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Show MARRYINO IN OBflMANY. H fled Tapo Ani.rlenn. Ilnrn In On Thro.) In (1.1 lb Knot Tltd. H An unfortunate citizen of south Di- 474 1 B kota ot German birth, wtnt to Davtrla " H a while ago to wed the woman ot hit H choice The young couple wsre all IH ready to have the caramony performed M? when the unplesant discovery was MM msde that tht Ilavarlan authorities re- Km quired certain proofs that It waa prop- SM er for Ihe marriage contract to be H9 made Thlt neceialty says the Ntw vXX York Sun required the production ot fflcM various documents from the United Sal Htstes and four mon h elapsed be- fl fore the marriage was permitted to HB Mke plare The dilemma of thla cou- jw3 pi has moved Mr Stern our commer- Kjgi clal agent In Ihe city of Hamburg, to Bjjj give some ndrlce and Information to WHS Herman citizens nf tht Isnd who con- Hyri template marrying In the old country Jen Tbla advice app.ars In our consulsr rs- Hi ports whli h as a rule deal tar mors (BE largely with commercial than nistrl- 9 monlal Interests It appears thst th WM laws concerning the marriage of for elgner in Germany hare recently bun rerl.ed and more atrlngeut regulation, are now In force as Germany doea not Intend that nny mlatake shall he made If ahe can help It In the first place It mutt be proved that one or both ot the contracting parllea are really foreigners for-eigners A certificate ot naturalization In n foreign land must therefore be produced, as preliminary Then the authorities In the foreign land mutt provide another certificate to show that they know of no Just csust or Impediment Im-pediment why tho marriage should not take place nnd this document must bt milled by the German ambamador or a Herman consul One or tho other of lhee oriclalt alio must certify to i certificate ot birth which tht applicant appli-cant la required to produce It there la any ooneangulnlty between tho cou-tv cou-tv tht applicant mutt produce proof that In hit adopted country this relt-tlomhlp relt-tlomhlp forms no Impediment to tht marriage and If he has been prsrlous ly married and haa been divorced tht decree relating to the annulmont ot the marriage, verified by a coniul.mnit be forthcoming l'trhapt an appropriate appropri-ate title for thest ntw marriage lawt would be "Act. to prevent forelgatrt from coming over to Germany to marry mar-ry (lermsn girls and thus deplttt tht population of this great empire," |