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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. 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
 turned against the authorities who had got them into such trouble. Rumors circulated that Djemal Pasha had been bought by the English and that the defeat at Suez had been planned by him, and persons keeping an ear close to the ground began to hear mutterings of a general massacre of Germans. In fact, things came within an ace of a bloody outbreak. I knew some Germans in Jaffa and Haifa who firmly believed that it 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 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. D THIS MELANCHOLY LITTLE PROCESSION OF SCAPEGOATS HURRYING ALONG THE STREET NOW HOWEVER ALL WAS CHANGED THE ARABS WHO TOOK DEFEAT BADLY TURNED AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES WHO HAD GOT THEM INTO SUCH TROUBLE RUMORS CIRCULATED THAT GENERAL PASHA HAD BEEN BOUGHT BY THE ENGLISH AND THE DEFEAT AT SUEZ HAD BEEN PLANNED BY HIM AND PERSONS KEEPING IN EAR CLOSE TO THE GROUND BEGAN TO HEAR MUTTERINGS OF GENERAL MASSACRE OF GERMANS IN FACT THINGS CAME WITHIN AN ACE OF BLOODY OUTBREAK I KNEW SOME GERMANS IN JAFFA AND HAIFA WHO FIRMLY BELIEVED THAT IT 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
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