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IMPERIAL C?ANCKJJW)Ii UKFt S KS TO |MM?l>iS PKAt'K TERMS. hi Fkipftallo Upeech In the Reichstag ton Doth?nn H-rlrm-K Ilenes So rtOllaC LesMkws Who are Trying to Force Government to State Terms George LIik*hour Advocates Rev? olution and a H?public. Berlin. May 15 (via London).?In of the* most vigorous and plain spoken speeches he haa made before the relehstag since the outbreak of the war. Imperial German chan today bluntlv refused to enter g discussion of Germany's peace as demanded In interpellations the Conservatives and Socialists 1 von Bethmann-Hollweg asserted it these called for the government's peace programme, the an icement of which would at the mt time not only be premature it difficult to formulate and of no Hftoal service to the nation In the' mt situation. The chancellor plainly declared he lid not permit himself to be sway by pressure froia any source and it he was not under the spell of any Ms or clique. The best Interests the nation, he believed, demanded the reticence he had Imposed on rtf In the face of continuous since December. 1015, should 'observed until the moment was Re was sure such a course be endorsed by the nation at which continued to rally around Its emperor and would also most the views of the majority of the members of the relehstag. The chancello" biefly reviewed the mt military situation and Ger ly's relstlons to the neutrals, In course of which he warmly prals the attitude adopted by Spain. '?ThOse Interpellations demand from is a definite statement on the ques of our war alms," said the ehan * To m&k ) such a statement at present moment would not serve IS country's Interests; 1 must, there ire. decline to make It. "Bnce the win; e.* of 1914-15 I have m pressed, now from one side, now from the other, publicly to state Our war alms. If pcssibie with details Rvery day they vere demanded from me. To force me to speak an attempt was' made to conitrue my silence re fs^lnjv tl^e programme of the war ulrds>.oJ Individual parties as agree ment. Jfclffnst that I must again res oluUly protest "On giving libe-ty for the free dls evasion of war alns I had It expressly declared that tht government coub' sot and would not participate in the conflict of views. I also protested against any positive conclusions what regarding the government's atti? tude being drawn from the govern? ment's silence. "I now repeat this protest In the 1 conclusive form. What I tSnl over able to sav about our war aimv I Oay here in the relehstag publicly They were general principles:?they could not be more?but they were dear enough to exclude identification such ss was attempted with other pro grammes. These fundamental lines hove been adhered to up to today. They found further solemn expression ht th ? peace offer ms de conjointly with our allies on December 12, 1916. "The supposition which has -ecent Ily arisen that some differences of Opinion existed on the peace question between us and our allies belongs to the reslm of fuble. I expressly affirm now with certainty. 1 am at the same time sl.io expressing the convic? tion thnt the leading statesmen of the powers which uro our allies arc ?Hh us, "I thoroughly and fully understand the passionate Interest of the deople la the w?r alms and peace conditions I understand the call for clearness Which toduy Is addressed to me from right und the left. Rut In the dis onssion of our war alms the only guiding line for Is the early and satisfactory conclusion of the war Beyond that 1 can not do or ssy any *||g. Mlf the general situation forces me ?o reserve, as I* the ens? now, I shaP keep th s reserve, and no pressure ekhor from Herr Scheidemann or Hen Rnesucke will .force me from my path I shall not allow myself to be led oatray by utterances with whi h ?clsidemonn, at a time when drum Ore) sounds on the Alsne and at Arras, believed he could spread among the POdple the possibility of a revolution The* Oerman people will he with me In sosjgemning such utterances and als.? Roaslcke's attempt to represent me as ^Pg under the Influence of the So? rtie! Democrats 'b am reproached for being In th< Is of one party, but I am not In the" hands of any party, either the rl|ShS or the left. I am glad I can ?taio that defleltjeiy '*Mr4H* M?e* reeervswhlch i| m,fl,'#?ti,r>f~*n would bnfungcrppo lows on mv part did I ifJt exercise V | - Haw tm^auyport tr^^^^^^ of the relchstag end also among the people. For a month past unparallel? ed battles have beeh waging on the Western front. The entire people, with all its thoughts and sorrows and feelings, Is with Its sons up there, who with unexampled tenacity and de? fiance of death, resist the daily renew? ed attacks of the English and French. "Even today I see no readiness for peace on the part of England or Prance, nothing of the abandonment of their excessive aims of conquest and economic destruction. Where then were the governments who last winter openly stood up before the world In order to terminate this in? sane slaughter of peoples? Were they n London or in Paris? The most re- i cent utterances which I have heard from London declare that the war aims which were announced two years ago remain unaltered. "It comes to this: Shall I imme? diately give our Western enemies an assurance which will enable them to prolong the war Indefinitely without langer of losses to themselves? Shall I tell these enemies: 'Come what may, we shall under all circumstances be people who renounce; wo shall not touch the hair of your head. But you who want our lives, you can, without any risk, continue to try your luck?' Shall I nail down the German em? pire in all directions by a one sided formula which only comprises one part of the total peace condition and which renounces successes won by the, blood of our sons and brothers and leaves all other matters in suspense? "No. I will not pursue such a pol? icy. That would be the basest ingrat? itude towards the heroic deeds of our people at tho front and at home. It would permanently press down the people, to the smallest worker, In their entire conditions of life. It would be equivalent to surrendering the future of our fatherland. "Or ought I. conversely, to set forth a programme of conquest? I decline to do that, (Cries from the right?? "We are not demanding that.") If Jt had not been demanded, then we are of one opinion. **I also decline to set torth a pro? gramme of conquest. We did not go forth to war, and we stand In battle now against almost the whole world not In order to make conquests, but exclusively to secure our existence and to establish firmly the future of the nation. "As regards our eastern neighbor. Russia, I have already recently spoken. It appears as if new Russin had declined for herself these violent plans of conqdest. Whether Russia will or can act in the same sense as her allies, I am unable to estimate. Doubtless England, with the assist? ance of her allies, Is employing all her efforts to keep Russia harnessed to England's war chariot and to tra? verse Russian wishes for the speedy restoration of the world's peace. If, however, Russia wants to pre? vent further bloodshed and renounces all violent plans of conquest for her? self, if she wishes to restore durable relations of penceful life side by side with us, then surely it is a matter of course that we, as we share this wish, will not disturb the permanent re? lationship in the future and will not render its development Impossible by demands, which, indeed, do not ac? cord with the freedom of nations and would deposit in the Russia nation the ;prm of enmity. (Thunderous ap? plause). "I doubt not that an agreement liming exclusively at ri mutual un lerstandlng could be attained, which, excludes every thought of oppression and which would leavo behind no sting and no discord. "Our military position has never l?een so good since the beginning of the war. The enemy in the West, despite his terrible losses, can not l?rcak through. Our u-boats are tperatlng with Increasing success. 1 won't use any fine words about them; the deeds of our u-boat men spoatr for themselves. I think even the neu trail will recognize that. "So far as compatible with our duty toward our own people, who come tirst, we take Into account the Inter eHts of the neutral states. The con? cessions which we have made to them nre not empty promises. That Is the case In regard to our frontier neigh bore, Holland and Scandinavia as well as those states which on account of their geographical positions are es pec la 11 y greatly exposed to enem\ pressure. "I am thinking In this connection especially of Spain, which, loyal t?> her noble traditions, Is endeavorin; under great difficulties to preserve tier Independent policy of neutrality. "With full confidence we can trust that we nre approaching a satlsfnc tory end. Then the time will conn when we can negotiate with our enemies about our war alms, regard log which I am in full harmony With ttie supreme urrny command." In speaking on the Socialist Inter? pellation, Phillip Scheldemnrin. So? cialist member and former vice presl dent of the relchstag, defended th< Soclaljst peace programme of rentin iatlon and 'gave the chancellor'* I -V baiters one of his typical grillings. A motion to end the debate was lost, after which the middle of the road parties, made up of the cen? trists. National Liberals, Progressives People's party and German Fraction, presented a joint declaration approv? ing the chancellor's attitude. Following the chancellor, Dr. Peter Spahn, leader of the Catholic centre party, speaking in the name of the centrists, the National Liberals, the Progressive People's party and the majority of the German Fraction, said: "The German people's de?.ie for peace is directed toward a settlement which will guarantee the existence of the German empire, her political economic and world power and free? dom of development and which would prevent forever our exclusion from the world markets which Great Britain desires. If the enemy is com? bating Prussian militarism and the Hohenzollerns in the illustrous per? son of the emperor, it will only result in bringing Iiis majesty closer to the hearts of the German people. "We resolutely oppose all enemy interference in our domestic affairs'. We do not want to interfere in the domestic affairs of Russia. We are attentively following the struggle of that mighty people toward political and intellectual freedom. We should rejoice if the government were ready at any time to conclude peace with Russia and establish permanent and good neighborly relations." The independent Socialist, George Ledebour, said: "The chancellor doubtless desires annexations both in the East and West. With the exception of extrava? gant visionaries, nobody believes that Germany can win a war of subjuga? tion. The Russian Socialists have made an offer which opens up the pos? sibility of pence. This is what the chancellor forgets. It is true that a separate peace with Russia can not be achieved but the Russian govern? ment can convert the entente and in this direction wo ought to assist it. "Herr Scheidemann must take up cudgels against the government if he. does not want strong words which do not shrink even from the an* nouncement of a revolution, to be followed by deeds. We are convinced that evenly must happen in Germany as they have happened in Russia That is what those In power are work? ing for. We must soon introduce a republic in Germany and we shall pro> pose that a constitutional committee, take preparatory steps in that direc? tion. New Yor e, May If.?In answer to reports that the express companies are about to file an application with the Interstate Commerce Commission for increased rates, the Adams Ex? press company, in a statement issued today, said that rates are being analysed "in connection with the in? creased cost of conducting the busi? ness." ? Jf I Washington, May 14.?It was an? nounced at the war department today that reserve corps commissions have been issued to Charles H. Drayton, of Charleston, as first lieutenant; to Ir? vine F. Belser of Columbia, as first lieutenant of cavalry, and as second lieutenant of infantry to Charles D. Kearns, of Greenwood. "Men thus commissioned in some instances at? tend camps like the one at Fort Ogle thorpe, and may get higher grade commissions at the end of the train? ing period." Petrograd, May If,?Paul N. Milu koff, minister of foreign affairs, has resigned his post, leaving the cabinet altogether. M. Tereschtenko, minis? ter of finance, has been appointed for? eign minister and A. F. Kinenstct. previously ^minister of justice has been named minister of war and ma? rine. Washington, May IB.?The uso of the British Bltflald rifle in the new American war army has been decided on, it was announced today, to In? sure a Sufficient supply of guns for the greet force to he raised for service abroad. Ry taking the output of fac? tories in this country that have been making guns for the allies, enough arm* Will be obtained to equip any number of men called out. El Paso, Texas, May 15.?Lieut Molehoir EDbsrte, IT. S. A., aviation corps, was killed today hy g fall with his airplane during a Ilight at Co ItMllhus, N. M., according %o n tele? gram received at divisional headquar? ters here. Capt. James L. Duns worth, who was In the machine with Lieut. Rberta, was injured, but will recover, his physician asserted. Automobile drivers arc observing the traffic ordinances better than heretofore, but many of them are still far from regarding the speed lim '. There Is entirely too much speedio., and t few arrests may be the means of preventing accidents. It is diffi? cult for some people to understand that the streets are not race tracks, DINKINS' MILL PICNIC. A Very Large Crowd Attended the Annual Gathering and the Occasion Was Enjoyed by All. The big get-together city and coun? try picnic at Dinkins' Mill pond yes? terday was a great success and a very enjoyable event in every respect, t Between seven and eight hundred people, from many sections of Sum? ter county attended, and Sumter city j was represented by about two hun? dred and fifty of its men, women, boys *nd girls. The hundreds of the Gamecock County men and women were in a happy and sociable frame of mind and the occasion was very much of a dem? ocratic affair with all of the demo? cratizing influences of a genuine old? en time country picnic. Before dinner was announced the speaking was pulled off. Rev. H. C Bethea, of Rembert presided as chair? man and introduced the speakers. Mr. I. C. Strauss, Mr. D. D. Moise. Rev. David Klein, all three of Sumter, and Prof. Elliott of Clemson College were the speakers. | These gentlemen covered every fea? ture of the economic problems of the times in an instructive and inspira? tional manner. The farmers and their wives, as well as the men and women of the city, were given whole? some advice regarding the import? ance of producing plenty of food and the necessity of conservationwof the same. The day savored somewhat of a pa? triotic demonstration, also, as the speakers referred to the present war and the duty the people owe the gov? ernment, and particularly was the Red Cross work of the women and men oi Sumter endorsed as a scared duty we owe the young men who have gone and will go to the front as defendere of our country. At the conclusion of the addresses the hundreds of men and women all brought their baskets, boxes, and in some instances their trunks which were filled with good things to eat to the common table. A special committee of ladies and .gentlemen from the city and country were appointed to wait on the table which they did in such hospitable, pleasant and gracious ways that the dinner was made much more delic? ious, as delieious as the many dainty smtabies naturally were. There was an abundance, and to ?spare, of the usual'good things to eat for which Sumter city and county are famous. It did not look or taste like a threat? ened food famine in Sumter county at the Dinkins' Mill pond picnic yes? terday at all. The picnic was arranged for by a number of farmers of the western sec? tions of Sumter county, with the Chamber of Commerce cooperating. The Dinkins* Mill pond picnics were started last year and it is the hope of the farmers and the commercial organization to make it an annual get-together between city and country event. AUTO LICENSE TAX. State Highway Offices Swnmped by Applications?Will Enlarge Force. Columbia, May 17.?Offlces of the State highway commission have been swamped recently in the volume of applications received for automobile licenses. The procuring of State li? censes was postponed until the last few weeks. The number lately has steadily increased beyond all pro? portion with the capacity of the of? fices of issue. The commissioners ex? plain that no time is being wasted now in responding to Inquiry as to delay in fliHng orders. Accretions are to be made to the office forces, that the accumulations ahead may be dissi? pated. SUMTER POTTON MARKET. Corrcrtod Pally by ERNEST FIELD. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 1!? 8-4. Strict Middling 19 1-2. .Middling 19 :i-8. Strict Low Middling 19 1-8. Low Middling 18 5-8. HARBY & CO., Cotton Buyers. Nominal. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'dys Open High Low Close Close May . . 20.01 .27 .01 .28 .02 July . .19.90 20.25 10.82 19.22 19.88 Oc.t . . 19.42 87 .:17 .87 ,28 New York spots. 20.60. A telegram from Joe Chandler to his brother, Frank Chandler, states that he has been 'appointed First Ser? geant. Company 4. in the Officers' Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe. Ser? geant Chandler was First Sergeant in Company If. 2nd S. C. National Gqard, and saw service on the border lartt fall and winter, and on account of his god record received a transfer to'the Officers' Reserve Corps and was ordered to Fort Oglethorpe. TEACHING FOOD CONSERVATION. Home Demonstration Agents Ar? range Series of Community Demon? strations. Misses Jones and Lemmon, local home demonstration agents have planned to give community demon? strations in canning and drying all varieties of fruits and vegetables that can be obtained at the places named below. After these demonstrations will have been finished the home dem? onstration agents will have to confine their work to short courses for sev? eral weeks, assisting agents in other counties and in getting prepared for the big three day short courses in Sumter, June ll)th,/ 20th and 21st, during which course the county agents of Chester, Dillon, and Lee counties will teach in the Sumter courses, as? sisting Misses Lemmon and Jones. The Sumter county home demon? stration agents request that all inter? ested will attend the demonstrations as per scehdule below During the demonstrations begin? ning next week recipes for canning from the United States Department of Agriculture and Winthrop College will be distributed. The Public Safety Committee of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce has agreed to pay for several thousand bulletins containing a number of rec? ipes on canning and drying of fruits and hofne gardening which will be distributed later among the city schools and the rural conning, toma? to, and home demonstration clubs. Schedule of Demonstrations. Monday, May 21st?Salem School, 3.:io P. M. Tuesday. May 22nd?Concord School, 10.00 A. M.; Graham school, 3.30 P. M. Wednesday, May 23rd?Providence School, 10.00 A. M.; Bethel School, 3.30 P. M. Thursday. May 21th?Dalzell School, 10.00 A. M.; Hogood school, 4.00 P. M.; Rembert School, 4.00 P. M. Friday, May 25th?Wedgefleld School, 10.00 A. M.; Stateburg school, 4.00 P. M. Monday, May 28th?Oswego school, 4.00 P. M.; Baker School, 10 A. M. Tuesday, May 29th?Pleasant Grove School, 10.00 A. II.; Trinity school, 4.00 P. M. On Saturday, May 19th, President A. C. Phelps and Secretary Reardon, of the Chamber of Commerce, Farm Demonstrator J. Frank Williams, Dr. J. H., Haynsworth, County Super? intendent of Education, and Misses Mary Lemmon and Minnie Jones will attend the Shiloh School closing ex? ercises and annual commencement picnic, and the home demonstration agents will be prepared to give a demonstration in canning and drying on this day at this school provided ar? rangements can be made in time for the demonstration. The officials in this party will do their best to cooperate with the peo? ple of Shiloh School district in or? ganizing for greater production, cul? tivation, and conservation of food crops, and in any other way they pos? sibly can to create greater interest and efficiency in the rural schools of this county. It Is probable that the National Guard will be called out at an early date, the most recent semi-official re? port being to the effect that the en? tire organization will be mobilized for active duty July 15th. The selective draft system will ,be put into opera? tion within the next few weeks and all young men between the ages of 21 and 30 will be liable for conscrip? tion. Those who are certain to be called into service will be following a wise policy If they enlist at once in the Sumter Light Infantry for they will then be sure of serving under home officers and with the men whom they have known all their lives. There is no uncertainty about the matter. Sumter will have to furnish a consid? erable number of men for service in the army and navy, and when they ure called they will be forced to go ? the men who are within the specified age limits, who are physically fit and cannot prove that they are exempt from service on account of being the sole support of dependent families will be drafted Into service Therefore those who are in this class may as well anticipate the inevitable and vol? unteer for service in the home com? pany. Military service is not only the patriotic duty of the men of Sumter. but it is a necessity for the protec? tion and defense of the country and the preservation of the lives and lib? erties of our people. Mr. W. F. Baker, a farmer out near the Second Mill has invented what has proved to be quite an improve? ment over the ordinary hand pump. He has fixed a wood frame over the pump, removed the handle, and used the wheels and crank of an old pea thrasher and now he can pump enough water for his horses, cows and hogs In one-fourth the time it took before. It Is the next best pump to one run with an engine. RED CROSS PATRIOTIC DAY. May Twenty-second to Be a Day Long to be Remembered. It has been decided that Sumter ig to have a "patriotic day" and a big} parade even if we bave not a Gen* Wood to welcome. The Sumtef Chapter of the Red Cross has plan* ned to make Tuesday, the 22nd, a day; long: to be lemembered in this coun? ty?one on which every citizen will have a chance to show his patriotism. On this occasion Mr. Guy E. Snavely of Atlanta, who is director of tho Southeastern Division of the American Red Cross, will visit Sumter and also Mr. R. H. King:, the efficient chairman of the Charleston Chapter of Red Cross. In the afternoon of May 22nd, it is pJanned to have all business places close at 5 o'clock and a walking pa? rade form on the school green at 5.3d o'clock. In this will be all clubs and organizations in the city, Shriners, Elks, Boy Scouts, W. O. W.. Masons, D. A. R?, Red Cross Nurses, etc., all cariying Culled States flags. All cars drawn up filled with spectators will bo lequested to decorate with flags und Red Cross emblems. All stores on the line of march will be asked to use the same decorations. No official decorator will be employed, the firms will look after this part themselves. The parade will come to an end at thd Court House where Mr. King will make a short address. In the evening, at the Academy of Music, will he a great mass meeting, at which a programme of patriotic music will be rmdered and Mr. Snave?* ly will make an address. The general committee on Patriotic Day consists of: G. A. Lemmon, chair? man; Dr. Cheyne, Dr. Booth, I. C? Strauss, A. C. Phelps, E. I. Reardon. R. S. Hood. Mrs. A. M. Bogin, Mrs. Louis Williamson, Mrs. I. C. Strauss. Mrs. C. I* Stubbs, Mrs. Nina Solo?* mons, Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Ar?* mi da Moses. Committee on Parade: Dr. Cheyne, Chairman; S. H. Edmunds. R. S. Hood, Mrs. A. M. Bogin, G. L. Rtdt er, Miss Eudora Kirk, Miss P. A. Teicher. Committee on Soliciting (firms to decorate, etc.) I. C. Strauss, Chair? man; H. L. Scarborough, Mrs. Lt.ulg Williamson, Mrs. Perry Moses, Jr., Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. E. H. Moses. Committee on Flags: Mrs, Perry Moses, Jr., Chairman; Misses Nancy McKay. Sue Du me, Ethel Green, Henrietta Boykin, Mrs. Hal Harby, Mrs. Perry Moses, Jr. Committee on Evening Programf Mrs. I. C. Strauss, Mrs. Solomons, Miss Louise Siddall. Committee on Flags and Emblems to be Worn: Miss McLean, Mrs. Clifton Moise, Mrs. A. S. MerHraon. Committee on Flags and Pennants for Cars: Miss Mary Wilson, Chair? man; Mrs. C. G. Rowland, Mrs J. O. DeLorme, Mrs. Ferd Levi. Committee on Publicity: Mies Ar mida Moses, Chairman; Mrs. H. G. Osteen, E. L Reardon. THE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION. j Year's Tournament Begun in spar tanburg. Spar tan burg, May 16.?The begin* ning of the State firemen's tourna? ment this morning was marked by a speech by F. H. McMaster. insurance commissioner for South Carolina. In this address he reviewed the work of the State firemen, their duties to hfm and to the State and reviewed tho legislation of the general assembly for the benefit of firemen Among the cities of the State rep? resented at this tournament are: Co? lumbia, Union, Laurens, Greenwood. Timmonsville, Camden, Anderson. Lancaster, Newberry, Orangeburg. Bishopville, Hartsville, Klngstree and Marion. The big races will be held Wednes? day afternoon and Thursday morn? ing. Prizes aggregating $1,060 will be given to the winners in Oxe races. FEDERAL 1 ARM LOANS. Total of $167,700 Made In South Carotin*. Washington, May 15.-?Loans to farmers by the federal land banks have passed the $1,000,000 mark and are being made at the rate of $150. 000 a day. If the present rate of increase keeps up, the farm loan board estimates the total loans during May at $3,000,000. Loans thus far by States include: South Carolina, $167,700; Mississippi, $105.325; North Carolina, $88,600; Texas. $33,400, and Virginia, $23,460. The first Issue of farm loan bonds, it was announced today, will be placed on the market within a month or six weeks. Rockefeller Ihsys Bonds. New York, May 15.-?John D. Rockefeller has subscribed for $6\ 000,000 of the government Liberty loan bonds, it was announced here to? day by the committee having the subscriptions in charge.