Word: supporters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Continued quiet in the ticklish Forbach salient, overlooking the ghost industrial city of Saarbrücken, led observers to guess that the German onslaught there last month, which for a time had the French defenders entirely cut off from support and supplies (TIME, Nov. 13), was a typical German "information" offensive, designed to find out what the French command will do in given circumstances rather than to take an objective now. Before the great Ludendorff push of 1918, the Germans conducted innumerable attacks of inquiry, compiled a thorough textbook on the behavior of various generals commanding various parts...
...Reynaud's basic argument for France's having closest economic collaboration from Britain and the support of her banking system and gold reserve was that France has called to the colors five men to Britain's one. While she holds the Maginot Line, Britain should protect the inner front. M. Reynaud and Sir John also agreed that just because there is a war going on-especially a standstill war where the real fighting is economic, by blockade and the capture of Germany's export markets-is no reason why business and commerce should not go ahead...
...these people belong to me?" Queen Emma answered: "No, my child, it is you who belong to all these people." Her preparation by private tutors for queenship was guided by this principle. At 18, in 1898, she was crowned in the New Church at Amsterdam, swearing to support the Constitution and uphold the liberties of the people...
...Meanwhile," the assistant professor commented, "the Chinese feel that they are fighting what may prove to be the first phase of a world conflict between democracies and dictatorships, and they look forward with confidence to victory if they are not denied support from Great Britain and the United States...
...think it would be just dandy to celebrate Thanksgiving on November 23," Robert "Bar-Fly" Davis said last night in support of the Harvard Thanksgiving Day Committee's campaign to have the University to celebrate both November...