The assembly of a Turkish force of 12,000 men with six batteries of artillery to attempt a crossing of the Suez Canal must not be taken to mean that this force marched down through Syria, A month or more before Turkey threw in her lot with Germany and Ausiria Hungary reports were current of the mobilization of men in the south of Palestine, and presumably these soldiers. principally local levies, were put under the command of Germans and made a raid on the canal in order to interrupt traffic to the East. It is known that the British forces available are considerable and that they consist of Australian, Canadian and British volunteers, Indian troops, including Bengal cavalry, and the Egyptian army. Obviously the best strategy of the British leader was to perfect the defensive line of the canal and not to march out to the enemy in the salt wastes. moving sands and rocky elevations, lengthening his
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