Egypt.
COVERING UP TURKISH FAILURE United Press Association. . London, March 12. Djemal Pasha has been awarded a gold medal for services in Egypt, it is believed with a view of hiding the failure of the expedition.
Twenty thousand Bedouins and others deserted the expedition carrying away arms. Most of the German officers of the expedition are returning to Germany.
“A SHAME TO SHOOT THEM!”
Perth, March 12
An Australian soldier, writing from Egypt, says: “The Turks who attacked the canal were a poor odd lot. None of them was young, their ages ranging from 40 to 70. It was a shame to shoot them. The prisoners say the German officers would have shot them if they refused to advance in front of the officers. They were absolutely driven,”
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 60, 13 March 1915, Page 5
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128Egypt. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 60, 13 March 1915, Page 5
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