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...unable to take part in Thursday's work-out on account of sickness, will be in condition to play Monday, it was announced today. Coach Claflin will need every regular in order to win over the strong Westminster team, and Martin's absence would be a serious blow to the Crimson chances of success...
Troubles never come singly. In the midst of the preparation for midyears, there arrives a sad blow in the form of the term bill;--the Bursar has a decided advantage over the other citizens around the Square; his bills are paid on time. But even his path is not all strewn with roses. As the last day for payment of the term bill dawns, his quarters are mobbed by the wealthy; from sunrise to sunset they stand in line cursing their luck, not so much because their purses are to be lightened, but because they must stand...
...when the Austrians broke through at Caporetto the world held its breath, dreading disaster. Speculations as to the immediate fall of Venice were rife, and it seemed as if this apparent defeat would be the final blow to the already laboring Allied cause. The Italian soldiers reached the Piave but went no further. They held their lines, standing at bay throughout the winter of 1917-18. With the spring the Teutonic allies started, their "Peace Drive", and the Austrians, strengthened by six months of intensive preparation, aimed their last terrific blow at the 100-mile long Piave front...
...blow was not destined to fall, for General Diaz, using the slight reserve force available to him, turned back the attack at the psychological moment, and within a week, had sent his enemies flooding north in the full tide of retreat...
...Harvard band is in great condition. Six of the best players were kept out of the Brown game as the leader was taking no chances on injuries. One of the trombone players has a sore right wing, but all others are ready to blow their hardest. This is their letter game." Later in his account, Mr. Ed Cunningham, the humorist of the Boston Herald sporting department, adds "The band marches up along the Harvard side and then at a given signal maneuvers into a gigantic "H". It is a new formation and was worked out in secret practice. Completely dazes...