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M
FRENCH WIN
BIG SMASH
AT VERDUN
German Lines "Burst" When Nivelle's
Forces Attack ' Unexnectantly,
Forcing Back Enemy for Distance
of Four and One-Half Miles Like
Straw Before Wind Many Prison
ers Caiituretl Loss of Attackers
Light.
1'AlilS, Oi-t. !.-. - Yi'iilitn, Inns Kis-t
sth! nf, n':iittr Ninlili'iilv imil n m v -i.M-li.lly
li.ilny ii.tn thr fiiivfmiil of
iJiv imlilir mitiil, uhii-li i-xi'liiMvidv
fold tii'i-n dhi'i-led tuwjinls tilt1 lii'ltlc
on tin- S-Miiiin' frmit. Tin1 (li'niKiii
t'rnul on llin rilu liitnk nf llie Mimim'
IhiTiilly was sui'it nw;iy I'm a dU
lalii'i' id" liiiir :ini a half milr lilir
si ra v lii'fnri' tin' wind.
(li'iH'i-a! Xiwlli- fur wi'd; in-l Inn!
Iii'i'ii wali'liinti tin' (liTiiinii uinvi'iiii'iii
liki' ji lyn.x, rai'i'tully riili'iilntinu' the
ct'l'ci't nf in'i'i'y withdrawal nf triiops
Jul tialisfcr to tin Simian1 ami I'li'd
1'i'n I'rimts. At the siinii' tiitu' In-tiiii-tly
tnaiii' his i!'Ca rat inns anil
ivhi'ii In juil'.'i'il the fii'i'iuaiis hail
Ihinni'il lluir ilclViises ti tin' ihinii'i'
iinint hi' slrui-k lilie li.uhluim;. The re
sult was mie nf the must lirilliiini n
eratinns nf the eampaiun.
ictitiaiis Swoiit Hack.
The fierinans wlui vesterilav were
jiressiii elnse npun the hitler line nf
defenses at Kin-Is Snnvilli' anil Fav
annis, have npw heen driven hevonil
the nnier defenses of Fnrt Dnnau
nmnl -Ynux line. V:in., fori remains in
the vinssession of the fienunns, hut
the ''reni'li line extends heynnd it nn
the north at Y:in- villaye and l-'umin
wood, au'il also nn the south of it nt
llamlntip hatfery and ('heunis wood
1 rnm Imtli n-whl.'h 'tin-it lolls it ean
I'eailily Tie atiai'Ved'. '
The . r'renl'h artillery preiaratmn
was tirii't.'liut intense, and was over
liefoie the (ieriuan eoniiuauders had
tune lo hrniir up ri'iitlnreetiienl-, even
if they were avnilahh'. '1'lie assault
iliLr l-,reneh waves eauuht them hid'orr
the (lei'nians ri'i'iivrrod from their
surprise and sweiil over treneh aflei'
Ireiieh, sending prisoners in nil lini':
In the rear.
I'Yeneh Insses were very liuht. it i:
lielieved, even lighter than niiv r rd
I'd in the attaelis mi the Snimnr front.
Is Smashing Mow.
New- nf hp sueeess has eansiol Ire
liiendoiis pulilie enthusiasni here, and
this is all the greater heealise of the
u'i ral impression that Verdun wa
over and done with and that hotli
sides were eontentin'" themselves with
hnhlimj what thev had won. Today'.s
oneriilioii. nroviu.' thai the Krem-h
l oiilil strike a smasliiim hlow at '
dan while ea rrvini: on an eti-ndeil of
tensive on the Somliie. ha- .jreallv iu
rrensrd pahlie rontidi'iiee and unue
far to lessen the iVpri'ssinu i-nii-n-il by
the loss of 'nn-liiliz.'i.
The Krem h atta. k al Verdun p
liarentlv tool; the (lemmas eompletely
liv surprise, and not Ml "lie point did
they siii'eeed in -li.ppiM:.' the impetu
ous rush. In three hours the Kiiiuli
reeapliiieil pniiiiu'. to -ain whii-li re
'ipiireil months of patient effort In
die (iermaiis, inelmliiiK "urh positions
;is Ilouaumont tort and Thiaumonl
work, whieh in the pnt were won and
Jos repeatedly.
Lines H ere Itut-t.
The oftii ial I'li'inli aeeoiinl of tlie
liattle, evei-y word of whieli was
weighed eiirefully, does not sav the
German line was foreed haek. hut that
it was "hurst." Later details of the
1--i,.ii.Ii vietorv show thai its extent
was a, nuieh of a surprise to tin
Kreiieli as it iiiu-t have been to tin
(Continued nn Pii'.-eJIVn.)
Ni:V VOtiK'. '"t. '",k
iiml nnd ntlii'i' ininnr .mil- '"' '
-pii'iimis fi'Mitri- id' tlw curly l
mm. n, nil nt Mili-timlinl 'jniti-. I
riil M.itiir- inadc the new l''-ii
,,1.1 1. 1' ..!. llllt ntlicr 1 !- I'lTi'
ji'i t t" c"u--ii!cnildi ini'uliirity.
I-l-
iili.
WILSON SETS NEW STANDARD
OF JUSTICE IN
VETERANS OF
This Is the Statement of Colonel John
McElroy, Editor of the Official Na
tional Paper of the G. A. R. Noth
infl But Praise for Dealings With
Wilson Administration.
I(y HAItltY It. IH'NT.
WASHINGTON". Oct. 2.".. Kvry (1.
A. R. veteran in the I'nlteil States
owes a debt ot Krulitiiile lo me ihi-
ministration of President Wilson, in
the opinion of. Col. .luniks .MeKlroy,
life-loim reiuihllean, forS!! ' years
editor of the National Tittiune, of-
fleiul national orsan of the"UrUnil
Army of the Hepuhlie.
t'olonel .Mi Kirov. Iiimself a soldier
nil officer In the eivil war, ileelares
'resident Wilson's administration has
et n new standard of justice and fulf
il s in ileal Iiik with old solillers nnd
Inir ilepi nil' l.ls. However much (1.
A. II. veterans most of whom are
fiioHcans-- d sanree with the emo-
er.ils on the tariff and other strictly
partisan fi.a:ics. .MeKlroy says they
cm huvp iiftluiiR' hut praise for the
way in w'cicl'. liielr affairs have heen
handled hy 'he Wilson ndininlstra
tion. Ilecliiies Invitation.
'I have heen asked by the republi
can national committee to go on the
stum:) for Hughes, " .McElroy said, us
he sat al his desk in the old war-time
hiiildtns a' .'"'oarieentli and E streets.
He ruimmiKcd for a moment among
pile of papers on Ills desk and
pulled out a letter.f
"Here is the invitation." lie said,
holding it out for Inspection. "I
haven't answered it let.
I've heen thinking it over. Some
way althoiiKli I am a repuiillcan
and always have heen one it doesn't
seem to me just right for me .to get
into the fight against Wilson.
For we old soldiers owe a debt of
gratitude to the Wilson administra
tion. The new widow's pension law
comes more nearly doing justice by
the wives and rependonts of old sol
diers than any other pension law ever
passed.
Smite Helping Hand.
"For me to lake the stump against
Wilson, to help Hughes would ho for
me to smile the hand that had helped
us. It wouldn't seem right.
"Then, too. Commissioner Saltz
gaher. who was appointed head of
the pension bureau by President Wil
son, has heen one of the most effi
cient pension commissioners we ever
had. The office was never handled
better than It has been under his di
rection. "With the exception of in the post
office, department, O. A. It. veterans
have had the fairest of treatment.
Postmaster Ceneral Burleson, in the
name of efficiency, has forced several
old soldiers out of positions they had
heen holding satisfactorily under
other administrations. Hut I hold
that against llitrleson. himself, not
against the administration. For in
the war. navy, treasury and other
departments and in the public print
ing office. O. A. It. veterans have
been treated with fairness and con
sideration. There is no question
about that.
lleht Owed to President.
"Of course, most O. A. It. veterans
are republicans. I am one myself.
Hut however much we may disagree
with the democrats over purely party
matters, as veterans of the civil war
we must admit a debt to President
Wilson and his administration."
Colonel MeKlroy placed the letter
(Continued on page two.)
TO
BE
i
f IllfU All! A
en V.
( ii-l.
ri'i-i'ivi
tieiicrni Trcxni'i t'd.iv
j i - -1 - iiie--n'jc I rum fii-neral Veliii--j
timin fnirnnzii min'nineiii'i hi- enn-
iliilncv ler the Mexican i i.leiicy nt
tile coliilM' cleetiuii.
The inc ii'-'c -tilled llierc iii'i.'iiilily
wiMild he inn ii v elian'je- in the Car-
M,,..! i;,..H.;ll l':lllh. tl'.ll-
i, -Intel, i. to -iw i. In- ,. hasxador. the M.-llan amiiaad.ir
1: , ,,e ,i,-t tcli.crv dni-i..., ..th-lr staffs. Chief .instlce White and
,,,.,, a -,.,.,,,,1 ei.nhdential ,-,lli-l,hr'f nationally known f.eiire,, at
1 'tended.
-i.'ii.
T
DEALING WITH
THE CIVIL WAR
COL JOHN MCEUROV
BY NEW SCALE
OTTAWA Ott. STi. An u&ifcmfnt
hoiweou Canadian Pacific railway of-
iMclals nnd thoir einployTfii for the act-iln-npiit
of tho thnmtonfd Ktrllu- has
ix'on reached and will he signed some
linn, today, according to a teleKinm
ieceived from Winnipeg by Minister
of Labor Crothers.
I u-iwiPKfl. .Man.. Oel. 2:.The
Canadian J'arit'ie railroad company
iqv up a riehtdiile Ihls mnrninp:
.and submitted It to the representa
tives of the conductors and trainmen
for approval. This schedule contained
several important concessions.
Grant Hall, vice-president and Ron
oral manager of the Canadian Partite
railroad, 1). C. Coleman, assistant to
the pone ral manager, ! C. Murphy,
general superintendent, represented
the coniiMiny at the conference with
the men.
The men's representatives are S. X
Parry, vice-president of tho Order of
Railway Conductors; .lames Mm-
dock, vice-president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen; H. It
Chester. Winnipcir. and K. II. Cooke,
Moosejaw.
SLUMPS AT ONCE
CIIU'A'IO. th-r. '.'.I. - Alter nearlv
fnur iniiiil h- nf ri.-ini: priees. linked
nn ;l wnlld -hnrtil'je due tn till' Kllfn-
iienil :ir nnd to el rimrilinarv crn
diiiliii'je in Argentine, ('iiiinihi nnd the
I'lliled Slllle-. tin- wheal lllnrUet In
day eiiiit'd the i-iiina with n .nni
nf nlmiit 7 eellls n hilshel. f'nreii;!!
er-, hnwexer. retilllllted liv il sWlll
tn the -i-llin side, nnd the -rente
li.'irt n'f tndav's 'jjiin viini-hed. Th
ninrket eln-eil rehitivelv weak nt
net lldviill'-e n "e tn 2i Willi I
eelllhl'l' lit ALSO In iM.Mia, nnd Ml
lit Hit's In si.Slll.j.
L
WEDS A PICE
: WASIIINCTOV, Oct. IT. Maranr' t
Preston liraticr, dmiKhtcr of the late
(iencml William I". Draiicr, iinili!cii'a
idor to Italy In President McKlnlcy'B
jadministnitlon, ai- niarricil in rc lo
i liv to Prince Andrea Iloncomiiat'iil of
Home Cardinal Ollilions officiated
!in a ehaiicl which bad !een converted
'from the l'all room of tlie fnaxr
Ihonie. In a'cordance with a privilege
it ranted to the Honramia'.:nl family.
which lias Klvcn two iOic to the
Koiniin Catliolic cliuri ii. A notaldc
icompany, inclndiii': the It'iKHiun alli
i
f '
I
WHEAT SOARS BUT
FUTON ALLIES
T GHTEN GRIP
N RUMANIA
Process of Closiim In From Both
Sides Continued Danube Town
and Vulcan Pass on Transylvania
Border Captured Laroe Armv Cut
Off Fran Railroad Connection.
I.ONIION, (t,-t. L:.. Tin. m
l(if-inr in on Humauia from
ss of
hnth
idt's is In-itii; i-uiilimted t llic nim
v of (lie eniial pnui-is, Ti-lienin-
otia, i.in I he Diimihe, and Vulcan'
-i-i, en l lie Jranlvanian liorder, ;
have heen cnt nivil,
Tlie h- nf Tf!n-niavtd:i Ijv the
,iv-t-liiinianiaii threes tt l-'ivld
Marshal vmi lai'Ucusrn'-i vicinrinus
nnies rinaedt tl liv I'd ronrad.
wii icti itnnuiHK't'tl the cvarunt urn !'
this import .-tin lnun, t'rinn whieh
str'thes the nnlv Itridye aet'itss the
Oanuhe Troin hnlirudja, i-arrviii the
iluay line niiiiiii'c into interior ln-
inania.
Cut Off I '. m Itailnmil.
Imimnitnt ejiienle fori-c eviih-nlly
remain on llie Dolirud jit side of the
Danube, as 1'etrouiad mentions the
iiitinned retreat of Kiisn-.lfiiinnniaii
troops nortiiwnrd ahm.u the Iflaek sen
oast, I'erlin fiii'iiinuih thai the loss
of Tehernavoda deprives them of
their Inst railwav ennimnuieation.
Tlie Aiistro-fierman sueeess on tlie
irtSi likewise is important as opening
inotlier route into Iiinnania i'rom
Transvlvania for (Jeneral von Fnlk-
nhayn s loiees. 1 In- pass penetrates
the Trnnsvlvaniau Alp- hall' way be
tween the iron "ale of the Danube
tnd Kothentlninii Pass, beluw ller-
mannstadt, ' '
ViiIcjui I'mns Taken.
IIKIiLIN, Oct. LT. -Vulean Pnss on
(lie 'I'l an-- h';tnt;ii 1 1 nut , has been
!itnreI hy (ieiieijil 'im Kalken-
h.in's jinny, the war ol'tiee announc
ed ttHlay,
In hnhruiijit, pursuit nf the Uus-
siaus and liimtnmans emit m ties.
Tehernavoda was cap) ured tliis
niDiitiiiL;, (tepnvint: Hie lfumns and
Rumanian'- d' their lust railway enm-
munn-alinn m I lulu iut.pi.
Iioh iij Tightens
riKWUN, Oct. '."). Tlie in.n grip nf
the eeutr.'il pnweis ujnn Ivnnuuiiit litis
tightened in two important notches
with the capture nf "Mediidie and
Knshuva in Inhrudja and of I'redeal
n tlie Ti-aiwvlvani.'t Imrder. Tin
rinquests ot these important places
linve heen aeliie cd with surnrifinif
JM'eH.
.Militarv men as U'-nal refuse tn
prophesy as in ut her development nf
(Continued on page four).
VhyamforVilson
By Bainbridgre Colby
Progressive ('antiitlah- fnrL'u 'ttrd
Stat 'M Sriinlitr hi rw York
Sfatr, li'hti 'J'nicf ftomiiiatrrl
Tltcotimr h'fioxt-vi'lt fttr
I'rrsitifnct in Pi mjn ns 'ire
Coiix'rtifitmx.
An a I'm" re-i vc, I ;nn nip
poiLili l're.-.tileril Wiluii heca-i-.e
lie is Iht; fiiieino.t pj -iilti i-.-i-ii v in
the countiy Imiay, Mis ret urd n
one of devotion
lo proj;re?)Mve
principle and
o I extraordi
nary pl'f-oltt-
ence and
vena in tranM
lalinc litem in
to law.
The opposi
tion to the
President I s
sinifft.er n n d
conic in ptihlc.
K is conipi'H
of ull the .shrill
and discordant
forces of envy,
se Ifishnest,
privilege and 1
and native.
The HKMM'hi-N of IIiil'Iu'9 are
nothing hut calt nlaiin cvaMnn
lie if tryine t play Im-iIi end
aj;ninit the middle, and !;, cut
lining himself to tnnn ii;- iri"'
alities he hnpes to avoid ntriiiM
to any fceelinti of i't nmi le fol
lowing, and thus ";rit" ll': voter.
"comiii;r and oinn." 1 1 is ire- iit
lerity is comm ited wil h he
courage, candor and pal i ict i-jii
of the iVe-iiit-nt, who-e re tkc
tion, I am thankful t -ay, i.' as
sured beyond dituht.
(fry ;
I mi
' rV
raciinn, hm h ahe
HUMAN RIGHTS ABOVE
liv I'KKSinUNT WILSON. '
And my di't'iiin is lliis: that as I1k yfitrs t;i mi and
the world knows iiun-i' and more of America, il will
BY SUBMARINES
l.uXlui.V. net, '.'. Tin Mnkiim hv
Cfeniiiin Mihmaiines uf five ntnre N.n-
wejiinn te:nnhiji. vnlned at iilmiit
',)MtO,llHO Icmner. i- re)hirled in an ;
KxehaiiL'e Telemnjili dNjintrli IVtnu
Christinni:i. ;
Khipplnn .share dropiied eonsltler- I
ably on the Chrhdianla oxehaiiKo to-
day.
The sleamerH Alix ami IUhIiii; mid
tho schooner Theodore, together with
the Swedish schooners Antoinette nnd
Honrlette, are anions the latest khI
marine victims, adds the dispatch.
The Tidens Temi of ChrlHtiania
fitaton that one boat with six men
from tho Norwegian menmor Itavn,
reported sunk by a (lerman snhma-
j-lno at Arctic on Octoher 2 has been
lost, while another boat with J I men
on board reached a lonely part of the
Russian Aim-man coast, after drift
ing 1 :i hours.
Xowh agency reports from Copen
hagen through London last nighl re
ported tha,t sensational rumors were
current regarding tin relations be-jtoward the entente and also on ac
tween Norway and (Jerinany. (ler-1 count of the French minister's as
man submarines were declared to borsuraneos respecting the intentions of
waging a persistent war on Norwe
gian shipping and one account stated
J hat live German submarines had
established a regular blockade of the
Norwegian const. The reply to Ger
many's protest against Norway's
stand with regard to submarines In
Norwegian waters was still under dls-
mission, the advices added, hut It was
said that the Norwegian government
organ in rei'orrlng to the relations he-
tween Norway am) (iermuny, reclared
It might be assumed that the Orman
protest was no couched as not to bar
the character of an ultimatum.
. .
AUSTRIAN C0AST$387,1B3 SPENT
KOMK, Oct J Snuairillas of; QW llrOTCDM 0 0 D
Italian and French seaplanes have! Kl 11 lllKIl hill
bombarded Austrian military works; Ul 1 1 LU I LI ill Ui Ua I
in three pluses on the west'couM of!
1st ria and escaped unseat bed t says i
nn official announcement of the I'al-j t 'I i I ( ,i ! u,-i. .".. I-H d W. "p-
inn war office todny. An atrial bat- limn, trea-urer nf the we-lt-rn repiib
j tie between the French hydroplanes j liean 1 1 ; I i ? t j 1 1 hendiptn rl er-, -tated
'and Austrian seaplanes in which one today dial he had received a tidal nf
of the Austrian machines was cap- t :ih7.1t;:i in ratnpai-.'o c.mt iluition-
sled and another tell into a la::oon up () die c!i-e ut f m i ?m Satuidiiy.
at HnselfLh''. (n the Italian coast I h igher 'JI, ami tlmt llu- -nm had
near Caot le, nNo Is reported. The , Im cd cpendi ti in t In ue-lei u depart -Austrian
srp'ndrllln had been throw- ineiil, ulii-h iitchnh the ti-iiiii be
ing bombs on ('norle. The official ( w ecu die line t.f ilhiu.aml the
statement follows :
"Italian and French seaplntie
Hfptadrillas have visited the wet
const of l.stria and bombed militarv
ftorks at Salvore, l"nia( and t'itta
Xouva. All returned unscathed.
"At the same time. French lmlro
planes nltaeked a so,undrilla of Aas-
Irian aeroplanes which had hombod
Caotle. All thyr-neniy machiur-s were
hit. One ejtp-d.ed and the pilot was
made prisoner.
BRITISH STEAMER FRAMFIEI.D
IS SUNK BY SUBMARINE
I.ONIIO.V, Oct. I'".. -Tlii' sli'iiimr
l-'ruinl'ii'lil hnii Iii'i'ii mini., l.lod'n
ShipidiiK iitniy iiiiiinijiiri's.
The Kriilsli kIi'iiii.t I'niinrii'lil nf
2..". I f tons minis, wn.i Insi ri'imrli'd
at (jenrm mi Si'pli'nilii-r 2'J.
ALL OTHER RIGHTS
also drink at these foiinlains of youth
and renewal, that it will also turn to
America for those moral inspirations
that lie tit the liase of human freedom,
that il will never fear America unless
it finds itself enua.;el in .some enter
prise inconsistent with the rights nf
humanity, and that America will come
inlo the full lit;ht of 1 hat day when all
shall know she puis human riifhls
ahove all other rights, and that her
fliij; is the flai' not only of America,
hut the flan-of humanity. Fourth of
.Julv celcliratiou, Philadelphia, I'a.,
mi'i.
F
GRECIAN CAPITAL
ATM IONS, Oct.
The (Ireek uov-
eminent today isHiied i conimnnica-
"lion to clear nn mlsunderstandlnKK
due to exaj?eraled renorts of KinK
Constanline's interview with the
' Krone li military attache Kriday. The
communication explains the French
inemoraiulum and that the French
iKovernnient ninde no demnnds, hut
merely mi bm It tod a nieniorandnm.
i and Hint the kltiK never declared he
was prepared to break off relations
with the entente.
It is thought that as' a result of a
conversation between tho Ulntf and
;tho French minister Ibis morning ditr-
Ink which expliinatioitH were made,
i'tho French marines may ho wlth-
I "drawn shortly from Athens and Pl-
raeus.
The king and the French minister
conversed for half an hour. The of
ficlal statement says the situation lias
heen Improved considerably on ae
oou n t of the local declarations of tlx
king regarding his sentiments
the entente toward (Ireece. These as
surances were given with a view lo
re-establishing relations of confidence
with the Hellenic government on the
basis of maintenance of benevolent
neutrality in conformity with tho pro-
; vlous agreements.
j A Iteuter dispatch scut from
j Athens on Friday said thu French
j military attache had presented to the
king demands that . Crer
e transfer
tho entire military force in Thessnly
to "'n southern part of the country
and deliver to the eniente allies war
I materials intended for the Thcssalian
'forces, but there has been no previous
j intimation (hat . the king had
threatened to break off relations
j'with the entente.
I'acitie cnn-t. Me (pw I it I'ded tn
the cletl; of the inne id repre-eiilii -the-
al Wa-hiii'jtMH, ), ( ;1 di'taih-d
rejhill of di receipt- ami ependl-
lure- - reipiii
-d by lau.
make ji nn) Iiet tvpnt t jit -t
d"ti da and a final -tate
lie loir
ele
incut w it !iiu ten da - a t ier
I'leel ion.
if IM.UIttl
I in t he re-
e-leitl ler-
la-.-lit year- ag" ,t total
il a - ei.dle -ted a lid c H'liib
publican ea'npai'jtl in tin-
lit. m-.
TWENTY CENTS ADVANCE
IN PORTLAND FLOUR
I 'i U TI.A N I . u, ..
ullii'i' ihUiii t "Jn
1 1n' Inili'uli' prii'i'
.i.rdiil lii'H- i.hIiiv,
i ! I ill " - Ii:
prii-i' i irll. 1".
I tel. J.V An-1
cut- a bariel in
I Hour wa- re-I'atcnt-
wa-
rrel. The retail
01 PROBABLY
i FOR WILSON BY
! BIG MAJORITY
i
! That Buckeye State Will Go for Pres
ident Is Not Only Possibility, But
Probability Campaign Is Series of
Shocks to G. 0. P. Managers
Frenzied Efforts to Stein Tide.
l!y II. N. ItH KKV, K.litnr Tie
ehilld
Fre-.
'01. I'M lil'S. (... Oel. li.. That the
twenty. I'uur electoral vide of Ohio
will he t-iy for Wumlnnv WUmhi is
not nnlv a pi.-itiility ; it is n proha
hility. Were it nut f.r lite fact thnt
hard ami fn.-l predietinus as In elee
timi result?, are apt tn be nl.mit as
tlaticnnts a piedietini: t!te results id"
ball game.-, and horse races, I would
be tempted In become prophetic and ;
In sy that tin; pro.-idenf is ns certain
to carry Ohio us he is to carry nny
state north of Mason and fJixon's line.
While the repidlieans keep on pul-
titiv; Miio in all their its of Mire-for-
iiuhes stales, duuhl whether there
is a republican lender in the slate who
believes anv such lliinir.
They niiiy have believed it nt thu
lieuiiininvr of die campaign, just as
die tmlinmil republican leaders holicv-
f, or proles-rd lit believe, at thai
time I hat Hughes wac yntnir In sweep
the cotiulrv.
(i. (. I'. lissiOII(Ml.
Ihit diey have no illusions now.
The he- dint even llle most op
timist ie republican leader in Ohio
really hopes for nt this lime is that
between mnv and election some way
can he found l stop the drifl toward
WiUon, which i reported I'nuu ev
ery Hci'liou of the stain, md exelild-'
iny; 1 laiuillon eoiiujy, wilh its hif Ger
man population, ':iml having slopped
ii, to turn il in the opposite dirccftmi.
The word has been sent down the
line from republican national head
(iiarlcr to the Male eommitlee thai
Ohio must he curried for Ihiglies nl
any coM.
It is probable thai neither the na
tional nor die tnte republican leader.-
woke up to what Ihe' voters in
Ohio were thinkiiiu ahoiil until after
Candidate llulie- .-pol; in the -inIc,
late in Seplciuher,
1'p to thai time no one seemed lo
he particularly interested in Ihe cam
paign, and it was assumed dint (his
nienul thai Ohio wns.goitrj; to perform
iboiit the -ame way il u-imlly has
pei'lorined itl pfe-uh-ntml clceltoii;
thai is, jo republican hv anvwhere
from ."itl.IKU) (o 'J."i0,0il0.
Sefit. Mf Shocks.
The iiuly 4'xeeptifuis lo (hi- rousis
t en I republican perfnrmnuee were
wlien (trover Cleveland got one presi
dential I'leetor and u hen Koosevelr
divided the republican vote with Tall
four year- a-jn, permitlim: Wil -on to
carry the slate.
The I holies frost in Toledo nnd
Cleveland wns Ihe lir-t shock to the
repuliliean mamnjei-. They have been
-hocked almos daily -inee, n npirts
havi- been eomini! in If out every see
lion id' die -lull' telling of (he innbil-Icadei-
to -tir up enl Iiusin-uu I'nr the
"liiintlred per cent candidate.-
I li-eoiirnning as are report- I'mm
the itulu-triul centers, where it was
rather expected that the president
would be popular with the working
men, I hey ha e hot been a- disap
pointing a- the report- tioui the small
towns and larinm. commuuil ic-.
The small town voter ami die far
mer have al wa - been considered
-ale in pre-idential year- by ihe re
publican manager.
IMffei-ciil This Villi'.
It has never been thought necessary
to do itimc than make Ihe nnd ions of
holding llieiii in line.
(Continued on pftKe nx
GOES 10 WASHINGTON
- j.
ATI-AN i C CITY, X. .I t Oct. 2."..
I'noff icial consideration Is being
given by the Mexican-American Joint
commission to a suggestion that it
transfer its conferences to Washing
ton, because of the better facilities
I lu re tor obtaining records, it is
t iUl'n,,M out l'u eommlssloners. might
eoedlate their work there. It was
indicated today that It was not Im
probable that this would be the last
week In Atlantic City,