Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...metres where you stop the spiral and descend to the ground in normal and wide turns. He commenced his spirals normally, but, when at 600 metres, he did not stop. At about this altitude the machine "slipped off on a wing" (side-slipped) and then went into a nose drive. It struck the ground in this attitude. Two possible reasons for the accident are improper manipulation of controls, (using too much rudder) or illness. Bill may have become dizzy due to the quick turns of the machine and have lost entire control of his machine...
...regiment will be formed as for review in line of masses, the right of the first battalion resting on or near the out line trench in front of the field fortifications, the line facing toward the drive way along the shore of the pond...
...campaign of Liberty Bond Week. Team 5 now leads the competition with a sum of $7,200 collected. Team 6 has second place with $6,650. This amount is more than the Committee had expected or hoped for, and the result of last week's drive shows the campaign to have been a success. The outcome was in large measure due to the zeal of the members of the teams in canvassing the college buildings. The most noticeable observation to be made is the response which men of moderate means gave to the loan and the large number...
Both these ideas must be contended with, and the justification for their existence removed. The only way to defeat the German army is with another and better army. Force can only be met with force. We must drive the German army from its present advantageous positions if we are to drive the vindication of force at the same time from the German mind...
With the ten thousand dollar mark well passed in two days drive and the campaign just getting under way, the prospect for a successful conclusion of the week is very favorable...