The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-15
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1870.
FRANCo-PRUssIAN WAR.


aa3 y - @st fDo4 as
The war betw cen France and Prussia
still continues. But it now seems as It
1t must sometime come to an end. There
has been hard fighting around Paris on
the Loire, and at other places. And,
though the French was Sometimes sue
cessful, the Prlssians ultimately regaaied
what they lost, and have generally been
successful Gfmbetta has given up all.
hopes of defending France If the follow
ing from the Tri5pnS's London CORES
pondent of the nth can be depended
upon:
uA desnatch from Gambetta asks
Iaurier to announce that he (Gamhetta)
had asked for an armistice to enable tine
National Assembly to be elected, and
requests that Favre be permitted ITO
leave Paris 10 consult his colleagues and
conduct negotiations. He admits that
ne has lost hope in prosecuting a sue
cessful struggle, and has no expectation
20 defend Tours The Army of the Loire
Aas been beaten in detail, and Gambetta
declines the responsibility Of q further
struggle or of making peace. The AS
sembly, he says, must decide. -
From Tours Dec 9th, we have the fol-
lowing despatch" The government has
opened negotiations for an armistice,
having secured the support of the neutral
powers" On the other side it is denied
that the support o. the neutral powers
has been secured. And it is said that
the Prussiaus will not agree to al
armisrice and that council OF war has
been held to decide upon the lombard
ment Of Paris. Whatever has been tht
decision of the council the bombardm,n
has not yet oeen seriously commenced
King William and Bismarck may prefe
the starvation Of Paris to its lombard
ment, as the former might cause its sur
render sooner than the latter. And TIL
news from Berlin is that King William
will return there after the capitulationso
Paris even if the war is continued. beyond
that time And, having accepted th'
title of emperor of Germany conferred o
about to be conferred rpon him, accord
ing to despatch Of few days ago, h'
will or may return as emperor.
There ale various Indications OF a res
toration of the French empire, lessened
in extent, shorn of her glory, and hu
inflated The government of Tours
which is reported to have moved TO Dor
deaux for temporary safety, being unabl
to maintain the struggle, and urable, 0
unwilling, or both, to make peace; ant
the visit of Eugenia to Windsor and he
friendly reception by Queen Victoria
together with reports of the restoration O
Napoleon III, rather look as If such
restoration were possible. That tn
people Of Germany are becoming tired 0
the war and want to have it ended, ther
can be no doubt The following dispatc
shows the feeling in Berlin and perhap
all Germany.
BERLIN Dec 9-There was an ant-w
T1OL OT&a SGIIOuS GudA1GlCA yCo'Cldd
caused by resistance of the order draff
ing married men. The Landwehr an
police were unable to quell the riot, an
the military were called out, and sur
pressed the disorder after using grea
severity IF the order of drafting MARI,
ed men is carried out it will give q
additional force OF $4,000 men to tn
army. There is great impotence at tn
delay to conclude the war while ever
aay France increases her strength. sa
And William and Bismarck, being III
friendly to Republic, may consent t
che restoration of q curtailed empire
shorn of her glory, and Napoleon III
AumiliateG beyond measure And til
French people, being too impoverishe
to resist longer, may make no RI
distance to such restoration. 1t is doubj
full ie William and Bismarck will conser
to make peace till the French people ar
reduced below making resistance. An
when they are tired of war and unabl
10 continue 1t they may accept peac
with such on empire and such a
emperor.
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