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Endo Coats On Sale at Su .1-3 Off Stocks are still seasons authentic si Values formally $16 . Now reduced to Values formally $20,. Now reduced to . Values formally $30 . Now reduced to . Values 'formally $40 . Now reduced to . PRETTY DRI We include in this Broken Straps in bla reductions if Shaw cS CLAIM TERMS ARE MORE THAN THEY CAN STAND German Delegation Nowhere in Its Paper Asserts That sermany Will Refuse to Sign the Treaty WILLING FOR SACRIFICES But Says Germany, as a Nation, Cannot Undertake to Sign Terms She Cannot. Carry Out. Washington, June 1 .-Germany, al though realizing that she must make sacrifices to obtain peace, is convinced that the executions of the peace treaty as dIrawn "are more than the German peopit can bear." Count Von Briockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German peace delegation, thus sums .up the attitude of the Ger man nation towardls the proposedl treaty of peace in a note to the Allied and associated powers, outlining va rious German counter proposals. The German note, delivered -to -Premier Clemenceau, presidlent of the peace conference, last Thursday, was madle public tonight by the State Depart ment. Says Terms Impossible. The German dlelegation nowhere in its note asserts that it will refuse to sign the present treaty, but dleclares on behalf of the German nation that "seven in her need, justice for her is too sacred a thing to allowv her to stoop to achieve conditions which she can not und~ertake to carry out." Exclusion of Germany from the league of nations, the note asserts, CYPRESS DOORS BLINDS MOULDINGS% AND MILLWOMRKi f Seaso , Coat Suits, L bstantial Price Red and SAVE Coats Sui complete offering a good selecti yles. Your choice at 1-3 off t] $10.66 ----$13.33 - - $20.00 $26.66 SSES AT 1-4 OFF ale a line of Taffeta, Geor sizes of Men's, Ladies and Chil cks and tans. Placed on a tab you can pick your size. , McCollurT SUMTER means that in signing the peace treaty lifi Germany would be executing a "de- pa cree for its own prescription, nay, m its own death sentence." al The German people, the note says, ov have been disappointed in their "hope all for a peace of justice which had been in promised," and stand "aghast" at the af demands made upon them by the "vic- en torious violence of our enemies." co What Germany Agrees To. Ce Outlining its counter proposals the be German. delegation, agrees to reduc- ur tion of Germany's army and navy on ou condition that Germany be admitted m immediately to the league of nations; fo to renounce Germany's govereign th rights in Alsace Lorraine and Posen, or: beut as to all other territories whichi ee Germany is called upon give up the principle of self determination effee tive at once, is asked; she also agrees gi to subject all German colonies to ad- tid mit Germany to the league of nations, ce but under German mandatory and to er make the indemnity payments as re- in quiredl, but in ameunts that wvill bur- at dlen the German taxpayer no more wl heavil'y than the taxpayer of the moost ec heavily burdened State among those es representedl on the reparations .e.mn t mnission. Ii, TIhe hnote declare's Germany is will- of ing to pool her entire merchant ma- dIi rine wvith that of the associ.i pow- ti< ers, neutral particimation in the in- or quiry as to responsibility for the war 0< is asked, to Would Mean slavery. th Althougth the exaction (of the cost mn of the war has been expressly re- th nouncedl, as yet Gerrmany, thus cut in pieces and~ wea'$kenedC must decldare herself re'ady in principle to bear all se the war expenses oif her enemies, w which wvould exceedl many times over tii the total amount of German State to pad real assets. Meanwhile her e'ne- u, mies demand in excess of the agreed he condIitions reparation for danmage suf- th fered by their civil population and in o.. this connection Germany rmust also is go bail for her allies. I'he sum to be til paid is to be fixed by our enemies of unilaterally and to adit of subse ouent modification and increase. No , limit is fixed save the capacity of the it~ German p(eonle for payment, deter mined not by their standar dlof life' a but solely by their capacity to meet G the en-nds of their enemies by their at labor. The German people would thus se he condermned to perpenal slave la- to bor. Economic Life Iminpos;sible. In spite of the exorbitant denmdes. w the reconstruct ion of our economie oif ---- - -... ~r., - ..~.. ... th LOST STOCK NOTICE u This is to notify whom it may con- ce cern that I will apply to The First National Bank of Manning for the issue of a newv certificate covering two shares of stock of The Peoples Bank of Manning represented by certificate he number 70, dlatedl October 2nd, 1911, ml the last mentioned certificate having a been lost by me, pa A. P. Burgess. et Manning, s. C..th Many 2gth. 1919.-.27..8t--. in presses and 4 uctions. You ca MONEY. ts, Coats on of sizes in a variety < we regular price. gette and Crepe De Chine all been marked at 25 per $40 Dresses reduced to $30 Dresses reduced to _. $20 Dresses reduced to . $16 Dresses reduced to dren's low shoes, includin le for your inspection ani n Mercat S. C, e is at the same time rendered im ssible. We must surrender our ,rchant fleet. We are to renounce foreign securities. We are to hand er to our enemies our property in German enterprises abroad, even the countries of our allies. Even ter the conclusion of peace the en iy States are to have the right to rfiscateing all German property. No rman trader in their countries will protected from these war menas es. We must completely renounce r colonies, and not even German ssionaries shall have the right to llow. their calling therein. We must us renounce the realization of all r aims in the spheres of politics, momics and ideas. internal Affairs. Even in internal affairs we are te ve up the right to self dletermina mn. The international reparation mnmission receives dictatorial pow s over the wvhole life of our people economic andl cultural matters. Itsj thority extends far beyond that tich the empire, the German federal uneil and the Reichstag combined er possessed within the territory of e empire. This commission has un nitced control over the economic life the state of communities andI of in viduals. Further, the entire educa maal and sanitary system dlependle it. It can keep the wvhole German ople in mental thraldom. In order increase the payments dlue by the rall, the 'ommission can hamper ensures for the social protection of e German worker. Sovereignty Abolished. In other spheres also Germany's vereignty is abolished. 11er chief iterways are subject to interna mnal administration. She must agree treaties, the contents of wvhich arv iknown t o her; to be concluded- by r enemieits wvith the newv states on e east, even when they concern het .' functions. The German peophl excluded from the league of na mns, to which is entrusted all wvork 'ommon inte'rest to) the world. Thus must a whole ;>eople sign the cree for its own prescription, nay. own death sentence. Germiany knows that she must miaki crifices in order to attain pe'ace ermany knows that she has. by -reemrent, undertaken to make thes'r crifrees, andI will go) in this mattel the tmost limits of her capacity WVhat Germany Oilers. One--Germany offers to proceed th her owvn disarmament inl advIanet all other peop)!es, in ordler to show~ at she wvill help to usher in the new~ a of the peace of justice. she give's universal compulsory service and luces her army to 100,000 men ex pt as regardls temporary measures, No Worms In a Healthy ChIld til children troubied with worms have an un hithy color, which indicates poor blood, an d as s e, there ia mncre or less stomach disturhance, OVE'S TASTELESS chili TONIC given regularlb twoor three weeks will enrIch the blood, im yvo the dIgestion, and act as a G'eneral Strength og Toulo to the whole system. Nature will thecr ow off or dIspel the worms, and the Child Will in ranceI I ..apes nIBUY NOW DCapes f materials a A the Dresses. These lave cent reductions. $30.00 5 $22.50 I $15.00 nl $12.00 E tl t, g Oxfords and offered at big n t s LEi e tile Co. t She even -renounces teh warships which her enemies are still willing to leave in her hands. She stip~ulates,a howvr tha sshal be admitted forthwith as a State with equal rights 1 into the league of nations. She stip~u-0 lutes that a genuine league of nationsa shall come into being, embracing all peole of goo wlen he enemies of today. The league must be in-a spired by a feeling of responsibility A 'IM Keep Well Do not allow the poisons of undigested food to accumulate- in your bowels, where they are absorbed into your system. Indigestion, con stipation, headache, bad blood, and numerous other troubles are bound to follow. Keep your system clean, as thous ands of others do, by taking an occasional dose of the old, reliable, veg etable, family liver medi cine. Thedford's Black-Draught Mrs. W. F. Pickle, of Rising Fawn, Ga., writes: "We have used Thed ford's Black-Draught as a family medicine. My mother-in-law could not take calomel as it seemed too strong for her, so she used Black-Drau it as a mild laxative ard liver regulator.. . We use it in the family and believe it is the best medicine for .. the liver made." Try it. Insist on the genuine Thedford's. c a pack age. E-75 wards mankind. Two--In territorial questions Ger any takes up her position unre rvedly on the ground of the Wilson rogram. She renounces her sover ignty right in Alsace-Lorraine, but ishes a free plebiscite to take place wre. She gives up the greater part f the province of Posen, the district icontestedly polish in population, to ether with the capital. She is pre ared to grant to Poland, under in ernationel guarantees, free and se are access to the sea by ceding free orts at Danzig, Konigsbery and lemel, by an agreement regulating lie navigation of the Vistula and by pecial railway conventions. Germany prepared to insure the supply of oal for the economic needs of France, specially from the Sarre region, until uch time as the French mines are nee more in working order. The pre neontestedly Polish in population, to tvig will be given up to Denmark on he basis of a plebiscite. Germany emands that the right of self-deter nination shall also be repeated where he interests of the Germans in Aus ria and Bohemia and concerned. She is ready to subject all her colo ies to administration by the commu iity of the league of nations if she s recognized as its mandatory. Three-Germany is prepared to nake payments incumbent on her in ecordance with the agreed program f peace upto a maximum sum of 00.000,000,000 gold marks--20.000, '00.000 on May 1, 1926, and the bal nee (80.000,000,000) in annual pay nents, without interest. These pay nents shall in principle be equal to fixed percentage of the German mperial and State revenues. The an .,i. T A LK I,,thatis gear thatjust every man game ehou . tidy red tin and a jimn Get it straight thata pipe or cigarette makin in P. A. That's beca You can't any more mal tongue or parch your throat drink when he's off the watt out by our exclusive patentedj You just lay back like a rei the cards and wonder why section in the P. A. smokepa; to remember back I Buy Prince Albert everywohere toi tidy red tins, handsome pound an .-that clever, practical pound cry moistener top that keeps the toh R. J. Reynotls To1ao r nual payment shall appro::iim.te to the former peace badget. For the first ten years the annual payments shall not exceed 1,000,000 of gold; marks a year. The German taxpayer shall not be less heavier burdened ;han the.taxpayers of the most heavily burdened State among those repred rented on the reparation commission. Germany presumes in this connee-., Lion that she will not have to make my territorial sacrifices beyond those mentioned above, and that she will re :over her freedom on economic move ':eat at. home and abroad. Reconstruction Work. Four--Germany is prepared to de vote her entire economic strength to Lhe service of reconstruction. She vishes to cooperate effectively in the reconstruction of the <ievastated re Lions of Belgium and Northern. France. To make .the loss good the loss in !)roduction of the destroyed mines in Northern France tup to 20,000,000 ,ons of coal will be delivered annual ly for the first five years and up to 3,000,000 tons for the next five years. sermany will facilitate further deliv ?ries of coal to France, Belgiurc:. Italy nd Luxemburg. Germany is, moreover, prepared to make considerable deliveries of ben nil, coal tar and sulphate of ammo nia, as well as dyestuffs and medi -mnes. Five-Finally, Germany offers to put her entire merchant tonnage into i pool of the world's shipping ,to place it the disposal of her enemies a part of her freight space as part payment of reparation, and to build for them. To Replace River Boats. Six-In order to replace the river boats destroyed in Belgium and Northern France, Germany offers river craft from her own resources. Seven-Germany thinks that she' sees an appropriate method for the fulfilment of obligations to make rep aration conceding prompt considera tion in industrial enterprises. (Continued on Page 7.) Professional Cards DuRANT & ELLERBE Attorneys at Law MANNING. S. C. R. O. Purdy. S. Oliver O'Bryan PURDY & O'BRYAN Attorneys and Counselors at Law. MANNING, S. C. FREI) LESESNE Attorney at Law Office Three Doors Below Post Oflie MANNING, S. C. DR. J. A. COLE, Dentist, MANNING, S. C. Upstairs Over Weinberg's Corner J. W. WIDEMAN, Attorney at Law MANNING, S. 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