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He was most earnest and devoted in behalf of the American citizens that came under his care, rendering at Jerusalem the same sort of service that Ambassador Morgenthau has rendered at Constantinople. He was practically the only man who stood up for the poor, defenseless people of the city. HE WAS MOST EARNEST AND DEVOTED IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT CAME UNDER HIS CARE RENDERING AT JERUSALEM THE SAME SORT OF SERVICE THAT AMBASSADOR MORGAN THOR HAD RENDERED AT CONSTANTINOPLE HE WAS PRACTICALLY THE ONLY MAN WHO STOOD UP FOR THE POOR DEFENCELESS PEOPLE OF THE CITY
um, cash was often unobtainable even by those who had money in the banks, and much distress ensued. As the defeated army was pouring in from the south, I decided to leave Beersheba and go home. The roads and the fields were covered with dead camels and horses and mules. Hundreds of soldiers were straggling in disorder, many of them on leave but many deserting. Soon after the defeat at the Canal several thousand soldiers deserted, but an amnesty was declared and they returned to their regiments. When I arrived at Jerusalem I found the city filled with soldiers. Djemal Pasha had just returned from the desert, and his quarters were guarded by a battery of two field guns. Nobody knew what to expect; some thought that the country would have a little more freedom now that the soldiery had lost its braggadocio, while others expected the lawlessness that attends disorganization. I went to see Consul Glazebrook. He is a true American, a Southerner, formerly a professor of theology at Princeton. ING DECLARED A MORATORIUM CASH WAS OFTEN UNOBTAINABLE EVEN BY THOSE WHO HAD MONEY IN THE BANKS AND MUCH DISTRESS ENSUED AS THE DEFEATED ARMY WAS POURING IN FROM THE SOUTH I DECIDED TO LEAVE BISHBA AND GO HOME THE ROADS AND THE FIELDS WERE COVERED WITH DEAD CAMELS AND HORSES AND MULES HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS WERE STRAGGLING IN DISORDER MANY OF THEM ON LEAVE BUT MANY DESERTING SOON AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE CANAL SEVERAL THOUSAND SOLDIERS DESERTED BUT AN AMNESTY WAS DECLARED AND THEY RETURNED TO THEIR REGIMENTS WHEN I ARRIVED AT JERUSALEM I FOUND THE CITY FILLED WITH SOLDIERS GENERAL PASHA HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE DESERT AND HIS QUARTERS WERE GUARDED BY A BATTERY OF TWO FIELD GUNS NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT SOME THOUGHT THAT THE COUNTRY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM NOW AS A SOLDIERY HAD LOST ITS BROOKED ISSUE WHILE OTHERS EXPECTED THE LAWLESSNESS THAT ATTENDS DISORGANIZATION I WENT TO SEE CONSULT BLAISBROOK HE IS A TRUE AMERICAN A SOUTHERNER FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY AT PRINCETON
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