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King Zog of Albania, in Vienna whither he had gone, he had announced, to get himself denicotinized. He was warily emerging from Vienna's opera house (Pagliacci). On his arm was a proud dancing girl, a blonde, called "Baroness" Francisco von Janko, who later explained: "The King has forbidden me to talk about our friendship. But I can say he has been extraordinarily kind to me. He is wonderful, and a great cavalier. . . ." As they reached the theatre's main exit two lurking Albanian youths popped nine pistol shots at the King. They killed King Zog's adjutant Mayor Lash...
British officers are forbidden to pose, newspicturemen are barred from all British Army, Navy and Air maneuvers, except ''tattoos" (public shows). Posing is a privilege of U. S. officers...
...sensitive little boy develops a horror of dogs because he is forbidden to play with a mongrel he loves. He stones the little dog away from...
...Absurd," "Silly," "Not for Sale," retorted Mexican officials to the Ashurst proposal. Mexico is forbidden by its present Constitution to cede any of its domain to a foreign power...
...Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality, famed "Scrap of Paper" of the War, was signed by Britain, France, Prussia, Russia and Austria in 1839. By it Belgian neutrality was not only guaranteed but independent Belgium was forbidden to enter formal military alliances. The Scrap of Paper quietly disappeared in the Treaty of Versailles. By the 1920 Franco-Belgian Agreement, French officers are present at Belgian maneuvers and General Staff conferences. French military engineers are being consulted in the plans for a great line of fortifications which Belgium is laying down across her eastern frontier. The advantages of this agreement against possible German...