Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 7, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 267 Position. (By The Associated Press.) Deserted by all her former allies, her great military machine in the process of destruction by the on- slaughts of the entente allied armies, her dream of world domination rudely dissipated, Germany begs for a cessa- tion of hostilities, notwithstanding the hard terms she knows she must pay. Scarcely had the decision of the supreme war council at Versailles with regard to a cessation of hostili~ ties with Germany been made public than Germany was speeding emissaries to Foch to learn what the commander- in-chief’s terms are to be. Meantime in France and Flapders the enemy forces are being given no rest. Along the whole battle line in France the British, French and Amer- ican troops have made further mate- rial gains and reclaimed numerous towns and villages. Thousands more of Germans have been taken prisoner on all the sectors under attack. Gen- erally the enemy forces are in slow retreat, nevertheless at some points they are offering eharp resistance, particularly against the Americans in the Meuse river region and the French in the old Argonne sector. The latest gains of the British on the western side of the battle front have been productive of the capture of several towns of great importance, the gaining of more territory east of the Scheldt canal, where the’ Canadi- ans are on the attack, and in the tak- ing of several railway junctions of high strategic value Along the Meuse the Americans continue steadily to push forward and at last accounts were almost at the gates of Sedan, a dominating point on he German line of communication to the east, the taking of which will greatly hamper the Germans in their efforts ta clear out that portion of the sack from the region east of St. Quen- tin to the north of Rheims. Both east and west of the river the Germans have stiffened their resistance mate- i hzainst the mrn (rom O\G’I‘QPBE‘ in great quantities in an en- to impede their progress. To the west of the American sectors the Germans near Rethel are holding a bridgehead to protect their retiring armies east and west. In doingi so, however, they are forming a dangerous salient in which capture is likely if the French break through. Numerous ad- ditional crossings of the Aisne have, Altogether been made by the French. the situation of the German army is critical one. WILL BE NO ARGUMENT OVER TERMS OF ARMISTIC ONCE WPERUAL GERVANY st BECOMING NEEK N EFEAT Deserted by Her Former Allies, Germany Has Sent Emis- saries to General Foch to Learn the Terms of Armistice —Meantime Along the Whole Battle Line in France the British, French and American Troops Have Made Fur- ther Material Gains—German Army is in a Critical NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1918 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. ] PRICE TWO CENTS Devastate Belgium Bombarding Defenseless Towns—Ey= Witness Tells of Heart-rending Scenes. Washington, Nov, 6.—German forc- es in ‘their retreat from Belgium are tombarding defenseless towns, using especially gas shells, an1 devastating the countryside, according to an eye- witness account made public today by the Belgian legation. _ “The Belgian government has been informed,” said the statement, “by a reliable eyo-witness who follows closely the operations at the Belgian front that at the very moment aht the Garman government has announc- a|ed her protest against inhuman acts and while Germany offered to stop aerial bombardments in the interest of the civil population of the occu- pied territory, the Germans have bom- E{barded the Villages and towns which Washington, Nov. 6. — Armistice | they were ooiiged to abauden during terms prepared for Germany by the | their retreat; they have uscd especial- Sepreme War Council soon will be in|ly gas shelis for this purpose. the hands of German emissaries now bly heartrencing scenes on their way from Eerlin to the wes- ed, the unfortunate popu- tern front, but the time that must lation kaving no gas ms 5 Or means elapse before there is a decision as to|of protection against these death- their acceptance or rejection prob-|spreading funm: Deleian soldier ably will depend largely upon _the | entering Wi his home town, powers with which the German dele- | found his wife dying and his little gation has been clothed. daughter dead, victims of poison gas, There is nothing here to indicate|ang his home a heap or ruins. The Jjust what authority hos been confer- | country all around Ghent, the rich red upon these represantatives of the and beautiful cultivated fields and German government. The official an- | pastures, the picturesque villages of nouncement from Berlin via London | Hansbeke, .andegeme, Nevele L today said: “A German delegation to|them, Saint Martin and Troachiennes, conclude an armistice and take UP| recent a horrible sight of devasta- peace negotiations has left for tne : western front,” but the languaze em- plced may or may not be significaxt Officials here have assumed that th German representatives after securin: tion and havoe. Not a spared from destruction. “Amongst the ian population hiding in the cellars there have been a great many deaths from ga: + a. e g the terms from Marshal Foch will|the village of Hansbeke alone. transmit them by telegraph or con- | tion of the populati who had fled vey them personally to ihe German |from their the fighting high command in the field, for uriderstood to b2 the purpose in th present case, as was done with Aus- to deal tria, Bulgaria and Turkey, with the armistice as purely a mili tary issue between the military com mands. “Should this procedure be followed 1t is regarded here several days may German general at least subordinate to the civil gov elapse while th it is as probable that taff, now nominall; and hombar on their re- had houwx ransacked® fur- fields. de- e -| “From thess facts one may appre- ciate how hypocritical are the human- d. | itarian propositions and protestations of the German government.’ FOCH TO RECEIVE GERMAN e e Condensed Telegrams Germans planted bombs in the vil- lage church of St. Martin-Rivieri be- fore leaving. Up to the present 240 Rhodes schol- ars from British colonies have taken part in the war. Court circles in Vienna are un over the whereabouts of Karl's five young children. Mashpee, on Cape Cod, first town of Massachusetts to report election returns, went Republican. Secretary McAdoo said he voted for Roosevelt for Governor in 1898 to support the McKinley war poucy. Commons passed the second reading of the Bill giving women the right to sit_in the House of Commons. Four men were killed i im an ex- plosion in the plant of the Metals Disintegrating = Company at BEast Bound Brook. A slight earthquake was reportsd from Chicoutimi, a town of 3000 population, 111 miles northeast of Quebec. Colonel Arthur Woods, former New York Police Commissioner, returned to the United States from work in France. Striking waiters, cooks and store- room girls in the big New York ho- tels were offered an increase of . $3 a week in pay. War Department authorized con- struction of a sulphuric acid contract; plant at Grand Rapids, Mich,, $1,500 000. Payment of an inheritance tax $276,509.04 has revealed here that the to cost Potter Palmer estate is valued at $15,000,000. : According to an official dispatch from Switzerland, what remained of the German legation staff at Moscow has returned to Germany. Spyrdor Riczar, of Newark, was in- staudy killed when he stepped out of the way of an automebile into the path | of a Jersey Central train. Laurence dJerrold, correspondent of the London Daily Telegrapn and the dean of the English correspondents in Paris is dead of pneumonia. * Vera Boles, seven years old, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was killed when strucl\ on the head by the P of a land of Verelberg are reported trying to induce Switzérland to annex them.| Major-General Gorgas has been made a grand officer of the Order of | the Crown of Italy in recognition of his services in military sanitation. A CGerman steamer entering Rotter- dam harbor crashed into the railway drawbridge across the Konigshaven. crnment, can consider the conaltions DELEGATION AT DAVLIGHT’R“HL‘J) BAfe MaEs pareds mume laid down and reach a decision. There| London, Oct. 7.—The Daily NeWS’“’eé = willi F the Wi ' can be no argument as to the terms |says it learns that the German dele. ', Emperor William of the Women's no matter hiow harsh they pear to the Germa left to Germany is them. Meantime Marshal Foch is ex pected to continue the pressure o the Teutonic armies which now threat ens their s may No announcement has yet been made when the terms of the armis- e e T tice would be made public. Tieir | 'TALIAN MISSION TO publication very probably will be de- VISIT UNITED STATES| layed until Germany. has reached a| Rome, Morday, Nov.. {—Francesco decision with regard 'to their accept- minister of the tr who, ance or rejection. 1,182 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS| Washington, Nov. 6.—The following casualties are réported by the Com- | manding General of the American| Expeditionary Forces: Jailled in action 125; died of wounds ; died from accident and other auses 8; died from airplane accident 1: died of disease 118; wounded sev- erely 110; wounded (degree undeter-| mined) 111; wounded slightly 45; missing in action 38; total 653. New England men are: Killed in Action. i Sergeant Mark J. McGinn, Water-| bury, Conn Cook Dominick Barber, Norwich, Conn. Privates—James H. Quinn, Central ¥alls, it 1; Richard A. Mawner,| Montville, Alexandro Palumbo, Waterbury, Died of Disease. Corporals—Harry Clyde Gariepy,} Southington Conn.; Waiter J. Wood- mansee, Norwich, Cinn. Privates—Hugh . Degman, - Wor- cester, Mass.; Ralph O. Millett, Nor- ¢, Maine; Isaac W. Taylor, Cam- bridge, Mass. Wounded Severely. Geurge U. Young, Pitts-| James Gloucester, Mass. Jeremiah Mass, 1 Alfred J. Gauthier, Frank- Edward W. Kane, Spring- field, Mass.; John E. Graves, Bridge water, Mass.; Willlam J. Ferguson, Providence, R. 1.; Thomas Ernest Os- tiguy, Pawtucket, R. 1. Weunded (Degree Undetermined). Privates—Lester E. Briggs, Mans- field, Mass.; Samuel Hirshberg, Last Flamimio Xavier, lia, N. H. Boston, Mass.; Michael Fericoro Con- cord, Mass. Alfred W. French, Wat- Benjamin Johnston, andc‘ Slightly in Action. Corporal Edward F. Murphy, Fitch- Lurg, Mass. | ec Joseph Sanborn, | “a 1 TENDENCY OF PRICES CONTINUE UPWARD | * 1y ceable in commodity lines not affect - by the government's programme. Many manufacturers and other pro- current incomes as freely as ever,not withstanding the #act that prices to are Gay at a record hecaus they have not ced the na tional duty to save us a personal obli Zation.” The marked reduction in the recen citput of clothing materials, shoes an other articles of personal use indicate, the board said, that civilians in a few months may have great difficulties i getting these =oods. Banking conditions are reported bout as satisfactory as could be ex- pected under the circumstances. Luilding operations are pracucally tationary. General business activity is reported by practically all reserv: gents, CLAUDE TAYLOR OPERATING NEAR NORTHAMPTON, MASS. at Oct. 25 from the Connecticut state prison at is operating in this vi- cinity, is the belief of State Detective | Northampton, Mass., Claude Taylor, Nov. who escaped 6.—Th Wethersfield, JJoseph B. Daly of this city, who sai today that Taylor had been idemtifie beyond doubt by men in Leveret where he formerly worked, and where e T Privates — Theodore J. Barrett, Newton, Mass.; James O. Hutchtn-l son, Charlestown, Mass. Killed in action 42; died of wounds I3 he ie declared to have appeared with- in a day or two. Several store burglaries have oc- curred in Leverett within a few days i have WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON’! LIST | been taken, and these are-laid to Tay- The postoffice and general store died of accident and other causes|in Whately also weré burglarized Sun- n which money and eatables lor. ap- s. The only course to accept or reject fety along a 200 mile front. vrice-fixing of} ‘ I were less likely How Americans Crossed the Meuse Disp]nyed Gallant Conduct ‘insthe Face of a Frightful Enemy Fire. With the American Torces on the 7 p. m. (By The 2z the Riv | Meuse and the capture of the town Sedan Front, Nov. 6, A. P —The cros: of Dun by the Americans, when its full Washington, Nov. 6.—With control of the house of representatives praced in the hands of the republicans ny a er of details are known, will rank as one of {N3i0rity of sixteen and prozably ;kxlzi mto% gallan}.] features of the entire|more, the attention of the country to- rations northwest of Verdun, nicht was centered on contes The troops who accomplished it will | three states—Michigan, mu‘x‘;iblsar:x: be entitled to rank as heroes, for their | New Mexico—which ~ wil . deciue work was a strategic move of unusual{wiether the democrats shuil lose con- daring. 5 trel of the senate as we.l. The crossing involved the forcing of | At midnight returns ir. a way over the 160-foot river, a half|gressional districls were missing—in mile wide stretch of mud and a 60-foot | Alontana, New Mexico and Soutn canal in the face of a frightful enemy | kota. fire. It also involved swimming by those who knew how and the [)u!hng of oth- irons were used to Jcale the sheer walls of un- ners had been posted under the fire of scores of batteries from the hiils ad- ers over on ropes. Grappling the canai along which machine Jjoining. The order to cross the canal came at mid-afternocn Monday. The troo received their grim instructions under a sun which was shining for the first time.in days. culty of the task and well nigh impossible its ment would he. ed or hesitated. The orders were brigade first, and, another, and othe: if this became necessar; dash that the Americ proplem. Theoretically realized choice of crossings anywher | not protected themselves with trenches here only because they never dreamed that the Americans would be so daring The men knew almost as well as their commanders the diffi- how i accomplishe Yet they never doubt- to send over one if it failed, to send s one after the other It was with s tackled the they had the Without them, however, licans have won 234 seats in the house of representatives—sixteen more than the 218 votes necessary for a mujor- ity The democrats on the face of those returns had 195 seats ind il the five missing districts were to be concede i to them they still would lack cignteen 1votes of the numuver necessary to con- the repub- & DS | trol the house. ‘Tonight's returns show plainly that Speaker Clark, instead of being de- feated as was reported a ly last night, has been 4 substantial majority. The contests which will decide the palitical (omple).lon of the senate were very As the senate stands without a decision in these contests there are 46 democrats and 47 repub- licans. being like- re-elected by ichigan the race L ry Iord and Truman H so close that ctween lHen- ewberry was it was said an official gac e for five | count might be required to decide the miles. Actually they were limited to|wiuner., Both parties were claiming one paint, where two-thirds of a mile|the seat. of mud lay between the river itself and| In New Mexico, where republicans llhsf canal that roughly parallels the|are claimiing the election of Senator river. Fall by a majority o® one thousand at AThe Gex‘mn‘» were too firmly en-|least, not a single county kad report- trenehed at all other spots. They had|ed complete return In Idaho, where 74,000 voles out of an_estimated total'of 95,000 had been counted, Senator Nugent, the aemo- as to try to nexotiate the passage. This | cratic candidate for te-election, was was a short distance north of Brieulles. | leading Irank R. Gooding, the re- All the swimmers of the first brigade | publican candidate, by a little mnore were first singled out and put in the 300 votes. The result is in van. It w intended to attack in this way on the theory that the swimmers| With the house firm to be hit by the Ger- mans owing to the fact that they would in the hands control of the senate is more‘important than ever to of the republicans, Party of New Jersey spoke continu-be nearly submerged. On the other|h ¢ gation has reached the western fi'oflt[u for 24 hours for the election of { hand, they could carry with them .ule'n:l:lg‘t‘;g:?otn c‘g?n?ta?\l“’c%pu]él u«‘,er and been permitted to cross into)Charles O. Hennessey for U. S. Sén-{ropes and other varaphernalia for as- | the senate it can in « large measure - [the allied lines. The newspaper adds|&tor, short term from Jers ‘«mmw non-swimmers across, Thelcheck the activities of a republican nilthat the. delesation. will be. ‘receivedi) The Sixteenth lection District, ! building of pontoon bridges was put|house. It is doubly important to the s 9 . ceived | pourth Assembly District of The off until at leas {national administration because of the + |by Marshal Foch this morning at|Bronx, which was carried by the So-{ments had cros daylight. ul the zbsence at Versailles. of Fremier Orlando and Foreign Minis- ter Sonnini. has been acting head of the government, has named a parli- S s ¢ iately to the United States. The mi: w)‘j ?‘)'ém"fi"r‘ c‘::\- efi;;fi?‘fmxrg’:&? i sion is composed of Senitor William ubects LSS SRUScaly . tU -} Marconi, Senator Ruffini, president of out the United States are showing a | : I : 4 sl 8 &1ihe Italo-Avaerican Unicn, Senator |tendency: toward a further upward| ..eral pallolio, who wus for a time movement,” according to the federal J00; Wil Wy minister of munitions, and Prince rve board’s monthly review today P gl o TR S o of business conditions as reported by ot loreier o > lacents in each federal res itz to jEn S hrecTAfion, (ri Increases aré particul s it of Ttaly for the part the U nited statm is taking in the war, the IN the bearers of gi the Amer au are reported following a con- 7. of New Work, cunsisting of !scrvative course by keeping only small | "are pelondices ot (Ciidc. | stocks on hand, in preparation for new | ‘OPher Amerigo Vespucel | business conditions after the war. and, Giovanni da Verraz: Rising price and credit Innation The codices of Da Ver (thc hoard says, must be opposed by |eXplored the coast of strictly personal economy. Despite war | from North Carolina economy propaganda, it appears, says | land in ol the board, “that many classes of the| S yopulation are still spending their | they refer io hi e _|AN AMEHICAN CONSUL - KILLED IN AIR RAID Amsterdam, Nov. 6.—The America% consul and seven British war prison ers have been killed by the bombard- ment of Charleroi, southwest of Na- mur. in Belgium, according to Berlin despatches received here. The name of the consul is given as ‘Bugen Davens, t d n Charleroi is a fortress. It lies some twenty mile seast of the British posi- tions on the Valenciennes sector. VON BUELOW PLEADS FOR RETENTION OF THE KAISER Amsterdam, Noy. 6.—The semi- official Norddeutsche Aligemeine Zei- tung of Berlin publishes an article written by Prince Von Buelow, former Germdn imperial chancellor, in ! which he pleads for the retention of Emperor William. The prince says he d | considers the emperor’'s advocation of d | the new order of things in Germany is t, | sincere. e GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY TO OBSTRUCT DRAFT PRoston, Nov. 6.—Moses Intin, an attorney, and Samuel Bloomberg, both of Tall River, Mass., pleaded suilty in the federal court today to an indiet- ment alleging conspiracy to obstruct 1 disease - {day night and the authorities beileve |the selective service act. They will eu?;edu“wounded L‘l 'o“nd::u:gfl_ this to be Taylor's work. The polica|be sentenced later. It is said that mined) 160; wounded Illghtly 158; | in this vicinity have been ordered to|Bloomberg gave $200 to Entin for the missing in action 10; total 529, watch for the man. purpose of escapln- lhe dran New England men are: = Killed in_ Action. SIX YEAR SENTENCE FOR HEME ’“$3‘}§}§§'J.‘,}'G s Private Armanda Guiliani, Poquon- POSING AS AN U. 8. OFFICER noc Bridge, Groton, Conn. Died of Wounds. Corporal Edmund J. Michaud, Kent, Maine. Wounded Severely in Acti Privates — Peter Comras, Provi- dence, R. 1.; Pierre E. Gouin, Spencer: Mass.; James McLaughlin, Lowell, Mass,; John Simioski, Norwich Conn, Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Captain Henry D. Cvrmmls,» Al ston, Mass. Conners, Ber‘nnu— Willlam 8. Brookline, Mass. Allm ‘W. Milliken, o H"b?r d I_Coh Hart- | Oorporal ar ‘ol zn, ford, Conn.; Jéseph J. Mayne, Brook- line, Mass.; Michael 8. Sullivan, Hud- son, Mass. Wounded Slightly in Action. Priv; C. Hosmer, vy piame Wy V. - ieree; lud, Conn John L. Quirk, Medford, Alanndn Bdew Stamford, John C. Weir, ford, Mass.; lh.nl J. Yaconeillo, !ord Conn. “ 80 jbl. the world. l ifll . wants (o re- high vm Boston, Nov. 6.—John Thibeault « Holvoke was sentenced in the federal court today to serve six years in the penitentiary at Atlanta for posing as an officer of the United States army und -collecting money under false pre- tences from families of men in th service. the Concord reformatory, JURYMAN HAD BET ON trial he wae drawn on the panel resulte today in the Vermont supreme court awi pdhw a new trial to Robert War- ren of St, Albans, who was foun ilty 1dst year of the murder of Jen ingway. Warren was a sol hh arrest and m tried in of M caunty, Thibeault, who ‘was on parole from that he had obtained money from mothers of soldiers by telling them their sons were sick and would be sent to their homes if money was given .him .to provide civilian clothes for them to wear while returning to America. VERDICT OF MURDER TRIAL Montpelier, Vt, Nov. 6.—A wager on the outcome of a murder a member of the jury before at. Fort Ethan Allen at the time Frank- Washington, Nov. 6.—Home products only on the Thanksgiving dinner table this year is the program of the food administration. Hotels, restaurants and other eating places have been aeked to save transportation by using only food produced locally. BRITISH PATROL BOAT SUNK IN A COLLISION London, Nov. patrol boat was sunk Monday in a of e eollision, according to an admiralty statement . today.. One man was drowned. On Tuesday & British aux- iliary was sunk in collision, there be- ing no casualties GERMAN DELEGATION London, Nov. 6, 11.30 p. m.—The Geérman armistice delegation has reached the allied lines. This infor- {mation reached the lobby of the house ‘of commons late tonight. 1|ALL AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKES 3 HAVE GONE TO SWITZERLAND -| Copenhagen, Nov. 6—All the Aus- trian ' archduKes and their families have gone to Switzerland, advices d from Vienna say. the | 6—A British patrol | HAS REACED ALLIED LINES it cialists last year, gives Smith an ov er- | whelming plurality. Because of the imminence of peace, defend department heads of the Emergency re: Fleet' Corporation are lodking forward to resigning and résuming “activities in their vafious lines of business. President Wilson has been made an honorary citizen of Barcelona Car- tagena, Cadiz and Tortosa. These and other. cities in Spain are each nam- ling a street or a public square after the American president. Announcement was made at Yale university that Professor Harry B. Jepson, '93, of the Yale Bureau in Paris. Bone dry prohibition in California | decisively defe: ted yesterday SALn Francisco's overwhelming inst it came in. W liam G. R. Flatow, at the funer- al of an only son in Meriden, Conn., vesterday afternoon, dropped dead. He leaves five daughters. The son, ‘Walter, 16, died of pneumonia. Joseph Cordio, a construction fore- man, was arraigned in the police court at Lowell Mass., charged with the murder of Louis ¥red Soulia, whose body was found buried ‘in a hallow ‘grave near erica, Monday afternon. NEW ENGLAND MEN IN CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST Ottawa, Ont.,, Nov. 6~The Canadian alty list issued tonight contains when vote {the following names'of New England | men: Killed in action: H. Gray, Boston; E. Elston, Lowell, Mass D. A..Ferguson, Cambridge, Mass.; H. Gilhooley, Prm‘idenct-, R. P E. King, Lynn, P ‘W. Frank, Rox- and missin; g: A. M. Shaw, Providence, R. I. Ii: J. H. Strickland, Brighton, b , Boston; J. Caron, Lowell, .\I zassed: J. Guav Manchester, H. _E. K. Beaupre, Ly . Collins, Haverhill, Mass. nn, Sheeh n Lawrence, Mass,; Manchealcr, N. H.; R. E. Bell, J. MacDonald, Hartford, MacDonald, Stoneham, Wounded: G. P. Griggs, Somerville, Mass.; H. T. Moore, Patten, Me.; Lane, Cambridge, Mass.; 7. Magur- vill, Roxbury, Mass.; C. G. ‘Cameron, Boston. TO DIMINISH SUBSTITUTES USED IN WHEAT BREAD Washington, Nov. 6—Plans to di- minish by January 1 the percentage of substitutes used in wheat bread in al- lied’ countries and the United States are being discussed by the Inter-al- lied Food Council in Lendon. The re- duction if decided upon, a statement issued by the food administration to- night said, would be a direct resu)t of the Austrian armistice. “The change in the war sl(uahon, however, does not alter the totals of fcod demands upon the United States,” d the food administration, “but in fact will increase our load and there- fore there will be increased demands for economy.” KAISER SENDS MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE TO TROOPS Amsterdam, Nov. 6.—The German emperor has sent messages to the western army groups, thanking them for. me‘: “extraordinary achievements” and exbressing his gratitude to the 1roops on the Oise and the Aisne ‘“‘whose bravery has' frustrated the great plans of the enem: SPEAKER CLARK HAD PLURALITY OF 2,400 St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6.—Related com- plete returns indicated that - Speaker Clark was re-elected by a plurality of 2,400 votes, an increase of 250 as com- pared with his election in 1916. THE GERMAN MILITARY MISSION HAS LEFT VIENNA Amsterdem, Nov. 6.—The German military mission has left Vienna ac- cording to advices from the Austrian |-America. capital. 22 apparently was his home in Bill- | spme losses and|the senate in the ratification of the { the fact that the swimmers could not|psace treaties which wili end the | themselves, many of them|world war. ached the w bank of the river In thg senate reposes the preroga- with lines which were drawn taut|tive of ‘ratifying any treaties whis i | { i i | Notwithstanding across the stream. rafts and collapsible had less succesS than the swimme: because they were better Others floated easily be s were not lose to w lmre the swimmers cross €d the engineers began to throw ov pentoon Boats and a tiny The pontoons were destr cnemy, and added materially to the con: increasing numbers of men arr irg on the west bank of the d by ss the first barrier and were ready to malke the journe The second phase of the stretching between the r canal, which, though it tremendous enemy fire, by infantry. s under fire, boats. These men marks for the enemy’s rifles, and the boats could nk even if their occupants footbridee. r the but the bridge remained intact nt- river. Soon aftér dark the first brigade was a e mej perilous undertaking then began—the crossing of the three-quarters of a mile of mud r and the was not held The Americans stumbled across the mud through the withering part which the constitution as€igas to on | the president may make. Republicans made one of their eampaign argu- ments on the contention that a repub lican senate should be elected to pa ticipate in the work of making peace. The democratic administration, v tne other hand, c¢ontends that the mego- tiation of treaties is wholly the func- tion of the executive branch ane that the senate's part is te ratify them. With the senatorial returns still missing from .Michigan, Iiaho ani New Mexico, the figures showed that the republicans had lost one seat— thit of Senator Weeks of Massachu- setts — while the democrats ad lost six. The retired are Shafroth Saulsbury of Delaware, wis of Illi- nois, Tfiompson of Kanqa Wilfley of Missouri and Hol%s of New Hamp- shdre. rs, e enators who will be of Colorado, a UPHEAVAL FORESHADOWED IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Their feet sank into the mud Washington, Nov. 6.—The political and soon the pace of the men was|overturning which takes from the slowed down to a laborious walk. Nev- | democrats control of € use of ertheless, they got through, even if the | representatives foreshadows an_up- task caused some depletion in their | heaval in nationai legi ve affairs, numbers. changes in powerful comriittee chair- The next phase constituted the manships and a situation confronting crossing of the narrower but deeper | President Wilson ‘which in a measure canal with its sheer sides and the | parallels sha onfrontiag President Germans almost at the very top of the | Taft in the mi of his administra- eastern edge. The swimmers again got | tion. The situation also is analagous to action and plunged through, not-|to that faced by President Cleveland hstanding the enemy fire, and|at the beginning of his first term. scrambled to the top. Here the m divided across by the same method used at ti river. Two bridges finally down by the engineers, greatly faci tating crossing. These two bridges withstood ing of the When the Americans over. swimmers reached t edge of the canal they coul@ not land without the aid of the s up by means of ropes. been a hard enough t: disturbed by the enemy ccomplishment was almém ceivably difficult under the violent e emy fire. POINTS OCCUPIED BY It would ha’ ITALIANS BEFORE ARMISTICE — Important Italian troops be- Austria be- are disclosed in an offi- announc: Washinston, Nov. 3. points pccupied by fore the armistice with came effective cial Rome despatch today, ing that “movements agreed upon the armistice are now taking place.” Among the places occupied are Slu- their attention in driving off the enemy and heiping non-swimmers were laid at- tempts of the enemy to destroy them and contributed largely to the speed- Zrappling hooks, which had to be caught on to the top of the wall edging the canal so that immers could pull themselvi for men un- guns, but its incon- en Since, control which prevails 3ll legislation and the p limited powers for investization of governmental affairs lies within the initiative and control of the majority, the possibilities are obvicus. They will be increased if the final returns for the senate assure tne republicans control there. by the system of committee in the house, tically un- he i- Tirst comns the question of the he | speakership. a place 1which many statesmen aad politicians have de- clared is second only to the presiden- cy in importance. Represantative Mann of Illinois, the republican leader, would on the basis of his_pesition, be the logical candidate of the majority, es ve but that is complicated by several factors, one of which has been Mr. Mann’s continued heal There are n- also some factional differences to be considered. ilepresentative Gillette of Massachusetis, actually r. Mann's senjor in point of service, has been acting republican leader and is to be reckoned with in the. ealculations for the speakership. There has also been some talk of Representative Long- [ worth of Ohio. Colonei Roosevelt's son-in-law, as a candidate unon whom the republicans could units. Next in importance is the leader- ship of the democrats when they be- in derino in Val Venosta, the Mendoilcome the minority party after Marcg pass, the narrows of Salorno in the |3 next. As chairman of the ways ane Adige valley, Levico in the Val Su-|means commijttee ~ Representative zans, Fiera di Primiero in Valeismon, | Kitchin of North Carolina now is the Pontebba, Plezzo. ° Tolmina, Gorizla, | democratic fgor leador. He is expect; Tervigna ileia 3 "l ed to be supplanted in both places by Ehy 'gmm'_miimgad"' Representative Joseph W. Fordngy of Michigan, one of the old republican OUITUARY. wheel horses, upon whom will fall a John M. Taylor. very important part in carrying out Hartford. Comm. Now. 6-_John 3 | ¥ith the treasury department the gov- Taylor, president of the Connecticut | STRMent's finincial programme for the Mutual Lifa Bnsurance company, died | - at his home here late tonight of pneu- monia. IHe was born in Hartford years ago. He was a director of several banks Hartford. He leaves one son, Captain Clifford is on the headquarters Taylor, who staff of the 23th division in France, Arthur Hubbell Palmer. New Haven, Conn.. Nov. §.—Arthur Hubbell Palmeér, professor of German language and literature at Yale uni- versity since 1891, died suddenly his. home in this city late tonight. He was graduated from Wesrern Reserve university in 1879 and later studied Europe. He had edited 1 testbooks and was a me: Modern Fkanguage Ass Ohio, 59 years ago. He was graduated from Williams college in 1867 and was ad- mitted to the Connecticut bar in 1870. vy German i He was born in Cleveland, sent a situation where a republican house, and possibly serute, -will be dealing with a democratic secretary of the treasury on immense financial questions’ in which’ they fundament- ally may be ir disagreemcnt. At least two more great Liberty loans are to be provided for and .no one can esti- mate the need for further war taxa- tion after the end of the fiseal year which the pending war rvevenue bill is framed. to cover. Speaker Clark was mincrity. Jeader before the democrats care into con- trol The question to be decided is whether Mr. Kitchin is to step down from that place in the new congress to give way for Mr. Clark or whether the speaker will be obliged to take 73 in at in places in th: usual run of committee 'REPUBLICANS WILL CONTROL NEXT HOUSE With Returns From Five Congressional Districts Missing the Republicans Have 16 More Than the 218 Votes Neces sary for a Majority—Returns From Michigan, and New Mexico Will Decide Whether tlie Democrats Will Have Control of the Senate. Idaho partmenis. Durfling contrcl of the democratic majority ths republicans have been powerless to- 40m1‘el in- vestigation of things which they have attacked. In control of tnose commil- tees, which in times of peace are. of practically a0 importance, the field gation of the democratic tratio:: by a republican house is thrown de open almost on the eve of the next presidential eiection. The repubi;cans, of cou do mot come into their position of advantage until the mecting of the new co gress, which will be the Ersi Monday s December, 1919, un President Wilson should call it in extraordinary session sooner. The present demo- cratic congress expires by limitation wsrch 3, 1919, SMITH HOLDS LEAD, OF 12,500 OVER WHITMAN New York, Nov. 6.—Alfred E. Smith, democratic candidate for governor, was maintaining a lead of 12,000 over Governor Whitmasn, his republican op- ponent in the race for governor, lai¢ tonight, with only 51 districts missing out of the total of 7,230 in the state. The districts lacking were in remote rural sections upstate and although they are normally republican it seem- ed 1mpossible that they could wipe out Mr. Smith’s advantage. The vote stood Smith 987,242, Whitman 974 §73. While Governor Whitman spent the day in conference with the chairman ©f the state committee and other re- publican leaders, Mr. Smith went to Syracuse with feveral attorneys and advisers to discuss the situation with State Chairman Kellogg: It was evi- dent Dboth party organizations were preparing for emergencies. It seemed probable tonight that even if Mr. Smith maintained his small lead on the face of the unofficial returns, the republicans would not concede the defeat of Governor Whitman until af- ter the ballots had been officially can- vassed. The democrats in this city professed confidence that their candidate's ad- vantage would not be materially re- duced but asserted that even if it was cut to a smaller figure he would be pulled ‘throngh by the soldier vote. The republicans conceded the defeat of Lieutenant Governor Edward Schoeneck of Syracuse( who sought re-election, by Harry C. Walker of Binghamton. The fact that Mr. Schoeneck of Syrgcuse, who sought man was attributed by republicans to his having entered the army. NEWBERRY' HAS MARGIN OF 3,000 VOTES ON FORD Detroit, Mich., Nov. 6.—Lieutenant Commander Truman H. Newberry, re- publican, increased his lead slightly over Henry Ford, democrat, in the race for the United States senate additional returns became availabl® this afternoon. With several counties still to hear from, Newberry! margin was 3,000. It was declared at democratic head- quarters this afternoon that the official count probably would be required to determine the result of the race. OHIO IN THE LIST OF PROHISITION STATES Columbus, O., Nov. 6.—Ohio has en- tered the fast growing column of states where intoxicating liquors can- rot bessold or purchased, the 30,000 leads that the wets had obtained yes- terday being overcome by reutrns from rural counties today. With a little more than 350 precinets missing, Governor Cox, democrat, has established a lead of 17,763 over Frank i republican, and the latter has conceded his opponent’s re-elec- ticn. Returns to the secretary of state’s office today, however, indicated that the state house would have a di- vided body, as almost the entire state republican ticket has been elected. RESULTS OF ELECTIONE IN MANY STATES lowa. Des Mpines, Iowa, Nov. or W. L. Harding, renublican, was re-elected yosterday in one of _the closest gubernational coniests in Towa in recent years, returns {onight show- ed. He defeated Claude R. Porter, dem- €.—Govern- ocrat, by approximately 12000 votes. Returns from 2,081 pr out .of 2,348 in the ctate gave darding 164,- €92 and Porter 1 6. Republicans triumphed in all im- portant contests, re-electtng United: States Senaror Kenyon and choosing all eleven congressmen, a gain of one. Missouri. Nov. 6.—Iucomplete re- turns recei indicated the election of Selden F. Spencer, republican, by a plurality of 20,000 votes over Form- er Governor loseph W. Foik to fill the unexpired term of United States Senator Stone. and the re-election by 1,000 votes of Speaker hamp Clark, who was reported defeated iast night. The defeat of the statewide prohibi- tion amendment by 10,000 was also in- St. Louis, dicated. Indiana. Indianapolis, Nov. 6.—J. W. Dunbar, republican, has defeated Representa- tive W. E. Cox, democra:, for re-elec- tion in the Third Indians Congress- ional district, according 1o unofficial returns tabulated here lat: today. 1daho. o Boise, Idahy, Nov. 6. — With two- thirds of the vote counted for United States senator tonight, Frank R. Gooding, republican, leads Senator . Nugent by 100 votes. Colorade. Nov. 6.—Rcturns te- night cut dnun the lead of Lawrence C. Phipps and_ Oliver . Shoup, re- publican candidates for Traited States senator and governor, to (459 12,000, ‘respectively, but with only 315 sparsely settled precincts missing out of 1,532 in the state, vth seemed certain of election by substantial pluralities. Ohie. Columbus, O., Nov. 6.—The drys as- sumed the lead in the prohibition con- test late this afternoon after receiv- ing the returns from mwrerous dry counties. With 4,925 precincts heard from, the vote was: For 381,425; against 378,059. Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Okla.. Nov. Complete returns from mora than half the state indicate the: re-election of United States Senator Robert L. Owen by a plurality of 000. Re- ports are slow on the suffruge amend- ment and it may be several days be- fore results are known. and |