Word: albania
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...very Brit ish spot of Manchester, on April Fool's Day 59 years ago. But Manchester could not hold him long. World-wide traveler, his particular provinces are the Near East. Mexico, Spain, the republics of Central Europe. He speaks many languages fluently, some like a native. (In Albania his glibness brought him under suspicion of being a Jugoslav spy.) Author Baerlein says of himself: "Henry Baerlein has this resemblance to a happy country in tint he is rather devoid of history. . . ." Other hooks: The House of the Fighting Cocks, Over the Hills of Ruthenia, The March...
...Harry Hansen, now the New York World-Telegram's book critic, followed the German army through Belgium. First description of Big Berthas to reach the U. S. came to the Daily News from Raymond Swing in Berlin. Lewis Edgar Brown was with the Serbian army that retreated through Albania. His reports were re-cabled from Chicago to the London Times. In London, Edward Price Bell got interviews with Lord Grey that were reprinted all over the world. Charles Dennis himself went to Paris in 1919 to help cover the Peace Conference. All News correspondents during...
...South Carolina to Siam. Frederick Augustine Sterling of Texas to Bulgaria. Career Diplomat Sterling has served as Minister to the Irish Free State since 1927. At Dublin he is expected to be succeeded by William Walter McDowell, chairman of the Montana Democratic State Committee. Post Wheeler of Washington to Albania. A career diplomat, Mr. Wheeler's last post was in Paraguay. Fay des Portes of South Carolina to Bolivia. John Van Antwerp MacMurray of Maryland to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.** Minister MacMurray's appointment was of major significance as it foreshadowed his selection as first U. S. Ambassador...
...promises to swap fruit and olive oil for Austrian timber and machinery, and put this section of the agreement into immediate effect by signing a large order for Austrian lumber last week, ordering $100,000 worth of drilling machinery to help her ceaseless search for petroleum in Italy and Albania...
Last winter Il Duce felt he had King Zog sufficiently in debt to apply screws and force Albania into a customs union with Italy, prelude to annexation. Unexpectedly both France and England interfered (TIME, Jan. 16), forced the Dictator to back down. Since then Italy's convenient "loans" have stopped, King Zog has been tightening Albania's belt. Last week His Majesty said a stiff good-by to Italian General Pariani, long attached to the Albanian Government in the capacity of kibitzer extraordinary and unofficial boss (officially he was "Military Adviser to Albania"). Back to Italy also went...