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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11
MINNESOTA IS Still
CLASSED As ONE OF
THE DOUBTFUL STATES

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Nov. lQ.--Thiriy-
eight precincts whose records show
they should poll about 400 votes, the
2.100 ballots cast by the State soldiers
in Texas. and the votes of railroad
and travelling men under the absent
voters law tonight had the balance in
Minnesota between Wilson and
Hughes. Therefore the State was still
claSsed as doubtful. with predictions
VARYING widely as TO the outcome OF
the guartlSmenS balloting and 4 wide
difference of opinion over the number
of votes cast under the absent voters
law.
--latest returns gave Wilson 1854
to Hughes 1IS,03I. 4 Hughes plurality
of 503 in 300S precincts.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 1p.-Three
thousand and ten precincts out OF j.
U46 give Wilson 1I7.669: Hughes. 49,
212. Hughes plurality, 543.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Nov. lQ.--LateSt
returns on President in Minnesota
made it: Three thousand and eight
precincts. Hughes, 17S,O%I: wilson,
i77,534. Hughes plurality. 5O3.
NOTE-There are still IS precincts
10 hear from, according 10 the latest
information on the total number
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VILLA HAS ADOPTED
4 new Method Of
TORTURING PRISONERS

Ell PASO. Texas. Nov. 10.--Another
form Of torture is being used by FlIla
and his bandits. according 10 Il refugee
who arrived here tonight. Instead OF
cutting off the ears Of the captured
Carranza soldiers, the refugees say
Villa has ordered them branded with
A. red.hot iron, the branding iron being
shaped TO form the letters "F.'C., for
VenuStiano Carranza.
A Carranza soldier who escaped
from Santa Rosalia walked to Ortiz
and rode to Juarez on trelghl tram,
reported having seen many Carranza
soldiers and officers killed and mutt
lated after the Villa bandits captured
that Town.
A report of a raid by Villa bandits in
the vicinity of ALBANIA. northwest or
Chihuahua City was received here by
Federal agents late today. The report
SAYS 70 bandits looted and burned the
Aldama station on the Kansas Guy
Mexico & Orient Railroad. All wooden
crosses have been stol en- from me
graves of the municipal cemetery in
Chihuahua City by Carranza soldiers
and others for frcwood. foreign refill
GEES who arrived at the border from
Chihuahtla City last night reported.
The private cemetery where the for
nign residents bury their dead Is
locked and guarded to prevent it be-
jng robbed of crosses. the foreigners
declared.
Looting was reported in Chihuahua
City by one refugee. who said CarraT,
"a soldiers were involved. General
Trevino is unable to obtain silver with
which 10 pay the soldiers, and he Is
issuing double rations to them instead.
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Sub SITUATION
IS NOW SERIOUS

WASHlNGTON. Nov l0.-~A COM
pletc summary Of the situation grow
Ing oui OF recent activities OF Ger
man submarines is being prepared at
the state department for submission
10 President Wilson Oh his return TO
Washington. Sunday. While officla Is
are MOI inclined to discuss the sub
iect in its present stage. rhcy acmlt
informally that the outlook is more
disturbing than it has been at any
time since the sinking of the channel
steamer Sussex.
Officia! Information still is lncom'
pl.r,. in all the cases helu% Investigate
cd by the department. Including those
Of the British frrighter Marina on
which six Americans lost their lives.
Reports from British sources have
said thai both ships w"r" torprdord
without WHrOinu
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|, c, c, PROBING
Deep into The
CAR SHORTAGE

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Nov. l0-Com'
missioner c. G. McChOrd. of the Inter
stale Commerce Commission today re-
nurstcd that he be furnished as soon
a+ pusSible information regarding the
number of loaded coal cars he'd Al
railroad junction points and on tcrInl-
Hi.; request was addressed TO repre-
senIatives Of railroads present al near
incs being held here i'll cohnectIGit
with an investigation into the me'houH
of exchange AMI return ol cars os ''e
railroads of the country.
It was made following the inlFoutlc-
tirn in evidence. BY f. Is. DOW a.'oI
npy for the Interstate Commerce Ho,'-
mission OF price list sent out D!
Chica 90 coal brokers. Attached ln 'Iit
nricr lisr.was note saying mmedlaNe
deliveries were available from STOCKS
oF Goa! held aboard cars at Junction
mint, on the Perc Marquette. Mlchl-
gan Central and other railroads.,
Representatives Of several ralIroaoS.
we're called upon during the da! 10 'es-
tifv regarding ear shortage condlllonS
mon their lines, and 10 detail the
methods used to provide relief. Reprc-
sentativns of those lines t0uchlng al
norts of export were asked particular
iy about the measures taken to pre-
Vent The accumulation Of loaded cars
at such points. - ot
I p Stevens. general manager OF
the chesapeake and Ohio, testified IN
his connection that the uncertainty OF
shipping conditions had complicated
rhis problem. Only recently, he said.
Two ships destined for loading at New
mort News had been torpedoed. which
had made necessary the holding of a
large quantity of grain aboard cars un-
iii other bottoms could be secured.
Other ships, he said arrived later than
expected. and this also forces The hold
ing of loaded cars, because of the lack
of storage room.
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NH. HUGHES HAS
NOT C0NCE DED
WILSON VICTORY

NEW YORK. Nov. 10.--Worn out by
the tension Of waiting for the returns
from doubtful states which would de-
termine whether he had been elected
10 the presidency. Charles e. Hughes
retired al . o'clock tonight. He spent
the day at his hotel except for two
hour automobile ride with his wife
this afternoon. Mr.. Hughes has not
vet conceded the election Of President
Wilson and probably will not do SO
until the vote Of close states has been
officially recounted.
George W. Perkins, conferred this
afternoon with the Republican candi-
date. He stated that no definite de-
cision had been reached by party
managers in regard to demanding a
recount in California, New Mexico and
North Dakota.
He intmated action probably would
be deferred until the official count
in those states was completed III the
hope that there might BE- an oyerturn
OF lhe comparatively slender Wilson
pluralities.
Republican National HeadQua rters
here were deserted early tonight.
Chairman Wilcox announced that ne
would not be on hand again except
for conferences.
The Democratic National Committee
apparently regards the campaign as
closed for the work Of dismantllnG
Headquarters is we'll under way.
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THE LEGISLATURE.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov. 10
From returns received up to o'clock
tonight the State has returned Re
pubIicans to the State Senate and 5
Democrats, while the Sixth district is
yet TO be determined.
This district comprises Mingo, Nc.
Dowell, Wayne and Wyoming coun-
ties, and not sufficient OF the precincts
in the district had been received to
determine the result.
For the House Of Delegates Z coHn
ties are missing, with total OF = del
egates. These counties are Calhoun,
Mason, Mcdowell, Raleigh, Upshur,
Webster and Wyoming. The counties
that are complete return Il total of 81
delegates, of which 81 are Republican
and 81 are Democrats.
The following have been elected tc.
the State Senate:
First district-Hough (R0.
Second dstrict-BurgeSs N2).
Third diStrict-Duty R.).
Fourth district-Dodson (R).
Fifth district-Frazier NO.
Sixth district-Undeterm
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GERMANS TAKE
RU55P05I7|ONS
IN NEL5T FRONT
PETROGRAD ADMITS
SUCCESS OF ENEMY
More Than 5000 Prisoners
Taken IN Drlve-Success
IN Dobrudja.

Driving against the center OF the
Russian line on The eastern front. Ger'
man troops have gained possession vi
Russian positions on Il front Of about
two and u halt miles The attack
which resulted also in the capture of
more than $3.50 prisoners. took place
in ,he district Of SkrobOwa. twelve
miles northeast of Baranoyichi. north
0f the PinSl marshes. and where only
isolated fighting has occurred lately.
The Russians. Berlin also says. lost
~ machine guns and twelve mine
throwerS.
The success OF the Germans is ad.
mitted by the Petrgorad war office
which announces that tho Russians,
after stubborn resistance against srv-
on onsIau2hts. w"r" finally compelled
10 fall back 10 their second line of
trenches. Elsewhere on the eastern
from, 20 the tarparhians. there has
been little fighting. according 10 the
official communications.
In Dobrudja the advances OF the
Russo. RumaniaN forces SOufhwGrd
continues and Pctrograd records :;
battle with Field Marshal Vnn Mack.
aasens troops in the region Of Tcher-
nayoda. recently abandoned BY the
RumanianS. Vt TchernaToda is the
bridge Of the railroad running be-
tween SonStanZa and Bucharest. and
il is for this bridge the Russians and
RuInanianS are fighting. Prfrograd
also Announces The occupation OF Scy-
eral towns between Hirsoran and
Tchernavoda. Berlin says there have
been no important changes in Do.
brudja.
Rur1anians RepuIsed.
On ttt. Pennsylvania Rumania n
front Archduik,. Charles has assumed
he offensivr and pushed back the
1umanians. In tho Predeal sector
STUBBORN lighting confines. with both
the AuStro-Germans and The Ruman.
ians claiming progress. The AustrianS
have almost completely recovered the
grbuud lost in the Georsen! noun.
tains November t.
Several trench elements north OF
the Somme near Les Boeufs and Sail
lisel have been captured b. the
French. Berlin states Franco British
attacks between Guedecourt and Sail
" were repulsed.
There has haen much aerial Tight
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WILSON GIVEN
Bic OVATION At
WILLIAMS NSTONN
BRIEFLY ADDRESSES
CHEERING THRONG:
Attends Christening Of His
Youngest Grandchld-
To Return Sunday.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Nov. To-
Now that the campaign is over We
may all address ourselves to the vel
fare of the nation without thought Of
PARTISAN feeling" declared President
Wilson in his first public speech since
the national election, delivered before
a delegation Of WilliamStown residents
and Williams College students who
greeted him here late to-day. The
President was welcomed by the stu
dents and townspeople after the
christening Of Eleanor Axson Sayre,
the second child Of his daughter, Mrs.
Francis b. Sayre, and for whom he
stood as godfather.
Soon after his arrival at the home
of his Son-in-aw, assistant to the pres.
ident of Williams College. the delega-
ton. headed by President II. A. Gar
field Of the college, marched to the
Sayre home. The President spoke
from the porch Of the house, and was
cheereG enthusiastically by the stu
dents.
II came here to forget the field OF
unliiicS, and for brief rest. | came
simply 10 visit my daughter and to at
tend simpI" ceremony here today"
he said. Now that The campaign is
over. We may al address ourselves
20 the welfare of he nation. without a
thought of partisan feeling.
The President referred 10 his SerV.
ices az chief executive OF Princeton
University. saying he knew from eXpe'
rience there was politics even in the
running nf college.
"p0liiiCS." Il" continued, is. after
all. a means OF getting something done,
Of putting forward ideas. It. is tlgnt,
buI The man who does not like the hSht
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FIRST WOMAN TO Be
SENT TO CONGRESS

MISSOUIA. Mon, Nov. 1u.--MrSS
ages Of rrngratulation from suffrage
leaders in many parts Of the country
poured into Missula to-day for Miss
Jeanette Rankin. Republican. tho first
woman ia be elected In Congress- Miss
Rankin'S campaign managers contend
Jha: .;h,, has been successful by al
least 2.hnp majority.
Il fell that the women would stand
nv mr." Miss Rankin said. to-day. III
is wonderful tn me To think of having
ilr opportunity Df being III" first WON
an TO sit in Congress with i34 men"
Miss Rankin is small and slight
She is Il graduate Ut the University OF
Montana and IN" School Of PhilanIhro
nv of New York City.
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Late returns tonight appeared lur;
Their to complcaic The rnn&rtSSlonh
situation. Congress james j. BRITT
Republican, of the Tenth North Car
nina district, WAS reported 10 have de-
feated his Democratic opponent, whose
election previously had been conceded.
Unofficial figures in the third New
Jersey district. where Robert Carson,
a Republican. WAS conceded TO have
won, show plurality of fourteen for
Thomas ]. Scully. present incum mbent.
Should Scully be declared the winner
in the official count on Monday and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-11
CLOUD
n: TURNS FROM
NEW HANP PSH|RE
THESE WILL GIVE A
SLIGHT WILSON LEAD
Vote for Electors Left Off In
Precincts--Prepare
for a Recount.

CONCORD, \. r.. Nov. l0.-Dlscor-
cry of errors today. in official returns
further cloudcd the outcome Of New
Hampshirn's vote for presidential cleo
Tors.
Secretary of State Bean announced
in his final statement of the day. hat
with five Of the 294 precincts missing,
The certified count was:
Hughes 1922: Wilson 43,09S. a
Hughes lead Of 324.
He pointed out that these figures in.
clnded the Hughes vote in TWO pre-
cincts. the clerks Of which had failed
10 credit Wilson electors with any
votes in their certificates. In each in
stance The CLERKS later admitted that
an error had been made.
The clerk Of Ward M. :. Dover. said
he should hay" reported IS! votes for
Wilson. and the clerk Of Ward No. .
Keene, said hr had omitted l33 viii
son votes inadvertently. ioth said
they would correct their returns on
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CORNNELL. LEAD
GOES To 1.1488
ADDITIONAL RETURNS FROM
MlNGO AND FEW OTHER
CHANGES INCREASE
FAD
Republicans Still Believe Judge Robin.
son May Win In Official Count
Next Week

As more complete returns We're re.
ceived from the election in Ningo and
remote precincts of 4 few other coun-
ties. the lead OF Jorn J. Cornwel over
Judge Ira +. Robinson in the race for
the 2overnorShip increased to 1l+S. Re-
publican leaders. however. still have
hopes that the official canvas next
week will show different returns and
that Judge Robinson will yet be the
governor of the state. The governor
vote maiorities follow:
THE GOyERNORSEIP.
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WILSON LEADS IN
POPULAR VOTE:

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.--The total
popular vote received in each of the
States by President Wilson and Chas.
f. Hughes, but based OH incomplete
reports and estimated. indicated that
the President received 403,312 more
votes than Mr.. Hughes. The table fol.
lows:
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SUTHERLAND |S
5000 IN LEAD
WITH FEW PRECINCTS IN SEW
ERAL COUNTIES STILL MISS
ING ON SENATORIAL VOTE
SuthcrIand's Plurality Over Chiffon
Has Been Swelled to Figure
of 5,998

While d number Of the remote pre-
cincls in serern! counties have not
reported their vu .or United States
Senator. and couple OF others re-
porting only their majoritleS, con
aressman Howard Sutherland leads
Senator w. T.. Chiffon in the race fir
Senate BY just 5,9SS votes. figures re-
ceiyad. by the InlelliGencer show.
Whit, cOmplete returns may make
some changes there is no doubt OF
AIR. Suthcrland's election.
r. TIE U. S. SENATORIAL VOTE.
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ALL REPUBLICANS
Win IN INDIANA

lNNlANApOLIS. Ind. Nov. 10. -
Compllc returns for president from
Bias out Of %1i3 precincts in the
stale give: Wilson. %@%.3SS; Hughes,
3i0. So
Returns for governor from l4& pre-
cincIs out of 3.li3 in the state give:
Adair tDemD. 324,I0t Goodrich
Rcpl. 33S.35&G.
Returns for United States senator
from 3,1I3 precincts out of 3.li3 in The
state give: Long trrm---Kern, (HemD,
324 .067: New (EcpD, 335.7SS. Short
trrm-Taggarr OemD, 800 ..lS$: Wat
son (Rep), 333,913.
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Continued on Page Twelve.
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON D. c.. Nov. TO-
Forecast:
West Virginia-Far and colder Sat
urday and Sunday
ohio and Western Pennsylvania
Fair Saturday and Sunday, and much
colder.
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B0TH PARTIES IN CALIFORNIA
NOW AWAIT THE OFFICIAL! COUNT
ON THIS ALL FUTURE
ACTION WILL DEPEND
Wilson Leading by 1886 IN
State With Is Precincts
Missing Great Showing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. 10
California politicians settled down TO-
night to prepare for L risilant SurFrtl-
lance OF tn. serli.Official count OF the
state by county clerks aud the fnal
count by the Secretary OF state. All
f,lt,lrr nrocnedingS. leaders OF ooth
parties agreed. will hinge upon what
develops in these counts. Az
O'Clock tonight Wilson led in the
state bv S.cS6 votes. With IS pre-
cincts missing tnc count stood:
Hughes, 462.813: Wilson. 466.oee.
Chester II. Rowell. chairman OF the
Republican State Central comnlttee.
and 9. X. Gushing. chairman or tue
Democratic State Central commlttee.
were in accord that both agreed tha5
the outlying precincts still TO oe heaEu
from would not make much difference
one war or the other in the unofficial
returns. They differed as to the OF
fetal count. Mr.. Gushing claiming the
state and Mr. Rowell expressing DOUBTS
and claiming a split delegation in the
electoral college. The California dele
cation was split II TO , in 1872 and
was divided several times previously
Tonight the Republicans expected 10
get three OF the l% electors and per.
hapS more. Tomorrow being I nall
holiday. the count by county clerks
proba hlv will start Monday and the
final count in ttir office OF the Secre-
rarv Gf STATE on Thursday. Perhaps
BY a wesii from Fo-iuOrrow. the hnal
official results will be known.
Difficult to Get Returns.
Returns from incomplete precincts
were obtained with extreme difficulty.
\ stage starting trou. the shores OF
Lake Tahoe with OF" missing pre-
cine, WAS urubiA 10 proceed owing 10
the SNOW Th. driver rame through
on SNOW .;huas 10 PiarerEil!e. which Is
the hang town o. Brrt Eiarte'S stories.
Much Of III" way he Travelled the oIo
Immigrant traii over which the tortE-
miners caIh' a""r the MOUNTAINS ana
into California. lie arrived tonight.
Comp!ete prohibition III California
was defeated. \ measure tamendment
Number -. com priSing many reStr!c'
lions on the sale. possession and use
Of alcoholics appeared, on available
returns. 70 have lost.
Eiqhteen Missing.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. NoE. 10
Mith eishi.su precincts missing Ia
III" state. Woodrow Wilson'S lead
over Charles r. Hughes was :a,2St
votes. TIL tcuut for 2.S52 precincts
Hughes it@@.Hi$: Wilson 466,099.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. 10
5,S4g Of tn" $50 precincts IN Eatl'
fornia. give Hughes 462-663; Wilson
t65. .S25.
i decrease in plurality Of Is in the
I.f, ,-rt
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WILSON STILL LEADS
IN NEW MEXICO RACE

, SANTA t'E. n NJ, Nov. 10. - Re
turns from 591 out Of 63S precincts in
New Mexico give: Hughes, $3.50:
Wilson, 3l,161.
SANTA FF., n. NJ. Noy. 10. - Re-
, turns from 81 Of 63H precincts In
New Mexico give: Hughes. 2S.ASh;
Wilson, 30.799. Wilson's plurality,
2.319.
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should the recount in North Carolina
show the reelection of Britt, each
parry will have elected 2l5 members,
with the result in New Mexico still
in doubt. The election OF Britt and
Carson. however, would give the Re
puhlicans. Il majority OF one. with a
possible chance to win an adTi'innal
member in New Mexico.
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T h e w e a t h er

Fair Saturday and Sunday and much
colder
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'ornwcIi's maiority-l.liS.
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Eiahteen Missing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Noy. 10
Mith eishf"en urscincts missing. 10
Tho state. Woodrow Wilson's lead
over Charic; r. Hughes was ",z3e
votes Ths ..cuut for 5.S52 precincts
OF 5.SIU was:
Hughes .lE...Hi2: Wilson 466,Q99.
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Hundreds Of kilograms.

(Contired on Page Twelye1
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Isurh- Chill
crland., ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
TELLS OF INDIANS OF COUNTY,

The auditorium of the Oak Grove
United Presbyterian chapel was filled
last evening with an audience that was
interested in a lecture by j. H. Hau-
berg, who gave a history of the Sax
and Fox Indians. Mr. Hauberg has
made special study and done consid-
eral research work in connection with
the Indians of Rock Island county and
has prepared a large number of excel
lent lantern slides Of pictures OF noted
chiefs. their mounds, corn fields,
lodges, etc, and has taken a large
number of pictures Of the Indians at
the reservation at Tama. Iowa. These
he told of interestingly as he showed
the slides. Eight of the boys belong
ing to the drum corps gave fife and
drum selections and gave a represen-
tation of Indian dances as they saw
them on a hike to Tama last summer.
The boys were dressed in genuine In
! dian costumes, with elaborate head
dress, coats and valuable belts, strings
! of wampum, ETC., Mr.. Hauberg explain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19

in shower arrangement. The cere-
mony was performed in the parlors
where was erected canopy Of stream
ers of blue and white to carry out the
wedding colors. In the dining room
where a three course breakfast was
served, festoons of blue and white ex-
tended from the chandelier to the cor
ners of the room, and the dining table
had as its centerpiece e crystal vase
filled with roses. Suspended above the
table was a white wedding bell. Mr..
and Mrs. Olson left at noon for an ex-
tended eastern trip, the bride wearing
a suit, of dark blue chiffon broadcloth
trimmed in beaver fur, with hat to
match. They will be at home after
March l at the home of the groom 8
parents, Mr. and Mrs C. A Olson, 1903
Thirtieth street Mr.. Olson attended
the local public schools and is a we'll
known violinist of the city. He is as
ISOLATED with his father In the c. A.
Olson & Son grocery firm on Thirtieth
street. His bride attended the local
public schools and has many friends
in the community.
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&c

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