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* " 1 TURKEY HAS GIVEN UP ' ' AND SEEKS MEDITATION V _______ ASKS POWERS TO ASSIST 13? BRINGING WAR TO E>D. i ; Bulgarian Armt Xear Capital?Otte-I man Government Admits Defeat i ia Great Battle. >' I>JBdon, Nov. 3.?The Turkish army i? in full retreat on Constantinople i-; t and the Turkish government has askW ed the Powers to intervene iR the Turkish-Balkan war. , As. oo5cial bulletin wa*s issued by "be government at Constantinople to-j might admitting defeat at the hands of! the Bulgarians in the great battle on ! I the Thracean plains. Application was ' ? J - amh^acipc in nnniNtantino ! lUitUC IU UJC wuuuuu.vw ~ -? pie tonight for meditation by the Powere to end the hostilities and arrange peace agreement. The ambassadors, prior to this, had asked the porte to grant permission to each of the great Powers1 to send one warship through the Dardanelles, and - * ?;?V> I this request nas Deen compneu vwm The only guarantee of safety for the native Christians^ and perhaps foreigners in Constantinople, is to be found in the presence of the warships of the great Powers in the harbor of > the Turkish, capital. ^ Bulgaria* Protest Likely. It is the general be-lief that Bulgaria, K chief of die Balkan States, will refuse to listen to anything in the way of in? tervention until the Bulgarian army is &t th6 ?&t6S Or LVUBuui u uvyi^ >?nv. will insist that Turkey mak-e> an appeal direct to the allies without interference from the Powers. Tbe Powers have not been able to agree on the French premier's formula of "territorial disinterestedness," 4 which is not acceptable to either Austria or Germany. They are taking * steps, however, for the protection of Christians and their own- political interests in, Turkey. One warship, in addition to the vessels already dispatched to the Turkish ports, will be i>went through the Dardanelles by each It ? of the Powers. Beyond the statement that the Turkish army is retreating to the last line of fortifications outside Constantinople there -was Utile news received from the T seat of -war tonight. Fighting was reported along the line from Tchorhi to j Serai, which was the outcome, doubtj less, of the effort of the defeated * Turks to retire within the Tchalja lines, which the Bulgarians are doing their utmost to prevent - - Adrianople and Salonika The besieging forces are tightening t&eir grip around Adrianople, and the bombardment is becoming more vigorous. In other directions the allies are consolidating their occupation of Turkish territory. The Greeks have taken Niocpolis and Prevesa, and have landed a division of men at Stayros, which is marching to attack Saloniki. An nncensored dispatch from the lat > 1 ter town intimates the likelihood or; its surrender without resistance. In connection with the Servain occupation of Prishrend, a warning from Austria appears in the official Vienna Fremdenblatt, which, in the supposition that the Servians have now attained tie object of their operations' toward the west says: "There are neither military nor na? # tirtnai -motives for the Servian army to j penetrate the districts beyond Prishrend, which are exclusively inhabited by Albanians, that is, therefore, into the undeniable territory of another Balkan people." <* ?>; COL. WM. LESTEB. ?>[ ?> pr In those trying days that lay between Fort Sumter and Appomattox i * v our fathers were called upon to face problems of duty and- responsibility such as tried men'- souls, and tried j them as by fire. The way in which ! they met those cries proved what ; manner of men they were. In the: melting-pot of war and battle, the j dross of many a poor ienow s bum i was drained away until only fine metal j remained. These men were heroes. j They did their duty simply and with- | t out ostentation. We, their children,' i have m turn a duty to perform, and for that reason the organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy exists to honor and perpetuate the memory of the Confederate soldier, to mark his burial place on the j field of battle or at home, and to pre- j serve for future generations the rec- \ I ord of his achievements, in pursuance of this last duty, we present he- J fore the anniversary meeting of the; ^ Wm. Lester chapter, U. D. C., of Pros-; perity. on this second day of October,: 1912, a brief sketch of the life and career of captain, afterwards Lieuten-' ant Colonel William Lester. Win. Lester, son of Allen Lester, and of Martha, his wife, was born in Newberry county, in the neighborhood of St. Luke's Lutheran church, about four miles from Prosperity, October 9, 1819. All his life, with the exception of those years spent in the Confederate service, was parsed in this community. He came of that sturdy Scotch, or Scotch-Irish stock that has always proved itself the einews ajid 'backbone of any country in which it | settled, and in the lin^ of religious j inheritance, he came- inevitably -by J tho8e hardy virtues of courage and endurance, bred in the bracing atmosphere of Scotch Presbyterianism, and developed ander the lash tutliage of Grierson and Claverhouse. His early life was uneventful. As a - * ? ? A.1 ? :? vv A child he received nis eaucauon m iur country school of the community in which he was born and reared, and when he had grown to man's estate he turned his hand to carpentry and farming, in both of which occupations he is said to have excelled. Prom <thei description we have of him he must 'have presented a fine and rather imposing personal appearance, with his dark eyes and swatny 6Kin, his blao.k hair and his six f-eet two inches of height carried to the day of his death erect and square-shouldered. This opinion is confirmed by the testimony of one of his men, Mr. A. P. Bom'.nick, of Prosperity, who says of Captain Lester: "He was a grand 60ldier, and b* looked it, too." The personal characteristics of this man were such as were to be expected of one who made so honorable a record as a soldier, for Bayard Taylor says: j "The bravest are the tenderest, The loving are the daring." I He was generous, kind-hearted and j liberal, loyal to his friends and devoted to his wife and children. He was married early in life to Sarah Hunter, to whom three children | were born. After several years of; happy married life Mrs. Lester died, and five years later Capt. Lester marJ TY~??^ Vmir irhn o c n vnimsr! rttfQ n rf,i i i i/-i.ii iuul tuu) mu ? ? w , girl, had been preet as-a wedding guest at his first marriage. Six children were born to them, several of w&om, with their mother, survive. When Wlm. Lester reached the age of forty-two years, he doubtless thought that for him the high-tide of! life had been reached. He had hadj allotted to him his portion of joy and j of sorrow. Henceforth it was not likely that there would be any serious break in the even tenor of hi? life. But the break came as a holt from the sky for him as well as for many another, wheal after a bloodless bombardment of thirty-four hours Fort Sumter surrendered. Now like a trail o? gunpowder to which a spark has j a fpvpr of Ktir and unrest \ WVA. Jul UVV) V*? AV W- w- ? flashed through the North and the I South. Every heart thrilled with the | romance of war, as yet it seemed im- J possible that 6ilken banners worked | and presented by girls' fair hands, the thrilling treble of the bugle's call, the pomp s.nd parade, the glitteT and excitement could have anything to do with heart-shaking tragedy. But when the first blood had been shed at Jbsaiu-1 more, men's minds were turned from the contemplation of the glory of war, to a full realization of the fact that civil war with all its attendant horrors was upon them. Volunteers were called for. In Newberry county, com- j pany after company formed and marched away, and still the call for volunteers came. Leister said, "Boys, we will form a company, and I will go with, you." In J. T. P. Crosson's historical sketch of Co. G, I3tn ?teg. S. C. V., he says, "Soon Co. G was formed, for old men told their eons that Lester would lead them only where honor and duty called. They honored his integrity and bravery then as the world does today, and have never had reason to change, ror v>ui. j L-ester" is only another name for chiv- ! airy, daring, oravery and honor. His heart never failed him at duty's call. Co. G. was formed and officered and left Prosperity on the 26th of August, 1861, for the camp of instruction at Lightwood Knot Springs, near Columbia, and there was placed in the 13th Reg., S. C. V., under the bravej Col. Edwards, of Spartanburg, S. C." j Captain Lester led his company j from the camp of instruction to the | gea-coast, where they <TJ picket duty. In April, 1862, they left for Virginia, destined to he the battle ground of the war. In an effort to collect data for this little sketch, Mrs. Lester was asked to contribute such information as he had bparine: iinon Col. Lester's personal | exploits during the war, but she re- j plied that he had never talked much i to her about such things. "\Ve can not J but admire the modesty which elosesj the lips of a man in regard to his per- i sonal adventures, but we must deplore j the reticence which deprives us of in- j teresting information. This much we do know, he was a brave and cour ageous soldier, and a leader fitted by temperament, inclination, and training to direct him men.' One- indispensable ingredient of courage is coolness in an emergency. It is told of Captain Lester that on one occasion when he and his men were sitting eating their scanty allowance, a bomb with hissing fuse fell in their midst, whereupon Lester promptly arose and quenched the fu?e by pouriug o\cr it c<v? contents of a cup of eoii'Ji which he held --- aItVirMicrV) a hullpf on ane Ill UiS UdllU. M. W occasion knocked Off his hat, and on another occasion ripped the heel from his boot, he -was never wounded, a remarkable circumstance when it is remembered that he led his men through some of the bloodiest battles of the war. At the battle called by the Federals 'the Horsesshoe, and by the Confederates the Bloody Anfie, the rain of bullets was so thick that a tree 15 inches in diameter being cut complete* - - PaII ly through Dy mmnie oaus, ICil upuu his compnay. This fact is vouched for by more than one eye witness. If anything more is needed to emphasize the soldierly qualities and the "brave career of this Southern soldier, let it be placed on record that Col. Lester in addition to taking part in many "little skirmishes" led his men at the battles of Gaines' Mill, Cold Harbor, Frazi-er's Farm, Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Ox Hill, Fredericksburg, Harper's Ferry, Spartanburg, Chance]lorsville, Gettysburg, Spottsylva-nia Court House, the Wilderness, Nole Station, Second Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Mine Run and Appomattox Court House. After the -white flag rose on a hill at Appomattox, and the order was given to stack arms, there was nothing left for our soldiers to do but turn their faces homeward, and make as Gen. Lee begged them to do, as good 'citizens as they had soldiers. Ool. Lester brought his men home. "He took up his farming again. He had been a good soldier and he made a good citizen. He died at nis home near St. Luke's church March 11, 1886, and is buried in Prosperity in the graveyard onoe the burial grounds attached to the old Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian cnurch, of which he had been a loyal amd consistent member. A headstone marks his grave, as does also the little granite marker placed there by the William Lester Chapter, U. D. C McCall's Magazine and McCall Patterns For Women i Have Mere Friends than any-other magazine or patterns. McCall's ; is the reliable Fashion Guide; monthly in one million one hundred ? v?r,mes. 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C., will be opened at T the office of the clerk and treasurer, T in the opera~ house, from the first day T of October, 1912, until the thirtieth Hirnorru ^vintrc ;TTMU1J UU T Ui^l? itock, - $50, $839 be a Farmer, or a Miller, or a not what your trade or proi r money in the bank. It wi i rainy day or a day when y< arn as much as now. .* [ That Always Has The 'eat Interest Paid on Savings Resident J.Jt NOl day of November, 1912, both days in- J elusive (Sundays excepted), betweenJ the hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. J. P. Scurry has been appointed supervisor of registration. Only such persons as register as herein provided for shall be allowed to vote at the regular town election to be held on the 10th day of December, 1912, and at special elections to be held in the town of New1 ? '1 ?trim!tto mnn+h<3 uvrry timing tuc UCAI vnww The production of a certificate of registration from the hoard of registration to vote in a polling precinct within the incorporate limits of the town of N-e-wberry, proof of residence ia -he municipality for four months preceding the annual election for the year 1912, and the payment of all taxes assessed him, due and collectible for the previous fiscal year, are necessary to entitle the applicant to register. By order of the Town Council of the Town of Newberry, S. C., on the 27th day of September, 1912. * t -r M JJ J. J. juaugiuru, i Attest: Mayor. J. R. Scuiy, C. & T. COLLECTION OF TAXES. The tax Dooks of Newberry country will open for the collection of taxes 'or the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1912, the 15th day of October, . 1312, and will remain open without penalty until the 31st day of December, 1912. Upon all taxes paid after he 31st of December, 1912,' and befor the first day of February, 1913, t penalty of one per cent, will be addid; upon all taxes paid during the nonth of February. 1913, a penalty of ' _ ( >ne per cent, will be added, and from ( he 28th day of Febraary, 1913, to the ^ 5th day of March, 1913, inclusive, an , idditional penalty of five per cent ^ ?ill be added. The following is the levy: Mills. ( "or State purposes 5% . 'or ordinary county purposes... .3% ] \>r special, county court house.. Vz \ 'or special State sinking fund loan *4 ( 'or constitutional school tax 3 'or roads and bridges 1 j ???I r> VExcept the following localities, here an additional railroad tax has j een levied, viz: 'ownship No. 1 2 'ownsh'p No. S 3 'ownship No. 9 2 And except the following school dis- I Bank | I 000.00 > Carpenter,. ession,fput 11 help yon ra may not * M it money Deposits {WOOD, Cashier ?H tricte, where epecial school tax has been levied, viz: No. 1, Newberry 5 No. 14, Prosperity 6^4 No. 10, Utopia 1 # Mr? 9.0 "Rier f!reek._ 2 *W# *"vl O ~ No. 26, Pomaria 3 No. 30, Little Mountain lO1^ No. 35, Excelsior 2 No. 39, Chappells 2 No. 52, Whitmire 4 No. 56, Zion 2 No. 45, Trinity 2 No. 49, Deadfall 2 -- * - - J I) wo. 41, uommicK * No. 58, Silveretreet 4 No. 51, Trilby 2 A poll tax of $1.00 has been levied on all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those exempt by law. A tax of 50 cents each is levied on all Persons liable to road duty may pay a commutation tax of $2.00, from the 15th of October, 1912, to the 31st day of December, 1912. Note change in dates for paying commutation tax No commutation tax received after December 31, 1912. All taxpayers remember all property has been listed separately, and please see that you have a receipt for each piece of property so listed. JOHN L. EPPS, i County Treasurer. NOTICE OF ELECTION FOB MATOE AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CARO- , LINA. Notice is hereby given that the regular annual election for a mayor and 6ve aldermen, one alderman for each Df the five wards, to serve for a term :>f one year, will be held at the Council Chamber in the opera' house in the rown of Newberry, South Carolina, jn the second Tuesday in December, 1912, being the tenth day of said month, the polls to be opened at 8 j'clock in the forenoon and to cloee it 6 o'clock in the afternoon; G. W Killer, J. R. Davidson and Alex Single:on are appointed managers of the said Section. By order of the Town Council of dewberry, S. C., on this the 27th day f September, 1912. J. J. Langford, attest: Mayor. J. R. Scurry, C. & T. Now is the time to subscribe to The [erald and Ifews, $1.50 a year.