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' ' v'y| |g ibe ?n unta gg: ? IsT ~ KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919, > . NO.15 OUTLINE OF NEW TERMS TO GERMANS FEW CHANGES MADE IN WAY OF CONCESSION OVER FliJST TERMS Paris, June 16.?The final reply of j the Allied and associated powers to the conditions of peace handed to the Germans ait Versailles, May 7, was delivered to the German delegation today and made public shortly afterward. Five days was the allotted period ftriannallv fixed for the Germans to O ?r answer yes or no to the demands of the Allies, but twot days additional have been granted because of the insistence of the German ddftgation that not sufficient time had been allowed for proper consideration of the revised terms. This will extend the time limitation to Monday, June 21. ' The principles of the original conditions have been vigirously upheld, as establishing a peace of justice, but certain modifications in detail and many explanations of the effect of execution are made. The reply is in two parts?a general covering letter and seriatim discussions of the general counterproposals. The changes include. A plebiscite for upper Silesia, with guarantee of coal from that 'territory. Frontier ' recifications in West Prussia. Omission of the third zone in the Schlewsig plebiscite. Temporary increase of the German army from 100,000 to 200,000. Declaration of the intention to submit within a month of signature a list of those accused of violation of the laws and customs of war. Offer to 'cooperate with a German commission on reparations and to receive suggestions for discharging ' ^ tite obligation. retailed modifications in *the finance, economic and ports and; waterways clauses, including aboli-1 tion of tiie proposed Kiel canal com- I mission. Assurance of membership in the league of nations in the early future if Germany fulfills her obligations. The covering letter is from M. Clemenceau, president of the peace conference, to Count BroekdorffRantzau, president of the German j delegation. In this letter M. Clemenceau says: ' I "The Allied and associated powers have given the most earnest consideration to the observation of the German delegates on the draft treaty of peace. Ihe reply protests against the peace on the ground that it con flicts with the terms upon which the armistice of November' 11, 1918. was signed and that it is a peace of violence, and not a peace of justice. The protect of the German delegation shows that they fail to understand the position in which Germany stands today. They seem to thmk that Germany has only to make seck rifices in order to attain peace as if Jb this were but the end of some mere struggle for territory and power. / The Allied and associated powers it necessary to begin lilKiWv?v their reply by a clear statement of . the judgment of the world, which has been forged by practically the "Whole of nvilized mankind. "In the view of the Allied and associated powers, the war which began on August 1, 1914, was the greatest crime against humanity and freedom of the people that any nation culling itself civilized has ever consciously committed. For many years the rulers of Germany, true to the Prussian traditions, wwe for a position of dominance in Europe. They were not satisfied With that growing prosperity and influence to which Germany was en' titled and which other nations were willing to accord her, they require that they should be able to dictate and tyrannize over a * subservient Europe, as they dictated and tyrannised over a subservient Germany. | "In ord er to attain their ends they h used every channel through which to educate their own subjects in the *^A0rine that might was right, in intSr nation.?! affairs. They never ceased to expend German armanents by land and sea and to propogate the falsehood that it was necessary, Germany's n eighbors was jealous of her prosperity and power. "He sought to sow hostility and suspicion instead of friendship, be . tween nations. The Germans developed a system of espionage and inthrough which they were en abled to stir up international rebellion and even to make secret offensive preparations within the territory of their neighbors, whereby they might when the moment came, strike them down with greater certainty and ease. They kept Europe in a ferment by threats of violence and when they found that their neighbors were resolved to resist their arrogant will, they determined to assert their predominence in Europe by force. "As soon as their preparations were complete they encouraged a subservient ally to declare war on Serbia on forty-eight hour's notice, a war involving the control of the Balkans, which they knew could not be localized and which was bound to unchain a general war. "In order to make doubly sure, they refused every attempt at conciliation and conference until it Was too late and the world war was inevitable, for which they had plotted and for which, alone, among the nations, they were adequately equipped and prepared. "Germany's responsibility, however, is not confined to having planned and started the war. She is no less responsible for the savage and inhuman manner in which it was conducted. Though Germany was herself the guaranty of Belgium, Germany violated the rules after a cnlpmn nromise to respect the neu trality of this unoffending people. "Not content with this, they deliberately carried out a series of promiscuous shootings and burnings with the sole object of terrifying the inhabitants into submission by the very frightfulness of their action. They were the. first to use poisonous gas, knowing the appalling suffering it entailed. They began the bombing and long distance shelling of towns for no military object but solely for the purpose of reducing the morale of their opponents by striking at their women and children. "They commenced the submarine campaign, with its piratical challenge to international law and its destruction of great numbers of in nocent passengers and sailors in mid ocean, far from succor, at the mercy of the winds and the waves and yet more ruthless submarine crews. They drove thousands of women and children with brutal savagery into slavery in foreign lands; they allowed barbarities to be practiced against their prisoners of war, from which the most uncivilized people would have been recoiled. 4fThe conduct of Germany is almost unexampled in human history. The terrible responsibility which lies at her doors can be seen by the fact that not less than seven million dead I lip buried in Europe, while more than twenty million others carry upon them the evidence of wounds and suffering, because Germany saw fit to gratify her lust for tyranny by resort to war. ^ "The Allied and associated powers belieye that they will be false to those who have given their all? All to save the freedom of the world if they consent to treat war on any other basis than as a crime against humanity and right. "This attitude of the Allied and associated powers was made perfect~ ? ? i.i? ly clear to Germany uunug mc ?ai by their principal statesmen. It was defined by President Wilson in his speech 6f April 6, 1918, and explicitly and categorically accepted by the German people as a principle covering the peace?let everything that we say, my fellow countrymen, everything (that we henceforth plan and accomplish, ring true to this response, till the majesty and might of our concerted power shall fill the thought and utterly defeat the force of those who flout and misprize what we honor and hqld dear. Germany has once more said that force and force alone, shall decide whether justice and peace shall reign in the affairs of men, whether right, as America conceives it, or dominion, as she conceives it, shall determine the destinies of mankind. There is therefore, but one response possible from us: ^Force, force to the utmost; force without stint or limit, the righteous and triumphant force which shall make the law of the world and cast every selfish dominion down in the dust." M. Clemenceau in the letter also J quotes from speeches delivered by Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, himself as premier of France and Premier Orlando of Italy, in which it was specifically declared "2? 1 that when victory was won, compromise as to peace terms was impsoj sible and just punishment should be 'meted out and continues: "Justice, therefore, is the onlyposj sible basis for the settlements of the accounts of this terrible war. Justice is just what the German delegation asks for and says that Germany has been promised. But it must be justice for alL There must be justice for the dead and wounded and for those who have been made orphans and be- J ' reaved that Europe might be free i from Prussian despotism. There must be justice for those millions i whose homes and lands, ship and property, German savagery has spoilated and destroyed, i "That is why the Allied and asso-1 ciated powers have insisted as a cardinal feature of the treaty that Ger- ; many must undertake to make reparation xo the very uttermost of her ! power, for reparation for wrongs in- j I flicted is of the essence of justice." i That is why they insist that those ! individuals who are most clearly re-j ! sponsible for German aggression and 1 j for acts of barbarism and inhumani- j I ty which have disgraced the German (conduct of the war must be handed over to justice, which has not been 'meted out to them at home. i "That, too, is why Germany must submit for a few years to certain i special disabilities and arrange'ments. Germany has ruined the in' " --- J ?1. [ dustnes, tne rnmes <uju Uic iiiataiu- | ery of neighboring countries, not during battle, but with the deliberate and calculated purpose of enabling hfr own industries to seize their i markets before their industries could recover from the devastation thus wantonly inflicted upon them, i "Germany has despoiled her neigh-1 |bors of everything she could make 1 use of or carry away. Germany has j destroyed the shipping of all nations : on the high seas, where there was no i chance of rescue for their passen-1 gers and crews. I "It is only justice that restitution j should be made and that these wrong-1 ed peoples should be safeguarded j ! for a time from the competition of a ' nation whose industries are intact and have been fortified by machinei ' ' * " territories, 'li G i G *s q in - e? | I i' i i ? 3 i I i \ i < i < i > i i 3 1 t i I z J c f I V : < i before the new postal rates will g^1 into effect, and most three cent stamps will have been used before ??? ?im? hv houses which have laid VUUV Vl.?.w hi a supply. The increased postage rate went into effect October 2, 1917, and was ordered reduced back to its normal status on the first day of the coming ( month when the recent revenue bill was approved by Congress.?Charleston Evening Post o Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer. It relieves pain and soreness caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc.?adv. / ' ' s - ;* . ... v. , i t ;/ BRYANEXPECTSSALOONLESS WORLD BRYAN SPEAKING AT COLUMBIA BELIEVES PROHIBITION WILL WIN OUT Slightly husky of voice, showing very perceptibly the heavy drain which his program of speeches had made upon his vitality, but at times delivering his message with his old time vigor, William Jennings Bryan addressed two audiences in Columbia Saturday night on "Work Accomplished and Tasks Before Us." The address being delivered in the interest of the Anti-Saloon- League. Alarge audience heard the distinguished speaker at the First Baptist Church. The audience at the First Presbyterian church, where he delivered his second address was not so large, the lateness of the hour perhaps preventing some from attending who had planned to be present "Although I am 59 years old, I expect to live to see a saloonless nation; and not only a saloonless nation but a saloonless world", he said in his first address. After having been introduced by W. H. Hand he spoke briefly of the work of the Anti-Saloon League, saying that it had been largely instrumental in driving liquor out of the United States and that it was now called upon to drive it out of Europe. "We are told that when the soldiers come back from Europe they will not permit the country to remain dry. They themselves have helped to make the United States dry, and will they now try to undo their work ? They have taken an oath as soldiers to support the constitutionof the United States. Will they feelto do so as private citizens? he asked. "We have been told that labor will refuse to work without beer. We | must remember that a majority rules in this country; no one class dontrols our government; the majority rules, I and while some labor organizations may object to prohibition, votes Seak in no uncertain voice. "The brewer of beer and the dis- j Her of whiskey have lived and j iught together. Why should they be parated in death? Let us put whisky and beer in the same grave. "Heretofore," hesaid, "when a1 tate would go try, the liquor inter-1 . 1.1 i.. 4.1.? : i?j> wuuiu 3iiii|iiy iuu?c IV uic ucai- | ;t wet territory. Now the nation is' be dry, and the liquor interests ill have to move three miles out to ?a where the water is over there ?ads and where it is wetter than 1 et. "The United States will not go; ickward. Three great forward movig factors are assisting us in this ght. The first is an awakened con ience; the conscience of the nation ! is been gradually aroused and it ill not sleep again. Second, scientif-, investigation shows us that liquor j wers efficiency; that it cuts short fe; that it lessens resistence ofi F | isease, that it leads to disease that ?nd to destroy the race. . Science oes not move backward. Then there the patriotic motive. We know liiskey was bad in peace; we found to be worse in war. It was no nail thing when the congress of the nited States mad? it a criminal df- i ?nse to selMiquor to a man* in the "niform of the county." He praised the. work of the Demcrats in making the country dry nd paid his compliments to New ^ork writers, who have opposed the novement for national prohibition. * In his conclusion he spoke of the nission of the United States in aid- ( ng other nations to get^ rid of the drink evil, saying that a remedy had been found for alchoholism. Total ( abstinence saved many, hesaid,but by enforcing prohibition, the breed ing place of the germs of the traffic , are wiped out , o i New Bank For Andrtwa Another bank has been commis- 1 sioned by the secretary of state at Andrews. Messrs. T. W. Bellune, H. W. Medlin, W.N. Weaver and N. W. Cooke compose the board of corporators. This makes three banks for Andrews. The new bank will be known as the Enterprise Bank. o Men nurse delusions, women coddle pet dogs. j ' 1 - * -1 1 1 GERMANSMAY NOT SIGN NEW TERMS % TERMS OF AMENDED DOCUMENT DECLARED TO BE HARSH AND INSULTING An Associated press dispatch from Weimar yesterday says: "The new Allied terms reached here late last night and the first apparent effect upon the German leaders was that of depression. A report passed rapidly through the old castle where the government heads are residing temporarily, that the signing of the peace by Germany was highly improbable Every official and every member of the foreign office available expressed the deepest pessimism and resentment at the alleged cruelty of the terms. The Germans were especially embittered over a report that a French mob had stoned the helpless German delegates at Versailles. The secretaries who had remained up in the hope of receiving some word from Versailles, were rewarded at 11 o'clock by a telephone call from Versailles announcing the departure of Count von Brockdorf-* Rantzau and the other delegates with Allies' reply. It was a moody and dispirited crowd that heard the telephone report in the castle of the former Duke of Saxe Weimar. The message read as follows: The delegation has left for Wei-' mar. A brief view of the document Count von Brockdorf-Rantzau is carrying reveals the following details, the tone of the document is extraordinarily harsh and insulting. Germany bears all blame and must in consequence be punished. It can be glad if it comes out half well. "The conditions handed over are those of an alleged peace of justice to conform to the Wilson program. The whole form is extraordinarily rough and overbearing. The original time limit of five days has been by request, extended by forty-eight hours. This includes the three-day armistice limit. The period of seven days expires Monday evening at 7 o'clock. "Concerning the contents there can be said at this moment only that our opponents grant us less concessions than were mentioned in the Paris newspapers of yesterday and today." "The departure of the delegates occurred amid the shoots, hoots, and jeers of a crowd which threw stones, seriously wounding two delegates. Thg crowd ?urted in the usual French hoodlum fashion. The police made not the slightest effort to stop the hoodlumism." An Associated Press from Berlin yesterday says: "The impression of those who were engaged throughout the night in translating the reply of the Allied and associated powers is that it will be utterly impossible to sign and that it is probable a negative reply will be wired to Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen for submission to M. Clemenceau. "It is also considered possible that' Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the Gennan delegation, will not return to Versailles on account of the demonstration there against the delegates, resulting in injury to Minister Giesberts, Erau Dorlblush, Attache Myer and others, all of whom were hit with stones. Herr Myer's eye was injured by glass. "The changes in the peace terms as indicated by the Red inter-lineations of the text of the old treaty are so slight as to cause universal dismay among thosse \\ho have had the opportunity of examining the J * TIia Anonoial UUCUIIICUU 1UC iiuuiivm. tions are consideration unimportant and objectionable, and the terms governing Germany's declared to be unsatisfactory. "Government circles state that they cannot conceive any government willing to sign such terms, though it is admitted that the treaty will be fully discussed,, because it is realized that serious effects, with the spread of Bolshevism in Germany would be entailed in refusal to sign TTip entente's answer also, is consid ered nothing less'than an ultimatum." Have your Batteries charged where you get good service at a reasonable cost. D. J. EPPS & SON i Adv. 6-12-tf. j?o Never let a day pass without covering four miles on foot |i BRITISH PUT ONE ? ON AMERICANS. M MAKE NON-STOP TRANS-AT LANTIC FUGHT WITHOUT ACCIDENT Capt John Alcoclc and Lieut Arthur W. Brown, in their Vickera-. Vimy biplane, landed at Clifden, Ireland, Sunday morning, completeing the first non stop airplane flight across the Atlantic- Their trip from [ St. Johns, N. F., was made in 16 hours 12 minutes. The landing was made at 9:40o'clock, British summer time. In taking the ground the machine struck' heavily and the fusilage ploughed into the sand. Neither of the occupants was injured. Much of the flight was made through a fog with an occasional drizzle. This hampered the airman considerably during their journey. Captain Alcock explained the silence of his radio instrument during the trip by saying that the wireless propeller blew off soon after the airplane left Newfoundland. "We were much jammed by strong > wireless signals not intended for us," he added. When word was received here of the accident to the machine in landing, arrangements were made for mechanics to leave London immediately to make repairs.. Word came from G if den this afternoon that the pilot and the navi gator 01 tne oipiane were iwiog for Galway, whence Lieutenatn Brown planned to travel by train to ? * London^.rriving there Tuesday morning. Captain Alcocfc, however, hoped to be able to fly to London in the machine which made the record flight as soon as it could be repaired. It is planned to have him give an ex- / hibition over London in the machine, if possible. The Aero Club received a message from Clifden not long after* the trans-Atlantic fliers landed signed by them. Which merely stated that they had completed the flight in 16 hours and 12 minutes. They request-; ed instructions from the eluh. In renlv t>ip rlnh teleeraDhed Cavtain Al cock: "Keep machine intact until observer arrives". The air ministry stated that certain markswere put on the airplane at Newfoundland which must be officially identified by a member of the royal air force before the flight is declared to be officially completed. o No Permits After June 30 , Columbia, June 16.?No permits for alcoholic liquors in South Carolina must be issued after June according to an opinion issued by' % Morris C. Lumpkin, assistant Attorney General." The opinion of Mr. . * Lumpkin is based on a pamphlet of instructions received by the internal ^ revenue department from Washington. Mr. Lumpkin's opinion was given to J. C. Davis Judge of probate of Dillon county, who made inquiry if permits were to be issued after June 30, when the liquor ordered for medi- . cal purposes. Immediately Mr. Lumpkin took the matter up with D. C?Amwiicci/inor n# internal rp 1 ) WUKlUOOlVUVi. w* <*?w. - ? venue. The opinion concludes: "An examination of the pamphlet ' referred to in the commissioner's letter discloses no provisions whatever allowing an individual the privilege of securing any alcholic liquors for medicinal or other personal use. The commissioner refers to this, and calls attention to the fact that to secure non-beverage spirits or wines, a permit must be obtained and a bond given, and in case of wines for sacramental purposes, certain affidavits must be made. "You are, therefore, advised that it is the opinion of this office that after June 30 the issuing of liquor permits should be discontinued, as it is believed that nondelivery of such alcoholic liquors can be made under the Federal law." o .4 HINT WHERE YOU CAN BUY GOODS CHEAP S. S. Aronson, of Lanes, has gone to the Northern markets to purchase his fall merchandise, and in the mean time he has reduced all his summer goods to ridiculously low prices, so if you need anything take the hint and try "ARONSON'S", the only 2 story store at Lanes.