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nrnnn HUliw 207 Second StrMt ..- Medtord Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Tonight nml WedHewliij1 rlomljr Mnt. flilj Mb. 48.B. Korlr-fnurtti Ymr. Dully Nlnlti Yvnr. MKDFOftD, OlilOTON, TIirWSIMV, NOVI0M13ICR 5. 1014 NO. .195 r-jj!. Hi. OREGON AND WASHINGTON VOTE DRY BY MAJORITIES OF 40.000 EACH EVERY COUNTY! I IN OREGON GIVES DRY MAJORITY Chamberlain's Majority to Exceed 20,000, Wltliycombn's 30,000, Haw Icy 10,000 McArthtir's Lead Over Flc.;sl Is 3000, With Laffcrty In Third Place. POHTI.ANH, Or., Nov. r.- All the niiulldulcs lor the tiiiiiii important offices at Tuesday's election In creased llii'ir loads over their opmn mil today. Twelve counties complete outside (if Multnomah gave tint pni hlhitioii iiim'inliiH'iit it lcnil of 12,10.. Tim "tlr,r.'' two loading in Miiltiinmali nml in llic scattered returns limn v- ory county in llii' htuli" indicate that nearly all will gmi "dry" majorities, it i expected that tlu piohihitiou aiiirinliiii'iil will I'arry by 10,0(10 Mile. Returns from all counties Indicated Unit Si'iiiitur George I!. Chiimherhiiii, ilemnernt, uuiitil roeciw a majority of about 20,001). He earned man counties IIiiiii hi' tliil hix vrarn ago. Dr. .Initios Withycomhc, icpuhlicnii, aiiar'tillv will have n tint jorit y foi governor of oor 3D,H)0. In tln t tint eongrossuiniil ilihtrii't sent tired returns giw lluulcy, reniib lienn, incumbent, 'J2,li:i7; llolhstcr, democrat, i;i,:i;ii. In llm second ilintni-t Siniiotl, ic publican incumbent, Iiiin iucrrascd his majority -by n iilc margin over his two uppoiHMitH. The pmliiliilioii nui dldnte, ('leaver, Iiiin crowded Paiuih, dcinncrul, from second place. In the third district McArllnir, republican, lend Flcgol, democrat, ly over 3000. l.uflVit.v. iiiil(riiilt'iit, in tlii id. Moan, Mellridc, Reason mill llnrri, republicans, apparently liao bcc-i elected to tliu supreme court. Gnllo way, democrat, Ik a close fifth. The republicans elected all the oilier Mate oI'llCOIS. L SAN KKANVIKCO, Ciil., Nov. .'). Aililitiounl figures reported from nil over tin Kluttf yestenlay reilueeil moft of the iiueei taint v iih to the outcome of Tucxilay'ri eleetioii to a ipicxtion of majoritieri, Dmilit remains today in hut a few of the coiiU'Mh, ami the lii.' ixhiies nil tii'cin definitely Kettleil. 'I'll cm in Ml ill a poKHiliilily that tho iiuti-priefiuht hill will he ilcfeateil, Speeiilation over the United States M'liatnriul contest Iiiih hiiiiiucicil down to I'oivcnrttK mi Juiiich D. lMa'lan'H final plurality over ItepieHeutatlvu Joseph II. Know land. That the ilcm ocratio party Iiiik I'liiucd a neat hi Hie upper hniiKo of eoiitfreurf fioiii Cali fornia iH HOW ('(IIICClll'll. While Nolan was trying to return n hi'imlor froiu California for tho ro piililicau party, ho allowed the pro KK'hhIvoh to iralu a voice at Wiiidiini,' ton hv tho eleetion of J. A. Klhton to i-oimrcHH from hix own, tho Hixlli, ilis triet. Apparently all other incum bent imiiKrcHriinuii liuvu been ro-eleel-nl. William Kent, iudepeniV'iil, had tho hurdent fijjht in tho i'irnt ilUtriet, hut his vietorv is now certain. All fitfUi-en on tho LMihornalorial ol hul loud to hwoII (lovernor llir am W. ilohiiriou'H lead over Captain lohii 1), KreilorickH, rnniililican, and the pt inn'chHive administ ration leader will rot n ni tn Sacramento with a plurality of approximately 100,0(10, Itctiirux from 1H7H preciuetH nut of 15H5 in the htuto uivo a inajorily iikiiIiikI red liylit ahatemeiit of lit, 7011, I'revloiiH lotiinirt indicated that the abatement act had liccii hiix tiilned, l'ortlnnd Ih ealllim for bids for (mother J 100,000, '.'I class room KOllOOl, ON SON WN 100. 000 P T OVER FREDERICKS TO 25 Results Show 228 Democrats In the House, 194 Republicans, 7 Progres. slvcs, I Socialist, I Independent Lead In Senate Likely to Be 14 Johnson Elected In South Dakota. NBW YORK, Nov. 5. With four roagruHNloaiil districts still uncertain, results of Tuesday's election show that Hid democrats elected to tho house 228, republican ISM, progres sives 7, socialists 1, Independent 1. This would give tho ilciaocrntK it ma jority la tho lowor house of 25, Itopuhllraus claim tint election of JnniDii J, llrltt, over J. M. Oudgor In tho Tuntli district of North Cnro linn. N, M. McLean, rcpubllcan-pro- grossho In tho Third Colorado ills trlct and l II, Tlmbcrlnko tn tho soc- oml Colorado. Tho democrats claim tho election of (J. T llclvcrliiK In tho Klfth Knnnns. In tlmt ovont tlicro would ho n democratic majority of 2.1. In thn senate, Into returns loft still somewhat In duulil thn vlrcttonii In Colorado, WIxcoiimIu and Novada. Tho uk-ctlon of IMwurd Johnson. ilQiuorriit, oor Clinrk'n II. Ilurko, re publican, In Kouth Dnkotn, was hkoIu for tho ilomocruts, which offset tho dofent of ltogor C. Hulllvnn, drino- crnt, In IIIIiioIm, by Senator l.awrvncu Y, Hlii'rniaii. I.ntcut ropartH from Nov ml a showed Krnnrls 11. N, lands, drmncrnt, li'iidltiK Kniuuol Plntt, ropulillcun. hy a llttlo moro thnn 200, with about two-t birds of tin) precincts hoard from. DoinocrntH claim tho uloctlon of HiMiator Charles I-'. Thomas over Hubert Work, ropubllcau, In Colorado and tho election of Kvnator Nowlands, Tho republicans claimed tho election of Frauds i:, MrUovern, over Paul HtistluK In Wisconsin. This result, If carried nut would tunko tho representation In tho next senate, &5 doinocrntH, -10 republicans, and oiio progressive, n democratic majority of H. L DUS MOINKS. lown. Nov. 5. Son ator dtiminlns' lend oer Mnurlco Connolly for tho sonntorshlp was In creased today and his plurnllty was estimated at nearly -10,000, Pro ducts reporting gnvo him 100,125 and Connolly 128,7705, an actual lead or 31,420. For governor 17 tS precincts from tho ntnto reported 154,1107 for (lover nor Clarke nud 135,521 for John T. Hamilton, his democrat opponent. NOOAIiKS, Arii:., Nov. .'. FIrM iue; in now in progmw near Magda lena, Sonora, between 100 of (lover nor AlaytoreuaV VilliMa troops and ll.'O men which (Icnenil ltcnjauiin Hill, tho Carranza leader in ijouora, Kent south last night i'roui Nacn. Hill's men burned brhlRes and flop ped norlhhniiud traiiiH. Muytoronu hurried ineu to fta;(la lean on u special train. CAMSON, Nov., Nov. fl. Itulimm from 180 out of 2-I0 nreoiiiitlH in Ne vada givo for United KIuIoh HiMiiilur: Samuel Plait, rep., 7(KIK; Kraucis (I, NmwIuihN, tU'iii., 7(112; A. (Irani Mil ler, HuciulUl, .1030, DEMOK RULE KRESS MM CUMMINS 1 IN GREASED U. S. SENATOR GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN zs.-ymi2Km. - Vb, r;inxi niHi ; oaai - OTSssaaanin'v massHBFf: x rr f 1 TOvSGtt:. IX HHflu. MMmr ':. I rci?i:AW&i.-;- i. itr m, m$? ' I ir.uuW wmmm v mm- : - - a 'rv:r. wHHHPr m. H'Wt m mmm,te m. blH THHHMHKaHrrr mmrZKmmm u h i a iiiA nrnyr iiikimm-i ukvi kk u umvrAn KING OF COPPER, READY TO INVADE ISLE OF CYPRUS DEAD NEW YORK RUSSIAN FRONTIER IN MEDITERRANEAN SA HATCH) A, N. Y., Nov. 5 K. Augustus Hclnre, tlio copper mluo owner, who died hero last night, loft no will. This beennio known this nftoruoon when !.Vr. llolnzo's Inwyors obtained from Surrogate Oatrnuder, an order npopntlng Mrs. I. Ida M. Floltiuanu of Now York City, Mr. llelnxo's sUtor, ndiutulBlrairlx of liltt cstnto. Tho papers filed with tho court placed a nominal valuation of "moro than J 10,000" on his CBtnto. Tho lawyers Intimated that tho ostnto's affairs are somowhnt complicated and that public estimates which havo been umdo heretofore nro largely la oxi'OHs of Hh nctunl valuation. Mr. JJelnno's body was taken this nftoruoon to Now York City, where tho funeral will bo hold tomorrow. HOME RULE IS COt.PMHUS, Ohio, Nov. 5. Ohio hus emerged finm tho contest ovor statowldft-prohlbltlon Tuesday only to enter upon n now campaign upon tho sumo subject, according to official unnoiiucomont of prohibition londors today. AVIillo It was not conceded formally that tho no-called homo ruin amoiidmeut had been adopted, thus automatically making' wot tho -15 counties which heretofore wero dry under tho Itoso haw elections, tho Antl-Hwloon League trusteed wore notified that a meeting would bo called soon, WINNER 01 lHr' li 'v DHV?. ''-fmt .lM M. . lr IIIS1111111111 - smmzr .nHiHh HIHH :,:M l'KTItOOUAl), Nov. 5. A Turkish army 00,000 strong consisting of tho Ninth, Tenth and Kleventli army corps, U mussed along tho Caucasian frontier, according to tho Novoo Vroiuya. Many villages hnvo been occupied by the outposts of this army. This Turkish army, tho Novoo Vremya continues, would Blst under normnl conditions of SO battnllons of lufuutry; CO batteries of artillery con taining 2.10 guns and 40 Bqundrons of regular cavalry, but to it has bcon added 50 regiments of Kurd cavalry amounting to 20,000 nion. Kussln's sudden and energetic nil wuira Into Turkey Is believed In I'o trograd to liino been meant to dl bnnd and overnuo tho Kurd tribes, who nro llttlo tntorcsted In tho suc cess of Turkish arms and aro more concerned in tho safety of their own villages. Among tho towns occupied by tho ltusslans Is'Akhty, an Import ant Junction of tho highways to tho upper Kuphrntcs Htvor, It Is rumored In l'otrograd that Cicueral Sanders Pasha will assume command of tho Turkish troops ou tho Caucasian front. II IN IIS HISTORY rOltTLAXI), Or., Nov. .r. Wheat reached the highest priuo in over ten yearij on tho exchange here today nud indications wero it would go Htiil higher, Top prices wero paid foj; 10,0(10 liushcU, Ilia highest 'prion be ihK iftaa for 50(10 bushels. of blne hteni for Januurv delivery, This was 1 cent bettor than yentorday'd high iiinrlc. . . . j LONDON. Nov. 5, 11:38 a. in. (treat Urltaln today formally annexed tho Island of Cyprus In tho Mediter ranean which nominally formed a part of tho Turkish empire. v Tho dufonsu alliance between Great Urltaln and Turkey having becoruo annulled at tho outbreak ot war, tho Hrttlsh government decided that It was necessary to appropriate tho Island In order that proper provision might bo made for Its government and for Its protection. Tho island, since tho Anglo-Turk Ish convention of 1S7S had boon oc cupied and administered by the Great Urltaln though It had remained un dor tho suzerainty of tho Sultan. BULL MOOSE NOW FOKT DOnaK, Iowa, Nov. 5, "Tho tremendous slump In tho Dull Moose voto ovor tho Unltod States emphatically places It as a minor. op position party hencofoith," asserted Itoprcsontnttvo Frank P. Woods, chairman ot tho republican national congressional commltteo hero this nf toruoon, "Tho rosult ot the election ot tho various states leads mo to pre dict that tho republican party will bo roturnod to administer tho govern ment In 1010," Chairman Woods predicted that tho progressive party of tho Unltod States "will eventually bo controlled by democrats," MN PARTIES MAN SH TOFRENCHCOAST England Awaits With Uneasiness Of f iclal News as to Fate of Warships Engaged French Assert Lines Have Nowhere Yielded and Prog ress Claimed in Certain Portions LONDON, Nov. 5. Although Kng land continued to await today with nncaiincxri official news ns to the fate of certain of her warships in the Pncific, which were engaged lnt bnt- itrilny with n Gorman fleet off the coast of Chile, this anxiety has been in a measure roiiuterhnlnuccd by the apparent!" favorable situation of the allied nnns, both in the wc-tem and casein nrennx. . The first (lennnu rti-Ii for the French coast Inning been chocked, the ncw.H of the next few days will ,'.i tenninc the truth or falsity of pre dictions tin to (be seriousneK of tho renewed German attempt to get to tin cont bv a more t-oiitberly route. There was nothing in the rejxirts from West Flanders during the fore noon to indicate the trend of the new German nttack, although Ypres con tinued to figure ns the military hoy against which the Genua ns proposed to deliver their hardest hlowr.. Opinion here is divided as to whether the French eon.st has beer, reached. Wv Drclarctl Willi Turks Great llritam has declared wa- on Turkey and the Ottoman sovermient. despite dissensions in tho cabinet. It definitely committed to hostilities ugainst Great Britain, Hussin, Franc nud Scrviu. While Turkey becomes in effect an ally of the Teutonic nl lies, she is, strictly speaking, waging an independent war upon Itussiu Ic cause of nti alleged nttack uon he hv the ItusMnn navy; ami upon the other countries involved becausd of their espousal of tho Itussiun caie. The new drive for tho seuconst of the heavily reinforced German forced in Belgium bus been met by n counter offensive of tho ulso augmented ur mies of the allies in the vicinity of Ypres. "Tho Frnnco-llritish lines havo at no point drawn hack," says tho nft mioan French official statcnent." and our troops undertaking tho of fensive have ir.ude notable progres ; in several ,liu lions." Allies Make Slight Progress It is declare! that tho allies hao made slight progress to tho east f Nieuport and tho German ntiueks from Dixmudo to the Lys aro b'sing made with les eiicrsv. Ilenowpd Genuan activity is reported on tho ccntor without notnblo change and on tho right of tho allies tho situntiou remains deadlocked. A dispatch from Teheran repcils Unit tho Persian aro much exjitod over the clash between Turkey and llussm. The pretender, Salarcd Dowleh, has liroclaimed himself as Germany's candidate for tho throne. OFFICIAL COUNT ll MILWAUKEK, Wis., Nov. C. Tho Mllwaukeo Journal's (Independ ent) tabulation of Wisconsin returns for United States senator at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon on all but four counties, gives McGovern, republi can, a plurality over Hasting, domo crat, or about GOO votes. Tho coun ties yet to bo heard from aro In favor of McGovern. It would Boom McGovern Is oloctod. WOMAN SUFFRAGE LEADS IN MONTANA HKI.KNA, Mont., Nov. 5. Scat tered retunih from 70 per cent of the stuto show tho woman suffrage amendment at noon today is ahead by 100 votes. All of the big cities havo been heard from. Miss Jeannetlo Itunkin, chairman ot (he state committee, claims the btuto by 5000 votes, SEEMS CHECKED WISCONSIN FLOREY DEFEATS JACOBS IN CLOSE RACE AT POLLS Chamberlain's Plurality, Two Pre- clncts Missing, 2586 Smith's Is 2320 Small Vote Cuts Down Early Estimates Miss Towne Elected to Lgislature Warner Also Elected. With n registration of 11,2-10, Jackson county cast less thnn 830U votes Tuesday. . Willi complete re turns from nil precinct except the small ones of Climax nud Flounen Hock, Chamberlain's plurality J.')80, and Smith's plurality is 23'JH. Hollistcr, democrat, bad '272 plural ity. Doth of these lends will bo in creased on the complete count. Kneh of the two enrried every precinct hat one, Chnmbcrlnin losing one of tho Ashland precincts by ono vote. With the exception of A. T. Ilrown for surveyor anil ifiss Marian Toura for the legislature, the entire republi can county ticket is elected. Tin. following arc the totals for all except the two precincts above mentiened: For congress Coo 018, Iluwlpy 280-J, Hollisler 3074, Mcure 8W, Richards fif ' For United Slntes senator Tlooth 2'2Sr, Chamberlain -1871, llunley 71K1, Rmnp W2, Sttno 271. For I'ovornor Gill 200, Piirdv JiO, C. J. Smith 4828, W. J. Smith 5:7, ITHcn a.8, Withycomhe 2.'08. For state senator Nichols 3700, von lcr Ilellon 3DSJ. ' "" ""' For rcuresentntivcMenley 3242, Wligncr 3420, Towne 3770. For commissioner Dean 31(!(1, Madden 38!) 1. For sheriff Ililtbon 2732, Singlef 1043. For recorder Florey 30(17, Jneii' $ 3707. For treasurer Drown 3181), Colvij; 4143. For surveyoi Hrowu 4222, Tcj 3130. For coroner Perl 4073, Usslier 3303. Prohibition carried every precinct except llirco or four small ones and wins tho county by 2028, tho vote being for 4723, against 2028. Most of tho amendments and !ui:i- ative bills lost the counts by decisive votes, tho exception being tho citi zenship amendmeut and tho two nor mal school bills. The wet precincts were Applegate, South Jacksonville, Luke Creek, Med ford North Main, Medford South Central, Sterling; Wntkins, Wimer. LITTLE CHANGE IN BATTLE FRONT IN HAVRE, Nov. 5, via Pnris, 2:30 p. m. Tho llclgiuu government issued the following statement: ''Tho ltelgian advanced detach ments, which progressed as far as LombaertKvdo toward the Ysor be tween Saint George Capello and Ter vacto coyld only advanco with groat difficulty, owinc to poor roads and tho inundated country, Thoy also were harassed constantly by tho in fantry and mnchiuo gun tiro of tho enemy. "Tho enemv still occupies. St. George Capollo and the farms located on tho' left bank of tho Ysor, iu thn neighborhood. Schoorbakko and Tervaete, Sluyvokenskorku wero re oeeuuied by murines. "To the south of Dixmudo tho Ger mans mado an attack Inst night i tho direction of Iiixcschooto bridge. They failed in tho attempt and were forced to evacuate completely the vil lage of Dixschooio to the south of Zundoofilo. "The enemy continues to attack with the greatest violence along tho front of tho allies between Ifollebecke and MoKsines. All positions kavti been held and at certain potato Ut4 allies have pregrftuied, uetaidy towards Hollsbkt ail WythftH. BELGIAN SWAMPS K. V