The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

VOL LVI MODESTO CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 1914 NO 46 Fredericks Phelan Heney Sweep the State KIERNAN AND SIMENSEN IN FINALS FOR SHERIFF Brown Cross Probably Defeated By For District Attorney Constant Fighting Sapping Strength Of German Bacon Leads In School Superintendent Fight and Wood Defeats Howell For Coroner---Johnson and Robinson In 4th District Supervisor Fight and Little and Dunn In Third-Jennings and Rice For Justice White Is Leading For Democratic Nomination The returns fro mThalheim precinct which were received at 4:30 this afternoon changes the unofficial returns for the four principal contestants as follows nabling the News to re-1 port complete results with the exception of the 61 votes yet to be counted at Patterson: i Kieman 2467 Eshelman Wins Republican andProgres- LONDON Aug 26 Ostend reports German reinforcements arriving and the re-attacklng of the city has commenced surrender to the Germans is expected at any time All London newspapers state that the capture of Ostend will directly menace England County Superintendent of Schools Boggs 3467 Bacon 3728 sive Nomination For Lieutenant Governor-Chambers Wins Three Nominations For State Controller and Swan Is Defeated For State Treasurer LONDON Aug The Belgian Legation this morning stated: have not received any information from Namur and we do not know whether any forts have been captured or not We feel satisfied that a majority of them are intact though the Germans have undoubtedly traversed tire SAN FRANCISCO Aug 26 2:30 Edward White still remains in the lead for the Democratic nomination for Governor William Kent appears to have won the Progressive nom-nation for Congress in the First District Returns from 475 precincts out of 4463 in the State give lor Senator: Knowland 8783 Shortridge 6304 Six Hundred Thousand Soldiers Needed In England and Men Between Thirty and Forty May Be Forced Into Field-Allied Armies Holding All Gateways To Germans Repulsed With Great Slaughter LONDON Aug 26 war office is very confident of the outcome between the allies and the Germans The entire German army is in the field but the constant fighting is sapping the strength of the men Premier Asquith in the House of Commons today said that Lord Kitchner needs all the available men in England He said that the statement that he would only need one hundred thousand men was a mistake as he wants six hundred thousand but all are not desired for the foreign' service The government is still discussing the enlistment of men between the ages of thirty and forty It is declared that the Germans at Togoland offered to surrender but under conditions that could not be granted The allies insisted upon an unconditional surrender COPENHAGEN via London Aug Berlin advices via the frontier says that a panic is imminent in that city Fears of a Russian invasion has aroused the people Many rich Germans are fleeing to Scandanavia PARIS Aug 26 The war office issued the following announcement this afternoon: big battle is progressing The announcement was cheered in Paris The allies are holding the gateways to Paris and it is reported that the British and French at Maubeng have repulsed the Germans with great slaughter and are pushing their own lines into Belgium It is reported that the Lorraine battle is going against the Germans The war office insists that the Russians are winning over the Prussians and Austrians For District Brown 3852 Cross 3933 With the returns from Thalheim precinct missing and 61 votes yet to be counted at Patterson the complete unofficial returns for the four closest contests among county candidates that for district attorney coroner superintendent of schools and sheriff are as follows: For Coroner Howell 3928 Wood 4118 For Davis 1955 Simensen 2174 Kiernan 2436 For County Superintendent of Schools Boggs 3432 Bacon 3695 For District Attorney Cross 3886 Brown 3822 While the count of the votes received by Mrs Macy was not tabulated accurately is estimated she polled about 800 votes which makes it certain that Miss Boggs and Bacon will fight it out at the general election as it will be impossible for Bacon to obtain a majority vote Threlfall has defeated Campbell for assessor by at least a thousand votes early lead showing that the contest would not be close In Modesto township Adams and Carmichael are the nominees for constable and Jennings and Rice for the justiceship Adams led Carmichael by about 200 votes and Jennings led Rice by about 400 votes In the third supervisoral district Dunn the incumbent will have to fight it out with Little at the genera election while in the fourth district Johnson and Robinson are the nominees Robinson leading Johnson by about 50 votes Johnson was re-elected constable at Ceres and Gondering I justice of the peace In Turlock township Carlson and Bev-ans are the nominees for justice and Weddle and Dickinson for constable With the 61 votes lacking at Patterson and the Thalheim LONDON Aug 26 British reinforcements are being rushed to the continent by the war department Several detachments were reported as landing in France yesterday Trains were waiting to rush the soldiers to the front Twenty thousand Canadians sail tomorrow direct for the Continent ST PETERSBURG Aug The Russian forces having their bases as Gumbinnen are cooperating to drive the Germans from the Lake regions The attacking front is sixty miles long in marshy wooded and laked country The Germans hold numerous positions as long as possible and then retire blowing them up when they retire to the main fortifications COUNTY LECTION SAN FRANCISCO Aug 26 The slowness of the count is retarding the primariy election returns and makes it a certain- ty that complete figures will not be available before late tonight or early tomorrow morning It is certain that John Fredericks will oppose Johnson Hall White and Curtin are running neck and neck for the Democratic nomination and the outcome is doubtful John Eshelman has won both the Republican and Progressive nominations for Lieutenant Governor by a big vote Francis I Heney has defeated Chester Rowell by an overwhelming vote 2nd Phelan has defeated Griffin by a big vote The race between Knowland and Shortridge for the Republican nomination is very close with the result in doubt Jos Snyder of Grass Valley is the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Frank Jordan has defeated O'Brien for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State but the latter has the Progressive nomination returns it is thought that these remaining votes will give Cross pressive' 1 i atton 'Tot 1 fni I pranrHt MODESTO 1 a slight majority over Brown The latter is expected to niain-i A irht w0llTroie: ancl lools GOVERNOR tain hi nrnnnrtinnfltp IpH at Pattprsnn hu Thallipim is pvnprt- Very rPUch as lf Fl ienc! hardSOn has WOn all tnree nomina- Beishaw 49 Fredericks taJnJ1ls proportionate lead at raterson out mame IS expect- st ate Treasurer 394 Keesling 109 Ralston 28 (ed to go strongly for Cross and the final result will not be ma- Progresive joimsou 347 terially changed One hundred voters are registered at Thal- King 44 Van Wyck 37 Heim Democratic curttn 402 nan 9i County Surveyor Treasurer Downer Superior kmg 30 Judge Fulkerth Recorder Keeley and County Clerk Hugh Ben- Republican Eiiison Head io i son were assured of thcii offices foi anothei tom years before PRFQMn Ann oc incnmniotn ni Richardson the election the only one having opposition being Benson who FU l1ciLmP ns fom SievJert 'was opposed by Mrs Hamm the latter receiving comparatively District show that A Drew has defeated rew votes Head Monohan 138 Phillips 39 113 Swan 720 SENATOR Le Hane for the Republican nomination for Congress LONDON Aug The war bureau issued the following statement this afternoon: Germans attacked the French in force yesterday along the Alsace-Lorraine frontier but were repulsed with heavy losses The fighting continues with the French advancing toward their LONDON Aug A News agency Stockholm dispatch says that German and Russian warships are reported as having clashed in the Baltic sea near Finland A Vienna report to the effect that the Austrians counter-attacked and defeated the Russians in Austrian Poland after a battle lasting seven hours is unconfirmed WAR BULLETINS Complete returns from 54 precincts out of 154 in Fresno county give Drew 1048 and Le Hane 450 Reports from Kern Coun- ty are to the effect that Drew will carry that county by at least 1000 majority Erd- CON Dickinson 43 man 0 Russell 9 Waddle 69 TURLOCK 1 SENATOR RpinildirnllKnowland 7 Shortrldg- '--a Republican Knowland 289 Short-ridge 288 Progressive Heney 228 Rowell 56 Democratic Griffin 5S2 Phelan 131 CONGRESSMAN Republican Drew 342 Le Hane 371 STATE SENATOR Democratic Galvin 53 Maddux 520 Schlno 78 COUNTY SUPT Boggs 956 Bacon SS9 Macy 160 Howell 1099 Wood defenders (931 DIST Brown 903 -a- Modesto Theatre A A RICHARDS Manager TONIGHT-AUG 26 Big Special Tonight The Million Dollar Mystery In two reels 2000 feet ST PETERSBUG Aug It was announced this morning that the Cossacks had routed the Austrians at the river Sereth near Tarnpool Five guns three hundred soldiers and much equipment was captured SEVERAL LIVES LOST WHEN STEAMER IS RAMMED TURLOCK 2 I SENATOR Republican Knowland 10 Shortridge 15 Progressive Heney 12 Rowell 14 Democratic Griffin Phelan 11 CONGRESSMAN Republican Drew 15 te Hane 10 STATE SENATOR Republican Ferguson 22-17 R'ob-I bins 10- Democratic Galvin 6 Maddux 11 Schlno 3 COI I SEPT SCHOOLS -Boggs 50 Bacon 85 Macy 16 Howell 40 Wood 97 DISTRICT Brown lou 3ross 49 52 i ASSESSOR Campbell 75 Threlfall SHERIFF Davis 55 Flore' 6 Gar- 61 irlaon 1 Kiernan 24 Simensen 58 War- SHERIFF Davis 25 Florey 11 Gar- ner 4 risen 3 Kiernan 36 Simensen 73 NVar- 11 STIFF -Re vans 36 Carl- ner son 45 Sutton 12 Young 43 (Continued on Page 2) PARIS Aug The i have been reinforced and heavy fight ing is reported at Maubeuge Gievet Cross 1111 i Montmedy and West Luneville The Campbell 794 Tltrel British have not given any ground not- rail 1160 withstanding the fierce German at Davis 566 Florey 51 tack It is reported that the German Garrison SI Kiernan 762 Simensen Crown Prince is personally command- i ll)- NNarner 198 ing the Germans The general staff! SUPERVISOR 4TH DIST Menuear i says that there has been a great Johnson 342 Robinson 496 Wood slaughter of men everywhere The Germans valorously charged the allies JUSTICE PEACE Jennings 0 lines in the face of a terrific shell and 'Rue Sullivan 503 rifle fire At some points the German Adams 39 corpses are breast high The percent del R63 Clark Kinney 290 llans age ot German officers killed is large 'com 27S OF THE WILD" 2000 feet Bison A BOY" 1000 feet Sterling Co comedy Feature BIG KEYSTONE COMEDY A Iso four other fine pictures SEATTLE Aug 26 The Alaska liner Admiral Sampson was rammed and sunk at 6:30 this morning by the Canadian Pacific Railway steamer Princess Victoria off of Point No Point eighteen miles from Seattle It is reported that 54 people were on board but it is unknown if any lives were lost SEATTLE Aug This afternoon it was learned that seven members of the Sampson's crew including Captain Sidney Moore had been drowned John McLoughlin of San Francisco and Reiger wireless operator are reported missing.