British gain Allegiance of Arab Tribes with special Envoy

Lietenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence dressed as an Arabian sheik.

In a stunning move, the British Empire, reeling from its recent defeat at Aden by the Turks, has turned the tables on Ottoman forces by the use of a little-known British officer, who has managed to win the confidence of Arab tribal leaders with his deft diplomacy and personal adoption of Arab ways. This envoy has been aided by a growing nationalism and discontent among the Arab peoples against their Ottoman overlords. Prince Faisal, Sheriff of Mecca, direct decendent of Mohammed, and chief Islamic cleric in the Arabian peninsula has declared the long-awaited jihad against the Sultan of Constantinople whom he calls "a false caliph who has usurped the holy places".
Backed by the Royal Navy and British forces landed in the Persian Gulf Area, the Arab rebels have succeeded in liberating most of the Arabian peninsula from Turkish rule. With the help of these unexpected allies, British commanders foresee no difficulty in recapturing the vital naval base of Aden and ensuring British domination over the lower Middle East.