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NO. lf)9
WILSON ELECTED
AS CALIFORNIA
SWMGSMUNE
Assured of 269 Votes in Electoral
College Without Votes of Doubtful
States Only Minnesota, New
Mexico anil New Hampshire Re
main in Doubt.
'NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Woodrow
.Wilson was elected president of (lie
'nlled Stated when California swung
definitely into the democratic column
curly today.
The only states where the result re
mained in question today were Min
nesoln, New Hampshire and New Mex
ico with nineteen electoral votes. I'n
less there Is a decided overturn in
the districts missing, Wilson will
carry New Mexico and New llamn
Khire. MiiRhes Is leadlnR In Minneso
ta. West Virginia, which was class
ed as douhtrul until late last night,
has gone definitely for Hughes.
Cnless the vote of California Is di
vided, which now seems a possibility,
Mr. Wilson Is assured of 2G9 voles in
the electoral college, three more than ,
a majority and Mr. Hughes of !M:i.
The president could lose tlireo votes
I'om California and still have enough
to elect. This loss would he offset
by New Mexico and New Hampshire,
v liich it seems certain he has carried.
Minnesota Doubtful
If Mr. Hughes carried hoth Minne
sota with twelve votes and New
Hampshire with four, he would have
only 2 Till, seven loss than enough to
elect. Mr. Wilson could lose New
Mexico and three votes from Califor
nia and still win.
Tho result In Minnesota niaj' he de
termined by tlio ballots ol' the 2K1S
National Guardsmen now on tho Mex
ican border which will not he counted
until the stato canvassing board meets
next Tuesday. Returns received to
day in the state gave Hughes a lead
of slightly over 1000 votes.
With 99 districts missing out of
f.38 in New Mexico, Wilson was I'llO
ahead. The remote precincts not yet
heard from are sparsely settled and
it was not believed the president's
lead could be wiped out.
Tho outcome in New Hampshire
was in greater doubt than that in any
other state. Certified returns from
all hut 11 precincts gave Wilson a
lead or 239.
California complete except for .10
of the .'870 precincts in the state gave
Wilson 405, GG9 and Hughes 4G2.33S,
a plurality of 3131 for the president.
Tension is llroUcii
Tho "tension ot the most dramatic
situation In the political history of
tho I'nited Slates was broken when
the Associated Press flashed the news
that Republican State Chairman Row
ell of California had conceded the
state to Wilson. Frantic appeals to
expedite returns had been sent to
stato leaders hour after hour from
the national headquarters of both par
ties in this city. Telegrams were re
inforced by telephone calls across tho
continent. It had been apparent
jfVicc Wednesday that California was
the pivot upon which the election
would swing.
That president Wilson's election
will not be conceded without a re
, count in the close states was the dec
laration of the republican leaders
early today after conferences lasting
far into last night. Some definite
course of action probably will be de
cided upon within a few hours. The
states in which it was said recourse
to judicial proceedings were likely
were California, New Hampshire New
Mexico and North Dakota.
I'ntll President Wilson's victory
was assured the democrats also were
preparing to demand a recount In the
so-called "doubtful" states.
Ask A Recount.
Roth parties already have called for
(Continued on rage Three.)
X KAY YOH K. X o v. 1 0. I Icn ry
Moreiithau, ehaiinian of the demo
cratic J'inanee committee, announced
today lhat the e..nimittee is now
fiTli.uoO short, owing to the cxpen-es
of I he la-t few day o! the campaign
and cilice the election.
NKW YORK', Nov. ID.-With the
result in live district still in doubt
curly today, I lie returns on the first
ciuc-iressiunal elections indicated lhat
'J."i democratic members of the house
ol' representative and 211 republi
can members have been elected, giv
iiur the ilemiu'i'iils a plurality of four.
Two of tho missing districts are
normally democratic ami three nurin
allv republican. Their adherence to
their tiMia! political affiliation, there
i'orc, would give the democrats '217
and the ri'uiblicans 211 members, or
a democratic plurality of three, l-'our
members of other parties have been
elected to llie house. The dislriels
from which the final result lias not
been r 'ived are four in Wcsl Vir
ginia ami the New Mexico district,
'flic senate, oil tin' basis of the latest
returns, will stand "i-l democrats to
VI republicans, a denfocrntic major
ilv of I'.'.
IISSOrLA, .Mont., Nov. 10. Miss
Jeanette Rankin was advised by her
campaign manager today that she had
been elected to congress by at least
2.000 majority. Prominent suffrage
leaders of the country sent messages
of congratulation to her.
"1 knew the women would stand by
me," said Misa Uankin. "The women
have worked splendidly and I am sure
that they feel that the results have
been worth the work. I am deeply
conscious of the responsibility and it
is wonderful to have the opportunity
to he the first woman to sit in con
gress. I "will not only have to repre
sent the women of Montana, but also
tho women of the country and 1 have
plenty of work cut out for mo."
SALT LA K K CITY. I'tnli. Nov. 10,
I'iviileiit Wilson earned the slate
by approximately :iO,00ll, his plural
ity with three remnte enmities miss
ing being lifl.lUII, according to returns
today i'rnm all bit! three sparsely
populated precincts oil the railroad
lilies. Twenty-live out of twenty
eight count ic give YVil-un 77.I1S1,
Unfiles -IS,!) IK. Kor I'nited States
senator, Kin;;, dcm., has 70,12 1 H ;
Sutherland, rep., .")1,:I7-L
Kor governor: linmherger, dcm..
7.1,7(1!!; Morris, rep., iVL-Hll. Con
grcs first district, Welling, dem
l!,.V!l; 'Hoy, rep., 1 l.li:t.". Second
district. May-, dcm.. :SN,.Vi!l; Mahe.
rep., J(i.7;;tt.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10. All railroads
of the country are considering the fil
ins of injunction suits attacking the
Adamson law as was done by the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific here
today and previously in other states,
b the I'nion Pacific and the Aatchl-
son, Topcka and Santa Fe according
to Vice-President Sewall of tho Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul,
Mr. Sewall said that his road had
the filing of au injunction suit under
consideration, but decision on the
matter had not been reached.
A similar suit, seeking to enjoin
the same defendants, was filed this
afternoon by, the Chicago Great Wes
tern. SIMPLIFIED SPELLING
FOR NEBRASKA TEACHERS
OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 10.-The Ne
hl:i-k;i Si ale 1 ri tellers n in I inn
today (oloolcd a resolution fjivorihg
the u-c oj -mm phi icd -pelting n
adopted bv the National Kdue;iiioii:i!
a--oi:ati"ii.
G.O.P.AWAITING
L COUNT
Chairman Willcox Refuses to Con
cede Election Until Official Count
Is Marie and Mr. Hughes Declines
to Wire Congratulations No Con
test Probable.
NI'.W YOliK. Nov. 10. Republican
National Chairman William K. Will
cox, following a conference of the
campaign managers today, refused to
oncede tile election of President
Wilson.
In a formal statcmenl lie declared
that the result still depends on Un
vote of close states and that the re
turns from these were so l'ar unof
ficial anil inii:ht lie clumped by the
official eoiinl. Mr. Willcox stated,
however, that the national committee
would aliide by the decision of the of
ficial count, unless special circum
stances arose which made other ac
tion necessary. Iteturns continued to
filler in from slates which had hcen
close, Inn they made no change in I lie
I'urures, which jravc President Wilsor
Jti'.l electoral voles and Mr. Hughes
Ji:i.
Xo Congratulations.
XKW YORK, Nov. 10. Lawrence
Green, secretary of Charles K,
Hushes, said today in response o
questions by newspaper men, that Mr.
Hughes would not today send con
gratulation to President Wilson
"Not yet," said Mr. Green.
Air. Hughes declined to make any
comment upon the election results.
NT.W YORK, Xov. 10. Chairman
Willcox, vet'iising to'eoncede the elec
tion ol' President Wilson, said today
in a formal statement issued after a
conferenee with other republican
campaign managers, thai the result
till depends upon the vote of a lew
clo.-e states, and that the returns .thus
far announced are m most states mi
official mid may he changed by the
official count.
Change Possible.
"The result still depends upon the
vote of a lew do-e stale." Hi'. Will
cox's statement read. "It must be
borne in mind that the returns thus
far announced are in most slates un
official ami may be changed by the
official count required by the laws
nf t luwo states. Twice during the
unofficial count yesterday in Cali
fornia mistakes in additions were an
nounced from lhat state, substanti
ally changing figures previously
given. It is common experience that
the result of the official count al
most always varies from the returns
fir-;t announced."
Mr. Willcox further stated that
unless special cirenmslnnccs nro-c
the national committee would abide
by the decision of the official count.
Mr. Willcox statement, it was
learned, was also submitted to ('has.
K. Hughes before it was aivcii out.
SKATTLK. Wash., Nov. 10. A re
vised tabulation of returns from all
but 2 88 precincts of Washington gives
Wilson a lead of nearly 14,000 votes
over Hughes. Kor governor, with 211
precincts miftslng, Lhter, democrat. Is
more than 1 1,000 voles ahead of Mc
Ilrido, republican. Kor senator Poln
dextert republican, has a plurality of
more than r3,000 over Turner, demo
crat. In the state the republicans have
a large majority, half the member
ship having held over and most of the
holdovers being ropubieans or pro
gressives with republican leanings.
The democrats have gained members
in the houso, The state anti-saloon
league, reports that the majority
against the initiative bill permitting
breweries to make and sell beer to
consumers was over 20ft, 000, while
the Initiative, bill permitting hotels to
serv liquor to guests was beaten by
at least 200.000.
SIOI'X (MTV. la,, Nov. Irt. Con
grew man Tom Steele Is 7:t vote be
hind CrCor::e (', Scott, republican, on
complete cout In the eleventh Iowa
district. The result may Ikj contested.
P
BONE DRY LAW
BELIEVED WINNER RACECONTINUES
SMALL MARGIN
Total Prohibition for Oregon Prob
able Brewery Bill Defeated
Normal School Bill Beaten Single
Tax and Negro Suffrage Bills De
feated Ship Exemption Carries.
I'l HiTLANH, Or., Nov. 10.- Indi
cations shortly after noun here today
were that the "bone dry" law, decree
ing total prohibition lor Oregon,
would be carried. A lead of 1100
airainst the amendment announced
early today was cut to le.s lhau 200,
and returns were still heini; received
from districts considered favorable to
the measure.
POIiTLANI), Or., Nov. 10. -The
fate of the "bone dry" prohibition
amendment, aimed to bar liquor ship
ments into Oregon, thus iviiiry the
state absolute prohibition, was in
doubt today. Last ni-ht it was be
lieved carried.
Incomplete unofficial figures show
ed a lead against it of 000. Its
backers claimed, however, that the
districts unheard from favored its
passage. Coder the present prohi
bition law every person is allowed to
import stated amounts of liquor for
private consumption.
Cnofficial figures today indicated
the defeat of the brewery bill, per
mitting breweries) to operate; a bill
appropriating; funds for a normal
school at IVudlflon; a single tax
measure and -a negro suffrage bill.
A measure exempting ships from tax
ation was believed carried. The suf
frage bill was intended lo repeal an
old Oregon law barring negroes f$im
I lie ballot. At present negroes vote
in Oregon by virtue ol' the fifteenth
national constitutional amendment
only. Kignres on the vote were un
it vailablc.
3,755,693 IN
LONDON, Nov. lo. German cas
ualties since tho beginning of the
war, reported in German official
lists, total ;t.7.V.ti0:i officers ami
men, according lo an official I'ritisb
compilation made public today. Of
this total, f)10,li:il were killed. The
fig-ures rlo not include casualties
among the naval forces or the colon
ial troops.
The German casualties reported by
the same source for the month of
October total l!t!'.br." officers and
men. including dead, .'U.ill'l.
hughesTeIF
POItTLANI), Nov. 10. The com
plete vote of seven :ind the Incomplete
returns from 27 counties outside of
Multnomah counlv, together with th(
complete returns from 374 out of l7.'i
precincts of .Multnomah county gives
Hughes a lead of 7s!7 votes over Wil
son.
Teh total vote so far reported gives
Hughes 112,717 and Wilson 105.S20
votes. The Multnomah county vote
complete, with the exception of one
preefnet not yet reported, is Hughes
41.227 and Wilson"' '100.
C1IKYKNNK, Wvo., Nov. 10. - Kn-
offlclal returns from T.4S of the rss
precincts in Wyoming early today
gave President Wilson 1 1 votes
against 12, 757 for CharleH K. Hughes
In theHP precincts (Jovernor John B.
Kendrick. democratic candidate for
senator, received J 1 .7 s S votes, and
Senator ( barlet H. Clark, ,r,:;o.
Interest centered In Uim congres
sional race bet wet n Congressman
Mondell( republican, and John 1).
Clark, tlciuocrai. where both parlies
were claim ilia victory by ioo votes.
NIP ANn T o
Mil IIIIU IUUII
SEVERAL STATES
Wilson Gaining at Finish in Minne
sota ami Leads in New Hampshire
New Mexico for President
West Virginia Probably for Hughes
by Small Plurality.
MOW YOKK, Nov. in.- Vance C.
MeCormick democratic national chair
man, arrived at the part'K national
headquarters shortly before noon to
day alter a night's rest and said thai
President Wllsoni having been re
elected, he would return tonight or to-
morrow to his home In ihirrisburg".
Pa., to resume his private business.
He reiterated his claim that the presi
dent would receive 2SS electoral voles
declaring that Minnesota would go
democratic by u plurality of about
fi00.
"The president Is so completely re
elected that 1 do not expect the re
publicans to ask for a re-count." Mr.
MeCormick added. Mr. MeCormick, a
former Yale gridiron star, said he had
lost 15 pounds during the campaign,
and was now down to football weight.
In .Mincsota.
ST. PAI L, Minn., Nov. 10. With
but 17 precincts to hear from, (iov-
ernor Hughes' plurality in Minnesota,
at noon today was 4S7 but Fred
Wheaton, chairman of tho democratic
state central committee, still insisted
we feel sure of .Minnesota for Wil
son.
"Ballots cast under the provisions
of the 'absent voters'' bill which al
lows traveling moir and railroad mevti
to voto tho national ticket away from
home, is not included and the voto
will wipe out the Hughes lead," Mr.
Wheaton said. The vote of the state
troops at the Mexican bonier will also
help to cut the Hughes margin, ac
cording to Kred Lynch, democratic
national chairman form Minnesota.
K. L. Thornton, chairman of the re
publican state central committee, do
dared the rural ballots still to report,
would offset any Wilson gain nmong
absent voters and ctnimed a lead
among tho stato guardsmen.
New Hampshire (lose.
CO.NCOItl). N. II.. Nov. 10. Certi
fied returns from 2S:t precincts out
of 201 In New Hampshire, give:
Hughes ,12.01:.; Wilson. 42.2SI.
Wilson's lead 2."Jt.
These figures, according to Secre
tary of State Hcan, include the re
turn of the clerk of ward 2, Keone,
who certified that Wilson electors re
ceived no votes there, although press
figures credited them with 12.". Kf
forts are being made to correct this
return, which the secretary of state
believes to be an error. lis effect
would be to increase the Wilson plu
rality. Press returns from 1 1 precincts not
accounted for in the certified figures
gave Hughes, 1.C70; Wilson, l.HUO.
As a result the vote of the state is
still regarded in doubt.
In West Virginia.
CHARLESTON. V. Va., Nov. 10.
Returns from 1.074 preclwtH out of
1,713, Ir West Virginia for president
give; Hughes i:ts,7ll; Wilson I :',-
5 SO.
Returns from 1,0.V( precincts out
of 1,713 in West Virginia for gov
ernor give: Robinson, republican
13.1, MC; Crowcll, democrat. I 3S,0."i:i.
Returns from 1 .0:s; precineis out of
1.713 In WM Virginia lor i'nited
Slates senator give Sutherland, re
publican, I3;,7i2; Chilton, democrat
132.027.
In Now Mevleo.
SANTA t"i:, N. Nov. 10.-- Klve
hundred and slvlv-slx precincts of
1.1S In New Mexico Rive1 (Inches, M I ,
211': Wllvon. &', t. Twenty-five of
Roosevelt county's 27 precincts give
HiiKhes 2 HI; Wilson, 1 ,0:!.
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
HlOI'X KAU.S. S. It., Nov.
In-oinpletc n-turns rroin all over lite
state give on suffrjiiie: Kor 2
against L' ."),'. IS.
CHRISTENING OF
WILLI AMSTOWN, Mass. Nov. 10.
- President Wilson arrived bore early
this afternoon to attend the christen
ing a( 4 o'clock of his youngest
grandchild. Kleauor Paxson Sayr?, the
daughter of Mrs. Kraucts It. Sayre.
He was met by a cheering crowd of
Williams college students.
The president will remain hero
until tomorrow nfternoou and then
leave for Washington where he ar
rives Sunday night. Tonight he prob
ably will speak at au open air meet
ing here In celebration of his victory.
ON HOARD TIIK PRESIDENT'S
SPECIAL TRAIN, TROY. N. Y.. Nov.
10. A shrill chorus of locomotive
whistles greeted President Wilson
upon his arrival here. Railroad em
ployes lined the track and cheered.
The president went lo the observation
platform and waved his hat. He
smiled constantly. On tho front of
almost every loco mot I ve passed was
u pb'ture of the president. Track tor
pedoes Exploded as the train entered
Troy. A bund played "America." The
crowd numbered thousands. A huge
horseshoe of flowers was given to tho
president here, and .'!( roses to Mrs.
Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Nov. I 0. Secre
tary Lansing announced late today
that the Austrian government lias
niuuc'd Count OcTnrnow-TurnpvHUI
ambassador to the I'nited Slates and
that lie had Iteen accepted liy this k'ov
ernnienl. Keeorda hero allow Count Tarnov
slil was pecretiiry of the embassy here
for two years. He has been in tho
diplomatic service ginec. IS!i7 and hus
been attached to embassies and lewa
tloiiB al Constantinople, Alliens, Dres
den, Ilrussels, London anil Snrin. He
came to the fnired .States in 1 S i ; .
While attached to the embassy In
London he was a close friend of tho
late KinK Kdwarri.
The new ambassador Is a I'oie, his
home beiiiK In Calicia. He married
the Princess Su'iHlopolk-C.etwerlyn-
ska of Warsaw.
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ATLANTIC CITY N. .1., Nov. tn.
The Mexicans Insist tilat. the continu
ation nT the embargo on arms and
ammunition Is rendering more diffi
cult the pursuit of Villa and his army
by the Kovcrnmcnt forces. It was in
Ulcati-d that the comnilssroners would
Increase their efforts lo have this em
bargo lined and at the same time
ni'Ke upon American commissioners
the ad tsablllty of ascertaining from
where Villa's ammunition Is coming
ami cutllnii It off.
Luis Cabrera, head of Hie .Mexican
commission has been confined to his
room because of Illness for a few
days, hut was aide to be at the con
ference today.
UNFILLED STEEL
NKW YOliK. Nov. Irt.-rnfined
orders of the I'nited Klitti-M Steel cor
poration tor the mouth ending Octo
ber :il last month were 1 o,u I 0, (10
Ions. breiiUing a previous monK
The figures showed an imreae ol
IIi'-MITi; over those of tho preceding
month. t,
The previous hiub record was fl,
;!07.7"S tons, made IjiM .May. since
which time the monthly statements
hail shown almost a steady decline.
CHAm.ES NOEL FLAGG.
CARTOONIST, DEAD
HAirn-'oh'O. Cmio.. Nov. 10.-
Chin If- Nne l-'lag, widely Known a
an nrfi-t an.! nrtr;iit painter, wa
I'tntid dead in licil nt hi- Imme here
I. ..lav.
I
EUTONS PIERCE
L
Three Thousand Prisoners Taken
and Russians Forced Back to Sec
ond Line Rumanians Suffer Re
verse Transylvania Front Local
Attacks in Somme Region.
Hi:i;i.lN, Nov. 10. -Aii-liii-Cn'r-iikiii
I ii..is yoionliiy stormed Itiis--ian
positions over ;i I'nmt ol' two
"I'll hull" mill's in Vollivniii, tint
wnr iil'firt's unniMiiti-iM tmltiy. Tlivv
took inoi'i1 limit ItlHIII prisoners, tis
VI us '7 mai-liiiic jiun.s niul inflieti'd
homy i nsimltii's on tlio liiisiniis.
In llie l'lcilciil oii'r:itioiis 1HK u-is.
oni-rs unit ("uiir mtu'liim' yuns woiv
-.i t 1 1 lfi I Ironi tin' l,'imniniaji,s ntiil on
the IImiiiiIic lln' mturt' bv monitors
of hvi) lows ol' liiiiniiiiiaii cnii'l lond
i'il with i'l roli'iim is iiniiinini'oil.
Heverse YiliniMcd.
I'KTIJUdHAII, Nov. 111. A violent
ntlnek on Kussinn positions in the
Sloklioil region ol' Vollivnin was
inade yesterday liy Aitslro-flennnti
forces. The war office announced
llial alter rcpcllini; seven onslaughts
I lit liussinns were compelled lo fall
back to their second line.
As (lie result of a German counler
atlack in the region smith of Dnrnii
Will rii, llie Knssinns also were, com
pellcd lo uivo up hciirhl.s captured mi
the day previous. The lialtle here
still is in progress.
liussinns Near IIi-IiIko.
tiussiiui troops are now two miles
west of Tehcinnvoda, fighlin'; for
the I'amoiis. liriilue, neross ho Dan--,
iibe, the war office aiiuiimtcci! loilay
in its report on the cumpuiyn in JJob
ruilja. (In the Tiiiiisylvaiiian frout- the
liiimanians Jiave suffered a reverse
al llie hands of the invading Austfo
llcriiian forces. They were driven
four versts southward in I he region
west of lluzeii valley. Kumanian
1 roups undertook an envelnpinn of
fensive movement in the direction of
I'redeal.
(In Somino I-'iiHit.
I'.f'.li'l.lN, Nov. III.- Local altaelvs
on the ftermaii lines in the Soiiimo
area near (tiieudeeourl and l.es
I'ociifs and a more formidable attack
liy the r'rcneh on liolh sides of Siiilly
.ire i-1-ii..i t til in today's official
statement. The attacks were gener
ally unsuccessful, the assaults in the
Sailly sector heimr repulsed in some
instances in hand-lo-hand rirhtinf.
I.ONIMIX, Nov. III. Dui'ins llie
mull! there was cousidcralilc artillery
activity on both banks of th,. Anere,
where the enemy used n larse num
ber of gas shell-, -ays today's offi
cial i unt ul' operation- on the
r'rnuco-BelL'inn I'imii!.
"Nurl heist of f'e-t illicit lioslih
Iremh mortars were silenced iiv our
artillery and trench miliars."
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SKATTl-K, Wa-li.. Nov. 10. So
fur a- U liiiowu here, llie name of.
K. M, t'onnoi. nomiunletl as demo
cratic ie-.idcnliii! elector io succeed
Captain A. T. Stream, who iii sud
dcnly a week beloj-c tin eleclion, was
on every nttieial ballot voteil in
Wa -hiii'jton, hence f're-ident Wilson
will receive the lull --even votes ol
(lie !-tate. In il oiinliet where the
bnlloU had aliciidy been printed, the
Diinte of t'oiiiinr wn palled over tliat
o' St ream, ami no votes were cast
lor tin1 dead man.
GARDNER ELECTED
ST. I.OI IS, .!u.. Nov. io.-- rieturu.
from '.','2-',U out of :it."it p reel lie's In
Missouri give Carduer, democrat, for
governor. :!t;;i.i ii; l.amm, republi
can, .'M. a plnrullty for Gardner
of n No returns from four coun
ties nre Included In these figures.
RUSSIAN
IS
STOOD REGION