Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...light weight of the Andover eleven together with the well-drilled attack of the Freshman team, gave 1921 a 16 to 0 victory in the first game of its regular schedule on Soldiers' Field Saturday afternoon...
...scoring was done in the first period but in the second quarter the Freshmen began a running attack, and through consistent gains by R. S. Humphrey and F. B. Lothrop they brought the ball to within striking distance of the Andover goal line. Humphrey on a 12 yard run around right end then scored the first touchdown. H. H. Faxon kicked the goal. Toward the end of the half the Freshmen again were within 15 yards of the goal line, but Andover's defence stiffened, and a drop kick was tried. Faxon, from the 20 yard line placed the ball...
...second battle of Champagne in October 1915, he was severely wounded leading his battalion in a successful attack on the German trenches after the major and three of the captains had been killed. For this act he was shortly afterwards awarded the Croix de Guerre...
...characteristic feature of the present war is the constant change in methods of fighting. New weapons are used; then new ways to oppose them must be devised. A more efficient defense leads to an improvement in the attack. Numerous developments take place within a month. Although the forces are still too even to end the "war of positions," yet they are altering many details...
...strengthening of such-points of resistance would very likely make a fortress. How are such pits to be destroyed? Maybe the tanks will be equipped with heavier guns, so that they can amble up to a "pill box" and fire point blank. Some new weapon or method of attack will certainly be devised to put the machine gun strongholds out of commission. Whatever is contrived, however, will be but one more step in the development taking place along the Western spout...