The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-14
Heavy Draft on Population in
Services

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IT he United States should cali TO
eaiors as many men il proportion 10 the
population as SerWa has. i would mean
I'm ~1ly u upward Of eight millions Of
men. saws a statement issued bv the
National Geographic Society, al Wash
ingt1u recently and this does not take
into account the TACT that the recent
wars Ed the little country have made such
fatal l1r0ads into me percentage OF adult
male population. Probably, If The United
States called as many men 10 the ColOrs
in proportion 10 the adult male popula-
ton. il would mean an army OF twelve
million o. men.
II n-se figures show what a heavy
hand Austris-H Hungary laid upon the
hul- country whose army gave such a
9 remarkable account OF Itself during the
Two wars il has Just passed through be
fore Tins third one descended upon il.
How terrible the ravaE=s 81 II wars IN
the Near Eas. have been. is indicated By
The census OF the conquered territory
taken BY bu' CARA - The early months OF
The present year. The count showed
TIA, W1ere. previous 10 the wars. there
had been population ci 10000. there
is now z population of only sol 900. OF
course Szrvia did not suffer that much,
but rb=se figures are indicative OF the
great wars That il bad 10 face.
Military critics everywhere admit
that IN matters OF discipline leadership,
adamantiDe spirit, and elan. there is no
army Of is size IN the world that can
make better showing than the Serviau
army made during lis wars with Turkey
and Bulgaria. Il Is a fighting force that
IS conceded 10 have every quality Of
strength that a military machine may
possess.
Its plan Of organization IS distinctive
Compulsory service is personal for all
able bodied men and pecuniary for all
who are incapable OF personal service
hese latter must pay an indirect tax OF
so per cent additional. The military
forces are divided into d national army
and the Landstrum. which forms the last
Inc of defence. Service in the national
army begins at twenty one and ends
after forty five. In the Landstrum it be-
gins al seventeen. ends al tWentv-one
begins again al t0rty-six, and ends al
fifty.
The national army consists Of three
bans: The first ban including all able
bodied men between twenlv-one and
thirty-one; the second ban all between
thirty one and ihIrty-eight, and the third
those between tbirty-eight and forty FIVE
The first ban has its cadre. school
through which ever able-bOdied man Of
twenty-one must pass. No one is allowed
to change his nationality while belonging
to the hrst ban; nor can any member
thereof receive any outside appointment
or become even a monk. until he has
served his term in the army.
The term Of service in the standing
cadre IS two years in the cavalry. and one
and half years in the other branches Of
the establishment. There is a SIX
months service for those in the schools
OF the country who can pass an examina-
uon Tor lieutenant Of reserves. Thee is
also SIX months enlistment for recruits
from whose homes at least two Others
have served the full time.
All those who possess cattle and
suitable carts are under obligations 10
turn them over to the army when needed.
hose who do not possess cattle and
carts have hve per cent added 10 their
taxes tor the remount fund -