Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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READY FOR PEACE MEETING. ALL BALK AN PLEN IPO TEN Tl Alt lEei NOW IN LONDON Po??e*?h?ii of Adriaoople Will be PrUe of IHplomac)?Oilier (Juotdion* Vet t n*ettloi1 I?ondon. Bee. IS.?All the plenipo? tentiaries to th?? peace <-onference which *dl ? niivcnr h.Tf next week with th* purpose of ending the Tur? kish- Balkan war in southeastern Eu? rope are aasem? ltd in London The Turkish gga g I arrived late tonight and unless the continuance of hostili? ties between the Turks and Greeks should prove a hindrance thero seems nothing in sight to pi event the con? ference getting down to business im? mediately. With regard to a report from Con star tlto-pir that the Turks would re? fuse to meet the Greek plenipoten? tiaries In London unless Greece slgnod the armtistice the other lialkan States have subscribed to. the councillor *o the Turkish embassy said tonight he know nothing of any such instructions and did not believe the Greeks would have come to London unless their country was prepared to fail in line with the other Balkan states as to lag terms on which they should meet The newspaper interviews given by the Turkish and Bulgarian delegates en their Journey towards IsUgsfOM in? dicate that a keen struggle will take piece In the peace conference over the possession of Adrlanople. The Turks cia?m they have 170,000 practically f'esh troops behind the Tchatalja I no while dispatches from Constan? tinople indicate the war parry in the Turkish capital i?. gaining influence No apprehension is entertained in dip? lomatic quarters here, however, that the conference will be separated without concluding peace. The Im? portant question has arisen as to whether Roumanla should Join the ambassadorial conference which will convene simultaneously with the peace conference to discuss pending European questions. The matter still remains unsettled, but It Is said Ger? many. Italy and Austria all favor Koumanla's participation. bome difference of opinion as to whether this conference should dis? cuss the question of a Servian port on the Adriatic. That weighty matters will be decided at ths conference Is evident from the fact that the Aus? trian and French ambassadors at Lon? don are now on visits to their respec? tive capitals to get instructions from their governments. It is reported to? night that the German ambassador has gone to Berlin on a similar mls sloo. It is becoming Increasingly probable that a plenary conference of the powers will assemble later at Paris to complete the work of the ambassa? dor's conference, ratify its decisions, etc . in settling the Near Kastern sit? uation Formal work of the peace delegates will besln Monday, next, when the delegates will open discussions which. If successful, will have th* effect of remaking the map of the Near East. When the plenipotentiaries gather In the historic St. James' palace they will Mnd tatoaaBStvSi amid surround trgs most conductive to peace. The picture gallery." which ha-? been selected as the conference room, is the most secluded apartment in th?* paiac < It overlooks a century-old gra?* grown quadrangle entirely shut off from the turmoil of the London streets on the gallery walls SM hung perir ilts of all ihe English sov ? ereigns fron? HoafJ VII. with thai "f Edward ihe Peacemaker In ;? promi? nent position. X long table stretehes down the middle of the galleries und or this are passed sttvsr?ssouatsd portfolios for aii the pi alpoteatiariss ? ad ma - Stvt silver lakttuadi which were pre? sented b> Charles 11 to his private councillors. The mantelpieces si each end Si ti e galliry are Qfa*H ?? nt ed with goals breast caad U*bra< the principal fsalare ?f which h formed by massive brnrixe figure* hoMlag aloft garbiruh of pea. e. f.RI I K l'oltt I \h\ \N< I H, General t>n>ir*Ue Movement h> iL I | nie Ifgaj Bring? on MSMBTp Lighting in Balkan?. Athens, Dec. IJ. A general offen s*\.- stevosaeat atoaaj the whole Has w?is l.?**un Wednesday by the Ones army operating in Ball MS. the most SSSSnSftj portion ol th<- Balkan pen? insula. After repeated attuei'o ihe Greek troop? occupied, si Ihs point of Ihs ha\ohet. the Turkish advanced pOStl towauj the Vl-atl foriifb atioim and ? ?mi>ed tber??. Th' <; ? e' m eaptund Ih'ee quak ftrlni. cannon >t large quantity Ol * ir ro !? r il Sad many tents Oeg Sap..uf?t<akis. who a.is in 'o-.mand of las QfOOfe ? ion. reports f'om pealsgdaadls ihal his troops foorbt with %l?or during th? entire das Wich las sleu of drawlag "h* I ortion of las Turkish troops eon ? slrated ??? las forirsss of Janlaai ? Ho- Greeks wsrs about lo mike their frontal attack. two batalliona of Greek infantry, supported by four I M guns, were landed at Santi Quar? anta to tbe northwest of Janina. The diversion was successfully car t I out. The Turks as BOOK an they learned of the landing of the Greek IfOopu, sent out eight h.millions wlih two butteries of seigo guns to en ir.iK*' them. Atter a skirmish the Greek troops wer? rssmbarked and made for another part of the OOMl of P.pirus Hehnic military operations around Fplrus are proving; costly, according to a dtspiteh from Gen. Sapountzakis, commanding the Greek forces The dispatch reads: "At 6.30 o'clock Thursday morning our army opened a general attack on the right wing and Ig spite of the Incessant fire of the Turks, occupied Aertorhron. Our artillery, tiring with marvelous precision, succeeded after a four-hour duel In silencing the hos? tile batteries of Lagatore. Our wounded numbered about 200. The battje was interrupted by the fall of night.'' ARE CLOSING IN ON JANINA. Wrecks Drive Turks I tuck Wiilun Their Fortified Lines ? Moslems Abandon INnta. Athens, Dec. 13.?The Greeks are closing in on Janina. An official dis patch from Gen. Sapountsakis brought this information tonight. hTe dis? patch says: "Today the Turks abandoned Pasta and the wh>le lino and sought shel? ter in the iortlflcations around Jan? ina. We o-cuph-d positions facing the fortifications. A body of Greetc volunteers operating near Drisko Meta met superior force of the em my and were compelled to retreat." He gave 1'urther details of the cap? ture of Atrochon and said the Turks In their flight abandoned seven guns and a quartlty of ammunition. BALKAN ALLIES ARE AGREED. Represent au \ of League Said to Have Feachcd l>exbdon on All 1'olnt* ai. Issue, at Issue. Ivondon, Dec. 14.?The Daily Chron? icle says it understands a meeting of representatives of the Balkan league, including Greece, took place In Lon? don last night and that after long dis? cussion complete unamlnity was retched on every point in argument. The same newspaper prints an inter? view with m Nikoiitch. the Servian delegate, who made light of the al? leged Greek differences with the other allies and Insisted that the allies were in complete agreement on all import? ant points. The Dally Mall declares that the allies are prepared to propose that Albania be made autonomous under a group appointed by the sultan and approved by the powers. In an interview with Thi D uly Ex? press the Greek delegates, Mr. Srstlt, said he had no Knowledge of tic re? port that the Turkish delegates had been instructed not to treat with the (in eks until Greece signed the armis t I I servian press RABID, Kxcitedl) Call* for War With Aus? tria-Hungary. Londoni Dec. is.?"During reoenl dayi the Servian press has surpassed Itself in vituperation of Austria*Hun? gary," aayi ? dbjpatch to The Pally Telegraph from Vienna. ' The \ er? rinn mil lary party clearly deair i w complete rupture and is receiving the strongest support from the Belgrad) press, Which vaunts the UHUiani prowess ( Barvl ni arms in the pres? ent campaign and compares Austria Hungary v\iih Turkey. They ; . that the >'er\ eins will first to gain a victory, ami that the Austrian forces a'< armed with old Srtlllery, and further sasertS th.it Austria could not occupy Bervta without oonju it b up an Kurop. an war." At s'Utlx BLOCKS BORDER Enforce, Rigid Beg ulat loOS on scr Vinn 1 'ronlb r S< r\ Ice. Belgrade, ? ???<?. IS, -Austrian steam" ship compuntes having regular sail? ings to ttervtan stations on the I lanuoe Stopped service today. The Austl in authorities ar e enforcing vigorous reg? ulations on tiie passenger service at the Austl i Servian frontier stations. Bven Austro-Hungarlan subjects, of whom v- w thousands ore engaged in business In Belgrade, if they visit the frontlet towns on business are not permitted lo return unless tie' < over II yean old. Tin- up-to-date merchant advertises therefore, buy your goods from the ? who Advertise in this paper and I II him wttcrs you h.iw his advertise no lit What has becomi of th< petition of the Clarendon peoph around Pln< Wood who wer? talking of annexation to sumter count) ! Huinter still has .i cordial welcome awaiting I hunt if thsy de? hie is come bach home. MILEAGE CASE BET. 1 in south Carolina Contention to bo Taken up by Interstate Commission Oil 10 til. Columbia, Dec, -Ths South Carolins mileage book problem will bs thrashed out at a hearing to be held before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on Decem? ber 20, according to a letter received today by ths south Carolins railroad commission. According to the let? ter seventy-eight railways operat? ing in the southeast have been made defendants. The action was brought by citizens of South Carolina but the Interstate Commerce Commission de? cided to cover the entire Southeast. Attorney General Lyon Will repre? sent the citi/ans of South Carolina at the hearing. GOV. BROWN ORDERS St'IT. Action Against S. A. L. to Teat R. It Commission's Rule. Atlunta, Ga.. Dec. 18.?Suit to test the validity of the rule of the Georgia railroad commission, providing that lntra-State shipments of freight shall be sent by railroads over the cheap? est and most practicable route where ti shipper does not express a prefer? ence, was ordered filed today by Governor Joseph M. Brown. This is the brst case against a carrier under the ru' <?' which became effective in ltlO. The suit, w hich will be tiled against the Seaboard Air Line, was ordered in a letter sent to James K. I lines, special attorney for the railroad com? mission. Governor Brown's action followed a complaint from W. T. Green, Of Clyo, Ga.. that the rule had been violated In a shipment of po? tatoes recently from Clyo to Augusta. It is alleged that the shipment was sent by way of Fairfax, S. C, an In? ter-State route, and by a higher freight rate than by way of Savannah, Ga. Violation of the rule is punishable by a fine of from $1.000 to $5,000. The suit, which was recommended by the railroad commission yesterday, probably will be tiled early next week. SENTENCED TO CHAIN GANG. Athens Bankers, Pleading Guilty, Expected to Pay Fine. Athens, Ga , DSC. 13.?J. A. Grif? fin, president, and H. II. McCrary, cashier of the Athens Banking and Trust Company, pleaded guilty today in the Superior Court to charges of violating the State banking laws. They ware sentenced to serve five years each on the chain gang. It was e^ pSCted a fine would follow a plea . f guilty, and the court's se ntenc e came as a severe shock to the defendants. The men were charged in ten In? dictments with systematically wreck? ing the bank of which they were of iit . rs . THE MILL A MENACE. Health Board Reports on S. C. Pen? itentiary. Columbia, Dec. 12.?"The hosiery mill 11 a menace to the health of the prisoners of the p< nttentlary," Is the sul stsnt c of ii statement Issued to? night b\ the State board of health. following an Inspection late today. CRANGE \TTACK8 RAILROADS. D- uwnlv.tn.N IV. hire F.erght Rates Make Living Cost High Newark, Del., Dec. 13.?A cam? paign for the reduction of freight rates on farm products was Inaugurat? ed today *?t a session of the Delaware Mate Orange, which concluded Its th ty-etghtb annual convention here this afternoon. The grangers decided to enter up? on tins campaign after the committee on transportation had submitted a re? port In Which it claimed thru farmer were not getting the transportation facilities to which they were entitled and recommended thai the worthy aster appoint a commltl.f three to investigate transportation condl? t ions in 1 i;i vs are. The committee declared in Its re? port thai the high cosl of living was dus to the unwarranted high freight charges on farm products ahd thai If the charges were lessened greater quantities of food products would be shipped and the cost would be lessened The convention adopted the t orn mittens 'otnmendai Ion, nd I ho tl 1 ' ' ip] m'ed Will denvor In sei ire legislation at the approaching session of tho General Assembly looking lo lower freight rah fi oui points In ibis State. Pork > an be and h " b< ? n r ilsed In Sumter County at t ro l n?d exeei I Ins three cents n pound but do this good ps turage and h u In? 1 Iii ? management of ihe hod oi p I re quired Mul as eountr> pork Is now. selling readily ai 12 ?? ni ? pound there ought lo bs s un. inducement t. in< i ease I ho le c crop STILL MOOTED QUESTION. Danger of Bow*legs und Knock-knees Minimised by Referee in Great Congressional Debate. Washington, Dec. 12.?Whether bow-legs are greater menaces to nav? igation than knock-knees still ia an open question, in spite of arguments made before the National Press club by Representative Sulser, governor elect of New York, and Representa? tive Stanley of Kentucky, in condem? nation of bow-legs, and Senators Pen roae and (lore, in equally vigorous denunc iation of knock-knees. Heferee John Hays Hammond, who was Presi? dent Taft's special ambassador to the coronation of King George V, decided that neither offered serious obstruc? tion and read a cablegram from the international hoard of navigation in Berlin to bear him out. Before the debate began Mr. Ham mond forced the contestants to rise nd shake hands, "to show there was tin hard feeling." MItS. DfJGAS WON'T A SR ALI? MONY. So States Counsel for Former Wife of B. B. TUlman. Jr. Columbia. Dec. 13.?"The state? ment that .Mrs. Lucy Dugas intends to sue Ii. R. TUlman, Jr.. for alimony Is entirely wrong. Under no condi? tions will Mrs. Dugas bring suit. She desires to carry out the spirit and the letter of the recent decree of the Supreme. Court." This statement was made today by DePass ft DePass. attorneys for Mrs. Dugas, as a result of rumors that she would seek alimony from her divorc? ed husband. The initi.il salary for railway mail clerks has been increased to $900 per year. An examination to fill vacan? cies in this department of the mall services will be held In this city on January 11th. <.<>oi> DAY TO BND VACATION. Wilson say? Friday, Hie 12th, Is Lucky Time. Being Reel Period to a CkSSP. Hamilton, Ber., Dec. i 3 "Friday, the 13th, is a lucky day with which to end a vacation,1 eaid President? elect Wood row Wilson today in a mo? ment of leisure between pn< kin< and bidding farewell to his acquaintance! preparatory to his departure for the United States tomorrow. Mr. Wil? son is scheduled to start homeward tomorrow on the steamer Bermudian, which will be convoyed on 'he jour? ney by the Royal Mail steamer Oruba BAILEY MAY QUIT IN JANUARY. Sensational "Swan Song" Exported to Precede Senator's Kognation. Washington, Dec. 13.?It is said hers upon high authority that Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, will tender his resignation within a day or two after Congress reconvenes at the end of the holidays, that is, on the 2d or 3d of January. The resignation is expected to come as the climax of a tremendous "Swan SonK*' speech, in which Sena? tor Bailey will attack the radical ten? dencies of the day, including the Initiative, referendum and recall, which is his pot aversion. This speech will doubtless be the greatest oratorical effort of the famous Tex? an's career, and will probably create a sensation throughout the country. When Senitor Bailey resigns Gover? nor Colquitt of Texas, will appoint Col. H. M. Johnston, the veteran edi? tor of the Houston Post, to succeed Bailey for the rest of the latter's term, which is until March 4, 1913. Representative Morris Sheppard has already been nominated by the Demo? cratic primary in Texas for the full term beginning March 4. Many Tar Heels are now covered by Sumter shoes. HOOKWORM CASES. Dr. Want Says 27.0on lla\e llcvn Treated for IHaNkJB In South Caro? lina in a Year. Columbia, Der. 12.? i:. bis address ?>n public health at the University of South Carolina today. Dr. LaBtfloe Ward said 27,0<>0 persons had been treated for hookworm in South Car? olina during the past year. "In twn ty-flve counties hookworm dispen? saries have been established. At one place 436 persons applied for treat? ment one day. said Dr. Ward. Dr. Ward is the head of the sanl t.-.ry commission of South Carolina, which is spending I1C.6M a year for the eradication of the hookworm. The disease is widespread n this state, and drains the vitality of the people. In many cases more than 2,000 hook? worms have been found in a single* person, sucking the blood like leach? es. In his address, Dr. Ward pointed out that medical inspection will tree the school children in the State of the disease, and that "the prevention of .soil pollution will expel the hook? worm from South Carolina.' PUT THERMOMETERS IN COACH? ES. Railroad Commission Makes R<xjuest of Lines In State. Columbia, Dec. 11.?The railroad commission today addressed a letter to the railway lines in the State re? questing that thermometers be plac? ed in all passenger cars. Cotton seed are selling at $30 a ton and scarce. Some farmers and' seed buyers are holding for higher prices. The streets Saturday were crowded with the Christmas shoppers who did not wait until the last minute to do their annual buying for this season of the year. 1 mm IM In all the Realm of Christ? mas Gifts, there's nothing: that quite takes the place of these. TI12 Diamond is pre-eminently the engagement stone of modern times. Its intrinsic value, its innate beauty and the sentiment that attaches to it, places the Diamond in the first place in the estimation of the woman who has plighted her troth. ? ^ HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS, WE HAVE MANY MORE. UMBRELLAS AM) PARASOLS. hi latt-st dettffnt, gold, silver, etch? ed and engraved handles detachable, from $."?.00 to $26.00 each, engraving free. DESK M IS. In brass, white and etched, $r,.?>0 to $ 12.00. SCISSOR SETS I n leath? r cases, $3.00 to $0.00. opera glasses $4.00 to $15.00. STERLING SILVER MILITARY BRUSHES. $6.00 to $8.00, Bbony military brushes In eases, $3.00 t.? $?;.oo. SHAVING SETS AND SHAVING MIRRORS. $3.00 to $ I 2.0U. TOILET SETS in silver ebony and Parisian Ivory engraved free from $3.50 to $30.00. TRAVELING sKTs In leather cases, best quality, $5.00 to $15.00 each. MANICURE SETS in sterling Parisian Ivory and ebony $3 ?Mi t;, $15.00. We engrave them free. t.l KMW SILVER MESH ii U.s $1.50 to $12.50, unbreakable mesh. Vanity and coin purses in sterling and German silver. STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE CASES $7.00 to $10.00 sterling Silver match boxes. ?I \\ I |.m c \>l a In gold and silver plate, U'ith lock and keys; very nice, $1 50 to $10.00. Very nice line of La Valaares in all stones, exceptional values, beauti? ful designs, solid gold, from $8.50 to $75.00. We have a big assortment of solid gold and gold filled Bracelets, Lockets, Brooches, Tie Clasps. Hat Pins, Bell Pins and Silver Novelties. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optican PS NE 333. : : : : 6 S. MAIN ST.