Show AFTER TWENTY FIVE YEARS twenty five years yeara ago this month the ward war commenced that resulted lathe unification ot of the german empire enlarged with two french and the establishment of the third french republic on the ruins of toe third oni empire piro in july war wag wa declared and the first engagement oo 00 burred in the first week of auguet at three weeks later rep hip 2 sedan fell and napoleon wag wa carried captive to germany on february 26 1871 the victorious armies marched marc bert through the streets ot of parag it is ia doubtful whether any other conflict ever assumed so BO gigantic proportions add resulted in af BO great achieve in so ao brief a time lt it visa wa but one blow and all I 1 wa wahver over tn germany the great events eventa ot of the war will ber jated with much on en and no wonder por for lt it 0 I 1 als was the beski af 61 once morar 66 1 to t that t coa ha H t t isi power and honor so BO oval low frona from her by ah and emperor william with napoleonic adese of his own hai cause for celebration without these vie victories tories won wan by his grandfather general yon von moltke and irinee he would at t thle this time be at best beat a rather king instead of the ruler of one f the mot most powerful empires of europe jig it ig ie not to be presumed that the frenoy will be invited to join in the festivities this time as ae they were in the owea at kiel and yet they too havo bare cause to look backward without regret arr the war proved ultimately a blessing to france since that hat country rose ro from its ita humiliation to liberty md nd pro grew the price paid mey have hare been great kout hut it was wag not greater then than other nations have given for freedom from des potions the two pra provinces provin vinces cefi were originally german and were but return returned eds aud and the five milliard was waa gold chiefly hoarded boarded up during the second empire and eoula coula be well spared pared tor for the emer emergency genry look ing angat at the great war of from a purely impartial standpoint it appears appear th enthat then thai france has baa as aa much cause to celebrate lebrato Oe as ae germany it if not more be tun bauw toe the former emerged from it a republic while the latter bai bag ever dinue been struggling with imperial iams isms tool more or lew ion to the detriment of her bw development in the direction of democracy |