Word: pre-war
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...Happy Endings," best story in the book, the narrator describes his pre-War crammer's school for the Army, the queer lives of its personnel, what happy endings the late great War brought to them...
...pre-War franc was worth 19.3˘, the present franc is worth 3.9˘. If the French did as Mr. Snowden has repeatedly demanded that they must do. they would repay British bondholders the equivalent of $327,500,000. But in a final, stiff note to Mr. Snowden the French Treasury has just: i) refused to submit the dispute to arbitration; 2) postulated again and for the last time that the British bondholders will be paid in the revalued franc. On this basis they would receive...
...dealing with certain smaller powers who borrowed from her in pre-War francs, France has successfully demanded that they repay her at the pre-War rate of 19.3˘gold per franc. But she will not pay Britain more than 3.9˘ she defies Mr. Snowden, and he last week appeared to be powerless. Said London's Financial Times...
Anatol. written in 1893, was Dr. Arthur Schnitzler's first play, an ironic, sentimental chronicle of love in Vienna. Though it breathes of pre-War matinee-idolatry (John Barrymore played Granville-Barker's able translation of it in 1912), it has yet some durable qualities- wit, grace, ebullience. Viennese Joseph Schildkraut plays Anatol unevenly, not always bringing him to life. Offstage waltzes by Johann Strauss gave the play authentic Alt Wien atmosphere, which, is almost all it needs. The "plot" is merely, a half-dozen amorous episodes. unconnected except by the busy hero. Best performance is that...
...charges, then, of the American papers that the real cause for this suppression was a return of the German pre-war Militarism, seem not only unfounded but unfortunate. The German of our generation is as a type a most sane individual in the midst of a set of circumstances that might well be cause for more than depression. Through most of the problems but little light can be seen as yet. Perhaps in his fight against the almost insurmountable he will not be begrudged his faith in himself and his country. With that faith is bound to come also...