Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-11 | Page 1 | Utah Man is Forced into French Army

UTAH MAN IS FORCED INTO FRENCH ARMY Joseph Nougler of San Rafael Returns to Franco on a ViBlt and la Immediately Im-mediately Imprcssod. Special to Tho Tribune. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Senator Sutherland Suth-erland Is trying, through the state department, de-partment, to secure the dlschargo from tho French military service of Joseph Nougler of San Rafael, Utah, formerly postmaster at that place. Nougler. a native na-tive of France. Ik a naturalized citizen of tho United States and lived for some years In Utah, llecently he returned to France for a temporary visit and Immediately Imme-diately was Impressed Into the service of the French army to serve tho time required re-quired by law of French citizens. Tho stato department has Informed Senator Sutherland that the French law does not exempt naturalized cltlzons of a foreign country from military servlcs unless thoy first obtain tho permission of the French governmont to become naturalized' citizens citi-zens of such country. Therefore, unless the French government will wnlvu Its right to exact military service from Nougler, ho will have to serve his time In the French army. Tho mutter, on Senator Sutherland's request. WU bo called to the attention of the French government through the American embassador em-bassador at Paris,