| Show IMPORTANT NEWS eboh FROH FRANCE THE news from the seat of war in to days daya telegraphic dispatches ia is conflicting but of more than ordinary interest and importance it will be seen that the army of the loire is reported to haye have summered suffered serious reverses if not irretrievable discomfiture if confirmed this would 1 seem almost to extinguish the last hope of france extricating herself from the fearful predicament into which the misfortunes of war have plunged e d her other dispatches however are of a very different character according to them intelligence had been received in london that generals trochu and ducrot had made successful corties sorties from paris the former on the north and that he had broken the prussian lines driven them from all their positions and routed them ducrot with an army of a hundred thousand men 1 had also crossed the marne and bee been completely successful in a movement against the prussians A big battle was also said to be going on to the west of the city the report like many others that have been bent sent from the seat beat prove to be without foundation but should it be authenticated by subsequent dispatches its effect can hardly be overestimated it will revive the spirits of the entire nation and prove that prussia is not yet completely in vulnerable invulnerable as her course in the present war has almost indicated trochu by his firm yet moderate course in the management of affairs as military governor of paris has gained a large share of respect but should this successful movement andar his guidance be confirmed his fame will be worldwide world wide and he will be on the high nigh road to supreme power in france A diversion in favor 0 of f the trench french arms is very much needed it will relieve the monotony of the war and one would think would almost be grateful even to the russians rus themselves at any rate it will wiil be an immense relief to france and will revive the droop drooping ipg courage of the whole people it is is premature however to speculate as to the effect of the present reported french successes and a confirmation and subsequent devel development op s will be awaited with great interest by the friends and sympathizers on this thia side of the atlantic of both the prussians and french |
