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BERLIN AM> VIENNA ANSV/EK THE POPfc! Kaiser Cherishes '"Lively Desire"*: That Vatican's Appeal May 3leet with Success 1 ? 1 Amsterdam, Sept. 21.?The German! Government, in its reply to the peac-? j rsote of Pope Benedict, a copy of "Which has been received here, "cher-! ishes a lively desire" that the appeal may meet with success. Emperor William, the German noto says, has been following the efforts of the Pope toward peace for a considerable time with high respect. TVvt nf T?enlv Tire text of the reply reads: "Herr Cardinal: "Your Eminence has been goo;1 enough, together with your letter of August 2, to transmit to the Kaiser and King, my most gracious" master, the note of his Holiness, the Pope, In vhich his Holiness, filled with grieT at the devastations of the world war, makes an emphatic peace appeal to the heads of the belliigerent peoples. The Kaiser-King has deigned to acquaint me with your Eminence's letter and to entrust the reply to me. Xoble and Humane Feelings "His majesty has been following for a considerable time with high respect and sincere gratitude his Holiness' effort in a spirit of true impartiality to alleviate as far as possible the sufferings of the war ana to nasten the end of hostilities. The Kaiaer sees in the latest step of his Holiness fresh proof of his noble ana fcumane feelings, and cherishes a lively desire that, for the benefit o? the entire world, the Papal appea? may meet with success. Austria's Reply Amsterdam, Sept. 21.?Peace would come from the recent proposals of Pope Benedict if the belligerent nations would enter into negotiation in the sense of the Pontiff's suggestion, Emperor Charles, of AustriaHungary, says in his reply to the Vatican note. The Emperor sees in the Pope's - -'i peace pian a suitauie uasw ivi ??.?,* <.ing negotiations toward a just and lasting peace and expresses the hope thai the nations opposing his owi? may be animated by the same idea. Austrifa-'Hungary's ruler received the Pontiff's note with a thankful heart and with an expression of hope that the Pontiff's efforts may lead to the realization of the Emperor's desire for a lasting and honorable peac* for all parties. Freedom of the seas is one of the pekce hopes of Emperor Charles 111 order that heavy material burdens could be taken from the nations of the earth and new sources of prosperity opened in them. The reply, received here in a dispatch from Vienna, was handed to iloasignor T. Valfra Di Bonzo, the yapal nuncio at Vienna, on Thursday. Text of ^fote Tbe text of the reply follows: "Holy Father: "With due veneration and deep emotion we take cognizance or me new represtations, your holiness, in fulfillment of the holy office entrusted to you by God, make to us and the heads of the other belligerent States with the (nobte intention or leading the heavily tried nations to a unity that will restore peace ti them. "With a thankful heart we received you, Holy Father, always be you. Holy Father always, always be-.] tow on all peoples without distinction, and from the depth of our heart j greet the moving exportation j V? /NrNn Vrtrt o frt 1 MUCH /uur liuimcoa ucio auui caocu iu the governments of the belligerent peoples. During this cruel war we kave always looked up to your holiness as to the highest personage who, j in virtue of his mission which reach es beyond earthly things and thanks j to the high conception of his duties! laid upon him, stands high above the! belligerent peoples and who Is inac-, cessible to all influe . was able to i fin-d a way which ma> uad to the realization of our own desire for peace, lasting and honorable for all par-1 ties." j Blessings of Peace "Since ascending the throne of oar ? * - 3 j-.li? ? A ancestors ana miiy conscious vi responsibility which we bear before Cod and men for the fate of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, we liave never lest sight of the fiish aim of restoring to our people as speedily as possible the blessings of peace Soon after our ascension to the throne it was vouchsafed to uis in common with our allies to undertake a step TvlnVVt hnrl hppn rnnsfrlprpri nnd nrc? pared by our exalted predecessor, Francis Joseph, to pave the way for a lasting and honorable peace. PreTionsiy Expressed "We gave expression to this desire in a speech from the throne delivered at the opening of the Ausi trian Keichsrath, thereby showing that we are striving after a ysr.ce that shall free tr:e future life of the nation from rancor and a thirst for re venge unci iiiai siiun sctmc iu^ui generations to come from the employment of armed forces. Our joint government has in the meantime no: fai-ed in repeated and emphatic declaration, which could be heard by ; all the world, to give expression to our own will and to that of the Au?1 tria-Hungarian peoples to prepare ai: I end to bloodshed by a peace such as j your Holiness has in mind, j "Happy ?n the thought that our dei sires for the first word directed to ward the same object which your ; Holiness today characterizes as one ! we should strive for, we have taken j into close consideration the concrete. . the personal 4 suggestions of your Holiness and have come to the fol, lowing conclusions: Agrees With Pontiff-* j "YvTith deep-rooted conviction wo | agree to the leading idea your ; Holiness that the future arrangement I of the world must be based on the > oHminatinn of armed forces and on the moral force of right and on th<= rule of international law and legality. ' We too, are imbued with the hop? that a strengthening of the sense of right would morally regenerate humanity. We support, therefore, your holiness' view that the negotiations between the belligerents should and (could lead to an understandliV, ay which, with the creation of appropriate guarantees, amendments ok j land and sea and in the air might be ' reduced simultaneously, reciprocally - c * onH and gradually 10 a. uacu huui, j wiiereby the high seas, which right| ly belong to all the nations of the j earth, may be free from domination or paramountcy and be openeo' equally for for the use of all. "Fully conscious of the importance of the promotion of peace on the method proposed by your holiness namely, to submit international dis, putes to compulsory arbitration, w<? ! are also prepared to enter into negotiations regarding this proposal. Other Questions in Order "If as we most heartily desiro agreements should be arrived at cween the belligerents which would realize this sublime idea and therebj give ^security to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy for its unhampered future development, it can then not be | difficult to find a satisfactory soluj tion of the other questions which still I remain to be settled between the belI ligerents in a spirit of justice and oi ; a reasonable consideration of the | conditions for eristence of both parj ties. j "If the nations of the earth were j to enter, with a desire for peace, in J to negotiations wna one anomer m j the sense of your holiness' proposals, ;then peace could blossom forth from j them. The nations could attain com plete freedom of movement on th high '-seas, heavy material burdens could be taken from them and new sources of prosperity opened tc them. "Guided by a spirit of moderatioi, | and conciliaton, >we s-ee in the.-' proposals of your holiness a suitable basis for initiating negotiations witi a view to preparing a peace, just tc all and lasting, and we earnestly J hope our present enemies may be | animated by the same ideas. I | In this spirit we beg that the AI! mighty may bless the work of peacs | begun by your holiness." Austria is prepared, the reply states, to enter into negotiations for the j submission of international disputes : to compulsory arbitration. Miss Sara Bawl's School of Plan( Playing?Studio second door Cope land Building, corner Main and Col lege streets. Two piano lesson; and one class lesson eacn weex New England Conservatory stan dards. Harmony, theory, musica history. 3olfeggio and dictation re ^rrodiiofirtn Q r> O 1 if V^UII^U. 1^1 ? * R v* Uvl WiW 1-1 classes arranged for pup'ls desir 4 ing those subjects only. ' N'orma I courses for pupils desiring to teacn I Mason and Hamlin piano usea Frequent rentals during the vea; provide opportunities for public per formance. A limited number of be ' y ginning pupils will be received a' i a greatly reduced rate in the nor i ma! department. Term opens Sep j tember 24. All pupils are requestec , to meet Miss Rawl at the studf( Saturday morning:. September 22 at 10 o'clock for classification anc ! grading For further information ; address Miss Sara E. Rawl, Newterry. i 9-21-2t. \ , FOR RENT?325 acres good farming land, on Bush' River, Timothy an:] Kinards creeks?New huiidiners ] Excellent opportunity for large 1 family. Gustavus Werber, R. F. i D. No. 7. Box 475. I 9-4-4tp. ACTS OF HEROISM n : TO BE REWARDED i i Men of National Army Will Be I AAAHflArl Cntvin D n n n n n i t in M RUUUI UCU OdlllC ncuuyun.iv?? as Regulars. : ! i MEDALS OF HDNOR POIZED I Changes May Be Made in Present Law ?How Some Enlisted Men in the i United States Army Won Medals for Valor. j i By EDWARD B. CLARK. Washington.?Young Americans who have been selected for service in the new National army should know that the same recognition for individual acts of personal gallantry in the field ' will be accorded them under the law . that is now given to officers and men , .of the regular service. There are enlisted men in the service today who have won medals of honor for conspicuous personal gallantry in the field, and it can be said that the possession of one of these ! metal tributes to courage is prized : above all things else that the government can bestow. By the time that the new American army troops in any numbers strike the Germans in France, it is probable that congress will have made some changes in the laws governing the giving of certificates of merit and medals i of honor for high acts of courage oe i the field of battle. There is a law governing in the matt ter today, but it is said that army officers believe it to be hedged in with so many requirements that some men 1 who deserve certificates of merit are i prevented from getting their- earned I rewards. The changes which probably are to be made will in no way , l&id the undeserving to secure prises ( which are intended to go only to those whose conduct is of the highest In face of great danger. Young men who ' are about to enter the training camps i should know that in this matter of recognition for courage, they will be on the same footing with commissioned officers. Gallantry in man, not gallantry in rank, is the thing recog' nized. How Medals Have Been Won. 1 It is possible that men selected for r Bervice in the new National army, and . perhaps others, may be interested to . learn how a few of the many enlisted , men in the United States army have earned their medals "for valor." When Custer's expedition struck ln1 to the Sioux country in 1876, the com manding officer ordered Major Reno ! with his squadron of the Seventh to i make the detour to the right. Custer then rode into the valley, where with hlg command he met his death. Reno itriking to the right met a huge force ot the Sioux and In a bitter Datue ' which followed he lost many men. i While this engagement was at it* , height, a pack mule carrying a considerable part of the carbine ammunition of the troopers broke away and galloped toward the Indians. An en' listed mnn named Hanley knew what * the loss of ammunition meant and he left his troop and circling round to ? the right he managed to capture the mule at a point directly in front of the Indian line. Hanley threw himself on the ani mal's back aad lashing It into a run, ! made straight back for his command, i He was under the close and direct fire i of the Indians. Hundreds of rifles - barked at him," but he escaped un, scathed by a seeming miracle. The ammunition was saved and congress, recognizing the enlisted man's devo tion and gallantry, voted to give him ! the coveted medal of honor for his high service. The bushwhacking war in the Philippines produced of heroes a hundred, but the world usually was given umj 1 the names of the commanding officers In the fights which made individual heroism possible. Who, on reading > these lines, can remember ever before having seen or heard the name Louis Gedeon? Escape Was Marvelous. 5 K'ot so long age "G" company of the Nineteenth Infantry went into ac; tlon near Mount Amia, Cebii, Philip{ pine Islands. The captain of the company was mortally wounded and the , fortunes of the fight ileft him on the 1 field defended only by Private Louis - -X, O/l. Gedeon. a rorce-oi iuc t-UClliJ' CA'A * vanced to give the captain his death . stroke, but the private soldier faithful to his duty and to his officer faced the ? oncoming band, aS army record hath it, ftsingle handed and alone." Although exposed to a concentrated fire, Gedeon by his marvelous markmanship, aided - materially by his coolness in the pres ence of what seemed certain death, - kept the enemy back. j Private Gedeon might have escaped. ^ He could have slipped into a rav&e ? -J hArlir nf and nave jomeu mc mam uuuj w troops. In fact, it is said that the I stricken officer, knowing that his owe l wound was fatal, ordered Gedeon tc - leave him, but the private soldier's i answer was to ^kneel by his officer's ' side and to offer his body as a pro tecticr:. : Gedeon's escape that day was as marvelous as anything ever set dowr [ in the pages of fiction. He held his own and help came before the priTvrmndpri chanre 5ied. The offl cer whom the private had saved froir the knifes and the bullets of the enemy breathed his last, surrounded bj I the men of his command. i it r* n i? || ror oeeamj i. Even the 9-18, the by famers everywhei uses of this exception two^or more grain di The same perfectio] all Case machinery it? If I of this small tractor I will do on the farm,? and night. Its perfo Men who want trai I in preference to all < Investigate the Cas Ropp & CRO 1 II ^ i f See or Write Us for Selec- [ l . I tion Package i Of anything in the line of Presents I or Weddings, Personal Gifts, c r ; tt I VJWU use. . , SINGLE DIAMONDS 0R FANCY DIAMOND JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, STERLING SILVER, CUT CUSS & ART GOODS Jewelry of the newer patterns, both in plain and fancy jewelry. I We Only Handle Solid and Genuine Goods and compete with all mail order house#. Orders filled at onoe. TRY US I * jl SYLVAN BROS." f Columbia, S. C. PkoM 4501 I Cor, Main Mid Hjaapton Sts. I THK HBkaLD AND NEWS ONE 'EAR iX>R ONLY $1.50 ... j '/Xr,...x'' -I-..--.. M:? ' >? Olive Thomas ia, new- Triable, jplay, st'AiL?Yfia'-&sai' nnri) i s'Arrai? i ui ni/i iiuuuu Saturday, September 22. j, Use a Case smallest tractor of the Ca *e for seeding. This is but al tractor. Large size Ca "ills. n of construction and desigi 9 its position of leadership It. will do practically ever] ind never get tired, thougl rmance is remarkable. :tors or know dependability >thers. e. Let us give you moredet i Workmai SS HILL, SOUTH CAROLIN, a A part of Cb^rua that -will appear ia listen. Opera House Monday, October I We Do It Right H When you need repair ' car try our Repair Depj ly find the trouble and i our statement. Leste charge of this departme Satisfaction.' Our bush irft. Trv us. ? ^ J. D. QUATT Prosperity, llflHHHBBKBHHBRBIHHi ???Q??????? an m ?MM?i I ,i An Ambition and J j "yHE needs of the South are identi ^ of the Sootbcrn Railway: the growth anc f ! the upbuilding of the other. ?| St ' ' The Southern Railway aiks no fa7orj?c J C. { accorded to ethers. V I r The ambition of the Southern Railway C * * n'SmrrMt that is born of co-operation ! f the railroads; to see perfected tha: fair and fran ) ment of railroads which invites the confid I agencies; to realize that liberality of treatmci to obtain the additional capital needed for the a | enlarged facilities incident to the demand fc V, service; and, linally? J To take Its riche fn the body politic of I other great industries, with no more, but wit / rights and equal opportunities. ? " The Southern Serves t ! Q. A 5 "8 n : *oOUwie7iii i * ? " " ^ nx !ii ^ t ractor |N se line, is favored I a one of the many I ^ se tractors handle a that has brought I i is characteristic I J fining your teams I jj ii you work it day IB ? y choose the Uase I ' ailed information. Agents M \y the bis comedy Hit. Stop, loot, 1. be First Tune I j work done on your |j irtment. We real rix it Let us prove i* Bedenbaugh has I ' nt, and that means I \ less is to give serv- I 4 LEBAUM, I V a ' a Record i V> cal with the needs J \ t sncccta of one maa? 1 ^ J io tpeckl privilege not J if J J* * 1 ,'ompany is to see that t A between the public and i ^ !: policy in the manage- ' J ence of governmental \ V it which will enable a 1 cquisirion of better ao-i >r increased and beccr J J { the South alongside o1 J < h c*jual liberties, e-jcal ^ r . i he South." vay, System 'M