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The News And Observer
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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Paris newspapers report large-scale French military maneuvers on the German frontier starting early May, involving troop reinforcements and mobilization to simulate repelling a German invasion.
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PARIS, April 30.—The newspapers of this city today announce that the French armies on the German frontier will begin military manoeuvres on an immense scale early in May. All garrisons in the military district of the department of Meurthe and Moselle, forming part of the sixth army corps, will take up war positions along the frontier. The troops in Meurthe and Moselle will be reinforced by a large force of cavalry and infantry, brought together by extensive mobilization of the arm reserves. The troops thus placed under arms will occupy all the vital positions which they would have to hold in an effort to repulse a supposed invasion by German troops.
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Foreign News Details
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Meurthe And Moselle, France
Event Date
Early In May
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troops to occupy vital positions in simulation of repelling german invasion
Event Details
French armies on the German frontier will begin military manoeuvres on an immense scale early in May. All garrisons in the military district of the department of Meurthe and Moselle, forming part of the sixth army corps, will take up war positions along the frontier. The troops in Meurthe and Moselle will be reinforced by a large force of cavalry and infantry, brought together by extensive mobilization of the arm reserves.