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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Parisian journalist who has been right in the thick of it since the war started is bound to be interesting. The French press has had no small part to play in this great conflict. Upon it has the government depended to a large extent for informing the French people what was going on, and yet keeping up their spirit and resolution. As may be expected, this was a difficult task, for with German hordes pouring in upon them, with a horrible and thorough war being fought on their territory, the French people could not be salved into determination by honeyed...
...year ago there were building or authorized for our Navy 123 vessels: and then hundreds of submarine chasers and other small-type vessels and a number of destroyers have been completed, and contracts are now existing for more than 900 vessels. We have the greatest wireless service in the world, stretching from Alaska to Panama and to Hawaii and the Philippines.--TREASURY DEPT., BUREAU OF PUBLICITY...
...very difficult position which Holland has maintained since the outbreak of the war has now become practically untenable, as the result of the German ultimatum just presented at the Hague. The demand made upon the Dutch people offers but another indictment of the imperial treatment of small nations, and once more strengthens our belief in the complete lack of integrity which has characterized all actions of that government...
This large falling-off will be generally laid to the small enrolment of the College. On the surface this seems to be the case, but the Chapel Committee's report gives some very illuminating statistics, which show that though on March 1 the size of the College had decreased 43 per cent. over 1916-17, the chapel attendance had decreased well over 51 per cent. Some other cause must therefore be looked...
Today marks the beginning of the final lap of military training for the current college year. From the plans made it will be intensive in character and will call for no small amount of time. It behooves every student to make this period the most profitable in the history of the corps. Two distinct advances, however, are necessary...