Word: minor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...winter of our discontent," with its coalless days and congested railroads and other minor annoyances, is past. The spring, with its promise of abundant crops and increased industrial production, is here. Now is the time for America's Home Army to mobilize and thus bring courage to our boys in the trenches and cantonments, and depression to our enemies. Let Germany feel that this is a popular war in America. The effect of having the nation a unit in patriotic thought on this day cannot be over-estimated. It will bring renewed courage and hope to our brave allies...
...previous thirty years intrigue in the Balkans. The events of March, 1918, are surely the same. Pan-Germanism, for three years at a stand-still, once more takes up its march Eastward. The great Central Empire, extending from the North Sea to Constantinople and far into Asia Minor, the German dream realized stares the world in the face...
...University Athletic Committee will meet this evening to discuss several important topics concerning the furthering of plans for sports, intercollegiate and otherwise, this spring. Dean Briggs, as chairman of the Committee, will preside. Questions dealing with rowing, baseball, track and minor sports will be taken up. It is doubtful whether Coach Robert Herrick '90, advisor of the University crew will be able to attend. Matters concerning the eight, therefore, will be referred to Manager A. F. Tribble...
...ordinary daily attrition. Raids have been made almost continuously, and with a remarkable intensity of artillery fire and fierceness of attack. The High Command is evidently feeling out the weak spot for the great attack. They cannot hope to wear out the Allied armies by these minor tactics, they are only a prelude to greater events. A raid of one or two companies on a short front will show up the weaknesses that probably also would be present in the whole sector, and so give an indication of the place to start an offensive...
Those who are physically unacceptable for the Army and Navy are, however, included among the number who may compete on athletic teams. There are certain men in every college whose minor physical disqualifications, though barring them from military work, do not prevent their being excellent athletes. Any undergraduates who have made the effort to serve and have failed should not be differentiated from the more fortunate ones who are accepted...