Word: torpedos
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...Harvard Surgical Unit with the British Expeditionary Force "somewhere in France," which sailed last November, returned home last week. They arrived in port on the Andania, the steamer which recently carried the latest Harvard Unit led by Dr. Hugh Cabot '94 to Europe. The Andania, with a convoy of torpedo boats left a British port, the passage requiring 12 days instead of the customary 10, due to the course taken as laid down by the British Admiralty. Nothing eventful occurred during the trip through the war zone, but extra precautions were taken when nearing America, as a wireless was received...
...Seven complete units have been organized and over 400 men from the first district, which extends from Eastport, Me., to Chatham, have enrolled for the work. The Government is speeding the work forward as fast as possible in view of the present crisis, and the construction of nine new torpedo boat chasers is being rushed...
...other hand suppose the submarine gets near enough to discharge a torpedo or a gun if the vessel is thereby sunk, that is the overt act for which the United States has been waiting. If there is any opportunity, our armed ship presumably will reply and war would begin then and there; but in this case demonstrably by the act of the Germans...
...ships then returned to the ports of departure, where local defensive practice was held with torpedo boats and "mosquito" fleets of launches...
...daily routine starting with reveille at 5 o'clock and dish washing until 7.30, including half an hour of polishing brass work, five hours of physical, gun, fire and loading drills, as well as scrubbing clothes, and torpedo, defense, searchlight and other drills...