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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
AUSTRIA INTERESTED.
Dual Monarchy Forced to Watch
ENcntS Very Closely.

Budapest, Nov. 1S.-T'he Austro-
Hungarian minister Of foreign affairs,
Count Won Bcrchthold. IN debate
this afternoon on the budget OF his
ministry. said the changes wrought
by the Balkan war obliged the Aus
trian government to concern itself
with the effect those changes would
have on the interest of the monarchy
The cabinets at Vienna and Rome, he.
declared. were argccd on the future
autnn omous, position of Albania.
Regarding the trouble which has
arisen through the alleged detention
OF Austria consuls by Servia, and
the denial Of their right to communi-
cate with their government, he said
the Servian government lGad recent
~ officially complained Of the atti-
tude of Consul Prochaska. when Pris-
rend was captured and asked that he
be replaced. To this reply was sent.
expressing readiness To inquire into
Wv NbhiPi'tiHN dlli toNlHS tltt an OD
portunity be afforded Tor direct com
munication with him
The ScrVi;cn government replied
that the military authorities objected
To the dispatch of an Austro- Han
garian courier to prisreud. \ngo-
tations Oh this point are still pro-
cecdings.
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turning the Tables.

The bridegroom and his brtSie were
starting on their honeymoon, says
Leslie's Weekly. Just as they had
taken their seats in the train one of
the bridegroom's chums came hastily
along TO bid good-bp.
AS the young husband extended
MS hand the friend snapped a hand
cuff on his wrist. The bridegroom had
been expecting trick Of some kind.
and before the practical joker could
play Similar trick ON the bride he
found the other haudcuW snapped
round his own wrist He was chain
cd to the happy bridegroom him
self
That's a good one against mo
uarry' lac said with sichly smile
but shall have TO ask You TO come
t. the door with me and get the key.
for those things. y man on the plat-
form has it."
Just then the guards whistle
sounded and the train started off
Later the guard with the aid Of a
file, succeeded in separating thep ris-
oners.
The joker meanwhile had to pay
iull fare to tn" next stop. 50 miles
up the road and return.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

Dark Corner. Nov. 15.---It seems as
II nearly all OF your p. P's have quit
meeting. |. as well as tho rest. But
the fact Is have not had the time
here of late. Everything is moving
alons very nicely In th.s corner There
Is st.ll some cotton and corn it
the 1oid though farmers are getting
on No home stretch with their har.
sest.ns anu eo1ton pIsA.ns wi.I sooI
be a thing OF the past for this season.
But am afraid farmers will ruin
themselves next year by planting
more cotton and less corn as cotton
IN bringing such a good price. For
h seems as n some farmers can be
depended on To do the wrong thing at
the right time.
Well. Mr.. Editor. must say
that Sumter surely contains
some large and kind hearted people
for the way they threated "Oid Hard
Times" the last three times l was in
your city. First. our Auditor took me
home with him where was sure
treated white" by Gene" and his
mother and the rest of the good fam
ny. Next l fell into the hands Of
Bro. u. G.. Wallace and the treatment
he and his wife gave me will never
be forgotten while reason IL left to
me. And last. but not least. was the
reception old Uncle Billie Epperson
and his bettcr-haif gave me. And
hope ali their paths may be through
pleasant places and strewn with flow
srs.
There was more potatoes made in
this section this year than ever have
seen In one season.
Mr.. T. II Ostccn is getting along
az well as could be expected and Mr..
J. II. Osteen is improving from his
'ecent spell OF sickness.
Misses Lizzie and Annie Kolb, OF
wedgcfcld. visited at Elmhl last
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Mae and Bertha Griffin. of
PinewOod and Miss Nora Ardis OF
soeVcn visited at the Sycamores
last sunday.
Jack Ards visited MIR j. Dargan
Ostecn last Sunday.
NJ. j. Ardis dined with MIR. s. G..
Griffin IN PincwoOd last Wednesday.
The health 81 the ncighborhood is
very good
Hard Times"
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FIRED ON TOWNSPEOPLEo
Vienna Correspondent Charges Ser.
vianS With Cruelty.

vienna, Nov. 1S.--The Richpost
publishes Il dispatch from it's war cor
respondent who says he is Informed
by the fugitive Albanian leader. Kol-
dlbra. that the Servian troops after
aking Prisand turned the machine
guns on the inhabitants killing III
men, 80 women and ten children. Kol-
dibra also declared that the charge
that the Servians were fired OF dur
ing their occupation of the town was
false.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
CONVENTION CAUSES TROUBLE.
RuSso-MongOlian Agreement Not Ac-
ceptable to China

London, Nov. 1S.-Trouble has
arisen over the recent convention be-
tween Russia and Mongolia by which
Russia recognizes and guarantees the
indepe ndence of Mongolia
y meeting Of 10 Mongol princes.
and chieftains yesterday in Pekin, ac-
cording to dispatch to The Daily
Telegraph, resulted in the expected
desire to. rrpudiate entirely the con-
vention signed by Russia and Mon
golla at Arga. II was resolved to ask
President Yuan Shi Kai to afford mill
tary protection to those Mongolians
willing 10 join the Chinese republic.
The adversary council OF the presi-
dent indorsed the resolution and As
300 troops were placed under orders
TO proceed to the MongOl frontier. =
number of batalions have left by
train for the city of Kalgan. half Of
which is Mongol and half Chinese.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

Congressman Lever. who Is the
ranking member Of the Committe on
Agriculture. will. In all probability. be
chairman when the committee assign
ments Of the House Of Represe tives
are made. He has been one of the
hardest working and most influential
members OF that committee for sew
eral terms and has done as much
as any member of Congress for the
farming interest OF this county by
originating and advocating progr es-
ave legislation for the improvement
of agricultural methods. He has work.
Cd not only for his own district, but
Tor the entire South and the country
n n whole. anG his work is known
md appreciated In all sections. For
shis reason his campaign tour of the
West In the interest OF the Democratic
ticket was effective. since the farmers
OF the West knew him and what ne
had done IN Congress for their benefit
and were glad to hear him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
Condition OF Cheshire.

Anderson, Nov. lS.-The condition
OF V b. Cheshire. editor Of the An
derson lnteuigencer, who was shot
-FOUR times by w. ]. Muldrow Satur-
uiiE was not so favorable today The
wound in the shoulder is giving much
trouble and complications are feared.
IiIs ball may have penetrated the
lltnS. 1t has not been located, but the
attending physicians do not regard his
condition as critical.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

ROAD depot, rust-eaten and useless.
THE total of the Turkish forces is
estimated at 900 men, but there is
complete lack Of energy among the
commanders and organization is alb
sent. The cOmmander-in-ch chief does
not allow staff officers to see him
until 10 o'clock in the morning.
IF things continue as they are 60
Ing today the Bulgarians will not find
any Turks to fght--they will all be
dead from cholera"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
HAD SLIGHT ADVANTAGE.
Bulgarian Left Wig ProGtcd by the
High seas.

Constantinoplc, Nov. lS.-In the
Tchatalja battle the bulgarian left
wing is reported to have had sIight
advantag" in todays lighting in the
n"ignborhood OF Derkos. The Turkish
forces were deprived of the assistance
"i the il'',. owing To- Tho hi,h seas.
The infantry came more into use
today and it is said that the Turkish
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

fortress OF Monastir surrendered this
afternoon to the Servian troops.
Fifty thousand Turkish soldiers and
three generals laid down their arms.
Monastir virtually had been sur
rounded by Servian troops for several
days while Greek troops coming from
the south had cut off the Turkish line
or retreat to Ochrida. On Saturday
the Servian troops after desperate
fighting throughout the day and night
captured two important heights COM
manding the city. Then they ad
vanced through the morasses upon
the interior fortifications, which sur
rendered today
Monastir is the headquarters Of the
Sixth Turkish army corps. command.
ed by Fethi Pasha. but many other
Turkish troops fleeing from surround
ing towns which had been invested by
the Servians concentrated there
David Pasha, the commander Of the
Seventh Turkish army corps. went
there with many of his soldiers after
the fall of Uskup to the Servians.
1t was thought that the Turkish
troops would be able to stand
lengthy siege in Monastir but it ~
evident the army was totally disor-
ganized and lacked provisions.
Possession of the heights COM
manding Monastir by the Servian
army rendered the fortress untena-
BILE.
Fethi Pasha. former Turkish minis
ter to Belgrade, was one of the first
to hand over his sword. At the be-
ginning of the war he made the re-
mark: I'VE will soon invite our
friends to dinner in Belgrade"
The representatives of Germany
and Italy informed Premier Patchich
OF Servia today that their govern
ments supported Austria's view of
Servias claim to an extension of her
territory after the war.
NJ. Patchich declined to give a def
mite answer until the wars conclusion.
The fighting which preceded the
surrender of Monastir lasted two days.
The Servians had occupied all the
high points 10 the northwest of the
town They brought up a large num-
Der of field batteries, howitzers and
other heavy guns. which enabled them
TO silence the Turkish artillery. Sat-
urday Servian division was ordered
to storm a position west OF the town
held by 10000 Turks with II guns.
They encountered great difficulties in
the marshy ground but effectually
prevented the attempt of this section
Of the Turks to break through the
retreat into Albania According to
unofficial accounts the Turks suffered
ne loss OF 1000 killed and wounded.
.u cluding several superior officers.
In the meantime the Servian wing
sVung around and seized the DolintZe
Giawar road. cutting into the Turk
ish line OF communication. The Turks.
thus surrounded, fought desperately
and it is supposed that the arrival of
the Greek army from the south rem
dcred surrender inevitable
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RQBDER SHOOTS DOWN FIVE.
AT BAY. HE KILLS PURSTrEpS
TIE TURNS GUN ON WOMAN
AND SELF.
Leader of Conspiracy to Loci uouse..
froVes Desperate When Cornered
ny Officers of thu. Law.

New York. Nov. 1s.-A man and
woman stood in a small room of q
Raines law hotel in the Brony tonigh-
and deliberately shot down three de-
tectives and two other men who
were trying 70 place the pair under
arrest After nearly emptying the II
chambers of a large automatic re-
volver, reinforced by shots from an
ordinary revolver in the hands of his
woman companion and probably fatal
~ Wounding four Of those shot down.
the man shot and killed the woman
and then put bullet through his OWN
head, dying instantly.
This is the outline of one of the.
most serious shooting affairs which
the detectives Of this city have run,
into for years, so far as the conflict
ing stories of the shooting had been
sifted late tonight.
The dead man was known bv sew
eral names, having registered at the
hotel as Joseph Vogel The police.
declare that he was a Pole named
Pheres Dorageiskis The woman with
MN mad registered as Lottie Vogel.
Vogel was about 4S years old and the
woman about 25.
The detectives were on the trail of
the pair suspetcing them Of having
been accOmplices in a diamond rob-
berry for which Sophie Beckendor. a
domestic, had been held for the grand
jury today. The woman who had lost
the Jewels traced the girl to Vogers
house and told the detective of her
discovery. After a taXicab chase TO-
day tka detectives learned that the
Nogeis had sought lodging at the
Elsmere hotel, at Cortland avenue
anu One Hundred Sixty-first street.
IN the Bronx. Martin F. Fay central
oifice detective, and John A er 5.C
Louis Gerade, private detectiN ,..r+
To the hotel in search Of their ,r,-....
late tonight Louis MoendscI . .r.
proprietor, told of the coupe having
arrived In taXicab early in the even
ing, and ordered William Butler. =
walter TO show the. detectives to- the
Vogels room.
Vogel opened the door i'm response
To
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
SCUTARI CAPTURED?
Report From Scrvia il That II Uus
Fallen

London, Nov. 1S--A private tele-
gram received ut Belgrade reports
that Scutari has surrendered, accord
ing To dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph.
Servian headquarters reports that
the Turks attempted Il sortie from
Adrlanople yesterday on the side Of
the Servian division but were repulsed
with great losses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
Want Independence.

Consta tantinople, Nov. 1S.-A me-
mortal urging the great powers to Sc
cure Albania's national and political
independence was prescn, 40 today by
deputatiOn Of Albaniang to the for
eign embassies and the Turkish for
cign office
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

sumter - in the market for the
service Of two first class men a city
Manager and a Secretary of the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

The Sumter watchman was found
"a In 1850 and the True southron in
isss- The watchman and southron
ssw has the combined circulation and
onuence CT both of the old papers.
and Is manifestiy the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
An Arms Palace Stock car T.

An Arms Palace Stock car r.. -
through town Saturday from N.v
York TO Camden taking a numb .f
beautiful horses for the use Of north
ern tourists who make Camden their
winter home. The car was brought
down on the fast \. c. l.. freight and
changed here over 10 the North
western railroad
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Published Wednesday and Saturday.
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F'n NFAi4f-A billy and two nanny
goats. The nannies have brought
triplets and raised them. due to
bring kids in Il few weeks. Price for
the trio $40, or 4 trio Of nanuies for
$40. Best bush knives known.
cheapest meat and is superior to
mutton or lamb. +. W. Daobs.
Phone or address. Mavesvlue = -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

- iffl hSilllR brood
weighs over 500 pounds in good
breeding condition; not fat. due tc
orlns pigs in Dcccm Der by pure bred
boar, no kan. Prise $50. \ Berk-
shire and POLAND CNirr hr.od sow.
weighs over zoe pounds. not fat. but
IN good brecdiug order due to bring
pigs IN December by pure bred boar.
no kin. price $2o These are good
brood sows, bring good httcrs of
hearty pisS and mother" them
well. Are bargains at above prices.
VIII Doe worth much more when the
PIGS come other pigs from so
pounds TO l5o pounds My hogs
arc thrifty and although cholera
has been an around for year or
more. none Of mine have been sick.
+. w. pabhs. Phone or address,
MaNosNiil". =. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20
THOUSANDS OFTURkS TAKEN.

Three GcncraI~ and 10000 N,n Sur
render tO Scr,ianS Wlrn Great
Fortress Falls.
Belgrade, nov. S-The Turkish
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LIGHT FROM THE DARK CORNER.
-oh Hard Times" Tells Of Recent
Kind Treatment In sumter.

Dark Corner. Nov. l5.---It seems as
IL nearly all of your p. P's have quit
meeting. I. as well as tho rest. But
the fact Is I have not had the time
here of late. Everything Is moving
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
10 FEATURE NIGHT
| PROGRAMS Of FAIR
ADDITIONAL AcrIv
EVENTS TO BE PUT ON FOR
EVENING SHOWS
MORE RACES ARE TO BE
RUN WITH sEARcHLlGhT
Elaborate Program Being Arranged, ~
tho Attendance at the Evening
Shows Last Year Encouraged the
Amusement Department-vauds
Performances Each Evening.

The night performances are to be
made one Of the big features of the
county fair in September, and more
elaborate programs are to be given
than have ever before been attempted.
Encouraged by the big attendance at
the evening shows last year, the eXecu-
tive committee and superintendent OF
amusements, Ed T. Austin, are max
ing especial plans for the night shows
this year.
Track events that We're not attempt
ed last year because racing with a
searchlight was then an uEtried nov
city locally, are to be added to the
night programs. In addition to the
complete vaudeville program each
night there is to be a series Of races,
including the usual short dashes for
the running horses, harness events for
local horses and motorcycles. Other
new features are to be arranged for
the evening program, and IL is planned
to make the evening at the fair
grounds during the week Of the fair so
attrac tive that even the attendance Of
last year will be surpassed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01

and the costs in Justice Peaks court
this morning. Stewart was given =
week In which 10 pay. st~
Edward steinhagen and Mrs. Kate
Casey. neishbors living on Swaysee
street, who wefe arrested tRo weeka
ago on complaints charging using OBJ
scene language. Aled BY Mrs. Fred
Nelson and Mrs.. Harry Huber, were
tried in Mayor Jones' court this morn
Ing. Both were found guilty and fine
Of $40 or fivs dayv In Jail was entered
in each CASE The defendants' attorney
served notice Of appeal to tho district
court.
Frank Pontius, who was arrested by
the police for being drunk, was still too
drunk this morning to arraign for trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
La Noble items.

Mrs. Caroline Lane and her niece.
Miss Caroline Cox, who visited recent
" at Ames and Denison and at Mitch
ell. S. D., report an enjoyable trip.
Alfred Moore has moved with his
family to Carroll.
Miss Marguerite Woodland of Des
Moines is here visiting her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Myson Woodard, and friends.
Mrs. R. L. Winslow and Mrs. Ann
Miller visited IN LeGrand Saturday,
the guests Of Mrs A. T. Lowery.
Miss Ruth Wilson. who has been
quite Ill for month, Is now thought
to be improving. -,-co, 80 H.
The work OF paperfng. painting and
vanishing the interior Of the church
is now finished and has very much I'M
proved the looks OF the building.
Rev. W. E. Sauerman, formerly OF
Garner, q friend Of Mr.. Breed Of Grin
nell, will be here to aesist Mr.. Breed
in the church services next Sunday.
S. w Myers shipped two carloads OF
cattle to Chicago Wednesday.
Miss Zuleim Forbes OF Marshalltown
was a guest, Of Miss Marjorie Mclean
over Sunday.
D v. Mclean has made quite An i'm
provement by adding new porches to
his home. 81
Ben Bishop is putting up quite
building. double corn crib and hog
house combined, on his farm two and
a half miles northwest Of here.
The farmers are thru the small
grain harvest and threshing has be-
gun.
Dorothy Benson, daughter Of Nj
and Mrs E. J. Benson: has been very
i'll OF commissions, caused by indiges-
ton. She is much improved now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01

The plans Of colored society OF the
city were rudely shocked Wednesday
afternoon when It became known that
the wedding Of Mrs. Maggie Williams.
ana George w. Green. both Of this city.
which was 10 have taken place at the
Colored Baptist church on Bromley
street in the evening, must be postponed
because the groom could not secure
a license. While the bride-to-be did
not literally wait at the church." the
plans for the event had all been made
and many Of the colored people Of the
city were expecting to attend. But the
groom being refused license, the we'd
ding was called of. Perhaps it will be
celebrated later.
When asked Wednesday afternoon II
the wedding was to be held in the
evening. the groom assured q reporter
that That's the calculation" Green.
had, however, reckoned without being
sure OF his ground. When he came to
get the license an obstacle in the form
Of previous marriage and divorce
tipped his nuptial apple cart. When he
tOl0 clerk OF courts r. NJ. daTaOOn
that he had been married before, but
was divorced. the clerk wanted &c gee
the decree Of divorce. Green could not
produce it, altho he assured the clerk
that the decree was issued three years
ago in Des Moines. and that his former
| wife had since married. Not doubling
the truth the clerk nevertheless still
! insisted on having the decree as evil
dence to prove its date. Green left
saying that he would try to and it.
The disappointed brtde-to-be is the
widow Of Joseph Williams, who was
murdered by tramps in this city several
years ago. Green is a barber In the
employ Of AL Walker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
HUSBAND is ENJoIhEp.
Wife Sues For Divorce and Court IL
sues Injunction.

Suit for divorce from j. W. Strong,
of Marion township, has been fled III
the district court by Mrs. Lizzie
Strong, who charges her husband with
cruel and inhuman treatment. The wife
alleges in her petition that her hus-
band beat and kicked ncr. threatened
her life with a club and gun, and beat
his minor children, Mrs. Strong's step
children. The couple was married in
this city Oct. I, 1906. Mrs. Strong asks
for the custody of her husbands three
children, Maud, Bessie and Clinton
Strong, temporary aliinony Of $3.50, and
permanent alimony of $1,000.
On the showing made in the petition
Judge c. B. Bradshaw issued a re-
straining order directing the husband
not to interfere with Mrs. Strong or
his children. and an attachment
against Strong's property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
Wan4ad-A Farmer,

An opportunity. A section Of land
in western Canada. Good soil, fenced
with three barb wires and cedar posts
with small house and barn. Six hun
dred acres in crop. headed out and will
be ready to cut Aug. 20. This crop will
cut $4,000 to 10000 bushels Of wheat
and oats; fourteen head of horses and
farm machinery. Owing to other bust
ness interests we are Offering this rare
opportunity for sale at q snap to q
hustler who can get away and look af-
ter harvesting and marketing this crop
Fifteen thousand dollars cash. can ar
range balance to suit purchaser. Will
consider Iowa land or good income
property. Lock Box 234, Marshalltown
! Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
Marsls1ll Coss,,ty
Small Grain Yisld

Another report Of An excellent Yield
Of oats comes from the Harvey IIilssa
beck farm. . few miles northwest Of
the city. Twenty acres Of the grain
has just been thrsshsd and Il yielded
1900 bushels. or an average Of sixty
fve bushels to the acre. weighed Ct the
thresher. Some Of the winter wheat in
the same neishborhood has been
sthreshsd and these fields are yieldine
from twenty to thirty bushels OF IN
excellent quality or wheat. No indicA-
tons Of rust In either the oats or
wheat has been found 70 far In this
neighborhood.