Word: soldiers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this in a kingdom where many a peer would think it extravagant to keep his castle as warm as that. In addition Mr. Duff Cooper promised to spend $200,000 yearly on the unprecedented innovation of hiring British civilians to do the "K. P." (kitchen police) duties every soldier has always had to perform, and hated-such as peeling potatoes, scrubbing floors, picking up cigaret stubs, shining boots...
...Army's present three extremely hearty meals per day have not proved tempting enough, War Secretary Duff Cooper amid laughter and cheers upped the Army's gustatory ante to four meals per day, with butter thrown in to replace customary margarine and "for younger soldiers a ration of milk to build them up." Instead of having to take care of his uniform and replace it at his own expense, Tommy Atkins will at all times be "completely equipped free" by His Majesty's Government, not only with service uniforms but with a "walking out uniform" of fetching...
...Noel was not cut out to be any kind of soldier. He fell down and bumped his head, was sent to a hospital. After some weeks in an epileptic ward he was kindly discharged with a temporary pension. Says he: "I was not in the least scarred by the war. It was little more to me at the time than a dully oppressive background. . . ." But it was a great relief to him to get back to the theatre and real life...
...Hull's "very earnest" regrets in response to the German protest against Mayor LaGuardia's crack week before, ignored both U. S. protest and Nazi explanation. At the same time, however, the press did quit belaboring the U. S., becoming absorbed in the 40th anniversary as a soldier of Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg...
...with a close-up of Lenin in 1921. Between the two, it assembles an extraordinarily complete record of major happenings, catches the spirit of ten incredible years. Best shots: palace guards helping the 10-year-old Tsarevitch mount his horse; Petrograd crowds tossing bouquets at Kerensky; an unidentified Bolshevik soldier smiling at his White firing squad...