Word: french
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Confidential Pamphlet: "The French Automatic Machine Rifle...
...first of these is the supercession of the famous War Council of Versailles by the single commander, General Foch. The general is well known to students of military questions through courses he has given at the French War College. It is safe to say that the appointment of a supreme commander is a step in the right direction; the next thing will be to equip him with a general staff capable of handling the combined armies...
...accredited to be the foremost authority on military history in the United States at the present time, has held a prominent place in the History Department of the University. He has conducted courses in the College on many branches of that subject, specializing in the history of the French Revolution and Napoleon I, and in the political, diplomatic and military history of Europe from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. His recent course, History 55, was intended for men in training preparatory to entering the service...
...large German cities Cologne is nearest to the British hangars; it is much nearer than Mannheim, which has repeatedly received the favors of the Allied aerial visitors; and it is the capital of Rhenish, Prussia. It is possible that Cologne has been spared hitherto at the request of the French, out of consideration for the staunchly Catholic character of its citizens and a sort of traditional leaning that they are supposed to have toward French influence. Perhaps it has been spared out of consideration for the famous Cologne Cathedral, one of the vastest and most famous fanes of Catholic worship...
...Cologne Cathedral is not remarkable for its beauty. It was indeed planned originally along the lines of the lovely cathedral of Amiens, and in spirit it is French rather than German, but its proportions were a failure, and the recent removal of surrounding high buildings, in an intention to give to it its full value, have only had the effect to win for it the epithet of "the overgrown monster." For all that, its history, its size and some of its architectural features no doubt entitle it to the respect which the British and French aviators have hitherto paid...