Word: vastly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Signs and portents are seen in the sky, on every side. At Windsor, Ontario, a vast sword-bearing angel has been observed near the zenith, resembling Joan of Arc. By this angel's side was also seen St. Michael, leading starry hosts to victory. Farther north and west than Windsor, the Chippewa Indians have seen their Thunder Bird, their holy and mystic eagle, in the skies, and he, too, was followed by countless sweeping hosts. And much nearer home, the Winged Victory was seen marching athwart the skies the other night, a flaming sword in her hand, and advancing...
...laugh at the emotion which has opened these peoples' eyes to the starry sign. It proves that the awful events which are in progress in the world have entered the hearts and minds of all men. It is a token that the world is aroused to the necessity of vast and concerted action. Perhaps it is also an indication of the universal yearning for strong leadership. In the wreck of the reputations of generals and statement, in the poverty of great and commanding names, the common people seek a supernatural leader. To their eyes the skies are not empty...
...today we learn that Rumania has bowed before the Kaiser, that Dobrudja has been ceded to the Central Powers, and that German and Turkish troops press on along the Black Sea to the very borders of Persia. Rumania a vassal of Austria, Bulgaria a willing tool, and vast territories wrung from Russia complete a brief but overwhelming accomplishment. The German tide, which we believed to be receding, has reached its highest flood. The Allies futilely hammer on the Western Front and their enemies reap whole nations in a seemingly irresistible advance. The world, as seen from our shores, presents...
...annual winter peace flurry is blowing over. It will completely disappear when the spring offensives begin. Then Germany must be beaten in the field. Victory by economic pressure has been rendered impossible by the defection of Russia. Germany can fight on without other foreign trade if the vast resources of Russia are at her disposal, and victory by attrition, much heralded in 1915, seems more distant than ever. In spite of three years of losses greater armies will face each other across the trench lines of the Western front this spring than ever before in the conflict...
...other hand there is still great need to keep our youth occupied in the business of education. There seems to be no less demand for college-trained men. That which has almost been accomplished in this year's study will be practically lost. There is a vast distance between the nearly finished and the finished product. We may not be acquainted with the facts which the Fuel Administration has, but it seems rather clear that the amount of coal saved by closing the colleges will not compensate the loss which thousands of students will undergo...