Word: wars
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Morgan & Co., New York, a nation-wide movement for the achievement of this purpose has begun. This body has issued a statement which comes at a singularly apropos time for those who had the distinction of seeing the Cardinal: "As a tribute to his personal heroism during the war, this committee hopes to be able to assure Cardinal Mercier, before he returns to Belgium, that the fund has been completed for the building and equipment of a library for the University of Louvain--his alma mater to take the place of that destroyed by the invading German armies...
Scullers will report to the Weld Boat House this afternoon at 4 o'clock. This year the crew management is endeavoring to revive the pre-war interest in sculling, and will hold several races later if sufficient men report to make the events worth while...
...information of y our editorial writer, who in Wednesday morning's editorial, makes the statement that "Canada is making somewhat tardy retribution" and "The pay of a Canadian solder during the war cannot be compared to that of a Yankee doughboy", the daily rate of pay of the common or garden variety of "buck" privates in the United States and various British "Colonial" armies is given below...
Your writer displays not only a flagrant case of ignorance, but an entire lack of common sense in suggesting that, in as much as the American solider was handsomely cared for (?) during the war, our obligation to him ceases upon the signing of the peace terms...
...nominal war service gratuity payable in monthly installments would not be conducive to extravagance and laziness, and would provide us with means, other that "home-coming rallies," of showing our appreciation of the services rendered...