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Soon after the defeat at the Canal several thousand soldiers deserted, but an amnesty was declared and they returned to their regiments. When I arrived at Jerusalem I found the city filled with soldiers. Djemal Pasha had just returned from the desert, and his quarters were guarded by a battery of two field guns. Nobody knew what to expect; some thought that the country would have a little more freedom now that the soldiery had lost its braggadocio, while others expected the lawlessness that attends disorganization. SOON AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE CANAL SEVERAL THOUSAND SOLDIERS DESERTED BUT AN AMNESTY WAS DECLARED AND THEY RETURNED TO THEIR REGIMENTS WHEN I ARRIVED AT JERUSALEM I FOUND THE CITY FILLED WITH SOLDIERS GENERAL PASHA HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE DESERT AND HIS QUARTERS WERE GUARDED BY A BATTERY OF TWO FIELD GUNS NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT SOME THOUGHT THAT THE COUNTRY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM NOW AS A SOLDIERY HAD LOST ITS BROOKED ISSUE WHILE OTHERS EXPECTED THE LAWLESSNESS THAT ATTENDS DISORGANIZATION
heir 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. The oranges were rotting on the trees because the annual Liverpool market was closed to Palestine, and other crops were in similar case. The country was short, too, of petroleum, sugar, rice, and other supplies, and even of matches. We had to go back to old customs and use flint and steel for fire, and we seldom used our lamps. Money was scarce, too, and, Turkey having declared a moratorium, cash was often unobtainable even by those who had money in the banks, and much distress ensued. As the defeated army was pouring in from the south, I decided to leave Beersheba and go home. The roads and the fields were covered with dead camels and horses and mules. Hundreds of soldiers were straggling in disorder, many of them on leave but many deserting. NG 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 THE ORANGES WERE ROTTING ON THE TREES BECAUSE THE ANNUAL LIVERPOOL MARKET WAS CLOSE TO PALESTINE AND OTHER CROPS WERE IN SIMILAR CASE THE COUNTRY WAS SHORT TOO OF PETROLEUM SUGAR RICE AND OTHER SUPPLIES AND EVEN OF MATCHES WE HAD TO GO BACK TO OLD CUSTOMS AND USE FLINT AND STEEL FOR FIRE AND WE SELDOM USED OUR LAMPS MONEY WAS SCARCE TOO AND TURKEY HAVING DECLARED A MORATORIUM CASH WAS OFTEN UNOBTAINABLE EVEN BY THOSE WHO HAD MONEY IN THE BANKS AND MUCH DISTRESS ENSUED AS THE DEFEATED ARMY WAS POURING IN FROM THE SOUTH I DECIDED TO LEAVE BISHBA AND GO HOME THE ROADS AND THE FIELDS WERE COVERED WITH DEAD CAMELS AND HORSES AND MULES HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS WERE STRAGGLING IN DISORDER MANY OF THEM ON LEAVE BUT MANY DESERTING
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