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Show GRAVEDIGGERS WITH ARMY Matter That Shows l-1ow Extremely Thorough Are the German Military Mili-tary Preparations. In all tho world there la only one army tho German that carries its war preparations to such a state ot completeness as to hnvu a special corps of gravcdlggers, who accompany accom-pany tho army In tho field for this grim task alone. They wero formed for tho Franco-German war of 1870, and their appearance was a source of amazement to tho older generation ot soldiers In Europe who could not understand un-derstand such "specialization." Another featuro of tho German military mili-tary system Is the requirement that all soldiers on active service should wear around their necks labels with their names, regiment and rank. In the event of death theso aro useful for purposes of Identification, and In caso of Injury the reverse side Is used as a form on which tho surgeons attached at-tached to tho field hospitals Jot down details of the patient's injuries and any special information for tho guidance guid-ance of the surgeons at tho base hospitals. hos-pitals. London Chronicle. |