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"mCKACIS IMrOKSIIlLK NOW Allies in Joint Not* Krpl.v to Prresi drill WUjmmi. Washington, 4an. H. ? The Wntente Allies, replying to President Wilson's peace note in a Joint communication oxprt'Ms (ho I iclief .(hut it is I iii|x ?t the present moment t<> attain a peace lliat will asauin tlu'iii reparn Hon, r?*dlttition and such guarantee* HS they COtlshtcl' III!' essential In a hoimi'iM*' i .lot i* tin* Itelginn ijov ?>r ii 1114-1 1 1 <? ? i ?i cmMcs Its deafi'e for |?caco hut declares It could onb a?-*-**j?t a act t lenient which wouhl assure It rc pu ration and security in the future. Itoth of the couuu unlcatlon*, made public bj the Slate Department lo night, arc tinted .January lo. and were f raiiMidt ti ll in translations from I In ? French t r \ t n, through Vinhav^d"' Sharp at Paris. The translation of tin* I ifiuli tcvt of the KnteiiUi note, iu cabled b> Am hnssador Slmip :t( I'tuis, follows "The AIIunI t Jovcruincnts haw ic eel ved tin* *indc which was delivered to them in the name ol tin* ? Jowrnmt ii I of the I' ulted States on tin* nineteenth of I i??ccmliei lOHI. They haw studied It with the rare Imposed upon them htith by the ex net roalUat lou which they have of the gravity of the hour and l?.\ (lie sincere friendship which attaches them to (Jje AniciiiNtu peo file. * "in a gencial *w?y thej \* i-? 1 1 lo de ? ?lare that they pay tribute to the elevation of sentiment with which the Anieriean note is inspired and that they associate themselves with all their ho|?es with the project for the crea tion of a league of nations to insure firncf ami justice throughout the world. 'Iliey reooKuiv.o all the advan tqgc?4 for the eaiiMe of humanity and ? -ivl ligation which the institution of international agreements. destined to avoid violent conflict* between nations would prevent ; agreements which must imply the sanctions necessary to in sure their execution and thus to pre vent an apparent security from only facilitating new aggressions, hut a dis cussion of future arrangements ties fined to infill re an enduring |?ence pre su p| H>ses n satisfactory set I lenient of the actual contiict ; the Allies have as profound a desire as the liovern rnent of the United States to termi nate as soon as possible a war for tvhich the (Viilral Km pi res are rcspon- I slide and Inflicts such cruel sufferings h|k?ii humanity. I tut they believe that it is impossible at the ^present mo ment 'to attain a peaw which will i assure them reparation, restitution aiid j such gnu rantecs to which they are en titled l>.\ the aggression for which tin* | res|N>nsihllity rests with the Central) Powers anil of which the principle | itself tended lo ruin tin ? seen ri t y < if I Klirope, :i peace which would on Ihcl other hand permit the establishment of I the future of Kui'o(hmiii nations on a solid basis. The Allied nations arc conscious thai Nicy are not lighting for selfish Interests, but above all to safeguard the imlc|>cndcuce of peoples. I "f right and of huumaiiil \ . "The Allies are fully aware of the! losses ;md suffering which the war' ? unsi-'to neutrals as well as t . ? be I | llgereut* ami they deplore them ; t?ut they do not hold thesmselven re*i*>n slide for them, having in no way eith er willed or provoked this war, and they desire to reduce these damages In th<- measure <*???paJiWie with t)M> inexorable of their defense against the vlohtice and the wllwi of i In- eneuiy. "Ii I* with satisfaction, therefor?) that they take note of the declaration thin the A incrleau communication la III IK i \\ 1st' IIMMM'illtl'tl ill 1 1 H origin with thai of ih?' Contra! Power* trans mitted on the eighteenth of IKs-embcr , h.v ilo*. t Jovernmeitt of the United Siutc* They ? I hi not doubt moreover die resolution of that government to avoid r\ ni i lie api*earauce of a sup I m ? r I even inorai. of the authors re -sponsible for the war. "The Allied < Jovenuiients believe lluil they must prole*! in the most filendly hul in the most h'<1 ti? ? man in i against ^Lhe assimilation estab lished in tiie American note belween tin* iwo group* of belligerents ; this a?s|m'ilntloii, based upon public decla ia 1 ioiis l?y the Central Powers is In direct opposition to I he evidence, both 11 regards responsibility for the past 1 aiui as eoneerns guarantees for the | future: President Wilson in mention ! lug it certainly had no intention of ' ass(M'i.atlng lilmsclf with it. I "If there is an historical fact es , tuMlshed at the present dale it is the wilful! aggression of (iermany and A list ii Hungary to insure their liege , niou,\ over lOurope and their cconomle doinliial ion over the world, (iermany proved by her declaration of war, by the Immediate violation of Belgium and liuxouiherg and hy her manner of eonduet ing the war, her simulating eoiitempt for tlie priueiples of humanity and all resjs?et for small States; as the eon filet develojied the attitude of the Central Powers and their allies has heen a continual defiance of hu inanity and eivlllaatlou. It is neces sary to recall the horrors which ac companied the invasion of P?elglum and of Servla, the atrocious regime iiu)M>sod upon the Invaded countries! the massacre of hundreds of thousands of inoffensive Armenians, the barbari ties penetrated against the ]K>pulu t Ions of Syria,, flic raids of Zeppelins on i>|>en towns, the destruction by submarines of passenger stuamcrs and of merchantmen, even under neutral flags, the cruel treatment Inflicted upon prisoners of war. the Judicial murders of Miss Cavel. of Capt. Fry alt, the deportation and the reduction to slavery of civil populations, et eel era i The execution of such a series of crimes pcri>ctratcd without any re gard for universal reprobation fully explains to President Wilson the pro test of the Allies. "They consider that the note which they sent to the Culled States in re ply to the (icrmau note will be a re sponse to the questions put by the Aiuerlean (lovernuient, and according t" the exact words of the latter, eon .slilule a public declaration as to the conditions upon which the war eould be terminated'. "President Wilson desires more; lie desires that thiA luelllgereiit powers openlv allirm the objeejs which they seek l>\ eont lulling the war: file Allies Camden Undertaking Co. C. W. EVANS, Manager FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE. City and Country Calls Attended Promptly DAY OR NIGHT Office, and Show Rooms at 535 DeKalb Street Office Phone 91 Residence Phone 2S3-L THE CAMDEN FUEL COMPANY Beg to remind its friends and the public that it is still in the COAL and WOOD business despite rumors to the contrary. It handles high-class fuel at lowest prices. Orders appreciated and given prompt and courteous at tention. McKENZIE, Manager Telephone 58. oxi>erlouco no dlttlculty In rcplylug to this mpicxt. Their objecta In the war are well known; they, have Ihm>d for mulated on many occasions l>y 'the chiefs of their dlver*e government*, Their vbjevt* in thf vvui will not be made known tn detail with all tho equitable compensations unit Indemni ties for da mil gen suffered until tho hour of negotiations. Hut tho civil I/.4MI world knows that they Imply In all necessity anil In tho llrst Instance tho restoration of Belgium; of Servla and of Montenegro and tho ludcmnl tloH which aro duo thorn; tho ovacua tlon of tho Invaded territories of franco, of Russia and of Uumnula with Just reparation; tho reorganisa tion of Mm ope guaranteed by a stable regime and founded as much upon re* sped of nationalities and full security and liberty, (of) economic develop ment. which all nations, great or small, possesses, as upon terrltrolal con ventions and International agreements suitable to guarantee territorial and maritime frontiers against unjustlllcd attacks; the restitution of provinces or territories wrested ..In the past from the Allies by force or against the will of their populations, the liberation of Italians, of Slavs, of Uumanlans find of Tcheco Slavinpics from foreign domination ; the enfranchisement of populations subject to the bloody tyranny of the Turks; the expulsion from lOuropc of the Ottoman Kmpirv, which has proved itself so radically alien to Western civilization. "Their readiness was atllrined with out reservation to make known their peiue conditions when negotiations were entered Into, Which refutes every doubt as to their sincerity. "Our adversaries, who had It in thole hands tp examine the projiosition as to Us contents, neither attempted ail examination nor made counter-pro posals. Instead, they declared tliat peace was Impossible so long as the rcestablishnient of violated rights and liberties, the recognition of the prin ciple of nationalities and the free ex istence of small States were not guar anteed. "The sincerity which our adversary denies to the projmsals of the four allied Powers will not be conceded by llie world to ^ these demands if the world holds before its eyes the fate of the Irish iM'ople, the destruction of tin- liberty, and Independence of the Boer Republic, tho subjugation of Northern Africa by Kngland, France and Italy, the suppression of Russian alien nations and also the violation of < J recce, which Is without precedent In history. "Against the pretended violations <of the laws of nations by the four allies (Teutonic) those Powers are not en titled to complain, which, from the beginning of the war. trampled on justice and tore to pieces- the treaties upon which it is built. Knglaml al ready during the lirst weeks of the war repudiated the London declaration the contents of whieh had been recog nized by its own delegates as a valid law of nations, and in the further course of the war violated in the most ?severe fashion also the Paris declara tion; so that, by her arbitral*) meas ures for warfare a condition of law lessness has been created. "The war of .starvation against <ier many and the pressure exercised in Pngland's interest against neutrals are not less scandalously conflicting with the rules of the laws otAiiatiou^ with the commands of humanity "Likewise, contrary to i tie i.tws of nations, and incompatible with the usages of civilization, are the use of colmcd troops jn Lot-ope and the ex tension of the war into Africa, which was tlonc by a breach of existing prestige of the white race on that con tinent The barbarous treatment of i .pi i soiiei s. especially in Africa "and IJussia. and the deportation of the civil population from Pastern Prussia, Alsace Lorraine, lialacia. and liuko w ma. are further proof of how our adversaries point out the s|?eciai sit nation of P.elgiuui The Imperial <?ov eminent i^ unable t,o acknowledge that the I'ejgian < b>\ el nnicnt has alwa.v.s observed the duties which were en joined upon lier by her neutrality. Al ready before tho war. Pclgiuni. under Lngland'.s influence, sought sup|K>rt in mttirnry fashion from England and i ranee and thus herself violated the spirit i of her treaty i which she had to guarantee her independence and neut ra lit \ . 'Twin1 tin- I lnperin 1 ( ioverniiient <le ? l.t red t?> (he ltel^ian < loveriiiiient that ii iliil ii< >i ruiiH' ;is an to Bel L.iuiu. and asked it in spar** (<> the < -? >ii lit r \ the li'imrs ? ? t" war. <?orniauy offered in guarantee the integrity ami i i ii !??( >i-i n lei H i ? of the kingdom to the full i ? \ i cii i a 1 1 1 1 iom]H?usat?' for all daniaco w Ii it'll iniu'ht I ?? ? ?-aused hy i In* passage of tin- <!ennan troops. It i^ known tliat royal Iiritlsh <?ov orniiieut in l.vsT was resolved not to oppose I In* use ? ? f the ri;:hl -of- way throiiL'h I'el^iuiu under those <ondi tloiiv. "The l.el^'ian < ioverninelit declined the rejH?ateil offer of the Iai|M-rial (!ov eriiineiil. I 'poll her and those powers which invert i^atcd her to this attitude falls the resfxinsihUit \ for the fate \\ hleh liefell Belgium "The aecu>'a t ions joont the (o-rinan INSURANCE Real Estate and Loans CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY COMPANY Office Man Bldg. H. P. Foust, Manager Telephone 62. warfare 111 Belgium and the measures taken thore In the Interest of military safety have liecn rejieatcdly refuted by tlit* Imprlal Uoverument mm untrue. Germany again otters energetic pro fcw} HxuitiHt t UtMt calumaicm ............... "(Jeruiany and her allies have made an honest attempt to terminate the war ami the road for an under standing among the belligerents. The Imperial Government assort* the fact Hint it merely depended upon t In* de cision of our adversaries whether the road towards |s>ace should lie entered upon or not. The hostile governments declined to accept this road. It|m>u them fa I Ik the full rcMpomdtdlity for the eontinuatlon of the bloodshed. "our allied powers, however, shall continue the struggle in quiet confi dence and with tlrm trust in their right, until pea co is gained which guarantees to their nations honor, ex istence and llherty of development, and which to all tiic nations of the Euro pean continent (,'Ivqk the blessing to cooperate In mutual respect ami under ci|tU*l rights together for the solution of the great problems of civilian* Hon." PROGRAM Flat Rock Township Interdenoinlna tlonal Sunday School Convention. The following is the program of the Flat Hock Township Interdenomina tional Sunday School Convention which will be held at Bethany Baptist church Westvillo, S. ('., Sunday, Jan. 21, 1017. 10:00 a. m. ? Deyotlonal service con ducted by T. F. McDowell. 10:15 a. ui. ? "The Duty of the church to the Sunday School" ? John T. Green. 11:00 a. m. ? "The Banner Sunday School," by Miss Agnes ltavenel, State F.lcuicntary Superintendent. 12:00 m. ? Appointment of commit tees to secure Promoter subscriptions, (riving out Statistical Beport from each j school. Adjournment for dinner, 1:45 p. m. ? Devotional service by I/. I.. Clyburn. 2:00 p. m. ? "The Growing Teacher." by Jjio. W. Hamel. 2:30 p. in. ? "Practical Methods of Improving the Klemenfnry Work," by Miss Kavenel. / .'1:00 p. in. ? "The Duty of the Sunday School to the Church." Kev. K. A. Fulmer. :.'lo p. m. ? Short talks, ten minutes each, by county otllcors. ?1:00 p. m. ? Selection of time and place for next meeting. 1 :05 p. in. ? Adjournment. Dinner will be served on the grounds. ONLY SMALL ENCOUNTERS Marii Fighting in All Theatres of the. World War. Tin- Russian offensive in the Riga region of Russia having abated to sueh silent proportions tliaL neither the Rus sians nor (ierman official eoinnihntea* tlous deal with it. Roumania contin ued t < > be the only theatre where fig i irons operations an- in progress, al though then* are indications of the pos sibility of another big battle on the <Alaee?iouiau front in the near future. There have beeJi engagements in Mesopotamia In the vicinity of Kut-el Amaru with both the' Turks ami the British claiming the advantage, on the oilier fronts bombardments and encounters of small parties continue. The Teutonic allies are in full con trol of Vadcnia. six miles southwest of Galatz. Roumania. and (Jalatz is tinder the lire of the Bulgarian ar tillery from the right bank of the Danube After the occupation of Va denia. which was the last town south of the Sereth held by the Russians and Roumanians, the Russians made a vigorou* attack in an attempt to dislodge the enemy. The Turks how ever. ] ii 1 1 down the attack, according to Berlin. which also reports the re pulse of Russian offensive near Fund eni. on the lower Sereth and between the Kasino and Sucjdtza rivers, near the Moldavian frontier. I'etrograd taki's* issue with the (Jer iiian report as regards the Kasino river sector saying the Roumanians here forced back the invaders - and that heavy '.asn^l t ics also wiiiu <?n them in attacks northeast of Fok shani. In M o-edoni;i <?u the western wing south of Lake Ochrida there have I teen several encounters between the French and the Austro-<iermans in which the Teutonic allies are declar ed by Berlin tinally to have driven the French across the Cerna river. Farther south, of the eastern shore of Lake Malik, the French recorded a slight advance for their troops near Zvieda To the east along the I ?oi - ran front the British have raided the village of Akin jail and also bom barded the town of Neochari from both land and sea. According to the London war office the right bank of the -Tigris river, except for a small strip northeast of Kut-el-Amara. has been cleared of Ot toman troops. The Turkish war of ficii says that east of Kut in a conn tonittack the Turks | tenet rated the British position made prisoners and captured three machine guns. The possibility of further attempts by Germany at present to bring about |M*ace have been barred by the re ply of the entente allies to President Wilson's peace suggestion in the - "plttb'ti ? rrf ? frr Alfred Zimmerman, the German foreign minister. I)r. Zimmennann said any direct announce ment by fiermany of her jteace condi tions w;i s made impossible by the terms set forth in the entente note. *k|iially Divided. Washington. Jan. 1??. ? A list of members of the next house of repre sentatives prepared b.\ South Trimble, clerk of the house, and made public today, gives J 1 o I teinocra ts. 'J 1 fi Repub licans. two Progressives, one Prohibi tionist. one Socialist and one indcjiend ent. ^sTIie tabulation which unotlicial. has been held up pending the outcome of close contests, and finally was is sued after announcement that Repre sentative Scully ( Democrat i of New Jersey had been reelected Republi cans, whl<e conceding its accuracy, declared today that a final, decision th.it Representative Rarch field (Re publican) of Pennsylvania had been ele<*t?Hl would uj>set the figures. The name of Representative Rarchfield's op|H>nent i? given in the list. SOUTH CAROLINA ' Come-To-Sunday-School Day FEBRUARY 11, 1917 ? For All Suiuluy Sfhooln of All l^iwuiiiiiDenH The Sunday School* of South Carolina Invite You to Atten< the Sunday School of Your Choice ? Take a Friend Large Posters, Programs, Blanks for getting new scholar and a sheet explaining how to make the day a success furnish ed free to any Sunday School on request to the SOUTH CAfl OUNA SUNDAY SCHpOL ASSOCIATION, 802 Chapmai Building, Spartanburg, S. C. The Best In Farm Hardware AND WHEN WE SAY THE BEST, WE MEAN THE BEST We keep a line of Hardware that we do not hesitate guarantee as a No. 1 in every respect. And remember that the prices are no higher than many dealers charge for greatly inferior goods. We Want To Sell You a wagon, a buggy, a set of wagon harness, a buggy har ness, or a set of plow harness. Try a new disc plow or harrow, an uptodate cultivator, a good spike-tooth har row, or plow. Just remember that we sell everything for the farm. Springs & Shannon The man with open Bank. ibr his Help yours join our Xmas Banking Club 1 1 or 2 or 5 or 10 cents will enter your HOY or GIRL in our "Christ mas Banking Club." This will be the best financial education you can give them. Start with this amount; increase with the same antount. each week. IN FIFTY WEEKS 1-C?mt club pays $ 12.75 2-Cent club pays $ 25.50 5-Cent club pays $ 63.75 10-Cent club pays $127.50 You can put in $1.00 or $2.00 or $5.00 each week and, in 50 week? have $50 or $100 or t? 50. We add 4 per cent interest when deposits are made regularly. Come in, ask about it and get a "Christinas Banking Club" Book free. You can start TODAY ? START! The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C. SERVICE 30 The number of our regular customers has increased during tb? P*? year. This we attribute to our effort to give the best nervine and ?o ? isfy ever yone who enters or orders of our store. We ?**?? ** ttji| forts to buy our goods m that we ran sell you only what wo satisfy you and we make the price ho as to give us only a nrolt. If you are not trading with us, you should try us lor a ww* least. Phone us the very next order, then seo tf you our * and our prices please. W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORE Telephone 30.