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States; but he is not thereby exempted from 
penalties for offenses committed against Danish 
law before his emigration. If he renews his 
residence in Denmark, with intent to remain, 
he is held to have renounced his American citi¬ 
zenship. The intent not to return may, under 
the treaty, be held to exist when the natural¬ 
ized citizen shall have resided for two years 
in his native land. 
A naturalized American citizen formerly a 
subject of Denmark, having renewed his resi¬ 
dence in Denmark with intent to remain or 
having resided in that country for more than 
two years, is liable to perform military service 
in Denmark if he was in the army at the time 
of emigration and deserted; or, if before emi¬ 
gration he had been enrolled for duty, called 
and failed to appear; or, if after his return 
he is assigned to a military unit. 
In time of peace the Minister of the Interior 
is authorized upon application to release from 
further service in the Danish Army or Navy 
such individuals subject to Danish military 
service as may procure proof that they have 
served in the army or navy of any of the bellig¬ 
erent nations during the years 1914 to 1918. 
38. GERMANY. Article 278 of the Treaty of 
Versailles, the rights and advantages of which 
are accorded to the United States by its treaty 
restoring friendly relations with Germany, con¬ 
cluded August 25, 1921, stipulates that Ger¬ 
many undertakes to recognize any new nation- 
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ality which has been or may be acquired by her 
nationals under the laws of the Allied and 
Associated Powers and in accordance with the 
decisions of the competent authorities of these 
powers pursuant to naturalization laws or un¬ 
der treaty stipulations, and to regard such per¬ 
sons as having, in consequence of the acquisi¬ 
tion of such new nationality, in all respects 
severed their allegiance to their country of 
' origin. 
Article 173 of the same treaty provides that 
universal compulsory military service shall be 
j> abolished in Germany and that the German 
Army may only be constituted and recruited by 
means of voluntary enlistment. 
34. HUNGARY . Article 213 of the Treaty of 
Trianon, the rights and advantages of which 
are accorded to the United States by its treaty 
establishing friendly relations with Hungary, 
concluded on August 29, 1921, stipulates that 
Hungary undertakes to recognize any new na¬ 
tionality which has been or may be acquired 
by her nationals under the laws of the Allied 
and Associated Powers and in accordance with 
the decisions of the competent authorities of 
these powers pursuant to naturalization laws 
or under treaty stipulations, and to regard such 
persons as having, in consequence of the acqui- 
i* sition of such new nationality, in all respects 
severed their allegiance to their country of 
origin. 
Article 103 of the same treaty stipulates that 
universal compulsory military service shall be 
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