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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE HOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE ts :t CAROLINA3 it l LAST EDITION. WEATHER FOHECASTi FAIR WEATHER. VOLUME XIX. NO. 228. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 3, 1914. PRICE TIVE CENTS BATTLE ROYAL IN THE TENTH Indications Point to Eventful Election Workers at the Polls for, Two Parties "Fight to Finish." CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT OVERSHADOWS OTHERS Republican Candidate Will Run Ahead of His Ticket, and Gudger Men Pro fess Confidence. Buncombe suffragans moved into notion early today, and surface indica tions point to a more or less eventful election. Moreover, there are indica tions, from both far and near, that work is being done with a minimum of hard feelings. Small bands of workers were observed at every polling place as soon as they were opened, and these grew in number as the day, the most ideal as to whether conditions, advanced. In the early hours the democratic organization gave a dem onstration of superiority at some points, that party having a larger number of active men on the grounds. This situation the republicans reme died to a great extent later on, and there is little doubt that, until the polls close at 5:32, it is going to be a "fight t0 the finish." As foreseen would be the case, it is the congressional contest, the fight for supremacy between Messrs. Oudger and Britt, that easily overshawods all others. That the republican candi date will run ahead of his ticket, that he will receive an abnormal vote in some sections of the county, was clearly indicated early this afternoon. How this to going to effect general re sults it is much too early, of course, to say. It had been understood that a number of democrats would vote for Mr. Britt democratic votes are not materializing. At other points demo crats admit that there is scratching, and that Mr. Britt is receiving some support beyond that normally polled by the republicans, butthey reflect that Mr. Oudger has always lost a certain number of democratic votes, especially in Ashevllle. Shortly before noon Mr. Britt was called to Weaver vllle, and before leaving declared that he was well pleased with the way things were going. Results at Noon. The vote in the city is heavy, al though it is stated at every precinct that it is about normal. The vote for the constitutional amendments will be almost unanimous In this city. By precincts the vote was as follows at 12 o'clock: First, total vote of 98 with Oudger running with the ticket and very few challenges, Britt's vote being normal, Second, with a total vote at noon of 106 and the votes coming in slowly and a few scattering. A heavy vote for the amendments being cast in this precinct Oudger and Britt getting normal vote. Third, with a total vote at noon of 195, Oudger running behind the coun ty ticket Britt's strength here Is more than normal. Fourth, with a total vote at noon of 21 8 and Oudger running IS behind the county ticket ' The vote here Is above normal. J. E. Swain is being freely scratched for Vonno Gudger in this precinct Oudger's home ward. Fifth, with a total vote at noon of 91. Britt getting 89 and Oudger 4 with five votes scattering. There have been six challenges here to noon. It is a normal vote. Sixth, with a total vote of 12. Britt running a little more than normal and Clark leading the republican ticket. A supporter of Congressman Oudger who Ik thoroughly familiar with cor dltlons In the county, and who gen erally has his figures on straight made the statement shortly after noon, that while a number of demo crats were scratching their tickets, his friends, the enemy, was doing likewise, and measurably the scratching. would prove an offset This man said -he : had made the rounds of the polling places, but saw no reason to changt pre-election estimates, that Mr. Gudg r would .receive In the county a ma jority of somewhere In the neighbor hood of eight hundred. Weavervllla reported a heavy vote about noon without much scratching, although a number of folded ballot were being voted, which opened a field for speculation. West Ashevllle re ported Mr. Oudger ahead by about 25 votes at noon, with some known scratching, but not much. Mr. Britt was to some extent ahead of his ticket, lilltmore reported 74 votes for Gudger and It for Britt this appearing to be about normal. Orders Attack on Turk a Iondon. Nov. t. A dispatch from Tlf lid, capital of the Russian govern ment of ttamename. In trans-Cauaurta, to Ksuter's says: "It is announced that the emperor h"a ordered the Caucasian army to rrons the frontier and attack . ths Turks" VOTIb IS HEAVY AT Tl PLACES Hendersonville and Waynes ville Will Turn in Big Vote at the Election Today. Special to The Gazette-News. 1 Hendersonville, Nov. 3. The polls opened promptly in the township and from the start the voting was heavy. By 12 o'clock one half of the town vote had been polled with both sides claiming victory. Last general elec tion resulted in a majority of 560 for Staton, republican. The' democrats claim that if they do not , cut down the republican majority that they will greatly reduce the vote for Britt. Britt may carry Henderson county by 600. The streets are crowded and the weather ide.d. There is no excite ment reported In the township or in the county. It Is said that the farmers are voting heavy throughout the county. It Is a legal holiday and busl ness la at a standstill. Voting at Waynesvllle Heavy. Waynesvllle, Nov. 8. From the time of the opening of tl.e polls until noon a heavy vote was cast in Waynesville township. The constltu tional amendments are carrying by a large majority, if any votes are being cast against them. Both the democrats and the republicans are claiming the lead in the raoe for congress. The democrats, however, appeared to have the best chance to win with Mr. Gudger. Farmers throughout the county are voting well. The entire vote, practically, of the city and county will be cast at this election. r Gudger Leads at-Waynesrille, , Special to The Gazette-News. Waynfesvllle, Nov. 3. (12:80 p. m.) At noon 808 votes out of more than 800 in Waynesvllle township had been cast. Oudger 236; Britt 60. A number have not voted for congressman at all. Ideal weather prevails and there Is perfect order. No reports yet from any of the county precincts. The amendments receiving practic ally solid vote. FIFTH DISTRICT SAFE THINKS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEN Special to The Gazette-News. Greensboro, Nov. 8. Small local interest was shown on election day, the public not feeling that there would be any decided contest In which vot ers of this section would be personal' ly interested. No contests of large pro. portions have been waged and the democrats are not expecting any ma terlal opposition to their tickets. In spite of the claims by republicans that the fifth district may be carried by Benbow the democrats have enter tained no fears and predict that Sted- man will receive a majority of 5,000, In the county the democrats aro op posed by a funed rcpublicnn-progres slve ticket and expeot to have from 1,700 to 2,000 majority. DEMOCRATS CLAIM" ROWAX BY OVER A THOUSAND MAJORITY Special to The Gazette-Newa Salisbury, Nov. t. Senator Over man in a speech dealing almost ex cluslvely with the democratic nation al administration closed Rowan's campaign addressing an enthuslnstlo audience of several hundred.. Chair man Woodson claims Rowan will give over one thousand democratlo ma' Jorlty. Eulogy for President. Greensboro, Nov. 2, "From the day Thomas Junerson dropped nis pen there has not been a man in the presidential chair who has approach ed Woodrow Wilson," said Congress man Charles M. 8t"dman lost night near the close of a brief speech. It was the doting speech of the demo cratlo campaign in Guilford county and emphaslied, as had been done by other speakers of the evening, the great thankfulness which Americans should feel toward the policies of Wilson and the democratic party for the peaceful conditions that exist In ths country today. Congressman Stedman in continu ing his eulogy of Wilson aside from his position ss an offlclnl and leader of a party said that In the expression of lofty words creating morality, pa triotism and a sense of Justice there Is no man in the world today who ap proaches Woodrow Wilson. . Submarine Safe. Berlin, Nov. I. (Via Ths Hague and London) The Oerman subma rine which compassed the destruction of the lirltUh cruiser Hermes off Do ver last Baturday h,as returned safely to port This Information Is conveyed In an offlolaJ announcement given out In Berlin relating the losa nf the Iirltlsh warship. The name of the sub marine which took part in this en gagement ts not alvtn. GOOD VOTE OUT II SOilTH Tennessee Holds Center of In terest With Bitter Contest Between Hooper and Rye. KEEN CONTEST IN ' NINTH OF VIRGINIA Progressives Making a Hard Fight in Third Louisiana Fair Weather Prevails in Southern States. Atlanta, Oa., Nov, . 8.- Early indl cations were that the balloting today in the "solid south" might be heavier than usual In other than presidential elections owing to the efforts of the democratlo managers to get out a full vote. Fair weather prevailed almost without exception ' - all the southern states. Tennessee held the center of Inter est owing to the bitter campaign that has been waged between Ben W. Hooper, republican incumbent and Thomas C. Rye, the democratlo nom inee for governor. The early vote was heavy. In. Alabama little interest was manifested excepting in the seventh congressional district where Repre sentative John L. Burnett, democrat, is opposed by Thomas H. Stephens, republican. A keen contest is on in the ninth district of Virginia, where R. Tate Ir vine, democrat seeks to succeed Rep resentative C. Bascom Slemp, the lone republican congressman .. from that state. Early reports from the third con gressional district of Louisiana indi cated that the progressives are mak ing a hard-fight to elect W. P. Mar tin who is opposing Henry Gueydan, democrat. A light vote was reported early to day In Arkansas except In the third and fourth congressional districts where the democratic nominees have decided opposition. Heavy EMy Vote Louisville, Ky., Nov. t. Fair weath er brought out a heavy early vote to day In . Kentucky where the contests are confined to the election of eleven representatives in congress; two Unit ed States senators and a judge of the state court of appeals. Interest cen ters largely in the senatorial race for the full term between J. C. W. Beck ham and Augustus E. Winison, both former governors of Kentucky and in the prospect of a close vote in the tenth congressional district Texas Amendments. Dallas, Tex., Nov. 8. Chief interest in today's election in Texas centered in an attempt by about two score counties to have their voters, express opinions on cotton reduction and on three constitutional amendments. These amendments were the initiative. referendum and recall, increasing pay of legislators and drainage district Improvements, including gulf sea walla Ths weather was good1 and early Voting light. The usual solid democratic election was Indicated. Alabama: Light Vote. Birmingham, Nov. 8, The early balloting Indicated that a light vote would be polled In Alabama elections today. The weather Is fair throughout the state but little interest wss mani fested by the voters, excepting In the seventh congressional district where Rpresentatlve John L. Burnett, demo crat. Is opposed by Thomas H, Ste phens, republican. Georgia: Fairly Heavy. Atlanta, Nov. 3. Reports of the early balloting from over the state In dicated that a fairly heavy vote Is being polled today In Georgia. The progressives In various districts were active In getting out their supporters In order to make as good a showing as possible In the diction. In Louisiana.- New Orleana Nov. 3. Threatening weather greeted voters who went to the polls early today in parts of Louisiana. First reports from the third congressional district where a stirring fight has been waged between democrats and progressives, were that the early voting was heavy. Voting was spirited In ths country section of the second district where also the progressives have been active. Early porting In the city and balance ef the state did not Indicate a heavy Vote, although 17 constitutional amend ments are to be ratified or rejected and two stats offices filled. Oklahoma! Much Interest. , Oklahoma City, Okla,, Nov. 3. Much interest In the election In Ok lahoma today centered In the content for re-election of United States sena tor Thomas P. Oore. opposed to his were John it. IT, Burford, repiiWI can, and W. O. Cromwell, progres sive. The gubernatorial fntt Is fonr cornered, with Tl. L. Winiams, demo crat; John fletda republican! J. g. VOTE 111 OT T IS Important Issues and Keen Contests for Office Cause . ( Lively Balloting in t ' Most States. THREE-CORNERED FIGHT FOR SENATE IN PENN. Important National and State Issues in New York Pres ident Goes to Prin- N ceton to Vote. Washington,"' Nov. 3. President Wilson left here for Princeton to vote. He will return to Washington in or der to receive' the election returns at the White'. House tonight. The president was particularly anx. ious to vote today because Represen' tative Allan Walsh of his district was understood to have a hard fight for re-election. Mr. Wilson was also inter ested in democratlo candidates for the state legislature, In the president's party were sev eral White House? employes, who vote in New Jersey, including C. L. Swem, the youngest confidential sten ographer a president ever had. . Heavy Pcnn. Vote. Philadelphia. Nov. 3. The three cornered fight for the United States senatorshlp between A. Mitchell Palmer, democrat; Gifford Pinchot, progressive; and Boise Penrose, re publican; and the struggle between Vance C. jMcCormlck, democrat-progressive, and 'Martin G. Brumbaugh republican, for governor, served ' to bring out a heavy. .vote in the early hours- of the" election today ' through out Pennsylvania, The weather was fine. Heavy Vote In N. Y. ' New York, Nov. 8. National and state issues brought electors of New Tork state to the polls today in num bers that promised a vote like that of a presidential year. Fair weather prevailed. The first opportunity to choose a United States senator by popular vote and the congressional contests arouse! as much interest as the struggle for the governorship. Delegates were chosen also to a state constitutional convention which meets next year. The polls close at 8 p. m. The early Indications of the general results were expected from several cities that used voting machines. Record Vote. , Cincinnati, No, 3. Fair weather except In the extreme northern part today gave promise lof the largest vote ever cast In the state. Intense Interest centered in, the election of United Hickman, progressive and Fred W. Holt, socialist, as candidates. The weather is fair. A heavy vote is being polled. Rliodo Wand: Heavy. Providence, R. I., Nov. 8. Bright sunshine and cool bracing air favored the voters of Rhode Island as they fent to their polling places today to ballot for state oflicer and threo members of congress. Reports from ail sections indicated a heavy vote. In New Hampshire.' Manchester, N. H., Nov, 8. United States Senator Jacob H. Oalllnger, republican, was opposed for re-elec tion today by Raymond B. Stevens, a democratlo congressman, and Interest In this contest overshadowed the struggle for the governorship and and sharp fights for both seats In the house of representatives. The weather was cleat and c ol. In Connecticut. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 8. Inter est In today's election In Connecticut centered largely In the contest( for United States senator. Frank ' H, Hrnndegee, the Incumbent, Is the re- miltllt'fin candidate. Gnvernnr Nlmenn E. Baldwin, the democratlo and Her- bert Knox Rmlth. former United States Commissioner of Corporations, tho progressive. The weather was clear and mild. Bitter In Tenn. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 3. Tennes see today Is electing a governor, mid dle Tennessee member of the railroad commission, congressmen and a legis lature. The balloting ends a bitter campaign and Tennessee without re gard to fnctlnn welccHnes a breathing spell. Ths candidates for governor are Ben W. Hooper, republican In cumbent, nominee of the republicans and a large element of independent democrats and Thomas C. Rye, ..f Psrls, a district attorney geneial. regular democrnt. Heavy In V. C. Ttaletsh. N. C, Nov. 8. Reports from throughout North Carolina at I o'clock this morning Indicated that the voting today would be heavier than Is usual In other-than presiden ts 1 tlectlona Tsn constitutional t.rnendment wers bolng voted In ad dition to a United utate senator, ten consresamen, a full state Judicial and legislative ticket, and a corporation eomm'iwloner. The polls opened at ttinrlae and will close at sunset Fair weather prevailed. IS BRITJ3H WARSHIPS AT T ACK THE States senator and this was augment ed by the bitter fight that has been waged between the "wet" and "dry" forces over two liquor amendments, one of which askied . for ' state-wide prohibition. ' In Missouri. St Louis, Mo., Nov. 8. Fair and warm weather prevailed throughout Missouri today and scenes at the polls at the opening hours indicated heavy vote would be cast. The voting was slow on account of the long referendum ballot.-, Heavy in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 3. The early vote in Chicago was unusually heavy today and the few reports from down state indicated similar activity. Although Jwomen cannot vote for United Stales senator apparently there was one wo man's vote cast early to every three by the men. In Colorado. Denver, Nov. 3. Clear skies and moderate temperature brought out a heavy vote in tho early hours of the d.-.y. Last night saw the close of an active campaign in which prohibition and labor issues aroused Intense in terest. Colorado is electing one United States senator, four representatives and a complete state ticket. The bal lot carries sixteen initiated and re ferred measures; including a constitu tional amendment provldirj for state wide prohibition. Predict Heavy Vote. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 3. The strenu ous campaign for the governorship made by Governor Woodbrldge N. Ferris, democrat, and former Govern or Chase S. Osborn, republican, caus ed all party leaders to predict a heavy vote In Michigan tcday. When the polls opened generally fair weather was reported. If the dem ocrats win. Governor Ferris will be the first democratic governor re-elected In Michigan. Kansas Women Vote. Topeka, Kas., Nov. S.Wlth prob ably two hundred thousand Kansas women voting for congressional and gubernatorial candidates for' the first time, and the m .le electors divided in. bwlldered.a9hlon apparently'-.any result was considered possible in this state today. Returns promised to be slow because of the new Massachu setts ballot law which' Is being given its first test. Fair weather aided in Increasing the vote. Rush for Polls. Milwaukee, Nov. 3. There was a rush for the polls when the booths opened In Milwaukee at 8 o'clock this morning starting the 'congests in the state-wide election In' Wisconsin. In terest here was keen account of the socialist-democratic vote, that party having made a strong campaign in the Interest of two congressional nominees and a county ticket. The polls wtll remain open until 8 o'clock this evening. The weather Is clear. CHARLOTTE fiETS LOCAL AGENCY? Reported That Southern Will Remove Colonel Wood to Another Point. -mat tne soutnern railway has or will in the near future abolish Its land and Industrial agency In Ashevllle, which has been In existence for a long time, is the report that has been offl dally circulated, and Is said to be cor-ri-tl, for the past several days In rall- Iroad and Industrial circles. ioi. jr. uiioert wood, land and in dustrial agent of the Southern railway has not been In the city for some days snd for that renson a conllrmatlon could not be secured from him by The Gazette-News this morning. Secretory N. HiKkner of the board of trade had heard the report but he was not offl dally informed. It Is understood that the land and Industrial agency here will be transferred to Charlotte and that Col. Wood has already gone to that city to take charge. The same kln1 of n Wney I to"""1 t Columbia heretofore main has likewise been combined with the Charlotte office. Knnxvrtle and Bristol land and Indus trial departments of the Southern railway have recently been consolidat ed with the Chattanooga office. Col, M. V. Richards has charge of the land and industrial work of the Southern with offices in Washington. Tho territory of Col. Wood has been rather large ajid as a result of bis ac tivities considerable work has been done, especially In western North Car olina for the benefit of farmers, cattle raisers, dairymen, fruit growers and others. This rumored action on the part of the Southern railway In taking awav from Ashevllle an important ofTlm comes upon the heels of the recent an nulment of a number of . passenger trains In and out of ths rlty and the removal of dining car service on four Important trains. The latter steps were taken. Southern railway nfTiclala, by reason of passenger Inactivities due to the European war. Home, action may bs taken. In the form of petitions or otherwise asking that Ashevllle's heretofore great rall Toad advantages be ti"t further cur tailed by ths hliih officials of ths Southern system. Bombard Turkish Toum-- Ef forts At Conciliation Were Fruitless. TUM ULT ROLLING BACK FROM COAST The German Attack Shifted South- 4 A ustrians and Germans A re Hammering Russians. Great Britain and Turkey are at war; Germany has re cruited an ally in the east. Af ter 24 hours of uncertainty, during which hope was ex pressed that the porte might make amends for the incidents in the Black sea the British admiralty announced shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon that a British warship had bombarded and had destroyed the Turkish barracks at AksP bah, on the Truco-Egyptian frontier. It was at Akabah that Turk ish cavalry patrols were re ported yesterday preparatory to moving into Egypt. There the British found soldiers ap parently under Germans serv ing as quasi-Turks much in the same manner as the German officers remain in charge of the cruisers Breslau and Goeben, and British oflicials say there was no course but to open hos tilities. London, Nov. 3. Russia has replied to Turkey's apology for the raids of her navy in the Black sea with the fateful words "too late." The events of the past 12 hours show that the grand vi zier of Turkey has made every effort to conciliate the entente powers, but the influence of his partisans in the Turkish cabinet is not believed to be great enough to force the porte to meet the demands for reparation formulated in the Franco-British situation. So far as Russia is concerned a state of war with Turke'v ac tually exists, and the reply of the Russian foreign minister to the explanation of the grand vizier did not hold out in "the opinion of London any hope for a peaceful outcome of the dispute. The tumult of battle has rolled back from the Belgian coast. After the apparent fail ure of their fierce assault on the English and Belgian lines around pres ,the Germans ev idently are diverting their at tack toward a more southerly point. Much activity on the part of the German mobile columns is reported from Belgium and there is evidence that tho in vaders have not yet exhausted all the resources which are be ing brought to bear in the cam paign to cut their way through to Calais. The tremendous German as sault at Yprcs Is believed by TURKS London observers to have been repulsed decisively. But this has been a terrible cost to the flower of the British army, which apparentyl has suffered as severely as did the Belgian forces which bore the first brunt of the sea coast battle. Concerning the situation along the river Aisne the re ports from Berlin and from Paris are sharply contradicto ry. The Germans declare they . have made . distioctprogresa while the French assert that all the violent German assaults have failed completely. Eastern Arena. In the eastern arena the Russian right wing which rests on the frontier of East Prus sia, evidently has been sustain ing determined attacks from the Germans. In the meantime the Austrians, hundreds of miles away, still threaten the Russian left wing. Reports of the fajl of Przemysl are de clared by Petrograd to be pre mature and due to the capture of 4.000 men of the Przemysl garrison together with a large amount of arms and equip ment, when a sortie was at tempted. French Statement. Paris, Nov. 3. The French offi cial announcement given out this af ternoon says the Germans would ap pear to have completely abandoned the left bank of the Yser be'low Dix mude, and that troops of the allies have re-occupled points on the river without great difficulty. The text of the communication fol lows: "On our left wing the enemy seems to have completely abandoned tho left bunk of the Yser down stream from Dlxmude. and reconnaissances by troops of the allies undertaken on the highways in the Inundated regions were successful In re-occupylng points of passnee across the river without great difficulty. To the south of Dlxmude and In the direction of (iheuvtt our advance wss particularly perceptible. "In the region to the north of the I.ys In spite of determined attacks by the Germans in . considerable force, our front was everywh.re maintained or re-established, by the end of the day. "Fresh attacks hy the Germans on the environs of Arras and against Llhons aid I.e Quesnoy-En-8anterr willed in failures. "On the center, In the region of the Alsne to the east of the forest of Algue, we have made some progresn. To th east of Vallly, according to tho latest news those of our troops who held the positions on the slopes nf the plateaus to the north of the villages of Chavonna and Houplr, had been compelled ts draw back into the val ley to the east of tbls location. Wa have maintained our positions st Amont on the right bank of ths river, "There was violent cannonading during the day between lihrlms and the Me use, as wed as on the hrlghls of the Meuae. "Further efforts on the part of the Osrmo"ns In the forest of Argonnn have been checked. "We have continued to make pro gress to the nonhvrtst of Pont-lla-Mourln. "On our right wing there hiv Jn-cn some engagements f. vo:lle our arms along th river Belli,"
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