The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-22
War NOtes,

France and Prussia are contefmn0us for
only about thirty or thirty. five miles. This is
a rather narrow space within which to copfine
hostilities between two powerful nations.
There is silly report in London that the
Prussians are short of ammunition and that
the French know it, and hence the great ac-
tivity of their movements
The bitches around the forts at Mayence
have been filed with water and the works at
that place are considered impregnable.
The British Government IS considering the
question of dispatching troops across the chan
mel to preserve the neutrality of Belgium.
The Eastern Budget, semi-official Austrian
journal, denies that the sympathy OF Austria
is with Germany.
The battle reported Wednesday to have oc-
CURED near Forbach was an exchange Oh SINUS
by sentinels of the customs patrol.
The statement made Wednesday that the
ENGLISH Government intends to despatch
body of troops to protect Belgium Is generally
discredited. The Daily Neacs pronounces the
rumor false
The fact that Austria is ordering extended
field maneuvers in Hungary is accepted as
proving the sincerity of her neutrality.
A Paris journal accepts the war between
France and Prussia as Gods Intervention to
check Professionalism.
The representatives of foreign powers in
Paris made another united effort to prevent
war but were unsuccessful.
The French Government has been notified
from the Kingdoms of Wurtemburg and Ba-
varia that they Join Prussia. The Grand
Duchy of HesSe Darmstadt has voted a large
war loan.
Berlin correspondence says:-"Thanks to her
organization Prussia will in a few hours be
equal to France at all points. The colleges
and schools are closed and the students are
thronging to the recruiting offices to be en-
rolled. The scenes of 1914 are repeated The
same is true of South Germany"
1t is estimated that the decline in the num-
Der of German emigrants to America this year
will reach fully 100000 on account of the war.
On the arrival of the steamship Cimbria al
Havre on Saturday, ON her regular trip from
Hamburg to New York, 500 Germans, who
| had paid their passage to: America, on hearing
of the declaration of war left the ship, returned
to Prussia and enlisted in her armies.
The officers of the Bank of England have
announced an advance in the rate of discount
of one half of one per cent. The minimum
rate is now 31-2 per cent. The advance has
| been anticipated in moneyed circles for several
days, anu it is generally supposed that the
| effect has been discounted. Freights for the
Mediterranean are taken only at war prices.
The Levant Herald announces that the first
| class of reserves have been called under arms
| This, with the regular force, makes the Turk
ish army 100000 strong. The policy of Tur.
key is absolute neutrality.
Nice little dramatic effects are produced al
| Berlin. The Reichstag voted unanimously {
loyal address in reply to the Kings speech
| On the reading of the address the members o
the Rechstag and the entire assemblage o
| spectators, including Mr.. Bancroft. the Amer
lean minister, Prince Laopold and other nota
be persons arose and remained standing, un
covered, until the reading was ended. Thu
scene was one of deep solemnity. And Franc,
is up to the same trick. Madame Sass sung a
the grand opera Wednesday evening. In tn
third act of Massaniello she sang the Marseil
laise. The scene of excitement and enthusi
asm is indescribable. The audience rose er
masse and joined in the song which terminal
ed amid deafening shouts of "Vive la France.
The Madrid journals advise neutrality 10
Spain.
Fifteen hundred of the hackmen in Pari
and 100 omnibus conductors have Joined tn
army for the war.
A Paris dispatch says 800 Americans hav
volunteered for the French army.
Turkey offers France the services of zoe, oO
soldiers for pay.
The French fleet has passed the Sound AM
entered the Baltic.
The steamers of the Liverpool and Balti
lines have ceased running.
Bismarck declares that the declaration o
war was the first and only document official
received from France and proving conclusive
that surprise was intended.
The mouth of the River Weser has beel
closed with sunken hulks to prevent the en-
trance of the French navy.