The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
GERMANY IN FRANCE.
The Lanxusso Of Fatherland asd tho
ssIinsuistic Frsntier''-Ths ssCourse 81

Tho LanGuago Of FatheFland asd tho
ssLinGuistic Frsnter'-The ssCourse Or
Empfro.0
The Augenefne- Zeiturag publishes an interesting
article ON the "German -speaking territory In
France" 1t says that this territory now extends
over 23o square miles, with ,427 communes and
$780, 900 iDhabItantsa territory which Is almost
large AS that OF Baden, both In size and population
aud IL on the borders or Germany from Basic TO
Luxembourg. The linguistic boundary (Sprach.
granze) between the Germans ana the franch begins
ON the Swiss frontier at the village OF Ltze in the
canton OF Bcrne, and thence proceeds TO the norJh-
west, following the watershed between the German
Rhine and the French Rhone to the Baronkopr
between Damerkrch (Danne-maric and Bcfori. Al
this place the linguistic boundary has remained I'M
disturbed; all to the east Is German. The boundary
next proceeds nOrthward along the ridge Of the
vosgcs. The valleys or the DOder, the Thur and
the Fecht are here German; the source OF the Mo.
selie, on the west II French. In the vicinity of Col
mar and haisersberg NJ the sources OF The Weiss
and the Leber, the French language passes across
the VosSes, eastward, into Alsice, wnere there
some c0mmnncs or the canton OF Schncrlacl ia
Pontroyel, which speak Romance dialect. In the
valley o the LeDcf the languages are mixed ana the
linguistic frontier proceeds IRON Markirch Isle.
Marie aux Mines through the valley OF the Weer
tne upper part OF which Is French, ~ the Breusch
valley.
The upper part OF the valley of The vosgcs Is also
French, and It's villages nave French ana German
names The lower part Is ndisputably German.
passes nom Alsacc 10 Donol. In Lorraine. The
small mountain valleys OF the VoSgcs, watch belong
TO the French linguistic territory, comprise about
four and half square miles, with thirty thousand
Inhabitants. The whole Of the remaining porIIon Of
Alsilce however, IL German. IL comprises $40 square
miles, SIC communes ana $780, German lnauDit-
ants. There Is not single place here VITA French
name. The linguistic boundary becomes more I'M
certain az II enters Lorraine, where the French Ian
guhge has made mach more progress than IN
Alsace. is begins al the Brcusch, and passes
to The northwest by the lakes OF Guides
dug (Ltang de Gondrcangcl and Thuswciic,
east o, Dicuz. Several towns to the cast oil
tlis boundary, however such as Plalz3urg, have
become completely Galliczcd Thence the boundary
proceeds to Mo.sherg lNarimont In Hautel. The
southern and western villages oi this district
French, the eastern and northern German. Tue al
vance Oi the French language here Is shown by the
fact that formerly German was spoken on The banks
OF Tie Sclile as lar a. Marsal. The boundary eX-
tends III Lorraine up Ia The borders OF the DEPART
ment Of the Meurthe an then enters that OF the
Mostllc Ia tie former department there are ll6
communes, with 65, 500 inhabitants In the depar.-
ment OF the Moselle the linguistic boundary passes
along the river Med, leaving Fauldueniont and
krGlchngen on the right and thence proceeds to
the kanner, small stream that lows into the Mo-
sclle.
Tic German portion OF this department comprises
about 49, square miles, Wth zoo conmunes and
Isl, 100 inhabitants. About a ninth part Of the
orGinally German portion OF Lorraine has been
italicized since the French anncXatons u 1852 and
1865.