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Show FORMER GERMAN SECRETARY ASKED TO QUIT ,STRASSBURG PARTS'. Dec. 23. Baron Znrn von Bu-lach, Bu-lach, former secretary of. state for Alsace-Lorraine, ' has been invited to le.iva Slrasshurg. according to the Temps, and will i'etire to bis estate in Baden. Baron Zorn von Bulach was a sect e-tnry e-tnry of state'in Alsace-Lorraine at the time of the Zabern affair late in 1!H". Tiie Zahern affai? was started by Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Baron von Forstner, vh' ridiculed tiie Alsatians. During an outbrenk several sev-eral weeks later the lieutenant cut down a lame slioemaRer "with his sabre. The affair aroused indignation in the reiehstag and the offending lieutenant and other officers of-ficers were tried by coiirt martial. They WtVe ac'luilted, but the indignation of the Alsatians brought aHout the resignation resigna-tion of Governor General von Wed el, his secretary of state and other officials. |