Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-13 | Page 3 | Shorter Service for French Conscripts

SHORTER SERVICE I OR PREXCH cpXSORTPTS i Br nternhtlousJ -w- Srrvico.) PARIS. Nov. 9. Minister of W't Andre Leferve. despite his belief that Germany Is militarily a permane$)t danger to Prance, has decided to rtf-duce rtf-duce tho t'-rm of serv Ice of French conscripts to two years Instead of thre'j The first of the young Frenchnum ! called to the odors since the war have just reached garrison towns nhd they . Include thousands of young Alsatian and Lorrainers who ar to serve in big ' French cities so that they may ge 'familiar with purely French methods .and learn the language which only la few speak and understand.