Word: skirmish
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...retired when pursued by troops of the F. E. R. of S., into the neutral zone of Japan. In an excess of zeal (police take notice) the Republic's troops followed them only to meet with Japanese soldiers, charges of trespassing and a liberal sprinkling of bullets. The skirmish of Spasskoye is said to have hastened the negotiations of the Conference and favorable action is expected shortly inasmuch as the Ghita demands are reported to have found favor with the delegates of the Mikado...
...Gettysburg would have been but a skirmish in the Great War," said Professor F. W. Taussig '79, of the Department of Economics, in a discussion last night at the Students' Liberal Club on the subject of "Economic Aspects of Disarmament". The quotation illustrated one of Professor Taussig's chief points. He explained that the past recovery from wars has been astonishingly rapid, because of the cycle of economic replacement which takes place normally every few years in any event...
During the past few weeks a heated controversy has been going on in the "Letters to the Editor" column of the New York Times, concerning the truthful teaching of History--particularly that of the American Revolution. Charles Cran Miller, of fame unknown to "Who's Who", began the skirmish by attacking elementary text-books on the ground that they destroy patriotism. These books present the American position as partly right and partly wrong. According to Mr. Miller, we ought to regard the American leaders as saints and the English ministry and king as demons. The next week the author...
...outfit was on the ice in practice session with the University squad yesterday afternoon, and ran through a short scrimmage period with Captain Bigelow's men. Goals by Buntin and Baker from scrimmage featured the skirmish before the third string skaters were set to work...
...winning the third and fifth crew races and placing last in the skirmish between the fourth dormitory crews, Smith Halls won the Fall Crew Championship in the last Regatta Races yesterday...