Word: occurred
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...because of birth, we remember hardly as many as half a dozen. There was von Kluck, for instance, who lost at the Marne, and there are von Buelow in Italy and Mackensen. Do you readily think of any more? Among the French such names as Foch and de Castelnau occur, but when recently the command of the French forces in Italy was assigned, presumably to an officer of merit, the name was entirely...
...finish their enlistment. While students they will receive the pay and allowances of 1st class privates. Those who successfully complete the course and are recommended, will be carried on a list as eligible for appointment as 2nd lieutenants and will be commissioned in order of merit as vacancies occur...
...learn modern methods of warfare in order to avoid the mistakes that were made at the beginning of the war. There are changes in the art of combat every month requring new armaments and weapons and it is necessary to keep in touch with the changes as they occur...
There is no reason why any accident should occur. Daily in Europe millions of men handle firearms in the most deadly way. Yet by the use of a small amount of care, accidents--in the sense of self-inflicted casualties--are almost unknown. With the same reasonable care there will be no mishaps next week...
...unaided skirmishes, but they may not win wars. The fullest resources of the nation in material must be gathered together to arm troops and sustain them during the long havoc-working months in the field. As example of this, if the constantly expected but unlikely sudden breakdown does occur in Germany, it will be not a breakdown of man power, but of material, of money, of national credit whereby individuals will cease to bear arms in defence of a nation which cannot insure their possessions...