Word: rouen
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...extraordinary heroism in action near Fismes, France, Aug. 26, 1918, and near Remily, France, Nov. 10, 1918. On Aug. 26, Lieutenant Gilbert made a daylight reconnaisance of the ruins of Tannerie near Fismes, entered Fismes under direct observation and fire of the enemy, and continued his reconnaisance along the Rouen-Rheims road under machine gun fire, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the terrain was favorable for an attack on the Chateau du Diable. On November 10 he voluntarily led a patrol across the river Meuse and located the enemy positions...
...Joan the Woman," a photo-play founded on the life of "that good maid whom Englishmen burned at Rouen," was presented last night for the first time in Boston with Mme. Farrar in the title role. The prima donna herself was in a box. Her appearance was made the occasion for one of those curious scenes now inseparable from Mme. Farrar's public visits to her native city. When she entered the box, house and orchestra rose simultaneously and faced her, the conductor waved his baton like an acolyte offering incense, and the band played "My Country Tis of Thee...
Professor George Pierce Baker '87, will introduce M. Brieux with an informal talk on his work, which will be given in English. A letter from Assistant Professor Allard, who is now serving as military interpreter in a hospital at Rouen, will be read. The treasurer's receipts from the Cercle play and the amount of the surplus which is to be given to the French and Belgian Red Cross will also be announced...
...Museum today. Velazquez is recognized as almost the greatest master of painting, and this work, only recently discovered in a private collection in England, is an exceptionally fine example of his earlier style. It is a variation of the well-known painting of the "Geographer" in the museum at Rouen...
Professor Louis Allard, who rendered general service early in the war as an interpreter, is now stationed at Rouen in the English Hospital No. 8, as an interpreter between French and English soldiers...