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...General Diaz stands out as the greatest of Italy's generals in the World War. The Ceneral Powers beat his soldiers back almost to Venice, but with supreme skill and assurance he struck the Austrian forces the blows that drove them from Italy and that meant the fall of the Double Eagle and the withdrawal of Austria from the combat. After the Armistice he received the highest honors from his allies, among them the United States, which he visited...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GENERAL DIAZ | 3/3/1928 | See Source »

...feelings of the average fed-up layman are approximately the same as his attitude toward Sandino and Diaz and their little quarrel. He rather hopes it will be a "dog eat dog" fight. There is no good reason why one should not decorate his billet doux and otherwise to his heart's content providing the posters bear no improper sentiments. And of course there is no good reason why he should, especially if the Postal authorities object. However, much as one may dislike propaganda of any sort plastered over his private correspondence, the line here seems to be rather arbitrarily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NICARAGUA, STILL HANGING ON | 1/31/1928 | See Source »

Died. Maria Guerrero de Diaz de Mendoza, famed star of Spanish and South American stages, sometimes called "the Sarah Bernhardt of Spain," in Madrid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 30, 1928 | 1/30/1928 | See Source »

Under the crushing force of the ruthless hand of President Elias Plutarco Calles, called by some the strongest man in Mexico since the despot, Porfirio Diaz, the recent revolt (TIME, Oct. 17) was put down, the rebels routed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Iron Hand | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

Friends. Since the Conservative President of Nicaragua, Dr. Adolfo Diaz, will now be maintained in office by U. S. marines until 1928, the Liberal President of Nicaragua, Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, recognized by Mexico (TIME, Dec. 20), fled to Costa Rica and was banqueted in San Jose last week by a group of Costa Rican deputies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NICARAGUA: Transition to Peace | 6/6/1927 | See Source »

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