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QTY ENTERPRISE The Enterprise la the only Clackama County Nawapapar that print all of tha now of thla growing County. FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 44. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1 91 8 ESTABLISHED 186 OREGON I FAD) rap 0 MM. 1 ELECTED FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF SENATE IS VERY CLOSE JUSTICE RACE STILL DOUBTFUL BENNETT IFADS r WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Con Krcnnloital tdoctaloii return were iiilll InVoian'ala lost night, but It wan bp parvnt thai the Republican bud tak en coatml f tlio IIouho uf Hi'pri'NiitU' Uvea It a majority of nl leant 11, probably mure. Tka 8nalt men wu very clone with tha outcome depending on flual ret lira In Mlrhlguu, where Henry Ford u running clone content 1th Tnjraaa H. Newberry mid In Idulio nd New Mexico. . (a the return available- 25 Re publican bad been elected to seat In thft House hold by Domocrut and anveii liiniM!rn.t bud been elected to eat hold by Republican. la tha Senate ono Democrat bad been elected to a Meat hold by a Re publlnita and nix Republican had been elected to aimta held by Demo- rata. On tka return ut hand the IIoiiho figures were: Republicans, 229; Dem ocrats, llfi; HocIiiIIhIh, 1: doubtful, 9. A majority I 218. In the Somite the ret lira thowod : Republican, 47; Democrat, 40. " Yentorduy's ItidU iitloiiH that tho con test for Supreme Judge wa between t'onrad I'. OIhoii, Republican tncum bunt, and A.M. Ilunnutt, Democrat, la borne out by later return. Dennett U leading OIhoii In the countlea ouiMlde of Mnltnoiniih county, w'hllu O'hoii lead In Tho Dalle and In Multnomah. Including the completed unofficial re turn from Clnckumii!), Marlon und Hood Hivur counties, und tho Incom plete returns In 19 other counties, In cluding Multnomah, the vote stands: Dennett 6147. Campbell 4728. Coke 5419. OlHon 6021. In bin homo county, Clnckumuj Campbell received il total of 23S8, against a total of 620 dltitrtbutcd among hi three rival. Dennett la especially Ktrong In Kasteru Oregon. Tho Incom plete count In Wasco county, where he liven, gives hi in 381, against 89 for the cither three candidates. He also carried Marlon by a plurality of 195 over Coke, who nut second. Judge Coke's home county, Coos, gave him a Dig vote, wnn me couns only partially made, ho has 299 against 20 for Olson. He la also running strong In tli six Southern Oregon counties that constitute the Judicial dlsrlct he Is now se-vlng as clrcul judge. DOISi, Idaho, Nov. 5. Incomplete returns hero tonight Indlcaio Congress men French and Smith have been re elected, a'so Senator lloruh, all Repub lican, and 1). W. Davis, .Republican, Governor, FARGO, N. D., Nov. S. Thirty eight product mostly In towns and cltloa out of 1874, gave for Governor: Kraxar, Hop., 1192; Doyle, !om 3840 From all Indications the Non-Par-tlHiin League, which had hoped to carry aeerul western state as well us Its supposedly well entrenched stronghold, North Dakota, where Gov ernor ra.lor, a farmer, has held sway for the lust two year, met defeat. In Idaho Incompleto returns Indicate that tho Republicans have carried everything and the Non Partisan and Democrat nothing oxcept some minor offices, which may show In tho final count. Karly reports Indicated that Ropniennlatlves Smith and French and Senator Dorah have been reelect ed. GOVERNOR REELECTED IHARY IS VICTORIOUS James Withveombe who has Been Reelect ed Governor of Oregon Y. M. C. A. DELEGATES IS 8HATTU8, Nov. 5.In Scuttle the Spnnlsh Influenza epidemic appears to bo decreasing. Reports to the city hoalth department showed 354 now case for the punt 48 hours and only seven deaths. There were Intimations that the rigid hoalth restrictions might he greatly modified next week. Since the V. M. C. A. Instltnted II war work aboard the tran!iiort8 car rying American troops ncross the At- i liintlo ocean, It has served more than a million men. It has distributed two million song books and sheet of music, given two thousund motion pic ture entertainments, delivered Ave thousand educational lectures and dis tributed more than 200,000 books loan ed through tho American Library As sociation. With BOO war work secretaries en gaged In this work. It hns given wilt ing paper and envelopes to the enlist ed men and collected more than 2,000, 000 letters for mailing to the folks back home. Great a Is this service on the high seas It 1 small as compared with the service which the Y. M. C. A. has rendered on troop train In thla coun try where 2,000,000 enlisted men have been served, 5,000,000 sheets of writ ing paper and envelope supplied, 6, 000,000 postals distributed and more than 2,000,000 mile travoled by Y. M. C. A. secretaries In this mighty Borvlce to tho soldiers. It Is to maintain and extend just such morale-building service as this that the Y. M. C. A. and the great wel fare bodlos serving the enlisted men of tho Al'les forces are making a drive for $170,500,000 every cent of which will be expendod for the benefit of the lighting man. , 0FGER1NV ON WAV TO TALK PEAC PARIS, -Nov. 7. (11 P. M-). Ger man grand headquarters requested al lied grand headquarters by wireless to permit the passage of the German del egation for nrmistlce negotiations through the line. elgn Office this evening stated, ac cording to the Exchange Telegraph Company, that the r.imor that an arm istice with Germany had been signed was untoiwde&...v-' . Vp to 6:30 o'tl.icA this evening no new had been received in London that the German delegation had cross ed tha French line. Marshal Foch, the allied commander-in-chief, notified tha German high command that if the German armistice delegation wished to meet him It should auvance to the French lines along the Chlmay, Fourmles, La Cap etlo and Guise roads. The Dritish naval representative at tho armistice negotiations will be Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, it Is officially announced. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 5. Governor Withycombe and United State Sena tor McNary have won their fights for re-election, and partial return give them majorities of from 1500 to 2000 In the state. In Multnomah county, with returns from 149 precincts In complete Withycombe and Pierce are running neck and neck, Pierce having 897 and Withycombe 896. McArthur ha won for congress from the third dist-iet, comprising Multnomah county, partial return giving him 8C7, Lafferty, 349 and Smith 636. Hoff is e'ected state treasurer, and in Multnomah county he has 1148 to 407 for Mason, hi Democratic contestant. In Multnomah county McNary has 9:i7, and AVest 889. Whik'.the vote on Governor and Senato' in Multnomah county will be very close, the vote up-state Insure the election of Withycombe and Mc PARIS, Nov. 7.1 Four German of ficer bearing white flags, it ia of fllclally announced, probably will ar rive at the headquarter of Marshal Foch .tonight. In the extras put out yesterday stating the armistice had been signed waa premature, but a the German representatives were not to arrive at The order was given to cease tiring! tha Allies htadquarters until last PORTLAND. Nov. 5. The lead of Wlthyeombe and McNary over Pierce and West cont'nues to increase as the returns come- in. In many sections of the state the Republican candidates for governor and senator lead by a 2 to 1 vote. They have apparently car ried every county in the state expect Marion and Union, which are close on ( overnor especially. The vote in Multnomah county early this morn ing was: Pierce 19S2, Withycombe 2105i West 2018, MeNary 2258. McArthur has beaten Lafferty a third time. Smith being the runner up with a vote of 1430 to 775 Lafferty and 2075 for McArthur. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5. Tho in riuonr,a epidemic In San Francisco acorn to bo under control and disap pearing Bleadlly, Dr. Vllllum C. Has- sler, city hoalth odlcor, declared last night He said 81 new cases were re ported yesterday and 450 by mail, some of thorn dating as far back aB October 25, making a total of 531 new canes reported. There wore 77 deaths CAMP KEARNY, Cal., Nov. 5. Con tinued lmnrovoment In the Influenza conditions In camp is shown in the re port made yesterday for a 24-hour per iod. The number of now cases was 327, while pneumonia case numbered 21 and deaths 2. SPOKANK, Wash., Nov. 5. A total of 327 new cases of Influenza were re ported to the health ofllco yesterday, maklDR S742 cases since tho begin ning- of the epidemic. Thirteen deaths occurred yesterday and 84 cases of pnonmonla developed. Suporlor courts adjourned for three weeks on accpunt APPLE EMBARGO AT HOOD RIVER IS STILL ON Hood River. Or.. Nov. 5.-While a number oMocal orchnrdlsts are offer ing odds on betting that the war wl'l end before Chrlsmns and that with the lifting of the Drltisli fruit embargo Newtown will bo shipped to England. members of sales agencies have recelv od no hope for such conditions from authorities. "The embargo is still on as tight as ever," say C. W. MeCullugh, ale manager tt the Apple Growers' Asso ciation, "and none of us know when it will be lifted. Hut we are ready to handle any orders we may have, in case we are ablo to Bhlp apple to Eng land." on this front at 3 o'clock in the after- nopn until further orders. The German wireless ni 'ssage ask ing for an appointment to meet Mar shal Foch says: "The German government would congratulate Itself In tho interests of humanity If the arrival of tha Ger man delegation on the allies' front might bring about a provisional sus pension of hostilities." The message announced that the German plenipotentiaries would arrive at th-i French outposts on the Chlmay- Guise road on Thursday between 8 and 10 o'clock in the evening. The mission' Is headed by Mathla ErKberijer, Secretary of the State and head of tha war press department, and includes General H. K. A. von Winter- fold, former military attache at Paris; Count Alfred von Oberndorff, former Minister at Sofia; General .von Gruenell and Naval Captain yon ISalow . ' HINDtENBURG STILL IN DARK AMSTERDAM, Nov. 5. Field Mar shal Illudenburg, responding to mani festation of conlldenco, is quoted by a Berlin dispatch as having said: "We are Invincible If we are united." LONDON, Nov. 7. The British For- nlght at between 8 and 10 o clock, it is expected that the negotiations will take place Immediately and the arm istice will be signed at once. WOMAN TAKEN TO ASYLUM On. complaint of Clyde R. Bartlett, hi wife; Mrs. Frederlca Bartlett, was brought to this city Wednesday and examined for sanity and found insane. She was taken to the asylum at Sa lem the same evening. CHAMP CLARK P.E-ELECTED ST. IXIUIS, Nov. 6. Speaker Champ 'ark has been re-elected by a plu rality of 2400 votes, an increase of 250 a compared with his election in 1916, complete returns show. TAKEN TO ASYLUM Leslie Townlee, of Milwaukie, was examined Thursday by Dr. M. C. Strickland and found to be insane and taken to the asylum last night. STOLEN CARIS ABANDONED ON COUNTY ROAD WALDO CAUFIELD GIVES LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY Mr. and Mrs. David Caufield, of this city, received word Tuesday from France, announcing the death of their youngest son, Sergeant Waldo Emer son Caufield, who died in action Octo ber 3. The message was from Ser geant Caufield' commander, and was a shock to hi relative and many friend In Oregon City, for letters ar rived here Saturday saying that he was In the best of hea'th, nut wag in active service. The young man was with the Intelligence Section, First Di vision, of the A. E. F., and wa3 cited for bravery recently by General Persh ing, as were also several of his com panion of the Intelligence Service. Waldo Caufield enlisted In May, and was at the training camp but a short time when he was sent to France. He was one of the best liked boy of Un cle Sam, and had been In some of the hardest fighting. In a letter re ceived a few days ago from him he tells of one of the engagements, and stated that he bad been through three of the heaviest actions as well as hav ing been In trench duty .(holding the line) for about ix months. He said he would not change places with any man In the great army, as very few had been in the action he had, and that he had passed through lncl-1 dents that were not so enjoy aide. His letters were full of cheer, and he had longed for the day to return home, but not until peace was declared and war won by the Yankees and the allies. Shortly after entering the service he was promoted to sergeant, and was popular with his company. Se-geant Caufield was born in Ore gon City, February 26, 1893, and hag resided here all of hi life. He attend ed the Oregon City schools, and had many friends here. The young soldier is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Caufield, of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Livy Stlpp, of this city. Mrs.., Ethel Thomp son, of Spokane, Wash.; three broth ers, Lieutenant L. J.. Caufield, who is In France with the 318th Engineers; .lain v omiLiii, ut o i. uuuug, uicuu, i and Carl Caufield, of Rose City Park, j roruana. ne is tne nepnew oi Mrs. J. J. Cooke, Mrs. E. P. Carter, of Gladstone; A. L. Beatie, of this city, and R. B. Beatie, of Beaver Creek. CLOSE RACE Ft PTiif rpn KMwmu 1 b I II b La 11 WILOUNHNU H. IBLEI1 Sheriff Wilaoa has won hi ight for reelection by a majority over Hen ry W. Koehler, Democrat, of 72 votes. In every precinct of Clackamas coun ty Wilson obtained 3425 voter to 3333 for Koehler. It was a heart-break-Ins race until the last few precinct camo !n, and with 50 per cent of the vote counted, Koehler had a lead of better than 250, which appeared to be formidable. The big precincts in and around Oregon City went against the sheriff, but the outside districts rallied magnificently to hi support and endorsed his splendid work on the county war board and in the sher iff's office. Governor Withycombe and Senator McNary have both carried Clackamas County. Judge Cnmpbell, for the Su preme bench, was given a handsome complimentary vote in his home county-Complete unofficial retu.ns from Clackamas County give the following election figures: United States .Senator McNary, 3754; West, 3158. Governor Pierce. 33257; Withycombe, 3575. Justice, of Supreme Court Campbell, 23SS; Coke, 96; Olsen, 221; Bennett, 303. r Normal school bill yes, 1791; no, 3734. Children's home yes, 2079 p nc 3274. Rogue River Fish Bill yes, 1859; no, 2851. Willamette River Fish Bill yes, 2477; no, 2853. Delin quent tax notice bill yes, 3146; no, 6074. Legal Publication Bill yes, 2394; no, 2196. Increase state tax levy (yes, 1722; no, 3149. A Ford car belonging to R. M. Wel day, of Portland, was stolen Thurs nlght in that city and later abandoned on the Clackamas River road where it was found and brought to Oregon City Saturday evening. While the car wa on the roadway three inner tubes and an outer casing was stolen from it. No other damage was done to the car. Mr. Welday was informed ot the re covery of his car and came to this city Monday for It. NO CONVOY NEEDED AN ATLANTIC PORT. Nov. 5. Three British steamers arrived here today after having crossed the At lantic without convoy. As further ev dence of the belief that the Atlanic is uow free of U-boats these ships were permitted to make the trip in that mnnne. SCIENCE OF L BE TAUGHT AT a i & 'j - i I V f - I i i X 'corvmwiT MAKKl AMU Champ Clark, 8peaker of the Houae, Whose Election la Indicated. s V s x ' - - U. S. Senator Chas. L. McNary, Has Beaten Oswald West Democrat Medill McCormlck, Republican, Suc ceeds J. Hamilton Lewi UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Ku- gene, Nov. 6. Oregon men will have an opportunity to study the science of war in training camps to be establish ed soon throughout the state as ex tension work of the state officers' training camp at the university, Col onel John Leader, commandant, has announced. The camps will Be organiz ed under the auspices of the Military Training Camps Association of the United States. Any district having more than 50 members desiring to take this training, which will prepare men to enter cen tral officers' training schools, will be affiliated and a commanding officer will be appointed for the district. Men will be required to devote a minimum of seven hours a week to military training. Plans call for three or four hours of work on Sundays. Very little close-order drill will be given. The main object will be the training of men in the science of war. Courses will be given In topography, field engineering, bayoneting, bombing, hygiene, first aid, trench construction, musketry, semaphore, knotting and lashing, military law, theory or gas chambers, tactics and allied subjects. After the course has been completed men may be recommended to the selec tion board in Portland and later sent to central officers' training schools. APPEAL DISMISSED OF OREGON CASE U. S. SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, Nov. S. The United States supreme court yester day granted permission to. file a mo tion for dismissal in the case of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi gation company, plaintiff in error, vs. the Stoddard Lumber company. Ed ward D. Baldwin representing Mc Camant, Bronaugh & Thompson, of Portland, appeared for the defend ants In error. The case grew out of an action for damages against the rail road company for the negligence of its agent, the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, causing delay in delivery of shipment ot box shooks shipped from Oregon to Colorado. Frost ruined the peach crop in Colorado and so the box shooks, shipped from Oregon, were valueless, held the state supreme court, which affirmed the award of damages. Dismissal of the appeal was a iked on the ground that a writ of cer tiorari i the only proper method of bringing to the supreme court any error of tho state court, which does not question the validity of a state or federal statute or federal treaty. electionTn " gladstone is not exciting DAVIDSON AGAIN DECORATED HAVRE, Nov. 6. King Albert, of Belgium, has conferred upon Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the War Coun cil fo the American Red Cross, the Or der of Leopold, the- highest Belgian decoration. The decoration wa glvea Mr. Davidson following a reception near the front by the Belgian King and. Queen. Gladstone's city election was quiet, only two contests Interesting the voters. H. E. Cross was elected mayor without opposition. With seven can dldrtes for councilman, C. W. Parrish went down to deteat, and John N. Siever was reelected recorder over M. E. Turner by a narrow margin of two votes. PETITION FILED Petition "fo- lettwr of administra tion were fllod Wednesday by Noainl E. Volkmar for the estate of the late James E. Volkmar. The estate Is val ued at $1150. of tha epidemic. I