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...Contemptibles." To this day Britons who fought in France during 1914 proudly refer to themselves collectively, as "The Old Contemptibles." This they do because on Sept. 24, 1914 they read in the British Expeditionary Force Routine Orders of the day that on Aug. 19, 1914 the Kaiser declared, in a General Order issued from German Headquarters, Aix-la-Chapelle...
NATHAN WILLIAM MACCHESNEY National Association of Real Estate Boards, Chicago, Ill. Let subscribers note well that TIME will invariably designate "active members of member boards of the National Association of Real Estate Boards" as "Realtors." In conformance with general usage, TIME may also refer to any person who traffics or dabbles in real estate as a "realtor." Thus, while all "Realtors" are "realtors," not all "realtors" are "Realtors."-ED. Camel & Chesterfield Magazine Sirs: Your excellent publication might easily be termed the Chesterfield of magazines-"it satisfies," and from my personal viewpoint the word Camel would certainly apply...
...stay sober, is a pretty homeric tale. If (in the manner of Time's advertisements) you are curious to know who shouted 'Oysthersh' from under the table at frequent intervals, or who were the young bloods who voted Democratic because it seemed the sporting thing to do, we refer you to the leading article in the issue under discussion...
...precisely "famed" is Rector Ray. Nor would it be correct to refer to him as "one Dr. Randolph Ray." He is well-known, popular, esteemed, distinguished, conspicuous, important, well thought of, much talked of. He is a notable somebody...
...Canada after March 4," for "friendly discussion" about applying the much-vexed principle of seapower equality between the U. S. and Britain to all warships unaffected by the Washington treaty of 1922. When Secretary Kellogg heard about it he as good as called Mr. Britten a fool. "I refer you to the Constitution and the laws," he said. The Constitution, of course, vests the direction of U. S. foreign policy in the President. The Logan Act of 1799 makes it a criminal offense for any citizen without the Government's sanction to correspond with any foreign power with intent...