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...great. Activity in France is just as important. The defense along the Taglia-mento has called away attention from the present British advance beyond Ypres. This receives no very prominent place in the news; yet it may be of enormous consequence. In the first place, here is further proof that the English have conclusively solved the problem of how to win in trench warfare. The lack of emphasis in the papers only shows that such a drive is more and more a matter of course. Furthermore, unlike other offensives, this is prominent for the ground gained. Communications with Zeebrugee...
...evident (proof by the cover) that Secretary Baker is pleased with all he views. It doesn't sound correct but look in the opposite direction from that which President Lowell is pointing (pages 13, 14, 15) and it is possible to see what the Secretary and President Lowell are reviewing...
...Harvard men engaged in the war. It is not surprising that the graduate schools have suffered the greatest decrease in attendance, since this group of students is composed entirely of men in the draft age, but a total decrease of 36 per cent. in the College is real proof of how the undergraduate is answering his country's call. The Senior, Junior, and Sophomore classes with their respective losses of 50, 44, and 30 per cent. reflects nothing but credit on the spirit of willingness to serve which was manifested in the University last year...
...University--one for army and the other for naval service. It is safe to expect that all students senrolled in College this year will take advantage of these courses to make themselves ready to defend their nation, if such a thing be necessary. The nation no longer needs proof of the value of such courses. It only wants proof of the character of the individuals to whom these opportunities are offered...
...Eastern city papers have taken second place in the nation's war plans to the demand for men, and pretty words have lost, like the problematical salt, their savor, the West and the Middle West are citing their larger contributions in men to our fighting forces as proof of their true and actual patriotism...