Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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an airplane type in to rise or descend vertically. A prize of $100,000 has been offered by M. a vertical shaft, thus enabling the plane Michelin of France for its perfecting, of $100,000 has been offered by M.

Michelin of France for its perfecting, lem of the landing of flying machines in limited quarters. first American Ambassador to Germany War, was born in 10, 1863. He was HURRICANE course of troubles between Hungary and Austria over the transfer to the latter western Hungary. On October 22 he appeared in the district by airplane and an country of the Burgenland district in army of 12,000 men was immediately placed under his command. He advanced toward Budapest, and his coming was hailed by large bodies of the people who feated Charles's army, the ex-King being pressive "White" régime of Admiral Horthy. But the neighboring states motoward Switzerland with the ex-Empress subsequently captured while in flight Horthy himself gathered forces and defeated Charles's army, the ex-King being по subsequently captured while in flight toward Switzerland with the ex-Empress Zita. The powers had already demanded following the World Wa his formal deposition and delivery into Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, graduated from Harvard in 1886 and afterward studied abroad at Göttingen, their hands, and an act was passed by the Berlin, and Paris. He entered the manu- facturing business at Corning, N. Y., in 1889. In politics he served as Republi- , and Paris . He entered the manuking was declared to right of electing a king was declared to have reverted to the nation, but the choice was left to a later date. Charles himhave reverted to the nation, but the choice can presidential elector from New York of all future title to the throne. The was left to a later date. Charles himand was chosen to represent the Thirty- right of electing a seventh New York District in Congress, 1919-1921. On Jan. 18, 1922, he was nominated by President Harding to be American Ambassador to Germany, and his nomination was promptly confirmed by the Senate.

HUNGARY. A People's Republic with Count Karolyi as provisional president was formally proclaimed in November, 1918, following the forced abdication of King Charles. In March, 1919, the radical Bela Kun gained control of affairs and established a soviet régime, but on August 1 he was forced to resign owing to terrible internal conditions as well as to external pressure.

Other governments followed in rapid succession, ending with the establishment by the National Assembly of the regency of ex- Admiral Horthy of the Austro-Hungarian navy, the National Assembly declaring itself to be the sole representative of Hungarian sovereignty. Hungary (1920) itself to be the sole representative of archy in form of government, but the choice of a king was postponed to a more favorable date. Parties were divided between the claims of the so-called Legitichoice of a king was postponed to a more favorable date. Parties were divided beand the Free Electionists, who declared the throne vacant. On March 26, 1921, Charles appeared suddenly in Budapest from his exile in Switzerland and endeavered to gain restoration to the throne. He was received by the regent Horthy, but the National Assembly adopted resolutions demanding his expulsion from the country and he finally retired again to was received by the regent Horthy, but the National Assembly adopted resolutempt in the following October in the self was delivered to British naval authorities and carried to the island of Mapeace treaty with the United States, and ace of permahad been selected as his place nent exile. On Dec. 12, 1921, the Hun- States, and garian Assembly ratified the separate peace treaty with the United State

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