Washington Post · 7 February 1915
CP-1915-009
Welcome Kaiser to Islam
Palestine Natives Think Emperor Is Converted
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WELCOME KAISER TO ISLAM. Palestine Natives Think Emperor Is Con- vert to Prophet's Religion. London, Feb. 6.-A dispatch to the Daily News from Cafro says, on the au- thority of a missionary who has arriv- ed there, the Turkish military prepara- tions point to apprehension of a British invasion of Palestine.
The hills around Nazareth, the cor- respondent says, the missionary told him have been fortified, and that roads suit- able for the transport-of heavy guns are being constructed from Acre, Syria, to Mount Carmel, There is a general belief among the natives still, according to the missionary, that Emperor William has been convert- de to islam and will undertake a pil- grimage to Mecca.
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"Welcome Kaiser to Islam," Washington Post, 7 February 1915. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1915-009. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1915-009
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