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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08

Concord, n. H., Nov. S.--Complete
returns from all but 10 small towns.
New Hampshire gives Hughes 42.lO0;
Wilson, 4l,769. according to the Of
fcial figures given out by the secre-
tary of state this afternoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
BERGER DEFEATED
FOR CONGRESSMAN

Milwaukee, Nov. S.---Complete re-
turns show Former CONGRESSMAN
Berger and State Senator Gaylord.
socialist congressional candidates in
the 9th and 4th districts. respective
ly. have been defeated.
w. A, Cary, republican, has been
selected
Socialists concede the election of
Stafford and Cary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
PRESIDENT WILSON
PLAYS GAME OF GOLI

Asbury Park, N. j.. Nov S.---With
tho result OF the election still In
doubt, President Wilson this after
noon went out for golf game,
Mrs. Wilson, who throughout the
morning had directed tho packing
.of things preparatory to moving to
Washington this week, accompanied
the president TO the links,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08

st. Paul, Nov S,--With 1000 out
OF S,024 precincts in at 1 p. M, VIII
son has s2,06s and Hughes SS,2s1.
Wilson has gained slightly in the
rural vote since noon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
HUGHES AUTOMOBILES
WHILE VOTES ARE COUNTED

New York. Nov. S.-At Q p. m.
Governor and Mrs. Hughes went for
an automobile ride. The candidate
was given q rousing cheer as he walk
ed smiling to his machine at the
curb.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08

indianapolis, Nov. S,--With 1894
precincts out of the 3.142 In Indiana
tabulated at a. M, Hughes vote
was 232 ,a66; Wilson's 22S,92S.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
WHEAT TAKES BIG JUMP

Chicago. Nov. S.--whsax took .
big jump today. December sdvancing
AZ cents over today's opening to
1.ssx; May up SIS at 1909; July
up at 1854.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
TWO KILLED AT INDIAN
HEAD TESTING GROUND

Washington, Nov S,---Lieut. Luther
Welsh and C. X. Bronson were killed
at Indian Head testing grounds to-
day by the premature explosion OF
an aeroplane bomb.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
PRESIDENT s
REFLECTION
CLAIMED
Republicans Do Not Yet Con-
cede Defeat Of Hughes, and
Minnesota, California and
Oregon May Turn Balance

New York. Nov. S.--At . y. m.
Democratic National Chairman Me-
Cormick stated that President VII
son was undoubtedly reelected.
They can not beat him BY any
combination" he said. He Is elected
whether we carry the states OF Cali
Iornia and Minnesota or not. but We
will carry both of them. All the re-
ports are favorable"
The states claimed for tho nom
inces late this afternoon are as fol-
lows:
Alabama. i2: Arizona. ); Arkan-
sas. ., Colorado. o: Florida, q;
Georgia, ~: Idaho, 4: Kansas. 10;
Kentucky. 10; Louisiana. 10; Mary
land. $; Mississippi. 10; Missouri. is;
Montana. 4: Nebraska. 8; Nevada. 3;
North Carolina, l?; Ohio. "a: Okla.
homa, 10; South Carolina, .: Ten
nessee. IL; Texas. 20; Wyoming. .:
Utah. 4; Virginia, IL; Washington. I.
Total. 25l.
For Hughes
Connecticut. 4; Delaware. 3; I'LL
noIs. 30; Indiana. 10; Iowa. is;
Maine. q; Massachusetts. is: Michl-
gan. 10; New Jersey. IA; New York.
As; North Dakota, o: Pennsylvania,
3S; Rhode Island, o; South Dakota.
8; Vermont. 4; West Virginia. S;
Wisconsin. 13, Total. 243.
Doubtful
California. 10; Minnesota. l2; New
Hampshire. 4; New Mexico. >; Ore
gon. 3. Total. 81.
New York. Nov. Sat 5 y. m. the
democratic national committee said
they had received word from Mime
sofa that half the counties OF the
state showed plurality Of 5000 for
Wilson.
Concord, N. H., Nov, S,-Complete
official and unofficial returns from all
but seven small towns In New IIamp-
shire give Hughes i2,93i and Will
son 42,3S6.
{ Continued on page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
ELEVATOR FALLS
AND K|lLS|INREi|E|

Chicago, Nov. s.-Thrs4 &eFs kiil-
ed and IA injured when sn elevator
fell four floors at the plant Of the
Florshelm Shoe company. The cable
Of the lit snapped and the car crash
ed to the basement.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
DEMOCRATS DENY
CLAIMS Or G, 0, P,

New York. Nov, 6.--Democratic
National Chairman Mccormick dis
puted ~ 2 p. IN. u republican claim
that Minnesota. West Virginia. New
Hampshire and California have gone
for Hughes.
He said he had Just received a tele-
gram from Democratic Committee
man Lynch OF Minnesota that Mime
sota was for Wilson.
He also says that n telegram from
l., c. Cook. of West Virginia. claims
that state for Wilson.
Another telegram from California
slated that while the vote was close.
Wilson leads.
Mccormick also received tele-
gram from New Hampshire stating
that while the Issue was still In doubt.
there would be no difference OF one
hundred votes either way.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
CALIFORNIA
VETS WIN
ELECTION
Both the Prohibition Amend
ments Meet Defeat Accord
ing to Early Returns, Cities
Voting in Favor Of Booze

San Francisco, Nov. S.--Complete
returns from all sections OF Calf
ornia will show defeat OF both pro-
hibition amendments submitted to the
voters Tuesday, according to an
nouncement this afternoon by reports
OF the United California Industries.
Executive officer Mcdowell declar-
ed all reports indicated that the vets
have won. II was evident. however.
in spite OF this statement. that the
result might prove to be rather close.
Scattering figures tabulated during
the morning Indicated that amend
ment No. 2 might run more strongly
than had been expected and some
Of the drys we're predicting It's pas
sage.
The returns show that cities are
everywhere voting against both am
endments. while the rural districts
are favoring them.
San Francisco. Nov. S.--u:45
p. m.)--Tabulation by the United
Press OF returns from 3.627 precincts
out OF $50 in California showed
Wilson leading Hughes by s.744
votes.
The totals were: Hughes. ga. 4.407;
Wilson, 2S4.151.
These figures include Alameda
county complete. which gave Hughes
a plurality Of 7.222, and the greater
part OF San Francisco county. which
showed a plurality for Wilson OF
nearly $4,000.
This table was based on returns
from every county In the state. ex-
ceptlng Sierra and Mariposa coun-
ties.
Returns at 9 p. m. from 602 pre-
cincts out Of eS4 In San Francisco
county gave Hughes 52.S77 and Will
son 65,3S2. a plurality for the presi.
dent OF 1896,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08

New York. Nov. Sat 12;45 p. m.
republican national headquarters
formally claimed California and Min
nesota for Hughes. An impromptu
celebration was started when these 25
votes were declared republican.
Chester II. Roweli. republican man
ager In California. wired that the re-
publlcans could safely concede all
counties In the state claimed by
democrats, and still have safe ma
jority for Hughes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08
For Hughes
Doubtful

California. 10; Minnesota. l2; New
Hampshire. 4; New Mexico. 8; Ore
gon. .. Total. 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-08

The states claimed for tho nom
inces late this afternoon are a. fol-
lows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

"Thc published reason for the fail
ure to apply CONSUMPTION to Ireland
when II was put in force IN England.
Scotland and Wales was that the
Irish might or did object to IL. That
was not the actual reason.
THAT real reason was the fact that
In old Ireland conscription was not,
is not needed.
"Of all the people In the world !
think the Irish best love liberty. They
are convinced that this war H. q, war
for liberty and that defeat Of IN" NJ
lies must mean defeat of liberty.
The whole flower of Irish man
hood has sprung to III" defcnr" Of Lib
erty. In ireland one .vill hear no
words but those of ridiculo ar bitter
condemnation for those men uf Irish
blood 5000 miles away who 80 la.
mentally have mis%intcrprctei tn"
sentiment nf freshmen at h"inr. ANA
who So sadly have failed to understand
the TACT that every issue dear I" Irish
hearts IL Included with the aims If the
Allies. while not on" Of all Of them IL
found recorded in the German creed"
I asked Mr.. Redmond IN forecast
Irciand's future.
After tn" war has ended IN a Vie
tory for tn" Allies" he answered. Il
am absolutely sure that the prosperity
of ireland, under In" new home rub,
Government. ~, iT,rrtsr 10y traps AMI
bounds.
ut must Lee remembered that ireland
Is the only part q. III, United King
dom which - fdr has not suffered
materially from the var. ireland L.
almost exclusively an agricultural
country and agricultural prices hay.
been higher since tn" Wal began than
V they hav" been before.
The pcasantry Of Ireland never las
been ~ prosperous as d, * TODAY. NJ
doubt there has been an iucroa~.. in
III. cost 81 living for IA. Irish p.up..
a. 81 whole, hut tn" rise IN agricultural
prices. II therefor. tn" Increase. /.
their incomes. has been sr.a, "n"ugl
I" Il" far NOR" than {" offset j..
This N"ar's hfrVests have ,r."u ri'.l
and plentiful. Tu-.lay. a. cuinIt,r",i
with thu rS~t. th-rr i n",hin. 20 l~
called real poverty In ireland.
I'm ~" there l. prartr,.', uo
Unemployment. The great industries.
such ~ shipbuIlding. sc. are running
at high pressure. While in addition the
new muuiiiun factories are working
night and day, employing tens OF thou
stI.ds.'
"D"> NOT this Imply an absolute,
certain depression after the war. Wen
tho, .dgturic~ AZ" shut down." 7
asked.
"Dn III" CONTRARY" said Mr.. Ted
m"1d. "it imi'li.. prosperity in days
10 "onl". for II means a population
,rai,sd in an emergency Il industry.
When tn" war ends al tlat training
viii not IL forgotten.
I; means u population ""vly a,ci--
TONED - good livinE. After 'h,. w,r
ma ended u will rovnr ie "r,rtunt 10
sink into the old conditions.
Already the Government has .stai-
lish'd In Ireland twr national ma
l!tiun factories. on. at Belfast. on" az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

mond. n"dding slowly. "a victory for
the Niles must mean assured prosper
ity and continued and increasing free
lon for the irish. for, although they
scarcely could obtain by Law "a greater
freedom than Is nov assured to them.
the effects Of educational work now
under way will give them, as time
passes. tho greatest OF all liberties
intellectual freedom. It's interruption
would pu. them back where they once
were.
"Thc course which Ireland has fol-
lowed IN this wal has almost utterly
wiped u all of the old prejudiccs II
MISUNDERSTANDING which have long
existed in some minds with regard to
her. Nothing IL more certain In this
world than that home rule will remain
upon the statute books forever. alb
solutciy unchanged. through all the
years To- come, save only In the incon-
ccivable event VI "a real German vic
tory.
"Thc~e aro the reasons why ] feel
80 strongly when | am informed that
there are some-I trust not many-of
my coun;rymen In the United states
whose opinions differ from my own In
regard To the large issues NJ this war.
Il suppose they ara not TO be very
drastically condemned. After all they
have not been upon the. spot, Us |
have. I have been active in the work
for Irish freedom for the last forty
Years aud naturally am more familiar
with conditions than the mon who
c~migrated n generation since can he.
Especially IL is inevitable that we
who have been here. and working and
watching. should IN. better Judges Of
The situation than the lr.sh Americans
who have been reported a. the cad
crs IN the anti-Er.t.sh movement In
the states. Many If these never saw
Ireland and ate wholly out ~ touch
with new conditions. They base belief
and argurn. nts pou tales and records
~ conditions which have long since
passed into unpleasant story.
MY message - these Irish n Amer
ict IL that they should extend 90 Ire
'.ni what Ireland ever hns demanded
from f.ugland-home rule. leaving
Ireland ~ to-day o. decide the ques-
tons Of today AZ she sees 1T and for
herself.
The attitude 81 Ireland toward th.s
war can be IN No., the slightest doubt.
Every elected public body In the ISL
and without exception. from the high
est 10 the lowest. from the Irish Par
liam.ntnry party, elected 10y the
people. on through all municipal COR
r"ritions. city councils. down ~ tire
PARIS councils. has formally declared
in favor Of tho stand which | am adj
~IuCuiiuC. and they have done 90 f-cc!y
and without The slightest hint OF any
manner OF coercion.
NO constituency, parliamentary or
municipal. in In" whole country Wnu'i
, hold uut the f,!n..~t chance ot an .,.c-
don 10 any man however great his
popularity may have been in "tllei
lays az There were sich n man. who
you'll express n view Of Ircland's duty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

citizenship. 20 combine loyalty to
America with devotion 10 tho ancient
land from which they sprung.
Il hope and I believe that this I'M
usual condition may continue 30 the
end.
When IN ireland we have crowned
II efforts by the assemblage of the
FIRST Irish Parliament. ! know We slal,
hay" tho sympathetic congratulations
az h entire American nation. as in
tn" darkest days of II great strug-
el" we have had It's syinpatl,etic help.
Though the Irish love n shlndy'
when It's right and though they bat
q" with a yalor unsurpassed in this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
OLD ERIN'S HEART is ABSOLUTELY
IN THIS WAR, SAYS JOHN REDMOND

Dublin. and though these nfc still in
infancy owing to delays In machinery
delivery they now give employment
at good wages TO 10000 people. many
of. whom, I am glad TO say, arc m
In the course Of a few weeks this
number will 10 Uuadruplcd.
ain addition Co these Government
factories many private factories have
sprung into existence In all parts Of
the country, stimulated ny Govern
ment orders n assistance. Shells
by the thousand are being made IN
Waterford, in Wexford. In Cork, In
Limerick. IN Kilkenny, and indeed In
almost every town throughout the
north and south and west Of Ireland.
".\nd not only will these factories
train all Ireland to industrial life and
effort but when the war ends Ireland
will find herself equipped as ncvcr
before with machinery adapted to the
manufacture Of almost anything.
This predicates what. rs must I've
generally admitted. can bc nothing else
than practically an Irish industrial
revolution for the better.
II believe the Government factories
will continue as miinition factories
after the .niing of the war. but !
think the private factories now de-
voted To- munitiun manufacture will
very quickly he adapted to such other
purposes as may seem wise.
II am told THAI the great strength
Of Germany IN tho manufacture 81
munitions lies In the fact that before
the war her factories We're built ~
that they could puirkly be trans
formed with little waste INTO establish
m"nts for the production of war ma
~t.riIis. Well. lreland's Industrial
strength after the a will lie In the
fact that her mun!tion factories have
been So constructed and arranged that
when ia" great call Tor munitions ends
it VII %" possible qu."k.y and cconom-
irdily to nver them into other uses.
"It may surpr.s. the Irish ~ Amer
lea To- learn that tho high explosives
fact 'ry q: Arkl"w. County Wicklow.
: a. This present G 20 the
great krupp wp'i;S In Germany the
larse~' Il H. kind {" the whole world.
Every w"rh l. = producing hum
dr.ds ~ tons ~ h.su Explosives. and
& = nt'r"s. lns - NOT" tha. the sinall
ships vh!cA carry Il .sc across the
channel have mo- ..ru iuterfrr.d with
Us tie German submarines. They Will
; ~ %, To other day I earned the
r.as"u fp- th.s notable immunity.
Il Vas Informed from a reliable
suurc- that III" destruction by exp!o-
sion q: me II ,.esc sinai, Irish ammu.
milton ships would mean sure dcstruc.
ton for ANY submarine within a radius
~ seven miles. This would DO due
rot only 20 the shock Of the explosion
and III" resultant pressure. hut 70 .he
aculm which would he caused ny Il
md H. resultant drag. The nearby
submarine. 20 put +. in u term which I
hay. heard used by Americans. would
get !. both ways
This beng true | think our irish
ammunition slips ar" pretty safe. II
l. "a pity that come similar means e
safety can't % found for the great
passenger ships which So often have
be,Ni prey ri German submarin,s.'
! asked MIR. Redmond to express
J. inset: with regard 10 ~. American
c"tir-r n connection with tho war.
We IN lrclaud.s he answered. ARE
watching with the ke"ncst intcr,s. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
Great Leader Of the Nationalist Party Warns Irish
Americans That German Triumph Would Mean
an End to All Hope of Home Rule

In this war different from that which
! am now expressing.
"Is Ireland in favor Of the war?
The question seems absurd to the
mind Of any man who Is upon the
ground and watching actual present
tendencies, not those Of twenty-five
years past. Official figures show that
To-day We have with the colors $4,000
infantry recruited upon Irish soil.
without counting Ir!shmen in the
ncvy. where there are very many. In
the cavalry. the artillery. the Army
Service Corps, tho Medical Corps ur In
any OF the numerous military branches
which ! have not mentioned.
Nor am ! In this statement in
Guiding any officers IN all these SER
vices. although nearly every officer In
every Irish organization 4. nm Irish
man.
AZ the present w have at
the front an entire Irish army corps
III addition ~ the old. historic Irish
regiments which were IN existence
when the war commenced. I have
made a careful inquiry into the num-
Der II lrishmcn cnllsting in Great
Britain and find that OF all ranks In
he English and Scotch regiments
there are at the lowest possible cst!-
mate few. II any, short Of 100. 900 Of
them.
Thus IL nccofneS apparent that We
nav with the colors to-day at least
100000 lrishmen. and II TO these arr,
added the - per cent. or even 20 per
nAHy .f IytINfra,N Lea a.. l..
Australian and New Zealand contin
gents We find that there can he no
eNAggerat!on in the statement that
Ireland has given 10 the service Of
the Allies II full half million men.
And note this fact: every man Of
this half million is an absolutely will
Ing volunteer.
"Those are the Irishmen in active
service.
I state the splendid figures 81
their willingness 70 fight the Germans
leaves the tale half told too. for In
addition e. these men there are IN Ire
iand twenty-s.x blttAiions at present
Ia existence or being raised ny volun-
tary enlistment 10 supply the wasiag.
In the irish Regiments now AZ the
front.
There II To hesitLncy IN ireland
about volunteering for the service II
this war. Some III III. ORGANIZATIONS
I have spoken ri mr.. actually over
flowing. With more applicants thun
they can care for. \ few ne.-l filling
w. but That IL being don" with agree
abr. rdpldity.
".\nd tliS. lie. Il remembered. IL the
natural ou,polring Of modern Ire
and's determination that his war
must end with victory for .hr Allies.
Il does NOT tally very well. does =.
with III" statements made 10y German
propasNndists in the States tina, Ire
land IL d!siuyal in these days Of the
er.l; empires need. II does no very
Thoroughly !ndorse the views of the
mistaken Irish Americans the Ger
mans tell Jlnu; who ar. T.u,oni. IN
their ~sympath.cs. does Il:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19

weird. uncertain manner. Eventually
N" MAJ around which the srnokc
-: bursting shiapncl never cease 70
'"!l. turned hoin"wavi and. st!l, rec
~: like - lsboring ship. gradual,
n"arei II" French trenches. behind
which II finally dropped 70 earth Tx.
4 Wounded hi.i.
From ia" wr""has~ the Lieutenant
obS"r'"r was ~"Xtr!cito,i- dead. The
p!lo'-i special friend ~ nline-.lial
swoon"d. hut was sen "iutchius his
levers. After my friend had recovered
h" told M" this story " the dramati,
"""n' a5 7 sat 10y l.s bedside IN th.
Held hu-c!'1l:
w had flown lrrr.y 800 yards
,''Hr 'urn.n: h"mc ward when -,
i-rnars' III" h,ctn!a l:"av.c, than
"r"i W. w-r" s",n onvelOp-i u
'u'h a a"ns" smohe that we could -.
nothing twenty yards ahead.
Hoping ~ get out ~ range Va d.
cld"d - climb higher up when q She.
ours VITA a iriS!itsul. ear sp.!tt!ns
decoration Just over our heads. 10.
an instant | Thought my brain was
rent. ~ the am time I felt = hot,
s,nart!ng pain n my eyes. t,.~n every-
thing Became c.nuded, and II was a.
.t another thick pail % smoke had
closed around Ms.
In spite ~ III" pain I was suffering
J c'Ir: desperately 70 my levers and
tired At least ~ maintain our altitude.
- as ~ escape the PROPERTIES.
shouted ~ the Lieutenant. no damsg.
done" bi. no answe- came.
Aaati,piy~ .l,,t ia h.l VnS ,a.rd
repeated til" query. trying l., open
my ewes 20 see hin. AGAIN there was
lao reply and still I f"it that dreadful
darkness. Like a Hash l understood
then: | had escaped death. but I
was blind. AMI for a companion
evidently Lad "a "o-pse.
Cold sweat stood GA my forehead
IN heads when 7 realized my situation
-a.ore IN Space 5000 feet aAn,vo tho
earth and everything q blank to ne
contidei my soul to God AMI then
concentrated my mind on idea
the possibility Of making the Frenrh
In" in order 10 report the result Of
my mission. Guided Ivy tho sounds
which f,oated upward from tho Grouud
| hnaa"d the machine for what be-
l!evesi the right direction.
Two minutes afterward l was
startled hy tho VOICE Of tho I.!~titanant
crying: Look out. Head nor nose
up, quick
Without waiting Tor explanation. ]
pulled tho lever n the aeropisne
leaped toward the Sky. Just scraping
sonnthins which proved to bs the
w~eathercock or q church atseple.
"'Thanks. my L~isut.nant!' ! es-
' claimed. Excuse ma II I an not In
III" right direction. hut ! cannot ~;
am blinded. Are you wounded?'
YES no replied. ana pretty badly,
think Then. seeing thst M
+, steering away from the Frsroh linz