THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR.
Vandalia, Ill.
Please give us the principal dates in the Franco-Prussian War.
T. M. K.
Answer.—The Franco-Prussian war was formally declared, on the part of France, July 19, 1870. The South German States, since then incorporated with Prussia and the other North German States in what is now called the German Empire, soon took sides and the Franco-Prussian war became the Franco-German war. On Sept. 1 the Emperor Napoleon surrendered his sword at Sedan. The war was protracted through the winter by the obstinate resistance of Paris, but the German army entered the city on Feb. 28, 1871, and ratifications of the preliminary treaty of peace were exchanged March 3. The severest fighting was over, and France was virtually at the mercy of Germany at the end of the first four months.
NATIONAL DEBTS OF FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN.
Chicago, Ill.
Which is the greater, the present national debt of France or that of Great Britain?
J. C. C.