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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
CHAMP CLARK BLAMES
THE WAR IN EUROPE

BOWLING GREEN, No, Novem-
ber 4.-Champ Clark, Speaker of
the national House of Repre-
sentatives, commenting this
morning on the republican VIC
tories in. a majority of the states
in which elections were held. yes.
terday, said the vote was not a
rebuke to the Wilson administra-
tion, but lust one more thing
that could happen during these
days of European war"
'The result at the polls through
out the country" said the Speak
er, was a great surprise to me.
The defeat of a great number of
democratic senators and con-
gressmen is not a rebuke to the
policies of President Wilson. No,
it is just a natural occurrence,
one that might happen during
these days Of general mix-up.
The European war may have
had something to do with it."
When told the democratic ma
jority in the House was reduced
by a big margin the Speaker.
who was reelected by about
5000 plurality, said that he felt
certain that when the result had
been decided definitely the demo-
cratic party still would have a
safe working majority.
1.-THE reuniting of the republi-
can and progressive forces in
many districts and the inability
of democratic legislators because
of the long session of Congress
properly to canvass their dis
tricts naturally permitted the
voters to drift back to old party
lines, and the republican VIC
tories are the result" said the
Speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
SERVIAN MINISTER QUITS
THE OTTOMAN CAPITAL

LONDON. November 4. 1:35 p.m.-A
dispatch from constantinople, by way
of Sofia, to Reuters Telegram Com
pany says that the Servian minister
left the Ottoman capital this morning.
after coniding Servian interests to the
American ambassador. Henry Morgen-
thau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
PEACE ONLY WHEN KAISER
IS CRUSHED, SAYS CAR

LONDON, November A dispatch
from Moscow to Reuters Telegram
Company says that Emperor Nicholas,
in telegraphing his greeting to the
Merchants Association on the occasion
Of the opening of its session. said:
Peace only Is possible when Russia
reaches the heart of German soil This
is the unanimous opinion Of all Musco-
vites. Any apprehension of peace he
Ing concluded before the enemy is COM
pletely crushed is unfounded.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
GERMANS FALL BACK
IN BELGIAN BATTLE.
SAY ALLIES ADVICES
After Weeks Of Desperate Fighting
Scene Shifts --Teutons Abandon
Guns and Wounded.

LONDON November 4-The official reports Belgian
headquarters and from the French office becoming
their Germans Withdrawing from their
position of Belgium Neuport has
been evacuated but before city had become untenabe
may be said be history
London considered hardly likely that the Germans
will attempt that direction flooding of the country
has made it practically worthless battle-ground.
nearly weeks desperate fighting the bun of
shifted the Ypes region where the English army
of Field Marshal Sir John French reinforced Indians and
torias apparently another onslaught
To the of this contemplated battle according reports
William has gone give his
presence.
FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT
The French Office gave announcement
afternoon follows:
"On left wing the north the situation
change compared yesterday The enemy has back
the right bank of the Yser We have ecapued Lobaer
zde The Germans occupy the left bank of User
ing than the head of bridge half way
and Nieuport They have abandoned addition prisoners
and wounded considerable quantity material in
Guiding pieces of artillery which held by
Between Dixnude and the Ls the fighting been con-
tnued with alternate advances and Withdrawals
general allied made perceptbie
Between the Lys region Arras there has been
cannonadng and minor engagements
OTHER ADVANCES ARE CLAIMED
Between the region Disc we have made an
advance to the east of LIE Quesnoy sanee
heights of Parvillers.
"On the which developed ON the
right bank OF the Asne in the region of Vai
suited losing the first north of Vallv and
the north of Craonne yesterday
ter attack by forces brought again po
ton of the lost ground.
"A violent cannonading spirited German attacks wer.
repused the heights of the highway Danes and in
the vicinity OF Rheims There has been happening of inn
portance between Rheims Meuse nor in the Wo.vr.
districts
"on right wing Lorraine there nothing new to
report"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
ALL BUT ONE ARE KILLED
IN SICILIAN TRAIN WRECK

MESS1NA, Sicily. November 4, via
Rome, 1880 p.m.-A railroad train
running between here and Palermo was
wrecked this morning. The reports re-
ceived up to the present time declare
that all the passengers on board with
one exception and all the members of
the train crew lost their lives
A bridge on the line had been washed
out by Hoods.
Unaware of this condition. the train
crashed down into the river bed and
the cars were overturned in the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
BOER REBELS EQUIPPED
WELL, BERLIN ASSERTS

BERLIN, November (By wireless).
According to official information
given out in Berlin today, certain firms
in Amsterdam have been informed
from South Africa that the insurgents
in the Union of South Africa number
10000 men. They have in their possess
sion quick -firers and machine guns.
The English war supplies in the Cape
Colony are described as insufficient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
.SENATE'S COMPLEXION
BUT LITTLE CHANGED
BY DIRECT ELECTION

Ihe first popular election of sena
| TORS, held In thirty-one states yester-
| DAY, resulted in little change in the
political lineup of that body. Late re-
| turns from the western states NAV
swing the democratic majority higher
or lower, but they cannot change the
! principal result, that the democrats
| Will continue in control of the Senate
Their majority in the present Senate is
! ten.
| In the so-called doubtful states.
| doubtful up to last night, the repub-
licans more than held their own,
James w Wadsworth, jr., was elected
in New York TO succeed Senator Elihu
Root on the republican ticket. though
! the administration confidently expected
! that James Gerard, United States am
| bassador to Germany. would be an
easy winner In OHIO. Warren G. Hard
ing. republican, was elected to succeed
| Senator Burton. who, like Senator
Root, did not seek denomination.
| Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illi-
nois. despite the attacks made upon
| him by Col. Roosevelt and the pro-
gressiveS, may have won over Roger c.
| Sullivan, the democratic nominee, who
, had the Endorsement of the administra-
ton. and Raymond Robbins. the pro-
Sressive nominee. Final returns have
| uol Uetu IeCclScu
| Republicans Are Returned.
! Senator Cummins of Iowa, Senator
| Gallinger of New Hampshire, Senator
Brandegee of Connecticut, Senator Dill.
| bingham of Vermont, all republicans
who were said to have hard fights or
[ their hands before election, were safely
returned.
1 ",
| republican nominee, who has been the
target for the bitterest kind of at
| tacks on the part of both democrats
and the progressives. not to mention
| Col. Roosevelt, was elected by an enor-
| nous majority.
turned democrats to the Senate, as
usual. Majority Leader Underwood OF
/ the House, framer of the democratit il
| tariff law, was elected in Alabama with
practically no opposition to Il seat in
| the Senate. Senator Overman, chair
man of the powerful rules committee
of the Senate, was elected in North
Carolina.
| Their Fates in Doubt.
Out in Colorado Huber Work, republi-
can, has given Senator Thomas, demo-
Icrat. the race of his life. according to
the latest reports. and may have de-
feated the democratic nominee Another
democratic senator who is in danger of
not being returned. according to the re-
turns. is Senator Newlands of Nevada,
whose name Is attached to the federal
trade commission law. enacted at the
last session of Congress. Senator New
lands republican competitor was
Samuel Platt.
Senator William J. Stone. democrat
was reelected in Missouri. The vet
eran chairman of the foreign relations
committee of the Senate was regarded
lcontinued on Second Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
BIG MARGIN in HOUSE
IS ALMOST WIPED OUT
BY 6. 0.P. LANDSLIDE
Democrats Hold Their Own in Senate,
but Speaker Clark's Ranks Are
Woeh,ly Depleted.

The democrats control the Senate and House. the
OF the elections yesterday The democratic majority in the
House. however has apparently gone crashing repub
ican landslide until from I the present House. has become
handful
In the Senate the somewhat
indications from the available
will remain about
either the democrats republicans slight gains
upper house.
PROGRESSIVES ABOUT WIPED OUT.
The progressive membership of been almost
wiped out the falling
indications that the will
figure in the political
Whle the democrats still in the saddle, ma
oTly III the House has been reduced
at1on VIII have to tight
hrouSh legislation the desires A the
democratic side could throw the balance
The sweeping victories OF the republicans through the north and
west nave proved almost blow democratic
ers Inc republicans the other
s that they will be IN position gain control
o Doh houses OF Congress- but to elect their ticket
ROOSEVELTS FIGHT IN VAIN
lhe campaign carried by COL Theodore Roosevelt r the
progressive party in which he attacks unon the r
publican nominees particularly Penrose of
and ovenorelec Whitman OF New York. was of no avail The
result the elections yesterday bound to lessen
the influence OF COL Roosevelt
Ihe tact that President Wilson his ere
mace the Dig issues OF the by the democrats seeking re-
turn 10 congress IN the the belief todav
that the sentiment through the favorable to Wilson & not
as great as democratic leaders have In some ouars
ever 1t IS declared that had it been Wilson's tho
House would have gone republican ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE
may FIND MAJORITY
CUT DOWN To THREE

with returns to come at late hour
this afternoon from but a few con-
gressional districts, it seems likely
that the democratic party will control
the next House of Representatives by
a majority OF only three members, and
VIII have plurality of only nine.
The Stars tabulation of the election
returns of yesterday serves to show
that the republicans will have 2fG, the
democrats 219 and the progressives 6
members in the House of Representa- :
tives that will come into existence
March 4. 1915.
According to these figures. the re-
publicans have gained eighty-one seats,
the democrats have lost sixty-six and
the progressives have lost nine.
Tho present House of Representa-
tives consists of 2S5 democrats. 122 re
publtcans and nineteen progressives,
two republican progressives, one indie
pendent and six vacancies. The diff
ference in the figures between the re-
publican gain of eighty-one and the
democratic loss of sixty-six is account
ed for in the nine progressive seats lost
and the fact that there are six vacan-
cies in the present House on the demo-
cratic side.
Only meager returns have been re-
ceived from eighty-five congressional
districts. Democratic leaders here Were
confident this afternoon that the ad-
mtnistration would retain control OF
the House. although they freely admit
ted that the majority In the House
might be cut from its present figure OF
141 to as low as 25 OF 80.
Tendency Toward Republicans.
Since early morning, however, the fig
ures have shown gam of thirty three
republicans, with all other tendencies
toward the republican column. To full
fill the predictions of democratic leaders
Of majority of thirty it would be neces-
sary for sixty-three of the districts not
entirely reported to show that many
democratic victories. They are, never
theless, claimed by the leaders.
Many interesting things occurred in
the contest for the House. Among
these are noted the return to Congress
of d number of former representatives
who were swept out Of office during
the presidential election. among them
former Speaker Joseph q. Cannon o1
Illinois and former Representa-. w.:
Nicholas Longworth, Ebenezer II. Hill
William Il. Mckinley. William A. Rod
denberg and C. a. Sulloway.
On the basis of the actual returns
the republicans gained ten seats IL
New York, five in Connecticut one in
Delaware, twelve in Illinois, two IL
Indiana, one in Maryland. where sgd
ney E. Mudd was elected; three in Mas
sachusetts, two in Michigan, two il
New Hampshire, five in New Jersey
one in New Mexico. six in Pennsyl
vania, one in Rhode Island, one il
South Dakota and others in Other
states. In Louisiana one progressive
was elected. Nebraska reelected three
democrats and three republicans.
Some New Members.
Richard Olney. I'd, comes to Wash
angton to succeed Edward Gilmore from
the fourteenth Massachusetts district
lcontinped on Second Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
THREE JAPANESE JAILED
AT PEARL HARBOR BY U. S,

Three japanese are being held under
arrest by the naval authorities at Pearl
harbor. where a large government dry
dock is under construction. All in
formation is being Withheld as to the
nature of the charges against them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
U. S. WARsHIP TO GUARD
CHRISTIAN POPULATION

LONDON. November (s:3s p.m.).-
According to the Athens correspondent
of The Star. an American warship has
arrived at Beirut. Syria, for the pro-
lection Of the Christian population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04
Operations of British.

An official account of the operations
of the British force in Belgium issued
by the press bureau today brings up
to Monday. November 2. when the al
lies were still maintaining their un-
broken line and had been reinforced to
meet the attacks which this day threat
ened them. The report follows:
violent attacks were made by the
LIST Army Corps and the cavalry.
Large reinforcements evidently had
joined the enemy's line at this
point. A very heavy loss was in
fiicted on the enemy and the COM
mander of the 1st Army Corps was
confident of maintaining his ground,
which he since has been able to do.
The cavalry has fought. whether
mounted. or in trenches. to the ad-
miration Of the whole army In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04

the 18th Army Corps. which stretches
out toward Hollebeke''
Berlin War Summary,
The following oficial dispatch issued il
Berlin has been received:
telegram from German head
quarters. dated November 3, at noon.
states that foundations south OF
Nieuport prevent all operations In
this part of the country
The water in places is as high as
a full-grown man. Our troops have
evacuated the Inundated districts
without loss of men. horses or guns.
Our attacks on Ypres are pro
crossing. More than 1900 mon,
mostly English. have been captured
and also several machine guns
West of Roye severe fighting has
taken place with great loss on both
sides. but the situation is unchanged.
In the village fight we lost several
hundred in missing and two cannon
Claim Successful Attacks.
"Our attacks on the Aisne, east of
Scissors, are successful, despite OBJ
stnate resistance. Our troops have
occupied several strongly fortified
positions beyond Chavonne and Sou
pir. capturing more than 1000 French,
three cannon and four machine guns.
Near the cathedral in Scissors the
French have posted a heavy battery
and made the steeple an observation
post.
Between verdun and Toul several
French attacks have been repulsed.
Troops of French soldiers wore Ger
man overcoats and helmets.
In the Vosges, near Markinch, q
French attack was repuised. and our
troops began d counter attack.
I'm the east the operations still
are in a state of evolution, and there
has been no fighting.
THE Russian 1st Siberian Army
Corps November 1 used civilians as
breastworks while destroying q
hridpe"
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Belgian View Of Fighting.

Belgian View Of Fighting.
That the German retirment is gen.
eral in the Belgium campaign and
that the allies have inflicted terrible
losses upon the foe is indicated by
three official bulletins issued by the
Belgian general staff. which were
forwarded to the minister of war at
Havre. The latest of these says:
The German troops continued
Monday and Tuesday to evacuate
the left bank Of the User between
Nieuport and Dixmude. Only a few
detachments have been reported be-
tween Pervaste and the south Of
Spuyvenkerke. There seems to be no
artillery left on this side of the river.
No movement of troops has been re-
ported on the right side OF the User.
Two Corps Suffer Much.
From the bodies and arms aban-
doned on the ground evacuated by
the enemy. and also from the state
ments made by prisoners. 1t may
safely be concluded that the 18th
and 18th Reserve Army Corps have
suffered much in the latest engage
ments on the User. The inactivity Of
these two corps during the last two
days may be attributed to this fact"
A bulletin issued short time preM-
ously by the Belgian general staff says
"The enemy has fallen back toward
the east, abandoning his dead and
wounded.
Our troops are holding the posi-
tions occupied Sunday.
Our advance forces which moved
toward the User are finding every
where signs Of a precipitate retreat
"A German officer confesses that
the enemy lost 10000 men, of whom
10000 were killed.
"Our troops have delivered at
tackS between DtXmude and Noord-
schoote. Between Dixschoote and
Zonnebeke the situation is unchanged.
After violent fighting between
Zonnebeke and the Lys the allies
maintained their positions. except in
the environs of MaSsines, and at l
o'clock Monday afternoon successfully
resumed the offensive. To the south
of the River Lys no important fighting
Is reported"
Villages Are Occupied.
Still another official communication was
given out last night:
"On the front Of the 18th Reserve
Army Corps the allied troops Mon
day directed a vigorous offensive. They
came out at the same time from Dix
nude. Knocke and Noordschoote. Be
tween Dixschoote and Zonnebeke the
situation remains unchanged. The
two last villages are occupied by the
allied troops
.'The 37th Landwehr Brigade is sig
nailed between Poelcapelle and Zon-
nebeke. Further south the 9th Re-
serve Army Corps occupies Becelaere
and Gheluvelt. On its left are the
9Th Bavar1an Reserve Division and
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Thursday. with mod
crate west to northwest winds.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High, rs, at . pm. today. Low, A. at
$3.50 am today.
For full report see page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-04

Some new Memb berS.
Richard Olney. I'd, comes to Wash
angton to succeed Edward Gilmore from
the fourteenth Massachusetts district
lContinued on Second Page.l
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SNIP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS.

No births were reported to the Of
flee of the city clerk today.
The annual reports will he read at
the meeting of the directors of the Cen
trial Y. NJ. c. A. at the meetin:, On
April TO-.
]. Ralph Roberts will answer David
Goldstein tonight at the Auditorium.
Goldstein spoke against Socialism
Tuesday night
Charles S. Locknane, of the New
England Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany. is in Boston this week attend
ing the state agents meeting.
Some dog owners who hesitated
about paying the city license, have
decided to play safe and avoid the
penalty by paying up before April L.
State Journal newsboys and carriers
will be guests of this paper at the
Grand Thursday evening to see the ia
nous motion drama. "A Boy and the
Law"
Jose Caldron. a Mexican, pleaded
guilty to assault and battery. and was
sentenced to 60 days in Jail this morn
ing by Judge Carver of the court Of
Topeka.
A. W. Vogel will erect one story
stone. brick and concrete cleaning and
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