Word: shows
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attack. The High Command is evidently feeling out the weak spot for the great attack. They cannot hope to wear out the Allied armies by these minor tactics, they are only a prelude to greater events. A raid of one or two companies on a short front will show up the weaknesses that probably also would be present in the whole sector, and so give an indication of the place to start an offensive...
...form of an argument to support his position. It is rather a wail that the socialistic parties of Austria and Germany have deserted the cause of internationalism to shout and fight for the Fatherland. The book is full of quotations from socialistic papers to show how the workers of the middle empires have yielded to the cause of nationalism. It is also a violent denunciation of Germany with its so-called "feudal-monarchical organization based upon a mighty capitalistic foundation". The bulk of the book, with its chapters on the Balkan question, Austria-Hungary, the war against Czarism, the collapse...
...Baptist Sewing Circle may not elect to attend "The Very Idea" for its mid-winter theatre party, but that's not saying it's an improper show. Vicarious parentage is ordinarily not an appropriate topic among the very best people, but William LeBaron, to whom this very idea was born, has spun three acts of good fun and humorous complication. Having resolved to poke fun at eugenics and its converts, he has only to introduce the child in the final act to hoist the humor to its climax. Which he does, and very deftly...
...Ayer. Captain Brown spoke on conditions at Devens, and told of the surprisingly small amount of entertainment to be found near the camp. "Enlisted men have their evenings off," said he. "But there is very little for them to do. Often there used to be but one moving picture show for an entire cantonment. Now, however, the Liberty Theatres are packed with happy, well-contented soldiers who have been afforded an opportunity to relax their minds and bodies from a hard day's work by watching high-class actors play in vaudeville, or successful plays...
...purpose of the meeting is to explain the Smileage plan, to show the good done by it and by similar work aboard, and to arouse an interest in the cause among the students of the University...