The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, edby Eva March Tappan . ars later, however,in 1870, the war with France aroused such enthusiasm fortheir country on the part of the Southern States that theyforgot theiropposition. King William, at the head of his vic-torious troops, was besieging Paris. His headquarters wereat Versailles; and in the great gallery of the palace, splendidwith its mirrors and gilding and its ceiling paintings, andmade even more brilliant by the glowing banners of theGerman States and the uniforms of the officers, William,King of Prussia, was decla
The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, edby Eva March Tappan . ars later, however,in 1870, the war with France aroused such enthusiasm fortheir country on the part of the Southern States that theyforgot theiropposition. King William, at the head of his vic-torious troops, was besieging Paris. His headquarters wereat Versailles; and in the great gallery of the palace, splendidwith its mirrors and gilding and its ceiling paintings, andmade even more brilliant by the glowing banners of theGerman States and the uniforms of the officers, William,King of Prussia, was declared, on January 18, 1871, William,German Emperor. In this picture the artist shows the climax of the memor-able scene. The proclamation has just been read and thegreat hall reechoes with the shouts of the enthusiastic sol-diers, as with drawn swords they hail the new him is the Crown Prince, Frederick William, beforethe steps stands Bismarck, with the proclamation in his hand,and beside him, with one foot thrust forward, is Von Moltke,the commander of the German THE TROUBLES OF A CORRESPONDENT INTHE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR [1870] FROM all the year ROUND When war was declared between France and Germanyin the early summer of 1870, I was sent by a Londonpaper to act as special correspondent with MacMahonscorps darmee, and, leaving the town at twenty-fourhours notice, arrived at Strasburg with by no meanstoo much time to spare. On arriving at Strasburg, Imanaged to be introduced, in an informal manner, tothe gallant officer who commanded the army thereassembled, and was not a little pleased when the mar-shal recognized me, as having met me in Algeria someyears before. Frenchmen, and more particularly Frenchmilitary men, are somewhat backward, or shy, of fra-ternizing with new acquaintances; but when the lattershow any desire to know them, and more particularly,as was the case with me, when they show anything likea genuine admiration of the many soldier-like qual
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