Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-04-06
German Peace Terms Given To Reich.
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stag.
The German imperial chancellor, DR..
Won Bethmann-HOllweg, in outlining the
attitude Of Germany before the reich
stag declared that any suggestions of
peace OH the basis Of distinctions cs
peace Oh the basis of destruction Of the
rrussian military power would make
possible only one answer-the German
sword. If Germany's adversaries de-
sired to continue the slaughter of men
and the devastation of Europe the guilt
would he theirs, he said.
He characterized las the silliest Of
all the imputations" against Germany
the report that ut the end Of the war
EGermany would take measures against
the American continent and attempt
to- conquer Canada.
With respect to Belgium the chan
cellor said: I'VE must create real
guarantees that Belgium shall never be
Franco-British vessel: never shall
be used as a military or economic for
tification against Germany"
cellor saidsrdlu Is shrdl cmfwypp
He declared that Germany must
assure the sound evolution of the
Flemish race and added that Germany
wanted neighbcrs with whom collabor-
alton could be carried out to their
mutual advantage.
For the moment the infantry Of both
sides is quiet everywhere along the
Western front in Europe. On the much
much disputed sectors around Verdun
the only activity has been an intermit-
Douaumont and Vaux. This rather
tent bcmbardment In the region Of
unprecedented calm followsw as q sue
| cessful offensive undertaken by the
French in which they recaptuedr some
of their lost ground and drove the Ger
mans back.
On the Eastern line in Russia the
Germans have taken up the Offensive
and are heavily attacking with infan-
try and artillery the Russians posi-
tions. Unofticials adviecs from Petro-
grad say, however, that the Germans
nowhere have been able to penetrate
the Russian line in frontal attacks.
The Italians and Austrians are con-
tinuing their attacks along the from
tier, but there have been no important
chcanges.
The British In Mesopotamia have
captured an important Turkish posi-
tion ut Um-elHenna on the Tigris
\ O. mil hal al
This victory Is consf0oOed In london
as giving hope for the early relief of
the British forces besieged in Kut-el
Amara since last December The Rus
slams also are successfully operating
against the Turks in the Caucasus and
Persian regions.
| Berlin reports the loss during
March Of IA German aeroplanes and
Of fl British andd French machines.
Thirty eight Of the latter were brought
to earth in air combats, according to
Berlin.
Ambassador Page. has forwarded
| from London to Washington metal
found i'll the cross channel steamer
plosion which killed a number of per-
SUSSEX, recently damaged by an ex-
SONS and wounded several Americans.
The embassy in London is credited with
the belief that the metal came from q
German torpedo. Spain has sent q
note to Germany. protesting agaist the
torpedoing Of the Sussex, in which
several spaniards lost their lives.
A British patrol boat has picked up
off the Orkney islands, Scotland, the
Brazilian steamer Sandanba de Cana,
bound from Para, Brazil, for New
York with a cargo Of rubber. As the
steamer was several thousand miles
out of her course the British are in
clined to the belief that she was at
tempting to run the blockade.
One of the most important Of the
imperial chancellor 8 utterances had
to do with Belgium. Germany would
never consent that Belgium should
serve as a military or economic for
tihcation against her or that she
should be a vassal of France and
Great Britain. He gave assurances
that the Belgians would be permitted
TO work out their destiny correspond
ing in thein natural gifts, based on
their mother tongue an dfollowing the
national character. Though the re-
membrance Of the war would still echo
IN Belgium, Germany would not allow
tnls TO be a source Of war.