Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-26
GAME LITTLE SERVIA
GIVES FREELY OF HER
POPULATION TO war
Austrian Invasion Greeted Az New
Opportunity For Patriots To Win
Glory-Army Model OF Mill.
tary Proficiency.

Washington. D. c. Special: "If the
Omitted States should call to the colors
as many men in proportion to the popu-
lation as Servia has. it would mean an
army Of upward of 5000, 900 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 country have made such fatal
inroads into the percentage of adult
male population. Probably, if the Uni
ted States called as many men to the
color in proportion to the adult male
population, it would mean an army of
1000, 900 men.
nand Austria-Hungary laid upon the
little country whose army gave such a
remarkable account of itself during the
two wars 1t has just passed through
before this third n descended upon
1T. How terrible the ravages Of the
wars in the near east have been is in
dicated by the census of compared ter
ritory taken by Bulgaria in the early
months of the present year. That
showed that where. previous to
the wars. there had been a population
of 100000 there is now a population Of
only 3O1, 900. OF course Servia did not
suffer that much. but these figures are
indicative OF the great wars it had
to face.
Military critics everywhere admit
that In matters of discipline, leadership
adamantine spirit. n clean, there is no
army it's size in the world that can
make a better showing than the Ser
Wan army made during it's wars with
Turkey and Bulgaria. 1t is a fighting
force that is conceded to have every
quality of strength that a military
machine may possess.
Its plan of organization is distinc-
tive. Compulsory service is personal
for all able bodied men n %pecuniary
for all who are incapable of personal
service. These latter must pay an in
direct tax of 80 per cent additional. The
military forces are divided into a ma
tional army and the Landstrum, which
forms the last line of defense. Ser
vice in the national army begins at u
and ends after As. In the Landstrum it
begins at II. ends at 81. begins again at
46, and end at SO.
the national army consists of three
bans: h first ban including all
able bodied men between 81 and 81; the
second ban all between 81 and IS. and
the third those between So and %.
The first ban has it's cadre, a schoo
through which every able bodied man
of Fl must pass. No one is allowed to
change his nationality while belonging
to the first ban; nor can any member
thereof receive any outside appoint
ihSiil WI DSSOIuc even Il lllOnk G1Ill ne
has served his term in the army.
1.-THE term of service in the stand
ing cadre is two years in the cavalry
and artillery. and one and a half years
In the other branches of the establish
ment. There is a six months service
for those in the schools of the country
who can pass an examination for lieu
tenant of reserves. There is also a six
months enlistment for recruits from
whose homes at least two other have
served the full time.
AN those who possess cattle and
suitable carts are under obligation to
turn them over to the army when
needed. Those who do not possess cat
tie and carts have five per cent added
to their taxes for the remount fund"