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...rejoicing that the German advance had been stemmed, and her great war-machine broken, she brought up, without warning, without boasting, her terrible siege guns, each drawn by nineteen tractors, and planted them where they could crush the ring of forts. Germany's first note of announcement was the roar of those guns, hearing which Liege knew itself doomed...
...executing a bewildering criss-cross and delayed pass run, which was Brown's trump card, in running back punts, in side stepping and dodging Yale tackles in a broken field, Pollard gave a peerless performance. His head line exhibition brought the crowd of 25,000 spectators up with a roar in the opening minutes of the final period. Catching a punt hoisted aloft to midfield by the toe of Harry Legore, Pollard dexterously threw off the Yale ends, started towards the right, drawing the entire pack of Yale tacklers in the direction, and then using a puzzling side step, switched...
Thursday, first and second periods: Security and formation by companies. Patrolling outposts, advance and roar guards...
...compulsory membership in the Union. Was the thought father to the wish? Is it not plainly evident that the weight of student opinion is against compulsion? Naturally, if a vote were taken, most of those who are members will murmur indifferently "Yes," while those who are non-members will roar, as one man, "No!" Moreover, there are more non-members than members. Any "sober, thinking, mathematician" can work out a victory for the Non-Union party. Is the vote just or unjust, wise or unwise? Well--it is the voice of democracy--Enough! Is not the Union the touchstone...
...along the French front from Nancy through Lunecille to Gerbeviller and back, in company with the Mayor, and Recteur of the University of Nancy, and Professor Paul Petit, of the Faculte des Sciences there. On the previous day, during my lecture at the university, I had heard the cannon roar at Pont-a-Mousson, and though I was assured that there was came absolu along all the front that I was to visit, that the lines were two or three kilometers and more apart, and that in all probability nothing but artillery duels would occur, I felt that some little...