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Show "The purpose of the Austro-Hungarlan Government to spend seventy-five million mil-lion dollars In addition to the usual ai proprJnttonn. for the army and navy, has atlrncted the attention of Europe. The press'of England thinks there 'must be txime extraordinary reason for this un wonted expenditure, and there is much speculation as to what It can mean. The most current explanation Is that Emperor Em-peror Frtincls Jotieph Ib obliged to take this course because of his obligations in the triple alliance; as Italy may not respond re-spond to Germany's requirements under that compact, AustraHungary is expected ex-pected to make up the deficiency. But that would put Austria-Hungary Into the position of a sort of Vassalage to Germany, and if the explanation given is the true one, It Is an explanation that could never bo avowed. |