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V RIEF RIG H T REE Z Y t BITS' OF NEWS B THE INDUSTRIAL EAST AND PRODUCTIVE WEST SHAKE -HANDS THROUGH OMAHA, SOLDIERS TO CARRY NO AM- MUNITION; TRAVEL LIGHT Washington, Nov. 5. American soldiers hereafter' will carry no am- munition with them when they sajl overseas. The War department an ' nounced today that all ammunition, except the allowances carried by officers, will be hipped in bulk, to enable the fighting men to "travel light" ' . ' 1 BOLSHEVIKI RECEIVE LITTLE ALLIEIXNOTICE. ..Washington, Nov. S. Efforts of the bolshevik government to discuss the withdrawal of the United States and allied forces ' from Russia through negotiations for an armis- tice are attracting no serious atten- tion hereT The associated nations do not recognize the Lenine and Trotsky regime in any way and it was explained today that if the - bolsheviki wanted' negotiations they should address the Russian govern ment at Omsk, the only "authority in Russia with -which the United " States and the allies deal. RED CROSS FACING - INCREASED DEMANDS - Washington, Nov. S-Because of the rapidly changing conditions in " Europe growing out of the military .and political ..situation, an - even larger demand may be made upon American peopltf"for support of . American Red Cross activities abroad, said a cablegram received today by the Red Cross from Pans. Work which the Red Cross may be ' called upon to do in the near future-in countries now covered by N th organization or soon to be in- ;Vn ibe scnne of its ac- 11V1UCS, Will us V. ,1 c ' inittee headed by Homer Folks of New York. The committee, the ! roKWram said, will include food and health experts. BUCK ACCUSED- OF TAMPERING : VITHJBALLOTS Election Inspector Charged With Changing Votes From V Clark to Hofeldt for Sheriff." .' the; weather. uSor Nebraska: Unsettled ni colder Wednesday with rain in Mt and snow or rain in south wast portion ( Thursday (eneral ly fair, eolder in east portion. 5 a. m. .61 I p. ni. . . ,M a. m.... 61 p. m. As 1 a. m... M I S p. m., ts a. m 60 I 4 p. m a. m. ...... ...60 I 6 p. m .66 10 a. m.,..v....l I 6 p. m 67 11 a. m. , 6S T p. m ..66 1 m 64 6 p. m 66 i - - . . - r : The t)MAHA Daily Bee VOL. 48. NO. 121; VZX V. TXX 1 OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918. K,(sJr TWO CENTS. I - ' ' I.J ' . I U uvJ Mb o) mm JEFFERIS WINNER; r DOUGLAS ELECTS ONLY 3 DEMOCRATS Republican Ticket but County Treasurer and Two Com missioners Wins in a Strenuius Contest. i - . , ; The republican city ticket went through in Douglas county with few exceptions, the treasurership being conceded to Endres and Neble and O'Connor evidently re-elected ' as county commissioners. ,' Tefferis nosed throueh' in ' this rnimtv. whil Mnrlipail and 1vilf M. M Robertson, president oi inei , . . i t ' ;": Evans Steam Laundry and a judge on the senatorial and gubernatorial tf eUction in that district. , tickets carried the county; by .safe margins. - . -; Sixty-nine scalten'p Charles Buck, election inspector in the Nineteenth district of the Third ward, will be .given a hearing before Election Commissioner Bar ley G. Moorhead at 3 .o'clock this iftetnoon on cnarges prciuiw uj Robertson, president oi inc In a comolaint to the election Mr. Robertson' al leged hat the inspector changed a pr?cuads Icjted hat the inspccior cnarscu rr ' " F : it of hallots cast for 'Sheriff snow 3,755 for- Snotwell -and 3.509. . Clark for re-election, ' making "a I for O'Mara in "the county attorrie cross after the name of HoUeldtj, the (-ace. . Nirkty-oneTprecinc'ts; gave WS7 fW-..torv told Endres a lead of 579 ybver driver "Commissioner Moorhead, was as- for treasurer. . Hofeldt menxcmced gisting the' board fby cneoKing tne ea that bhenff Clark Jiad a lead, of ballots to determme wncmcr m X7 over Hofeldt for sheriff. ffirrhJ :. office, ;wiU all go for. While working in a booth it is alleged he erased crosses after the , r.ame of Clark and made new crosses " ifter Hofeldt's name. v" The inspector denies tampering with fhi ballots and says if any OMAHA MAN WHO . WINS SEAT IN CONGRESS. republican ' McDonald ts Sfe. McDonald (rep.) has a "safe lead over McArdle for county commis sioner in the First district, while jutaaeu ana umtt are running a I 3 C ( - - 2S?lf rvolerfieTsof m! "ffcK commissioner bc rd-alleg? that the; changes .the r Maf tQ m support W&mIX " "1V" " me oiner ponce judgeship. u r IAll llT'll Unofficial , returns on the state U. 5. and AllieS Will senatorial ticket on 44 precincts FapH NpPHV rGODle Oi l,hfr.fiel4' with Sears Tanner, Crad- reeu necuy 1 wpic ui idocki Moriarty and Re an folIow Cpnqu.Uuiiliia bein itt?oubt WashinKton. Nov. S.--TheT allied yhf. onltf u.,rA trnm . and American governments are to the Second cbngressional district co-operate with Austria-nungary, outside Douglas county .were six Ri.lr and Turkev: in furnishing .-.:- c :A t.r . food and upphes for the suffering gave jefferiSi 479. Lobeck, 237. civilianpopulBtions of those coun- These nm precincts t . tries. Thi decision was reacnea uy Neville. 44S: Sutton. 468. wSh- the Versaille conferees yestemay. . . b, . D isea toaay . rnnnrtlkA ,A w.u: . ' v tony !-.'' President Wition was advis YS.r' M 10),se- , ... county his election is certain. lOnaiUJPS are cp. DonIa. Coanfy Consr.man. tlCUlany seriOUS in rtusujrt-iiuus... j, 15S preclncti (unofficial) I. i .irtta navp nrrii 11 cuutiu i jeiieris ...j WIICIS IUVU liuJ . - I . - v- i hiA heen intense "vu,i- SilU WUClt suffering, not alone from the waftt of food, but clothing, and other ne . Administrator Hoover, it wa said tonight, is working out new food conservation plans to as not oTTrv to the peo pies of the nattons that have been from the war. but also the liberated populations of Belgium nrthm France and even Oer- manv. when that country has ac- CUrk v ntoH armistice termrnow m tne Howiat - hands of Marshal Foch. ; : c-W-r aiups to Aid Czechs at , shrlve- ---i- --. - -v-: ,:. : 1 1 1 1 1 v w - - - , i . louniy Earliest Possible wornem .ri1??:".:.:.. r..n Knv! S.-Premier Lloyd wnght ... r.."r ..A .tnrfav before the y Stata nator . ucuigs ' - , i ts precinct Hdhse Ot commons mai u h- sunder nliration for an armistice was made se.n . . .9,353 .8,266 S.45S 4.US I Vnltcd State Senator. US preclnots: I Morebead , INorrla " Governor. lit precincts: , ' Seville '.....10,123 McKelvie , 7iS81 County Attorney. preclncti: V . ' - Shorltf. V , SI preclncti: i,m ,. 4,365 Clerk. E 823 4,348 .... 3.64 ...V '.516 .... 3.607 .... 1.38$ .V. 3.488 9 1BJ t.un 8.227 3.181 3,1 3.026 I U Germany it had been decided that S'rZ;:::r 'Ke s British naval representatives Morl.rty t. would be associated ith Marshal Reagan Foch t the conference. . RabMaa .I:::::::::::::::;:: Premier Lloyd George said that Richmond n Viersailles conference had de- Broatch .1 cided that Mafshal Foch should be I Leirhlatira Ticket, Stat BeprtsentatiTta, 1 A !.ianiir Airrrtxnn of th I M preclncti: . : forces operating.agkinst Germany on Hward V...V?T.V.'!."!!!;'.-;!"I..,.!!;!mt all fronts. - ' I ""; .m TU. rfrr.H In tlt I """ ' 1,146 ": - l Redwood ..i 1.116 recent British successes on the west- Anderson t.-.Tr. 3,220 m frnnt nA anrd th Crechci-1 Bulla 1.S10 Ct,. A tk. TnA.CI.a th.i tXitirl1? V 3.2864 ' 'y6" "'. .: 1 Couey y.... 3.301 lines tnienaea to come 10 incir aia ioneiian .v. 3.6U is fast as they could. .... 3.3.. ...V. !o23 I Fleming Hart I tnon . . . 1 i.unu a;i an ST. I Porter 3.321 3.01 3.151 Argentine Cabinet Split. . r a; 1 k V Ducnus ires, Argentina, in ov. 9. 1 roner ............................. i.kj , Differences are reported to have1"7nolJ,'- J1" 1 J i l : .u. a - u:-. I Allan f ,......,.. 1.204 uciciujitu iu luc .auinci Rerkk 3,218 over international questions. In Bergquiat ...,..r..'.X.'.'.,".' s'oio quarters usually well informed it is Burgc jjoj -declared that Francisco Toledo, the 5SSSl.';::::::::;:;r:::::::": !:!!! minister ot marine, will resign, irMt i.,,..,w.tu.VMW MARSHAL FOCH TO GIVE CONDITIONS OF ARMISTICE v - - Germans Informed They Can Have - .Peace on Tehns Enunciated bjr Wilson; Von Winterf eldt to ' " Conduct Negotiations . Amsterdam, Nov. 5. Germania .of Berlin says that General von Winterfeldt, former German military attache at Paris, will conduct the armistice negotiations for Germany on the western front. . ' Washington, Nov. 5.7 Marshal Foch has been author- ized by the United States and by the allies to receive repre sentatives of the German government and to communicate to them the terms of an armistice. ' The German government is so informed in a note hand ed to the Swiss minister here today by Secretary Lansing. ; The note announces' that the allied governments have declared their wtUtngness toWnakepeace withjhe German government on the terms laid down in President Wilson's address to congress last January- and on the principles of settlement enunciated in his subsequent addresses. RESERVE FREEDOM OF ACTION. " -1 The allies reserve to themselves, however, complete freedom of action when they enter the peace conference on al -.. ' 9 S - ' tne suDject or tnes. freedom ot the seas. It was further stated with reference to restoration of invaded territories that the allied governments understand that compensation will be made by Germany for all damage to the civilian population of the allies and their property as the result of the Aggression of Germany "by land, by seai and from the air." a- , The note ndw is on. the cables.-! in Z4 hours, it should be m the hands A. W. JEFFERIS. PELVSEVI1S: NORKIS SWEEPS NEBRASKA VOTE Early Returns Reveal Decisive Victory in Nebraska; Four ? Congressmen Held .. Certain. Returns comine in uo to 3 o'clock this morning indicate that Nebraska has gone republican Dy a lanasnae; McKclvie is leading the republi can ticket and some forecast his erection by 30,000 majority with Norris running a close second. The election of tour republican congressmen, jenens, MiiKaiu, Reavis and McLaughlin, Js con ceded by democratic leaders, while returns indicate that iShallenberger in the Fifth and Ste&hens m the Third, democrats, haVe been de feated by Anderson ana nvans, meir romiKlican nnnonentS. At 11 o'clock last night the World-Herald conceded the elec tion of bothWorris and McKelvie by majorities frotn iu.uuu to le.uuu. Early Returns Deasive. Reports from. 242 precincts scat tered over . Nebraska Outside ot Omaha and Lincoln give Norris, 19 299: Morehcad? 15,416; Neville, 14,726; McKelvie,' 19,995. Two yjars ago i tnese" same precincis gave Neville, 20,094, and sutton, It is conceded by democratic.lead ers that th is will bring both NOrris ana Aicxeivie mto vouia5 tooulJ with a lead of from .15,000 to 25,000, In the Third .congressional d trict. 57 orecincts give Congressm' Stephens (dem.), 3,747; Dvans (rep.) 3.917. These' same precincts two years sgo gave weviue, ,oo. gave JMeviue, ,oo, to .Sitttnn'a 5.272. In the First congressional 'strict the returns indicate Congressman Reavis're-election by in increased majority. In the Fourth congressional dis trict, 41 precincts give 5mith, dem ocrat, 2,665; McLaughlin, repub hcani 4.192; indicating McLaughlin' election bv 5,000. k In the Satb. : CQCgrejsional jJifc REPUBLICAN, GAIN OF 11 SEATS IN HOUSE AND TWO IN SENATE SHOWN BY INCOMPLETE RETURNS of the Germans; in 48 hours the world raay know whether an im mediate end of the war is at hand. Publication of the details of the armistice terms still is withheld. They may not be made known until the Germans, have accepted or re jected them, as was the course fol lowed by the allies in dealing Swith Bulgaria, Turkey and Austria. Only the details are in doubt, however. and no one Questions that acceptance means abject surrender. ' , . Text of Lansing's Note. The" text of Secretary Lansing's notejollows: "In Tny note of October 23. 1918, Kadvised you that the president had transmitted his correspondence with the German authorities to, the gov ernments with which the govern ment the United States is asso ciated as a biligfrent, with the sub gestion that,-if these governments were disposed to accept reace upon the terms and-principles indicated, their military advisers and the mil itary advisers of the United States be asked to submit to the govern ments associated against Germany the he necessary terms of such an armistice as would fully protect the interests of t(je peoples involved and insure to ;the associated govern ments the -unrestricted power to safeguard and enforce the. details of the neace to which the uerrrttn government had agreed, provided thev deemisuch an armistice possi ble from the military point of view. "The president is now in receipt of a memorandum ol observations by the allied, governments on this correspondence, which is as fallows Willing to Make Peae. , "'The allied eovernments have given careful consideration to the correspondence which has passed between the president of the United States and the German government. Subect to the qualifications which follow, they declare their 'willingness to make peate with the government of Germany on the terms of peace laid down in the president's address to congres of January. 1918, and the principles of settlement enun ciated in his subsequent addresses. They must point out, however, that clause two, relating to what, is usually described as Jthe freedom of tne seas, is open to various inter pretations, some of which they couldjiot accept. They must, there fore, reserve to themselves . com plete freedom on this subject when they enferthe peace conference. Compensation Exacted. "'Further, in the conditions ot peace hid down in his address to congress of January 8, 1918, the president declared that invaded ter ritories nust be restored as well as tvaoiiated and freed. The allied gc ernments feel that no doubt ght to be allowed to exist as to what this provision implies. By it they understand that compensation will be made by Geermany for all dam age done to the civilian population cf the allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land. by sea and from the air. "I am instructed by the president to say that he is in agreement with the interpretation set forth in the last paragraph of the memorandum to notify the German government that Marshal Foch has been author ized by the governent of the United States and the allied governments to recehve properly accredited Rep resentatives of the German goverp- ment and to communicate to them the terms of an armistice. 1 "Accept, sir, the renewed assur ances of my highest Consideration, "ROBERT LANSING. trict. Kinkaid, republican, haa been re-elected by an increased majority. In the Fifth district the race be tween W. E. Apdrews. republican, and Congressman ShaUtrberger h still in doubt ' K Sarpy Goes Republican. Sarpy county reported a majority of 500 for . Jefferis over Lobeck, leads for Norris and McKelvie, and a .general republican landslide. Indications are the entire state ticket will be'elected fcr substantial majorities'. . ' Thirteen precincts in Sarpy county gave Morehead 563; Norris, 793; Neville, 573; McKelvie, 832; Lobeck. 522: Jefferis872. . . . Eifteen'Drecincts in Burt county ,jL ' - - I Neville, 858; McKelvie, 1,262; Steph ens, 889; Evansr 1,224. Twenty-two precincts in Madison county give Morebead 1,311; Norris 1,672; Neville, 1.077; McKelvie 1,735: Ste'phens. 247: Evani. 1.785, i Thirteen precincts in -Washington county gave Lobeck "1,013; Jefferis Scattering Returns. 1 Mc Mora. Nor- Ne- Kel hand. rl. villa, vie, Aittelop. PcU. T...i45 CIS Boone. Pet. 11.... (79 1,011 Box Butte PcU. I. Mi 104 ButlMV Pcti. 11.....S14 tn CuteOPcti. ( 171 t 0 Dawion. PcU. ',.,. 317 411 DodI, Pet.. 7.....71 IIS Furn.i, PcU. 4....1M 447 , Otge, Peta. t 174 3S ELECTED GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA. 1' mc H I r Capper Elected "Senator in Kansas, McCormick in, Illinois and Ball f iif Delaware 'Over Demo- ' -! cfatic Incumbents., U. S. SENATOR WHO WINS ' RE-ELECTION. In, J GEORGE W. NORRIS. DRYS WIN OHIO : MISSOURI HELD IN VET COLUMN New York, Nov. 6i At 2 o'clock this morningr 120 con gressional districts-, were unreported. By the returns then in hand the. republicans had gained 11 seats in the house oty representatives and two seats in the senate. Senator Thompson of Kansas (democrat), had been beaten by Governor Capper (republican); Senator Lewis of Illinois' had been beaten by Representetive Med4,M mick ( renublicaa ) . and Senator Sarulsbury, democratic'. president pro tem of the senate, had been beaten by former Senator Ball (republican). Senator Weeks (republican), of Massachusetts, Was re ported defeated by David I. Walsh (democrat). The surprise of the election was the possibility that Speaker Clark had ben defeated in his home district inj Missouri. v- ' . t ' A I V II I Plnri the democratic national committee 0111 1 n IXAUd GOV. WHITMAN If NEW YORK Returns Indicate Democrats Will Carry Empire State by Plurality of About 1 18,000. ' By Associated Press. New York, Nov.' 6. With re- turns lacking at 2 o clock this morning from 630 districts in New York state the resultf the guber natorial contest remained in doubt. Governor Whitman (rep.) had a total of 918,031, as compared with 941,442 for .Alfred E. Smith (dem.). New York. Nov. 5. Returns from 4,969 election districts out of 7.230 in New York state, received up to 10:30 o'clock tonieht. cvr finvprnnr Whitman, j republican, whois seek-' ing re-election for a third term, 675.782 as compared with 778,162 for Alfred E. Smith, his democratic'opN ponent. . v. v 'jyith only 224 districts lacking in Mew York City, Smith's lead iri the city was 240.355 while Governor Whitman's lead up-state with 2,037 districts missing .Was 138,075r ,, ine up-state districts .are, nor mally 'republican and returns from them 'are " steadily cutting down Smith's , advantage. . If the xatio is continued Smith's plurality will-be aoout lts.uw.' HSt. Louis Votes 3 to 1 Against Prohibition;. Legislature in Oregon. Pledged for Amendment. ;- 431 K (01 1,0(1 135 121 K6S 279 lit m ico ' m i (0 III 403 111 171 66 Columbus, O., Nov. ' 5. At 10 o'clock J. A. White, superintendent of the Ohio Anti-Saloon league, au thorized the statement that on the basis of returns received from over the state that "Ohio is safely dry." St. Louis," Nov. 5. Prohibition is beaten in Missouri, according to meagre incomplete reports. In St Louis the vote is 3 to 1 against it. Portland, Ore., Nov. 5. A .logis lature was elected today whose ma iority is ore-pledged to ratify the aaiidaal juJtufeiUon MMndraent. w iot m inexme la ssca' Returns received at rriidnieht from 5,574 districts out of 7,230 gave Gov ernor Whitman, republican,; candi date for re-election, 762,839 votes and Alfred H. Smith, democrat, 857, 737, a lead for Smith of 64,898 in the state. Whitman's lead in 3,279 districts out pf 4.606 oiitisjle New York City was 183,983, while Smith's advantage in New York City with only 149 districts -lacking was 248,881. .The missing upstate districts usually are republican.' K. . ' j: f Telegraphers Ask Hearing -In Wage Increase Plea .Washington Nov. 5. k J. Kon enkamp, president ofhe Commer cial Telegraphers' Union of Amer ica, today filed petitions with l the war labor, board on behalf tt mem bers of the union employed by the International News-Service 'and the United - Press associations, asking tor s hearing on their application issued a statement claiming demo cratic ga,ins in both houses of con gress. . Chairman Hays of the republican s national committee had not issued a statement, but said he felt sur the republicans would control the house.' Party Leaders Re-elected. ' ' The turnovers came in New York, , Kentucky, Illinois, Pennsylvsnia, Maryland and Kansas, but so closely was the democratic defeat in one district neutralized by a. republican defeat in ianothe.1 that the' net re-. suits were.very close. The democratic leaders in con gress, Senator Simmons of North . Carolina and Representatle Kitchin of Nocth Carolina, were re-elected, as were the house republican leader, Representative Mann of Illinois, and the acting republican leader, Repre sentative Gillette of Massachusetts. Former Speaker Cannon of Illinois was. re-elected to what will be -his 22d term in congress, a. record o!" service interrupted by only two de featsr'l .. Socialist Member Beaten. Meyer London, the only socialist In the house of,.representatives,was -defeated by Henry MjGoldf ogle, a democrat running -rtth ,. republican ' support.ibut the socialists retained . representation by electing Victor ' Berger from Wisconsin, a former memberVf th house, now under in dictment 'Under charges of violating . the espionage law. - Other socialist : candidates were defeated, among them Morris Hillquit, candidate for x mayor of NewYork a year ago. The only complete governorship returns at hand at midnight showed the vrepublican tickets pIit Pennsylvania and Connecticut and ; Governor Whitman of New York -coming down state with a 4feavy plurality which promised to wipe out the advantage of Alfred E. Smith, ' thw democratic candidal in r.r.4.. I'few York . ' N Democrats Claim Washington, Nov. 5.Increase democratic majorities inothsenatl and house-Avere claimed late, tonight -by Homer S. Cummings, acting chairman of the democratic national committee. i "7 reurns '"s far received." said Mr. Cummings', "indicate that ' the country has given the president a splendid endorsement The senate and house are both democratic by increased majorities. Smith has ? been elected governor of New York ltot-rfep,"riUty':pi?bab,jr Speaker Champ Clark Fails of -Re-Electlon St Louis, Nov. On the' face of returns received early today ir appears Speaker Champ Clark has been defeated bv 400 vnt h n
