Word: trenches
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...most important movement for carrying on the War. All of us who have been to Government Camps realize how necessary the Y. M. C. A. is to the soldier. It is his home, his theatre and his club house; it is a place of rest after the chaos of trench life. Those who know nothing about Y. M. C. A. work will learn tonight. Two thousand students must be there. Get your tickets at Phillips Brooks House and be on hand to hear the most inspiring talk that has been given here in many a year...
...over our heads, and the regular answer of the German sheels, seeking out the English batteries, whining past us and then exploding with a loud report, throwing high into the air great columns of earth and smoke. Further and further we made our way up towards the front line trenches; finally at a point under almost constant shellfire we found a little Y. M. C. A. dugout. It was very filthy and small, with almost no accommodations; and yet here we found a secretary unflinchingly sticking by his post, in spite of the fact that in this dugout twice during...
...mento has called away attention from the present British advance beyond Ypres. This receives no very prominent place in the news; yet it may be of enormous consequence. In the first place, here is further proof that the English have conclusively solved the problem of how to win in trench warfare. The lack of emphasis in the papers only shows that such a drive is more and more a matter of course. Furthermore, unlike other offensives, this is prominent for the ground gained. Communications with Zeebrugee and Ostend are seriously threatened. The fact that these submarine bases are endangered means...
...demonstration will terminate by the companies debouching in assaulting waves from the first line trench...
...regiment will be formed as for review in line of masses, the right of the first battalion resting on or near the out line trench in front of the field fortifications, the line facing toward the drive way along the shore of the pond...