Word: french
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Newton D. Baker, our Secretary of War, has arrived on French soil for the purpose of investigating military conditions there. No obligation of his office required him to undergo the rigors and risks of such an adventure--and he may have been needed at home--but he cannot fail to profit by the experience. His remark before the Senate committee that the war was 3,000 miles away, in giving an answer to the question why he had not moved more rapidly towards preparation, has been symptomatic of his state of mind. He can now realize what war at hand...
...lectures given by officers of the British and French Missions, beginning with Captain Hodson's lecture, Tuesday, March 12, uniforms will be worn...
Lieut. Lovering will be in University C daily from 12 to 1 o'clock (Tuesday to Friday inclusive) to demonstrate the French Automatic Rifle...
...concert, which is given for the benefit of the French Fund for the Blind, will be open to the public. Tickets at 75, 50 and 25 cents may be obtained at Amee's or the Music Building...
...Merrill uC '16, died from wounds received in action in France, November 6, 1917. Phillips W. Page '09, drowned off coast of England, December 17, 1917, while an ensign in the U. S. N. R. F. Henry B. Palmer '10, died of pneumonia, November 13, 1917, while in the French Aviation Service. Philip C. Starr '14, killed in action, February, 1918, while a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers of the British Army