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The German press was filled with tales of suffering that could not be hidden. Reported one war correspondent: "Along the [northern] front cold has become intense, snow sweeps over plains and swamps. It prows dark at 2:30 p.m.. and during the following hours the Russians usually attack. Attacks...
*The races, so called because the boats have carved dragon heads on their prows, take place on many rivers and lakes. In Chinese homes the day is observed by the use of charms to ward off bad spirits that cause calamities.
Today's racers are 30-odd feet long, with sharp prows and raking twin masts that are taller than their length. Their beam is no broader than a man is tall. They are especially sporty and picturesque because they must be balanced by man power. Each canoe carries "springboards...
Long-limited, long-sinewed crew men row during the fall and winter to develop form and stamina for the gruelling spring schedule. When ice-breaking becomes too hazardous for the frail prows of the Crimson shells, Coaches Harvey Love and Bert Haines bring their charges indoors in Newell to practice...
Manhattan's historic Hanover Square has been a trading place for staples ever since clipper ships poked their prows across its cobblestones in the time of George I. The Commodity Exchange was formed there in May 1933 by a merger of the Rubber, Silk, Metals and Hide Exchanges. All four...