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...struggle for the Douamont and Vaux fortresses and Dead Man's Hill symbolizes the tradition of the French. It was at Ypres in November, 1914, that the British regulars, the "Old Contemptibles" of the gallant first expeditionary force, stemmed the German attack led by the crack regiments of the Prussian Guard and beat them back with terrific losses. It was at Ypres in April, 1915, that the First Canadian Division beat off the first gas attack and, in the words of General French, "saved the situation". Behind the city, under a grove of Canadian maples, lie six thousand of Canada...
...American army officer can outwit a German military command, gain triumph for his country and win the best girl on earth--in a play. If our dramatists were only directing intelligence operations behind the Teuton lines this week we might expect to have those 70 Prussian army divisions outflanked and slaughtered by Easter and the war ended by the Ides of April...
...hard to believe that the owners have not often tried and have been able to slow up their production. With these firms in American hands they can be run to their highest efficiency and help considerably to swell the tide of supplies that must in the end overcome Prussian power. The opportunities for spies will be greatly curtailed; under German ownership many of these spies were doubtless protected, but American possession will help drive them...
...dashed, which is harmful to the spirit of the people. We have had enough of flamboyant stories of what we are going to do; the talking should come afterwards. The more our hopes violently fluctuate, the less are we inclined to believe in the ultimate hope of destruction of Prussian power, and a spirit of discouragement is likely to grow up. Let us stick to the facts of the task ahead of us, not indulge in wild dreams that take our energies off our work...
...August, 1914, and he saw the progress attained by years of unremitting effort lost through the stubborn resistance of the Ulstermen and the excesses of the Sinn Fein revolutionists. Unembittered by these reverses, Redmond from the first counselled complete Irish co-operation in the British Empire's fight against Prussian militarism, and maintained to the end his uncompromising hostility toward the pro-German factions in Ireland...