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We had to go back to old customs and use flint and steel for fire, and we seldom used our lamps. Money was scarce, too, and, Turkey having declared a moratorium, cash was often unobtainable even by those who had money in the banks, and much distress ensued. WE HAD TO GO BACK TO OLD CUSTOMS AND USE FLINT AND STEEL FOR FIRE AND WE SELDOM USED OUR LAMPS MONEY WAS SCARCE TOO AND TURKEY HAVING DECLARED A MORATORIUM CASH WAS OFTEN UNOBTAINABLE EVEN BY THOSE WHO HAD MONEY IN THE BANKS AND MUCH DISTRESS ENSUED
were shot by their Turkish comrades during the retreat, and a fourth committed suicide. However, Djemal Pasha succeeded in keeping order by means of stern repressive methods and by the fear roused by his large body-guard of faithful Anatolians. [ILLUSTRATION: RAILROAD STATION SCENE BETWEEN HAIFA AND DAMASCUS/CAMELS BRINGING IN NEWLY CUT TREES, DAMASCUS] We felt sure that the Turkish defeat would put a damper on the arrogance of the soldiery. But even the Mohammedan population were hoping that the Allies would push their victory and land troops in Syria and Palestine; for though they hated the infidel, they loved the Turk not at all, and the country was exhausted and the blockade of the Mediterranean by the Allies prevented the import and export of articles. The oranges were rotting on the trees because the annual Liverpool market was closed to Palestine, and other crops were in similar case. The country was short, too, of petroleum, sugar, rice, and other supplies, and even of matches. WAS ALL OVER WITH THEM IN THE DEFEATED ARMY ITSELF THE TURKISH OFFICERS GAVE VENT TO THEIR HATRED OF THE GERMANS THREE GERMAN OFFICERS WERE SHOT BY THEIR TURKISH COMRADES DURING THE RETREAT AND A FORTHCOMITED SUICIDE HOWEVER GENERAL PASHA SUCCEEDED IN KEEPING ORDER BY MEANS OF STERN REPRESSIVE METHODS AND BY THE FEAR ROUSED BY HIS LARGE BODYGUARDS OF FAITHFUL ANTULIANS WE FELT SURE THAT THE TURKISH DEFEAT WOULD PUT A DAMPER ON THE ARRODANCE OF THE SOLDIERY BUT EVEN THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION WERE HOPING THAT THE ALLIES WOULD PUSH THEIR VICTORY AND LAND TROOPS IN SYRIA AND PALESTINE FOR THOUGH THEY HATED THE INFIDEL THEY LOVED THE TURK NOT AT ALL AND THE COUNTRY WAS EXHAUSTED AND THE BLOCKADE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BY THE ALLIES PREVENTED THE IMPORTANT EXPORT OF ARTICLES THE ORANGES WERE ROTTING ON THE TREES BECAUSE THE ANNUAL LIVERPOOL MARKET WAS CLOSE TO PALESTINE AND OTHER CROPS WERE IN SIMILAR CASE THE COUNTRY WAS SHORT TOO OF PETROLEUM SUGAR RICE AND OTHER SUPPLIES AND EVEN OF MATCHES
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