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Show Message -of French Government To Allies Paris, Sept. 3. A proclamation has Just been Issued by the go eminent em-inent announcing that the government departmenta will be transferred tern porarlly to Bordeaux. The proclamation waa issued by the minister of the Interior who said tho decision had been taken solely on the demand of the military authoiltles because the fortified places of Paris, whl'e not necessarily likely to be attacked, at-tacked, would becomo tho pivot of the field operations of tho two ar-mlei. ar-mlei. Tho building of supplementary de fense works Is proceeding vigorously. Soveral of tho gates of Paris were closed to traffic last night. The proclamation follows: Frenchmen: For several weeks our heroic troops have been engaged In florco combats with tho enemy. Tho courage ot our soldiers litis won for them a number of marked advantages. advan-tages. But in tho north tho prcssuro ot the German forces has constrained us to retire. This situation Imposes on the president of tho republic and government a painful decision, To watch over tho national safety tho public authorities are obliged to leavo for the moment the city ot Paris. Under tho command pt Its eminent chief the French army, full of courage hnd spirit, will defend the capital and Its patriotic population against tho invader. But tho wac must be pursued at the same time in tho rest ot the French territory. Struggle To Continue Tho struggle for tho honor ot the nation and tho reparation of violated rights will continue without pence or truco and without a stop or a failure. Nouo of Its armies has been broken. It some ot them havo suffered only too evident tosses, tho gnps in tho ranks havo been filled up from tho waiting reserve forces, while tho calling out of a now class ot reserves re-serves brings us tomorrow now resources In men nnd energy. Endure nnd fight! Such should bo tho motto of tho nllled army, English, Eng-lish, Russian, Bolglan nnd French. Enduronnd light! While on tho sea our allies aid us to cut tho enemy's en-emy's communications with the .Enduie and fight! w'lillc-thn-flus- Blans continue to carry a decisive! blow to the heart of the German cm-, It Is for tho government of this'1" H republic to dlroct this resistance to H tho very end and to give to this for- H raldable struggle all of Its vigor ana H efficiency. It Is indlnprneab'e thst H tho government retain the mastery or H Its own On Military Orders H On demand of tho military auth- H orlttes tho government thereforo transfers Its seat momentarily to a point of tho territory whence It may H remain In constant relations with tho rest of the country. It Invites tho members ot parliament not to remain distant from the government In or- der to form In the fnco of tho enemy, with the government nnd their col- leagues, a group of nntlonhl unity. Tho government does not .leavo Paris without having assured a do- H fenso of tho city and its Intrenched H camp by all means In Its power. It fl knows It htis not tho need to .rccom- mend to tho admlrnblo Pnrfslan pop- H ulatlon a calm resolution and sang frpld for it shows every day it in equal to its greatest duties. Frenchmen, let us all bo worthy, ot these tragic circumstances. Wq shall gain a final .victory and we.ahall H gain It by untiring will, endurance H and tenacity. A nation' that will not H perish and which to live retreats be- H fore neither suffering nor eacrlfico Is H sure to vanquish. H |
