text_original: The two Provinces were given over to a swarm of officials, all Germans ; the use of the French language in official documents was forbidden ; sentences of fines and imprisonment were pitilessly inflicted on those — and they were legion — against whom the German Government thought it had cause for complaint.
text_transcription: THE TWO PROVINCES WERE GIVEN OVER TO A SWARM OF OFFICIALS ALL GERMANS THE USE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS WAS FORBIDDEN SENTENCES OF FINES AND IMPRISONMENT WERE PITILESSLY INFLICTED ON THOSE AND THEY WERE LEGION AGAINST WHOM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT THOUGHT IT HAD CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT
phonemes: ðə tˈuː pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɜː ɡˈɪvən ˌoʊvɚ tʊ ɐ swˈɔːɹm ʌv əfˈɪʃəlz, ˈɔːl dʒˈɜːmənz ; ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪn əfˈɪʃəl dˈɑːkjuːmənts wʌz fɚbˈɪdən ; sˈɛntənsᵻz ʌv fˈaɪnz ænd ɪmpɹˈɪzənmənt wɜː pˈɪɾiləsli ɪnflˈɪktᵻd ˌɔn ðˈoʊz — ænd ðeɪ wɜː lˈiːdʒən — ɐɡˈɛnst hˈuːm ðə dʒˈɜːmən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt θˈɔːt ɪt hæd kˈɔːz fɔːɹ kəmplˈeɪnt.