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or wak . t)NITKl> STATICS Krctn ITlrH Hw. >wer U? them depends the (Hf the world. '.. ?? *} * .^whtttovor the itywlfa of II* whatever the fit AHHMMd uf and purpose fcr*nce? of the Hpokosaten *?f ^tyfl^rea,' /tbay have to aouualnt the world with ta 111 tho war and have agoiq Hengrxl their adversaries to ?ay Wbut their objects an- and what sort of sottleuiept thc> would deem Just and Hatbtfacloiy. There I* uo gopd irca sott why (hat challenge should iU>t * be reapuudcd to, aud Moulded to with the ntiijont condor. Wo did not wait for It. ;*i<?t pneo, but again ?nd. again, WO bavo laid our whole thought and ?urposo before the world, not In gen> ?nil tome* OJ?ly, l>ut oaoh tluif -with uittjelonJ^ definition to iuake It clear wW sort of settlement imiHt neces airily H|>rli)K Out of tboiu. Wltldn tho laHt week Mr. Tdo^d <hs>rge has %'ijm admit ahln candor ami In udmlr-l fojr tho people and gov* ernjneht of Groat Urltaln. There Is no .?onfmtion of oounsel ainuiiK the ad ^ verifhrtes of tho Contra! Powers, no "uncertainty of principle, n<? vagueness of detail. Tho only Bocrocy of counsel, tbfc o^ly lack of fearless frankness, t^o only failure to inako definite state ment of the object* of tho war, lion wl$h Germany and hor allies. The Is *uotf%f life a ^d death hang upon tbeso definition*. No .statesman who has the least conception of his responsibility ought Uor a moment to i>ermlt himself to'- continue this tragical and apimllltfg outpouring of blood aud treasurd> un ites h$ la Vuro beyond a i>erad venture that the objects of the vital sacrifice ifro part and parcel of the very life of soctotr, aud that the |>oople for whom think them right and Im iterative as he doe*. ^ There In, moi-eover, a voice calling fOjfr theac definitions of principles and of * purpoao which Is, it seems to me, chore thrilling aud more compelling than any of tjie many moving voices p with : which the troubled air of tho world 1? filled. It Is tho voice of the Hussion 'people. They are prostrate nn<l ' all but helpi<*es, it would seem, [?. before the grim power of Germany," which haa hitherto known no relenting and no pity.. Their power. apparently 4? ehaWowl. And yet their soul is! not mibHervlont. They will not yield % either in principle or In action. Their 1 conception of what is right, of what. is humane, a?d honorable for thena to ao oept, baa been slated with a frankness, ;H^wargene^s of view, a generosity ofj ^plVlt> ahti a universal human ayifltyA* |,,hy which must challenge tho adinlra / tlon of every friend of mankind; nad ) they have refused to compound their Ideals or -desert others that they thein moItok may bo safe. They call to u? i to any what It Is that we desire, , In What, if anything, our puri>o?e and our spirit differs from theirs; and I believe that the i>eoplo of tho United fttatee would wish me to respond, with niter -simplicity and frankness. Wheth er their present loadera believe it or oot, it Is our heartfelt desire and hope that aomc way may tn> opened where by we may be privileged to assist the people of Russia to attain their utmost hoi>e of liberty and ordered peace. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of pea<re, when they are begun, shiil bo absolutely open and that they shall involve , and j>ermlt henceforth no seerot understandings of ?? - ? f rvnr-wryrx^ any kind. Tt* day of oouquest ami a#graudj?vmenU* goue hy ? *> **? 11,0 the day of swret covenant* entered It) to tu tho Interest of particular gov ornaiej^* #hd likely at sou** unloolwd for Hjjyjuept to upiet the of th<; wdrii It U this happy fact, now clear to the viow "pi- px?ty, public umq whose thought* do nut stlfl lluger III an ago that >m dead and gone, which makes It rofyibie for every nut Ion whono puriKMtes are consistent with Justice aiy|l thp pea<*o of tho world to avow H<>\v t>r at any other time fne object*' it* ha* In view. A' ?' t tM u> entered thin wur because , Viola Hons of light had .occurred wlilctt toucfysl ?h to t|ie quick and made tho llfo of onr own Jjgoplp impossible un ion* they wore corrected and tho world ,M.*oufed . once for all ugulnst tholr re currence. . What wo demand lit thlH \\Ht, therefore, Is nothing peculiar to Oiintelvetf, It 1m thut the world l>c made lit tiny safe to llvo in; and particularly that It t>0 wado *ufo for every peace-, loving nation which, like our own, wishes to livo 1 1 m own life, determine ItH oWn Institutions, ho aasiirod of Jus ih-o a n<l fall* doallng by tho other peo ple* of tho world as against force and hoKIm)) aggrosMlon. All tho peoples of tho world arc In effect partners In this interest, and for our own pa rt wo see very clearly that unless JUKtleo he done to other* It will not be done to us, The program of the world's poace, therefore, . is our program; and that program, tho only possible program, a* wo ?eo It. Is this: I. ()|K?n covenants of -peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall bo no private International understand ings \of any klrtd, but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and In tho public view. I I. Absolute freedom of navigation np??n the seas, outside territorial wa ters. alike In ihmicc and In war, except an the was may lw closed In whole or In part by international action for the enforcement of International cove nants. The removal a* far as possible of all economic barriers and tho es tablishment of an equality of .trade conditions among all tho nations con senting to tho peace and associating themselves for it* maintenance, 4. Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to tho lowe*t, point consistent with domestic safety. r?. A free. oj>on-m!ndc<1, and abso lutely impartial adjustment of all co lonial claims, based upon a strict ob servance of. the principle that in de termining all such questions of sov ereignty the interests of the popula tions <fcmeerned must have equal Weight with the equitable claims of the governmont whose title is to be do 1 termlned, I 0. The evacuation of all Husulan territory and such a settlement of all qnoKtion* affecting Russia as will se cure the 1>est and freest cooperation of tho other nations of the world in ob taining for her an unhampered and unembarrassed opportunity for the in dependent determination of her own lM)lltical nnd nssure her of ft sincere wel come into the society of free nations under institutions of her own choos ing; and inore than a welcome, assist ance also of overy kind that she may need and may herself defdrc. The treatment accorded Russia by her sis tor nations In the months to come will Tw the acid test of their good will, of tbelr comprehension of her needs as t distinguished from their own interests, The Pleasures of Life They are of many kinds and derived from many SO The greatest source of pleasure, and one that is al ways commendable is Beauty. And there is no object of beauty that surpasses ap propriate JEWELRY Our line is especially choice- You will experience great pleasure in just seeing these splendid gems, and greater still from possessing them. 2= G. L. BLACKWELL Jeweler end Optician Camden, 3. C A i tmd of their luU>UI?t;nt ami uuaeltlsh sympathy. 7. Belgium the whole world will agree. must I Hi ?vacua ted aud restored, without rtjiy aVtawpt.to HiuK tho ?ov ?iy|*nt> .which ah# enjoy* hi'$oumi*i? with all other fr*?e nations, No other nlmcl?f act will serve as thU will *rve snfther. Without tlH? healing aft the wholo structure and validity tif inter mi t i< 'Mil i ' lu w I ? forever Intpalrod. M. All Ffruch territory should be to restore confidence among I ha na tions <u tho laws which -?thdy have themselves set and determined for tlie , government of their relution* w|th one freed and tho invaded portions ?-e stored,. and the wrAng done to Frain-e hy Prussia in 1871 In tho matter of Alsatv-T/orrulne, which has unsettled the i>eaoo of tho world for nearly fifty years, shoutd Iki righted, In order that peace may once more lie made secure in t lit? Interest, of all. i?. A readjustment of tho frontiers of Italy should ls> effected a long clear ly recognizable lines of nationality. ' 10. The* peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among tho rations we wi?m to wee. safeguarded and assured, should Ik* accorded tl^freest opportun ity of autonomous development, 11. ItumanK Serbia and Montenegro should be evacuated, occupied territo ries restored, SerWa accorded free and secure a<vesa to the sea and the rela tions of the several Balkan Htatea to be ono another determined by friendly counsel along historically established lines of allegiance and nationality, and International gun ran tees of the politi cal and economic indoixmdeneo and ter ritorial Integrity of the several Balkan States should be entered into. lli. Tho Turkish portions of the present Ottoman Empire should be as sured a t?ecnre sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now un der Turkish rule should be usaured an undoubted soeurlty of life and an altttolutely unmolested oj?portuntty Of autonomous doyelopmcnts, and the Dar danelles should bo permanently opened as a free passage to ships and fcoia merce of all nations under internation al guarantees. 13. An independent Polish Htate should l>e erected, which should In clude the territories inha^itated by in* dlsputably Polish populations, whlqh should be -assured a free and secure access to the sea, and whose political and economic Independence and terri torial integrity should be guaranteed by International covenant. ? * * ?> 14. A general association of nations must be formed under specific cove nant* for the purpose of affording mu-' tual guarantees of political independ ence and territorial integrity to great and small States alike. In regard to those essential ratifi cations of wrong and assertions of right wo feel oureelves to be Intimate partners of all the' governments and. neoplev, associated topcrner against the. Imperialists. We cannot be separated In Interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end. For such arrangements mid cove nants wo are willing to fight and to continue to *ftght until they are Achieved, hut only because we wish tile right to prevail and desire a Just and stable peace, such as can be secured only by removing the chicf provoca tions to war, which this program does remove. We hnve no jealousy of Ger man greatness, and there Is nothing in this program that impairs it^ We grudge her no achievement or distinc tion of learning or of pacific enter prises such as have made her record very bright and very enviable. We do not wish to injure her or to block In any way her legitimate influences of IKrvver. We do not wish to fight her either with arms or with hostile ar rangements of trade if ehe is willing to associate herself with us and the other peace-loving nations of the world In covenant's of Justice and law and fair dealings. We wish her only to aecept a place of equality among the Iteoples of the world ? the new world in which we now live ? Instead of a place of mastery. Neither OP we presume to suggest to her any alteration or modification ?>f her institutions. Rut it is neces sary, we must frankly say, and neces sary as a preliminary to any intelli gent dealings with lier on our part, that we should kuow whom her spokesmen sj>eak for when they si)cak to us, whether for the Reichstag ma jority or for the military party and the men whose creed is imperial dom ination. We speak now, surely, in terms too concrete to admit of any further doubt or question. An evident principle runs through the whole program I have out lined. It is the principle of Justice to nil peoples and nationalities and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety wi|h one another, whether they be wtrong or weak. Unless this principle be made its foundation no jxirt of the structure of international Justice <*an stand. The people of the Irnlted States could act upon no other principle, and to the vindication of this principle they are ready to devote their live*, their honor and everything that they possess. The moral climax ot *hls, tbe euhnlnatlng and foal war for human liberty, ban come and they are ready io jnrt their own strength, their owii M*b*??r f>ur|M**?, their own lutv# rlty and ??>'<*$? ?rm/ ".'lylgf ? '? tii ' F?rt)"Ow Hhlp* U^.,/ v i.omlon, Jan. i>. The DriUa^ admir alty report* the sinking in the paat Week of eighteen merchantmen of 1,000 t#UH or over by mine or snbmar tiu*. uh well as three merchantmen un der that tonnage. Foil* Utddng V ea sels also wore sunk. . ? The admiralty report of January 2 gave the slnklngM of British mercliant* iuuii for the curreut wwk aw twenty one, eighteen voeaels of 1,500 tons or 5?ver. This was a material increase over the prevloi^t week. when the sinkings numbered twelve, eleven of the ves sels raoija than 1,<MX) eons. Thus the in crease in the submarine winkings baa boon more than maintained In. the pust week, as tbey cotuprisqd twenty-one im'.rehantmen and fishing vessels. L , n, ... Three Brothers Drowned. , (*Jv Point,.. . Va., Jan; 5.? Three young men, brothers, were drowned tonight wlten a four-passenger auto (mobile in which they were crossing the froaen surface of the Jamos river evaded -through the lee and sank to the bottom, 30 feet below. The drowned ; Jariess llarnett, 24 years old. Vernon Harnett, 23 years old. liowland Harnett, 26 yeara old. Tbolr homo was at Harnett, Charles City county, where they were bound when they met their death Their :bodtes had ? not boon recovered to night. | ? Vernqfi Harnett was stationed at Camp Lee and was married. Hewlett Chapman, a negro, aged 20 years. shot and killed his 18 year old Wlfr and then committed suicide by jumping in a well near Helton, in Greenwood county. Wateree Mill Village Notes. Miss Grace Hunter, kindergarten teacher spent the holidays at her home at Marion. . Mrs. IX T. Hancock and children '? -J f . , O , spoilt the Christmas holidays with rel atives at Chesterfield. * Mrs. Lee LL^inby, of Chesterfield spent several days last week with rel atives in the village. < Miss Annis Martin Is at home again after several days visit to her brother at (Columbia. Rev. F. A. Lyles and little son spent the holidays with relatives at Rocky Mount, N. C. Mrs. J. J. Sandettef spent several- days that week with relatives in the country! ' Mr. H. K. Hallet was In Columbia last Saturday on business. . Mr. J .B. Robinson was in Columbia ' one day last week on business. I Our knitting class will meet on next Saturday at 3 p. m. Mrs. Dorothy ?Smith, Mrs. Hudden, M1m Alexander and Miss Team as teacherg. ; 'Married ? on last Monday evenJng Miss Anne Spradley ami Mr. E. Ray both of the village. ^'Church services next Sunday at the j^psual hour, Sunday School at 10 a. m. Stockton News Notes, [T Boykin, S. C., Jan. 8.? Mrs. J. C. 1 Humphreys, of Sumter spent n few days last week with her Pinter Mrs. B. M. Pearce. [ . Mrs. John Gillls ami son Dan spent last Sunday with relatives at Rembert. [ > MIrs Ila Bearden has returned from Ijer home at Westminster. Mrs. B. M. Pearce ami her sister Mrs. J. C. Humphreys and children qpent last Saturday with relatives at Chesterfield. ? s Mr. C. V. Galloway and son Haney motored to Ilartsvllle last Tuesday. Mrs. E. M. Workman and sittle son ami daughter .spent a few days last week with relatives at Rook Hill. Miss Itahn Galloway spent last Wed nesday with Miss Jezebel Shirley at Camden. GERMANY ON HER UPPERS Rut People Saerifle in* Everything to Help Armjr "The German soldier looks fine, but everything else In Germany looks like the devil." This Is the summary of Teutonic conditions by Dr. William Law, a native of this city, who Is vlBit lug his parents after practicing den tistry for three years In Berlin, where he served the Kaiser's family profes sionally. Dr. I,aw's family was able to leave with Ambassador Gerard's party, but the doctor himself was too ill to gravel and' he remained In Berlin Until Octo her 23, 1017, and Just reached home. "There are today 100,000 to 128,000 rmpty stores and residences In Bfcr lhi, where normally in peace timed the number would not exceed- 1(M)00," Dr. Law said. "The big chAnge, haa been wrought because many butineaae* hare gone bankrupt and the -? people are moving in together to cosfenre necendltiee of life. Store* that are open have little or nothing left In theut 4 j The people of Germany in feerfaUr Plenty of F Afht Wher* Yon Want It Bpjr ? w?p that It betlt to gir<p jp*^w fiickerlesa light? a lawp that eau be lighted U ea*4r as Wgu jet. ^ HAYO LAMPS ? are not eapeusive but yea * c?o'l b?]r better lamps at any price. Simple and art U tic In design, easy to keep elean and re- wick, they give plenty of light where you want it. It will pay to ask for Rayo Larapc by name. If your local dealer dee* not carry them* Write to our nearest station* Aladdin Security Oil guar antees bertrttuto from Umps, . stoves and liters. ? / v STANPARD 'OH, COMPANY BstiFS&x ? ^ . r? ? tired of war. They are sick to death of it, but they have no idea of giving up. Ask any one in Germany about tty* war and they say : "We're going to win; just look at the map.' . "No mater what setbacks they have; you never hoar any one in Germany, say: 'We got licked'. If newn seeps back into Germany of a gain by;,M*e Allies it is always a 'strategical re treat.' The military powers says it is so arid it is so to the German people, "I think the people of Germany can exist for another ye&r at any rate. There is no tea nor coffee and the ?>ecr is about like water and tastes like varnish. Hotels for some months have been forbidden the use of lin^ty^ and they use paper napkins and servO: the food on bare tables or on papers spread over them. . tJ "The newHjmpers are reduced in size and look and smell abominably. The :nk is of the poorest quality and cornea off on your hands while yon read. v - 'There- wore In the neighborhdod of ^00 -Cgc flpOr shoe factories in. Germany before the wa r< began . They have all been fitmi down but abont ISO. Of those (hat remain 100 are making shoos for the soldiers ami the othdr thirty make shoes for theclvillanpop u la t ion. . When a person hasn't shoes now fcc.. goes barefoot, or <**##? wooden soles pot on the old ones. Moat of the people go without "Moat of the oil is gone eV^n to cantor oil, which has been used for lufctfckt ing purposes. , The trains are bad, The cars go bumping over the iralls, for thereat* northing with which to repair ffcom. It is used for the afc^y. ? 'rh<n-o are no automobiles except those used by the military officers. '"^he military party of Cfortoany will die ..fighting whether they ate killed by t^e Allies or by their own Pttjffcf ln,ao uprising after Germany has been crushed.** ? Flint, Hlcb., Special to the Chicago Tribune. No. 9ftS3. / ^ ' REPORT OF Trife CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN at Camden, in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of | Business on lSecember31?i? 1917; Resource* Loans and discounts .. - - $264,271.01 i Total ' loans ...-.it..*..... ? 264,271.01 204,271.01] Overdrafts, secured ....7,679.22... Unsecured, 1,224.63 I................. JMJ U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) ....50,000.00 50, Liberty Ix>an Bonds, unpledged, 3 1*2 par cent and 4 pr cejot 6,900.00 Liberty Ix>an Bonds; pledged to* secure II. S. and other . iAJ1/1A(U, deposits, 3 1-2 and 4 per cent 25,000.00 80,900.00 Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal ^ ^ savings deposits * 2,000.00 2.000JO Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription ..1,800.OT Value of banking house i. 14,137.76 14,tt7?B Furniture and fixtures ? Lawful reserve with Federal. Reserve Bank 1.4...... ^?,rf9VVo Cash in vault and net amounts dtlfe from National Banks 80?71o,9^ - *;3'748.76 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer ? 900.00 Interest earned but not collected ;..... 1,650.00 Other assets, if any, ! ^..w...:^..;...V,;.^ffl|02.96 Total , ,f401,24S.15 Liabilities. Capital stock paid In ~ |5O,OOO.0O Surplus fund .......... r r . , 1(MWMD Undivided profits , 85,465.66 I>es8 current expenses, Interest, surtaxes paid .... 7,452.63 ?l,0?f..03 Interest and discount collected but not earned 1,650.00 Circulating notes outstanding f 48,400.00 Demand deposits: v ? Individual deposits subject to check ...........i..... 204i427.22 Certified checks ....... 12.150 Cashier's checks outstanding 164421 Dividends unpaid -? 2,000.00 Total demand deposits, 200,603.93 Time deposits':' ' Postal Ravings Deposits - td^MTfr }* -- ? : Ml? Other time deposits 140,400.63 Total of time deposits 140^61.19 War loan deposit account - 2,620.00 2,620.00 Toui ? $49i^48J& ' ' 1 ^** ' " ?' ? ?? ? . ? ?? I m V ?? 1 ? * *? ? I ' State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ^ I, John T. Mackey, Cashier of the aboyfrpijnel tn?k, do solemnly that the above statement is true to the best of my kno^tadg? ana JOHN T. MACKEY. Subscribed and sworn to before no tbis^Oth jay of Janua Correct ? Attest: , Notary ( 0l J. Shannon, Jr. > U A. Wittkownky 6ir*ctor* M. H. Heyman T* '