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Iii EIDS Hin EXHAUSTION. I \TI< J? ii THAT BOTH SIDES V%ll I HOL1? OIT OM Til Mil iiisdi m i s \m: si'i;NT. \dvaa* e ..f Turkish mikI Roumanian Troop*. Howrtrr, Continue* With out An tuning Bulgaria to llctds UUHt>?s^ret Treaty Rumored. ? ??? London. July 14.?That the Balkan ?truffle will end by a process of mu? tual exhaustion seems the only hope Sir Edward drey, the British foreign secretary. Is able to hold out. In a statement In the house of commons tonight he eald that mere words were not likely to effect the situation and It would be most difficult for the European powers to resort to force to Impose peace . Neither Hervla nor Greece has paid any attention to Russia's proposal that they cease hostilities. They ap? pear determined to negotiate peace with Bulgaria only on the held, with? out Intervention by any third party, and. unless Bulgaria proves amend? able. It Is believed that an advance will be made upon Sofia to enforce acceptance of the Serbo-Oreece Serious fighting for the time being Is suspended, but the advances of the Turkish and Roumanian troops con? tinues without opposition. A Belgrade report says the Servians on Sunday captured an Important position eight males west o' Xustendll. According U the Athens correspon? dent of The rrajrjf Telegraph, Greece aad Hervla signed a secret treaty last May. binding them to prosecute a war. then foreseen, with Bulgaria until the Butler? acquiesced In the territorial arrangements laid down In the treaty. Py these arrangements the eastern boun<Mfftel of Greece Would be extended to the Mesla river, considerably to tie east of Drama end Servta would have an accese to the Aegean sea at two points. In the house of commons tonight Mir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, replying to a suggestion that an armistice should be forced on the Balkan states, said it was impos? sible to exsggerate the horror of the war, but mere words were not likely to affect the situation and It would be extremely difficult for a concert of s^sjrope to resort to force to Impose peace. Bulgaria had asked Russia to aid her in securing peace and Servla and Greece had agreed to cease hostili? ties upon certsln conditions. As to Turkey, no exception could be taken to her action as long as she adhered to the Knoe-Mldla line. The essential thing for the powers, eald the foreign secretaiy, was to perfect and maintain an agreement. The war was so exhaustive that It could not be of long duration and no complications ought to arise endan? gering the European concert. There was every reason to believe, he concluded, that matters would be brought to a satisfactory termination. Hack of Seres Was Barbarous. Saloniki. July 14.?The sacking and burning of the town of^ Seres by the defeated Bulgarian army and the strocltles on men and women were fudy confirmed today In a dispatch from a well-known Greek correspon? dent. The retreating Bugartan soldiers, he telegraphed, opened a cannonade with four field gunu from a hill above the town on Prldsy. At the same time bands of Bulgarian soldiers, led by their officers, scoured the streets, flntt pillaging the stores and houses and then oremhtng them with petro leum snd setting them alight, until the greater part of the town was biasing. The soldlers wi e accompanied by th* notorious revolutionary Col. Tankviff. who ? th other former of Resjsj of the Bulgarian arms, was very active In Macedonia In 190:1. Kven the foreign consulates in Seres were not spared, w - ordlnn le th<a correspondent The Au tn> Hun gar bin consular ?fJMtl were plumb i ed snd burm-d. Vi? e Consul QeOfSJS c. ziatko eekasj earrted eel by the marauders, but isjhscipiently ransom? ed. The Italian consulate also was sacked, but tin i SSJSJNI bought off the Incendiaries. The Bank of Athens, the Oriental hank, the p.tbt of the metropolitan, the great synagogue, all the s? bools, the tot.a- < | warehouse q| |hf Amei P an. Austrian an?l Herman ? ??mal n?en and the hospitals were burned after they had been pillaged Thn Amerban Tobacco company alone, suffered to tbe extent of $1, tHH? MIHI Many people were - ru< died, h* ' ed ii pitgsjg or turned athre i?\ tin ma?ldened llulgarlans. who eommll t*d Incredible outrages on women of ell ages. man> of wbom died from the eff. The condition of those who es? caped Is lamentable. Rich rr:? relMMItS tm dvimc of huuKci. WhllS who fed mothers are trvlm? to llnd aWVeriag snd food for tbcli aahed ami stur\ Ing children. The situation is desperate, as nil the pharmacies were burned down and there is a total lack of medicine for the sick and bandages (or the in? jured. The Greek authorities In Saloniki are rushing foodstuffs, clothing and medicines to the stricken town. VALUE or CRIMSON CLOVER How Mr. C. W. Josey off SU Charles S. C. mimi II h 1-2 Bushels off t orn on One Aero ut a Cost off 28 1-2 Cents Per Bushel. In the year 1910 during month of December applied liberal amount of barnyard manure ,in spring of 1911 planted to corn and peas, during month of October 1911 planted to Crimson clover 20 lbs. seed per acre, after soil had been inoculated with soil from Plot on which Crimson clover had been successfully grown. In Spring, May 1st, of 1912. turned crop of Crimson clover under and prepared land thoroughly, and plant? ed to corn, 3 1-2 feet by 12 inches in drill. All fertilizer applied by side application, and consisted of the fol? lowing: 40 bushels of cotton seed, 500 lbs. nitrate of soda, 50 lbs. pot? ash; soda was applied as follows; 300 lbs. at laying by, 200 lbs. when corn was In full silk and tassel. Corn was cultivated up to July 1st. This plot produced 118 1-2 bushels of corn at a cost of 28 1-2 cents per bushel. After the crop was harvested the plot was again planted to Crimson clo\er and he harvested from the plot in the spring of 1913 three and a half two horse loads of splendidly cured Crimson clover hay. It will thus be setn that by the proper use of clover as' a whiter cover crop that the cost of production can be reduced to such an extent i a that the margin of pro? fit can easily be made very attractive. Mr. Josey is progressive in his ideas of what may be accomplished by proper methods being put into practice on our farms. Just a few years ago the acre of land de? scribed above would make from one fourth to onethlrd bale of cotton per acre; now he has It plantod to cotton In five feet rows and ha? every reason to expect thae cotton to cover the entiro ground because the land Is in a high state of fertility on account of the deposit." of nitrogen from the air "by the Crimson clover which plant is a winter legume and does for the soil during the winter months what the cow pea does during the summer months. Other farmers who have success? fully grown either Crimson or Burr clover are Dr. A. C. Bask in, Mr. W. A. Stuckey, Mr. H.' M. Cooper, L. L. Baker, and quite a number of our farmers have grown Muccssfull plots of vetch with oats. These planted together yield one of the best hay crops wc know of and may be har? vested In the spring from two to three weeks before the oat crop ia ready. Vetch, besides being a splendid plant for hay is also a winter legume and is therefore a tine soil builder. I venture to say that if every farmer in Lee County would plant one acre of vetch with oats, to each horse he keeps, after carefully preparing and fertilizing the land with stable or barnyard manure and proper inocu? lation of the soil, that hay from other states would cease being shipped into Lee county. Let us hope that as rapidly as possible our farmers will begin the use of vetch with oats, and the clover : as winter cover crop and soil builders, and also as hay for the early spring, thereby relieving our? selves of the necessity of buying hay aftd at the same time tilling our land with humus ami furnishing the foundation for the profitable use of such commercial fertilizers as we would need under conditions, for af? ter land has been brought up by the us? of leguminous crops, the most expensive Ingredient which enters in i to the composition of our fertilizers, ammonia or nitrogen, may be prac? tically eliminated. s. x Welch, Dem, Agent. Hlshop\llle Vindicator. Mleses iiavnsuorth Entertain, Mlsees Mary and Agnes Hayns worth wen- tb?* hootessos Tuesday tvealni In honor of their guests Mlsees .lane and Bltaabeth Ralnsford, of Bdgeneld; Miss leathering Linn of Abbeville, and Miss Roberta Vldrich of Columbia, schoolmates of the Misses llaynsworth at the College for Wonn n. Then- were about eighty gueeta invited for the affair, which proved a most delightful one. The pordiee, when- the guests wer,, en? tertained) were decorated with Japa? nese lanterns The evening was pleasantly spent in conversation ami games, Miss Kmms i*?.?k? ? t- and Mf Wiiii.nn itej nold.s being the most successful in the guessing ? ontests. were a warded prizes, a delightful lee course was st n? d in the evening. The irand Jury committee appoint? ed to esamlns the o the es of county ? Hi' 'is ppont one day this week In going over I he books In the auditor's otfb e. DANK FF JOINS SERVIAN AND GREEK?NOW READY FOR THICK. Greece- is Prc| tared to Sign An Ann 1st Ice Under < ? ? i.iin Conditions. London, July ir>?Report! through Berlin und Vienna say the Bulgarian premier, Dr. Daneff, has joined the Servian and Greek premiers at Nlah to discuss conditions of peace. This important news has not yet been ofll olally confirmed. < MlU-ial dispatches from Athens confirms the announcement from Saloniki yesterday that Greece is pre? pared to sign an armistice on condi? tion that the frontier questions, the payment of indemnity by Bulgaria and guarantees for the welfare of Greeks under Bulgarian rule shall be settled on the battletleld. Fighting continues. The Greek forces have occupied the town of Drama, and, acording to Athens ad? vices, the Bulgarians have abandoned the Kresna passes and are retreating toward Dubnitza, pursued by Ser? vians and Greeks. Unconfirmed reports have reached the Armenian patriarchate at Con? stantinople of a massacre of the Ar? menian population at Rodesto on the Sea of Marmora. Turkish forces un? der Knver Bey are supposed to have occupied Rodesto yesterday. DANEFF MINISTRY TO QUIT. Has Reigned. According to Solia Dis? patch, After Accepting Russia's Peace Flans. London, July 15.?The Daneff min? istry has resigned, according to a Sofia dispatch to The Times. Before Premier Daneff resigned the government had already agreed to the Russian proposal that Bulgaria should surrender her Maim to large territories on the left bank of the Vardar river and in western Mace? donia which were to be handed over to Greece and Servia, and that the line from Turtukai to Baltchik should bo ceded to Roumania on the un? derstanding that the advance of the Roumanian troops should be limited to this line. it is said that the Roumanian troops have advanced to Prevady, severing railway communication with Varna. GREECE N AM KS THUMS, Sets Out Conditions of Possible Armistice. Athens, July 15.?An authoritative statement is mode regarding the con? ditions of peace stipulated by Greece. These are that Bulgaria shall aban i don all claims to the territory occu? pied by the allies; thut she shall pay an Idcmnity for the expenses of the new war and the damage done to the inhabitants of the towns burned by Bulgarians; that she shall guar ! antee the lives and property of Greek! inhabiting Thrace and shall permit them free exercise of religion and education. HYDROPHOBIA ON INCREASE. ? Cases Treated This Year Number IU9 Against 187 for All of 11*12. Columbia, July 15.?Representing ?i I many different types of the canine family, the heads of six dogs, which were supposed to have been suffering with rabies, were brought to the lab? oratories of the State board of health yesterday. The brains in each case were examined, ami those of four showed unmistakable symptoms of hydrophobia. Two of the dogs wore from Columbia and one each from Blythewood, Society Hill. Winnsboro, and Blshopvllle. In the aggregate, eight persons had been bitten. Late in the afternoon Thos. B. Duckett, M. I?., of Fountain Inn, brought his 10-year-old son to Co? lumbia for the Pasteur treatment. The boy was bitten by a dog about two weeks ago. The dog, however, did not go mad until within the last few days. The head of this dag was not brought to Columbia, j The case yesterday afternoon was the 199th treated during the year 1913. If the present rate of applica? tion Is kept up more than lt?o will be treated this year. In 1912, 1st made application, and of these 167 i<?ok the full treatment. Since the laboratories have been established In Columbia, persona have taken the treatment and there have been only two failures, which is less than one thud of I per cent. Wednesday afternoon a horse bo longlnft to Mr, Itleh C. Brad ham he ?.mo' frightened while hitched to a telephone post near the Y. M c A. and before it could he quieted it had broken the buggy and harness to pieces The horse was caught, how over, liefere it broke away, it is thought that ;? wire running from the top ul the post t<> the ground had a 1 lirrent "t elect i i< it v in it and t bat the horse touched this with bis no*<e, * i rccen Ihm h shock and a severe fright ; DECLARATION STIRS CAPITAL. BRYAN'S LECTURING PROGRAM SUBJECT OF M&'CII DISCX'S SIGX. Senator Brielow of Kansas Preeente Resolution calling for Information of What is Proper Salary for Sec? retary of State. Washington, July 16.?Washington today was interested chiefly in devel? opments following Secretary Bryan's ?statement that he had to spend his vacation on the lecture platform, be? cause he could not live on the secre? tary of state's salary of $12,000 a year. The lobby investigation, the tariff and the Mexican situation were forgotten temporarily, at least, while everybody talked about the resolution Introduced by Senator BrlstOW calling on tho president to "advise the sen? ate what would be a proper salary to enable the present secretary of state to live with comfort and enable him to give his time to the discharge of his public duties.' When the Bristow resolution was read amid Republican laughter, Dem? ocratic Leader Kern and other sena? tors immediately objected to its con- | sideration and after a few brief ex? changes it went over. It was fully discussed, however, in the lobbies and cloak rooms at both ends of the capi tol. Later Secretary Bryan issued this statement: "I am glad to have the criticism brought to the attention. I believe in criticism of public officials. Criti? cism is helpful. If a man mak^s a mistake, criticism enables him to cor? rect it, if he is unjustly criticised the criticism helps him. I have had my share of criticism since 1 have been in public life, but it has not prevented my doing what I thought proper to do. "In devoting a Part of my vacation to lecturing I am doing what I be? lieve to be proper and I have no fear whatever that any unbiased person will criticise me when he knows the facts. "For 17 years the sources of my income have been writing and lectur? ing, but each year I have made more public speeches, without compensa? tion and where I have paid my own traveling expenses, than I have where compensation was received. My earn? ing rapacity has been large and 1 have made not only an income suffi? cient for my immediate, needs, but have saved, on an average, something more than $10,000 a year. "In accepting the office which 1 now hold, I gave up the opportunity to add to my accumulations, for 1 do not expect to increase, during my term, the amount I have laid aside ?that is, I am willing to forego what advantage 1 might derive from the acquiring of $40,000 more for the privilege of serving the country In this office during tho coming four years. I will do more if necessary, but I do not believe that fair minded people will ask it of me. "Therefore, until I see some reason for ( banging my purpose, I expect to lectur?? enough to bring my income up to my expenses, these lectures to be delivered during the time that other officials give to their vacations. In addition to supplementing my sal? ary, I hope that my lectures do good ?people who attend them would not do so if they did not think they re? ceived their money's worth, btit I would be glad to spend my vacations resting instead of lecturing if I could do so without eating up the amount I have laid away as a protection against, old age." Senator Brlstow's resolution set 'out that from 1781? to 179S Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph beld the office of tho secretary of state at salaries of $:?,500 a year; from 171*0 to 1S10 John .Marshall, .lames Madison. James Monroe and Julin Qulncy Adams served at $5,000; from 1819 to lsr.;? Henry Clay, Mar? tin Van Buren. Daniel Weitster, John C. Calhoun and .lames Buchanan, served at $6,000; from ISO:: to 1011. William H. Be ward, James G. Blalne, Thomas f. Bayard, Walter Q. Green ? am, Richard Olney, John Sherman, John Hay and BllhU Root served for $8,000; and added: "During this long period of time no one of these eminent statesmen was compelled to neglect the duties of tho office because of the meagre ness of salary." "Whereas, the 'Great Commoner' now holding that office, Hon William J. Bryan, announced In the public press that tbe salary of $1,000 per month is not sufficient to enable him to live with comfort, and thai the re lull of the mcagrencss of the sularj of $12,000 per annum he is compelled to neglecl tin- duties of his office and im upon the lecture platform In order to earn a Ih ing, ami that "Whereas, there are now pending before the departmcnl of State mat? ters of the highest Importance to the nation affecting the relations of our country with Mexico, Japan* Fngtand and other foreign countries, that d" tnand the most earnest, carcfUl and continuous attention of the secretary <d' state, therefore be it "Resolved, That the president he requested, if not incompatible with the public Interests, to advise the senate what would be a proper salary to enable him to give bis time to the discharge of his public duties, for which he Is now being paid the sum of $1,000 per month, and be it furth? er "Resolved, That the president be respectfully requested to give this subject as prompt attention as his convenience will permit in order that congress may take immediate steps to relieve the country from the great loss which it suffers by being de? prived of the services of the present secretary of state, though it is now paying for such services at the rate of $1,000 per month. Senator Shafrofh declared ? Bot re tary Bryan had assured him he did not desire an increase of salary. NEEDS LARGER SALARY. Secretary of Suite Makes First Ap? pearance on Platform Since Filter? ing Cabinet. Hendersonville, X. C July 13.? William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state, declared here that his salary as a member of President Wilson's cabinet was not suflicient to meet his expenses. He gave this in explana? tion of why he expected to continue his work as a lecturer. "As this is my first chautauqua lec ? ture since becoming a member of the cabinet," said Secretary Bryan, "it may not be out of place to say that I find it necessary to lecture in order to supplement the salary which I receive from the government. As I have lectured for 18 years, this method of adding to my income is the most natural one to which to turn and I regard it as exteremely legitimate. "I did not think it improper to do from the chautauqua platform into a presidential race and if I had been elected I would have thought it 10 stepping down to return to the lec? ture platform,. These meetings en aide me to keep in touch with the people." No other reference to politics was made by the secretary. HOME HAVE GIVEN. But City Nurse Has Not Received Suflicient Funds to Provide for Destitute Young Woman. Nearly all people are sympathetic by nature and their first impulse is to assist the needy and extend a helping ! hand to the weak and helpless; but many take it out in sympathetic thoirghts while others satisfy then souls with dreams of the great things they would do and the wonderful characters they would create?if they only had plenty of money. Put while they are dreaming of the suf? fering alleviated and the hopeles* hearts made to hope again, the hun? gry remain hungry and the sick suf? fer unrelieved for the lack of the small sum that the dreamer could give without missing it. The great charities Of this world are not the much-heralded benefactors of tin Rockefellers and Carnegies, but an the sums of the little gifts "For Hit Name" made by those who have littK to give but who give cheerfully am. promptly as their means permit, when there is need. The case of the young woman Whore destitution and unfortunate circumstances appealed so .strongly to the sympathy of the City Nurse, ha; appealed likewise to the sympathy ol a number of good people of Sumter. but a Bufllclnt sum has not yet been placed in Miss Gibson's hands to cari for the woman and her baby until she is able to earn a support. Man> were, doubtless touched by the pa? thetic story and felt Impelled as they read it, to do somthing to relieve the necessitous condition of the young woman, but have not done BO. The case still calls for substantial char? ity and the City Nurse is still distress ed for the want of the few dollan necessary to properly cars f<?r tin victims of misfortune who Is a chargi on her hands. It is not needful to give your contribution to Miss Gib? son In person, leave it for her at any of the drug stores and it will be delivered to her. SPARTAN FOUND DEAD IN DITCH Win. Hughes Arrested Charged With Killing Coker II. Cox. Spartanburg, July 1 I,?With a fresh cigarette clenched tightly be? tween his lips, the body of Coker H Cox, ;;?; years old, an employee ol Tucapau Mill, was found In a guiles near the mill early today. Four bullet wounds indicated that he had been slain. Atter an all-da) search for evidence the coronor's Jury found this vlrdlct, that Cos had met his death at the hands of William Hughes, a farmer, and that Lulu Huff, a negrd woman, was an acces? sory, Hughea was arrested In Green? ville County and brought to the 'Spart.inbur? Jail. Lulu HulT Is being sought by officers in the woods neat her home. AMBASSADOR GALLED HOME. PRESIDENT SUMMONS REPRE? SENTATIVE IN MEXICO TO WASHINGTON. Situation Has Orown So BCJfOae That Conference Between President, Secretary Bryan ami Ambassador to Mexico Is Necessary* Washington, July 16.?President Wilson today, after an early confer? ence with Secretary Bryan over the latest aspects <>f the Mexican situation presented by the inquiries of foreign powers as to the attitude of the United States, ordered Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson at Mexico City to proceed to Washington immediately for a conference. Ambassador Wil? son will hurry north on cither the battleship Michigan or Louisiana from Vera Cruz, if any delay would i be entailed by waiting for a commer? cial steamer. Officials here believe that tiie almost total interruption of traffic between Mexico <"ity and the United States will force the ambassa? dor to make his trip by water. He is not expected here before July 23, at the earliest. It is believed in official and diplo? matic circles that an important an? nouncement of the. attitude of the Cnited States in the pending situa? tion will follow the ambassador's conference with the president and Secretary Bryan. Commenting upon the announce? ment that Ambassador Wilson had been summoned to confer with Pres? ident Wilson regarding the situation in Mexico, Secretary Bryan tonight said this step had been in contempla? tion for some time. He refused to discuss a suggestion that this state? ment indicated the ambassador's re? call was not brought about by the action of the diplomatic body In Mex? ico City in formulating a joint com? plaint againr c attitude of the United States towards the Huerta government. The secretary would not confirm or deny reports of the meeting of foreign representatives in Mexico. There is much speculation in offi? cial circles regarding Ambassador Wilson's future, for it is generally be? lieved his return to the Mexican cap? ital is by no means certain. Mr. Wil? son was thrown into close association with Gen. Hureta iu the days pre? ceding the overthrow of Madero and immediately afterwards. One of his first official communications to the stat*? department after the coup d' etat resulted in the death of Madero and Suarcz, suggested that he be au? thorized to extend the formal recog? nition of the United States to the new government. - *djr WUT: CHARGED WITH MURDER. Mrs. Mary B. Crawford Accused of Her IIBshnnd's Murder Four Years After His Death. Atlanta, July 13.?Four years after the alleged crime was committed Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, 60 years old, was arrested here early today on the charge of having murdered her wealthy husband, Joshua B. Craw? ford, by giv'ng him morphine and opium. She is held a prisoner with? out bail in the county jail. The accused woman returned to Atlanta from Tucker, Ga.. where she had gone on a business trip, at 2 o'clock this morning, after she learn? ed that Charles Z. Crawford, one of the heirs-at-law of the dead capital? ist, had sworn out a warrant in which she was charged ith the mur? der. She went immediately to the coui ty jail and surrendered herself to Sheriff C. W. Mangum. and was placed in a cell. Her preliminary hearing will be held Wednesday be? fore Justice C. H. tiirardean. -m TO VOTE ON $500,000 BOND ISSUE Flection in Florence Augied 5?For Building Good Roads. Florence, July 12.?An election will lie held in this county on Tues? riay. August ?'>. to vote on the ques? tion of issuing bonds to the extent of $?06,000 for building good roads. This amount, it i* provided, if voted favorably upon, will he expended ga* der the direction of a competent en gineer. The bill whereby the election ha* been made poselble was pasawJ at the last session of the South Carolina Legislature, and is one of the Hoe Mart well M Avers bills. The great trouble just now is that following clone on to this election, two weeke later, the people will be called upon to vote on the dispensary or no dispensary, and the two coming so close to rath other, and that of the dispensary being such an Import ant one. it js hard to tell tust what the people ot the COUnt> will do when it comes to voting on 1666,666 of bond*. It is to be hoped however, that the bond Issue w dl carry, and Florence count) secure good roads, whcthei the dispensary is voted in or not.