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These reports hoodwinked the ignorant natives for a little while, but when the stream of haggard soldiers, wounded and exhausted, began pouring back from the south, they guessed what had happened, and a fierce revulsion against the Germano Turkish régime set in. THESE REPORTS HOODWINKED THE IGNORANT NATIVES FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT WHEN THE STREAM OF HAGGARD SOLDIERS WOUNDED AND EXHAUSTED BEGAN POURING BACK FROM THE SOUTH THEY GUESSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND A FIERCE REVULSION AGAINST THE GERMAN OR TURKISH REGIME SETTIN
lated the Turkish forces then and there. The ticklish state of mind of the Mohammedan population in Egypt, however, has led them to adopt a policy of leniency and of keeping to the defensive, which subsequent developments have more than justified. It is characteristic of England's faculty for holding her colonies that batteries manned by Egyptians did the finest work in defense of the Canal. The reaction in Palestine after the defeat at Suez was tremendous. Just before the attack, Djemal Pasha had sent out a telegram announcing the overwhelming defeat of the British vanguard, which had caused wild enthusiasm. Another later telegram proclaimed that the Canal had been reached, British men-of-war sunk, the Englishmen routed--with a loss to the Turks of five men and two camels, "which were afterwards recovered." "But," added the telegram, "a terrible sand-storm having arisen, the glorious army takes it as the wish of Allah not to continue the attack, and has therefore withdrawn in triumph. N TO DO SO THEY COULD HAVE ANNULATED THE TURKISH FORCES THEN AND THERE THE TICKLISH STATE OF MIND OF THE MOHAMMEDANS POPULATION IN EGYPT HOWEVER HAS LED THEM TO ADOPT A POLICY OF LENIENCY AND OF KEEPING TO THE DEFENSIVE WHICH SUBSEQUENT DEVILS HAVE MORE THAN JUSTIFIED IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF ENGLAND'S FACULTY FOR HOLDING THEIR COLONIES THAT BATTERIES MANNED BY EGYPTIANS DID THE FINEST WORK IN DEFENCE OF THE CANAL THE REACTION IN PALESTINE AFTER THE DEFEAT AT SUEZ WAS TREMENDOUS JUST BEFORE THE ATTACKED GENERAL PASHA HAD SENT OUT A TELEGRAM ANNOUNCING OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH VANGUARD WHICH HAD CAUSED WILD ENTHUSIASM ANOTHER LATER TELEGRAM PROCLAIMED THAT THE CANAL HAD BEEN REACHED BRITISH MEN OF WAR SUNK THE ENGLISHMEN ROUTED WITH A LOSS TO THE TURKS OF FIVE MEN AND TWO CAMELS WHICH WERE AFTERWARDS RECOVERED BUT ADDED TO THE TELEGRAM A TERRIBLE SANDSTORM HAVING ARISEN THE GLORIOUS ARMY TAKES IT AS THE WISH OF ALLAH NOT TO CONTINUE THE ATTACK AND THEREFORE WITHDRAWN IN TRIUMPH
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