Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-18

There Is no record at our military
control Office In Christiana Of n pass
port to DR.. Joseph Brun. Il have pho
tograph Of letter.) ...
Can't Flim-Flam u. s.
Washington, Sept. 15.-Germany's
latest peace feeler, advanced through
Austria, 1t was officially stated to-
day, best finds it's answer in Presi-
dent Wilson's Baltimore speech, de-
liyered last April:
Force, force to the utmost,
force without stint or limit-the
righteous and triumphant force
I which shall make right the law
Of the world and cast every self n
s ish toa d9gntn the Dust,
1sB I ia ss lent aif %af
then and nc ~ as rel terated to day. 1t
Is his answer now. 3
No one doubts that 1t is the an
swer of all the triumphant allies.
While Austria's proposal, reported
last night from Amsterdam, had not
reached Washington in official form
last night, it is expected hourly
through some neutral-Dossibly Swe-
demand in it is recognized the long
heralded peace offensive upon which
Germany is counting TO arouse
enough sentiment for peace among
the people OF the allied countries to
compel an end Of the war on terms
which substantially would preserve
the prosecution of conquest.
Admission of Defeat.
The allied leaders recognize this as
the cry Of a Germany which knows
she Is beaten and hopes by negotia-
ton to get the best terms possible.
There will be no round-table con-
ference, no sounding out process such
as she hopes will give opportunity
probably to deal with her enemies
separately.
IL any reply at all is made it will
be after an exchange Of views be-
tween the United States and the
other co-belligerents, so that reply
for ali may be made in ope. On
every side among American officials
and allied diplomats it seems agreed
that the only ground on which Ger
many may have a conference Is the
acceptance Of the principles laid
down by President Wilson, which
have been accepted by all tn, allies
as tneir WatchWO:d.
American officials have been noting
for some time the various steps that
have led to the proposition for
at some neutral point Of del
egates from all the belligerent coun-
tries to enter into the non-binding
discussion with view to bring about
peace.
Peace Offers.
From German and Austrian OFF,
cials Of high rank, from the German
Emperor himself down to the vice
chancellor Of Germany, within the
last fortnight have come public ut
terances, differing widely in their
tone and scope; hut, by singular CO.
incidence, each and all containing in
some place declaration OF willing
ness to extend the hand of peace, they
were occupied with denials OF respon-
sibility for the further continuance
Of hostilities. Baron Burlan, the
Austrian foreign minister, advanced
the movement toward the peace Of
fensive further than any other speak
er in his recent address to visiting
German journalists, and the ideas
he then broached are now recognized
here as tie foundation on which has
been bnilt the proposition which
vienna now is presenting to the
world at arms in formal way.
Minds Made Up.
The Washington government al
ready has made up it's mind and
formed Its own opinion regarding
Burian's plan, and it can be stated
that: even in the formal shane In
which 1t Is now presented, 1t is quite
as objectionable as 1t was originally.
and does not present single point
upon which the entente powers and
the United States are likely to agree
with the authors. Familiar notes OF
lnsincerity and underlying sinister