TH EEMING H The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying; AssociatedfPress Dispatches ( This Papei Has Enlisted THE WEATHER Tonight and Thursday, Fair; Heavy frost In morning. Highest temp, yesterday.. 64 Lowest temp, last night 37 With the Government in I the Cause of America for the Period of the War VOIi.EC ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGOX WEDNESDAY, NOV! .tfiER 6, 1918. No. 064 DEMOCRATIC SHIP WREGKED IN YESTERD A YS EMGTIONS REPUBLICANS GAIN CONTROLLING HAND Landslide Relegates the Un terrified to Oblivion For Another Period, i IGNORE WILSON'S PLEA Great American Electorate Has Very Clear Personal Opinion as to Who Should Run the Govern ment at This Time. The election yesterday was perhaps the turning point in the political complexion of the United States sen ate and house, and it believed to mark the return or the republican party to power. There seemed o be a general feeling throughout the country tnat with the war doubtles: noaring an end, there would be needr ea tne sane and safe hand of the re publicans to guide destines of gov ernment tnrough the shoals oi re construction. Early reports from eastern points indicated that Ken tucky has elected a republican to the seat in the house over Sherley, present democratic incumbent. New York appears to have elected several republican members of congress. Michigan turned Henry Ford, demo cratic favorite of the president, down with a dull tnud. Medill McOorniick, republican, was doubtless elected to the senate from Illinois over Senator J. Hamilton Lewis democratic and special friend of Mr. Wilson, and re cently returned from Europe where he was sent on a mlBslon by the pres ident. Kansas is safely in the G. O. P. ranks, but New Jersey is' conceded to be 'democratic, and even before election was not counted on by . the - republicans. Nebraska Is republican. Walsh, democrat, is leading Weeks, repub lican, for senatorial honors in Mass achusetts. Delaware has gone re publican, electing a member to both houses of congress, and the state legislature is also admitted to he re publican. Incomplete returns from Montana show the democratic candidates for congress to be slightly In the lead. CONGRESS SAFELY REPUBLICAN. WASHINii-UN,- Nov. 6. The re publican national committee today issued a statement claiming safe ma jorities in both houses of congress. The committee declares that fifty senators and 230 representatives have been elected, and there Is ex cellent prospects that complete re urns from the country at large will materially increase the .majorities al ready assured. In opposition to Lie republican claim the democratic national com mittee alleges that the senate will be democratic by at least one vote and the party will also have control of the house oy a small margin. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Prom early morning returns it was not apparent which party would control congress. The governorship of the state is so close between Whitman, present In-, cumbent, republ'can, and Smith, de mocratic, that the soiuier vote may he the deciding factor In the contest. Weeks, of Massachusetts, republican, Lewis, of Illinois, democrat, and Saulsbur.v, of Delaware, democratic, were defeaed. Returns from Missouri Indicate that the fight between Speaker Champ Clark, democratic, and B. H. Dyer, republican, is very close, hut the odds appear to be in Dyer's favor. . Representative Sherley, of Kentucky, has been defeated by the republican candidate, Ogdon.' Henry Ford, democratic, is already snowed under by Nemberry. republican. Folk, democratic, of Missouri, has gone down to defeat before Judge Spencer, republican, for a seat in the Senate. Uncle Joe Cannon, old . republican war horse, of Illinois, is reelected to his seat in the house. All socialists In New York were defeated, but Vic tor Berger, of Milwaukee, is conced ed. All women candidates for con gress appear to have been beaten. WASHINGTON STATE O. K. SEATTLE, Nov. 6. A solid re publican delegation to congress Is elected. OREGON GOES REPUBLICAN. PORTLAND, Nov. 6. Reports from all sections of Oregon Indicate that the entire republican ticket Is elected. On the face of early renrns McNary's majority for the senate is apparently greater than that of Wl .thyconrBS for the governorship. Sln natt. Harvey and McArthur are doubtless reelected. West acknow ledged defeat this morning in send ing a telegram to aic-xary, nis oppon ent, offering congratulation!. Ben nett Is leading.for- the supreme just iceship, although the contest Js close. NO DEMOCRAT ELECTED. BOIbE, Nov. 6. Apparently not a single democratic candidate in Idaho was elected. . ENTIRE TICKET CARRIED. TOPEKA, Nov. 6. The entire re publican state ticket Is now believed tn have carried in yesterday's elec tion. REPUBLICAN CONGRESS. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Both the New York World and the Times con cede that republicans will control the next congress. The Times claims a republican majority of four in tiie senate and nineteen In the house. ' SENATE SAFE. . NEW IYORK, Nov. 6. A state ment Issued at republican national headquarters just after noon today alleges that the republicans will have a majority In the United States Sen ate of at least five and possibly six. STEPHENS LEADS. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. Gov- vernor Stephens, republican, is lead ing Theodore Ball, democratic, in tiie governorship race by 36,000 votes this afernoon, Both the bone-dry amendment and the liquor1 regulatory measures are running behind in the state. FORD PICKING U. DETROIT, Nov. 6. It Is a nip and tuck race between Newberry and Ford fof a place in the senate. Tho latest figures give Newberry 177,101! and Ford 171,377. CLAIM CLARK REELECTED. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6. Champ Clark is reelected. Judge Spencer, republican, is elected senator over rolk, democratic, by 20,000, it is estimated. Missouri has lost threo democratic seats In congress, accord ing to returns so far counted. WHITMAN BEHIND. : !NT3W YORK, Nov. 6. Governor Whitman, according to latest return ! this afternoon is 32,000 votes behind Smith, democratic. BOTH CLAM SENATE. NEW YORK, Nov. 6 On the faco of incomplete returns the republican:; have reversed the control of tlio house, but both parties claim tho senate. Indications are tha. the vol.") Is very close, and may possibly tie. In which event the viGe-preslden : would cast the deciding vote. Appar ently 225 republican represenativc ; have been seated' to the democrat t 91. Each party has 45 senator, white six contests are undecidet ,' three republicans leading and thrc democrats. MULTNOMAH COUNTY VOTE. PORTLAND, Nov. 6 Multnoma'i county gave the following vote fc supreme justice: Olson, 2101;Coko 1634; Bennett, 124B; Campbell, 67l:. Politicians believe that Olson is elect ed. The normal school measure fv leading by 700 in Multnomah. It I . estimated that McNary will win ovc West by 12,000, but that the govern or's vote is somewhat less. Multno mah gave the proposed dellnquen tax measure 1000 majority, and pub licatlon of legal notices measure r 700 majority. The Rogue river fisli ing measure carried here by 122, am the Wlllamettte fishing measure b; 1100. INITIATIVE MEASURES. PORTLAND, Nov. 6. State wide figures give the normal school b'li a majority of 2000. The Wlllamettte fishing , bill a majority of 0000. The delinquent tax measure 680C majority; public compensation 2500. The children's home bill was defeat ed by 5000, and Cie tax increase measure was defeated by 124. LOCAL RESULTS ON Returns from ctunty precincts nr! coming In very slow, but so far a:; counted the results on the Benatorlo contest give McNary 1930. Vvest 1401. Withycombe, the present governor. Teads Pierce slightly, the vote stand ing 1695 to 1916. Coke leads all supreme court can didates for the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Moore. The vote is only from a few preclnts and Is Coke, 114; Bennnett, 91; Olson, 83 and Campbell 16. Hoff, republican for state treasur er, has 670 votes to 298 for Mason, democrat.. So far as Douglas county Is con cerned, all of the initiative meas ures went down to defeat by nearly two to one on an average. The county ticket, republican democratic nominees, was elected. Brand and Uriggs are returned to the legislature. Allies Closing in on Emperor's Troops From West and South. ENEMY IS DEMORALIZED Germans Are Abandoning Vast Qiuin titles of War Stores and Muni tions in Their Flight on tho Entire Front. (By Associated Press.) ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR LEAD Forced to a realization of cne impending: danerer iwpi-nhnnwtnv the nation by the rapid progress of crmsn croops southeast ot Valen ciennes, and tiie Irreslstable advance of French -and TTnttp.l stnton rni-nD south of Sedan, Germany's shattered and dlsnearted armies are now in full retreat on tho entire line fiom the Belgian frontier tn tli.t Aln-ia !, er. The Huns are- apparently not carrying out tne orderly retreat that marked tliet-.- withdrawn! tvntu it, a Maine and Somme districts, but in dications ot demoralization are seen in the vast quantities of war muni tions they are abandoning In their haste. WILL TAIJi PEACE. BERLIN, Nov. 6. An official satement issued today says that a German delegation authorized to con clude an armisltice and take i:p peace negotiations with the allies has left for the western front. IN DESPERATE STRAIGHTS. -"" PARIS, Nov. 6. As a result of the latest .battle, which is still progress ing, the allies nave soundly beaten 140 German divisions, and In the victory attained hundreds of French villages that have been freed from German occupation and thousands of prisoners taken. The enemy posi tion, which was bad before the of fensive, may now be considered ns desperate. WILL IMPLORE FOCH. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6. A German armistice delegation left .or Berlin today for the western front, where they will present their petition to General Foeh. GERMAN RETREAT CONTINUES. PARIS, Nov. 6. Retreat of the German army aiong tne whole of the French front continues. RESISTANCE' STIFFENING. SEDAN, Nov. 6. German opposi tion to the American advance on the front here is stiffening. The enemy is using artillery, gas and machine guns to stop the drive. DEMANDS RUSSIANS LEAVE. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6--I-Germany has demanded the withdrawal of all Russian representatives in the coun try. German reDresentatives in Rus sia have been recalled. WILL ACCEPT FOOH'S TERMS. MONTREAL, Nov. 6 The Montre al Star publishes a dispatch from London tonight which seml-officlally alleges t' at Germany has ueclded to accept Marrhal Foch's peace terms. ALBERT EASTON AT POINT OF DEATH Mrs. George Chandler received a telegram late last night from the hospital adjutant at Camp Kerney. Cal., announcing the serious illness of her son, Albert, who is suffering with a severe attack of pneumonia. The message conveyed the Informa tion that everything possible was being done lor the young patriot and that the tamily would be advised dal ly concerning his condition. Albert spent several weeks at his home in this city the post summer and has a large number of close friends, who deeply regret his serious .i.ness. That he is dangerously 111 there Is little doubt, otherwise the family would not have been notified. 8am Word well, who has been con nned to his home for a week with Spanish influenza, was yesterday taken to Mercy Hospital. Mr. Ward well. had been Improving steadily for several days, when suddenly a bed turn In the disease appeared and it was thought that he could be better cared for at the hospital. I THE BATTLE FRONT Interesting Details Concerning Activities Where the World Struggle Is Carried on. THE WHISTLING SHELLS Hard To Get Information as to Lo- cation of Different Companies at Front Runs Into a Bar rage Fire on iourney. The following letter was received from Walter Fisher yesterday telling of an expedition to the front lines in search of friends in the 91st di vision, whtcn left Camp Lewis list summer, ana in wnicn there were a large number of Oregon boys. "We have had a jbusy day and this evening we have arranged everything to be ready for an early start tomorrow to look for that evas ive 91st- division. We have per mission to go to the front if we want to and we are going to try to run the boys to earth ibis time, if it takes us a day and a night, and through all ot the towns in thin part of France. I have an excellent map showing every rood and bvoatli and after a good night's sleep, I be lieve we will be equipped as well as possible for a regular abventurc and expedition. Two days later Hughie and I start ed out shortly alter breakfas. By catching trucks loaded with supplies, which the soldiers always ride on, we got a long way by noon. We found It-harJ to get information about tho division we were' looking tor, as no one knew, anything scarce ly about any other organization than his own, but finally we caught a little car, which was headed for the same destination we were and a little after 12 o'clock we landed in the right territory. But Just ' here our troubles began. We were nenr some supplies and a mess sergeant gave us some hard tack and beans, and we ate them and enjoyed them. I tell you, though it was a gruesome sight, by the wide shell crater -but it was an old one and several houses around showed that something had been hit. In the afternoon we had to go through a section which had been under fire, for "our division" was on the other side. Once over we were alright, but to get through was not only dangerous but it was difficult for walking arid the trucks do not make It." We went to. a vil lage and made inquiries at 'a hos pital and just a little before, a very few minutes, I guess, a -lieutenant told us, a shell had torn- tnrough the wall of the building and killed t.ne' of his own men and wounded two others. The shells were whistling over our heads both ways all the time and I tell you it is a weird whistle that they make and you can hear them coming a long ways and then they end in an explosion some where at the side or in the rear. It comes suddenly and rips up a little hole or a big one, according to the size of tne shell and the fields ere pitted every llftecn or twenty feet. We met two men of the boy's regiment later and they directed on accross the section I mentioned. Jut Hugh Was adverse to being here and I didn't blame him. he said he did not favor tito unnuc cessary risks and shortly after the lieutenant's story, at the hospital, he made for a passing truck. I told him, I would try to go on. I did not see him again until I got bock about 11 o'clock that night. He regarded It as foolish for me to go on orar, but someway or other I was impelled and I could not go back -until I had gone as far ns ! could. I made ihe next village, which was not hard at all. but beyond the thickets througu wnlch the Germans had been driven, only a few days before, there was a barrage falling in the underorush and shells were dropping close to me about every half a minute. To make It hard, 1 was alone and with no one near you in a place like that, going through brambles and In' danger of losing your way, especialy towards late af ternoon, Is pretty difficult and about the most dismal thing In tho world. Of course, I passed some men back a little ways but they had dug them selves in and were lying quietly In side. Finally the whistlings got so close I turned back to tiie roid to think It over before trying again. I was half Inclined to look et It as Hugh had done, but by this time a Red Cross wagon had dfivea up In the road and was serving hot coffee and hot soup to the soldiers who now and then straggled along. One, but that soup was good and oifree could never be better than that was and 1 (Continued on page 4.) ' FELL LIKE A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT Lieutenant Leslie Tooze Lead ing His Men Toward Enemy ,, When Shot Down. ; DETAILS RECEIVEDTODAY j Criuched in tho Woods Hie Hun Sni per Picks tiie Leader of American llutollion as Latter Advanced Death Instantaneous. Further aetails concerning the death of Lieutenant Leslie Tooze was received in this city last evening tnrougn a letter from, his brother. Lamar, who was tn the same sector where the gallant young lieutenant lost his life, though not In his im mediate company when the fatal Bhot was fired by a hun'snlper. The let ter, conveying the Bad details in connection with the death of this worthy young patriot, in part, reads as follows: "I have prayed for days for the time to write a letter, whereby I could tell you in more detail about the awful tragedy that has happened to us all In the death in action of Leslie. Possibly it is better that I could not have written sooner, be cause you can appreciate how I felt when the news was brought to me, but I had to play the soldier's part and at - the same time carry tho burden of our great loss. I sent a message home October 2, the first opportunity that waB given ine, and it. may have oeen somewhat cryptic due to the. fact, that ai. tae time it was written. I was under heavy shell fire. I will tell you about the sad Incident chronologically: "On Friday, Sept. 27, we wero, ordered to take up the attacking line of our regiment. The Germans were retreating, but had left behind many machine-gun nests and snipers. The shell fire, high explosives prin cipally, a little gas- and some shrap nel, was terrible, but you can usually hear them coming soon .enough to get under cover. Friday night we spent In a trench line and the fol lowing morning we began our attack, i.eslle and I Company were In the iront line and M Company .In sup port. Leslie's platoon was the as saulting platoon of the company. I was at batalllon headquarters most of the time but my duties took me to every part of the line. I saw Leslie several times Saturday morn ing, when our auvanco was halted tempotarely by the German machine gun fire, r.o was cool and nis men were held well in hand, but I cau tioned him several times about tak ing cover because the snipers (Ger man) are dead shots and you have to keep a close watch all the time. We advanced about 300 metres that morning, but In the afternoon Com- oany K was held up hy some snipers located In the woods. I took four of my men out to fight them and I saw Leslie alive for tne last time just before I left. He seemed in high HplritB and I remember Jits words. "Well, Lamar, the first and second platoons (he had the second In the light) cleaned out tnis vil lage" referring to a small village through which we passed. I recall cautioning him about seeking cover hut he seemed much more concerned about me than about himself. When I had returned iront an unsuc cessful searcn for the snipers, he had gone on with his platoon and that was about 2 p. m. We advanced over a brush-covered hill which wtfs under heavy shell and machine gun lire. About 8 p. m. I got caught in a bombardment of shells and took reruge In a shell holo and when the tiring ceased somewhat. I took a run for the place where I thought batalllon headquarters was. Machine gun and snlporB' bullets sang all a round me and I had to take cover behind a stone wall and It was hero that I first learned of Leslie's death. Corporal .1. M. Mull, of Co. L, came up to me and said: "Sorry to tell you that your brother, Lamar, tins been -.killed." I asked him If he were sure, and he said he was. and had heard that he had been struck by a shell. The 'shock stunned mo for a minute, but I knew that I must control myself, hoping- all the time that a mistake had been made as It is sometimes hard to Identlfv a soldier Btruck by a shell. I had lo go on a part of warfare obe dience that must be obeyed. I have had to leave wounded men without giving more than a drink of water and easing their position, men who were suffering badly. "I Inquired from every "K" Com pany soldier I met and unally learn ed that Leslie had been shot by a sniper while advancing with bis pla toon. The plnce he was struck down was the fartherest advanced point reached by our regiment, si though now: our lines are well he yond. He had gone tnrough these woocIb really brush, and had struck the open country beyond. He was at the ITead of platoon encouraging his men to 'come on, boys.' iis men followed him 'blindly, leader that he was. One man, who was near him when the shot was fired that took his life, said, that his men felt so much confidence in him, that they would have gone anywhere with htm. There was a little exposed ridge beyond the woodB andi tjto platoon advanced- on lt-'-Leslle al ways in the lead and shouting words of encouragement to his men, ap parently regardless of personal dan gor. It was here that a sniper, evidently .concealed In the woods, seelhH thai he was the leader, picked him out as -is mark. He fell with a bullet through the base of. his brain and death was lnstanteneous. The platoon never got any further, and In fact the whole line fell back for about 100 yards. As it was re ported tnat ' Leslie had been shot down, volunteers were called for to go out and! bring his body tn, as the lines were then In the rear of the ridge. Practically All of Company "K" responded. Four men braved machine gun bullets and brought tho body back to the linen. His features were very natural, as though he were asleep and apparently resting from a hard day's work. I had a casket made of the only material available, but I was fortunate to get this ami he Is the only officer or ', man who was so burled. I also had a cross made, his name engraved thereon, rank and date, so when the war Is over, his hody can be brought home. It was a heart-rendering duty and I marvel how I withstood tho ordeal and how I am still standing it. His body has been placed in a little cemetery at Eclisfontalne, about 12 miles norhwest of Verdun, and I have the burial place well located. His grave is just ten yards east of n little and only. German cemetery, and he lies on the rlgnt Bide of Lieut. JameB S..Hlgley of our regiment, and who was killed tne same day. i we had. short, simple funeral services; during which time the heavens wero filled will bursting shells from the heavy guns, but under these trying circumstances the burial was most de cent. The chaplain of our company conducted the services over the body of Leslie. , I hope thes lines will give you comfort.' Leslie was a hero among the men of his company and he could not have died more gallantly, terri ble as Is his loss to us.". The letter received from Lieutenant Lamar Tooze shows that both of the boys, who are twins, have been tak ing a very active part In the big struggle, have been leaders against the "Germans in that battle sector where the most Bevere fighting has been carried on by the American for ces. They have been under con stant shell fire and subjected to all the methods of modern warfare ad vanced by the enemy. These young soldiers will go down fn history as patriots who served and saved their country with that true, red-blooded American spirit so dom inant among the courageous and fearless boyB who have Baved the world from Prussian dominulon. FOR FEEDING WHEAT To Editor The Evening News; Owing to the great need brought about by the war for the saving of food, there have been In force restrictions on the feeding of when! to poultry and live stock. 1 am ad vlBed that Instructions are about to be Issued by the Food Administra tion removing these restrictions This will be of great relief because of the scarcity of other foods, due to drought conditions In many parts of the country. The good news from Europe, In dicating the early closing of the war. may have a tendency to create undue optimism as to tho food situation. Mr. Hoover is reminding the country that even if the war should close Immediately, there will still be ur gent need for conserving food, be cause great populations In Europe and Asia, some of which were not heretofore accessible will face star vation, and tremendous suffering will roBiilt unless they be fed from Ame rica. This will necoBBlate coreful saving of food, for tho sake of hum anity. As In the past, no serious hardships will be placed on our people, but they will be expected to avoid waste in order that from our surplus we may feed the hungry of the world. With reference again to the sub ject of wheat, tnere has been some little dissatisfaction expressed ibe cause a congestion exists at shipping ports, which Is holding up the trans portation of wheat from the inland IMPORTANT IRK TO MY OUT Rev. 0. C. Coppage Explains Details Concerning United ;;Z War Work Campaign. - OFFER TWO OBJECTIONS Both of Which Are Folly Answered By the Good Work to lie Ac compllslied In The Fortli ( coming Drive. (By O. ' C. Ooppage, Four-Minute i Man.), The country as a whole has tome to realize pretty clearly the import-' ance iof the work being carried on by the 'several organizations repres ented by the United War Work Cam paign, In sustaining the morale of the troops both at home and abroad. But there are at least two objections offered' to this arive by the people, one Is that the war will soon be over, and the funds will not be needed. The other Is the t; represented'by the word "UNITED". The answer- to the first of these objections is very simple. If the war had already closed, every cent of the $t70,600,u0u asked for, and more, would be needed. The need of the '" men for this kind of work will be greater after peace is declared than before, If that is possible. Then will come the long months, that must necessarily ensue, before the troops can he transported) home and die- banded. These- months rwlll be months of comparative idlenoss and therefore months of greatest danger to the men. They muat be kept em; ployed, and this will be the. work of these organizations.' The second objection is offered hy that somewhat larger class of cons cientious people who object to help- Ing to finance a work carried on by an. organization, whose religious teachings and beliefs are so antagon istic to their own. In anjwer to this objection let us first mentllon some benefits derived by merging the effort and pro-rating the funds. (1) econ omy. It will save time, men, and money In the canvas, and the regular audit will put a check upon exrava gance and waste. (2) Efficlennv. The several organizations are learn- ing valuable lessons from each others experience. (3) It is enabling It.e stronger agencies to help the wak, ana replacing mutual rivalry and misunderstanding witfi . bettor, fenl fng. (4) It is promoting the right sort of religious unity. (5) It Is cementing that national solidarity wnicn is so indispensable to winning the war. The best soldier Is tha one who has his morale kept up to tho hlghett point, and litis is the chief aim of the organizations, whether that soldier be Jew, or Gentile; Roman Catholic or Protectant. Again in the division of the funds each organi zation shares about tn the proportion that It would if the "drlvos" wore inado separately and independently. For Instance, the Jews are to receive only $3,600,000 or 2.S per ceut while the Y. M. C. A. receives $100,000. 000. or nearly 69 per cent. And last but not least, Dr. Mott,. has stated in answer to questibnB, that tho ask ings of the Jewish and Catholic agencies were only for Items similar to the work or the Y. M. c, A. and Y. W. C. A., their othor "DENOM INATIONAL" actlvltloB being financ ed from "DENOMINATIONAL" sour ces. He also explained ."that any person would be able to designate, WHICH, of the societies should be nefit by his gift." A letter from B. F. Kidweli, ot Green, states that his son, Webster D Kidweli who Is stationed nt Camp Lewis, has been chief mechanic of his company and given the rank ot ' Sergoant. Sergeant Kldwell's chance for promotion came recently when there was an urgent need for a motor truck driver in his section and ho disposed of hlB duty so efficiently, that he later received his advance ment. - i districts. When It Is understood that this haB been due to the great rush of troops and other supplies to France, thus monopolizing the avail able ships, in order to deliver a , crushing blow to Germany beforo winter, and with the great success of these strenuous efforts now de monstrated, surely our people havo no ground of complaint. It will not be long until wheat will move again. As to planting wheat for next year, the farmer has every reason to do this, because he knows what price to expect. B. L. BODY. County Food Administrator.