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There was a pause. Lord Halifax said: "Won't you shake hands?" They shook hands...
...Town Hall the German commander unslung his service pistol and laid it on the Burgomaster's desk with a flourish. With an equal flourish Cock Sparrow Max unslung his service fountain pen and laid it beside the pistol. He refused, however, to shake hands...
...unexpected shake-up of the Army High Command, Lieut. General Seishiro Itagaki was removed as Chief of the General Staff of the Japanese forces in China, promoted to the rank of general and sent to command the Japanese forces in Korea. Mummy-faced General Itagaki ("I have often been likened to a corpse on reprieve") is the idol of the younger, Fascist-minded Army faction, is credited with originating the North China buffer state plan, which he carried out in Manchukuo. An attempt to carve another buffer state out of the Maritime Province of Siberia might well begin with...
...Army shake-up was announced Emperor Hirohito conferred for two hours with War Minister Lieut. General Eiki Tojo. Next, the Son of Heaven received Navy Minister Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, questioned him for nearly an hour. Then for two hours more the Emperor listened to Prince Konoye. Apparently Japan was almost ready to strike. But where...
...Stung by Randolph's crack. Henry Clay challenged him to a duel. Clay's second bullet made a hole in Randolph's white flannel wrapper, whereupon Randolph gallantly waived his own second shot, offered to shake hands. Clay shook...