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Fifteen shells were fired with a wonderful precision. Not one house in the neighborhood of the consulate was touched, but the consulate itself was a heap of ruins after a few shells had struck it. The population was exceedingly calm. FIFTEEN SHELLS WERE FIRED WITH A WONDERFUL PRECISION NOT ONE HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CONSULATE WAS TOUCHED BUT THE CONSULATE ITSELF WAS A HEAP OF RUINS AFTER A FEW SHELLS HAD STRUCK IT THE POPULATION WAS EXCEEDINGLY CALM
d was to be had only on tickets issued by the Government, and prices in general were extremely high. The population were discontented and turbulent, and every day thousands of women came before the governor's residence to cry and protest against the scarcity of bread. The Allies' warships often passed near the town, but the people were not afraid of them, for it was known that the Allies had no intention of bombarding the cities. Only once had a bombardment taken place. Toward the end of March, 1915, a French warship approached the bay of Haifa and landed an officer with a letter to the commandant of that town giving notice of his intention to bombard the German Consulate at 3 P.M. sharp. This was in retaliation for the propaganda carried on by the consul, Leutweld von Hardegg, and chiefly because of his desecration of the grave of Bonaparte's soldiers. The consul had time to pack up his archives and valuables, and he left his house before three. The bombardment began exactly at three.  BREAD WAS TO BE HAD ONLY ON TICKETS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PRICES IN GENERAL WERE EXTREMELY HIGH THE POPULATION WAS DISCONTENTED AND TURBULENT AND EVERY DAY THOUSANDS OF WOMEN CAME BEFORE THE GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE TO CRY AND PROTEST AGAINST THE SCARCITY OF BREAD THE ALLIES WARSHIPS OFTEN PASSED NEAR THE TOWN BUT THE PEOPLE WERE NOT AFRAID OF THEM FOR IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE ALLIES HAD NO INTENTION OF BOMBARDING THE CITIES ONLY ONCE HAD A BOMBARDMENT TAKEN PLACE TOWARD THE END OF MARCH NINETEEN FIFTEEN A FRENCH WARSHIP APPROACHED THE BAY OF HYPA AND LANDED AN OFFICER WITH A LETTER TO THE COMMANDANT OF THAT TOWN GIVING NOTICE OF HIS INTENTION TO BOMBARD THE GERMAN CONSULATE AT THREE P M SHARP THIS WAS IN RETALIATION FOR THE PROPAGANDA CARRIED ON BY THE CONSUL LUE DWELT VON HARDEG AND CHIEFLY BECAUSE OF HIS DESECRATION OF THE GRAVE OF BONAPARTE'S SOLDIERS THE CONSUL HAD TIME TO PACK UP HIS ARCHIVES AND VALUABLES AND HE LEFT HIS HOUSE BEFORE THREE THE BOMBARDMENT BEGAN EXACTLY AT THREE
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