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But the natives were especially impressed by the manliness and quick action of the American boys. Frequently a few sailors were involved in a street fight with scores of Arabs, and they always held their own. BUT THE NATIVES WERE ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY THE MANLINESS AND QUICK ACTION OF THE AMERICAN BOYS FREQUENTLY A FEW SAILORS WERE INVOLVED IN A STREET FIGHT WITH SCORES OF ARABS AND THEY ALWAYS HELD THEIR OWN
sion. 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. Only the German colony was panic-stricken, and on every German house an American flag was raised. It was rather humorous to see all the Germans who were active in the Turkish army in one capacity or another seek safety by means of this trick. This bombardment had a sobering effect upon the Mohammedan population. They saw that the Allies were not wholly ignorant of what was going on in the country and that they could retaliate, and safety for the non-Mohammedans increased accordingly. In general Beirut was a rather quiet and safe place. The presence of an American cruiser in the port had much to do with that. The American sailors were allowed to come ashore three times a week, and they spent their money lavishly. It was estimated that Beirut was getting more than five thousand dollars a week out of them. ONDERFUL 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 ONLY THE GERMAN COLONY WAS PANIC STRICKEN AND ON EVERY GERMAN HOUSE AN AMERICAN FLAG WAS RAISED IT WAS RATHER HUMOROUS TO SEE ALL THE GERMANS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN THE TURKISH ARMY IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER SEEK SAFETY BY MEANS OF THIS TRICK THIS BOMBARDMENT HAD A SOBERING EFFECT ON THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION THEY SAW THAT THE ALLIES WERE NOT WHOLLY IGNORANT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT THEY COULD RETALIATE AND SAFETY FOR THE NON MOHAMMEDANS INCREASED ACCORDINGLY IN GENERAL BAYROOT WAS A RATHER QUIET AND SAFE PLACE THE PRESENCE OF AN AMERICAN CRUISER IN THE PORT HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THAT THE AMERICAN SAILORS WERE ALLOWED TO COME ASHORE THREE TIMES A WEEK AND THEY SPENT THEIR MONEY LAVISHLY IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT BAY ROOT WAS GETTING MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A WEEK OUT OF THEM
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