| Show THE GERMAN ARMAMENT while france england aldaus nd aus tria are confronted by more or less lees destructive civil biais brolla in the shape of strikes and look lockouts locko uto germany is 18 somewhat grim grimly y preparing for the inter national conflict which we are constantly itt told is inevitable but which somehow or other has not yet come off in order to bring the german army up to the numerical str strength erith of the french the government hs ba proposed to increase the annual draft by men a year and to reduce the term of service from three years to two they also propose to odd add a year to the army estima estimates tess which already amount to per annum there is in a great hubbub in germany over this increase of the be bur done dens of the fatherland already german industry suffers to an extent almost inconceivable in countries which are not plagued with conscription the prospect of increased taxation on beer tobacco etc ate fills the commma man with dismay bismarck also alao has hag lost no time in letting it be understood that he in ia as aa much as ever opposed td reducing regu the number of years of military service gerv ioe and a bye election in bavaria in which in an government antigovernment anti catholic nearly defeated a ministerial supporter au of the center has caused grave uneasiness unea Biness in berlin negotiations are going on with the pope who curiously enough seems likely to have the commanding voice in fixing the q quota bots of soldiers in the army of the first protestant power on the continent con tinen the lutheran celebration standing |
