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VOL. XII, NO. 1259. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1918. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CEITO
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REPUBLICANS MAT WIN CONGRESS; NEW YORK
PROBABLY DEMOCRATIC; ALASKA IN DOUBT
AMERICANS IN
ADVANCE SMASH
ANOTHER LINE
They Captured the Town of
Letanna in the Bend of
the Meuse, Retiring
the Huns
GERMANS RETREATING
The Americans and Allies
Continue to Hammer
Them Along Entire
Western Front.
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
8EDAN FRONT, Nov. 0. — Another
formidable enemy defense line on
which the Germans planned to make
a stand was smashed by the Ameri
cans Tuesday, when the latter cap
tured the town of Letanna, in the
bend of the Meuse river South of
Mouzon.
From there the line extends along
the Meuse through Pouilly and Inor
and Eastward. This line was a part
of the new German defense along the
Meuse. This system also was a part
of the new defense along the Meuke
from Stenay northward to Sedan. It
consisted of elaborate trench sys
tems recently built with numerous
barbed wire entanglements, concrete
dugouts and milea on concrete em
phscemems In Which wet a aci heavy
guns.
RESISTANCE STIFFENS
WITH THE AMERICANS, Nov. 6.
—The German risistance against the
American pressure West of the Meuse
has stiffened considerably. The Ger
mans are using artillery and gas
and machine guns.
HUNS ARE RETREATING
PARIS, Nov. 6.—The German re
treat continues along the whole
French front, says a noon official
bulletin. The French are fighting
the German rear guards. The French
have passed beyond Voharies, five
miles Southwest of the important
junction of Vervins.
THE BRITISH PRESSURE
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The British con
tinue to press the Germans beyond
Mormal Forest. They have reached
the road to Bfevay, says an official
noon dispatch.
PERSHING MAKES REPORT
LONDON, Nov. 6.—The develop
ment of a new line to the East of
the Meuse river by the American
Army after forcing crossings of*the
river, Is reported to Gen. Pershing
in today’s advices.
CONTINUE ADVANCE
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
SEDAN FRONT, Nov. 6.—Noon ad
vices say that the Americans are
continuing their advance between the
Meuse and Bar, having pentrated
one place to a deptii of over three
miles.
BERLIN TAKES NOTICE
BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The American*
yesterday advanced across the river
Meuse South of Dun, and under a
violent protective fire, they pene
trated the woods and heights on
the East bank of the river says a
noon official report.
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BEGIN SEIGE OF GHENT
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES,
Noc. 6.—According to last evening’s
advices the Allied troops already
have begun a siege of Ghent, in Bel
gium. They virtually surround the
place on three sides.
The assault of the city was wit
nessed by Queen Elizabeth of Bel
gium along with hundreds of non-com
batants.
Belgian, French and American
soldiers pressed up to the Eastern
outskirts of the citly, with compara
tively little resistance from the ene
my.
Apparently the Germans are evac
uating the place.
DEFEAT 25 HUN DIVISIONS
LONDON, Nov. Jt.—Gen. Haig last
night reported that the British had
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GERMANS NAME
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR ARMISTICE
Berlin Says Gen. von Win
terfeldt Will Condct
Operations for the
Germans.
AUSTRIA MAY PROTEST
Claimed That Terms Allow
ing Allies to Attack Ger
mans Through Austria
- Is Not Liked.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. fi.-The Ber
lin Germania says Gen. von Win
terfeldt, former German military at
tache to Paris, will conduct the Ger
man armistice negotiations on the
Western front.
Austria May Protest
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—Vienna ad
vices say Austria will protect the
part of the armistice conditions al
lowing the Allied armies to pass
through Austria for an attack on
Germany.
Worker* To Be In Line .
AMSTERDAM, Nov. fi.—A Polish
Cabinet manifesto declares the Na
tional Government will ba formed
with a majority consisting of repre
sentatives of the working classes.
Foch To Handle Armistice
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6— Secretary
of State Robert Lansing yesterday
handed the Swiss minister a note to
Germany saying that Gen. Foch was
authorized by the Allies to receive
German representatives and give to
•hem the terms of an armistice.
He said the Allies were willing
the make peace on the terms laid
down by President Wilson.
Peace Not So Near
PARIS, Nov. 6.—Premier Clemen
ceau declared in the Chamber of Dep
uties that peace might not be so
near as some people seem to think.
He said he could assure the depu
tes, however, that the fate of the
people henceforth was fixed.
Charles Is Peeved
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 6.—Emperor
Charles of Austria-Hungary found the
terms of the Allies’ armistice so
harsh that he considered them dis
honorable and would not sign them.
Vienna advices say he no longer
wishes to exercise authority as the
supreme commander of the Army.
The conditions of the armistice
were finally signed by Field Marshal
Arz von Straussenburg, Chief dt
Staff.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—Emperor
Charles handed over the supreme
command of the Austro-Hungarian
Army to Field Marshal Koevess on
November 2nd.
HUNS EXPEL RUSSIANS
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—Germany
hat demanded the withdrawal of all
Russian representatives in Germany.
The German representatives in Rus
sia will be recalled.
SEVERE RIOTING
AMSTERDAM, Nov. «. — Severe
rioting at Kiel occurred after a meet
ing of sailors and laborers Sunday.
The military guards killed 29 sail
ors and the military commander was
in turn killed.
OVER 300,000 MEN
CALLED TO COLORS
FOR THIS MONTH
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.—Provost
Marshal Crowder has called 18,300
drafted men for limited service to
entrain Nov. 25th., and 27th.
The November calls for total draft
ed men will exceed 310,000. making
It the highest month on record.
LONG BOWLING GAME
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—Eight clubs
are In Seattle’s City Bowling League,
wjhlch is playing its 1918-18 schedule.
Play will continue until early in
March.
ONE OF ENGLAND’5 BIG MEN
LT.COL. J.SWARDIAW MILNE |
C.tf/BAIM t»Wo-ro.
Lieutenant Colonei J S. JVardlaw llllne, I. D. % w£o lias b«D making
a speaking tour of the United States at the request of Lord Chelmsford,
Viceroy of India, and who spoke at the Union League Club recently, bas
done some very remarkable work for the British government since the war
started. In 1014 Colonel MUne Is commander of the artillery garrison at
Bombay, India; president of the Advisory Indian Shipping Board, a mem
ber of the Viceroy’s Council, head of the largest shipping concern in Bom
bay and one of tbe largest individual ship owners in the Near East. He
has been In India for about eighteen years. HLs family for five or six gen
erations In Scotland has been identified with great shipping interests. He
la credited with organizing a great army In India and sending them to tbe
west Croat ta France and to the battlefields of MesoDotamia.
ALLIES TO CARE
FOR REFUGEES
UNDER ARMISTICE
%
Decide at Versailles That
Germans Shall Be In
cluded if Teutons
Surrender.
A PITIFUL SPECTACLE
Refugee Serbs eturning to
Homes Only to Die in
Sight of Their
Fireplaces. *
WASHINGTON, ,Nov. 6 —Serbian
prisoners returning to their homes
show the terrible treatment received
while in Bulgarian prison camps.
Many of them are so exhausted
and week that they are dying within
sight of their former home. Two
hundred thousand were deported,
and these civilians are now stragging
home, and they present a pitiful ap
pearance.
Thae United States is to co-opera
ate with Austria Hungary and Bul
garia and Turkey in furnishing food
and other supplies for the suffering
civilian population to those countries.
The decision in favor of this was
decided at the Versailles conference
at which were arranged the terms of
the German armistice.
To Feed World
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.—Food Com
missioner Herbert C. Hoover is work
ing out new food conservation plans
to assure supplies for the liberated
people of Europe, and even those of
Germany, in case she surrenders.
It is expected that America will
ship 17,000,000 tons of food during
the next year.
'Phone It to The Empire, No. 374.
FOUR PERSONS
DIE ON BOARD
OF S.SJICTORIA
There Were 163 Cases of
Influenza Aboard; Storm
Smashed in Several
Staterooms.
SEATTLE, Nov. 6.—The steamship
Victoria arrived here on her last
trip of the year from Nome, with 153
cases of influenza, among over* 700
on board.
William Anderson, of Nome, died
of the disease aboard.
J. B. Williams, of Nome, Grace
O’Connor, aged ten, and Gus. Nord
land, of St. Michael, died of other
cuuses.
The storm u hich the Victoria en
countered caved in four of the state
rooms.
The Victoria came direct from
Nome without stopping at Cordova
or any of the inside coast ports, on
account of the Influenza and the
storm.
CHEAT PLANT
IS DESTROYED
NEAR BERLIN
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6. — The de
structlon of the great Spandau artil
lery works by explosions and fires It
reported here, with no loss of life.
Kpamlau is the fortified town of
Prussia, nine miles from Berlin.
250 CASES IN KETCHIKAN
KETCHIKAN, Nov. There art
now 250 cases of influenza in this
place. Many of those stricken have
already recovered.
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SULZER WINS IN
FIRST DIVISION
BY ABOUT IOO
Small Vote, Due to Unto
ward Conditions, Works
to Disadvangtage of
Delegate Sulzer.
BRITT IS EASY VICTOR
Democrats Elect Divisional
Ticket with Exception of
One Regular Republi
can Representative.
The election in the First Division
yesterday resulted in a very much
closer vote on the Delegateshlp con
test than was expected. While Wiek
ersham leads by fifteen votes in the
nineteen precincts that have been re
ported, Delegate Charles A. Sulzer
has probably carried the Division by
100 plurality. The unreported pre
cincts two years ago gave him a plu
rality of about 150.
Democrats Win Lepislature
William Britt, Democrat, with a
lead of 203, has been elected Terri
torial Senator, defeating Ed. C. Bus
sell.
I. Sowerby, E. J. White and W. IV.
Casey, Democrats, and John H. Da
vies, Republican, have been elected
Representatives, and Jerry J. Wiley,
Democrat, leads Ja&k Wilson by 84
for Road Commissioner, and is prob
ably elected.
In the race for Representatives,
Davies the high Republican, leads
Connors, the low Democrat by 121
Connors carried Gastineau Channel
precincts, and the North end ol the
Division, but Davies big vote at
Ketchikan and the South end of the
Division has probably given him the
election, though Connors is expected
to run well in the unreported pre
cincts.
Casey, the next lowest Democrat,
leads McCormack, the next highest
Republican, by 78 votes, and his lead
will probably be increased.
Wiley’s lead of 84 is expected to
be Increased. *
Gastineau Channel
Delegate Sulzer carried’Juneau by
53 votes and Gastineau Channel by
103. Sulzer’s prize precinct on the
Channel was Thane, where he re
ceived 89 votes to 24 for Wicker
sham.
lyickersham carried Douglas Isl
and, where the vote was small, by
14, the vote being Sulzer 91, Wick
ersham 105.
The Democratic Divisional ticket
all carried the Channel.
Vote Was Small
The downpour of rain, the influen
za and other untoward conditions re
sulted In a small vote in the First
Division caused a very small vote.
The vote of the fishermen, who
were mislead by the propaganda on
the Sulzer Fisheries bill, was largely
cast for Wlckersham candidates
throughout the First Division.
Detailed First Division votes will
be found in the table printed In this
issue.
KETCHIKAN AND CHARCOAL
POINT
Delegate—Connolly 8. Sulzer 229,
Wlckeraham 319. «
Senator—Britt 203, Johansen 34.
Russell 237.
Representative — Casey 168, Con
nors 136, Davies 395, Hofstad 50,
McCormack 246, Shepard 157. Sow
erby 173, White 141, Winn 240.
Road Commissioner — Wiley 145,
Wilson 221, Amesx 31.
WRANGELL
Delegate—Sulzer 43. W’lckersham
114, Connolly 3.
Senator—Britt 50, Russell 82, Jo
hansen 9.
Representatives- Casey 49. Connors
38. Dav|ps 76, Hofstad 18. McCor
mack 117, Shepard 43, Sowerby 53,
White 46. Winn 74.
Road Commissioner—Wiley 45, Wil
son 63, -Arness 17.
•ITKA
Delegate—Connelly 3, Sulzer 74,
Wlckeraham 39.
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM CONCRESS;
CHANCES FOR REPUBUCANS;
DEMOCRATS WIN NEW TORN AND
OHIO; SURPRISES ARE NUMEROUS
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NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—While both parties claimed Congress at noon
today, the World and the Times, both Administration papers, admit the
loss of both the Senate and House of Representatives by small mar
tinis. The Times places the Republican majority at 19. The World
gives no figures.
The Indications are that Alfred E. Smith, Democrat, chairman of
the New York Hoard of Aldermen, has defeated Gov. Charles S. Whit
man, Republican for Governor, but the result is so close that it might
depend upon the soldier vote.
The Democrats have re-elected Gov. James M. Cox in Ohio, and
retain that State.
The Republicans have carried Colorado, formerly Democratic.
GOVERNORS ELECTED.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—Governors elected Include Thomas E. Camp
bell, Republican, of Arizona; William 1). Stephens, Republican, Cali
fornia; Oliver H. Shoup, Republican, of Colorado; MarcuB H. Holcomb,
of Connecticut, Republican; Calvin Coolridge, of Massachusetts, Repub
lican; John H. Bartlett, of New Hampshire, Republican; James M. Cox,
Democrat, of Ohio; William C. Sproul, Repi an, of Pennsylvania; R.
Livngstono Beckman, of Rhode Island, Republican; W. H. Hobby, of
Texas, I'ci;, rat; and Emanuel L. Phillips Republican, of Wisconsin.
SOME IMPORTANT RESULTS OF EASTERN ELECTIONS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—The election return surprises include the de
feat of Senator Willard Saulsbury, of Delaware, Democratic president
protein of the Senate, by the former Senator Lewis Heisler Ball, Repub
lican; the defeat of Senator James Hamilton Lewis, the Democratic
Senatorial whip, by Medill McCormick, in Illinois, and the defeat of
Senator John Wingate Weeks, Republican, of Massachusetts, by Former
Gov. David I. Walsh, Democrat. Senator Joi n F. Saffroth, Democrat,
by Lawrence C. Phipps, Republican.
Governor Arthur Capper, Republican ,of Kansas, was elected to the
Senate over Senator Willium Howard Thompson, Democrat.
Gov. A. O. Stanley, Democrat, has probably been defeated by B.
L. Brifnner, Republican, th Kentucky.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat, has been re-elected in Mon
tana.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—This afternoon returns from all but 205
districts In the entire State gave Whitman 966,983, and Smith 984,
876.
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REPUBLICANS
WIN OUT IN
WASHINGTUN
SEATTLE, Nov. 6. — Washington
elected a solid Republican delegation
to the House.
Spokane reports J Stanley Web
ster, Republican, defeated'C. C. Dill,
Incumbent Democrat, for the lower
house of Congress.
Dr. John Summers, of Walla W'al
la, Republican, defeated W. E. Mc
Croskey, for the seat held by W. L.
LaFollette.
Representatives John F. Miller, Al
bert Johnson and Llndley H. Hadley,
present Incumbents, were re-elected
to Congress.
For State Supreme Justices, Wal
lace Mount and John R. Mitchell,
non-partisan, were re-elected.
OREGON REPUBLICAN
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 6. — Gov.
Wlthycombe and Senator McNary
were re-elected. They are both Re
publicans. McNary defeated foriAer
Governor West. •
FROM CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6—From
the returns thus far it Is understood
that Gov. Stephens, Republican, has
been elected by a majority of 20,000
over Bell, Democrat.
Thirteen thousand voted for tho
liquor regulation, and 19,000 vo' 1
against It. The prohibition amend
ment carried.
UTAH FOR DEMOCRATS
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 6—Indl
cations at noon were that the Demo
crats swept Utah, securing Milton
H. Welling a|d James M. Mays for
Congress.
DEMOCRATS LEADING
RENO, Nov. 6.—The Democrats are
leading tn "evada for the Senate
Senate Hei lerson is probably re
elected.
REPUBLICANS CARRY COLORADO
DENVER, Nov. 6—The Republi
cans carried Colorado and elected
their Senater.
ENTIRELY REPUBLICAN
BOI^E, Idaho. Nov. 6.—No Demo
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BOTH PARTIES
STILL .CLAIM
HAVECONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—At noon
today both the Democratic and Re
publican National Committees were
claiming control of Congress.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. — The
Uew York World concedes that the
Republicans hre gained control of
both houses, \ ic New York Times
claims n Republican majority of
four in the Senate and 19 in the
House.
Joe Cannon Returned.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6. — Former
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon has been
returned to Congress for the 22nd
term.
Meyer London, the only Socialist
in the House, was defeated by for
mer Representative Goldfogle.
It is believed that Victor Berger,
Milwaukee Socialist, has been elect
ed to Congress. Berger is under in
dictment charged with a violation
of the espionage law.
All of the New York Socialist can
didates were beaten.
Miss Rankin Defeated.
CHICAGO. Nov. 6. — Senator
Walsh defeated Jeanette Rankin
for United States Senator in Mon
ta a; Truman Newberry defeated .
Henry Ford for the Senate from Mi
chigan: Alfred E. Smith is leading
Whitman for the Governor of New
York, and the contest is so close
that the soldiers’ vote may settle
the contest.
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Soldier Win* Wert Virginia.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. Davis El
kins, so of former Senator Stephen
M. Klk"i., Republican, now with
the Ain ■•lea i army in France, will
l"‘ he next Republican Senator
from West Virginia, succeeding Sen
ator Goff .Republican. Elkins won
over former Senator Watson, Dem
ocrat. •
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. — Acting
Democratic Chairman Homer S. Cum
mings last i.ight claimed an Increased
Democratic majority in both houses.
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