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We were divided into groups of fifty, each of which was put in charge of a young non commissioned officer from the Military School of Constantinople or Damascus, or of some Arab who had seen several years' service. WE WERE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS OF FIFTY EACH OF WHICH WAS PUT IN CHARGE OF A YOUNG NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER FROM THE MILITARY SCHOOL OF CONSTANTINOPLE OR DAMASCUS OR OF SOME ARAB WHO HAD SEEN SEVERAL YEARS SERVICE
a curious, uncouth-looking combination of the turban and the German helmet, devised by Enver Pasha to combine religion and practicality, and called in his honor _enverieh_. (With commendable thrift, Enver patented his invention, and it is rumored that he has drawn a comfortable fortune from its sale.) An excellent uniform it is, on the whole; but, to our disgust, we found that in the great olive-drab pile to which we were led, there was not a single new one. All were old, discarded, and dirty, and the mere thought of putting on the clothes of some unknown Arab legionary, who, perhaps, had died of cholera at Mecca or Yemen, made me shudder. After some indecision, my friends and I finally went up to one of the officers and offered to _buy_ new uniforms with the money we expected daily from our families. The officer, scenting the chance for a little private profit, gave his consent. The days and weeks following were busy ones. From morning till night, it was drill, drill, and again drill. THE ONLY PECULIAR FEATURE IS THE HEADGEAR A CURIOUS UNCOUTH LOOKING COMBINATION OF THE TURBAN AND THE GERMAN HELMET DEVISED BY ENVER PASHA TO COMBINE RELIGION AND PRACTICALITY AND CALLED IT IN HIS HONOR ENVY RECOMMENDABLE THRIFT ENVER PATENTED HIS INVENTION AND IT IS RUMORED THAT HE HAS DRAWN A COMFORTABLE FORTUNE FROM ITS SALE AN EXCELLENT UNIFORM IT IS ON THE WHOLE BUT TO OUR DISGUST WE FOUND THAT IN THE GREAT OLIVE DRAB PILE TO WHICH WE WERE LED THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE NEW ONE ALL WERE OLD DISCARDED AND DIRTY AND THE MERE THOUGHT OF PUTTING ON THE CLOTHES OF SOME UNKNOWN ARAB LEGENDARY WHO PERHAPS HAD DIED OF CHOLERA IN MECCA OR YEMEN MADE ME SHUDDER AFTER SOME INDECISION MY FRIENDS AND I FINALLY WENT UP TO ONE OF THE OFFICERS AND OFFERED TO BUY NEW UNIFORMS WITH THE MONEY WE EXPECTED DAILY FROM OUR FAMILIES THE OFFICER SCENTING THE CHANCE OF A LITTLE PRIVATE PROFIT GAVE HIS CONSENT THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING WERE BUSY ONES FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT IT WAS DRILL DRILL AND AGAIN DRILL
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