Word: cannoneer
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...boats are coming! At least so the Kaiser has informed the world. Thired of his meagre diet of English and French ships, the War Lord looks for new cannon-food, new worlds to conquer. To pursue the elusive Fall River liners is Wilhelm's latest ambition; to shell Revere would terrorize the Americans,--would soon end the war. It is indeed a rosy picture with which to lure on the terrible Teuton...
...meeting of the Corporation on September 24, leave of absence for the year 1917-1918 was granted to: Professors Walter B. Cannon '96, A. C. Coolidge '87, Theodore Lyman'97, R. B. Perry '97 (second half), George W. Pierce '99, Richard B. Strong, J. H. Woods '87 (second half); Associate Professor John Warren '97, Assistant Professors Elliot G. Brackett, Richard C. Cabot '89, Arthur B. Lamb '03 (while in government service), R. B. Merriman '96 (first half), Harris P. Mosher '92, Francis W. Peabody '03 (first half), C. R. Post '04 (first half), K. G. T. Webster '93, Faculty Instructors...
Among the graduates of the University who will officer the unit are three with the rank of major: Dr. Cushing, Dr. Lee, and Robert B. Osgood M. '99. The following graduates are captains: Walter B. Cannon '96, Reginald Fitz '06, George S. Derby '96, Walter M. Boothby '02, Edward B. Towne '06, Horace Buiney '97, Elliott C. Cutler '09, and Henry Lyman...
...great that the Americans in Turkey persuaded the United States to intervene and Russia was requested by the United States to take charge of our interests in Eastern Turkey. Russia at once sent an army within striking distance of Van. In order to make it possible to transport the cannon and supplies over the deep snow carpets were collected which could be used to form a road-bed. Seeing these warlike preparations, the massacre was postponed for the time being. On receiving news from the Kaiser that the great European war could not then be advantageously started, the regiments were...
...Ussher was in Jerusalem, and while there he went through a German "Inn for Pilgrims" which is very strategically situated on the Mount of Olives. He was surprised to learn that there were cannon in the basement and was told that the palatial "Inn" would be the headquarters of the first German governor of Palestine and after that would be occupied by the Kaiser when he was supervising the government of that section of his dominions...