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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
Consolidated Aug. 3. 1881.
GREECE TO ACCEPT PACT.
PROBABLY WILL SIGN PROTOCOL
FOR ARMISTICE.
Bcsiegcd GarrisOns Not To be Pro.
visiCued.

London. Dec. 4.---No news has vet
been received that Greece has signed
the armistice. although she is expected
to do so. as the protocol provides that
the besieged garrsons are not to be
provisioned. Greece has strongly OBJ
jected To their being revictualed.
The fact tina. Turkey has agreed
to this clause is held to indicate that
there Is no likelihood Of surrender of
the fortresses.
IL is possible that two conferences
will be sitting concurrently at London
after next week. The proposal for an
ambassadorial conference reached the
Austrian foreign Office today and is
said to have been received sympathet-
ically by the Austrian cabinet Count
Won Berchthold, however, is delaying
his reply until he has consulted with
the other members of the triple al
lance. AS Germany is known to favor
the conference, 1t is expected that
Austria will embrace the proposal and
the ambassadors are likely to meet
at che same time as the peace dele
gates.
With respect to the dispute between
the allies. it appears that the Greek
government addressed last Saturday
a dignified and touching appeal to the
governments of the allies beseeching
them to take no action calculated to
weaken or endanger the league. At
the same time Greece offered all her
naval and military resources in case
Turkey declined to accept terms less
damaging to what Greece regarded as
the allies best interests.
1t Is understood that this appeal
forms an important historical docu-
ment which will show that Greece, far
from having any intention to break
away from the league, made the
strongest efforts to maintain 1t in its
original form.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
STUDENTS GIVEN HOLIDAY.
Morris College Practically Broken up
by Removal of Furniture.

Thursday was moving day with
Morris College, not that the faculty
desired TO move the college or that the
moving was anything for the benefit
Of the college, for all Of the fur
niture in the building, mostly tables,
desks and chairs were moved away
from the place, these having been
taken in charge by the Witherspoon
Bros Furniture Company who had
sold them to the college upon its for
nation two years ago. The students
were given holiday and will prob
ably continue TO have a holiday until
the college authorities can make ar
rangements To have new furniture in
stalled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
ALREADY AGREED.
Powers Have Decided Question of
Albanian Freedom.

Rome. Dec. 4.-The Giornale
d'Italia, in reference to the propos-
ed peace negotiations at London says
the powers will entrust to their re-
spective embassies at London the task
OF dealing in conjunction with Sir
Edward Gray. the British foreign Sec
retary, with the question arising
through the Balkan war
With respect to Albanian autonomy,
the paper says, an agreement already
exists between the powers including
Russia and 1t is hoped q peaceful So
luton Of the difficulty between Aus
tria and Servia will be found granting
Servia commercial outlet to the
Adriatic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
SITUATION SERIOUS.
Belgrade Correspondent Says COndi-
uOns Are Critical.
tinues.

dOnS Are Critical.
London, Dec. 4.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of The Post tele-
graphs
From what was told me at the
porte tonight / infer that the fall Of
Chios Janina is imminent and that
Greece will sign the armistice imme-
diately afterwards.
The Belgrade correspondent Of The
Daily Telegraph asserts that Austria
again is pressing her demands on
Servia and asking for an immediate
reply.
The situation" adds the corre-
spondent. lis critical-even dangerous
1t is reported that Austria now has
100000 troops within striking dis
tance of the Serv,an frontier and
many vessels are assembled in readi-
ness to transport the troops across
the rivers Save and Danube"
Gen. Savoff has been appointed ad-
ministrator of the conquered terri
tory In Thrace with headquarters at
Kirk Kilisseh.
The Turkish delegates, a CONSTANT
nople dispatch to The Mail says, will
not be appointed until Bulgaria names
her plenipotentiaries, when Turkish
delegates of equal rank will be chosen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
MAY CONTINUE FIGHT.
Athens Newspapers Expect Greece to
Keep on Fighting.

Athens, Dec. Accommodating on
the conclusion of the armistice, the
Athens newspapers express the con-
viction that Greece will, if necessary,
continue the war without her allies.
According to advices from Saloniki,
the Greeks are meeting with consider
able opposition in Epirus. The Turk
ish army which retreated from Mon
astir has not surrendered, but the
submission Of small detachments con-
tinues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
SUMTER. S. c., SATURDAY, DECEMBER Z 1919

statement denies the reports Of fight
ing at Series between the Greeks and
Bulgarians and declares the most
friendly relations exist between the
allies and their armies. 1t says there
is reason to believe the pourparlers
betw n the Balkan states regarding
peace terms will result in a common
resolution to achieve the supreme OBJ
Ject Of the war; namely, the liberation
of the Christian populations and to
maintain full agreement among the
powers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
COUNTY BOARD MEETS.
~. L. Mcleod III ECTED CLERK
To COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO SUCCEED J. II. SUM-
TER.
Nr. A G. Thompson Answers to
Charges of Neglect OF Duty Made
Against Cotton Wclghers-Pctition
On Hayc Road Claycd.

Tho County Board OF Commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting In
tho Supervisors office Tuesdax the
election Of a successor to Mr.. j. X.
sumter as clerk to the County Com
missioners being the only latter Of
general Importance done during the
meeting. The board also took up the
matter OF charges made against the
Sumter cotton welghers some time
ago and heard one Of the weighers In
explanation OF the charges OF neglect
of duty.
There were thirteen applicants for
the position OF clerk TO the County
Commissioners and the Board Of
Commissioners went over the appli-
cations thoroughly. taking about an
nour and q half to discuss the quallf-
cations of tho various applicants. On
the first vote r. L. Mcleod was elect
ed. he having received four Of the FIVE
votes cast. One vote was cast for
Mr.. Jake Brogdon. Mr.. Mcleod was
therefore declared elected. provided
he gives satisfaction.
Mr.. A. c. Thompson appeared for
the cotton weighers to answer before
the board to the charges Of ne slect of
duty made against them. The charg-
es were made by Mr. Marion Dorm.
who stated that on a certain Saturday
some weeks ago. there was only one
pair OF scales In use. one Of the
weighers acting as clerk and one
weighing the cotton. and that there
was no clerk for the weighers. as was
required by law. He further stated
that the weighers had not done their
work as expeditiously as possible, as
they had stopped to inspect and grade
cotton which was brought to the plat
form to be weighed.
Mr.. Thompson. In. explanation.
stated that on the day named the
clerk to the weighers had been sick
which wss the rexson Tor there being
no clerk present He stated that, as
required by the duties Of the Office.
they had stopped to inspect and grade
certain cotton because of the fact
that cotton was not the same on each
side OF the bale. The board after
hearing his explanations passed
resolution declaring them satisfactory.
A petition from citizens Of Tindals
asking for clayed road between
TiDdal's station and Bethel Church
was received. After discussion a reso-
luton was passed authorizing the
supervisor to clay this road as soon
as he had completed other work In
the county which he deemed more
necessary at the present time.
A request from f. r. windham for
IN ex'Confedcrate pension was
granted.
A number OF bills were gone over
and ordered paid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
FIRE WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.
House on Calhoun Street Practically
Destroyed by Flames.

Wednesday evening about 7.3O fire
practically Destroyed four room ne
gro residence on East Calhoun street.
The building belonged to II. T. Edens
and was insured.
The house was occupied by Anna
Mccoy, colored, who lost practically
all that she had of furniture and
clothing in the fire. She was visiting
neighbor at the time that the fire
started and had left her two small
children in the building The cause
of the fire has not been ascertain
ed.
The fire department responded
promptly 10 the alarm. but had TO
stretch the line Of hose for several
hundred feet. II WAS only 10y their
good work that thc colorcd church.
McGI,s chapel African Methodist
Episcopal church was saved. as this
h"''dne WAS ready % catch when the
a,Uartmout arrived
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
ASKS TURKISH AID.
Leader OF Albanian Rising Announces
Independence.

Constantinople, Dec. 4.--Ismil KEN
al Bey, the Albanian leader, has noti-
fed the porte Of the proclamation OF
Albanian independence He requests
Turkish support.
lsmil Kemal says that Albanians
are attached to tho Ottoman empire
and khalifiat and that the proclama-
ton Is intended to safeguard Alban-
ian interests without injuring the en-
pirc interests at a time when their
country to great extent Is occupied
by enemies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
LEAGUE BROKEN UP.
Austria Regards Balkan Alliance as
Practically at End.

Vienna. Dec. 4.-Austrian opinion
regards the Balkan league as prac-
tically ended, owing chiefly to the
rivalry between Greece ana Bulgaria
FOR the possession Of Saloniki. 1t is
believed here Bulgaria will favor the
formation OF an autonomous Mace
donia with Saloniki as the capital.
thereby rcscrving part OF Macedonia
and Solonik for herself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
STILL AT WAR WITH GREECE
Ohicial Note Issued I'm COnstantinOpIe
Tolls Of Agreement With Other
Three Allies.

Tells Of Agreement With Other
Three Allies.
Constantinople, Dec. Am official
note issued this evening says:
AN armistice has been concluded
with Bulgaria, Servia and Monte
negro. The state Of war with Greece
continues"
Although the complete terms OF the
protocol have not been made public
IL Is learned that the question OF re-
victualing the belcagured towns was
abandoned. the government being
satisfied that the towns were suf-
hciently supplied with foodstufrs TO
last until the conclusion OF peace.
The only condition stated In the
official communication To the press Is
that troops will remain I'm the posi-
tions now occupied.
" is understood no limit has been
placed ON the armisticc, which may
hc terminated by Is hours notice by
either side.
II IS said the Turkish and Hulea.
rian delegates Will meet again to-
morrow at Eaghtchc 90 ARRANGE
prcliminorics for the peace confer
cnce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Mr. j. y. Riggs, an Industrious far
mcr living near Manning, met with
most serious accident last Thursday.
He was leading a pair of mules from
PaXVillc, and the animals became
fractions, he wound the rope around
his hand and the mules went on op-
positc sides of n tree, catching his
hand against the tree and mangled
his left hand So badly that all of the
fingers except the thumb had To br
amputtcd Manning Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
BEGINS AT ABBEVILLE.
Col w. III. Hunt Chosen President for
Another Ncar-Other Officers -
reports From Various Departments.

Abbeville, Dec. 3.-The 92nd ses-
sion of the South Carolina Baptist
state Convention was called to order
at o'clock this afternoon by the
president Walter II. Hunt Of New
berry. After joining in a song, the
congregation was led in prayer by
Prof. b. Z. Greer of Greenville. The
roll of delegates was reported as COM
plete by the secretary, Rev. Chas A.
Jones, and the convention went into
election Of officers.
Col. Walter H. Hunt was reelected
president, and Rev. w. E. Thayer of
Laurens. first vice president, Rev.
Rufus Ford, d. D., Marion. second
vice president, Rev. Chas. A. Jones.
Bennettsville, and Rev. A. B. Ken
nedy, Co 'mbia, were elected secre-
tary ssistant secretary. Prof.
B. f n was reelected auditor.
= >. S. Corpening submitted the
- on order Of business, which was
=. pteo.
The address Of welcome was made
by Rev. Louis Bristow, pastor Of the
Abbeville church, and the response
was made by Rev. J. +. Vines, D. d.,
of Anderson.
Reports were submitted by the
boards Of ministerial education, aged
ministers relief, trustees Of Connie
Maxwell orphanage, State mission
board and the report Of the Sunday
school field secretary, ]. D. Moore.
There are now in Furman univer-
sity 35 ministerial students. Tt will
require $4,000 to aid these students.
The orphanage has 23O children.
The gifts to the orphanage this year
have gone a little beyond the amount
apportioned to it by the convention.
The State mission boards report
was submitted by Rev. w. T. Derieux,
ID. d., corresponding secretary. Gifts
TO the board this year have amount
ed to s3S,05S.16. 1t was good for
the convention to hear this report,
for they had been fearing a heavy
debt. But large and numerous con-
tributions were rushed into the treas
ury in the last few days of the con-
vention year.
The Sunday school board report
was submitted to the following COM
lnittee: j. S. Corpening, w. L. Hayes,
T. G. Phillips, c. II. Roper, j. r.
Whitesides
The report on report Of aged min
listers to: f. p. Covington, NJ. NJ. Ben
son. G. T. Asbill, II. c. Brabham, f.
j. Clary
The report on report of board OF
ministerial education to: c. A. Smith,
]. a. Carson, w. c. Wallace, ]. w.
Sproles, c. w. Salter.
Committee to report on report of
| trustees of Connie Maxwell orphan
age: b. J. Woodward, T. s. Wright,
j. d. Bailey, o. J. Prince, L. d.
Evans.
At 40 O'Clock the convention ad-
journed with prayer by Rev. w. T.
Hundley.
Ten years ago, 1902, contributions
to the State missions amounted to
S1O,5OS; this year s3s,05S. This one
item of increase has characterized
other departments OF the work in
which South Carolina Baptists are
engaged.
1t is very probable, Judging from
recommendations in reports, that
every department will be enlarged.
and new features of benevolence be-
gun, this incoming year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Miss Christine Crews trained
nurse Of Columbia saved the life Of
a patient Nor 'ay by submitting To an
operation for the TRANSMISSION Of blood.
The man had his shoulder crushed
and had lost great deal Of blood and
the only way To save him was by the
TRANSMISSION of blood from the veins
81 another person.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
Marriage License Record.

I'm tho County Clcrks opcc We'd
ncsday, James Titus and susan NJ Tor.
of Sumter and Clorcuco China, Con
cord, and lilzie NcM.tcrcu of sum
ter, were granted liccuecs TO mar
~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

owen Wcstbury was seriously cut
nv Bassle street az Rccvesy1lle Mon
day The difficulty originated on
Wcstturv's property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07

Senator Ncils Christensen. Of Beau
fort and Miss Katherine Wales Strat-
ton. Of Hoston, were married in King :
Chapel Boston, Mass, Tuesday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
DENIES FIGHTING.

Athens, Dec. "A scml-olHclal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Kaleidoscope.

was there ever witnessed a more re-
markabie series of political Kaleidoscope
views than that now being displayed for
the edincation of the American people?
FIRST, We have an ex-President in the
act of committing political assassination
ana suicide with strenuosity and enthu-
siasin- Then comes the view of q Presi-
dent. driven by the primal instincts of
seif-cefense and retaliation. descending
INTO the ring to kick around a cowboy 3
nat, therein insultingly projected Next
we see on the other side of the political
fence perennial candidate ENCOURAGING
and encouraged by the multiplicity OF
contestants for nomination In his own
party and by the reciprocally destructive
kilkenny-cat fight between the main COM
petitors for nomination in the opposing
party. in the very act of administering
surreptitiously the elixir of life and re-
&newed youth TO the cadaver of his pres
idential ambition. Then appears the spec
tacle OF two gladiators, nearly equally
matched. engaged in a tight to the death
in presidential primaries to decide one
party's champion. while would-be cham
pions OF the other party eagerly contend
among themselves for the opportunity TO
deliver the finishing stroke TO the bleed
ing and exhausted victor in their op-
ponents' primary struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
The Cost of the Coal Strike.

Will the anthracite mine workers and
operators learn a lesson from their ex-
perience this year? There is surely
good opportunity to improve the methods
of reaching agreement under which
work is to be done. Seven and a half
weeks will have elapsed when the men
return to work Wednesday, in accord
ance with the present understanding.
since they left the mines on the
expiration Of their former contract
period of three years. They have
lost an immense sum in wages At
an average Of $40 a week for each Of the
10000 who have ceased work they have
been deprived OF between $l2.O0O.OOO and
$lo. 100000. At the lowest calculation
they have lost between 100000 and
$1O.O00.000 in wages. The mine owners
have also lost heavily In trade that can
not be fully overtaken. while the bust
ness community at large has suffered
seriously. 1t Is fair estimate TO put the
full public loss. including business.
wages. coal trade and general disturb
ance. at close upon 100000. This is
an enormous price to pay for a process
of adjustment, the weakness and danger
of which have been demonstrated repeat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20

ent primary system in the United States
as far as the latter has been established.
The voting is extended over several weeks,
and thus the constituencies which vote
first exert an influence upon those that
follow. The constituencies that cast the
last ballots are sometimes made the
scenes of intensely concentrated cam
paigning as the contest becomes close
enough to be decided by few votes. The
British electoral system has various
faults but none that is subject to more
criticism on the part of progressive Brit
ons than this feature of separated poll
ing
Just at present this country Is in the
throes of a preconvention campaign that
is without parallel for intensity and con-
tnuous excitement. From state to state
the scene shifts, the leading figures in
the presidential race active in each. and
with the country as keenly interested in
the local developments as though the
campaign in chief were in full swing.
Business is inevitably affected and will
continue to be for months to come. In
der the present system, with the pri-
maries for the state campaigns scattered
along from February until June. the
months.
OF late years there has been demand
on the part of the business community
and the people generally for shorter cam
paigns A tradition. however. has decreed
the holding of the nominating conven-
lions before or about the first of July.
perhaps because of the fear of excessive
heat in the course of the proceedings. In
these days of rapid communications and
wide publicity there is small occasion for
a presidential campaign of more than
three months. The conventions could be
held in the middle of August and all the
issues thrashed out satisfactorily by cleo
ton day, with an infinite gain In domes-
tic tranquility, especially II delegates were
chosen to the nominating conventions
simultaneously IN all the states shortly
before the conventions themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
The Scattered Primaries.

IL the primary system Is to be adopted
in this country in substitution for the con-
ssventicn plan OF electing delegates to presi-
Dental nominating conventions there
should be an agreement on single date
for holding these preliminary ballotings
!, simultaneously in the states. The pres
ent turmoil OF preconyention politics Is
not only extremely distracting to the
country. making a maximum Of disturb
aIce OF business. but II Is not conducive
TO obtaining an accurate reflex Of the
state OF popular opinion. II cannot be
denied that 10 a certain extent the people
IF one state are affected by the voting in
another state, and thus one result con-
tributes to the next without regard TO the
issues at stake.
The English system OF voting for men,
'bers Of parliament is similar to the pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
The Chinese Republic.
rom the Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
Up to date every political prophet in
two hemispheres has felt called upon to
tell US that the Chinese republic is fore
doomed to fail. In one sense. that may
be true. 1t would be little short of a
miracle IL a despotism like that Of China
a few years ago could give place at once
to a republican form of government
equal to those of the western world
But, in broader sense. the Chinese re-
public cannot fail. 1t has work to do,
and ii is doing that work. Whether II
lasts or not is a secondary question. The
Chinese republicans have driven out the
Manchus. They have awakened the ma
tional spirit throughout the country
They have called attention to needed re-
forms. They have reused the land from
its ancient sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
By Far the Largest and Most Important Economic
Event We Have Euer Held in Wonen,s Apparel
SILK DRESSES IN NEWEST SPRING MODELS
PRICED MUCH BELOW ACTUAL WORTH.

Silk
now demand
We hundred
the maker weeks xceng designs
and ataciveness of colorings the preceding
Silks Striped and Changeabe Messan Soft Tfetas plain
changeabe shades Fulard.
borders
enough in number satisfy wonans
All
their line Most
POSITION urpce pepum
peasingy varied
High and low neck round and shapes. having
with of silk match of all
also buttons hing embodees, tucks and quiings
All Sizes for Women and Misses:
S@.75 each. Values, S16.75, S1875 and $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Love for the Horse.
,m the New York Telegram.

From The New forK IeItgram.
While the American thoroughbred is
not extinct, it is passing away so rapidly
that real alarm is being manifested in
the army and in other quarters where
there is demand and necessity for a good
horse Meanwhile II is a rare treat to
note the patriotic enthusiasm which fol-
lowed In this country the victory of
Sweeper H., an American colt, in one of
the most famous races of England, and
the splendid manifestation of pure ma
tional enjoyment when attention is called
to the fact that the same colt is favorite
for the Derby. Love for the horse can
not be killed by persecution. and there
IA much more love for a good horse in
the United States than zealots can COM
prehend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
Rates.

1t won't be so long ere the song Of the
sea,
And the sunshine that glistens so
bright and SO free,
Will tempt us to wander once more
Where the summer hotels are so thick
and so tall
That the view you can buy Is exceed
ingly small
OF the waves as they break on the
shore.
But each year we assemble and faith
fully try
To obtain all the pleasure our purses
will buy;
And we figure by day and by night
On a debt whose small items will
hourly increase
Where freckles are twenty-five dollars
apiece
And mosquitoes cost ten cents bite.