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Newspaper Page TextThe Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal VOLUME .XIV. WILSON WINS HISTORY’S MOST EXCITING RACE BIG ADVANCE SCORED IN TERRIFIC THROST ON THE: ANCRE RIVER Beaumont-Hamel and Saint Pierre Divion Have Been Captured and Battle • for Serre Is Still Going On Associated Press; WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. —Today's an nouncement by London that the British lave opened an attack on both sides of the Ancre river tn northern France in dicates the jHjssibility that an impor tant new offensive has begun. Latest reports from London state that the British have already advanced to 3 depth of one mile north of the Ancre, • apturing 2.000 prisoners and the towns of Beaumont-Hamel and Saint Pierre Div ion. Fighting around the town of Serre is still going on. The Ancre river, or brook, appioxi inately liounds on the youth the sharp -salient made in the German lines by the prolonged France-British offensive in the Somme region. Apparently General Haig's troops are row attacking this salient from both sides. In a broad sense this salient extends some eighteen miles nerthward to Ar ras. but whether the new British oper at:on covers its entire breadth or an attempt is under way merely to crush in the southern sector is not made plain by the official statement Reports from Petrograd. >o far un confirmed by official au vices, declare that Field Marshal von Mackenxen is ■ onnnuing his retreat in Dobrudja under disastrous conditions. It is even said the Rps-sians have cressed the Danube at twb points south of Tchernavoda. whictU if correct, would mean that von Mackenzen's army was being taken in the rear or that he had been forced »l.ack from the Constanza-Tchernavoda railway line. His force is said to be demoralized from reverses, heavy losses, disease and lack of reinforcements. The Black sea port of Constanxa is imported again under tire of the Russian sees. > ■ The recent Serbian victory in Mace donia appears from the entente accounts to have been a brilliant one. Paris re- Tiorts that the Germans and Bulgarians were pushed back nearly two miles in the Cerna river region southeast of Monastic in a two-da y battle and that they lost 1.000 men in prisoners. Un official accounts announce an additional Serbian success to the north along the bend of the river, carrying the closing in movement on Monastir still further. • 'fficial Berlin today reports that en-, tente artillery was yesterday shelling Tchernavoda in Dobrudja from across the Danube. Teutonic progress continues on the Transylvania border of Rumania, the German statement declares. Three towns were raptured, numerous attacks by the Rumanians were re pulsed and more than prisoners were taken. The French. according to Berlin, opened tn offensive yesterday in Upper Alare. but were defeated in their at t»mpt« to tdvancr. German artillery; it is declared, broke wn entente efforts to gain ground in the <orrt)f.e area. British Troops Attack On Both Sides of Ancre By Associated Press. LONDON. Nov. 13.—The British open ed an attack this morning on both sides of the Ancre river on the northern part of the Somme front. The war office re ports the capture of a considerable num ber of prisoners. The statement reads/ This morning we attacked on both sides of the Ancre. capturing a consid erable number of prisoners. •’Hostile artillery activity continued daring the night on our positions in the neighborhood of Les Boeufs and Guedu- • ourt. Gas was successfully discharged by us against enemy trenches opposite Ran.*. The enemy’s trenches were en tered by us southeast of Armentieres.” The British troops north of the Ancre river .have advanced to a maximum ■iepth of one mile, capturing from the Germans the towns of Beaumont-Hamel and Saint Pierre Divion. according to •he correspondent of Reuter’s Telegram «ompany at British headquarters. Fighting is still going on between the German and British troops around the low! of Serre. about two miles north of Bearmont-Hamel. Two thousand Prisoners already have been taken by the British. The Semi-Weekly Journal The a h u%k New York World You get ft*e issues a Week! T & 1 J 260 issues a jjear— ALL Uee Thie Coupon-—Write Plainly—-and Mail at Once The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: qIGN the coupon—-en- ;; Enclosed find sl.lO. Send The Semi-Weekly ° close sl.lO, either ■ ■ journal and The Thrice-a-Week New York World to by check, postoffice mon- the address below for one vear. ■ ey order, stamps or cash by registered mail and NAME M rx mail to The Semi-Weekly . ™ Journal, Circulation De- P. O •B B S partment, Atlanta, Ga. „ ~ : R. F. DSTATE B B B B ■*- - - OPENING SESSIONS OF MEDICAL CONVENTION HELD ATJUDITORIUM With Finest Program on Rec ord, Attendance at Various Sections Expected Largest in Association's History Nearly two thousand doctors and sev eral hundred visitors were in Atlanta Monday for the opening of the tenth annual meeting of the Southern Medi cal association, and others arrived on all incoming trains throughout the aft ernoon. It is expected that the attend ance will be the largest in the associa tions history and the program is ad mittedly the finest on record. At the auditorium, which is head quarters for the convention, three sep arate sessions were held Monday morn ing. as follows: Southern States Association of Rail way Surgeons, which met in the main auditorium. Section on public health, which met on the stage of the main auditorium, with the curtain dividing it from the railway surgeons. Conference on medical education, which met in the ladies' room to the left of the main entrance. All of the sessions were well. at tended and a number of very excellent papers were read, a complete list of which appears below. While these sessions were in progress, the lobby of the auditorium and Taft hall and the various halls and corridors of the building were filled with doc tors. wives of doctors, exhibitors, visit ors and others, renewing acquaintances and registering and getting badges and having a general free and easy good time. „ SIXTEEN STATES. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are embraced in the Southern Medical association, and all of them are well represented at the convention. These states ase as follows: Alabama. Arkansas. Florida. Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maryland, Mis souri. Mississippi. North Carolina. Ok lahoma. South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia and West Virginia. Already a lively contest has devel oped between rival cities which after the next annual convention of the association. Baltimore is making a strong bid and has sent a large delega tion of prominent doctors, including a number of Johns Hopkins professors. Memphis is here with a delegation of twenty-five, headed by Dr. Frank A. Jones. Chattanooga has sent a strong dele gation of twenty doctors, and is going after the convention in up-to-date style. Boys were distributing circulars at the auditorium and in the hotel lobbies, telling of Chattanooga's advantages, and large posters were displayed in the auditorium with pictures of Chatta nooga taken from the top of Lookout mountain. St. Louis sends an invitation from the St. Louis Academy of Medicine, the St. Louis County Medical society, the St. Louis Rotary club, the St. Louis chamber of commerce and other civic and commercial bodies. Their delega tion is headed by Dr. George Deck, pro fessor of medicine at Washington uni versity. Atlanta Spot Cotton Makes Advance to 19.65 Spot cotton in Atlanta followed furth er sensational advances in New York futures Monday, the staple here being quoted at 19.65, an advance of 25 points over Saturday's closing and but 5 points under the season’s high mark of 19.70, reached for the second time last week. In New York, May and July options sold at 20.06 and 20.07 respectively, an advance of from 30 to»3* points over the closing figures of Saturday.® The pre vious high mark for these months was 20.04. reached last week. The prices for Monday are season's records. Four Are in the Race For Successor to Catron (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) EL PASO, Tex., »Nov. 13.—Captains Asa Candler, Company D: Eugene Schmidt, Company G; Homer Weaver, Company B. and Quillian, are mentioned as candidates to succeed Major I. T. Catron, resigned, at an election to be held in the Fifth regiment of Georgia infantry Wednesday. All of the four mentioned are ex ceedingly popular and well known. TORCH LIGHT PARADE GT FDLTDN PATRIOTS TO CELEBRATE VICTORY Democrats Held Mammoth Event Monday Evening in Honor of Wilson’s Return to f , White House Atlanta’s great preparedness parade was rivaled in enthusiasm, if not in numbers, early Monday evening when the Democrats of the city held a mam moth torchlight procession in celebra tion of the re-election of Woodrow Wil son as president of the United States. The call was sounded for 6 o’clock p. m„ at the Grady monument, where the marchers assembled under the di rection of Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, grand marshall and his aids. Five thousand red-light torches were secured for the occasion and there was a tin horn for every one. Brass bands ahd drum corps were on hand to furnish the martial music. CONCERT AT ASSEMBLING. At 5:45 o'clock, just fifteen minutes before the parade was scheduled to form, Barber's Military band gave a con cert at the monument and from that time until 6:15 o’clock, when the parade moved, the formation of the different divisions was executed under the di rection of Colonel Pomeroy and his aids. While the band was playing the tolling of the old fire bell that hung for so many years in the tower of fire head quarters on Alabama street called ot» the Democrats of Atlanta to assemble. The ringing of the bell commenced at 6 o’clock under the direction of Fire Chiof Cody, Assistant Chief Pressley and State Fire Marshall Joyner. The parade was headed by Barber’s military band followed by Grand Marshal Pomeroy and Walter P. An drews, president of the Young Men’s Democratic league of Atlanta; United States Senators Hoke Smith and Thomas W. Hardwick; John D. Walker, of Sparta, chairman of the finance committee of the Georgia Wilson campaign; Congressmen WMHa'in ;Bchiey Howard and William C. Adamson. Governor Harris. Governor elect Dorsey, William J. Harris, of the federal trade commission; the editors of the three Atlanta dallies, J. R. Gray, Clark Howell, James B. Nevin; Mayor Woodward, Mayor-elect Candler; the members of the city council and city, hall officials. The Young Men's Democratic league came next In line, followed by the Fulton County Woodrow Wilson club, Charles J. Haden, president. Assisting Mr. Haden -In the formation of the club’s membership was Judge George Hillyer, vice-president: and Ben Lee Crew, of Wilson’s Georgia headquarters. All Cotton Mills of Columbus District Raise Pay 5 Per Cent (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBUS. Ga., Nov. 13.—A1l cot ton mills of the Columbus district an nounce an Increase of 5 per cent in wages, all classes of employes, repre senting over five thousand, effective at once. This means big increase in pay rolls, and it will tend to improve the local labor situation. Massengale Takes Oath On W. & A. Commission St. Elmo Massengale, of Atlanta, at noon Monday took the oath of office as a member of the Western and Atlantic railroad re-leasing commission. He was sworn in by Governor Harris, who ap pointed him to succeed the late Mr. Jud son L .Hand, of Pelham, on the com mission. i Mr. Massengale, who returned to the I city Sunday from a month s business I trip in the east and west, is the pioneer I advertising man of the south and has a number of business interests. Twenty one years ago he established in Atlanta the first advertising agency south of Philadelphia and has made a great suc cess of this agency, which he still heads. Mr. Massengale was in New York City when Governor Harris tendered him the place on the Western and Atlantic commission, and after leaving New York he went to Buffalo. Chicago and Detroit. He was in Chicago on election night. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1916 THE GRAND CROSS OF HONOR! [ ' Mil CONTROL OHHE HOUSE MAY PASS TO G. 0. P. Republicans Now Seem toi Have Majority of Two or’ Three Congressmen (By Associated PressA WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. —Member?' of the house of representatives in the ; newly elected sixty-fifth congress face one of the most uncertain organization situations in the history of the govern ment. With a few districts still in doubt, the Republicans appear to’ have a (Plu rality of four or fiv*e members and a possible majority of two or three when it is figured that an independent elect ed in Massachusetts and a Progressive elected in Minnesota probably will vote with them for organization purposes. Independence of action has character ized a number of the re-electerl mem bers of the Republican side, however, and their attitude toward Democratic 'legislation in the last few years has given Democratic leaders cause for hope that some of them might carry their independence intd the organization of the next house. • On the face of the unofficial returns the political division of the house is so close that an effective and certain working majority does not exist. While there might be a few changes when the official returns are counted, the chances are that these would not materially al ter the general result. EXTRA SESSION UNLIKELY. In view of the situation, it is re garded by Democratic leaders as im probable that President Wilson will call an extra session of the new con gress next spring. In that case »the i organization fight will not come until ’ the regular session in December. 1917,' which will mean maneuvering for more than a year in the contest for the speakership of the house and the or ganization of important committees. As matters stand today the candidate of the Republicans for speaker will be James R. Mann, the present minority leader, and Speaker Clark generally is regarded as the Democratic choice to succeed himself. Already, however, there are rumblings of uncertainties be cause of the close political division. On the Republican side there are reports of disaffection against the minority leader as a candidate for speaker on' the part of several members who, it is suggested, might vote for Clark in stead. Consequently ' there is gossip among some Republicans regarding the advisability of naming another man as i candidate for speaker if one can be ■ found upon whom the Republican mem- | bership would unite. ( CLARK MAY NOT RUN. There are certain to be some inter esting and lively party conferences on both sides before any organization tickets are finally launched. As the Democrats apparently will be in <he minority some of the friends of Champ Clark are not certain that he will be a candidate to succeed himself. Un- ; less he can be elected speaker they pre fer that he abandon the race and be come a candidate for minority leader, the post he held for many years be fore the Democratic ascendancy in 1910. Such a development might precipitate a lively contest within the Democratic | ranks, with Claude Kitchin, the pies- ; ent majority leader, and Speaker Clark | as the rival candidates for the minority leadership. There are many other possibilities with the party division so close, and until all the votes are counted and cer- (Continued on FmT* Three, CoL 5.) 'WILSON TO URGE ALL HIS CABINET TO HOLD PLACES | lt Is Considered Possible, However That One or More Members May Resign few' Personal Reasons , (By Associated Press. 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—President Wilson was back at his desk in the White House today, after an absence of two months, prepared to take up im portant, foreign problems which have been held in abeyance pending the elec tion, as well as domestic questions. These included the German submarine situation, the Mexican problem and a number of federal appointments. Officials in close touch with the presi dent declared today that it is almost certain that he will urge all the present cabinet officers to remain. it is considered possible, however, that one or more members may resign tor personal reasons. Secretary Mc- Adoo has been frequently mentioned as l.kely to resign and Representative Car ter Glass, of Virginia, chairman of the house banking and currency committee, has been suggested for his place. It was stated definitely today that Mr. McAdoo can remain in the president’s cabinet as long as he desires, and it was denied that he has offered his resignation. In case there is a vacancy in the supreme court, Attorney General Greg ory, Secretary Lane or Senator Walsh, of Montana, would be considered. Secretary Redfield. Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels have also been mentioned as cabinet members who might desire to resign, but it was i stated definitely today that none had ! signified any such intention. TUMCLTY KEEPS JOB. Secretary Tumulty is also expected to remain in his present post. In case there are any changes in President Wilson’s cabinet, it was un derstood today that among those wn* would be most seriously considered are Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams college and a son of former President James A. Garfield; Samuel L. Seabury, defeated Democratic candidate for gov ernor of New York, and Vance C. Mc- Cormick. chairman of the Democratic national committee. The president was expected to con sider first the submarine situation, which is admittedly serious. A summary of recent developments in German subma rine warfare, prepared by the state de partment, was ready to be laid before 1 him and, in addition, he probably soon will confer again with Ambassador Ger- I arc? on the situation. i The president has nor even consider ed the question of changes in his cabi net. according to administration officials, who characterize as premature reports that he had decided on sucn etc.nges. It is possible, however, that one c-r two cabinet officers may not remain after March 4. WILSON UP EARLY. Although Mr. Wilson was tired out when he returned to the White House last night, he was up early today and had breakfast before S o’clock. Imme diately afterward he began reading a huge stack of mail accumulate I dur ing his trip to Williamstown, Mass. The president asked first for the latest information on the political make-ap or the of representatives in the sixty-fifth congress. He was told indi cations from present returns were that the Republicans would have ,217 mem bers and the Democrats wMh six members of other parties. ' The president was understood to be GERMAN SECRET WEBS Mil BE HELD Bi GRAVES | Prince Hatzfeldt May Testify at Trial by Permission of the Kaiser (By Associated Press.) I* WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. —The Ger ’ man embassy believes that a number of ; highly confidential official dispatches, at present missing, were in the packet from which Karl Armgaard Graves ex tracted letters he is charged with hav ing used in an alleged attempt to ob tain $3,000 from Countess von Bern ; storff, wife of the German ambassador. The nature of the dispatches is un j known, but the German government has been sent all available information and it is expected investigation immediately will be made in Berlin with a view of ascertaining what, if any, secret papers are missing, as as the identity of the messenger from whom Graves I secured the letters. It was made clear today that Prince Hattzfeldt. counsellor of the embassy, through whom Graves attempted to get the $3,000 may testify against him, but would prefer not to. If his testimony is deemed essential, permission for him to testify will be asked of Emperor William. It was learned toJay that the packet from which Graves obtained the letters addressed to Countess von Beinstorff had been officially sealed by the Ger man foreign office. The letters which have so far been seen J>y embassy of ficials are dated early in September. All details of the story told by Graves last night in New York were ridiculed today at the German embassy. much concerned ever the make-up of the next house chiefly because of its I effect on the selection of the speaker and chairmanships of committees which he is anxious to see in the hands of Democrats. As far as legislation is concerned, it was said today, Mr. Wilson is confident | that most measures to be proposed b>- him would gam the sup port of enough Republicans to carry them through. Mr. Wilson continued to refuse to make any comment on the election pend ing the receipt of formal word from Mr. Hughes and the Republican na tional committee conceding his re-elec tion. ♦ Henry Morgen than, chairman of the finance committee of the Democratic rational committee, called on the presi dent today. PLANS FOR VACATION. After a brief stay ’n Washington, the president may go away for a rest before congress convenes. Hot Springs. Va.. was mentioned as the place he might visit. He will make no definite plans, how ever, until he has got in thorough touch with official business here and learned whether the submarine or Mexican sit uations require his presence. Secretary Lansing planned to confer with President Wilson today on recent submarine attacks on vessels carrying Americans and on the Mexican situa tion. While officials admit that the s»ubma rine situation is filled with grave pos sibilities. no action will be taken until further reports have been received. It was said today that no evidence so far has been received by the state depart ment proving that Germany’s pledges have been violated. Additional Election News on Pages 3 and 8. NUMBER 12. HUGHES LEADS IN I MINNESOTA. ONLY DOUBTFUL STATE President Is Now Chiefly Con-. cerned Over Complexion o z f Next Congress, ■ Which Is Still Problematical (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Nov. 10.—Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States when California swung definitely into the Democratic col umn early today. # DRAMATIC SITUATION. The tension of the most dramatic situation in the political history of the United States was broken when the Associated Pf-ess flashed the news that Republican State Chair man Rowell, of California, had con ceded the state to Wilson. Frantic appeals to expedite returns had been sent to state leaders hour after hour from the national headquarters of both parties in this city. Telegrams were reinforced by telephone calls across the continent. It had been apparent since Wednesday that Cali fornia was the pivot upon which the election would swing. It; was not until stage coaches had come through from communities tucked away into the Sierras or set tlements on the arid eastern slopes of the mountains that the result was known. Ordinarily the few votes cast in the remote districts are con . sidered of little moment, but in this history-making year they were of vital importance. They could not be reached by telephone or telegraph and the trails and the passes leading to them were choked with snow in many places. There was nothing to do but wait for the stages and they, began coming in last night. Similar difficulties were encountered in collecting the returns from the wilds jf New Mexico and from the far cor ners of Minnesota In 1912, the onU’ other campaign in which New Mexjflvt has participated, her three electoral - votes were considered merely as incident-, al In swelling majority of the but yesterday they might have . elected a president. Minnesota was almost as important as California in determining' whether Hughes or Wilson > had won and the returns from that state caused nearly as much jubilation among the Republicans as those from California in the rival camp. That President Wilson’s election will not be conceded without a recount in the close states was the declaration of Republican leaders early today after conferences lasting far Into Igst night Some definite course of action probably will be decided upon within a few houts. • The states in which It was Jhaid re course to judicial like ly were California, New Hampshire, New Mexico and North Dakota. If recount proceedings ate instituted it was believed George W. Wickersham. former attorney general, would mar shal the legal forces of the Republicans. He conferred late yesterday with Mr. Hughes and Chairman William R. Will cox at the nominee’s hotel here. * No formal statement was forthcom ing as to what was contemplated, but Mr. Willcox aserted a recount would be demanded wherever the margin of Democratic victory was so small that 1 a comparatively few votes would turn the scales. He and his advisers took the position they said, that there should , be no “cloud” upon Mr. Wilson’s title to the Until 'President Wilson’s victory- was assured the Democrats also were pre paring to demand a recount in the so called “doubtful” states. Alton B. Parker conferred with National Chair man McCormick, as did several other prominent Democratic lawyers. Both parties already have called for a recount in New Hampshire, where less than. 200 votes seem likely to de termine the result. Charges of attempts to tamper with the ballot boxes in North Dakota have been made in several sec tions of that state and have been laid\ j before the federal district attorney by the United States marshal. Agents of! the department of justice have bftn mobilized at points in other states. The Republicans contended, it was said, unofficially today, that since the Democrats claimed California, by a mar gin of only approximately 3,000 out of nearly 1,000,000 cast it was apparent slight errors in a district here and there i might change the outcome. The Democrats maintained that no I charges of fraud bad been made by State Chairman Rowell, of the Repub licans, in conceding the state to Mr. Wilson, and that if there had been any basis for them he undoubtedly would' so have informed the national headquar ters in this city. In a statement made to the Associated Press at San Francisco the only conten tion Mr. Rowell made was that the elec toral vote of that state might be split on the official count as it was in 1912, when ; two votes went to Wilson and elev&.i to Roosevelt. Both sides conceded that no matter what action might be taken in regard to a recount there was littla likelihood of a contest being carried to the house of representatives, as it was after the Hays-Tilden campaign in 1876. Legislation enacted in 1887. it was said.’ made the states sovereign in pronounc ing judgment in a recount of the yrasJ dential vote. In three states, however, there were prospects of contests over one electqj* in each instance. The eligibility, of’ a Democratic elector in Texas has been questioned because he is said to be an office holder and the federal laws pro hibit a person holding office from serv ing as an elector. One of the Democratic electors In Washington died just before election day and the party managers attached pasters to the ballots substituting another name. The legality of this procedure has been questioned by the Republicans. A some what similar case has e ari6bn in West Virginia where one of the Republican electors refused to run and k the Republi cans resorted to pasters bearing attplher name. .