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...shifted since 1914 from Germany to France and England, forever anxious to keep the scales even, is moving further and further from France. But the future of Germany is not being determined by Downing Street or by the Quai d'Orsay, or even by the Wilhelmstrasse, which seems largely powerless in the force of events; it is being determined by Munich and Dresden and the cities in the Ruhr and the Rhineland...
...special senses of the body except hearing, and paralyzing the judgment and critical faculties. When a patient in this state is plied with questions, Dr. House claims, the auditory centers "set off" the chain of memory, and the replies disclose what actually happened, because the patient is powerless to contrive any deception or rational defense. Dr. House used the drug at San Quentin, the California penitentiary, on three prisoners, convicted of murder, grand larceny and various crimes. The stories told under the influence of scopolamin " proved" the alleged murderer innocent, gave previously concealed evidence of identity in another case...
...purposes are not too clearly defined, but there is no doubt that in the next war a rapid and overwhelming attack from the air may bring an immediate decision. English public opinion has been gradually aroused to the dangers of this situation, in which her splendid fleet might be powerless, and to disarm almost unanimous criticism Premier Baldwin last week announced an addition of 34 squadrons to the Royal Air Force, and an increase in the air appropriations amounting ultimately to ?5,500,000 annually. Coupled with this announcement was the hope that an agreement might be arrived at with...
...crowd began to gather before the jail. By midnight it numbered nearly 2,000 and became threatening. Solicitor General Hartridge, from the steps of the jail, ordered the crowd to disperse, declaring that the authorities were determined to protect the prisoner. The crowd grumbled and remained. The police were powerless to disperse it. The crowd appeared ready to rush the jail. Sheriff Dixon, revolver in hand, commanded firemen to turn their hoses into the mob. Half a dozen streams of water shot out. The crowd returned fire with bricks. A stone knocked the pistol from the sheriff's hand...
...Chinese political crisis. The recent happy ending to the bandit episode may be responsible for their quiescent attitude, but the most likely interpretation is that the crisis is not important in so far as the internal conditions of China go. The Government when it was in office was practically powerless. Therefore, its being out of office can make little difference, one way or another, in the chaotic conditions of the Celestial Republic...