The Hartford republican., 1913-09-19
germany CALLS
SONS FOR Army
Over 100000 More Troops
To Enter Service.
Officers In America May Be Ex-
cused From Returning On
Mobilization.

Berlin, Sept. l7.-Under the new
military laws Germany is today call
ing on over 100000 more of her sons
each year to serve in the army. The
new regulations, however, create con-
ditions under which German subjects
living abroad may escape military
service entirely, and in this regard
they are of interest to Germans .rv-
ing In the United States.
The laws provide that German sub
jects who have obtained permission
to postpone their military service on
account of residence abroad and who
have acquired permanent position
there may, upon application to the
proper authorities, be excused en-
tirely from active servcie and trans
ferred to the "landstrum" Of militia,
which is called upon only in time Of
actual invasion.
The exemption is granted only on
condition that entering the army
would jeopardize either the position
or invested capital of the emigramt
and that there is reason to believe
that the applicant is not trying de-
liberateay to evade military service.
Officers or officials living abroad
may now be granted leave for two
years and excused from returning
for the usual military duties, SUBJ
ject only to the obligation Of return
ing in case Of general mobilization
and this leave may be extended in
definitely upon presentation Of q
consular certificate that the appI-
cant has a permanent position as
merchant. business manager, etc.
The officer whose life work fs
found in America or another country
outside of Europe and the Mediterra-
mean lands may even be excused from
returning upon mobilization, tho, Of
course. it is almost inconceivable to
think of a German officer taking adj
vantage of this In case OF war.
American statesmen who would like
to manipulate the new Income Tax
Law to bear harder on the bachelor
than the married man, may take
warning from the experience of the
little principality of Reuss, where
the first bachelor tax was introduced
this year.
The tax has been in effect only
since April 1, but the Reuss news
papers declare that bachelors Of prop
erty are transferring themselves and
their wealth to other parts OF the
empire where the state Of single
blessedness is not subject to special
taxation. One bachelor OF Greiz, capi-
tai of the principality. has given fur
ther evidence of his disnleasure by
revoking a beQuest of $12.500 which
he introduced in his will for a mu-
nicipal bath-house In Greiz.
Participation in the open architec-
tural competition to select designs
for the proposed German embassy
building in Washington. is extraor-
dinary heavy, no less than 263 sets
having been submitted. The work OF
the committee of selection, which in
cludes Prof. Peter Behrens, and 9TH
er prominnet architects; Count Bern
storff. German ambassador at Wash
ingtOn, and Herr Won JabOw, the
Secretary OF State for Foreign At
fairs. will therefore be equally ar
duous.
The building is to cost about $780,
900, tho this limit will probably be
exceeded on account of the increased
expense of building. Among the COM
peting architects is one American,
vino had earlier finished sketches for
an ambassy building and was there
fore especially invited to participate
in this competition.
Thousands of German emigtants
died OF starvation In Holland this
summer. whittier they had gone IN
search Of food. The, victims were not
persons. however, but bees. Of which
the beekeepers Of West1Phalia' and
the Rhine districts take thousands of
hives across the frontier every sum-,
mer to the great Peel heath; which
In summer Is covered with masses OF
Wild flowers. Special trains are en-
ployed to facilitate the transit Of the
honey makers. This year. however.
the flowers bloomed later than usual
and many of the bees starved. so that
honey will be scarce and dear In
Germany this winter.