text_original: The introduc  tion of German military service in 1872 was an opportunity for fresh severity ; it was then that a great number of Alsace Lorrainers surreptitiously crossed the frontier to come and enrol themselves in the Foreign Legion.
text_transcription: THE INTRODUCTION OF GERMAN MILITARY SERVICE IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY TWO WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FRESH SEVERITY IT WAS THEN THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF ALSACE LORANERS SURREPTITIOUSLY CROSSED THE FRONTIER TO COME AND ENROLL THEMSELVES IN THE FOREIGN LEGION
phonemes: ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌk tɪˈɑːn ʌv dʒˈɜːmən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː wʌz ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ fɹˈɛʃ səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ; ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn ðˌæɾə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈælseɪs lˈɔɹeɪnɚz sɚɹɪptˈɪʃəsli kɹˈɔst ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ tə kˈʌm ænd ɛnɹˈoʊl ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪnðə fˈɔːɹən lˈiːdʒən.