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...next attempt, Reed left his pass-port behind, but was soon intercepted and sent back to Paris. Reed then went to Berlin via Switzerland, where he was fortunate enough to meet a tour for correspondents conducted by the German government, and was able to see the three-months old battlefield of the early war. Finally the Commander of the Bavarian army consented to allow visitors and correspondents to spend the night in the trenches. This happened at a critical time, and an unexpected battle occurred. Of this battle and the conditions in the trenches Reed will speak this afternoon...
...according to the official report is Lieutenant George Williamson '05, of Montreal, Canada, a member of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. His name appears on the casualty lists for November 24 as among those who have died as a result of wounds received on the battlefield...
...third place, the doctor brings a flag of truce to every quarrel between man and man. In every day life as well as on the battlefield he is always welcome and unarmed...
...strength of the central government has increased until now the power of Germany is such as to guarantee universal peace to Europe. In contrasting the present centralized power with the former disorganization, the speaker pointed out that, whereas in the Middle Ages other nations used Germany as a common battlefield, there has been no great war fought on German soil since the time of Napoleon. In conclusion, Professor Meyer emphasized the fact that other nations have nothing to fear from Germany, that on the contrary, the House of Hohenzollern wants to prevent wars and to be let alone...
More than forty years of domestic peace have healed the wounds left by the Civil War. At the close of the struggle, many who had left Harvard for the front returned to complete their course. Others there were who did not return, but died on the battlefield,--soldiers of the North and soldiers of the South. Memorial Hall was built as a tribute to the gallantry of those who fell fighting for the Union. Probably a greater number left Harvard to join Confederate ranks than fought in the war with Spain. Would it not be a fitting token...