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Show WOMEN IN Tin3 ARMY. That women nre incapacitated by their sex for bearing arms has been one of the favorite statements of the opponents of woman suffrage who argue that the citlscen who cannot fight should not be allowed to vote Hut here we have the Empire of Austria Aus-tria Introducing women into its army! '"he. government is about to experiment experi-ment with women on the administrative administra-tive staffs of the army, and If the trial is successful women will eventually replace men in the health, equipment equip-ment nd provisional departments. The .news of this experiment has cauiod a good deal of oxcltomont in Franco, and already one woman has volunteered to serve bar country in any branch of its military establishment. establish-ment. This woman Is Madame June Dieulafoy, the only woman in France who has the privilege of wearing trousers. She has written the minister min-ister of war asking to be allowed the honor of being the first woman called on to participate in the national defense. de-fense. Her action has been loudly ap-- ap-- plauded. Town Talk, San Francisco. |