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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
THE City as Well
Il as a Fort

ut would be better" Favre rejoined,
''to give you the whole city. That would
be more to the point and simpler. How
could you expect a French Assembly to
deliberate under Prussian cannon? That
is another proposition which I cannot
undertake to report to my government"
Favre then suggested abandoning the
idea of the naturalization of Paris. He
said the Assembly could be called to
Tours. where the government was al
ready situated
81 accept that Bismarck replied, and
in that case it is agreed, according to
what was said yesterday, that we shall
facilitate with entire impartality the
electoral meetings and elections, even in
the departments occupied, except in Al
SAGE and in the part of Lorraine we
hold"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

You admit, thereby Favre said
that if you consult the Inhabitants. thew
will be unanimous in rejecting you."
Il know that perfectly" Bismarck
answered. 1--WE shall not please them.
but we do not include them among the
electors you will consult, since we intend
to govern these districts absolutely"
These were the conditions the Govern
ment of National Defence refused to
accept at the end of September But
three months later starvation had
brought France to her knees, and after
five days of negotiation between Bis
marck and Favre an armistice was
signed on January %, with the declared
object of permitting an election to be
held in France to choose a National AS
sembly which should decide whether the
war should be continued or on what con-
ditlons peace should be made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
bismarck and
Prussian Threats

inc second effort toward peace fol-
owed very quickly. The government Of
sa''onai defence had appointed Jules
.ss'e and Theirs as peace delegates.
.ssre met Bismarck at Ferrieres toward
= end OF September, 1870. The Iron
44uselior received the French envoy in
most naughty manner and carried
700 Excursions in the spirit Of con-
ssslor come to dictate terms. Through
vaele interview he displayed the
sance Of the Prussian militarists
nad determined to reduce their
.r''aS 70 impotence. His whole talk was
@ On the threat to starvc Paris.
aser was his weapon.
.@'er on, after this effort for peace
!, = iaiIsd and Paris was literally starry
!, pisnasek said.
f''s Parisians first received sup
y psoyisicns, and were then again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Humbled the Soil Where Her Pride Was Boz
Germany, in 1871 and in 1918, and the Price
She Has Paid for Her
Folly

put on half rations and more and more
obliged to starve, that ought, I think, to
work. 1t is like fiogging. When it is
administered continuously it is not felt
so much. But when it is suspended for
time and then another dose inflicted, it
hurts. I know that from the criminal
courts, where was employed.''
"The Chancellor" according to Dir.
Moritz Busch, in his "secret pages" of
the history Of Bismarck, twas guided by
the principle that the civil population
must suffer by the war in order to render
them the more disposed to peace"
Busch, by his own account, had "offi-
cial and private intercourse with the
great Chancellor" for more than quar-
ter of century, including the period Of
the Franco-Prussian War.
Theirs, in the meanwhile, had made a
tour of the courts of European the hope
Of securing mediation by neutrals. He
found plenty of sympathy, but no
thought Of help, and in November he
took up direct negotiations with Bis
marck.
At first there seemed probability
that an armistice of twenty-five days
would be arranged, with the provision
that Paris should be supplied with food
during that time. Bismarck in the be-
ginning raised no objections, but after
ward refused to allow any food to be
sent to the starving city, and this refusal
on his part once more brought the nego-
tiations to an end.
With a few scattered and half-armcd
armies being defeated in detail in the
field, and the population of Paris being
reduced to diet of rats and being MUIR
dered by the German guns as they sought
to dig potatoes from the frozen ground
where they had been buried in the sub
urbs Of the city, France held out until
January %, 1871, when Favre once more
sought Bismarck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
bismarck as
~ the Conqueror

But Nj. de Bismarck would listen to
nothing. His language was impetuous,
almost passionate, and his tone was
harsh. 1t was easy to see that he was
under the influence Of violent feelings
hostile to our deliberations | had no
difficulty in understanding this, because
/ knew that the evening before he had
received the news Of the dispatch Of Lord
Granville. l was in no way surprised to
hear him exclaim with furious gesture:
81 see quite we'll that you have no
other idea than that of beginning the
campaign again. You will have in that
the support and advice Of your good
friends, the English"
This was in relation to the question of
indemnity. Bismarck had at first in
sisted on $1,000, 900 .00O But the French
delegates protested, and they were sup
ported by England, Lord Granville send
ing telegram of protest in the name of
the British government to the British
representative at Versailles. The in
demnity was finally reduced to $1,000,
100000.
Favre continues
Il stopped him and asked him what he
meant. I combated for, perhaps, the
twentieth time his pretended apprehen-
sions. l added that if we found friends
in Europe it was certainly to him that
we owed them This piece of sarcasm
was probably lost on Bismarck.
Bismarck submitted certain conditions
in connection with the payment of the in
demnity and named the people to whom
the carrying out Of the scheme would be
lntrusted by Germany. Theirs objected
to the conditions and wanted to consult
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
One of the Ironic Dramas of History in This
Abrupt Turn in Germany's
Fortunes

1900, ZOO, 600, one-fifth in 1871 and the
balance in instalments extending over
three years.
5. The evacuation of French territory
to begin on the ratification Of the treaty,
Paris and some western departments to
be evacuated at that TIME, and the troops
in the other departments to be gradually
withdrawn as tho indemnity was paid.
4. The German troops to be main
tanned at the cost of France and not TO
levy upon the departments occupied by
them.
5. The inhabitants Of Alsace-Lorraine
TO be allowed to choose their nation
atty.
6. Prisoners of war to be Immediately
set at liberty.
z. Negotiations for dehnitive treaty
to be opened at Brussels after the ratifi-
cation of this treaty.
8. The administration Of the depart
ments occupied by German troops to be
intrusted to French officials under con-
troll of the chiefs of the German corps
of occupation.
The treaty was negotiated OF the part
Of France by Theirs and Favre. The
elections for new National Assembly
that the armstice had provided for were
held on February 8, and the assembly
quickly met at Tours and voted for peace.
Theirs and Favre went again to YER
sailles and met Bismarck on February 81.
With characteristic brutality the Chan
cellor whistled the "Halali" and re-
marked to his staff, "This, gentlemen, is
the death of the beast"
Favre wrote of the negotiations, which
extended over five days: eve found him
particularly excited On Saturday morn
ing. His reception was constrained and
almost supercilious. He showed himself
more than impatient He rebuked NJ.
Theirs for returning to topics that had
already been debated and settled. Moth
ing, however, was more justihable on the
part of M. Theirs. He had the right to
defend the interests Of his country and
he discharged that duty in manner to
which the Chancellor had no ground for
taking offence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Coqnpano de Gracia, Barcelona

should as prisoners Of war surrender
their arms. The National Guard were
permitted to retain their weapons and
their artillery in order that they might
police the city. Immediately on the full
filment of the first two conditions all
facilities were to be given for the entry
of food supplies into Paris. On January
80 the Prussian flag waved over the
French capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
THAT Other Meeting
l. at Versailles

The meeting took place at Versailles,
where, on January 10, in the Hall of
Mirrors, King William of Prussia had
been proclaimed German Emperor.
In the first meeting between Favre
and Bismarck in September the German
Chancellor had demanded the surrender
of Strassburg, which was at that time
still holding out.
''The King" Bismarck told Favre, "ac-
cepts an armistice under the conditions
and with the object agreed upon between
us. AS told you, we demand the occu-
patton of all the fortresses besieged in
the Vosges and the occupation of Strass-
burg, with the surrender of the garrison
as prisoners Of war;
Favre interrupted him. Il promised
to report to my government all my con-
versation with your excellency," he
said. ~ do not know, however, that I
shall have the courage to convey to them
what you have just told me. The garri-
son Of Strassburg have evoked the ad-
miration of the world by their herosm.
To surrender the garrison voluntarily
as prisoners of war would be an act of
cowardice which no man of spirit would
advise"
II am not Of your opinion" Bismarck
replied "My reason is very simple.
Strassburg is exhausted We have only
to make final assault to capture it. If
we cannot come to an understanding the
place will certainly be in our hands by
Friday, and the garrison will be ours
Then" said Favre, "lct US set that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
\ Banker to
"A the Rescue

An agreement was finally reached with
the help Of Alphonse de Rothschild and
the treaty was to be ready for signature
at L O'Clock on Sunday, but when the
French delegates reached Bismarck's
Office at the appointed hour they were
kept waiting in an anteroom for three
hours before the Chancellor received
them. He then came beaming, and with
much ostentation signed the treaty with
gold pen sent to him by some ladies for
the purpose. Theirs and Favre added
their signatures in silence, and three
days later the triumphant German troops
passed through the Arc de Triomphe de
IEtoile and marched down the Avenue
des Champs Elysees.
According to the "Patrie" Theirs
fought his hardest to save the CAPITA,
from the GROWING modification of this
pageant of the victorious enemy. The
discussion on this point took ten times
longer than the negotiations over any
other proviso. But Bismarck was un-
yielding His aim all through was to
make France drink the cup of humiia-
ton to the last bitter dregs.
The triumphal procession was headed
by Lieutenant Won Bernhard. since be-
come General Won Bernhard and the
most notorious exponent of German bar.
barlsm. He had been ordered to ride
ahead with small detachment Of Hus-
sars to clear the way for the main hodv
OF troops. After passing through the
Arc de Iriomphe and riding down the
Avenue des Champs Elysees and through
the Champs Elysees he was confronted
by the great crowd that had gathered IN
the Place de la Concorde and was packed
so closely that there seemed no room, for
the small advance guard of the enemy
Bernhard commanded his men to dis
mount, to stand by their horses heads
to sling the brides over their arms and
to have their carbines ready. With
loud voice he ordered the Frenchmen r.
stand back, at the same time shov;rg
the line they should hold. For moment
the crowd reeeded, but again pressed
forward, and Bernhard shouted:
Il shall shoot every person who sets
foot on this open space
Favre wrote:
Reduced to submit to the will of thu
conqueror, we could not hope for any
conditions except those dictated by his
interest. From the day he drew the
sword he had resolved, if we were
beaten, to snatch two provinces from us
Inc conquest of part of our territorv
appeared to him to be the best HOMAGE
that could be rendered To the wishes
OF the populations he was incorporat;no
in his empire, or to the views Of the
powers which had SO often called at
tentson to the necessity of preserving
European equilibrium, he showed the
most supreme contempt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Erance Under
Il the Heel

The terms Of the armistice related
only to Paris, but all the rest Of France
was under the German heel The last
French army in the field, after suffering
irreparable defeat, had escaped across
the Swiss frontier to avoid capture. All
the strategic points in France were oc-
cupied by German army of more than
100000 men.
The treaty concluded a month later
provided:
/. The cession by France of the
greater part of Lorraine, including Metz
and Thionvile, and of Alsace, executing
Belfort.
Y 2. France to pay an indemnity of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

Alphonse De Rothschild. The Chancellor
consented, but he was greatly annoyed
and became steadily more furious, inter-
rupting almost every sentence uttered by
the Frenchmen and declaring that he
would not proceed further in the clabora.
ton OF scheme that others were con-
stantly trying to destroy. He strutted
up and down the small room in which the
negotiations were taking place and, get
ting more angry every minute, finally
shouted:
ut is very good of me to take the
trouble you have imposed on me. Our
conditions are ultimatums You must
take them or leave them. / don't want
to be mixed up any more with this affair.
Bring an interpreter with you to-mor4
row. Henceforth ] shall not speak
French"
He had already told Favre at Fer.
rieres that he spoke French there as
concession, but that when the final nego-
tiations took place they would be con-
Quoted in plain German" Now, after
his declaration that he would no longer
speak French he poured out his wrath on
the French ENJOYS in strean, Of Ger
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
4 n Upheaval
"A Followed Sedan

When the news Of Sedan reached
Paris there was an immediate upheaval,
and the Third Republic was proclaimed
With government of national defence.
comprising Jules Favre, Cremieux,
Ferry, Jules Simon and Gambetta. Gen.
efal Trochu, the military governor Of
Paris, was its head. The Germans grad
uaily closed in on Paris, and by Sep
'enber 10 the capital was regularly in
vested. Strassburg surrendered Sep
teulber %.
It was at this time that the first at
Tempt was made by France to end the
war. A peace note reached the Ger
man headquarters through a neutral
source. 1t spoke of Cancellation and
nagnanimity, the wisdom of not pushing
things to extremes, the advantages of
suitable arrangements, and the good re-
suits that might come from a removal
% Understandings.
Bismarck and Won Moltke at that time
controlled German affairs. King Will
IAN OF Prussia was the nominal head,
cut Bismarck was the real ruler He
received the note with the remark:
There's no hurry to answer that rub
sish."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
By Fred B. Pimey

n TOW while Germany has been
IN asking for an armistice it IS
\ interesting to recall her own
conduct when she was the VIC
hr and defeated France sought an
umistice in the Franco Prussian War Of
isYo-71.
The war began on July 10, 1870, and
h first battle was fought at Saarbrlck
aAugust 2. BY August Il the First
Ctman Army had advanced to the i'm
MEDIATE neighborhood Of Metz, where
Marshal Bazaine commanded for France.
Basaine was defeated at Mars-la-Tour
on August 16, and two days later oc-
CURED the great battle Of Gravelotte, as
result Of which Bazaine was shut up
i. in Metz and remained there with his
army until he surrendered, on Octo-
ber27
September / was the Battle of Sedan,
where the Emperor, Napoleon III, was
asieatsd and his entire army surrounded.
lkfollowing day he surrendered with
5000 men, including forty general Off
en $50 staff officers, and 1856 line
sficers. On the day Of the battle $1,000
officers and men had been captured by
the Germans,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
THE Conditions
Germany Imposed

The conditions of the armistice were
that the forts of Paris and all their
material of war should be handed over
to the German army; that the artillery
defending Paris should be dismounted.
and that the regular troops in Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
FEATURES WITHIN

N'acNaye view Ked cross Pageant
by
4Loooons-oy
Our Bill of 46 Billions Against GermnyBy H.
o0A-A
AIN A"'""' -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

proposition aside and discuss others.
What does your excellency mean by a
guarantee on the part of Paris, of which
you spoke Yesterdays"
Nothing more simple" answered the
Chancellor. "A fort dominating the
town."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

7 Have Told You of Our Will to
i Live Again; | Have Told You
of Our Needs and Our
Wounds. ! Need Not Wait for
Your Answer.-Andre Tardieu.
Frances envoy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

DARIS, Nov. Subscribing
Il the arrival of the German
armistice ENJOYS at the
French lines, the 'Intransigeant'
says that the automobiles carried
white flags and were preceded by
a trumpeter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN.
Sales by High School Pupils to Date
a Aggregate Nearly $1,000.

Since the Inauguration of the cam
paign for the sale Of war savings and
thrift stamps the pupils of the Dom
jacksonville High School have sold
stamps to the amount of .$1129.75.
The sale by grades is as follows: First
grade, first division), SLIPS; first
grade, (second division), $20.75; sec
ond grade, not reported; third grade,
$685.; fourth grade, SITS; fifth
grade, $136.50; fourth-ffth grades,
S31; sixth grade, $165.50; seventh
grade, s71.75; eighth grade, $161.50;
ninth grade, $218; tenth and eleventh
grades, not reported.
Considerable rivalry has developed
between the different grades and from
now until the end of the contest, Jan
uary 81, it will be, nip and tuck as to
which will be the winner. A holiday
and picnic goes to the winning grade,
which will be determined not only by
the face value of the stamps sold, but
also by the number of different in
diyiduals to whom stamps are SOLD.
Another factor which will be taken IN
consideration in awarding the. de-
cision is the proportion Of pupils IN
each grade who have themselves pur-
chased either war savings or THRIFT
stamp. It is expected, however, tnat
by the end of January every grace
will be hundred per cent grace IN
order that the school may rank as a
hundred per cent school.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Observation-Disclosures.

An interesting event of the Ra.5t
week was the wedding of Miss Ceciie
Melancon, the attractive young
daughter of Mrs. S. V. Coriell, of
barrow, to Antoine S. Alderman, of
Union, which took place at St. An
thongs chapel in barrow Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 2, at o'clock, Rev.
Father Adrien Loots, of Smoke Bend,
officiating. The bride, attired in a
lovely gown of blue satin trimmed
with silver lace, and wearing charm
ing hat to match, was given into the
keeping of the man Of her choice by
her step-father, S. V. Coriell. Her at
.tendants were Miss Blanche Melan-
con, who acted as maid Of honor, and
Miss Antoinette Alderman, a sister
of the groom. The latter had as his
best man Felix Rouillier, and the sim
gle groomsman was CASTOR Tregre:,
Miss Alice Leblanc presided at the
organ and at the coming of the bridal
party she played with much express
sion the priests March" from Men
delssohn. During the ceremony the
"Berceuse'' from "Jocelyn" was SOFT
ly intoned, and at the signing OF the
register Miss Ethel Werner sang very
sweetly CAT Dawning."
Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman will reside
at Union.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
RED MEN CHIEFS INSTALLED.
New Corps of Officers Placed in
Charge of Tribes Affairs.

The newly elected chiefs of Mo-
hawk Tribe No. 33 were duly install
ed in their respective stations by
Great Senior Sycamore DR.. P. T.
Thibodaux, assisted by Leon Weis,
acting great prophet, and Emile Ro-
drigue, acting great sannap, Tuesday,
Jan. 8, at 5 p. m. A large number of
braves were present to greet the new
officers, who are as follows: Sachem,
Morris P. Oubre; senior sycamore,
Terrier P. Blanchard; junior saga
more, Alex. Frank Collet; prophet,
John Pfister, Jr.; chief Of records,
Chas. A. Gaudin; keeper of wampum,
F. L. Trepagnier.
Talks were made by the newly
elected officers, and also by the of
floating chiefs.
The election of representative to
the great council having been de-
ferred until this meeting, the follow
ing were chosen to represent Mo-
hawk Tribe at the great council to be
held in Thibodaux: B. D. Allen, F.
L. Trepagnier, Lucien Casso, Jr., Leon
Weis, Emile Rodrigue, Chas. Maui
rim, Jr., and John Pfister, Jr. Alter
nates-Anatole Esneault, Henry Du-
gas, Wilfred Guigou, A. Kahn, Jos.
N. GMclard, Glenn Mollere, and Henry
Duke.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
Youthful Hunter Loses Finger.

Friends here of Mrs. Henry Solo.
zano. formerly Mrs. Leah Delatte OF
this city, will learn with regret OF the
na;nful accident sustained by her
young son, as recounted in the follow How
inc excerpt from a newspaper publish
ed at Sugarland, Texas, where Mrs.
Solozano is located: :,
"Henry solozano, twelve-year,old
boy, while out hunting Sunday. Zee.
20. accidentally shot himself, lnJur1ng
the thumb and two fingers on his rlgns
hand, amputation Of the index finger
he;no necessary. The lad was drag
cling shotgun behind him, holding II
bv the muzzle, when the weapon
caught on a twig and was discharged.
Mrs Solozano, his mother, IS a
stenographer, employed in the ONCE
of the Sealy Mattress Company
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-12
PAST sAcHEMS CELEBRATE.
Former Leaders of Mohawk Tribe En-
joy Annual Reunion.

To celebrate the acquisition of a
Junior past sachem, John Pfster, Jr.,
and to elect officers for the ensuing
great sun, the Past Sachems' Associa-
ton Of Mohawk Tribe held it's semi
annual celebration Thursday night,
the 10th inst, at Casso's restaurant,
with large attendance, the occasion
being also the birthday celebration of
Great Senior Sycamore DIR. P. T.
Thibodaux.
The association was called to order
by President Louis N. Boston, past
great sachem, who took occasion to
pay tribute to Great Senior Saga
more Thibodaux for his untiring eff
forts in behalf of the tribe and order.
Past Sachem F. L. Trepagnier, in
well chosen words, presented to the
assembled members for themselves
and their wives, on behalf of Glenn.
Mollere, Charles Gaudip and himself,
a large collection of carnations and
ferns, and the generous donors were
thanked by Great Senior Sycamore
Thibodaux for their thoughtfulness.
Officers to serve for the new year
were elected as follows: President,
L. N. Boston; vice president, F. l..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, DR..
Paul T. Thibodaux. a.
The following menu was served:
oyster cocktail, oyster gum
DO, tenderloin trout with tartar sauce,
French fried potatoes, lettuce salad,
chicken fricasse, rice, asparagus tips
with sauce, pickles, pecan cake, choc-
olate blanc-mange, coffee, and red and
white wines. o-r
Great Senior Sycamore Thibodaux
was elected POSTMASTER, and short
talks were made by past sachems Bos-
ton, Gaudin, Trepagnier, Gisclard,
Weis, Casso, Mollere, Kahn, Allen,
Maurin, Rodrigue, Pfster, and Thibo-
daux.
Speaking leaves from Great Sach-
EN- Reynolds Of New Orleans, Great
Prophet Robinson of St. Francisville,
and Great Representative Feltus Of
Baton Rouge were read by the secre-
tary, expressing regrets at their in
ability to be present.