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President Wilson's Reply to Germany's Second Peace Note. "Sir: In reply to the communica iio? of the German government dat ed the 12th instant, which you hand ed me today, I have the honor to re quest you to transmit the following answer : "The unqualified acceptance by the present German government and by a large majority of the reichstag ?f the terms laid down by the presi dent of the United States of Ameri ca in his address to the congress of the United States on the 8th of Jan uary, 1918, and in his subsequent ad dresses justifi?s the president In making a frank and direct statement .f his decision with regard to the communications of the German gov ernment of the 8th and 12th of Oc tober, 1918. "It must be clearly understood that the process of evacuation and the conditions of an armistice are matters which must be left to the judgment and advice of the military advisers of the government of the United States and the allies' govern ments and the president feels it his duty to say that no arrangements can be accepted by the government of the United States which does not provide absolutely satisfactory safe guard and guarantees of the mainte nance of the present military supre- ' macy of the armies of the United States and the allies in the field. < "He feels confident that he can safely assume that this will also be 1 the judgment and decision of the al lies' governments. ? "The president feels that it is al- 1 s? his duty to add that neither the < government of the United States nor, I he is quite sure the governments 1 with which the government of the ' United States is associated as a bel- ( ligerent, will consent to consider an ' armistice so long as the armed fore- * es of Germany continue the illegal and inhumane practices which they k still persist in. i "At the very time that the Ger- t man government approaches the gov- ? ernment of the United States with s proposals of peace its submarines i are engaged in sinking passenger i ships at sea and not the ships alone, t but the very boats in which their pas- * sengers and crews seek to make their 1 way to safety, and in their present i enforced withdrawal from Flanders and France the German armies are * pursuing a course of wanton de- ^ struction which has always been re garded as in direct violation of the I rules and practices of civilized war fare. Cities and villages, if not de stroyed, are being stripped of ali they contain, not only, but often of "\ their very inhabitants. ( "The nations associated against Germany cannot be expected to agree c to a cessation of war while acts of j. inhumanity, spoliation and desola tion are being continued which they ^ justly look upon with horror and ^ burning hearts. ( "It is necessary, also in order that there may be no possibility of mis- ^ understanding that the president t should very solemnly call tha atten tion of the government of Germany . to the language and plain intent of 1 one of the terms which the German government has now accepted. It is contained in the address of the pres ident delivered at Mount Vernon on * the Fourth of July, last. "It is as follows: " 'The destruction of every arbi- I trary power anywhere that can sep- <? aratcly, secretly and of its single 1 choice, disturb the peace of the 1 world, or if it can not be presently v destroyed, at least its reduction to 1 virtual impotency.' " "The power which has hitherto 'l controlled the German nation is of 1 the sort here described. It is within c the choice of the German nation to 1 alter it. The president's words just quoted naturally constitute a condi- c tion precedent to peace, if peace is ( to come by the action of. the German ? people themselves. The president t feels bound to say that the whole process of peace will, in his judg- f ment, depend upon thc definiteness t and the satisfactory character of the , guarantees that can be given in this r fundamental matter. It is indispens- ] able that the governments associated j against Germany should know be- t yond a peradventure with whom they t are dealing. j "The president will make a separ- ] ate reply to the royal and imperial ( government of Austria-Hungary. j "Accept, sir, the renewed assur- ? anees of my high consideration." (Signed) "Rob'rt Lansing." Frederick Odelin, Charge d'Affaires, ad interim, in . charge of German interests in the , United States. Millinery. , Several shipments of millinery ar- ; rived this week. RUBENSTEIX. A large shipment of ladies' coats, in plush, velvet and cloth arrived to- i day. RUBENSTELV. Daughters American Revolu tion. Thc D. A. R. was delightfully en tertained on Tuesday afternoon at the lovely home of Mrs. D. B. Hol lingsworth. The afternoon was ideal, and the drive was inviting with the cotton fields on either side white with the fleecy staple, and the fields made live ly with many pickers. The fall flowers everywhere adorn ing the roadside, and the invigorat ing weather made the whole journey back and forth a real joy, not to speak of the charming invironment in the hospitable home which was the mecca of our pilgrimage. Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, chapter regent, called the meeting to order out on the spacious piazza which had been arranged comfortably and ap propriately under a lovely awning of (rreen vines, and an art square under foot. Flags and flowers adorned the table used by the regent. Under the service flag for the boys in the fam ily who have enlisted, was a picture entitled "Unconditional Surrender" with the Kaiser on his knees. The meeting was * opened with prayer by the chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Mims, and each member was called upon to respond to roll call with a toast to our allies. Miss Sarah Col lett read a particularly beautiful toast. Mrs. A. A. Woodson read a paper m "The Allies." Miss Florence Mims gave a selec :ion entitled "Some Man's Land." Communications were read from state and national officers, and a col ection taken for the little French jrphan. It was decided to take the noney out of the funds of the ;reasury to contribute $5.00 to the Georgetown school, and the deficit >n the Liberty Bond and Tillalory, ;he destroyed French village which ;he national society is restoring. At the close of the interesting pro rramme all the guests were invited nto the dining room, and on a lovely able decorated artistically in red ' ind gold autumn leaves, was spread : L tempting repast, a salad course ind iced tea followed by ice cream md cake and hot coffee. Around his table good cheer and friendship md love reigned supreme until the 1 ?appy meeting was dispersed, and the 1 'riends said adieu. The next meetiing will be held vith Mrs. B. E. Nicholson in No .ember. ! .low to Prepare Christmas Packages for American . Soldiers Abroad. . One parcel will be accepted by the ,Va# Department through the Red "ross for each soldier overseas. Each soldier will be provided with ? me Christmas parcel label. This la- i >el will be forwarded by him to the j >erson in the United States from ? vhom he wishes to receive his ' Christmas package. Packages that ; lo not bear this label will not be ac epted by the Red Cross for delivery I o the post office authorities. Labels j hat are lost will not be duplicated. < Christmas parcels must be placed ? n cardboard boxes, o by 4 by 9 in- ' hes in size. These boxes will be pro- i ided, to holders of labels, by the 1 \merican Red Cross. They may be ! ?htained at Red Cross chapters or ? ?ranches 'after November 1. ; With each box will be given com- ' >lete instruction regarding the arti- 1 des which arc barred by the postal luthorities. Study these instructions ind avoid mistakes. No message or ] vritten material of any kind will be illowed to go in the boxes. When the ; )oxes are packed, but unwrapped, ' hey must not weigh more than 2 1 lounds 15 ounces. If the parcel is : iverweight some article must be re- . noved. Do not put perishable food, soft ] .andy, liquids, or anything in glass ' :ontainers in the package if you vish it to reach its destination with he other contents unspoiled. Do not mail the box yourself. When ( nicked, the box should be taken to j he nearest collection station desig ?ated by the Red Cross, unsealed, md unwrapped, ready for inspection. ?ed Cross representatives are au horized to remove objectionable ar :icles from parcels. Shippers should ;hen afiix sui!\cient postage on their oarcels to carry them to Hoboken, ST. J. Parcel post zone rates will be diarged. The parcels are to remain n custody of the Red Cross until de ivered to the postal authorities. No Christmas parcel will be accept ed by the Red Cross for shipment vfter November 20. Keep this fact n mind when planning a Merry Christmas for the boys "Over There." A young lady telephone operator -e'eentiy attended a church service ind fell asleep during the sermon. \t the close the prehcher said: "We will now sing hymn number Lhree-iorty-one-thrce-forty-one. The young lady just waking in ;ime to hear the number, yawned and .aid : "The line is busy." Open-Furrow Oats Did Not Winter-Kill. In the fall of 191G we sowed our oats with a regular two-horse grain drill, as I have done for a long time, having been successful with the crops up until that winter. The oold spell that came in February killed them nearly all, only a scant stand being left, so we had a very light crop of oats. Our cotton was late in 1917 again so I saw I would have to sow by an other way than with an ordinary grain drill.. I had already sowed some though with the usual preparation and with the two-horse grain drill. This sowing came to good stand, but was killed to one-third of a stand by the freeze in January. I decided to get a Cole one-horse grain drill and sow the balance of my crop. This I did, except I made it a two-horse drill instead of on-horse by hitching two mules to it. It was too heavy for one to pull. Two mules can pull it easily. It has three drills on it, and I went one trip to the row and one hand sowed five acres a day with it and got his own seed oats and ferti lizer too. These oats came up in nice open drills and made good growth. When t)\f freeze came I saw the broadcast sowing was gone, but when I went j to see these they were there (to my surprise). They soon sprang up and bepran to grow, fresh and preen, and beat any winter sowing of oats in our community. When we went to thrash they came out of the thresher so fast that the man that measured had to get him some help to keep up. I got rid of my cotton stalks by cutting them with a stalk cutter and harrowing with smoothing harrow. When I started to sowing I started the pickers in front of the drill to gother the open cotton. So I destroy ed no cotton sowing this way. I put 200 pounds of acid phosphate and meal mixed when I sowed, and in Marci. I put 75 pounds nitrate of soda on as a top-dressing to them. J. E. Craig, in The Progressive Far- i mer. Red Cross Activities. I never think of the last two drives that we have had-the one for old clothing and the one for new hospi- j tal linens-without wanting to take ^ clear old Edgefield and everybody in ? it by the hand and give it a good hand shake. Such a splendid re- j monse was never seen! Every auxil- , lary has worked nobly to secure their part of the allotment-Antioch, Cleo ra, Colliers, Red Hill, Pleasant Lane, :he good Samaritan, Ropers, Steven's Creek and Sweetwater, the latter ? coming forward with an additional ? rift of more than a hundred dollars ' to go into the general treasury. This 1 amount was raised by giving a Red 1 ?ross entertainment and having with * chem a military band from Augusta ' md adi .-esses by "real" soldiers. * Trenton has come up to her record splendidly. '<? On Friday afternoon the Trenton branch invited the community to a I linen shower. Light refreshments ] ivere served and numbers of beauti- J ful towels and sheets were brought I in. Without the assistance of her aux- I diaries and the Trenton branch, Edge I field chapter raised her full quota of ] second hand clothing and hospital ] linens. A full ilst of all articles will I appear in next week's papers. We ] ire grateful to our auxiliaries be- ] cause we were anxious to send in a ] larger amount than asked for. I We have received notice of the ] new allotment for the chapter, its ] branch and auxiliaries, and as soon ] ;is they are sent from headquarters ] such will be notified to send for its ] [?nota. This allotment is 500 under- ] shirts to be mended. I do hope that ] you will watch the papers and come ] for your garments as soon as you j see the notice of the arrival of the j shipment, without awaiting further ' notice. ' } The surgical dressings allotment ] is in the house and Miss Butler asks ] that a large number of women will ] come up to the rooms every after- ] noon beginning Thursday of this week j Lo make the split irrigation pads, j which is a hurry call. ] At the executive board meeting on Friday, plans were discussed for holding the annual Red Cross meeting . and election of officers. This will be a big Red Cross rally. Members from , all over the county are asked to come in for the meeting which will be held in one of our largest halls, possibly the opera house. Miss Sarah Collett was chosen to act as chairman of a committee which will carry out her plans for the occasion. A program 1 will appear elsewhere in the paper. 1 We wish to thank everyone who -has ' helped us meet our allotments, es-1 pecially Mrs. Jas. Byrd the efficient I chairman of the special linen commit tee and her splendid assistants, and those who took home the towels and sheets to have them laundered. There are thirteen large boxes fill ed with clothing for the Belgians, ready t? ship and our linen will fill at least one of our regulation boxes. Agatha A. Woodson, i for Publicity Committee. 1 i As the time for. fall ? stock of reliable seed Blue Stem n Dwarf Es Abruzz? Now is the time to p you want. Good see Large shipment of 1 Let us show von our( all sizes iii stock. We have recently G?OCEKIES. Can s your pantry and tabl ure to serve von. :W.J. Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will 3e open for the purpose of receiving ;axes from the 15th day of October, L918, to the loth day of March, 1919. All taxes shall be due and payable jetween the 15th day of October, L918, and December 31st, 1918. That when taxes charged shall not )e paid by December 31st, 1918, the bounty Auditor shall proceed to add i penalty of one per cent, for Janu iry, and if taxes are not paid on or )efore February 1st, 1919, the Coun ;y Auditor will proceed to add two )er cent, and five per cent additional, 'rom the 1st of March to the 15th of ilarch, after which time all unpaid axes will be collected by the Sheriff. The. tax levies for the year 1918 ire as follows: Mills ?or Statcpurposes S Vi ror Ordinary County 7 ror Constitutional School Tax 3 ror Antioch 4 ?or Bacon School District 7 Vs *'or Blocker 2 ?or Blocker-Limestone 4 ?or Colliers 4 ?or Flat Rock 4 .'or Oak Grove 3 ror Red Hill 4 7or Edgefield 8 .'or Elmwood No. ? 2 ror Elmwood No. 9 2 .^or Elmwood No. 30 2 ?'or Elmwood L. C. 3 .'or Hibler 3 ?or Johnston ll Tor Meriwether (Gregg) 2 ^or Moss 3 .'or Ropers 2 ?or Shaw . 4 7or Sweetwater 4 Talbert 2 ?or Trenton SVz 7or Wards 2 "-'or Blocker R. R. (portion? 15 ror Elmwood R. R. (portion) 15 Tor Johnston R. R. 3 ' Tor Pickcns R. R. 3 Tor Wise R. R. 1 \i Tor Corporation ll All the male citizens between the lges of 21 years and GO years, except .hose exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capi ;ation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that ?ill male -.itizens between the ages of 18 and 35 years must pay $2.00 commuta tion tax. No communtation is includ ed in the property tax. So ask for road tax receipt when you desire to pay road tax. JAMES T. MIMS, Co. Treas. E. C. For Rent: Good two or three-horse farm. Good land well fenced, good orchard, plenty of water. Apply to E. S. Gardner, North Augusta, S. C. 8-21-tf. FOR SALE- A lot of best grade of Texas and Fulghum oars for seed. See me before buying. S. F. LOGAN. 'e?ivery sowing is here, we have purchased a large ls: Wheat, Red Stem Wheat, sex Rape, Hairy Vetch, i Rye, Crimson Clover urd?ase these seed while you can get what ?cl for planting is scarce. 8ED RUST PROOF and FULGHUM OATS. JMIN DRILLS and CHALLENGE PLOWS, ? greatly increased our .stock of FANCY supply you with everything you want for e. Come in to see us. lt will be a pleas idarns & Company FISK C0RD TIRES Tou want size-strength, safety, beauty and mileage in a tire. That's what you get in the Fisk Cord. All that, plus most unusual re siliency,speed,comfortand luxury-Made in Ribbed Tread and the famous Fisk 3kn. to fic ?r?! Non-Skid. Eidson-Yonee Motor Co. EDGEFIELD, S. C. nj ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. IWholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all . Kinds of Seeds \ - ? Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. Distributors of Marathon Tires and Tubes. None better, but cur price is less. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED $??0^ See our representative. C. E. May.