, 1870-09-20
GERMANS REPLY TO 4 FRHNuHNAN.

IL ihf Editor qf The Chicago T5ibt,ns:
S1K. Although had intended to write no more
articles upon the war questions, as my time Is
LINKED, cannot be silent, reading communica-
ton In Fridays TRIBUNE, signed BY Frenchman,
which contains ISLANDERS upon the German nation.
The writer says, among other things, that their
women arc violated By the German soldiers. " In
the namo Of every truth-loving citizen. protest
against such falsehoods being circulated IN news
papers. I have no objection that Frenchman
uy as long as thes state facts- l shah now
glve you, for the benefit OF ouF public, few details
Of the ,aodns eltrandi Of warfare At by ne Germans
Saarbruckeu, where great number Of French
drove back q handful OF Germans; where Ma
poleons con picked up some balls WITH great cogs-
G. Louis anil made the soldiers cfy.o After me
terrible battle OF Gtayelotte. where y 60 many
a %hc6 mus must : &c i mentioned a French General.
| who had Been wounded seriously, was taken care
With the same military honors rs il he had been
| German General: and when the coffin was beng
silently lowered into tns grave, tne commandsr,
| il, with the rcmarE, "a This means tho respect
one soldier shows to another gallant conrade,
nnes WSseh r. rs Seen
mans, they have always aeteA toward the inlee!-
tan;s which were peaceful With the greatest n.;
@enas. nen, and tue unasf sSt's strict discipline.
The French Prisoners are cared ioT IN
I A5tfm4ny 4S well as AuypuuS Cau GAVEt4- puS
hox did the French CARR on tnis var: Tae5, for
instance, went Into the bat1le-delds With bar-
bariau race to light and murder the Germans. It
| is wcl-kEoRu TACT that these devillsh Turcos
have cut off the eAra, nSseS and eyes OF the Ger
mans alive, whenever they had chance to do it
sian q s The magazine @ At Iao5, alter surrender ty
tie French, IS another inst4nce Of tue msanest
treacLcty, and no civilized wa-tare. could Say
nccessary. I have heard French complaints ab. .ut
the bclnhaE1nent OF srasa,ourF, hut they atr not
AZ IT, IL ,s fof c ; Iasy % te Il
far wiser lor The French to surrender StrasbourE
at onet as il ts likely 10 iall before this week has
The German army is before Paris; The cty II
l entirely cut CT from the cute wofld- There are
two millions Of people III It. Tacy have no reg!-
! At night they arc somcwlat til the dars, gas BE-
t lug also cut OF. Tney must eat every day. no
nster ho% ach ,i as11ofs @ thsy haSs FaF1 @ 81
| tacy have no wcll-es:allishcd government. Tho
question Ii now: "lIosr long caa such s:ate ol
@ ,1sf snsWci 81 ons Tar III ionsrf lie war i /:
3 carried on, tht more Irlsery an'l expense io'
It France; and t:uiy hope there are some Wis
. are nvy, Fyancc docs not Luaatc by ceiling
Alsale snh Lorraine 10 Tint nation which she na:
aif sa tat saEte od ahs IN ns Hns ,e.ser5 Ia,
:: fortune smile: upon her arms!
!: The .nl.sbt;aa.A Of AlsRss aal Lorraine oush
IL to hve NJ rcasou 10 complain Il they become c:1
e izena of Germany, because that Datsou Inns
grand future in store for her. LIT me tell yo'
Tee nv m b. oi tss iii
OF Item auuc must sooner OF Later u plu out ~ y
~ pockets OF ever French Citizen trus: it wi
he not be n cessary for the Germans 10 lnmbtr,
n Paris atItl have no doubt thar King William
r. rrahy u1ke peace with so1Ic Established l;oE
enH'ct IN rncc wetasy n ieral at,r or rgeao M i
Il Of her song, and would ask, what Toull be tn
ii equivalent OF SO much blood: We, Ia this coun
-. which SllpI for those who are II