Word: eye
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...remember the famous discovery that was to end the submarine peril in a few months, but the average is as high as ever. Other miraculous war-enders have been announced since, and now we have an aerial torpedo which will level Berlin in the winking of an eye. If this is true, all the German spies have a fine opportunity to get the secret, as the inventor's name and address are openly published. If the invention comes to nothing, it is another case of hopes raised and then dashed, which is harmful to the spirit of the people...
...winks a mild blue eye...
Target practice, too, combines sport with experience, although the latter is its best feature. Sub-calibre rifles and short ranges cannot make anyone an expert, but they develop a true eye, a steady hand and a reliable trigger-squeeze. Shooting Boches requires more skill than can be acquired on Soldiers Field, yet beginners may learn the rudiments, and experienced marksmen may improve their aim. The student who practises with rifle or bayonet furthers his own military prospects, and, at the same time, obtains exercise and recreation...
...being bulls-eye...
...that the shedding of German blood and suffering in a few German cities may bring them to their senses. Oft provoked and slow to anger have been the Allies, but now that all else has failed, we must support their stand, and hope that the old philosophy of an "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" may yet save thousands of English and French non-combatants from death and mutilation...