The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-14 00:00:00

"TO WHAT BASE USES MAT WE COME!"

When the Prussian treo; s ef BErlin in July the military
police were prE,vided with Email 1-11..logue hooks in German
and French. The troops themeelves got none, the duration
and extent of the war Lot then being anticipated. This dm
liciency has beer, made up by large quantities of a similar
pub'ication found in France and preqared for the use of the
F.ench, which as they never got to Germany tiny Lever
wanted. The content of this guide to military conversation
curion4y illustrate the realities of the war. Just glance Over
the fulluwing polite intimation.:—
_ . _

When In quarters. Leave the room. O along. Take
away all the furniture. None of you dare enter this room.
Bring Instantly bread, butter, cheese, am! eggs. Bri,g
p ,actieol eggs, with bacon and ham. We will kill your
cnickins, pigeons, and ducks Roast them. Ile quick. lam
thirsty. &big me a bottle of beer, rum, kplrits. B,iil coffee,
ch.,colate, tea, " . .

The little work containing these useful sentences has served
a double purpose It h, enabled many a German soldier to
Converse with his host, and at the same time ree otOled the
latter to easel, no which, as proved fly the book, his country-
men had themselves contemplstel eg Moot others —Another
product of From inginutts likewise bought on by toe
ms n soldiers whenever they can get a copy is Dm to cartoon
repre,nting Vie French crossing the Rhine. It was intended
to commemorate last year's invasion, and Is conceived with
the usual taleht and fantastic imagination of it. designhr
In serried ranks and line military array the Napoles.nic
legioni are descending upon German soil, where the soldiers
I Louis XIV. and N ipolehn I riso from their graves to wel-
come the fresh arrivals Iti the Innkgrouni the G.,,rmsn
CU les are open to the ad sauce of the victorious hosts. They
were ant quite so defetiveleas As M. Duid—tdmsett a MAU of
Alsatian blood—lmagluto.

THE CEREMONY OP ADMITTING DIPLOMATIC CORRES-
PONDENCE INTO PARIS

The Journardes I),•batd thus describes the ceremonial oh.
served on the weekly occasions when the correspondence of
Mr. Washburn°, the United Sate? Ititilater, is admitted
ioto Part,:—" hvery Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock pro.
eitely, a trumpet annoUnets the arrival ot a perl lnevonire
at tile bridge of :fonts, and a white flog is display, d. A
Prussian 'Deicer in lull uniform, gloved and shod at in a
drawing-room, advances upon the brides as far as the
broken arch, robes his hand to his cep, and addresses the
French officers who °wale him, 'lientieulen, I have the
hoeour to offer you my salutation.' They reply, • Sir, we
have the honour to statute you." Gentlemen,' he resumes,
'1 have the hen or to inform you that I am corundesioneill
to hi' d to you the communiestioik tor Mr. Washourne,' to
which the reply is, 'ST, we will have the honour to send tor
the paciat.' Alter ano-her exchange II nulitary tat lons,
each party reit," from the bridge to their respecave honks
of the river. The French send tif a hat and reedy, from
the handa of the I'll...tau office: the el,pluniatie letter-hag.
Futter aaintations follow, and the parties withdraw to Cute
respective wtmeats, and the Sting, ii deemed
nil-
eisable, Is at once resumed."