TTEATIIER 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.