PRICE TEN CENTS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Five small towns in Massachusetts
give Hughes 544 and Wilson 289. The same towns in the 1912
election gave Wilson 192, Taft 258, and Roosevelt 272.
NEW BEDFORD, Conn., Nov. 7.—One-third of the vote
- is counted in this city. The result gives Hughes 1929 and Wil
son 1737.
TOPEKA, Nov. 7.—With the vote incomplete, Hughes is
leading in Topeka, the capital of Kansas, and Wilson is lead
ing at Wichita and Fort Scott.
TOPEKA, Nov. 7.—Twenty-five precincts incomplete in
Topeka give Hughes 1,708 and Wilson 1,127.
V KANSAS CITY, Nov. 7.—Nine precincts complete in this
city give Hughes 387 and Wilson 239.
MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 7.—The vote in this town
stood—Hughes 208 and Wilson 102.
CHAIRMAN McCORMICK SAYS WILSON.
fNEW YORK, Nov. 7.—“President Wilson will be re-elect
v by a big majoritv in the electoral college,” says Chairman
McCormick, of the democratic national committee.
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BUCHAREST, Koumania, Nov. 7.—The Roumanian war
office today announces that the Roumanian-Russian armies in
Dobrudja have compelled the retirement of the Teutonic troops,
which, in their hasty retreat, set fire and destroyed several Rou
manian villages that lay jn their pathway. Among the more
important of those burned are Uaeni, Garlici, Rosman and Gai
dar.
TEUTONS CLAIM GAINS.
BERLIN, Nov. 7.—(By wireless to Sayville)—In Rouma
nia, southwest of Predeal, the invading Austro-Gennan troops
have captured Lamoath heights, an important strategical po
t sition, says an official report issued by the German war office
today.
- OWN CREW DESTROYS SUBMARINE.
BERLIN, Nov. 7.—(By wireless to Sayville)—It is offi
cially announced by the German admiralty this morning that
the crew of the German submarine U-20 was destroyed by its
own crew% after being piled up on the beach on the wTest coast
of Jutland.
f SENDS MAIL TO KAISER.
NEW LONDON, Nov. 7.—-Count von Bemstorff, German am
bassador to the United States, visited the German submarine
freighter Deutschland yesterday and personally placed in the
bands of Commander Koenig important mail matter addressed
to Kaiser Wilhelm.
AMERICAN STEAMER SUBMARINED.
LONDON, Nov. 7.—The American steamer Tanao was
sunk by a German submarine yesterday. The crew, consisting
of 30 members, escaped in the life boats and -safely landed on
the coast of Wales. The foregoing is an announcement made
by Lloyd’s agency today. -
- COLLIDE ARE LOST
LONDON, Nov. 6.—Latest reports are to the effect that
100 of the 300 members of the crews of the British steamships
Connemara and Retriever have been drowned as a result of
the collision of the two vessels in the Irish sea Friday. Both
steamships sank soon after the. collision. The Connemara
f|hs a horse transport and all the animals went down with
le ship. A great storm was raging at the time of the colli
sion, making it hazardous to launch the life boats. Two liun
f dred persons, however, succeeded in getting in them and gain
ing the shore.
CHAIRMAN WILLCOX SAYS HUGHES.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—This afternoon Chairman Willcox,
of the republican national committee, claimed the election of
the republican national ticket.
TEX RICKARD’S BIG WAGER.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Tex Rickard, the former Nome
gambler and sporting man, bet $25,000 even money on the elec
tion of President Wilson this morning, his opponents being
Wall street men. The New York Herald says there is a flood
of Wilson money rolling in.
HEAVY VOTE IN NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7.—A heavy vote is being polled
in New York city. The voting machines are working slowly,
though it is probable that all will have an opportunity to vote
before the polls close.
GOOD WEATHER PREVAILS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Fair weather prevails throughout
the nation, save in the upper Mississippi valley and in Western
Colorado. The good weather means a big vote.
THE GULF OF MEXICO
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The United States government,
through Secretary of State Lansing, lias informed the Mexican
government that precautions should lie taken to prevent the
violation of neutrality by the operation of belligerent subma
rines within its territorial waters or island possessions or the
establishment df a submarine base on the coast of Mexico.
BRITISH NOTIFY MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The Mexican government has
been notified by British Ambassador .Spring-Rice of the pres
ence of German submarines in the Gulf of Mexico and has been
warned that the allied powers will take drastic measures if the
foreign submarine^ receive aid from Mexican sources.
WARSAW, Nov. 7.—A manifesto issued jointly by Em
peror Wilhelm, of the German empire and Emperor Franz
Joseph, of Austria-Hungary, calling into existence the ancient
kingdom of Poland, was read before an assemblage of Polish
representatives at the royal palace in Warsaw by General
von Beseler, who has been acting governor of Poland since the
German occupation,
SEWARD, Nov. 7.—John Ronan has
about completed a deal for the taking
over of the Carnation group of quartz
claims in the Willow creek gold camp.
The claims are owned by some Japan
ese. Ronan figures on transporting
supplies and camp material to the
claims this winter and begin develop
ment work early next spring.
Strenuous efforts are being made by
the advocates of the eight-hour law to
carry Anchorage by an overwhelming
majority. Almost every voter in town
is wearing a tag acknowledging they
are in favor of this law.
SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—Charles L. Gil
lette, a prominent business man of
Seattle, dropped dead as he was about
to enter his automobile in this city
yesterday. He was a victim of heart
disease.
Two hundred votes were cast in
Anchorage precinct No. 2, and 130
were cast in precinct No. 1 up to 12
o’clock today.
According to the way the votes
were being cast up to the time of go
ing to press, it is doubtful if the An- (
chorage vote will exceed 800.
JUNEAU, Nov. 7.—In giving a summary of the vote in
the First division, the Dispatch this morning said:
“The vote for delegate in the First division will be close.
Two weeks ago, Sulzer had the First division, hut there has
been a steady movement toward the delegate. The Cobb cam
paign lias practically been abandoned, resulting in drawing
tlie lines closely between Wickersliam, and the republican leg
islative ticket. The big vote on Gastineau channel, which in
cludes Juneau, will be the big factor in the result. Both sides
now claim that their polls show a victory for their respective
parties. The Dispatch claims that an independent poll shows
that the channel is for Wickersliam by 200 and the legislative
ticket by over 500. All outside precincts will either add to this
vote, or break even, except about 100 votes around Sulzer pre
cinct.”
The campaign closed last night with a big Wickersliam
and republican legislative ticket meeting, preceding which
there was a great torchlight procession, led by three brass
bands.
The Gastineau precincts will probably cast 2,000 votes.
Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and Thane are included in these
precincts. Other outlying precincts will swell the vote to
3,500.
DELEGATE WILL CARRY SECOND DIVISION.
NOME, Nov. 7.—Delegate James Wiokersliam will carry
this division by a plurality ranging from 300 to 500 votes. His
election is regarded as a cinch at Nome.
TWO TO ONE FAVOR WICKERSHAM.
CORDOVA, Nov. 7.—The betting in Cordova is two to one
in favor of the re-election of Delegate Wickersham. Offers to
bet even money that the delegate will have a plurality of
1,000 votes in the territory find no takers among the Sulzer
men.
BOTH CLAIM THE VICTORY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Chairman Willcox, of the republi
can national committee, today claimed the election of Hughes
and Fairbanks by a majority of 100 votes in the electoral col
lege.
Chairman Vance McCormick, of the democratic national
committee, declared this morning that Wilson and Marshall
will win the election by a hundred or more votes iu the electoral
college.
It is generally believed that the states of Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin will decide the election, one
way or the other. Both sides are claiming these states.
FEAR ELECTION FRAUDS.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 7.—In an effort to se
cure an honest election, representatives of the department
of justice have been assigned to. duty at various polling- pre
cincts in the southern part of West Virginia.
PRESIDENT VOTES AT PRINCETON.
LONG BRANCH, Nov. 7.—President and Mrs. Wilson de
parted in an automobile this morning, en route to Princeton,
where the two will cast their ballots. The president will re
ceive the important election returns by telephone from Secre
tary Tumulty.
CHICAGO’S VOTE EXCEEDS THAT OF METROPOLIS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—The registration of this city is near
iy 809,000 voters, including men-and women, and exceeds the
registration of New York cittSfvHiere only men vote, by 70,
000.
HUGHES’ BALLOT NUMBER 13.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Candidate Hughes voted ballot
number 13, reaching the polls soon after they opened. The
polling booth at which Hughes voted is located in a laundry.
WILSON’S BALLOT NUMBER 50.
PRINCETON, Nov. 7.—President and Mrs. Wilson reach
ed the polls at 9 o’clock this forenoon. The president’s ballot
was number 50. He voted the straight democratic ticket. He
introduced Mrs. Wilson to several of the election officers.
BRYAN FOR NATIONAL PROHIBITION. _
LINCOLN, Nov. 7.—William Jennings Bryan closed his
campaign tour by speaking to a large audience here last night,
lie praised the administration of President Wilson and urged
bis re-election. Bryan served notice on the world that, with
the ending of the presidential campaign, he would next turn
his energies toward national prohibition.