New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15
FRENCH TROOPS TO
HAVE WAR EXTRAS
Government to Distribute
a Special Daily Along
Entire Front.
PARIS SAYS GERMANS
GET DOCTORED NEWS
Luxembourg Subjects, Their Neu-
trality Violated by Kaiser,
to Fight for France.

Paris, Aug 1.-The French govern
ment has decided 70 issue a daily news
bulletin for distribution among the
French troops This will be composed
OF reports OF field operations and Of inn
portant events in France. the object
being to create strong link between
the French soldiers in the field and
their relatives.
The decision TO issue this bulletin
was reached as result of correspond
onee between Adolphe Messimy, French
Minister Of War, and Premier Rene
Vivisni.
VI. Mcssimy writes: "0ur armies
cover front Of more than $50 miles
from the North Sea 70 Switzerland.
Among the several millions Of men
each officer and each soldier is lost. lie
is given over to the impressions Of tho
moment and Of the place where he IL
and is without news Of the others and
without news Of the war.
81 believe il 70 be necessary 20 send
10 all those fighting under these con-
ditions the comfort Of daily news
paper. | would have the soldiers con-
stantly measure the Importance or
their individual effort in the national
task, and BY this thought create among
them a generous emulation.
81 wish the soldiers TO learn with
what care the nation surrounds the
parents, the wives and the children
they have left behind them while they
consecrate themselves 10 their great
task-a task glorious because their
sacrifices are the price Of the inde-
pendence of our country and OF me
grandeur of France in the triumph or
right and liberty"
Premier Vivian responded, approx
ing of the suggestion with much feei-
ing.
An official communication issued to-
day says that since the beginning or
the war the German people have been
Systematically deceived by false news
circulated by a large German agency
with the object Of making Germans be-
lieve their troops had gained great ad-
vantages. IL adds that there has been
an absolute suppression Of all news
disadvantageous TO the Germans.
The Havas Agency announces that
the French Foreign Minister has re-
ceived a petition from 335 subjects OF
the Duchy of Luxembourg 70 be per-
mitted to enroll in the French army, IS
a proof of their sympathy for France
and as a protest against the German
violation Of the independence OF their
country.
Forty-four German prisoners have
arrived i'm Nantes, which fact gives
color to the reports that France in
tends to keen them on the numerous
islands off the South Brittany coast.
"Le Petit Journal" states that Bel
GUM. owing 10 the smallness of its ter
/ ritory, is asking France 20 take charge
/ of two thousand prisoners. The morale
/ Ct the German prisoners IS mediocre,.
says this newspaper. They are az
hungry. Being Intercepted, one said
they did not want to fight, and that this
was an officers. not peoples war
"Le Journal" to-day states that the
/ family of a soldier at the front has re-
/ ceived a letter giving an account of tho
destruction of a Zeppelin by Frencn
aviator on Saturday August 3. the
aviator, Perrin, when flying over Ger
man territory near the village OF
/ Shateau. hit the dirigibe with two
bombs, completely destroying 1t.
The Duke of Orleans. il is reported.
has returned to Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria Hungary the collar OK
/ the Order of the Golden Fleece, which
was conferred upon the French Pre-
| tender in 1896 when ne married the
Archduchess Marie of Austria.
The twenty-year-old son Of the Rus
! sian Ambassador in Paris, finding It
/ impossible to -eioin the Russian army,
las decided to serve with the French
army.
Interesting documents and maps
were found on the bodies Of some OF
I the dead Germans. Letters and notes
I in diaries told of suffering caused by
I the terrible heat and the scarcity OF
/ food. A letter taken from a prisoner
captured by peasants at nt-a-Mous-
son, in the Department Of Meur-the-et-
/ Moselle, said:
"At last the question is settled. We
have the war which has been so great
/ ly desired"