The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-12
Note OF WARNING
SOUNDED BY FOcn
Huns Have 10 Divisions i'm
West.
GERMAN MENACE
NOT PAST
FOch Sounds Warming at Meeting Of
Supreme Council. Rccites Instanc-
es OF Germany Failing to Comply
with Armisticc Terms. IIindcnburg
has 1S Division on Western Front.

mas 10 DIVISION on western Front.
Paris, Feb. 10.-The supreme war
council, in which Marshal Foch and.
other military commanders sit with
the council Of the great powers con-
tinucd today the discussion Of the
terms for the renewal Of the German
armisticc, without reaching decision.
AT the same time the league Of nations
commission virtually completed the
final draft Of that project, assuring it's
presentation at a plenary session tho
latter part OF the week.
The discussion Of the armistice took
a wide range, including the failure to
execute some of the clauses Of the pre-
vious armistico, the blockade and the
use Of enemy merchant shipping. But
the main issue turned on a series Of
proposals OF a rather drastic nature,
designed to place the enemy beyond tho
possibility Of rc-arming and renewing
the conflict
From tac French standpoint tho me-
mace Of STch renewal is not past, and
itis urged as a matter Of foresight that
suitable SAFEGUARDS bc established
What these safeguards arc has not
been disclosed, but it is generally un.
dcrstood that they include the limita-
ton Of the production of field and
heavy guns, and an exact accounting
Of heavy guns now on hand, also some
limitation OF the military organization
Which is to be Of police service.
While some Of the military com
manders take the view that radical
measures are needed to assure the al
lies, particularly France, against
possibility Of renewed peril, yet other
views tend to place reliance on eco
nomic measures as the best means OF
preventing any renewal Of enemy ac-
tivity.
Besides the discussion of the armis-
time terms M, Klotz, the French min
lister Of finance, presented documents
Of the German general staff showing
systematic plan to destroy French
industry, not only as military meas
ure, but as means to promote Ger
man industial interests. The docu-
ments were referred to the economic
conference recently established. The
discussion Of the armistice terms will
be continued tomorrow. ~
London. Feb. 10.-British newspa-
pers Of all shades Of opinion are de-
voting serious attention to the atti-
tude adoptcd by the German govern
ment toward the armistice conditions.
The DAILY News Paris correspond
ent sends a dispatch from "authorita-
tive sources" on the subject, in which
he says his informant told him that
he had the best reason to believe that
Germany Is not continuing to demob-
iliZe.
She has now concentrated more
than eighteen division under Won Hin
denburg on the western front" the
correspondent quotes his informant
as saying. eve also have the best rca-
sons to believe that Germany Is keep
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text OF economic necessity. Some Of
the military authorities think that Ger
many has sought more material to
give necessary armament to 100000
men. German demobillSation Is a
condition to our demobiltzation, and
therefore dlsbandment ig impossible 30
long as Germany does not continue to
demobilize.
"Allied military authorities consid-
er the time has now arrived for Ger
many to give up her military strength
that she be brought to such condi-
ton that she cannot resist later the
conditions Of peace now being pre-
pared. The allied theory always has
been that we shall frame conditions
which Germany will have to accept,
and there Is nothing to discuss, EXCEPT
as regards details ~
For this reason. Germany is trying
to keep up hor military strength 80
that sho can send delegate to the
peace congress for thorough military
discussion OF the peace conditions inn
posed. On this point the French ma
tional socialist party and It's extreme