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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lesson learned, as General Hines inferred it, was that the garrison of the Islands was too small. With 7,000 more men, the defense would have been able to maintain mobile reserves close enough to the north coast to repulse the attack there. "Dependence," said he, "must not be placed primarily or even predominantly upon mechanical means?field guns or machine guns?but upon mobile troops and aircraft, counter-attacking whenever and wherever necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: War Game | 6/15/1925 | See Source »

...beginning of the War, his immense wealth (his income last year was about $7,000,000) enabled him to fit out the hospital ship Loyalty and maintain it for the duration of the War. He also gave several airplanes and sums of money to the country, and his troops fought valiantly in France, Egypt, East Africa and Mesopotamia. At the Durbar of 1911, he was granted a salute of 21 guns; and, in 1917, his generosity was rewarded by making this salute (recognizing royal rank, a big factor in the life of an Indian Potentate) hereditary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cremated | 6/15/1925 | See Source »

...attorney of the prisoners were acute, he might conceivably try to get a jury of editors and maintain to them that his clients were hired to conspire as a press agent stunt. Editors would believe him every time. But they would vote to convict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tax Publicity | 6/15/1925 | See Source »

...place in American society of today which organized religion had in the society of the Middle Ages. . . . Nothing commanded the devoted support of all conditions of men as did the religious foundations of the time. The extent to which accumulated wealth was put aside to set up and maintain religious foundations in the Middle Ages is unique until the great educational foundations of twentieth-century America...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LAW DEAN ANALYZES EDUCATIONAL CRISIS | 6/10/1925 | See Source »

...small amount of carbohydrates included. As much as six-sevenths of the total food is made up of such fats as cream, butter, olive oil, codliver oil and any other fatty food that children will take. Sugars and starches arc cut to a minimum and protein sufficient to maintain bodily growth is carefully added. Dr. Peterson reported that, in addition to the cessation of all epileptic symptoms, the youngsters slept sounder, minded their parents better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: A. M. A. | 6/8/1925 | See Source »

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