wˌɛn ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, mˈeɪ hædtə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv vɪˈɛnə tə dˈuː hɪz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs, ænd ˌɔn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə bɜːlˈɪn hiː ænd ɹˈaɪxɚ splˈɪt ˈʌp.
When the First World War broke out in August 1914, May had to return to his native Vienna to do his military service, and on his return to Berlin he and Reicher split up.