New-York tribune., 1870-08-30
WHERE TO LOOK FOR WAR NEWS.
GENEROUS TESTIMONY FROM LEADING JOURNAL

GENEROUS TESTIMONY FROM LEADING JOURNALS.
From The Cincinnati Commercial
When war was declared between France and
Prussia, the New York newspapers Of standing mado
their special arrangements for the earliest and fullest in
telgence. The organization perfected by The TRIBUNE
have been the liberal well the best.
or course we can Judge only by results The press aud e
pie of this country all events, indebted that
Journal for the most ntegibe accounts thus far of
military movements, skrnishes, and battles. IL mas
shown its enterprise and in that respect distanced
competition, by telegraphng events in general aud IN
detail enormous cost and regret to observe
disposition the part of rival papers which share IN
the profit OF Its enerprse @ not only 10 90 sIGSs aus Sr
of ts intelligence This is not fair or honorable Journal
The fact is that the earliest and best news OF every
important battle yet fought has come through TIE
the battle OF Gravelote the 18th. TIIE TRIBUNE Of
the Monday following contained dispatch giving AL
outline of the affair, and Wedne sday detailed and
graphic account OF the sanguinary conesan eNaOIdi-
nary letter by telegraph
From The Detroit Poet.
THE TRIBUNE has deserved well for Its en-
terprse and liberality, and will undoubtedly reap tue
benefits thereof. American journalism now leads the
world in respect to the fulness of news the publication
Of maps biographical sketches, historical comments and
calculations OF the war No newspaper IN Europe with
it's heaviest leaders and most ponderous columns throws
so much light upon the events OF the day as the
frstclass American journals, II is true much Of
this done in haste, and not unniXed with
taking every thing into consideration, combining the
information furnished in both news aud editorial col
umns and there Is probably no person IN an American
city $1,000 inhabitants but may learn Of the
war now wagne 1000 miles away among fortresses and
nghOds erected before printing was invented, than
the citizens OF Paris, London, or Berlin.
From The DAYTON Journal
The enterprise of The NEw-IoRK TRIBUNE
Of the war in Europe by Cable has won the admiration
of both the public and press Us reports in fact have
combined and by far exceeding IN quantity ana re,
liability those of the English press, so near
the seat Of war; enjoying apparently such
superior facilities for gathering news. without
boasting of its superiority TIE TRIBUNE modesty men,
tions its five column cable letter detailing the battle Of
Gravelotte which published In Thursdays Journal,
by telegraph, remarkng that this single letter cost it
s. 2sO In gold for the transmission from London o
New York At the date Of its publieation-Wednos sday
morning-six days after the battle there had been no
detailed report Of the battle In any European paper
From The Wheeling Inellgencer
Wednesday morning ThE NEW YORK TRIB--
UNE published detailed and vivid account OF tLe gsi,
battle at Grayeotte, telegraphed exclusively to tsa,
journal by cable, and covering the greater part OF
page This was feat in Journalism which n more Tys
than one deserves To be called e1traCrdlndy' @ ws
TRIBUNE referring to IL modestly enough, says ~ na
the heeyiest dispatch ever brought across tne t""
concerning a single event, by a single ne"'paPei'
PROM The Orange Chronicle 1000. -,
Ii is impossible to take up neWsPIPer lnicb es
all alive to the important Questions Y tbs great activ
ity displayed by the managers OF Inh "nnts 1f move
USE in procuring the latest and a9st aM,isI i'm the Old
ments military and affairs polll."i, ,nan,ent ~
World II began is work without snponnse msn, ,ha
for thoroughly has ,1u.ys on the lookout FOR the
atet has been drawn IL to the nsc m
Contemporaries, who are las' ,psigSnce frum their own
enas 70 ge after subsistng for weeks on the ae
| counts stolen from their more i"'''''
| ing negnoofir rn The Charlesown MAS Choaise
| r,,, Nrw0YoRK TRIBUNE has the glory OF
nabg All the feats which the American prSSS mas
eeIpSus rrforned in its enterprslng ors 70
hitherto T,a sneeal correspondent OF that Journal
aeconpanys the prnsian army IN s Sa%afd
Dch mnDh was fortunate enough 10 oe spet.s'o, ot
| inarch, ,,",, and desperate contest when TOOK
sos t on the plain before rayelcte ana enerprsng
place ~ write lengthy aud graphic description oi
ehouk which he witnessed, aud transmit II for publ
a tns in NewYork before detailed intelligence OF the
Satte had either Of the capitals OF the Contend
pa nas ,owers The occurrence naturally enough enables
& TRIsuSE point with crafty pride TO the achieve
, I'M ~ its sentative but us note OF jubilaon Is
lounJed neither too loud too long The In.
| S,rmaiion contained In the dispatch was gained
mhue the battle was at It's hight, ana amid
danger which only the troops the ned were called TO
race The courage Of the correspondent however Is
scarcely 10 be ranked secondary 10 the moral courage
which The conductors OF the sheet have exhbted since
the outbreak OF the It's purpose seems To pe 10 put
,T inaisnuably al the he AL Of the American press
Its dispatches and correspondence in our war cost An
and II bids fair u rival that reeotu oi OK
| peaditure during the present contest