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...will not stir him. He has seen so very much of war, so very much of soldiers, courageous, hardy, strong, that the sight of one more regiment, however gallant and well-trained it may be, could well cause small influence on him. What thought can he have of a thousand men? He has been in command of millions...
Columbia University honored Lord Cunliffe, Arthur James Balfour, Marshal Joffre, and M. Viviani late yesterday afternoon, when five thousand students stood upon the steps before the library to pay respects to the English and French war missions while President Nicholas Murray Butler conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws...
...There never was a time when the merchant marine problem more insistently called for solution. To take the place of the tonnage destroyed in the war our government is seeking to build wooden ships by the thousand. But an even greater question is involved; for the stability of our industries, the very prosperity of the country, depends in large part on our overseas shipping facilities. On account of the lack of ships our exporters have suffered severely from excessive freight rates, unfair discrimination in favor of foreign competitors and, in many cases, actual loss of business. The great factor...
...they had taken refuge to give them up to be shot as deserters, a general massacre was ordered. The "Butcher Regiment," made up of former criminals, was ordered by the governor-general to begin the slaughter of the innocent Armenian women and children. The Armenians were murdered by the thousand, 55,000 were killed in one day. The rivers were blocked by the bodies and were turned from their regular courses...
...that "the training at Harvard will be practically the same as at Plattsburg and the other training camps, and in my opinion all those who complete the training at Harvard will be eligible for commissions as soon as they reach the age fixed, which at present is 21. Many thousand officers will be needed for the large armies to be raised, and Harvard men will have an excellent opportunity through the combined instruction of the French and American officers to receive the highest order of training...