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Show Somewhat Mixed. "Some very funny things happen In making up applications for enlistment In tho army," remarked art army man to tho Washington Star rounder tho other day. "At recrultlug stations It Is nlwnys necessary for tho applicant to stnto In his application tho nationality na-tionality ot his father, his residency nnd his occupation, besides writing answers to a scoro ot other questions. A young follow bearing tho Teutonic namo of Schmidt and showing plainly plain-ly that ho had not been In this country coun-try very many years, fillod out ono of theso blanks. Quito naturally ho was not very well acquainted with tho custom and mcnnlng of our English words. Ho disposed of tho thrco leading lead-ing questions concerning his father as follows: Nationality, Gorman; residence, res-idence, deceased; occupation, fireman." |