Word: bulgarias
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...Patriarch of Alexandria, the Metropolitan of Sofia (Bulgaria) bowed their gray heads in reverent appreciation...
...findings of Mr. Ewart. Britain is blamed for contributing a "root" by her "fear and hatred" of Germany, who menaced her numerous interests, and by becoming "openly an associate, and secretly a virtual war-ally of France and Russia." Germany appears the least guilty of the nations. Japan, Italy, Bulgaria and Rumania were non-contributaries to the cause of the War, merely participating out of self-interest...
Voluntary System: Of the five European Powers using the voluntary system,f Great Britain alone uses it of its own initiative; the others-Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria-use it by virtue (so far as is known) of the peace treaties imposed upon them. Brittain's choice is maintained partly because of 'the impossibility of forcing men to serve overseas,, partly because a system of voluntary long-term enlistments (seven years active, five years reserve) is less expensive...
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria are allowed standing armies respectively of 100,000, 30,000, 35,000 and 20,000 men. No reserves are permitted...
...There is no public executioner in Bulgaria. Three gypsies were hired, each receiving 3,000 levas (about $600) for his work...