Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-09-04
BY HERBERT TEMPLE
European Manager Of the Interna-
tionaI News Service.

tional News service.
LONDON, Sept. BIN the appalling
war now rending all
Europe, in which half the earth and
its people is involved, the mind of
the world inevitably goes back to
the sanguinary Franco-Prussian war
of 1S70-1S71. great many people
now alive remember wildly that
short but momentous struggle that
changed the map of Europe, but
younger generations are not so well /
acquainted with the history of the |
conflict
The war now being fought across
the Atlantic contains many deadly
parallels" of the war of 1870 and at
fords ample proof that history re-
peats itself"
In both instances. apprehension of
the growing power of Germany was
the real cause of the conhagration,
though in each case, a remote occur
renee was seized upon as the osten
sible reason for lighting. In 1870
France declared war on Germany di-
rectly because of Prussias attempt
to place Prince Leopold of Hohenzol-
lern on the throne of Spain in 1914
the powers of the Triple Entente de-
clared war on Germany because the
4 4. sd, az tt.is
Hungary when that power declared
war on Servia; but in both instances.
/ fear of Germanys ascendancy and
apprehension for the balance of
power" of Europe was the real cause
of conflict.
In this war, much of the fighting
that has occurred has been on the
same soil that was drenched in
French and Prussian blood forty-four
years ago, and it is not probable
that the decisive struggle will take
place not many miles from Sedan
"the Waterloo OF the Second EN-
pire," where the fate of France was
practically settled in September
} 1870.
The Franco-P russian war begar
July II, 1870, and ended officially
with the signing of treaty of peace
May 10, 1871, though fighting ceased
several months before that date. Ger
many was victorious and France los
J big cash indemnity and the prov
much of the preliminary fighting o
the present war has taken place.
Perhaps the greatest result of tn
: briei war was the solidifying of tn
e various kingdoms and states Of Gel
: many into the present German en-
pire, with the king of Prussia as tn
u emperor, brought about by Count Bi!
q marck, after prince. the Iron Char
t cellor"
o. Though the former war originate
In the jealousy of the French en-
peror. Napoleon Ill, Of the GROWN
y importance of Prussia. through tn
n successful issue of the war with Der
q mark in 1864 and with Austria
= 1856, matters came to a head Jun
rs, 1870, with the abdication of Quee
y Isabella H. of Spain. Anxious
e strengthen his tottering throne b
successful war against the hereditar
y foe of the French nation, Napoleo
H. seized upon the complications fu
nished by the political situation
u Spain, as a pretext for war again'
s. Prussia
If When Queen Isabella, deposed
70 1868, formally abdicated in 1870, Ii
foreign governments were pfficiall
y notified on July 4. and on the san
is day, it was announced in Berlin thu
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Si
maringen, connection of King Wi
II liam |. of Prussia, had consented
r. become a candidate for the SPANS
>. throne His consent was said
!, have the approval of the king and
:" Paris it was asserted that the Pru
u sian monarch urged his relative
ct take the throne as a direct slap
!; France.
The news caused intense excit
ment in the French capital and in