Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-10
The Preliminaries Of Peace.

,!The4nreliIninaries Of peace arranged by
Bismarck and other plenipotentaries
with Theirs and Favre, are as follows:
Article specifies the line of dcmarka-
Article provides that France will pay
Germany five milliards francs, one mllhird
at least in 1871, and all the rest in the
space,of three years from the ratification.
Article provides that the evacuation is
to~commence on the ratification Of the
Assembly that the German troops will
then Immediately quit Paris and the
left bank Of the Seine, also the department
ofChef, IndYe-et-L6ire and Seire lnferi~
cure. The French troops will remain be-
hind the Loire, till the signing OF dch-
mite treaty of peace, except those in Paris,
where the government is not to have ex
ceeding 10000 troops. The Germans will
evacuate> the right bank of the Seine grad
ually after the signing ofthe definite treaty
and the payment of half a milliard francs.
After, the payment of two misl'ards, the
Germans will only hold the Departments
Of Marine, Ardennes, Meuse, Vosges, Maer.
the, and Bclforte. After the payment Of
three millards the Germans will only
keep $4,000 troops in France but il a
sufficient money guarantee be given, the
Girmans will .evacuate completely at once,
otherwise three milliards will carry inter-
est at five per cent. from the ratification Of
the treaty.
Article provides that the German
>, troops will make no further acquisitions;
that the French government will find food
for the army Of occupation of the coded
departments that favorable arrangements
), will. be made with the inhabitants and
: time given them to move if they please,
y. and that no obstacle will be placed in the
way of emigration
- Article provides that the prisoners
will be Immediately fbe ated on the ratif~
cation of the treaty, and that French rail-
ways will lend their carriages and engines
" at the same price as to the French govern
ment.
~ Article provides that the treaty will
be,defuitely signed at Brussels immed.
stely after the ratification.
Article provides that after the ratifica-
ton the management of all departments
oecnpied will be handed over to the French
/: ti.officials, subject to the German command
ers and in the interest of the German
=: troops.
-t' Favre notified Bismarck of the vote of
the National Assembly ratlying
the prclminaries of peace. Bismarck
at once replied that he was ready to ex
change formal ratifcations, and that the
:: & Emperor had already signed the treaty.
The Empress has received the following
dispatch from the Emperor:
81 have Just ratified the conditions of
peace, which the Bordeaux Assembly have
accepted Thus far the work is compile e,
which was through seven months battles
to be achieved, thanks to the valor, devo
ton and endurance Of our Incompatible |
army and the sacrifices Of the whole of
Fatherland The Lord of hosts has every
where visibly blessed our enterprises, and
by his mercy has permitted an honorable
peace. To him be honor, to Fatherland
thanks. WILHELM"
The above was read publicly amid the
Il Booming of artillery, the ringing of bells
and the cheers of the people wild with joy. |
The Germans throughout the United
estates are making rapid preparations for
holding Peace Jubilees in almost every
town.