The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-20
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT |!
Russia Preparing for War.
Prussia and Lorraine.
The Gar Says Mo-!
THE SITUATION AT PARIS.
Continual skirmishing.
Occupation of Versailles
The Late Armistice Project.
Occupation of Versatile
The Late Armistice Project
Account of its Failure.

Russia Threatens-she Protests Against the
Conquest of Lorraine.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Berlin correspondent
of the Manchester Examiner states Russia
is preparing for war. She protests against the
annexation of Lorraine to Germany.
French Prisoners Employed by the Prussiaus.
LONDON, Sept 20.-The King of Prussia,
ploys the French prisoners he has captured on
the public works.
sISirmishinR Near Paris.
Tours, Sept. 20.-The following news has just
been made public by the Ministry. The SUBJ
prefect telegraphs that the enemy has evacuated
Belfort going to Bartheheim and Ensheim.
Advices from Paris to the evening of the 18th
have the folowing-The Prussians made
reconnaissance near Joinville to-day and an
engagement occurred with the French sharp
shooters posted on the opposite bank of the
Marne in which the Prussians were defeated
and driven off.
Sharp firing has been heard near Courget for
two hours.
Occupation of Versailles.
Versailles has been occupied by the German
Uhlans. The chateau which serves as a French
ambulance or hospital, it is thought, would be
protected. 1t is understood that the Prussians
will make their headquarters at Versailles per-
manently.
Prussinn Scouts Killed.
The Garde Mobile around Paris are killing
great numbers of Prussian scouts.
The Barricade System.
The Government has decided on the imme-
diate construction of a complete system of bar
ricades in Paris.
Henri Rochefort has been charged with the
superintendency of this work.
African Recruits.
The Pays says that the army at Lyons is in
cooperating African recruits. The organization
is progressing rapidly. This army is designed
to operate in the departments of the East De-
tachments have alreadygone forward to Besancon
and the Vosges. The Prussians have threatened
with death all who attempt to repair the rail-
ways they destroy.
The Late Diplomatic Movement.
The Constitutional gives the following his
tory of the late diplomatic movement:-Engla
took the initiative, charging the Prussian min
lister at London with certain propositions. The
minister transmitted these to the headquarters
of King William. Some days passed withou
an answer.
Lord Lyons, the English Minister to France,
then interposed, during which time the answer
of King William reached London. The
answer was to the effect that whereas the great
powers did not succeed in preventing France
from declaring war against Prussia, the latter
demands her right to treat directly with France
for peace but as France has no regular govern
ment, Prussia can have no certainty that the
conditions of any treaty can be fulfilled. To
settle this point Jules Favre himself has gone
to King Williams headquarters.
Positions Occupied by the Prussians.
LONDON, Sept 20-2'30 p. M.-There has been
skirmishing near Ivry and Chatillon, on the out
skirts of Paris. The Prussians now occupy
Clamart, Meudon, Villeneuve, Vanves, and
Fontenay, aux Roses. The Crown Prince
is near Fontainbleau. The Prussians crossed
the Seine at Choisy le Roi, few miles above
the confluence of the Marne.
| AnairA at strasburg.
Advices have been received from Strasburg
up to yesterday, Monday, the cannon of the gar
rison was nearly quiet
The Heroic Ulrich Wounded.
General Ulrich, the commander, has beer
badly wounded His officers headquarters have
been removed to the cellar of the Prefecture o.
Police.
A vote has been taken by the people of the
city on the subject of surrendering; it was de
cided by large majority to continue the de
tense to the last.
Rome not vet Occupied.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-News from Italy to-day il
meagre. The city of Rome has not yet beel
occupied.