Word: fronts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hostile army, 300,000 strong, landed on the New Jersey coast near Barnegat and took the field against the U. S. Army. The invaders pushed forward to Rancocas Creek where they encountered a defensive force of 200,000. A fierce engagement on a 40-mile front ensued. The U. S. centre was badly broken. Mt. Holly and Camp Dix fell. Trenton was bombed to bits. Philadelphia and New York lay open to attack. Then with supreme courage and vigor the U. S. forces rallied and in a fine display of open warfare threw themselves savagely upon the enemy, driving...
...kiss in the fadeout. She is a better actress than her usual It-girl role would lead you to expect, but in most of her scenes she is not trying to act so much as to suggest, rather over-consciously, how "cute" she is. Best shot: Kay Francis in front of a bedroom door...
...Fernand Bouisson glanced at the bulky ream of manuscript which Prime Minister Poincare carried and quickly disconnected the system of null warning lights lately installed to speed parliamentary debate (TIME, July 8). The Chamber settled itself for a long session. M. Poincare piled high the sheets of paper in front of him, all written in his own microscopic hand, and poured out a formidable drink of water...
...front cover...
...command when he broke the German offensive in the crucial Battle of Champagne (July 1918). Historians recalled that both General Gouraud's legs and one arm were riddled in Gallipoli. Surgeons said the arm would heal in three months. The General asked how soon he could return to the front if the arm were amputated. "Two months," was the answer. "Amputate," said...