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CENTRAL POWERS REPLY TO ?WILSON AND LLOYD-GEORGE Auist4-tdam, .fan. Ii5? ? J it his ad dresa before the rehthnlag main com mitter ycbterday tJhanwllor von Ilert ltnic ixfurred to tho negotiations with (he ltuaslnna at Broat'Lltovnk Haying ho held fast to the ho]>o that a good conclusion would bo- arrived at. llo oondiiuetl : ? "Our negotiations with tho Ukrain ian rcprcweniatlv?,M are In a more fa vorablo ia>sitlou. Hiiro too <!lHl<ml tiea have yet to be overcome hut tho prowjH^'ts an* favorable. Wo Jiopo shortly , to. rtmch inclusions with Ukraine which will l?o economically ad vantageous. "Odo result, gentlemen. might bo reoonh-d as you all know.' Tho lius hUiuh last mouth pro|H>?ed to issue an invitation to all tho l>o)llgoronts to l*artl('i|mto In tho qcgotia t Ions. Huh sla submitted certain propoaals of a vory general character. At that fimo wo a<*<'optnl tho projx^al to In* vlto tho belligerents to tako part In tho negotiations, on tho condition, how?*vorf that tin* invitation should havo a de/lnite |>orlod for it's accept ance. At 10 o'clock on tho evening of January -i tho period expired. No' answer had come and as a result wo' woro no longer under obligations and, had a free hand for soparato |)oaw negotiations with ltuasiu.. Nolthor woro wo longer bound, of oourac, by tho geucral i>eaco proposals submitted to us l>y | ho Kussinn delegation." "Instead of tho roply which wan exposed but which -was not forthcom ing," Chancellor von I fort ling contin ued, "two declarations wore made by enemy statesmen ? Premier Lloyd George's hihm'oIi. 1 willingly admit that Mr, Lloyd (Joorge altered hl? tone. Ho no longer indulges in . abuse and ;tj*poars . desirous of U?uln demon strating his ability as u negotiator, which I had formerly doubted. I <?innot go so fur, however, as many opinions which have boon expressed in neutral countries which would r??ad in this Mpooch of Mr. Lloyd < Joorge a serloun deal re 1V>r ]>ea<*<i. and even a friendly disposition. It Is true lie 'declare* ho does not desire to (W'Htroy Oenunny. and never de al red c?> destroy her. 11*? oven haw words >>t resi>eot for our political, eco* in >m it' and cultural position. llut oth it utterances also art* not In eking, and the Idea continually comes to the sur face that lie has to pronounce Judg ii)?*ii t on fJermany, charging her with imJng Ruilty of all jHwulbl? crimes. That Ih an attitude with which we run have nothliiK to do, and ill which we ?v?n discover no trace of a serious j>uriH>se l?> attain j>eace. We are to Im! the guilty ones. over whoui the en tente Is now nittiiiK In Judgment. That coiui>clt? nut to give, a abort review of the Kituation and tiie events preced ceding the war, at the risk of rejH'at*' Ihk what Ion# ago was Hald." "The establishment of the (Jerman empire In the year 1871 made an end of dlseinltersement. Hy the union of Its trll>es the (Jerman empire in Kuropo acquired a position eorrespond Ing to Its economic and cultural achievements ami the claims founded thereon. Hlsmarck crowned hi* work by the alliance with Austria-Hungary.! It was purely a defensive alliance, so conceived and willed by the ex alte<? allies from the first. Not even the slightest thought of Its misuse for aggressive alms ever occurred In the course of decades. The defensive al liance between ilermany and the Dau ul>e monarchy, closely connected by old traditions and allied to us by com mon interest, was to serve es|>eclally for maintenance of |>caee. "Hut Hlsmarck had even then, as he was often reproached for having, an obsession In regard to coalitions and events of subsequent time have shown It was no vlyion of terror. The danger of hostile coalitions which menaced the allied central jxrwers of ten made its ap|>earance. Hy King Edward's Inflation policy the dream of mailt Ions Isvamc a reality. The (Jerman empire, progressing and grow ing In strength, stood in the way of Hrltlsh Imperialism. In French lust of re ven pre and Russian. aspirations of expansion this Hritish imperialism found only too ready aid. Thus fu McCALL PATTERNS If you buy ready-made clothes for the children, the problem of keeping them well and warmly dressed for a reasonable amount is in deed serious. But if ? you make their clothes at home, using a Mc all Quarterly and McCall Patterns as your guide, the problem of finance is not on j ly greatly simplified but the children will be better dress fd than ever McCAYY PATTERNS FOR JANUARY NOW ON SALE D'r*-. h f t{? THE McCALL COMPANY CHICACO NEW Y??KK HUSTON .\T].ANJ.\ SAN FRANCISCO TORONTO ture'plqns, dangeroua for us, were formed. "The geographic*! situation of Ger many la itnelf hud alwuy* brought near to u* the danger of war 011 two front*, and now it became increasing ly visible. Between lluHtda and France an alliaiH'e whn concluded whoso par ticipants were twice an numerous ah the population of the German empire Unit Austria-Hungary. Republican Frunce lent the Huswla of the e?ar hilllouw to construct atrateglcal rall \vu>h in the kingdom of Poland in order to facilitate an advance against uk. Tho French republic drew on its last man for three yeurs of service. Thus France, with Itussla, built up arraamcnta extending to the limit of the capabilities or l>oth, thereby pur suing alms which our enemies now terra Imperialistic. "It would have been a neglect of duty had (Jermany remained a calm s|>ectator of this game and had we not also endeavored to croato an armament which would protect us against future enemies. "I may, perhni>s, recall that I, as a member of the relchstag, very fre quently ^jx'ke on these matters and, on the occasion of new expenditure on armament, pointed out that the (icrinan i>eople, In consenting to these, solely deslretl to pursue a iwlloy of peace and such armaments were only imposed on us to ward off (he danger | threatening from a invisible enemy. It does not appear that any ragard was paid to these words abroad. "And Alsace ? Lorraine of which Lloyd-(*eorge sj>oaks again? He speaks of the wrong Germany did In 1S71 to France. Alsace-Lorraine ? you need not be told but abroad they appear still to 1m? Ignorant of thing* ? Alsaee lx>rralne composes as Is known for the most part (purely Oermon regions which by a century long of violence and illegality were severed from the (ierman empire and until finally in 1770 the French revolution swallowed up the last remnant. Alsace and Lor raine then b0^1110 French provinces. "When in th?' war of 1879 we de manded hark the districts which hod been criminally wrested from "us that was not a conquest of foreign terri tory but rightly and properly speak ing what today is called disannexation and this disannexation was then ex pressly recognized by the French na tional assembly, the constitutional rep resentatives of the French people at that tlrne, March 20, 1871, by a large majority of votes." "And In Kngland, too. gentlemen, language quite other than is heard to day has IxK'ii hoard. I can appeal to a classic witness. It is none other than the famous Hrltish historian and au thor. Thomas Caryle, who is a letter to The Times, in December, 1870, wrote 'No people has had such a bad neigh bor as Germany has possessed during the last -K)0 years in France. Germany would luive been mad had she not thought of erecting such afrontier wall between herself and such a neighbor when opi>ortunltyo ffered." , "Observe that I have not repeated a very hard expression which Oarlyle used about Franco. 1 know of no law of nature, no resolution of heavenly pa rlla men ts*. whereby Franco alone of nil earthly ln-lngs. was not obliged to restore stolen territories If the owners from which they had been snatched had an opportunity of reconquering them. And nesjiecteil English press orgaus ex : pressed themselves in a like sense. I mention, for example. The Dally News. "I now come to President Wilson. Here. tc?o. I recognize that the tone ap pears to huvt* changed. The unani mous rejection of Mr. Wilson's attempt in reply to the Pope's note, to sow dis cord i>otwocn the Cerman government and the (Jermnn j>eople has had its ef fect. This unanimous rejection might to the Farm Thousands of people, feeling the urge of the present high costf of living, are looking back to t lie farm with the hope of bettering their condition. We have calls almost every day from parties wanting homes. List your farm with us. We have facilities for interesting buyers that never fail to bring results. If you prefer to trade for other property. \\e have a number of customers who need larger or smaller places, cheaper or more costly homes. Whatever you need, in buying or selling, see us at once. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY WE CAN SELL YOUR FARM TO GOOD ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING PHONE 43 of Itself lead Mr. Wilson on the right path. A beginning to that end hus |H?r hapn txyn mude,' for there hi now at any rate no longer talk about opi)iv?i?? Ion ??f the German people by au auto cratic government and the former at tacks of the boune of Hohenrollern have not beeu related, "I nhall not enlarge upon the dls torted representation of Oerraan poli cy which Is contained in Mrj^Wllson'M m?*#sage but will deal In detail with tlie jH>lnts which Mr. Wilson lays down there, not less than fourteeu points, In which he formulates hlN jx^ace program and I pray your Indulgence In dealing with these as briefly as posslhlo. 'The first point In the demand that there shall be no more Hccret Interna tional agreements. History shows It as we ahovc all others who would be able to agree to the publicity of diplomatic documents. I recall that our defense alliance with Austria-Hungary was known to the whole world from 1H8H, while the offensive agreement of the enemy estates llrst saw the light publicity during the war, through the revelations of the secret Russian arch ives. The negotiations at llrest-Lltovsk are being conducted with full publicity. This proves that we are quite ready to tieecpt this proposal and declare pub licity of negotiations to l>c a general political principle. "In his second point Mr. Wilson de mands freedom of .shilling on the sous In war and peace. This also Is de manded by Germany as the first and one of the most lmi>ortant requirements for the future. There fore, there Is here no difference of opinion. The limita tion introduced by Mr. Wilson at the end which I need not quote textually. Is not Intelligible, npi>ears super flous and would -therefore best l>c left out. (The limiting clause reads: "Except as th?> seas may be closed in whole or 'Jn part by international action for the enforcement of international cove nants.") "It would, however, be highly impor tant for the freedom of shipping in fu ture if strongly fortified naval bases on international routes, such as Gibral tar, Malta, Aden. Ilong Kong, the Falk 'and Islands, and many other places, were removed. "Point three : We too are in thor ough accord with the removal of eco nomic barriers which influence trade in superfluous manners. We too con demn economic war, which would iu evltably bear within it causes of future warlike complications. "Point fonr: Limitation of arma ments: As already declared by us, the idea of limitation of armaments is en tirely discussable. The financial posi tion of all European states after the war mi^ljt most effectively promote a satisfactory solution. (Cries of 'hear, hear!') It is therefore clear that an understanding might bo reached with out difficulty on the tirst four points of Mr. Wilson's program. '?I now come to the llfth point: Settlement of all colonial claims and disputes. Practical realization of Mr. Wilson's principles in the realm of reality will encounter some difficulties In any case. I believe that for the present it may bo loft for England, which has the greatest <*oloufcal em pire, to make what she will of this proposal of hor ally. This point of the program also will have to 1h? dis cussed In duo time, on the reconstruc tion of the world's colonial possessions, whridi we will also demand absolute ly. . "Point six : Evacuation of Russian territory: Now that the entente has refused within the period ngroed upon by Russia and th<' quadruple alliance to join In the negotiations I must in the name of the latter decline to al low any subsequent Interference. We arc dealing hero with questions which concern only Russia and the. four al lied powers. I a (Die re to the hope that with recognition of self-determi nation for thf> |>eoplos of the western frontier of the former Russian em pire. good relations will he establish ed. both with these peoples and with the rent of Russia for whom wo wish nuKt earnestly a returh of order, peace and conditions guaranteeing the wel fare of the country. "Point seven: Belgium : My prede cessors in o!H\>*'''rei>eatodly declared that at 110 time did the annexation of Belgium to Germany form a point in the program <>f German policy. The Belgian question l>olongs to those ques tions, the details of which are to be I settled by negotiations at the i>eace conference. | "So long as our opponents have not unreservedly taken the standpoint that the Integrity of the allies' territory can offer the only possible basis of peace discussion, I must adhere to the stand point hitherto always adopted and re fuse the removal In advance of the Belgian affair from the entire dlscus slon. "Point eight ; The occupied parts of France are a valuable dawn in our hands. TTere. too, forcible annexation forms no j?art of the official German policy. The conditions and methods of procedure of the evacuation, which most take account of Germany's vital interests, are to bo urged upon be Farm Property For Sale ' '.m ? 4rt0 nrjv*. J 1-ii iuIIon Northwest from Uluney, tenant houuets barda and all butkllngH necwmry. 100 acrea under wire In nubdivlded pa? hire. Trice $15.00 per acre. ' ? 4V> 1K1 acros a!>out 'I uilles North ot Camden. ( Sandy loam with clay ' sul> noil. Price $30.00 per acre. N. C BOYKIN, Real Estate TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTY FOB SALK. t-ween Germany and France. I can only again expressly accentuate tiio fact i Vuit there can never bo o ques tlon of ditnnomberinent of Imperial territory. Under no fine phrases of any kind shall wo permit the enemy again to take from us territory of the empire which, with ever-Increasing in timacy, has linked itself to Germanism, wh It'll has in highly gratifying man ner, over and increasingly (^eyeloped in an economic respect, and of whose l>eople mure than i>7 per cent speak the German mother tongue. "The questions dealt with by Mr. Wilson under <po?lntH nine, ten and eleven, touch both the Italian frontier question and questions of the future development of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and the future of the Ital kan states; questions In which, for the greater part, the Interests of our al lies. Austria - Hungary, preponderate. Where German 'Interests are concern ed, we shall defend them most ener getically. Hut I may leave the an ? swor to Mr. Wilson's proposals on these points in the first place to the A list ro-IIungarlan foreign minister. Close contact With the allied dual monarchy forms the kernel of our present policy, and must be the guid ing line in the future. Iw>yal com radeship in arms, which has stood the test so brilliantly, in war-time, must continue to have Its effect in peace. We shall thus on our part do every thing for the attainment of peace by Austro-IIungary which takes into no count her just claims. "The matters touched upon by Mr. Wilson In point thirteen, concern our loyal, brave ally. Turkey. I must In no wise forestall statesmen in their attlture. The integrity of Turkey and the safeguarding of her capital, which is held closely with the question of the straits, are imi>ortant and vital interests of the. German empire, also. Our ally can always count upon our energetic support in this matter." Liars! "Horses!" said the Yankee. "Guess you can't talk to me about horses. I once had an old mare that licked the fastest express on a thirty-live mile run." "That's nothing!" said the Canuck. "I was out about fifty miles from ray house on my farm one day when a frightful storin came up. I turned the pony's head for home ahd, do you know, lie raced the storm ho close for the last ten mlies that I didn't feel a drop, while my dog. only ten yards behind, had to swim the whole dis tance. " ? J a ek-o' La nte rn . On th? British front In France on Saturday t}ie Ix>ndon war office an nounces the bringing down of sixteen German airplane#. The British lost ono machine. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice In hereby given that one month from this date, on Friday Feb ruary 15, 1018 I will make to the Pro bate Court of Kershaw County my tinal return as Guardian of the es tate of Harriet Lorlek Nelson, antf on the same day I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge from my trust aa said Guardian. CORNELIA MIOKLK, Guardian. Camden, S. C.. Jan, 12th, 1918/ FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date; on Tuesday Fetv ruary 12th, 1018, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County mjr tinal return as Administrator of the estate of Doreas . McDonald, and o* the same day 1 will apply to the sail Court for a final discharge as saW Administrator. R. H. HAILK. Camden, 8. C., Jan. 8, 1018. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Wednesday, February 27th, 1018, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw Comity my final return as Kxecutor of toe estate of W. J. James, deceased, and on the same day I will apply to tbe said Court for aflnal discharge us sai<fi Executor. All parties, if any, having claimfl ; against the said estate will present them duly attested on or before that dates or be forever barred. - C. 8. JAMBS, Executor, Estate of W. J. James. Camden, 8. C? Jan. 24th, 1018. ESTATE SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Under and by virtue of an ordi made by W. 1j. McDowell, Judge ( Probate In and for 4hc County < Kershaw, State of South Carolina, will sell at public auction for cash! Friday Feb. 8th, 1018, at the resided of -the late Alexander Mungo, oomnxi lng at 10 A. M. the following pmN nl property of the estate of said /fcf ander Mungo : 3 mules, 3 horses i 11 hogs 1 2-horsc wagon J 1 buggy and ha mess 1 lot of harness and gear 1 ctotton planter 1 guano distributor lot of farming implements Household and kitchen furnitnitfl About 100 bushels of corn ? About bundles of fodder ? And fill other unsold property of ? estate of Alexander Mungo. . J. H. SUTTON, ? ? Administrate? BALANCED RATIONS There is just as much science in feeding your dn* ing horse or your favorite Jersey cow, as there is1 keeping the engine of your car in condition. In order to do their best work, your stock must the feeds their systems call for. We sell correctly prepared feeds for all dom< animals ? the horse, the cow, the pigs, the poult The correct feeds for fat production, for milk and ter, for eggs or for prolonged labor of your work ma Is. Buy our balanced feeds and feed right. Springs & Shannon The Store That Carries The Stock.