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k y0lu3le liiih " 9. fkiim, mecemiskk j.% kmc. 1 ?itfc i nti-.jv, ?!.* A 1 bAJh. (.EiniAN PEACE TALK ABSORBS ATTENTION Berlin Dispatches Tell of Serions Struggle at Katerina?Heavy FigHi ing in Progress North of Monastir -^Hliaiiiaiis in Battle. The announcement by tne Teutonic C allies of their readiness to discus* peace with the entente allies continues the absorbing feature in the war pews. As yet, however, no announce ment has been vouchsafed as to the "basis on which they desire to'attempt to bring an end to the war. Neither has there come from any of the en tente countries any official announce ment as to the attitude they pur *pose to take with regard to the pro posal. Meantime the conquest of Rou mania by the Teutonic allies continue^. All along the front the Roumanians 9-ra 4r? rotrpot -rmrf-hpastward. and the Ninth German army is nearing the im portant railroad junction town of Buzea. In the Carpathian and along the Moldavian frontier, the Russian* and Germans still are at grips witn the Russians the aggressors at most points. There is little or no change in the situation in these regions, now* From Greece, by way of. Berlin, vomes the announcement that Green regulars have clashed with French * troops at Katerina, some 03 miles southwest of Saloniki, and that, after a eharp fight, the reeks have taken the town. There has been much con fusion recently as to operations in this vicinity, where Gen. Sarrail is sup nnspd to have exercised the authority of the entente powers to suppress Greek demonstrations, and this is the first definite news of operations. Ota er dispatches from entente sources iu .dicate that the situation is less criti cal than might be gathered from Ben lin's announcement. They say thai -the Greeks are still optimistic as to the chances for a settlement of differences vithout a break. Heavy artillery fighting is in prog ress . north of Monastir. Otherwise calm prevails. A new feature in the Balkan situation is a report from So fia that 6,000 .Albanians have defeated a force of Italians near Pasnesnia, ispirus, me itanaus ucciug. On the front in France and Bel gium and in the Russian and Austro Italian theatres there is little activity aside from artillery duels. GERMANY OFFERS PEACE WITHOUT NAMING TERMS German Empire, Ready for Fighting and Ready for Peace, Declines B? sponsibility If Offer Falls Upon Deaf Ears in Entente Countries, Declares Imperial Chancellor iu Historic Address. Berlin, Dec. 12.?Germany today offered peaceXto the allies. The imperial chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, speaking for the German empire and its allies. Au& tria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, announced in the reichstag that Ge bad given to the diplomatic represen tatives of Spain, the United States ana Switzerland, a joint note addressed to Germany's enemies, proposing to then, to enter into peace negotiations. The chancellor did not announce the terms upon which Germany and her allies will make peace. Nor are they contained in the note he handed to the three neutral diplomats for transmission to the entente powers. The only reference he made to them was that they had the object of "guaranteeing tke existence, honor and liberty of evolution" for nations extending the offer and "are according to their firm belief an appropriate *V.a />f orof UA015 iUl LUC COta UHOUIUVII l VI. v ? V4 lasting peace." This reference is contained in the note addressed to the allies. The re presentatives of Spain, the United States and Switzerland were selected for the transmission, because thesy countries represent the entente inter ests in Germany and the countries or her allies. Simultaneously with the issuance of the note to the allies Germany sent a communication to Pope Benedicr, through German minister to the vat "^ican. Dr. Otto von Muehlberg, noti fying the pontiff of Germany's peac* move, eulogizing the Holy Father for his efforts in behalf of peace during the last two years and expressing the confidence that Germany's initiative ""will find a friendly welcome on the part of His Holiness and that the worK of peace can count upon the preciou* support of the Holy See." Profitable Waiting. PliiHon r\n.crn Timoe Mr. Hughes' policy of patient wait ing for the official returns, acted up on by the Democratic candidates for congress in the Thirtieth and Thirty second districts of Pennsylvania, was ^orth. while. At first it appeared that the Republican candidates had been elected, but the official count shows that Guy A. Campbell, in the Thirty second ard M. Clyde Kelly, in th? Thitieth districts, both Democrats been elected. American Fair Flay. While the people of the Tinted State have been sending thirty rail lion dollars' w orth of relief to Eu , rope and Turkey, two hundred thous and women and children in 'Albania nave died of starvation. While each woman and child in Bel ! gium has had plenty to eat. women ; and children in Albania have gnawed j at the carcasses of dead horses in the streets. William Winard Howard, of New York, who has returned from his third trip to this hunger zone of Eu rope, predicts that the entire pop ulation of Albania will die of famine and pestilence unless helped. He says that in Albania corn is fifty dollars a bushel, flour eighty dollars a sack, and maccaroni five dollars a pound, j "The tragedy of Albania,'' says Mr. Howard, "is that a nation is dying of ;uneer. while the neople of the Unit 1 ed States, laden with gifts for the lest of Europe and for Turkey, pass by on the other side. , "Thirty millions of dollars have been j given by the people of the United ' States for relief work of various kinds j in Belgium, Poland. Armenia, Syria j and the warring countries of Europe. ; while two hundred thousand women , and children in Southeastern Europe j have starved to death unheeded and ? i ? Vr,^ nno lvnTTian nr i l<i U Ilt'dl CU lui . .1UI Ullb >1 vtuvtu u. j has died of hunger in Belgium; two ; hundred thousand in Albania, j "Is it fair?it is human?that the ; innocent women and children of Al , bania, who never did anyone anv . harm, should be trampled under foot and left to perish, at a time when all others are fed? "Is thi6 American fair play? ' j "I have appealed for help in high j places. I have begged a crust of ! bread of those who have given mil lions to Belgium, Poland, Armenia and Syria. I have begged in vain. ' "The Albanians aue as much entitled i to sympathy and help as others. They have not taken part in the war. They - ? fed and sheltered the refugees rroro Servia, even with the last measure of corn that the famine-smitten vil-l lages possessed. They have not done any wrong; yet armies have swept ! over their country, taking what could J be found to take, leaving to the starv-| ing women and children only the car casses of dead horses in the streets. } "I ask only American fair play for | the famished children of Albania, r j ask of all fair-minded men and wo men in the United States: Why I should the 'Albanians?three hundred ' thousand of whom are Christians? . be left to starve, while we press for ward, in generous rivalry, to feed the others? Tne Albanians cii e mui c i< u merous than the Armenians; yet we j feed the Armenians and let the Alban j ians starve. ; "Having appealed to deaf ears in . high places 1 now appeal to the plain peopie?to fair-minded men and wo men who would not let even a dog starved to death, no matter what his breed. 1 want to go back to Albania ! with a shipload of food. I have ar . ranged for a ship?a new American j ?hip, just launched and fitted for sea.. . The ship is ready and waiting. } "A number of distinguished gentle-! . . ? VrtrL*?mnstlv clergymen i 111 ?11 111 .X7V* 1U1 a I and editors of newspapers?will co j operate in an appeal for a relief oar . go for the ship. The treasurer se | lected to receive the contributions is . the Rev. Frederick Lynch. D. D.. edi i tor of The Christian Work and secre | tarv of the Carnegie Church Peace Union. Contribution* in anv amount ?from the price of a loaf of bread up-' ward?may be sent to the Balkan re-: lief fund, 70 Fifth avenue. New York city."' | mm t I The Ruling Passion. ! The auctioneer was quite ill and omtorfninprl that he would 1 I ?> V\ *.1 ' w % not recover. But he did. Beside his bed stood the doctor and tbe auotiorer's wife, enviously watch-j ins: each symptom, each movement, each respiration. 1 "Doctor." whispered the hammer j wielder's wife, "what is his pulse 1 now?" i The doctor raised th^ patient's j -"vrict. ! "His pnl^e" he answered, "is now. ; <* ">'""<r at 104.'' i ! Whereupon the auctioneer saf up excitedly in bed. "Going at 104!" lie oriori feeblv.' "Goine at 104! Who'll mnke it 10'? Do I hear 10"> for a pulse that lias; been running steadily for forty-seven ; years and has never once sioppeu: ; "Will you bid 10o!'*?New York Her I aid. An electrically ignited pipe which lijrM:; t'.e tobacco at the bottom of fhe J bow! instead of at the top' thus avoid i ing the collection of moiscure in th? stem, is the newest in smokers inven pioptn'* "<?ves" aocor^insr to an j Fr>oriic^ disnateh. pro zonular with1 pedestrians on the dimlv liarhtetl; streets of Ixmdon. Man use them in! buttonholes ani o"*T lirvs Y7omer j thsn for evp^ in ppi^rT furs an-i -orrv th.-v batteries in a mrff. <$ <?> <$> > ^ ^ < > - ^ <r THE IDLER ^ v $ /' <y 4> < > <5> <+y '*> \*> 4> <? <? <?> ?5> <$ -$> ^ ? I want to writ,? one more piece be fore Christmas. Somehow I fe^l like tiying to-say something, whether ii is worth much or not I do not knotv and if you do not think much of it, why just pass it oyer and take thh good intention for the deed. I said some time ago tnat I was going to v hang up mv stocking again this year r and see if old man Santa would pass me up again. Well, it does not mat j c ter to me if lie does, but 1 want to't make a suggestion to all the boys and j girls and the old boys and the ola ' ? girls as well. I was just reading the ; t other day a little poem by Joaquin ? Miller, and 1 want to pass it on to: ^ you at this time of the year and 1 j want you to think about it and act on i it. There are many of the young boy3 and young Sirls who still h^ve the' srea't blessing of having their mother 1 ] with them. Somr> have not that great ' blessing and privilege and who feei * now that they would give almost any- ! thing if they just could bring mother ! 1 back for one more Christmas at the \ old home. Of course, for those who I 4 have no mother I cannot speak at ^ now, but I do want to say a word to those who have the great privilege,1 to remember mother at this time. It' ' you are away from home she is think- j mg about you just as much and jusr t as often as if you were still at the 1 home, and the word I want to say is, i don't forget mother at this Christmas ( time. Send her some token r,ncl em- j blem of love and affection and write her a sweet little note and tell her' how much you love her and how you appreciate her. ?0? But let me she you the poem ana then we can say something more aboui it if we want to: : I i Tlie Bravest Hattlc. The bravest battle that w?as ever fought! , Shall I tell you where and when? On the mans of the world vou will rlna it not? r Twas foueht by the mothers of men. ^ >- 0NQs 1, t Nay, not with cannon or battle shoi, r -v\ith sword or noble pen; t Nay, not eloquent words or though*. From mouths of wonderful men: ' c r But deep in the walled-up woman's ^ heart? . t Of a woman that would not yield, , j But bravely, silently bore ner pan? f Low, there is that battle field: f j ' t No marshalling troops, no bivouac ? son? ii Xo banner to gleam and wave; j 2 But oh! these battles they last so long? " ' From babyhood to the grave. | ' ( 1 | i Yet, faithful still as a bridge of star*, | 4 che fights in her walled-up town?.' Fights on and on in the endless wan* ) Then, silent, unseen, goes down. ( n Oh. ye with banners and battle shot,' And soldiers to shout and praise: j I tell you the kindliest victories fought; Were fought in those silent wav?. I ^ 4 0, spotless woman in the world or shame, With splendid and silent scorn. Go back to God as white as you came? The kingliest warrior born! ?0? Now don't you agree with me thai, this is true and beautiful sentiment and that it is your duty, whether that "kingliest warrior born'' is fast passing to that other and better shore, or whether she is stil] in the bloom ot yrrns: womanhood, deserves your re membrance at this time of remem bering? 1 know you do, and let mi; tvll you something, that mother thai bore you is the best friend you will ever have in this world, and whether you be prospering and great, or whether you be poor and unknown? whethe r you are riding in the chariot j~ amid the plaudit of the multitude, or | * whether you are driving the wheei harrow?she loves you just the same.: ^ and you should not foi^ft her. Sne t will rejoice with your success ana', slie will sorrow with you when mis- ^ fortune overtakes you. Don't forget j ( her at this time, is my simple admon-1 ition and plea. And she has not asK- | ed me to make this plea. Go aim i 1 spend the joyous time with her if you! are away. She will give you a wei-J come. If you can't go send her somt little token of your love and rem em- ; brance. It is not the value in mon- i ey of the thing you send, but the spirit and ihe love and the remem brance that so with it that will make it precious to her heart. -O There are a whole lot of thtaga that I have in mv scrap book that 11 am obliged to write about, but I am ?oing to make this one short and will try to come again after I see whai ot.-inl.-inor to 5r:? nftor thr> ?ian Christmas time. Hore's hoping that all my reader^ and every one else may \ ALLIES TO MOVE SLOWLY IX KEl'LYIXtt TO GEHMAM Indications Arc There Will Be V> Haste 011 Their Tart to Ansuei i'eace Proposals?Entente Nations Opposed to Any Idea of Armistice. London, Dec. 33.?The indication;, ire that the various governments of he entente allies do not intend to aci lastily in making joint response to ho peace proposals of the centra, cowers. It was pointed out in well informed [uartors today that while each one oi he allied governments might indicatt ts general attitude. consultation tmong the allies umler the treaty ?inding them to such action prob ibly would require two or thre*v veeks, making it unlikely that tht oint reply of all the allies will bfc ivoitaKlo tV>,i fircf nf tlm vpar The disposition this morning was to vithliold comment, in as much as the ictual proposals had not been receiv ed or, so far as was known, transmil ed to the British government or other nembers of the entente. It was e.\ )ected this first formality would be iccomplished quickly and that there s-ould be disclosed what thus far haa :een largely a matter of conjecture whether any specific tTms have been >ut forward by the Teutonic -allies. One of the factors which, according o an opinion expressed nere, militates tgainst acceptance is that the op.'nin^ )f negotiations would necessarily Do ollowed by an armistice. No specific suggestion of an armis> ice is made, so far as is indicated Dy lie unofficial reports received, bui t is said the precedent of 1866 in the lustro-German peace negotiations ana >f 1870 in the FrancotGerman negot iations establishes that an armistice md suspension of ill military activity ollow the opening of negotiations. The view expressed here is that lormsnv u-rmlri liavp the mnsf to ?aiii rom an armistice owing to recent osses on various fighting fronts ana iconomic stringencies within Teutonic erritory. For that reason the prots >ects of an armistice is not regarded vith favor in London. The sugges ion is advanced that one of the chiet notives prompting the proposal was o gain Time. Concerning unofficial reports, tha. >ne of the Tuetonic proposals is a eturn to the status quo before tne var. except as to creation of Polish md Lithuanian kingdoms, it is said lere that this apparently is impoo- j ;ible from the British viewpoint, as | t would not provide any compensa-' ion to Belgium, whose defence h??~ tlways been referrr-d to as one ot he principal motives of Great Brit lin in entering tne conflict. In the same circles Russia's refu sal also is expected of any settlement which would leave parts of ervla svhich would leave parts of Servia he bearincr of the Servian question on Russia's entry into the war. HIE GENEROSITY OF A BIG CORPORATION! We are in the habit of thinking of ;ig corporations as heartless and rrasping. In fact there have been' hose who have labored to instil that ( flea. Tt is not always true. In fact f one knows the facts it is generally ound that th? y are the most liberal md generous when it comes to help n<r a worthy cause or of taking care >f and helping those who are e?n-i >Ioyed in their service. j The Armour and Company of Chi- J atm is a hi? pfirnnratinn and has! igents in all parts of the country. It | las been a successful and a prosper- j >us corporation and employs thous- j inds of people in all parts of tbe country. On account of the unusual :onditions as stated by Mr. J. 0. Ar- j nour the president of the company j ?nly recently one and a quarter mil- j ion dollars have been distributed, imong the employees of the company j is a recognition of their faithful ser ' ice and as a gift just nt this season : vhen all the world is thinking of gift maring. Among those who received j his recognition is Mr. .7. P. Moon who: s a rc-gular visitor to Newberry as i lie representative of the Amour ar,<1 company corporation. There was a citizen of XewbesT) vho di:d recently who was at one ime in the employ of this company who in his last days received from Armour and company a check of $23. )0 a month as pension for his faithful i**ork for the company in the year3 rone !'.v. So after all it is not true 'hat ai1 corporations are soulless. VP a Oieasani ami nappy umr. rhere are homes with vacant chair*, but remember that there is a goon reason for this in the mind of him ivfco came to save and who grieves r--.t his own. without some good reu = n. Wr? cannot understand no^. i- t some day we shall see face to fact. The Idler. \EWBERliY COUNTY CliEAJIEKY IS A SSI ii ED There was au enthusiastic meeting in Newberry 011 Thursday to taiK about the creamery and to hear re ports from the committees that were appointed to see about the cows. .Mr. W. W. Long was present and gave those interested a talk on the details UL LUC CaillCi ; . lie ? ill v. uiur, ua\_u | in January when another meeting win be held. lr was reported tiiat ^47 co^s haa been secured for the creamery at Newberry and it was thought that ver^ hooti the number could be increased to 1,000. It was decided that the Jer sey was the cow for the butter. The money for the creamery has bet-ii secured without trouble and more could nave Den raised 11 necessary. It is stated that the onn money nec essary is the amount to establish. the plant. The institution is self-sustain ing from the beginning. ANOTHER VICTIM. Greenville News. > An aged woman, returning home ward Sunday night from the worship of her Gorl, was killed by an automo bile said to have been running at more than thirty miles an hour upon th-2 public highway of Greenville. The car did not stop, and it is probable f-bot ii-JonHK- ii? <-Jrivpr trill npv. ' er be known. The :i'T. v.'io rcs;:o*?>"ibI'? for the death of that woTran doubtless enter {aiiKvi r.c intention oC hr.r5 anyone, bllt K iO lllCL* V kj *C a.'0? U C 4 L recklessness. "Whoever he may be. he must, if found, answer for causing the a fed th of an innocent human being. Ho should be heavily dealt with if appre hended and proved guilty, so that the example made may be a powerful de terrent to those who jeopardize the safety and lives of our people by mak ing a race-track and a joy-riding cir cuit of the public highways. The iran who drove that car is chargeable a iiji m iiislaugter before the bar of justice, but in the higher court of out raged public opinion his kind must be arraigned as public enemies. What else caiKwe term those who turn Io~ae tern Die engines 01 ueaui ?ncic mc> tre likely to maim and kill men, wo men. and children? The abuse of the public highways of this county by many motorists is an open and notorious fact. Any man v.iio goes upon the streets and roaas is afare of this. Wihin the past fe.v months, ''ccifleat has been adtied to accident as a result of the careless disregard for th? law and human rights manifested by speed fiends. ! Who whi De me nexi vie urn ; r* m I it be the aged woman who is your i j mother, or will it be your father? Will I if. be your little child, trustful ami smiling with the confidence of child ? hood, as the flashing wheels hear down | 02: it to grind its bones into pulp, and jedden the road with its blood? Some Lodys father, somebodys mother some body's child will come next. It may be yours. That poor, dead woman is gone be yond recall, but we can at least do something to reduce the wave of law lessness which is caused by the reck less, devil-may-care highwaymen. Let u? insist upon the enactment and en forcement of a law which will compel all automobile drivers to take out a license and which will deprive them of that license, and of the right to drive cars, for the second serious of fense. of exceeding the speed limit Let the sentences meted out to the violators of the speed law for second offense be the heaviest possible. Let fbe next General Assembly provide drastic pumS'iijuem, un apccmuj, vn. ?. only disregard speed laws and there by cause injury and death could be j put in stripes for long term of year3,' i ->?rVnns their kind might be induced ! 1 i to slow down and have a decent re | gam i.or the safety and lives of citi-j | "nrtd w'no oncht to have the paramount : right on pblic highways and not be run out of them like rabits." The time has come to call a halt, j Public opinion must hereafter con-j demn speeding as what it is?a crime ?and public opinion must compel the judiciary, the juries, the legislators, and the officers of the law to exert x'*ery effort to break up this abomina ;rr) Vw f0 offenders th? -f" ' *?,or,t within the pow AN ENTERTAINMENT AT WHEELA3D SCHOOL HOCSE There will be an entertainment at Wheeland school house tonight, Fri day, 15th, for the benefit of the school. lAn evening of enjoyment is promised all who come. The Morris string band will furnish music for the occa sion. fc h Aftl v ."R n rh nr d t The following invitations have been issued and will be read with interest by the many friends of the young people: Mr. and Mrs. Pat W. Shealy* request the honor of your present at the marriage of their daughter Eunice Lucile to Mr. Walter L. Buzhardt Wednesday, December the twenty seventh. one thousand nine hundred and six teen <u a u Prosperity, South Carolina At Home CHRISTMAS EXERCISES AT BACHMAS CHAPEL The Christmas exercises at Bach man Chapel will begin at 2:00 o'clock Christmas day. Following is the pro gram: Song. Scripture reading and prayer. Song?I Come Little Children. TT T _ 1 _ _ ^ rpu A ~ __ "\f w eicuuie? i xiuiiias -vietLs. Recitation?Erneslt Kinarcv Recitation?We Meet Again?T. J. Kinard. Exercise?By Two L.'.ttle Girls. . Recitations?Because Its Christmas Day?Annie Kinard. Recitation?The First Christmas? Victoria Bobb. Exercise?In a Manger?3 GirU. Song?Away In a Mairger. Recitati</n?When Christ \*ag Born in Bethlehem?Ledru Kinard. Recitation?Star of Bethlehem? ? .. v i t. Tiinnp TCirinrri Exercise?Flash the Christmas'Joy to Others. Recitation?Bethlehem Shepherd? Bonnie Epps. Recitation?Christmas Gift?Erin Taylor. Recitation?Coming of Santa Claus ?Cliffor ' Metts. I MiTJKI) STATES IS SOW FKEE TO MAKE MEDIATION EFFORTS 'Washington, Dec. 12.?Germany's proposal for peace is regarded here as having broken the chains which for months have restrained the United States as well as other neutrals from n;akins- offers of mediation. Now that one set of belligerents has signinea us willingness to discuss peace terms?a condition often reiter aied as necessary to any action by President Wilson?there are indica tions that wnen the United States, act ing as intermediary, transmits tn? German proposal it may accompany iis acaon by seme steps, necessarily tieiicate, to throw tee influence of the I'nited States into the balance for at least a consideration, however pre liminary, of the t-.-rnis on which a lasting peace much be brcruglit to the world. Some ranking' officials of the American Government believe a lea gue of nations, such as President Wil son has suggested, must be the out come, ?and it could not be perfected without the participation of the Unit ed States. iint Vote Tndftv. ;Whether the United States will transmit the German proposal without any comment whatever or accompany it with some formal or informal ex pression w;U not be finally decided until the iu a delivered to American Charge Crew in Berlin reaches Presi dent Wilson's hands, probably tomor row. There were indications tonight thai President Wilson might find some way to express the solemn and earn est wish of the United States for a ,careful consideration of the sugges tion of peace, even before the Enten te governments have made known their attitude toward the German proposal. This, however, it was pointed out, necessarily wouia dc uuue m suui * delicate and ultracoufidential was vay that it never would be publicly .known should the Allies decline the offer. This course was said to be absolutely' necessary so as to leave the United Slates fre- and unembar rassed to act when an acceptable peace offer came. Regardless of whether President Wilson decides to accompany the Ger man proposal with any word, it wp said tonight he unquestionably wouM take steps to learn the attitude of the Entente Allies toward the peace move and possibly might again send to En rr>ne his persona1 friend and advisor. Col. E. M. House. A western trap^r nas arranged * an electric signal ?vstera which lights a. tiny electric bu'b when a trap is sprunn: enabling h:"n to iocat'1 it in Hie darkness and Kul uie ar.imui.