Word: wars
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Walter C. Bailey '94, M.D. '98, has been appointed head of the Red Cross Commission to Poland. During the war, he was engaged in Red Cross Work abroad, as a member of the Rockefeller Tuberculosis Commission. He established tuberculosis dispensaries at Lyons, France, and was later appointed medical head of the Department of the Rhone, where his work was of great importance...
...Service Medal by the United States Government, and the Decoration of the Legion of Honor by the Government of France. General Collardet, French Military Attache presented the latter Decoration, and Secretary Baker awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with the following citation: "While on duty as liaison officer between the War Department and the foreign military missions, he displayed the greatest discretion and ability and contributed materially to the successful conduct of military-diplomatic relations between the War Department and the allied military missions...
While the Allies continue the discussion of peace at Paris the Russian peoples face the grim actualities of war, war to the death between the forces of order and anarchy. Our Archangel force continues to fight off the Reds to the best of its ability but the loyal Russians have ceased to set any store by its efforts or by any assistance from the Allies whatsoever. They are making a last appeal to Japan to save them from ruin...
...well, that they should harbor no hate against us. There is no natural sympathy between the Russian and Japanese,--that inscrutable Eastern people which has risen to its powerful position through Prussian ideals of military efficiency. But Russia is too far away from us. We are satisfied with this war for demolishing autocracy in Germany and sit back content to see it overrun the Slavic countries and the Orient if it chooses...
Indeed the point is so excellent that we submit it as a suggestion to the Railroad Administration and to the railways in general. We have accepted the high fares without grumbling. Everything else has gone up and so why not travelling? But poor service, now that war congestion is being cleared up and labor is abundant, should not be excused. If the kitchens can be made to do it why should not the roads be asked to furnish service "worth the price...