Word: martially
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...trial and original sentences were by court martial; the review and reduction were by Major General Willfam R. Smith, commanding Schofield Barracks, Honolulu. The case was then referred to Judge Advocate General John A. Hull, Washington...
...commanded a force more than half of which was composed of U.S. troops. German guns pounded the lines in front of Villers-Cotteré Forest. A strong first line was pushing a German advantage for all it was worth. Of a sudden, a boom, boom, boom crashed in martial notes through the air, followed by the appalling noise of drum fire: boom, boom, drum, drum, drum, boom, boom, etc. Long lines of tanks ambled across the broken lines spittin fire to the accompaniment of the chugging engines. Behind, great waves of infantry bore down upon the enemy who were driven...
...collation. Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske (retired) rose, began: "In order to demonstrate to you how fragile the basis of our National security is, I am going to show you that if one man (myself) had not committed certain unlawful acts, by committing which he exposed himself to court martial and dismissal and was actually forced to resign his position, we would surely have lost the war with Germany. I realize that I am laying myself open to the charge of being conceited and egotistical." The Commerce men peered eagerly through the after-dinner smoke. The game old Admiral...
...days all Berlin had been talking of nothing else but the entry of General feldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, President-elect, into the capital. The Monarchists prepared to give him a royal welcome, not omitting renditions of Fredericus Rev, a martial Monarchial anthem (later forbidden). Republicans boycotted the proceeding. Communists threatened to stage counterdemonstrations (later forbidden). Finally, der Tag arrived. Chancellor Hans Luther, with his 10-year-old daughter, motored from the Chancellery to the railway station. Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly Monarchists, lined the streets. All Berlin, or so it seemed, was draped in the old Imperial colors...
...continuance of martial law and a severe press censorship in Bulgaria were the outer signs of an inner state. High tension had been caused by the recent assassination bombing outrages (TIME, Apr. 27, May 4). Some fighting and another attempt on the life of King Boris (subsequently denied by the Sofia Government) were reported...