Word: executioner
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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The hanging of thirteen negro soldiers attached to the 24th United States Infantry is the first case of such a wholesale execution since the Mexican War of 1845. It is the one of the few blots on the remarkably fine record of our Army.
"The work done by your committee is excellent, and I consider the highest praise due to those who directed the campaign and to those who actually put it into execution."
The resolve of the Allies to put General Foch in virtual command of the Italian front, to attempt to recoup the disaster when opportunity offers, will do much to cause confidence in the eventual outcome of that struggle. No soldier in France has more carefully mastered the theory of war...
The willingness to change one's mind on good cause shown is one of the essential qualities of an administrative officer or of a statesman. The original decision was disheartening to the men now in training, its execution would have imposed real hardship upon those not selected for immediate service...
The last chance for subscribing to the second issue of the Liberty Loan comes today. We are not ashamed of the part Harvard has taken in this work; indeed, the total student subscription compares favorably with those of any other university in the country. We do feel, however, that the...