The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 22, 1918, Image 3
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BALFflUR ON PEACE
H|rOREI(]V MINISTER
WILL CONSIDER AN OFFER
SKS SINCERITY ALONE
Answering Commoner^ Inquiry Brk
fish lieader Says There Are No
Secrets Kept From Wilson—Amer
ican Officials Consider Putting
Out Statement Showing Allied Ac-
' ...
cord.
• • . , t
The British secretary, for foreign
affairs, Arthur J. Balfour, in giving
explanations in the house of com
mons Thursday in connection with
Emperor Charles’ letter to Prince
Sixtus of Bourbon, recently made
public by the president of the
French republic, declared that no
effort at ^conversation has ever been
made by the central powers in the
interest of a fair and honorable
peace, and he added:
#
“If any representative of any.
belligerent desire sincerely to lay
before us any |>ropo«als we are
ready to listen to them,**
The letter in question has been
examined by a committee of the
French chamber said Mr. Balfour,
and the conclusion reached was that
it did not provide an adequate or
satisfactory basis for,an honorable
peace.
Mr Balfour, in replying to ques
tions by the right Hon Walter Kan-
iman. regarding Km par or Charles'
SlflETS PREPARE FWT '
^■ iD Nil RUSSIAN SOIL
Are Given Notice of the
Arming of All Forces Neomaary to
Secure Independence.
A copy of the protest made by the
Soviet government to the German
ministry of foreign affairs on April
i!8, against German oppression!
made public in the State Depart
ment, shows that the Russians gave
notice of their intention to mobilize
‘‘all necessary forces in order to se
cure the fredom and independence
of the Russian republic, which is
now menaced" beyond the limits es
tablished by the Brest treaty.”
“The Ruslan Government, 4 ’ said
the message, “has taken every meas
ure possible strictly to fulfill the
treaty from their side and in this
way to secure for our people the
chief aim of this treaty, a state of
peace. But in reality no such state
of peace exists. In the southern
part of the Russian republic there
is a further advance northwards by
German troops and detachments rff
Ukrainians. They are advancing up
on Kursk, and Voronezh, territory
undoubtedly belonging to Greater
Russia. They have crossed into the
Crimean peninsula. Simultaneously
in the north of Finland Russian mil
itary property is being seized by the
White Guard detachments operating
in agreement with German landing
detachments and under direct in
structiona from German general
staff.
“In order to fulfill the Brest-Lit
ovtsk treaty which la the lagal ba
sis for the relations between Gar-
many and Russia, the Soviet govern
ment. has officially declared its read
in ess to open immediate negotiations
with the Ukrainian Central Rada
No aaswer. however, has come from
NEGRO KILLED TWO
RUJAN'S STRENGTH . i AMERICA IAS PROMISED
Kmlieted ‘ Soldier
Attacked Worn
James Layton, a negro soldier In
Ml This ^lal^ a (Georgian Curreapoudent Views
la New York
1,500,000 TROOPS IN 1918
H. C. Senatorial Rare F
4 _ , * (Vmencean , » Paper Kays Ike United
Writing to the Macon Telegraph ^ r 9
tra’fninV at Camp Upton was lock- from Washington James Callaway, Statea Will Be In France During
ed up In the Tomb* at’New York five* hta Idea of the aenatorlal race: *
Wednesday night, charged with the
murder of Private Michael Maloney
and Mrs. J. Harirty of Brooklyn at
the cantonment on May 5. The pol-
Reprbsentative Lever, of South Ca-.
rolina, has announced for the l T nlt-!
ed States Senate.
Present Year,
The Charleston Evening Post Uv 1 , J.^.000 “ g d hl ' n « “ en
Ice say Layton ha* confessed he kill- “,? n r ® LTIomme I.lbre. of Paris. Pre
ed Maloney when he came to the f'l) T,'“ ,2“ .v “" Clemenceau - s newspaper,
rescue of Mrs. Harrlty, whom the ^d'^e^Tmrnan Lever and' ,r00[)? ’ U adds ’ mu "' hav * 1
ter. aald that Mr Runrlmaa patl lh « government which Is now direct*
aatlona to him on the subject. ky Germany, Tbe German Gov
leb naturally esritad n grant goal I ernment having libra iso proponed
common! both boro and abroad I notation of a peace treaty baa j
In no way given any answer to onr 1
offer to open peace aegottatloae
Instead tbe adtaec* of German
and t bralnian truope against Kaasla
continues as bas alteoriy been point
ed eat Owing i« s^^b circams'aa.as
ept consider a it*
mobilise ell oec-
rdef to severe tbe
negro had attacked and then shot
the woman to seal her lips. Layton,
who is 2‘2 years old, was drafted
from Rion, S. C.
Layton will be held until feeling
at Camp Upton, which the authori
ties fear might result in an attempt
at lynching, has subsided. He will
be tried by courtmartial.
Layton told the police, they de
clared, that he escaped after the
double murder by. hiding in bushes
and later appearing on a camp high
way with his rifle over his should
er. He was assigned by officers
to stand guard over the bodies of
kts victims.
I^ayton declared Maloney, who
had left Mrs. Harrity for a few.min
utes during a walk with her about
the camp, ran back when he heard
her screams and “placed his hand
on his revolver.” The negro Told his
inquisitors he shot “in self-defense,”
they asserted.
Mrs. Harrity, a friend of the Ma
loney family, was visiting the sol
dier with other acquaintances on
the dsy of the tragedy.
SIBMARINES BLOWN IP
ltiutf»biii» Prevent Thrlr Falling In
to tverwuin Hand*.
R
The United States has promised to
in
says
Homme Libre^ of Paris, Premier
These
their own
s B urpor, W o 0 t U he wltfnlng TlUTa?'*
Senator Tlllmal. is chairman of the " 0 n r H e , ra ;“ e » 1 " the quartermaster's
Ho'XveU sav, ZTdenar'tment Is’faJ I The newspapers say certain mlsun-
Roosevelt s&^s tnflt depiirtixient is isr I — v._ j . v j_
^j p 11 ai i Vva nffAc* * deistandings \%riiOii nad existed nave
h ?, been cleared up and that under no
.t to . the splendid and circumstances will Allied worker, or
soldiers replace French workers in
work of Senator Tillman.
Lever was elected he would not be
chairman of the committee on naval
affairs. He would have to take his
place in line, at the foot. Senator
Tillman’s experience is too valuable
at this critical juncture. The Post
says Lever is the most loyal to the
will of the President. But Tillman
has been loyai on all war measure?.
In domestic affairs he opposes tak
ing from the States the right to reg
ulate their own functions. The
President, of late, favors the fed
eral plan and control. But It is not
fair to draw this on Senator Tillman.
It is unfair to a Southern Senator to
place him as ‘disloyal' to the Presi-
factories, The presence of American
workers on French soil would be in
direct consequence of the presence of
American fighters on the front.
r ~ Washington says, with more than
IVOO.OOO men now in* France army
officials are more than ever hopeful
that a powerful American force will
be cooperating with the Allies there
by tne end of the year. Unhappy ex
perience with over sanguine esti
mates of what can be accomplished
make them slow to put their hopes
into definite predictions, however,
and It was not possible to obtain
specific confirmation of the report
from Paris that 1,500,000 fighting
TO GOBBLE RUSSIA
GERMANY PRESENTS DEMANDS
UPON SLAVIC GOVERNMENT
WOULD RULE COUNTRY
dent because he .t.nd* by the old, b . (orr ne „ j,„ u » ry h , d been
doctrine of State »**f-* overnm * nt -1
While Tillman la against federal '' y
control of the franchise, in Alf war
now.
P# 1
matters he bas been, and w
rench article indicates that
under the program a total of 2.000,-
h
of
fficlats blew ap
i sebmarln« • be
a lateraational affaire" be eeitf.
It te aot a good tbiag to nocoaoerily
duroerage tafocwmiI atioasgt* at coo*
voraoflooe Bet we bare eever at
aa? thoe •**«] coot area Hope of
tbat eon We bate poeot tarood
dowe roe torse Goes w boa at bet pep*
pie viaBod tbom
"*tf aay ropeeaepiaitvea at aay bol-
llgofoai rooatry daoiroa tortopoly to
solore os aai gtogoaala, pa ara
rood? la tiotop t •»»m Of foams.
po ara pal gotpg la dool attb tPosa
ottBoai tBe »ogai>ooco ef oar silt—
TBe —• |prt tBat oprB copeorep
♦ ■ c o* ara of aa tpPoetppl cBarareor
mabea tbat *%tt imgrapor apBfasG
Gat distaeoaop to Ibo BiDato
‘TBa latfor to pBftrB gobiar si tea
Mop la dire*tod oao a prvtato laaior
atavtop be S^agpreo i'‘Berios to a
rotpreoi • mpaa Gaat as ed saapeBap I
«be pottot g - i
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op
b m
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* four Amertri
ret real lag fropi Haago. ia
baeefera Flaiaad. last April.
British ed pi! rally bas eoeooer-
" , , . .* 000 American trmips would react
. *.rro •dvocal* ^ the ! Er«.cc durlog th. ye.r. „
They ara Uhl»» * T 111 : with ««.I4 b. ruhtlna unit,
man ber.u«> h* «••««<*» <-»mpal«n ••' wh „ h , r , h „ r „ ul| ^ obulo ^
a speechmaker. l^et him remain ckalri . _
- .I- ... » « _# , at’peada on tbe shipping situation
man of tbb committee on naval af*| Tw ^ ___ ^^ " . . ._
v . . w __ .TT . . I The men and the esaenttal equip
fair.. Na othar committee la for r . B ^ **
''r:™ '••<«<* "** •u.bonty J.,
lathi. «ork. be hi. c.m M l*n ,.,^4.., w
speech They are better than words
uglst by
rilaoa to o^gaaiae aa large
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laglftsb peeeMe#
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Seven ftrtt'sb submarines all
• ere doafroyed oboe tbe German
naval force* and traeeporte ap
protacbed Haago NPP# of tbo IlfH
ish veoaola fell ipto tBa BaPda of tBe
opomy. the admiralty eaaoaacod
Tbe seven British snbmertee* were
dee*toyed denag the ftse days from
April 1 ip April ft TBo Admiralty
safe tBe prw|an of blorktog tBa Itor
bpr By stoitag skips la N bad Beep
I vejprted By tBe It oyosop admiral
I apmmapdaedmdGM.
TBe effort of IBo deetrpfttpp of
I IBo BnmaB eohuportooa a pap vBe
I crop e of mow Boot vosaefts one boo
I vsev, IBo saoioaaapi sore eacoHoo*
lead tPdocod tBa deatrortlap pf mPPfT
} sSiye a s "f b a • d h«s* pt kerw *<
I fpllop tote tBe hoods of tbe aPomy
tbo loyal Demorrata. tbea thai moa-
grel Blease o||| be elected
TBe Calwmbta Slate says the can
dtdary of two other a—a need pot be
IswssgfL WBf pgp jj. Bl mp8 swi
I train, equip and transport. It la
I baowa that officials aspect at leant
I S.eea.aaa men to bo aador arms dwr
! lag tbe pen toeive months
Many believe that evep $ larger
ITk Msbsffy Mabsffy is .a Metb#-j r *" # *•* ke bandied aa It mom ap*
diet prvprber and ea iptelligvat man,
and a good speak sr S B I Mo I le pIMBBJB# dortag tbo year will be
Bpplpoaa men B WPiBgif BBS AgOol l***** f f k # taarb
fte* rvtary Baker riplaiaed bio «lew
afar, aod to omptality a strong <oa
dtdatv rttoaao la popolar ottb asany
»epl* N# la efrat c sad pp^owth
and many people Mb# that
Hew Tlltasaa la Bopaac. aqaarw. fall
of aaorgy wow if pByekrotl* awl of
the vigor of Bis pttcafoci 4ayv He
ese
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ll Woo ootho# a Hol|«rlt
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believe
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p
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aot have
’ paved
(Im
p way to tbe seti
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of the
“We do not know.
, and wi
11 only
k n
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ts of th<
f sreh-
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■* of Europe sre
opened
to the
if ee
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these ‘ % ^
ovoe w tt B I ros
Ipto tpom as «a
Ba vo dope
Ss to o lies Pec aay poeaop Bod
heew tpfevwsed of tBoae peg s* «a * leos
lit Batlwwc so fed that the A asevwao
gsseewsnoot one at tbe time no bos
tor tofarmed of tlm fane regarding
I • pwor t bortev ysdte* than Ba was
B Psaeff. Bpt I# OP9 twpfeood tbo*
eg that prvowpt Be |pd ever shown
aPy ooPI of «sMSfXdooec to the gov
ecwmeot or proaftdept of the t sited
giatea Be oee aad*c e compfeese do*
*c«SoS Ifte Bod oo saeveav fc*oe
f>e^*avml W Wsem I sevy lB—sglM Be
Bed op lb* oop oe tfesc dfeyd—nuscy
eooovewrd ottB tW oor oav ov egoo ' meot
to tVkr«skeoi W tl»—o os to aoy adit—
boos so brtsm He did Pet tBlpb It
.-.-•ss bie t<J>r Great Hrttaie oad the
rptted mate* to carry aa the great
work or to deal ottb tbe cwvnpttcnf*
‘ rms a tt beat I GBe AaseHs
I riprnrolre Mr. Holfnor's cxpccvbios
ockholm cop* —f ccmfblrore aad r**ganl. and turn
•spreeaad (be | latratloo «af pcnwittlag marhiaa-
e paved G**ps of tbr rp—ny to mar the per
fect umlrr^taodlag whbh g«»\rrt»v
the relation* Itetweea the I nlted
Mtatee and the entente. Moreover
there Is no public sentiment In this
country such as that which appears
to exist in a small but active Kng-j
lish pacifist circle, holding it the
duty of the ovegrnraent to consider
any kind of a peace proposal that
may be made.
There is no disposition in admin
istration circles to complain because
the Washington government was not
advised of the Sixtus letter for it Is
realized that the peculiar condiion
under which the correspondence
with the Austrian emperor’s brother-
in-law was conducted imposed obli
gations of confidence and secrecy
that could not be disregarded by an
honorable statesman.
It is pointed out, also, that the
United States government has not
entered into any such formal under
standing as bound the entente al
lies, to consider peace proposals
separaltejy, though President Wil
son has declared in his speeches that
any peace that would be acceptable
must embody fundamentals upon
which America and the entente al
lies are in complete accord.
Had the proposals of Prince Six
tus been found to demand serious
consideration, no doubt Is felt here
that before undertaking negotia r |
tlons, tbe French and British gov
ernments would h*ire insisted upon
the removal of the seal of secrecy
so as to consult not only America,
but Italy, Belgium and Japan.
v* *o vbv( lb* »*• grasfk# of brl
fs4 ag Amvrwwa vails wlfb Frvv* ft
s*4 tirMksk givivAowv v»4 fbv sp
p»«atm*ai »f «.*• Forb s*
might bviag ab«—t la lb#
• of p*«4**tag mis*4 army r«»vga
• at klvlv—ws It Is vatlrvfy pwmfehla.
bighw <emmaa4v#» wtll batv «am
msa4 of Ttvarb a# ttriimk tfawga of
both aw4o« (Bv mosvmvats —4vf—I
l by Oow Farb
Wbo«v m«»o4 4N iv—mt •# norws
sag the wtakam that gaaa wHB BN
gafGwsw sag if Ba lam— wwt tBa BgglB
wlB laaw tBa rkafermawakig af *Ba
ewmmvttaa aw agagl a flaws TBa
mawi affli lagt gf all tBa wat iam**
ma fes tt# awa af wBftfB TDtaaaa is
Teutonic lltimaMun Woul Make
Great Nation a German Colony
Indemnltim to be Collected—Pris
oners to be Released and Great
Cities to be Occupied—What Will ‘
ItuftMians Do.
Conclusive evidence of German’s
purpose in Russia was' received at
Washington, says the International
News through the diplomatic chan>
nets. The plan to organize the .vast
resources of th e captured territory
and convert the country Into a poli
tical dependency has been set in mo
tion.
Count Mirbarh, German ambassa
dor at Moscow, revealed the arhegie
in a formal mile, which has been
delivered to the authorlUea of the ex- *
luting ItuMaian got eminent Tbe com
munication is said to have been in
the form of an ultimatum.
It demanded in the name of the
kaiser that certain financial matters
be |tnmediately effected. Details as
to the smount of money required
snd the msnner In which It wss to
be raised are lacking. Comment
contained In the information recslv-,
ed was as follows:
Tba proposal to govern financial
matters would practically make Ran- e
ala a Germaay coloay,**
And tkis was oaly a small part
of tbe Larman
ii
of
of war
Tbe flail proposal was seeeptad aa
completing tbe evidegre ef I be bale*
era wgrfgaa to refapGetalp dominate
the Buamaa people and any form of
gevvramegt they mat aadeavwc to
asaiatata Cobb! Mi mark
that tbe agvwew—at stipulate
sfewa foe tbe B
ef Mwarww and —b— large
rttlee by Gecwma fs»cv«a
Tbe *afecmatiee relatlag
Oec me a etiimatam ruarbtf
fttate l—jurlmsgt tbrauBb Bi
„|pr* ewaetltofeed aad Amertraa t
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aa pcekabfee tbat aa Amecvaa wtll
ITALIANS ATTACK
teat ef tbe
gvplleble
bte
be eppeaeata
I tbev baw at
.! r » ! r
cBat—aea lw< biai —mafea rf
m«a x * toeffwiemry ia Tuim
eion tbe afdpopdoaa j
pcwblem befere bias sad see weed bftal
bat si realmBtea Me bee bees ps# )
full Iff ever stprg wg dtgMfed war *
aad tld tfftclswrt af lb# aavy mi
proof of ala t—adgbt or rotBev far (
MfBl Ma godaysfe mi 4 tbe OeemBOi .
mmd aad be • as ter mevtpc ottb! Amrag tbe ragggd adkfti af tba
ftpevgy aa aaeoeyeing determtsatfeee Allege puteev tbe ItatVab treat baa
opwa tbe Q arm a as, and mabe Oor* f ansda flamed late sdelent sMiea
many edftewa Ma one nine for rrwab Tbe aggra—ive Baa beea taben By
1 tag tBn ~repute pyppegaada wblrB 1 Ike Itnlftnna. Bewevw aad tBa Anm
baa warmed lie way tom owe aettoo tredierman fecvwa. laetead af taaocB*
| and wblrB new aeeba In ainb Ha log tBetr leng vsperled asannH 00
Boned vanem late tbe beeeet tBnt • *Be It alia a tiae* Bata Bang earn-
1 vanned H tom Hga.** 1 relied to tight bard to mala lain tbeir
peel liana
Tbe flgBtlag seems te bare center
ed oa tbe tomparativvly abort sec-
tba battle itae betwvea Moot
Moaiv Perflca Tbeae
ky ttB
tempt ia
ry owl IBo
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USTtlA TAKES YDKE
DU
gotemerest fully j made a polnical aad patriutiv
world, exactly what were the mo
tives which influenced Kmperor
Charles and the German emperor
in this various transaction. Perhaps
we will never know what the mo
tives were which actuated Count
Czernin, Charles and the German
emperor. I am inclined to think
that it was part of a peace offensive
by which I mean peace proposals
iniMntcr! by ore which did
not desire peace, but which desired
to divide its opponents.*
“The falsehood exposed by Pre
mier Clemenceau was that the whole
war wras being conducted in order
that France might obtain Alsace-
Lorraine and Italy should have noth
ing. When we are dealing with peo
ple so cynical as the central pow
ers, some kind of counterattack is
almost obligatory. Therefore, the
counterattack delivered by M. Clem
enceau appears to have been thor
oughly effective.
No effort at conversation made by
the Central Powers has ever been
made in the interest of a fair and
honorable peace, but instead to di
vide the allies. There is no evidence
now or any time that the Germans
government circles contemplated the
possibility of whai we should regard
as a reasonable peace—a peace
which would secure the freedom of
the world, the freedom of those who
are In danger of German domina
tion
“This question has been examined.
IPd. no donht. with fnller knowl-1
of the facts than I can t 1 * 1 * <
» bonne, by a committee of tbe | ^
chamber Tbe coor lesion * ymm
reached was tbat 4b* gmperetj
CkoHee lot lev gig nec prevtge an
pgpqenu oy soflufactory boost toy
aa BopoypBle pooev
The moemoyr epftg fBo« tf the few-
pdNBl fvklitf f sag (Bo took* «'
'ft# r ^ * 1 « ^
ftg# <—mmmmm s
BUILD SHIPS FAST
ns*
mis
take Tke utrrests of the state and
nation demanded that both he snd
Tillman stay at their high pose, and
when he lends himself to a scheme
which, if successful, will oust South
Carolina’s representatives from two
Important chairmanships, and give
her nothing in return, we fail to see
where he was guided with true wis
dom. #
Under t^he circumstances, we can
not support Congressman Ivever. We
are his friends personally, but in
the political battle into which he has
placed himself we are against him.
We outlined our position at the very
start of the effort which {finally
brought him out, and as the cam
paign goes on we will probably out
line It. again. We are sorry to see
this situation present itself to South
Carolina—she has no choice but to
loose the service of one of two dis
tinguished sons.
In the dilemma the voters will
hardly favor the man who made such
an undesirable situation a reality.
If Senator Tillman had resigned his
seat, and was hunting Lever’s scalp
politically, we .could not endorse
bis action; neither can we endorse
the personal desires of Congressman
Lever to push Tillman down that
he may go up.' Why didn’t •more
of Lever’s friends hs/e the wisdom
of some of his Orangeburg support
ers. and advise him against the
courses he baa pursued*^-Omngu-
burg Times sad
****** ,0 ******** MUlence HUB tbr | -Q heights rise te an nltltuge of
|l.e*ft feet, vkite between them there
1 Is a sort of * saddle/* on which tbe
Fm.ieror Karl of Austria formal- Teutonic forces bav# taben up
ly put bis nock benedtk tbe German strong positions Both tbs Vienna
yoke Saturday The results of that snd Rome official statements tell
day’s conference bbtween tke empor- of bitter fighting on this pnrttru-
or. the kaiser aad tkelr staffs be- lar front.
came known recently. They reveal 1 The fact that the Italian armies
perhaps the greatest historical devel-lhsve taken the initiative In the flght-
opment of three quarters of a ran- ( ng would seem to Indicate that they
tury. According to the Frankfur- have sough to carry the fight to the
ter Zeltung, quotedjn diplomatic dts-; enemy In such s way as to break up
patches received Tuesday afternoon, any arrangements for the launching
they are four-fold: j of s strong Teutonic assault.
Strengthening of the alliance; a While the fighting has been very
military union; a custos union; r£c- fierce east of the Rrentz, the whole
ognitlon of the alliance in the na- Italian line from Lake Garda to the
tional laws of each country. | Piave and thence to the sea has been
These terms, diplomats say, re- ; marked by patrol engagements. No-
quire an organic union, not an alii-Inhere have the Italian lines been
ance. They mean, to all intents and reached by attacking parties of Aus-
purposes one sovereignty. They are.trians.
comparable In strength by binding
the two states together to the con
stitution of the United States. They
revive the old Germanic federation.
But this time Berlin will be the cap-
ital, not Vienna, as she was previous," 1 * ,a,n to Lithuaniami for
to 1844.
Karl was forced to submit to
these hard terms because of the
many kinds of aid he requires from
Germany. The question of the very
existence of the Austro-Hungarian
state has been raised not from with
out but from within. Karl needs the
Germans to suppress his subject peo
ples. He needs them to help fight
off Italy.
Accordipg to advices received here
both kinds of aid have been promis
ed. But in return Karl bad 1b agree
to the complete Gerroanization of
his empire.;
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Emperor William has^ issued " a
proclamation concern/ng Lithuania
in which he says it^ assumed Lith
uania will participate in the war bur
dens of Germany.
In thcKproclamatlon 4he “inde
pendence 7, of Lithuania, allied with
thp^German empire is recognized.
“We assume that the conventions
to be concluded,” the proclamation
says further, “will take the intents
of the German empire into account
equally with that of Lithuania and
that Lithuania will participate in the
war burdens of Germany, which se
cured her liberation.
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watched with profound interest.
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greatly exhausted to make effective
resistance without support from the
allies. The question that would re
main in this event would be how *1
afford the needed support.
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brought to a crisis was foreaeer
in the United States and Gi
tain. The policy of friendlim
moral support for thd Rossiai
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