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Show ODD TRICKS TO AVOID WAR DUTY Paris, Feb. 16. Tricks to avoid military mili-tary duty have been varied rather than numerous during the war. The most recent strategem is that of two shirkers, unknown to each other, who hid in woods to escape service. One of them, a man named Souleillon, 32 years old. remained concealed from the beginning of hostilities in order I to avoid the mobilization order. His I father dying. Souleillon came out of hiding to lay claim to his parents' estate. An alert gendarme at Cahors took him into custody, reminding him I that, before being an heir, he had to I be a soldier. The second case was that of Alfred i Rons, who look refuge in the fores-t i of Revnaldes Here he built himself ja comfortable cabin with stones, 1 branches and tiles. Behind his lodging lodg-ing place he installed an oven to bake bread. Possessing a rifle, two pistols and much ammunition. Rous hunted land caught fish. Recently, a young hahepherdeaa, seeking a strayed sheep, surprised Rous who was aslepp fiend-armies fiend-armies were called, and after a short i fight the deserter was found and arrested. ar-rested. nn |