| 单词 | working party |
| 例句 | Also, she had seen the working party gnawing industriously at the base of a tall poplar. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Over the years it has formed study groups and working parties to investigate issues affecting the county's environment. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z He said his Church had "established a working party on growth" and was activity examining ways to increase its youth membership across Ireland. Methodist Church in Ireland's 'sense of shame' over abuse cases 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z A few of the people who had sheltered in his cellar organized a working party to gather his remains and take them back down Kvitkova Street. How one Ukrainian village survived the terror of Russian occupation 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z For months a joint working party has been looking at ways to relax the travel ban. Covid: US opens up to fully vaccinated EU and UK passengers 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The process begins with the forming of a working party to assess Britain’s compatibility with the deal. UK gets green light to start talks on joining pacific trade deal 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The league's fixtures working party is meeting this week to consider recommendations to move the season kick-off to a later date. Super League season faces delayed start 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z A Council working party meets again on May 3 and May 10 to review that advice. Explainer: Betting on the past? Europe decides on connected car... 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A new working party, the umpteenth, is about to look at a new structure for English domestic cricket. Losing my cricket religion but can novelty of baseball fill the gap? | Matthew Engel 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z A UN working party is currently looking at the issue of headlight glare with its next meeting due to be held at the end of next month. Modern headlights 'blinding drivers' 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The UK government's working party studying plastic waste will mention Norway as an example of a system working well. UK 'could adopt Norway recycling system' 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Three years later, though, a working party found a human skull and partial skeleton there. New evidence in the search for Amelia Earhart 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z They are setting up a working party to draw up a legal framework for tackling plastic litter and microplastics. 'Zero tolerance' plan for plastic pollution 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z One of Macron’s first actions after taking power was to set up a working party to examine the “first lady” position. No ‘first lady’ title for Brigitte Macron after petition over her status 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z An EU data protection working party has ruled that employers should require "legal grounds" before snooping. EU clamps down on social media job snoops - BBC News 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z From that meeting a working party was set up to advise the government. Cot death: How Anne Diamond helped save thousands of babies - BBC News 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “The WTO accession process is based on consensus, and as of now, there are a number of countries that oppose appointing a chair to Iran’s working party on accession.” U.S. Encourages Firms to Make Deals With Iran in Bid to Cement Nuclear Deal 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z I've been learning a lot more about all this recently, because I sit on a Nuffield Council on Bioethics working party on cosmetic procedures. A Point of View: Does cosmetic surgery really make people feel better about their bodies? - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z A Scottish Professional Football League working party is examining the possibility. SPFL considers 2016-17 winter break 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z They revealed the pair were part of a three-man working party that had been marched into the forest to chop wood on 21 July, 1944. WW2 prisoner's grave found by nephew 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z November 2004 The Rochester report is published by the bishops' working party, chaired by Michael Nazir-Ali, the then bishop of Rochester. Jubilation as Church of England's synod votes to allow female bishops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z This working party is being jointly led by US and French teams – representing the extremes of opinion among G20 nations. US blocks crackdown on tax avoidance by net firms like Google and Amazon 2013-07-14T18:28:37Z In late October 2012, a European Commission working party reported that Google’s privacy policy did not meet Commission standards on data protection. Arrogance or Ignorance? Why Are Google and Apple Both In The Dock? 2013-04-02T17:44:37Z Various working parties have looked at the vexed issue, but have come up with nothing more than dropping the word pause from the crouch/engage call. The Breakdown 2013-01-03T11:17:38Z The working party said devolving tax powers would improve the accountability of the Welsh government, saying Wales' annual income tax revenues of £5bn represented a third of its budget. 'Devolve income tax' call made 2012-07-12T06:06:30Z There was a time when, under the auspices of the OECD, various "working parties" of officials would analyse events and recommend adjustments to countries' economic policies, including towards exchange rates. Saving the euro won't solve the crisis. Losing it won't either 2012-05-19T23:05:58Z By nightfall the fitting of the jury masts was completed, the shot holes were plugged, and the working party was recalled. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Indeed, each side volleyed heavily all night to protect their working parties. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z In this Common House the working parties slept until their dwellings were made ready. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z "We briefed most of the members of the working party in the weeks leading up to our announcement," said Al Verney, Google's spokesman in Brussels. EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy 2012-02-03T12:18:54Z The enemy was always on the alert, and working parties of Arabs would only have been destroyed. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Captain Vandeput of the Asia, a British man-of-war in the harbor of the city, kept up a heavy but ineffective fire on the working party, who succeeded in removing twenty-one eighteen pounders with their carriages. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The working party was divided into those with picks and those with shovels—the one breaking up the ground, the others heaping up the earthwork. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The rebels have several batteries established, commanding the debouches from two of our bridges, and fire upon our working parties continually; but as yet they have killed but few of our men.” Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z He ordered his engineers over the line occupied by the army, to rearrange its defensive construction, and to put working parties on all points needing reinforcing. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z We recently witnessed the efforts of a small working party to get one of these vessels over a bank. Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. 2011-12-26T03:00:15.410Z Our heroes were overjoyed when the working party was called away. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Prudence made one of the working party from a matter of compulsion; charity of that nature bored her, and she hated sewing. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z A working party on Russian membership yesterday approved a package of documents that include obligations on goods and services and an accession protocol. Russian Industries May Rile WTO by Undermining Trade Pledges 2011-11-11T15:52:28Z After driving off working parties they were to seek cover till again needed. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Tom Longstone had entirely recovered from his wound; and being a practical man himself, he was the life of every working party sent out from the ship. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The WTO’s working party on Russia’s accession will meet Nov. 10-11 and may recommend giving the go-ahead for membership at a ministerial conference in December. Russia Reaches Accord With Georgia on WTO, Negotiator Says 2011-11-03T12:23:04Z The first is the WTO's working party on Russia, which will meet informally on November 7-8 to finalize its accession terms. After 18 years, Russia on verge of WTO membership 2011-10-27T22:20:09Z You will hear it said at a ladies' working party, "What a shame of the Catholics to take our conversazione night for their concert!" Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Twenty minutes later he emerged, crawling on hands and knees through deep slime and eagerly watched by a working party who had seen the incident. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z In September the firing again became intense and the casualties increased, the working parties suffering somewhat heavily. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Nelda insisted on going on shore with the working party, the marvellous crane flew down from the hulk, and Bob was always lowered gently over the side. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Moreover, most of the troops had begun to leave the hill, and the working parties, with the half-company of Royal Engineers, had also withdrawn.” South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Maslûm Bey was a great patron of the theatre, and would save the best actors from being sent away on working parties. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Occasionally an aerial torpedo, frequently bombs, at all times pessimistic sappers desiring working parties. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z A fortified habitation, called Fort Defiance, was constructed for occupancy by the working party, which finished and launched the sloop that winter, christening her as the Adventurer. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z The latter were most commonly directed against the trenches and batteries, to destroy them and drive out the working parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The working party will meet for the first time in the first week of April. Government mulls UK net controls 2011-03-31T11:27:03Z There were places where working parties were treated well. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Luck, of course, but when we dispense with the working party we lift it from the utterly impossible into the realm of the remotely possible. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Not only the gunners, but all the transport men, all the pioneers and working parties have done their utmost. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z The sap after being completed to this extent could be widened at leisure to ordinary trench dimensions by infantry working parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z I have carried all my measures, if not with triumphant majorities, at least with a "good working party," as the slang has it, and I stand proudly pre-eminent the head of the Dodd Administration. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z So hard pressed are they that even the working parties on the beach have to be flung into the trenches in order that the line may be held. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z They agreed to form a working party to look at detailed proposals for action, drawing on expertise from the private sector. Cybercrime 'costs UK ?27bn a year' 2011-02-17T18:56:32Z The working parties in the Cascade Range were followed up by the teams of those who desired the first choice of settlement in the promised land beyond. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Upon an alarm the working parties could fall back and the guard would advance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z So I am beginning to join in the working parties and tea-meetings, which form the staple of the amusements of our quiet set, and where we discuss the affairs of Canterbury to our hearts' content. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z It was a pitch dark night, and working parties were out from both sides. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z Behind them came the working parties with entrenching tools, such as picks and shovels. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z "What can be done to protect our working parties, Mr. North?" said Mr. Ames. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z They were formerly chiefly of use in siege works, to light up an enemy’s working parties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z A working party went out upon the bridge, but one after another was killed or wounded. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Men are coming in all the time from working parties, and night patrols, and the engineers go back and forth every hour or so fixing up the barb wire. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z Temporary Captain Maurice Fletcher, Royal Munster Fusiliers.—He directed a working party, close to the enemy's line, and completed his task under continuous shelling and rifle fire. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z The IRB set up a concussion working party after its first medical conference last year and it is due to report in the next few weeks. New rules likely next year on rugby head injuries 2010-12-09T20:23:00Z They are of great value for discovering working parties at night, and lighting up the foreground during an Search-lights. attack; and since only the projector need be exposed, they are not very vulnerable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z There is also the legal issue of liability which is why the working party has taken its time making its report. The Breakdown 2010-12-09T13:58:00Z I was on listening patrol, and we had men out on different working parties, who might be hit in the resulting return fire. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z Russia is due to hold negotiations with the working party in early December, and again in early 2011. Russia says in final stage of WTO accession talks 2010-11-23T14:00:00Z The working party on the domestic structure of the county game is still grinding away. Why Wayne's World is a million miles from the other Old Trafford 2010-10-25T09:25:00Z Throughout these processes it was necessary to protect the working parties and the batteries against sorties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z A concussion working party was set up by the IRB after its first medical conference last year. The Breakdown 2010-12-09T13:58:00Z David Collier, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, will chair the working party. ECB is to set up working party to finalise domestic fixtures for 2011 2010-09-29T21:25:00Z The Real Bread Campaign working party chairman Iain Loe said: "We believe that this ruling sends an important message to unscrupulous advertisers." Tesco rebuked by ASA over bread advert claims 2010-07-21T05:00:00Z Photograph: Martin Godwin There is no doubt at all about the role of a refettled Press Complaints Commission, fresh from a close encounter with an independent working party. Press Complaints Commission gets smartened up 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z A course charted by groups as diverse as the all-party environment, food and rural affairs committee and Chatham House's food working party suggests a new direction: investment in raising sustainable food production in the UK. Food can help cut the fiscal deficit 2010-05-17T13:30:00Z England's Test grounds set up a working party to plan their campaign in March. Test match counties want larger share of ECB pie 2010-04-22T23:07:00Z Morality check Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern, who is chairing the Council's working party on this issue, said she wanted to explore all the issues involved in responding to that demand. Organ donor payments 'explored' 2010-04-20T01:12:00Z The working party on parades issues is set to report on Tuesday. Dodds demands McGuinness apology 2010-02-22T18:01:00Z The trunk telephone lines were more or less interrupted for a week, caused by the working parties engaged on repairs. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone In opposition, the Tories created an ambitious public sector procurement working party, chaired by Zac Goldsmith, now MP for Richmond Park. Food can help cut the fiscal deficit 2010-05-17T13:30:00Z On the Julian front Italian patrols effectively harassed Austrian working parties and brought in some prisoners. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. In response to the consultation paper, Joyce Robins, co-director of the campaigning group Patient Concern, complained that there was no patient representative on the working party. Organ donor payments 'explored' 2010-04-20T01:12:00Z The residents said they were prepared to meet with the working party. Dodds demands McGuinness apology 2010-02-22T18:01:00Z The whole school was requisitioned to help, and large working parties were held in the dining-room. The School by the Sea I rather think they'd have brought the engineers and at least an advance working party of settlers with them the second trip in. The Secret of the Ninth Planet Bombs were dropped on various targets, including German billets, transports, and working parties. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The officers were divided into working parties, two in each squad, each to work two hours at a time. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document There we remained in tents during the whole of May, large working parties being formed every morning to assist the engineers to get what shelter was possible ready for the hottest months. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Then the working party began their labor with enthusiasm unbounded, wondering what the British general would think when he should behold their work in the morning. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution The usual amount of firing on our front, shelling working parties. An Artilleryman's Diary At six o'clock on the morning of that day, American artillery, already installed, fired the first American shot of the war at the German working party and shelled the German positions. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. We are to go in advance, with a working party of Infantry accompanying us, provisioned for twenty-eight days. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 About noon a few rounds were fired on an enemy working party. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The gathering was in fact a “working party” for the approaching bazaar. Man and Maid The working party commenced to fortify, under the directions of Gridley, the veteran engineer, who had planned the works on Bunker's Hill. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Underneath the chapel are rooms fitted up with every convenience for week-evening lectures, for meetings of young men’s mutual improvement societies, for ladies’ working parties, and the other organizations of an active and flourishing church. The Religious Life of London Our tools were turned in, as we are not to go in advance as a working party any more. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 Women will have the freedom of the clearing and the visible beach, but only authorized working parties will enter the forest. The Test Colony Two days later, even before the ashes of Larr were cool, working parties of Amazons began to clear away the ruins to prepare for the building of a new city. The Golden Amazons of Venus And the working party on the train cheered lustily as they tumbled out of the cars, as they apprehended the situation, and were cheered by the working party from the village. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories But the absence of bomb-proof cover exposed the huge working parties necessary for these defences to an almost incessant feu d’enfer, by which the Russians every week suffered the losses of a pitched battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" We enjoy ourselves vastly while on these working parties, notwithstanding hardships and privations. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 The ladies were very calm about it, but a chorus of yips sounded and swelled into a circus of cheers from the male working parties. The Test Colony "The old story of rifle-pits, sorties against working parties, the severity of the duty, and the badness of the commissariat." Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The intelligence was, that an accumulated force of seven engines, with a large working party, had left Groton Junction downward at three. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Well," said Grace, "I thought we might take turns to go to Miss Manners's missionary working parties. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story To-day a new disposition was made, a working party being detailed, and the remainder of the Company carrying arms. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 With the homeward-bound pennant flying from the mainmast head and with the contractor's working party on board, we sailed from the Midway Islands on Friday, October 29, at 4 P.M. for San Francisco. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw An overseer of such a working party reported to our battery. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery In one of those extemporized councils, then,—such as fought the battle of Bunker Hill, and threw the tea into Boston harbor,—it was determined, at ten o'clock, to divide the working parties. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories It was lucky kettles could boil themselves, or there might not even have been tea, and as to going to Mrs. Somers's working parties, Grace declared it to be impossible. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story At every place requiring improvements the Company and train halted and waited until the working party was finished. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 The prisoners were sent out from Soltau in working parties to farmers, factories, and coal mines and salt mines. On the right of the British line By six o'clock, no one but myself and the working party were remaining below. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment I think still I can see that pale, unmoved face, which, as the light flickered upon it, gazed steadily at the working party. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II So she brought her thimble and needle, to join the working party who sat round the Rectory dining-table. Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story The company was fallen in at fatigue call and divided into working parties—some roasted coffee, some ground tools, others mended tents, and the remainder forded the river after wood. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 I was several times sent out with working parties, and we were sometimes treated very roughly, especially when there was only an under officer in charge of us. On the right of the British line About mid-day, the whole of the private baggage was up, and some small guns had been drawn up by the working party. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment They would never open a parallel under fire, and a vigilant defense would make havoc among the working parties. The Story of Old Fort Loudon "The working parties of engineers and black infantry seldom carried their arms into the trenches, while the white infantry fatigue parties usually did." The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Burgoyne could not move until his working parties had cleared the way, in whole or in part. Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777 With an outline sketch of the American Invasion of Canada, 1775-76. The sergeant of the reserve working party said that he would take his men back about one hundred yards, and go down by the road on which the "second relief" was working. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war The working party which had been left below, was for the purpose of getting up public stores. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Then followed scenes of relief parties coming in, and working parties hard at it trying to drain their dug-outs. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. He had been in charge of a working party which wandered in the darkness into the Turkish lines, and was there destroyed. With Manchesters in the East In the latter place Russian troops crept through a mine crater toward a point where Austro-Hungarian engineering troops were preparing additional mines and dispersed the working parties by a shower of hand grenades. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War I did not know they were there; but if I had, it would have made no difference; I was in charge of the working party, and in haste to finish that special job. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war I was again on the working party, my wound being nearly closed. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment About forty yards on my right a small working party of our men had been seen, and they were immediately "strafed." How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. One night during the first month of the campaign a working party had lost itself on the moor. With Manchesters in the East Last night I was detailed to go up with a working party engaged in operations on the very site of the last great battle. War Letters of a Public-School Boy On the 11th, the work of locating and opening the road along the line of investment was continued, the working party being still a good deal annoyed by both infantry and artillery fire. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Instead you should say, "Ahem!" and "Oh, yes; how clever!"—then he will ask you for only ten instead of twelve men on the night's working party. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade An enemy observer had seen a small working party crossing an open space. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. Price and I drove back to Panj-kiang to obtain extra food and water for the working party and to telegraph Kalgan for assistance. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' In the last few days two other officers and myself have been in charge of working parties. War Letters of a Public-School Boy On each side of the stream the working party was divided into three "reliefs", or relays—with one hundred men or more held in reserve, to meet contingencies. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war The "Cook's tourist," however, is not a dangerous creature, taken in small quantities, and is a very handy man to send out on working parties when the company is supposed to be resting in reserve. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade See if they want a working party and let me know.” “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went One morning before full daylight old Caleb left the house to cross the low creek bed valley and join a working party in a new field which was being cleared of timber. The Roof Tree Pursuant to orders from the Division, I marched my party up to join another working party that is engaged on duty whose scope extends as far as the most recently gained ground. War Letters of a Public-School Boy The work of throwing up batteries, digging trenches, and making covered communications with them, was commenced on the night of the 18th by large working parties detailed from the line. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war They acted now as aides-de-camp to Lord Charles Beresford, carrying his orders to the various working parties, and making themselves generally useful. A Chapter of Adventures The Germans have been very quiet lately, and working parties are out all along their front lines at night—something's up. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went Ewart, to advance rapidly with the working parties on the hill and try to anticipate the assailants at the summit. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Yesterday my working party had orders suddenly to shift its quarters to a spot farther up the line. War Letters of a Public-School Boy On the way out we met a working party of the Canadian engineers going in with Major Wright at their head. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The black horse was put in the stable, and I followed my black groom down among the lines of stone huts to which the working parties had not yet returned. Daisy Marching through the sloughed-up mud, through shell holes filled with putrid water, amongst most depressing conditions, I saw a working party returning to their billets. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went The Maoris were somewhat restless between the east and west, and they proved that restlessness by making raids on the working parties which were then employed on road making through the Parihaka district. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon After 11 months in this employment, he was appointed to a Supply Column, and subsequently, during the protracted battles on the Somme, was in command of an ammunition working party. War Letters of a Public-School Boy We went back and arranged for working parties to make more supporting trenches to hold troops for the assault. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Relays of working parties being provided for every four hours, and some of the negroes from the neighbouring plantations being brought, by the influence of Marion, to our assistance, the works advanced with rapidity. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader The money is contributed in various ways, the two most important being the school working party and the takings of the Debating Society, where debates and lectures are always sure of a full house. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow On the morning of June 7th, 1917, before dawn had broken, I was out with a working party. Through St. Dunstan's to Light One balmy afternoon, as I sauntered among the working parties, gazing abstractedly at their operations, my attention was attracted to a group, who seemed to be very much excited by some event. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography None of the working parties are to be employed. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II After leaving "Hill 60" we went back to the St. Eloi front again, and had the usual routine of work to perform—trench warfare and plenty of working parties. Over the top with the 25th Chronicle of events at Vimy Ridge and Courcellette Eight days of it, followed by arduous fatigues and working parties in the reserve lines. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry A working party had been out repairing a firing step and revetting the trench. Through St. Dunstan's to Light Whenever practicable special guards will be detailed for the particular duty of guarding working parties composed of such prisoners as cannot be placed under overseers. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Nearly all our working party had to be taken for fighting purposes. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Are thrown from mortars at night to discover the enemy's working parties, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Even during this "rest" in Pop., working parties were daily sent up on missions varying in detail but never in hardship or risk. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry We were "warned" for a working party on a railroad grade near by. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland He will make lists of articles taken out by working parties, and see that all such articles are duly returned. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The sentries with me retired in a rare state of mind, and my working party bolted, and were stopped with great difficulty. The Life of Gordon, Volume I To stray wilfully from a watering or a working party. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Seven or eight days at Brake Camp were followed by a week at English Camp, from whence working parties daily moved up the Line by rail to the vicinity of Merrythought Station. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry It seems that they had been sent out as a working party to a near by farm. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland Fresh water, made by boiling the salt water of the Caspian and condensing the steam, was carried in vats or tuns over the road to the working parties. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This was by no means pleasant work, as it was carried out under fire, the enemy being very quick at spotting our working parties and remarkably so at obtaining our range. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Men detached from the ordinary, as a working party. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Liddell and a working party of B Company to dig and fill in some cable trenches behind the supports of the 'L' Trenches. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 During the first part of the night it had been a dead calm, which had greatly assisted the labors of the working party. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Presently the extra sentries are posted—one man in every three—the disgusted working parties are told off to their work of filling sandbags or improving the communication trenches, and the long, trying night begins. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France The important railway bridge at this point had been destroyed by the Boers, and the Royal Engineers, aided by large working parties from the infantry, at once commenced to construct a deviation bridge. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland The 26th Battalion was held in Divisional Reserve, at Taylor's Hollow, and supplied working parties for engineering and beach duties. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Here on the second day I took a small party of men, as a working party, to the shelters at the 'Sunken Road,' rather nearer the line. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 The hull was tight, and the working party were greatly encouraged by the success of their efforts. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim When these people interfered with his work they were a nuisance of course, but he always managed to find a working party for the sandbagging protective work without stopping the job underground. Between the Lines This gave the required impetus to the working party on the main deck, who were waiting for this order, really to “Heave round!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Occasionally the infantry selected targets for the artillery—such as enemy working parties, enemy troops on the move, or occupied gun pits. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula We got in quite peacefully last night, and after something to eat, politely called "dinner," I flew off to see and direct my trench working parties. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 These are the lieutenants of the chief, and have general supervision of the working parties. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude But the flare died out without a sign, and the working party hurriedly renewed their task. Between the Lines Heavy details were made from the troops, the working parties were carefully selected, and on the 30th of April the work was begun. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps “It’s our duty to help our shipmates,” answered Owen, and he, followed by Nat, joined the working party. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea There has been a good deal of trouble lately with German machine guns playing on our working parties at night. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 The remaining eight companies of the Tenth Illinois joined the Sixteenth as a working party. From Fort Henry to Corinth In one corner a great burly miner grappled with a Bavarian N.C.O. who had suddenly dropped over the back of the trench armed only with a pick—straight from a working party. No Man's Land After nightfall, on their report, he despatched thirty volunteers, under Lieutenant McKennon, to drive off the guard and the working party and destroy the works. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps At daybreak on the 6th a working party was sent forward to improve the road through the defile. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The whole thing was most weird, with the rockets flying and bullets going, and working parties shovelling for dear life in the darkness. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 It was a brick house, and afforded a near and safe position for the enemy's sharpshooters, which of late had become somewhat annoying to the working parties at the fort. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Familiar sights in the streets of winter Archangel were the working parties composed of Bolshevik prisoners of war. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 You will then be handy whenever the captain is on shore, and at other times will assist me or other officers with working parties. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt Sergeant Coleman, also of the 97th Regiment, exhibited coolness and bravery unsurpassed, when, on the night of 30th August, the enemy attacked a new sap and drove in the working party. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign I had a working party of 50 Royal Artillery men as well as my own. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Again and again men left their turn of sentry duty only to take part in one of the innumerable but essential working parties. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 Except for the doughboy guard it might have been difficult to tell them from a free working party. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 A shell from a hidden blue battery burst over the working party. The Long Roll Two days after this, he was in command of a covering party to a working party in an advanced position. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign In the interval between working parties, bayonet fighting and wire-cutting, the last and most significant preparations for attack were made. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) Until this morning bullets from that ridge were falling on "A" Beach; now the working parties are not in any way disturbed. 9th August, 1915. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 A working party of 900 men properly officered to parade tomorrow morning near the artillery park.... The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Hood's Texans gave a faint cheer and dashed across, disappearing in flame, emerging from it and falling upon the blue working party. The Long Roll With admirable presence of mind, he sprang forward and extinguished it before it had blazed up sufficiently to betray the position of the working party under his protection. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Boston, of B Company, was blown to pieces while gallantly remaining out to see that the working party under his charge had taken cover safely. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) At daybreak on the 6th, a working party were sent forward to improve the road towards the defile. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes Prescott will furnish 150 men each as a working party on Governor's Island. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Back on the railroad, in the long shadows of the late afternoon, the working party cleared away the last layer of earth and log and stood back happy. The Long Roll Intrenching tools were procured, and additional strength was given to the works, and protection to the men, by working parties during the night, under the direction of Lieutenant Scarritt, Engineers. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Further two platoons of C Company which were returning from a working party in Wrangel when the bombardment started, were placed in dugouts near Pimlico. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) The leading corps formed up, to resist any attempt the enemy might make to repel the sortie; and the working parties began to destroy the enemy's work. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) On the present emergency all working parties to work till 6 o'clock p.m. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn There was terrible slaughter also among the working parties that had gone out to cut bushes with which to finish the zerebas, with coats off and away from their arms. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan His guard had ordered him into a thick part of the woods where the high underbrush cut them off from the sight of other working parties a hundred yards away. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive By describing this little gathering as a working party, he obtained the major's permission to fire, and the ladies' meal was soon interrupted by four rounds of shrapnel. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) On the other side, all was dark; for the working parties always returned to camp, at night, in readiness to repel any sortie the Jews might make against the camps or working parties. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem A working party consisting of nine hundred men to be ordered tomorrow morning from the different brigades, & the regiments. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn In one of the working parties that were out when the assault began was our friend Moses Pyne and his comrade Rattling Bill Simkin. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan All the vessels that had behaved so gallantly two nights before got under way in a panic and went hurriedly down, leaving the working party and the lieutenant. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. The time passed without casualties or special incident, except for the shelling of a night working party under Lieut. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) Sallying out in small parties, they fell with fury upon the working parties who, having stripped off their heavy armor, were unable to resist their sudden onslaughts. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The remainder of this regiment's working party—at Fort George. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn There is the jolly for you: send the boat off as soon as you have landed, and be with us at nine to-morrow morning, to meet the midshipman and the working party in the dockyard.” Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer Though this was easily silenced by the vessels, the difficulty of throwing out working parties in the presence of the enemy's force was apparent. The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. An officer stood ready to give the signal as soon as the time arrived for the working party to be relieved. The Settlers A Tale of Virginia The treacherous merchant was at once taken in custody, to be tried for his crime. 2nd October.—A constant and heavy cannonade kept up all day on the enemy’s working parties. Hurricane Hurry Still he showed every intention of keeping his seat, and notwithstanding the violent shaking which the working party gave the post as they got near the heel, he held on. The Three Lieutenants On the same afternoon as that on which Anna was travelling towards Waverley, Mrs Hunt, the doctor’s wife in Dornton, held one of her working parties. Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls Lance walked down to the landing-place with Captain Staunton and the others, and saw them embark in the boats detailed to convey the working party to the new shipyard. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific A fourth working party at the same time was engaged in digging holes in the soil for the reception of the poles which were to form the corner and intermediate posts of the structure. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship The choruses—shouted out by the whole working party—would be heard all over the ship and even penetrate ashore if she were in port. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties On two occasions we caught large working parties, in broad daylight, and cut them up and dispersed them. The Emma Gees How we blessed them and their working parties! The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion But a rather unpleasant feeling was excited when Ralli, who was always promptly down at the beach to watch the departure of the working party, noticed and commented upon Dale’s presence. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific There was little to be done, except to build a fort, and here the officers had to superintend and direct the working parties which were daily sent out.... Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. My company was warned for working party last night, so at 6 a.m. we get up, dress, and, after a hurried breakfast, parade in semi-darkness. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The units of the Battalion not doing attachment duty were used for working parties in the trenches and suffered several casualties. The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 The main drawback to our periods of rest was those wretched working parties, which seemed to pursue us everywhere. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion We remained in reserve till 5th February, the specialists doing training and the remainder of the Battalion furnishing working parties to 7th H.L.I. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Some of the best shots in the corps took their places on the rampart, and were directed to maintain a steady fire on the French working parties. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Battalion and Brigade were now in support, and our energies were daily devoted to working parties in the forward area. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Not for complete rest, though, as it is generally understood by the civilian, for working parties had to be detailed; indeed, on December 24 all four companies were out, less sick and those on duty. The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 Royal Engineer gentlemen requested our help at every turn and corner, usually wanting working parties rather larger than our total strength, whilst "Tock Emma" Officers were on our doorstep day and night. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion The other mess was constructed by Captain Fyfe, who worried the Adjutant for working parties until he had dug a large enough hole in the ground as he considered would be necessary. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 It was a sheer relief to be out of sound of the guns, to forget the mud, the exhaustion, mental and physical, the weary night watches, standing to, and working parties. The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 From Albert C and D Companies moved forward to some Nissen huts near Ovillers to be employed on working parties. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry All he had to do was to see that in over-eagerness his working party did not take risks. The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 His story was that the intelligent animal had untied himself from the tree and followed the working party home from the orchard. The Great War As I Saw It More than this, he planned to hold Havana, so that the junctions he destroyed could not be made to work again, as from there he could pounce on working parties anywhere else. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas They found the camp in very bad order and set about putting it right, meanwhile working parties were carrying on under the C.R.E. of the Division. The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 Patrols were sent out to reconnoitre the country, and working parties went out into No Man's Land to construct ramparts and make all preparations for getting guns across the Wadi Ghuzzeh. With the British Army in The Holy Land The Battery remained in rest for a few days, while a couple of "subs." with a working party commenced construction on the new position selected by the B.C. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery I thought he might be a spy but I accosted him and found he was one of the Strathcona Horse who had a working party in the trenches that night. The Great War As I Saw It "Good luck, boys," said the disappearing file as the darkness swallowed up the working party. The Red Horizon We felt more certain of this later in the night when working parties were sent from the battalion to a point twelve hundred yards in front of the trenches we were then holding. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army You begin the cure at 7-0 in the morning, if you are lucky, and continue it all day and all night on working parties. Letters from France The soldiers advanced, and took up the position assigned to them to defend the working parties; while the rest set to, vigorously, to carry out their portion of the work. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main They were going off later into No Man's Land on a working party. The Great War As I Saw It The enemy were firing shrapnel shells on the working party. The Red Horizon They sent word to us immediately when they discovered enemy working parties building up their parapets or mending their barbed-wire entanglements. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army Shortly we came upon a working party of Highlanders who were repairing the trench-wall. Italy at War and the Allies in the West The trenches were in awful shape in spite of the continuous working parties, each rain made them a little worse. Into the Jaws of Death The besiegers' guns had continued their fire all night, to prevent working parties from placing obstacles in the breach. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire The working party came to a halt; and one of them sat down on the banquette at my feet, asked for a match and lit a cigarette. The Red Horizon From there they creep far out between the opposing lines of trenches, to keep watch upon the movements of the enemy, and to report the presence of his working parties or patrols. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army The black horse was put in the stable, and I followed my black groom down among the lines of stone huts, to which the working parties had not yet returned. Daisy We took it in turns, half of us would be on working parties and the other half on outpost duty. Into the Jaws of Death This continued to the end of the month, in spite of many gallant sorties by parties of the besiegers, who repeatedly killed and drove out the working parties in the head of the French trenches. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire We were coming in, a working party, from the trenches when the colour of dawn was in the sky. The Red Horizon A third victim whom I saw was brought in at daybreak by a working party. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army The unexpected direction of approach took the enemy completely by surprise, for our men had not proceeded far before they caught a working party out in the open. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 They put us on fatigues and working parties for a few days and then we were moved up to the supports. Into the Jaws of Death I judged that they were the relief coming up or a working party that had been under cover. My Second Year of the War The working party were edging off, and some of the men were clambering over the parapet. The Red Horizon But even in his suffering Tommy never forgot to be unrighteously indignant if he had been wounded when on a working party. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army J. H. Milne, was in charge of a working party on one of these jobs when they were suddenly subjected to heavy shelling. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Having determined to adopt this course, General Lambert immediately dispatched strong working parties, under the guidance of engineer officers, to lengthen the road, keeping as near as possible to the margin of the creek. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 "That's right over the working party in Westminster Abbey," says the last man in the procession. Letters from France Something must have happened, one of the working party was hit I knew. The Red Horizon The engineers of the working party evidently reasoned that the tin was sufficient to retain the liquid honey, and that it was not necessary, therefore, to line it with wax. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Lucy of course was among the working party, her position as Mr. Raymond's daughter giving her a degree of importance far from disagreeable to her. Lucy Raymond Or, The Children's Watchword We reached Simon's Town on August 15, and here the Naval authorities gave us every assistance, lent us working parties and made good our long defect list. South with Scott It takes you some time to realise that it was you who burnt that house—you and that working party which moved past the cross-roads so often. Letters from France "Have the working parties come up yet?" he asked. The Red Horizon Every night the working parties have to pass through a barrage. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley I will take a working party of four. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Everything was quiet until ten o'clock, when a fire was opened by the Indians on the working parties and on three sides of the camp. General Scott I was told that an Australian working party, while digging a forward trench, was sniped continually by a German machine-gunner out in front of his own line in a shell-hole. Letters from France We go out often as working parties or listening patrols. The Red Horizon A working party of the Battalion was to leave after dinner. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Our six days' rest included two big working parties, two inspections, and one demonstration, to say nothing of such minor details as church parades, conferences, baths, and the usual overhauling of boots and clothing. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. A working party of five hundred men under engineer officers was detailed from Pillow's division to make the road to Padierna practicable for artillery. General Scott You are standing at a corner studying a map, and you notice that a working party is passing the corner frequently on some duty or another. Letters from France Many strange things happen between the lines at night; working parties have no love for the place and hundreds get killed there. The Red Horizon The enemy had the exact range of them, and knew when working parties would be likely to be passing them. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley This last was also the burying ground for the sector, and rendezvous for transport and working parties. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. I then went toward their support lines where there seemed to be more men, mostly working parties. "Over There" with the Australians The line on the flank of the working party happened to be held by Scottish troops. Letters from France Doubtless he did, but probably his own working parties were busy just as ours were. The Red Horizon About 2, Barker, Priestley, and Verity returned from their working parties. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Our rest, while fortunately comparatively free of working parties, contained two features of interest, an inspection by our new Brigadier, and an officers' cricket match against the 16th Lancers. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. He lost no time in giving the alarm and the working party began retreating toward the fort. "Old Put" The Patriot One morning, near the spot where he had headed the storming party against the white ants, a working party of the crew of the Illustrious had commenced constructing a wharf before the dockyard. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels I had to keep a sharp look out if an enemy's working party showed itself when the rockets went up. The Red Horizon There was only one working party last night. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley We spent our time training and providing working parties, one of which, consisting of 400 men under Capt. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. After nightfall patrols would go out, and wiring parties for the renovation and repair of the wire, ration parties for the food, and working parties to keep the trenches in good condition would be detailed. The Story of the "9th King's" in France Colonel Tschudy's zeal merits great attention, for his constant readiness to send working parties to the batteries, as well as pushing his men forward on all occasions. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 The third fear was three cries, again in the dark, when a neighbouring battalion sent out a working party to dig a sap in front of our lines. The Red Horizon Last night the whole Battalion went out on working parties; so I had command of a party. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Actually we sent out working parties in the daytime, both Saxon and British, but such things do not happen any more. Private Peat At night the Battalion had to send working parties into the neutral ground between the lines to dig what were somewhat incorrectly known as strong points. The Story of the "9th King's" in France Here the men were shelled at intervals, particularly on the 13th, and spent the nights on working parties. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 "Doin' a bit between the lines," answered one of the working party. The Red Horizon He told me, when we were out on that working party on June 9, that he knew my face. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley But only working parties on the top are found, The rest, save A.M.C., are underground. Over the Top With the Third Australian Division For the companies there was a parade in the morning, and every evening several working parties paraded at the Convent, and marched out afterwards through the Menin Gate for work in the Brigade area. The Story of the "9th King's" in France The following day a move was made to Hook trench, where the men lived in small shelters and provided working parties at nights. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 There were only 150 Native Sappers and Miners with our force, and Infantry could not be spared for working parties. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief There came an order for a working party of one officer and twenty men to report at Potijze dump at once. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley At the head of a trench in the vicinity of Ploegsteert a rusted revolver which had been found by a working party was suspended from a short pole. Over the Top With the Third Australian Division The men paraded at seven, and went out on a working party for the rest of the day. The Story of the "9th King's" in France After a week spent on working parties they moved up to the front line, W Company, now under 2nd Lieut. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 The enemy shells working parties, who begin to digPg 175 pits on the open plain, and so an incinerating furnace has been built for the cremation of horses. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith Allen was with a working party and did not return until 3 a.m.... At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The labor is here executed under the supervision of engineer soldiers, by working parties detached from the other arms. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. During the day time there was also a Lewis gun class for the officers who were not on the working party, and they studied the weapon assiduously. The Story of the "9th King's" in France Exceptionally large working parties were demanded on each of the three nights, and their experiences were perhaps worse than those of the tour in the line which was to follow. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 The Boers burst their shrapnel better than usual, and in the evening just before dark one shrapnel got into a working party on Devon Post, killing one man and severely wounding another. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 Blamey and I then supervised a working party in Durham Trench. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The most difficult part of the flying sap is executed by engineer troops, and the trench is completed by the ordinary working parties. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. This enabled the enemy to note ways of approach which he could shell after nightfall, and so inflict casualties on working parties. The Story of the "9th King's" in France On the night of the 25th May the whole Battalion paraded as a working party to dig a front line trench to fill a gap caused by the German attack. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 A dish of chevril was served out to each man of the working party before turning in. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 It was crowded with fugitives from working parties—amongst them many wounded men. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley During this period the engineer troops and working parties detached from the other arms will be most actively employed. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. May 30th—31st.—These days were spent in comparative quietness, and the Battalion furnished several working parties. The Story of the "9th King's" in France After two more nights spent on working parties the men were relieved and marched back to bivouacs in Brielen Wood. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 The discovery of the culprit would bring out a chorus from the working parties: "Give him a popgun, give him a popgun!" Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force Yesterday evening I was supervising a working party under Sergeant Noden, repairing the parapet of a trench. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The working parties were thus given time to take up their rifles, and to organize themselves more effectively for defence. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans The usual working parties were provided in the evening. The Story of the "9th King's" in France On the following night the Battalion was relieved by the 5th Battalion and went back to Mametz Wood, where it stayed till the end of the month supplying working parties daily. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 The settlement being now brought to some degree of order, I distributed the people into regular working parties, in order to facilitate the different operations which I was anxious to get forward as fast possible. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island Yesterday evening Captain Andrews, Giffin, Dickinson and Allen all went out on working parties. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley But as that could not be brought off, it was decided that working parties at her house led to too much giddiness from suppressed giggles or torpor from too much food. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement A working party of half a dozen was detailed from each boat, consisting of the stoutest boys, who were landed upon the island. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" For a few days longer they remained on the western edge of the Forest and provided working parties on new trenches in the forest itself on a line in front of the Rue des Morts. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry France, April 1915-November 1918 Nevertheless none of the working party entered the excavation. The Wings of the Morning So much so that the Brigade-Major has agreed that all our working parties, but one small one under Allen, shall be cancelled for to-night. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley When an attack is in progress, all bodies of troops or transport on the move should halt and all working parties cease work until the gas cloud has passed. Military Instructors Manual That is why Second Lieutenant Herbert is to-day in charge of a working party. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917 Naval guns were prepared to try, sappers and working parties were already on the road with thousands of sandbags. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Put up at the Dâk Bungalow, and dined with the officers of the working party; among them Heath, of the 88th, and Leggatt and Lyons, of the 77th, whom I knew. Three Months of My Life In the evening Giffin and I were on a working party with Sergeant Clews, Sergeant Dawson and forty-five other ranks. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley All working parties must wear their equipment and carry their rifles. Military Instructors Manual This working party was divided into three classes, one of which was to labor every day. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The conspiracy extended no farther than the working parties on the Baikal road. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life They were indifferent, if not hostile, to each other, and, if left to themselves, would never have so far coalesced as to make a working party. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights In the evening I went on a working party with Allen. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The Kilties had a hard time of it, and had to get another dress before they could be taken on a working party. Three Times and Out Then, as I say, at two o'clock, just as the working party comes in and gets under cover, she lets slip one of her disgusting bombs, and undoes the work of about four hours. The First Hundred Thousand Most of the working parties were under guard, but the overseers did not appear to push them severely. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life "If we get the road through on time, and save the charter," Tom called, on leaving each working party, "every laborer and foreman is to have an extra week's pay for his loyalty to us." The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest I reported to Captain Warburton at Brigade Headquarters about a working party for which I was detailed. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley One morning when the guards were at their difficult task of making up a working party, they reported that they were twenty-five men short. Three Times and Out I suppose it's about time we detailed patrols and working parties for to-night. The First Hundred Thousand Eden was moved nearer to Point William and the Adelaide Islands, for the greater convenience of landing the working parties, stores, &c. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 I joined the working party as being a warmer occupation than standing sentry. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 We actually had no working parties to take last night. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley To these working parties soup was sent out in the middle of the day, and I, wishing to gain a knowledge of the country, volunteered for "Suppentragen." Three Times and Out The working parties out in front lie flat on their faces, cursing patiently. The First Hundred Thousand French captain of the Elizabeth, having offered his services to superintend one of the working parties of black labourers on shore, commenced the performance of that duty this morning. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 He bought rope by the mile, and great iron buckets to carry up the débris that was heaped up between you and the working party. A Perilous Secret While on duty, I supervised a working party, consisting of Sergeant Dawson and eleven B Company men, in Bilge Trench. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Then I remembered how bitterly we resented the action of a British Sergeant Major at Giessen, who had been appointed by the German officer in charge to see after a working party of our boys. Three Times and Out Each evening we go on sentry duty; or go out with patrols, or working parties, or ration parties. The First Hundred Thousand Thursday, May, 1.—Went on shore soon after daylight, with the working parties, attended by a new servant, and returned to breakfast. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 For months the Pilgrims lived on the ship while working parties built the necessary huts on shore. A Short History of the United States Allen had preceded us to take over, and Giffin was with a working party in the trenches. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley As the spring came on, many of the Russians went out to work with the farmers, and working parties, mostly made up of Russians, were sent out each day. Three Times and Out He therefore sailed in the Onward with me for Okhotsk, intending to disembark there, start for Yakutsk on horseback, and send me back in the ship to pick up our working parties along the coast. Tent Life in Siberia These vary from mere working parties for philanthropic purposes to large organisations which embrace a number of activities…. Women Workers in Seven Professions The "trash-gang" was busy, and other working parties were occupied with their various duties. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation The Brigade-Major has just been in with detail of working parties for this evening. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley A working party such as we were on made it impossible to carry anything, for we were in great danger of being searched. Three Times and Out The loss of the enemy, as reported by some of their working party, was one hundred and sixteen killed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 It was the bronze gentleman—the owner of the noticeable coiffure—who at once really took charge of the working party. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 7, 1917 But it was not enough to surmise these things; he must make sure, and, if possible, bomb the working party or the entrance to the mine tunnel. Action Front At about midnight I went to bed, and at about 6 this morning I heard Giffin returning from his working party. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The first working party that was made up to go out and work with a guard did not give either Ted or me a chance, although we wanted to go, but four other Englishmen volunteered. Three Times and Out Trent was away, and the working party was in command of an ensign named Ward, who, as resistance was useless, surrendered, and was allowed to march off with his men. A School History of the United States This meant working parties at night, and a pretty considerable collection of soldiers lurking in cavities in various ruined buildings by day. Bullets & Billets When he returned to his company he made arrangements for the working party, implying subtly to Sergeant Clancy that the trench was to be started as the result of his, the sergeant's, arguments. Action Front Other battalions out on working parties had had a good many casualties. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley The working parties were also exposed to a cross-fire, and large numbers of men were killed every day. Jack Archer But the enemy soon reappeared in force, and Horry, with his working party, was compelled to retire, in turn, upon the main body. The Life of Francis Marion But haste, for a working party may be here presently to repair it. Greenmantle He, therefore, merely took his instructions for the detailing of a working party from his company, and the hour at which they were to commence. Action Front I am glad I am not on a working party to-night. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley He had spotted a German working party, his guns had concentrated on it, and afterwards he had seen the stretchers go forward. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 The scouts, who were outside the works, brought in news of what was being done, and also that the working parties were protected by a strong force. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Vercingetorix now and then burst out on the working parties, but produced no effect. Caesar: a Sketch When they returned and reported their job complete, the working parties crawled cautiously out. Action Front After a short wait, two scouts came back with information that the working party was to follow and "carry on" with their work. Over the Top Such a spot was found by Colonel Sandbach of the Royal Engineers, and a strong working party was at once set to work to make a practicable approach. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader All this friendliness soon disappeared, the aborigines took to robbing the working parties of their tools, and spear and musket soon came to be used on either side. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 The Expedition was thus divided into four, three working parties and one of idlers. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Light after light commenced to toss in an unbroken stream from their parapet in the direction of the working party, and a score of bullets, obviously aimed at them, hissed close overhead. Action Front During this time you have to engage in all raids, working parties in No Man's Land, and every hazardous undertaking that comes along. Over the Top Picks and shovels were brought out, the garrison told off into working parties of four each, to relieve each other every hour, and the work began. In Times of Peril He happened to speak of it, at one of my working parties—" "He has a fine gift for the pathetic, that young man; oh, yes, and a pretty humour too! The Westcotes She was ready for sea the night before, the officers and crew had all come back from short leave, and the working parties had cleared out. The Lost Naval Papers Down this trench the wounded were passed, and a fresh working party relieved the cramped and tired batch who had commenced the work. Action Front A number of men detailed to lie down in front of a working party while "out in front" to prevent surprise and capture by German patrols. Over the Top They couldn't pass, and as the evening fell the barrier still held, covering the German working parties, burrowed like moles in the mass of trenches and boyeaux. America's War for Humanity The enemy's working parties and gunners who were repairing damages fought bravely with picks, shovels, and hand-spikes, but were eventually driven back. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 Brutus attacked Octavian's army, while Cassius assaulted the working parties of Antony. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) He and I were bringing back my working party on the 10th of August from Versa to Rubbia in a lorry. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement These boats were light in structure, and were so designed that working parties would be capable of transferring them from their place of manufacture to the river bank. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine The Canadian patrols were very active; every night reconnaissances were made all along the Canadian front, and numerous hostile working parties engaged in strengthening German trenches and entanglements were dispersed by Canadian rifle fire. America's War for Humanity The work of intrenching the position was going on under the direction of Lieutenant Wagner as rapidly as the small working parties available could perform it. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 At the first streak of dawn the Indians and Canadians were in position to protect the engineers and working parties. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm None the less, without relieving his working parties, he placed his command in station. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Nor could its deplorable condition be improved by working parties. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine They might all be killed by a single German shell, or they might run into a German working party, out to repair the wire cut during the day's firing. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns All this took time, for so small a force as ours could not make very heavy details of working parties, especially as our outpost and reconnoitring duty was also very laborious. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Without a moment's delay Montcalm seized the fort and kept his working parties hauling guns all night long. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm The working party was always a thousand strong, and shifts, of course, were constant. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 This was not difficult to pick up, for there were many flares burning to enable working parties to repair engines, rolling stock, and permanent way. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine Not a Tumble-Bug could be found on duty, so the Mound was excavated by a working party of Ants. Sketches New and Old, Part 3. The shell, a 5.9, lit in the midst of the British working party. Tales of War "Eh—I was wondering—eh—whether you would be content to—eh—take your working party and—eh—do a little work for me elsewhere?" Guns of the Gods It was dark by the time the heavy tramp of the working party was heard returning from the fortifications. Taken Alive Like an Indian on a trail he crawled forward, and, regardless of peril, approached quite close to the working party. The Dock Rats of New York A working party started to dig a hole in the snow-slope about forty feet above sea-level with the object of providing a site for a camp. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition The engineers made their bridges, and the infantry working party went on with the digging and laying down stones. Tales of War It is purposed in this chapter to deal specially with the operation of searching for valuable mineral by individuals or small working parties. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students He virtually fought with pick and shovel, and his working parties were often exposed to fire while engaged in fortifying the positions successively occupied. Taken Alive I will bid them send hither strong working parties, but to make no show in arms until Easter, at which time I will again spread the Golden Dragon to the winds. The Dragon and the Raven A few miles through this interesting scenery brought us to the village of Mandria, where a strong working party was engaged in erecting a wooden bridge upon masonry piers. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 And the parapet was sliding away in places, for working parties had not had much of a chance. Tales of War The working parties had a bad time and a wet one, in spite of waders and gum boots which were served out to lucky ones. Now It Can Be Told Some working parties were moving guns into position, and the noise of their labour helped to drown the sound of the Boer advance. The Great Boer War The night of the battle Jackson sent out strong working parties to destroy all bridges and culverts and to block all roads by which Frémont could reach the Valley. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray The road was improving under the hands of several working parties, and the animals stepped along at a cheerful pace. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 Another working party came along next day, with clay pipes and got to work; and next day and the day after. Tales of War Whether Lenin was right or wrong in so thinking, "Saturdayings" became a regular institution, like Dorcas meetings in Victorian England, like the thousands of collective working parties instituted in England during the war with Germany. The Crisis in Russia On this occasion a working party of them was suddenly attacked, and most of them taken prisoners. The Great Boer War A working party fitting electric leads and adjusting bombs prior to discharge. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war I saw the infantry working party with their stumpy clay pipes, in my dream, a long way on from where that shell had lit, which stopped the road for a day. Tales of War |
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