Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...impeached. That such a widespread scandal could exist without some foundation seems improbable, but on the other hand it seems well nigh impossible that in any of the great countries today a member of the Cabinet should be an active traitor. It is characteristic of France that no attempt is made to conceal the offence, but instead an honest effort is on foot, in the interest of fair play, to discover the truth of the matter, and to extirpate all interests that are not working directly for the complete success of French arms...
...often happens that when suddenly called upon we rise to situations seemingly beyond our capabilities. In attempting big things there is a certain momentum coincident with the attempt which makes us get there. Today the R. O. T. C. is to be reviewed by the University Military Committee, after a period of training less than two months. On this committee are some of the country's keenelt military critics, men who will be the first to pick flaws in such a body as the R. O. T. C. We feel sure that they will realize the newness of the Corps...
...Office, in its communique, admitted briefly that their permanent positions had been broken into on a short front. But the interpretation accorded this admission in the newspapers is bound to have a greater effect on public opinion, and one of the most representative of these, the Lokal Anzeiger, actually attempts to portray it as a moral victory for the Germans. "The British attempt to break through," it writes, "collapsed entirely in the face of the extraordinary bravery of our troops. It went no farther than the initial success. . . . . The enemy will not succeed by this abortive attack in diverting...
...weeks, and thereby satisfy his prophetic instincts. Ground for encouragement does exist, nevertheless, not on the tongue of the seer, but on Flanders mud, Allied union and American progress. As Englishmen regain France's lost territory, they drive from our minds the trenches in Italy. In the attempt to create an allied general staff we see an endeavor for more efficient co-operation. While labor tends to eliminate its striking habits, and the new draftees, their awkwardness, we perceive the United States getting ever stronger. Even the most energetic pessimist, lately at the height of his powers, suffers a serious...
...assisted by W. B. Snow '18, the only University player then in College, and by V. F. Likins '18, of last year's University squad. For the first ten days the squad was put through thorough drills on the fundamentals, and it was not until October 4 that an attempt was made to form an eleven. At that time 1921 and the informals were unable to score in a fortyminute scrimmage...