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Thursday, May 3,1917.
Reform In Germany.
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current issue of The Youth's |
Companion contains the following
editorial which seems to give expression
to what is pretty generally
believed by the American press to
be the political situation in Germany:
v "What the German government
really thinks of the Russian revolu^
tion and of the entry of the United
States into the war may be gathered
from the behavior of the Imperial
Chancellor. So long as German
arms were successful and Germans
might still hope for a final victory,
any Socialist who suggested that 4
political reform within the empire
was advisable was curtly told that
no discussion of such subjects would
be permitted until after peace had
been declared. <
"When the news from Petrograd 1
reached Berlin, Dr Bethmann Holl- 1
weg hurried into the PfussiaD Legis- I
l&ture and promised cnac me government
would put many of the desired
reforms into effect just as soon j
the fighting was over. When that i
promise failed to quiet the demand i
for immediate changes in Prussia,
the Chancellor announced?the time
was a day or two after the United ;
States had entered the war?that
the Emperor himself had promised
far-reaching reforms in Prussia, including
a direct and secret ballot in
place of the peculiar class representation
that now prevails there.
"Our knowledge of the exact situation
in Germany is so imperfect that
we cannot tell whether for the present
those promises will satisfy the
Socialists and Radicals. It is clear
that the war has immeasurably in*
amsuu! fko atrannrth nf thp
Democrats, and that it has shaken
the faith of the people at large in
the wisdom of its princes and the
validity of their military and political
philosophy. A few years ago
^the Kaiser declared proudly that 1
there was only one will in Germay,? 1
his own,? and that 'the will of the
King is the supreme law.' Nothing 1
* except a very deep, powerful move?
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IUCUL aillUUg 1119 pcuj/ic bvnaiu uvui
ocracy could have induced him to
make the concessions he has already
made; for those concessions are each
a step along the road that every
Prussian statesman from Bismarck '
down has asserted would lead to the [
fall of the dynasty and the failure
of Prussian ambitions. Count Revent- ;
low, the spokesmen of the true Prus- i
aian party, which is in turn the i
strength of the imperial organiza- (
tion, openly speaks of the danger of ,
introducing the 'spirit of liberty,
which our enemies rightly regard as
equivalent to the destruction of |
Germany as a power.' ]
"Of course he means the de3truo- i
Uob of Germany as an imperialistic, i
militaristic, autocratic power. Noth- ,
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ing can prevent ucnuouj .?v.u
maining a great power, unless it be |
the failure of its people to bring ,
their government into some sort of 1
agreement with the political and ,
moral currents of the age. Even j
the* Kaiser, who entered the war (
with far different hopes, begins to i
see that. But what becomes of him
and his house and of the nation he
f still leads depends, after all, less on
him than on the people themselves. '
They will shape the future of Ger- i
many; they will determine whether j
it shall go down shackled to the'i
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Rev. Dr. J. Ernest Th&cker, and M
ing a series of Evai
corpse of autocracy, or live, a great
and useful nation, to which its
ancient freedom and sanity have ^
been restored."
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At this time of crisis, when our j
government is mobilizing her army
to protect the nation's boundaries.it 5
is necessary that another army be J
formed to look after internal econom- ,
ic interests. The men of this second ?
army should muster in and organize I
for the purpose of looking into and 1
fostering the agricultural, commer- J
cial and financial conditions of the
State.and putting them on such a ba- :
sis that the safety,honor and welfare 1
of her people may be established. \
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Major General Leonard Wood, U J
S A, who has recently been trans- ,
ferred from Governors Island. New 1
York, to Charleston as head of the i
newly established Southeastern division
of the army, will receive a J
?1 ??-1 4LA AM Atf(t kit fkn
ruyni wcicuujc tu mc uiu vicjr wj his
sea. A gorgeous parade is planned ]
for Tuesday afternoon and at night 1
a dinner will be given in honor of
the distinguished soldier by the .
Chamber of ComWrce. A >repre- j
sentative of the Kingstree Board of 1
Trade has been invited to attend !
and assist in welcoming General j
Wood to South Carolina.
Would fanu Bint
If the newspaper would some day \
print the contents of its waste basket
there would certainly be a riot.
There would certainly be trouble in J
many homes, arrests in many direc- ;
tions, shotguns in another, trouble ]
all around. But the patron never <
sees the waste basket, he only glances <
at the beautifully printed page, and (
complains if one letter is upside
down, growls if one name happens ;
to be wrong, kicks because his com- \
munication signed "Taxpayer" has <
been condensed into respectable Eng- s
lish,frowns because the editor did not 1
take hi9 advice about publicly telling :
their neighbors about their short- j
comings,and is generally disgruntled.
He knows his share of the waste I
basket but if he could look at the 1
contributions to that receptacle he J
would be thankful for the existence j
of a man with intelligence and cour- t
age enough not to print all he knows, s
and to temper that which he does 1
print. s
Death of a Venerable Citizen. )
Mr L E Burkett, a highly respect- t
?d citizen of the Bryan community, iied
at his home Thursday, April 26, I
at the advanced age of 80 years.
after being confined to his bed about \
three weeks. i
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[r James W. J elks, Prominent Pr
igelistic Services at the Presbyte
Ur U11f< H?TP .
The Rev Dr J E Thacker of Norfolk,
Va. and his choir leader and
soloist, Mr James vV Jelks, have arrived
in Kingstree, the latter reading
here Tuesday, and Mr Thacker
i day later.
Tuesday veilings Mr JelKs held a
?ong service at the Presbyterian
ehurch and at once proved himself
.o be a singer of exceptional ability
is well as a man of charming personality.
The service was well at- j
tended by local singers.whose work,
under the direction of Mr Jelks, was
much enjoyed by a good congregation
I
Dr Thacker, who is one of the
foremost ministers of the South and
evangelist for the General Assembly
Df the Southern Presbyterian church,
is one of the most prowerful exponents
of gospel truths that it has ever
been our pleasure to hear. He has
i brilliant mentality, is comparative*
ly young and possessed with a magnetic
personality that is almost sure
to captivate and charm those who
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come in coniaci wivii mm iu ?.><>o
new Seld. He held his first service
at 8 o'clock last evening and those
present are highly pleased over the
prospect of a delightful series of
meetings during the next two weeks.
Dr Thacker's methods in conducting
a revival service are different
from those of anv other evangelist
we have heard, yet his sermons are
simple, powerful truths and everv
nne in the county who can should
hear this distinguished divine while
he is in Kingstree.
During the meeting two services
will be held daily, at 10:30 a. m.
and 8:00 p. m. except Sunday
when the morning service will be at
11 o'clock.
Both Dr Thacker and Mr Jelks
have already felt the charm of old
Kingstree and are pleased to be here.
We predict that they will regret to
leave after they have gotten better
acquainted with our town Ttad its
citizenship.
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ivermany 10 crew >? ?<?
Atlanta, Ga, April 30:?-An uncenjored
letter from Switzerland to a
German-born resident in this city
declares that Germany has become
jo hard pressed for men that the
government is planning to call into
jervice all the inmates of German
insane asylums except the most violent.
The plan is to take the milder
rind of "fanatics and put them to
?vork on the roads and farms, and
oossibly even to driN then) in the
lome guard,if possible. It is argued
that much useful labor is wasted by
the idleness of insane men who are
lubject only occasionally to fits of
violence or temper.
The letter is interesting chiefly as
showing the desperate expedients to
vhich Germany is forced as the
'iron ring" of the allies gradually
ightens around her.
Onves Out Malaria, Builds Up System '
rhe Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
3ROV8'8 TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives oat
Malaria, en riches the blood,aad builds up the tysem.
A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c.
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Concerning Seed Distribution.
Editor County Record:?
Through the columns of your valuable
paper 1 would like to ask Mr C
| W Baker, farm demonstrator for
Williamsburg county, a few questions
as to how the free seed which
: the government sent out were dieI
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tributed. How were the ones who
received seed selected? Was it the
! intention of the government to give
1 them to the poorest farmers or to
! the well to do ones?
1 know of two* men near Greelyville
with plantations worth six or
seven thousand dollars who received
the allotted amount of each kind of
seed, while right in the same neighborhood
there was a poor widow
, on rented land, with several daughi
ters to support, who did not get a
seed. Again there is ( a man in
' Greelyville drawing a salary of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) per month
I from the government, who received
i aooJ onH hia farm wrill not exceed
; three acres of land. Now this seems
to be the * case pretty generally,
around through the county. And,
as the people are talking a whole
lot about the discrimination that
seems to have been shown in the distribution
of the seed, I for one
would like to place the blame where
it belongs and not blame Mr Baker
or anyone else unjustly. So in> jus!
tice to himself I think it would be a
I good idea for Mr Baker to explain
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trie pian ui uiairiuuuuu ui me sccu
in full throueh the columns of The
Record. R M Thompson.
| Greely ville, Rt 2, April 30.
Visit Odom & Dennis' Cash Store,
I at People's Mercantile Co's old stand
on Academy street.
The Mississippi centennial expojsition
has been postponed until 1919
! on account of the war.
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Gold and Gold-Filled Bracelets ,?
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Vanity Card Cases *
Gold and Pearl Studs
Gold and Silver Pocketknives
Toilet Sets in Ivory
- In fact, everything kept in a firstclass
Jewelry store you can find in
my establishment. Come and see my
fine stock. Prices very low.
Yours to please, .
F J Watts.
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