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.COMPLETE RETURNS INQICITE
*THEREPUBLICANSWILL CONTROL
HOUSE, BUT SENATE IS IN DOUBT
Democratic Leaders Refuse to Concede Republican Claim
That Speaker Clark Has Been Defeated For Re-
Election to Congress by Judge Dyer. Republican-
Late Returns Indicate Ford is Running Some.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—With
both parties claiming a close mar
gin in the senate, but with the
house apparently Republican, po
litical leaders here today scanned
the returns from doubtful dis
tricts for a final decision.
It is admitted that there will be
nne contests and that a recount
• may be necessary in many dis
tricts to determine the accurate
result of the election.
The Democratic National Com
mittee here today claimed at least
forty-eight senators, which with
the vote of Vice President Mar
shal, would suffice to control the
» enate.
The Republican headquarters,
however, claim the gains are even
in the senate, yielding a majority
of three.
At the same time the Demo
cratic headquarters claim as cer
tain 214 members of the house,
concede 205 to the Republicans
and claim the non-partisan league
of representatives elected will
iote for the Democrats.
The Republicans, however,
claim a gain of twenty-six in the
house with a resultant majority
of thirty-five there.
With thirty Democratic sena
tors incumbent and twelve others
selected in the Solid South, the
Democratic headquarters here
counted on seven more—one each
from Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Montana, Missouri, Oregon, Ida-
making a total of forty-nine.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6—Democrat
ic leaders refused today to con
cede the Republican claims that
Speaker Champ Clark has been
defeated for reelection to con
gress by Judge Dyer. Republican.
< lark will be returned, they de
clare.
Eord Running Right Strong.
DETROIT, Nov. 6.—Heavy gains
wnade by Henry Ford in the country
around Detroit are rapidly eating up
Newberry’s up-State majority. Ford’s
managers claim he will be elected by
Ten thousand majority.
NEV YORK, Nov. 6.—ln complete
returns from the elections yesterday
for the United States senate and
house of representatives indicated this
Corning that the Republicans will
control both bodies of the legislative
branches of the government after
next March. At 2 o’clock this morn
ing one hundred and twenty congres
sional districts were unreported.
B • the returns then in hand the Re
publicans had gained eleven seats'in
Jhe house of representatives and three
sn the senate.
Senator Thompson, of Kansas,
Democrat, had been beaten by Gover
nor Capper, Republican; Senator
Lewis, of Illinois, had been beaten by
Representative McCormick, Republi
can. and Senator Saulsbury, Demo
cratic president pro tern of the senate
had been beaten by former Senator
Ball. Republican.
The surprise of the election was
t' possibility that Speaker Clark
I been defeated in his home district
in Missouri.
midnight Acting Chairman
Cummings, of the Democratic nation
al committee, had issued a statement
claiming gains in both houses of con
gress.
. Chairman Hays, of the Republican
Rational committee. had not issued a
but said he felt sure the
Republicans would control the house.
The turn-overs came in New York,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Kansas, but so closely was a Dem
ocratic defeat in one district neutral
ized by a Republican defeat in anoth
er that the net results were very
close.
The Democratic leaders in congress.
Senators Simmons, of North Caro
lina. and Representative Kitchin, of
TK IffiTl OF IMTIM
IS COMING HERE Mt
Griffith’s Great Spectacular Picture to
Play Return Engagement at Ala
mo November 18 and 19.
In response to numerous and urg
| ent requests, D. W. Griffith's “The
I Birth of a Nation," which has scored
! the greatest triumph a theatrical at
traction ever achieved, has been book
ed for a return engagement in Grif
fin at the Alamo Theatre .Monday ami
Tuesday, November 18th and 19th.
This great spectacular picture at-
I traded thousands here last year, and
I Griffinites arc anxiously awaiting the
j return date. Manager Samuels will
■ only charge 25 and 50 cents for “The
Birth of a Nation” on its return here.
The picture has never been shown ex
cept at high prices, but the Alamo is
making a great reduction in prices in
order to give everybody a chance to
see the wonderful production.
Those who have seen “The Birth of
a Nation” no more wonder that it cost
$500,000 to produce. They only mar
vel that it did not cost more. Take
the battle of Petersburg, for instance.
The reproduction of that alone cost a
small fortune. Then the burning of
Atlanta and reproduction in replica of
Ford’s Theatre, Washington and of
the legislative hall in South Carloina,
all cost large sums.
“The Birth of a Nation” is the art
triumph of the twentieth century and
no one can afford to miss seeing its
wonders.
IIHCIINS IRE PEEPINC
OH INTO GERMAN SOU
Driving Ahead in Face of Fierce Re
sistance First Army Closed Fa
mous Stenay Gap.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARM
IES IN FRANCE. Nov. 5.— Driving
ahead in the face of increasing enemy
resistance the first army has closed
the famous Stenay Gap and is now
within ten miles of the southern foot
hill.- of Ardennes. The Americans
can look across from the heights
south <if the vilage into German ter
ritory, eh ven miles distant.
FOR SALE.
Thirty or 40 pigs, weighing 40 to
100 pounds. E. H. Scott, Hollonville,
Ga.
North Carolina, were re-elected as
were the house Republican leader,
Representative Mann, of Illinois, and
the Acting Republican Leader Rep
resentative Gillette, of Massachu
setts. Former Speaker Cannon, of
Illinois, was re-elevted to what will
be his twenty-second term in congress,
a record of service interrupted by
only two defeats.
The senatorial returns at midnight
showed Representatives Medill Mc-
Cormick, of Illinois, Republican, run
ning ahead of Senator James Hamil
ton Lewis, Democrat, and Henry Ford,
the Detroit manufacturer, running on
the Democratic ticket in Michigan, be
hind Truman H. Newberry, former as
sistant secretary of the navy, the Re
publican candidate.
Former Representative Victor L.
Bergw, Socialist, has been elected to
congress from the Fifth Wisconsin
district by a plurality of approximate- [
ly five thousand votes.
GRIFFIN, GA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
STATE DEMOCRATS
STAND BY PARTY IN
GENERALELECTIDN
Republican Candidate for United!
States Senator Badly Beaten
in His Home County by Wil
liam J. Harris Tuesday.
LEE AM) BELL IN THE
7TH ANIX9TH RE-ELECTED
Fifteen Constitutional Amendments
I Apparently Carried—Returns From I
Few Counties Showing How Elec
tion Went in Georgia.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 6.—Representa
tives Lee and Bell in the Seventh and
Ninth Georgia congressional dis
tricts, the only two Democrats who
. had opposition for the lower house,
j .vere re-elected yesterday, according
io all indications. The same reports
showed William J. Harris, Democrat
ic nominee for the United States sen
ate, elected over his Republican op
i ponent. The Democratic State tick
et had no opposition.
Light Vote in Thomasville.
THOMASVILLE, Nov. 6.—Voters
here took very little interest in the
' election yesterday. Returns indicate
all constitutional amendments except
the second were given majorities.
Folk Turns Democratic.
’ CEDARTOWN, Nov. 6.—Polk
county yesterday went solidly for Hon
[• William J. Harris for United States
t senator, although the county has here
tofore gone Republican in national
> elections. As Polk is the home coun
ty of the Democratic nominee the vot
• ers took unusual interest in the elec
-1 tion.
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VV illiams Loses Home County.
F DUBLIN, Nov. 6.—With only the
,' count of Dublin district at hand, ex-
Icept on United States senator, indica
, I tions are that Laurens, the home
; county of G. 11. Williams, Republican
■candidate for the United States sen
’ ate, has gone for W. J. Harris by a
big mapority. The vote in Dublin
district was Harris, 416; Williams,
155.
SPALDING GIVES
I WILLIAM 1. HARRIS
LARGE MAJORITY
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR
UNITED STATES SENATE RE
i CEDES 341 VOTES, REPUBLI
- CAN ( ANDIDATE ONLY NINE.
Spalding county remains democrat- i
ic to the core, having given William
J. Harris, Democratic nominee for
United States senator, a handsome
majority in Tuesday’s general elec
tion. Mr. Harris received 344 votes
, and G. H. Williams, the Republican
independent candidate, only received
nine votes. The nine votes for Wil
liams were cast in the Griffin district,
the county districts failing to give
him a single vote.
All of the fifteen constitutional
amendments were carried, the consoli
dated vote being:
First amendment: For 141, against
59; second: 145 for, 27 against; third:
177 for, 17 against; fourth: 143 for,
46 against; fifth: 184 for, 7 against;
sixth: 169 for, 24 against; seventh:
141 for, 58 against; eighth: 175 for,
27 against; ninth: 178 for, 19 against;
tenth: 148 for, 21 against; eleventh:
140 for, 38 against; twelfth: 151 for,
41 against; thirteenth: 208 for, 8
against; fourteenth: 177 for, 7
against; fifteenth: 191 for, 13 against.
GARRETT SPEAKER PRO-TEM
DURING CLARK’S ABSENCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The
house today elected Representative
Finis Garrett, of Tennessee, speaker
pro tern so that Speaker Clark can
i*go home to vote Tuesday, Garrett
| will preside until November 12.
SPALDING IS FIRST
INPERMANENTWORK'
ON DIXIE HIGHWAY
Through Enterprise of County
< onimissioners Spalding Has
First Link of Permanent Road
onthe Dixie Highway.
OF GREATEST POSSIBLE -
MILITARY IMPORTANCE
No More Beautiful Drive Can Be
Found in This Section and Greatest
Pub! : ity It ill Be Given to Its Use
fuln.-s From This Time On.
Due to the wideawake, active and
progressive spirit of the three men
who serve Spalding county as com
missioners of roads and revenues, this
county will have the first link of per
manent concrete roadway on the Dix
ie Highway, which highway has been
declared a thoroughfare of the great
est possible military importance—one
of essential necessity.
Chairman J. E. (Tobe) Wallace
and his associate commissioners, W.
A. Jester and C. L. Elder, early real
izing the necessity for concrete road
construction and recognizing the ut
ter futility of constructing roads of a
permanent nature with local material,
set about early in 1918 to make a
proper demonstration of real perman
ent road building. The way to suc
cess in this farsighted undertaking
Was filled with objections, difficulties
and obstructions, many of which were
put forward through ignorance; but
by persistent and the display of
■most excellent business judgment and
high class methods coupled with in
domitable determination, success fin
ally crowned their efforts and their
names will go down in local history
as benefactors to the people they so
earnestly represent.
Half of the concrete road demon
stration. which leads from the city
limits of Griffin to the Georgia Ex
periment Station has been completed
and the remainder will have been fin
ally finished by the end of the month
and be opened to the public. No more
beautiful drive can be found in this
section and as it will be in constant
use by home people, tourists and best
of all, by the military of the country,
the greatest possible publicity will be
given to its usefulness and the cry
will be for more concrete from this
time on.
IE QUESNOYISWtURED
BY THE BRITISH FORCES
LONDON, Nov. s.—LeQuesnoy, an
important fortified town eight miles
southeast of Valenciennes, was cap
tured by the British yesterday, to
gether with its garrison and thou
sands of men, Field Marsha) Haig an
nounced today. The British have thus
wiped out the sharp salient which had
bwen created early yesterday in the
advance. An additional advance of
three to four miles was made, over
coming strong resistance. In addi
tion to Quesnoy, five vilages have been
taken.
crowder Wes i l for
18.300 WHITE MEN TODAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.—Provost
Marshal General Crowder today issu
ed a call for 18,300 white men for
limited service. Georgia is called up
on to furnish 1,085 and Tennessee 375,
[ALLIES STRANGLING HUN fIHNIIES
ALUNGSOUTHWESTEDGEARDENfiIES
IN PROBABLYI DEME BATTLE
Last( 11, Exit of Trap \ irtually Closed by Americans
Push Past St. Enay, While Northern Gateway is
Shortened to Bare Eleven Miles-Germany Expected
To Announce Soon Whether She Will Ask Foch
For Terms of Armistice.
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The British,
have reached the main Avesnes-Bayay
road four and a half miles west of I
Maubeuge, Haig announced today. i
GERMANY IS EXPECTED
TO GIVE ANSWER SOON
PARIS, Nov. 6 -Germany is expect
ed to indicate soon, perhaps tomorrow
whether she will ask Marshal Foch
for the terms of armistice formulated
at the \ ersailles conference, is the be
lief expressed here today. The Ger
mans, it is said, must answer yes or
no, or the present conditions will be
made more severe.
HUNS NAME COMMITTEE
TO DEAL WITH ARMISTIC E
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—The Ger
man government has appointed a com
mittee- to deal with armistice negotia
tions, according to reports here. It
includes Admiral von Hintze, former
foreign minister; Admiral Meures,
General Grudell and General Winter
fell.
AMERICANS CONTINUING
ADVANCE IN MEUSE REGION
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The Americans, 1
cor tinmrg their advance in the Meuse
re-pen. have cleared the just bank as
far toith as Mully «ind passed be
vond St. ■ less than r.inv miles south
of yj'tan, it v-us nc< d h tze
American official communique today.
Seventeen German airplanes and two
, balloons were shot down yesterday.
GERMANY IS REPORTED
FAC ING DISINTEGRATION
PARIS, Nov. 6.—Germany is fac
ing disintegration, such as has befal
len Austria-Hungary, acording to
Swiss reports received here today.
ALLIES ARE SLOWLY
ST RANG LI NG GERM AN S
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The allies, ad
vancing on a front of 150 miles, are
slowly strangling a large portion ot
I the German armies in the narrowing
confines along the southwestern edge
of Ardennes. The British, French and
Americans swept forward six miles in
wide stretches on this front yester
day and are reported to be maintain
' ing their steady progress today. The
eastern exit of this trap has been vir
tually closed by the Americans push
ing past St. Enay, while the north
ern gateway has been shortened to
bare eleven miles at Hirzen. The
British are within less than six miles
of the fortress city of Maubeuge. The
battle is regarded by experts as prob
ably the decisive engagement of the
wa r.
HUM AN J VS PEACE WILL
NOT PREJUDICE INTERESTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—The Uni
ted States government today notified
| Rumania that her separate peace with
i the Central powers will not prejudice
her interests at the peace table.
HUN ARMISTIC E C ROWD
OFF ON WEST I RON!
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—The Ger
man armistice delegation has gone to
the west front, according to an offi
cial dispatch from Berlin today.
THE EH® W iIM
HUNCHES I NEW ITWK
Sweep Forward on Forty Mile Line
Against Great Elbow on West
Front—French Push Forward.
PARIS, Nov. s.—The French first
army launched a new attack on a
forty mile line against the great el
bow on the west front this morning
extending from the Peron river south
eastward to the Aisne. At the same
time the French forces pushed for
ward between the Peron and the junc
tion of the Briti-sh lines at Sambre,
extending the attacking front to a
width of forty-five miles.
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I DAILY HONOR ROLL OF
STATE AND NATION. ,
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Latest Casualty Lists.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.--The fol
lowing casualties are reported by the
eommendmg general of the American
expeditionary forces:
Killed in action, 40; died of disease,
31; wounded severely, 48; wounded,
degree undetermined, 220; wounded,
slgihtly, 208. Total, 547.
section •Number Two.
Killed m action, 42; died of wounds,
59; died of accident and other causes,
1; died of disease, 78; wounded seve
rely, 31; wounded, degree undetermin
ed, 150; wounded slightly, 158; miss
ing in action, 10. Total, 529.
Georgians on the Lists.
Privates Cabe Cheault, Tignall,
Tommie Horton, Sparat, died of dis
ease; George H. Drewry, Griffin,
Dewey H. Harbin, Atlanta, wounded,
severely in action; Grafter Harper,
McDonough, Howell S. Brunson, Sa
i vannah, Henry Wilson, Canton,
wounded decree undetermined; Al
fred M. Hay, Stone Mountain, Buel
S. Turner, Americus, wounded slight
ly; Thomas F. New Graymont, killed
in action; James F. Gibbons, Aragon,
Andrew Grace, Elco, Walter Harris,
Altamaha, Amos Moore, Vienna, died
of disease; Jaul J. Vinson, Esom Hill,
Cook John H. Taylor, Atlanta, Pri
vates Robert M. Corley, Milner,
Fleming M. Roberson, Savannah,
wounded degree undetermined; Wag
oner Joe Holmes, Carrollton, Privates
Coley L. Evans, r.dge vood, Howel L.
Thompson Blalock, wounded slightly
in action.
■ESMIBEIffIOI
MORE IN DEMOBILIZING
This Is War Department’s Estimate,
Though Department is Doing Noth
ing Until Germany Fulfills Terms.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — Ameri
ca’s armies will be a year or two in
returning and demobilizing. That
was the general view of the war de
partment today, though the depart
ment is doing nothing toward demobi
lization until it is assured that Ger
many has fulfilled the armistic®
terms. Demobilization plans, how
ever, have been made.
BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE OPPOR
TUNITY FOR REAL SERVICE
Boys and Girls of Spalding! You
have an opportunity now of doing
some real patriotic work. The gov
ernment is asking us to collect and
and ship to them every peach kernel
or nut shell of any kind. They use
these for making gas masks ft/r our
soldier boys who are doing such ex
cellent work overseas.
Now, boys and girls, I want to ask
you to give Uncle Sam at least one
day’s work. As you know the hickory
nuts are just beginning to fall, get
out in the woods in your community
and collect these nuts and bring them
into Griffin Saturday, November 16tb.
There will be a place prepared for
you to leave them. If we wil do onr
duty and scour the counntry there is
no doubt we can get together many
tons of material which the govern
ment needs. We are asking you as a.
patriotic duty to do your best to send
them in whether in large or small
quantities. On that same day the pig
club members are urged to bring their
pigs to Griffin and try for one of those
registered prizes. Competent judges
wil] decide on the prizes. Also the
canning club exhibits will be held and
prizes awarded. Let each member
co-opcTate now to make these contests
worth while. It is to vour interest to
do so. Mrs. M. S. SIBLEY.
. .. j Demonstration Agent.