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It was a tense, unpleasant situation. At any time the Turks might decide to back up their demand by some of the violent methods of which they are past masters. IT WAS A TENSE UNPLEASANT SITUATION AT ANY TIME THE TURKS MIGHT DECIDE TO BACK UP THEIR DEMAND BY SOME OF THE VIOLENT METHODS OF WHICH THEY ARE PAST MASTERS
" CHAPTER V THE HIDDEN ARMS When I finally reached Zicron-Jacob, I found rather a sad state of affairs. Military law had been declared. No one was supposed to be seen in the streets after sundown. The village was full of soldiers, and civilians had to put up with all kinds of ill-treatment. Moreover, our people were in a state of great excitement because an order had recently come from the Turkish authorities bidding them surrender whatever fire-arms or weapons they had in their possession. A sinister command, this: we knew that similar measures had been taken before the terrible Armenian massacres, and we felt that some such fate might be in preparation for our people. With the arms gone, the head men of the village knew that our last hold over the Arabs, our last chance for defense against sudden violence, would be gone, and they had refused to give them up. A house-to-house search had been made--fruitlessly, for our little arsenal was safely cached in a field, beneath growing grain.  RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THE HIDDEN ARMS WHEN I FINALLY REACHED ZICRON JACOB I FOUND RATHER A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS MILITARY LAW HAD BEEN DECLARED NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SEEN IN THE STREET AFTER SUNDOWN THE VILLAGE WAS FULL OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS HAD TO PUT UP WITH ALL KINDS OF ILL TREATMENT MOREOVER OUR PEOPLE WERE IN A STATE OF GREAT EXCITEMENT BECAUSE AN ORDER HAD RECENTLY COME FROM THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES BIDDING THEM SURRENDER WHATEVER FIRE ARMS OR WEAPONS THEY HAD IN THEIR POSSESSION A SINISTER COMMAND THIS WE KNEW THAT SIMILAR MEASURES HAD BEEN TAKEN BEFORE THE TERRIBLE ARMENIAN MASSACRES AND WE FELT THAT SOME SUCH FATE MIGHT BE IN PREPARATION FOR OUR PEOPLE WITH THE ARMS GONE THE HEADMEN OF THE VILLAGE KNEW THAT OUR LAST HOLD OVER THE ARABS OUR LAST CHANCE FOR DEFENCE AGAINST SUDDEN VIOLENCE WOULD BE GONE AND THEY HAD REFUSED TO GIVE THEM UP A HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCH HAD BEEN MADE FRUITLESSLY FOR OUR LITTLE ARSENAL WAS SAFELY CACHED IN A FIELD BENEATH GROWING GRAIN
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