THE FRENCH ARMY.
PROLONGATION OF SERVIUJS.
(By Cable.—Press Association Ccpyright.)
(Received May sth, 10.30 p.m.) fAItiS, .May 5. M. Barthou, speaking at Caen, said it was not a question of yielding to the contagious madness tor armaments, but three years' service was a permanent necessity. There was a diuerenco of 180,000 men between France ana Germany, and the only way of adjusting the difference was by prolongation of service.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14658, 6 May 1913, Page 7
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