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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. 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
nations, without troubling to ask permission from the American Consul. [ILLUSTRATION: HAIFA] CHAPTER IX A ROBBER BARON OF PALESTINE Beirut is a city of about two hundred thousand inhabitants, half of whom are Christians and the rest Mohammedans and Jews. The pinch of hunger was already felt there. Bread was to be had only on tickets issued by the Government, and prices in general were extremely high. The population were discontented and turbulent, and every day thousands of women came before the governor's residence to cry and protest against the scarcity of bread. The Allies' warships often passed near the town, but the people were not afraid of them, for it was known that the Allies had no intention of bombarding the cities. Only once had a bombardment taken place. Toward the end of March, 1915, a French warship approached the bay of Haifa 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. RVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ANNE BOULAY WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER AARONSON CHAPTER NINE A ROBBER BARON OF PALESTINE BAYROOT IS A CITY OF ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND INHABITANTS HALF OF WHOM ARE CHRISTIANS AND THE REST ARE MOHAMMEDANS AND JEWS THE PINCH OF HUNGER WAS ALREADY FELT THERE BREAD WAS TO BE HAD ONLY ON TICKETS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PRICES IN GENERAL WERE EXTREMELY HIGH THE POPULATION WAS DISCONTENTED AND TURBULENT AND EVERY DAY THOUSANDS OF WOMEN CAME BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE TO CRY AND PROTEST AGAINST THE SCARCITY OF BREAD THE ALLIES WARSHIPS OFTEN PASSED NEAR THE TOWN BUT THE PEOPLE WERE NOT AFRAID OF THEM FOR IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE ALLIES HAD NO INTENTION OF BOMBARDING THE CITIES ONLY ONCE HAD A BOMBARDMENT TAKEN PLACE TOWARD THE END OF MARCH NINETEEN FIFTEEN A FRENCH WARSHIP APPROACHED 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
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