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...Squier had nothing but praise for the bravery of the Chinese. Through some blunder, all operating instruments had been left off the relief ship. One Chinaman sat without uttering a word or groan while a doctor cut off three of his toes with a pair of scissors, and after the operation, he thanked the surgeon...
...Constitution more Mexicans are said to have been dispossessed of their property than U. S. citizens. If President Obregon intends to indemnify the citizens of the U. S., he can hardly fail to do the right thing by Mexican citizens. It seems, therefore, that the Mexican Treasury must groan or Obregon succumb to the jibes...
...labors for years and years. While the rest of the world continues arguing these enthusiasts excavate and study, scarcely touched by the course of events some thousands of miles away. It is they who in large measure furnish supplies of relies for tourists in "rubberneck wagons"; and these, doubtless, groan over the ignorant sightseers and their complete lack of appreciation. As a group such "scientists" will never be numerous but it will be a sad, dull day when there is no longer excavation to be done nor archaeologists...
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, said in his recent speech at the Union, "There are two kinds of Americans--the soft-headed pacifists and the hard-headed peace lovers." The soft-headed pacifists cost us many a groan and not a few groats in the last war. If we had been a little better prepared, we could have saved millions in men and money by ending the war a year sooner than...
...first active service, and I regret to say were rather cracking under the strain of the long runs on these terrible roads with the new nervous tension of carrying real wounded who groan and cry out at every bump. Henry had left the front, where we are stationed, and gone back to our base, when a Boche avion passed over the camp and dropped four bombs on it. When the first fell Henry hurried out to see if any one was hurt, and, as he left the tent, was struck by an eclat from the second which made a ghastly...