Word: zone
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Japanese drive up the Yangtze River has carried the determined Imperial Army through Shanghai, Nanking and finally, last week, to Hankow (see p. 13). Amid the brutal horrors perpetrated in the native quarters of these cities there was just one oasis of succor for Chinese, the "safety zone." At Shanghai year ago a square-bearded, black-robed, one-armed French Jesuit, Father Jacquinot de Besange, originated the safety zone scheme. Colorful, 60-year-old Father Jacquinot, aristocrat by birth, prevailed upon Chinese and Japanese military heads to keep the Nantao area, the old native city next the International Settlement, free...
Last week in Hankow up popped Father Jacquinot once more to establish another area for refugees. He beat the Japanese into the city, arranged to use the French Concession and former British, German and Russian Concessions as his "safety zone." Into the area he hurried 100,000 Chinese who chose to remain...
Between the Japanese Army and Navy rivalry is always intense and in the China war local army and navy bigwigs have frequently worked at cross purposes. When the army columns belatedly arrived in Hankow last week the army commanders decided to use buildings in the refugee zone as troop billets and Father Jacquinot, after spending thousands of dollars of relief money, was ordered out. A new zone was established in the Chinese native sector on the Han River...
...Chicago having a pass hit a lineman, hence awarding the ball to Harvard. A few moments later big tackle Tom Healey intercepted a floater, then Hamity intercepted a Foley serial, but Joe Gardella, now in for Cohen, intercepted one himself and ran almost to the pay zone, where he journeyed on the ensuing play. The final touchdown was a Foley to Bob-Burnett pass, again set up by an interception, this time by end Win Jameson, in for Don Daughters...
...disappointment. This group tried every sort of "sleeper" play; once there were two "sleepers" on each side and another lying down way over on the sidelines. In other words, there were only six men who were not "sleepers." The Chicagoans even tried this trick stuff in their own end zone, where they spent much of the afternoon...