Word: marshals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nominal ruler of 30,000,000 Manchukuans, of whom less than 10% are full-blooded Manchus, Henry Pu Yi's intentions are of the best. Month ago he gave his first interview as Emperor-to-be. Henry Pu Yi wore the new khaki uniform of a Manchukuan Field Marshal with which the Japanese Government had fitted him out, complete with embroidered orchids on the epaulets, and gleaming field boots. Though he speaks English perfectly an interpreter solemnly translated questions and answers. He announced...
...listened to the generals," he once said to Marshal Joffre, ''and it seemed to me a great responsibility to decide between their different plans, so I would just pick out the one that made the most sense...
Then the young lady hurried off. Half an hour later the doorbell rang and Mr. Jurney decided to answer it himself. At the door was a U. S. deputy marshal who read him a writ of habeas corpus ordering him to present his prisoner in court on Monday morning. Mr. Jurney protested he had no prisoner but would appear in court on Monday morning. Then arrived other visitors: newshawks, photographers...
...Minister of State; Pierre Laval, now Minister of Colonies; Albert Sarraut, now Minister of the Interior; Louis Barthou, now Minister of Foreign Affairs. Republican idealists were more concerned over the fact that for the first time since the founding of the Third Republic the Cabinet contained two generals. Marshal Pétain, defender of Verdun, was the new Minister of War. General Victor Denain, onetime military aide to President Doumergue, is the new Minister for Air. The Cabinet of Premiers' first move was to announce that the plight of Austria was quite as vital to France as anything happening...
...bronze. Its eyes were of ivory and onyx and lapis lazuli bows tied its braided mane. Baroque in muscle and violence, it was Sudbourne Premier, Britain's famed champion (1921-24). There was Haseltine's first champion job, King George V's own shire stallion, Field, Marshal V, modeled in 1921 when he was still a prize winner. Red and sleek in Acajou marble was the magnificent champion Shorthorn bull, Bridgebank Pay master, winner of the British and Scotch championships three years, in a row. A Hereford bull champion, Twyford Fairy Boy, with grey-green coat...