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Newspaper Page TextTTEATIIER Maximum Yesterday, 53; Minimum Today, 2G. FORECAST: Tonight and Tomorrow: Pair; heavy Frost in Morning. MEDFORD MAILTRI BUNE Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFOitD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918 NO. 191 1 LEAD A Republicans Reverse Democratic Con trol of Houte of Representatives Senate Close and Mav Be Tie Democrats Elect Governor in New York Lewis Beaten in Illinois and Weeks in Massachusetts. Shaffroth in Colorado Ford in Close Race. YANKS SMASH NEW LINE OF HUN DEFENS E Town of Le Tanne in Bend of Meuse Captured Was Part of New De fensesGerman Resistance West of Meuse Stiffens Berlin Admits American Success. NEW YORK. Xov. 0. The republi cans havo reversed llio democratic control of the Iiouse of representa tives on the face of incomplete re turns tip to 3 p. m. todav. At t lint hour lioth the republicans and the democrats were claiming a majority of the senate. Heturns in dicated that the membership of this bodv would he close and possibly a tie, in which event Vice President Marshall would have the deciding vote. With returns from 17 congres sional districts missing, the republi cans .apparently had succeeded in filling 225 of the total number. 4115. of the seats in the house. The demo crats seemed assured of lill seals, the socialists one and the independ ents one. The democrats bad seated 45 sen ators on the face of the returns up to that time and the republicans n simi lar number. Reports from contests which arc still incomplete, show re turns so far favoring threo demo crats and three republicans, NEW YOliK. Xov. fi. Enrlv today, more than 24 hours after yesterday's balloting began, it was not nparcnt whether the democrats or republicans would control the next congress. l'nrtv managers on both sides pre dicted thev would have a substantial working majority, but the returns showed between 5fl and 75 congres sional districts still unreported and the line-up so close that the sca.es might easily be turned ill favor of either party. The governorship of New York, too, was surrounded with the same un certainly. The contest between Governor Whitman and his demo cratic opponent. Alfred E. Smith was so close that it appeared the soldier vote would settle it. Some well known figures in pub lic life will ho retired or at least have close shaves bv yesterday's voting. Prominent nmiinir them are Speaker ( lark of the house of representatives, who today was running vcrv close to his opponent, but he probably has been elected. Senator Weeks, the iunior republican senator from Mas sachusetts, defeated bv former Gov ernor Walsh, democrat : senator Lew is of Illlinois. the democratic whip, de feated bv Representative Mcdill Mc t'oraiick of Chicago; Senator Saals barv of Delaware, president pro-tern of the senate, defeated bv former Senator Hall, republican, and Repre sentative Shcrlev. democrat of Ken tucky, chairman of the appropria tions committee. With the results incomplete. Ilenrv Ford was running far behind Tru man II. Xcwbcrrv. former assistant secretary of the navv. his republican opponent for the senate in Michigan. Folk Meets Defeat Joseph W. Folk, former governor of Missouri, running for senator to succeed the late Senator Stone, was ALLIES DEFEAT 140 D1VISI0NSIN LATEST BATTLE Nine Armies From Ghent to Meuse Must Flow Back to Germany Thru Belgium Over Difficult Country If Allies Can Occupy Namur-Leiae Reaicn. Ene;r,v Will Be Surrounded. WITH THE AMERICAN' FORCES OX THE SEDAN FRONT. Nov. G (4:30 P. ni. Bv the Associated Press.) American troops this after noon were lighting within sight of Sedan, famous for the great battle fought in the Franco-German war ill 187(1. From the hills in the region of Che mery and Maisoncelle, . where the Americans, according to last ac counts, were advancing despite stub born resistance, the buildings of Se dan are in plain view, being about six miles away. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OX THE SEDAN FRONT, Xov. 0. (3 p. m. By the Associated Press.) American troops continued the ad vance today between the Meuse and the liar, moving forward at one place more than three miles. The Americans reached Chcmery. seven and a half miles southwest of Sedan. East of Chemerv the Americnn lines now ran through Maisoncellc.l Flabn and the liois du Fond dc Li-1 mon. On the west hank of the Meuse the Germans have been driven entirely from the liois de Hospice, two miles north of lieuumont. All alonsr the heights of the Mouse in the region of Nassev nnd between .Millev and Dun I he Americans made progress despite heavy machine gun and artillery resistance on the part of the Germans. The Germans continue their rear uard action on the rugged hills and wooded districts east of the Meuse against which the Americans arc ad vancing steadily. Defense Line Itrokcn Another formidable enemy defense line, on which the Germans planned to make a stand, was smashed bv the Americans late Tuesday when thev captured the town of Le Tanne. in the bend of the Meuse south of Mouzon. From Le Tanne the line extends nlong the'Mcusc through Potiillv nnd Inor and eastward. This line was part of the new de fenses along the Meuse from Slennv northward to Sedan. An elaborate trench system recently had been com pleted, along with numerous wire en tanglements, concrete dugouts and miles of concrete emplacement for heavy machine enn. The villce of P.eaamont where there nre more than till French civil ians, is the particular tar.'ct of the Hermans. All last night thev deluded Beaumont with poison ras. German resistance against Ameri can pressure wo-t of the M"u-o stif fened considerably today. The Ger mans are using artillery. gas and ma chine trims. FORO CATCHING IIP IITS MASTER'S VOICE.' TAU1S, Xov. 6. Aa the result of the latest battle which Is still In pro gress, the allies have soundly beaten 14d German divisions, hundreds of villages have been freed and thous ands of prisoners have been cap tured. Tho enemy's position was bad but may now bo said to be des perate. The .enemy has nine armies strung out on a semi-ctrcular line from Ghent to Mouson, on iho Mouse, a distnnce of 100 miles. All that Im mense fighting force must flow back to Germany thru Belgium, the gap between Liege and Mouson measur ing only 70 miles. The southern half and center of this gap is the most difficult country. It Is woo'.'ed, hilly and poorly sup plied -with roads. If the Xamnr-LIege region is occupied by the allies be fore the Germans south of the Sam bro are able to get away and cross the Meuse they will be virtually sur rounded. Ghent and LcQuesnoy are nearer Vnmitp nnd I.Icca than Mnrle and Chateau Porclen. The Itrltlsh armies Only l.o.ifl voters cast their ballots nrn less than f,0 miles from Namur.'nt Med ford Tuo-dav. less than 'M0 I " ZZV 1 m mm m ir- wn ''IWrV. rSiiTTlAi votes , CITY OF BEDFORD IALM0ST AS UNIT BY 204' 11011 FOR GARDNER ii NTIRE TICKET JACKSON COUNTY GOES REPUBLICAN McNarv Auuarentlv Noses Out West and Witliycombe Pierce Close Race Between Terrill and Garrett With Former Leadina Gardner Elected Judae and Thomas Senator. DEIEGATION TO CONCLUDE ARMISTICE The Germans of the Rerrc are 70 and those on tho Alsne are Tho coun try north of tho Sambre Is Ideal for maneuvering. (Continued on Pago Six.) SALEM. Ore. Oct. fi. District Attorney Gclhar announced to day that County Clerk 1". i. Dover has been instructed to call a Marion county grand iurv into spe cial scssinn Friday of this week, to conduct its part of the state peniten tiary investigation. AVhat person or persons will be investigated, has not been made known. DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 6. Tues day's election for t'nltcd States sena tor In Michigan has narrowed to a nip and tuck race wilh Lieut. Com rounder Truman 11. Newberry, repub lican, maintaining a narrow lead over ilenrv Kord, democrat. A careful compilation made by the Associated Press based on returns from practically ..' percent of the precincts in the state give Newberry 17:!, 11)3 and Kord 17I.377. Itctrent Continues PARIS, Nov. 0. The retreat of tho Germans along tho wholo of tho French front continues, the war of flco reported today. The French nre In contact with the enemy rear- uards. North of Marie, the French havo passed beyond Voharies, fivo miles southwest of tho important railway Junction of Vcrvlns. Italian troops havo occupied LcThucl, four miles southeast of Montcornot. The French havo crossed the Aisno i both sides of Helhel. capturing Darby, west of Helhel. North of tho Argonne the French also have moved forward, reaching tho outskirts of Lametz and LaCassine. LONDON, Nov. (1 The ISrltish Inst night continued to press after the Germans beyond the Mormal forest, where they havo reached the main road from Avesnes to llavny, Field Marshal Haig announced today. more than cast at Ashland, the liirlit esl vote in n L'cncral flection in mnia' years. Willi the exception of Purdin. who carried every precinct in tile city and bad a maoritv of 2I) in Med ford, the trend of tho voting did not vary from that in the county. Iloth McNarv 1 Witliycombe car ried the citv hv a small margin. Wes terlund was high man for represen tative and Teri'ill bad a lead over Garrett. The totals for the citv com plete: I'. S. Senator MeXarv, 781: Similiter. XI: West, 7'2.". Governor Pierce, (Ml; With v combc, 8 it. State senator Sweencv, Thomas. SIIII. Representative Sheldon, Wcsterlund. it'll: Lowe. fi"."). Count v indue Gardner. U(i7 din. 871. Sheriff Garrett. (i."8: Tern Xonnal school Yes. 114(1: no. 182. lioguo Fish Hill Yes, !IK7: No. 2:i(i. Willamette 1'i-h Hill -Yes, (iiU: no, 17fi. I icliiiuueiit Tax Yes. .ri7": no. 4111. Printing Yes. l(i; no. lido. 018: Pur- 7:w. flDLl AT POLLS TUESDAY IllXLXA. Mont.. N..v. Ii - The re-elc-tion of Thomas .1. Walsh to the I'niteil Slates senate was eoil"cdcd here toduv bv ('scar M. Lun-trum. republican, and Scnalor Walsh's lend ing opponent. Miss .leancttc Itnnkin. eongrcsswomnn from Montana, who ran for the senate on the national party ticket, was third in the count. HKLEXA. Mont.. Nov. C Willi sllnlitly less than half the total num ber of precincts In AWminna repori-j. lag up to noon today, t 'ailed States senator Thomas .1. Wa'i'h, th" demo cratic incumbent, bad a lead In yes terday's election In the race for the t'nltcd States seiialorshlp of 4 2 2 4 vol ' s o or osr ,.u, , Y"l(Por it ) early today. a- i-nnii i c'iii ,;nw (l;(te. A .leanctti' . . Itankln. the natlor.al party candidate j was more th;tn Senator Walfh. 1 1,omii votes licblad PORTLAND. Xov. (i. Iie-cleetion of Governor James Witliycombe. re publican, and election ot Senator t liarlcs L. McNarv. republican, to the United States senatorsiiiii lor liie lon'' term seemed certain today on the basis of scullermir returns from ill parts of (ircuoii. ltcprcsentaties McArtli'T and Siunolt were well ahead and the republican state ticket a-, a whole proli.ililv was elected. Hep- resrnmmc iiiwc. rcpuoacac, wus returned a victor with but little oppo sition. Senator .McN.m's lend over e.x (iovcinor WC'l in M all noiuali couniv. il.-: ra tios J rom ci.-ewlnre in ihe stale mili- ntcd tluit .MfNarv's matoritv nicht aibc's Ashland voted' almost solidly for Gardner, insuiiinr his election. The vide stood: Gardner 1027. Purdin 2111. Sheldon was hiuli man in the -ice for representative. The follow ing is Hie (ell ill vote of the nine Ash land precincts: Senator (vacancy) Henn, 113: Mulkev. 8!IX Senator (lull term) MeXarv. 703: Slaughter. 1!): West, :")37. Conuress llawley. 1037: Talbert, (i. Governor Pierce. M l: Ramp. 22: Withvcoinbe, 720. State treasurer lloir. 72o; JIason, 3!l."i. Supreme court (full term) Evans. 13K; Johns. 887. Attorney General Itrown, 1000; Cannon, 77. School s-iiperintcndcKt Churchill, llll'.l: Lusk, 8(i. Labor statistics Gram. 074! Xi Kula. 71. Public service commission John son. 7li: Williams. I!I7. Sunt, waler division Iluniholzor. IWi-. Cuiupcr. !)."li. Slate senator Sweeney. 3(i(i; Tl as. s:i'. Keiue-i'iil Ic'dslalnre Slicldoll. s.l.V. Wc sterlund. .VIII: Lowe. 414. Joint representative- (lore, ti l l. County uuImi Gardner 1027: Par din. 231. Comity commissioner Owens, 1 (HIT. Sheriff- Garrett. (il : Terrill, b!IH. 'mini v clerk I'lorev. i (Mi 1 . ( 'iiiijil v Ireasiirer- lllakclcv, 10 Surveyor Rhodes. !72. Coroner- Perl. I mill. NVrimil .hm)Is - Yes. 121 I: no. Id, Children's home Yes. 131 : no, i;.7. Koeuc Fish Yes. I!!)H: no. 178. Willametie Fi-Ii- Yes, :,1 :i : no. With but thirteen precincts miss ing, Jackson county apparently has elected tho entire republican ticket. Tho only close contest Is that be tween Terrill nnd Garrett for sheriff, and tho missing precincts, all report ed for Garrett, may overcome Tor roll's lead of 11 1. McNary has' apparently nosed out West by a 100 votes nnd Wtthyconibo runs ahead ot I'lerco nearly 200 votes, tho complete returns will cut down theso figures. Thomns lias de feated Swooaey for senator by 900; Sheldon and Westorlund distanced Lowo for representative. Gardner has been elected county Judge by 800 majority secured at Ashland. All the Initiative nnd referendum measures received a heavy affirma tive vote. Tho following Is tho total vote, excluslvo of Antlnch, Harron, Climax, Dead Indian, Foots Creok, Griffin Creek, Meadows, Mound, Inehurst, Itock Point, Union, Wat- kins and Wimnr precincts: Totals in County U. S. senator, short term, Dean, 12; Mulkoy, SM. 11. S. sunntorTiong term McNary, 32i Slaughter, 112; West, 21117. Govornor Pierce, 2131; 117; Witliycombe, 2:12a. Htato sonator Swecnoy Thomas, JLl, Representative Sliuiuon, zam; Wcsterlund, 2140; Lowo, 1752. Coun'y Judgo Gardner, 270,1; Purdin, 18S0. Sheriff Gnrrott, 2 1 1 G ; Terrill, 22T.O. Normul school Yes, 333S; no, 501. . , Itoguo fish bill Yos, 244.';, no, OSS. Willamotto fish bill Yos, 1721; no, B58. Delinquent tax Yes, 1SSC; no, 1043. f Printing Yes, 1301; no, 7S0. Official Announcement Made at Ber linGermans Continue Retreat on 160 Mile Front. Which Treatens to Become Route Allied Proaress Continues on Entire Front British Drivina Wedtie Between Mons and Maubauae Ghent Near Fall. Itamp, 1721; STEPHENS EASILY- Tnx imMi.'ii'i-Hi - 1 "s l.cnl M'li!i";i:i'm Ye-, 17; no. f Tif ;n si' lux US. SMITH'S LEAD CUT H NEW YORK XKW YollK. Nov. fi. Willi i:S listrictH ini--niL', SmitJi. ilctnucrnt. leji-liiii: Whil limit, rt'iiiitthcaii, for rnvcnnr. Iiv I'J.'Jt'J. Tin; vol fur Sniitlt N S 1 .1?:: 1 im.l Wlti!in;n. !H;M.- REPUBLICANS ELECT TICKET. SOUTH DAKOTA SUM . K.WJ.S. S. !.. ..v. fi. - Tn- ivitiii.'!f iirni wi.li'lv r;i1,ni:y I' lunw trupi xf-Ic-'lav-. t jin iruli .'jil'' th.it tin 4'iitirc p'p'ihlirnn cn-':r.-.iiiinil nii'l -tnl.' lifk'-l h.-i- Ih-imi iT-cl.-i'tril. S nut ii r Si crlinir h.'i 11 -lili'tanli.il 1 ih nrr ii- lii.io. riilir iM'iifh L'i.i)iii). tJuv. nmr With H.it.lMlilV over Wili'iT M. 1 M'l ((.. ilciii-ni-nit, ttii-i .--lhiilt'-i ill 'M.'iUD. I.aiiv fit; i ire- hhotwtl Ilii' LMiMTii'ir l(;nliiti: Iiv 'J'J'i in ,'il.iliiiniiiali e)iinlv. rnin-r (io. ci iiur ( .twuM Wi'-t M'Nt it (eli'tiiai ol iMHiLTitl illntinll lo lav t' Sctialni' .M Narv. hi''inii!( le ret ii rim irorrt lill rnun lies in the state u'ivo MeNurv a Irnd (' l,:tiMi tor t In? jen.ittrhii. mid (invciDur Vi!liiiii'ilie a U".m of 1. liMtl nvrr hrii'i', .ieiauei at . t'tr to--eruor. WEEKS BY 18,908 ItOSTiW, Nov. B. The drmocratr, cHiitureil a t:cat in tho 1'nlierl Steles senate from .Massachilsi'lts yes'iTdav when former liovernor Iuihl I. Walsh was elected by a plurality ol I v.tias ovi r Henalor John W. WccUs. The vole of I he slate complete was; U'abli, democrat, 2ai;, T I "; Weeks, republican, ! x i . mi L' : Thomas W. I.HWBnn. Inileiietiileni, a.oou. I. lent Governor Calvin Coulltlge, republic un, was elected governor by a plurality of I ,l I" over Itlchaul II. Long, democrat. KAN' I'KANCISCO, Xov. (i Gov cruor William 1 1. Stephens' victory in veslcrduv's race tor governor grew steaililv lil'calcr loilav. His lead was about illl.llOII votes over 'J'hcoclore Hell earlv toduv Willi about a tilth ot the expected vote in the slate reported from. In '.rj'.l complete anil lib- hi- I'oinplelu pri'cinels of 11,1111 in t'ali- I'ornia, the vote: Stephens bl,!)oo; Hell -IH.HKi. 'j'lie bone ilrv utiienilment which last night returns gave H slit'lit lead for adoption was running behind Iiv a o to I vote toilav null about a sixth of liie oto in. The results in .i87 complete and 40 L incomplete precincts ol' (illll in I'ali lor'nia. gac: Yes, 'JS..VJ8; no, :ir, !!)!. The liuuor regiilntorv measure seemed defeated upon Ihe face of re turns from ."() counties. These gave: Yi's. -Jm.l;! :t : no. :IN,!II,'.. The lo-ii'lli insurance amendment appeared lo be snowed under. IiKHI.IK, Nov. G. An official statement issued hero toduv says: "A Clerinan delegation to conelndo armislice and take up peace nciotia- tions bus left for the western trout." BY Till? ASSOCIATED PRESS. Xov. (I. Forced to a realization o iinpendini! peril bv the progress o tho British southeast of Valenciennes and the Kreneli anil Americans south of Seilan, (lermanv's shuttered arm ies nre in rapid retreat from the Bel gian frontier lo the Aisno river. So rapid is the retirement that it is vcrv difficult to determine tho exact locu tion of the conl endinir forces alons this tS. mile front. British forces have cleared tho barrier of .Mormal forest and threaten to drive a wedge between Mons and Maubenge. To the south the Kreneli have launched nn nttack that has forced Ihe enemv back from threo to four miles while nlcum the Meuso, tho Americans, in close co-opcrnlion with I ho French iust to tho westward, have overcome a stubborn resistnnco Iiv the enemv nnd moved still nearer the Sedan-I.oiiguvon railroad. Itctreat Not Orderly There is evidenco that the Ger- mnns nre not earrving out the orderly retreat that marked their retirement from the Manic nnd Sommo salients. Batteries of field Kims, with horsos attached, have been captured, nnd a vast (pianlilv ol munitions which could be moved uuicklv under ordm urv circumstances, has fallen into tho hands of the allies. To the north (llient is closely in vested bv the French, Belgian nnd Britisli troop. Tho fighting thero is apparently between Herman rear guards ami Ihe allied forces, for civil ians are said to be close behind tho lines, and Urn-en Kliznbclh of Belgium watched Ihe beginning of tho assault against the fit v. 1'roKrcss 111 llclujllnl The line of Ihe Scheldt is no lon ger anv protection to the enemv in Belgium. It has been crossed every where from (llient to Valenciennes and it is probable that allied troops have been flung across the ennui north of (llient. Between Ghent nnd Brussels there is no great natural ob stacle except Ihe Dendre river which Villi aid tin (iiTinans m conducting: defensivo operations and it seems probable that Ihe enemv will not turn at bav until he reaches the Xamnr-Brussels-Anlweio line, which is said to have been prepared tor a crnn struggle. American forces nnrlli of Verdun have crossed Ihe Meuse at three places and have gained ground on tho east side of the river. This ad vance is most important for it threatens the Sedan-I.ongiivon lino at a new point and removes from the (lermaiis the advantage of having a position on the Hank of the American forces advancing norlhwurd on the western side of tho stream. Sedan must be under arlillcrv fire from tho medium caliber Americnn guns. HENDERSON WINNER IN SAGE BRUSH STATE i!i:xo. Xcv. returns show I lemlersoll ba II. I). Iluhcrls Xov. ti. - Incolnph te Scnalor Charles B. de lea I ed Congressman for senator hv n sub lunlial innioritv, and that Charles I!, Kvans, democrat, is elecled rcprcscn lotie in congress, defeating S. S, liomicr. republican. COMMONS REJECT SPEEDYill RULE LONDON", Tuesday, Nov. 5. Th hotme of eonunom today rejected by a vote of 1!6 to 11,1 a motion made by John Dillon, chairman ot tho nat ionalist party, that the Irish question kIi on til be seltleil without delay on President Wilson's principle ot self-determination.