The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-10-18
German Peace Offered by the
Kaiser Slowly Losing Its
German Features.
MICHAELIS PROVES A FAILURE
Lloyd George Says England Will Fight
Until France Regans Asace- e-Lor
raIne-Allies Make Another Sue
cessful Drive In FIanders-More
Of 6ernstorf's Perfidy Is Re.
vealed by Lansing.
BY EDWARD w. PlCkARp.


Kaiser Wilhelm reminds one of the
old-fashioned pcddler of notions who
would keep adding packages Of
needles, Watches and even silver coins,
to his little bundles OF bargains until
Il sale was effected. With northern
France and no lndcmnitics already in
his bargain offering, the emperor has
added Belgium--with conditions--and
now 1t Is reported he and Emperor
Charles Of AustrinHungary are pre-
pared to throw in AlsucG, the price
being peace and the return of Ger
many'S colonies In word, the Ger.
man peace for which the kaiser shows
50 consuming Il desire is becoming less
German every day, and If the allies
Just say nothing and saw wood-ns
they probably Wilt may finally take
on an appearance that will warrant
their consider, tion.
TO he Sul", Chancellor Michaelis
says that peace is impossible SO long
as Germanys enemies demand any
German soil or try to drive wedge
between the German emperor and his
people, but the chancellor Is hard
pressed TO save his political fortunes.
lie and Vice Chancellor Heltferich are
being bitterly attacked because of the
policy OF fostering pan-Germanism in
the country and the army and ut the
same time making promises Of mild.
ness in return for peace. Michaelis
was compelled to tell the relchstag
that he did not stand for the extreme
demands Of the pan-Germanists, and
for the time being his opponents were
satisfied but his failure as chancellor
is pronounced.
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlmunn Is
more yielding than the chancellor, for
he told the reichstag that there now
exists mo impeachment to peace, no
questions that could not be settled by
negotiations, except for the French
demand for Alsnce-L Lorraine" He
added that Germany could make no
concessions with regard to those prov
inces.
Premier Lloyd George was quick to
take UP this challenge Of Won Kuchl-
lnanns. II do not think that any
statement Is more calculated to pro-
long the war;" he said. However
long the var may last England in
tends t" stand by France until she has
redeemed her oppressed children from
their foreign yoke"
Reasons Many and Plain.
II" reasons for the kniSer's in
cr'aSihS moderation in demands arc
ho' Iar 10 seek They are found II
'he daily dispatches recording the re
p"aicd successful thrusts OF the allie:
~ Flanders; the advances OF the Brit
iNll IN Mcsopotamia and Africa; th'
Nh"rtagc of German shells sthe grow
, ing unrest in the armed forces Of Ger
many, reaching the stage OF mutin.
!. III III" heet; the scarcity OF food II
> IN" central nations, and, perhaps mos
I"'Ni'l oi all, the steady, Irresistible
progress OF the United States towurt
5 'uli preparation for war to Il victori
4 OiS conclusion.
l. lhcn, too, the kaiser sees added t
0 the list of his enemies more of tn
. lASt dwindling number Of those no
t hitherto on that roll of honor. Thoug
!. PRESIDENT lrigOycn managed to stnv
OH Whrlikc action by Argentina, Per
9 ana Uruguay last week broke of dir
j l"haiic relations with Germany an
sent away its ministers.
0 The European nations that renal
:, ncutiu' nre suffering more and moro
i Holland pleads with America for fee
o especially, with the open threat that |
!. 1t Is not sent, she will have to slaugl
ter at least half her cattle and ha,
Ing no means Of preserving the meat