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Show The German army limit has been fixed at 100,000 soldiers. The same plan was tried in the Napoleonic times, when the maximum force allowed the Prussians was 10,000 men. It failed, because the state government provided for the training of all the available men in the country, 10,000 at a time, thus keeping within tho limit. The subterfuge sub-terfuge would not work at Ihis time, and it would not be necessary, since all the Germans who have reached the proper age have received military training. train-ing. Some other scheme for, "whipping the devil around the stump" will be adopted, however, unless close watch is kept. |