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ESCANABA MORNING PRESS RAPIDLY IS BETTER POS DEFEATED VICTORIOUS FINALLY SAID TO BE MAKING BIG ENTRENCHMENTS FOOTBALL RESULTS. 34; of European Countries at War Arrives in the U. S. to Spend Over Two Dollars on Leather Goods MANY AMBULANCES BLOCK ROADS Highways From Brudges Said to be Fairly Packed With Guarded Ambulances Removiig Thei Dead From the City to Other Quarters. BC LLETIN guns.

In the Eastern arena of war New York, Nov. Hogan, three Russian cavalry divisions were the English, French and thrown back across the Wartha river, Belgians arrived here today on the near liner Lapland with over two million -------dollars to spend on leather. Hogan (Special to the few more ks would exhaust Paris, Nov. official statement the leather supply of Europe and in- tonight eays: "During the day the cidentally the shoe supply. activity of the Germans has been along the whole front, and all attack? BULLETIN were repulsed.

taken many Gettingc, Nov. is officially an- trenches in the region of Thiebel north nounced that two Austrian aeroplanes of Albert. We re-occupied our formei dropped bombs upon Antiwari, trenches northeast of three persons and destroying a railway station. BILLETIN' London, Nov. Rotterdam dispatch to Star save that AustriansJiave reinforced Belgium the Germans in Western Western At Ann Pennsylvania, 3.

At 27; Northwestern 0. At Ohio State, 13. At 40; Kentucky State, 6. At Terre 20; Rose Poly 7. At Aggies, 21; Mt.

Union, 14. At St. St. Louis. 0.

At Des 37 Drake, 6. At 27; Kenon, 0. Eastern At 20; Princeton 0. New 14; Brown, 6 28; Frankly and Marihall, 3. At and Jefferson, 13; Pittsburg, 10.

At 20; Wesleyan, 7. At 21, Fordham 0. West 20; Notre Dame, 7. 68; Tufts 0. Mayor and City Council Will Face Hit IIIGW CMV1 UM IV ROMPS usual Situation in of AW AI WITH New Clerk and Police Chief.

SCORE 31 TO ft. Beth City Clerk Albert J. Pepin and With every man on the team in Chief of Police Andrew Iverson ill great form Michigan's squad to lay retire from the City offices held by' looked far different from the team thorn and enter upon their duties as that played Harvard a ago. The county clerk and nheriff, respectively, on January 1. To fill the vacancies made by the promotion to Important county offices of two city officials, will bring an interesting situation before the council Under the chaiter the mayor and council ave the power to fill both offices.

The chief of police is named by the mayor and confirmed by the council whUe the city office will be filled by nomination from the council itsself. The method of loting lies within the discretion of the council. Already several avowed candidates for both positions have appeared Among those who will seek the office of city clerk for the unexpired portion cf Mr. term are: Frank Atkins and W. Yockey.

Neither Mr. Iverson nor Mr. Pepin will pro! ably resign from their ent offices until late in December. As City clerk Mr. Pepin has a number of matters that will require his sonal attention In the office for at least the next six weeks.

The princl- pal matter in which he wUl be engag ed will be the formulation of matter for the issue of refunding bonds authorized by the council on Thursday cf last week. Mr. Pepin hopes to have the bond issue entirely disposed of before a new official is named for the office. IDE RESULT The Sault Ste Marie News, owned by Chase S. Osborn, recent candidate for governor of Michigan, has the following editorial on the outcome of the election, which is of particular BULLETIN London, Nov.

to thei Westminster Gazette, there are in the Tsing Tau port, nine men of war, in- i eluding cruiser, four German gun-! According to returns trom all parts boats, three German destroyers and the state the fraternal insurance an Austrian cruiser, in addition to amendment to the state constitution five German merchantmen was defeated in Michigan by a major- ity of nearly 200,000. Of the four BULLETIN amendments submitted to the voters at Tnndon Nov 7 dionatch here the election of Tuesdav. It Is now i a u.re interest oecause of the close connec -1 says the following statement is Ueved that only the amendment allow- candidate with the sued a Petrograd: -On tl.e Csuea-. students ant traveling salesmen to 11 me sian front since Thursday there have vote outside o' their home precincts Election is over The votes have! been unslgnificant fights. The Kurd has carried.

been counted aDd the wlnner9 have regiments which attempted to advancu The vote on the question of bond teen Woodbrldge Fer- In the region northeast ot Kara Kills- Ing for roads; cn aothorlzing counties rlJ o( wU1 be our ncxt ta have been repulsed." bond tor Improvements as well as! governor Chase 0sbonl ,3 de(oat. the fraternal amendment will nolpd The Republican state and countv doubt go down to defeat. I ar0 (ar ln th0 lcad Returns from more than one-half of, tha facc of thl are tho the voting districts in result, oi TuOTiday.B gonera, olcctlon Mr. McKee said indicate that we will Aa (lr as a goes we shal, carry he county by 30.000 About, Mr 0iborn suf. cne-half the city precincts give us a gce.

plurality of 15,000. precincts in the state outside of Wayne county give us 12,260 to 2.596 in favor of the amendment. This indicates a vote of 5 to 1 against the We figure that 90 per cent of the voters balloted on the amendment, and with the figures as a basis for our IS SIT BULLETIN Rotterdam, Nov. ana southeast of Roulers the Germans last week end tried to force a decisive re- bult. The German infantry couldn't break through the line, and sui- terribly.

The losses cannot be made good as the necessary reserves were not there. BULLETIN Washington, Nov. British embassy announced tonight that cause of information that large cargoes of ccpper are being shipped from United States to Germany, thru estimate, we surely lead by 200,000 in Italy, the British government will tho state." hereafter ttop such shipments as contraband of war. (Special to the Press.) Paris, Nov. road from Bruges toward the east in the direction cf Ghent, Brussels and Louvain was blocked all day by great columns of I district support has been perfect fince the campaign started three months Mr.

McKee added. Everywhere there w-ere volunteers to aid us. Wre had a committeeman ln ev- "I gladly bow' to the will of the people. 1 have no complaint to make, no fault to find and no blame to fix. With every ounce of my strength, I willingly offered to take the load.

It has been given to another and I am But beyond all this there is greater significance in the voto of the people not only of Michigan, but of the country, as well. The Progressives) Visiting at his home at William Clark. 17 years of age, went on a hunting trip yesterday as a diversion and lost part of his foot. Using a hammerless gun for the first time, the lad, in company with Arthur W'illlamson, a cousin, left the city in search of partridge. The gun was accidentally discharged and the shot carried away the Inside portion of one foot.

He was taken to Gald- stone as quickly as possible, where Dr. D. B. Kee amputated the remnants of the large toe and a portion of the sldo of the foot The unfortunate young man will be confined to the home of his uncle for some time with the Injury. easterners were met at their own game and beaten to a frazzle, the Wolverines today winning by tire heaviest score ever recorded in game between the two teams.

MaUltbesch and Hu liltt were bright and particular stars of game, both playing sensational football through every minute of each quarter. (Special to the Press.) Ann Arbor, Nov. Pennsylvania's defense to shreds in the second and third periods, the University of Michigan football eleven a 34 to 3 victory today. Pennsylvania's only was made in fleht rst in the first period Merrill caught a Michigan punt near his own goal lnie. He dodged a Wolverine end and three times he wrench himself loose from tacklers.

He was finally downed on 43 yard line and a nicment later, after two short pains, Mathews drop kicked a goal from the field. touchdown, In the second period, was partly the result of poor punt which went out of bounds on Pennsylvania's yard line. made the score and Hughitt kicked goal. Then Michigan opened up. Fake kicks, delayed passes and long forward passer, from complicated position, seemed to demoralize secondary defend.

Benton made the second touchdown after receiving a long forward pass Hu hitt kicked goal. A similar play again brought the ball close to goal and Maulbetsch went like a streak of lightning Hughitt missed the goal. long kept 1 Pennsylvania on the defense during the second period, were also effective in the third. Hughitt made a touch down after Maulbetsch and Catlet carried the ball to two yard line. Maulbetsch made the final touchdown after carrying the ball nearly 40 yards on line plunges, averaging from three to ten yards Hugh itt again goaled.

Kscannhn Team to Hold Fa-t Team at Tlioir Home Veserduy. AG PASSFD AWAY After a prolonged Illness from a With but one ex- of diseases caused by ad- found in the ty for Vii Vf vnncedage Mrs Katherine tho opening bill at the new house. The OI uie iniwnuy, mat me i "la, the Bull I of ago passed Iviav vesterdav Personnel cf the opening program might be given a priming. Before 5 sma I morning at the home of her daughter bc announced on Tueedav, when illuiI made I Mr. Jop'lng returns from Chicago.

tluully a pass from Dan German troops, accompanied by artillery and many ambulances, trans- 1 ortlng the wounded. The Germans are reported throwing up earthworks 20 miles In rear of their present positions at Flanders, in readiness for retreat. That a general German retreat is either under way or imminent is generally accepted in Paris. The Allies are still reported ad- advancing (Special to the Press.) Havre, Nov. Belgian government In an official statement tonight tays: the Yser the campaign has undertone no modification.

Enemy still have their posts left on the bank of the river and confine themselves to the feeble bombardments on a railway line in the vicinity of Rails Cha are coming back ception, Callfot vote was pitifully Tbe Progressi the Republican fold. Thts may be Ne'8 Nelson at 200 Maple street, ery township in the state and the tykon as a presage for R0pubncan Mis. Person came to this country in two years hence. 1803 and ainc ethat time had made i An this Is particularly (rue in Mich- hcr hoine her daughter in this believed that every port Igan. The Osborn eand'dacy very well dflughters and two sons served Its purrose.

The vote the Re- Mrs. Person. They are: Mrs campal was carried direct to every "A great deal of our success is due to the assistance given by railroad fraternal organizations and the public puWican candidate received Included Mrs. John Qrant of Escanaba; press The railroad societies had ten national officers working ln the state fcr from 60 to 90 days. We found that 98 per cent of the newspapers with us in the fight.

Fred C. Rowe, state legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who acted as our Wayne county chairman, is largely responsible for the excellent the ballots of a very large percentage Mrs. Axe! Nystrom of Danforth; Mrs of those who voted the Progressive Oberg, of Iron River; Mrs. John ticket two years ago and who have of Sweden; Alfred Nelson nowr come back to the Republican and P. G.

Nelson, of Iron party. The Osborn campaign was based on Republican efficiency and on an appeal for a re-united party. It Is clear that a neeesFary task has been ac eompllshed. Someone had to pioneer, polled In our favor In Detroit and the outlying Telegrams of congratulations from terdny especially southeast of Ypres, where we captured over a thousand French prisoners and three machine to break the ice. The nominee at the primary fell to Mr.

Ocborn. In the primary vote two political organizations were defeated. These organizations di boWl the best interest of the state or party at heart. And the'r defeat, outside of the return of the progressives, Is the most important political feature of the year (Special to the Press.) in Michigan. New York, Nov.

wholesale And there we have the real slgnifi- meat prices here soared today. Beef canoe of political results la two has gone up two and a half cents, elections. The return of the Pro- po- many fraternal insurance men from other states w'ere received yesterday ML IT PRICES lit) HIGHER YESTERDAY. (Special to the Preps.) London, Nov. wireless from the German headquarters at Berlin says attacks in the direction of made considerable progress Pork and mutton up two cents.

The in and the defeat of two River. Funeral services will be conducted over the body at the Swedish Lutheran church at 2:30 on Monday afternoon. Interment will bo ut Lakevlew cemetery. R. and Peter Laux.

were over from Fayette yesterday. Attorney R. W. Nebel of was In the city last evening enroute to Gladstone, whore he will apend Sun khZ nay" Dr r. ii Btnk Attorney ind Mrs.

John I.ut 11 Mr. nml Mr. 1 A. Lint and George Ha gTson. lu a contest on tho course Mrs.

Lint and Mrs. Loell excelled two of the men of the party. creases are attributed to the foot and lltleally pernicious organizations. And to find another result of this Subscribe for the Press. election we shall have to with the future.

It seems that Governor Ferris must realize he allowed reckless expenditure of funds. It seems that Governor Ferris can not makn the onme mistakes when appropriation bills come before him again. And In cape he uses his better Judgment ln this regard It Is not too much to brand It as another result of the Unable to withstand the fearful ut- ucks of the Menominee high schoo octlall team, the local aggregation esterday afternoon was forced to and the game by a score of 13 to 0. Only the superior playing cf t.e ilrlwind Menominee players account fur the loss of the game. Thame at Menom'nee yesterday was trussed by one of the largest crowds ver to be attracted to a football est at Menominee, over three hundred ooters f.om Eseanaba being present offer team support and twice that many from Menominee.

The game started promptly at 3 with 11 Guy Moats of this city acting as referee and J. Packard serving as umpire. on the toss and defended the west goal right half for Menominee kicked off The opening of the game was one of the most ex- citing and thrilling scenes to be enacted in the peninsula in many years. The Eseanaba rooters, 300 hundred strong, combined with several hundred from Maiinette lined one side of the field while the Meuonilnee high school stu- ueuts, together with the citizens of packed the opposite side. Veils and sougs were being glvon whittles blown, bells rang auu screams rent the air as the Escaua- uu man received the ball and dashed down the field, be downed mroughout the first quarter the members of the Eseanaba team played a uhilwind game and It looked throug- out this quarter like Menominee would at least be held to a tie score.

During this quarter every member oi the Eseanaba team played the game of their lives. Even though their attack was not so deadly as it might have been thy held the opposition like a stone wall. Eseanaba tried her first forward pass In this quarter but the wind of a.must gale furce, blew the ball out of bounds. During this section of the game Baldwin and Bergman made lung gains by line plunging uiul end runnig. Quarter Johnnie Perrin snowed excellent Judgment in every section of the quarter.

The second quarter had barely staited when Daniels, the crack little Menominee quarter, becured the ball and after maklug a beautiful 43 yards down the field, scored the first touchdown of tho game. He successfully kickcd the goal. But for a short time later Menominee again came dan- geiously near scorin; on one of their choice fake piays. Tetchier wad hidden lu the near the sidelines and the ball was passed to him but he failed to receive it and the ball went out of bound. Baldwin and Baum carried the ball for Eseanaba during the greater share of quarter but the touchdown by Menominee had already done its work on the Eseanaba players.

Time after time the Meuonilnee team trashed through Eseanaba line, leaving in their wake. There was not an Eseanaba rooter on the field but who wished for the end of the half Instantly, that the team the long hloago. gains anu nnauy a pass irom Daniels house is toTekhler, sent the latter for the second touchdown of the game. He kick id goal. Just as the time was out nor, for Menom'nee wnt over for a third touchdown for Menominee but this time he failed to kick his goal.

At the opeulng of the second half Menominee received the ball from Escanaba at the west goal. Telchler carrier the tall down the field and by a serler of line es brought the Menominee team to within one yard of the Eseanaba goal. A terrific attack at this Juncture sent Menominee for it third touchdown. This time Menominee failed to kick goal. The remainder of the quarter was hard fought battle atul Coouey.

coming tack, proved himself a regular little star. At the opening of the last quarter the final strength of Eseanaba, summed up to be pitted against Mein fighting spirit and rooting was nominee a laet chance to score. Every Inch of the ground was contested Baldwin broke away once for a long gain but was downed before he had i won a score for Eseanaba. A daughter has arrived at the home As the quarter reared a close Me- of Mr. and Mrs.

L. K. nominee forced Its way to Miss Alice Pepin of Shaffer was In ono yard line but agin Baldwin punted the city yesterday on a shopping out of dagger. But soon the Menom- trlp. (Continued on page 8.) COMPLETE ELECTION RETIR I RIMI VI I PRE( IX Ts BELTA COCSTY AT CLERK'S (HIKE.

Complete election returns from prec nets of Delta coun I the elect on of Tuesday, have flna b( en filed at the office of the couni leik. The missing returns from thl ownshlps were delayed for varic asons and when received, but add the majorities of the leadir.g can dates. Complete official returns show tl Osborn carried county with plurality of 674 over Gov. W. N.

tis, whose vote in Delta county Tuesday was over 200 greater than 1912. l-ollowirg Is the complete total received by the candidates at I nead cf the state, district and coui tickets: Osborn 2079; Ferris 1405; Patt gill 307. Lieutenant Governor: Dlckins Rep. 2116; Beach, Dem. 1123; Bride, Pro 820.

Secretary of State: Vaughn. 2295; McManus. Dec. 979; Batdo Prog. 334.

Auditor General, Fuller, Rep 24 Campbell, Dem. 879; Myhan, Prog. Congress: Scott. Rep. 2127; McD aid.

1064; Baker, 573. State Senator: Wocd, 23 Field, 496. Representative: Empson, Rep. 20 Buekbee, 1110. Sheriff Iverson.

2052; Tol 1360; Danielson, 478. County Pepin, Rep. 25 Spooner, 704; Olson. Prog, County Treasurer: Hess. Rep.

26 Schwarz, Dem, 760; Pn 342. Register of Deeds: McEwen, Ri 2407; Perry, 802; Johnson, Pr 529. Prosecuting Attorney: Rusht 2260; Cuddy, 970; Lo 645. OPE Positive assurance was issued yesterday that the new Delft theater, erect by John A. Seiner in this city, will he formally opened to the public on Monday evening Nov.

16. M. W. Joplin, of Marquette, lessee of the local theater, is in Chicago and will bcok some of the ntron est vau- JopMng Woik in completing the being pushed with extra crews of of the building will be in readiness for tho opening night. LOCAL GOLFERS IT A number of local golf players yesterday forenoon motored to Menominee, where thjy tried out the Menom inee go'f course during the morning hours.

Those who made the trip to Menominee and who played golf yesterday morning w-ere; Supt. WILL BREAK ALL BEC According to all present indlcath Eseanaba and Delta county wlT more deer hunters Into the woods fall than in many years. For i past several days there has been constant stream of hunters march to the courthouse to secure llcenn Yesterday the high water mark In i plications was reached when over I licenses were issued. Some have ready left for the woods to prepi their camps for the season, but i great bulk of the early season hu ers will leave the city on Monday, be be in readiness for the stro Ing on the opening day of the seas Tuesday. Droves of lower Mlchl an hunt have arrived ln the upper pen'nsi last few davs In order to be woods when the deer season ope The Influx set In before election nnd yesterday the number ned at various points from St.

to Marquette was so that I nassenger trains were than an hour. In It n1 the influx gives everv indlcatl of exceeding that of arv previous and thnt are alres talrly aPve w(th hunters. The work that has been outlied I all the deputv in r'enlnmla bv Stste Warden next them exceptionally busv. Cose brt man In w-111 te requtr to carry his deer license tag him. During twenty hunM period it wMl be for deput'es to see everv obtain the number of nnd it w'th that on the of eoontv eterv If hunter does have his i his person.

It he tKat Journey back to rtmn comnanv wi'h the to (t. Bv followint 0 the tv they carry their w'th the hunters wl'l tKe work Inro venience for themselves. You see first ln the Press. SAID TO BE RETREATING FILL IS ALL RETURNS VOL. VI.

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