The usual six o'clock serenade of the German air-lieutenants this afternoon drew forth a few rifle shots from roofs of Paris houses, and even a quick-firing gun was discharged at one of these _taubes_. But the distance was too great, and the two German aeroplanes vanished shortly before seven in a northerly direction. This evening President Poincare and the French Government removed the seat of government from Paris to Bordeaux, and the following proclamation was issued: Frenchmen, For several weeks, during desperate fighting, our heroic troops have struggled with the enemy's army. Our soldiers' valiance has brought them marked advantages on several points. But to the north the advance of the German forces has compelled us to draw back. This situation imposes on the President of the Republic and the Government a painful decision. To safeguard the national salvation, the public powers have as a duty momentarily to leave the city of Paris. Under the command of an eminent leader, a French army, full of courage and zest, will defend the capital and its patriotic population against the invader. But the war must be pursued at the same time over the rest of the land. Without peace or truce, without halt or faltering, the sacred struggle for the honor of the nation and the reparation of violated right will be continued. None of our armies is cut into. If some of them have undergone losses--too great losses--the vacant places have been immediately filled by the depots, and the call of the recruits ensures for us for to-morrow further resources of men and energies. Fight and stand firm--such must be the watchword of the allied armies, British, Russian, Belgian, and French. Fight and stand firm; while on the sea the British help us to cut our enemy's line of communications with the outside world. Fight and stand firm; while the Russians continue to advance to strike the decisive blow in the heart of the German Empire. It is the duty of the Government of the Republic to direct this stubborn resistance. Frenchmen will rise on every side for the sake of independence. But in order that this formidable struggle shall be conducted as efficaciously and with as much spirit as possible, it is essential that the Government should be left free to act. At the request of the military authorities, therefore, the Government will be temporarily transferred to a point in French territory where it can remain in constant relations with the whole of the country. The Government requests members of Parliament not to remain too distant from it, in order that, in conjunction with them and with their colleagues, they may be able to form a solid core of national unity in the face of the enemy. The Government leaves Paris only after having assured, by every means within its power, the defence of the city and the entrenched camp.