Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

'/p ff* B— ddr >\Ti w hnfMRW Weekly News THE NEWS. Established 1871. *• ’ ■ ■ —————————————— .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. > 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. f „ 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. xhb sun, miwuw am I DAILY HONOR ROLL OF STATE AND NATION. , -■ ... 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.