Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-12
PREPARING FOR BATTLE
Germany and France Are Both
Training Their Soldiers
For War
The Men Aroused at Night to
To Turn Out With Arms
Ready
A Bank Holds Out Debt
Contracted BY Ex-King
Milan

LONDON, May ia Strasburg corre-
ercise Is going on among the German and
French garrisons near the frontier. In
order to have them prepared for the sud-
den attack Of an enemy, the men Of the
respective forces are aroused In the mid
die of the night and made to turn out with
arms ready for battle. Last week the gar
rlson at Metz was aroused in this way
three times, and in Strashurg there is at
least one alarm a week. The French this
month have begun the same practice, so
that on each side OF the frontier the call
TO arms is heard in the dead Of night as II
an actnal war were going on.
Three Alsatians, arrested near PellOn-
court, on the frontier, while attempting
TO escape into France in order to avoid
military service, have been brought pris-
oners into Strasburg and will be tried by
the military authorities. This kind OF
desertiOn has Of late been so frequent that
the punishment will probably be severe.
The kaiser has given orders through the
minister of public works that no person
shall be permitted to ride free on the gov
ernment railways unless actually engaged
In the service Of the government, ana that
officials allowing any violation OF this
rule shall be dismissed. This will put an
end 10 free travelling for pleasure by OIL
GERS OF the army and others, and also by
members Of some Of the ruling houses Of
Germany who have been in the habit, in
their more or less honorary military rank,
OF travelling free Of charge
EX- King Kilan met with great diSap-
pointment at Vienna, when he presented
to the bank which does business for the
Servian government in that city a check
for 10000 francs. 1t appears that when
Milan was king he contracted debts TO
the bank for about 10000 francs. In
honOring the check, this amount was de-
Quoted, greatly to Milan's disgust, who
claimed that the state ought to pay the
debt. He took the 10000 francs under
protest.
From Ostrohog. Posen, comes news Of
an extraordinary affair. A man named
KOftan changed his religion, having been
a Lutheran, In order TO marry a Jewcss
with whom he had become infatuated.
The young woman married him aud Tor "A
time they lived happily. koitan was
perpetually irritated by the taunts Of his
former cO-religiOnists and the thought Of
his apOstacy preyed on his mind. A few
days ago he was found dead In his house,
with a written recantatiOn OF Judaism
lying beside him. lie had cut his throat.
The wOrkingmen Of Geestemunde pro-
pose TO present a testimonial 10 Schmal-
field, the Socialist shoemaker, as a
mementO Of his championship Of the
socialist cause against Prince Bismarck
i'm the recent election. Schmaltield has
received letters from all parts OF Germany
and Europe cOngranuldting him ou the
run which he made against the eX-chan-
cellOr.
The Belgian minister Of war has
ordered additional troops TO Liege and
CharerOi, where new disorders are feared.
The miners are believed to mediate re
venGe on the military aud police for the
injury already done TO them. Extra In
SpectOrs have been stationed at the
frontier TO prevent the Introduction OF
dynamite from France. IL is said that
several French anarchists have been seen
among the people OF CharlerOi.