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Copies of telegrams from Constantinople, printed in Arabic, were circulated among us, giving accounts of endless German victories. These, however, we had laughed at as fabrications of a Prussophile press agency, and in our skepticism we had failed to give the Teutons credit for the successes they had actually won. COPIES OF TELEGRAMS FROM CONSTANTINOPLE PRINTED IN ARABIC WERE CIRCULATED AMONG US GIVING ACCOUNTS OF ENDLESS GERMAN VICTORIES THESE HOWEVER WE HAD LAUGHED AT AS FABRICATIONS OF A CRUCIFILE PRESS AGENCY AND IN OUR SCEPTICISM WE HAD FAILED TO GIVE THE TEUTONS CREDIT FOR THE SUCCESSES THEY ACTUALLY WON
of rank and"--shooting a knowing look at me--"I have not even a nice blanket." "A crime! A crime!" I interrupted. "To think of it, when I, a humble soldier, have dozens of them at home! I should be honored if you would allow me--" My voice trailed off suggestively. "How could you get one?" he asked. "Oh, I have friends here in Saffêd but I _must_ be able to sleep in a nice place." "Of course; certainly. What would you suggest?" "That hotel kept by the Jewish widow might do," I replied. More amenities were exchanged, the upshot of which was that my four friends and I were given permission to sleep at the inn--a humble place, but infinitely better than the mosque. It was all perfectly simple. [ILLUSTRATION: SOLDIERS' TENTS IN SAMARIA] CHAPTER III THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA So passed the days of our training, swiftly, monotonously, until the fateful December morning when the news came like a thunderbolt that Turkey was about to join hands with Germany. We had had reports of the war--of a kind.  CHAPTER THREE OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER ARANSON THIS SLIPPERY BOX REGARDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY SETOU THE GERMAN PROPAGANDA SO PASSED THE DAYS OF OUR TRAINING SWIFTLY MONOTONOUSLY UNTIL THE FATEFUL DECEMBER MORNING WHEN THE NEWS CAME LIKE A THUNDERBOLT THAT TURKEY WAS ABOUT TO JOIN HANDS WITH GERMANY WE HAD HAD REPORTS OF THE WAR OF A KIND
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