Show I 1 i Germans Try to Cut Out Down on Titles BERLIN BEnLIN Sept Sert 10 By A. A 1 R-o R No country in lii the world perhaps is as title ridden as Germany The nuisance nuisance nui nul sance ance has become so great that the federal government Intends to take a hand and try and bring about some sort of or simplification and unification uni uni- of the titles that are being awarded by the various departments of l government ment federal provincial and state stale a Before the h war every m man who did hi ye M something unusual u or who rendered rendered ren ren- dered a personal service to his fellow fel- fel low Jow ow neil men or to the em eror was given given en a decoration and a title Then 1 came the revolution and all titles and decorations were supposed tobe tobe to tobe be wiped out Holders of titles title's however merely printed the letters A fl D. IX ausser dienst or out of ot service behind their former titles so that one still sees visiting visiting- cards with such designations as Imperial Imper ial vice consul out of ot service or minister of ot state out of or service Then the various state staLe governments governments governments govern govern- ments undertook to apply designations designations designations to their officials ail as a Indications indica indications lions of ot rank ranle in the service In practice these amounted to to t so 80 I that Germany now now has has a multiplicity of titles never known before |