Word: neglectment
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...know where he was bred, if he was bred at all, but it is time if he is to write at Camp Grant or elsewhere he learned that no man, American or otherwise, is "lowered socially" by any "mark of deference." A man is "lowered socially" by the neglect of marks of deference, not by yielding them...
...blame for Cadorna's terrible defeat on the upper Isonzo? Probably that question will be discussed for a good many years to come. The Italians' own confidence in their military competence may be taken by the British and French writers as an excuse for British, French and American neglect, but it excuses the Allies only in a slight degree. It is true that General Cadorna had been regarded as having established his military competence. Nobody supposed that he would leave the strategically most important portion of his line inadequately defended. But the question of responsibility does not end there. This...
...German thoroughness make such a trap improbable. Charles XII and Napoleon lived on the land through which they passed; but Hindenburg's army would have to depend on a base of supplies well in the rear. For this reason, the line of communications is not so apt to be neglected as in former campaigns. The Teutons have followed their advances by an adequate and efficient system of railways. Furthermore, the large number of forces involved renders impossible a separate incursion involving only a small portion of the troops. Security demands that no section of the line move so far ahead...
...required to attend the prescribed drills during the week May 7th to 12th. Should they fail to attend these formations, unless prevented from so doing through illness or injury, they will be reported by the undersigned to the commandants of the training camps which they may enter for neglect of duty. This will unquestionably affect their standing in said camps, and the probability of their receiving commissions...
There is absolutely no excuse at this time for any members of the Training Corps to neglect their obligations here if they intend to become officers. C. CORDIER, Captain, U. S. Army, Commandant...