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'r ' fEATHER FORECAST:; v: 7?? 20 PAGES ISPATG e I .. iu rpnlina Fair and warmer ltri" Sunday. Fa'r Monday. L THREE SECTIONS THE LARGEST CIRGULATCION IN WltVIINGTON L0L. XXII. NO. 296. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1916. PRICE 5 CENTS' New York Papers Declare i, I' 1 is in the Lead 1 t V Wimon Republican Party Offers Only Masters; Democratic Of fers Comrades. INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE ENTHRONED ISame Old Gang Trying to Get Back In Power, He Warns The People Tells of The Prosperous Times and Cites Facts to Contradict Tariff Argument. Shadow Lawn, N. J., Nov. 1. Pres ident Wilson, in his closing speech of the campaign here this afternoon, said there was a time when the Re publicans controlled the credit of the country, but now they only controii-j-i the betting. The only reply to the criticisms or his foreign policies was this: "It amazes me that men calling ihemselves statesmen would spread tinder in this country when sparks without number are blowing over from the terrible conflagration abroad. They have sought to make party capital out of things which, If not settled wisely, might bring this country into the war conflict which is devastating Europe." Mr. Wilson made, a direct appeal for votes with the argument that the country was never before so pros perous. He said: "With this outlook is it worth while to stop and think of - ELECTION By A BIG IWilYi I II Mill .11 ... 1 TERRIFIC FIGHT IS RAGING NOW Jl GALICIA i New York, oy5. The New York Herald this morning says that in a quarter of a million votes cast in the Herald poll during seven weeks President Wilson is in the lead. " The situation rests on a balance so delicate that a hair's weight may swing it' in either direction, says the Herald: Taking the test ballots as a basis The Hefald shows by a table the electoral vbies would be divided 307 for Wilson and! 224 for Hughes at this time. Total straw vote cast to date, in exact figures, is 248, 463. Of these the President is given 122,192 against Mr. Hughes 1 19,520. Benson, Socialist, is given 6,429. These figures show a plurality this week for Wilson of 2,672, as against a plurality for Hughes last week of 722. The Herald say from the straw vote it might be inferred that with a little added impetus, the drift whicl) has been mov ing steadily in the President's direction might grow into a landslide." l i. r . i ii .i j in summing up me results or lis nation wiae poll tne ! American this morning says that New York is more than ever the pivotal State and that a decisive majority in New York State will decide the result. States, with e total of 1 84 electoral votes, are conceded to Wilson. Hughes seems assured of 1 60 electoral votes. Doubt ful states reasonably sure for Wilson are Delaware, Montana, Hi - V? CLAIMS REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH. 3 -io r i '- r rrc i oiaica i caouuauiy oui c iui w noun cue Lciawcnc, lviuntciiict McCorm.ck Says President j Germans Resume Offens.ve j Nebraska New Mexic0( Ohio Utah and West Virginia. Pro Certain of Three Hundred and Sixty Four Votes. NUMBER IS VERY - APT TO BE SWELLED and Capture More Russian Positions. Chairman of National 'Demo cratic Committee Gives Out Most Optimistic Claim - For The Election. Losses of The Austrians Re ported to Be Heavy French Made Another Advance. viding Wilson does capture these states he will add 54 j I electoral votes to his total, making it 238. The doubtful states, ITALIANS SLOWLY i will a leaning towards Hughes, are Arizona, Connecticut and PUSHING FORWARD. Indiana. Adding these ZD votes to Hughes total or the D 5 I electoral votes are accounted ror. New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington and Wis consin with 1 08 electoral votes are left. Says the American: "Wilson can be elected, theoretically without New York, but he will not be. Hughes can be elected without New York if he should carry .the noddle west solidly, but if he should carry Ohio, Indiana, Illinois ahd Wisconsin he would arlso undoubt edly carry New York, i f 4 'So that the, only positive prediction that can safely be made is that a decisive majority in New York either way will show the drift and decide the result. "In every Presidential election since 1876 New Ydrk has been carried by the, winner." - j Muscovite drive of last summer have i . A census of the straw votes taken by leading newspapers rJr"- ,Z every part of the Country has been compiled by the William New York, Nov. 4. Vance C. Mc Cormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, tonight issued his first formal and final estimate on . ed more Russian positions on the Nar tne National election. It follows: i ayuvka, thus relieving pressure on ' Woodrow Wilson will be re-elected ' Halicz, sometimes called the key to President next Tuesday by a popular i Lemberg. In Volhynia, German at majority in the electoral college. jtemptd to regain some of the posi- "The votes -of Democrats. FfoCTes- tions lost to the Russians during tne sives, Independents and Republicans in countless thousands will tiontrib ute. The same elements will elect a 'sympathetic Senate and f Hoilse jt London, Nov. 4. A terriffic batle is raging between the Russian and" Ger-1 man forces on the Galician front. Following their resumption of the of fensive the Germans have recaptur irtv nrtvontaeu .' .'! 'ft -..irnrtli whtlf llE.eDreSejitotive&JBuJ with 1111(11 iivr iim l it i it k 1 1 1 1 uljh m -nn-wtc-Y 1 1 t.fnT-TT-- ' - ' v. .v;--' - . - & TV the President. "President Vilson Mf ttloiis wr.; repulsed Ntlirfis.?iifia.'ttr?.r Atlnwh k ins "And after all, the thing that is being attempted in New Jersey is only a part of what is being attempt d in the United States with even more transparency of purpose." William Johnson, of Adelphi, N. J., , Th .Italians-tire flowly but surely pushing their lines nearer to Trieste, will have not with fine weather favpring their of- Their advance college, with the possibility that this . yesterday and today was extended number may be increased to 41(j and J over a wider area and the drive is be a possibility that it anay be swelled i ing prosecuted with steadily increas to 461. . j ing violence and growing losses to the Thirty States, with a total of 364 1 Austro-Hungarians. electoral votes, properly belong in I The Austrians lost 39,000 men dur- the past?" Tn hosrinniinr Mr "VXHcrm Holivorod broadside against the campaign of.,fewer than 364. votes .the electoral fensive operations e Republicans on the State ticket New Jersey. He declared they ere endeavoring to re-establish in- sible government in the State, add- the Democratic column as follows: "Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,' Mississippi, New York, Nov. 4. Chairman 3fr Wilcox, of the Republican Na- tional Committee, issued ' this -35- statement tonight: . "The result of next Tuesday's 4fr election is not in doubt nor is it a matter of uncertainty. It is K- not a question of rival claims. -x- This fight has been won for the ' ticket of the reunited Republi- can party. 55- "After receiving reports from most of the States throughout the country it is the belief of Jf the members of the National Campaign Committee that Mr. fc Hughes will have at least 100 majority in the electoral college and doubtless this majority will 3fr be very much larger. I have made this report to Mr. Hughes X- and it is based on reports re- ceived from all over the coun- try." FIVE KILLED IN dropped dead in the crowd just as'the j Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New President concluded his speech. Thef , T Z' 2i : n' UI1IU, yjK.lHllULU.cL, OUUL1I Kai uiijix, x cu.- nessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. "Included among the close States and classified as 'probably Demo cratic,' are 9, with 52 votes in the J were downed at different points on the electoral college, as follows": ,' front." stricken man's son, who had accom panied him, said his father had been in ill health for some weeks. Th final Democrat rally here was celebrated as "Old Home Day," and delegations were on hand from near ly every county in New Jersey. Governor Fielder introduced Mr. Wilson as "the man of the hour." The President said, lu part: "I mimr caw tViot it Vioc hAn vorv 1-ard in recent weeks not to take offl with Sectoral votes as follows I "Micnican. Minnesota auu iviaoax- that look to ing the first two days of the new Ital ian offensive, according to wireless reports from Rome. Of these in round figures ten thousand were kill ed twice that number wounded andi the remainder captured. "Northeast and east of the Fort Vaux we have advanced several hun dred meters," says tonight's French war office report. German attacks on the edge of the St. Pierre-Vaast Wood we repulsed. vGerman aeroplanes Norfolk Southern Train Ran Into Open Switch Several Seriously Injured. Wilson, N. C, Nov. 4. Five - per sons were killed and 17 were injured D. Mcjiej 24 miles from here. . It iff believed that other perspns are buried in the wreckage of two cars. C. A. Sallinger, conductor of the train, a resident of Raleigh, one ne gress and three negro men were kill ed. Mrs. Vience Williams,, of Raleigh, was perhaps fatally hurt. An artery in her arm was severed. Others in jured were J. E. Crute, of Wilson; Jesse E. Williams, and W. B. Briggs, former postmaster at Raleigh. company announced tonight, were taken by o4 papers drvary- ing political affiliations. The result was : For Wilson, 472,480; for Hughes, 375,719. 11 H vi I "California, Idaho, Kansas, New The early British report says the Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, North Germans entered trenches near Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The Guinchy east of Bethune on the 'doubtful States' are three in number Somme front, but were expelled. In m the effort to reinstate in power the wen whom we routed six years ago am held up to the contempt of all lovers of justice and true govern Vy nt, because it is appropriate to stir fi- blood very hotly to see these men trying to get xr power again mv coat anrl P-Pt hurt intn thf fiffht thai i i,5o c.i chusetts. The States , ... b . Jka PnnllhnQTl, arA Riv in number u xz ivupuvuvwu w with 70 electoral votes as follows: "Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania, New Wamnshire. Vermont and Rhode island. There are 531 votes in the' electoral college and a majority of 266 is required to elect. In making u , . . ' , J im this estimate I have been gov- uave neara a great aeai or; . . i a k 'alk in condemnation of invisible gov-!ernea r.eufDie everv eminent. invir.ihi rnmt JftV. our organization bureau from every er existed in more the course of air operations British headquarters reports tonight five Brit ish aeroplanes failed to return. MANY BODIES ARE TAKEN F Dramatic Armament I formation showing a desperate count- er move by the central empires has Most Contest The World . Has Ever Seen Being Waged GERMANY REALIZES IMPORTANCE OF IT. ROM MINE Must Meet Allies' Great Out put of Ammunition and Also Make Up For Short age of Men Soldiers Withdrawn to Run Muni tion Factories. inan it. has existed in 5past years in this State of New Jersey and that in visible government never had more Wcessful places of concealment than " had in such localities as Atlantic foris'auarter. of the United State These reDorts are detailed the best judgment conservatively stated of experienced men. In every instance they are supported by fig ures representing careful canvasses, City, frnm Lw,i, ,;h,)o painstaking pons ana straw uB tnrougnoui m uuuj. They represent, T i , tTJ Tk Raee; Yesterday. t'vprnor on the Republican side has wen chosen, and it never received more successful and nprsistent de- fpne than it hns refeived from the npwspapers which he owns and con trols. f (Continued on page 12.) NINETY-TWO LOST IN SHIP COLLISION MESSENGERS WON; GO BACK TO WORK. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 4. Twenty- ! three bodies have been recovered from tional committee has relied nqt only:Begsie Mines, 25 miles from here, upo& precinct, county and State or-: where 35 men were entombed by a ganizations, but upon an elaborate . gas eXpiosion early Saturday morning, system of checks and counter checks Jonn shell, M. Williams and Tom repeated at frequent intervals." Sims, the latter two negroes, were i rescued unharmed tonight, bringing j the total saved up to eight. Four men are still in the mine' but little hope is held for them. Several might have been saved, hnwpvpr. hv coins: into one of the en- New York, Nov. 4,-j-Nine hundred jf -h explosion It was in j messengers won their strike today i that manner that Shell and the ne London, Nov. 4. Nuiety-two lives against the American District Tele- roes escaped death from the after- lost when the British steamships graph company, iney, wm icimu wJdamp, "nermara and Retriever collided I work Monday with mcreasea wages. an,l sank last night during a terrific . Those heretofore making 1 1-2 cents gale in the Irish sea. Onlv two per- a message will get 2 cents and those sns survived the disaster. No Amer-1 making 2 1-2 cents will get three "-Hns are rpnnrtpH 1nit Tho nnn-n&r. AVIATOR FELL TO DEATH YESTERDAY. dI was bound with passengers and JWe from Greenore, Ireland, for Hoy Head. Wales. The Retriever aS COal la Hon . ! Have you contributed to the Wilson 11(17 If not, make your contribu n early Monday morning. Dollars needed. San Diego, Cal., Nov 4. Joe Bou quet, an aviator famous ror nis air fnnmla fell 150 feet while flvinff over " - w the exposition grounds this afternoon and was Instantly killed. READ The Dispatch's Election Special Wednesday morning for the most complete election returns. Goes free to all subscribers. Best service on record; leased wire Paris, Nov. 4. The war's final phase is inaugurated this week in the form of the most dramatic armament races the world has ever seen. Gener al von Stein has announced that Ger many, surprised on the Somme by the entente allies' superior output, began at once to increase, hugely her sup plies of guns and shells. "Every parcel of the country's en ergy must be devoted to the produc tion of munitions," said Marshall von Hindenburg, commander-in-chief. "I've come straight from the Somme," said General von Stein. "We must do everything in our power to surpass the enemy's gun shell out put. I'm going to apply myself to this task." Last March the Allies began their greatest munitions effort and this month they are taking up Germany's workshop challenge. So that the world war in this coming winter will be fought principally in European mu nition plants. Victory this spring will go to the side able to project the largest and deadliest shell screens. That the race0 already has begun is clear from the absolute famine in steel for commercial . purposes. All over Europe every available ton s going for military or naval purposes. It is not permissible to indicate the stupendous dimensions - of the effort being made In France, England, Rus sia and Italy, in addition to thq Amer ican output, but I possess positive In- begun. It includes withdrawal this week of 17,000 troops from the east ern front for munition factories and means remodelling of the whole army organization. In the summer of 1915 Mackensen's gun phlanx struck a successful blow in Galicia. Thus, Germany made a similar munitions effort to meet the Volhynia menace and effectively car ry on the Rumanian campaign. To do this she had to create new divisions, most of which do. riot represent fresh effectives, but troops gleaned' from old divisions. What is new about them, howover, is the enormous war material where they have been finished. Every fresh division represents 100 guns added to the German artillery total. The suc cess of both von Falkenhayne and von Mackenen in Rumania was won by the colossal concentration of brand new heavy guns. While the scales in man power are tipping more and more heavily in the Allies favor, German shops are fever ishly engaged in a gigantic gunmak ing effort in order to fulfill Hinden burg's plan of making good the short age of men by a plethora of munitions. Countless millions of lathes therefore are waging unseen and secret war in every town of belligerent Europe. Thousands Participate in Tre- mendous Demonstration for Republican Nominee. THIRTY-EIGHT MINUTES HE WAS CHEERED. BREMEN MAT REACH AMERICAN PORT Renewed Rumor That Sub mersible Is Soon to Appear. Warships on Lookout. New London, Conn., Nov. 4. While the warships of the Allies are whip ping' the seas off Nantucket in search of the German submersible, U-57, Am erican underwater fighters are patrol ling the coast line to preserve neu trality. It is reported another foreign submarine packet is heading for an American port. The report, which developed today, has it that the presence of the U-57, off Nantucket, is merely a cover for the movements of the second diving freight carrier. The rumor declares the merchant man is making for Baltimore or Bos ton and that it is probably the Brem en the famous mystery ship supposed to have been lost. Captain Koenig, of the submarine Deutschland, now in port here, de- ODDS AT THE WALDORF ARE ON HUGHES. New York, Oct. 4. Odds of 10 to 8, and better on smaller wagers, prevail ed at the Waldorf tonight, with Hughes the favorite. ,Two thousand dollars to $1,800 on Hughes was bet by Arnold Rothstein with a man from Arizona. v "I'll double that bet," said the vis itor. "All right," replied Rothstein. "I'll double it again," cried the man from Arizona. "You're on," returned Rothstein. Multitude in Madison Square Garden Hear His Final Word of Campaign Bitter ly Assailed Wilson's Foreign Policy Torchlight Parade a Big Success. New York, Nov. 4. Charles Evans Hughes ended his campaign for the presidency here tonight, amid one of the most tremendous demonstrations New York has ever given a presiden tial candidate. He headed a parade of 70,000 men, according to Republi can figures, up Fifth avenue. He stood behind persons in Madison Square - Garden and heard himself cheered for 38 minutes and then speaking, the last word of the 191C campaign he declared with all his vigor "America must show the world we mean what we, say and we say whatwe'mean." Mr. Hughes himself cast aside all judicial reserve and threw himself whole-heartedly into the enthusiasm of the evening. When during the 38 mintes cheering demonstration at Madison Square Garden, someone pat ted him with a small stuffed elephant, Mr Hughes stood up and waved tho G. O. P. symbol at the crowd. 'My voice is' somewhat worn," ho said when he had finally 'quieted tho crowd, "but my heart is stout and my confidence is complete that we are marching to triumphant victory next Tuesday, The best . of ail welcome, bv tJirrWetcSme - Tibindarr YhenN' i"; "firs fc heard your greeting" it seemed to sound like a convention,' but after awhile I thought it sounded; mora like an election." Mr. Hughes assailed the administra tion's foreign policy with harder em phasis than at any time during his campaign. Some of his listeners inter preted it as a reference to the contro versy over the reported appendum to the "omit no word or act" note when he said: "We cannot 'maintain bur peace if we let any nation Buffer , any misap prehension as to the true sentiment of the United States. We ought not to permit misunderstandings of our f true intentions and firm convictions." The big parade started amid a de luge of rain. Mr. Hughes, in an open car, placed himself at the head of the procession and started up town. U Is said excitement was caused at the very outset when a box of flashlights powder being used by photographers exploded prematurely within 10 feet of the crowd. Rumors of a bomb at- tempt on Mr. Hughes' life spread rap idly, but subsided as the Republican nominee sat calmly in his car while police cleared away the crowd. Mr. Hughes' car was followed by an immense fleet bearing a huge electric sign as wide as the street with the' words "Protection and Prosperity Hughes and Fairbanks." Tens of thousands of uniformed marchers bearing torches, interspersed by scores of bands made up the rest of the procesion. Mr. Hughes stayed with the head of the parade until he reached the Union league club when he halted to review the procession v from an especially constructed stand. He was joined by ex-President Taft and Elihu Root. They stood beside him during the review. Meanwhile, several thousand police men were having their hands full handling the crowd, which tried to clared In his eeneral interview a few days ago that there were only two ! gain entrance to Madison Square Gar German under-sea merchant packets inx4stence, his boat and the Bremen den. Streets for blocks around were roped off and admission was by card He said the much talked of Amerikaionly but the big hall was filled and I . . 4 1 1 did not exist. I stanaing room an lateen nours ueiore Mr. Hughes arrived The Captain said the Bremen had departed from Bremerhaven for these shores some time ago and that was the last anyone heard of it. It was equipped with, supplies for 60 days. The Captain of Jhe Deutschland gave the impression that he believed the Bremen was lost. He did notthink it had1 fallen vic tim to the British blockade. READ The Dispatch's Election Special Wednesday morning for the most complete election returns. Goes free to all subscribers. 200 ! kissed each of the children. Governor Whit man and Oscar Straus spoke and the crowd entertained itself five minutes with a demonstration for Roosevelt. When Mr. Hughes entered the hall, the crowd let loose a torrent of ap plause. It waived flags, shouted, stamped its, feet, chanted "Hughes, Hughes Hughes," etc., until It went into a frenzy. After the demonstra tion had lasted 20 minutes Mrs. Hughes entered and was escorted tb the platform beside her husband. Her appearance was the signal for Increas ed noise. Five minutes later Mr. Hughes' three daughters, the Misses Helen, Katherine and Elizabeth, were escorted to the platform. The govern or, had not seeji them for awhjle and the crowd howled with delight as he : ,Vi' ii i1- IV n t Hi i Mi ifl si 4 A it ii s 'fi ll (I ! It hi t i t7 1: i ! I i Hi i ' 'ft' Jill 4 'ii -r !. i it Si. y. If If 7 , Advt , r,:; .ML...AliAillfflai J t . I i i .. i