Word: bordered
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...does, however, urge the necessity of an army. That is good. But how, in the light of past experience, can he advocate the National Guard as our first line of defence? At the border, it took six months to "condition" the Militia. In the present war the bulk of the Guard divisions were sent overseas after many of the National Army troops. Yet, assuming as he does that we need troops, it is taking a lot for granted to suppose that in the next emergency we shall be given six months or a year before we must fight...
Nichols was 26 years old and had spent some time with Battery A of the 101st Field Artillery on the Mexican Border. At the entrance of the United States into the war, he went to Plattsburg, and was later sent to Ellington Field, where he received his commission. Last July, Nichols was sent overseas with the 166th Aero squadron...
...Borland '21 will make a short speech, but the plans for the other addresses of the evening have not been announced. Lowe's Orchestra of five pieces will furnish the music for the "movies" which are to consist of "The Border Wireless" with William S. Hart and a comedy by "Fatty Arbuckle...
News has been received of the recent promotion to the rank of major of Captain Ralph Bradley '09, of the 14th railroad engineers. Major Bradley went to the Mexican border as a private in Battery A. Massachusetts field artillery. Following the declaration of war he was commissioned second lieutenant in the 102nd field artillery, but as he was formerly a railroad man, he was soon transferred to the 14th railroad engineers and made adjutant of that unit...
...amateur concerts by the Poilus. Night before last a Lieutenant had a sketch produced as the "feature" of such a concert, and I went as his guest. There were semi-singing comedians. Why do all comedians in France paint their faces so broadly red and white? And their songs border on the decent sometimes, remarkable as it seems. One man sang bits from Nanon. He resembled a winter-garden chorus man about the face and timid sweet gestures--but he wore two blesse stripes, had a yellow-and-green four-ragere, several croix-de-guerres, innumerable service stripes, and embroidered...