The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual Words of the World's Best Historians, Biographers and Specialists: a Complete System of History for All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects and Representing the Better and Newer Literature of History, Volume 12C.A. Nichols Publishing Company, 1924 - History |
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action advance Aisne Allies April Army artillery assault attack August Austria-Hungary Austrian Austro-Hungarian battalions batteries battle Battle of Jutland Battle of Verdun bombardment Brigade British Bulgarian campaign captured carried cavalry column command Corps counter-attacks cruisers Dardanelles defence destroyers Division Dniester Dobrudja east El Arish enemy enemy's Entente fighting fire flank Fleet force French gained Galicia German Gorizia Government ground heavy held Hill Hindenburg infantry Italian Italy July June light cruisers losses machine guns Mackensen March ment miles military morning move naval night occupied offensive officers operations port position preparations prisoners Przemysl pushed railway reached reinforcements retreat ridge rifles right bank river road Rumania Russian salient September Serbian shell ships side Somme squadron strong submarine success taken Tigris tion took torpedo troops Turkish Turks valley Verdun village Western Front whole Wood WORLD WORLD WAR yards Ypres
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Page 10293 - That the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared...
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Page 10298 - That the Army of the United States shall consist of the Regular Army, the Volunteer Army, the Officers...
Page 10297 - Columbia, and all persons designated or appointed under regulations prescribed by the President, whether such appointments are made by the President himself or by the governor or other officer of any State or Territory, to perform any duty in the execution of this act are hereby required to perform such duty as the President shall order or direct, and all such officers and agents and persons so designated or appointed shall hereby have full authority for all acts done by them in the execution pi...