The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-02
NOEUROpEAN
WARFARE
Though Warlike Preparations Con-
tinue in England and France,
FRENCH WILL LEAVE FAsH0DA.

M eantlme Baron de Courcel, frenCh
Ambassador to England, WIN BE
Recalled, and No Haste WIN Be
Shown to Appoint Ills Successor.
London, Nov. 2.-The Paris corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail says:
France will retire from Fashoda Un-
conditlonally and without asking COM
pensation.
Baron de Courcel, whose term as
French ambassador in London expired
long ago but who has held on to con-
duct negotiations affecting Egypt will
now be recalled, and no haste will be
shown to appoint his successor, with
a view of making French resentment
at British action, for England has al
most taken the place of Germany as the
object of French hatred.
Baron DE Courcel gathered from
conversation held after the last Brit
ish cabinet council that Lord Sails
bury's attitude had undergone change,
the British premier insisting that 1t
was impossible to disregard public
opinion in England, and that nothing
could be done until FashOda was evac-
uated.
80 far as French public opinion Is
concerned, there is not the slightest
idea of going to war for Fashoda, and
any government doing so would be re-
garded as a government Of imbeciles."
The Daily Graphic says this morn
Ing I'VE learn from an official source
in Paris that Captain Baratier bears
instructions to Major Marchand to re-
turn to Fashoda, and then to withdraw
his expedition in the direction of the
upper Ubanghi river, north Of Congo
evacuating Fashoda and the five posts
established by him east of the frontier
indicated in the Anglo-German agree
ment.
1.-THE Egyptian government will be
| invited to send troops to accompany
! Major Marchand as he retires from the
Bahr- l-Ghazal territory and to re-
occupy the posts as they are evacuated
| by the French officers, thus solving the
! difficulty concerning Major Marchands $
| revictualment.
when Major Marchand's retirement
is fully accomplished negotiations based
on proposals submitted by Baron de
Cource to Great Britain will be open
ed France is disposed to recognize
frankly that the reconquest of Omdur-
man completely changes the situation
as 1t existed when Major Marchand was
Instructed to proceed to the Nile. The
French government will even state
that, had Marchand been aware of the
khedival advance. he would not have
pushed his mission so far east. These
intentions have not yet been officially
impaired to Great Britain, but they
probably will be before Major Mar
chand's evacuation commences"
without going so far as The Daily
! Graohic, all the special dispatches from
| Paris to the morning papers indicate
| that the solution predicted by The
! Daily Graphic will be the one finally
reached, and that, even should France
| sulk automatically nc further serious
consequences are anticipated 10 is
not believed, however, that France VII
pursue the useless course OF leaving
| her embassy in London vacant.
The acquisecenCe of the French peo-
pie in the revision Of the Dreytus case
justihes the French cabinet in a con-
ciliatory policy Only as a means OF
withdrawing attention from internal
troubles could the French government
entertain the idea OF risking war for
Fashoda, and since there is no sign OF
disorders in Paris the whole situation
has changed.
The war office has issued a semi
official notification in which 1t says It
does not object to the papers announc-
ing military and naval preparations IN
general terms, but points out that i'
+ would be ''unpatriotic to publish spc
citic details that might be useful to
| possible foe"
| There is no noticeable cessation 4
/ England's preparations and the ON
Q cias are confident of the country
e ability to meet all emergencies. Their
We're large shipments of guns, shell
and war stores to Malta and Gibralta
yesterday.
S The dispatches from France announc
equal activity at Toulon, Brest, Mar
seilles and elsewhere
The Rome correspondent of the Dali
Chronicle says.
France is making great preparation
at Bizerta, about 40 miles northwest q
Hunis, Guns and ammunition arriv
$ daily and men are strengthening tn
@ forts, working day and night TIL
D object is said to be to cut communica
tion between Malta and Egypt in tn
e event of hostilities with Great Britain.