Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-19

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zsHsnssy q xcrae Ne. = zEllitary duty
--0obsoript 49, veluabsszs-
lHsyniss pars letter.
Every abie-bodisd man IN France be-
tween the ages Of 30 ana 20 Is liable to
military duty. Every young man must
present hlmsclA during he last fort
night Of the DeosmhsT preceding his
goth birthday, ct Abe marie OF bis COM
s1sne OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS los registration
for military duty, with lie class--that
Is, with the other men born during the
same year as himself. Young French
men do not discharge THE duty very Will
ingly; sometimes they neglect It alto
gether, and when they do gendarme Ia
sent after them. The registration is
called the 'appel de Ia classe;n and
when the lists are all made up, notice
OF the ''tirage au sort" il given, and
each man may 20 10 the msirie and draw
his number for himself. Il be does not
go the marie draws for him. II is now
time for those who may have valid ex-
cuses for not performing military duty
to make application for exemption, and
this exemption ia granted TO the Oldest
sons of widows, to orphans on whom
younger brothers and sisters are depend
emit, to public school teachers and to the
eldest sons OF blind fathers and of
fathers upward of 20 years of age.
About Fl, 500 young men annually es-
cape doing military duty by claiming
the benefit of these reasons for exemp-
ton. -Nf
Up to the list of July of their twenty
first year Frenchmen can get married
without the consent of the military au-
thorities; after that they are considered
as belonging to the army, and this con-
sent, which is very seldom given, is abb
solutely necessary, The next thing
which happens to the "conscript" is the
"mise en- route" the data of which is
fixed by the minister of war. Each man
receives q personal order indicating
where and when he must report for
duty. The duty, hour and place are
all mentioned. in the notice, IRON The
place Of rendezvous they are sent to the
headquarters OF the several. corps; on
their arrival they receive an order for a
uniform, and when they have drawn it,
their FIVE years Of military service be-
sginss Last year 189, COOS young men
were mustered in the franks -sofs the
French army IN this way. Al AA81
IL q young man has q fairly good
seducation; and rather more than tho
ordinary physical qualifications for a
soldier, heImay get off with only three
years active service. and by the pay
ment. OF $3.50 this may be reduced to
one Year This is What is called volun-
teering, and even after they have drawn
their numbers, the conseripts may still
volunteer, in which case they are sent
on duty at once. To volunteer, O man
has to go in person to the central re.
eruiting Office of the military subdiyis-
ion in which he resides, where he is ex-
amined, and, If he passes, receives O
certificate of aptitude. Armed with
this and accompanied by two witnesses,
he goes to the marie and signs an en-.
gagement or enlistment paper. Al
though the volunteers are allowed to re-
turn home when they have served theil
time, they are not mustered out, but
are considered as still belonging to the
army until the class to which they be-
long has completed its time, and each
year they are required to return to theil
regiment and do twenty eight days
duty. Like the conscript, the volunteel
il liable to be called back to the rank
until he has passed his 40th year. : y