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Beersheba, a prosperous town of the ancient province of Idumea, was the southern base of operations for the advance on Suez. Some of our villagers had been sent to this district, and, in searching for them, I had the opportunity of seeing at least the taking off place of the expedition. Beyond this point no Jew or Christian was allowed to pass, with the exception of the physicians, all of whom were non Mohammedans who had been forced into the army. BIZHEBA A PROSPEROUS TOWN OF THE ANCIENT PROVINCE OF IDUMEA WAS THE SOUTHERN BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE ADVANCE ON SUEZ SOME OF OUR VILLAGES HAD BEEN SENT TO THIS DISTRICT AND IN SEARCHING FOR THEM I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING ATAST THE TAKING OFF PLACE OF THE EXPEDITION BEYOND THIS POINT NO JEW OR CHRISTIAN WAS ALLOWED TO PASS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PHYSICIANS ALL OF WHOM WERE NON MAHOMEDANS WHO HAD BEEN FORCED INTO THE ARMY
as shown by their resistance at the Dardanelles. The rest were Palestinian Arabs, and very inferior troops they were. The Arab as a soldier is at once stupid and cunning: fierce when victory is on his side, but unreliable when things go against him. In command of the expedition was the famous Djemal Pasha, a Young Turk general of tremendous energy, but possessing small ability to see beyond details to the big, broad concepts of strategy. Although a great friend of Enver Pasha, he looked with disfavor on the German officers and, in particular, on Bach Pasha, the German Governor of Jerusalem, with whom he had serious disagreements. This dislike of the Germans was reflected among the lesser Turkish officers. Many of these, after long years of service, found themselves subordinated to young foreigners, who, in addition to arbitrary promotion, received much higher salaries than the Turks. What is more, they were paid in clinking gold, whereas the Turks, when paid at all, got paper currency. IERS SPLENDID FIGHTING MATERIAL AS WAS SHOWN BY THEIR RESISTANTS AT THE DARDNELTS THE REST WERE PALESTINIAN ARABS AND VERY INFERIOR TROOPS THEY WERE THE ARAB AS A SOLDIER IS AT ONCE STUPID AND CUNNING FIERCE WHEN VICTORY IS ON HIS SIDE BUT UNRELIABLE WHEN THINGS GO AGAINST HIM IN COMMAND OF THE EXPEDITION WAS THE FAMOUS GENERAL PASHA A YOUNG TURK GENERAL OF TREMENDOUS ENERGY BUT POSSESSING SMALL ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND DETAILS TO THE BIG BROAD CONCEPTS OF STRATEGYLTHOUGH A GREAT FRIEND OF ENVER PASHA HE LOOKED WITH DISFAVOR ON THE GERMAN OFFICERS AND IN PARTICULAR ON BUTCH PASHA THE GERMAN GOVERNOR OF JERUSALEM WITH WHOM HE HAD SERIOUS DISAGREEMENTS THIS DISLIKE OF GERMANS WAS REFLECTED AMONG THE LESSER TURKISH OFFICERS MANY OF THESE AFTER LONG YEARS OF SERVICE FOUND THEMSELVES SUBORDINATED TO YOUNG FOREIGNERS WHO IN ADDITION TO ARBITRARY PROMOTION RECEIVED MUCH HIGHER SALARIES THAN THE TURKS WHAT IS MORE THEY WERE PAID IN CLINKING GOLD WHEREAS THE TURKSMEN PAID AT ALL GOT PAPAL CURRENCY
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