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REPUBLICANS SURE OF HOUSE CONTROL WILL HAVE A MAJORITY OF ONLY SEVEN MEMBERS OVER THE DEMOCRATS. THREE DISTRICTS IN DOUBT Votes of Members of Minor Parties Which Have a Total of Nine Votes, Might Prevent Election of Speaker Mann. The line-up of the House of Repre sentatives in the next, or Sixty-fifth Congress as far as shown by returns to date, will be as follows: Republicans .................... 217 Democrats .................... 210 Prohibtionist who will act gener ally with the Democrats...... 1 Socialist. who will act generally with the Democrats.......... 1 Independent. who will attend the Republican caucus .......... 1 Protectionist. who will attend the Republican caucus .......... 1 Progressive. who will act gener ally with the Republicans.... 1 Doubtful (one in New Mexico and two in Pennsylvania)........ 3 Total membership.......... 435 L:ne-up By States. State- Rep. Dem. Others. Alabama ......... .. 10 Arizona ......... I...1 Arkansas ....... .. 7 California ........ 6 4 1 Colorado ........ 1 3 Connecticut ..... 4 1 Delaware .......... 1 Florida ........... 4 Georgia ......... ... 12 Idaho ........... . Illinois ......... 21 6 Indiana .......... 9 4 Iowa ............ 11 Kansas .......... 3 5 Kentucky ........ 2 9 *Louisiana ......... .7 1 Maine .......... 4 **Massachusetts . 11 4 1 Maryland ........ 2 4 Michigan ........ 12 1 *Minnesota 8 1 1 Mississippi ..... 8.. 8 - Missouri ........ 2 14 Montana ........ 1 1 Nebraska ........ 3 3 New Hampshire.. 2 Nevada ......... 1 New Jersey ...... 10 2 New Mexico ......1 ***New York .... 26 16 1 9 1 h Dakota .... 3 hio ............ 9 13 - O(klahoma.........2 6 . Oregon........... 3 .. . Pennsylvania ... 29 5 2 Rhode Island ... 2 1 . South Carolii.i ... 7 - South Dakota ... 2 1 . . Tennessee .... 2 8 . Texas............. ..18 . 'Utah .........---.....2 . Vermont....... 2 .. . Virginia........... 1 9 - Washington ... 4 1 . West Virginia ... 4 1 - Wisconsin........ 11 -- - Wyoming.........1-- - Total..... 216 210 9 Doubtful-North Carolina, 1; New Mexico. 1: Pennsylvania. 2. Total. 4. Total membership. 435. *Progresiv'e. **Independe.nt. ***Socialist. SENATORS ELECTED. Arizona--*Henry F. Ashurst, Dem. Arkansas-William F. Kirby. Dem. California-Hiram W. Johnson. Rep. Connecticut-*Geo. P. McLean, Rep. Delaware-Josiah 0. Walcott. Dem. Florida-Park M. Trammell, Dem. ludiana-Short term: James E. Watson. Rep. Long term: Harry S. New. Rep. Maine-Lon:g term: Frederick Hale. Short term: Be-rt M. Fernald. (Both pc-,'b?ieans. elected in September). Maryland-Joseph I. France. Rep. Naaehusetts - *Henry C a b o . Lodge. Rep. M%ichigan-..*Charles E. Townsend. Ren. Mir.nesota-Frank B. Kellogg. Rep. Misissippi-John Sharp Williams, Missouri-*James A. Reed. Dem. . otna*er L. Myers. Dem. Nebraska-*G. M. Hitchcock. Dem. N'ow Jersey-Joseph S. Frelinghuy sen. Rep. New Mexico-Undecided. Now York-William M. Calder. Rep. No'ah Dakota-*Porter J. McCumb er. Rep. Ohio-*Atlee Pomerene. Dem. Pennsyvania-Philander C. Knox. Rhode Island-Peter Goelet Gerry. Dem. U. P. McKellar. Dem. Tex:a -*Charles A. Culberson. Dem. V:ah-Willir:n 11. King. Dem. Vee:*Carr:oll S. Page. Rep. Vigna-Cad A. Swanson. Dem. WVahington - *Miles Poindexter. Ren. WVest \irginia-Uoward Sutherland. Ren. Wyoming-John B. Kendrick Dem. Popular VotE e --Vote in 1912. Wilson. Rep.-Prog. States. 82.439 32,420.. Alabama ........ 10,324 9.97 0.. Arizona ........ 68,838 45.970.. Arkansas ....... 2S3,436 287,524.. California ...... 114,223 130,692...Colorado ....... 74,561 102.453.. Connecticut .. 22,631 24,884.. Delaware ....... 36,417 8,814..Florida ........ 93.171 27,230..Georgia ........ 3 3, 921 5S.337.. Idaho .......... 405.04S 640.091.. Illinois ......... 281,890 313.274..Indiana ........ 185,325 2S1,624..Iowa .......... 143.670 194,967..Kansas ........ 219,5S4 218.278.. Kentucky ...... 650,966 13.157.. Louisiana ...... 51.113 75.038..Maine .......... 112.674 112,742..Maryland ...... 17- 3. 4 08 298.176.. Massachusetts. . 150.751 366.82..Michigan ...... 106.426 190.190. .Minnesota ..... 57,114 513S.. Mississippi. 330,746 332,192..Missouri ....... 27,941 40,968. .Flontana ....... 109.008 126.905. .Nebraska ...... 7.968 8,.16...Nevada ........ 34.724 50,7021..New Hampshire. 178.2S9 234.245..New Jersey..... 45.670 14,9.58..NsasYor...... 14.507 218.279..NornthuCy.ia. 609663 13,156..Lorthsaa. 423.152 503..Ohaine........ 11.16 90.746..Okrlaoma.. 35.619 720,71. -Masyaniaett... 150,71 366.581..RiheIlan. 108.456 1,90..Sount a.oia 48.1142 5,811. .MSuthDakoap . 30,746 1132,1692..Tensseeri...... 21,59 405,68..e .......... 10.30 125.95..Veronta... 933 45,86.. Nvgaa....... 34,740 184,71..WsHampshin. 1783297 2345...West Vreyi.. 204370 26803..Wsconic..... 14..50 983,79..Woming Caol.. 23.152 7.6.393..Otals......... 119.15 90ver 6.populaoein192,o 47.064 7..23. .O ...--- 2 . 3kansas 7207....- 9slvni -. 30,142ni .. ..heIln......---1 48.3ada .829....- Sot Caoia 221,589cu 5.6..Texa... .. elawa79 .24........ ..-' . 15.350 4...3...... ..... . 90.332 45,05. .---.-n1a. 86,840s 84.13.--------t-- 2. 113,197 15.86...... Vir- na. entucky 2..... ....-.13. 6.29sia17 7.60.9. as.......---1 Popular.....-------- -- reien arindoe ....------- vot in .2 asamausetts.........12 icigan...........-- -- Aransoa.........--. -- isisrippi.....--------1 Cisouorda.......------.186 oneta.....------.. laska..............8 lorada .....6 ergiampshire.........4 IdahMexico............4 ellioisk................-- ... Iorthiana olina......... 12 1 oth.Dakota...........5. . kahoas...........---0 Kenty..ania......... 13 oueisand..........10 oM aine. ina...........9 chigakota...........-- .. innesotae............12. Minssor..........-....18 otan.......-..----4 ebraoka..........----. /ignva........--..12.. WA. 'AA. and Pluralities -Votes in 1916- -Pluralities. Wilson.. Hughes. Wilson Hugbs 87.396 26.250 61.146. 29.641 19.363 10.278. 96.110 46,347 49.763. 466,106 462,828 3.278. 170.295 96..-2 73,443. 99,6S7 106.37S 6,691 25.255 2G.634 1,379 60,000 12.000 48.000 110,000 28.000 82.000 70.000 55.000 15,000 869.152 1,044.608 175,456 333.588 340,SS2 . . 294 170.071 219,817 49,746 315.780 278.152 37,628 1S9,34S 162,333 27.015 68.000 9.000 59,000 64.027 69,660 .,633 134.216 113,695 20,521 247.753 268,13S 20.385 231,161 302.488 71,327 17S.548 178,808 260 91.000 5,000 86.000 372.S41 - 345.415 27,426 S7.124 59,788 27,336 118.428 90.743 27,575 12.448 9,842 2,606 43,767 43,724 63 200,S53 262,OSO 61,2* 31.874 28,880 994 766.710 876,17210,5 .158.000 110,000 4,0 .54.279 53,154 1,2 ,57.000 496.720 8.8 .140.000 110,000 3.0 .113.688 124,526 1,3 510,747 695,7341897 39353 44,1594,0 .68,000 1,500 6,0 ,45,449 50,8925,4 138.647 97,553 4,9 230,000 75,000 15,0 .81,850 52,925 2,2 .23,100 39,600 1,0 ,60,107 21,132 3,7 200,000 185,000 1,0 118,332 120,3591,2 180,465 204.418 2,5 27,617019,998.7.61 West Vrgini.. 73,443........8 Wiscnsi...............6,6913 Wyoin........... 1,7 Total... 8.0007 ..... GOVERO3S7,E2ETE... 327.015c...... Arkanss-Dr.5has.00 ....... ColoradoJulius . te 3 Florida-S.21.....ts Geogi-Huh .Dr...2.8 I LuisanaRufi .....sn. 7,2 Missuri-redeick . Gar 60r Montana-Sam 0. 0 ...... Nebraka-Kith,N26l.... New Meic 27,336 D ac.... North aro,l 27,T575 W......e Ohio-James ...Cox Sout Caolin-Rihar ...... .....i6127' Tenesse-Tm.994.... Texa-Jaes ......g09,45 UtahSimo8Bamerge.... Washingtn-Ernes ......~ \Vest VrginiaJohn8J ......l 3*.000l..... Rep...lican3 ~ Arizon-Thomas . mpbell SDelwareJohn 2.8,onsen.... . 27,617 19,998 7.,6leepe.... '\present rtrns,A A.,215,726.t Wes Vigap........r .. 8ees Wisconsin-......... L. Phllps W yo ing .......... . BRITISH CONTINUE THEIR BIG DRIVE NO INDICATION OF OFFENSIVE CEAS,NG AT ANY POINT ALONG LINE. TAKE 3D VILLAGE OF ANCRE In the Drive British Have Taken 5,000 Germal; Prisoners.-Activity Con tinues on Ruranian-Macedonian Front. London.- The British drive amid fog and rain in the region of the Ancre River in France has neted them an other village-Beaucourt-on the north bank of the Ancre. The capture of this village makes three that have fallen into British hands since the ad vance began. the other two being Beaumont-Hamel and St. Pierre Di vion. There is no indication that the offensive has ceased at any point along the five mile front. In the drive the British thus far have takerl more than 5.000 Germans prisoner. and, according to the latest report, more c-ptives are being brought in. Aside from the gains in the Ancre region the British also have made an advance to the east of the Butte de Warlencourt. about three miles southeast of the important town of Bapaume. To the south of the Somme' the Germans are busily engaged in shell ing French positioris in the region of Pressoire and on the sector of Bia ches-Lamaisonnette with the French vigorously replying. With comparative quiet still reign ing on the Russian and Austro-Italian fronts, the Rumanian and Macedonia theaters continue the focal points of interest. The Austrians, near Orsova and the junction of the Austrian-Ru manian and Serbian frontiers. have cleared the right bank of the Danube of Rumanians, a victory which prob ably means a lessening of the im pediments the Rumanians have placed upon the navigation of the river in this region. Again the Rumanians in the Alt Valley of Transylvania have been pushed back by the Austro-German forces, who also have captured in the Jiul Valleye the village of Bumbeshti and forced the Rumanian left wing near Dragoslavele to give way. Up in the north the Russians have been compelled to retire from the Gyrgyo Mountains to the Rumanian frontier. B?RDER CONTROL PLAN REPUDIATED BY CABRERA Sudden Outburst After Fi.ve Members of Commission H-ad Reached Ar1 Agreement Creates Doubt Over Final Amicable Settlement. Atlantic City. N. J.-Repudiation by Luis Cabrera of a plan of border con* trol that had been agreed upon by twc of his colleagues and the 'three Ameri can representatives again has madE doubtful the ability of the Americans on the Mexican-American Joint Comn mission to assist Mexico in its efforts to restore normal conditions along the frontier. The Americans were hopeful thai they might yet induce the Mexicans to agree to what they believe will bE a satisfactory plan for the protectior of life and property along the boundary but it was indicated by those ir touch with them that further opposi tion characterized as quibbling. would not long be tolerated. There appeared reason to believE tonight that unless the chairman o1 the Mexican commission adopted more tractable manner he and his as sociates would be informed that fur ther consideration of Mexico's socda conomic and military problems mus' ome to an end. PASSENGERS ON TRAIN ROBBED E Y TWO BANDITS Kansas City. Mo.-Two men enterec the sleeping cars of a Missouri. Pa cific train in Kansas City. Kan.. held p the passengers and escaped aftet obtaining money and valuables. NGHORNE BEAUTY'S DAUGHTER IS TO WEC Richmond. Va.--Chiswell D. Lang orne announces the engagement o his granddaughted. Miss Nancy Keen< Perkins. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Moncure Perkins of this city to Henry Field of Chicago. Miss Perkins is a daughter of thE beautiful Lizzie Langhorne. one o the five famous Langhorne sisters an( a niece of Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson of New York. Mr. Field is promin ently related in Chicago. CAMP CLARK AND DOREMUS CONFER OVER CLOSE HOUSE Wahinrcm.-Ch .en C!artk. Speak er of the Uouse. norred w-ith Demo crati leaders regarding !he congres sional r-1e--ien which. accor-ding t the latee unoff!>a returns. leave. cotrol of the next Hiouis in doubt The seaker first conferred with Rlen reentative Doremus. of Michizan chairman of the Demoeratic congres sional (orgnittee. Who prediets tha te Democrats will hav-e a majority o five in the House. mlWIDE RAIL R SIE NEW ANGER UNITED STATES IS AGAIN FACING PROBLEMS WITH RAILROAD MEN. CAN NOT REACH AGREEMENT Application of Eight-Hour Law Still Unsolved After Important Confer ence.-See Different Meaning of Provisions. Washington.-Danger of a nation wide railroad strike, which was be lieved to have been averted -v the passage of the Adamsou eight-hour law, has not entirely disappe,red, it developed here when representatives of the railroads and the four brother hoods, comprising 400,000 employes, failed to reach an agreement as to the proper application of the new law. The stumbling block.' both s.des ad mitted, was the existing mileage sys tem of compensation. The announcement of the latest deadlock between the railroads and their employes came at the conclus ion of an all-day conference between the national conference committee of the railways and the brotherhood chiefs, which had been arranged in September. "We met," said Elisha Lee, chair man of the railroad managers and the conference, "for the purpose of exchanging ideas on the application and operation of the Adamson law. We failed to reach an agreement and we are not certain that another meet ing will take place." William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, spokesmen for the employes in the absence of A. B. Garretson, of the Order of Railway Conductors, declar ed in a statement that in the event of evasion by the railroads of the Adamson law, summary action would be taken by the brotherhoods. He said that the strike order which was directly responsible for the law, was still in effect and the brotherhoods would not hesitate to enforce it if the occasion warranted it. "The brotherhoods asked for this conference," said Mr. Lee. "At the morning session we discussed the ap plication of the law and found that there was no basis upon which we could possibly agree. Another set back, besides the elimination of the mileage system, was the deteermina tion of the railroads to continue their suits to determine the constitution ality of the law." PRESIDENT IS BUSY AGAIN IN USUAL WAY. Asks With Much Concern About Com plexion of Next House. Washington.-President Wilson was back at his desk in the White House, after an absence of 2 months, pre pared to take up important foreign problems which have been held in abeyance pending the election as well as domestic questions: These in cluded the German submarine ques tion, the Mexican problem and a num ber of Federal appointments. The President was expected to con sider first the submarine situation which is admittedly serious. A sum mary of recent developments in Ger man submarine warfare, prepared by the state department, was ready to be laid before him and, in addition, he pri obably soon will confer again with Ambassador Gerard on the situation. The President has not even consid ered the question of changes in his cabinet, according to Administration officials, who characterize as prema ture reports that he had decided on such changes. It is possible, how ever, that one or two cabinet officers may not remain after March 4. The President asked first for the latest information on the political make-up of the House of Representa tives in the sixty-fifth Congress. He was told indications from present re turns were that the Republicans would have 217 members and the Dem ocrats 212 with six members of other parties. "WON'T DISCUSS 1920" MR. ROOSEVELT SAYS. Oyster Bay-Aroused by the politi cal significance attached by various politicians and newspapers to the visit of George W. Perkins to Sagamore Hill, Colonel Roosevelt expressed him self definitely in regard to that 1920 sentiment. "I want it clearly understood," he said, "that no amount ci visits or talk can induce me to speak of the 1920 nominations. I won't discuss pipe dreams." AMERICAN FAMILY IS MURDERED IN TAMPICO. Brownsville, Tex.-The murder of an entire American family near Tam pico was reported here by 3Mrs. Eva Hanson. a refugee from that place. She was unable to give d'<taiis of the affair. MIrs. Han:soi said all Ameri cans are leaving Tam1pico rapid!y. T1 Paso. Texas-Ge>neral Francisco Murguia is to succeed Gen. Trevmno as commander of the Northeastern Military Zone as soon as he arrives in CMhnbuhua City. BANDlS MASSACRE 100 MEN ANWOMEN ZAPATISTAS SLAY MEN, WOMEN4 AND CHILDREN WITHOUT MERCY. ONLY ONE PERSON ESCAPES Attack rrain in Wilderness of State of Morelos.-Leave the Slaughtered in Heaps Besides Cars.-Attack Oc curred Nov. 3. .L Paso Tex.-An indiscriminate massacre of nearly 100 women and -hildren and Carranza soldiers who were traveling on a train near Con treras state of Morelos, which was at acked by Zapata followers, is report ad Mexico City newspapers received iere. After the attack on the train the dead lay in piles besides the cars, the papers state. Only one person, so far as known, escaped death at th,. hands of the banCits. He was Captain Antonio Priegos. The attack occurrea November 3. Te pasenger train, covered oy a mili ary train. eight kilometers was halt ed in a mountain wilderness after the nilitary train had been allowed to pass unmolested. For 15 minutes the Zapa tists kept up the slaughter. slaying men and women who prayed for mercy and killed the babies who accompan ied their mothers, the papers declare. Soldiers abroad the passenger train were without their arcoutrements and nable to offer any resistance. Among the list of dead given in the Mexico City papers is the name of Cal.. Garido Alfaro, two majors and three captains. When a releaf train reached the scene of the attack several hours after it occurred the Zapatistas had satter ed into the hills. CHEERING CROWD GREETS PRESIDENT AT WASHINGTON. Upon His Return to Nation's Capital to Take Up Waiting Public Prob lems.-Hundreds Sought to Shake His Hands. Washington. - President Wilson came back to Washington Sunday ready to take up waiting public prob Lems and begin framing plans for his second term. in the White House. He has been away two, months. A cheer ing, crowd packed the railroad station and waited outside i a drizzle of rain to welcome the President. As he ap peared walking down the staTion plat form acompanied by Mrs. Wilson and flanked by secret service men hun dreds began shouting and rushed for ward in efforts to shake his hands. Mr. Wilson walked through the sta tion with his hat off bowing and smil. ig, and was taken through the presi dential waiting room to an automobile outside. Secretary Baker, Attorney General Gregory, Secretary Tumulty and Senator James of Kentucky were among those who greeted him. Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilsoa and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, a cousin. accomtaunied him here to the trip from New York, where the party landed from the yacht Mayflower. FOUR TROOPERS MEET TRAGIC DEATHS, LAREDO Demented Corporal Shoots and Kills Two Members of Troop K, Another is Hit by Train. Fourth Found Dead. Laredo, Texas.-With the finding cf the body of Michael Headin, a private of I troop 14th cavs.lry, the number of United States soldiers who met tragic deaths here Saturday was increased to four others. were privates Jones and McKnight of K. troop, Fourteenth Cavalry, who were shot and killed by a corporal of the same troop, who of ficers believe, was demented and Paul. Torrey, a private of the supply com-. pany of the Ninth Infantry, who was struck by a train a.nd killed. There were no bruises on Headin's body, which was fcund In a road near the camp and the cause of his death has not been determined. ATLANTIC FLEET TO VISIT PANAMA CANAL Washington. - Arrangements for a five-day sightseeing trip to the Panama Canal for the officers and men of the Atlantic fleet, were announced by the Navy Department. The fleet will visit the canal curing the spring exercises, beginning March 17. VILLA BANDITS NEARING THE AMERICAN LINES. Chihuahua City, Mexico.-Villa ban dits who lootod the Mexican Central train at Lagunna station and executed the 29 Carranza guards October 3. are now marching toward San Buena Ven ture (El Valie. near the American ex peditionary forces outpost. The ban dits are in command of Gen. Sil-estre Quevedo, w-ho lotted the Gallego sta tion last week. A cavalry column from the Carranza garrison at Sauz Ia