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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 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
kinds in anticipation of the triumphal march into Egypt were taking place, and one day a camel, a dog, and a bull, decorated respectively with the flags of Russia, France, and England, were driven through the streets. The poor animals were horribly maltreated by the natives, who rained blows and flung filth upon them by way of giving concrete expression to their contempt for the Allies. Mr. Glazebrook, the American Consul at Jerusalem, happened to be with me in Jaffa that day; and never shall I forget the expression of pain and disgust on his face as he watched this melancholy little procession of scapegoats hurrying along the street. Now, however, all was changed. The Arabs, who take defeat badly, 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. ES AND CELEBRATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TRIUMPHAL MARCH INTO EGYPT WERE TAKING PLACE AND ONE DAY A CAMEL A DOG AND A BULL DECORATED RESPECTIVELY WITH FLAGS OF RUSSIA FRANCE AND ENGLAND WERE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STREETS THE POOR ANIMALS WERE HORRIBLY MALTREATED BY THE NATIVES WHO RAINED BLOWS AND FUNG FILTH UPON THEM BY THE WAY OF GIVING COMPLETE EXPRESSION TO THEIR CONTEMPT FOR THE ALLIES MISTER GLASBROOK THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT JERUSALEM HAPPENED TO BE WITH ME IN JAFFA THAT DAY AND NEVER SHALL I FORGET THE EXPRESSION OF PAIN AND DISGUST ON HIS FACE AS HE WATCHED 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
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