Word: uniform
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conquered Galicia for Austria, overran Serbia. In 1916 he occupied Rumania. In 1917 he smashed the Russian armies, opened the way to the Black Sea. Only the collapse of the Western Front and the Armistice stopped him. Though a Feldmarschall, he never wore a general's uniform and pickelhaube (spiked helmet) but always the broad black fur cap of the Death's Head Hussars, whose colonel-in-chief he was. He never, even for the sake of camouflage, rode anything but the whitest of horses. Unlike Ludendorff, who now is going crazy, he never proclaimed himself a God-inspired military...
...While a uniform calendar has many advantages, its opponents argue glibly. Cost and confusion of a change would be overwhelming. Religious days such as Easter could not be fixed without the Church's approval. But state and city holidays wishing the new calendar can freely follow Sears, Roebuck's example, install it without further balloting...
...second chapter when they square off at the Garden on Wednesday night, this year seems destined to be governed by the best officiating which local teams have seen in many years. At a recent meeting of New England hockey mentors and officials, definite steps were taken to have a uniform interpretation of the rules at all the games...
...Massimo, Papal Postmaster General, gorgeous in hose, doublet and a stiff medieval ruff, with a red-plumed morion on his head; and Commendatore de Mandato, general of the Pope's Armies. Out of his automobile stepped short-legged Vittorio Emanuele III, in the grey-green and silver dress uniform of a field marshal. From his hat sprouted a white aigrette, round his neck hung the flashing gold chain of the Collar of the Annunziata, on his breast blazed medals. Towering a good head and shoulders above him stood Queen Elena...
...informal meeting of amateur hockey coaches and officials held at the Harvard Club in Boston yesterday definite steps were taken towards having a uniform code of rules and uniform officiating at amateur hockey games this winter. The rules, as they are now in operation, were explained by A. W. Prettyman, of Hamilton College, Chairman of the Intercollegiate Ice Hockey Rules Committee, following which the coaches and referees present reached a definite agreement as to the interpretation of the rules...