Show man lan with w i ct ho ma many nv Coun countries coundrie trie S professor of french of university of minnesota does not know WI where ere he belonos belongs st paul minn instead of being a man without a country prot prof julius T frelan ot ol the french department of the university of minnesota Is a man of too many countries to suit hie present notions he was born in alsand when it was a province of france A year later as a result of the war with germany residents of alsace by the treaty of Prank frankfort fort were allowed to choose their native land the elder frelan chose france but continued to reside in alsace until the time limit for moving set by the treaty had expired at ane age of 16 15 prof frelan came to the united unite d states and in due time was naturalized last summer auro raer while on his way to visit hla his former homo home in alsace he be stopped off at petit croix franco france A gendarme promptly gobbled him film and politely requested hla his pres ence at the gendarmerie gendar merie merle where he was told he be was to the military law of france ile he was imprisoned for two days on a diet of black bread and water and then provisionally released on the request of the united states ambassador the profesor proffesor sor returned to minnesota and lie has now cow learned that his fathers failure allure to move from alsace within the stipulated time almo makes him amenable to the military laws of both france and germany he expects to go to F france ance next simmer summer to serve a months imprisonment and then to pay a nominal fine in germany to relieve him from all obligations so that he be may visit his former home without embarrassment |