Word: riche
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Twenty-seven assistants were appointed as follows: Lawrence Rich Grose in Forestry; Walter William Spencer Cook in Fine Arts; Charles Grover Smith in Physics; William Edward Masterson in Public Speaking; Philip Francis Weatherill and Albert Howard Bump in Chemistry; Emmett Kirkendall Carver as assistant to the Director of the Gibbs Laboratory; Fred Lemuel Ham in Economics; Victor Fritz Lenzen and Ralph Mason Blake in Philosophy; Somers Fraser and Conrad Jacobson in Surgery; Warren Richards Sisson in Pediatrics; Martin Joseph English in Medicine; Robert Jay Cook and Lloyd Thornton Brown in Orthopedic Surgery; Frederick Leo Good in Gynaecology; Delos Judson Bristol...
...capture of the Third Army across the Isonzo. Not since the days of the great German advance of August 1914, have the Allies been confronted with so serious a crisis. For should a catastrophe take place, then the way will lie open for the Germans to seize the rich Lombard plain, capture new ports for submarine bases on the Mediterranean, and even menace France from the rear. Any aid to prevent this, if it is to be effective, must be immediate. The danger is so instant and overwhelming as to leave no time for deliberation. Already the French cabinet...
...present is no time to embarrass the government with strikes, unless the provocation be instant and overwhelming. All classes, rich and poor, are making every sacrifice in their power to help win the war. It would never do that these sacrifices be nullified by the pretentions of any one class. The strikers can no longer put forward increased cost of living as an excuse, for in a few months the cost of living will decrease under government supervision; nor should a shorter day be asked. The sacrifice that is most immediately in the laborer's power is work, increased...
...final settlement reached on all these subjects. As a part of the higher civilization of the world, the United States ranks alongside of Europe. For the time being that civilization is threatened by a lawless member. With so many savage races in the world, and so much rich but undeveloped land, it is perhaps too much to expect that this will be the last war. But with a common purpose between this country and the allied nations of Europe, it may well be hoped that the defeat of Germany will mark the end of war in Europe for all time...
Again, he pointed out that "the last loan was taken largely by the very rich and the very poor but that now surtaxes have been placed upon the wealthy and although they are still doing their share, yet the government is looking for response from the middle class. Young men have responded to their colors and have been drafted into the army without the government consulting their wishes. They have given up their lives to the cause. The government has the same right to ask for a man's money and savings as it has to ask for a soldier...