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PEACE PLAN TU1 BY PRI Washington.? President Wilson has rejected the pope's peace proposals. In a note dispatched last ni ,ht and made public here tonight, the president says that, while every heart not blinded and hardened by the terrible v ar must be touched by the moving appeal of his holiness, it weird be fc.oly to take the path of peace h points out if it does not in fact lead to the goal he proposes. To deal with such a power as the the present rulers of Germany upon 11- I.) aimwI \ i liri i I I JJf DnirillV l o piilll) MVVH?I V . v??\ ( president, would involve a recuperation of the strength anil renewal of | thi? world domination policy of that power, now balked, but not defeated after sweeping a continent with the blood of innocent women and children, and the helpless poor, as well as of soldiers. Permanent peace must be based upon the faith of all the peoples and! upon justice and fairness, and the com mon rights of mankind, he adds, and "we can not take the word of the present rulers of Germany as guarantee of anything to endure, unless o>:plicity supported by such conclusive evidence of the will and purpose of the German people thomsleves as the other peoples of the world would he justified in accepting." Text of Reply. The text of the note follcws: "To His Holiness: "Benedictus XV, Pope: "In acknowledgement of the communication of vour holiness to the bel liferent peoples, dated August 1, 1917. tlie president of the United States requests me to transmit the following r< ply: "Every heart that has not been bbnded ami hardened by this terrible war must be touched by this moving appeal of his holiness, the pope, must feel the dignity and force of the humane and lienerous motives which prompted it, and must fervently wit h, that we might take the path of pea, " he so persuasively points out. But t would be folly to take it if it does r.o in fact lead to the goal be proposes Our response must be basid upon th" stern facts and upon^iothing el-e. !' is not a mere cessation of arms he desires; it is a stable and enduring pea This agony must not be gone through with again, and it must he a matte: of very sober judgment what will in-[ sure us against it. "His holiness in substance proposes that we return to the status quo ante-, helium and that then there bo a geni al condonation, disarmament and a < v neevt of nations based upon an ac-, ecptancc of the principle of arbitra- | tion; that by a similar concert freeman of the seas bo established; and t1 at the territorial claims of franco aad Italy, the perplexing problems f: the Balkan States and the restitution : o ' Poland l:o left to such conciliatory adjustments as may be possible of the pe >ple whose political fortunes and affiliations will be involved. Would Restore Status Quo. "It is manifest that no part of this program can be successfully carried (,u4 unless the r action of the status, quo ante furnis'm s a firm and sate-' factroy basis for it. The object of this war is to deliver the free peoples \: UK' \mm Ill l i will (.in- irrimn1 >tllil 111 'J actual j) uwer of a vast military establishment controlled by an irresponsible government, which, bavin" secretly p'anned to dominate tie v rid. proceeded to carry the plan out w ithout regard either to the sacred obligations of treaty or the long established practices and ierg cherish'-d prin iplcs of international law and he nor; which chose its own time f>: tin war; delivered its blow fierccix and suddenly; stopped a4 no barri r either of law or of mercy: swept a whole continent within tie tide d' h'ood- not the h'ood of soldiers 0:1.y but the h'ood of innocent women and children a No and of the helpbs- pe i h . and now stand.-, balked hut not d"- I r( ted, the enemy of four-fifths of the world. This power is not the (lorman , neop'e. It is the ruthless master of the Herman people. It is no business < r ours how that great people came under its control or submitted with temporary zest to the domination of ' ' <?- nill'nrKf^ hilt it iv mil' Iincinnuc t it to it that history of the rest of j 4ho world is no longer loft to its hand lir.g. "To deal with such a power by way < f peace upon the plan proposed by ' holiness, the pope would, so far rwe can see, involve a recuperation cf its strength and a renewal of its policy; would make it necessary, to create a permanent hostile combination of nations against the German people, who are its instrument^ and would result in abandoning the new horn Russia in the intrigue, the manifold subtle interference and the certain counterrevolution which would be attempted by all the malign influences to which the German government has of late . accustomed the world. Can peace be based upon a restitution of its power or upon any RNED DOWN ESIDENT WILSON! word of honor it could pledge in a t.eaty of settlement and accommodation ? Biusit for IVaco. "Responsible statesmen must now ixcrywhere see, if they never saw before, that no peace can rest securely upon political or economic restitutions meant to benefit some nations and cripple or embarrass others, upon vindicative action or any sort or any kind of revenge or deliberate injury. The American people have suffered intolerable wrongs at the hands of the imperial German government, but they desire no reprisal upon the German people who have themselves suffered all things in this war, which they did not choose. They believe that peace should rest upon the rights v#t : peoples, not the rights of govern-, mcnts?the rights of peoples, great or I small, weak or powerful?their equal] right to freedom and security and self) g< vernment and to a participation up- ' on fair terms in the economic opportunities of the world?the German people of course included, if they will accept equality and not seek dominu tion. "The test, therefore, of every plan of peace is this: Is it based upon the faith of all the peoples involved or n.erley upon the word of an ambition and intriguing government, on th? one hand, and of a group of free peoples on the other? This is a test which goes to the root of the matter; and it is the test which must be applied. Purposes of America. The purposes of the United States I in this war are known to the whole world?to every people to whom the truth has been permitted to come. They do not need to be stated again. We seek n.? material advantaoo of any kind. We believe that the intolerable wrongs done in this war by the furious and brutal power of the imperial German government ought to be repaired, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of any people?rath. r a vindication of the sovereignty bcth of those that are weak and of those that are strong. Punitive datn.e.os. the dismemberment of empires, tl " slablishm.ent of self'sh and exclusive economic league- we deem inexpedient and in the end worse than futile, nor proper basis for a peace *d any kind, least of all for an uiduring peace. That must be based upon ju ; ' tice and fairr.e. s ur.d the common rights of mankind. "We can not take the w?md e" tb , present rulers of (ici'many as a guar, autre of anything that is to endur. unless explicity supported by such v elusive evidence of the will and pur p< se of t!io German people themselv as tlio other po< pie of the worn would 1>> justified in accepting. Witi; out sii'-h guarantors, treaties of ?-tt! meat, agreements for di -armamen covenants to set up arbitration in tin place of force, territorial adjusts, rci i nstruetH n of s nail tuitions if mad with the fun u\n government, man, no nation could now d?. pend or We must await some new evidence < the purposes of the great peoples * f1 the central powers, (lod tyrant it ma; be given soon and in a way to res tor i t<: the confide "e of all peoples ev? r where the faith of nations and tin possibility of a covenanted peace. "Robert Lansing, "Secretary of State of tin1 United States of America." INVENTORY*!)? FOOD S'jPPLiE? W':\r \r ''( ). \ V v.nteer UinTV \ thou and American housewiv live.* u.'d : '! and fifty thousand : 1'chant ar.d thirty-five thousand Mane" . t? day < ngng< d in t;>V:i?> inventory of the nation'.- fetal ,-u; lies. They are taking stock < f llr f< od they have <>n hand, in the p? i t' and preserve closet, on the shelves and under the counter, in warehouse, and grain elevators, and in barns and bins on the farm. f rom the <|uantities reported In these, the bureau of markets will estimate the total food stocks of tin nation. In addition, the housewives aro going to give a record of their food needs for the subsequent week; another inventory will be made after .he crops are all in, and these figur s will form the basis of subsequent food regulation and distribution. As soon as the returns from todays' inventory arc complete, they will be forwarded to Washington for tabulation and the results will be announced later. o The greatest Christian Kndeavo' convention ever held in South Car' lina will be that in Greenville Novem. ber 8-11. o Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZC OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itclnni 1 Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in6toUdoy< The firat application givcu Ease and Rest. 50c JL Feudalism Is Mai Against Democra< By Franklin K. Lane, S< t democracy. We sot to rule the village t he feudnl if sdw? wil torn a Feudalism plu HJUilmy \ twentieth?this is many that has linked itself with the method of Mahomet. "The state has no wrong." With the spirit of the 1 that it is her duty to spread it by f living a hell, with submarines that sue noneoinbatants, with dirigibles that lv sleep, with a perfected system of terre heard of when German troops ent< making war upon mankind. Let this no man will live in America without ; money. This spirit might demand Kngland, and then our dream of pca< We won 1 ft live, as France has lived 1 America speaks for the world in those countries which are Germany's running from the Baltic through An the other nations, the whole globe are unable to move. There is deep meani for an honest world, in which natioi which nations do not live by swagger men think of the ways in which the\ of nature instead of inventing more 1 spirit and body of man, for a world ii phy of a few shall not make miscrahh the man is held more precious than t SOUTH CAROLIN $0,000,000 OF I EVERY FARMER, MERCH MAN, APPEALED TO B" TO BUY A BON Columbia, S. C., (Special.)?"Do ; your mi. nuy a doiui lor liberty aiul I the ultimate peace of the world!" is < the message which is being sent broadcast over the state by the Liberty j Loan ("oniniittee for South Carolina, of ( which hid win \\\ Robertson, is chair- ; man. Already there has been a wide response from many directions. Thousands < f people have made application through state and national banks for bonis in denominations ranging from $~n to $1,000. But since the allotment for Soutft Carolina is $S,u00,000, there are a great many more to be disposed of before the slate will have dore its duty. Central committees to promote the sale of the bonds have been appointed in each county of the state. Men everywhf re are giving their time and efforts toward lie.ping the government float this loan; knowing well that the fate of the countiv, and perhaps of the war, is resting upon this bond issue. The banks have also put th dr shoulders to the wheel. Practically every bank is in a position to accept applications for bonds, and every man who wishes to subscribe has only to apply to his hanker. The appeal which the Liberty Loan is making to the fanners. merchants a lid business men is not only patri-j otic; though the committee t'"f ls that' > every man should want to support his government to the extent of buying a bond. It '.s also a business proposi- , tion; and a Liberty bond is right now one of th^? b"s! and surest investments that a man ran make. The government lias got to buy corn and cotton in quantities never before beard of. These supplies have got to come from the fields and farms of i South Carolina along with the rest of the country. Therefore, the money that a farmer puts in the loan, comes hack to him as actual cash in immense 1 purchases of the tilings which ho raises. In this way he not only gets , a 3 1-2 per cent return on his bonds, but he also gets the actual money book for the products of his farm. Just as the banks make their money , by financing the farmer. Just so the farmer is now in a position to make money by financing the government. No matter how this situation la fared, whether from sentiment or from hard common sense, the move is a good OR2?. One of the most prominent financial , men la South Carolina when aaked ! The Marlboro County exemption 'jo J ard is having to call aMother 250 men, foj examination. This will make a to 1 tal of 1,102 called to secure ?lie| county's quota of 251 men. Out the (502 men called for examination, the board has secured only 188. The I fiist 502 were notified of the examina ! tions; then an additional 100; later no-j I tices were sent to 250 more and now Ian additional 250 have been called. king Last Stand :y in Great War scrcUry of the Interior lc (jiTiuaiiY because in this war feuits last stand against oncoming ? it now. This is & war against an ent, outworn spirit. It is a war -the right of the (tostle on the hill >e)ow. It is a war for democracy? >e their ov.*n masters. I>et Germany 1. But she must not spread her systliat has outgrown it. s science, thirteenth century plus the religion of the mistaken Ger; Turk?that has, too, adopted the no conscience," "The state can do fanatic she believes this gospel and 'oree. With poison gas that makes Mik through the seas to slylv murder milliard men and women while they >rization that the modern world first ered China?German feudalism is : old spirit of evil have its way and [laying toll to it, in manhood and in Canada from a defeated, navyless e on the north would be at an end. 'or forty years?in haunting terror, fighting Germany. Mark on a map allies, and you will mark but four, stria and Bulgaria to Turkey. All >und, are in arms against her or are ng in this. We fight with the world is keep their word, for a world in \... .1 . - ^ i ?i-: i in 11\ um-iii, Kir u worm 111 wnicn ; can conquer the common cruelties lorrible cruelties to inflict upon the i which the ambition of the philoso1 all mankind, for a world in which he machine, the system or the state. A IS ALLOTTED JBERTY BONDS ANT, CLERK, BUSINESS { STATE COMMITTEE D ON is to his ophuon of the bonds as a business proposition refused to diil uss it from that basis at all. "What does it matter whether this is a money making proposition or not. Of course it is; but the thing that any man or woman wants to think tuiuui in connection wuii me loan is: For what use is tiie money to lie applied. If a man is tilled with a realziation of what the war means, it will not take him long to decide. "Just one little glimpse of the last three years is sufficient. The violation of Belgium, the sinking of the Lusitania. the abuse and slaughter of millions of women and children in Belgium. France ami Poland, and the other savageries of the (ierman-> should make a man co out of his way to subscribe fo; a .. bonds as ho could possibly stand. "If it were a matter of war on our own soil, with our own women and children the subject of these cruelties, we would not hesitate a moment. And from all I hear from Washington, it will very probably be our women and children unless the people of America rally to this loan with every available dollar." The. day of has been set apart by the Liberty Loan Committee for South Carolina on which to receive subscriptions all over the state. On that day, it has been decreed by the government that all men between the ages of 21 and JO, inclusive, shall register; and it is desired that on the same day, all other people, and all of "those that register as well, shall us faithfully go to the hanks and lill out an application blank for every cent of bonds that they can possibly stand. "South Carolina has never been backward in the cause of Liberty as fai* hack as. mv history goes." said J. Pope Matthews, of the state cone niittee yesterday; and I don't believe for a moment that the people of the commonwealth will allow her to take a back seat now. We ha\e been told hv the Federal Reserve officials that we are expected to subscribe to eight and a half millions of the bonds. This Is certainly np impossible task; or at least, will not be If the small farmers of t.he country districts will join with the clerks, stenographers, and every class of wage earners in the towns In taking fifty or a hundred dol lars on the fifth. Bill it has got. 10 be with the assisiarne of every class. Everybody mu??t nelp." What is LAX-FOS LAX-tOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark, Blue Plag Koot, Rhubarb Root, Black Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with palatable aromatic taste. Docs not gripe. 50c o Take earc of the cotton It wi!1 bring a good price. | BAT'S BEST GIRL J|| :|i . ?| ; ; By I8ABEL FROST. !> 1 i The Bat had h<>en riding for tlit* Connoly stables for two years, over since the colonel had picked him out of a paddock down in Lexington. Probably, If one could have taken the soul of the Bat and dissected It, one would have found the old law of "thy duty toward thy neighbor" reduced to his duty to the colonel. When they took Starlight Boss up to capture the sweepstakes at Miramar Park, the Bat had no more doubt of the outcome than he had of his own existence. She was the colonel's best, und had never been beaten. The week before the race tlie Bat shared in Starlight Hess' honor. Anionic the other jockles and their crowd of followers he was the chief, and small wonder that he fell under the magic ' spell of Denver I?u. She had come on with the toy balloon concession tucked under, her arm, so to speak? hiring small boys to peddle her balloons for her and putting up her own money in bets on the races. She was about twenty-two, a year older tliun the Bat. He had a horror of big women. "Any girl that goes with me has got to weigh iu with me at one hundred and nineteen." be would say, laughingly. And Lou was 10.r>. At the end of the fifth day before the races she was wearing Mie Hat's lucky nugget scarf pin, and the colonel admitted that he admired the boy's choice. "You'll he too heavy to ride in a year or two more. You'd better settle down as a trainer, with it wife of your own. Kvery man needs one, sooner or later, and I like the looks of the young lady, Tommy." The Bat swung out of the stable, glowing with pride. It was absolutely true, and he felt that he bad met bis fate. The only trouble was be didn't have the money to swing it. Here was a girl whom* father tin'1 boon 11 noted horseman in his day. After his death she had followed the raees all over the rou 11 try, placing n sure hot where It was needed and handling her concessions as she pleased. Just as the Hat came to the corner where the hotel stood lie saw her running down the steps to meet him. "I was watching for you." she said. "1 was in one of ihose temporary phone booths they've put up over at the track. As 1 was waiting for my number 1 heard laldio Hal.v's voice in the next booth talking low. Tommy, as sure as you're alive, they're planning some devil's trick on your mare." The Hat's eyelids narrowed as he throw awav his cigarette. "What did he have to say?" he asked. "He was telling someone that Starlight Hess was in the tilth Mail from the light end as you go into the paddock. and he said there was a little window over the feedhox that was I ft t ?>pcii :it night. 1 h:it wiis nil. Pur, citiiiin^ from Daly. ii was enough. Will you toll the colonel Y' "He won't he hn'-k till tomorrow morning." replied the I *: 11. "If I hnve tlu'in change her to utiother hox sttill It'll raise the dust, sind without evi(h nee the association would sernteh us. Don't you worry. I'll fix it." The Hat made hut few preparations. I'efore the days when the eolonel had known him brass knuekles had been part of the Hat's wardfoPo. and he dug out the old ones that night with a smile of retninlseeiiee. About 0 :M0 a wiry, lithe figure crawled Indian fashion through the tall timothy along the paddock fence, and after a .swift survey unlocked the outer door of Starlight Hess' quarters and disappeared inside. The colonel was entertaining a large party of friends at the Crand Southern hotel that night. Just in the midst of his after-dinner speech he was called to answer the long-distance phone. It was the Hat's best girl at the other end of the wire. "Hello, hello!" she called breathlessly. "Colonel Connoly? You don't know me, sir. I'm Denver Lou. the Hut's girl. They tried to stab Starlight Hess in tjie neck tonight. No, no, I don't mean that. They tried to give her a hypodermic of something to put lu r out of the running. Yes. sir, thiufugh the window above her head. The Hat was laying for them and he knocked out lOddie Daly's trainer, hut they've done him up pretty badly. I've got him at the hotel with two doctors. lie's got three ribs crushed and a broken nose, but he says he'll ride tomorrow, sir, if you'll only let hiin." "Cod bless the hoy!" gasped the colonel. "Tell him I'll he there by midnight." Th* code of honor is strange in racing circles. The Hat's Injuries were supposed to have come from a had fall in exercising, hut while the crowd were cheering Starlight Bess and her winning Jockey, the colonel and Denver Lou watched the finish side by side. Kddie Dalv and four other men had left on the noon train In charge of prl? vnte detectives. "If there's anything really serious between Tommy and yourself, Miss Cassldy," the colonel remarked happily, "I'd be wonderfully obliged if you would permit me to offer something besides congratulations. The lad's won thousands for me, and I'll stnke him tc ten thousand." "I promised him that I'd marry hint! two days ago." she said, "if he'd wlr the race. That's why 1 had to get hin up and ir condition. Don't you see air?" (Copyright, 1017. t>j the McClure Newupa per Syndicate.) Fire Insurance Life Insurance - ? Bonds ; Oflice in ?' PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK ID A. Spivey W. B. King i - ^ B. H. WOODWARD, y Attorney and Counsellor it >L?w, CONWAY. 8 ~ '4 i Jh R. B. SCARBOROUGH ^ \ I ... . H ( | Attorney at L.aw, ?0 CONWAY. S. C WILLIAM EUGENE KING, M 0 Physician and Surgeon Office iu Piatt Drug Co., AYNOR,. - - - *S. C. ? i , CHAS. 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