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Sourest of Germans on Joy Day were group leaders of the ordinary S. A. Storm Troops, long since fallen from the Führer's favor. They now seem destined to brownshirt oblivion as a new Nazi Army bursts out into field grey under Reichswehr officers of War renown (see p. 23). Last week smart Adolf Hitler, when he decided to make the Great News, first ordered S. A. Storm Troop leaders to hurry from all parts of the Fatherland to the town in which he knew they could make least trouble. Oberammergau. There, after the news broke, passion...
...wearing white kid gloves and a frock coat on watch and drinking the King's health in port, that Admirals are almost never guilty. Since 1687 only eight British Admirals have been haled before courts martial, and only three of them found guilty.* The collision between Hood and Renown risked the lives of nearly 3,000 men, $50,000,000 worth of British taxpayers' money. Last week not only the two ships' commanders, Captain Francis T. B. Tower of the Hood and Captain Henry Richard Sawbridge of the Renown, but also the commander of the Squadron, Rear...
...attention Rear Admiral Bailey laid his sword on the President's desk and crisply conducted his own defense. Amusing highlight in the court martial was a small midshipman, pink with embarrassment at testifying before so much gold lace. According to this humble snotty's stopwatch the Renown had been given plenty of time to change her course safely...
...signal for the maneuvers was straightforward," cried Prisoner Rear Admiral Bailey. "The Renown made a bad shot at it. I have been her commander and 1 know she is a handy ship...
Things went harder with the Renown's commander, Captain Sawbridge. When he returned to the courtroom his sword point lay toward him. "Do you wish to make any statement seeking to mitigate punishment?" asked the Court...