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Show The (lernian armament. IKrlis- if fnirrtl While FruiiLi, l.HKland ami Austria Aus-tria are conlronted by more or liss dettructlvo civil broils In tbe rhapo of strlkeaand Iock-oub,Uermauy Is some, what grimly preparing for the Inter national routltct which we are constantly con-stantly told Is Inevitable, but which somehow or oilier bus not yet come oil. In order to bring the German army up t tbe numerical sire t;tll of tbu Freuch, tbo government b.s proposed to IncroMo the annual draft by 70,000 men a ytar and to reduce tho termor service from Ihreoytara tu two. Tbuy also propose to add $JU,UOU,OOU a Jtar tu tlio army tsitlmstes, which already amount tu $lGU,UOu,UOC er annum. Tin re Is a great hubbub lu Germany ovor tblslncreaseof the burdens bur-dens of the Fatherland. ATready tier--nan industry sutlers toanextentaloiosl luconcelvable In countries which are nut plagued with comcrlpllon. The prospect ot lucrrattsl tsxatlou on btcr, tobacco, etc., (Ills the common man with dismay, lilsmarck also lirrs lust no time In letting It be understood that he Is as much an ever oppose I to reducing tho number of years of military mili-tary service, ami it bye-chcllon lu llavarla. In which nu anti-government Cathollo nearly Urfiated a ministerial tupiorter of the Cinlir, hascauseil grave uueaslniss lu lterlln. Negotiations Negotia-tions are going ou with the l'opv, who, curiously enough, seems likely tu have the commsndlng voice In llxlng Ihe nuota of soldiers lu the army uf tbe first l'roteataut power on thocoiitlcent tho Lutberuu celebration nolwllh. standliiL-. |