFTEEN SHELLS WERE FIRED WITH A WONDERFUL PRECISION NOT ONE HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CONSULATE WAS TOUCHED BUT THE CONSULATE ITSELF WAS A HEAP OF RUINS AFTER A FEW SHELLS HAD STRUCK IT THE POPULATION WAS EXCEEDINGLY CALM ONLY THE GERMAN COLONY WAS PANIC STRICKEN AND ON EVERY GERMAN HOUSE AN AMERICAN FLAG WAS RAISED IT WAS RATHER HUMOROUS TO SEE ALL THE GERMANS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN THE TURKISH ARMY IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER SEEK SAFETY BY MEANS OF THIS TRICK THIS BOMBARDMENT HAD A SOBERING EFFECT ON THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION
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