Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-16
UsT FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANS
wALHAIIA SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TO- 1918
NEW GERMAN PEACE NOTE
Reaches United States i'm u Round
about Mannel-Ofiicinl.

Washington, Oct. 12.-The Ger
man government, in its reply to the
recent note sent by President Will
son, accepts the terms laid down by
the President in his address of Jan
uary Sth, and subsequent addresses.
The text OF the German reply was
received here tonight through un-
official channels.
The Text of the Note
as received here Is given out unofll-
cially as follows:
"ln reply to the questions Of the
President of the United States OF
America, the German government
hereby declares
THAT the German government
has accepted the terms laid down by
President Wilson in his address OF
January 8th, and to his subsequent
addresses on the foundation of a
permanent peace of justice. Conse-
quently its object in entering into
discussions would be only to agree
upon practical details Of the appli-
cation Of these terms. The German
government believes that the gov
ernments Of the powers associated
with the government of the United
States also take the position taken
by the President of the United States
in his addresses.
"The German government, in ac-
cordance with the Austro-Hungarian
government, for the purpose Of bring
ing about an armistice, declares it.
self ready to comply with the propo-
sitions of the President in regard to
evacuation. The German govern
ment suggests that the President
may occasion the meeting Of mixed
commission for making the. neces-
sary arrangements concerning the
evacuation.
"The present German government,
which has undertaken the RESPONSE
bility for this step towards peace,
has been formed by conferences and
in agreement with the great major
ity of the Reichstag. The Chancel-
lor, supported in all his actions BY
the will of this majority, speaks in
the name Of the German government
and Of the German people.
(Signed) "Solf,
Estate Secretary OF Foreign Affairs
Berlin, October 10, 1918"
The note was received in Wash
ington through wireless dispatch
out Of Nauen, the great German
wireless station, and was picked up
| and forwarded to official diplomatic
sources here. On it's face it seems
| a complete acceptance OF President
Wilson's terms.
Washington Skeptical.
Washington, Oct. 12.-Germany's
| reply to President Wilson'S inquiry
intercepted as it was being sent by
the great wireless towers at Nauen
and forwarded here tonight in an
official dispatch from France, de-
clares that Germany Is ready to &C.
cept President Wilson's peace terms
eyacuate the invaded territory as q
| prerequisite to an armistice, and
that the bid for peace represents the
| German people as we'll as the gov.
| ernment
Although on it's face the text OF
| the German note seems to be com.
plete acceptance OF President vii.
sons terms, the people Of the United
| States and the Allied countries
should be cautioned against accept.
ing it as such a compliance with the
| Presidents demands as will mean
| immediate cessation Of hostilities.
Without any attempt to discount
| what appeared to be, at casua
reading, an acceptance OF the terms
| laid down, officials here were very
| positive as to the acceptance
Of the German note as a document
| which means the end of the war. II
| needs to be examined and fully con.
| sidered before the views Of the Amer.
lean government can be stated,
An Error Corrected.
Is In making note two weeks age
Of the bank apportionments in the