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Such was far from the case. Chancellor Schober did sign a treaty with Prime Minister Mussolini last week, strictly a treaty of friendship and arbitration. He also visited Pope Pius and received the Grand Cordon of the Order of SS. Maurice and Lazarus from King Vittorio Emanuele. His presence in Rome was to thank the Italian Government for lifting the ban on Italian loans to Austria, for Italy's help at The Hague Conference in proving Aus- tria's inability to pay War reparations. It is no secret that both of these favors came in return for Austria...
...white, high-necked, long-sleeved, as Vatican etiquette demands. Half shrouded by a white lace mantilla, her regal head carried a proud coronet, and upon the black cordon of Malta across her bosom depended in eight strands the fabulous Pearls of Savoy, huge as pale butter balls...
...even noisier welcome awaited the Boesses. So ugly was the crowd in front of the great Charlottenburg station that police officials persuaded the Mayor to continue on to the station near the Zoological Gardens. Another crowd, just as loud, waited there, booing industriously. Forming a flying wedge, a cordon of leather-shakoed Schupos* hustled Bürgermeister Boess and wife into the station master's office, then spirited them away through a back door to their home...
Suddenly a young man in pale grey knickerbockers, his own face even paler, darted through the police cordon, pointed a nickel revolver at Prince Umberto, fired, then tripped over a trolley track as he fired again. Instantly Brussels' famed War-time hero, Burgomaster Max sprang in front of H. R. H. to shield him. The royal chauffeur beat down the assassin's arm. A policeman struck him swiftly with his sword...
Elevated trains stopped to watch. An advertising airplane roared and blinked overhead. A smart police cordon idled around in the outfield like alert mannikins on a playing board of green baize. But in the bottom of the cone of white light at the centre of it all, Fighters Schmeling and Uzcudun did much more butting, grasping and shoving than sparring, smacking, socking...