Word: specializes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Service Committee of the American Library Association, which is actively engaged in collecting books for the Army and Navy, has made a special appeal for copies of Bedecked's Guides. Though those for Northern France and for Belgium are especially desired, the guides for Southern France, for Italy, and for other European countries are also very welcome. Other books of travel which will give the new in the service an insight into the history, customs, traditions and points of view of the nations by whose side they are soon to fight are equally acceptable. Any copies which members...
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...University during the first half of the college year of 1916-17, and went to France, where he lectured as Exchange Professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. After about six months in this post, Professor Sabine entered the service of the French and British Governments for the special purpose of experimenting with a system whereby the range might be found for artillery by the use of a method of sound triangulation. During his experiments he was at the front a great deal of the time and in connection with his work on artillery liaison had an unusual opportunity to observe...
Governor McCall has been a hearty advocate of "Smileage" ever since the idea was taken over by the Government in an attempt to relieve the necessity for amusement at the camps and cantonments. He appointed a special council for the sole purpose of stimulating interest in "Smileage" throughout the State of Massachusetts, and he will take up the subject from the point of view of the civil government...
...Smileage" is the result of an attempt on the part of the Military Entertainment Council, a special commission appointed by the Secretary of War as a branch of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, to provide the best possible entertainment for men now in the National Army cantonments, and all military and naval camps on this side of the Atlantic, at the lowest possible price. This council is issuing books of tickets, somewhat like mileage coupons in use on the railroads, which, when sent to men at any of the service camps or cantonments in the United States...