The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-15
NOTES OF THE WAR.
THE FRENCH PREPARATIONS.

THE FRENCH PREPARATIONS.
The Economist says:-"TWo remarkable state
ments have been made, throwing a curious light on
the strange ignorance and recklessness with which
the French Government rushed into the present war;
One Ia that the Danish Government refused to ally
itself with France partly on account of the assur
of its agents in France that that country
thority for this but the second statement ap-
pears at least to be quite authentic 1t is made In
the city article OF the Times in explanation of the
cause why about 100000 scrip, or one-afth of the
whole Austrian debt, has not yet been converted
into the a., new scrip Alt although the period allotted
part of the outstanding amount is supposed to be
In France and the delay is accounted for by the
fact that the Austrian Finance commissioners for
carrying out the conversion ceased their duties on
the outbreak of the war, and acting on superior
orders, came over to London with their stocks of
paper and silver, rentes, obligation and scrip This
is in effect an assertion that the Austrian Govern
ment must have had reason to anticipate decisive
French defeat, and the interruption Of the business
of the Austrian Commissioners. 1t is surely aston
shing that with its dangerous situation known to
friendly powers as well as to many of it's subjects,
the French Government should either have received
no warning, or have been foolish enough to dsre-
gard it, if given. Statements like theseIhelp to eX-
plain the desertion Of France by more than one
power which might have had something to gain by
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
The London Times, of September 3, had the fol-
lOwing:-"Ihe horrors OF revolution in France
easily appreciated and described In the crash of
the political structure which has lasted for twenty
years the M terrible Ml VOICE OF emancipated socialism
this danger is the most urgent and inevitable. The
clamor for arms may startle the Paikao Ministry
with the resusctated spectre OF the red republic.
But anticipating the awful trial that seems to Inn
pend Paris it is not too much to expect Of the
patriotism of the true and living heart OF France
that the approach of the foreigner may be regarded
by her as proclaimlng truce to all intestine
quarrels."
CIGAR INSPIRATION.
A correspondent describing the battle of the 18th
OF August, in front OF Metz says:-"There were
critical moments during the fight One, about
O'Clock, when the LETT centre, where the 1st and I'd
Divisions united nearly all the officers were struck
down. The division OF General Won Bentheim seized
the moment He saw one OF his men in the heat of
the fight eoolly smoking a cigar. 1t impressed the
General Hurryng up to the soldier, he called out,
Give me light, ignited cigar, and gathering up
his shaken battaions, cigar in mouth and sword in
hand, he again led forward his decimated forces"
DIsARMING.
AS the armies advance precautions are taken TO
disarm the population in the rear. At Pont-aMou
son proclamation issued on taking possession
Of the town, requiring the Inhabitants within two
hours to deliver up all arms OF every kind at the
Hotel de Vfle After that time the patrols would
be sent round to search all houses and those found
in possession of arms would be punished by mar
tal law; the owners names to accompany the
weapons in order that they might hereafter receive
them back. All assemblages are prohibited, all
doors and window-blinds are TO be kept open; the
town to be lit up at night every house to exhibit at
least one light; troops marching through to be sup
piled with water at nine at night all public resorts
to be closed
What raises German indignation more than all is
the employment OF the Turcos. Now that they see
those savages near, they can appreciate the agents
the Emperor placed in the van OF his crusade for
filthy habits, these wild beasts bite at the very fin
gers which tend them, and have actually attempted
to outrage the Sisters OF Charity 10 attendance for
which ten shot ohand the other day at Berlin.
! Conceive" the Germans say, these men masters
OF our towns, with our wives and daughters at their
| mercy, and they are the more embittered against
| the French and the empire.
PARIS WEAKNESS.
A writer in the London Neios says 'if Paris is
saved from capture it will not be by the Parsiaus.
| When the Prussans conquered the French armies,
| they conquered at the same time the French bour-
! geoise. 'Nine-tenths OF these Fellows, sala an
| American who had commanded an army OF the Con-
federate States pointing to crowd on the Bonle-
| wards, have not got kick left. 10 Them The
! Roman philosopher was right when he said that the
| hood. -
The Cologne Gazette has obtaiaed copies OF mum.
ber of letters written by French prisoners IN that
town to their relatives and friends, and II publishes
few specimens. The naioete which they exhibit,
and the phonetic orthOgraphY which characterizes
most OF them, testify to their genuneness Ihe only
letter which bespeaks some degree OF education, and
which is probably written by an offcer, says:
'I was taken with 100 men OF my division. We
are well enough of here; the Inhabitants are very
aItable. should like TO stay at Cologne, Wnlcn Is
one OF the finest towns OF Prussia, but 1t is impos-
sble; we start this evening at O'Clock Tor Wurten-
burg, frontier OF Russia (sic). Inc frus-
slams are very we'll behaved; they light We'll -
Fine tobacco is sixty cents pound mere. VIII
bring you (his brother) Prussian pipei Iney are
very pretty"
| Prussians; they good fellows. snail return no
more to the war" third informs ms friends tn4t
he is prisoner and that he Is very glad Oh ~ as ne
is now out OF the war. An Asatlan, writing In Ger
man, his spelling being quite sut generts. also ex-
presses satisfaction at his captivity and promises 70
return home as soon as the war rs over. Al sne et
ment they receive, and beg their nends 10 De undel
DO uneasiness about them.