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GERMANY'S PEACE NOTE TO NEUTRALS Asks That Proposal be Transmitted to Hostile Nations. Berlin, Dec. 12.?Following is the note from Germany to neutrals auu hostile belligerent nations: "The most terrific war ever experi enced in history has been raging for the last two years ana a uau u?u a large part of the world?a catastrophic which thousands of ypars of common civilization was u.iiijie to prevent, auu which injures the most precious achieveim 11 ts of humanity. Our alms are not to shatter nor annihilate our adversaries. In spite of our conscious ness of our military and economic strength and our readiness to contin ? ?.OT, / nr'hiph be^n forced UB LliC nai v.. upon us) until the bitter end if nec essary; at the same time prompted by th^-ii^sire to avoid further bloodshed ~and maiHi. an end to the atrocities of war, th?s?pur Allied Powers pro pose to enter forthwith into peace negotiations. The propositions which they bring forward for such negotia tions and which have for their object a guarantee of the existence of the honor and liberty of evolution for their nations are, according to their firm belief an appropriate basis for the establishment or a lasting jicav,v. "The four Allied Powers have been obliged to take up arras to defend r justice and the liberty of national evolution. The glorious deeds of our armies have in no way altered their purpose. We always maintained the firm belief that our own rights and justified claims in no way control the rights of these nations. "The spiritual and material pro gress which were the pride of Eu rope at the beginning of the twentieth century are threatened with ruin. Germany and her allies, Austria, nun gary. Bulgaria and Turkey, gave proof of their unconquerable strength in this struggle. They gained gigantic advantages over adversaries superior Jf in number and war material. Our lines stand unshaken against every repeated attempt made by armies. "The last advance in the Balkans has been rapidly and victoriously ov-; ercome. The most recent ey^fffts'have demanded that fijjther continuance of the war will not result in breakh.^ j the resistance of our forces and the whole situation with regard to our! troops justifies our expectation of fur-; ther successes." "If in spite of this offer of peace j and reconciliation the struggle should! ? ? AiiiArt Powers are re-; go UI1 lilC 1VU1 .W..V-U - - solved to continue to a victorious end, but they disclaim responsibility for this before humanity and history. This imperial government through the good offices of your excellency ask the government of (here is inserted, the name of the neutral power ad- j dressed in each instance) to bring J this communication to the knowledge of the government of (here are insert ed the names of the belligerents). After reading the note the chancel lor said: i "Gentlemen, in August, 1914, ourj enemies challenged the superiority: of power in the world war. Today j we raise the question of peace, which j is a question of humanity. We await j the answer of our enemies with that j sereneness of mind which is guaran teed to us by our exterior and inter ior strength and by* our clear con sciousness. If our enemies decline j to end the war, if they wish to take j upon themselves the world's Iieavy ^ burden of all these terrors, whicn; hereafter will follow, then even in the j least and smallest homes every Ger- j man heart will burn in sacred wrath j against our enemies, who are unwili- j ing to stop human slaughter, in order that their plan of conquest and anni hilation may continue. "In a fateful hour we took a fateful decision. God will be the judge. We can proceed upon our way without fear and unashamed. We are ready JifAJMHPS I, -i. \V-'* ." *!>, 1 j ? Y' *< * -i^*s ?and book are easy to find and easy t read by the Rayo Lamp. It gives a steady, mellowlighi best for the eyes, minus th flicker of gss and the glare c electricity. No troublesome lamp-shade o chimney to remove wher lighting. Use Aladdin Security Oil ? th mcst economical kerosene oil for best results. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New J?T?ey) HAI ^ 'MORH. MD. Washirf tor.. D. C. Charlott**. N.C Norfolk. Va. Charleston. W. Vs R:o::.:;e: cl, Va. Charleston. S. C for fighting and we are ready fc peace.*' The chancellor's speech was lifter ed to by thronged galleries. Ti royal box was crowded. 'All the an bassadors and ministers of toreig governments weie 111 the diplomat; box. >"ote Sent to Pope. The note presented by Dr. Von Mi dinal Casparri, Papal secretary ( d::ial Gacjarri, jHapal secreiary ataie. was as follows: ' According to instructions receive I have the honor to send to your em nence a copy ot the declaration, wliic the Imperial Government today bv tu good offices of the Powers entrusts with the protection of Geiman intei ests in the countries with which tli German Empire is in a state of wa transmits to these StaUs and int which the Imperial Government d< clares itself ready to enter into peac negotiations. The Austro-Hungariaj Bulgarian and Turkish government have also sent similar notes. ?v;_t_ ria, "ine reasons wmcn jiium^icu usj many and her allies to take this ste are manifest. For two years and half a terrible war has been devasta^ ing the European continent. Unlimi' ed treasures of civilization have bee destroyed. Extensive areas have bee soaked with blood. Millions oC bra^ soldiers have fallen in battle and mi lions have returned hone as invalid Grief and sorrow fill almost ever house. "Not only upon the belligerent ns tions, but also upon neutrals the d( struetive consequences of the gigantl strussle weigh heavily. Trade an commerce, carefully built up in yeai of peace, have been depressed. Tli best forces of the nations have bee withdrawn from the production < useful objects. Europe, which formei ly was devoted to the propagation ( religion and civilization, which wa trying to find solutions for soch problems and was the home of scienc and art and ail peaceful labor' no' resembles an immense war camp i which the achievements and works ( many decades, are doomed to annihi ation. o o r t " VjCI is \JU a. *?.>?* > defense against her enemies, whic aim at destruction. She fights to a: sert the integrity of her frontiers an the liberty of the German nation, fc the right which she claims to develc freely her intellectual and econom: energies in peaceful competition an on an equal footing with other ni tions. All the efforts of their em mies are unable to shatter the hero: armies of the (Teutonic) Allies, whic protect the frontiers of their coui Profit by This Don't Waste Another Day. Wheu you are worried by baci ache; By lamer.eos and urinary disoj ders? Don't experiment with an untrie medicine. Follow Newberry people's example Use Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Newberry testimony. Verify it if you wish: v v Dpnnis. nroD.. of store. Playe St., Newberry, says: "My kidnej ?vere weak acd caused me a lot ( annoyance. I used Doan's Kidne Pills and they greately relieved me (Statement given March 21, 1911.) Over three years later, Mr. Denni said: "I tliink as highly, of DoaC Kidney Pills now as ever. I alwaj advise my customers to use thei when they are troubled by weak kic neys." 50c, at all dealers. Foster Co., Pr?ps., Buffalo, N. Y. tries, eertngthened by the certaii that tae enemy shall never pierce t iron wall. Those fighting on the front kn that tliey are supported by the win nation, wmui is inspired by love its country and is r"*dy for 1 greatest sacrifices and determined defend to the last extremity the 1-. ~A ,raicnro rtf intnlliV'tnnl f) >? economic work and the social orga )[ zation and sacred soil of the coi try. d Certain of her own strength, 1 i- rralizing Europe's sad future if 1 l; war continues; seized wkli pity in t ? face of the unspeakable misery of i J n:anity, the German Fmrire. in ; - cord with, her allies, solemnly rep.; e what the chancellor already has < , clared. a year ago, that Germany o ready to give peace to the world - setting before the whole world 1 e question whether or not it is poes;l t<-> find a basis for an understands :s "Since the first day of the Po:i | fical regulation, his Holiness, the Po r- j has unswervingly determined, in t pi most generous fashion, his solicitu a for the innumerable victims of tl tv war. He has alleviated the sufferir t-j and ameliorated the fate of thou ear n I of men injured by this catastrop' :ii Inspired by the exalted ideas of 1 re j ministry, his Holiness has sei2 l-1 every oportunity in the interest sJ humanity to end so sanguinary a w y "The imperial government is fir ly confident that the initiative of t i- four Powers will find friendly w j- come on the part of his Holiness, a ic that the work of peace can' coi ci upon the precious support of the H< s See." e ^ PEACE TERMS LIKELY TO BE OFFERED BY GERMAN Washington, Dec. 12.?Eased ur information from their home govei ments, the Entente diplomats belie Germany's terms are in general abc as follows: Restoration of Eelgium, witii 1 AAnJifi/Min -tiwrnlri nrnrHpp L'UliUllluno n uii.u nuulu leave it under German control a probably give over the port of A werp to Germany. Restoration of the occupied pcrtic of Northern France, but with ecoi mic control, which would guaran to Germany supplies of iron and otr rav materials drawn from there. Domination of Mesopotamia Germany and Austria to give their path to the Persian Gulf and bre England's gateway to India and E^v To award to Bulgaria all of Ser as far south as Nish, which woi j take from Serbia as much territory ! ^ho sained in the Balkan wars. They expect Germany will demn the return of her African colonics *at least propose to exchange th*m the French colonics. Turkey's interests are considei a minor affair and not fully develc 3d in consideration of peace. The attitude of the Balkan, natic of the Germanic allies, it was expla ed. will be set forth in the no which have been dispatched from i fia and Constantinople and nothing them is known at the Balkan le: tions here except that Bulgaria pr< ably will expect to get Macedonia n Dcbrudja, which formerly belons to her, making the Danube the boi dary between Bulgaria and Rumai and shutting the latter from the BL3 sea. Recent dispatches to the Gerir embassy indicate a beiief that i general terms might be -in substai as follows: A restoration of the' status quo < isting before the war. This inclui the evacuation of Belgium and j restoration or uie occupieu yunu 8 j of Northern France with the exc< n! tion of Alsace and Lorraine. No i 1-thorized expression was obtaina from the embassy as to whether c< ditions would be attached to the i storation of Belgium and French t ritory but it was understood that 1 : German idea was to make provisi for the future neutrality of Belgii j and probably propose defortificati ! particularly of the city of Antwe | It was also understood that no c< | ditions amounting to economic c< trol of the mineral lands of North* i France would be likely to be ask | Avll Germany's lost colonies she ( pects to be returned. Her poss ! sione in the Pacific, however, are i I a subject of great concern and 1 | Berlin government is understood I be ready to relinquish the claim I Kiau \Jhau. ! The security of Turkey in poss sion of Constantinople probably woi be insisted upon by the Central Pc ers, sls well as the restoration of bania. The establishment of indepmdi I kingdoms in utnuania aim rou j wouid be one of the factors in i l German proposal, that part of P0I2 | possessed by Germany at the outbr* j of the war would not be Ir_; lud. d. I What adjustment would be made j cover the Trentino region betw( ! Austria and Italy, or any provisi< ! affecting Egypt, the Suez canal, M j opotamia or the gateways of cont j to the Indian empire are not rm I clear in German quarters here. rJ | Balkan situation is considered so d< ! cate it would have to b? untangled I the near-e rnnferenr.e A Clear Case. Policeman (giving evidence")?Af j being ejected from the cinema, he v discovered with a large bouquet in ; arms on the doorstep of the b: ! enhance to the picture palace, j JVlP.Tistrato?Did he give any reas | for his extraordinary behavior? i Policeman?His speech was very ! ''istinc:. ye:* worship, but from wha could Tat her 'e was waiting to i y,ry Pickford 'ome.?Xew York .To it?'' TAX HETTRXS FOB 1917. ;he Notice is hereby given that the office i of the County Auditor will be open: owfrom Jan. 1st to Feb. 20, 1917, inclu. 31<>' sive, for the purpose of taking tax (or retun.s of personal property for hs ke cal year 1917. Also the following l() piaces will be visited either by myself j?i_ or an authorized ayent for the pur-J IJ(i pose of receiving tax returns, namely: j i Whitmire. Thursday. Jan. 4th iii.; Glenn Lowery M'f g. Co., Friday, ' Jan. :>ih. )Ut J Longshore, Tuesday, Jan. 9th. .hf} Silver Street, Wednesday. -Ian. 10th. .he Chappoiis, Thursday, Jan. i:th. li;_, i\ a. Boozer's sture, Friday, Jan. j us, ;i. Lukes, AlJiiuay, Jan. loth. I 3e-| Little Mountain, Tuesday, Jan. 16th | is1 Jojly SLcet., Wednesday, Jan 17th. j by; Pomaria, Thursday, Jan. 13tb. lie! Kinards, Friday, Jan. 19th. jie O'Neall, Monday, Jan. 22nd. flg- Prosperity, Tuesday and Wednes-! ti-1 day, Jan. U3rd and 24th. i pe, ll de [lis igs Glymphville, Thursday, Jan. 2oth. Maybinton, Friday, Jan. 26Mi. The law requires that tax returns shall "oe signed and properly eworn to. Tax payeis wi'l take notice that idsjiio returns will 1-e accepted jnless a I ^ mo . ?r rr> u 3 111 hnri 7.->i] ! ^^ | UiaUC L\J v/* lit v W? w W .w _ his or some one qualified to administer :ed j a., rath. ]r it request^J :lat so far as pos returns b,. nade to ma * m> agent. This will aid me in prevent heing errors in your 1917 returns. C<rme of ar. m ei nd int Dly prepared to give the name and num ber of School District in which you live, also the School District in w"hicn you own property. Do not a3k that your property ue wucu uum year's Tax Duplicate. I J. B. HALFACRE. ! County Auditor. TAX NOTICE The boots for t?e collection ni state and county taxes will be open irom October loth, 191?, to December j 31st, 1916. Tiiose wno prefer to do so can pay' in January, 1917, with on? per cent; those who prefer to pay in Februrary, i 1917, can pay >by adding 2 per cent; those who prefer paying from March i i 1 ' t K 1017 pan ro LSI. IV JTlaiV/U iVbU) ( ? ? by adding 7 per cent; after March 15th, 1917, the books will bo closed. Taxpayers owning property in mere than one township will please inform me w&en paying or writing for t?e amount of hie or har tax. By referring to your tax receipt of 1916, you will know the township in which your property is located. The levy for 1917 is as follows: Mills State 5 Pensions and Confederate la-, firmary 1 Repairs State Hospital ior m? Insane 12 Gnunary County 312 :to. aa and Bridges 3 8( Ordinary County Note 12 Constitutional School Tax 3 itoad and Bridges 1 Court House 12 Total 1518 Except the following localities where an additional railrca-d tax tias neen ieriad. Mill* Township No. 1 112 Township No. 8 3 And except the following school dis tricts. where s-pecial school tax has been levied liillf Districts Nos. 1, 58 6 n n 10 U 1 c er the ion im on, rp. )n Dn irn ed. ?.x es lOt the r.i l^lBtTICtS 4^U5)? *7j 1 If * V| awj 17, U, 21, 27, 32, 35, 41, 43, 57 and 59 2 District Xo. 10 1 Districts N'os. 33, 19, 20, 23, 31, 34, 39, 40.. 44, 45, 48, 49, 55 and 56 4 Districts Xos. 14, 22, 33, 52 S District No, 26 7 District No. 47 3 District So. 30 10 12 A poll tax of One Dollar has been leried on all male citizens between Oil es nld >w Al ent Lilt! the LUd ?aK the ages of 21 and sixty years, except tuose exempt by law. A tax of Fifty Cents is levied on all dogs. Persons liable to road duty may pay a commutation tax of $2.00 from Oct loth, 1916, to 31st day fo December 1916. C, C. SCHUMPERT, County Treasurer. to ?en 511S RUB OUT PAIN witn gocd oil liniment, l nat s the surest way to stop them. The best rubbing liniment is MUSTANG LINIMENT Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc, Qood for your own Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. PROSPERITY SEWS. Prosperity, Dec. 11.?Miss Nannie Simpson en route to Greers spent the week-end with Miss victoria Crosson. Mr. Mark Simpson of Charlotte Is % ;<L.itin<r }.i< s'nmilv who have been spending a waile in Prosperity. Rev. W. P. liianton and son, Mr. Willie, are speeding a few days at t:v home of Mr. A. A. Nates. Dr. Sarah Sims of Columbia is the Sliest of Mrs. Audie Hodges. Mr. A. i?. Wice spent the week-end in Greenwood. Miss i>e-?ie Taylor has returne-.i i.vin aOulg. Miss Marie ^cwan of Rock Hill is ^pending the week-*. :d with Miss \ iiiie Mae Wise. Mr. Fred Schumpert of Dallas, Tex as, spent tae week-end at the home irf bis brother. Mr. Frank Schumpert. Misses Marie Schumpert and Kath leen Deal spent Monday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise have re turned from Tennessee with another car of mules and horses. Mr. Julian Price had the misfortune of turning over his car coming to Prosperity from his home in Saluda 011 Saturday. Mr. Price escaped with minor injuries. The Ladies AM and. Missionary so ciety wiehes to remind you of the bazaar at the town hall, Friday, 15th. They shall be glad to have you take your supper and dinner with them. This is a good place to buy that Christmas present that you hav* not time to make. T'V.rt frvl lrtnrin or TO tllO mPTIll ff>r i.hft I UC iUHU rt x kj t - ? M; thodist bazaar (served a la Christ mas cheer): Hot oyster stew, pickles, oyster ette3. Coffee cum crema et sugar. Lunch?Chicken, pimento sandwich, peanut sandwich, cake. Fruit juices?pean-uts. Specials: Fish pond and fancy work. FAIRY EPISODE IN "MARRliAiGE OF MOLLY 0'' 3iew Trianble Play is an Irish Story and Therefore Mnst Hare Some* tiling About die tittle People. At the Opera House Friday. "The Marriage of Molly-O," the new Triangle play leaturiug Mae Marsh and Robert Harron, is a romantic story of Irish people, laid in the most romantic of locations, Ireland itself. It could not possibly be complete without some reference to the people, who as every one knows, work the livelong day and night to correct the wrongs done by humans. They are, in short, the poetic justice of a great nation. The fairy episode in "The Marriage of Molloy-O" is a story told by the hero?the very broth of a boy?to a pretty colleen whom he loves dearer than his life. It is the story of the fairy queen, who has f.ill-n in love Never go dry them. Submit. i blems. Any size to 8 inches. D. 0. FRICI Little Moui FOR new 1917 model Bodge Toui dred miles, will sell at a bar iqi4 model Ford Touringca 1916 Maxwell Touring car smoothers, only used a shor Chalmers Rcadster, all new class shape. 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By putting himself and his rival in the places of the two princes, and Molly-0 in place of the fairy queen, the hero of "The Marriage of Molly-O*' works very neatly upon the heart of "his lady-love; and although she is loath, through natural modesty, to ad mit it. she falls deeply in love with him. It is said that there has never been a play presented on the screen so true to the national spirit as this. There are jaunting-cars, land agents, pigs, cabbages, potatoes, fights and a real Irish fair?with the hero a nobleman in disguise who does nor maKe nimseu known until he is sure of the true af fection of the girl of his heart. i Flanagan sat on his front doorstep enjoying the balmy freshness of the spring evening. f . passed by the fence for a chat, i "A foine av'nin,." said he pleasant ly. "But why isn't Mrs. Flanagan ! wid ye enjoyin" the air?" | "Sure. Mike," replied Flanagan, "the missus has gone for a change av air!" j "Has she now?" replied Murphy, in i terested. 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