War-weary Paris urged to seek peace through Provisional Government
The piece argues that the war is dynastic in origin and urges Paris to embrace peace with Prussia, noting potential terms such as evacuating France and abolishing the standing army. It hopes Prussia will accept reasonable guarantees and envisions neutral powers and England mediating to end the bloody conflict, forecasting a milestone month for settling international differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Strasbourg
Paris
Mules Favre
French Republic
Prussia
France
England
Peace Proposals in France and European Reactions
An article analyzes if a French Republic could secure early peace, noting Republicans seek pacific policies and disarmament while Germany demands security and territorial gains. It discusses Jules Favre’s peace terms, potential consequences for Europe, and the fragile balance between disarmament and domination.
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Germany
Republic
France
Prussia
Alance
Lorraine
Europe
M. Jules Favre
Fatherland
Count Bismark
Pal/ Madi Gazette
Alsace
Strasbourg
Metz
Moltke
The Siege of Strasbourg and the War’s Atrocities
Analyzing the siege of Strasbourg, the article condemns war’s laws as hollow and brutal. It recounts the city’s defences, civilian suffering of eighty thousand noncombatants, and the bombardment by Baden artillery, including the Kehl church hospital set ablaze, with vivid, cautioned empathy for the inside of a burning city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasbourg
Queen of the Rhine
Croy
Vauban
Rhine
Aris
MacMahon
Woorth
Alsace
Ulrich
Lich
Kehl
Geneva
Berthold Auerbach
Baden
Tau
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Napoleon III
Jules Favre
Jules Bimon
M. Favre