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t : . : . -- .- . ;. -. -. .. . . . . . , - .- I ' . . ... . . .. - .j . r . . .. - - 4s 10 .Pages Today ONE SECTION vol. xcvnrNo.4j; 1??PfMmiETOy 3f 1916 WHOtE DUMBER 3971 THE WEATHER. I " TF " ; - '!,SfeiMfLBS- lT imivhw YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, MASSACHUSETTS AND PROHIBITION M FATE IN OHIO New Constitute h Defeated and . - I r : jontym Em ire State Legislature; Also Three Congress- men- iDernatonai vote m cay dtate Close, , tCaU Leading HARRINGTON HAS INDICATED MAJORITY OF 5,000 IN BALTIMORE FOR GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND Majority Against Prohibition in Ohio Will be 50,000, is Pre diction of Political Leaders Republicans Gain Two State Senators in New Jersey- Both Sides Claim Victory in Kentucky Returns Are Slow, Amendments to the constitutions of the states of New York, Penn sylvania and Massachusetts to enfranchise women has met with de cidedly overwhelming defeat at the hands of the voters, while ' the amendment to the Ohio constitution for statewide prohibition in that state met a similar fate. ' - : v ; The indicated majorities against suffrage were, at an early hour this morning, as follows : . Massachusetts, 108,000 (returns practically complete). New York, 205,668 (about two-thirds of the state reported). " Pennsylvania, 150,000 (about one-fifth reported). - In-New York state the vote on from 2,467 districts out of 5,713. in the state gave 241,928 for and 321,41868 against the measure. . The returns undoubtedly indicated also the defeat of the project to. adopt a new, constitution. The Republicans have a safe majority in the New York general assembly and three Republican congressmen- were Selected. N. S, Gould in the 36th, B. HSneU, in the In Massachusetts on the suffrageamelidment the'vote from 938 pre cincts put of 1,140 was 95,077 for and 178,192 against. The election for governor" at midnight appeared? to be close: Returns from 938 dis ; tricts but of 1,140 in the state gave McCall, Republican, 183,332, and ; Walsh, Democrat, 183,075. The missing restricts" were ' in sections where McCall was expected to show great strength; ' -Slow In Pennsylvania. ' 'T ' , , ' ' ' Pennsylvania returns were slow, but the defeat of suffrage was Indicated by an overwhelming1 majority. Early re- turns in the mayoralty election in Phil adelphia indicated the election of Thom as B. Smith, Republican. ; : i The indicated majority for Harring ton, Democrat, for governor of , Mary lad, was five thousand in the city of Baltimore, shortly after 11 P. M. No reports from the Maryland counties had been received. Ohio political leaders predicted the majority against prohibition would be 50,000. George' Puchta, Republican, was elected mayor of Cincinnati. Detroit, Mich-, voting : on a plan to purchase the local street railroada, showed from 89 precincts (out of 20 14,351 votes for and 14,618 against the measure. . In New Jersey the Republicans gain ed two state senators, which will make the next senate stand 13 Republicans to 8 Democrats. President Wilson went nvpr from Washington to vote at Princeton. The indications pointed to a Republican victory in the next state assembly. I In Kentucky, where a governor is be ing elected, both Republican and Dem ocratic, leaders are claiming victory. The latest returns, however, showed that A. O. Stanley, Democrat, was lead ing the Republican nominee, E. P. Mor ' row, . by about five thousand. GOVERN OR WALSH DEFEATED. McCall, Republican, Elected Governor of Massachusetts ' Boston, Nov. 2. Samuel W. McCall, Republican, was elected governor, de - f eating Governor David L Walsh, Dem ocrat, in, a close contest. With thirty ' election precincts to be heard from, the vote was: , McCall 526,920; Walsh 223 729. - V- T The balance of the Republican state ticket wa$ elected and the Republicans' made a net gain of 12 seats in the low er branch of the! legislature, "with no change in the senate. v - doubt that the Republicans had elected the whole state ticket below governor, e tjaivm Coolidge, the Republican nominee, for lieutenant governor, was running more than 20,000 votes ahead of former lieu tenant Governor Barry," Democrat., lthe.leglslature,-where theRepub licans had a working majority at the last session, they made a decided gain. The Progressive vote" in thestate was almost negligible. t ' v William Shaw,, the Prohibition nomi nee for governor, polled, one- of the largest votes in the history of the par ty in this state. His vote, about 12,000, was more than twice that of the Pro gressive candidate.- In the city of Boston, where the question-of . the re call of mayor James M. Curjey was "on. the "ballots, returns indicated the prob able defeat of the recall . movement by a fairly close vote. j TWO TO ONE IN MASSACHUSETTS. Suffrage Lenders Claim the Victory. Is Half Achieved. Boston, Nov. 2. The defeat of wo man suffrage, by a vote of approxi mately two to one, was Indicated by returns from the greater part of the late in the election today. With, less Republicans Have Safe Ma- .. ..... But Very Slightiy. than 100 precincts to be , heard from, the ma jority -against the proposed con stitutional amendment was 108,044. The suffrage leaders, conceding de feat, declared that they would begin a new campaign immediately. Mrs. Gertrude Halliday Leonard, chairman of the executive committee of the Mas sachusetts Woman Suffrage Associa tion, .made , the following statement: "The returns indicate defeat for the suffrage amendment by two to one. This means that we have one out of every three men in Massachusetts who believe In ,'equal suffrage. We have now only to convince one half as many more to complete our majority. , We shall start this new campaign on Thursday. We thank the men of Mas sachusetts who today have shown their confidence in the women- of their state." - . - , The antl -suffragists showed over whelming strength in the cities gen erally and in the district of Boston. Mrs. Katherine T Belch, president of the Massachusetts association op posed to woman , suffrage, 1 expressed satisfaction- over the outcome. She said that the majority against the amendment was just what Bhe had ex pected, and pointed to her pre-election estimate of a majority of 100,000. VOTE LIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI. Democrats Elect All State, County and District Officers. - Jackson, Miss., Nov. 2. Democratic voters in Mississippi today elected: a full set of state, county and district officers on a ticket headed by Theodore G. Bilbo for governor and Lee M. Rus sell for. lieutenant governor. The to tal vote polled was not expected to reach 20,000. The only opposition to the Democratic candidates came from the Socialist party ticket :' headed by John T. Lester for governor and F. T. J Maxwell for lieutenant governor. STANLEY LEADS IN KENTUCKY. " . .1 Both Parties, However, Are Still Clslm- Ing Victory at Polls. ' Louisville, Ky., Nov. 2. Unofficial returns from 60 counties out of 119, for governor give former. Congressman A;0. Stanley, Democrat, 65,204; Edwin P; Morrow, Republican, 69,555. - Both Republican and Democratic leaders are claiming victory, the Re publicans by 20,000 majority and the Democrats - by 16,000. Heavy losses have been sustained by the Democratic ticket in many sections as compared with the McCreary-O'Rear race in 1911. DEFEAT IN PENNSY STAGGERING. Cant Vote . pn Suffrage Again Within f Five ' Year Overlooked by Some. Philadelphia, Nov. 2. The attempt to give women the right, to vote met with 'staggering defeat in Pennsylvan ia todays How, badly the little band of women ? who bravely campaigned the, state and . appealed for equal rights: at. the polls were - beaten will t not -be known until the slow work of count ing the votes is completed." r : Claims of the antis place' the major ity against: suffrage as high as a quar ter v of million:.. In vthe state . the vote In many sections-was abouteven : while; - v (Continued on Page Ten. 4- SAYS BEATTY WiU Not be in Many Years at Preaent Rate, He Says. WOULD ISSUE ' BONDS Addressing Norfolk Rotary Club, the ' Adlmiral Advocates Bond issue to Pay for Ships as Fast as Can be BaUt. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2 . Speaking be fore the Norfolk Rotary Club today, Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty, com mandant of the Norfolk navy yard, declared the" United states was not prepared for" war and' could not .be mad so for many , years - to come at the present rate, of naval development. He voiced a sentiment in favor of pre paredness which he admitted was . at odds with the administration and which he. believed was the only course open to the United States if it is to success fully combat any world power with which theye is any likelihood of war. V"I believe ' rn naval '- nrenarednnsH said the admiral, "if it takes $500,000,- www mo moure it. x Deiieve that jCon gress should '.vest the President with authority to issue -bonds to insure naval construction' as fast ;s ships can be built. 'Ahe need for .preparedness is now, when we know that we are not in position to . nieet some -ofTthe world powers better - equipped with naval qf fenslve than we are with naval de fensive." - '.. , ; V - Building Should ' be Rushed. ' " The admiral said that he shared on ly the view of other naval officers when ne teit tnat tn government's naval I policy , should be -one that would ttouild kwj) .C.i'Tls&.2'd -9mmc out tintii thetlef enaive VAtrength was sufficient . to maintain a " first line ; -of .; l resistance ana prevent a landing of enemy forces at - .coast' points ' wfiicft must be vulnerable without that es sential ; first Una,. .. ; -- Should Congress authorize the Presi dent to apend money S for the - navy, as fast as - dreadnaughts could . be con structed and it- became necessary to is sue bonds for the purpose in the sum of $500,000,000, the admiral pointed out that 3 per cent of mat would mean a yearly outlay of $15,000.000 : which the country could easily shoulder when the' great and positively necessary re sult is taken into consideration. Tells of War Game ' The admiral' reviewed briefly his re cent operations as ' commander of the "Red" or enemy Meet In the May war game which was decided in his favor after he had affected a successful land (Continued on Page Ten.) iTion is IUINH State Federation Adopts Num ber of Resolutions. woman Suffrage Endorsed by One Ma jority After Lively Discussion. Wan'ts Greater Navy and Free Text Books. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, i N. cT, Nov. ' 2. The State Federation of Labor selected Wilming ton as the next place of meeting, re elected the officers, who' served last year, had a lively time over the adop tion of resolutions and adjourned this afternoon. A resolution ; - endorsing equal suffrage had been introduced ahd unfavorably reported ' by the' com mittee on resolutions. In this way the fight came up on the floor of the con vention with the. majority Influence of the resolutions committee against it, but even with -this handicap the reso lution was adopted' bygone majority. The Federation cut out ny endorse ment by resolution of the proposition to increase the standing army, :but voted for a greater-navy and for ' all battleships to. be; built-in government ship yards. -. ; V Other ' resolutions declared for free text books for the public schools; against allowing labor, union organis ers 'from, other states coming into this state to organize or in any-way inter fere with ; affairs of the. labor unions in this Stated vinvitlng! the State Farm ers Alliance to send delegates to ( the next annual; Federation convention and affiliate regularly. With- the Federation, Including the sending of delegates.1 to the- Wilmington convention-next year, and calling upon the" next Legislature to provide for the exaraiation and li censing of plumbers.-; i Seven - of the local Farmers" Alliance organisations have already - endorsed the move1 for affiliation; with" the Fed eration. 1 - , , . Labor1" leaders ; say- the" . Federation membership Is now around 30,000.' All the ' cities and towns tof the. State that are of any size much .were represented In the convention Just closed .except Winston-Salem. - Charlotte :,. and ; New- hern, -.i i. .'. 'i- HOT PREPARED FOR WAR LABOR CON I SERBIAN POSITIOH MORE PRECARIOUS May Resist, However, Until Promised Help Arrives. NOTHING DOING WEST At Least . Three Big Battles in Progress la East, Both Sides Claiming the '" Advantage A Quith the' Center of Attention. . - London, Nov. 2. Premier Asquith's speech in the house of commons today on the policy and plans of Great Brit ain, concerning which he did not dis close much more than already was known, monopolizes the attention of Europe c tonight, and the fighting, alH.cided to wait , until tomorrow before though -ft has been'sev'ere on some oTrmaking another attempt to storm the the fronts, is receiving little thought, The Austro-Germans and Bulgarians continue their advance in Serbia and are daily drawing closer to Nish, mak ing the position of the Serbian army in the north . more precarious. It : Is ber Ueved here, however, that the Serbians will be able to withdraw to the moun tains and resist the invaders until the assistance which the Entente Allies have promised draws sbme of the pres sure from them. " - , The British and "French troops which were landed; at Saloniki already are doing -this in the south, and. news of a" Russian contingent, which is various ly; reported as having landed at -Varna or , to be approaching Bulgaria through Ra mania, is anxiously awaited. ... . iOo. the western front. exceot for some ftShttng jin. Cbanipaghe,, there lsilittle 1 ofc nothihff rfoIn5. nut from thetr trenchtea art n. uroffrwiR . . ' ': . W The German continue, thefr. efforts to approach Riga from the west, the Russ ians are attacking .west of Dvinsk, and among the .lakes south of that citv. while attacks -and counter' attacks are almost continuous on the Styr river in Volhyhia, r arid along the, Stripa in Gal icia. Both sides are claiming the ad vantage, - , ; r The offensive of the Italians against the Austrians also 'continues, although Vienna reports that it Is meeting with no success Charlottesville, Va.,.. Nov. 2. Itenry Gaillard Saaart, who". recently : won con trol of his dead' wife's estate said "to be worth $8,000,000, after a sensation al will contest in the courts of Hawaii, died here today from cerebro spinal meningitis. His baby son and heir is in Hawaii with his grandmother, Mrs. Edward S. Knight. DM RESTA WES A For 100 Miles Averages 105.39 Miles an Hour. Wins 100-Mile Automobile Race for Harkvess Gold Challenge and 5,000 in Cash at Skeepsheatt . Bay Speedway, New York, Nov. 2. Darlo Resta won the 100-mile automobile race for the Harkness gold' cballenge cup, and $5, 000 in cash at' the' Sheepshead Bay speedway track today. "His: time lor the distance, 56:55.71, establishes a new American record and an average of 105.39 miles an hour. The Brook land, Eng.', world's record for 100 miles is 56:29.83. Resta also beat the Chica go record of 58:54, which he made him self;. : , ' v- .,. y '.ik.:-J..r ' Bob Burman finished second in 59:33. 69, and Edward Rlckenbacker - was third in 61i00.69. Six. cirs started by John Aitken was forced out of ; the race, after leading for . the'-first "'ten miles, - by a broken connecting" rod. Ralph DePalma's car met with a sirnl lar mishap after going 40 miles.. v-, Ralph Mulford, the" other driver might have been second If not the ac tual winner, had he not been compell ed to go to the pig Ave times during the race because of flat tires. STEW EXPEDITION fTO- BALKANS British and Freneh T Transports With . . Troop Appear Off Greece - Amsterdam, NoVv - .;vla1: London. A4iew;-Angio-"rencn expeaition to the Balkans : Is announced vby-the ' Berlin Tagebiatt. ' This newspaper publishes a ,telegram .from :' Sbfla stgiting . that British and French ' transports . with troops v' have 'appeared - off ; Kavala; Greece. i : Kavala is the nearest Greek port to the Gallipot peninsula,,, and might be selected -as" the . landing- place in case French ; and British troope were with drawn from: the." peninsula for service against Bulgaria. , . A Berlin . dispatch yesterday said troops now on the Ser bian front, - brought in y - way of Sa loniki, .bad been sent .from the ' penln SUla, ,6i. . ' i'i-VV-;'-'.--C , m s NEW AIRIGAII RECORD 8 GALLES' GARRISON Expected to Make Another At tempt Today to Storm Car lranza Stronghold. PRIVATE JONES DEAD General Funston Makes Fur ther Preparation to Protect United States Territory. Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 2. After a day of comparative quiet, following re peated fighting during last night, the Villa rarmy before Agua Prieta late today bombarded General Calles' gar rison for a brief period. This at first was believed to be preparatory, to a fifth assault upon the Carranza strong hold, but developments 'early tonight indicated that General Villa had de- Clty. Two American soldiers were wound ed today by Mexican bullets,- while Major General Funston, who arrived and assumed ' command in Douglas to day, and. Brig, Gen. Thomas F. Davis, were endangered" by stray bullets while on a -tour of inspection of the United States- army "border line; . Private Harry Jones, of Company C, 11th -United States infantry, who was shot in (the stomach while on patrol duty yesterday, .died," today' from his wound. The condition of Lotus F. Tayi lor, a citizen who was shot in; the spine wnile observing the fighting. from the United States custom house, was said tonight to be critical. , - 1 Apprehension Cauaed. . -Three hours; before the Villa -bom vruineai: negan mis,, evening, : Major bardment began this, evening, Major i . ' - - iniernauonai pounaary. . ttts ! move, coupled with reports that Villa Intend ed shelling Douglas .and "the General Funston was preparing to' interfere in Mexico, caused apprehension. , It was stated, however; that no; move ment was. contemplated against the fighting Mexican-factions unless either was guilty of an overt attempt to en danger American lives and property. Many wonien, whose homes were shattered with bullets during the firing around Agua. Prieta last night, left the city. General Funston, ordered all ci vilians kept out of a zone within range of ; the boundary, whlle houses on exposed places facing the boundary line were cleared of occupants. More Cavalry Arrive. Inf antrjr battalions were shifted to strengthen' the United States army po sition facing the Mexican battlefield. Four troops of cavalry ordered from Naco, Ariz., arrived this evening. Three other troops of the 13th cavalry have beefi ordered from Columbus, N. M.; to further reinforce the American mount ed troops. Ammunition and reinforcements from the east for the Villa army, which were f looked for shortly after noon, were reported coming through" Gallar do Pass late today. General Villa made every effort to provide provi sions and water for his thirsty and half starved men and he apparently had succeeded this afternoon. The wa ter supply at Gallardo ranch, destroyed two weeks ago by General Calles! men, was restored and a large supply of flour ' from some source reached his line. .Villa distributed . provisions ,to his men tonight. . Little Real Damage Done. The damage thus far done to Agua Prieta appeared to observers, on the American side to be confined, to two half shattered windmills, a few oblit erated adobe houses in which a num ber of women andi children 'camp fol lowers were killed, and to torn places In the wire entanglements where Vil la's Yaguis attempted to storm., the town last night. Losses of the Carranza forces in last night's fighting were reported by Gen eral Calles at 45 killed and 75 wound ed, although unofficial reports, ,stated his casualties were 250. Villa dead and wounded in large numbers were scat tered over . the desert outside .-'the barbed wire entanglements surround ing -the Mexican town. American army oftfeers who witness ed last night's fighting pronounced the fifing between 3 ; and '6 o'clock .' this morning the most' violent they ever heard. Villa opened on! the" western trenches , at Agua Prieta with every gun available in Bupport of a Anal; rush byJTaqui Indians. Calles replied with every weapon in" his garrison- and Douglas trembled under the vibrations. NO ADDITIONAL ORDERS. General Fnnuton to IJse His Own Judg ment, But Not, Cross Line. I Washington Nov. 2. - War Depart ment officials , conferred over General Funstqn's reports on; the -situation at Douglas, but no additional orders" were sent to him. . He will construe his; in structions about returning fire into American territory according to" bis own judgment,, but under no circum stances will he cross the border. with out special authority. r . ; Rome,: Nov, 2. Information given out at the Vatican today is that Monslnor Marchetto... papal delegate to Switzer land, was sent by the Vatican to Swit zerland merely .to, arrange for an ex change of ; prisoners and civilians .be tween the .two groups of belligerents and had no mission concerning peace. - VILLA BOMBARDIN INTERMITTENTLY MONEY SITUATION IN GREAT BRITAIN NOW ISVECLAREDSERIOUS WHITLOGIf REVIEWS THE GAVELL CASE Says: Germans Seem Satisfied With His Explanation. HAS BEEN EMBARRASSED American . Minister to Belgium Sends Lengthy Statement to Washing ton IT. S. Officials Conaid er Matter Closed. "Washington, ; Nov. 2. Brand Wn'it lock, American" minister to Belgium, has transmitted a lengthy-' report to the United States government review ing steps taken by him- and members of his staff in connection with the exe cution by the' German military author ities of Miss Edith CavelL The minis ter declares reports made by him on the subject constituted merely a recital of facts without expression of" opinion and -that he had submitted them to Ambassador ,Page at London for his information, but not ' for publication. In the natural course the ambassador, reporting on the care of British sub jects by American diplomatic officers, transmitted the documents to the Brit ish 'foreign' office, 'which made them public.-' - - Publication' oT the letter, Mr. Whit lock, says; greatly-embarrassed him in Brussejs ; with .the German authorities, although "he adds that the latter now seen -satisfied withhis explanation and there i is no indication of further difficulty. : .... ' . ; . Referring, .to ' reports ' from London, that there .was" evidence"' of bad faith on, the izjqalirmte'ilrtt fcahs rexec'ation of Miss CaVell took place, the iTtoinlster , jiays;,the legation officially; received no pledge, or prom ise that it would" be kept informed of the disposition of the -case. . There were no conversations of a diplomatic char acter,' he ;.ejcplaine;,.,the: only remarks on the subject passing between an em ploye of : the legation and . a subordinate-German :official;fsi "With : the exception (of the plea for mercy which Mr. Whitlock , himself addressed -to the German military gov ernor, after Miss Cavell confessed hpr guilt of , aiding . allied soldiers - to es cape from Belgium, there was no step taken by the American legation in which the German 'authorities showed any discourtesy. ; - ' ' Csnsider Incident Closed. Officials here look upon the incident as closed. They do; not believe Mr. Whitlock's usefulness in Belgium will be impaired, although they realize he has been placed In an uncomfortable position. - , FOR SETTLEMENT OF LUSUA AFFAIR "Ihf ormal Conversations" is the Plan: Adopted. . Lansing and Bersterfl Take Up Subject : at Conference "Formal Notes" to : be Tabooed - in Effort to Solve Problem. .. Washington, Nov. 2. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, and Secretary Lansing had their first con versation today since Ithe. settlement Of the Arabic case and took under con sideration the questions growing out of the, sinking of the Lusitania last May with the. loss of more than 100 Ameri can lives. , The plan of reaching an agreement without the exchange of formal notes but by formal ; conversations worked so well in the handling of the Arabic case that.lt is now to be followed in en deavoring to solve the Lusitania problem. There is no disposition at the State Department - to hasten a settle ment but to . give every opportunity for a full .and frank exchange ',. of views. Originally . the -American government demanded a. disavowal of the act, repar ation and assurances that the incident would not be repeated. ";Th,e last, is con sidered to ; have been ' disposed of through , the ". PUBlishea": instructions to German-submarine Commanders not to torpedo shipS .without "yarning. The question of disavowal' is beset with many complexities, since the command er acted unders Instructions .existing at the time.' t That Germany will give reparation desired in the form of in demnity is considered; not unlikely. ':.'' Geneva, via ' Paris', Nov. '2. The Swiss press is commenting extensively on the visit of Prince . von Buelow in Switzerland!. Although it. is stated that the prince 'has come to Switzer land merely" for' a holiday, the Basel Nachrichten asserts he is accompanied by . two., high. of&cials . of the German foreign office. . ; 1. " . Asquith Says Greater Sacri " fices Must be Made to Sustain the Burdens, BUT PREDICTS TRIUMPH Asserts Germans Have Not f ..... Made Net Gain of a Foot of Ground Since April. War to be Conducted by Small Cabinet Committee. London, Nov. 2. The prime minis ter, Mr.. Asquith, in the house of com mons today delivered before the largest assembly of the year his widely herald ed and much discussed statement on the progress of the war. The premier's speech was a characteristic one. His most important declaration was that the war will be conducted by a cabi net committee of from three to five members, which . will consult with the full cabinet on Questions of the most serious nature. ; It is taken for granted that Prem ier Asquith, Lord Kitchener, secretary for war, and A. J. Balfour, first lord of the admiralty, will be members of this council. The plan was expected and seems ii the nature of a compro mise to meet the criticism that' a cabi- Lnet of 22 members is unwieldy. s wnn respect to the JDardanelles, the premier insisted upon taking his full share of the responsibility. These op erations, he said, were designed to in fluence the Balkan situation, open the way for supplies for the Russians and strike a ' blow at the heart of the Turkish empire. The allied forces at the. Dardanelles, Mr. , Asquith pointed outt- were holding up ,200,000TTirks. But he -gaVe-no -Indication-of what the. fu ture policy would be on this important Section "of the war front. Sir Edward Carson Speaks. Sir Kdward Carson, the 'former at torney general, .was listened to with almost as great attention as was Mr. Asquith, with the expectation that he would throw more light on the reasons for his resignation. Those who await ed " his explanation were not disap pointed. Sir Edward declared that the cabi net's slowness In deciding upon' the policy of aiding Serbia was the main reason for his disagreement. He as serted that the country was anxious to know whether it resources of men and materials were being used to the best advantage. He described the cabi net as a machine utterly uncapable 6f carrying on a war. He questioned whether -the government was justified in embarxing upon the Dardanelles expendltions and spoke of the failure at Suvla bay as the most disastrous of the war. Asquith Reiterates Confidence Premier Asquith, in his long-expected address on the war in the houee of commons today, reiterated his confi dence that the Allies were going to car ry, the' war to a triumphant issue but warned the country that the nation's financial situation was serious and that greater sacrifices must be made to sus tain the burdens imposed by the strug gle. The premier declared Sir John French now commanded nearly one million men in Krance, and that the situation in the Dardanelles was receiv ing the most anxious .consideration of the government, not as an isolated thing, but as a part of the larger strate gical question raised by reason of de velopments in the Balkans. Great Britain and Prance, he said, were in the full agreement not to let Serbia "become the prey of the sinister' and nefarious combination of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria." Compulsion Unnecessary. Mr'. Asquth said he strongly believed Lthe recruiting plan of the Earl of Der by would make compulsion unneces sary. ' Announcement was" made by the premier that former Premier Venizelos, ' of Greece, on September 21 had asked Krance , and Great BHtan for 150,000 men with the express understanding; that Greece would mobilize. Mr. Asquith said he strongly believed in Krance and Klanders amounted to 377,000 He asserted the Germans had not ntfde a net gain of a fot of ground. Since April. Reviewing the work of the British submarines in the Turkish campaign, the premier said that in the sea of Mar mora they had sunk or damaged two battleships, five gunboats, one torpedo boat, eight transports and 197 supply ships. . ' Failure at Dardanelles The premier accepted his full share . of responsibility for the first attack on the Dardanelles? which resulted in failure, with the loss of several . capi tal ships. He said this attack was made after full investigation and con sultation with, naval experts and that it was sanctioned . by the government notwithstanding . some doubts in the mind of -the . government's principal naval adviser. "If is true that: today some parts of the horizon are' overcast, 'he continued. "T?his, like other wars, has been fruit ful -of surprises and disappointments. The moment calls for three things:'. A proper rense' of perspective, a limitless stock of patience, and overflowing res ervoirs of courage, both active and pas sive." -Mr. Asquith referred to the "small coterie of professional ' whimperers which kept our enemies supplied daily with a diet of falsehoods." The gov ernment, he said, 'had ho Interest In concealing anything, subject to the one overriding, consideration -that its dis (Continued on Page TwoJ. . '---V'Hv V'.-:'J;;-ivv--.:",v' 5 " .'.-..';i.'-.''-- v.v.-'-f:?':;-'v-v'A .A,(iv - .. f i.-
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