The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-13

the United States ancnt the food SUI
ply. The effort was directed to III
dermining the work of the food nd
ministration. The circle is bcinl
broken up.
European.
The attempts Of Bavarian Crow
Prince R%upprccht by an enciftlin.
movement to nullify the brilliant ad
vance of British General Byng toward
Cambria has resulted apparently IN
complete failure.
The Vienna Ncue Frcic Prcsse in
vites England to consider whether it
is not possible to open peace proposals.
1t considers that such an invitation
should properly come from Austria
because the d~issensions between Eng
land and Germany do not directly af-
feet Austria.
News by way OF London says that
B~olshcviki, while they will treat with
the Teu:onic powers for an armiStice,
will be thoroughly OH their guard for
any kind Of trickcry.
The Germans in a violent offensive
over the entire front where the Brit
ish made their notable gains have
pushed back General Byngs troops at
several points. Especially severe was
the attack between the Bourbon wood
n MOuvrcS, where the British line,
under its impetus was driven back to
the vicinity Of the l}apaunc'Cambrai
road north Of G~raincourt--a distance
Of about two miles.
The village Of Lavacqucric has been
re%capturcd from the British by the Ger
mans. The British, however, claim to
have rCcapturcd this village, however.
On The Italian front the fierce en-.
gagcments by infantry, in which the
often came into hand to hand IN.
counters, have turned into ducls with
the big guns in the billy region north
Of the Venetian plain and along the
middle and lower piavc river.
In Palestine on the line extending
rom the northeast Of Jerusalem to the
sea the Turkish forces facing the
roops under General Allcnby are
showing considerable activity, but as
'et have made no mancuvcr in the ma.
~ - a. StllcId dlldCk. VI
The president Of the German food
bureau told the Prussian
over house that there need be no anX-
ETY. about the German food supply;
mere is plenty, he says, and there
'ill continue TO be plenty.
Bread and potatoes form the basis
If the food supply Of Germany, but
his was true before the war, say tho
icIman authorities.
The German chancellor
nat he is ready to enter into negotia-
with Russia just as soon as the
russian government sends representa-.
ives having full powers to Berlin.
The strongest impetus to a renewal
f the heated discussions Of the rival
chools on the war policy of the al
.es was provoked from a most unex.
ectcd quarter by the publication Of
long letter from the MARQUIS OF
'ansdownc, strongly pleading for a re-
ision Of the allies war aims and an
tempt to secure peace before "thc
Of the wal leads to the
uin OF the civilized world The let.
or is especially significant because OF
opening of the inter-allied confer
nee at Paris.
Lord Lansdown contends that an i'm
llenSe stimulus would be given to the
party in Germany il it were IN
|crStoOd, first, that the annihilation OF
Germany as a great power is not de-
ircd; second, that we do not seek to
impose upon the German people a
orm OF government against their
'h0icc; third, that, except as a lcgiti-
nate wal measure, we do not desire
. deny to Germany her place among
ne great commercial countries;
fourth, that we are prepared after the
war, in concert with the other powers.
TO examine the International problems
connected with the freedom Of the
seas; fifth, that we are prepared to en-
ter into an international pact under
which ample opportunities will be af.
forded for tho settlement OF intcrna-
tional disputes by peaceful means"
The war credit Of fifteen billion
marks asked for by Chancellor Won
Hertling passed it's first readings in
the reichstag after brief remarks by
Deputies Scheidemann and Haaz. Iu
the debate following the chancellor's
speech, Herr Trimborn, on behalf OF
the Centrum, condemned both a peace
Of aggression and a peace Of rrnunci
alton.
The Austro-IIungarian government
has sent an official reply accepting the
Russian governments wireless pro
posal to enter into negotiations for az
armistice and a general peace treaty
The end Of the. East African cam
paign is predicted by q corresnondnn