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Oft J I I1 ; ,I 1 I ; 1 kl t V"?Ortrr " Of .7YtAV?YN114174Rii'f1 AC MI.\il VOLUME X,(XIV. LAURINS, SOtJ'i'h Wt>blINA, WFt)NEI;I)AY, OCTOBER 9, 1918. CEN AL POWER ANOTE Asks for Allied Terms and Conference ARMISTICE IS PROPOSED Prince Maximtlian, Now Oerman Chan. cellor, Asks American Govetrnment to Consider Ending H1ostilitles. Ac. cepts President's Program as Iasis for Negotiations. Amsterdam, Oc t. 5. - Germany through her new chancellor, Prince Max, of Baden, offered an armistice and peace to the Allies today. The proposal was made by the prince in his inaugural speech be'fore the richistag. News of it reached here through dispatches to the iews Iaper 'T'yd from its ikerlin corres pondent. The prince offereil h.imidiatI sis pIlsion of hostilit ies and suigestedi that all illigerients and envoys to ;t nutral place to disu 11ss peace. Il(! asked Ihe Allies to s:tae their terms. Further the prince proposed that a league of nations, arbitration and dis arm)anent he amauong the ftundamenlal subjects of discission at the peace con ferecce. lie offered restoration and indemni fleation of Belgium-the first time (Ieriany ha1s offered to indemnify the outraged little kingdom. Fiu rther principal proposals made by the prince in Ih is peace offer were: 1. Autonomy for Alsace-lorraine. 2. The peace envoys to he empow ered to discuss the creation of a fed eral :tall' of Austrcia. The tirst definite hint that a sei sational annoliuneicnt was exiecIP( eanme n 1,: f rl'in te'l.:ationl toi thet e'f fMi' th:'l 1!h" entire flre'::s of Gier:n~an; 11nd- flrd onldtday's evernt asthe " t:t! urn iu (ai t' of im war." an :'1i !r f)'. p o ''e hid an-' '! Iii:! \ l',L I : lt , I, i li i n . I ; I lils l-l b : (' .il t feats ai 'h ie.: II in ' e as tr i str f'.re'I t i lt." ivu l ieic;1 , 1, ft t :i~ Il .ls recu wlmbi I tl.he ilkesman of the( (ii tr t t'i e . ri rid i t l l -' era' s ief t in t10 t rilcs etl enas whosei '. io oteI1' memers1110o w e hln feat and i istiblr o me prss r Ger a . i tl . is 1th ; 1' 1 b eilt i n esui 1 "e whai' i t r " ! , ,!11sh en ' an vtrli Irpt at1 th'~eipeac tabIleM OIlalt Wit by i: ni lemt lagat, thfe endles tefts the eist irvel as I ait cmingmtvea:atn h "Frini ast Ot.e O-tiemerowit Wuillimt toda C isu alprostwitaiin otioto the flghrmy'lnd havs stme wle, ft P1r i lnnoti tingOIC that the : .\ e cordy l with his lie, toi aga. Pirinfr lies tex of thei: ofpero'tsk wicha "For nc month past the enemy l iho aga fis you ines.r oIn wek ofl thugc S MAKE [ER PEACE MOVE 1na)11 States are doing their part alnd are heroically defending the father land on foreign soil. Ihard is the task. "My navy Is holding its own against the united enemy naval forces and is unwaveringly supporting the army in its difileult. struggle. ''The eyes of those at home rest with pride and admiration on the deed(s of the army and the navy.' I express to you the thanks of myself and the fatherland. t"l'he collapse of the Mlacedonian front has occurred in the midst of the hardest struggle. In accord withl our allies, I have resolved once more to offer peace to the enemy, hat I Will only (xtlend my hand for an hon orable peace. We owe that to the heroes Who have laid down their lives for the fatherland and we make that our dutty to our children. - "Whether arms will be lowered is a (Iestion. intil ii then we mutist not shl(')ken. \e must as hitherto, exert all our 'strengtlh unwe.;rily to hold our g1round against the onslaught of our enelies, ".The hour is grave, but trusting in youtr stren gt h and in (God's graciou bt ein, we feel ou rsel ves to be strong (''non: h to defend our 1e'oved father land. (Signed.) . \Vilhelm." (;E"O. A. 1B1OWNING, .1lt, 1)E1A;.1. SuccumatIl to 1'neumonia Friday Ev. eniug. Burled Sunday Af ternoon. 1lon. Geo. A. Browning, ,Ir., of GoIn ville, passed away at his home 11riday evening of pnelum1onia following an at tack of influenza. Mr. Browning was in a critical condition for several days and his end was not. unexpec ted. The funeral services were held at his home Sund1ay afternoon and the holy placed in the liialock va ilt 'n:rbyi. heio; laid wbith .\l I o'tic honors. \IrI . Brownion w:1: ome o fit4 le I I youner m1n of w e om', hat i '! 1 '1....................................v;d I " ! I 1 't t oi I,(' , . I, ('' 1 . 4)) 1ti 1, ' 11t) 111 1441 I I 1:11l 1 f'.r :( '\4 er 41 24:41.:y h lie l e iso 2(h14) \\'. Ii. II11) III. li", 1 hC '')4 i) I 'i 1 1j" tt') 1 .11 441 o11 f 1the s1' :-- 1 u, rI nt111 ei ndent) ( ofI - edi -i on,44 hs oh:-. 11 leeled1 i pr osol ii-'tor file ombrv Idueii'i in the p'n W.;t 1II. Ind .?to bome speritei a ent of the pub~'lit; schl system K'V 41 f Colu -- hi.1'Iit ities of4 the sta t igh~ school -Tredin thet ('111r l'art1'! of is cun .unll leaving')4 (ole.im1) yeveralge-t chtrs assti omiaio of hi cou'(nty and1I ( prooven1 htis abli far theanew dat)k which he huna3 ut(et40i.Sh Wa ight yCh' ld Pase . way.V4' 4laittl lo e 13all. I Co em as yo nigesI 21th4at theen homeiof~t her parents1 near4 Cross 14)1),'an sitti buried atV114 dieve dam Ilc) hrc Sunday1 fternoon'i)tSe. ('he much'I lov' by3 home foe wa 'h s 1brigh Ow igto ler sunyadlvbed. A STATEMENT ( lay the IoaI'll iil)el'tv I~oati ('(1lniiit tee.) One-thlird olf the t Iime allowedl I' .:.Ihl)5e'ihiug the42 I" oiii'tl 1,il)e1'11 1401111 wais 111) last Saturdal~y' ;11411 while thle 1 aejfjc ('oast 'toites ;III([ lhe Northlwest are IIIaikii111445 most Slixhie'tory\ po gres1s Mid( 5441)14 o41 I lese' states~ haive alrieady ralisedi tihe allot Iieiits gi~'ei I hoot.01o1' seetion4 and 1 111" lRleserIve I )ist net sli 4 ws 111p I ij l I . )1 . M) lA 4140, the Seetla ry of t he 'I' reasi iry, sid last w\eek: "WhilIe I still hel leve thle A llaerje(al people will. ill Ihe end1, codau 1)fete the e'Io1'ornos t ask lielore I ltt I (lesi re t(o urge evr n ot on11ly to xii hseihe to the liit11 of' t heiri abhili ty, butt to siubscrible ati the eairIliest possiblie atoten I i of dot' Il hat t heir SIthxe ri liou Ilay5 Se I've as a111 iliSli I ia i (ii to oth1ers. '11l1e e'aiii~aigit Is hulidl(u41i14e41'( liy I\\'1 f ac4tors h firist bin g t he utit ort iinut e sp read 4)1' intl neniza th ron ivh o)t Jillly sta~ltes, iil'eeil jug thle 11011(1111i1 of maiuss Iniet ilgs or' like4 g lien tig! rs. 'l'his 4'4)1141it11 iitakes it neessr ('51'Fr the pe(ople( to) coe Ii' ori' ilwith tiIheir 51I~hi4'I litjilns w\it 11111 wnitit": to1 1" 4 he alle l('1ti~'et hii'. 11le Se4(1141 uIid 1m1o1st'ii l'O ac'tohr is thel l'&'liuifr 111'('11l4"1!1 ill somei( 5('4't 444l111;thtI lie tlo!l)itii1 11ews' Ie"oai t1he battlef'1ronts ;11111 the( ji':l4e tflk in thle aiu reflects a inihlitirl'v sitwitioli wii W\ie'railts a1 5llt4l'lillng 4o1 o4111 e'ffoiits here at hlmu'. Notlhii u'r is 1t' 1' fr omti Ihu 11.1111 a1111ill)t '''1' tiii t i ilt' for4 the4 fjoatl .bolti' '\'i111; sh~.i 1' 1 l 1( eolillli' ' \''1.11\' 11!11 niahtllluir lt'''b. 14 1 :11 t sI 4''4k4 t";'!1111 bl' I'iV4'l'eill it llli\* (II' It \\e'k. ( it lltaiv is not Vet ti'it.-.i14'(l. She 1);l': iilioiis t s'I ongt fkrhtltiiel iuitil still on1 till' h1att11(' lie' ;1111(1 \\itl I iiV:'ion tl 4 thei' oiwn e'rritot'v tai tu 1114)1 they' will fight 4'\'1'l4 muore hles1ueurt'1l 111111 ii:'i'i'toilit'. '1'111 sI Lelitr it es moiist feel lO'hiuIl the it'iIhe st'aidyiutg sllhiport 4f the~ .\li lInie.'t n01i hel iiterellteil or dimlinished'(. Now is tihe litdle 1for 5l1)('1 and1( the mlaxi lilIl1 oif force'(s allth 114'pieseii taIlint' 11t4'lii.5 iii('ans~ the .S;lIu11g of A tni'lll live.s ald ile ln l'villhig of a thle ;ielri'4'I'' w~itl1 \\hielh has 10. l45'ltihell enilit 1(411 inii aut I'4'Is ( olnty~. 1114' sliv'ewltos~s ofl (i('l'l ill~ 11 lii14llaeh as 14. i';uis:'i fl'ise' 11oj0s inl the ihiils 441' 4l11ili\ l'tthlien Shiilit('(l antd el 1'l1as.ilig 14)1' SlIII4'41piiis have' 11111 w ithI stieli Itlil ith't'4'lei it l l ' ft e1o s ofi i l(:I III? 44' h ' 1 ; 111 . 1 111 1 .' 1' \'t' ;'11 11 04 1 it i' ' I ' f1 , tl I 4 I ;11 * :i\ t. 1 I " " : ,11."J I . . . *.1)1**. r~ "11,. { i , : ' \ 1 ' y ( t\1' (4' -1. ' ( . 1 .1 1( ) )- '. (4!' I 41 ". ,.) .,4 1 4'. t 1t 't o 1 4 k . 144 4444 1 o ( . i I 4 .. 8 (I L I i. 4 l l) ( 54 4 ' r ' !., "IL' 1 i: "_11,1' 1 v ! ohte '' ,. . . '~ 4 1(4 4 LIBERTY L(AN D! PLANNED 'IW4O li'NIR(E) SOL)DIEBI HAD TI'iEI(''LVUIs 1 1 1rsons Alilleted Are iciing I'rged to (.(' in Tloutell with Assisting Organ.. lizntions. (olurnbi't, ('( t. 8.-That there (u'r! many cares of tubercuilosis in South Carolina. of wh'ch the diseased are not aware, is evidenced by the fact lint n''arly two lndred sl iders s letled from the sltat to serve In 1'n .)(, ~amt .% armiy were re.-ofted ar dlis c!--1rged -lari1ng 'the 8101 1 1.01uths tuberculo,.l. These cases were dis ((vere( 1.y medical Xami lers after the( mer hat. been -wteeptedc I..' tot draf+ b)oarls and (o not. include those turn ((I (lowin by the!'( boards. Th'e comblinted total would bet(.e ix htuired by 'he lpropor ttion wor"kedi (It in other ph ie(s. This 1 rmditim in h--alth amtong the young manh11ood Is (. nm i(erer! a la m1ina ,y' '1w StI.t .\:l i 'tlu('rculosis As(ociation which is making a great effort to drive nher (iitlosis from the state by ar( ugp Ih I'onIIe to insall me'ans of irevt (ntlion and to offer eCIIre for tIhe sic'k. Wit11 tIe Cooplerat1011 Of the State l1in'rd ( 1 iealth, looking after the ilate in ! eineral, aid the branches of the A\nti-Tu'lberculosis Association and Local Chapters of the Red Cross Ia 111ting inl tI he reSpiect ive cou1nt ies. neh work has been accomp1ish(ed and vll continue to be aceopilldished. lie sides the State ('amui. with accollo dalions for lifty-six tuberctlar pa lient, e, c1111(5 have been provided for just such cases in Richland. Green ville and Sumter counties. Some of the other counties have visiting nurs es to administer home treatlenlt and i": hoped hat in the nlr 'u1tur( % OF i NIi(I t ' (;Ithu ( tlthe ('oiiunty', Oeil :lkt, i r--"i r till:;t '':u - r 1 a i i' pelistd iC st to d thatlelf i talrlry o IIathat .SI A (adrn-e r it w ~l)oeluu nI'pist er iies niake III'iI(Ite. y thel~ tffIcs o~fe nemoi ait flowing in Stat' f ath efivf m ly.a tia. ty thot funs and thIe suget ionha UIVE Is FOR NEXT WEEK Laurens Lagging i. Sub, scriptions to Date. MANY BON ) REMAIN UNSOLD Committee In leeting Saturday De eles on ('ount.y Wide ('anipgn to lHaIse the ('oity's Qu ott. Coinmttee Would Prefer Voluntary Sultserip., tions. Greatly eonnerned over the arogrege of the Liberty Loan Drive In this county and the lack ,f inteieit being displayed in it by Ii' people of botlM the city and county, ('hairn:in Aiken caHled l lieetlug of 1!e main (oimilt-. Ice in tihe o ee of Mr'.. I. A. Cooper.. Saturday afternoon, when the situation was thorouglily re\ i.\wed. 'l'Th' com 111itt!e hiad received re(p)orts of volun leer annvassrs all over the county whoP slated thant they v.(.re nieeting with little prlog;ri : "s ill disposing of bonds. ':veiryblody al pproached, wjiL hardly an exception, expressed a deep inte rest in the Iiherty Loan drive and appe)(a ed to want to aid in iniltting it over, but it had been dlitlicult to get su'serI ptions. The subscript ions of III (1n of moderate Ineamns and of wealth were reportl ed to be disti netly disap pointing in a majority of cases, al thongli there were exceptions. Some nun .are as a reason why they could not buy bonds of the Fourth Loan was that they had bought in previous loans, or inl War Savings Stamps, and some even confused the Lihert.y Loan wito the Red Cross. The disposition seems to be to hoard the earnings of this year and let somebody else tuy the bonds. T t i ' . :11'uI h'iot: jihl go in. '1 + tl,. na1tl ~ion1 . and1( be'i1,r ((o - t 1 anli di 'o "1 i)n.I':/. I I ' -N .1 1, r 1 m n r Is a . e:r in thmfyne It el witrans I' tder t~h N u tDraft, .\it t. I -:. e. wm cliirge of I hie h - of the ectiv n t mws~ oi I an ;i , Th - N(btir t of L-'m.es :tu mwt hei w hto t es lid te ii rport i liter te of gi:ttwrtedan ilaseitii'g, of the Ilwr ~tr proper Icw' ).A to . the'' di I.esti bo r cand. ft a, ent.I of n Io th e reditrnstayex (tiili e bn liePostpl ont nel as the lad iis expiressted It, "on accout of th Iwo u"w*. w 'nin of i t he ii i 'i courr Iaation cit ii Vi 'ijm ~tiwtnoneed for Saturdlay a fternoonw atf 1 o'elock<. A full at(tndanec is rejnnetna