The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-03

~ were at Jassy, ROumania, including
Charles Nopicka Of America, have
been arrested in Petrograd, according
to report reaching The Hague.
AuStria'S suggestion of Il "nonbind-
ing conference Of all the belligerents
10 make clear their war aims and peace
demands met with the promptest kind
OF rejection by the allies, President
wilson taking the lead in refusing to
consider the idea. In two sentences
he replied that Amcrica's terms had
Dccn repeatedly ana clearly stated and
therefore no proposal for such con-
terence would be entertained by it. In
thls Mr.. Wilson was heartily supported
pF the entire nation, and his position
was also thoroughly approved by the
allies OF the United States. Austria's
suggestion, made With the consent of
oerlln admittedly was merely
peace flyer and there was little ex-
pectation in iIunland that it would re-
celVe favorable consideration.
NO better reception was accorded the
German offer of peace to Belgium.
With unblushing cflrontery Berlin
asked the nation the Huns have ray-
ish'd TO drop out of the conflict, not
even suggesting that they would make
reparation for the horrible crimes they
nave committed there, and making the
lnsidious proposal that the "Flcmish
question" should be considered and the
Flemish minority that aided the Ger
man invaders should not be penalized.
Belgium, of course. said mo" to all
this claptrap.
The political situation in Hungary
Is becoming extremely critical and the
opposition to the government is grow
ing bolder. It's leader, Count Karolyi.
is quoted in dispatches rs declaring
that the central powers should accent
PRESIDENT Wilson'S II peace points as
OASIS for negotiations and that the
treaties of BrestLitovsk and Bucha-
rest should be abrogated The none
seems 10 have scented chances OF
peace once again for 1t was stated at
lhe vatican that If a diplomatic repre-
sentatlon should be received by him
from one of the parties, he would ask
ceiHe such a representation.
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Substantial support for President
Wilson'S peace plans was received
from the labor conference of the allied
hatlons IN London when the interna.
'iohai relations committee recommends
ed mat the conference subscribe to the
ii points formulated by Wilson, thus
adopting policy OF clearness and
moderation rs opposed to policy die
tated exclusively by changes on the
war map"
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According to figures received up TO
dntc, the total registration Of the coun-
try under the new draft law was at
least 12,SO0,O00, or 100000 aboy. the
estimated total. or these the govern.
ment proposes to call to the colors
100000, to be added to the 5000, 900
men already under arms 1t is planned
to have SO divisions in France before
next summer, ana to finance so great
an undertaking the war department
has asked congress to provide It i'm.
mediately with an additional $1,000
"""''o" ~ '"Sii. 'rhlllllS tnlS, the nu"
ministration and congress has the
choice Of increasing the amount OF
taxes provided by the revenue bill
from S8,000.0O0,0OO to S1O,OOOO 600 900,
or raising all the additional 81, 600, ,OOO,-
600 from the sale Of bonds and aban-
doning the plan. of raising one-third Of
the cost Of the war by taxation.
The various features Of the revenue
bill were swiftly approved by the
house Of representatives, one after
another. Representative Moore Of
Pennsylvania. proposed tax of So
bale on cotton, but the Southern mem
bers rose In body to the defense Of
the main crop Of their part of the
country.
That there Is no abatement in the
stream Of American soldiers being sent
over to France is shown by the state
ment that $4,000 embarked for Er
rope last month. OF these, 10000
were carried on, British ships. One big
success by the U-boats-from the view
point Of the chivalrous Hun-was re-
ported last week. The British steamer
Galway Castle, carrying disabled sol.
diers returning to South Africa and
many women and children, was tor.
pedoed. One hundred and eighty.nine
persons were lost, Of whom 12O were
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