Word: trail
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...twelve months Karl Horak wandered over Europe, working his way westward. Always the Czech Government anxiously followed his trail, while the underground strained to keep him one step ahead of the Gestapo. Last week came news that the trail had faded out three months ago, somewhere in France. Whether the Gestapo finally caught up with Karl Horak, whether his memories proved too much for him, none knew...
...would fall into a trap. But down there below us was a crafty young officer. We could see him detach himself with three soldiers from the rest of the men and go forward in a low crouch, shifting from side to side, as if they were bloodhounds sniffing a trail. Suddenly 50 yards from the trench the officer's hand flew out by his side and urgently motioned his men to lie down. Then the officer crawled forward through the bare wheat and around small rocks...
...number of rifles a tribe can muster means anything. It is no wonder that Suleiman, as a slim youth tending his master's flocks, dreamed godlike visions in these hills. This dream and the native understanding that only power counts is what set him on his vicious trail of plunder, loot and robbery, brought him dubious fame and control of 18 villages-one for each wife-and wealth which he is sinking into Turkish gold and British sovereigns and real estate in Latakia, Damascus and Aleppo. Thus it is that, backed by 15 or 20 thousand rifles, he could...
Lieut. Nicholas Kliebert, with 37 men, had gone to protect some wounded on the Munda trail. While they were holding a bridge against a frontal attack their three Browning automatics became overheated, could no longer be used. Later, in the presence of his commanding officer, Lieut. Kliebert told correspondents what happened next: "The Japs who got through to one of our litter cases propped the man against a tree and five Japs took turns bayoneting him. I got three of them. . . . We saw Japs pull blankets off litter cases and line them up. ... They cut one of the poor lads...
Last weekend, the club combined with the Radcliffe Outing Club for a bicycle trip and swim. On August 14 and 15, the club will travel the famous Wapack Trail on an overnight hike. August 21 will see another square dance in Memorial Hall, to which the whole College is invited...