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...said to an officer who came galloping up, crying out some bad news above the roar of battle, 'don't yell at me!' In such moments of intensity he often leaned forward over his horse's neck and spoke with the utmost softness...
...reparations, political stabilization-been extremely disinclined to act and greatly bewildered by political opposition and public criticism. He does not seem to know how the political functions of the President are exercised effectively, and to be rather dismayed at not knowing. On the other hand, he has had the utmost confidence and boldness in attempting to guide and oversee the industrial life of the country, initiating major policies as to wages, purchases of raw materials, capital investment and what not. Scarcely a week passes but some new story comes out of Washington as to how Mr. Hoover has had somebody...
...Nevertheless, circulation is circulation, and the Sunday Tribune had lost more than other Sunday papers: the first seven months of this year its average was 88,000 less than its average for the same period last year. Colonel McCormick decided to test the circulation winds with a straw. With utmost secrecy a Sunday magazine section was made up, printed in four colors. Very gingerly last week the first issue, called The Graphic Weekly, was sent out with the Sunday Tribune, but only to readers beyond a radius of 100 mi. from Chicago...
...husband, Dr. P. B. Hardy and myself traveled 17,000 miles around South America three years ago, and we received the utmost courtesy from all South Americans...
These words are of utmost significance. Whereas in Russia it is commonplace, orthodox, respectable to speak of war as due "next year," or in a few months, Comrade Litvinov dared to suggest that Russia and the rest of the World can peacefully co-exist for a long, long time. His speech appeared in full on front pages throughout Russia-and he got away with it. There was no grumbling in Soviet official quarters. The Russian people were given last week a moderate, conciliatory thought to hold, and they are not given many such...