Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-31
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AUSTRIA LAYS HEAVY
 HAND ON POPULATION.
For the Raisineoa It's Army-Under Like Gall to Cclors This Country Could Raise Eight Million.
Especial to The BulIetin.)


 Washington. D. C., Aug 20-"If the United States should call to the colorS, as many men in proportion to the population as Seryia has, it would mean an army of upward of eight mill lion men, says a statement issued by the National Geographic society, at Washington D. C.. today, "and this does not take into account the fact that the recent wars in the little coun- try have made such fatal iNroads into the percentage of adult male pop ulation. Probably if the United States called as many men to the colors in proportion to the adult male population, it would mean an army of twelve million men.
 These figures show what a heavy hand Austria Hungary laid upon the little country whose army gave such a remarkable account of itself during the two wars it has just passed through before this third one descend ed upon it. How terrible the ravages of the wars in the Near East have been is indicated by the census of con- quered territory taken by Bulgaria in the early months of the present year. That count showed that where, pre- vious to the wars. there had been a population of TOE, 900 there is now a population of only 301,000. Of course Servia did not suffer that much, but these figures are indicative of the great di IL ilaA IO AdCS.
 Military critics everywhere admit that in matters of dicipline, leadership, adamantine spirit, and elan, there is no army it size in the world that can make a better showing than the Ser Vian army made during it's wars with Turkey and Bulgaria It is a fighting force that is conceded to have every quality of strength that a military ma- chine may possess.
 Its plan or organization is distinc- tive Compulsory service is personal for all able bodied men and pecuniary for all who are incapable of personal service. These latter must pay an indirect tax of 30 per cent additional.
 The military forces are divided into a national army and the Landstrum, which forms the last line of defense. Service in the national army begins at twenty y-one and ends after forty five. In the Landstrum it begins at seven teen ends at twenty-one, begins again at forty-six, and ends at fifty.
 "The national army consists of three bans: The first ban including all able bodied men between twenty-one and thirty eight, and the third those be- tween thirty eight and forty-five.
 +The first ban has it's cadre. a school through which every able bodied mar of twenty one must pass. No one is allow& to change his nationality while belonging to the first ban; nor can any member thereof receive any outside appointment or become even a monl until he has served his term in tn; army.
 The term of service in the standing carde is two years in the cavalry an( artillery and one and a half years il the other branches of the establish ment. There is a six months servic, for those in the schools of the coun try who can pass an examination fo lieutenant of reserves. There is alst a six months enlistment for recruit from whose homes at least two other have served the full time.
 stAll those who possess cattle ant suitable carts are under obligation t, turn them over to the army whel needed Those who do not posses cattle and carts have five per cent added to their taxes for the remoun fund"