Word: britisher
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Only one man had the German thoroughness neglected. That man was Albert, the King. And in overlooking him, the Germans signed their own death-warrant. But for that one high, courageous soul, the Germans might have swept through Belgium unresisted, smashed the French Army before the British "Old Contemptibles" could have interposed their thin line, and then and there the war would have been won by the forces of evil...
Asked how he thought American university students could best aid reconstruction in Europe, Professor Levy-Bruhl replied: "First of all, you should become better informed on European problems and history. Americans have a fair knowledge of the British Empire, but of France and Germany they know little. France needs economic and financial help very badly. The war was a terrible blow to us; our most productive provinces were pillaged, and the debt we incurred is a heavy burden to carry...
...Health, went to England in 1916 with the first University Unit, and was commander of General Hospital 22, B. E. F., with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He has lately been made a companion of the order of St. Michael and St. George for his work with the British...
...reward for meritorious work with the British Army in France, several members of the University Surgical Unit have been awarded high honors by the British government...
...Crabtree, chief of surgical division: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire...