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MMGSMNtfC - 'T rnmm J ^ 0 l n *^ft j ^ n- * THE WAR UST WEEK • „ » . ., ' v ' * PROBABLE DEFENCE OF SALON* IKI IF IT IS ATTACKED TURKS TO GO TO EUROPE New York Tlmea Expert Saja Soldiers ..of Ottoman Empire are Not the Fighters of Former Days and Will be Used by Kaiser Reluctantly Be- i of Deteriorating Influence. Korements of greater Importance * hare prevented a review in these col umns of the last act on the Serbian stage—the withdrawal of the French and British forces from Macedonia to Balonikl. It seems timely, therefore, in order that the subject may be brought up to date, to make brief mention of these last moves In Serbia. When it was evident to the Allies • that they were not strong enough to take Veles and Uskub and, by open ing the Katchanlk Pass, to establish contact with the Serbs retreating ^from the north, the Franco-Britlsh forces found themselves in a very serious predicament. They were left an isolated force, with both flanks in the air, and against them were great ly superior and ever-increasing num bers. - The French held the angle between the Vardar and the Cerna rivers, in which practically all of the French contingtot was concentrated. The line extended along the Vardar through Demlr Kapu and thence into } he Strumltxa sector, where it was olned by the British forces, which held the extreme right. The outflanking of this line by the Bulgarian superiority in numbers was an easy task and the French evacua tion was begun. All the troops and stores north of Demlr Kapu were suc- ceoafully removed through the gorge ot that name and the railroad tunnel near the gorge was blown up. This blocked Bulgaiian pursuit from the porthwest and forced the Rulgars to make their principal attack against the British section of the line in the Strumitsa sector. This attack, which cost the British heavily, forced their retirement to a very short line from the station of Strumitsa, on the Balonikl railroad, across the line of hills just north of Lake Dolran, to the Greek frontier Nothing was to be gained, however, on this line, and a general retirement consequently was made to the imme diate neighborhood of Salonlki. In asmuch as the near- future may de velop an attack on this town, a de scription of the military elements of the Salonlki position Is timely Salonlki is situated at the head of a small gulf or estuary, not on peninsula. Any defending line, there fore, moat be almost a full circle, running from a point on the gulf south of Salonlki, completely around the city to another point on the op posite side of the gulf While, therefore, It may be used as adother Torres Vedras, the mill tary situation will be in no way slmi lar—Lisbon being on a peninsula the Torres Vedras position was de fended by a very short, straight line running from east to west. It was therefore, held by a minimum num ber of troops. The horseshoe shaped defense line necessary to guard Ma- lonlki requires a maximum number ot troops. Althoagh on the coast, Balonikl is really the centre of a mountain coun try and is surrounded by a series of hills and ridges varying In helgnt from three thousand to six hundred feet. Where the continuity of the ridges is broken as it is north ot the eity there is, nevertheless, a continu ous line of positions all within sup-, porting distance of each other~from the Paiik Mountains to the ridge of Bechik Dagh But this series of positions is not enoTlgh, as they are all capable of being flanked by an operation along the Monastlr-Salonlki railroad. The line must, therefore, be ■ extended south so that both flanks WtlF'be /safely guarded and will rest on a nat ural obstacle—the Gulf of Salonlki. A series of good defensive posi tions exist that would permit such an extension of both wings, but it would make a line considerably over one hundred miles long, nearer one hun dred and twenty-five in fact, and the forces available to the Allies 'for Saloulki’s defense are not sufficiently great to hold it. The tide that the Allies elect to hold will, of course, be thoroughly intrenched, so that the situation on the western front will be duplicated with the Allies playing the role of the Germans. Germany is holding the western line with the minimum pumber cf men required to prevent" an advance. All the men that can possibly fife spared are needed in other fields, where the Teutons are much more active. The western line is about two hundred miles long and Is held by approximately one million men, or live thousand to the mile on an aver age. This number can not be reduced with safety. ^ -* It can, therefore, be assumed that if the Allies construct around Hakmiki the most modern and ef ficient field works—and none other will be safe—«t least'six hundred thousand men will be necessary to hold the line from the Paiik Moun tains to Bechik Dagh with the needed flank extensions. The Allies, of course, have not nor. will they have any such number of men in the Salonlki trenches. The maximum number that they can ex pect to utilise for this purpose Is about two hundred thousand. With this number fixed the only alternative la the selection of a position that can be held with the troops available—a lately that laagth exists, and, though there is a lack of definiteness lit the official raporta of the exact - location of the present line, It Is In all probability along this . shorter series of positions. V ' t The mala'elements of this line are, beginning with the most southerly point of the rjght : ,wlpg. first, the Kaloron Ridge, which slopes from three thousand feet to water level, the defense of which can be ably ef fected by the guns of the Allies' war ships in the gulf, v - North of this ridge, and east of the town of Vaslliks. is' an, eminence known as Buka Dagh,'and north of that Again Hartak Dagh. These two are each about three thousand feet high, and are the highest points of a more or less continuous ridge that undulates north Kaloron to Lake Laugata. From this lake the ground rises again as we pass north of Salonjk^ the line running through .the town of Ajvalti to Daudbbba-HHi* thence westward across the Vardpr River to Remit Hill in the Southern Paiik Mountains, at the foot of which be gins a wide belt of marshy plain. From the southern edge of the plain tbs line would bend to the gulf across the Kafianl group of hills, the slopes of which ara much more grad ual than any of the other rises men tioned. It must be repeated that this line is not given as the one which the Allies at present occupy. 'IV'may well be that at present t^e wings of their line are not bent byek on either side to the gulf. But it Is extremely like ly that, if pressure should be exerted by the Teutons on the line between Paiik Mountain and Bechid Dagh, this line will have to fall back for a shorter line nearer the city, where the flanks can be guarded and where a mors reasonable relation would ex ist between the length of line to be SOUTH CAR(UNA ODES DRY; LAW TO BE MADE TIGHTER SEVEN NEW STATES JOIN TIE PROHIBITION COLUMN Friday Afternoon at Sundown Saw the Final (lose of the Business of the Dispensaries. PH day sees Old Year Die and With It More Thau Three Thou- qld an able to holtf it. s > The total failure of the Gallipoli operations, viewed from the stand point of direct results, waa fully presented iu last week's Issue. There is, however, a secondary aspect of the campaign which is certain to Inject a new element into future fighting. 1_ During all the month*, qf fighUox on the peninsula, the British, though accomplishing no positive result, achieved the negative purpose of neu- trslixlng a large portion of the Turk ish army by keeping It so thoroughly occupied in defending its own capital tftat it could not be used in other fields. As sohn, however,- as the bulk of the British forces withdrew from Gallipoli the bulk of the Turkish army waa, of course, released, and is now available for use in such quar ters as Berlin may deem advisable. In view of the fact that Turkish forces may soon appear on the battle fields of Europe, particularly of Rus sia and eastern Galicia, It is well to see just what kind of troops the Ger mans are adding to their forces, what their fighting qualities are. and what benefits the Germans will derive from such additions From the beginning of their his tory, long before they became a na tion, when they were only nomadic trlbea, the Turks have been known as fighting men. In the earhr days— about the thirteenth cenTury—the Inale youth was trained for soldiery from the time he was eight years old with all the thoroughness and sever Ity of discipline that marked the early Greek and Roman For several centuries the Janl- xsrles were known and feared as the most effective fighting force in Europe. At Kossovo, where the Ser bians were almost annihilated: at Varna, where the Magyars were bad ly defeated, the Janizary element of the Turkish army, made this army an Instrument of the greatest terror. In the last quarter of the seven teenth century alt pf the Balkan peninsula, all of wni\t is now Ruma nia, Southern Russia, and hsff of Hungary, were'in Turkish hamis and the Moslem army was before the gates of Vienna. Turkey was then at its zenith, the army had then reached its greatest effectiveness as a fighting organization. From that time—1683, to be exact —there has been a gradual but con sistent decline. Paradoxical as it may seem, it was the very strength of the Janizaries that brought about the decline, as it culminated in 1826 in their destruction under the reign of Mahmud II. Oontact with western Europe caused the introduction into the Turkish army of European dis cipline that hgd prevailed in the Mid dle Ages. From that time until now tl»e Turks have never distinguished themselves as soldiers. They have been miserably led, it Is true; add it must be admitted that under competent leadership they have ^fought fairly well. But they hate not been the equals of the sol diers either, of Western Europe or of their neighbors in the Balkans. In their war with Bulgaria in 1912 their failure at Lule Burgas is nipple At midnight Friday South Caro- lian was numbered among the prohi bition states and the dispensary sys tem, around which has centered the political battles of tbe state for al most a quarter of a century, ceased to exist when the sun went down Fri day afternoon. Prohibition was voted ili by an overwhelming majority in a referendum election held on Septem ber 14 this year. The general asseipbly. at its last session, passed a law forbrading the importation Into South Carolina by one person of more thap one gallon of splritnous liquors containing over ne per centum of alcohol. However, certain spirits are permitted fot the church, arts and sciences, under a re cent decision of the attorney general. State Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg announced several days ago that he would introduce a bill in the general assembly which meets next month, repealing the *" so-called “gallon-a- month” law, making the state abso lutely “dry” legally. In 1892 the state dispensary sys tem replaced the old open barroom, and in 1907, the state-wide organH zatlon was superseeded by the county dispensary system. Fifteen coifnties out of forty-four now h * ve dispen saries. It Is estimated by L. L. Bultman, state dispensary auditor, that at least one hundred and twenty-five thou sand dollars worth of liquor was on hand when the dispensaries closed. This surplus has placed the state authorities in a quandry. as the bill providing for the referendum elec tion did not provide for the disposal, of any stock that might be left over, and the position ot every official and subordinate of the system automstl cally ceased Friday night. This raises a doubt as to the own ership of the remaining stock and what disposition can be made of it as It can not legally be told In South Carolina. The matter win either have to be adjusted by the legisla ture or the courts, it is said. Bam berg and Williamsburg counties are the only ones tl)at have completely disposed of their stocks. It is esti mated that the Columbia dispensaries will have a thirty-thousand-dollar surplus stock and Charleston fifty thousand dollars worth of whiskey on hand. Gov. Manning states that the pro hibition law will be enforced to the letter. Representative Liles of Orangeburg at the next session of the legislature will introduce a hill mak ing the penalty for conviction of tbe illicit selling of liquor a straight chain gang sentence without the alternative of a ftps. COLUMBIA EX-CONVICT SLAYS WOMAN AND SUICIDES Second Woman to Fall Victim to Hand of Murderer—Fell Deed on Street. Her throat cut, Mrs. Ada Geddings fled from her home, 608 Sumter street, early Tuesday, crying for the poHcft". and fell dead on the sidewalk before aid could reach her. Edward E. White, a boarder, was found lying across a bed, dead, from a stab in the neck. *k pocket knife which was the tnsrtfument of the tragedy was identified as White’s. Aroused by screams, a neighbor summoned the police. When reach ed, the-woman was dead. Both Mt-s Geddings and White were in night clothes. The double tragedy occurred at four-thirty o’clock. White was the only boarder and Mrs. Geddings was the only othef occupant of the house White killed a woman on Huger street in Columbia sixteen years ago and was convicted in the Richland county court of general sessions Octo ber 20, 1899, of murder, the jury recommending him, however, to the mercy of the court. The late James Aldrich, presiding judge?sentenced him to life imprison ment, and he was committed to the penitentiary October 30, 1899. Dur ing the preceding July he had been examined bv,a commission in lunacy. C. L. Blease. governor, paroled the convict in March, 1913, on condition of good behavior and abstention from intoxicants. sand Saloons. , 'State-wide prohibition of the sale an#^ m^nOfactifre of intoxicating li quors beiome effective in seven states at midnight Friday night, putting out of business more than three thou sand saloons, a large number xtf breweries, wholesale liquor houses and distilleries. ^ The states which are to enter the dry column are South Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Arkansas. "--I, In Colorado, district' attorneys at a recent meeting agreed that techni cally the constitutional prohibition amendment and the enforcing statute do hot become effective until mid night January 1, but it was also de cided that the expiration of all li quor licenses at midnight Friday will render liquor sales on New Year’s day unlawful. According to one author ity between two- and three million dollars have been expended for li- guor in Colorado within the last week. r-i Arkansas will have its first expert ence with prohibition when the state wide law, passed by the last legisla tqne, goes into effect. The Arkansas department of the Anti-Sq]oon Leogue has announced that the league will have workers in the field to see that the law Is enforced". Anti- prohibition leaders have announced that no fight will be made for the re peal of the law, at least until prohi bltion has been given a thorough trial. In Iowa “bargain day" sales in the five hundred and two saloons of the state were in progress Friday Under the mulct act, passed by the last legislature, statutory prohibition is restored, pending the action of the next legislature and the people on the proposed constitutional amend meht-for prohibition, which is to be disposed of within the next two years In Oregon the manufacture or sale of any kind of Intoxicating liquor- Is absolutely prohibited by constitu tional amendment. Drug stores ar£ not permitted to sell liquor for any purpose with or without a doctor's prescription. Each family may im port for personal use a maximum either of two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors or twenty-four quar ters of malt liquor in any perior of four, successive weeks. ✓ No person other than a common carrier may make deliveries Of liquor and the pur chaser of I quor illegally is made equally culpable with the seller. In the state of Washington tbe in itiative prohibition law. atrifled in November, 1913. permits residents to purchase from dealers outside the state two quarters of spirituous II quor or twelve quarts of beer each twenty days. Idaho went dry Friday by virtue of statuary prohibition. Most of the state has been dry under local option and only about one hundred and fifty saloons will be forced out of business. Idaho's prohibition law is said to be the most drastic In the union. It not only .prohibits the manufacture and sale of liquor but makes possession of any kind of malt or spirituous liquors a crime, except ing wine for sacramental purposes and pure alcohol for medical, scienti fic and mechanical uses, which are procurable only on an order from the probate court. BRITISH CRUISER SINKS Armed Ship Natal Lost After "Explo sion, SAys Admiralty. CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE .. -j --i -V Yorkshire Pigs—*6; seven weeks old. S. W. Hayes Lenoir, N. C. ■1- Seed Peanuts—Best var* ty for hogs, 96c bu. here cash. Christian Dick- T0 DISCUSS PEACE Bethmann-Holhveg (Joes to See Aus trian Chancellor. A dispatch from Vienna says: “Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg proof of the ineffectiveness not only, u expected in Vienna shortly with of thejr leaders but of their soldiery the full conditions under which the of their leaders but of their soldiery as well. Turkey, it will be remem bered, Is made up of a umber of tribes and the army nituraily is com posed of many different races. The Egyptian element as well as the Fel laheen are very poor material, cow ardly and not asluuned of it, loving the army because of the glamour and show hut not caring for the fight. The Arabian and Syrian factors are about as bad, and this may have a distinct bearing on the fighting that fun traT centraPTMi^ers will, accept peace. After discussTng4he terms with Baron •von Burian, the' Austrian minister, the conditions will be officially com municated to the Allies, (Jerrnany suggesting that the first confere: be held at The Hague.” Sinking of the British armed cruis er Natal after an explosion was an nounced Friday by the British ad miralty. The Natal was a vessel of thirteen hundred and sixty tons laid down eleven years ago. Although an important fighting craft, she was not classed with the first line ships of the British fleet. The Natal was sunk Thursday afternoon while in harbor as the re sult of an internal explosion. There are about four hundred survivors. The Natal’s sinking is the severest loss which the British navy has sus tained in several months. No British naval vessels of importance had been sunk since last May, when the Triumph and Majestic were torpe doed at the Dardanelles. The Natal, although a powerful man-of-war, was laid down eleven years ago and her Jidisplacement was only about one- half of the largest British sea fight ers. The Natal’s complement was "seven hundred and four men. Her displacement was thirteen thousand six hundred and sixty tons. She was four hundred and eighty feet long and seventy-three feet of beam. Her largest- guns were 9 2 inch. Of these she carried three forward and three aft. She was armed also with four V.5 inch guns, twenty-four three-pounders and three torpedo tubes. EXPECT ALLIES TO WIN tainly not a step he would take from choice. It will be a sacrifice of quality fof quantity. The addi tion of inferior troops has a pecu- will pdssiBly occur on the SivaT pennr+ IliFeffeirt ra~nn snny. Theoreti- posltton not more than forty miles long. ■ Otherwise the defense line will be •o thin that a bregk Ik It is almost sure to come and with ft disaster to tbe allied forcer A line of this length even would be dangerously thin, but «ld for i sula. Bat the Turks of Asia Minor, the Kurds, the Armenians, and the Greeks are greatly Superior. It was principally these elements, ^ indeed, whose stubbornness saved Plevna in 1878. .The Armenian and Greek ele ments, however, have been so alien ated by the idiotic policy of the Turk ish government that their loyalty is of very doubtful quality. 1 The net reeult is that,' although the discipline which the^lerman officers hare*. Planted in the- Tx»riH sh-mGHarjr - cally lb would seem that inferior soldiers carefully • interspersed throughout an army of efficients would profit by^the example of the majority and in time rise to their plane. Experience, 'however, has shown the opposite to be true. Putting a few deficients In an army of good fighting men Is like putting a few rotten apples in r barrel of sound ones. Tbe latter soon become spotted—the former are never made' whole. H-la-thtt fact, more than the Greek King Has Talk With Com mander of French Troops. In an interview* Wfth Gen. Castel- nau, chl^f of the French general staff, Sund'ay, "King Constantins 'ex pressed doubt that the central em pires would be able to resist indefi nitely the economic, and especially the financial pressure of the war. Gen. Castelnau so reported the king's opinion Sunday night in a statement to the Associated' Press. The Greek sovereign asked the French commander why by the slow ness of their operations they had per mitted thb crushing qf Belgium, and Serbia and the failure of the Dar- For Sale—60 extra IMb Poland China pigs. All eligible fd register arod - best breeding. Dr. S. J., Summers ] and Sons, Cameron, S. C. FOR SALE—116 acres, good clay land near Swansea, Lexington coun- ty; 40 acres cultivated. Price, $3, - 500; Address J. E. Patrick, WOlf- ton, S. C. Boys and Girls—Earn a watch, brace let or necklace by selling only 40 packages chewing gum. -We trust . you. Order te-day. Leonhardt, Lowell, N. C. , Frost proof cabbage plaate now for immediate shipment; all leading varieties, $1 per 1,000, or 6.000 for $4. Write D. B. Ott, Columbia, S. C.. R. F. D. 4. FOR SALE—Finely ground Phos phate Rock, fall, winter and spring deliveries. Prompt shipment Write for prices to McCABE FERTILIZER CO., Charleston, 8. C. ' Ajttmts—If you want to earn more money, send for cour catalogue of repeat order articles. Particulars free. C. E. Wideberg and Bros. Co., Box 181, Savannah, Ga. For Sale—Charleston, Wakefield and Succession Cabbage Plants; $1 per 1,000. For 5,000 or over 5,000. 90c per 1,000, f. o. b. Hodges. S. C. Han- nah Plant Co., Hodges, S. C. FOR HALE—Ground llmectcne, and also'Shcll lime, write me for prices. : delivered your station, also prices on all grades of fertilizer material. C. J. DWYER. Sumter. S. O. — Italian Whlto Dovea, $3 pair; Jap anese Fawn Dovee, $2 pair; Long Island Muscovy Ducks, $2 pair; Snow White Muscovy Ducks, $3 pair. H. L. Darr. Florence, R. C. For Rent, lease or sale, fully equip ped farm, 1,400 acres, suitable for cotton, corn, truck and stock rais ing. For information, write to Wil liam Keyserling. Frogmore. S. C. Pena For Sale—Paas will be in great demand this year on account of tha high price of fertilizer. Sead ua your order now and don’t let the land suffer. Johnson and Minus, St. George, 8. C. Marry—We have large number wealthy members. This club is one of the oldest snd most successful; strictly confidential; particulars free. The Reliable Club, Mrs. Wrubel, Box 26, Oakland, Cal. .. Plant a Pecan Grove—Get ready for the boll weevil. Twenty trees will plant one acre. Price, twenty. $8. best quality budded -2 to 3 feet high We also TOP WORK seed ing trees. Success guaranteed. W. H. Cowan and Co., Baconton, Ga. FOR SALE—“Castor Bean Meal Analyzing 7 per cent. Ammonia, 1 per cent. Potash at $29.50 f. o. h. Charleston. S. C., bagged and tag- ' ged. Terms, cash as shipped. Decero- ber-January shipment.” A. F Prin gle, 30% Broad Street, Charleston, s. c. Frost Proof Cabbage Plants, 60c per per 1,000; 5,000, 5flc. W. W. HL-, Proctor, Morrisville, C. -' "4^ ■ '' t WANTED—Real estate to, sell at auc tion; farm* or city property. Greens boro Realty and Auction Co., Box 293, Greensboro, N. C. growh. Fancies, $2; Choice, $1.801 Golden, $1.60 per box, cash with order. J. K. Christian, McIntosh, Fla. - " * " 1 GENERATORS AND TRANSFORM ERS TO REPAIR. CHARLOTTE ELECTRIC REPAIR CO., CHAR LOTTE, N. C. bargains In "Nickel in Slot” Electric' Pianos and Orchestrions. Ws need the money and room quick. "Nuf Said”. John H, Williams’ Music House, Greenville, S. C. Co-operate ^th us on a big money making .'proposition. Particulars free. Oliver Novelty Co., Dept. E, Box 128, Darlington, S. C. Cabbage Plants—Leading varieties, open grown In Piedmont belt and frost proof, $1 per 1,000; 6,000 and over, 90c. By parcel post, 20e per 100. J. H. Hagan, Hodgea, 8. C. Georgia Cane Syrup—New, purs, un adulterated; $14 per 3 5-gal. barrel f. o. b. Cairo, Gs. Quantity limited. Short crop. Order quick If yon ex pect to get it. J. L. Mauldin, Cain Gs. Wanted—To save you money on your magazines and papers. Girt maga zines for Christmas. Write for my free catalogue showing all lowest clubbing, offers. W. B. McCall. y Marion, B. C, — — - / — Pecan Treea when properly grown have a wealth of pleasure M well aa of profit In store for ihose who grow them. Do you want jo know whyT A card will bring the information. J. B. Wight. Cairo. Gs. For Sale—Contents and lease of up- to-date completely furnished room ing and bearding house, 11 rooma. centrally located In Florence, S. C„ near Atlantic Coast Line railroad •hops. Will be aold reasonably. Ad dress Box 246, Darlington. 8. C. Budding pecan trees, producing Urge, soft shell nuts, 60c to $1.00 per tree. Special discounts for lots of 100. Top budding seedlings, prof itable varieties, and native Hick ories by contract. Twelve years experience in pecan culture. W. W. Watson, “Pecanvood,” Orange burg, S>nQ. ALLIES SEIZE PORTS Two More Strategic Landings Made in Greek Harbors. Two new landing by, the Entente allies in the Near East are reported in - the Balkans. The British have transerred some troops from Salon- ikl to Orlano, a small Greek port six ty miles east of Salonlki, with the Intention of checking any possibility of a hostile advance from this quar ter. The second landing was made by the Frencsh on the Greek island of Castelorizo off the southeast coist PROPOSES NEW PLAN K certainly would pnr- nm of tka system during the past three years bu beyond doubt- lengthened their morale to some extent, thfe Turkish ' of to-day are not the soldiers of Kmbovo, of Varna, of the atege of Onnsfanrtnnpls. or even of Plevna, dim iif I-Is DoigM Ills this soldier that the Kaloor win add danelles campaign Toplf rwu tnmrnubudj denied portant seaport of Adalia An Athens dispatch says that the occupation of Adalia Is the object of the landing. A railway runs north of Adalia, and the presence there of a strong Entente force WettHi menace the commufilcation of any hostile force operating against Egypt or the lower .Tigris region. These movements Indicate that the Entente allies’ positions around Salonlki are now considered secure Gen. Castfcltt*b'-kf-and Indications are that the campaign iki-will develop into a fact of mere mnrrbers to whtcb we. . ,, . - — must look when we regard a Teuton unfortunate results were extremely [long dfswn-oltt warfare, as on other army augmented by Turkish regl- regrettable meats. BUI to Deal With It was announced in London The re day that Premier Asquith would In- trod see in the Hoaae of a Mil de . Dynamiter Convicted. Mathew A. Schmidt was convicted at Lm Angeles, .Thursday night oi first*'degree murder aa the accom plice oj James B. McNamara la the a» of the Lee ~ fronts. Threw Babes in River. Mrs. Edward Krause threw her two small sons into the Milford reservoir and then jumped in after them near Milford, Conn.. Tuesday. The woman #aa rescued, hut the boys were drowped. . . a Wanted—-At David’s Junk Yard, near A. C. L. freight house, now operated by O. J. Halter, carlodd lots s specialty; scrap iron, metal, rags, bones, brass and copper. Feed bag#, highest cash prices paid. Wylte ua for prices to-day. G. J. Halter, Columbia. 3. C. WANTED—Farmers and collectors cow hides make us your next ship ment. We buy hides of all kinds., also raw furs, tallow, beee-wax, rub ber. metals, etc. Write us; prleee, tags. etc. We guarantee you square deal, prompt teturno. H. S. Wad dell and Co., Sumter, S. C. Wanted—Furs, hides, beeswax, tal low, all grades scrap metals, rubber, etc. In market for iron, carload lots. Write us full description what yotl have. Fifteen years experience had taught us proper outlet. Satlt^ faction guaranteed. Prices and tags on request. H. S. Waddell and Co.. Sumter, 8. C. FOR SAIJE—‘Florida Phosphate Rock very finely ground, analysis 68 per rent, bone Phosphate Limcf Equivalent to 31.76 Total Phoe- phoris Acid at 16^.76 Bulk dr $8 bagged and tagged f. o. b. Charlc ton. Terms cash against document December-Jannary shipment. A. Pringle. 30% Broad Street, Charles-* ton, S. C. Sell Your Hides at Home * ( catchers and Beef Globe, send me your Hldee and [get Check by return mall at highest market prices. Write or telephone to me fur information. tflSLEW. MARTIN Tanner and Leather Dealer. COLUMBIA. 8. O. U. S. Wants S. A. Republic to Join in CompeUing Arbitration. In a new step for the preservation of peace bn the American, continent and the development of Pan-AmerL can unity, the United States has for-;- mally invited the Latin-American re publics to join in a convention to compel arbitration of boundary dis putes and prohibit shipment of war munitions to revolutionaries. Secretary Lansing’s proposal, de- jiorizo off the southeast coist Hvered with the approval of Presl- nf -Aaln Minor, nat~fax. frnfe tho im- dent Wilsonu-.lQ_Jthfi resident Pan- American diplomats In Washington for submission to their home foreign offices, has for its object the preser vation of pe*ce in Pan-America that it may face^the old world free of in ternal dissension. ", SITUATION IS BETTER Greece and France Seem to be Get- ( ting on Well. London reports Friday fh’at Athens claims that the diplomatic situation •hows a growing codiality between Greece and the Entente powers. France having assured the Greek gov ernment that th# occupation of the Island of Castelorizo was a neces sity of war and only temporary. No •pedal importance, according to this report, la attached to the Island as Its status It aadaflaad. - - .