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BULGARS ATTACK CAPITAL ALI, l> \\ LONG \IITILLI BY l?l I I ( <?\ l IM KS. IVllewd to he I'n limliiai > to I nr.i nt r> .Vetaull by In? oder?*?Nu/iui I'uiha Claim* \ h tor) London. N.?v. 17 dgngOtsBtlons for .tn armistice in lag Turkish-Balkan war hi\r> f.iih'd ,nd tin- Hulguriuns today opened the attack against the Turk* all alonjf the TehataIJa llnea. Th. heavy artiiu r> du. i i oaliaued throughout the day. It appeared to he a Bulgarian preparation for an Infantry attack. The Turkish fleet participated vig? orous!) in the defense at the XI ar roera end of the line* and presuma? bly the Turkish warships assembled at the Black sen also took part. Nasim Pasha, the Turkish com? mander In chief, in a dispatch this afternoon claims to have repulsed the Bulgarian attack and destroyed three Bulgarian batteries. No news of the battle has been re? ceived as yet from Sofia and no Infor? mation as to the strength of the forces engaged on either side. Nasim Fashas headquarters are near the Hademkeui railway sta? tion According to Intest reports the bottle ceased with nightfall. Bulletins received from several British correspondents near the front today agreed that the long expect* d battle at the TehataIJa lines was pro? gressing. The cannonading was clearly heard in Constantinople. An official communication says that au sttack by the Bulgarian right wing st Blyuk Chelomedye has been successfully repulsed. Another mes? sage says the Bulgarians' left wing hs>s been repulsed. The French ambassador tele? graphed at t o'clock that the battle was still raging. RtHI another message sent about 4 o'clock In the afternoon said that In view of the heavy cannonade all day the ambassadors had decided to land detachments of bluejackets from the foreign warships. The smsll Oerman warships Lore Is! was ssslgned to protect the railway station. According to the same message perfect order preva,,< in Constanti? nople. The resumption of hostilities Is not regarded as Indicating the collapse of , the poses negotiations but rather as a means to hasten Turkey's acceptance of the allies' terms by proving her complete helplessne.w. or. as one cor? respondent phrased It. "to establish an accomplished fact before fur-, J ther complications." The : tut* trtun organ Mir reverts to the sublect of peace and plainly lntl matsa that th* allies are prepared to consider the question of an alliance with Turkey provided th* latter promptly accepts their terms which would live Turkey the opportunity of welding her territories into a modern state ar d making friends of her con? querors. The Bslkan states clearly have In mind the formation oi such an alhan e aa would be able to defy Kuropei n Interference In the dispo? sition of the spoils of war. Every day brings fresh dispatches recording the terrible spread of cholera. It is now stated there are 1 001 esses daily with s morality of 10 per cent, while the Turkish au- ' thorltlef are unable to tnke any meas? ures t-> prevent Its further spread. This r ein* the rasA. It is still doubt? ed whether the Bulgarians will risk the danger of s match on ?'onstantl-' nople It Is therefore bellevej that hostilities hsve been resumed In order to burry th* port's acceptance of whatever terms the allies dictate. The sanitary h^ard st Constanti? nople hss adopted a resolution ex- 1 pressing grave concern nt the prospect of either the Turkish or th?- Bulgarian army coming Into the capital. Am- ; basaadors of the pokern haw takog prompt m* tsures and will land de taehments tom rro* morning from the for. gn warship* b> protect resi? dents ar.d property. The war continues nt other points. Th* Montenegrins hsve captured Ssn Giovanni dl Medun and the battle for th* possession of gsaaSsStti is now go? ing on All tie- approaches to thai town ar* n port, d to he In Servian hands. Th* politieni situation In ConstanM nopl* Is BSffawa Arrests g| Young Turks continue, and there are still ru? mors of the possibility of th* restora? tion of th* ex *u)?an. Abdul Hamid It Is reported In the Italian papers that Austria gggj gr?ttly modified h?r demands on Ser\la. PI \?.i R AT T( II \TAI?! \. Ravagi ?? of ( ledern In Turkish ( amps Threaten I?. at Ii to Bulgarian*. If They \il\aii< e 1 urtlter. Qassstaatraople, Nor, i ??. (by Indirect route). ? There are nn*J more thin i.oos gfjsjg of rholers dally in and around Constant i, .pb . and lad d? tfh ral* hss r??u. h? d Ii m r < . nt Th authorities are powerte eg to oofs with the gMaadtaa Thursday I ? -?t n.^oo cholera patuntn ii Ived by iraii mi Aon Stefano. They 1 would Ii ivi In tu brought here, but lor tie- proteet of the railway company ami the AIM trial ambassador, who liked iii.'t thej bi gent to the lasa? rettoe ?( Becoa and Ismldt, Kor 11 boors the patienti remained In th" train on a sbllng at Sun Stefano , witb? ut water, fox I or medical atten? tion Then they were shipped lo the quarantine station if they had been of the lower order of animals they could not h ive i.j. more neglected. Yesterd ay a foreign doCtOI In 0 local j aoepltaJ by lectdeil dlecovered that fl\e soldo rs lying of oholeri had been ' ptac< d ? nv ng Ihc woundt d He or? dired their removal. Hearers took' up iiie ii\inir men on then- shoulders, leu their conditio^ was such that he ordered the bearers to drop them. This they literally did and the unfor lUllltM w. re King il the mud for an hour, groaning and In convulsions before they WON removed 01 sti etch? ers. An extarordlnary feature of condi? tions bohild the Turkish lines at Tchatalja is the indifference of the army to the presence ol unauthorized visitors. Any foreigner wearing either a fes or a Kuropean hat may hire a vehicle and drive to the Turkish en? trenchments and inspect the troops. There appears to be n<> cordon to pre? vent fugitives from returning to Con? stantinople. gQTOfOl foreign officers, v/dio visited tb. Uneg Thursday and Friday report the situation hopeless. The trenches are only partly dug. A huge pile of barbed Win kl stacked near the en? dangered northern wing, never having b. en put to use. The troops for the most part are unable to work because cholera Infected soldiers are keeping watch in the earthworks. Innumerable sick He groaning in the fields to the rear, some of them J in their last agonies. Countless chol- . era infected fugitives are struggling i back on the fan-shaped road converg? ing on Hademkeui from the outer forts. Thousands of patients and hun- j dreds of dead lie on the ground I at Hademkeui. At Perk OS Lake, the chief source of ' ComrUntinople's water supply, there was a guard of soldiers, but 12 of them died and 15 others a*ere stricken with cholera Thursday night. There is great fear that the whole watershed will be contaminated, involving Con? stantinople in the gravest danger. The three physicians at Der kos have been unable to do more than bury the dead. Turkish officers regard further resistance ?t Tchatalja as impossi? ble, but think it Is equally impossible I for the Bulgarians to occupy the Tur? kish positions without endangering the ' whole Bulgarian army through chol? era. I <iV N S T KL L i >F Ii RKAT BATTLK. ? ??? Anxiously People In Stambotil Listen as Koav of Battle is Wafted from the Tchatalja Linea. Constantinople. Nov. 17, 5.45 p. m. ?The great battle between the Bul? garians and Turks is on all along the line of the Tchaltaja fortifications Xaatm Pasha, the Turkish commander In chief, sent the following dispatch tonight: *'The battle which commenced this morning with an attack by Bulgarian Infantry lasted until one hour after sunset. The enemy, who advanced chiefly facing our right wing and our centre, was repulsed by our Infantry and artillery fire. Three Bulgarian batterl; s were destroyed." All through the day the sound of heavy guns was beard lit Constantino? ple. It ceased only with darkness. The firing along the entire line was evidently preparatory to a general at? tack. The Turkish batteries replied vig? orously. The Turkish ships in the sea if Marmora shelled the Bulgarian posi tiens. Cndoubtedly the fleet in the Black sea also took part in the en? gagement, though details from tb it point are lacking. In ths afternoon the wind shifted and it seemed for a time as though the battle had ended, but again the boomlag ? as heard, and the move? ment of troops could be observed not far from the gates of the capital. A detachment of several thousand from tie- Tchatalja Ilm:; was replaced by fresh troops who had been held in re sen I near the I ity. The r? fugeei behind the lines be? gan breaking camp early in the day ?id mo\ed ba<k toward Constanti? nople. Tim Oreek villagers, who heretofore bad remained admirably Indifferent to eventi, prepared to de? "??it thi ir homes. While t aim pre? vailed there was ,t deathly tension in the knowledge th?t the fate of lh< ipltal t he Turk leh army and the ??? who waited anxiously in Constanti? nople w as at stake, Several members of the legations and foreign residents witnessed the artillery duel, which they describe as masjilficeit, on the Ht i of Marmora and the shelling from height to helghl serosa Blyuh Chekmedyc lake and over the plains towards the north. Thi flashes if the gunt on botb sides weft visible lo ob erv< over mf es of low country, With'.r ??.. ? itj every military pre* caution was taken. Pickets a/ere post ed al various points and patroli guard* ?-it the streets. The am ?uaeadors h< Id a meeting, al the foreign ministry with the commanders of the Ottoman gen* damorle and dovlaed measures for the safety of Jfoi eignere? M Mil *iEK i l <i < \riT.\L. Strong Detachments wltli Maxim duns Kcl Ashore lYom Foreign Vessels ii Constantinople. Constantinople, Nov. is Several more prominent unionists, Including i Talal Bey, an ex-eablnet minister, i were arrested today. -\ notorious mem* ber of the party, Dlam Poula Bay, re? sisted arrest, killing one officer and wounding another, He was then se? cured, courtmartlaled and sentenced to death. An ex-deputy, Ibldullah, and DJemll Bey, a member of the staff of the newspaper Tanln, were sentenced to rive years' Imprisonment on oharges of high treason. One of the editors of Tanln was oondemned to seven > ears' Imprisonment, The number of men to he landed from the foreign warships will he de? cided at a meeting of the command? ers tomorrow. Subsequent to the arrival of the vessels various 7.0ms were assigned to the different powers. These zones will be protected generally by the landing parties. The actual landing of some of the marines took place, just before mid? night Sunday. Strong detachments carrying a complete equipment of Maxim guns, were brought ashore. Ac? commodations were prepared at the British smbassy for 1?0 marine;. The official explanation of this landing is that this action was taken for the purpose of quieting the nervousness caused by the severe gun fire at TehataIJa. Among the cholera victims who have arrived from the front is Gen. AShmed Riga Bey, president of the Turkish parliament. SERVIANS ADVANCE! Capture Heights Before Monastir and Move Forward. London, Nov. 17.?The Servian le? gation here has received Information that the Servian position before f.lon astlr has been greatly improved by the capture after severe fighting of heights occupied by the Turkish forces. The general forward move? ment of the Servians has begun. DUN'S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. Continued Lxpanslon of Business De? spite European Situation. New York. Nov. 15.?It. O. Dun A Cos Weekly Trade Review tomor? row will say: "Business continues to expand, un? checked by the Balkan war with its grave European complications. The domestic and foreign demand for iron and Steel products is even larger than before, breaking all records. Tho rail? roads are making every effort to move promptly the tremendous tratllc of the country and at the same time are making due preparation for the re? quirements of the future. There are also signs of preparation for the open? ing of the Panama Canal. Bvlden fS of the expansion in iron and steel was furnished by the Increase of over a million tons in the unfilled orders of the leading interest last month. This gain may be attributed in part to the steady developmet of new export business. Heavy orders of pig iron have been placed and quotations are firm with only moderate tonnages available for spot delivery. Oreater strength has developed In dry gOOdSi manufactures of the tex? tiles being sold ahead. Prints are selling more freely and re-orders on shirtings and spring wash fabrics are more general. Par Kast? ern export trade has been confined this week to sabs of standard drills to India, the miscellaneous foreign markets being quiet. In woollens, stocks appear to have been cleaned up better than usual. Cotton yarns are higher and very steady, while worsted yarns are firm? Conditions in footwear are becoming steadily more satisfactory, All kinds of shoe leathers are now in growing demand, SUE is SOME CANNER. Miss <>ra Huckubee, daughter of Thomas liucksbee or Lester, a mem? ber of th<- Marlboro Tomato Club, canned si" quarts of tomatoes which she grew on one-tenth of an acrt this year, besides selling between throe ami four dollari worth of tomatoes t,( f<-re the) were canned, she sold the 110 quarts at the wholesale market price, *i per dosen, amounting to i< 7.50, or $675 an ucn . Tin- total re? ceipts were $70.75 und tin net profli ? ?Ii tin tenth of an ncre was $39,93, or ? 199,30 ?n acre, i nher gii In did almt 11 equull) ui Well Chester Itcporter. < tatton ret elpts foi laal \\ ee amounted to 1,707 bales, 528 bah Inn sold b< re H ituida) 1 WIK WIMIII K Ulis WEEK. Indications Are Thal Plcaaeul Condi? tions Will Continue Over Ccutral Southern und Western stairs. Wash In .n on, Nov. 17.-?Indications are thai the fair weathi r will contlnui this w< ? k over the central, southern and extreme wettern portions of tin country', with b tendency towards somewhat higher temperatures b) Tuesday, according i<? the weather bureau's weekly buletin. "Kalns <?i- snows will sei In early over the .North Pacific States and the far Northwest, continued during much of the week.* tie bulletin predicts, 'ami extending eastward over the northern portion of the country, reaching the upper lake regions about the middle of the week and the north- i ern districts toward the end of the week. There ate no present pros* pect! osf unusually cold weather over any portion of the country." ( IIAMHI.lt OP COMMERCE NOTES. Membership Campaign?Corn show ? suinter Seaboard Selebretlon. Tlie full result from the big $15,000 one daj- campaign can not as yet be definitely stated. Not over half the old membership were seen on Friday and the various captains and teams are, therefore, requested to continue the work doing tins week. However, it Is certain that the $5,000 annual fund will be rained and that Bumter will do much la tter. <>n Friday a special cam? paign was made on those whom it was felt should increase their subscrip? tions on the basis of their interests in Bumter. To this amount was added the list of all old members who had subscribed in the spring on the per? manent plan. This gave a return of $5,077 annually. Those who have not been seen will be interviewed during the week and asked to sign up under the new plan and to increase their subscriptions where possible. The entire list will be published with the amounts subscribed on Saturday. Twenty-five new members have been added. ? * * There are business men living in Bumter who should be members of I the Chamber of Commerce. They should come forward at once and volunteer for service. Every man is needed at the front. eat All preparations are being made for the big Bumter-Seaboard Celebra? tion on the 29th. The committees are very busy planning the races. All kinds of street races will be had. Mr. 11. U Kirchard and Mr. Thees of the Y. M. C. A. have the foot races in charge. Messrs. Tisdale, Hill and Reynolds have the bicycle and motor cycle races in charge. This commit? tee is planning a ten mile motor cycle race. All of these races will be open to all visitors. Two greased poles will be erected on Liberty street with $5 on each. Two greased pigs will be let loose to be the property of the catcher. Money will be burled about the town to be found. The Sumter band will be engaged for the day. The moving picture shows will be running full blast and will be free to all holding return tickets over the Seaboard as will be the football game with Darlington in the afternoon. The fun will be start? ed early in the morning and will con? tinue during the entire day. There will he three legged races, sack races, potato races, wheel barrow races and othe rs to be announced. The city commissioners will be asked to loan the use of Main street for these races and all vehicles will be requested to take to the side streets. Advertising literature will be prepared and dis? tributed far and wide. The South Carolina Western will run a special train at one-half fare from Darling? ton or Florence. e e e The1 Hoard of Directors will meet in the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday at f> p. m. and it is expect? ed that a big smoker will be held in the armory on some date prior to December 1st. The voters of Oregon bad an un? usual proposition put up to them at the re c ent election?nothing less than the question whether live convicted murderers in the State penitentiary should suffer the death penalty or not, tiov. West of Oregon has scruples against the death penalty. He re prived the murderers for that reason Dissatisfaction with the reprlve was very generally manifested. So an in ? itiative bill to abolish capital punish? ment was submltU d to the- people. The voters gen< rally understood thai If the> passed the bill tin- convicted llOn Wollld Hot be executed and it the) re je c ted the bill tli' v were vot? ing directl) for tie death of these persons, The vote for hanging was, practically, \\\<> to one, and the gov? ernor, thus having the matter take n uft bis conscience, sentenced them i> hang on Doe< in her 13. Tins is cer? tainly democracy In n Simon pure, unadult i rat? d si ite, MAW ( ll'\\(,l> NOW IN PllOO ID .ss AT \ AUIOI S PARTS OF FHKICillT AM) PAK MAt.l R VAKDS. Italians ai Work in < it) lor Contra - lor .strike KttturdU) and It tin:. Home; Pilo? Being Driven for Turn" Uihh?First Time in I i ist or) of City?Mr. Scliabelltz, Contractor, and His Dog, 'ihr Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, since it commenced a se? ries of extended improvements last .spring, seems unable to Btop with the Improvements on its freight and pas? senger yards. At present numerous changes are being made nt various j places on the yard, which, when completed, will give Sumter as good i freight .md passenger yard as any in tin- state, ? Tin- work now under way has been let out by the railroad to Mr. B. J. Bchabelltz, who boasts of being the youngest contractor doing railroad work In this pari of th<- country. Mr. Schabellts is now installing a cinder pit. and a new turn table, at B point between the present coal chute and the Rowland Bugg) company building, stund pipes for watering engines at the pass, riper station yard, and a wa? ter tank just In the rear of where the water tank now stands near Harvln street crossing. Besides these im? provements Mr. Schah? lltx will erect a new coal chute near the turn table and cinder pit and will make other improvements of the same nature in the yard which are a part of his con? tract secured from the railroad com? pany. Monday morning an engine was be? ing set up at the place where the work on the turn table was In prog? ress. This engine will be used in driving piles into the ground here as a foundation for the structure which Mr. Bhabellts expects to make very secure. This la probably the first time in the history of Sumter that piles have been driven In the ground for the foundation of any structure in the city, something very unique in J the history of building operations in j Sumter. The foundations of all of the structures will be of concrete and the work on a number of them is well under way now, and with no back sets will be completed in the next forty days. The work was com? menced last week and has been pushed forward with a full force of hands since it was begun. Mr. Schabelltz brought with him to Sumter a force of some twenty Ital? ian laborers who have been doing most of the work up to last Saturday, when they decided that they were not getting enough pay and struck for higher wages. Monday morning Mr. Schabelitz stated that there was noth? ing to say on the subject of the strike, as he had prety near as full a force of hands then as he had had pre? viously with the Italians. He told them if they did not want to work for what hw was paying them they could leave and this they did. Satur? day afternoon they left for Wilming? ton, where many of them have homes and run small truck farms. Twelve of them left in the strike and five were left here who decided to go on with the work. Negroes were employed in the place of the deserting Italians, although Mr. Schabelitz stated that they did not work so well as did the Italians, out of whom he had gotten good service while they were at work. There are nearly fifty men in the force employed In the various operations at different places on the yard, most of this force being com? posed of local men, although all of the foremen and engineers are men who have worked elsewhere with Mr. Schabelitz. The Italians while here had hired a residence in the western part of the city and all seventeen of them lived together, keeping a kind of bachelor's hall, as it were. Mr. Schelditz has attracted much at? tention to himself on the street, as he is always followed by a hugv Dane? a dog as large In frame as any which has ever been seen in Sumter. This is Mr. BchabelltS'8 pet, though to the ordinary spectator it appears a fearful kind of pet. Mr. Schabelitz Is of Swiss nationality and has been in this country only six years, but he knows the country and the language as well as, and a great deal la ter than many native Americans. Negro Burned to Heath. William Davis, colored, was burned to d< ath at his home Monday morn? ing m ar Brogdon. Davis was taken with an epileptic lit and fell in the lire while In Ihe grasp of the attack. The fire was knocked ? < u t of the fire place on tin- door, bul a d arrived In t Imc to save the building. The Seaboard is in Bumter and will be read) for business nexl week N? w I? the time t-.r tht vi- olu railroad lo i omc In also, THANKS*.IVIN<. PIUM I.AMATIOX. ?\? in >v i ells i |M>n Citizens of ?uie (<? Observe Ni.\< |ji!.? r 2H *H |)a> ? )i i linnk>*gi% ing. Columbia, Xov, 17.??In accordance with custom tin following proclame tlon lies been Issued ir-.?.: tin- office ol t be gi -\ < rnor: "Tin benign Ruler of the univenH having graciously granted unt<> us, the people <?:' South Caroline, unlimit? ed and untold blessings during the past i 2 months, having (tiled ><uv bor ders with abundance <>f everything needed to make a h ippy and content? ed people, it i n' right ami proper ! that a day should be set aside upon which thanks should i?< renden i to Him, the giver <?f mi thtnga "Therefore, 1, Cole L. Blease, gov? ernor of tin* stat?- of South Carolina, do hereby sei apart Thursday, Novem? ber -S, 1912, as a day of thanksgiv? ing, and in doing so earnestly request that all the people meet in their churches and other places of worship and render thanks unto almighty God for His mercies and blceslUgS, and pe? tition for His continued guidance and protection." BIG LOSS TO RAILROAD SHOPS Volunteer Firemen Prevent tin i>< trunion of the Machine shoi*.. Georgetown, Nov 14?Tire last night at la:45 o'clock destroyed part Of the Georgetown and Western Rail* way Shops at Andrews. The flames broke out in the Sawmill and spread to the planing mill, car shops and pat? tern shop. Tin- machine shop was saved by the hard work of the vol? unteer Bremen. A number of coaches wer?- also destroyed. The fir*- was discovered by the watchman, but was already beyond control. The loss is estimated at $20, 000. The plant was injured. The old machine shop was burned two years ago. Favorable wind helped save the new one this time. OCTOBER COTTON CONSUMPTION. Total Amount This Year Placed 511. 285 Rales. Washington, Nov. 15?Cotton con? sumed in the United States during Oc? tober amounted to 511,285 running bales, assording to the census bu? reau's monthly report issued today. Cotton on hand October 31 was: In manufacturing establishments 908,200 bales; in Independent warehouses 2, 835,010 bales; total 3,743,210. Exports for the month were 1,515, 741 bales and imports amounted to 10,570, equivalent to 500-pound balos. Cotton spindles operated during Oc? tober numbered 30,019,872. Of the cotton consumed, that used in cotton growing States was 253,047 bales and in all other States 258.238 bales. Of the cotton on hand October 31, 4 50,730 bales bv manufacturers and 2,731,560 bales in independent ware? houses. That held in all other States was 4 57,4 70 bales by manufacturers and 103,450 bales in independent warehouses. Marriage License Record. . A marriage license was issued Sun? day to Mr. Willie Singleton of Lynch burg and Miss Ella Wadford of Sun - ter. Also to the following colored couples: John Lelghton, Jr., Rose Hill, and Holly Gass, Bum ter; Bam Buddln? Shiloh, and Leila Gia gg, Lynchburg;. Burrell James McDatr.el and Louie Eugenia MeLe-od, Sumtcr. Florence Wants shunter Usern, A reply has been received frsm Florence in reference to the* proposed foot ball game between the two Y M. C. A. teams. The? Florence players are anxious to have the first game there, in order to ar*?us*' more inter? est in athletics, espeially foot ball. They want the Bumter team to come next Friday or any other date thai is convenient. BUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cott*m Buyer. Sumtcr, Neu. 18. Good middling 12. Strict middling 11 7-S. Middling 11 3-4. st. Low middling 11 s-l. Low middling It 1-4. Staple? cotton |S to 16. Receipts Saturday 52*. New York OotWM Market. N. w York, Nov. 1 * ( "pen fanuary.11 St?70 M neb.it II?92 May.11.97 July.11.9??99 December. . spot i j ? o, jo points up. Th< ri v II be a big crowd of peo pie ;u Snmter on Seaboard Day?-Ftl ? i.i\. stub Ins! ind no pains shoul? l)i : ; .f'. d to gh ? th< m a rood tlttlC. Close. 11.85?81 1 2 03?0 I ! I o.-?-_<>?*. 12. os?99 11.7 3?7 4