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jig HMf mm VOL. LXXVIII. NO. 266 TUCSON, WEDNESDAY MORNING; NOVEMBER 7, 1917 My Mall or Carrier, 50c per month. On Tialna ami at Newstands, to pur copy TTT 7, 1 liiliBilili mm bvi PROHIBITION AND SUFFRAGE JUDGE HYLAN 11 DIVIDE ELECTION INTEREST THROUGHOUT WHOLE NATION Suffrage in New York State Wins Biggest Victory in World History of Movement, But Loses in Ohio; New Mexico Dry, Ohio in Doubt, With Wets Running Behind; Other Results.

OPERATORS OF B1SBEE FORM PACT Mil U. 5. IS Sill 4 IK (By Associated Press.) Result Is Never in Doubt From Outset; Hylan's Lead Over Mitchel, the Fusion Candidate, More Than Two to One From Start; Hillquit, Socialist, With Radical and Anti-War Elements Behind Him, Is Close Third; Bennett, Republican Candidate, but of Running; Hylan, Who Had Support of Tammany Hall and Hearst Newspapers, Greets Victory With Words, "The People Have Spoken: Democracy Has Triumphed;" Election Is "Victory of Truth Over Deceit," Says Tammany Boss Murphy The outstanding feature of the elections In the United States yesterday was the apparently assured victory for woman suffrage in New York state by a majority of approximately 40,000. While the suf fragists were winning In the east, early returns from Ohio indicated defeat for them in that state. Two states, Ohio and New Mexico, vot ed on prohibition.

Incomplete returns from Ohio indicated that the contest In that state was very close, with the dry leading by a small margin. The prohibitionists evidently had carried New Mexico. G. O. P.

WINS MASSACHUSETTS. The entire Republican state ticket, headed by Govrenor Samuell W. McCall, won an overwhelming victory in Massachusetts, while the Democratic state ticket, headed by Westmoreland Davis for governor, was successful in Virginia, Interest in the municipal elections centered upon New York, where John F. Hylan, Democrat, defeated Mayor John candidate for re-election, by a plurality of more than 140.000. The en tire Tammany city ticket also was elected.

The Socialist vote showed a gain of more than 400 per cent over that cast in the municipal campaign four years ago. The W-partisan judicial ticket in Chi cago defeated by a plurality estimated at 80,000 Socialist candidates standing on an anti-war platform PENROSE LOSES FIGHT. The attempt of Senator Penrose, back ing the so-called -town meeting candidates to oust the Varee brothers from control in Philadelphia, upon the face of returns up to midnight appears to have been unsuccessful, but at that hour "both sides were claiming victory (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Nov. 6. With only 72 districts missing in the greater city the vote for mavor was: 1 Bennett Hylan Hillquit Mitchel 145,459.

Hylan's plurality over Mitchell 'was 142,976. MitchelVlead over Hillquit was 30,569. NEW YOKK, Nov. 6. John F.

1 Iylan, a county judge of Kines county, was mayor of New York City to day by a plurality of more than 100,000. lie carried with huii the entire Democratic city ticket, including (Jliarles L. Craig for comptroller, Alfred E. Smith for president of the board of aldermen, and Edward Swann for district attorney. Ml Mew Mexico Is By 20,000 Majority; Wets Beaten 2 to 1 (By Associated Preu) ALBUQUERQUE, Nov.

6. That proMtion scored a decisive victory was the Indication of partial returns from eighteen of the twenty-eight counties in New Mexico at midnight. Prohibition headquarters declared confidently that the proposed amendment had been adopted by a majority of not less than 20,000. Semi-official returns from ninety-two of more than six hundred precincts gave 9,232 for and 4,406 against the amendment. Other returns which gave merely majorities and estimates together with the semi-official returns covered a large part of the, state and Indicated that there was hardly a ray of hope for the wets.

Returns on the tax amendment were meagre. The few figures available, however, pointed to apparent defeat. Returns on the judicial amendment were still more scant, not furnishing a basis for a fairly accurate estimate. Victory Will Give Ballot To More Than 2,000,000 Women Throughout State; World-Wide Effect Seen SUFFRAGE CAUSE IS DEFEATED IN OHIO But Greater Triumph in Empire State Minimizes This Loss; All Suffragist Leaders Elated at Result (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 7.

Woman suffrage was carried In New York state in yesterday's election. At 2:15 today returns from two-thirds of the election districts in the state gave a suffrage plurality of 57,000. If this ratio should be maintained In the districts unreported at that hour the majority In favor of the enfranchisement of woman would be approximately 86,000, Nearly two million women will be enfranchised by the electors of New York state. The big suffrage vote was polled In New York City, where the size of thJ vote was a surprise to most of the political leaders and even to some of the suffrage workers. BEATEN IN OHIO.

CINCINNATI Nov. 7. Returns from 3,599 precincts out of 5,756 in Ohio give presidential suffrage 250.516; against, 354,054. XEff YORK. Nov.

6. Mrs. Norma Whitehouse. chairman of the New York suffrage party, estimated at 9:45 o'clock that a majority of 11 iter cent of the total vote cast in the state was for woman suf. frage.

"We hardly expected such a landslide." she said. NEW YORK. Nov. The possibility that "votes for women" had become a enlity in, the Empire state was the outstanding: feature of today's slate election on the basis of returns received nr to It P. m.

At that hour election districts out of 5.772 in the state showed the following; result. For suffrage. 2IS.7: against. IlO.iii. These returns showed an average plurality of eight votes for suffrage In each 'of the districts reporting.

If this pro-! portion should be maintained by the dts-tfWts unreported, woman suffrage shouid carried by a plurality of more than As the returns were received i throughout nigh! at suffrage hea.l- quarters it became more and more ap- i parent that "votes for omen were about become a heali'y. juWlation (Continued on rage Two) f0 So SUFFRAGE IS VICTORIOUS III tIEVJ in ey 85,000 LEAD Indications are that the Democrats will have a in the board of estimates which controls the expendi Poor Second. who sought re-election as a fu ture of the citv funds. Mitchel Is Mayor John P. Mitchel, sion candidate, although not Passchaendaele, Hun Stronghold, Falls to British party, was a poor second in the race.

II is vote in 1440 districts out of 2,068 in the city was 104,729, compared with 205,268 for Hylan. William A. Magee, former mayor of Pittsburg, seemingly was defeated by E. V. Babcock, a wealthy business man.

Both are Republicans. Harry L. Davis, Republican, was re-elected mayor of Cleveland. Charles W. Jewett, Republican, was chosen mayor of Indianapolis.

By electing George W. Smith mayor of Louisville the Republican party in that city scored their first victory In ten years. Joint Gavin. Republican, was chosen mayor of Cincinnati. REPUBLICAN MAYORS ELECTED.

George F. Buck defeated Louis F. Hermann, the incumbent, for mayor of Buffalo. Buck is a Republican. Hiram Edgerton, Republican, was elected mayor of Rochester, and Walter R.

Stone, also Republican, mayor of Syracuse. Schuyler Mcrrltt, Republican, was elected to congress from Connecticut to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ebenezer J. Hill, Republican. Merton E. Lewis, Republican, was reelected attorney general of New York state.

Prohibition Result In Ohio In Doubt CINCINNATI, Nov. 6. Whether vOhlo has voted for or againBt prohibition was in doubt at 1:30 o'clock this morning. With almost four-fifths1 of the state heard from, the wets had a scant lead of 7,477 votes and the precincts to be heard from appeared to be equally di vided when their strength for either wet or dry was computed on the basis of past (Continued on Page Two) centrated cast of Ihe town shelled the Canadian field artillery heavily as the attack began, but its fire had diminished greatly by 7Jl o'clock through counter battery work. Many airships were over the German front and notwithstanding the poor visibility the observers reported a targe concentration of German infantry in shell hole defenses between Passchaendaele and Moorsled.

The Germans also had pulled out their old troops and put In fresh divisions all along the line. CAPTURE IS GREAT TRIUMPH CANADIAN HEAIMJUARTKRS IN FRANCE. Nov. S. Possession of Pass chaendaele Roulers and Rou- lers plain, give the allied forces a firm footing on tlie series of great spurs extending from Oheluveit, on the south, including Bellevue spur and Passchan-daele ridge running northeast for miles.

Its capture marks a great triumph in the long struggle to secure this higher ground. The allies now have the advantage of position in the salient and have regulated the enemy to the lower levels, dominated by our guns. Knowing too well the vital necessity of maintaining the Passchandaele position secure. Von Hindenburg. after the successful Canadian advance on Belle vue spur and the capture of Great Farm and Meetscheele.

issued a special army order commanding that Passchendaele sliould be held at all costs and if lost must be re-taken. For days the enemy had been rushing up gune and new- formations of troops tin Insure his hoid on the position. His efforts proved unavailing. The enemies h-st troops have given ground before our forces who have moved steadily toward their objective since the beginning of the Passchendacle (Continued on Pase Two) Labor Troubles Brought to End in Warren District Thru Mutual Agreement With Wilson Commission BOTH SIDES AGREE TO OPEN SHOP RULE Machinery of Arbitration Is Provided to Put End to Strikes, as Already Done In Globe, Miami, Clifton Associated Preu.) WSHER, Nov. 0.

Complete agreement was reached today between the presidents commission, now investigating labor unrest in the west, and the mine operatom of the Warren district. The agreement, ratified by the commissioners headed by Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson, and by representatives of the Phelps-Dodge corporation, Copper Queen branch, the Calumet and Arizona Mining company and the Shattuck-Ari- xona company, will no Into effect at once. On account of the pressing need for the presence of the commission on the Pacific coast wtiere a serious strike among employes of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company Is threatened, tiie commission will leave In the for San Francisco.

Judge Ernest W. Lewis, of Phoenix lias been appointed a mediator to go to Jerome and put Into affect a similar agreement to that entered into In the Warren district, the Globe-Miami district and the CUfton-Morencl-Metoalf dls trict. WILSON SEES BETTER ERA Secretary of Labor Wilson expresses himself as lwmg confident that If the agreement is curried out by all of the parties thereto that it wlil mark the sinning of "healthy, peaceful relations between labor and capital in the War-fen district and in all other communities where similar agreements are in effects." "OPEN SHOP" ESTABLISHED plan adopted follows: First. No man shall be refused employment or be discharged or discriminated asainst fn his work, because he does not belong to a union. Second.

Grievance committees representing the employes, selected from men actually in the employ of the company's and by such methods as the employes themselves mat- air nnon. shall be recognized by the management in the Presentation of such as mav from time to time arise; provided, that in selecting committees all men shall be notified and have an opportunity to Tote. and no one shall be eligible to membership on a committee who has no: been in the employ of the company for at least six months, next receding his election. FEDERAL MEDIATION PROVIDED Third, if the grievance committee and "ie management are unable mutually to adjust any difference in dispute, (Continued on Pag Two) Siar Barometer for xew Mexico: "dnesday and cloudy in south- -rn portion, rain In wnhern MWer Thurs'Isv. Arizona: Wedns.

In south- portion, rain or JJ in northern VhrMion: colrtr-jursday, generally tsf A One Officer and Twenty Men Are Missing; Patrol Boat Was Torpedoed in the War Zone Early Monday a. m. VESSELS SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE SURVIVORS Carried Crew of 7 Officers and 85 Men, Says Vice-Admiral Sims in Laconic Message to Washington (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. The American patrol boat, Aleedo was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone early early Monday morning; and one otiicer and 20 enlisted are missing.

The Alee do, a converted yacht, car ried a crew ot seven oriicers and 85 men. The navy department made the following statement to night: "Ihe navv department was advised by Vice Admiral Sims that a 1 a. m. Novem 5, the American patrol boat Aleedo, a converted yacht, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone. One officer and 20 men are missing.

The ship sank in four min utes after being struck. Sev eral vessels were searching for possible survivors at the time the report was made. The Aleedo carried a crew of seven officers and 85 men. The Alwdo is the first American war vessel to go flown in the war. The destroyer Cassin on patrol dutv was torpedoed recently but she made port safely with the loss of only one man.

No details of the engagement were given the brief dis- jatch announcing the vacht's loss. LIST OF MISSING. The list of those still unaccounted for was announced by the navy department. as follows: Lieut, (junior grade) John T. Melvin, setma, Ala.

E. R. Coxzet, seaman, Astoria, L. I. James J.

Cleary, seaman, Whit Plains, N. Y. R. Wesche. seamsn.

Brooklyn, N. Y. R. W. Ricker, seaman, Brooklyn.

N. Y. W. R. Holler, seaman.

New York City. J. R. Brunkherdt, seaman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Luther O. Weaver, seaman, Brooklyn, N. Y. I John Wynne, seaman. New York, In.

y. P. Harrison, mess attendant, Tyler. Fingerting. fireman, Jersey City.

'N. J. (Contrnor an Page Two) Vantage Point in Flanders Which von Hindenburg Declared Must Be Held at all Hazards, Is Captured in Greatest Victory of Year; Italians in Retreat All Along the Tagliamento. Morris Hillnuit, the Socialist candidate. about whom rallied most of the radiiuil elements In the city and all those who favored an immediate peace, stood and William Bennett, who unexpectedly won the Republican primary nomination from Mayor, IMtchel, was fourth, with 84,672.

RESULT NEVER IN DOUBT. From the time the returns were received from the first li districts the result never was in doubt. It was evident Hylan had scored an overwhelming victory and again bmitRht control of the city administration Int-i the hands of Tammany Hall. Most of the newspapers which had sup ported Mitchel, Includinu ill In the city except those owned by William Randolph Hearst, conceded Hylan's election before o'clock. "VOX POPULI." SAYS HYLAN.

Judge Hylan's first act after being ai. sured of his election was to make tills statement: 'The result speaks for itself. The peo ple have spoken and in no uncertain manner. Democracy has once more liecn re. (By the Associated Press.) formally nominated by anv peace to America." MURPHY IS MOVED TO MORALIZE Charles F.

Murphy, head of Tammany Hall said: "The result of the election is a gratifying victory over a campaign of derail and fraud. It demonstrates that the people are quick to detect the difference between the true and the sham." "The returns evidenced the fact thit unscrupulous newspapera no longer represent the opinion or sentiment of the people; that the latter do their own thinking and refuse to be misled by misrepresentation or suppression of the real issue. "After all is said nd done, it is re-fresldng to 1 of us to know that the candidacy of Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Hylan and Mr.

Bennett, every voter had the pleasant opportunity of voting for a loyal American citizen." "NOTHING TO ADD" MITCHEL. After sending Judge Hylan a telegram of congratulation upon his election, fflvnr tttchel muile this statement: they nBVe to the prenl d- ministration. With our nation at war there Is no room for division at home. The people of this city have selected Hylan as their representative to coordinate the city's energies with those of llin nation. Everyone will wish Judge Hylan the largest measure of success In dH-charging the great responsibility which now his." HILLQUIT SATISFIED.

Mr. Hillquit contended that the Socialist had elected ten aldermen and eight select ment. "Personally I am highly gratified wltil the result of the election." he said, "it shows that the Socialist vote has In- 'creased alwut loo per cent and shows tion was only This year Hillquit ran close third to Mayor Mitchell and In many district In the Brong and parts of Harlem be polled more rotes than Mitchell. (Continued On Pf Tw) 'j fc stored to power. The people and not the to be added to the corporate interest will rule for the wnch clty ha Blven four years.

I am indeed grateful for Hju(Ke Hylan. confidence thus reposed In me by the. owe the new ad-citizens Of the City of New York. mlnltn.ll.n th- umo cn-nneration which LONDON, Nov. 6.

The town of Pass-chaendals, lying northeast of Ypres, his been captured by the British forces, according to the official communication Issued tonight. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Nov. 6. (By the Associated Press).

The American soldiers wounded In the eGrman raid on a trench last week are all doing well in the base hospital, gome of them are suffering frori painful wounds. Artillery fighting continued fairly active on the American sector today. CANADIANS ADVANCE RAPIDLY. BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM. Nov.

(By the Associated Pres.) The village of Passchaendaele was attacked by the British early today The attack begun at dawn by the Canadians, has not only taken some of the attackers beyond Passchaendaele. but on the Meetcheele spur, a little to the northwest, has carried them along the high grounds towards I the village of Mosselmarket, where (heavy fighting was in progress. The ground on these elevations was In fairly good condition and satisfactory progress was reported all along the narrow but valuable front involved. Meanwhile the British to the south again moved against Poldenhek chateau, where the conflict is still in progress. HOLD PASSCHAENDAELE." Field Marshal Von Hindenberg recently Issued an order that Paser-haendaele be held at all hazards and that it it were lost it must be retaken.

Irrespective of cost, so today's battle bills fair to be most sanguinary. I The Germans started from a line only yards from the ruin of Passchaen-Idaele. Their progress was raipd. despite Ihe immediate salvos of heavy quick-firer. The German artillery con- The result is a complete Justification ami honesty In public service.

That was the sole issue." I'M LOYAL" CLAIMS VICTOR want to make plain to the world that there was no Issue of Americanism or loyalty Involved, so far as I am concerned. There could be none, for I am as good an American as any man, as loyal to my flag, as loyal to my country and as firm and determined In support of every act of Ihe government in this war as any man. "I ask the editors of the newspapers In this city ami In other cities, to give prominence to this declaration so thai there may not go almd to the people i of this country who have no Socialist party to be a prominent ami lion of our kl situation, the slightest permanent factor in Ihe political aitua-intimation that the question of the war it ion here" or the war policy of President Wilson' SOCIALIST VOTE FEATURE and the 1'nited Stales government a'e Tlie tremendous Socialist vota waa the In the slightest wav Involved. feature of tlie election. The total polled "My first nlleram in this campalg.i by the party In the last mayocality elec ta response to a question put by a reporter was that I umonipromisirg'v hehind the president in the support of the acts and policies of my country ard that the war must he fought to a conclusion wni-h would hiii-j an honora't'e "Rain or Shin" tKA HOI SB -Babbling Tonjues." i.