North Carolina Newspapers

RE-ELECT INCOMPLETE RETURNS GIVE HIM MAJORITY OF 20,000 OVER KITCHIN AND CLARK. WILSON SWEEPS STATE Craig Will Have . 50,000; Majority, 10 Democratic Congressmen Elected and Legislature .Overwhelmingly Democratic. . 1 Charlotte, N. C. While reports as to final vote throughout the,, state were extremely slow4 in coming in the assurances are that 'Locke Craig of Buncombe, county, gets- around 50,000 majority for North Carolina's Gov 'ernor. . The early returns at hand indicated that iMeares, the Progressive candi date -for Governor, polled, a larger vote than Settle, the Republican can didate. " ' -, All ten Democratic Congressmen are returned by goooV majorities, although the vote pblle'd isTquite light. The Democratic' Congressmen re elected, showing- their- districts follow: . i-ohniL..,smaii:4-::';;'-i;-- -.vi' 2 Claude Kitchin 3 John M. Faison. 4 Edward W. Pou. - ! 5 Charles M. Stedman. 6 H. Li. Godwin. A 7 Robert N. Page 8 R. L. Dougton. 9 B. Yates Webb. 10 J. M. Gudger. Approximately 80 counties of the1 .100 in the state went Democratic. The greatest 'interest in the state results was in the fight for United States Senator. Hon. Furnifold M. Simmons, the in cumbent, received a majority over his opponents, ' Governor W. W. Kitchin and Chief Justice Walter Clark. FURNIFOLD MeL 8IMMON3. The dispatches below, tell some of the results in detail: Simmons Wins in Tenth. Asheville. Returns are very slow coming in on account of the numerous names on the ballots; but the Demo crats in Buncombe are conceded a ;majority of at least 1,000. Senator Simmons' majority in the county will be near- 2,000, as he is beating both his opponents at least two to one. Congressman Gudger is conceded a majority of 1,000 In the county and -will carry the district by 2,000 or more. Senator Simmons majority in the district is estimated at nearly 10,000. Gudger made inroads Into Staton's home cpunty reducing the Republican majority to over '2,000. '' The race be tween the county tickets Is very close in Henderson. In the gubernatorial election, Craigy is vfar ahead of the combined vote, of his opponents, and from t.htt Indications it looks as though Settle will run third in his home county. Mecklenburg Vote Small. CharlottePolling 2,718 votes in Mecklenburg county out of a total of (4,288, Senator Furnifold M. Simmons achieved a majority of 1,148 .over the combined vote of both his opponents in the Democratic, primary for the nom nation of a Senator. Mr. Kitchin re ceived 982 votes and Judge' Clark 588. Their combined vote was 1,579. The number of votes cast was surprisingly small. . ' Governor Kitchin did not carry a single precinct in the City of Char lotte and neither did Judge Clark. The 33 out of .35 voting precincts in Meck: lenburg rolled, up substantial majori ties for Mr. Simmons. - Guilford For -Simmons. :'- ' Greensboro. Greensboro, , out of 1,287 votes cast, gives Simmons a ma jority of 25 over both Kitchin and Clark. The vote was Simmon 655, Kitchin 527, Clark 13. , . .. , -'; Unofficial returns Indicate Simmons will have plurality In ; xounty over SIMONS Kitchin Wins In Fifth. Greensboro. Returns from all oi the, 11 counties of -the fifth district, give : Governor 1 Kitchin , a majority over Simmons and Clark ranging from 1,900 to 2,000. Major Charles Stead man's 'majority for Congress over C. W. Curry, Progressive and Republican nominee, is slightly more than 5,000, with prospects of , a further increase from several remote precincts in Per son, Caswell .and Surry. Vote Light in Scotland. Laurinburg. Voting in Scotland county , was somewhat light, not more than 60 per cent of the votes of the county being cast. -Votes for the dif ferent candidates are as follows : Simmons 472, Kitchin 238, Clark 63. Wilson - 753, Roosevelt .72. Taft 9. Page 793. Laws 38, Craig 777. Meares 48. Settle 5. --- , New Hanover For Simmons. " Wilmington. With all but two small county precincts ' heard from, New Hanover gives Simmons ' 1,517, Kitchin 432, Clark 167 It is expect ed that the two .precincts.-to be heard from will give majorities for " Sim mons, giving a total majority over his opponents. 'of about 930 in New Han over. The total vote in. the senatorial contest will hardly exceed 2,200. The ight vote" was surprising- ' Simmons Carries; Northampton. -" Rich Square. Complete returns from every precinct in Northampton county j gave. Simmons ' 866, 7 Kitchin 676, Clark 131. Four years ago the country went for Kitchin by a vote pf 3 to 1. Cleveland Gives Simmons Big "Majority. Shelby. Total vote in senatorial contest for Cleveland county give Simmons 1,513, Kitchin 800; Clark 156. Craig carries the county by about 1,800 majority. Maj. R. B. Miller elected to Legislature and whole Democratic ticket elected by nearly 1,800 majority. -. . ' Kitchin Carries Rowan. Salisbury! Estimated Craig car ried Rowan county by a majority of 1,000. Kitchin carried "county by small majority, 22 precincts out of 27 giving him 105 to Simmons 1,121 and Clark 134. Wilson majority is about 1,000. ' Alexander Does ..Welt-by Simmons. - Taylorsville. Simmons carried : the county by 1,200 majority. The coun ty Democrats are elected' by about 50 majority. Matheson," sheriff, by 100, rest; of ticket close. Martin 1,100" Democratic. Williamston. Complete returns from Martin county give Wilson 1,266, Taft 242, Roosevelt 29, Small 1,290, Leggett 214, Craig, 1,291,' Settle 170, Meares 15. ' Democratic majority for Legislature and for county ticket av erages r.ioo. Coumbus For Simmons. . - Whiteville. Indications are that Columbus county gives state and cotitf" ty tickets 800 majority. Wilson's is slightly less and Roosevelt runs sec ond. Fourteen precincts out of 17 give Simmons 915. Kitchin 427, Clark 99. Simmons' majority will be at least 300, probably more. Anson Gives 1,500 DemocratlcJ Wadesboro. Craig, Page and the county ticket have carried the county by 1,500 majority. Presidential vote gives Wilson 1,501, Roosevelt 128, Taft 109. Simmons gets 732, Clark 681,, Kitchin 96. Wiltfon For Simmons. Wilson. Complete vote of Wilson county gives, jjiimmons 1,011, Kitchin 861, Clar.k "63. Entire Democratic ticket wins by over 1,000. Roosevelt led Taft by five to one. ..' Granville For Kitchin. Oxford. Granville county gave Clark 264, Kitchin 820, Simmons 639. Wilson majority - about 1,000 ; Sted man and Craig 1,200 each. Simmons Landslide in Robeson. Lumberton. Official, vote of Robe son gives Simmons 2,409, Kitchin 757, Clark 144. Overwhelmingly For Simmons. , Rutherfodton, Returns from 20 out of 22 precincts give Simmons 1, 631, Kitchin 238, Clark 221. Nation al, state and county Democratic ma jority is. -525 :to. 550. ' Gudger's major ity over Station Is 527. Two missing precincts will increase Democratic majorities and also. Simmons vote. Burke Goes For Simmons Morgantonl Burke county goea for Simmons, .1,000, to Kitchin 150 and Clark: 40. ' : , ; ?:v -;''::: -:- Simmons Wins In Beaufort aoti Hyde. Washington, N. .C Impossible q get definite returns from Beaufort county but estimatedt it goes' Demo cratic by 700 majorjity. The senator ial vote .almost complete, gives tim- mons 960; Kitchin, 425; Clark 350. There are no returns for 'presidential and state tickets yet. ' ... ) Alamance Safely KltchlrTs. j Burlington. Reports from all- the ' precincts In-Alamance county show the following results: Kitchin 1,258, Simmons 514? Clark 280. The Nation alstate congressional, legislative and entire county' tickets have gone Dem-. ocratic by majority of "aj; least -600. The Democrats have made an; increase -along the line. --' MAIN STREET ...... .. vv;: t: . .. .-. - - -: v .. ' -,- - :.:...,-.':. -i. --.... :. . . ..""T ....... - ..... .... ..... ; . . 1 I A- r sir - ,- ' - . " raff v It t i z-, - ' m.-'i Jr A ?ow j " ' Our photograph gives a view the Bulgarians have been striving SULTAN PLEADS FOR PEACE Ambassadors at Constantinople Requested to Intervene WARSHIPS IN DARDANELLES ' , s Turkey Admits . Her Defeat at the Hands of the Allies by Asking for. Mediation British Battleships Coal .and Steam tar Eastward. Constantinople. The.. Porte has sent a note to the- Ambassadors here and the Ottoman envoys abroad of its de sire that the Powers shall mediate be tween Turkey and the allies, stop the war and initiate hegotiatioons for peace: V The foreign ambassadors asked the Porte to allow one warship of each nation to pass the Dardanelles. The Porte consented and issued the neces sary irade. The Turks have turned to the Pow ers -with an admission. that they have been beaten and a plea for mediation. This application was made to the for eign ambassadors in , Constantinople and to the Powers through the Porte's representatives in the chancelleries of Europe. Mediation with a view to the cessation of hostilities and the opening of ipeace negotiations with Balkan al lies is the request of the Porte. Three German warships, the Hertha, Vineta and Goier, which are now in the Mediterranean waters. Two other cruisers have been ordered from Kiel for the same destination. Foreign Minister Sir, Edward Grey spent the sentire afternoon at "the for- : eign office in London. Naval officials deny that the sixth torpedo destroyer i flotilla which is being made ready for I immediate departure from Portsmouth I is connected with any movement in .t the Levant The third British battle ship squadron coaled at Gibraltar and sailed for "the eastward. , ' Lieutenant Wagner in his late mes sages from the Bulgarian army head quarters at the front stated that the i fall of Adrianople might be expected I almost hourly and the fall of Demeti- ka, where 30,000 Turks had come after i the defeat of . Kirk-Kilisseh, removes i all fear of Turkish interruption. " The return of wounded Bulgars to ' Sofia-with their stories of the bloody fighting between-Adrianople and Con stantinople gives to the world a really zation of the character of that fighting, hit was mediaeval, unbelieveable in this twentieth century of long distance guns and scientific warfare. The Bul garians drove into the huddled Turks with their, knives, in their teeth. They threw away their guns when first the Turks' litfe watered and came iiand: to ' hand. ' , 'V'.;- 'U 'x-S''rS-. j King Peter of Servia: ceremoniously entered Uskub . He was accompanied by Premier Pasitch and ; numerous - Servian, officials 'The King received the; former ; Turkish -' mayor of. Uskub I and promised -him that ij the Turks would not be molested under the new regime. ;. : v:"yr'-'ir---V "-jv'.v " "- The "Vienna, correspondent of the Daily. Mail repeats -a dispatch sent by Lieut Wagner to the Belchspot ;f rom the Bulgarian s headquarters, which shows that the Turkish troops; had been reinforced and " were- fighting bravely between Serai and Istrandja. OF k ADRIAN0PLE, TURKISH STRONGHOLD of v the main street of Adrianople, the fortified city of European Turkey, which 'to turround and 'capture. ' . NATION PAUSES 5T0PAMRPTE TO SHERMAN President, Cabinet and Con gress Attend Simple Funeral T of:Vice-President at Utica GOVERNMENT OFFICES aN EXCHANGES CLOSE s Utica Bares Heed at Sherman's Bier. 25,000 Persons View the Vice-President's Body ' Lying in State. Private Services at House. x Utica, N. Y. The funeral of Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman, while simple in form, brought to gether a distinguished gathering' of mourners. President Taft, members of his Cabinet, almost ever member of the Senate and a large delegation from the House and members of the Sttpreme Court Were in attendance. Distinguished citizens of New York State and city also were present. A detail of 30 members from each of the two National Guard companies in Utica preceded the "funeral cortege. The private services in the house for the members of the family were conducted by Br. Holden of the Dutch Reformed Church, or which Mr. sner man was for - many yars the treas urer and active-supporter. . The services in the4 First Presby terian 3hurch began at 2 o'clock p. m., and were in charge" of the Rev. M. W. Stryker, 'president of Hamilton Col lege. Dr. Stryker was assisted by the Rev. Dr. Holden.. The services opened with song by an augmented choir of the church, and after reading of the Scriptures by Dr. Holden, Dr. Stryker delivered a brief eulogy of the Vice President. Dr. Hojden pronbunced the benediction. v President Taft occupied the first pew to the left centre aisle. With him were his military aides and other members of his party. To the left of the nation's Chief Executive were seated the"" honorary bearers, "and across the aisle were the active bearers.- "j"'- V ' ' . ,x The, block of: pews back of the one occupied by the President - was re served for . Senators Congressmen, Cabinet officers, dignitaries and mem bers Of the Utica organizations repre sented at the funeral. On the right side of the center aisle the pews from the front to the rear of the church were reserved for the members of the Sherman family and their -friends, j The casket was placed on- a dais in front of the pulpit which was flanked by members" of the Conkling Uncondi tionals, a politcal club of Utica. T ; ; On. the day before the funeral thou sands of Utica citizens walked through the heavy rain to pay their last trib ute of respect to th? t dead Vice President, whose- bodyJay In state from 3 to " 9 o'clock in na jrotunda of the Oneida County Courthouse; There was no display - of . pomp, .; -and the cortege was .escorted 1 from the Sherman residence to the courthouse by '2,000 citizens : without band or music. : Members of the Chamber, of Commerce, the Elks and Royal Ar? canum, of which Mr. " Sherman wa s a ember .-were In the escort. - (S AGAIN PUT TO ROOT Defeated in Retreat to Last De tenses Bef ohe Constantinople LOSS SAID TO BE OVER 40,000 Turks Jurn Rodosto Into ar City of Dreadful Horrors- Fbeing Soldiers Set ltt Afire and Hurl Christian ; "Children Into Flames. Sofia. The Turkish army command ed by Nazim Pasha was completely crushed in the great battle on .the Serai-Tchorlu line. . According to the semi-official Mir, the Turks lost in killed and wounded more than, double the losses at' Dule Burgas at least 40,000 men. The sanguinary - character of - the battle' has been due to the extraordi nary energy of the ' Bulgarian attack. The view .of the Bulgarian staff is that the Turks are so demoralized that frontal .attacks may be undertaken even against the strongest positions without superior forces, and the Turk ish shortage of artillery and ammuni tion has contributed to the success of these tactics: , The Turkish losses in killedand wounded during the five days' fighting in 'the vicinity of Lule-Burgas and Bu narhissar are estimated at 25,000 men. The Bulgarian troops Captured 37 bat teries of quick-firing guns and took 2000, prisoners. .They also seized four locomotives and 243 railroad cars. The Bulgarian arjny in Macedonia is advancing rapidly down the valley of the Struma. The troops have oc cupied the Rupel Pass, and are con tinuing their march upon the town of Serres. - ' ' Constantinople. The sTiadow of war hangs like a heavy thunder cloud over this city. In spite of all attempts to hide the truth, the people tare now beginning to understand the real position. Every day the allied arpiies draw nearer; their, ceaseless, unresting march con tinues. Soon Constantinople itself will be surroundedJ "All the discordant elements of its population Turk; Armenian, Kurd, Jew, and the heterogeneous European mass will be crushed together Into a seething mass of panic-stricken hu manity. All old hatreds -will blaze up into a scorching flame. '. ' For five hundred years the Turk has lorded it over the "infidel." That long ascendancy, it is feared, may end in a deluge of blood. v We have had a foretaste of what is to come in the news from Rodosto. Thither went bands of Nazim Pasha's routed army, driven from Lule Bur gas bythe victorious Bulgars. . 1 In their terror-stricken flight - they abandoned everything. ..They arrived at Rodosto famished and weary, but full of furious hate agajnst the "in fidel' . . : Then the veneer of European civil ization vanished like mist In the morn ing sunlight. ' Scenes of horror followed. The town' was given up to massacre, outrage and 'pillage. - " , It was set afire in seven places. - " Christian children were hurled Into the' raging flames. TURl TflANKSGIViG PBOCtAIMTION Taft Declares People Steadfast in Self-Government Heritage ? v HAVE CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE President Also Notes, in the Proclama. v tion, the Firjn Resolve of the Peo-, pie to Transmit That Her Jtage Unimpaired ' Washington. President Taft Issued the time-honored Thanksgiving ; proc lamation calling on the nation to rend-, er -thanks for past blessings. He de- n L parted from the usual textio - write Vin a little , paragraph, which might re- ler io tiiu eiuuuo, uxxu wiuuu tiycuucu how strong and steadfast the people were in the "conservation of the herit age, of self-government -bequeathed to us by the wisdom of bur fathers", and thedr firm , resolve "to transmit that ," heritage unimpaired." The, proclama!- j tion follows; " ,' ?,.: 'r,,- "By the President of the Unite. States " of America A, proclamation." "A: God-fearing .' nation,..- iko oursV owes it to its inborn and sincere -sense of moral duty to testify its devout gratitude to the All Giver for the J countless benefits tt has enjoyed. 4 For many years it has been customary at the close of the year for the. national executive to call upon his fellow coun-, ' trymen to offer praise and thanks to God for the manifold ijjessings vouch- safed to them in the past, and to unite in the' .earnest fuppliance for their continuance. ; . ' . 1 . "The year now drawing to a close ; has been notably favorable to our fox;., tunate land. At peace within and without, free from the 'perturbations and calamity that .have af flicted other peoples; rich in harvests so abundant and j industries . so. productive . that the -oyerflow of our. prosperity has advan taged the whole world strong in the steadfast conservation of the heritage of self government bequeathed to ns - K by the wisdom of our fathers, and firm ' in the resolve to transmit that heritage unimpaired, but rather improved by good use, to our .children and .our children's children, for all . Jime '. to comethe people of this country have abounding cause for " contented grati- tude. -" - . ' ; , . : - ; "Wherefore, I, William , Howard Taft, President of the United States of America, in "pursuance of long estab- lished usage and in response; to the wish of the American people, , invite my countrymen, wheresoever they may , sojourn; to Join on Thursday, the 28th . day of this month of November, In ap propriate ascription of praise and thanks to God for the goo,d gifts that have been our portion and in humble prayer tflxat His great mercies toward us may endure.. -' - "In witness" whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused" the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington this seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine 7 hundred and twelve , and In the inde pendence of the United , States of America one hundred and thirty-seven.' V ''. '.. JACK JOHNSON INDICTED. New Case Charges Negro Fighter With Being a White Slaver. Chlcago.-The Federal Grand Jury Indicted Jack Johnson, the fighter, for violating the' Mann Act in bringing a girl named Belle Schrieber from Pitta burgh to Chicago for unlawful pur-1 pOSeS. !-;::. ;'V: Johnson was arrested by United States' marshals, and was held In 30, 000 bail. 'He promptly, furnished the bond and was released. . With the return of the indictment It developed that the Government's ln- vestlgatlon of his " relations ; with . Lu cille Cameron has been largely a ruse, 1 that ' the negro might not suspect the tack the Government was taking. In' view of the fact that Lucille Cameron has Insisted that her coming, to Chi cago? .from Minneapolis was of, her own vdlltion the Government officials had abandoned ' hope of . getting an Indict ment in her , case, though they had given the Impression that the Investi gation centered around her.' TAFT AND HADLEY CONFER. Second Place on Ticket Not Discussed; Missouri' Governor Declares Washington. Governor, Herbert 8. Hadleyl of Missouri came into Wash- ington on President Taft's : train and spent the day in the capital. He took lunch with Huntington - 'Wilson, and that afternoon' called W' President The Governor Old admit thai the fu ture of the Republican party was duK cussed at the. White House,' ' ' V 't A- - v ; I ' f. -