The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-05
KING WILLIAM.
FL n Text OF the KING of PrusslR's General Or
der TO the German Armies


SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE GERMAN
We have again arrived at a crisis of the war;
When last addressed you the last of the hos
tile armies which, at the commencement of the
campaign, confronted US, had, by the capituta-
tion of Metz, been destroyed. The enemy has
since, by extraordinary eXertions, opposed TO us
Dewly-formed troops, and large portion of the
inhabitants of France have forsaken their
peaceful, and by us unhindered vocations. in
order to take up arms. The enemy was fire.
quently superior to us in numbers, but you
have nevertheless again defeated him for valor
and discipline and confidence in righteous
cause are worth more than numerical
preponderance. All attempts of the enemy to
break through the investment lines of Paris
have been firmly Tepulsed, often, indeed, with
many bloody sacrifices, as at Champigny and
at lie Bourget, but with heroism such as you
have everywhere displayed towards him. The
armies of the enemy, which were advancing
from every direction to the relief of Paris, have
all been defeated. Our troops, some of whom
only few weeks tago stood before Metz and
Strasburg, have to-day advanced as far as
Rouen, Orleans, and Dion, and, among many
smaller victorious engagements, two new inn
portant battles-those of Amiens and
the several days, fight at Orleans
triumphs Several fortresses have been con-
Quered, and much war material has been taken.
have reason, therefore, for the greatest salts
faction, and it is to me qualification and
QuJy 10 6ApTeSS lHlS W you. L Ludnk you all,
from the general to the common soldier. Should
the enemy persist in a further prosecution of the
war, know you will continue to show that
eXertion of all your powers to which we owe
our great success hitherto, until we wiring from
him an honorable peace, worthy of the great
sacrifices of blood and life which have been
offered up. WILLIAM.
HEADQUARTERS, VERSAILLES Dec. 8, 1870.
The Attempted Assassination of King Will
hRms
La Liberte reproduces, from the AUenir du
GuerrSS, the following account, appending to it
an editorial note, stating that the Prusslan Gov
ernment has denied the circumstances in ques-
ton, but that the account is so circumstantial,
and has gained so much credence throughout
France, that La Llberte reproduces it, but with
all reserve:-
The King OF Prussia, desiring sumptuously to
celebrate the anniversary Of the birth of the Prn
cess OF Wales had given the day before the fTst Of
December, at Versailles some splendid fetes and
gala banquet at the Prefecture which eighty per-
sons had been invited. Public balls had taken
place, and military bands had been playing until IL
O'Clock at night The fountains PLAYED in the pre-
sence of the whole cOuTt, including the King the
Crown Prince, and the Prince Of Wurtemberg and
Baden Baden, General Moltke and twenty other
generals with their fun Staff. The cay after these
festivities the King walking through the pic
turesque scenery between Louvesienues and Bou-
gaval, surrounded by small escort Suddenly a
deonation was heard and bullet whistled past the
ear OF the King, who became giddy, and leaned on
the arm OF one OF the escorts. Meantime the atten-
dants ran in the direction from whence the shot
came ard made strict search, and a few minutes
later brought TO the Kings feet a Bavaran soldier
with q countenance still defiant and holding in his
hard gun still warm. The King looked at him,
and, without addressing him single word, made a
from the spot, the Bavaran was shot through the
head.