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Scattered all over the country are German mills that half of the time have nothing to grind. German hotels have been opened in places seldom frequented by tourists. German engineers appeared in force, surveying, sounding, noting. SCATTERED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE GERMAN MILLS THAT HALF OF THE TIME HAVE NOTHING TO GRIND GERMAN HOTELS HAVE BEEN OPENED IN PLACES SELDOM FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS GERMAN ENGINEERS APPEARED IN FORCE SURVEYING SOUNDING NOTING
ade them owners of the double valley of the Euphrates and Tigris. Through branch lines projected through the firman, they are practically in control of both the Syrian routes toward the Cypriotic Mediterranean and the Lebanon valleys. They also control the three Armenian routes of Cappadocia, the Black Sea, and the trans-Caucasian branch of Urfa, Marach, and Mardine. (The fall of Erzerum has altered conditions respecting this last.) They dominate the Persian routes toward Tauris and Teheran as well; and last, but not least, the Gulf branch of Zobeir. These railways delivered into German hands the control of Persia, whence the road to India may be made easy: through Syria lies the route to the Suez Canal and Egypt, which was used in February, 1915, and will probably be used again this year. To make this Oriental dream a reality, the Germans have not relied on their railway concessions alone. Their Government has done everything in its power to encourage German colonization in Palestine.  CONAGHDAD RAILWAY AND MADE THEM OWNERS OF THE DOUBLE VALLEY OF EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS THROUGH BRANCH LINES PROJECTED THROUGH THE FIR MAN THEY ARE PRACTICALLY IN CONTROL OF BOTH THE SYRIAN ROUTES TOWARD THE CYPRIOTIC MEDITERRANEAN AND THE LEBAN VALLEYS THEY ALSO CONTROL THE THREE ARMENIAN ROUTES OF CAPPADOSIA THE BLACK SEA AND THE TRANSCAUCACIAN BRANCH OF URFA MARAK AND MARDIN THE FALL OF ERZEROUM HAS ALTERED CONDITIONS RESPECTING THIS LAST THEY DOMINATE THE PERSIAN ROUTES TOWARDS TAURIS AND TYRAN AS WELL AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE GULF BRANCH OF ZOBEA THESE RAILWAYS DELIVERED INTO GERMAN HANDS THE CONTROL OF PERSIA WHENCE THE ROAD TO INDIA MAY BE MADE EASY THROUGH SYRIA LIES THE ROAD TO THE SUIS CANAL IN EGYPT WHICH WAS USED IN FEBRUARY NINETEEN FIFTEEN AND WILL PROBABLY BE USED AGAIN THIS YEAR TO MAKE THIS ORIENTAL DREAM A REALITY THE GERMANS HAVE NOT RELIED ON THEIR RAILWAY CONCESSIONS ALONE THEIR GOVERNMENT HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO ANCHOR A GERMAN COLONIZATION IN PALESTINE
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