New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 6, 1918, Page 1

FROM THE pqn{mn = . 2 = . i . X oxxx x| : ' i § HERALD “ADS” MEAN Laxesew | % : v ] BETTER BUSINESS TO THE SERVICE. i ¥ h — e - bsmsu HED 1876. "~ NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918 —TEN PAGES. GERMANY’S PEACE DELEGATION ON WAY TO FOCH DEPART FROM CAPITAL FOR TRIP TO WEST FRONT: DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS CLAIMING VICTORY RS T e e e e S e RESULTSi [DEFEAT OF QUIGLEY. |*#c% 2 Acmies fcvie Sack oa Lie 28 CONTROL IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS tending from Belgian Frontier to Aisne Riv- Washington, Nov. 6.—Democratic national committee Holcomb IN MASSAEHUSFTTS R st Vot or_Goncrno N ! EL[G““N SURPRISE] er; Batteries of Field Guns Abandoned; Ghent Closely Invested;Scheldt Line Broken County (Rep.) h O | headquarters early today claimed the senate would be [Hartfora ... 188 9,158 Deleats Senator Weeks by 18,909 democratic by at least one and that final refurns also | Yev fven ot =i350 Fyen Democrats Expected Him to T 5 New Lon would show a small margin for the democrats in the |waivaerd ... —Lawson Has 227000 Votes | e sral B g Win Malorlty at Home | Berlin, Nov. 6, Via London—An official statement issued s . . Litchfield Ll here today says: Returns received by the committee were said to |widdiecex 1111000 3 2,6 T | “A German delegation to conclude an armistice and take up | REPUBLIGAN ]S GOVERNOR show definitely the election of 49 democrat semators [Toftand ......... 22 OTHER REPUBLICANS WIN | peace negotiations has left for the westers front.” while in the house 215 seats were assigned to the demo- : : Nov. 6, (By the Associated Press.)—A Germen LN | = . P . o i TR s | Amsterdam crats 204 to the republicans and the remainder in doubt. Holcomb's ) 8,006. - ; Lk i b ACER) ot All Candidates for ~Re-clection to Homer S. Cuml:nings, acting chairman of the demo- VotclFortLicutenantiGorernnr) More Votes Against Gov. Holcomb | armistice delegation left Berlin this afternoon for the western e E % 5 2 . = front. Comgress Have Majorities—G. O. I | cratie national committee, this afternoon issued the fol- Wilson Lockwood , County Rep. (Dem.) < et = Wins i New Tampshire by smail | lowing:: el : . Fight Kept Interest at High Pitch (By the Associated Press.) Majority—Vermont Republican. “Reports received up to 2 p. m. indicate that the |JYew Haven .....z41 24,308 | _gan and Covert In. Forced to a realization of impending peril I‘gy flifi prgg;:ss of, L4 3 . . New «ondon .... b 303 L Boston, Nov. 6.—Thc democr: democrats will control both the house and senate. While |iaivieit ..... 0015 5 Official election figures available to- tl,lepu?mbh "?T{wafl ol \/alcnfzennes S RGO .glen_ captured i Dnited & there have been some losses, there have heen corres- |Windhun . s e iat thelomcs oF iho city lalrk Tet | BC20S) sputh Of S ndan: Germany’s shattercd' armies are in rapid re enate from 2 S Litchfield ........ 86,2 '309 | veal that Mayor George A. Quigley,| treat from the Belgian frontier to the Aisne river. So rapid is s ‘;m(,,‘m;‘.;’ eliiebust ol ponding gains. The democratic majority _in the senate |imnadiesex . o 303 { republican candidate for congress, | the retirement that it is difficult to determine the exact location of a plurality of 18,908 over Se - | will not be less than 2 and prebably 4 while the demo- |Tomand ......... 1608 | was defeated in this city by Congress- | the contending forces along the 50 miles of front. JONN avecks,The vote ofthe stute ) gratic majority in the house will be between five and st Fel o ionster demaps b el Jritish forese have cleared the barrier of Mormal forest and complete was - el o 5 Walsh (dem.) 206,710; ten.” Wilson’s margin, 7,737 the biggest surprise of the campaign | threaten to drive a wedge between Mons and Maubeuge. To the (rep.) ,802; Thomas W. L Hor Secuetarst of Stater as even the democrats expected the | south the French have launched an attack that has forced the (ind.) 22 republican candidate to go out of | enemy back from three to. four miles, while along the Meuse the emocrats were unable to make New York, Nov. 6.—Republican national headquar- | coun:, (';‘”:' ‘3 New Britain with a lead of between | Americans, in close co-operation with the French, just to the 5 on the republican repre- % e 1 800 and 1000 and, it is said, the re- B = U : entation in consress from this state. | ters issued a statement early this afterncon claiming a |Uartfora ........10, 245 | publicans anticipated oven o larger | WeStward have overcome a stubborn resistance by the enemy and moved still nearer the Sedan-Longuyon railroad. All but one of the pres S 5 = : & New Haven ... 217 )38 argin than that. men, hoth democrats and republicans, majority o fat least 5 and possibly 6 in the U. S, senate. |xcw ronden ... 3 m;\l,:l‘L ]\-‘ (yf‘d the figures show. There is evidence that the Germans are not carrying out the O The New York Times and the New York World this |rairneta .. o 27og | that Mayor Quigley ran behind | orderly retreat that marked their retirement from the Marne and Wwere returned except congressm 5 i - Rinciia GEOAC i other republican candidates in every | o . : g Bater b T eue denico He .| morning both concede that the repubhcan party will con- Litchfield o ot e Somme salients. Batteries of field guns with horses attached, de utm!' for re -nn::nm;tzm\ , llu tl;‘o trel the next congress The Times admits a majority ’}‘T(‘{:‘:;cle\ S 6 115 not plain unless President Wilson's }1;1\'e %xcen Captu(\:lcd. ankr} a vadst qnadn'tity of munitions whi:h vaolllfld democratic primaries by John ¥ s s oL 9% 1 appeal for support can be held re-| have been moved quickly under ordinary circumstances, has fallen Fitzgerald, former congressman i| of four in the senate and 19 in the house. ponsiblel for thist conartisnt® PMayor|| into thelAllics’ harids. f may« f Boston. Mr i Vi i 5 Totals 3 76,8 k > a0 3 L . 2 4 :?»‘:T]Ti’ \‘\‘\L: :yl.w.l-‘(‘t»d (m“:“ clo: ‘< vote, The repubhcans have reversed the democratic con Perry's margin, 7,066 Qugley failed to awaken party re- To the north Ghent is closely invested by the French, Belgian {he republican candidate running & trol of the house on the face of incomplete returns up NERomECeven ¢ inJreoublican ewards 0 G RRTHIh troops. The fighting there apparently is between : r . - 5 For Comptroller. and in the fourth ward, which is| &f : A : "”"':“ ""","p : ',’!"’f"l‘l’;’l"" "‘I \,‘.‘ ;‘l’:".‘“('t; to 3 p. m. today. At that hour the republicans and ey Pinney | usually counted upon to give the| German rear guards and the Allies’ forces, for civilians are said to ot & repobiléun vee choss R democratc were c]a]m]ng a ma]on Of the senate. Sohnt (Rep.) (Dem.) | G- O. P. nomination a fragrant bou- | be close behind the lines, and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium watched successor in the person of former e Hartford 18,616 : duet he barely escaped defeat. A | the beginning of the assault against the city. New Haven RS Dumiber 08 SvRlh et e The line of the Scheldt no longer is any protection to the Lieut. Governor Robert Luce. i ,18 . (e . i s s § SRl S I . 3 rth ward and it was 7 = Lieut. Governor Canvin _ casiiase, | SMITH LEADING IN NEW YORK Mo London ... ¢ Whispered long berore slection day | €nemy in Belgium. Tt has been crossed everywhere from Ghent (rep.) was clect overnor by @ Fairfield A ; o0 EH i : St that they were working to win the | to Valenciennes, and it is probable that Allied troops have been plurality of over 17,000, i ta 5 A e | The st senate for 1919 will con- SOLDIERS MAY DECIDE FIGHT | Litchfield . sng () e election for Congre an Lonergan. | flung across the canal north of Ghent. Between Ghent and Brus- | s 2, It was really the sixth ward that i sist of republicans and 10 demo- Ariddlesex sels there is no great natural obstacle except the Dendre river ootk e SE 6P the TiRcE Tollar & turned what appeared to be a slight Ty 3 . f : crats, a gain of threc for the minor Tolland .. S8 G . | ppearec e a sligh el o G P o defe: e ations Lant party. The democrats retained all | defeat for Congressman Lonergan into | Witich will aid the Germans in conducting defensive operations, and e ey ThalL fnita Tiecsescion S e ln A . s 3 l Totals 84,1 a victory. In t ward, the Jewish | it seems probable that the enemy will not stand at bay until he and won also the first Worcester, the Ly it o, (et "“’“,;"f,,‘hf election of New York state of-1 \yepgters margin, 7,633 { voters were almost solid for Mr. Lon- | reaches the Namur-Brussels-Antwerp line which is said to have fifth Tssex and the elghth Suffolk. The [ 6,794 oclection districts out of| ,,zl\ilh-(vl:r]\;zm::-o('\]:ntrl:-u :?l(i\‘\‘:}, M ot e Aty Gestoral ergan and they rallied to his support | been prepared for a grim struggle. single seat occupied last - by "\‘\,M:I‘MH oLt [:!‘35,714: s :xas s:;t;(:‘xt‘f;ll;t{,\";(;t)\c office of Secre- | (e (Rep.) (Dem.) | sixth ward is strongly democratic, but thrur pl_(ms and 11&?( g‘nncr! ground on flle_east side of the river. Soctalist. (dem.) 970,827. 1 gi " i bior R 18,600 ) seldom has it made such an impre This advance is most important, for it threatens the Sedan- At least two of the constitutional This puts Smith in the lead by 32,-| e New Haven ... £ islon on the city result. Mr. Loner- | Longuyon line at a new point and removes from the Germans the amendments >uhm\1]lm! to the people | 113 with 436 districts still ta be heard| Republicans Win Wilson's Town. |New london .... 661 i ?;x:;~ majority in the district was| advantage of having a position on the flank of the America forces by the constitutional convention were | from. I8 Eringeton . 7. Nov. 6/ Thalvas irflield . 9,173 15,199 | 4162 g AL : goraie > ~ i carried. One providing for the bien- oty et lnalcortoctinztres o ot Publicanst carsied Brinceton) J'r(:;i— Windham . 3 24 Klett Defeats Landers by 74. advancing northw dl’:d on tbe westerngside of the stream. »\_rlan nial election 1920 was adopted | turns from New York city only with'deat's Wilson's home town. Both | Litchfield o 3 ki Second only In importance to the| Must be under artillery fire from the medium calibre American by a majority f . Another | ng districts missing, give \Vhitmun‘ bhorough and the president’s own d Middlesex -~ 3,749 2,8 | Lonergan-Quigley hattle was the race gun amendment putting into effect the ini- ) (rep.) 282,950; Smith (dem.) 548,611.|trict, the Seventh, gave small plural- ] Tolland .. . | between Scnator George W. Klett, re-| Emperor Charles of Austria is said to have refused to sign the tiative ferendum obtained a The next assembly will be repub ties to Governor Kdge, Senator Baird, - ' publican, and George M. Landers, | Am 5 = B ¥: Avg iy i S g can_although by reduced majorities. and ah H. Hutchinson. the repub- als 83,602 802 | democrat, for state senator, which was| armistice agreement with the Allied powers and turned over his _— Only one woman was 3 is | lican ndidate for congress. Healy’s margin, 6,522, won by Mr. Klett by a majority or| authority of commander-in-chief of the army to Iield Marshal G. 0. P. Scare in New Hampshire. race for office. In the fi 3 On the question of prohibition the Yote For Treasurer. T4, arly unoffieal returns, not in-| Straussneburg. It is rumored that the emperor has abdicated and Concord, N. H.. Nov. 6.—Republi- | district, Suffolk county, Mrs. Ida | borough voted “Wet." Gilpatric | cluding the soldier vote, indicated Mr. has started for Switzerland, where King Constantine took rcfuge ans were successful in New Hamp- | Sammis, (rep.) defeated her demo- - L y Landers had won by 69, but the shoe 7 = e hire today but thoir candidates for | cratic opponent, Walter L. Stilwell. County (Rer s on the other foot, as the officiar| aiter being compelled to w]m([uxsh the Grecian throne. congress and governor won only by he next congressional delegation| Democrats Gain in New Jersey. EELAHE poopunat sanit 5 o Teport shows. It was estimated a few The Inter-Allied conference at Versailles had agreed on the AR esties or the two years | from New York will be made of 3! -Trenton, N. J,, Nov. 6.—New Jersey | NeW Haven ... : : | days ago that Mr. Klett’s majority| terms for an armistice. This decision was sent to President oAl e ot democrats and 19 republicans. The| democrats have gained two sea in [ New London .. < .y | would be in the hundreds and the fact ils R e his 1 turning over ha e 1. Gallinger, George T. Moses, | one socialist in the present delega-(the house according to returns up Fairfield . ..10, that Mr. Landers able to reduce| VYilson in answer to his communication turning over to the conk F e minister to Greect. was chosen. | ton was defeated by Henry M. Gold-| noon, although electing the repy Windham . Sl : it to less than 100 is considered by th. ference the request that he notify l!\_g Allies nt_ the desire of Ger- By electing Governor Henry W. Keyes fogle. (dem.) running with republi-| ¢an yr'infl;luw))ml' :hn’ senate Gover- 1\:‘"1'1\1]“01;1 . . ‘q!(‘mnr“us as a feather in their cap many to end the war. President Wilson has in turn notified the to the senate (long term) the repub- | can support. B L e ":r"‘]\““,;"h:“""\;’ T lan e ot m(\{:;f””:*1“]"'\“(‘“‘“0‘ no little political | German _government that it may apply to Marshal Foch, com- el the S"‘“I“O“\.‘ “;'fim””;" ter figures brought the doubtful Governor Holcomb captured the city | mander-in-chief of the Allies’ forces, who is authorized to receive S e R bl Mo L7 st second and fifth districts into the re- ) . ¥ a majority of 67, a narrow squeak.j duly accredited representatives and submit to them the term St R i e Albany, N. Y., Nov. 6.-—If the result| publican column i Lr rgin. Addition of the figures cast by all| agreed upon by the associated nations. p.) was elected governor and the = Housc of I{vafl‘nld"“‘* parties and for all candidates against = - 5 g (Rep.) (Dem.) | Governor Holcomb show that he did éput vetained control of the carried several counties which were | COUNty ;. public | arried severs ) € hin 38 7 {not have a majority of all votes cast. 1 egislatu g F']RI] AN" NEWBERRY placed in the Newberry column by 2;\‘\“’“;"2“,% 12 | His poll w 5 and the number of SIXTH WARI] SEANI]AL TO ENTER OFFIGERS SGHOOL early reports Tuesday night. Indica- , i H ¢ 2 < : votes cast against him was 3139. tions at 8:30 o’clock today pointed to | New London £ as 3139, Vermont Solid for Republicans, | gaths: = 6 | Thomas Egan won a majority of Montpelier, V Pereival WILL NflT fiIVE UP'M\ cxceedingly close vote. Fairfield ...... M0 Dot ) Gl o Welles Tddy Recommended for s el ! R TR With more than half the precincts | Middiesex 2 =ifor hesir) 2 SR 5 : M i {ndthestats Sroporiod SN GwE ST vis) Tollan IRl 5| Edward F. Hall and Richard Covert : I e Sl e Sy s e e early lead of upward of 15,000 had “"’d““‘"“ . |Geteataa ® Abranariiil Gosba ok ana S oy | Broth Stanley Fddy, Is Madel n B0 OV : e . been reduced to 9,165. Litchfielc » | Char B - i g i 3 : e Bl e S Former Receives Votes| mhe sufirage amendment has car- by small masins, | Machine Kept Locked and| STcnt was endorsed also by the ) ried Michigan by a majority of 10 als : “Com i E. Welles Eddy, formerly ma Aty The vote was: Clement, A B = 3 y of 10,- S S blichns 104; dexm- Complete official returns of the 2 2d ) 1erly manager 8.108; Mayo, 13,445 Found Credited to Re- 0008coRLh.000. Tast soe SRUERR city’s vote will he fouad on page 6 Mechanism Found to | of the local office of Richter & Cou The republicans also elected the en- A S y 2 3 ' 3 i e Justices of the Peace. brokers, and a mcember of the firm, el o mberANID O U hente A pubh(‘an Rival. St. Louis, Nov. 6.—With one third Total Vote For Congress. ! The votelon ustic S in firace Be Defective 2 of the district vote tabulatec First district-—T.one n, d, 21.270: | wag as follows e Leiec 2 Speaker of the House of Representu- | Quigley, r, 16,970. Lonergan's mar- | pepjamin W. Alling, rep. «...... n officers training school in tives Champ Clark (dem.) is leading | gin, 4,16 | George W. Andrev rep. e Eddy naected with the B. H. er by approximately 1,000 sond district— rnmmn v, 13- | Nortimer H. Camp, rep. 6 £ the De ment of Justice 3d field artillery the A. . indioate d irang 1, | madority for Truman H. Newber votes, according to unofficial retu S ) e £ | e el 3 ulican ongressma ‘rank L. % Than For Him—Klett-Landers s has been recommended for entrance 216 of the 212 members of the house »f representatives. The probable rati- fications of the prohibition amendment Detroit, Nov. 6.-—The commanding; { : > ! returns | 9g6: Fenton, d, 13, Freeman’s | antoni Ciezynski, rep. .. Ak e e e to this city yester-| the c ¥ icut. Robert iresne ani Porter H. Dals were re: || Rubllcan jcandidate’ fox ‘United iStates, Mpito 9 (o clock (this. morning. margin, 91. James GooDEr Srep i L U day to “cover’”’ the district d | B s city s offiger and slected by substantial pluralities. | senatar, was materially reduced when Judge Selden P. Spencer, republi- Third district—Tilson, T, > Emil Danberg, rep. .. 4 elections together with two S cables from L > state that the een Bwaslelocted I mu-dlmliws senator | grzeete, d, 15,527. Tilson's marein, | rouis Falletti, rep. .o ooos 58 | service men promise somie inter « | local broker is soon to enter the school e : over former Governor Falk. Willia Sistoin ; o7 63 | k ents of their investigation at|to train for & commission. year et L e tions of the state were tabulated| The state wide prohibition amend- | fmourth district—Merritt, T, 19,314; M o aha Slopmens of ‘3‘“(;‘“‘: olace, The| At about t ame time , thak ra STRUCK BY TRAIN | Wednesday morning. Encouraged by|ment probably was deteated. Peck, d, 15,161. Merritt’s margin, 4,- | George W. Klott, rep, ....... presence of the federal agents was| Ca as received anzouncing thak CEE I ! favorable returns from strong repub- 153 > | James T. Meskill, rep. .. o | known only to a very few, but soon “had n chosen to traln' Jouls Crecelli of Berlin Has Narrow lican centers, Henry'’s Ford's mana-| MeGormiclc Defeats Lews ifth district—Glynn, T, “1‘””‘:'1 “he H. Mitehell, rep. 55 attor he polls were oponed, their at- | for a commission word was rziq‘.:fed e M Tt sors were clalming his election and ‘hicago, Nov. —6.—Medill McCor- | seery, d, 3 argin, | rrying chlin, rep. ....... tention was attracted to the oo Aoy ”O"‘i‘i'nl?}’ placed his majority at 10,000. f e k, republican present congre 898. 2 i Saxe, rep. i, i ward, where demoecratic leaders | geant in’ the ‘S0ERS Louis Crecelli of Berl s struck vernor Sleeper i be re-electea|Man-at-large, was elected United i for shel - q Woods, Tep. ....... claimed that one of the two voting | artillery regiment ‘l'\zy\lv\' yv the Berlin dinky this morning n and apparently the entire republica | States senator vesterday by a plu v am county—Gates, v, 3,6 3. Allin 3 ©...21701 | machines was not put in use until after | formerly connected with e depot, and sustained injuries to his giate ticket hus been returned with | ity estimated at 60,000 over Senator | ok g, 2.8 Gales' margin, 8: | Alexander Brzozowy, dem. ....2.705 |6 o'clock, instead of 5:30 as prescribed | Co., in this city. The two. brothers yack and head. He was taken to the | pj James Hamilton Lewis, according to Litchfleld county—Turkingtor s, | David L. Dunn, der bl by law. The moderator at the booth | Went overseas at about the same tinis, New Britain Ceneral hospital in the The only apparent upset in the con- | Feturns compiled from more than & e i B. F. Gaffney, dem et 0 was Councilm Hewitt, and it h of July' of this yolice ambulance. At first his injuries | grossional lineup was the defeat of | three-fourth of the vote of the state (Continued on Ninth Page) oo eVttt e e apparent to everone that there vere thought to be serious but at the Congressman Beaks (dem.) by Earl = Wm. F. Mangan, dem. ........2 somthing radically wrong with I yospital it was found that he had but (. Michener (rep.) Cox May Lose Seat. —— P. F. MeDono h, dem. R machine when it w m- opened | DEMOCR painful bruises tronger claims for the election of | Indianapolls, Nov. 6.—Dunbar, re- WEATHER Daniel O'Keefe, dem o voting. Several times duri Topeka, Nov. 6 > demo-, li was walkin along by the 'I‘x.m,n) H. Newberry were made by Dpublican, in the third Iadiana made i 2 dem & Taie s day the lever \wmn closes t 1 cu “m\[ cratic Cha 1 Mu y th 1orning of the tracks when the incom the rept central com-|sharp gains on helated reports | || . 3 o 5 frose, deml. ....... refused to operate, and it was neces-| stated the d cncede thé linky pa 1. He misjudged the dis- | mittee. Conceding a majority of 20,-| threatening to unseat Representative Hartord JENO e B . Roche. TS 00 * sary to pull (\\!\t\ levers in order to| electior it FEpubloa ance between the spot where he was 000 for Ford in Wayne couaty, the|Cox and a similar condition obtains in CagtifonaN e ERLIGUN O e char Lefer, dem. . ... make it work. VWhen the palls closed | ticket with the exception of Congresss tanding and the dinky, and was chairman of the committee claims|the fourth district where Beaham cinity: Fair tonight and 3 inwright, dem. ... 5, the moderator had great difli-{ man Ayers of the h district. The truck by one of the coach steps. He | Newberry's election by 000, - = Thursday. q J. Watson, dem. ........2,705 s l\mn in th ict still is consida yas knocked to one side. ] Revised returns show that Ford (Continued on Ninth Page) : ! ! Zimmerman, dem. 6 (Continued on Ninth Page) ered in dou Vermont did not elect a senator nna"nmrg complete returns from all sec-