Word: civilizations
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...have no time to afford, as we thought to our discomforture we had time to afford in our Civil War, for evasion of contracts by manufacturers, for costly and inefficient methods of supply...
During more than 200 years, from 1700 on, there seem to have been about 150 cases, up to the present war, in which states have resorted to hostilities. Some of these instances were in the nature of civil wars. In the entire list of wars, however, there are less than 15 formal declarations, and less than one-half of these were made prior to the outbreak of hostilities. It is only since the Hague Conference of 1907 that a declaration prior to hostilities has been regarded as essential. The Congress of the United States even in 1898, in declaring...
...class 4, the Naval Coast Defence Reserve, "the commandant has authority to enroll anybody who would be useful on the war slate in this naval district. It embraces patrol boats, civil engineers, etc., anybody, in fact, whose services the commandant would need in various parts of the district. The main object of this class is to help secure a sufficient number of patrol boats properly manned and equipped...
...present time it is well to recall the part played by Harvard in the three great wars of our history--the Revolution, Civil and Spanish wars. The courage and loyalty shown by Harvard men in three great conflicts are an inspiration in these days of uncertainty...
Likewise in the Civil War the sons of Harvard faithfully supported the cause in which they believed. Altogether 1,311 men took part in the war, 404 serving as enlisted men and noncommissioned officers, 776 as commissioned officers, 120 as commissioned officers in the navy, and 11 as seamen and warrant officers. Of this number 559 were promoted, which demonstrates that Harvard men had done their duty with courage and fidelity...