New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-10
WAR NOTES.

Some of the orders for champagne issued by
Geisser Co.. few weeks ago. to the troops gong To
the front, have been presented TO Eugene Chquot at
| Rheims, and duly honored!
As fast as the ncwly-levicd recruits become
familiar with military evouons, the Landwehr, men OF
family who have been longest in the service, are sent
home Recently 600 men were thus discharged from
| single regiment
| As an evidence of the tenacious national
spirit OF the French. hear of chasscur who was re-
Gently shot at Inglesiadt for attack Lieutenant
who had him in charge. lie fell waving his cap and
shouting, vice Ia Iranco"
| Julius Won MOhl, celebrated ne an Oriental
scholar and Professor of the Oriental languages and lit
the College Of France, and also member 81
| the age OF 20, after aresidcncc OF 81 years.
The State seals attached to official documents
dated from the French provinces occupied by the
Germans do bear the impress OF the Prussan Eagle
hut of the Imperial Eagle Of Frankfort c9nclu-l,e
proof that those provinces arr for the present eonSd
| cred only as conquered terrlt0rlcs
| Won Room. the Prussian Minister of War, is
even sufferer 10y the present conflict than
has been supposed. In addition to son killed and
two wounded his -onn-law terribly muialed in a
late battle having received among other wounds seven
lance thrustS.
Twelve TurcOs. who were on the way to the
town to which they allotted III charge Of single
soldier threw their escort from the car while it was in
motion; fortunately. he escaped without serious injury,
hut at the next station they were taken Out court mar
tailed and shot.
The German papers are indignant at the ru-
circulated by the French in reference to Gen. Burn
SIDES visit TO Paris. They soutly affirm that they knon
that his mission PAN. simply 10 for the
departure OF the resident Americans from the city and
that 1t has nothing TO do with the recognition OF the Re
public by the United states.
The following admirable feature in the or
ganization Of the Prussan army is worthy Of note All
the privates who volunteer for have to pass
officers examination before they be accepted"
Thus their rank aud file consists or men ot the hghI
educated classes. and tins policy renders hcaltly OF
officers An imposSibility.
"A smart German sergeant took FOR his target
balloon that passing overhead toward Paris, from
Metz, and bit II twice while ii was at an altitude OF COO
yards, and sailing along with great swiftncSs. When 1t
began Ia sink, company OF hl>>ar> were srlt oh 10 an
icipate it, fall ana they captured II at Folny WITHIN
the French lines.
KldddTdddtSch replies to the hope expressed
by Paris Figaro, that the Pussian General stan will
soon be beaten by slyy observing owe have but one
general who is ever likely 90 he beaten and that is Cen
miles the march beaten upon the drums Is signal OF
recall To arms or 10 quaitersl
The German papers aver that the French
forces took prisoners German volunteer sanitary
corps, which have impartalIy aided the wounded In
every battle, from weissenburg 10 sedan. They had
train OF Fix wagons, and were captured n,Ir af'',
Longewy, and plundcred ~ everything. some OF ITEM
escaped across the Belgian oniier, bdt others were
retained AZ prisoners III spite OF thtr passports winch
they showed
krupp, the great German gun-maker, has
presented the Government with three monster lannon's
One OF these exhibition at Paris In 1901 and at
tracted mush attention. IL afterwsrd sent To
seheswig where i got no chance 10 make IT, voice voice
heard 10y the French ect Its present journey 10 Ifs
ia made under circumstances widely different from those
which attended the first II throws ball Weighing 1850
pounds aud 1t il valued al 10000 thalers The two
other guns weigh together 5000 pounds. MI krupp
pays the cost Of their transportation Ia tuihaNth
where they will be mounted.
The Prussian soldiers, when making one of
their terrible bayonet charges often heard to ex
claim. after prolonged inspiration and just at the
moinen; vi rushing the enemy: Hmuel Herr G0irs