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...Government is immediately putting into effect the plans which it has long been formulating for such a moment as the present. An army of 1,727,846 men is provided for in the War Department's emergency military measure, under which the regular army is to be increased, the militia of the various states is to be drafted into Federal service, and an additional 1,000,000 men are to be raised by selective drafting. Telegraphic orders for the mobilization of 15,000 members of the Naval Militia and the Naval Reserve will be flashed throughout the land immediately upon...
Exactly what effect the outbreak of hostilities will have on other branches of the University activities, it is difficult to say. It is known that the CRIMSON, and, for the time being at least, the Lampoon, Advocate and Illustrated, will continue to be published, and the Senior Album, as well as the Freshman Red Book, will go to press as originally planned. Such class functions as smokers and dinners, however, will be cancelled; the Freshman banquet has already been called off, and the Sophomores and Juniors contemplate similar action. The Freshman Jubilee and the Senior Picnic will in all probability...
...particular to repent of, the boy is considerably upset and distressed, until his sister turns out the parson and assures her brother it is all a mistake. This cheerful little piece has a certain genuine pathos and is written with a feeling for style, but it lacks true theatrical effect...
...German ships which have been lying in our harbors since war began without a chance of reaching a home port have received, and as far as possible, carried out orders from the German Government to the effect that they be disabled so that for many months they would not be able to go to sea. The utmost that could be expected by these ships would be permission to leave port within a few days after hostilities began, Disabled vessels, not able to fulfill this condition, could expect no immunity...
...greatest satisfaction at the success of this courageous undertaking. Still more praise is due to Dr. Davison for the planning and execution of the details of training so large a body of students in work of so serious a character. But by far the greatest, worthiest and most dashing effect of the task and its achievement must be that of inevitably broadening and intensifying musical interest and understanding in the minds of the participants themselves. And this undoubtedly means more to Dr. Davison than everything else put together