▁parish ion ers . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁years ▁were ▁character ised ▁by ▁an ▁increasing ▁infl ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁bank notes , ▁causing ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁severe ▁transfer ▁losses ▁at ▁rem itting ▁sal aries ▁to ▁its ▁collabor ators ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁since ▁the ▁association ▁had ▁to ▁purchase ▁– ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁marks ▁– ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁denomin ated ▁in ▁infl ation ary ▁Ott oman ▁bank notes , ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁again ▁in ▁J aff a ▁for ▁less ▁infl ated ▁Ott oman ▁hard ▁co ins ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁far ▁below ▁par . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁bank notes ▁had ▁dropped ▁to ▁a ▁ ¼ , ▁later ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁their ▁pre - war ▁rate ▁in ▁mark , ▁which ▁was ▁infl ated ▁itself . ▁The ▁war - related ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁goods ▁further ▁caused ▁a ▁dear ness ▁of ▁most ▁products ▁so ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁had ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁trans fers ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land . ▁ ▁British ▁rule ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Brit ons ▁captured ▁J aff a ▁and ▁most ▁male ▁parish ion ers ▁of ▁Aust rian , ▁German ▁or ▁Ott oman ▁national ity ▁from ▁J aff a ▁and ▁Sar ona , ▁including ▁R aben au , ▁were ▁intern ed ▁in ▁Wil hel ma ▁as ▁enemy ▁national s ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁intern ed ▁men ▁were ▁deport ed ▁to ▁a ▁camp ▁south ▁of ▁Gaz a , ▁while ▁the