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...Such a sham as the government is planning to carry out deceives no one. Senator Nye and his associates had a nobler purpose in their fight for neutrality than to enable the United States to pay lip service to peace while reaping profits from commerce with the belligerents. As it becomes increasingly clear that Europe is moving toward war the truth must be recognized that the embargo cannot go too far. Even if the moral standpoint can be disregarded, the practical one cannot. The embargo on armaments is a good beginning, nothing more. To make neutrality a fact as well...
...from the First Division captured a major and four lieutenants quietly studying maps. Most serious fighting took place when a company of Vermont boys ambushed a company of regulars and fired point blank into them. A valiant Vermonter went to port arms and demanded, according to the rules of sham battle, that a regular in an exposed position surrender. The regular made a pass with his bayonet and several rude remarks. The Vermonter got a nasty gash under the eye. Thereupon the Vermonters clubbed two regulars unconscious with their rifles before umpires could interfere. After that the umpires made...
Most fun were the sham battles which General Nolan directed. That officer occupied the unique post of chief umpire and commander of both sides, to whom he gave general orders leaving the tactics of their execution to the commanders in the field. Officers of every company had strict orders to tell all men under their command exactly what orders were being executed and why, and during every pause in the fight to acquaint their men with the status of the battle. Most exciting inci dents were the routing of a detachment by a hornet's nest, the flight...
...Vittorio Emanuele III. His $250,000 Fascist-built private train, far more modern and luxurious than that possessed by any of the world's emperors, waited with steam up and all blinds down to speed the Little King northward for maneuvers. Next day His Majesty was at Trento, sham war base of the "Blue" army, and Benito Mussolini arrived later at Bolzano, base...
Indians while admitting that in the provinces natives will at once have somewhat greater freedom, denounce the Constitution as "Sheer sham!" because all vital powers are reserved to the Viceroy, thus permitting Britain to keep India hog-tied indefinitely...