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New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Richmond Times-Dispatch

Everywhere the enemy is on the retreat,
with his ranks decimated and his armies
disorganzed. He will be kept on the run
He will not be allowed any say as to when
and how he will get out of devastated
France and Belgium. He will be driven
out at the point of the bayonet and the
mouth of cannon. His prayers for peace so
long as he is able to stand on the sacred
soil Of these countries and show resistance
will have no more effect on Allied purpose
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Omaha Bee

If the Central Powers recognize in the
military situation the hopelessness of their
case and are willing to submit to terms,
the approach will be without especial diff
Guilty. But they cannot be admitted to
conference on status other than that of
the vanquished.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York Sun

No talk of terms of peace, no negotiations
enduring peace, until we have evidence that
we are dealing with the German people and
not merely with the present rulers of Ger
many, on whose word, on whose promises,
on whose treaty faith no man and no ma
tiop can now depend
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York Evening Sun

This is one of the conditions of peace
that the Central Powers will have to face
restitution and compensation. When
German or an Austrian note shows con-
sciousness of this it will at once command
attention.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
''Wilson Said MOI Your Ma
jesty"
From The New York World.
The Charleston News and Courier

We are not going to permit them by
any trick or subtcrfuge to save themselves
from the punishment which they so richly
deserve, and which must be meted out to
them if this war is not to be in vain. We
are not going to bargain with them. We
going to smash them utterly and COM
plctely.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Kansas City Star

With the present masters of Germany
the world can have no dealing except from
the cannon's mouth. We can trust to moth
ing they say. The Austrian offer-made, of
course, at the instigaton of it's German
master-indicates that the war lords have
begun to see the writing on the wall. But
there is no salvation for them. Now,
thank God, they can read only their doom.
Discussion on the strange seeming
apostasy on the part of "The New York
Times" has played an important part in
Eastern comment on this new turn of
the world stage. Excerpts from the dis
turbing editorials and from comment on
them are here reproduced:
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Chicago Daily News

With the irresponsible Kaiser and his
conscienccless dummies parlcying would be
worse than useless. 1t would be criminal
folly to discuss any question whatever with
the culpable authors of the war
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Let the Hun whine, let him sing his song
of peace and brotherhood Our answer to
his peace twaddle shall be more war. We
shall reply to his whmpers with machine
guns. Against his fimsy structures of
whining deception we let loose our armies
with renewed vigor
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Nashville Tennesseean

No, there can be no peace until the Hoh-
enzollerns and the Hapsburgs are humil-
lated. The voices of Liberty and Democracy
have spoken in clear and convincing tones.
There can be no "confidential and unbind-
ing discussions"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Christian Science Monitor

The New York Timcs,' on the other
hand, has always been regarded as bull
wark of the Allied cause. Therefore to
find it, in crisis of war which calls for
unclouded judgment and fearless resist
ance of the ener'ys propaganda, blowing
Justify the alt-horn of defeatism is dis
tlnctly interestics. At the same time we
cannot agree with .fofessor Harper that
1t IS anything more than that The lido
syncrasies of the human equation remain
simply the idiosyncrases of the human
equation.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York Tribune

1t is evident that Germany has abandoned
the ambition to conquer the world Shall
the world be grateful on that account?
Shall it parley with the thing it resolved to
destroy for reasons which, if they are valid
at all, require free people rather to perish
than to compromise? To do so would stul-
tify democracy beyond the imagination Of
its posterity
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Florida Times-Union

Austria lighted the torch and soon all
Europe was adame and the conlagration
spread across continents and across oceans.
1t cannot now be extinguished by the
methods that would have been ample at
first. Austria chose force and must now
abide by her choice.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Philadelphia Public Ledger

1t is a question whether Austria has not
tarricd too long on the road to repentance
:. The finger of doom is already writ
ing the fate of the helot empire Of the
future.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York Times, Monday,
September 16

From Vienna, the quarter in which for
three years the Allies have felt that the
movement for peace would originate, comes
the st veritable peace offer, and it comes
III form which the Allies may honorably
accept in the confident belief that it will
lead to the end of the war
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Providence journal

We shall meet any further assaults with
the same unanmity and the same high re-
solve not to be diverted or cajoled from
our one great purpose-to win the war and
beat the bastard enemy to his knees
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
''Peace-kaneradp

destruction, but never seem to consider
most arc not going to allow all those sacri-
fees to have been in vain, that the only
possible consolation for all they have suf-
fered must be the creation of a new world
order which will forever assure mankind
against repetition of this horror
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York World

white flag flying over Mr. Hearst's
establishment, or the headquarters of the
professional pacifsts, or the lair of local
Bolsheviki Sim Feners, or even ar in
ternment camp, would excite indignation,
but Witnessing that emblem of surrender
at the masthead of "The Times" we must
SOrrOW
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
sorrow.
The New York Herald

"The Herald" cannot agree with the con-
cluson of its correspondent that "the cpl
sode is altogether deplorablc" Nothing
has been more certain than that at the
moment deemed psychologically opportune
somebody would appear to help along the
movement for an inconcusive peace SO
much desired by Prussianism. Is it not of
value to the country to know what robe
hides the cloven hoof?
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The New York World

The awful tragedy of this war is not thus
to be adjusted. No lie is to come triumph
ant from the fields where so many brave
men have pcrished Without trustworthy
recognition of this fact in Berlin the dis
cussion and the decision may safely be left
to force-force even to the utmost-to
which Germany itself appealed in the first
place.
The Philadelphia North American
If there were nothing else the plea for
discussions in neutral territory would damn
the Teuton proposal The terms Of peace
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Wall of a Bully
to crush him utterly and completely than
The Montgomery Advertiser
The st. Louis Republic

The governments of the free people of
the world will not permit this wrong. Ger
many must be humiliated and punished.
Her people as we'll as her rulers must be
made to understand Germany's crimes
against humanity. They must be made to
sicken at the thought of war.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Cleveland News

AS for US, Americas answer to peace
propaganda hatched in Berlin may be read
in the detonations of the American guns
pounding at Metz
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Hudson Observer

Such lapse on the part of great news
paper is neither to be condoned nor passed
over IN silence. 1t is stab in the back of
every soldier in Pershing's army; it is
thrust at the vitals of America, of world
democracy and of all that we most cherish
and hold dear
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

his transparent moUe of the Ger
4 man cdtspdW comes to naught
'W>hen the deoil was sick, the deul
monk Would be.
William Howard Taft
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

189, including SO women and children, per-
ished. We cannot enter upon any negotia-
tions with governments which uphold such
deeds as acts of war
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Buffalo Express

timely reason why the Allied nations
cannot enter upon any such peace negotia-
tion was afforded yesterday by the sinking
by a submarine of British passenger
steamer carrying 1000 persons, of whom
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
FEATURES WITHIN

nNuS from the ~zas nary
2"nonos reshing birthday at ST. NNhe 4
on
INC 1sonany naked Duhboy
lie
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
Cleveland Moffett, Trustee Of che
American Defence Society
The New York Evening World

What is the matter with "The Times?
With the German line in Northern France
yielding under Allied pressure, With an
American army already dropping shells
across the German frontier, persistence,
high confidence and the straining of everv
muscle are the means to the only kind
peace worth having.
This is no time to be out of breath This
is no time for subnormal temperature
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
Il So Soon Yet Vas Done For,
| Wonder Vot | Vas Begun Fors!"
From The Philadelphia Public Ledger

to make the principle of free government
safe.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
Four Years Ago He Kicked Her
Out of the World
From The Columbus Dispotch

will be settled on German territory. or thew
will embody no peace that can endure
The Milwaukee Journal
This war must remove forever the menace
which Prussianism is to civilization and to
human freedom. We cannot in safety or in
conscience stop or draw back. We must 60
on. We cannot consider terms of peace
until we shall have won a victory that will
give US the power to dictate those terms.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
The United States should never gather
at conference table with the representa-
tves of Austria. There must be no two
sided peace Terms of peace must be writ
ten by France, England, Italy, the United
States and Belgium. They should be i'm
posed upon Germany.
Memphis News-Scimitar
General Pershing is Americas spokcs-
man in Europe to-day. Let the Germans
and Austrians negotiate with him.
The San Francisco Bulletin
To abatc now tho stern determination to
destroy the military power of Germany for
all time is to accept unqualified defeat.
The blood which has flowed so freely will
all have flowed in vain
The Asheville, N. c., Citizen
To sir down in opforo,co Will, ,,,,wJ
crs and frcebooters, unrcpcntant and undc-
featcd would be crime against humanity.
The St. Louis Republic
Let there be no talk of peace or peace
discussion until Germany and Austria cry
ties:
"For Gods sake, give us peace-any
peace you wish to give US, but peace"
The Des Momes Register
While Germany occupies a foot of for
talk of peace.
The indianapolis News
Our business is to set Russia on her feet
again, to Danish from her soil every trace
of German influence, to restore Finland,
Serbia, Poland, Rumania, and every other
nation that has been the victim of this con-
spiracy, and to destroy and root up the
government and system responsible for it,
There will be no "non binding" discussions
with criminals. For the criminals in this
case there must be crushing defeat and
stern punishment.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Times, Tuesday, September II

Nevertheless, we had hoped that the
Allied governments would make a different
reply to the Austrian invitation, reply
that would have been by no millionth part
Of hair less conclusive of our unshakable
rcsoNo. to enforce a peace on our own
terms, peace that would secure the Just
object for which we are fighting, yet an an
swer that would have had the important
advantage of disclosing to US the motive
tina: prompted the invitation.
The primary question is whether this
proposal was made in sincerity or in hy-
pocrisy
The Times, Wednesday, Septem-
Der 18
The Conditions of peace which President
Wilson, IN accord with the Allies. has laid
down may meet with objection" in the
Quadruple Alliance; that is matter of
protest ant argument; they will have to be
accepted, and that will be matter of fact.
Germany, Austria and their allies under
stand what these terms are The language
OF the Austrian note indicates that that
power, at least, has become pretty we'll
convinced that they must be accepted in
the end
The Times, Thursday, Septem-
Der 19
That We should have been misunderstood
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Des Moines Register

While Germany occupies a foot of for
eign soil there will be no peace, nor an
talk of peace
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

will be settled on German territory, or they
will embody no peace that can endure.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

in matter of so great Importance is re-
grettable, and we desire to remove the
misunderstanding by the unequivocal decla-
ration of the firm belief we have always
held that no peace should be made with our
enemies save on the principles laid down
by President Wilson. There can be no
negotiated peace.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
"The New York Times" Cannot believe
that Austria's "invitation will be declinedr
Cannot believe" Ell? o ye of little
faith!
Cleveland Moffett, Trustee Of the
American Defence Society
Has "The New York Times" suddenly
gone mad?
Has it come under some sinister pro-
German domination?
Has it been bought by German money?
If not, what is the explanation of the
editorial in question in this hitherto most
loyal and respected American newspaper?
If the Kaiser himself had been given this
column of space to fill as he pleased. | do
adrotly to help his own cause.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Philadelphia North American

Every line of this astonishing plea carries
It's own condemnation; if there were moth
ing else, its utter viciousness is revealed in
the admission that once the democratic ma.
tions consented to enter the "non-binding.
discussions they would be compelled 70
make peace, which is precisely the Design
behind the Teuton offer.
The New York Tribune
We said yesterday that the peace often.
sive was now Germany's mos. dangerous
weapon But we little knew how danyer-
Gus 1t was. Who could have imagined that
IL would instantly touch the heart of an
institution which hitherto has been stead
last and unfaltering in suppor, of N.
cause? At last We know what "rh.
Times believes. 1t believes in neacs of
"acquiescence,' the latest euphemism os
paciists all over the world for a ns,cs
without victory.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The St. Louis Republic

Let there be no talk of peace or peace
discussion until Germany and Austria cry
from the ruins of their miltaristic dynas-
ties:
"For Gods sake, give us peace-any
peace you wish to give US, but peace"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Memphis News-Scimitar

General Pershing is Americas spokcs-
man in Europe to-day. Let the Germans
and Austrians negotiate with him.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
ihe Philadelphia Evening Ledger

d0elPnIa Evening Ledger
Any turning aside now, anv momentarv
inclination to temporize, would be the first
''is IN the splendid structure Of our pur-
pose. 1t would be unworthy Of the count
less vaiiass aaen who fought and died only
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The San Francisco Bulletin

To abatc now tho stern determination to
destroy the military power Of Germany for
all time is to accept unqualified defeat.
The blood which has flowed so freely will
all have HoMed in rain
New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
The Asheville, N. c., Citizen

To sit down in conference with murder
featcd, would be a crime against humanity.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05

nlainder Of the occupants of his trav-
erse either sit on the fire step, with
Ibayonets fixed, ready for any emer-
igency. or if lucky, and dugout hap
mems to be in the near vicinity Of the
traverse, and if the night is quiet, they
are permitted to go to same and try
and snatch few winkS of sleep. Little
sleeping is done; generally the men sit
around, smoking fags and seeing who
can tell the biggest lie. Some Of them,
perhaps with their feet in water, would
write home sympathizing with the
governor" because he was laid up
with a cold, contracted by getting his
feet wet on his way to work In WOOL
wich arsenal If man should manage
to doze off, likely as not he would wake
with a start as the clammy, cold feet
of a rat passed over his face, or the
next relief stepped on his stomach
while stumbling on their way to relieve
the sentries in the trench.
. Just try to sleep with belt full Of
ammunition around you, your rife bolt
biting into your ribs, intrenching tool
handle sticking into the small Of your
back, with a tin hat for pillow and
feeling very damp and cold, with
"cootieS" boring for oil in your arm
pits, the air foul from the stencil of
grimy human bodies and smoke from
juicy pipe being Whitfield into your nos
trils, then you will not wonder why
Tommy occasionally takes turn in
the trench for rest.
While in a front-line trench orders
forbid Tommy from removing his
boots, puttees, clothing or equipment.
The "cooties" take advantage Of this
order and mobilize their forces, and
Tommy swears vengeance on them and
mutters to himself. "Just wait until I
hit rest billets and am able to get my
own back"
; Just before daylight the men turn
to" and tumble out of the dugoUts, man
the fire step until it gets light, or the
welcome order "stand down" is given.
sometimes before stand GOWN is Or
dered, the command give rounds rap
i'd" is passed along the trench. This
means that each man must rest his
rifle on the top and fire as rapidly as
possible five shots aimed toward the
German trenches, and then duck with
the emphasis on the 'duck'). There is
great rivalry between the opposing
forces to get their rapid fire all off
first, because the early bird, in this in
stance, catches the worm-sort Of gets
the jump on the other fellow, catching
him uuawares.
We had sergeant in our battalion
named Warren. He was on duty with
his platoon in the fire trench one after
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

was in my first dugout and looked
same was little sign reading "Sui-
eide Annex" One Of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called Suicide Ditch" Later on
I learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the Suicide
Club
That dugout was muddy. The men
slept in mud, washed in mud, ate mad,
and dreamed mud. had never before
realized that so much discomfort and
misery could be contained in those
three little letters. NJ q D. The floor
OF the duGout was an inch deep in
water. Outside it was raining cats and
dogs, and thin rivulets were trickling
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above NE came a drip,
drip. drip. Suicide Annex was hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. 1t was about twenty feet
below the fire trench; at least there
were twenty steps leading down to 1t.
These steps were cut into the earth,
but at that time were muddy and slip
perry. A man had to be very careful
or else he would "shoot the chutes."
The air was foul, and you could cut
the smoke from Tommy's fags with a
knife. 1t was cold. The walls and
roof were supported with heavy square
cut timberS, while the entrance was
strengthened with SandbagS. Nails had
been driven into these timberS. On
each nail hung Il miscellaneous a>sort-
ment Of equipment. The lighting ar
ransementS were superb-One candle
in 4 reflector made from an ammuni-
ton tin. My teeth were chatter!nS
from the cold. and the drip from the
airshaft did not help matters much.
While I was sitting bemoaning my
fate and wishing for the fireside at
home, the fellow next to me, who was
writing a letter, looked up and inno-
Gently asked, "Say, Yank, how do you
spell 'coutlagration'
I looked at him in contempt and en-
swered that l did not know.
From the darkness in one OF the cor
ners came a thin, piping voice singing
one of the popular trench dittieS en-
titled:
"I'ack up your Troubles in your Old Kit
Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile
Every now and then the singer
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05
CHAPTER x.
TThs DAVIS Work"

was fast learning that there is q
regular routine about the work Of the
trenches, although it is badly upset at
times by the Germans.
The real work in the fire trench
commences at sundown. Tommy is
like burglar, he works at night.
Just as it begins to get dark the
word ''stand to" is passed from trav-
erse to traverse, and the men get busy.
The first relief, consisting of two men
to traverse, mount the fire step, one
man looking over the top, while the
other sits at his feet, ready to carry
messages or to inform the platoon Off
Ger of any report made by the sentry
as to his observations in No Mans
Land. The sentry is not allowed to
relax his watch for second. If he Is
questioned from the trench or asked
his orders, he replies without turning
around or taking his eyes from the eX-
panse of dirt in front of him. The re-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05

would stop to cough, cough, cough. bat
it was a good illustration of Tonlzny's
cheerfulneSS under such conditions.
A machine-gun officer entered the
dugout and gave me a hard look. I
sneaked past him. sliding and slipping,
and reached my section Of the front
line trench, where l was greeted by
tie sergeant, who asked me, "Where
in - ave you been?"
I made no answer, but sat on the
muddy fire step. shivering with the
cold and with the rain beating in my
face. About half an hour later l
teamed up with another fellow and
went On guard with my head sticking
over the top. At ten o'clock I was
relieved and resumed my sitting posi-
ton on the fire step. The rain sud-
denly stopped and we all breathed q
sigh of relief. We prayed for the morn
ing and the rum issue.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the uas--
dersigned will make final settlement:
and return as Administrator Of estate :
of Herman Brehmer, deceased, in the J.
Probate Court of Newberry counsys7.
South Carolina, on March 18th, 2s12:;s,
at II o'clock a. NJ, and will appIys ysz4cas2sz- zcas2z
his final discharge as such Acndni2
traitor.
All persons indebted to SAD eS-
tate will make immediate settlement:
Of Indebtedness with, and ali persons
holding claims against said estate wllZ
present same, duly proven, as required
by law, to the undersigned or hts So
G. Barlow Brehmer,
Administrator of the Estatse es-5'
Herman Brehmer, deceased
Newberry, S. c., Feb. End, 1918.
torneys, Blease & Blease, at Newbesry'
s C.