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, , ' . 4 - - COME TO WILMINGTON Corn, an A Arlcaltwte' Skw Nov. lStk. 17th, 18th and ldth. Reduced fare m all railroads. - , VOIi. XCVII KO. 40 WILMINGTON, jS". Cm TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1915 WHOLBKTJMBBB 39,370 . it . . . . . ..... . ' . ' . 1 THE WEATHER. ' r V GERMANS NOmpCCUPY KKA G UYEVATt ARMY Circle Around Serbian Armies Gradually . Closing in With Heavy Losses. RUMANIANS DISTURBED ' Pressure Being Brought on the King and Cabinet to Enter War With the AlUes. Russians Begin Offensive in Dvinsk Sector. London, Nov. 1. The Germans have occupied Kraguyevatz, the arsenal town of Serbia, while their Bulgarian allies are pushing their way through the mountains to Nish, Serbia's war capital. From all sides the Germans, Austrians and Bulgarians are slowly closing in on the Serbian armies, -the po sition of which grows graver daily. They are fighting fiiercely, how ever, to save their . country and have inflicted such losses on Field Marshal Von Mackensen's force that he has been compelled to send for reinforcements and leave the more serious work of invading the eastern and southern part of the country to the' Bulgarians, who have had more experience in such mountain warfare as the Serbians are waging. - T . Ana;Io-Fresx9l RelsJoee Serbs. . -. From the-JuncliT t'rDjinl and .Timok rivers, in the northeast, to U kup, in the .south, the Bulgarians are moving westward, drivingf the Serbians out of the towns into the montains, but from TJ&kup southward they have .been checked, ' as the Serbians in that ter ritory have been reinforced by the. French and British with modern gruns and with gunners who sained valuable experience in .France and Gallipoll. Beyond the forces landed at Salon'iki. which German estimates place at 70,000 men, there is no news of further as sistance being sent by the Allies to Serbia. . Russian transports have been report ed off Varna, but the report lacks con firmation. : There is, however, .evidence in despatches from Bucharest that the people of Rumania at least desire inter vention and that pressure is being ! brought on the king and cabinet to in duce them to join with the Allies and permit a. Russian force to pass through Rumanian territory to attack Bulgaria from the east. Greece continues her friendly neutrality.. The Germans, having failed in two months of almost incessant attacks to reach Riga and. Dvinsk .by various routes, are now trying along the rail way which skirts the shores of the Gulf of Riga from -Tukum, and have, according to their reports, reached a point west of Schlok. This is a very slight advance and much low ground, over which It is difficult to -move, lies between them and their objective. Russian Begin Offensive. In the Dvinsk sector both to the west and southwest, of that city, the Russians have begun an ofWnsive, ap v parently in anticipation of renewed at tacks by the Germans, and they are also on the move-in "the lake district east of the Dvinsk-Vlina rauway ana Volhynia and Galida. The result of these various battles has not been dis closed, if, indeed, they are concluded. Those at the southern end of the line are doubtless designed to prevent the Germans and Austrians from sending reinforcements to Serbia. - In France the battle for the Butte de Tanhure, which the Germans re captured from the French; is still in progress, without changing the po sitions of the two armies. There has been some fighting at other points in the west. What the -attacks on this front have cost is shown by a report is sued by Field Marshal Sir John French tonight. He says that the published lists of the German casualties disclose that seven German battalions which took part in the Loos fighting pre sumably a German counter attack lost 80 per cent, of their strength. AEGOTIATIOKS WITH GERMANIT ARB TO BE RESUMED TODAY. C ount Benutorfl Will Call Upon Secre tary Lansing; - ? Washington, Nov. ; 1. Negotiations i between Germany and - the . United States regarding the sinking of the liner Lusitania and other questions - pending between the two nations will 1 be resumed tomorrow when Count-von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, will call upon Secretary Lansing at the State Department. The question of in demnity for Americans lost in the sinking of the Arabic, still is unset tled, and probably will be taken up. -The belief prevailed among State Department officials that Secretary I-ansing would officially make known to the German ambassador the result of the examination of the steel-fragment picked up on the Allan liner Hes? perian which naval experts bell&ve was part of a torpedo. The German "gov ernment, in a note, has denied that the Hesperian was torpedoed by a German submarine.-. . .: BULGAR ON WMY TO NISHl nsinT mil LTY PLEA OF ADMIRAL LITTLE Faces Charge of Neglect and Careless Methods . COURT MARTIAL TRIAL Charged by Xavy With Accepting Sub marine K-2 From Builders When Vesael Was In Defective Con . t . dlton Testimony. Boston, Mass., Nov. 1. Rear Admiral Wlliam N. Little, retired, pleaded not guilty before a naval court martial to day 'to charges of neglect and careless methods while on duty as an inspection officer during the construction of sub marine K-2 at the Fore River Ship Building . Company's yard at Qulncy, two years " ago. Rear Admiral Brad ley A. Fiske was president of the court martial and Lieutenant Com mander Alfred W. Johnson as judge advocate, opened the proceedings by reading the Us of charges. Commander- James Li. Latimer represented Rear Admiral Little. Lieutenant Radford Moses stated that he was one of the. inspection officers at Fore river during the building of the K-2 and subsequently was her com manding officer. He said he called the attention of Lieutenant Childs, another inspection officer, to certain defects in the battery ceils. He did not report the defects to Rear Admiral Little but talked the matter over with him. The contractors, Lleutenent Moses stated, oDjecxea to matting, any change in the On, cross examination . Lieutenant Moses said Rear Admiral ; Little did not encourage nim to talk a fC-2&jH&ZtP&z alt reports werevftade! in writing, tnrough Lieutenant . Child. He was' certain he saw his notes, re garding the-submarine oil the admiral's desk. Lieutenant Moses admitted. that Admiral Little ordered an examination when attention was called to the con dition of the batteries. Wrote Supplemental Letter. Rear Admiral Robert S. Griffin, chief of the Navy Bureau of Steam Engin eerihg, testified that on the recommen dation of Rear Admiral Little subma rine K-2 was given a preliminary ac ceptance. No mention was made of any defects, at the time of the recommen dation, he said, but later a letter of a supplemental nature was received from Rear Admiral Little stating that there has been trouble with a number of battery cells. The witness said considerable lati tude was given to Inspectldn officers and" they usually did not report trou- (Contlnued on Page Eight. X TEXTILE TODAY, IS BIG AFFAIR Northern and Southern Mill Men Will Attend Hotel Accommodations for Visitors . at Greenville, S. C., is Big Problem. Textile Orgranlzatlona to Hold Sessions. Greenville, 6. C, Nov. 1. Practical ly all of the principal machinery houses of 'the north and" east are represented here in the Southern Textile Exhibit, which opens tomorrow morningand the crowds of " strangers upon the streets are noticeable. Prominent among the visitors are the big cotton miil men of the South and North, and the, exhibit as well as the meetings of the South ern Textile Association, will, without doubt, exceed the . most ardent expec tations of the promoters of the scheme. At present, the biggest problem is the housing of the visitors. All hotel space is sold for the week and in ad dition the Chick Springs Hotel, with a capacity of 400 guests, opened last night. 'This hotel is 12 miles from the city, but the Piedmont & wortnern-electric lines-will operate special trains to and from there during the week. In session during the week will -be the Southern Textile . Association, the Board of -Governors of the Association and the Textile Exhibition. For the amusement of the - visitors, various functions have been- arranged. Wednesday and Friday nights there will be dances in Cleveland hall. Wed nesday afternoon Furman - University and Presbyterian College play football, and Saturday afternoon the University of North Carolina and Clemson College will play their annual football game. . . Petersburg, V Va-, Nov: 1 The "body of J. P- Garland, 45 years old, an at torney of Lynchburg, was. found in the harbor here today. An inquest will be held. Garland was unmarried. He was & son of the late Rev. Dr. J. Powell Garland, prominent , in the " Methodist church In Virginia. - , SHOW OPENS fljfg ER IS CLAIMED RY DEATH Dies Suddenly After an Illness of Ten Months. PROMINENT PUBLISHER Was Also Conspicuous In Politics, at One Time Betnsr Treasurer of Dem ocratic National Committee. German Descent. New York, Nov. 1. Herman Bidder, former treasurer of the Democratic National Committee and publisher of the New York Staats Zeitung, died sud denly late today, at his home in this city. The cause of Mr. Ridders death was kidney trouble in an acute torm. He had been ill about ten months and for two weeks past his condition had been critical. He was in his 65th year. Members of his family were with him when he died. Among a large number of prominent German-American citizens of the Unit ed States, Herman Ridder was one of the most conspicuous figures in the newspaper publishing business and in politics. He at one time was president of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association and for many years he held high offices in - the Associated Press as treasurer and a director. Mentioned for Vice President. He "was talked of at the. 1908 Na tional Democratic convention at Den ver as a possible nominee for vice pres. ident on the ticket with Bryan, whom. however, Mr. Ridder opposed at that time. - Following the nomination of Bryan at the 1908 convention, Mr. Ridder .was chosen as treasurer of the Democratic National committee, and in his own J name and those of his brothers he con tributed $37,000.. the largest .single contribution to the Bryan campaign. Mr. Ridder was owner and editor of the New York Staats Zeitung. one of the foremost German newspapers in the United States, and through this he was particularly conspicuous recently in .his ardent defense, of the German position., in .the European war. Self-Hade Man. - Mr. Ridder was one of the so-called self-made men. And; a New Yorker from birth until . bis death. - Ha was born March , 1851. His German . pax- eTty so nearyin fact, that young Bid der began earning his own living when 11 -years old as an errand boy. By stages he served in a Wall Street brok er's office, as employe of a Are insur ance company and. then , as an insur ance, agent. 'At 18 he had become in terested in politics and before he cast his first vote tie stumped the whole lower Bast Side of New York City and won for his favorite, a nomination and election for district judge. He enter ed the newspaper business when he was 27 years old by establishing the first Roman Catholic newspaper in New York City in German and afterward started the Catholic News in English, which soon became recognized as a leading Catholic paper of the country. In 1890 Mr. Ridder became a stock holder in the Daily Staats Zeitung and was elected treasurer . and manager. Under his .direction that paper assum ed a leading position in its field. He (Continued On Page Sight LABOR. GOIIIIIIOII III Lacy, Shipman and Britton are Speakers at Luncheon. A Hundred, or More Delegates Attend lag Annual ; Meeting of North Carolina Federation Com mittees Announced. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N .C, N. C., 1 Mov. .1. There were one hundred or more delegates here for the North Carolina Federation of Labor, convened in annual session today to conclude its 'work tomorrow. Committees were announced today, a luncheon "served, with stirring speeches given thiB evening and a session to night given over to discussions for the good of the order. For the luncheon this ' evening the special speakers were State Treasurer B.' R. :JLacy, Commissioner", of Labor and Printing. M. L. Shipman and Editor E. E. -Britton, of the News and Ob server. The special burden of all three speeches -was co-operation and thor ough organization.- -State Treasurer Lacy won special praise for a stirring speech in which' he appealed that the laboring people stand together for better conditions for the laboring men. Commissioner Shipman pledged his best effort and the support of -his depart ment of the - State government for the betterment of the condition of the la boring people. Editor. Britton compar ed the effective co-operation" that Ger many Is enjoying with the disorganiza tion that characterized the countries of the Allies as an object lesson to labor leaders for all to et together for team work." ' ; TEN BURNED TO DEATH. Fire Destroys ' Three-Story j Tenement in Brooklyn. : New . York, Nov. . l.-H-Ten 1 persons were burned to death in. a fire which destroyed ' the three-story: tenement house at 6 North Sixth street, Brook lyn tonight. . More , bodies, are believed to be In the ruins. .v RD RALEGH HAS FULL DAY Mexicans Cease Firing Across Border Upon Warning of ( American Commander. VILLA BEGINS ATTACK Firing From His Artillery Damages Defenses of the Town of Agua Prieta. Douglas, Ariz.', Nov. 1. General Villa delivered his long expected attack, on the Carranza garrison of Agua Prieta late today and within two hours after the first gun was fired, machine gun bullets and shell fragments showered over American territory, seriously wounding Louis F. Taylor, a restau rant waiter, and endangering scores of American taoldiers in trenches south two miles from Douglas. Taylor was shot down in front of the United States custom house, where n6re than 70 ma chine gun bullets sped among' throngs of soldiers and Mexican women and children who were coming across the line. Gen. Thomas F. Davis, commanding the 6,000 American troops on duty at the border, promptly warned the com manders of both Mexican factions to change the. direction of their fire, and citiens on the American side were not endangered thereafter. Villa Forces Open Fire. What appeared to be' a general ad vance began at 6:J0." o'clock tonight when the Villa forces opened a heavy fire from all sides of 'the town. The firing, however, ceased -when the Villa troops had reached the'wire entangle ments on the east side of Agua Prieta and began to. dig themselves in Meanwhile the Carrana garrison was sweeping all approaches with rifle and machine guns, guided py searchlights; AHIiiIi.1I -I. .ll.ifi4 Vthj. tnllava went oyer the-fteads oJ: the. VUlaforoes, vuevvLjt iii! Liie varrana i. routin es as every voltey. was fired.' v : On the "Mexican sfd e losses could not be definitely ascertained up to night fall, which r .brought a lull in the com bat, but Villa? artillery, firing suces sive salvos,', played on the defenses of the Mexican towji with the apparent intention of shattering the barbed wire entanglements and. destroying the trenches preparatory to a rush on the garrison of General Calles. Three houses on the west side of Agua Prieta were blown up by shells and, according ; to Carranza . reports, one man was killed and eight other persons wounded, including one wo man. Villa Mile from Town. One of Villa's wounded was brought to Douglas for treatment. ,Two others were seen to fall when a shrapnel shell burst over them. A shell burst-on one of his field pieces putting the gun out of .action. The Villa line was late to day a mile from' the Agua Prieta trenches. It is believed tonight it was moving up with cannon . and infantry for a rush on the town at day-break tomorrow. General Calles began exploding mines to the eastward at 8 o'clock to night. - Calles reported his losses today as eight killed and twenty-four wounded. He claimed the dash of the Villa troops to: the Agua Prieta barbed wire entan glements had been repulsed with a loss of at least 200 to the Villa troops. With four shells and a brief dis charge of rapid flrers. Villa forces drew a hot fusillade from the Carranza trenches at 10 oJclock tonight. GEN. FUNSTON TO COMMAND. Americans Will Return Fire if Shots Across Border' Continue. Washington, Nov. 1. After consulta tion today between the White House and War Department, it', was ' decided that the orders given to American troops on the border last.5 May to re turn any fire from Mexiean territory that endangered lives on. the American side of the line would be. effective in the present situation- at Douglas. Should bullets continuously fall into Arizona and jeopardise the safety of American residents American troops without -further reference to Washing ton, are to shell that faction which is responsible for the firing into Ameri can territory. Major General Funston was. en route to Douglas tonight to take personal command of ;the situation. - v - - -CARRANZA FORCES DEFEATED. Obregon Attacked by Large Villa Force .:' at San Carlos, is Report. ' "El Paso, Texas, Oct. shrdiu cmfwypg El Paso, .- Texas, Nov. 1. Arrivals here, from Torreon brought news of the defeat of about 3,000 of General Obregon's Carranza forces by a much smaller - Villa force at San Carlos, on Saturday "oh -the" line ' to Durango. Ac cording to" the' account, Obregon sent his men to: clear . out what he believed to be a .small force of JVilla soldiers. It -was. saidr they ran into - a ..force of about ,000 men. : The Carranza force returned. . it was said,; with 22 cars, of wounded soldiers. . The Madero family property: in Car ranza. .controlled - territory,, amounting to many millions, fhas been confiscated, according to ' these arrivals. It was said that . Albert', Blair, general - man ager of the -Madero estates, had been, given, 24 hours to leave" Torreon. . As serting, he was -r a British subject, ; he refused, appealing to: the - British em bassy at Washington. ; :' . Confiscation is said " .to have been and . iihon- the', reported .support of the rtadro family-' given '-to 'General Villa. BUSINESS REVIEW FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER SHOWS T CHANGE FOR BETTER BIG IMPROVEMENT IN THIS DISTRICT Cotton Acreage Curtailment and Diversification Factors. LIQUIDATION GENEROUS Wonderful Improvement All Along the Line In Richmond District, Says Federal Reserve Board Man ufacturing Prosperous. ' (Special Star Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Nov. 1. Business conditions all along the line have im proved wonderfully during the last month, especially in the Richmond dis trict, according to the monthly bulle tin just issued by the Federal Reserve Board. The report says: "After watching the slow and at times halting development of business during, several months, it is now possi ble to .report that this-district" is ex periencing much improvement. "While cotton is largely responsible, it can "fairly be said that the improve ment is attributable to the fact that intelligent and very general curtail ment of acreage, while naturally hav- ing a direct bearing upon the imme diate price of the staple, accomplished much both immediately and, it is hoped,- prospectively, in that the. value of diversification has been clearly dem onstrated. If the principle can be ad hered to, and the idea further devel oped in the future, land owners in the cotton states will soon-insist, not only with themselves-but with their ten ants, that better average results Will be ; had. in diversification than .in de voting their entire supply of energy to the cultivation of a single crop. It, therefore, is true that while the change in policy has resulted in high prices for a comparatively short crop of cot ton, It also is the fact that the acreage wtthTfflr5rnrfTOl!f bacco and grains of generous values, with the result that the farmers will remember the present year as one of plenty.. Liquidation Generous. "Cotton has been moving froely, permitting generous liquidation. The movement is allowing local jobbers and merchants to replenish, with . confi dence, stocks which have been carried: at low water mark,, thus materially helping manufacturing : lines. Many planters who have sold sufficient cot ton to enable them to pay outstanding debts are now apparently disposed to store and hold part of their crop for prices which they hope to see even better than those- prevailing at the moment. The liquidation noted can be observed all along the-' line, from local bank or merchant to the more or less distant bank, jobber or manu facturer. ' "Tobacco has been of excellent qual (Contlnued On Page Eight.) WILL ASK 110,000,000 Money Would be Used for Ad ditional Equipment. Senator Chamberlin Has Arranged Begin Drafting Bills to Go Be v fore Congress for the Army . Appropriation - to Washington, Nov. 1. Arrangements were made today by Chairman Cham berlain, of the Senate military affairs committee, to begin drafting imme diately, the' series of bills which will be introduced at the opening of Con gress to carry out the army's part 6l the administration's defense pro gramme. The senator, had a conference with Secretary Garrison, who promised that officials of the War Department would give every possible aid in pre paring the measures. Chairman Hay, of the House military affairs committee, is expected to join Senator Chamberlain later and iden tical bills carrying out the .programme probably will- be introduced simul taneously in both houses. The form of the measures will be determined by Senator Chamberlin and Representative Hay, the War Department, supply nec essary ngures and statistics. Congress will be asked, it was learn ed today, to appropriate $10,000,000 this year for ,the organized militia of the country,' or just about double the averatre amount asked by the War De partment for this purpose during the last. lew -years. - esne money? wm go into equipment for the guardsmen, par ticularly for the especial service corps like the artillery, signal corps, - avia tion, engineers and the like it is un derstood. .- v i The-bill providing for, the prganiza-: tton of the continental armyvwill dis tribute this force throughout, the coun try" according to population under pres ent; plans, Details of the scheme, will be worked out by the two raemberg of Congress with the and of the war col lege staff and other army officers. It Is understood "the war college already has prepared complete plans. " " ' , FOR NATIONAL GUARD NATION'S BUSINESS GREATLY IMPROVED Shown by Reserve Board's Re port for October BEST IN MANY MONTHS Atlanta Reports Merchants' Sales Dou ble Those for Same Period Last 'Tear Reports From Each Reserve District. Washington, Nov. 1. Business condi tions throughout most of the country improved considerably during October, according , to reportstfrom Federal Re serve Board agents, made public to night by the Federal Reserve Board. As a whole the- pictur of conditions is regarded by officials as the most favorable received by . the board in many months. . . For the Boston district it is said that there has been considerable improve ment in commercial activities and that reports coming into that city from the different lines of trade are not only cheerful hut decidedly optimistic for the ruiure. Industrial activity in the New York district, the report shows, increased during the month and ' wholesale and retail trade expanded with better col lections. Retail Sales Increased. Philadelphia says, that improved business conditions are reported from nearly all parts of the district. A hopeful, sign, it is said, is the report of increased sales by department stores, retail clothing, dry goods, gro cery and other concerns' dealing direct ly with the consumer. While domes tic trade is still below normal, there is a distinct betterment. Scarcity of dyestuffs in the dlstript "is sad to be a serioua'detrtiiient to some-indtjstrifts, bowsvrandsdy bedmr aTiiite. -';':' - - ; f jv - " Unprecedented conditions lii the steel trade continue" to be 4:' big factor in in- nuencing - business lit the Cleveland districts . There was a -decrease in idle railroad cars of 100,000 in September. After, months- of." slow and halting development,' Richmond says that it is now possible lto " report the district is experiencing much-' improvement. Cot ton has been the principal factor. Other crops are in good shape and pres ent indications are sad to justify a belief that the situation will be com fortable. and promising for three or four months at least. Merchants' Sales Doubled. Events of the montht Atlanta re ports, have not only sustained but in creased confidence of.&he general busi ness public throughout the district. Commercial travelers report merchants' sales double' those of .last year in the same period . - Chicago says that the large centers (Continued on rage Eight.) I RISK THEIR LIVES IN PELLnGpPERIIIIT Twelve Mississippi Convicts Are Given Freedom. 4 Were Put on Unbalanced Diet for De termining Cause of Pellagra Six Contract Disease, the Phy sicians Declare. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 1. Twelve con victs at the Rankin state farm, seven of whom were serving life sentences, were pardoned by Governor Brewer today as a reward for having risked their lives in "what is said by public health officers to have been a success ful experiment to learn the cause of nellae-ra. Dr. Joseph Goldberger, of the United States Public Health Ser vice, said toddy that the tests had proved the correctness of his theory that the disease is caused by an un balanced diet and that he is convfhced it can be cured by a balanced ration. The experiment was begun Febru ary 15 with 12 prisoners, each of whom was promised a pardon if he would strictly follow the diet Dr. Goldberger prescribed. The diet - excluded milk, fresh lean meat, eggs, peas and beans. A diagnosis today by Dr Goldberger and four. Jackson-, physicians- showed, it was said, that six of. the prisoners had developed pellagra in a pronounc ed form and that two others showed symptoms of the disease. They will be placed under treatment with a balanc ed ration. Governor - Brewer having urged them to remain at the prison to be nursed back to health. ONE GREEK IS KILLED Several Are Injured When Automobile Collide With Buggy. Salem, va.,., Noc. . 1. Gus Zoragovas, a Greek, 23. years old, was. instantly killed, and nine; other Greeks seriously injured here - tonight when, ah auto mobile in which they 'were ridng col lided with a horse and buggy. A. J. Baner. the driver-, of the buggy, sus tained a broken leg and the horse re ceived" fatal injuries. - ELECTIONS TO BE III A HELD TODAY HU1ER OF STATES Woman Suffrage is Overshad owing Question in Mass achusetts and New York. PROHIBITION IN OHIO Governors Are to be Elected in Massachusetts, Mary land and Kentucky. New York, Nov. 1. Whether women shall be permitted to vote is the over shadowing question to be decided at the New York State election tomorrow. A revised constitution, drawn by a con vention, with Ellhu Root as its presir dent, at Albany last summer, also is to be voted on, and three congress men, a full assembly, eleven su- preme court justices and some county and city officials are to be elected. The battle of the women campaigners for and against their, enfranchisement has made the campaign picturesque. The speaking campaign ended tonight with a Z4 hour suffrage meeting at Times Square, but the suffragists work is not done. More than 6,000 women who will' work as watchers at the polls tomorrow agreed tonight to rise shortly after 4 o'clock tomorrow morrow morning and be at the polls at 5:3 Oo' clock. AntU Will Not Watch. A few minutes after Mrs. Harlot Stanton Blatch, president of " the wo men's political league, announced to night that she . was retiring early . to arise with the watchers tomorrow, word came from Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge and Mrs. Alice Hill Crittenden, pres idents of the National Association op- ' posed to suffrage, and the New York State anti-suffrage association, that they were ' goings to the theatre. No anti-suffrage, watchers will be at the polls. The antis say that women don't , belong at the polls-and that-they are. dem-from'the-C iri Charcre of the" booths anvhOw. Leaders of both sides expressed opti mism regarding the result Of the elec tion. VOTE WIH. BE , HEAVY Massachusetts Voters Aroused Over the " Suffrage Amendment. Jbkston, .Nov. vl-r-Overshadowing in popular -interest, the election of a gov ernor and legislature is the issue also to ,be determined at the polls tomor row of whether Massachusetts will en franchise it eone million women, citi zens of voting age. Credit for the aroused public sentiment Is due to two sets Of women who have conducted one of the most remarkable campaigns ever waged in the state. Usually the vote on amendments falls far. below that cast for the head of the ticket, but on the matter of woman suffrage, it is generally agreed that the vote will be 'a heavy one, for the women, have seen to it that the men were enlightened on every phase of the subject and tonight there was hardly a voter in the commonwealth who had not been stood up and counted and made to wear, figuratively at least, the yellow of the suffragists, or the red rose of. the antis. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, presi dent of the Massachusetts Woman Suf frage Association said tonight that the suffragists expected a Very large vote, but declined to give figures on the vic tory they, expect. Mrs. Katherlne T. Belch, president of the Massachusetts association opposed to woman suf frage, predicted a majority of 100,000, against the amendment. Only the .Progressive and Prohibi tion parties have endorsed woman, suf frage, and as the vote will not follow party lines, forecasts generally have been made with caution and usually In harmony with the admitted personal leanings of the maker. CLOSE CONTEST EXPECTED s Both Democrats and Republicans ConfU dent in Massachusetts. Boston, Mass., Nov. 1. The - closest contest for the governorship since the schism in the Republican National party at Chicago, in 19 12, gave birth to the progressive party, is, expected at the election of state officers tomorrow. Governor David I. Walsh, re-nominated for a third term by the Democrats, tonight summed up his campaign in these words: "I am going to be re elected governor of Massachusetts to morrow by a plurality which I confi dently expect will approximate 35,000 votes." . Former Congressman Samuel W. Mc Call, who was - defeated by Governor Walsh by 12,000 votes a year ago and again heads the Republican ticket, gave this as his final word. tonight: "I shall receive the largest vote cast for any candidate tor governor 4n the last eight years and shal . lbe elected tomorrow by a very, substantial majority." OHIO VOTES ON PROHIBITION "Dry" "Assert Bryan's Campaign Will Increase Their Strength. Columbus, T Ohio, Nov. 1. With the issues of state-wide prohibition in the forefront, the campaign Iri Ohio closed I tonight with rallies and mass meetings in many; cities ana towns. rair weather for election day was promised and prediction was generally made that a normal vote will be polled to morrow despite the fact that no state ticket is to be elected. ' In addition ' to ' the constitutional! amendments and- laws- subjected to . referendum only, municipal officers are to be elected in 81 cities and 728 villages. , , , , "Dry"' leaders assert that the cam (Continued on Page Eight)' ft It - j vV.- '.c r .1. .
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