text_original: He had just heard that MacMahon was trying to bear to the north east, to the relief of Bazaine, who had shut himself up in Metz. On the 27th of August Bismarck wrote to his wife : " Mac  Mahon has escaped us by Reims ; he made a double, as is said in hunting, and we are trying 134 The War of 1870 to cut him off by pursuing him and forcing him to give battle."
text_transcription: HE HAD JUST HEARD THAT MACMANUX WAS TRYING TO BEAR TO THE NORTHEAST TO THE RELIEF OF BAZIN WHO HAD SHUT HIMSELF UP IN MESS ON THE TWENTY SEVENTH OF AUGUST BISMARCK WROTE TO HIS WIFE MACMAU HAS ESCAPED US BY RANCE HE MADE A DOUBLE AS IT IS CALLED IN HUNTING AND WE ARE TRYING TO CUT HIM OFF BY PURSUING HIM AND FORCING HIM TO GIVE BATTLE
phonemes: hiː hæd dʒˈʌst hˈɜːd ðæt mˈæk mˈæhɑːn wʌz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə bˈɛɹ tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst, tə ðə ɹᵻlˈiːf ʌv bˈæzeɪn, hˌuː hæd ʃˈʌt hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp ɪn mˈɛts. ɔnðə twˈɛnti sˈɛvənθ ʌv ˈɔːɡəst bˈɪsmɑːɹk ɹˈoʊt tə hɪz wˈaɪf : " mˈæk mˈæhɑːn hɐz ɛskˈeɪpt ˌʌs baɪ ɹˈaɪmz ; hiː mˌeɪd ɐ dˈʌbəl, ˌæzˌɪz sˈɛd ɪn hˈʌntɪŋ, ænd wiː ɑːɹ tɹˈaɪɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə wˈɔːɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tə kˈʌt hˌɪm ˈɔf baɪ pɚsˈuːɪŋ hˌɪm ænd fˈɔːɹsɪŋ hˌɪm tə ɡˈɪv bˈæɾəl."