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FOR RENT-Furnished tent house
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Fifth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
GERMAN RE|CHSTAG
HEARS CHANCELLOR
ON THE WAR AGAIN

Berlin, November 9-(Via Sayville)
lac attitude of Germany in regard to
the proposal for an international union
to enforce peace was made known before
the main committee of the Reichstag TO-
day by Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hoii-
veg. The semi-official Overseas News
agency gave out the following account OF
the chancellors address:
ORIGIN OF WAR DISCUSSED
1.-THE chancellor made today before the
Reichstag main committee a most I'M
portant speech about the questions Of an
international union for peace and con-
nected with it the problem as to the
origin of the present war. In doing SO
the chancellor replied to the speech made
by Lord Grey british foreign secretary
to foreign newspaper men, in which he
said that the origin of the present war
must Influence peace conditions, and that
Germany would be entitled to ask for
guarantees against future attacks If the
present war were really forced upon Ger
many. OF course, Lord Grey at once
added that Germany's Interpretation OF
the origin of the war was incorrect, and
that the war was not forced upon Ger
many, but was forced by Germany upon
Europe.
THE chancellor stated that Lord Grey,
by giving these explanations. now holds
the same opinion as Germany always
had done in regard to the Importance OF
the origin of the war. For both these
reasons the chancellor declared it was
necessary once more to discuss the ques-
ton of the origin of the war.
The action which made the war un-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
EACH STATE IS
SUPREME AS TO
ITS VOTE CAST
If There Should Be Contest, 1t Seems That Federal
Authorities Cannot Go Behind Certification By
Chief Executive of States of Their Count.
Decisions Are Cited AS to Methods

, time congress meets in February it was
believed by legal experts here that the
final canvass could be held open until
March and that a selection would be
made by that time.
Upon the question of state jurisdiction
over choice of electors several cases have
been before the supreme court, but ap-
parently none directly on the question
of Jurisdiction over a recount of such
electoral votes. In 1890, in Virginia case
upon prosecution for fraudulent voting
for electors, Justice Gray said the only
powers of the fedora government with
regard to the appointment or the votes
OF presidential electors ARE those which
authorize congress to setermine the time
and the day on which they shall give
their votes, and which direct that certif-
Gates of their votes shall be opened by
the president of the senate in the pres
ence of both houses and the votes be
then counted. Although electors are ap-
pointed under the constitution they are
no more officers of agents of the United
States than are members OF the state
legislatures when acting as electors or
federal senator's" In the Hayes-Tilden
contest of 1878, before joint COMPRESSION
al commission. it was held that the states.
and not the federal government, provided
the means for certification of the returns
on votes cast for electors.
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UNDERWOOD's OPINION

Montgomery, November s.-(SpeciaD-ln
the event of contest of the elect on
of President Wilson, the laws of each
state will govern the votes Of that state,
according to Senator Oscar w. Under
wood Thursday night. Congress can take
no part in the contest Each state will
decide for itself whether or not rhe cleo
tors had been named legally.
Senator Underwood pointed out that
Congress took cognizance of the Hayes
Tilden contest, but this was through a
special law which provided for the ap-
pointment of an special commission.
When the commissions work was finished
the law died.
The contests cannot be handled as Con-
gress handles contests of seats or IT'S
members and the machinery provided by
each state must be used. In other words,
the electoral college of each state is a
state commission charged with the duty
of representing that state in balloting
for president and vice president.
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AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION
VOTED BY PEOPLE
Continued from Page One,

the amendment were 1880. while the total
increases in the majorities against were
100. An official count of the votes will
be completed during Friday and mailed
to the secretary of state. The votes will
come in sealed envelopes and must be
opened by the secretary Of state in the
presence of the governor or attorney
general, or both, by or before the end
of Is days from the election. They may
be opened when reports have been re-
ceived from all counties.
Little information has been obtained
from the other amendments voted on in
Tuesdays election, but reports that have
come indicate that all were adopted. The
one possible exception is the amendment
providing for biennial session of the leg
islature, although early returns indicated
that it also had been adopted.
1t seems reasonably certain that the
Montgomery salary amendment, the
amendment putting savings and open de-
positors on the same basis. and the
amendment giving municipalities in GER
tain counties the right to increase their
tax rates have been adopted. Some
doubt exists about the amendment which
gave Selma the right to reapportion it's
tax rate but supporters of this amend
ment claim it was adopted.
The official count will be necessary to
show the positive result on the constitu-
tional amendments.
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Special Bargains
by Merchants in
Today's Age-Herald
Louis Pizitz is offering s35 women.
plush coats at $3.50.

Louis Pizitz is offering sS5 women's
plush coats at $3.50.
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb put on sale
the novel, THE President of the U.
s." by Woodrow Wilson, at so cents.
Birmingha Ice and Cold Storage
company-Gas house coke at $3.50 per
ton.
Armstrong Hat company-Knapp felt
de. luxe hats at So.
fabric. $40 to $50.
Cable-shelby- Burton Piano COM
pany-Special sale OF new and used
pianos. Sis to s247; terms of $3.50
per week.
$3.50 and IS.
Ponton & Orr advertise snappy pat
terms in custom tailored clothes at $25
and up.
Matthews Electric Supply company
advertise the usefulness and economy
in electric ovens.
Sommer Tailoring company features
their tailoring department.
Jacobs drug store offers pecan
rralines at sc package.
office outfitters company feature
Golumnar books-all dimensions.
The boy or girl who guesses good
will be interested in the announcement
of Ed S. Moore, Inc.
Housewives will appreciate the item of
thrift suggested in the ad. of the Ameri-
can Trust and Savings bank.
Leaky roofs are topics of interest with
Hahn & Foreman today.
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REPUBLICANS ARE
PREPARING TO ASK
RECOUNT OF VOTES
IN CLOSE STATES
Continued from Page One,

Wilson had carried California there was
wild cheer, and the crowd of workers
who had been on duty almost constantly
for two days and two nights seemed 10
forget they were weary. The street in
front of headquarters had been blocked
all the evening with crowds cheering for
Wilson.
After-theatre crowds were thronging
Broadway and adjacent streets in the
white Light district when beams of
light from searchlights on the towers of
lofty buildings ashed the announcement
that Mr. Wilson had been reelected.
There was tumultuous cheering and sew
eral impromptu parades were organized
Only a few minutes earlier Mr., Hughes
had strolled few blocks from the thea
tire he had attended to his hotel, but the
result in California had not been definite
ly determined then. The republican nom
inee was recognized and cheered by many
in the throngs
He smiled and raised his hat. Soon
after he reached his hotel he was shown
a telegram announcing that California
had gone for Wilson, but his secretary
announced that he had no comment to
mako.
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Thousands of Dollars Bet
On Results Second Day
After Polls Are Closed
South and West Wire Wagers to New York Curb
and Wilson Was Favorite Throughout Period.
Amount Placed Estimated at $75O,OOO

house that Wilson would be reelected.
The unprecedented betting-4S hours
after the polls had closed-drew great
crowd Of brokers to the Broad street
curb market and as on the previous day,
more than 200 brokers were fairly fight
ing to get their money placed.
MUCH SOUTHERN MONEY
Betters on the western coast where the
result continued in doubt, telegraphed in
structions to bet large sums on both can
didates. A large part Of the Wilson
money came from the solid south.
The vote in individual states today
became a better gambling proposition
than the general result, according to
the opinion Of hackers, who with paper
and pencil figured out exactly the re-
sult-or thought they could. California
and Minnesota were the principal states
on which bets were laid.
There was much grumbling that ire
result was not officially decided one way
or the other sooner. A huge sum Is In
the hands Of Shareholders and the longer
decision was withheld the better 1t was
for the stakeholder. for the money with
which he was entrusted is drawing It's
little two per cent In the bank.
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RECOUNT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord, N. H, November 9.-With 25
precincts unreported officially, out Of a
total of 294 in New Hampshire. certified
returns tabulated by the secretary of
state give for presidential electors,
Hughes. 4O.3Ss; Wilson, 40,207. Hughes
lead, 1871. The unofficial press returns
for the % missing precincts are not avail
able, as Secretary of State Bean an
nounced tonight he would take no fur
Their account of unofficial figures in hts
computation His tabulaton ended with
the above figures, and will not be re-
sumed until tomorrow.
The republicans have demanded re-
count According to the usual legal pro-
cedure. the count would have not begun
for IS days, but it was said tonight that
some other way might be found to expe-
dite it.
Meantime neither the republicans nor
democrats would admit defeat. 1t was
learned today that John Howard, spe-
cial agent of the department of justice,
has been placed in charge of government
agents here with a view to watching the
tabulation of votes. He is acting under
the immediate direction of George w.
Anderson, federal district attorney at
Boston, who said tonight that he had
received instructions from Washington 70
observe the situation in New Hampshire
closely.
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Washington First Heard
'SubrOSd" That Wilson
WQS0CertQi17 Winner
Stories Reaching Capital Yesterday Convinced
Politicians of Long Experience That President
Had Won-Knew the Result Before the Ac-
tual Announcement Was Made
Before Midnight
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, November Especially
Yet again the dramatic situation might
undergo a change. Nevertheless, Wash
ington tonight is as certain that
Woodrow Wilson has been reelected
President of the United States as
Washington Tuesday night was GER
tain that the next chief executive
would be Charles Evans Hughes.
In this connection it is proper to
state that the opinion now prevailing
in the national capital is not based en-
tirely on official reports of the AS
ISOLATED Press. While that news gath
ering organization has disseminated
figures most satisfactorily to the dem
ocratio contingency, 1t is probable that
with still moro force the unofficial
news will appeal.
SUBROSA STORIES
There are at least three interesting
"subrosa' stories. and each appears viz
tuous with truth. The first is that the
113 precincts of California yet remaining
to be counted are in the northern section
Of the state-a section which leans in the
direction Of the President 1t Is a signifi-
cant fact that Senator Phelan was not
assured Of reelection until tonight, when
two of the mountain districts. in the Inn
mediate environ of the 11S yet uncounted.
expressed their verdict The democratic
senator, as soon as notified Of his strik-
ing victory. let official Washington I'm
officially know that the President was
safe.
And Minnesota, in which state MI
Hughes has recently acquired the lead,
is yet redeemable by democracy. There
are two interesting whispers which have
reached the ear OF Washington. The
first is that Fred Lynch. who has borne
the brunt Of the battle for democracy,
has let a cabinet member know that while
in certain democratic pecincts the re-
suit is ascertained. that result will not
be published until a moment deemed
psychological The republicans, in con-
nection with Minnesota, are destined, 1t
is believed, to suffer another poignant
The chieftains Of that political organi-
zation have based hope in the vote OF
Is, 900 Minnesota guardsmen on the Dor
der. The Brownsville correspondent Of
the greatest news agency has sent
personal message to Washington to the
effect that he has learned, beyond the
peradventuae Of doubt. that while 5000 OF
these soldiers expressed preference for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
PRESIDENT WILSON
REELECTED WITH
CALIFORNIA SURE

President Wilson and popular plurality
of from 100000 to 100000.
ITO say there will be any contest"
declared the statement, sis an insult to
the intelligence of the American people.
1t will probably be another day before
the full results are known from any of
the four states left in the doubtful column
and certainly not until there has been
an official count in New Hampshire and
possibly in Minnesota. AS Mr.. Hughes
is leading in Minnesota and West Vir-
ginia and change in these states could
in nowise affect the result, there may
be no demand for extraordinary haste to
bring about the recount demand.
Virtually all of the states where the re-
suit is close are carried In the Hughes
column and for that reason the demo-
Gratis profess to be not apprehensive that
any overturning could come from re-
count
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
Young White Boys
Charged With Larceny

Harold Chisolm, 1910 Central street.
SOUTH and Stewart Cunningham, 901
Twelfth street, south, young white
boys, were arrested at Conyers, Ga,
yesterday morning by S. I. Cowan,
sheriff of that city, on advices from To-
cal authorities on charges of grand
larceny Officer Frank 3. Wagner will
leave this morning for Conyers and
bring back the two prisoners.
1t is alleged by the local police de-
partment that Cunningham and Chisolm
stole the seven-passenger Buick auto
mobile of C. W. Green Sunday morn
ing while the automobile was stand
ing in front Of the Eleventh Avenue
Methodist church. The automobile was
found in the boys possession when
they were arrested
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Washington, November o.-Gov-
eminent officials here were deep
iy interested in and not n little
concerned over today's announce
ment from democratic and repub-
lean campaign leaders that con-
tests might be expected. with
possibility of legal proceedings,
over the votes for presidential
electors in several of the close
states.
Examinations of the decisions of the
disclosed that electors are plainly re-
garded as state officers. The highest
court has held in two leading cases that
questions of their proper or improper
choice are for state election officers or
state courts to determine, and that the
federal government is not lawfully con-
cerned even IL fraud Is shown.
MAY REVERSE IN SOME CASES
When congress meets to receive the
votes it is still possible for majority
to reverse the certified results from any
state from certain cases. If the votes
are read to the joint session the statutes
give the right to any member of either
house to object, the objections to be con-
sidered in separate session. When only
one return has been made from a state
congress cannot overturn the certified re-
suit, except the two houses concurred,
may reject any vote where it appears
not to have been given by the properly
chosen electors. Where more than one
certificate for state has been sent the
vote of these electors who the two houses
shall concurrently decide have been sup
ported in a contest by the proper state
authorities, shall be received and accred-
tied. Where there has been no deterni-
nation of a contest by state authorities
and there is more than one certificate re-
turned the choice as to these properly
selected is with the two houses. If the
two houses disagree the certificates
signed by the executive of the state con-
cerned shall be binding and the votes SO
certified counted
DECISION WOULD BE DELAYED
Should the contests and recounts over
Tuesdays elections, before state canvass
ing boards or in state courts, consume
such time that the governors would be
unable to certify the mai result by the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
Montgomery Invites All of
State to Big Celebration
of Election of Wilson

Montgomery, November s.-tspeciaD
At midnight tonight Montgomery ex-
tended an invitation to all Alabama to
attend a monster celebration here Friday
night in recognition of the reelection Of
President Wilson. 1t was announced that
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, Congress-
man S. H. Dent. Jr., and Ray Rushton,
members of the committee from Alabama
to the democratic national convention.
would deliver addresses
A celebration was all but started when
official information was received at II
o clock tonight that Wilson had carried
California and had been elected.
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Mr.. Hughs, the remaining 1900 voted
for Wilson. If this story materializes it
Is entirely probable that in view OF the
close situation, the guardsmen, by their
ballots, will put Minnesota in the tents
OF those who love the Lord"
THE NIGHTS NEWS
1t must be remembered that Wilson has
already sacked 256 electoral votes. II
California or Minnesota fall into his COL
unn, his reelection is achieved. In con-
nection with other states still considered
doubtful, the news is cheering. New
Hampshire, over night, has transferred a
Wilson lead into a Hughes lead-a lead
SO small that half the precincts yet re-
naming to be counted, could make that
rock-bed republican stronghold demo-
cratic. In New Mexico, the President
leads. The marginal advantage pos
sessed by Hughes in West Virginia
was cut in half at nightfall by the re-
port of single precincts. And North Da-
kota is now conceded by republican lead
ers.
ATTEMPTING ANALYSIS
So certain does Washington, repub-
lican and democratic Washington, feel
regarding a democratic triumph that
it is already attempting an analysis
of the vote which created q situation
unparalleled in the political history of
the United States. 1t is virtually ad-
mitted that labor, for which the Presi-
dent made his most vital sacrifice,
failed to deliver at the polls. Another
interesting deduction is that the Ger
man vote divided-a division traceable
it is believed, to this nations fairness
in permitting the operation of U-o3 off
the American coast. The New York
landslide for Hughes is attributed to
the energy Of Wall street in expanding
money, the animosity of the capital
respecting the passage of the eight
hour law, the indifference of Tammany
and the ire of Irish Americans because
of the O'Leary episode and the recog-
milton of Carranza-
Wilson's strength, according to this
analysis, is found in the unalterable de-
votion Of the south and the indepcu-
dence of the buoyant west, section
imbued with q love of peace and de-
sire to secure the perpetuation Of pros
perity. Thus. after all, it was peace
and prosperity"
The suffragettes were guilty OF the
most striking f1asco of tho campaign.
AS is recalled, they organized to the
throb Of tom-toms and the crash OF
brass to punish Mr.. Wilson because he
had refused steadfastly to support an
equal suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution. They paraded throughout the
west crying, Down with Wilson and up
with Hughes" and as result OF their
unprecedented activity. democracy
swept into it's fold 10 Of the IL equal
suffrage states.
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GERMAN REPORT

Berlin, November 9.-(Via Sayvilll
The German official statement today
lows:
western front: Army grouy of Prirl
Rupprecht: British and French attemI
to attack between lie Sars and Bouchf
esnes as well as to the south OF 4
Somme near Pressoire, were almost vii
out exception, stif1ed by our curtain |
fire at their inception.
Eastern theatre: Front of Prince I'D
pold Of Bavaria: On both sides of 4
Zuckzow-Tarnopol railroad the artilld
engagement was considerably increased
intensity.
'Rumanian front: Front of Archdr
Charles Francis: In the northern Ges
geny mountains. Russian attacks WI
repulsed. Near Belbor and In the Tulgt
sector the Germans by. spirited attad
repulsed Russians who advanced. Sour
east of Rothenhtrum pass our attac
continue. The Baiesti sector has be
crossed and Surdoiu with the heights d
joining on both sides, has been ca
tured We took about $50 prisoners q
also captured two cannon.
Front of Field Marshal Won MacISt
sen: Advanced accommodating detae
ments with hostile infantry as they Ii
been ordered to do.
Macedonian front: There were no II
portant events"
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WATCHING RECOUNT

Los Angeles, November 9-Demands
for representation at 4 recount of voting
returns were made today by democratic
leaders upon Thomas c. McAlear. regis
trar of votes and representative from
republican and one from democratic head
quarters were authorized to watch the
count now in progress. 1t will be fin
ished tonight. it was expected. The
ballots were transferred to a vault in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-10
DELAWARE WAS CLOSE

Wilmington, Del, November 9.-Com-
plete unofficial returns from all districts
in Delaware show that Charles f..
Hughes carried the state by a plurality
of 1898. The vote was as follows:
Hughes. 279O9 Wilson, 26,1l1 The
complete vote for United States SEN
ator was: Josiah Q. Wolcott (6iem.) 25,
326; Henry A. DUPONT (rep.) $4,000 For
governor, John G. Townsend (rep.) 2G174
James Fl. Hughes (dem) 23,1n. The DEM
ocrats elected their candidate for attor-
ney general.