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...March 23, 1918 the first shell from the German long range gun fell in Paris. By afternoon the French had reconstructed the shell from fragments, determined the bore and weight, of the shells and the line of fire. The sound ranging equipment on the front had learned the general location of the gun and had discovered that it took three minutes from the time of the suspected explosion to the arrival of the shell in Paris...
...week), and finally that the wedding dress of Mary Queen of Scots was "white as the lily with which it was embroidered, but so prodigally rich and gorgeous, glittering with diamonds and silver as to be TOO DAZZLING for words to describe," and of such weight that "two demoiselles bore the train with difficulty...
...squad after squad of gunners competing, on two days of sunlight, gusts and shadow last week, for the amateur clay target championship of the U.S. Businessmen, farmers, clerks, lawyers, fine shots all, they came out for their turns in squads of five. All day for two days the wind bore the steady blam, blam, blam-blam of a little war as the shooters moved, a serious-minded army about 180 strong, from stand to stand at the club's eight traps, until each had shot 400 targets apiece. A bright sun at the gunners' backs made visibility good...
...after shooting off a tie with a Philadelphian and a gunner from New Haven. Next day, however, Kretschman was not important. Lanky Stevenson M. Crothers from Chestnut Hill, Pa., hung his coat on a nail, put on an old sweater and a white eyeshade, raised his single-barrelled, closed-bore Daley gun and giving a gruff bark that meant "Pull!" each time he was ready, knocked the skimming little discs to pieces with dismaying regularity...
...inadequacy of the "First Part," but by the mediocre character of the "Olio" (vaudeville). Producer Kilpatrick's Olio contained a series of antediluvian skits which included a ventriloquist, a female impersonator and some more singing, performed before a splendid example of early American opera-house curtain which bore advertisements for a patent electric belt, a dry goods store, and Mike's saloon. By far the best act in the Olio was not in the oldtime minstrel tradition, but bore the stamp of the modern night club. It was provided by Messrs. Sidney Easton and Bert Howell, whose trick...