Word: ultimatums
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conquest element was the less important of the two. The French have never kept a very large army in the Asia Minor country and most of that army was composed of natives. The conquest was involved in the bombardment of Damascus. The commander of the French army issued an ultimatum to the Syrian government which was answered and given to the French representative in Damascus, who delayed it until the time had expired and the army marched on the city...
...believed, another periodic Balkan crisis is at hand. Jugo-Slavia buzzes with rumors of an Albanian invasion, and fighting, which had broken out along the Salonikan frontier between Greek and Bulgarian troops, has just been halted by a truce Now Greece has sent a twenty-four hour ultimatum to her aggressive neighbor demanding reparations...
Dartmouth plays were used by the Second team in a long scrimmage yesterday. While the University eleven scored only one touchdown during the 50 minutes of play, this signifies little, as the ball was exchanged by ultimatum of the coaches rather than by work of the players...
...next year. The Shipping Board, with more grandiose ideas, raised this estimate to $22,000,000, and tacked on $540,000 for its own expenses. General Lord made answer in effect: "You can expect not more than $15,300,000 all told." Admiral Palmer took Director Lord's ultimatum philosophically. The Board itself, more volatile, was expected to be less resigned, more irate at the reduction. The form that the first protest of the Board took was a statement by Chairman O'Connor that, if General Lord's allowance were not increased, the Leviathan would probably have...
...whereas the Lampoon was a clean and clever satire, the Advocate was scarcely so commendable a publication to outsiders. This, if ever, would have been the occasion for the interference of University authorities. But the dean's office, holding to its traditional liberal policy, has issued no hasty ultimatum and offered no blustering excuses. The faculty individually communicated their staunch support to the maltreated Lampoon, and respected the right of the Advocate to amend its own faults...