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ROANOKE, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1916. 24 PAGES. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. WILSON LEADS WITH ELECTION ONLY 48 HOURS AWAY Times to Give Its Friends Election News Tuesday Night By Stereoptican and 'Phone F.L-A-S-H-WILSON WINS! As briefly as that will the Associated Press, most accurate and reliable news gathering association in all the world, tell the first story of how nearly 15,000,000 citizens of the United States have voted for president. At least, all good Democrats hope the flash" will say Wilson wins," and not Hughes.

But whether it be Wilson or Hughes who is to occupy the White House after next March 4, those subscribers, readers and friends of The Roanoke Times who get the "flash" from The Times' stereoptican screen will know it tells a fact and not a belief. The Times wants all its friends to attend its "'election matinee Tuesday night in the lot on the west side of the building. The bulletins thrown on the large screen will also be visible from Campbell avenue. The returns from each State will be given as soon as they are received. Those unable to attend the "election and who want to learn how the race is going should ask telephone central to connect them with Times' or for the editorial room phones will be in use only for distance service.

HUGHES IN N. Y. CAMPAIGN OVER Makes Last Speech to Madison Square Garden Crowd. New York, Nov. 4-Charles E.

Hughes closed his campaign for the presidency in this city tonight with a big meeting at Madison Square Garden. The speech he delivered was his fifth of the day and followed four in the open air in different parts of the city during the afternoon. Before the night meeting Mr. Hughes rode at the head of a groat torchlight procession called a "wheel of flame." the nine "spokes' of which converged upon Fifth avenue. So long was parade that it was split into two sections, one of which marened up Fifth.

avenue and the other up Madison averue to the Garden. The car in which tue candidate was the only automobile in line. Much excitement was caused by an explosion in Worth street, only a few feet from Mr. Hughes as he sat in his automobile waiting for one of the divisions of the parade to start. It was believed at first that a bomb had been hurled at the nominee, but Inspector Egan of the bureau of combustiles declared 'a photographer's flashlight powder caused the explosion.

The only persons injured, the police said, were two newspaper men who were slightly hurt. With Mr. Hughes in his car were A. Barton Hepburn and two detectives. The nominee did not seem disturbed the incident.

wyn drizzling rain which began falling just as the parade began dampened somewhat the ardor of the demonstrawhich greeted the Republican candidate, but cheering crowds lined Fifth avenue from the time he passed under the Dewey arch in Washington Square. More adequate and elaborate police arrangements at Madison Square and in that vicinity prevented a repetition of the crush which greeted President Wilson Thursday night. Every seat was taken when the blare of bands heralded the candidate's coming. Mrs. Hughes accompanied by her three daughters, Helen, Catherine and Elizabeth, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, and several friends, occupied a box in the center of the Garden. RETURNS UNCHANGED. Havana, Nov.

4. The returns from the presidential election were unchanged today, leaving the result still in doubt as between President Menocal, conservative candidate for re-election, and Dr. Alfredo Zayas, candidate of the liberals. The election hinges on the vote in the province of Oriente, which still is incomplete. A reply issued today from the palAce to the charges of fraud brought by liberal leaders denies the charge.

LABOR MASS MEETING. New York, Nov. Samuel Gom. pers, president of the American Federation of Labor, Secretary of Labor Wilson and others will address a labor mass meeting here tomorrow afternoon, it was announced today from Democratic national headquarters. At the federation headquarters It was said the meeting will be "political in its nature." HELD FOR TRIAL.

Wilmington, N. Nov. a preliminary hearing today, Privates William Biggs and Ernest MeCormick, of the army post at Fort Caswell, are held in confinement there awaiting trial by court-martial in connection with the hold and attempted robbery of D. Daniel, cashier of the bank of Southport late yesterday. It is understood the trial at Fortress Monroe or Fort Moultrie.

TARHEELS LOSE TO BLACKSBURG SQUAD Bob Nelson Stars for Tech in Game Here With U. of N. C. CAROLINIANS OUTCLASSED Gardner, Gregory and Younger Strong in V. P.

I. Eleven. With a back fleld punch and a line drive that rarely has been equalled by a Virginia Polytechnic team in the last decade, the Techs defeated the strong University of North Carolina eleven at the Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon, 14 to 7. Time and again Bob Nelson, the former Roanoke High School star, and Half Back Gardner tore off long gains around Carolina's flanks. Redd ploughed through the stubborn Blue and White defense; and the ends, Gregory and Younger, cimply submarined the Tar Heels' flankers.

Perhaps it was because Bob Nelson was playing on his old home grounds that he turned into a steam engine, for that le what he was. When was not punting the ball for long sizzling spirals that kept the Carolina backs on nervous edge, he was skirtends, dumping their interference, or cutting them down with tackling. And his running mate, Gardner, is one of the best half backs seen here in years. He carried that ball for steady throughout the game, and his tackling was deadHe played spectacular ball, after he had been removed from the game in the second period, because of injuries, Coach Ingersoll sent him back in and then he stuck it out until he was no longer able to stand his feet. Strong V.

P. I. Ends. Not in years has a better pair of ends played here than Gregory and Younger. run At punts no time back was more Carolina than eight yards, and, as for gaining ends, that was simply an impossibility.

The whole Tech wonderfully well, with the exception of the two quarters, Roden and Lancaster, who were slow in running off plays, and seemed to be confused as though they were unable to grasp the signals. Lancaster, however, was a fairly good broken field runner. For Carolina, Ramsey, Captain Tandy, Coleman and Dave Tayloe starred. Captain Tandy and Ramsey did most of the tackling, were in the game at all times. Tandy's punts were well timed and had the punch, although Nelson outkicked him during the last half.

Carolina never had EL chance to score after kicking goal from a touchdown, which Ramsey made by recovtering a fumble, and was forced to resort to defensive ball during practically the entire game, making five first downs. Carolina became des-perate in the last quarter and tried gain on forward passes, and, although the passes were well executed, they were too speedy for their men to get near them. Game in Detail. the field. Tandy kicked to Nelson, Tech up on the east side of dined, who ran it back ten yards.

He failed to get through the next play he plunged through, tackle for eight yards. Gardner failed to gain, and Nelson punted 30 yards Fitzsimmons, who failed to run it back. Tandy punted 20 yards to Lancaster. Nelson went around right end for one yard. Gardner gained a yard around end, and, on the following play, carried the ball eight yards.

Nelson made two yards through center, and Gardner made three yards through guad. Redd got the ball on a double pass and ran 20 yards before being downed by Tandy. Gardner skirted around end for three yards, and Nelson made two yards more through tackle. Lancaster failed to gain through center. and Gardner went right tackle for a touchdown.

Lancaster goal. Tandy kicked Lancaster, who ran the ball back 15. yards. Nelson smashed through tackle yards. Tech failed to gain, and Nelpunted 40 yards to Carolina's left half, who was thrown by Younger.

Fitzsimmons went through tackle for eight yards. Folger, Tennant and (Continued on page sixteen.) Noel Convicted. Petersburg, Nov. 4. For the murder of Mrs.

Lottie Robinson in her home here on last May 14, James T. Noel, a native of Christiansburg, and at the time of shooting, manager of one of a chain of drug stores in this city, was tonight sentenced to serve eighteen years in the penitentiary. The trial began last Wednesday morning. Noel has a wife and five children living with the wife's parents near Baltimore, Md. The deceased woman is survived by her husband and one small daughter.

The shooting occurred shortly after Noel saw another man embrace Mrs. Robinson, it 18 said. TOTAL POLL IN STRAW VOTE MAJORITY OF 2,672 TOTAL POLLS TO: Oct. 8. Oct.

15. Wilson 30,926 49,878 Hughes 41,112 54,804 Henson 1.565 2,518 Totals 90,005 107,200 WILSON DELIVERS HIS LAST SPEECH Makes Final Appeal to Voters for Their Support Tuesday. "OLD HOME DAY" IS CELEBRATED President Will Receive Election Returns at Shadow Lawn. campaigned arduously. "Porch" Campaign.

New York, Nov. 4. -With a final appeal to voters the candidates for the presidency closed their campaigns tonight. Similarly throughout the country advocates of the different parties presented their closing arguments in behalf of their candidates, both national and State. President Wilson made his last address late today at Shadow Lawn at a celebration of "old home participated in by a gathering of his neighbors from New Jersey.

From now on the president plans to spend his time quietly at his summer home, where he will receive the returns next Tuesday night. Charles E. Hughes, the Republican nominee, also spent the day with neighbors friends in his home city, New York. made a whirlwind tour of the town, beginning early in the afternoon and ending with a mass meeting at night in Madison Square Garden. He plans to remain in the city over election day.

Sum Up Issues. Both candidates in their final talks summed up the issues as presented by them during the campaign and each expressed confidence of victory on Tuesday. The campaign just closed has been active and prolonged. The battle has been fought largely on the problems growing out of the European war, the situation in Mexico, the tariff and the prosperity of the nation. Mr.

Hughes, who started on August 6, has, travelled about 28,000 miles, through 33 States and has made about 500. speeches. J. Frank Hanly, the Prohibitionist candidate, assisted by Ira B. Landrith.

the vice-presidential nominee, spent nearly two months on the road, concluding in his home town, Indianapolis, tonight. He has travelled approximately 20,000 miles, through 34 States. Allan L. Benson, the Socialist candidate, and Arthur E. Reimer, the Socialist labor nominee, have also Mr.

Wilson has conducted his campaign chiefly on the grounds at his summer home at Shadow Lawn, near Long Branch, N. J. There he been waited on by partisans and friends to whom he has told his DOlitical opinions and beliefs. He has made four short trips to the Middle West and one to New York. VicePresident Marshall and every member of the Wilson cabinet except Secretary Lansing have actively assisted the president, while Mr.

Hughes has had the aid of former Presidents Taft and Roosevelt, and the vice-presidential Charles W. Fairbanks. Women have taken more active part in the presidential campaign ever before. A special train, carrying women campaigners for Hughes, has been feature of the pre-election activity. This train traveled 11,700 miles, through 28 States and addresses were made at 191 meetings.

Besides the president and vicepresident a new house of representatives and thirty-three United States senators will be chosen next Tuesday. State elections will be held in 42 of the 48 States. Thirty-five of these States will elect governors and seven will ballot for minor offices. four States, California, Maryland, Virginia and Wyoming, there are no State tickets, while in Louisiana and Maine, State tickets were chosen in April and September, respectively. all parts the country on elecFair weather, is predicted for nearly tion day.

92 LIVES LOST. Belfast, Nov. -The loss of life in the disaster to the steamers Retriever and Connemara aggregates 92. Only two persons are known to have been saved when the two vessels collided in the Irish Channel during a gale last night. The crew of the Retriever numbered 13, one of whom, and also one passenger of the Connemara were saved.

The two vessels lie submerged in sight of land. seas partly, are breaking over them. WOMEN FOR WILSON. New York, November -Women's votes will carry the suffrage States for President Wilson by "overwhelming majorities," It was predicted here today by Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the women's bureau the National Democratic committee, In an address en her return from a stumping tour for the president in the west.

AVIATOR KILLED. San Diego, Nov. -Joe Bouquel, aviator, fell in a flight at exposition grounds today and was killed. This was the last day of his engagement to fly at the exposition. ELECTION RETURNS TUESDAY NIGHT.

ASSEMBLY HALL. Small admiasion fee to help pay expenses. Hall heated, good seats. YOUNG MENS DEMOCRATIC CLUB. TIMES.

WEATHER. VIRGINIA Fair Sunday and Monday, medium temperature. BOTH CHAIRMEN CLAIM VICTORY Wilson Will Have 364 Electoral Votes, Says Vance McCormick. MAY EVEN GO AS HIGH AS 461 Willcox Claims That Hughes Will Have 100-Vote Lead. New York.

Nov. 4. In formal statements issued here tonight the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic national committees each made positive claims of victory in the election next Tuesday, Vance McCormick. the Democratic chairman, in what he characterized as his first and only forecast of the campaign, predicted that President Wilson would have at least 364 of the total of 531 electoral votes, with 8 possibility that the number would be swelled to 461. William R.

Willcox. the Republican chairman, reported to Mr. Hughes that his minimum majority in the electoral college would be 100 votes and that "doubtless the majority will be much greater." Mr. McCormick prophesied that thirty States surely will be Democratic. He claimed nine more, with 52 votes as probably Democratic and classed three with 45 votes as doubtful.

Mr. Willeox gave no details in regard to the outcome in the different States. "Wilson-Thats All? Wilson will be re-elected president next Tuesday by a plurality and a majority in the electoral Mr. McCorcick said in his statement. "The votes of Democrate, Progressives, Independents and Republicans in countless thousands will contribute to the approval of the president and his policies.

These same elements will combine to elect sympathetic senate and house of representatives to cooperate with the president in the extension and per petuation of his policies, foreign and domestic." The thirty States claimed by Mr. McCormick as "probably in the Dentocratic column." with their electoral votes were: Alabama, 13: Arizona, 3: ArkanColorado, 6: Connecticut, Delaware, 3: Florida, 6: Georgia, 14; Illinois, 29; Indiana, 15; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 10: Maryland, sissippi, 10; Missouri, 18: Montana, 1: Nebraska, Nevada, 3: New Jersey, 14; New York. 45: North Carolina, 12: Ohio, 24: Oklahoma, 10; South Carolina, Tennessee, 12: Texas, 20; Virginia, 12; Washington, 7: West Virginia, Wisconsin, 13. Total, 384. Probably Democratic.

The nine States classed as Democratie by Mr. McCormick were: California, 13; Idaho, Kansas, 10: New Mexico, Oregon. 5: South Dakota. North Dakota, 5: Utah, Wyoming, 3. Total, 52.

The three doubtful States were said by Mr. McCormick to be: Michigan, 15; Minnesota, 12; Massachusetts, 18. Total. 45. This leaves six States which "100x Republican" to the Democratic chairman.

They lowa, 13: 'Maine, 6: Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Total, 70. Reliable Reports. "In making up this estimate," said Mr. McCormick, have been gOVerned by reliable reports gathered by our organization bureau from every quarter of the United States. These reports are detailed.

They represent the best judgment, conservatively stated, of experienced In every instance, they are supported by figures representing careful canvasses, painstaking polls and straw votes throughout the country. In this work the national committee has relied not only upon precinct, county and State organizations, but upon an elaborate systenr of checks and counter-checks, repeated at frequent intervals during the progress of the campaign. "Reports from States, classified as 'probably Democratic' and from States doubtful' confirm the Judgment that no mistake has been made in the list of States classified as From every of the country, from precinct, come reports that leave no doubt that the campaign now about to close is one of the most unusual and remarkable in the history of American politics. They emphasize that there is abroad in the land a spirit of patriotism and progrossivism and an ththusiasm for the president that has played havoc with former partisan political alignments. (Continued on page two) Inquiry Planned.

Washington, Nov. The nationwide shortage of freight cars, the most acute for many years, will be the subject of a. general formal Investigation covering every part of the United States the Interstate Commerce Commission announced today. The commission announced investigation would go into questions of supply, exchange and return of freight cars, "with the view of issuing such orders as the commission may deem appropriate." LANDSLIDE FOR THE PRESIDENT INDICATED BY BIG STRAW VOTE Showing Steady Gain in Political Poll Covering Over 240,000 Votes, Wilson Now Has Total of 307 Electoral Votes or 41 More Than He Needs to Win His Race Against Hughes for a Second Term as Master of America's Destiny. REPUBLICANS HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE LABORER AWAKE, DECLARES WILSON Accuses Republicans of Trying to Coerce Workingmen.

Long Branch, N. Nov. 4. -President Wilson closed his campaign for re-election at Shadow Lawn today with a speech in which he accused the opposition of attempting to coerce workingmen and charged that political capital is being made out of unsettied questions which if not settled wisely might bring this country at any time into the world conflict. Predicting Democratic victory next Tuesday, the president declared: despaired of an issue, they are filling the with alarm.

They are not counting the country with alarm, but they are attempting to coerce the laborers. They imagine that these men are not their own masters and dare not vote 8.8 they think, but at last. I thank God, the American laborer is awake. Control Nothing. "Let them fill the country with alarms; the alarms are their own, not ours.

They used to control the credit of the country; now, they control nothing but the betting." "So my fellow citizens," he continued, "I feel rising in my pulses already the inspiration and impulse which is to come not only to the United States but to the world next Tuesday. I do not identify myself with this. To me has fallen the unspeakable good fortune of happening to be the spokesman of the American people at this critical and fateful time." Mr. Wilson asserted that the Republican party had fallen back on the protective tariff as its only issue. know perfectly well," he said, "that pretenses about the protective tariff have been torn away," adding that the industries with the highest protection have paid the low- est.

wages. G. O. P. Masters.

"The difference between the Republican party and the Democratic party is he continued: "the Republican party offers them masters; we offer them comrades and leaders. The Republican party offers to take care of them. We offer to go into the fight shoulder to shoulder with them to get the rights which no man has a right to give them." The New Jersey political situation was handled directly by Mr. Wilson. He said that any man voting for the Republican ticket in that State is votling for "invisible government." The president's address was delivered before a large gathering which came from Jersey City, Newark, Trenton, Princeton and other towns and cities in the State, including a delegation of Princeton professors and students.

Governor Fielder, of New Jersey, presided. NEW DIPLOMAT COMING. Washington, Nov. of the resignation of Dr. Dumba as ambassador to the United States was taken by state department officials tonight as a plain indication that the Austrian government is about to name a new diplomatic representative to Washington.

The fact that Austria has not sooner accepted his resignation was looked upon as showing that Emperor Francis Joseph desired to express displeasure with the United States. For more than a year the embassy has been in charge of subordinate officials. French Line Quiet. Paris, Nov. There was intermittent cannonading along the Somme front and in the region of Fort Vaux and Fort Douaumont, north of Verdun last night, the war office announced today.

Elsewhere conditions were quiet. TO NOVEMBER 4, GIVES PRESIDENT WILSON A POPULAR VOTES OUT OF 241,712 VOTES RECEIVED. PERCENTAGE OF TOTALS. Oct. 22.

0et. 29. Nov. Oet. 8.

Oct. 15. Oct. 25. Oct.

20. Nov. 69.178 90,158 122,102 .461 .461 .475 .485 .402 72,805 99,875 119,520 .516 .511 .500 .489 3,591 5,238 6,429 .020 .026 .025 .026 .026 145,674 20,428 248,141 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 (Copyright 1916, by N. Y. Herald Co.

All Rights Reserved.) New York, Nov. despatch to The Roanoke Times from the New York Herald.) -In the quarter of million votes cast, President Wilson is in the lead. The situation rests on a balance so delicate that a hair's weight may swing it in either direction. From the straw vote it might be inferred that, with a little added impetus, the drift which has been steadily moving in the president's direction might grow into what political writers have termed a "landslide." On the other hand, a back drift at the eleventh hour might result in the election of Mr. Hughes by a small margin in the popular vote of important States, giving a preponderance of votes in the electoral college.

The Herald has taken its straw vote with customary care. In some instances the conclusions which might be drawn from the figures are in contradiction to the opinions of the leaders of both parties and are at variance with the the personal judgment of correspondents who have personally visited different States. The Herald presents the straw vote figures for precisely what they are worth. They speak for themselves, as they have in all previous campaigns. The Herald has been told that there has been a recession in the swing toward the president; that the Republicans, who were alarmed ten days ago, have every reason now for a feeling of confidence.

The straw vote has not registered a marked drift toward Mr. Hughes, al. though there are indications that there has been a slight cheek in the rate of the president's gain. TRINKLE SPENT $1,150 IN NINTH Less Than One-Third of Fund Expended by Mr. Slemp.

By George H. Manning.) Washington, Nov. Lee Trinkle, Democratic candidate for congress from the Ninth district, did not spend one-third as much money in his campaign as did his opponent, Congress: man Slemp. according to his sworn statement of his receipts and, expenditures received clerk of the house The of statement, representatives which todaxia have been here Saturday, shows it was filled out and sworn to October 27, apparently had been lost in the mails. gives his total r'eceipts as $3,814.50, and expenditures as $3,768.50, but includes in his list of expenditures $1,100 for postage, $1,038.50 for printing, $215 for traveling expenses, and $265 for telegrams and telephones, which did not have to declare, those Items being exempted.

The other items he names are: $950 for clerical help and $200 for incidentals, or a total of $1,150, and are the only Items he needed to have reported. Mr. Stemp, in his statement, stated that the $4,600 he expended did not include personal expenses, telegrams and telephones, postage or printing of circulars. Taking out the items Trinkle should not have reported, it would make his expenditures $1,150, as compared with $4,600 spent by Slemp and distributed chiefly among the chairmen of the county committees. The $3,814.50 received by Trinkle as contributions to his campaign consist of $1,000 from the Democratic national committee, $1,000 from the State committee, and $1,814.50 from sundry personal donations.

Mr. Slemp received $270 in contributions, coming from three persons. The largest contributors to Trinkle's campaign were: Westmoreland Davis, who gave $500: C. W. Bondurant.

of St. Charles, $320; Senator Swanson, $100; Congressman Carter Glass. $100; Charles T. Hagan, $100, and citizens of Radford, $102. Others who gave or more were: J.

Taylor Ellyson. $50; R. E. Byrd, $50; Henry F. Byrd.

$25; George C. Peery, $50; Lawrence Davis, $60; B. L. Dulaney, $50: J. T.

Rison, $25; E. B. White, $20: Robert H. Gray, $15; W. H.

Rouse. $15: Aubrey G. Weaver. J. Donald Richards, Dr.

C. R. Fugate, S. N. Huffard, George R.

McCall. B. C. Goodwin. J.

W. Chapman and A. St. Clair, $10 each. About one hundred others gave $5.

$2 and $1 each. As five thousand dollars is the most that can be spent by a congressional candidate under the law, Mr. Trinkle has still a large margin for campaign expenses, while $400 more after October 27, he Congressman Stemp, could spend only declared he had expended $4,600. ACADEMY November 9th MAY IRWIN Seat sale Monday- -50c to $2.00 WEDDING FLOWERS. Flowers for Weddings, Chrysanthemama, etc.

Out-of-town shipments made promptly. FALLON, Florist, Roanoke, Va. Situation Changed. Of the total vote cast up to and including the seventh and last week of the canvass, Mr. Hughes has received 48.2 percent.

In the first week totala he received 31.6 percent. In the final week's compilation President Wilson received 49.2 percent. In the first week he received 46.4 percent. It other words president has climbed steadily in the straw vote. Mr.

Hughes has fallen behind from week to week Likewise, in division of the Pro grssive vote the nominees have moved In opposite directions; Mr. Ruches backward, the president forward. the latter part of September, Mr. Hughes was getting 90 percent of tho Progressive vote and the president 17 percent. In the final week which, for the actual casting of test ballots ended on Thursday, Mr.

Hughes was receiving 73.6 percent and the presto dent 25.1 percent. The remaind went to Mr. Benson, Socialist nomi nee. A slight check in the shift of Progressives to President Wilson was indicated in the final week. States, which in the test voting have given fifty percent or more to the president, have a total of 193 electoral votes.

The solid South -the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis. sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas which will be for the Democracy, (has 114 electoral votes. These two figures make a total of 307. which is 41 more than the 268 necessary for election. Hughes Far Behind.

States, which in the test balloting. have given fifty percent or more to Mr. Hughes have an electoral vote of 182. With Pennsylvania, 38 and Utah 4, added to that the total is 224. In the first week of the straw vote campaign, out of 14,052 votes Mr.

Hughes received a majority of 1,649. By using only a third of California's top heavy straw vote in the calculation- California's vote being disproportionate to the rest of the country -Mr. Hughes would have had a plurality of 775. 1 In the second week, by Aguring California the same way, Mr. Hughes would have had a lead of 1,461, instead of 3,881, In the third week the figures would have been 1,250 instead of 4,184.

In the fourth week the figures would have been 1,132 instead of 4,926. In the fifth week there would have been a. Wilson plurality of 355 instead of a Hughes plurality of 3,727. In the sixth week there was a Wilson plurality of 6,978 Instead of a Hughes, lead of 722. In the final week the Wilson plurality would have been 7.472 instead of 2,673.

The Herald makes these comparisons because it would not seem en- tirely fair to incorporate in the grand totals what amounted to a tenth of the total vote cast in the thirty States. California's share was about onetenth and it showed an overwhelming majority each week for the Republicans. Likewise. if the vote of California be reduced to its proportionate figure the percentage of the total vote. am the canvass closed, going to the presi dent would be 50.3 percent and Mr.

Hughes 47.1 percent, Mr. Benson getting the difference. Continued on page six.) ITALIANS ADVANCE. Rome. Nov.

London) Continuing their new offensive againat the Austro-Hungarian forces in the Carrol region the Italians yesterday advaneed In the direction of the Wippaco river for a distance of more than one kilometre, During the day the Italians took 5553 prisoners. Cut Flowers. Fine Chrysanthemum from 11,50 fo $3.00 a dozen. Phone 1250 KIMMERLING BROS..