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r REJECT OFFER l~ JflLSON W> OBJ « OPPOSES PEACE imi OBJECTS ARE ASSURED TO RESTORE WAR AIMS Entente Diplomats Hold That the Pope’s Proposals Imply an Armis- tlce Only, Although Some Observ- • ers Believe If Force of America is - Exerted for Peace, It Will End War. . It is difficult to enumerate the reasons advanced for unfavorable ac tion by the United States and the Allied gpvernmentstph the proposal of the Pope, as they aire so many and take such a wide ' range. Boiled down, they may be said to embrace the feeling that the Pope has mere ly proposed an armistice, rather than define terms for ending the war, and that as the Allied nations have al ready made known their aims and plan of settlement in response, to the urging of President Wilson last De cember. it is for Germany and not for any neutral interest to make the text move. . To those who believe that peace Negotiations along .the lljies laid down by the Pope would mean that this great struggle for the democrat Ic nations to preserve their deir.oc dary from the menace of Prussian •ntoenuy had been fontht la vain one stands oat boldly. That fort la Pemldrai bos set I forth haed of the «trtr*w»laalb«o la •re the war ihn.w*l» lu a Thane who know M*ee«htnc of tl idmt « aPttodk have no aatietf to hao he retards t**«* psft that Potted dtatea saald pta? hi Iba grawt rwoftftr* It aseaaa to he ftaodl*^, largpe alamoac. mi i ad Wool farMfcod no tmpotwa for a coattawothMi of fora diaeoaalooa that owl prase at the t from dying and may bring the world near* er artaal peace. 4 Ow the whole, there la a whir* s|>rrw«l ferllag Iw U ••Utlwgtua tlial the prearnt peace offer will not pnidure definite results witless Germany ami her partner* come forwanl with definite assurances of wllliitgTteMH to accept the terras that the Allies Have already out lined. - And Germany, It Is con fidently believed, is not yet will ing to do tluit. ' The French and Spanish ambassa dors were among the visitors at the state department. It is believed, that the Spanish government will have a foremost part in making peace repre sentations in behalf of the Vatican. Secretary Lansing said that he had not received the Pope’s proposal, but he acknowledged .that he had been informed unofficially of its charac ter since Saturday. Although the higher officials of tho government are inclined to be reticent, inquiry in the proper quar ters of both the administration and Allied diplomatic establishments in dicate that the following represents the prevailing view of the Pope’s proposals: A careful analysis of the suggested peace terms, together with a study of possible interests which may have induced Pope Benedict to approach the belligerent poyrers, discloses that In reality It Is not, as the Pope in tended It to be, a genuine way to peace, but a way to an armistice with certain conditions. Pope Benedict has suggested a partial settlement, which would not reach the fundamental laeuea In volved. whoaa elements are Irrecon cilable. Three Irreromilr ble ele ments can not be brought together at the present time, and raw only be »• • > ’ together by lb# declared |wtilHignea* of Germany to accept the ward of the ICateate pweera and af the Patted Mates at Ms face vaHl V •wd to entail in the twat tarma tier- many • cnetalee will d**ts<e In pefnewtaR ine eftiiratlen ef wnesgtarns na atae'l.orvmtnd saatrwi tbrwwgbewt the Male, the re port mr* and the Maaatisr trol •* .heclarlai tb# tlon of farntera aad vatarlaaiiaas 1 baa been vefy encouraging, the bu* I reau repreaenutlve summaiisea his artlrltlea In May as follows: * Number of Infected herds found Number of sick hog* tree‘el In Infected herds Leghorns produce eggs cheaper ’ .Number. apparently Veil, tHah Tiens of the general purpose! treated breed — Plymouth Hocks, \\ yan- j Number died before treatment dottes, Rhode Island Reds, and Or- Number too sick to treat V. pingtons. This fact, which confirms Number of, veterinarians Funs’ou * I’ttOIH tlC t MF.tPKR EGGw. Hupcrlorlt) of l^cplMirw* a* . I«a)etti Hhown by Recent TV*t. 209 2.2*r» 0,3 32 S3 3 154 WILL CENTRAL POWERS STAND L'P TO POPE’S TERMS? ARE TEUTONS WHIPPED? the belief and experience of com mercial poultry : farmers, was one of the results ^obtained in a rather ex tensive feeding test recently report ed by poultrymen. of the United States Department of Agriculture. Because they, lay as many or more eggs, eat only about 55 pounds of feed per head, as compared with 70 to 85 pounds eaten by the general purpose breeds, and because tbeir egg yield^very materially exceeds that of general purpose breeds, dur ing their second and third laying years. Leghorns, the specialists say, undoubtedly are more profitable to keep for the production of eggs only. In this test the feed cost of a dozen eggs for one of the Leghorn pens was 7.34 cents in 1913; while the average cost of all the pens of the ^general purpose breeds was 10.6 C! 111a. In 1014 the feed cost of a dozen eggs for the. same pen of leg horns was K.« cents as against an average cost of ‘la.l cents for the second Ia)ing year of the general purpose pens. During their third treating 63 “In nearly all cases,” reports the inspector, “the well herds surround ing the infections were given the si multaneous treatment as a precau tionary measure. During the month 68 practicing veterinarians were visited and 45 demonstrations made with the view of securing uniform ity of methods. Thirteen lectures were given in infected areas with a total attendance of 579. The bu reau employees traveled by rail 6,- 739 miles and by other conveyances 3,304. “Outbreaks appear to be sporadic and we do not know of any spread from these infected areas to sur rounding herds. The conditions in the open-range swamp country of southeast Missouri, mentioned in the last report, now, appear to be under control. A majority of the herds In this district are being treated as a precaution and the latest reports show that only a few infections are being found. We are very much en couraged as to the outlook. On ac laying year the coat of a dozen egg* count of exceaalve rain* and wash was tt.k cents compared to Ik.6 cent* for the general purpose fowls. The total value of eggs par han over feed cost la the l^oghorn pen for throe years was $< M against 9t 3*1 (or (ho general par pose hens The high est egg production obtained la nay of the feeding oaprrtaieata ap to 1*15 oaa by a pea of Leghorns whirb hud 1-7 « egg* per hmm. at n feed toot of b X cents a doaoa. Tie lectors* |,r.~4e«e breeds The ateraae oesaht of the out* on railways and roads the work • •n somewhat handicapped the last two wooht As a means of proaratlng Meat production la Iho booth, tho rotth* feed*ag deMB net rat Done carried «o opersti*eljr by tbe Hordes af Anl Mai ladaeiry. traMod taioo tmaart mi of Agrb-oMare. and 1 be Male eart«wfloral ragagas are proving an Allies May Treat With a Coalition Asking Mercy Bat Will Not Enter Conference If Central Powers are Not Heady to Leave Questions to Decision of the Council. -. The International News Service sends out this dispatch on the peace feeling in Washington: Officials of every sort are han dling the report of the Pope’s note to the belligerents in such a manner that all Washington is convinced that the situation is pregnant gith real possibilities of peace. Rumors of peace, suggestions of peace and terms of peace which have liitherto filtered to the United State* have been invariably met with a re pudiation almost nrornful. No such treatment * was accorded the report of the Vatican's move. Secretary of State Landing early volunteered the information that ha had known Informally of such a n ove for several days. * Now ha ab solutely refuses to be questioned •bout It. The latter position was taken after he had attended the cab inet meeting. It la supposed to taa Um auggeatad by Iba president. Tbe papal legation and the Span ish emhoasy refuse in nay Manner to be interviewed or to deny or af firm tbat tlm note K a» arrived J Al lied and neutral diplomat a are guard ad If com mao I tag to tba affect tboA (bin mop bo ttormogp'o try fat merry T>up go not accuse toe vat kaa of pier tag Germany * gem* Wbel they do any Ik t*s« fepe “Two men wera killed and sight cithers more or lean aatiously Injur ed at tba Main Street crowing of Southern railway at Barnwell Thi day morning when Southern train No. 35 crashed Into an automoldlo truck owned by the county. Tha dead are: T. W. Black, foreman at the county chningang, and WlIHe Rasor, negro couvlct, both of whom died while being taken to Columbia for medical attention. ' The Injured are: B. R. Goan, white, driver of the truck, broken arm; Zokn Mathis, white, chaingang guard, kip Injured: Jack Greene, white, eliafn gang guard, injured about head an 1 body; Charfie Taylor of Sycamore, negro convict, Injured about he 1 ?* m l body; Inell Johnson of Allendale, n gro convict. broVen collirbore: Wil lie Bradley of Ulmer, negro convict. Injured about face and neck; Quince Halt of Wllliston, negro convict, in jured on the head; Isadora Jones of Wllliston, injured on leg. Jim Mil ler, Sam Taylor and Heyward Wick er, all negro convicts, of Blackvflle escaped without Injury. Tbs big two ton truck was damaged consider ably as was the cowcatcher on the locomotive. The train, which was running be tween Columbia and Savannah, was In charge of Conductor Blanton, wills Knclneer D. M. Hick* <>f Columbia at the throttle. The crossing where the accident occurred la partiestaftf dangerous, tha vision of both engi neer and driver being obsrarsd for a considerable distance. After hitting tha track, which was tsrsed completely around aad head ed la tlM» opposite direction, tbs sa il Saar brought bta train to a stop m fwe hundred feet from tha rhyMitnan were • a masoned mi •Id was gives to the ta|urad TO * TO BElill l tba ai sea. B is ns’savtbaMae ae»apaad Baae Bp that «Ba a*ted trmm i ■•asan Warned 4m •attaa m* BBBb daaMNad M siap tba aaBt M tba «a ABMMMMS” Be ABtaa,'* SI Berape, bBBmi ■afehtamJM fiarWalt** I Vr aOaughtey aad devaetstlas tha world woe Id be vlrteallf mtaed Ha pragtsan retarded for msay ^Vfirs ^taiat ti Graailsg this, observers still felt •no war ebmehi IwMws fOor emaao they dmdaesd Aseaetre waadd toftopt”* ine tho d*|ewts *# tbs aa# Masses* and Me «be tbsesrSe* of tbe •aes astaam Oi •a set lake sysseatbetl % atsma * peegsmal "Tbe sea darts rad an ad ae- p »*»«•• oearsre “•pa bv tbe mas A peace as tbe pf tbe •votes pwd wee Id set be mtftsfarjerv ta PeaaOa ~ A shad if Pwaia. laderlarlag far a peace wiiboat aaaematleas aad la* dcmaltlaa. meant as narhsnsed maw tbla Vtesataa authority said If dM wot It# said Boland must be free, at It would be uawtae to ent**r Into | being gives not only the a sclent V*oltah territory held bv Germany and Austria Both Russia and Ihe Allies, he said, would Insist upon this at the peace conference D was Intimated that Russia re garded France's aspirations to re- coverv of Alsace-l^irralne not as lust for conquest, hut as a legitimate de sire to recover territory which his torically belonged to her and which was takenfrom her by force. Russia also is pleased by the dec laration of war upon Germany and Austria-Hungary by China. Under the old Chinese regime, it was said. Russia distrusted China, but under a democratic form of goyernn#nt Rus sia welcomes China into the w'ar^Aa an ally and has entire faitht in China’s intentions. The aims of China and Russia in the Far East were declared to be identical. The Liberal Catholic, party of Italy does not support the Vatican’s peace effort, feeling that peace discussions now r will mean dnly the delaying of the re-establishment of an enduring peace. .TRTs attitude of the Italian Liberal Cfttholtrs was incTtcated In a dispatch from Mslan. quoting Father Merda. a priest who had just ad dressed the provincial council of Milan. He said: “The only possible peace is a peace which will assure Eqrope a regime In accord with the principlewof Juv- tice/and guarantee the worhRigainst the outrages - and devastations of wtfr. Bence can not come about an the result of the will of a few per sons. nor can It brought about through weariness Pence Ideas not based npon historical reality can not leader* Otar use ton* of pence now only means delaying the moment real peace ran ha est* v exchanges with Germany on the Pope's terms. What he has pro posed. It la held, la • resumption of the stntua quo ante bellum. From the Washington viewpoint, sn ac ceptance of this situation would mean that Gerjnany would go on ns before, carrying out her preparation* for ruthlessness and keeping In mind always that wtfqn the opportune mo ment arrived she would strike again. Another Important aspect of the Pope’s proposal is found in the sug gestion that Austria prompted the action of the Vatican because, Aus tria is sick of the war. it is believed In quarters w hose opinions are w’orth consideration that the course of tke Pope is the outgrowth of knowledge on the part of both Germany and Austria that the struggle can not be continued much logger and it is nec essary to find some basis for ending hostilities with the least possible de lay. In these quarters the Pope’s pro posal, granting that it was instigated by Austria with Germany’s knowl edge, fs looked upon as the most en couraging sign that, has appeared for many a day. “We have got them on theirun,” was one expression used. It is felt by some that America's military participation in the war wjli be marked by a series of eveuts. fhem bringing the Allied governments a nearer to the end of the Prus sian autocracy. ~ * * ~ , . The Pope. It is conceded, chose the moment to make bin pence pro posal when the desire for peace was tailing form In several of the hetllg- oreat nations, even In the British Isles where some Laborlfe* have •hows a strong inclination to engage to peace 4i»c«**tons with theft? tel- * a from ntBnr^nnjgiBgtaM ws^Jt MMumo^nso ponosnBp worth whits MB » ta tarn tta^thn ISgwn aa4 s* tsf «a *e* gveso *a Btosy gnostsen acesMOft tl Ihe •peiog peso the«f»9 ami ps iMnta. 1 «e> s ot the I tMVed Oates |M> pprtospt el At'wnHotv , J wNTWm tataLBOs pleat? Pi •aad pa stow TW> shoal* k»H on past are na Mag as pasathle aa4 gain tho Mar fit «f Ns r heap ssirtata. oapavtnlty mineral and pr«ftetn. and Hs tonic sad digestive qaatHftna .Hai pigs on i>*»turAc* alone, even alfalfa, need some grain ■npplrmmt. The amouai of grain <>r other concentrated feed uaad would depend on how much paalur- axe la sellable, on thd root factor of grain or other feeds, on thn* age and condition of the pigs, and tha time at which the farmer expects to market them. To be ready for the early fall markets spring pigs must h? fed a heavier grain ration than pigs intended tor the winter market. Less protein supplement is needed when pigs are run on leguminous pastures. Under most farm conclK lions/the pigs will gain well on a 1 to 8 per cent, grain ration. The self feeding method is better. By feed ing once a day in the early evening, pigs take greater advantage of the pasture and graze hungrily during the cool of the morning or after noon. ^Plenty of fresh, clean drink ing water always should be avail able. ■'' Pigs on; pasture usually get enough exercise. / They should have a clean, dry, well ventilated shelter to guard against exposure to storms, and to supply sfoade. A concrete wallow witl~irttd' to the pigs’ conf- fort, and a layer of oil on the w r ater will keep down lice. Clean bedding also helps to keep away lice, as will au oiled sack on a rubbing post, or sprinkling the pigs with crude oil every two weeks. To supply mineral matter and a tonic, the following mineral mixture Is good. It always should be acces sible. Dissolve the copperas in hot water and sprlkkle over the mixture. • Copperas. 2 pounds: sulphur. 4 WBBMs: •Inked lima. 4 pounds: salt. • pounds: wood nsliaa.. 1 BoaBal; fine (harrual. I MmM. . Me Me dp iWM MMt $m tfce ftal MM? ad IMS tnevmaet osew at in tetoco t«* «*«• Grad* Mr jKp, rwMr. and of npanes* ' BTaak t xawHakM tali Maid nr k • •*i.r •st'k^wtir to '<'*>•*« ti •hftn flip qwickiy lain cold water ^ rap* nr pare to rent* w ... fl i * . a|. • v...(ablaa atkoa. or rmaa-ase »Mn pftecaa In M»t class Jars or tin cans. Add tM>jiac hot water until full, add level taaapoonful anlt te quart Place rubbers and tops 01 Jars In poalttoa. partially aeal. bat not light. Tap and top tin cans completely. Place on false bottom In a vessel of hot water which Just rovers the containers. Sterilise at boiling temperature In hot water bath eanners for 90 minutes. If the early crop crrNbeetM is abun dant but jam or^pens 1 re not avail n^le. the surpdtis young beets may be dried for winter use Select young, qnickl; grown, ten der beets. Wash, peel jiaw,. - slice about one-eighth inch t lick, and dry over a stove, before an Vtectric fan or in the sun. The c ried product may be packed in paper cartpns, in paraffined paper bags J baking pow’- der or coffee cans, oy()ther contain ers which will exclunfe moisture and insects. ABM* will la ail «ac t» m<rr lnt«* a Tb*r* might even t.** an nrmistlr* with tbe opposing forces holding tba line* upon wbicb tbay now ait. lint If tha Pop* is not able to aUrlbul* the offer of the** terms and n will ingness to abide by them directly to tbe Central powers, they will bring forth only a respectful and formal expression of appreciation of the Pope’s efforts. In other w«»nls, the Allies must he pretty sure that it Is (icrmaii) crying for mercy before they let up. taMti ad «hg *0 a? mure ab%a 1 ad grain wnsunad to 1 •rb •*» non tMd an In I tw*b lla»bae no dee lb# ambonw •tvnr «mnn ad tbo Mapwvfa t nn—M in bn n—mind m anB —b Ri bi •so amr«soadol m nsrMSam bn woe, aBI « it? bn* bann *ann*«lnt Mb •otb*"» ttawgb «ta pewMwnf sb o be gw •wneed Mtaana MoB Mbt« iiinswnb* bf a «an son I bm ooi M «n a 41 tata tba oa# ha# been 111 i?aM Ml in rbw Ml • Mb ••• N ta anxd iba Pwt«fw to fvoaa baa Ffaesiwnm lib bnof iiartad mMm Bta nmno Mm bta M an obptnBbB on bnnid nbBa tbs annmi wna on n wbftvb Mob eanssdaeabM umo TW Tbo b JSa , ^ M MUf t s.? s WM REORGANIZE ARMY Two Captains and Four Lieutenant* to Commaml IWO Men, v Complete reorganization of all branches of the American army to conform with European countries, as recommended by Major Gen. Per shing. Is provided for in army orders revealing that the recently announc ed divisional reorganization plan In tb* be carried down into tba regi ment* and com pan Ian. The admlnfstraflva unit of tbb In fantry arm hereafter wll| be a com* p*’' >1’' 1 ■BBnt■ If men abd su offWrn. la pftare of ' le« m«a sad. Ufa# nmbbf MB be #Hd bi MBB BlBtata aa^b ta «wm- MBi ad Bl fbVbBk . In valuating the Importance of Dr. MichaellH’ visit to Vienna and lomats are Inclined to credit xtlie Pqpt with full knowledge of the Gec- further distinction is made al-mjw jllnatlpn- But in their very authenticity the ready with regard to the peace terms suggested. That la that some ♦ of them may be perfectly agreeable to the United States, France, Russia and Italy and wholly distasteful to England. England, It is believed, will hold out stuffly for the reten tion of the German colonies. Japan is expected to follow her lead. The only hope for bringing Eng land into agreement with the rest of the Allies on such a proposition lies in the success of the British labor and Socialist movements—and that is a movement which none of the governments, Allied or Central—is anxious to encourage. In framing opinions of thq-Ger-’ man origin of the alleged peace terms of the reputed papal note dip lomats are carefully weighing two recent circumstances. First, they are taking a renewed interest in the success or failure of the Flanders drive. Secbnd. ' they are making etery effort to learn the 'signifi- caneo of the recent visit of Premier Mlcbaells to Vienna and to check up tbe rommuntcaUoas which may bb«b BMpi Beta^o Vienna aad Rome during tbo last three BmBb Actual results drive afford HUM ARM# a* yat Jt is (b*i lbs gaiaa have I B«M bBB Bm, not rear bed tbo stale department ap to mid forenoon Wtdaoedbp. Thera was na official saggaatWm tbal It might not be delivered to tbs* t nltad State* government, rhowgb the authority for this IntlniAiMm said he had not had nay advices to •how that such was the case. peace terms suggested here havo their weakness. If Germany is pre pared to bargain now for peace^one diplomat said, Germany is close to defeat in the field. And with vic tory In the field within their grasp •the European members of the En tente will not, it is believed, with hold the knockout blow. The ad vantages would be all theirs in the after-war conferences If they were now to wrest from Germany her mil itary successes. TMs has been the attitude of the administration here up to ten days ago. Talk of peace in Congress baa been greeted by the whisper from the other end of Pennsylvania ave nue that such talk wav futile until Germany had been beaten. > The persistence 'of This talk no? only in Congress, but in many other places In the country, have changod President WilsonY view as his rfsrw has been changed before. It wan re garded as sigalflcmat tbit Lansing so carefully withhold 1 meat after tho cabinet maeftac It la not considered anllkafy tba preaid eel will take ap tba ran tarma far Mfonaal with tba A! ABta BdB ba promt tl P »