Word: screen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Steaming out of Cristobal the fleet took up its formation with clockwork precision. In advance went the Savannah with submarines and tenders to hinder enemy reconnaissance. Next came the destroyer screen to ward off enemy submarines, followed by the Wyoming and three other battleships, constituting the scouting fleet, since we have no cruisers suitable for this purpose. Following these came the battle fleet of nine ships in three columns, followed by Admiral Coontz's flag ship, Seattle. Behind this came the convoy. The protective screen of destroyers fell into position on all sides. Out into the Caribbean at full...
...scandal" is nothing less than a God-send for the Democratic party and for Hiram Johnson, both of whom have lost no time in spreading so black a smoke-screen over the whole proceeding that little can be discerned of the true nature of the transactions. Very probably what blame exists can be attached to the Republican party, although it appears that Mr. Josephus Daniels and others had a finger in the "Teapot" at one time; perhaps some of the blame can even be hung on President Coolidge, on the theory that the chief is responsible...
Where there is a reasonable amount of smoke, there is probably some fire; but where there is a smoke-screen, the cause may be quite different. At any rate, the only sensible course is to investigate everything and arrive at the truth; if the facts then show that the Republicans are an iniquitous lot of tricksters and grafters--three cheers for the Democrats and may their tribe increase. But these offhand condemnations, supported by half-baked evidence and incomplete testimony show only too clearly the present state of our political parties, each of which is too weak to stand...
...very bad play. Italy rescued from anarchy by Fascism is the subject. Mussolini is one of the actors (a few brief shots). An entire company was transplanted to Rome for the proceedings. Somewhere in the crowd was a singularly capable cameraman who managed to recapture for the screen much of the pictorial splendor that was Rome's. Unhappily the story is a badly battered old tinier. A story that Lionel Barrymore, Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell, Richard Bennett and Benito Mussolini can't save, must be not only old but moribund...
...opened in The Extra Girl. It turned out to be a feminine edition of Merton and guaranteed harmless. The scandal-starved hundreds can gaze, gape and grin at Miss Normand to their hearts' content and bring their children. For those who align themselves with this department in Considering screen Mabel an exceptionally comic personality, the picture will appeal...