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The Weather Friday fair tetonWy fair V0L.93;No.316. 1L MOUNTAINS MAY PROVE HAVEN TO SERBIAN ARMIES Passes Are Now Occupied By Slowly Retreating Forces. French Have Not Retaken Veles Latest report States. ERM 4,000 PRISONERS Declared Teuton Lines in Russia Are Growing Very Thin. LONDON.

Nov. There has been no material change in the last 24 boars In the situation either in Serbia or on the other fronts. Austin Germans claim to be advancing along the line west of Nieb, but beyond the reports of the capture of another 4,000 prisoners, which the Serbians say, like those reported previously were largely civilians Albanian or Macedonian troops who surrender easily, the official rcpoi of the invaders do not record the rapture of any town. In fact, the Serbians are no facing the invaders in the mountains which have proved a protection to them Id their previous wars and they be exuected to make the advance of the Austro Oermans and Bulgari ans a matter of some It is also profcable that the opposition the Austrfans are meeting in their efforts to drive back the Monteneg Mackensen's arms for the right wing rins is delaying Field Marshal von must be tree from this menace di fore thev proceed with their drive. The news from the southern part of the country is very conflicting.

It Is now known that the French did not re ooeuDv. but simply made a. cavalry raid in the town of Veles, de stroying the Bulgarian ammunition stores. The French however, are ad vancing on the west side of the Var d'ar river and at the same time repelling Bulgarian attacks on jfi nlflk and endeavoring In form 1 Hon with the Serbians who are fighting in the Babuna pass. A new British division having landed, the force which is to be un der command of General Carmichael Monro is spreading out toward Strumitsa, where encounters with Bulgarian patrols are reported.

With the arrival of Field Marshal Earl Kitchner. who should soon be on the a further' development in the campaign Is expected and it Is possible that the Galliipoli army will become more active, flo long as the army remains which It' has. done thus far, it is the reeling oi military men here that there is a good chance to turn the taible on the Ger mans and their allies The Teutons, the military observers say can hardly send further reinforcements for the near eastern adventure, their line against Russia already having grown dangerously thin, as Is evidenced by Continued on Page Three. STORM'S TOLL STILL REMAINS AT EIGHT Work of Cleaning Up De bris Zyba Was Hardest Hit. KANSAS CITY, Nov.

11. The number of dead In the wind storm which swept over central Kansas early last night, wirecking hundreds of homes in its course through several towns, remained at eight tonight. Communications with all but a few outlyfng sections of the stricken district was re estab lished la.te today. Although the damago was greatest In Great Bend, where a three Ibloeks wide was cut by "a tornado, reports tonight show that a town of 200, was the most thor oughly wrecked or the towns tn the storm's course. Every building in Zyba is said to have suffered.

Throe persons were lulled there and sc al injured Great Bend late today began clean ing up the debrts. ELECTION OF STANLEY CONCEDED BY MORROW Greatest Political Fight liver in' Kentucky Finally Ended. LOUISVILLE, Nov. The election oi rormer congressman A. O.

Stanley, of Henderson, democrat, as governor of Kentucky was conceded in a statement issued tonight by Edwin P. Morrow, of Somerset, republican gubernatorial candidate tn the election of November 2. Mr. Morrow also set at rest wlde spread rumors that the republicans! might contest tne election of Mr. Stanley before the legislature.

Until tonight republican campaign managers had claimed a victory for Mr. Morrow. Ketui ns from the 120 counties In the state showed a plurality for Mr. Stanley of slightly more than 300 votes. M.

Morrow's statement in part was as follows: "After eight days of douibt the closest election the state has ever known is at an end The official count now discloses Mr. Stanley's eloctlon by a small plurality and however, or by what methods ob tained, I shall accept It as final. "Tn nlunce the state Into a test before the legislature would re Ita r.rnBTeKR. fttrm Its develoo inent and create strife anil bitter he Sandusky Register COST OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND TO STAGE STATE FAIR PRESENT YEAR Report of Board of Agriculture Shows Deficit of 19,308 Was Incurred becretary Dunlap Describes Fair as Best Ever Held. COLUMBUS, 0., Nov.

How $104,808 was spent for the Ohio 3 fair of 1915 and a deficit of; 819,308 incurred was disclosed to ight in a financial report made pub lic by the state board of agriculture. 'as prepared by James vv. neni chief assistant in claarare of the state fair. The sum of $18,699 was spent for Brintlng and advertising. This item.

cised by interests hostile to board. Durintr lair week Hoard bers incurred bills of J618 for tomobllo livery hire to carry otnci als about the grounds and between the 'business district or tkuum'ou: The usual rate was $10 a day for each machine. Eight Uolumbns automobile livery companies were giv the business. The Wooster 'band, a non union or ganization, which played two days at the fair and then went back home, when union musicians objected to it, received $800. Secretary It.

W. Dunlap, of the board, said the wooster Dand had su pieces, a total of $2,506 was spent for bands and $12,066 for amusements, and uslc of all kinds The average of gatemen. guides, helpers and clerks for the i relatives mem'bers the financial report indicated. In a score ases ludKes in different depart ments of the fair received'about $50 judges and between $10 and helpers. For advortisiuc in four agricultur al publications of country wide cir ilation, $1,700 was spent, and bills of $1,300 were incurred for country newspapers which published news plate publicity matter at the rate oi $10 for each paiper.

Companies dis tributing this news plate were paid $1,212. Many Improvements Permanent. Secretary Dunlap in a formal statement explaining the expendi tures, pointed out tnat tne actual deficit was only $10,979, since 9 had been, aocnt tor permanent eauimnent. Tho the fair was $85,000. He said the total number of free passes actual ly given out was 4,200.

These went to the press, exhibitors, helpers, patrons and guests. "The boarQ authorized the issuing BELIEVED BOMB WAS CAUSE OF BLAZE ON ITALI OIL SHIP Captain Says Explosion Une Man Injured. PORT ARTHUR. Nov. i The fire on the Italian ship Livietta; which sailed from hero Tuesday with a cargo of oil for Buenos Ayres was caused fcy an explosion believed to have been a bomb, according to a report of Caiptaln Rico, of the Liviet ta, to the Italian consul nere.

One mem'Ocr ot. tne crew, i. engineer, was injured seri ously by the explosion but physioi a nere tonight said ne wouia re Captain Rico and tho orew of 26 en arrived here today on the tug Russell, after beaching the Livietta In 30 feet of water off Sabine shoals. The fire on the steamer still was burning tonight. "I am positive a bomb started the fire on my ship," said Captain Rico.

The explosion was terrific. Every larui) on board the Livietta was smashed by it. Members of the crew were dazed 'by tho sheen, but quick i ly recovered themselves and put to Ufo boata. We went Tricked by tho Russell. The Italian consulate, Captain Lo mbardo, announced that the crew soon would return to Italy.

SANDUSKY, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1915. of pesscs to former momlbers of the' board of aigrlculture, the agricultur al commission, presidents and secretaries of county fairs abatfrand county press, exhibitors and concessionaries and to absolutely no one olse, said Mr. Dunlap. The secretary declared It cost $150 to disinfect the fair grounds but that this was Justified as a means of preventing an outbreak of cholera such as developed after the fair More advertising than wc dlnartly have necessary quired because of the short period 'between the time the board took ov er the management from the asricul tural commission and the fair week, Mr. Dunlap explained.

He declared immoral shows and gambling had been ibarred at the fail and that "It was the best fair evei held in Ohio." BARS STATEMENT OF PRISONER'S ACTIONS AFTERJYNAMITING Defense Scores First in Trial of Schmidt for Murder. Cuts Short Opening State ment oi Lawyer lor State. U)S ANGELES, Nov. 11 Taking of testimony was begun today after the defense had scored a legal point cutting short the opening statement of James TV. Noel, special prosecutor, at the tria IMafbew A.

Schmidt, charged the murder of Obaries Hagorty in connection with the dynamiting of Los Angeles Times building, five years ago. Judge Frank Willis ruled Pint Attorney Noel could not continue the recital of events which took place after the Times building was blown up As an Indication of "what he in tended to state Mr. Noel told Ihe 'court in the absence of the jury, that the prosecution proposed to prove that after tihe Times explosion. J. McNnmara, who is serving a life term Jn Ban liuentln prison, airter pleading aulltv of dvnamltlna the Times building and Ortie E.

McManigal, who turned states ei Idence, and Who be a witness in the present case, 'Plotted to destroy virtually the entire city of Los Angeles. He declared that evidence would Ibe produced to show that McNamara and JlCiVtanigal planned to set 4 0 or 50 explosions in different parts ot this city the same night by means of clock work devices. In connection with these explosions Mr. Noel said, there was to be used an arrangement devised by McNamara to cause tires to rollow the explosion. Judge Willis said that If a con spiracy was proved testimony In support of these allegations might be admitted later.

Mt. Noel said the evidence would show that after the Times building explosion. Schmidt was a fugitive iroui notice until nc was arrested in Now York city in February of this year under the name or Joe Hoffman. At fills point he was interrupted bv objections hy the defense. When the taking of testimony was several employees of the Times were placed on the stand to describe the and the events immediately "following It.

Chamber Dissolved. LONDON, Nov. (a. A dlspatoh to Reuters Telegram Co. from Athens eays a decree has boon issued dlssolv the chamber oi deputies and that the new elections nave been fixed! for December 14.

FIRST wmmv it lull EVIDENCE FAILS TO REVEAL IDENTITY OF SLAYER OFJJMA MAN Verdict Now Would Be Murder By Parties Unknown' Coroner Says. Inquest Goes Over to Next Week Toledo Letters Interest. LIMA. Nov. The inauest.

Into the death of John F. Hauen stoin, retired real estate man, ad journed tonight until next week. was shot down in of fice on Monday niKht. November 1. "If I were closing the inquest Hnuenstein was murdered by parties unknown," Coroner Edgar Cur tiss stated tonbrbt "The innuest nas been unsatisfactory.

Not one bit of evidence has been produced to show who shot Hauenstein." Police Ohief Jack Beall Btated to srllt that as a restl of the inauest all theories of tho police had been eliminated, that they had no clues to irk on, and that they could find i motive for the crime. Police were interested tonight In letters received from a Toledo an, v. ritten on plain stationery, and with nostotf ce Box No. 4 Central station In one letter wa: personal card bearine the name Mr. Robert Hosbury.

The stenogra pher notation showed the letters wcrp dictated bv whom the ipouce Deneve to he Hosbury. IS AWARDED SIX CENTS Woman Who Sued for $25, UUU tor slander Uiven 'Verdict. ST. JOSEPH, Nov. 11..

verdict of six cents damages was turned tonight by a jury in the slander suit of Mrs. Augusta Holiday against I'rinco Koy 1'urnell, si "King" Benjamin, head of the Ii lite house of David colony near this city. Mrs Holhday had iued for $25,000 The costs of the case assesed against the defendant. Mrs. Holliday.

a former member of the colonv, had made certain state ments regarding customs alleged to prevail among members of the cult Young Purnell charged that in so do ing Mrs Holiday had committed per jury. ROAD AGREEMENT IS HELD INVALID Margaretta, Milan and Per kins I p. Improvements Are Hard Hit. COLUMBUS, Nov. In an opinion to state highway commissioner Clinton Cowen today Attorney General Turner holds invalid an agreement entered into with former Highivay Commissioner James R.

Marker and the Erie county commissioners by which the department was to pay 10 per cent the cost of construction of intercounty highways in lirlo inty. Under the agreement the de was to pay 10 per cent of the cost of three roads In Margaretta, Milan and Perkins townships, costing nearly 000. "The alleged contract between the state highway department and the commissioners of Erie county Is invalid for lack of authority in law to mako tho same. You cannot recognise this agreement or make payments" to tho county commissioners of Erie county from the funds ot your department on account of the same," declared Turner to Cowen. CONDUCTING OF AIR SERVICE IS ROUNDLY SCORED Member of House Criticises Failure to Build New 'Planes.

First Lord of Admiralty neiuses to Answer Critics. LORD KITCHENER IS FURTHER ATTACKED Nationalist Member Charges incompetence in Conduct of War. LONDON, Nov. William Jornsoii Dicks, member for Hie Brentford division or Middlesex, drew intention in the house or commons today to (he condition or the royal Hjlng corps nnd the naval air service. He said there was oroAt dls sntisractlon connected with the naval ulr service in reanrd iti the orgAnlzAtion and tho appointment, of a elder who knew nothing about air craft, above tho heads or those who in Met lind built up tho fabric or the service.

Iber, England should have largo, next spring, in order to meet the new airships and new aeroplanes which the Germans were building. Ho asked why work on an Kn.trliRh 7.pu nan tieen stopped In Ja dropped the policy of attacking Zop iieiius ny aeroplanes. During the course of debate, A. J. 'Balfour, first lord ot the admiralty, laid down the nrlnclnle Mint lio iwould not reply to criticisms on the conduct or the war.

Hior Tor West Clare, made a strong attack aglnst Lord Kitchener, who, ho said, hod blundered In not mov ing, to the defense of Liege, again on the question of munitions, and' home MUNY PLANT SHUTS In. I Wakema: EXPECT HATFIELD TO SEEK CONGRESS SEAT Prominent Republicans Are urging rlim to Again Make Bace. Word WAS rewlved In Ra.nAii.VL Thaisday that prominent republi cans all over the Thirteenth con eresslonal district were urging Chas. 1his contest hv the clean. Ihrnie li DOWN: OLD LIGHTS USED AT NORWALK NOIHVAIJf.

Nov. (Oil.) Norwalk's new municipal street lighting system, used Tor the first time Tuesday night, is out of operation again and will not bo operated for several weeks at least. Three 150 horse power gas engines at. the new power plant have not been ac cepted by the city because they not parallel, or In other words, they do not synchronize. Some engineers douibt if the trouble call be remedied without great trouble.

The city, up on aovice or UB expert engineers, wiutrord Jones Co will not a tho engines until the engines perfectly. The city will continue to use tho Old arc llKht svstom until ma chinery has been 'brought up to sped ALL DAY HUNT ENDS IN ARREST OF MAN WHO CUT COMPANION Sheriff Lundy Brings Ev erett Arnert to line County Jail. Apprehended Him at Fitch vUle; Victim is in serious Condition. Sheriff W. H.

Lundy brouslht all day man hunt to a successful termination Thursday evoning when ho arreated Kvorett Arnert, thirty tour, or near Birmingham, at the home of his cousin, Prairk Arnert, Fitohvllle, on a ohargo of cutting Uort Barnos, ol Blrminvrham. with intent to kill. Sheriff Lundv rned to Sandusiky with his iirij at 11 o'clock Thursday night. The ne added, was at least a blunder of his rnnsln near IMtchvllle men who meant to do something." Lundv went to that place In the af belnig conducted with signal Incom I Returning to Sandusky on the 4 lietence and that un ess there wiic i i change the eountrj was 'lihnt Arnert had been seen straight to disaster. Tie would 'mnw viiio Thoihmin veep aw ny 70 per cent of the hlgh boarded the 6 o'clock British command, beginning went bank to Norwalk mtlnued S.

Hatfield of Bowling Green to the cashes i en er me 1 sts for the republl Tile r)g1lt between the two men nomination for congress and ltUr0se, after they had returned from SultOrJ tnat Mr HiitfinM rmrll. i A L. afbout decided to again seek the hon jAinert claImod Barnes lllm efiidard, words finally resulted In blows and ber Sari Tisr ilb erod, ran Congressman Overmyer al nUfmi ha ieck and neck Page T'hre slonal election of 1914 tne congres isiierlff Lundy "Barnes Is bigger in nominee dlstlnculshpd liimRnir (cutting anray occurred at I' lsKMior garage, in veimlllon. Tuesday night Sheriff l.undy trailed Arnert, whe shal William Baldwin, of Vermilion, It It nlleged, refused to airrost hln without a warrant, all day Thursday Ho learned that Tuesday night tin fugillle went first to his mothor'i Hi: then on t( At'llng on a tip that headed for the home or Sheriff There he enlisted the aid of De nvtv Sheriff mile, of Huron counlv. and the two offlceis went to Fltch Villln in an automobile.

Thev found Arnert sitting on the front porch at resistance when they told him he wai under arrest Barnes, the victim of Arnert: knife, lies at St. Josenh's hospital. ixirnln, in a serious condition. He slashed throe times aoross tho men It is believed that unless (complications develop lie will recov At Lorain It was stated that surgical attention probably his lire as the lining of tho albdomeu had been punctured 'by one iHiiu'ii than I am and after I had hit him Ktw that I could not phase I used my knife as the only aggressive campaign which he to stop him Ainert Is a crlp pubi cans who campaigned through ibe held for action of the grand jury, the district with Sir. Hatfield, warm 1 ly praised his vigorous nrescntalion of republican doctrines and endoihcd him as a man who merited Ihe hlfii ihonor of spat In congress Ho wat formcily prosecuting attorney of Wood county and is a lawyer of arked aihility Mr.

Hatfield, on the fare of the first returns in 1914 appeared to bo elected hut the official count showed ho had been beaten bv a small nlur ality bv Congressman Overmyer. Jlr. Hatfield waved aside all suggestions of a contest over Ihe elec tion result and was one of the first gralulate his successful com petitor Now Mr. Hatfield's many ire putting Mm forward as deserving of the nomination noxt providing he will make tho race. The formal annou his candidacy is expected principal speaker at the luncheon opened trie convention ot tne Ohio woman suffrage party.

rs Snowden, addressing the 1 000 delegates and guests, declared that when tho present war Is ended vomcn of Great Britain and Ire land will achieve their enfranchise more easily than beroro great struggle started. "When the war began she said, he suffragists gave up their work id turned all their attention (helping the nation. By their deeds Uhey made more Impression than ithey would have with sixty years of argument. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, president of the state pirty," who presided at tho luncheon, called the conven tion proper to order at 4 p.

m. me only important piece ot bus! presented at this session was THE TltUTIT ABOUT T1IF, ORTTYSIiURO BATTLE E. H. Moflroy, editor of tho National Tribune, Washington, Is running In his paper his own version of "Tho Battle or Gettysburg A F. Sweetland.

a icsldent of Cottage Soldiers' Home lias laken Issue with Mr Mcllroy on several of his statements. Mr Sweetland participated in the Battle of Gettysburg His version of the encounter In con tradlctlon to the account of Editor Mcllroy will appear In Sunday morning's Issue of the Sandusky Register. All Interested In this affair will want to read what ent of, i Mr. Sweetland has to say about it. SUFFRAGISTS WARNED TO FIGHT SHY OF POLITICAL PARTIES BY SPEAKER Mrs.

Philip Snowden of London Delivers Address at Open ing ux uiuu oiiitu Business Session Comes Today. CLEVELAND. O. Nov. Ohio ffragustt were warned to fight shy of political parties; in fact, to keep 'em guessing as a means of advancing the cause, today by Mrs.

Philip Snowden of London, who was the the adoption ot a now constitution as presented by Mrs. Dora Sandoe Bachman, Columbus, one of the vlce 'Piesiuencs ot me party. According to the. rnnnrt of Prnf Haricttc M. Dilla, Lake Erie college! rmiiusmie, onairman of the an of work committee.

Ohio mrfrgd.h jiwin not deviate the coming year luuir iiusi pian ot organization s.i cuusressionai uisinct and counitv Besides the business nf lywlsilorlnp ana seuing accommodations tor the visitors, women were busy casting nominations tor orncers. The election will bo held tomorrow. It Is though that almost without e.vcep tion nil tho old leaders will be reelected. Miss Elizahoth Hauscr. Girard.

state organizer, conducted an organi zation conference tonight Tomorrow's sessions will determine whether Ohio women will decide for them selves to ask voters of Oslo for (ballot again next fall or leave tne natioMi sconce determine. 'i' ViA PRICE THREE CENTS PANIC RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE SURVIVORS SAY Declare Ancona Was Not Torpedoed Without Warning. a gers Overcrowded coats and Tney Turned Over. SHOTS ADDED TO PEOPLE'S TERROR Were Fired to Hurry the Leaving of Vessel First Story. LONDON, Nov.

11 Tho Hal. Ian Steamer Ancona mas not sunk without according to Information obtained rrom sun Ivors landed at Malta by the lteuter correspondent nnd cabled here. The Austrian ninrlne which overhauled her nr t''r a long, stern cliaso gave the commander brier respite to permit the removal or passengers hut the Indescribable panic Hhii li Megan among the on board ns as Ihe mider nater craft nos sighted was responsible for tho loss ol ninny lives. In mad rush for mi foty, men, women and children overwhelmed the boats several or which were overturned before they could be lowered. Many or tho occupants foil into tho and were drowned.

Passengers agree, the correspondent says, that shots fired around the steamer by the smbmnrlno uuiArent. ly to hasten the loading of the 'boats, Tho Reutcr despatch which contains the firet ilm sinking of tho Ancona Monday afteT imon, nours alter she had left Messina. Sicily, follows: "Wo left Nanlos with a falrlv turn number 'of passengers intending to sail directly to Now York but soon after leaving port received a wireless mcbsago directing us to stop at Messina for more uassencers and carsn The peoplo aboard were mostly uieelts and Italians with large families on their way to the 'United States to settle there. The maiorltv. there fore, were women and children.

"Wc left Messina at 5 p. m. The 'having been warned of the presence of enemy suhmarlnes, took all possible precautions. At exactly 1 clock Monday afternoon we sighted an enemy sufhmarlne at a great distance. She come to the surface ana made full speed in our direction firing as she did so a shot which wont wide across our bow.

We took this to he a warning to halt. "Immed'iatelv there wat the wild est panic aboard, not only among the men and children 'but among men well. Women screamed and chil dren clung desperately to'thetr moth Meanwhlle the submarine con to shell us. joalnlnf rauidlv. The fifth shot carried awav the chart house.

Tho engines then were stopped and the Ancona came slowly to a standstill. The submarine which we could now see plainly, was an Austrian, came alongside. We heard the auander talking to our captain, i somewhat curt manner we were on Page Three. NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR CITY POSITIONS IN LATEST GOSSIP Beutel for Auditor Treas urer arid Moran for Purchasing Agent. Latter Said to Be Stubig Beery for City Manager? Political talk Thursday had three now possibilities for important ro sltlons under the new city commission One or more of these men, it was said, had excellent chances to land the places with which thev had mentioned.

For audilor treasurer, the name 1 of William .1. Beutel. former auditor of the Sandusky Foundry Machine company, was being frequently mentioned It was thought in some circles, however, that Bentel'n iichance for the position depended very largely on whether or not City Auditor Fred W. Bauer was elevated to the position of olty manager. Beu lei is wen hnown as a competent accountant and it 1s understood that his candidacy has been advanced with reference to his fitness and merit alone.

For purohasinc aaent. another ioh (Which the commission has to hand out. the name of George R. Moran. le being mentioned and it would not be at all surprising if Moran, was a candidate for the place.

Moran Is iwell known as a Stubig booster and in many places it is thought he has a chance to land Moran was one of the defeated candidates for the position of secretary of the Commer teia! club He has been connected with the Susponsion Roller Bearing company For city manager another possible candidate has come into viow. Phil C. Been former sales manager of the Sandusky Portland Cement com panv has been men Honed for i chief executive position In the Mr. Beery la amln loo Sanduskv. On hUi behi bli didacy has been ad' iced the reaulred ml business trail asertMp.

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