Word: despatched
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Cambridge, a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps, according to word which has just been received in a letter written by him from France, brought down his first German airplane on December 16. The exact sector in which he was engaged is not known. The despatch states that he got so near to the enemy plane that he could see the red cheeks of his Boche enemy, a shot from his machine fun sending a bullet through the German's head. The Boche was a man of great reputation in the Allied camps because of the daring piloting...
...continuity proved its value again this autumn when the officers in charge of the regiment faced a fresh task, after many of their "veterans" had been called to the colors, and when hundreds of entering freshmen had come up for training. The work of organization and training advanced with despatch and efficiency, as it well could, with experience as it had at command and with such a corps of instructors. Eleven hundred students, nearly the half of all Harvard's enrollment, have joined the regiment's ranks. Today, when they greeted the Secretary of War, they were already prepared...
...short despatch from Paris announces the retirement from the French cabinet of Monsieur Ribot, after repeated attacks on his policy by the Socialists. It is not without genuine regret that Americans read of his resignation, as throughout the war he has shown consummate ability and statesmanlike moderation in all his public acts, whether as finance minister, foreign secretary, or Premier. The grand old man of France, as his friends are wont to call him, has given much to his country in return for scant gratitude. For over a quarter of a century he has been active in French politics...
...case of an outbreak of hostilities between Germany and the United States the American Ambulance will continue to send men abroad to carry on the work and in the event of the despatch of an American expeditionary force as many of the sections as necessary will be attached to it. Should additional military forces be sent over by this Government more ambulance units will be created to support them. An excellent opportunity is thus offered to those men physically unfit for military service to "do their bit" for the cause of this country and the Allies...
...groups of members wishing to eat together should hand in their lists as soon as possible, so that an assignment of club tables may be made this week. Students must sign up early so that the assignments can be handled with despatch. The management reserves the right to fix the registration at each...