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Djemal Pasha put some thousands of Arab soldiers at his disposition, and these were set to work digging trenches into which the hatching locusts were driven and destroyed. This is the only means of coping with the situation: once the locusts get their wings, nothing can be done with them. JAMAL PASHA PUT SOME THOUSANDS OF ARAB SOLDIERS AT HIS DISPOSITION AND THESE WERE SET TO WORK DIGGING TRENCHES INTO WHICH THE HATCHING LOCUSTS WERE DRIVEN AND DESTROYED THIS IS THE ONLY MEANS OF COPING WITH THE SITUATION ONCE THE LOCUSTS GET THEIR WINGS NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITH THEM
ing their egg-packets, and we knew that when they hatched we should be overwhelmed, for there was not a foot of ground in which these eggs were not to be found. The menace was so great that even the military authorities were obliged to take notice of it. They realized that if it were allowed to fulfill itself, there would be famine in the land, and the army would suffer with the rest. Djemal Pasha summoned my brother (the President of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Athlit) and intrusted him with the organization of a campaign against the insects. It was a hard enough task. The Arabs are lazy, and fatalistic besides; they cannot understand why men should attempt to fight the _Djesh Allah_ ("God's Army"), as they call the locusts. In addition, my brother was seriously handicapped by lack of petroleum, galvanized iron, and other articles which could not be obtained because of the Allies' blockade. In spite of these drawbacks, however, he attempted to work up a scientific campaign. S DIGGING IN THE SOIL AND DEPOSITING THEIR EGG PACKETS AND WE KNEW THAT WHEN THEY HASHED WE SHOULD BE OVERWHELMED FOR THERE WAS NOT A FOOT OF GROUND IN WHICH THESE EGGS WERE NOT TO BE FOUND THE MENACE WAS SO GREAT THAT EVEN THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES WERE OBLIGED TO TAKE NOTICE OF IT THEY REALIZED THAT IF IT WERE ALLOWED TO FULFIL ITSELF THERE WOULD BE FAMINE IN THE LAND AND THE ARMY WOULD SUFFER WITH THE REST JEMAL PASHA SUMMONED MY BROTHER THE PRESIDENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AT ATHLET AND INTRUSTED HIM WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF A CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE INSECTS IT WAS A HARD ENOUGH TASK THE ARABS ARE LAZY AND FATALISTIC BESIDES THEY CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY MEN SHOULD ATTEMPT TO FIGHT THE JESH ALLAH GOD'S ARMY AS THEY CALL THE LOCUSTS IN ADDITION MY BROTHER WAS SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED BY LACK OF PETROLEUM GALVANISED IRON AND OTHER ARTICLES WHICH COULD NOT BE OBTAINED BECAUSE OF THE ALLY'S BLOCKADE IN SPITE OF THESE DRAWBACKS HOWEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO WORK UP A SCIENTIFIC CAMPAIGN
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