Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29

OF soon DelDS tntIe, anu ~HeH VIC "eipH
anchor next time it will 90 up with will.
hope nothing will cloud our pleasant an
| ticipations.
THE TEIEATEII OF WAR.
French and Prussian Fortrcsscs.
/ Seldom has the theater of war been con-
| fined to so small an extent Of country as
must be the case in the first stages of the
| present war, that is if both France and
Prussia adhere to their international obliga-
tions. 1t requires but slight glance at the
map of Europe to perceive the immense az
grandizement of Prussia since the war of
1866, but her increase o. territory-inolu-
ding the kingdom of Hanover, the electorate
of Hesse Cassel, the Free Territory and City
of Franlfort-on the Main, the duchv of Mas
sau, the landgravite of Hessee- Homburg,
the German duchy of Ho!stein, with Lam
enburg and the disputed Danish duchy Of
Schleswig-is on the coast line. or, when in
the interior, does not in any way touch on
the French frontier. Baden and Rhenish
Bavaria, whose frontiers are on the south
ern section of the Rhine. opposite Prussia
in the war Of 1866, and do not form part Of
the North German League. They have,
certainly, an alliance offensive and defen-
siye with the King of Prussia is a member
of the German Confederation, but the French
declaration Of war being against Prussia as
use ep'Fa'e'''a'r' t'e' are uo' oou"u ~ eo'iie
70 her ASSISTANCE y' anu, as ye'' he,'n,f o,
lAe9e states or ut'einperS nave ueciarca
war against I rance. ne on! point oi at
'acN' 'hen' ei'her ior ffance OF L russia Is
the small pen'nS 'la shapeu Part OF the
southern hhehish PROVINCES "hich runs
Gown between '"e Dutny o' i-"Aenouf9
ana hhen'1h Bavaria WIN 'he Mosei'e RIVER
as Tue northwestern oouhary. vi 'he .hree
gfeal htehch lof.fe' Scs Oh o"asoouig' Me,"'
ana Nancy Wn,ch i2fm the cover oi Inc
ffe"ch at'aeH' Mr'z, from 'he seoSfaPhicai
PoS''ioh, is me an 'aPot,ant one Lying
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"o trunk roads u'Veree from Me.z in'o
hhehiSh a. rusS'a-ohe ~. passing 'ne ifon,'ef
III 'he uHtc'io', VI oaar houis' 'ne otne,
running +. .nroush niohV'iie 10 oaarours anu
dle'esi niohV'ile Is lor''neu 'o"h oi "
uoo ihnaoi'an.s, situated seventeen t,iies 10
'he hor'h o' Me'z' on ,he Moseiie' IL was
once residence ol me MeroVihgiah ana
oario'ihgi"h hings' ana mas peeh oeSe'geo
again anu again III 'he wars pet"ee" france
ana an Aus'Tla. oahrburg IS small town IN
n nhehlsh russia eleveh mics e, southwest OF
ireVes' on the river 9aar. ireVes IS one ol
'he most '"l oi,a''l CUES III ,h'S part ol yer
MI. I'LL :: ~.
Roman BRIDGE. Il is said to he the oldes,
c;tv in all GERMANY having hann coIon;zed
bv Aupustus. by whom il was called Auons.
"a Trey;,vu;m In the wars of the Gotbs
the Huns and yandals. and in the wars cf
ii. ,,;-ll,.. ooes and 40 rrn,.h yarS ,f ,be
a;nh,onnth oan,,rv Tro,.os bos snff.raJ CO.
rara,, Il ;s graat ocolos;o S,;coI oon,or
o,l Io,o ro,nls,;,n v,.l,s;ro ~ 4, crarr;
aan nf Ie nna l. w.s nm ,b;s road ho,waon
Mat, and Saarhnr, tb,t tho pruss;.n forces
,rh;nb ore concen,rat;na at Tro sant an
ov,od;t;nnorv corns on SATURDAY across tho
Naselle Of S;erck , French vailed town of
! 5oO ;nbah;ton,s on tho r;obt h,nl of tho
MoUallo ,vhara ,ho cnS,on, borso botwoan
E.,aoo,d p,,ss;, !; 1o.otoa -, c,r.s n;
onv;lle, A(ier destroyiug tho railroads he.
t,,a.,, rl;n,,;l,o ond I,,,on,ha,r,, ,har Va
fred They also sent another corps across
Tho fro,tiar at Landau !, stro,glv fortified
town on the Oreich. nbout eirbteen miles
northwest of Corlshrue at tne extreme
sou,hern ,,,;nt If Rben;,b Prussia which
made ;ts ,yav to Kahl onnos;ta Stroshonro
and DESTROYED the bridge of boats which
crosses the Rhine at that spot.
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bel"i.ens t " ", ,t 4,Vt ""' ' ,na Tau,