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Meanwhile, rapid concentrations of reserves were taking place behind the line, the most famous instance of which was the Reserve Army moved out of Paris by General Galliéni in taxis, fiacres, and any vehicle the authorities could commandeer to ensure that the Army should be in its place in time. It was in its place.
The old-established company went to the local military commander and tried to get him to commandeer my vessels for the use of the government, which pays in depreciated shinplasters that may be worth something some day a hundred years from now." "Whew-w-w!" Cappy whistled. "That was a narrow squeak, Matt. How did you dodge it?"
"To be exact, they're catfish, and poisonous," he said, and whistled his orderly. "Oh, Ahmet," he said in Arabic, "take these fish and throw them away." Bones fixed his monocle, and his eyes followed his catch till they were out of sight. "Of course, sir," he said with resignation, "if you like to commandeer my fish it's not for me to question you." "I'm a little worried, Bones," began Hamilton.
On April 1st, the Government took charge of the flood situation. Captain W. K. Naylor hastened to commandeer steamboats and patrol the river to pick up flood sufferers. Mayor Charles Heilman left for Mount Vernon to take charge of rescue work in that section. Thirty thousand persons within a radius of ninety miles around Mount Vernon were calling for help on April 4th.
A 'phone message has just come through from Charlottetown that Woodrow Wilson has sent that German ambassador man to the right about at last. They tell me that means war. So I begin to think that Woodrow's heart is in the right place after all, wherever his head may be, and I am going to commandeer a little sugar and celebrate the occasion with some fudge, despite the howls of the Food Board.
So I must commandeer you and Archdeacon." Accordingly Parson Chichester drove Miss Sally over to the station, and bestowed her comfortably in the 7.12 up train. She was in the highest spirits. Having dispatched her and watched the train out of sight, the parson lit his lamps, climbed into his dog-cart again, and headed Archdeacon back for home.
We'll either have to walk or stay here until I can have a look at this craft in daylight and maybe that won't do any good." "I vote we walk," said Colonel Anderson. "There must be houses along here some place. Maybe we can commandeer three horses, or an automobile or something." "Most likely what we'll commandeer will be trouble," grumbled Ivan. "Now what are you kicking about?" demanded Chester.
We generally have one big affair before the summer is over, and then our friends come down from town, and we have to commandeer all the carriages in the place to meet the train. Elizabeth calls it 'The Templeton's Bean-feast." "Yes, I see," and Malcolm forced a smile at the little joke. "This will be a very different function," continued Dinah. "We are only asking about five-and-twenty people.
A Glorious Band of Wounded Heroes Stagger Into Line and Answer the Call I Visit a Stricken Friend in a Dug-out On the Way to La Boisselle I Get Lost in the Trenches And Whilst Filming Unexpectedly Come Upon the German Line I Have a Narrow Squeak of Being Crumped But Get Away Safely And later Commandeer a Couple of German Prisoners to Act as Porters. The day wore on.
The Belgians made more use than any other nation of motor-cars. When war was declared one of the first steps taken by the military authorities was to commandeer every motor-car, every motor-cycle and every litre of petrol in the kingdom. As a result they depended almost entirely upon motor-driven vehicles for their military transport, which was, I might add, extremely efficient.
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