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Show Hie New Enlistment Law. What is called the Outhwaite law has teen signed by the president, making Bome important changes in the conditions condi-tions of enlistment in the TJn'ted States army. Hereafter no alien can be enlisted en-listed to become a soldier of the United States. The recruit must be a native American or have taken out full citizenship citi-zenship papers. The term of enlistment henceforth is two years, and there i3 no provision, as at present, for "buying out' ' before the term of enlistment has expired. The provision of the present law that no soldier shall re-enlist after 10 years' service is repealed. The sol-iier sol-iier must stay two years, and he may ?tay thereafter until retired under tht VJrtsran act. Kansas City Star. |
