Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-09-14


ously, and more especially so, should
the other European powers manage to
have "a finger in the pie" and the
quarrel assume the dimensions of a
general war. But, thank the good
Lord, thus far we have not suffered.
We are among the .kihdest friends
friends whose memories 1t viii always
be one of the greatest pleasures of our
life to cherish.
GEBET-sTUNDE
While the numerous tBirthsekIJt IT'S,
or beer and eating houses, resound
with noisy discussion, joke, revelry
and song, an entirely different class
may be seen repairing at a certain
hour TO public and private places
OF worship. Here they spend an
hour in reverence and prayer, hum
bling themselves before God, asking
Heaven to protect the dear ones gone
to war and exposed to the dangers
OF the battlefield, and to bless the
national arms. This is called the
gebet stlRde, the hour of prayer. All
honor here, too, to the women of Ger
many! They form the greater part
of the assemblage in these solemn
hours. Many an affectiOnate, piOus
mothers prayer will prove, ] doubt
not, to the heroic son a stronger, safer
shield in the hour of battle, than all
the implements of war.
EINQUARTIRUNG.
In this country, where population
is so dense and the land too small to
afford cutting up into encampments,
when soldiers are sent to q town or
city to be stationed in time of war,
they are quartered on the inhabitants,
who are Obliged to feed and shelter
them-that is, they are assigned to
the different houses, or citizens, in
proportion to their means and stand
ing, the poorest class, of course, being
exempt. To the person who thus
provides for the soldier, the govern
ment allows forty krelizer per man a
a day, about thirty-five cents, gold.
Not much money to be made, you
will say, keeping that kind Of board
ing house, even though you fill up
the poor soldier with bread soup,
black bread and beer, besides having
to run the risk of the enemy whip
ping you, the government going to
sticks, pleading poverty, and refus-
ing to pay, or if paying, not for long
years after. I think you are right,
nevertheless such is eiHqLdrtirling,
and we must make the best of it.
A TOUCHING, BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.
On the Monday evening before the
stOrming of Weissenburg, the third
battalion of the Kings regiment,
which always offers the first and
greatest sacrifice to the god Of battle,
could be seen, preceded by its officers,
marching into the church in MoeFz-
helm, kneeling, one after the other, in
deepest reverence, around the altar,
partaking Of the holy Sacrament, and
the next hour taking up the solemn
line of march to the sound of battle
music. 1t proved TO some OF the poor
fellows the last occasion to participate
in the celebration Of these sOlemni-
ties. Many Of them fell next day in
the battle Of Weissenburg. When
such heroes fall, the land must mourn.
s-wEISSENBURG.
Elsass, or Alsaee, was formerly q
part Of Germany, but eeded as a prov
ince, in the peace Of Westphalia, in
1913, to France. 1t has an area of one
hundred and sixty-five square miles
and a population Of over a million,
mostly Germans. 1t is one of the
most beautiful, Industrious and pre-
dUctive sections of the French empire.
In this province the war has opened
within the past few days in real earn
est, and it is hoped that the German
army will be able to say to grasping
France, before many days pass, This
is our grounG; we will re-anneX it to
the fatherland than. perhaps. you
will have learned enough 10 let US live
hereafter in peace"
Weissenburg is a frontier town Of
about i've thousand inhabitants, in
the same province, or in the extreme
east end of France, on the railroad
between Strassburg and Landau. 1t
was once a very strongly fortified
point. A ZigZag chain of Outworks,
fianked with redoubts, and consist
ing of breastworks and trenches, ex-
tended from the town all along the
left bank of the Lauter, to Lauter-
burg and the Rhine, and is known in
history as the famous " Weissenburg
lhlieIl,n ~ or lines. The object of these
lines was to protect hlsaee from attack
from the north. The capture of this
stronghold, which cost a fight of
seven hours and much blood, is of
much importance, as it not only lets
the third grand army, or army of the
south out of the Palatinate, but at
the same time exposes Paris, toward
which the entire German army will
now try to press rapidly on. Among
their dead, the number of which I
have not seen, the French lost one Of
their finest leaders, General Douay.
How sad that such men must be
to the ambition of such n
as NapoleOnl The number
of prisoners taken by the Germans
is said to be nine hundred, among
which are many Turcos.
THE TURCOS.
These are the genuine ZOuaues o'
AJrigUe, African Zouaves, on which
the humane Emperor Of the French
greatly depends for the annihilation
Of Prussia and all Germany. / have
understood that they are quite as saw