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Show to iii'jiuE Tin: ur.rma.ajK. A IteveaAgenrr (Irmlafra Humor or freucli Unr Preparations. IlEHLIN, May IS. The Wold News agency asserts on seml-oillclal authority authori-ty that tbe relnforcvment of the French troops stationed on tho eastern frontier of Francois proceeding with method and regularity. The French government, according to the same authority, Is llkowlso extending and strengthening thu military Hues ad-Joining ad-Joining thu Uerrnan frontier, planning wllhavlew to prompt, ellectlve contraction. con-traction. The barracks at tho entrench, ed camp have been greatly enlarged. AtEplnal two new barracks are being built and addition mada lotbegarri-ion. lotbegarri-ion. On the ssmo ieml-ofllolal authority It Is stated that men are at work nlgbt and day laying doublo lines of rails on the Paris and Nancy railway Hue be. twren lllesrne and Ilevlgny In order lo hasten the raoblllxatlou of French troors. The Frankfort Ztltung com. mnmlng upon tho foregoing and other olllolal news dlspatobca of a similar charactor states that reports of that kind are obviously Intended to Influence Influ-ence the electors In the coming eleo-tlons eleo-tlons for Ibe relchstag In favor of candidate! can-didate! who favor the army bill. |