The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1918, Page 1

a 3 J aca) - Stat . aeigh give McCurdy 722 and Allen THE WEATHER: GENERALLY FAIR, A Ae ae ea SR et ee why pe ee TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS GERMAN ARMYIN "RAPID RETREAT NIELSON — VICTOR; MAY DEFEAT ALL AMENDMENTS NONPARTISANS CLAIM STATE BY 20,000 FOR GOVERNOR FRAZIER’ MINNIE NIELSON LOOKS LIKE A WINNER] Fargo, N. D:, Nov. 6—Complete returns received here from 234 precincts,.towns and cities, give Doyle a lead of less than 800 votes over Frazier and democrats are conceeding Frazier’s election by more than 20,000. Democrats conceded that republicans have carried the state entirely except possibly in the First congressional district where Fred Bartholomew, opposing John M. Baer for re- REPUBLICANS TO [MAJOR F. L. SHUM CONTROL HOUSE, FRANCE; BROT If PREDICTION FIRST 10 BRE Gain of Eight in House and Five | | Letter From Captain. i in Senate Predicted by Brings Terrible Tidi Chairman Hays } inent Telephone Ex | Bismarck was dazed this morning SOUTH DAKOTA FOR G. 0. P. iby news of the death in France more * Richland county. Twenty-eight of the , but little if any gain over the Steen election, is running strong. Repi With returns on amendments meagre, democrats claim that it will take later additional figures to show result. BURLEIGH PASSES AMENDMENTS ‘Burleigh county will vote in fa-’ vor of the proposed constitutional amendments by more than the re- quired majority of all the votes cast, With but eight of the 54 precincts missing, Burleigh coun- ty voted yea 1,179 times and no 990 times on the proposed amend- ment making the sky the limit for bonded indebtedness. This is considered the most radical of the jeague’s proposals. The vote on the public ownership amendment was about the same, and iothers will carry by even a larger. mar- gin. If Burleigh county is any criterion, the league’s entire pro- gram, including the embodiment in the constitution of the vital features of House’ Bill 44 carried yesterday by a safe lead. In the 39th Burleigh county precinct not a single vote was registered | gainst the amendments, while * ‘there was a solid vote of 18 for » them. Fargo, NN. D., Nov. 6.—William Lemke, chairman of the republican central. committee, today «de- clared Frazier elected by a majority of 20,000. “The. re-election of -Goy- ernor Frazier by. 30,000 majority is now assured, asc is also the rest of the repjublican state ticket by. simt- lar majorities,” Lemke said. “Bronson, who was endorsed by the, républican state central committee for judge of the suprente court, is assured of election by\a majority pf 20,000.” The count of the ballots everywhere ig .slow ‘due: in*part..to, the added. ne- cesgity of polling the vote on the amendmonts, and even in Fargo the official poll. will not. be completed until perhaps noori today. Few feports are in,from outlying precincts. in Cass. county. Those which ‘are. telephoned in show the; Frazier. vote’ incréasing® over that of the primary and. Doyle running, be- hind that given John Steen. Reports from Carrington. Foster county, Doyle's home county. give Frazier a lead of 11 votes, with the seven pre- cincts still to report regarded as Fra- zier’s. Doyle, was leading in James- town with Frazier showing unexpected strength. Forty-two precincts out of 62 ‘in “ Stutsman county, » including Jamestown complete, give Frazier 469, and Doyle 592. According fo reports the entire ticket supported by the Nonpartisan league has carried, in 52 precincts have been heard from. All but one_of the missing precincts aro in’ the rural district and are ex- pected to return good majorities for league candidates.,: First reports were, that the amend-| ments had ‘carried in this county. Indications are that Frazier and the entire league state and congressional ticket are re-elected by majorities at least equal to those of the primaries. A strong protest against Langerism was registered in'Bismarck, where the attorney general polled the short end of a 24-to-603 vote.. Bismarck also piled up substantial majorities for all the independent legislative candidates and, altho Secretary of State Thomas: Hall had no opposition, it gave him a splendid complimentary vote. Frazier’s majority in Burleigh coun- ty probably will be greater by .200) than it was at the primaries. Fiftéen/ out of 54 precincts in Burleigh county | give Doyle 686 and Frazier 542, a lead} of 144 for the democrat. This total | includes the'city of Bismarck complete | and is a margin which will be very, rapidly eliminated as the returns come} in from. the solid league precincts in} the country. _-' | County Races Interesting. } The races within-the county almost | eclipsed in interest the greater issues of the state ticket. Probably the greatest surprise of the election was the voted polled in Bismarck by Ed- ies Allen, opposing State’s Attor-j - McCurdy. It was not sur- psing that. ‘Allen should carry the! ‘ourth ward and. possibly the fifth, put the vote he received in the first. second and third cannot be accounted for, nor can the result in the sixth. McCurdy’s majority for the entire city! was but 90, the totals being 538 and 448. Fifteen precincts of 54 in Bur- Early returns ‘from the Slope indi- cated that Doyle was holding. the Steen vote in the cities. and villages, vote was indicated. In Mandan, where Doyle received 392 to Frazier’s a the Frazier vote showed a gain of Early reports from Dickinson were that the town had gone six to one for Doyle. Dickinson was almost equally. strong for Steen, and it is expected to return an independent legislative dele- gation to the house. Frazier carried one ward in Man- dan, the first, while Pear in ‘the sec- ond Mandan ward: got 200'to Frazier’s (Continued on Page Three.) ‘Willis George: Calderwood of ublicans claim Baer’s re-election. MINNESOTA TO GIVEBURNOUIST | ANOTHER TERM Re-election of af Loyalist Republic- an Governor Indicated By Early Returns i i i | t KNUTE NELSON WINS OUT. St. Paul, Nov. 6—As returns ; from the Minnesota election} swell today the republican vote, the victories of United States Senator Nelson and Governor | Burnquist were emphasized by | increasing leads. Scattering re-) turns from 55 out of 86 counties | gave Sen. Nelson 33,932 votes, | and. Willis G. Calderwood of the| vational party, 22,703. Nelson supporters claim today his .ma- jority will be’ more than 100,- 000. : \ Burnquis{’s total -was 30,809, compared with 21,145 for Fred E. Wheaton, Minneapolis, dem- ocrat, and 22,501-for*Davitl ‘H. Evans, Nonpartisan league can- |’ Republicans.were elect- The dem- ; didate. edi to all state offices. ocrats elected their only. con- gressman, C. C. Van Dyck, in the Fourth district. -Otherwise, the republicans: swept the state except in the Eighth district, | where’ Miller of Duluth was de-! feated for congress by Carss. Gov. Burnquist, republican candidate for re-election, went into the lead early this morning in a three cornered race in which the leaders are closely bunched. Returng from‘83 scattering’ pre- cincts gave Burnquist 6,575; Wheaton, democrat, 4,975, and Evans, nonpartisan, 5,087. U. S. Senator Knute Nelsor was re-elected. Early returns gave him a two.to one léad-over Minneapolis, candidate of the na- tional party who received the en- dorsement of the democratic na- tional committee: It is probable all the present congressmen will be returned. The prohibition race appears very close. re HUN RETREAT GOATS PICKED; Eleven German Generals Select- ed $o Get Their Armies “Home Again. N. E. A. Special to The Tribune. London, Eng.; Nov. 6.—The Ger- man high command has entrusted fo 11 German generals, some of whose names are comparatively unfamiliar, the job of frying to get the Boches back on their own ground. withous dis- aster. Here is the list of “goats,” starting from the coast: Von Armin—Alohg the coast. ‘Quast—Behbind Lille. Below—East of Dauai-Cambrai. © Marwitz—Hast of Le Cateau. Boehn—East-north of Laon. Hutier—Hast. of Quentin. Carlowitz—North of Rheims. iMudra—Left of Carlo’ Re-election of Norbeck Consider- | - ed’ -Certainty—Other _ States in Ranks REPUBLICANS IN SADDLE New York, Nov. 6.—Botn the New York’ Times and the New York World this morning conced- ed the republican party wil! con- trol the next congress. NEXT HOUSE REPUBLICAN. Washington; D. C., Nov. 6.— The next house will be repubii- can on the face of early returns showing the election of 219 repub- licans, 183 democrats, 1 socialist and 1 independent. The 219 repub- licans ‘constitute a majority of the house, which has 435 seats. The lates; senate figures were so close as to make it certain that until all the returns were receiv- ed from doubtful states it could not be determined whether the re- publicans or democrats would control. The republicans now have 44 seats in the senate and the democrats 45. No definite re- turns have ‘been received on the contests in Michigan, Montana and other close states, but the re- turns: seem to indicate. four re- publican senators and three demo- crats, The democrats succeeded in winning ‘one: seat formerly held aby republicans in Massachusetts. ‘DEMOB CLAIM CONTROL. Washington, D. C., Nov. 6.—Momer 8.. Cumming acting chairman of the democratic national committee, this issued the following 'state- a jeports received up to 2: p. m,-indicate: the. democrats will con- trol both Houses. Tie democratic majority“in‘ the senate will be from two to four and in the house from {five to 10." Early today 4 jnore than 24 hours after yesterday’s ballot- ling hegan, it was not apparent whether the republicans or dem-{@ ocrats would control the next congress. Party managers pre- dicted they would have substan- tial majorities, but the returns showed between 50 to 75 con- gressiunal districts ‘still unre- ported and the run so close that the ‘scales might be turned. Some well ‘known figures in public life will-be retired or have close shaves. Speaker Clark of the house of representatives who last night was reported beaten by 400 votes at least, was today running very close to his opponent. Senator Lewis of Illi- | nois, democrat, was defeated by ; Representative McCormick of; Chicago; Senator Salisbury of Delaware was defeated by for- mer Senator Ball, republican, and Representative Sherley, ! idemocrat, of Kentucky, chair- man of the appropriations com- | mittee, was defeated. With the result incomplete, | Henry Ford was running behind! Newberry, in Michigan. In the’ election -tor the house, former Speaker Cannon was retura- ed to his seat for the 22nd term; Meyer Linden, the only socialist, was defeated by Former Rep. Henry M- Goldfogle, a democrat, running with republican - endorsement. The loss of the socialist seat how- ever ‘was offset by the election of another socialist, Victor Berger of Milwaukee, who defeated’ Rep. Staf- ford, republican. Berger. previously served. in the house and at present is under indictment, charged with hav- ing violated the espionage law. All the socialists in New York were defeated. Democratic national committee headquarters early today claimed the senate would be democratic by at Teast 1, and also a small majority in the house. ‘Returns receiyed by the committee were sajd to show election of 49 dem- ocratic senators, while in the house Von Einen—North of Verdun. Gallwitz—East of Verdun and Metz region. ———auy w. s.s- 215 seats were assigned to the dem- ocrats, 204 to repuvlicans ,and .re- mainder in doubt. In Wisconsin, the reelection of Gov- ernor Phillips,, republican, was claimed. i In Pennsylvania, the republican ticket was overwhelmingly reelected. 5 Wut 374 elections Habeas and 61 URGEUSEOF re democrats were Toskined, Washington, | D. Cc, Nov. 6—Home| ‘The republicans made a net baie of products’ only on the ‘Thanksgiving |15 seats.on the returns thus far. re- table this year is the plan of the na-/ ceived, while the democrats took 8 and eating houses to save transporta-| places from the republicans. — tion are asked to use food stuffs} The socialist representation remains grown locally, and the same fules|the same, with one seat. will’ apply to domestic households,{ At midnight the — congressiofal ‘whose cooperation in a Thanksgiving| election «returns were just a little food-saving effort is urged. (Comtinetd! of Page Five.) {than two weeks.ago of Major F. L. Shuman, former ‘district manager of the North Dakota: Independent Tele- phone Co., and one of the capital felty’s best known leaders i commer- ‘dial and community develowment. i These tidings came. ip a letter recely- ed by Mrs. 'F. L. Shaman from Capt. ‘Donald B. Robingon, who wrote to ex- itend the sympathy ‘of brother offi- jcers of the deceased, under the im- ipression that Mrs. Shuman already {had beén advised of ber bereavement by the war department. No notice of any kind, indicating that Major Shu- -|man was even ill, has yet come from the war department: « Capt. Robinson’s letter written with the American Expeditionary force in france on October 20, follows: | “Dear Mrs. Shuman: Wy the time {you get this letter, you will no doubt have had news from Washington or the cable sent to the major’s brother jat Camp Devens- 1 wish to express {my sincere sympathy for you in your troudle. It was quite a blow to us, jand we feel fie loss of a very good triend. “T know you will want to hear the details, so ] am writing them in hopes it will help you to know that every- thing was done that could be done, and that the services were very beau- tiful. The major was taken to the hospital a: week ago today with a case of pneumonia, and was getiing along when it’ sét; in again, and he was not. strong ‘enough to stand it. | We received notice of his death ye’ terday afternoon, and the funeral tat .this afternoon. He was buried in {the military cemetery at a town about ;16 miles away. The staff, a rifle company, band and the signal -battal- ‘ion were there. Many beautiful flow- ers were presented, and the body buried. with military jhonors. » “Hig personal -ettacts ure packed and jwill go tp the headquarters, American E..F., where they will be forwarded to you. I wish to express the sym- battalion, and we know how we will miss him, as he was the friend of every officer and of every man under his command. There was not a man that would not have followed him any place, and his- influence ‘was. always factor in the efficiency: ofthe or- ganization. I regret very much that I have had to write this” sad news, but having known the major and you so well, I know you would wish to know all—Yours,;in sympathy, DON- ALD B. ROBINSON, Capt. U. S. A, A. E. F., France. Here Ten Years. Major Frank L. Shuman came to Lismarck ten years ago from La- Crosse, Wis., to become local manager for the ‘North Dakota Independent Telephone Co. He won rapid promo- tion to the post of district manager for this company, and shortly before he received his commission as ma- jor in the signal corps, he bought the ‘Mandan exchange. which he added to the circuit under his direction. Five years ago in September he was unit- ed in marriage with Miss Minnie Lar- ‘son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Larson of Third street, who, with Lieut.-Col. Shuman, a brother now sta- tioned at Camp Devens, survives. Ma- jJor Shuman from the beginning of his jresidence here took an active interest ‘in community development. |served for.years os a director of the ‘Bismarck Commercial cluy and be| '\vas one of the most aggressive lead-; ers: He also was a steward of the ;First Presbyterian church and was active in religious work. He offered jhis ‘services to the nation soon after jAmerica’s declaration of war on Ger-| mary. He was commissioned in !June, 1917, and spent more than a lyéar in ‘training at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., going thence to Chilli- tcothe, ©. and finally, about two months ago to France. Mrs, Shuman had been with her husband constant- ly until his departure for France, and since his arrival overseas sshe had received a number of. lettérs from him: The’ last, dated October 4, in- dicated that he was in the best of health, and Mrs. Shuman wds wholly unprepared for the blow which fell MAJOR SHUMAN One of Last oe Taken of Beloved. Bismarck Citizen. ‘pathy of the officers and men of the} He} ANDEADIN HER OFFICER IS AK THE SAD NEWS n Deceased’s Battalion | ings to Widow of Prom- ecutive, MAJOR F. L. SHUMAN Popular Bismarck Officer Who is Dead in France. FRAZIER AND DOYLE NECK AND NECK NOW: }Burleigh County. Refurne,,With Half: Precincts in, | Are Close. LEAGUER TAKES THE LEAD FRAZIER CARRIES COUNTY. With but six precincts to hear |..,from, Governor Frazier’s majority | dn. Burleigh county is 267. ALLEN HAS SMALL LEAD. At 4 o'clock this afternoon, with six large precincts yet to be heard from Allen had a lead of 39 over F. E. McCurc; for state’s attorney. The Wilton returns were improperly sealed and can- not be opened by the county audi- tor for the unofficial records. Other precincts to be heard from are Glenview, Croft, Grass Lake, Cromwell and South Wilton, | whose returns may again place McCurdy in the lead. With six precincts missing, the Burleigh county vote for Miss Nielson is 1844.and for Macdon- ald, 1286, giving Miss Nielson a majority of 558, which the 150 votes yet to be counted will not materially affect. The Burleigh county vote on the associate judgeship was Bron- son, 1186; Fisk, 1142, giving the leaguer a lead of 44. Bronson does not appear to be keeping up with his ticket. and Judge Fisk’s wide personal popularity is tell- ing. With 234 out of 53 precincts report-} ing, the lead of Doyle over Frazier for governor has disappeared entirely in Burleigh county, and the league chiet executive is now ten votes ahead. The; vote from the 34 precincts which had reported up to noon stood Frazier, 943; Doyle, 9: Indications are that the 19 precincts yet to be heard from will go largely to Frazier, giving the equal to: that whic Steen in the prima The same 34 precincts give George M. Young of Valley City, candidate to succeed himself in congress as repre- sentative from the second 911, votes, as compared with 532 for I. N. Torson, his democratic opponent. (Continued) on Page “Five. Nonpartisan candidate a lead at least! he had over; district. | TEUTON ARMISTICE DELEGATION HAVE LEFT FOR WESTERN FRONT; YANK FORCES GROSS THE MEUSE City of Ghent is ‘Closely Infested Infested and Fighting Apparently is Between Rear Guard Actions i —Queen Elizabeth Close Behind Lines } Watches the Attack. PEACE PA PARTY ON ITS WAY. BERLIN, VIA LONDON, NOV. 6.—AN OFFICIAL STATE- MENT ISSUED HERE TODAY SAYS: “A GERMAN DELEGA- TION TO CONCLUDE ARMISTICE 2AND TAKE, UP PEACE NEGOTIATIONS HAS LEFT FOR THE WESTERN ERONT. 4 LEAVE FOR FRONT. Amsterdam, Novy. 6.—A German armistice delegation left Berlin this afternoon for the western front. (By Associated Press) Forced to realization of impending peril by the progress of the British southeast of Vaenciennes, and the French and Americans south of Sedan Germany’s armies in rapid retreat. British forces have cleared the barrier of .Mormal. forest and threaten to drive a wedge between Lens and Maubeuge. To the south the French have luunched an attack that has forced the enemy back froni 3 to + miles, while along the Meuse the Americans in close co- operation with the French just to the westward have overcome a stubborn resistance by the enemy and moved still near the Sedan- Longuy6én railroad. BATTERIES CAPTURED There is evidence that the Germans are not. carrying out the | orderly retreat that marked their retirement from the Marne and Aisne salients. Batteries of field guns with horses attached have been captured land a vast quantity of material which could be moved quickly in {ordinary circumstances have been captured. i GHENT INFESTED | To the North the city of Ghent is closely infested. The fighting there apparently betwee German rear guard and allied forees for the civilians are said to be close behind the lines, and Queen Elizabeth {of Belgium watched the beginning of the attack against the city. It is probable that allied troops have been flung peross ’ ‘the canal north of GXent. Between Ghent and Brussels there is no great na- i tural obstacle except the Dendre river, which will aid thesGermaus in condueting defensive operations, and it seems probable the enemy will not-tugn at bay until be reaches the Mamoir-Brussel-Antwerp like; Which is“said fo have been prepared for-u grim struggle. { CROSS MEUSE i American forces north of Verdnu have crossed the Meuse at | three places and have gained ground on‘the east side of the river. This advance is most important for it threatens the Sedan-Laguyon line at a new point and removes fromthe Germans, the advantage of having a position on the flank of the American forees advancing northward on the western side of the stream. Sedan must be under: artillery fire from the medium ealibre American guns. = BEAUMANT TAKEN . With the American Army on Sedan Frout, Nov. 6.—The village of Beaumont, where there are more than 400 French civilians is the particular target of the Germans. All last night they deluged Beau- mont with poisoned gas. CAPTURE LETANNE i With the American Army on Sedan Front, Nov. .6.—Another for- midable defense line on which the Germans intend to make a stand. ; Was smashed Tuesday when they captured the town of Letanne. in ithe bend of the Meuse south of Meuson. This line was part of the j new defenses about Sedan. leo DESTROY PROPERTY. i (By Associated Press.) 7 With the American Army on the Sedan Front, Nov. 6.—In ‘their retreat east of the Meuse, the Germans are destroying pro- iperty and cutting down trees along the roadway. American avia- itors reported today that the highway from Sternay northward io ithe Olivy-Sur-Chiers is blocked every few yards by trees across jthe road. The destruction begins just beyond Sternay and extends jnorth and northeast from one to three miles. As an indication of \the plight of the retreating Germans it is known the enemy has in iveserve only one division, which has been out of the battle one imonth, and foyr divisions which have been resting from one io four weeks, $ ” The Germans it is believed have used all their reserves on the tront opposite the Americans, the last division known on this sec- tor having been thrown in in the desperate effort to offset the ;American attacks. ! i 4 1 IN SUBURBS OF GHENT. London, Nov. 6.—Latest information regarding the military situation at Ghent goes to show the allies have reached the su- iburbs, but that the town itself is holding out. YANKS CONTINUE ADVANCE. With the American Army on the Sedan Front, 3 P. M., ‘Nov. 6. |—American troops continued their advance today between the Meuse and the Bar, moving forward in one place three miles. The Americans reached Chemary, 71-2 miles northwest of Sedan. i BELGIAN PRISONERS FREED. i Amsterdam, Nov. 6.—In accordance with its amnesty procla- {mation the German government has released all Belgian civil pris- | oners held in Germany. VAN LEAR IN ~— GLOSBRACE Minneapolis, Nov. 6— Nov. 6.—As the final returns were coming in the mayoralty race between Van Lear and J. E Mey- ers became very close. The last pre- |SON OF VALENTINE BENZ FLU VICTIM Henry Benz, fourth son of Valen- tine Benz, Moffit merchant and post- master, died at th efamily home in Moffit on Tuesday morning from Spanish influenza. Interment was made in the Moffit cemetery. cinct to report was for Meyers und cut down the lead which the social- list mayor had been holding. With but 39 precincts missing the returns gave Van Lear 20,588, an: Meyers 20,051. BUY W. Ss. ABDICATION DENIED. Basel, Switzerland, Novy. ports to the effect that Empevor nied by an official dispatch from Vi- enna, Another message says that the emperor and empress drove to ihe public parks on Sunday and received oo salutations from the popu- ce. IN FLYING GEAR. The deceased was 20 years old, was born in. Moffit and had spent his en- tire life here. He contracted Spanish influenza about ten days ago, and it turned into pneumonia. He is sur- vived by his parents, five brothers 6.—Re- jen three daughters. An older broth- er and a sister who have been suf- Charles intends to abdicate are Bea SS from influenza are reco’ BUY W. S. 8. RESISTANCE STIFFENS. With the American Army on the Se- dan front, Nov. 6—German: on the Meuse sectar at