Word: commandeering
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...further admitted that the revolt was serious. Martial law was proclaimed. Eight Turkish divisions (two-fifths of the entire Standing Army) were dispatched to Kurdistan* to quell the bloodthirsty Kurds. Five classes of conscripts were called to the colors. General Ismet Pasha, onetime Prime Minister, was appointed to command military operations. It was impossible to determine the extent or the success of the fighting, as reports were as speedily denied as they were issued; but it could be assumed, since the Turkish Army had not had time to get into action, that no decisive engagements had taken place. The causes...
...outbreak of the War, which he had long before foreseen, he was appointed to command the Second Army in Lorraine and in that capacity became the "heros de Nancy". Not only that, but by his brilliant offensive against Crown Prince Rupprecht's Army (the same Prince who is now virtually King of Bavaria) he undoubtedly (in the opinion of eminent military critics) made possible the famed Marne victory. Later General de Castelnau reorganized the defense of Verdun at a time when the Germans had almost smashed it. In the space of a few days, he inspired the dispirited troops...
...William Beebe was in command of the expedition. Spare, tall, sinewy, with strong hands, rugged features, he is the picture of an adventurer. Bui he is also a naturalist. Ornithology is his specialty, although he has invaded other fields, has tramped the jungles of South America and Asia, studied the fauna of the famed little island of Galapagos...
Under his command was a ship's company of 48 persons, including a number of scientists. One of them was Professor C. J. Fish of the University of Pittsburgh, an authority on marine life another, Dr. William R. Gregory of the American Museum of Natural History...
...addition to the above-mentioned stars, a wealth of other material is at the coach's command. The outlook for good material is particularly bright because of the recent union of the Institute of 1770 with the Hasty Pudding Club, thereby making Sophomores as well as Juniors and Seniors eligible for parts...