Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-04
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
LIST NIGHTS TELEGRAMs.
The following important items Of war news
we're received here by cable last night:
CONDITION OF PARIS.


we're received here by cable last night:
CONDITION OF PARIS.
lcSDOS- Jan 3.-A special correspondent OF
the New NOTk Trs5aEc AZ Paris sends letters and
papers TO the SI-t. tie saws: Coat cannot be
nougnt. - it nS~ all been used for casting can
roE. and by RAILWAYS and mills Wood Is nearly
gone The trees Of the Bots Bculogne aud the
BoUievaTds are now being cut. Children are
dying for want II milk fhe total number OF
'irat8s tJr each ~ the two weeks 100.
Bread il plentiful. II not rationed. aud is
eNPs ted TO last anti the eui OF february.
The PrussianS c'ntinue their Held OP-r t:ion.,
Notwithstanding the cold weather. Trochu saws
fCrt AKRON was evacuated Voluntarily 70 ESCAPE
PTussiau shells. their gins being Oilonger range
than those of the French. the continued victb-
Ties OF JhauzN over Prince Frederick Charles
causes general ENTHUSIASM. The Parisians unite
in urging General Trocha To make u sOrtie with
the enormous force which can readily b. spared
Tor the service. a. the weather Is moderatiny
and the artillery for the deIeDse of the city is
now 30 numerous and well manned that the
enemy will be usablc To make ANY serious i'm
preston upon the fort q caJions. Ii appear
that Gen NOn Moltke after the battle az Pom
Noyel'es between the armies of Gen. Fsidheroe
ard General Msnteutf-l sent a message to
iieueral Trochu that the French army of
tGe north bad been anDihilated. Genera.
Trcchu paid no attention to the statement.
TIE PARIS PRESS.
lie Francois complains that the inhabitants of
Rue VI and NAuteTre have been notified to take
refuge ia PARIS TO escape Prussian shells, and
commence imms distely. The same paper ex
r. ziu> the slight ius- At Fort AKRON BY saving
the garrison protected BY casemates. rne
Patrie has been suspended for three DAYS for
citing information to the enemy. The troops
are suffering from cold No less than $40 cases
OF frOstbite occurred in one night Field work
- impossible, the frost being twenty inches
deep. Government states that field works have
been suspended momentariy.
THE DUKE OF MECKLENBURG.
VERSAILLES, Dec so-GHsrald special.l-It
il reported that the Grand Duke OF Meckien-
burg has been dismissed sumnarily from his
command for not keeping the French 1T . re-
.pecttul distance.
MING WILLIAMS NEW YEARS RECEP-
TON.
VERSAILLES, Jan. I. via London, Jan. g.
King William gave . reception to-day, in the
palace Of Versailles, To the officers OF the Ger
man army, in honor of the opening Of the new
wear The occasion was signalized by the de-
livery by the hing Of . brief address. in which
he said: 1.-The great events which must have
preceded our celebration OF such day in such
a place are due ~ your heroism and perseve-
rsnce. and To the bravery of the soldiers. Oar
goal, however, IL still unattansd Important
ASKS remain To be performed before VIC sh AL
achieve a lasting peace. and II would be csnsu.
Table To make AIRY peace which involves the
continuation or The duaes which brought
here
meteorological Ree0rd--.Ian. 4. T.35 A. II.
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