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...Picardy was devastated in the Hundred Years' War between France and England, and the armies of the Emperor Charles V. invaded it, besieging Peronne in 1536 and St. Quentin 21 years later. Wellington led the English army through Peronne on the way to Paris after Waterloo. The neighboring fortress of Ham, which was wrecked last spring by the Germans, was the prison of Louis Napoleon from 1840 to 1846, and from it he escaped disguised as a laborer. In January, 1871, St. Quentin, Bapaume, Ham, and Peronne were the scenes of sanguinary battles between the Germans and the French provincial...
...city of Halifax has a peculiar claim upon our sympathy. The Canadians are our allies, of course, but historically Halifax is closely related to Boston. It was founded in 1749 largely at the instance of the New Englanders as an offset to the French fortress of Louisburg; the trade relations of the two towns have always been close; and at the time of the Revolution many of the prominent citizens of Boston--the Tories or Loyalists--emigrated to Halifax; and fine old Boston names--some of them extinct here--are to be found on the tablets of the interesting eighteenth...
...Nunc Dimittis. Choral Prelude, J. S. Bach. 10. The Lord's Prayer. Choral Prelude, Samuel Scheidt, 1587-1659. 11. Sanctus. 12. From heaven above to earth 1 come. Choral Prelude, Pachelbel, 1653-1706, 13. To Shepherds as they watched by night (original folk-song melody). 14. A mighty fortress is our God. Choral Fantasia, J. S. Bach...
...heaviest shells, and can be well camoufied, the resisting power would be very formidable. That the Germans have not made them powerful enough to hold back the English is evident, but they did cause considerable trouble. A strengthening of such-points of resistance would very likely make a fortress. How are such pits to be destroyed? Maybe the tanks will be equipped with heavier guns, so that they can amble up to a "pill box" and fire point blank. Some new weapon or method of attack will certainly be devised to put the machine gun strongholds out of commission. Whatever...
After the war game, the naval "rookies" went to Hampton Roads, and were reviewed at Fortress Monroe. At Tangier Sound selected gun crews engaged in target practice with three and five inch guns, while others practiced firing one-pounders from small boats...