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TffK Ht'MTF ft WATCHMAN, K*tAb . Ooe so lid a ted Aur. 2,1 GERMANY STILL OBSTINATE. PRACK CAN BE MARK ON RAIS? RR'H TKRMS ONLY. Will Tmt Russxia ami Poland as Con? quered l?r<?- lace*?Lrsdes the Point as to Belgium and Refuse* Point Blank to Dinruw Surrender of Al eacv-I-orruiiio. Berlin. Thu sday, Jan. 24.?Count von Hart It nr. a ?UI resting tin' Keleh stag committee said the evacuation of Huaelsn territory In a question which gggfeerns only Huh ... and the 'Vn tral powers. Commenting on '.he fourteen points ha the program for world peace set l forth by President Wilson, the chan? cellor suid an agreement could be reached without difficulty on the first Tour volnn. Pegurding the tlfth h< ssld some difficulties might be met With He said that Germany had aever demanded the incorpoiatlon of Relgium by violence. He also said that the Stute of Po? land would be decided by Germany and Austria. Ho concluded by suying emphati? cally that there could be no talk of the cession of Alsace-Lorraine Regarding points nine. ten. eleven, Chancellor Hertha said Germany must leave the answer in the first place to Austria, but where German Interests are concerned they must be defended energetically. He conclud? ed by saying that the concrete pro? posals outlined by President Wilson sod Premier Lloyd George are un aatafaetory. RKVof CTION IN UNLAND. <>otbeeak Has Also Spread to 1'jimiti Provinces. Rtockhohn, Jan. SI.?The long thieatened revolution In Finland is proceeding In the eastern provinces. u cording to meager reports reaching Hspuranda und forwarded here. h\*oA Healers Meet. At s meeting of the wholesale and retail dealers In food, of the city and county of Bumter, held Friday, Jan? uary 116th. the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved that we hereby pledge ourselves to carry out the requests, rules snd regulations of the National Food Administration us such requests snd rules now exist or rnuy hereafter be promulgated. Kesloved Further, That we pledge ourselves to cooperute In the strict enforcement of all requirements and requests, end that we will report to the State and County Food Admin? istrators all violations that we hear of *>r know of Introduced by Mr. Nelll 0*Donnell and seconded by Mr. R. H Wttherapoon It was decided by the meeting that aa oragntzution for weekly interpreta? tion and publication of food prices In Humter la for the present at least, quite unnecessary us ths local mer? chants sre selling on the lowest nnd most reasonable margins of profits, and obeying the rules of the govern roant. Ths question of doing something to systematise the d ?Iivery of grocers was discussed, ami referred to anoth? er meeting to be handled by the local I 'all Dealers' Association. Wlnuckv <? (ternary s?le. Wisacky. Jan 14,?The largeat con Stanment of Guernsey dairy cattle sn en brought to the Stute of South Carolina srrlved today, m ?b?rge of David and J. Archie Hell, of Ken This herd of nine br< SpJ is a selection fron; a direct im? portation from the Is-L nd of Guern? sey, mads Bf QsM l lilts, of Roseo? la s W n . and will be sold at auction Mt the farm g4 Hebert M. Cooper. Jr . Wisacky on January ;:'>th. The I*c County Guernaey Breeders' Assoei.i tlon have gone to a eOSUridei able ex PSSMBI in seciii nix this lot of cuttle; Snd have done so, so ae to give the farmers and stock raisers of the State a Sham " to ????< uie a pure breed of dsiry cattle I^e County is the largest dairy center of the State, an I ths Guernsey center of the South Chas. la Hill. Importer of the cuttle, from wbi.b this herd was selected, is an acknowledged American Judge of Guernsey cuttle. On the Isle of Guernsey there are located several ex? pert judges of cattle who ship onl\ the bwst Slid BUrSSt <>T that island's breeding, snd the principal American Importer Is Chas. L Hill, of Wiscon? sin Col Ii L Perry, of Columbus. O.. ?h# ? attle suctloneer. who conduct < the largest aalee throughout th eeuafery wtil have charge of this sale. fckrd April, 1830. "Be faat m> 881. 8TJ1 CONTINUE PEACE PARLEY. AUSTRIA WILLING TO MAKE SKP I AH ATI: PEACH WITH RUSSIA. Chancellor ( /cnilii Thrown Out Sug? gestion That III? Country Would Welcome Chance to Discuss Peace With the United t Sates. London, Jan. 25.?Austria has de? cided to continue peace negotiations with Russia on the basis of no an? nexation and no Indemnity, according to a Vienna dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph, quoting Count Cscrnln's address before the relchstag. Count Czernln Is also quoted al saying: "It Is obvious to me that M exchange of views between Amer letj and Austria-Hungary might form the starting point for a conciliatory dlscurslon among all the States which have not yet eoterod peace negotla-1 tlons. Commending the fourteen points in President Wilson's war alms address, Chancellor Czernln Is quoted as stat? ing that Auf/trla-Hungary and Amer? ica are virtually In agreement regard? ing the great principle for new ar? rangements after the war, but said that Austria-Hungary would support Germany. ?EPARATE PKACE PROPOSED. Austria Playing With Russian Anar? chism?Refuse to Grant Important Conditions. London. Jnn. 26.? A dispatch fmrn Petrograd says that Austria has de? clared her rendinesM to conclude n separate peace without Germany, ac ceptlng the Russian Democratic pro? gram, with the exception of the self determination of nations. PACKERS ON HOCK, i Heney Has Proof of Unlawful Ac? tivities. Washington. Jan. 2?. ? The bir packing interest* were charged. today by Francis J. Heney, special counsel of the federal trade commission's in vostigution, with having attempted tc bring influence to bear on the presl dent to have the Investigation stop ped. Mr. Heney told the commis? sion he would later show that a Joint telegram gellt *o the president re ?OnUy by ;t number of Detroit bank ers. protesting against the investiga? tion as it was disturbing economic < ondtttons. to have been Inspired by ithe packers. ACTS AS CONQUEROR. English View of Speeches of Germni: and Austrian Chancellors. London, Jan. 26.?The view enter? tained by a majority of the morning papers hero of the speeches- of Chan? cellors Czernin and Hertllng Is that Germany regards herself as the con? queror, that she is determined upon a camimlgn of aggression, und is pre? pared to listen to no peace terms ex? cept her own. Therefore the war must go on. It is admitt.d that Dr. Czernln's tone was more conciliatory, but this is attributed largely to the Internal conditions of Austro-llungary. NORTH DAKOTA RATIFIES. Prohibition Amendment Adopted b> Auotlter State. Hismarvk, North Dakota. Jan. 26.? The senate wRh only two dissenting OtOl last night concurred in the] house resolution ratifying the feder I al prohibition amendment. iti vsi \\s still WANT PEACE.I Negotiation* With Germany to lie Continued. ' '"penliagen. Jan L's\ -The national Ruaalag congnss, composed of work-|< men * and OOldlera1 deputies, has an |< thunz.-d Trotsky to continue the j Brest iato\Hk negotiations, a retro-ji I' i dlspatrl i e ports 1 TTaehaegiiiii, Ian, It. The United I Males Supreme Court today set aside i f?deral court doc roes denying the l right mi the supreme lodge Knights of I Pythias to Increase its asssssnionts on \ Insurance <>i ihe "endowmanl olsta"ji London, i is. j> Reporte of dls- i larbaaees hi Germany an again cur- * tent in Holland. He\ere outbreaks are r said to have SOOarnsd In the Rhelnish 1 Industrial distil, t i Troops with mo-11 chine gtrnS have be.-,, summoned to I Muelhemi. on Ihe Rhine opposite Co- i login*, but there are no detail*. j id Fear not?Dei an the ende Thon Ah MTER, S. C, WEDNES] BOND ISSUE PROPOSED. TO BK SUBMITTED TO ELECTORS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Ways und Means Committee Would Provide Large Sum to Wipe Out In? debtedness-?Pernianent Improve? ment, Publle Buildings and River Bridge Fund to Re Created. Columbiu, Jan. 27.?Submission to' i the electors of the State the proposal! of a bond issue of $4,000,000 Is the] substance of ? 1 >i 11 introduced last! night by the ways and means com-] mittee. This was recommended byj Oov. Manning in a recent message. | The money to be thus raised will boj so apportioned to place the State on ? a cash basis; to provide public build inga, and to construct bridges over streams ot the State and over the Sa? vannah River. As much as $1,500,000 would be necessary to place the Stare on a cash basis. An equal amount is suggested for public buildings, such as office buildings for State depart-; ments, now occupying rented quar? ters, and buildings at State institutions of learning for which uppropi lotions have to be made each year. The amount which would be apportioned tor bridge construction for the per? manent highway building plan is $1. 000,000. The bonds would run U0 and 40 years and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed 5 per cent. The funds would be handled by a commission, consisting of the gover? nor, the attorney general, the comp? troller general ,the State treasurer and the chairman of the highway commission. During the /last three years th* ?Jtato legislature has appropriated i three-fourths of a million dollars fori permanent improvements. Future ap-; propriutionw of a similiar character would be thus provided for under the proposed bond issue. The plan was suggested by Gover? nor Manning and after thorough dis? cussion In the ways and means com? mittee, a subcommitee, consisting^ of !?: M. Keabrook of Charleston. W. W. Smoak of Colleton, and J. Meli. Hemphlll of Chester. Section 3 of tho bill reads: That tho proceeds of said bonds ?hall be paid out as hereinafter pro? vided, und for no other purposes? hat is to say $1,500,000 thereof, and no more, to be apportioned among tho educational, charitable and pen? al Institutions of this State as follows, not exceeding the following amount? to the institutions named: ?'.Irls' infirmary $135,000; Institu? tion for the Feeble-Minded $130,000; office buildings, $320,000; University of South Carolina $170,000; Winthrop College $170,000; negro college $30, 000; negro reformatory $30,000; med? ical college $50,000; Cedar Springs $50,000; Industrial School $125,000;' tuberculosis hospital $100,000; Stute! Hospital lor the insane $170,000; pen-1 itentlary $20,000; und $1,500,000 ap? plied to outstanding indebtedness of the State, and to put the State upon a cash basis; and $1,000,000 expend-! ed in the erection of permanent bridges throughout the State, as fol? lows: (1) bridge and trestle through' swamp at Pinckney's Landing overj the Bantei River, between Orange-! burg and Clarendon counties. (2) Bridge and trestle through swamp at! Lanneau'l Ferry, over Santee River, between WllllamSburg, Georgetown and Berkeley counties. (3) Galli-' vant's Ferry Bridge and trestle | through swamp, between Horry and Marion counties. (4) Bridge over' Broad River at Lockhart Mills be j tween Union and Chester counties (6) BrldgS and trestle through swamp' over Savannah River in Beaufort o Jasper county, (South Carolina's por j lion of cost.) (t>) Ilridge and trestle! through swamp over Pee Dss River between DlllOlt and Florence counties' (7) Bridge and trestle through swamp over Catawbfl River between LsUHPlff tor and Chester counties. (S> Bridge over Savannah River in Abbeville oounty. cm Bridge over Lynches'I RlVSr lad ween Lancaster ami Ches? terfield counties, <io> Bridge and trestle through swamp over Bdisto River between Colleton and Charles on Counties. (11) Ilridge over Wa terse River between Bumter and Rlehland counties. (1J) Bridge over BdtstO RlVSr near Branchvllle. Pro .ided. th;it before any of said fund ?hall os expended in the erection of my of the said bridges at the points isreln deslgnaisd, estimated costs of ?ach shall he submitted to said cdm nission .and in case the amount hei-e ii provided tor shall not be Hudlelinl 0 complete the erection of the aalid bridges riH a whole, then It shall Hr toportioned among the above said iroposed bridges according to the ssjt at be thy Country's, Thy God'e I DAY, JANUARY 30, 18 STATE APPROPRIATION RILL HOUSE GIVES FIRST READING TO MEASURE WHICH CARRIES A TOTAL OF $3,151,758.85. Many Items Reduced, by Ways an?I Menus Committee?Citadel Esti? mate Increased. Columbia, Jan. 25.?The general appropriation bill, carrying a total of $3.154,708.85, which will necessitate a levy of 8 3-4 mills on the present taxable property of the State, wits introduced in the house tonight and given its first reading. The budget measure last year carried a total of $2,986,846.77, and 8 1-2 mills. The ways and means commitec bill for 1018 shows an increase of $168, 012.08 over the measure of last year. The total of estimates submitted to the ways and means committee was $3,442,073.71 and that body cut this down by $287,3141,86. The State superintendent of educa? tion asked for a total of $561,100 for the publfc schools and the committee allowed $326,600. The $5,00? asked for by the State geologist was refused. The University of South Carolina asked for ST85,957.80 and was allow led $1 13,826.36. Winthrop College's estimate was $216,244.40, and tho ways and means committee allowed $196,326.86. The Citadel asked for $64,200 and the committee increased the estimate to $175,860. The Medical College of South Caro? lina asked, for $50.and was al? lowed $47,620. The estimate for the governor's of? fice of $17,180 was cut to $15,680, and the $50,000 requested for law enforce? ment was disallowed by a vote of ? seven for and seven against. The adjutant general's office is al? lowed $5,900 for its expenses end I $45,087 for the new regiment. The adjutant general's office asked for $40,200 and approximately $68,000 for the regiment of State troops. ! The governor's mansion was cut from $1.950 to $500. The following are the general to? tals of the bill: Governor's office, $15, 680; Secretary of State's office, $3, 800; Comptroller General's office, $9, 700; insurance commissioners' office. $10,715; Stute Treasurer's office, $:>, 750; State Superintendent of Educa? tion, $17,300; Adjutant General's of? fice, $50,9S7; Attorney General's of? fice, $8,300; railroad commissioners' office, $15,260; public schools, $4 26, 600; State librarian's office, $2,839; public buildings, $3,860. I State electrician and engineer, $26, 650. Catawba Indians, $7,200. De? partment of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, $4,200. Judicial de? partment, $123.762. Health depart? ment, $102.241.82. State Board of Medical Examiners, $1,000. Tax de? partment. $96,713.10. University of South Carolina, $143.836.60. Win? throp Normal and Industrial College. $196,326.86. The Citadel. $75,864. School for Deaf and Rllnd, $79,60?. State Colored Collen?, $03,499.79. State Hospital for the Insane, $616, 496.17. South Carolina Industrial School, $89,275.38. State Peniten? tiary, $8,140. Other charitable und penal purposes, $3,100. Chief game warden's office, $6,832. Historical Commission, $4,050. Interest on bond? ed debt, $222,849.16. Elections, $55, "76. Expense common to" both houses, $y60. The senate, fK.SL'O The house of representatives, $36,355. engrossing department, $6,307.20. Medical College of South Carolina. $47,620. Pensions and Confederate Infirmary, $208,800. State ware? house commissioner, $10,000. state Hoard of Charities and Corrections, $15,000. Joint committee on print? ing, $28,680. Miscellaneous, $186. 859. Total, $3,154,758.85. Washington, Jan. 26.?The crews of all American ships sailing from At? lantic and Gulf ports will go on spo ? i?i food administration ration Feb? ruary 1st. They will eat less beef und pork and observe ten wheat less meals a week. lima led cost of each, and shall be ap? portioned accordingly^ provided, the mmmunltlea localities and persons ntereeted in the erection shall pro .ide the balance of the necessary fund 'or their completion, or any of them. m' the necessary fund be applied from ither Sources by the Stale or citizens hereof, Provided, further, that the feneral assembly shall make uo ap? propriation! for any permanent im? provements of the institutions here nbefore named for a period of ten yearn after the expenditure of the provided for each. umd Trat***" THE TBTJI 18. JAPAN IS SATISFIED. FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OF UNITED STATES. Count Motono Declares Agreement Recently Reached Meets Api>roval of Both Nations. Toyko, Jan. 22 (Tuesday).?Vis? count Motono, the Japanese foreign minister, in his speech tonight to both houses of parliament announced that the members of the Jupanese mission recently sent to America had, after a frank exchange of VlSWir, established a full, mutual accord between Japan and the United States In regard to j the military cooperation in the war. The foreign minister said: | "The great war which has bathed Europe in blood for the last three j years continues a grievous course and it would seem difficult to predict the lend. The valiant sea and land forces of all our friendly allied powers have ! fought throughout these long years amidst sufferings of every kind with superior courage. "Japan, faithful to her i lternat lonal engagements, has made every effort to aid the entente allies to se? cure the objects of the war and hau cooperated by every possible means with her military and navy. "1 am happy to be able to state that Japan's cooperation is highly appreciated by the peoples and the j governments of the entente allies, lour alliance with Great Britain al ! ways has been the fundamental basis I of our foreign policy. It was above all things the reason why Japan par? ticipated in this war. "We are unable to foresee now what may be the situation in the J woi Id after the war, but it is certain J that while the common interests of Japan and Great Britain in Asia ex? ists the governments and peoples of the two nations will understand more and more the necessity of a loyal maintenance of the alliance. "With regard to our polices to ) ward China, I on a previous occa? sion declared the Japanese govern? ment had no intention of Interfering or taking sides in international politi? cal dissensions in China. "The Japaese government will maintain good relations with a stable government in China without regard to party or fatcion. "One thing I desire particularly to j speak, of namely, the decision taken j by our neighbor to declRre war {against Germany in August, 1917. Th? I increase of German power has been the greatest menace to the security of the Far East. I wish now, w?h you gentlemen, to extend the hear? tiest congratulations to China for hei wise step In deciding to place her? self resolutely in the camp of the en? tente allies. "The government last year sent a special mission to America for the j purpose of conveying our sincere io j llcltations and at the same time to j consult with the American officials re J garding the cooperation of the two I countries in the European war. The ! result was the establishment of a ful. mutual accord with regard to the mil? itary cooperation. "Profiting by this opportunity the Chinese hu est ion was made the sub? ject of a full and frank discussion. "Befolg convinced of the sincerity of our determination to maintain and safeguard the independence of China i and the integrity of Chhnesc terri lory, the American government gave recognition Of the special Japanese position In regard to China. O flick1.1 uotep were exchanged between the I w o governments. "For some time there existed a cer? tain doubt it) America with regard to the Japanese intentions toward Chi? na, while at the same time it is a fact, clearly proved, that by intrigm and underhand methods our snemles consplreo to create anatagonism be-: tween the two nations. It is an In? estimable result ol tallied by nur mis? sion that it has hern able to convince the people of the United states of the] true sentiments of Japan and thui dissipate all misunderstandings. 'With regard to Russia, events have followed quickly. The govern-' ment which at present Is In power al? ready has concluded an armistice! with our enemy and appears to bo St the point of signing a separate peace. We are unable to secure definite in? formation. Ws are unable to say Whsther ths negotiations at Brest LltOVSk will reach a deflnltS conclu- 1 sion, but the Japanese government ! earnestly hopes the Russian nation a/Ill he able to establish a Strong and liable government, "The enemy powers have attempted i>y indirect means to draw tht? entente powers into pourparleys, but it is| necessary to regard with much en E SOUTHRON, Eli ?bltab?* Jan* H? Vol. XLV. No. 48. RIOTS IN GERMANY. EXTRAORDINARY REPORTS REACH AMSTERDAM FROM BERLIN. Disorders and Riots With People Clamoring for Peace.?Men, Wom? en And Children Ruthlessly Shot Down?Reports Xot Confirmed. London, Jan. 26?The Amsterdam correspondent of the Express says ex? traordinary report* are current con? cerning a revolution in Germany. There have been rumors of grave dis? orders in Berlin during the last two day*, with rioters clamoring for peace. There are also rerorts that the out? break and riot We ruthlessly sup? pressed by police, many men, wo en and children w;re wounded. The correspondent admits that confirma? tion of the report is lacking. MAKE PEACE OR GOT OUT. So Says Schcidmann to Chancellor von Ifcrtllng. Amsterdam, Jan. 26.?Phillip! Scheidmann, president of the Social Democrats of Germany answering Chancellor von Bertling, warned the military leaders and the imperial gov? ernment if it didm' bring peace be? tween Germany :.nd Russia, "they would be hurled from power." Great Peace Demonstrations Through? out Austria - Hungary. London, Jan. 26.?A Petrograd dis? patch do.ted Friday says the "Bolshe? vik! newspapers tr>day report great demonstrations throughout Austria Hungary of workmen*' and soldiers' organizations formed in Vienna.* I GLOOMY OUTLOOK IX RUSSIA. Army Organization* Utterly Demora? lized With Unexperienced Officers and Xo Discipline. Petrograd, Th?rs ay Jan. 24.?? General Ponch-Brm viteh,; chief of staff at the Russia* front, paints a gloomy picture of >he conditions of the Ruesiah armies in a report to Ensign Kyrlenko, the commander In chief. The army srgtvnizatlons are utterly demoralized, he says, the offi? cers are inexperienced and the main? tenance of discipline is impossible. The only possible silvation for the army, the only Chance for offering an effective resistance, he declares, is for the various sections of the armies to fall back to their natural defenses and undergo a thorough reorganization. Many parts of the Western front are entirely open, i eneral Bonch Bruevitch reports, at mmerous places there being only 240 nfantrymen to the mile. The reser es are refusing to relieve the men in he trenches and the soldiers are deserting in masses. At many points, acids the chief of staff, fortified points have been de? stroyed, making resistance utterly im? possible on the lines as at present lo? cated even with good troops. ANOTHER SPY FIRE. Warehouses and Docks Destroyed on Newark Bay. Newark, N. J., Jan. >6.?More than million dollars worth of property waa destroyed today in a f/re, believed to be the work of German spies, which burned oil barges, pier, warehouse and freight cars on Nev ark Bay, close to the plant of the Submarine Boat Corporation, and the storehouses of the quartermaster's department of the army. CUmspectlon alleged proffers of peace from our enmies. We know from declarations of our friends and allies what they consider the basis of future peace. These differ epi ocJabty from those well known to be ihc objects of our enemy. "We must conclude then that so long as these views are thus widely apart, there is little bor.? of peace in the near future." Count Motono then re erred to the entente agreement to which Japan is a signatory "to make peace only in common and to ronaull n utually up r>n conditions proposed by the ene? mies." "Not only has Japan not received jp to this day any proposition from lay allied power whatsoever concern iip peaee conditions," he added, "but ive do not believe the than has yet 'oiiip definitely to take up negotia ions. Japan la eontinu tj to exert ?very effort to cooperate. "Gentelemen, the responsibility for nalntenanoe of the security of the *ar East lies entirely with Japan. It I proper that we should not hesitatn t a moment's notice to t.?ke necea ary steps in the event that our sent* >rity should he menaced. ^ ^ t lV