Word: khakis
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...tight-fitting khaki and an officer's hard cap. His Majesty faced for a few brave hours the homage of mongrel natives in Massawa (where 112° F is not uncommon in October). Finally, with beads of perspiration standing out on his mustache, Italy's King repaired with relief to the special train that was to carry him up to Eritrea's high, cool plateau...
...thick khaki uniforms and broad blue sashes, 508 men of the French Foreign Legion marched in full equipment to the railway yards at Sidi-bel-Abbes, Legion headquarters in Algeria, and entrained for French Morocco. Just what they were going to do when they got to Morocco only a few of the officers knew, but France does not spare her mercenaries. The Legionaries were ready to see action and face Death at the end of their trip...
...Khaki Shirts." Commander Waters, in Washington, announced the B. E. F. would become the nucleus of a political organization to be known as the "Khaki Shirts." open to all who want "to clean out the high places in government." "Loyal Americanism" was heavily accented in his declaration. For $1 he purchased 25 wooded acres in Maryland from a Mrs. Maude Edgell, proprietor of a nursing home, who felt "very bitter" about the Battle of Washington. Major L. J. H. Herwig, U. S. A., retired, of Washington, offered them his 400-acre Virginia farm. On these plots Commander Waters proposed...
...fire and cunningly placed bombs exploded at the right time. The attacking forces to a man won their objective and the thousands of spectators were thrilled by their exploit until some youngsters broke from the crowd and proceeded to imitate them, while the unavailing efforts of a private in khaki to send them back produced roars of laughter from the onlookers. If more realism had been injected into the performance, and the ground so success fully won had "fallen" men laid over it, per forming contortions of the wounded, with the members of the medical corps coming along with stretchers...
...rumors last week that famed Professor Hermann Zondek, specialist in internal diseases, had left for Moscow "ostensibly to lecture but actually to treat Herr Stalin" vexed the Dictator. Pulling on his heavy peasant boots he clumped off to the State Opera, sat in a front box wearing an old khaki blouse, appeared to enjoy Othello...