MO. IS
Germany's Latest
Peace Move
Germany hs« asked for a further
dlacuaalon of peace terms, and Aus
tria ami rurkey join in I he request.
The offer wm mad* laat Sunday and
haa caused murh talk of a probable
aettlement of the war. The farts in
the case ara that Germany ia losing
tha battle eo fart that it ia only a
question of time whan »he will no
longer be ablo to resist the invasion
of her country, For this reason they
km asked for a conference at which
all nations may talk of a settlement.
Ti e President of this country has
askad for more definite statement nf
what thay want in theway of a dis
cussion, and the President further
wants information as to who is to
«onfer with us, the military leaders of
Cermany or the leaders uf the people.
The papers all this week have had
much to say about this last peace
move and many are of the opinion
that it was laurchad just at this
time to hinder the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive that this country ia mak
ing.
Tha following brief opinions Trom
tha leading papers of this country and
England and France will (jive fhe
public a very definite idea of what
<r.it-many is facing when she asks for
peace. These press opinions *how
elaa.ly that the people who are fight
ing Germany will be rntisfied with
nothing short of a complete victory
over that country. Nothing short or
an unconditional surrender will satis
fy the world.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Charlotte, (N. C.) Observer: A*
Bulgaria had rone too far to recede,
in her ipproachea to the allien, ao ban
<Jermarry taken a step which cannot
be rftrusted, but winch ia to ha in
evitably followed by succeeding steps
leading up to surrender, absolute and
unconditional. The German govern
ment naturally prefers to take the
finish in broken doaea, and it will heat
around for time in appeasement of
the mortal wound coming to her peo
ple. The confession of defeat is tn he
«*averJ off to the lrst possible moment
Raleigh < N. C.) News and Observer
If the German bid for peace proves
it be what it ought to he, the asking
for terms by a defeated and humbled
power, we may trust the President to
take the proper steps. He will see to
it that Germany atones for her crime*
and repents with a repentance that i*
of the heart.
Aahevitle. (N. C.) Citizen: There
will be no consideration at the kaisers
trumpeted "offer." When he surrend
ers unconditionally and "beg»" for
peace, withdrawing his troops from
all occupied territories—when the
junkers of Berlin, headed by the im
perial blasphemer come into court in
chains, the hour for a peace confer
ence will have arrived. As for the im
perial chancellor's speech, it is dif
ficult to fiind therein a single note of
surrender.
Norfolk Virginian Pilot: the Maxi
milian proposal is only another phase
of the Hun peace movement the fight
ing must and will go on. There can
and will be neither peace nor peace
parlaying with Germany which ha*
not been thoroughly chastened by
•overwhelming defeat and ready to
tiring forth fruit meet for repentance.
New York Times: If Germany
-wants peace, let her do away with her
irresoonsible Kaggart kaiser and
speik by a government of her own
people to the governments of the al
lied people*. It is not from Prince
Maximilian, answerable only to im
perial author'*.)-, but from a minister
responsible to the German people
that Cermany'.. plea for pose*
■corae • • •
President Wilson can be trusted to
make an answer to there overtures
which will leave no doubt as to the de
termination of Germanys fie* to pur
sue their victories until sle can fight
no mor j, until ren er.der ir forced up
on tor and with ts security agai i*t
•ny further disturbances of the peace
fm.i t! at quarter.
Montgomery Advertiser: The terms
upon which the a!lies should insist
are the simplest of tenas—uncondi
tional surrender. It la unthinkable
tiat we should make pence until Ger
man soil has l>een invaded. Nothing
less will crush the war spirit of the
German junkers.
Houston Poet: There never was
such a time to strike with every ounce
if striking power. Thar* will Iw no
urmistire. There mail he no nego
tiation* with the German government
until (iarmany ia beaten. Tha peace
must ha a peace of rompleta victory
and unconditional surrender.
New Orleans Time-Picayune: The
imperial German government ia
liranilad hy itx own acta aa untniat
worthy. The kaiaar'a nerve is break
ing. "Unconditional aurrander" are
tha only tertna which ran be granted
with safety to humanity and demo
cracy.
Nanhville Tennesrean: Ho long aa
Germany ia able to propoxe peace
term* there ran be no peace. So long
aa (iarmany feels like inviting a peace
conference, thorn can he no peace. So
long aa Germany thinks she ia enti
tled to debate terms of peace, there
can be no poace.
Chicago Tribune: There ia but one
answer to such offers at parlay aa
have been made or are predicted. That
answer is our -Houbled efforts ngain
st the enemy.
Springfield (Mass) Republican:The
allies will refuse to be stampeded into
negotiations or conversations. No
matter what effort victory may re
quire, they are firmly resolved not to
let Germany get by running what it
has failed to get by force,
St. Loais Globe Democrat: It ig
uselera for the central power* to talk
of pence when their talons clutch the
lands which they have grasped and
while they hold the people of the
countries they have overrun in en
slavement.
Omaha Bee: He (President Wilson)
will tell them he will not lie ready to
alk peace while • foot of conqu- -id
ground ia occupied nor until he can
talk to a responsible government.
Philadelphia Public Lemuel: flu
last outspoken refusal of the Presi
dent to "bargain or compromise" with
men who are without honor ia final
and absolute. * * * The German
peace offensive will fail aa the Ger
man military offensive has failed.
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch: We are
at war with the moat murderous lot
of outlaws that has ever disgraced
the earth. We must treat them aa
we would treat any other gang of out
laws. They must pay for the helliah
crime they have committed.
Lynchburg (Va.) News: Berlin ia
thoroughly advised of America's pur
poae not to discuss peace with Gar
many at all whil* Germany still grips
the iword of war. That werpon must
be cast aside aa a beaten and broken
thing ere a peace conference can be
held. Prince Maximilian ignores this
feature of the situation.
Portland (Ore.) Oregonian: Peace
with such men aa *till rule the central
empirea although they have put for
ward tearful pleadings for peace, aa
their spokesmen, would be a com
promise between law and crime.
Denver Rocky Mountain News: We
cannot answer in words—words arc
vain. It nurt be by deods. Berlin
will know from the progress of this
loan what to expect—a patched peace
or a dictated peace by the allied na
tiona. ' '
Washington Po«t: War to the limit
war until the now humbled German
emperor hanus over hi* dishonored
sword; war until Germany instead of
"accepi-ng President Wilson's pro
poR-il" tenders its unconditional sur
render; that is the plain duty of the
allied nations.
Des Moines (Iowa) Register: An
armistice would throw away all the
allies have gained in the Forh offen
sive. German leaders believe the al
lied powers can consent to a reorgan
ization of Europe on the old lines,
witli some benevolent talk about dis
armament and world peace. That it
precisely now what cannot happen.
Baltimore Sun: There can be no
ufe peace bul a dictated peace writ
ten with the sword. When we reach
that objective we can seriously dis
cuss peace principles and establish the
basis for the new order, but until then
the word "peace" i» a word of dis
honor and deadly danger. *
Comment ia Paris.
Paris, Oct. 7.—Monday being a
two page day for the newspapers
here there is tittle comment on Princ«
Maximilian's speech printed this
morning.
The Figaro, whirh fairly represent*
moderate opinion, And* the speech In
aptred l>y a ileaire to avoid »urh a
d«rM •>( defei t aa will ha ■ prelude
to revenge. In hit Internal policy
Prince Maximillian. tho newspaper
says, him* at a liberal "oven a prola
tannt • mpire."
"Ho object* to unite all of tho ele
ment* of tho nation in ita foreign
policy," tho newspaper continues. Ho
aaeka a formal peace which will not
inju'a tho power of Germanic fed
eration and will not btoak ite alll
I ances.
"Raised in tho real German nchool
Prince Maximillian multiplies equi
{ vocal phrares. TUe passage relative
| to Alaace and Lorraine ia the 'never'
j nt Von Kuelhmtnn in a minor note.
It show* that if the war ia stopped
now it will he a German victory leaa
grandiose than hoped for hut atill auf
flcient to leave Europe under Ger
{ many'a menace."
Regarded Spar rig for Time.
Pt.ria, Oct. 7.—The request for an
arm<atice in the negotiating of peace
parleya by the ce.itral power* waa
looked upon by the French papers
generally aa a sparring for time.
The viewa of the German chancel
lor do not correspond with thoae of
the r.lliea.
English Newspaper Vlewa.
London, Oet. 7.—Distrust of Gar
•na.r.'i in trillions and skcpticlrm as
to the result of the peace overtures
of the central powers are redacted
in i-omment* of the newspapers here.
The Mail will have nothing to do with
Germany's offer which its says means
not peace but trickary.
In Prince Maxamiilian speeches
the newspapers continue "there is not
a word of repentance for crimes Ger
many has committed. * • * * He of
fered proposal* which are less than
theconiMl ions that will ha 'm posed
by the allies as preliminaries to any
discussion at all.
"Wo did not allow Bulgaria to tell
us what to do. We told her what she
had to do. We intend to act precise
ly in the same way with Germany and
"If the German people wish to
know what guarantees PrerMent Wil
son ami the allies require they may
he embodies in two words, "uncondi
tional surrender." The Germans
must leave the territorial: they have
occupied, restore the property they
have stolen, pay for all the damage
they have done and surrender for
trial by the allie;; the great criminals
>f the war."
The Mail say* there are ahou* 500
>f these beginning wiJi the emperor,
tt also declares that Germany will not
be given back her colonies.
"This method of approaching peace
' is the method of a people trying to
| strike a bargain and the peace that
is coming is not going to be a bargain
peace," says The Telegraph.
The newspapers sees a marked
change in Germany's attitude as to
certain matters in diipule but de
clares the proposals as a whole to be
impossible. "Even the most strong
ly pacificist clement in this country
has endorced the demand for evacua
tion of France and Belgium," it says,
"as a condition precedent negotia
tions, and demands that in asking
for negotiations and an armistice
while German armies are in France
and Belgium, he is asking for an im
possibility. Negotiations under such
circumstances would be an admission
of German's superiority and concede
the loss of the war by the nations
who are aiming to break German mil
itarism. For this reason we cannot
believe the peace offer to be serious
ly meant." The newspaper repudi
ates the idea of trying to reach an
understanding regarding an indemni
ty for Belgium.
It says "a» a requirement of sim
ple justice that Genaany must meet
tlv count which will be preHented her
for ilovestation and plundering of
Belirium. There are no fumtamental
changes in the German administra
tion. Only a far: men have been shift
e<l and the kaiser and those who ru'e
him nre still the real rulers of Ger
many."
It adds that the latent German
peace move la the moot important of
any thus far made and confident that
the allies will irive the closest atten
tion to it.
"To end the war once and for all
' no one can be content with less than
the final and unequivocal eliminiation
of the Potsdam war makers" it con
tinue*. "There must be restitution,
reparation and runarantoes and the
criminals who launched the war must
be *o unmistakably beaten that never
afterward doubt may be raised aa to
who won it and who loet It.
"The chancellor's promise that an
effort will Id mad* to iwh u under
>lMdln( regarding an indemnity to
Halgium la not enough for oar pur
poee. It li IndliponwbU that in IM
i-tum* no equivocation »houId re
main. Germany must *ay outright: 'I
did wrong and I undertake a* far a*
IHMwibio to pay for it." Prince Mm
milllan'* -landpoint •.till neen»» eeaen
tiaiiy different from wha> ia vital to
ua. (iermany haa undergone neither
change of outlook nor change of heait
which alone can permit world peace
to ho permanent.
"Perhape the mo*t welcome feature
of tieimanya ha*tily arranged move
i* that it rati only he a meanure of
her military nareaaity," aaya the
Timoa. After reviewing the chancel
lor'* upeerh The Time* declare* it to
lie "an ambiguou* and dlaingenioua
stuff" and aaka: "Will Germany ever
realize there ia only way for har,
namely, by deeda and not word* ? It
1* far too lata to talk of peace nego
tiation*. The determination of the
allied people* ia that the defeat of
thoaa who made war *hall lie complete
and abaolute. That tank they have
undertaken and it nhall he performed
to the very end and there will ha no
peace until Germany haa *urrender
ed without condition to tha term*
which leave har not merely without a
will, hut without power to break it,"
American Soldier* Who
'Deaort to tho Front.'
"Desertion to the front" ia what
General Per*hing ha* called tha at
fen*« that American soldier* back of
the froat line* are so prone to com
mit. Men put to work with the pick,
rod anil shovel back of the Urine line
have heen found to be deserting
The intelligence department, aft-j
er looking into this apparent reve
lation of moral obliquity, discovered
that these men were deserting to the
front. They had dropped their imple
ments of engineering and of labor for
the rifle, the hand grenade and the
bayonet in the trenches. They were
found in the thick of tha light.
This new and strings departure
fro* military rust n—s haa been
arterietic of the American soldier,
and the American toldier oniy, that
tha laws governing him have had to
be revised to admit regulations that
would reach this new offensive. But
to Americans at home, he ia so well
known that his offensive is not con
sidered so exceedingly strange.
There's not a man or woman in
America but who thrills with pride,
and says, "That's the American sol
■r for you," whan ha knows that
nis offensive of desertion to the front'
means. He recognizes that that ia
the spirit that will win. It indicates
victory more than any event or inci
dent since the war began.
Bat quiet admiration of this coura
geous spirit of the American soMier
is not enough. It should be m *t by a
like spirit on the part of every man
and woman. The Liberty bond and
the war savings compaign offer the
occasion. They call for self denial
and sacrifice to the utmost.
Sugar Shortage
The following reasons for the re
cent sugar shortage are givenj>y the
U. S. Food Administration:
1. Disappointing sugar production
from the last beet ami Louisiana cane
crops and disappointing yield in Porto
Rico. (2) Inability of the United
State and her allies to secure, sup
plies from Java, as our great army
program has reduced our sugar car
rying fleet. (3) Exhaustion at begin
ning of year in sugar supplies in
home, stores, factory and bakery,
which left a void requiring an im
mense amount of sugar. The mere
filling of this void took up all surplus.
(4) Sugar requirements for the Army
and Navy for neutrals under trade
agreements, also for France and Italy
which have been materially increased
over earlier estimates. (5) Destruc
tion of beet factories in French and
Italian territories overrun by Ger
mans. !6) More than 50,000.000
pounds of -agar destroyed by sub
marines off our Atlantic Coast. Every
means of conserving sugar should be
adopted.
Bulletin on Spanish Influenza.
The Surgeon (ienerai of the United
State* Public Health oeivice has just
issued a special bulletin dealing with
Spanish Influen a which contain s all
known available information regard
ing this disease. Simplo methods re
lative to its prevent manner of
spread, and care of patients, are also
given. Copies of this bulletin will
be furnished free jf charge upon re
quest by writing to thj State Board
of Health. Raleigh. N. C.
ONLY WAY TO PEACE
SAYS OUR PRESIDENT.
President Wilaon, On Differ ant
OccMtom Hm M*d« Known
Bmu mi Which Phm Mar
B« Secured.
In view of the new pmci talk, it
will he of iriUrwt to review th* way
to world pence an set forth by Preai
ilant Wilaon:
Tha President presented tha follow
ing a* necessary elements of world
peace, in hia addres* to Congress In
joint session. January fl, 1!MH.
1. Opan rovananta of peace with
out private international understand
ing.
2. Absolute fraadom of tha Ma* in
paara or war except aa thay may ha
rioted by international action
9. Removal of all economic bar
rier* and establishment of equality of
trade condition*, among nationa con
nanting to peace and associating ihem
salve* for it* maintenance.
4. Guarantee* for tha reduction of
national armament* to the lowaat
point conaiatant with domeatir *afety.
8. Imperial adjustment of all co
lonial claim* haaad upon tha principle
that tha people* concerned have
equal weight with the interest of tha
government.
A. Evacuation of all Ruaeia ter
ritory end nj»«nr»iinMy for Wu«(a'«
political development.
7. Evacuation of Belgium without
any attempt to limit her sovereignty
fl. All French territory to be freed
and restored and reparation for the
taking of Alaace-Lorraine.
9. Readjuatmcnt of Italy'* fron
tier* and on clearly recognizable line*
of nationality.
111. freest opportunity for autono
mout development of the peoples of
Auistira-Hungary.
11. Evacuation of Roumania, Ser
bia and Montenegrn, with access to
the sea for Serbia and international
guarantees of economic and political
independence and territorial integrity
of the Balkan States.
12. Secure sovereignty for Tur
key'* portion of the Ottoman em
pire bat with other nationalities un
der Turkish rule assured security of
life and opportunity for autonomous,
development, which the Dardanells
permanently opened to all nations.
IS. Establishment of an independ
ent Polish State, including territories
Inhabited indisputably by Polish pop
ulations with free access to sea and
political and economic independence
and territorial integrity guaranteed
by international covenant.
14. General r.ssociation of nations
under specific covenants for mutual
guarantees of political independence
and territorial integrity to large and
small States alike.
President iWlron in his address to
Congress February 11, made it plain
to the world that the test of whether
it is possible for the belligerents to go
on comparing views, is simple and ob
vious, and the principles to be ap
plied he said, wore as follows:
1. Each part of the final settlement
must be base*.' upon escc:itial justice
to bring a permanent peace.
2. Peoples and provinces are not to
be bartered aboyt like chattels to es
tablish a balance of power.
3. Territorial settlements must be
for the benefit of people concerned
ami not merely adjustment of rival
States' claims.
4. Well-defined national aspirations
must be accorded all possible satis
faction.
President Wilson, in his Fourth of
July speech at the tomb of Washing
mM; ;
i nere can d« out one issue, i ne
settlement must be final. There ran
be no compromise. No half way de
cision would be tolerable. No half
way decision it conceivable. There are
the enda for which the associated peo
ples of the world are fightintr. and
which must be conceded them before
there can be peace:
"1. The destruction of every arbi
trary power anywhere that can sep
arately. secretely and of its single'
choice disturb the peace of the world.
Or. if it cannot be presently destroy
ed, at the least it* reduction to virtu
al Impotence.
"1. The settlement of every ques
tion, whether of territory, of sover
eignty, of economic relationship, upon
the basis of the free acceptance of
that settlement by the people Immedi
ately concerned and not upon the ba
sis of the material interest or advan
tage of any other nation or people
which may desire a diffenent settle
ment for the sake of ita own exterior
influence or mastery.
**>. The consent of all nations to be
governed in their conduct toward*
each other by the sale principles of
honor and of respect for the common
law at nvilUad »oci«iy that |u«inu
tha individual ritiMiu of all mndarn
Stalaa in thalr relations with on* an
other, to tha and that all pruMiaaa
and rovMtnti may ha mcrtdly ob
•erved, no private plots of conspira
cies hatched. no selflob injuria*
wrsufk with impunity, and a mutual
truat established upon tha handiraaM
foundation of mutual raspact far
right.
"4. Tha establishment of an oriran
itatlon of pear* which -hall make it
certain that tha combined powar of
fraa nations will check every invasion
of right ami serve to maka peace and
injustice tha mora serura by afford
ing a definite tribunal of opinion to
which all must submit and by which
avary international readjustment that
■ a11not ha amicably agreed upon by
tha peoples directly concerned -hall
1m sanctioned.",
Over 250,000 'Hun* Prisoners.
New York World.
According to the official figures giv
en out in Paris, the allied armtti in
Franca and Belgium took 122,920 Ger
man prisoner* from Sept. 10 to Sept.
.10, at the rate of over 6,000 a day for
three week*. Prom July IK to Sept.
30, eleven weeka in all, they raptured
254,007 prisoner*, a daily average of
almost .I,.TOO They also raptured 3.
rtOO cannon and more than 23.000 ma
chine frum. Thin «tatemnt envr— the
period since the German• utarted
their drive on the Marne and were
suddenly checked when Foch gave the
■irnal for the c'liea to astume the of
fensive.
It ia a safe eetimate that during the
taut three month* the total German
losses in killed wounded and prison
er* have been at leant 900.000.
The allie* in respect to men have
more than rederssed the balance of
the severe lo*ses inflicted upon them
earlier by the Germans, beginning
March 21. In less than four months,
according to the Germans statements,
they captured over 191,000 prisoners,
French, British, Belgian, Portuguese,
Italian arid American.
Assuming that since July IS the
Germans losses in killed and wounded
were offset by equal losses on the
part of the allies, which is improba
ble, during all that period American
troops have been moving overseas at
the rate of almoet 19,000 a day. In
three months 846,000 Americans ware
actually transported. Reinforcements
from America have reached the allied
armies in numbers far more than
sufficient to make good all losses they
may have suffered this year, while
Germany, in victory and defeat, has
been steadily and fearfully weakened
since the 1918 campaign started.
Never before have the odds been so
heavily against the Germans in men
and material, and the«« odds are in
I creasing every day.
If you want to know whether you
are destined to be a success or a fail
ure in life you can easily And out.
The test ia simple and it is infallible:
Are you able to save money? If not.
drop out. You will lose. You may
think not, but you will lose as sure
as you live. The seed of success ia
not in you.—James J. Hill.
Teacher: Thomas, can you spell
•fur"?
Thoma>: Yes, sir; f-u-r.
Teacher: That's right. Now can
you tell me whit fur is?
Thomas: Yes, sir. Fur is an awful
long way.
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