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The officers, however, have learned to see beyond these little tricks, and few Arabs succeed in wriggling through their drag net. THE OFFICERS HOWEVER HAVE LEARNED TO SEE BEYOND THESE LITTLE TRICKS AND FEW ARABS SUCCEED IN WRIGGLING THROUGH THEIR DRAG NET
 law, however, I was still a Turkish subject, with no claim to American protection. This was sneeringly pointed out to me by the American Consul at Haifa, who happens to be a German; so there was no other course but to surrender myself to the Turkish Government. CHAPTER II PRESSED INTO THE SERVICE There was no question as to my eligibility for service. I was young and strong and healthy--and even if I had not been, the physical examination of Turkish recruits is a farce. The enlisting officers have a theory of their own that no man is really unfit for the army--a theory which has been fostered by the ingenious devices of the Arabs to avoid conscription. To these wild people the protracted discipline of military training is simply a purgatory, and for weeks before the recruiting officers are due, they dose themselves with powerful herbs and physics and fast, and nurse sores into being, until they are in a really deplorable condition. Some of them go so far as to cut off a finger or two.  CHAPTER TWO OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER ARANZON THIS LIBERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN PRESSED INTO THE SERVICE THERE WAS NO QUESTION AS TO MY ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE I WAS YOUNG AND STRONG AND HEALTHY AND EVEN IF I HAD NOT BEEN THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF TURKISH RECRUITS IS A FARCE THE ENLISTING OFFICERS HAVE A THEORY OF THEIR OWN THAT NO MAN IS REALLY UNFIT FOR THE ARMY A THEORY WHICH HAS BEEN FOSTERED BY INGENIOUS DEVICES OF THE ARABS TO AVOID CONSCRIPTION TO THESE WILD PEOPLE THE PROTRACTED DISCIPLINE OF MILITARY TRAINING IS SIMPLY A PURGATORY AND FOR WEEKS BEFORE THE RECRUITING OFFICERS ARE DUE THEY DOSE THEMSELVES WITH POWERFUL HERBS AND PHYSICS AND FAST AND NURSE SORES INTO BEING UNTIL THEY ARE IN A REALLY DEPLORABLE CONDITION SOME OF THEM GO SO FAR AS TO CUT OFF A FINGER OR TWO
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