The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-01
European.

There has been small encouragement
for the German emperor and the CEN
trail powers in the proceedings of the
British Labor party. The leaders OF
the party, representing 2,500,000 trade
unionists, all registered voters, show
a determination to take strong line
in support Of the war as the only
means of obtaining democratic peace.
Again the sinking of the British
-?e~cEart-,o by mine or submarine
have been held at low point. Only
six vessels of 1000 tons or over and
two under that tonnage were destroy
cI N the past week. Summary: Ar
rivals, 2,255; sailings, 2,242.
The notable feature in the world
war is the apparent resumption Of
military operations on t;le western
front in France and Belgium.
From the Ncrth sea to the Swiss
frontier the lessening in the rigors of
winter has permitted the belligerents
again to send forth their men in enter
prises which seemingly forecast the
intention to shortly resume fighting ac'
tivity more extensively.
Germany, through Imperial Chancel-
lor Count Won He1tling, and Austria
Hungary, through it's foreign minister,
Count Czernin, have made reply to the
peace terms Of the allies and the
United States as recently enunciated
by Lloyd George, the British prime
minister and President Wilson. AL
though Count Won Hertling and Count
Czernin affect to see the possibility
of coming into agreement with their
enemies on minor points, the concrete
bases essential to peace are declared
to be unacceptable.
The German chancellor says the fate
of Poland and the Balkans and the re-
adjustment of the Italian frontier lies
with Austria, while the evacuation Of
Russian territory concerns only Rus
sia and the central powers. Germany,
he added. considered that the integ-
rity of Turkey, and the safety Of its
capital, were. closely connected with
the question of the Dardanelles, which
was of vital interest to Germany.
By the sinking of two steamers by
the enemy in the Mediterranean about
three weeks ago 71S lives were lost,
it is announced officially.
After weeks of vacillation, the Ger
mans have at last made their demands
at the peace conference at Brest-Li-
tovsk and the Russians have declined
to accede to them. Courland in its
entirety and all Of Russia's Baltic
provinces are to be retained by Ger
many, according to General Hoffman,
in what is termed as Germany's last
proposal to the Russians, and the add
ed threat was given that if the Rus
SLAMS failed to acquiesce in the de-
mands further inroads into their ter
ritory would follow and the important
port Of Reval, near the mouth of the
Gulf of Finland, would be occupied.
A Paris dispatch quotes Count Ger
min. the Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister, as declaring in an address to the
delegates Of parliament that Il have
no intention to demand from Russia
a single meter Of territory or single
cent Of indemnity
The Austrian foreign minister has
invited President Wilson to use his
influence to induce the entente al
lies to declare the conditions on which
they are willing to talk peace.
Lord Rhondda, food controller, has
taken drastic measures to deal with
the meat shortage. An official order
has been issued applying to all hotels.
restaurants, boarding houses and pu'
lie places, to begin forthwith. 1t spec
ifes two meatless days for Great Brit
ain.
While the bitter internal political
situation in Austria-Hungary seems to
have abated somewhat in intensity,
the latest indications are that be-
meath the surface fires Of discomfort
are T.e-,ly smoldeIiDg and that at no
distant date again r}"'' MI; out in