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...abrogation of the treaties for the neutralization of Belgium, and conscious of the necessity of insuring peace in the area which has so frequently been the scene of European conflicts; animated also with the sincere desire of giving to all the signatory powers concerned supplementary guarantees within the framework of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the treaties in force between them?have determined to conclude a treaty with these objects and have appointed plenipotentiaries, who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows...
...known to the windswept English coast. Under the terrific pull of a 50-mile-an-hour wind, she tore away the arm of the mooring mast. The damage inflicted was even worse than in the case of the, Shenandoah. The first of the 18 sec, tions of her duralumin framework was completely broken, the sixth badly damaged; the outer envelope was spent badly for one-sixth of the distance along the hull and hung in great folds as far aft as the letters painted on her hull. As an additional handicap, she had suspended from her cables two half...
...that this inefficiency is inherent in a democratic state. Devise any scheme which separates the law making body from constant dependence on the mass of the people, and the result is a trend away from the principles of pure democracy. And it is upon those theories that the whole framework of American government is based. Its evils must be accepted with its blessings...
...story is based on the life of the composer Offenbach and his attachment for the Empress Eugenie. On this framework, a generous interpolation of fancy and invention has been hung. As narrative, the production is naturally negligible; it develops some humor and immense opportunity for scenery and singing. Taste and dollars have made the sets just about the most gorgeous series of pictorial effects in town. An able vocal assembly, headed by Dorothy Francis, swings melodiously through a score based on the best works of the play-hero Offenbach...
...piece is a departure from the Jolson custom in that it has a plot. The comedian portrays the character of a darkey jockey who rides a colt named Big Boy and wins the last-act race. This framework displays no sensational originality. It is shrewdly made to carry the star's efforts, always feeding them and taking little for itself. The company is large and generally competent. Yet, it is upon the magnificent vitality, the bright and sometimes bawdy wit, the shift to a swift flash of pathos, the surpassing magnetism of Mr. Jolson that the show depends...