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Show " PERSIAN EMPIRE TO HAVE MODERN ARMY t Special Cable to The Tribune. PKTKOi'iRAD. Sept. 1 1 1 thei to al most impotent. Persia is to have a new army of modern character by the terms of an am-" emeu t jusi signed by Urea t Britain and Persia. Russia will organize the army in 1he norlli and Great Hritain in the south. I The former will have as its basis the I present Persian Cossack brigade, the I numbers of whh-h will be Increased to 11.-uv" 11.-uv" including infantry, cavaliy and art;!- I lery. while an army of tiie same size will he formed in the smith under British in- 'Sirili'lors. Persian f i nn nces are to he in t rusted to a mixed committee of two Persians, one Ihllon. one Uif-sian and a Belgian ns (resident. The dale on which Persia has to pay hr-y debts has been postponed ami mennwhlle the custom duties will be paid . J) into the Persian treasury. The new Pcr- sian cabinet Is pro-ally. |