The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-31
REPLY
TO LAST HUN NOTE
ARMIES IN FIELD MUST MAKE
VIRTUAL SURRENDER BEFORE
ARm'sTicE is CONSIDERED,
SAFEGUARDS ARE DEMANDED
reop'e Have No Means Of Forcing
Military Authorities to Agree to
Any Plans f.r Peace.


"ash:nston-Prt sident Wilson has
submitted the German plea for an
armistice and peace to the allies, and
at the same time has informed Berlin
That there can BE no armistice excent
upon terms that would make it impos.
ties. ri
WhiiE consenting to deu; further
,|"1th the present authorities in Ger.
many, the President has given them
this warning:
III it (the United States) must deal
with the military masters and mon.
archical autocrats Of Germany now.
or II it is likely to have to deal with
them later in regard to the interna
tional obligations Of the German EN-.
pire, 1t must demand. not peace nego.
tiations. but surrender. Nothing can
be gained by leaving this essential
thing unsaid."
The Presidents reply to the last
German note was handed to the
charge Of the Swiss legation for trans
mission to the German government.
1t accedes to the request that he take
up with the allies the proposals OF
the new Spokesmen OF the German
people, but does 1t with notice that
virtual surrender OF the Teutonic ar
mics in the field will be the price de.
manded for interruption Of the beat
ing now being administered.
In transmitting the matter to the
allies, the President says he has sug-
sested that if they are disposed to
effect peace on his terms and princi.
pies now accepted by the present Ger.
man authorities. the American and al
lied military advisers be asked. IL they
deem such an armistice possible from
military point Of view. to submit
such terms as will fully protect the
interests Of the peoples involved and
insure to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to enforce
peace on the conditions accepted.
AS to the authority OF the new
spokesmen OF the German people, he
speaks. as the note says. without any
attempt to soften what may seem
harsh words" and tells the men with
whom he Is dealing. and through
them the German people. why such
extraordinary safeguards must be de.
manded before hcstilties can cease.
Significant and important as the
proposed constitutional changes seem
to be. he declares. it does not anpear
that the principle Of government
responsible to the German people has
vet been worked ont and it is evident
that the people have no means OF
commanding tho acuuescence of tho
military authorities. He reminds the
Germans that the power Of the king
OF Prussia 0he kaiser) to control the
policy Of the empire Is unimpaired
ALLIES STILL DRIVING
GERMANS TOWARD BORDER
The allied armies in France and
Belgium are still driving the Germans
toward their border. but the process
Is now comparatively slow.
Particularly vicious fighting Is in
progress west OF the Meuse river,
where the Americans. in their endeay.
ors to overcome the natural obstacles
barring the way northward to Sedan.
are faced by picked troops with orders
TO hold them back at all costs: in the
region from LeCateau to the north 70
Valenciennes.
Verltable nests Of machine guns are
being encountered by the Americans
as they attempt to press forward along
the front from the Meuse to the town
OF Grand Pre-. situated north OF the
Argcnne forest. but in spite OF these
obstacles they have taken further
ground and at last accounts were
steadily keeping up their pressure.
In northern Belgium the Germans
are still retiring. Unofficial reports
are to the effect that Ghent is being
evacuated.