. Lo scaffale per ragazzi e ragazze racconti storici e Golden fatti parte 4. ngress emette un declara-zione della guerra, Aprile 6.-tremenda guerra prepara-zioni iniziato da noi e durante l'anno 250,000soldati trasportati in Francia, sotto GeneralPershing.-la guerra dichiarata con l'Austria-Ungheria,Dicembre 7. 1918-Il Presidente Wilson rende dichiarazioni asto ai fini della guerra e adatto a condi zioni di pace, generalmente accettabile per theAllies.-egli esprime la simpatia del na-zione con la sfortunata condizione di Russia andarranges con gli alleati per un rilievo misto ex-pedition.-rinforzi delle truppe americane

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. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. ngress issues a declara-tion of war, April 6.—Tremendous war prepara-tions begun by us, and during the year 250, 000soldiers transported to France, under GeneralPershing.—War declared with Austria-Hungary, December 7. 1918—President Wilson makes statements asto the purposes of the war and suitable condi-tions of peace, generally acceptable to theAllies.—He expresses the sympathy of the na-tion with the hapless condition of Russia andarranges with the Allies for a joint relief ex-pedition.—Reinforcements of American troopsbegin to turn the tide against the Central Powersat the second Battle of the Marne, in July, thefourth anniversary of the war. * STORIES FROM ANCIENT DAYS ^ ANCIENT ARTILLERY In these days of wonderful cannon, —dynamite, Catling and machine guns, —we are likely to for-get the contrivances used by the soldiers of an-cient times for throwing projectiles great dis-tances, or for battering down walls;—or if wethink of the matter at all. it is with considerable. A BATTERING-RAM. scorn when we compare them, as we must, withthe great and powerful guns of modern times.Nevertheless, the machines used by the ancientsfor warlike purposes were very powerful, quiteingenious, and to some extent even wonderful. In its widest and truest sense, the word artil-lery is used to designate every engine of war foruse on the field of battle in throwing projectilesor battering down walls. The first and earliestmention of them in history is found in the Bible, where, in II. Chronicles, chapter xxvi., verse 15, •it is recorded that Uzziah, King of Judah, madeengines to be put on towers and to dischargestones. The simplest engines used were batter-ing-rams, for destroying the walls of towns andcities. These battering-rams were so called fromthe habit of the ram to butt with its head, whichmode of attack was imitated by the engine of war.The technical name for a battering-ram was Be-lier. and

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