Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-19
TELEGRAMS TO TIE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
Associated Press Reports.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
Recent Army Movements.
Prussia Demands the Unqualified
Submission of France.
THE LUXEMBOURG QUESTION.
Bismarck Claims Freedom FOR Pru,u, "a
Act in That Matter.
The Luxembourgers Unanimous FOR
Independence.
REPORTED stpuls Of III, PruSians by
Gen. Chauzy.
Prussia Demands the Unqualified
Submission of France.
THE LUNEHseURC QUESTION.
Bismarck Claims Freedom FOR Pru,u, n
Act in That Matter.
The Luxembourgers Unanimous FOR
Independence.
Reported Epulse Of III, PruSiaM by
Gen. Chauzy.
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Tsl,grarh,d EEoluSiU,ly 70 n, Eresiae S,ar.
TIE FRENCH FLEET IL TIE NORTH
SPA.
koENINGsDERG, Dec. IA dispatch was re-
ceJyod here 10 day from z ,llsu announcing tina.
the i've French frigates WHICH recently passei
SkaSer Rack and Great Belt had been sighted
on that port Pillau j. only twenty i've miles
nom this city. Their, is considerable excite
mvnt in some quarters. O. j. believed, how
ever, that the Preparations 10 meet the enemy
are ample.
LATE PgUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
LONDON, Dec. Electromagnetic Germans
have evacuated Amiers. They retired % wards
Clermort, but announced their intention 70 re-
turn soon. IL l. reported that the Term ans have
captured Ham. Twenty thousand q ermaus have
passed Channey. Ges. Fsidherbe has advanced
beyond Amiens.
THE LUXEMBOURG QUESTION.
LONDON, Dec. IS.-The Bishop OF LuHem-
bourg, on the part Of the inhabitants. thank
the kingof Holland for his cheering lAngaAga
denouneing the transfer OF the duchy 70 Pras-
STA.
BERLlN, Dec. S-1he Krsur Zeiiung saw
Count BismATcks circular, OF the Sd inst con
Guides AS folovs:-" Prussia IL freed from tho
obligations of neutrality respecting Iurem-
bOurg, and has libeT ty now 20 enforce her claims
against the duchy for violations of neutrality
LONDON, Dec. ls.-The people Of LuSem-
bourg vote almost unanimously in favor of tie
Independence of the duchy.
GENERAL CHANsEY REPULSEs rHr
PRCSSIANS
BoRDEAUN, Dec. is.-The Prussans are
leaving the VALLEY OF Cher and concentrating
on the Loire. They again attacked General
Chansey, hut were repulSed.
Nearly one thousand Kabvle horsemen have
armies.
The Mobiles who went TO Algeria 10 repl,ce
Wi IN
peruon OF the National Guard viii 20 TO Al
geria.
RECEPTION AT VERSAILLES.
LONDON, Dec. la.-The deputatiOn OF the
North German Rcichstag hSs been received
grandly at Versailles, where banquet was
given in their honor by the King.
PARIS To BE BOMBARDED AT ONCE.
The bombardment of PARIS is CONSIDERED
liable At any moment, a. the Russian supplies
and ammunition have been fully recruited.
PRUSSIA DEMANDS UNQUALIFIED
SUBMISSION.
NEW YORK, Dec. I9.-The following is a spe-
cial TO the TeIeerom.
IsoNOoS, Dec. ia dispatch from Yer
>allles, December 18th. says that the Gernan
Programme Al present requires the AZ on Ia
uonal surrender OF Paris, aud the unauAasu--i
submission Of tn FreHch nation, thr01gh 5f
representatives., TO German dictatiOn. iu the
went OF continued resistance on the part o.
Paris the German plans incline 70 attack mon
the eastwsrcly outWOrks, or bOmbardmeu- y Ga
/ -hells directed 20 the interior.
ANOTHER SoRTIE EXPECTED
Another sOrtic T. mOmCntl, expected M the
direction Of Nincennes, where the Frrucli
troops are being masScd
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB AGATN
despatch to the London fines from Berlin
says: Tie PrussIan circulars recently Issued
from the state department here reserve the
right Of existing indemnity from Luxembourg
for infringement Of neutrality.
wOoDMAN BISMARCK lWON'I SPARE
THOSE TREES.
LONDON, Dec. H.. - tCabe from private
sources - Dispatches from Versailles an
Dounce that Count Bismarck has issued an order
directing tie destruction of the national forest
of France in the districts surrounding Yer
saillss and Paris. This order is regarded a.
timely a. il enables the I,eaSants 20 procure fun
and ass Ist in military operations.
TREASON IN BERLIN
Dispatches from Berlin state that the Prus-
sian government has issued orders for the arrest
of the rioters engaged in the recent disturb
ances in that CITY. They are charged with
/ reasonable plot.
THE PRC SSIAN DEMANDS.
The Berlin Post, in an editorial, reports that
| the neutral powers will probably suggest 10 the
/ peace congress which Is about 20 assemble a
/ proposition 10 end the war on the terms pro-
posed by Germany. viz: e. The unconditional
| French people,
Prince Henry OF Luxembourg has sent TO Prus-
I ia official disavowal that the LuNemburg
I neutrality has been violated by his permission.