New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress1921 |
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... showed the influence of Zola . He later wrote a num- ber of stories in the vein of the symbolists , and several historical romances . One of the most celebrated of his writings was La ville inconnue , which had passed through ten ...
... showed the influence of Zola . He later wrote a num- ber of stories in the vein of the symbolists , and several historical romances . One of the most celebrated of his writings was La ville inconnue , which had passed through ten ...
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... showed that this star , Betelgeuse , has a diameter of 260,000,000 miles or 300 times that of the sun . The first test of this method was made at the Mount Wilson Observatory in southern California . Professor Michelson , who is ...
... showed that this star , Betelgeuse , has a diameter of 260,000,000 miles or 300 times that of the sun . The first test of this method was made at the Mount Wilson Observatory in southern California . Professor Michelson , who is ...
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... showed greater strength and made possible relatively more powerful engines capable of more sustained flights . As showing the trend of airplane design dur- ing 1920 one must consider the attention paid to the wings of the various ...
... showed greater strength and made possible relatively more powerful engines capable of more sustained flights . As showing the trend of airplane design dur- ing 1920 one must consider the attention paid to the wings of the various ...
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... showed a gain of 2 per cent over 1919. While the wheat crop gained more than the population from 1919 to 1920 , two prominent exporting countries , Canada and British India , were esti- mated to have a combined crop of 193,000,000 ...
... showed a gain of 2 per cent over 1919. While the wheat crop gained more than the population from 1919 to 1920 , two prominent exporting countries , Canada and British India , were esti- mated to have a combined crop of 193,000,000 ...
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... showed that at least 50,000 farmers in the United States own motor trucks which they use on their farms . The number of horses on farms has shown a decline as tractors , motor trucks , and automobiles have increased . The number of ...
... showed that at least 50,000 farmers in the United States own motor trucks which they use on their farms . The number of horses on farms has shown a decline as tractors , motor trucks , and automobiles have increased . The number of ...
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Page 366 - The duties of the War Department General Staff shall be to prepare plans for national defense and the use of the military forces for that purpose, both separately and in conjunction with the naval forces, and for the mobilization of the manhood of the Nation and its material resources in an emergency...
Page 366 - War, the Assistant Secretary of War, under the direction of the Secretary of War, shall be charged with supervision of the procurement of all military supplies and other business of the War Department pertaining thereto and the assurance of adequate provision for the mobilization of materiel and industrial organizations essential to wartime needs.
Page 32 - Tennessee. The bauxite from all localities in the United States, though it may vary in chemical composition, is on the whole similar in general appearance, with the exception of the " granitic bauxite
Page 347 - I ; peeping through window at woman, 1 ; insisting on voting, 1. The states in which lynchings occurred and the number in each state are as follows : Alabama, 7 ; Arkansas, 1 ; California, 3 ; Florida, 7 ; Georgia, 9 ; Illinois...
Page 366 - Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations; to render professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of War and to general officers and other superior commanders, and to...
Page 366 - The Organized peace establishment, including the Regular Army, the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, shall include all of those divisions and other military organizations necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency declared by Congress.
Page 307 - This International Congress of Women expresses its deep regret that the terms of peace proposed at Versailles should so seriously violate the principles upon which alone a just and lasting peace can be secured, and which the democracies of the world had come to accept.
Page 152 - States should become a member of this union. To do so, however, would require not only the abrogation of the typesetting clause, so far as foreign books are concerned, but the abolition as well of the necessity for deposit of copies and registration. American...
Page 366 - The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to maintain, upon military reservations or elsewhere, schools or camps for the military instruction and training, with a view to their appointment as reserve officers...
Page 367 - When Congress shall have authorized the use of the armed land forces of the United States, for any purpose requiring the use of troops in excess of those of the Regular Army...