Word: lost
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...those who are most eager to volunteer. Entirely disregarding that now historic million which was to spring to arms in the same short time, there were two hundred thousand men eagerly anxious to obtain admission to the officers' training camps. Their pristine patriotism may not be considered to have lost its gloss. A like number of men volunteered for service under Mr. Roosevelt. Combining these two, we have four hundred thousand...
...Junior class at Yale has lost the greatest number of men on account of enlistments in government service. To date the total is 201 members of the class have left college. The unit which attracted the most attention was Unit No. 1 of the Aero Coast Patrol, which has been under intensive training at Palm Beach, Florida. It was the first unit to leave college. Of the officers' training camps, Plattsburg drew the largest number, while only three of the camps are not included in the list. Representatives of the class are enrolled in 36 different units...
This day of tribute is not a sectional day. Those who lost no less than those who won are honored for their bravery, and the oblivion of self with which they defended the cause which they believed just to the very annihilation of self. Like good Americans they fought for the right as it was given to them to see the right. The bravest and the wisest man can do no more...
...days ago a student at an American university unwittingly burned a paper napkin on which was a representation of the American flag. A night or so after that he was set upon in his room, taken out and beaten till he lost consciousness. He is supposed now to be recovering in a hospital from the effects of his chastisement...
...only with ample nutrition but palatably will get better fighting service from them. Sanitary surveillance of food preparation and service is of great importance. In many wars more men have died of contagious disease than of wounds. Many battles on the other hand, have been lost by a failure of the supply of ammunition--not ultimate supply but supply at the crucial moment. One function of the supply officer is to provide required ammunition without overloading men and wagons...