The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . The Kaiser as a Country Gentleman southern States—Bavaria, Wurttemberg, and Baden. The growingpower of Prussia brought her into rivalry with France, then ruled byNapoleon III, the mediocre nephew and namesake of the great em-peror. Bismarck took the same skilful and unscrupulous advantageof the fatuity of the French emperor that he previously had taken
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . The Kaiser as a Country Gentleman southern States—Bavaria, Wurttemberg, and Baden. The growingpower of Prussia brought her into rivalry with France, then ruled byNapoleon III, the mediocre nephew and namesake of the great em-peror. Bismarck took the same skilful and unscrupulous advantageof the fatuity of the French emperor that he previously had taken ofAustria, and a pretext for war was easily found. On July 19, 1870,Napoleon III declared war, and his army set out for Berlin. OnSeptember 2, the unfortunate Emperor Napoleon was a prisoner,. PRINCE OSCARFifth Son of the Kaiser, in Command of One of the German Armies 2SP THE GERMAN EMPIRE 281 and on January 18, 1871, in the ancient palace of the French kings atVersailles, William I, King of Prussia, was proclaimed German Em-peror. On Ajjril 16, 1871, the constitution of the new emjiire waspromulgated. In accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Frank-fort-on-the-Main (May 10, 1871), which closed the Franco-Prussianwar, France ceded Alsace and German-speaking Lorraine to Ger-many and paid a Mar indemnity of 5,000,000,000 francs ($1,000,000,-000). Since then the conquests of Germany have been intellectual, r; ?vr-.^-T^VW,?? . • 1 -— ?,- , -1 w^^^^^^^^^^^l W m p*. ^if^i^J-tf:^-- ?: . Vr-W 1 H^F bujl^ ut^tQtg^^ii-^fC^^ ? flfl^ .Ai Wm^^M 1 gBBS^i^^l^ fWSb S^m/^ £^^tf^^^ iiU^^Kt wMV^k |HL^<«<^ ^^Bb^^^^^kM^H^^^F^*^ « ^?A^B ?Bii jJBU ImSIt ^; - ^^^^B^^-vJg^9|^ W^^M German Soldiers Jeered by French at the Frontier before tlie War scienti
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