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;ypr-;t'ja v J L. VXpATHERFORltCASTr Iaerftating Cloudiness; Raul Tonight (Full Report on Pago Two.) HOME EDITION NUMBER 9079. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1916. PRICE ONE CENT. CALIFORNIA RETURNS FAVOR WIL HUGHES' LEAD SMALL IN MIN OTA I She Ifatttflfrm roejs JUSTICE OEPI. A OE OF VOTE FRAUD Sends Large Force of Investi gators to Minnesota to Look Into Charges. GRAVE CONCERN IS FELT Soldiers' Vote May Decide Minnesota S . Results of Militiamen's Balloting Not Likcjy to Become Known Vor Another Week. ST. PMJU Nov. 9.-Vlth 2.1M Min nesota militiamen's votei cast at the border and not, expected to be counted before next Tuesday, the world may wait another week to know who will be President of the United States. If Minnesota Is to be Riven the privilege of deciding that Issue. Six commissioners who took these ballots to the border to be marked by the militiamen arc en route back to Minnesota today. They are due Sunday. Both parties claim tho mtlltla vote. Division of staff officers In recent political ventures Is half-and-half. MOM BET TODAY The Department of Justice has sent a large force of skilled inves tigators to Minnesota to investigate charges of election frauds there. Reports that have come from various Minnesota points caused this action of the department. Hintofl G. Clabaugh, chief in vestigator in charge of the Chicago office of the Bureau of Investiga tion, went to Minnesota yesterday. His report to the department has not yet been made public. How ever, several other investigators nt from the Chicago office to points in the pivotal State last night. Officials of -the -Department of Justice refuse to comment upon the situation in California and Minne sota, but it is evident from their I . .. .. ... i grave concern in ine matter mat they intend to take all possible steps to insure accuracy of returns. QRAND JURY TO BE CALLED IN CHICAGO Special District Attorney, Dailey Hurries to Windy City. CHICAGO. Nov. 9. Prank C. Dailey, pedal United States District Attor ney Investigating frauds, hurried to Chicago today and went directly to the office of Hlnton Q. Clabaugh, Fed eral Investigator. Clabaugh was In St. Paul, hunting for voting frauds. Dailey refused to talk. It was stated by Federal officials the grand Jury would be called Mon day to Investigate election frauds. Mediation Board Not Coming Here Mexican Body Will Continue to Meet in Atlantic City An 1 nouncement Expected Soon. 'Reports that the Mexican medlajlon commission will come to Washington for its future sessions were set at rest by the State Department today. Of ficials said the commission nad de cided to cdntlnuo Its sessions at At lantic City. The commission will meet ngaln tomorrow after adjourning over the election. State Department officials charac terized conditions in northern Mexico as "very bad" today. This referred both to military and to economic con ditions. There were evidences of reawakened Interest In tho Mexican question with Indications that an Important an nouncement from the mediation com mission may be expected soon. ENOUGH COAL FOR SCHOOLS FOR WEEK One Carload Arrives Today Fresh Source Reported. Sufficient coal was in sight this morning to furnish the schools and District government buildings until next Monday. One car load arrived today. Arrangements have been made with the contractors which within a few dnys, it is believed, will secure the delivery of coal in regular quantities. The "District uses about 6.000 tons a month. Steel Takes Drop. NEW YORK. Nov. 9. United States Pteel dropped 1 3-4 to 122 1.3 at tho opening of the stock exchange today. Fiiat quotations on other leaders ehowed narrow gains in most Instances. IN N. Y. ON ELECTION Odds Vary as Returns Seem First to Favor One and Then Other Candidate. ALL OVER WEWtN m HICK STATES TO PROTECT COUNTS SHOWS Wilson Carries New Hampshire and California Is Conceded, Democratic Manager Claims WILLCOX ATTACKS ENEMY $27.20 Atlanta and Return, $27.20. Nov. 12. 13. It, Southern Railway, AdVt NEW TORK. Nor. 9. In tho first hour of trading on the curb market this morning more than $50,000 was bet at varying odds on the election outcome. The first bets of the morning favor ed Wilson at odds of 3 to 1. As later news, particularly that from Cali fornia appeared to favor Mr. Hughes, the odds tightened, and at 11 o'clock, they were quoted at 10 to 7 offered and' 6 to 10 asked, both favoring the re-election ' of the President. , , Thd varying odds and the' thousands of dollar's on the curb to be wagered caused a boiling market. Mora than 200 men were acting as betting com missioners,! and the ring, that before the election Was a c6mpara,tvejy small one, has more than doubled In slse. The election wagering was to wild that very little trading In stocks was reported. , The largest Individual bet of the morn ing was J50.000 on Wilson to 32,600 on Hughes, placed by brokers representing a stock exchange house, SThere was i large amount, of HuKheamoney thst clamored for more of this 2 to 1, but It came forward too readily for the Wilson brokers and the odds were slowly but surely hammered down. r News in the morning papers that con tests are very probable no matter who wins on the face of the returns only added to the Interest and excitement on the curb market. Practically all of the up-town brokers were down on the curb market thU morning mingling with tho crowd and anxious to bet tho bales of money that they carried. Army Gets Painting Of Argentine Hero Portrait of General Jose San Mar tin Is Presented by Qolonel Raybaud. Col. Eduardo Raybaud, military at tache of the Argentine embassy, today presented to the War Department a painting of Gen. Jose Ban Martin, Ar gentine military hero, as a gift from the officers of the Argentine army. The painting will be hung in the library of tho Military Academy at West Point. General San Martin Is recognized as tho greatest soldier South America ever produced. In the period from 1812 to 1813 he was leader of the Argentina in their fight for Independence from Span ish rule,. Subsequently he took an army er a pass In the Andes nnd drove the paniarda out of Chile, and then pro ceeded, up the coast and defeated the Spaniards in Peru. Secretary of War Baker accepted the Kalntlng from Colonel Raybaud on be alf of the War Department. FARMER FOUND DEAD, WOUNDED IN HEAD Thomas Barclay Had Been Hunting Near Pomonkey. LA FLATA, Md Nov. 9. Thomas Barclay, a farmer, who lived near Pomonkey, Md was found dead about half a mile from Ills home yesterday afternoon with a gunshot wound In his head. ' Barclay had been hunting, and t Is thought that while returning to his home he foil over his gun and the gun exploded. He was twenty-four years old. and was well known in this sec tion. Coroner S. E. Mattlngly has sum moned a Jury to Investigate the case. TEN AMERICANS SAFE AT PARRAL German Says That They Remained In Town Ready to Flee. EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 9. The ten Americans at Parral are safe. A Ger man1 arriving from that place at Juarez today stated that the Americans re mained In the town, ready for flight, but the Vlltlsta bandits entered onlv thn outskirts after it was evacuated jy WAt(u uuuys. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Nov.- 9. Presldent Wilson lost slightly his lead In California at 9:45 a. m. today on returns from outlying precincts In the State. At that hqurvwlth 6.531 out ot 5.8S7 precincts heard rfrom Wilson was J,5 ahead. The totata were: Hughes, 440.947: Wil son. 444.480. This Included San Francisco county complete, which gave Wilson a plural ity of 15,094. On this basis of 5,400 precincts he had 4,300 lead, San Francisco county complete, gives wuson i Mai: iiugncs tu.ray. wuson s majority 15.094. nan Bernardino county ty: turns from 170 out of 177 precincts give isugncs ii.oib; wuson s.wi. Dorado county: Complete, thirty eight precincts give Wilson 1,733; Kern county, ten precincts missing, NEW TORK. Nov. . At 11:10 to day Democratic National Chairman McCormlck Issued the following statement: "It's all over. W have won Ihe election." "I can merely reiterate my statement of two days ago. We are going to 'clean'm up.' " "The President's electoral vote is 288," said-McCormlck. "I have Just talked with the Now Hampshire Btato chair man, and Wilson carries New Uamp- suiro ay votes. ' Asked whether there would be a re count in New llnmnihlrr num. th chairman waived the matter aside wlthj ine remaric: "It Is unnecessary. "California Is ours." added McCor mlck. "The Republicans are conced ing It. "The fight Is still on In Minnesota, but Washington and North Dakota are won. We are still fighting for New Mexico." Seeks 'to Protect Counts. Concerning the steps taken by the Democratic national committee to pro tect the ballot boxes, he said: "We are organized to prevent crook jedneas, and get a fair count In all doubtful States. I do not care to spec ify those States." of the Federal machinery of tho-aidB.W c"rtl,1f ernmetirrwould be used In this cSTf"lh ,h,&i1Jn ? , "T5'. 1 situation Is being handled locally," ha-said. Th.e chapman, stated that the na tional committee has no intention of attempting to tabulate an estimate of the popular vote by States. baying that he had nothing to add regarding the vote. Republican Nat- (Contlnued on Twelfth Pag?.) BULGARIANS FALL BACK DQBRUDJA Retreating Forces Burn All Vil lages as They Pass Through Them. LONDON, Nov. . The Bulgarians are retiring along the whole Dobrudja front, wireless dispatches from Bucharest said this afternoon. Tho retreating forces are burning vit iates through which they are falling back. . Before retiring from Hlrsova tho Bul gars burned the town. t i i Germans Beaten Back oh Somme. Infantry Rush Broken Up By the French After Sharp Fighting, Says Paris. PARIS, Nov. 9. A German Infantry rush on the French forces at Sallllsel on the Somme front last night was broken up after sharp hand-to-hand fighting, according to the statement of the French war office today. Artillery action was continuous and heavy through tho night. The Germans betrayed nervousness In their curtaln-flrlng. U LATEST NEWS F DOUBTFUL STATES T TEH A California Returns Indicate Wil son Is Running Ahead By a Comfortable Margain. HUGHES LEADS IN N. MEXICO Complete re- Hughes 1.055. gives Wilson 7,287. Hughes, 4.515. NutiA countv rnmnletp. uIvph Wltiinn 3,085; Hughes 3.920. San Diego county, with only four small precincts missing, stands: Hughes 11,864. Wilson 16.659. The possibility that California may cast a divided vote In the Electoral College was discussed by politicians to. day. Under the law the thirteen candidates ror elector wno receive the largest vote wlllrgo to the Electoral College, regard- Electordl Vote Shotfn By ' Last Returns In Doubt California with 13 Minnesota with 12 New Mexico with. . . . 3 Total 28 Vote By States State Alabama 12 Arizona 3 Arkansas 9 California 13 Colorado 6 Connecticut .... 7 Delaware 3 Florida 6 Georgia 14 Idaho 4 Illinois 29 Indiana 15 Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 Louisiana -10 Maine 6 Maryland 8 Klec. Vote.AVIIson.IInghea 12 3 9 less of whether they all favor the some Airmmiamiiiimi isminau, 11 iirTimfttrfTA ftrThe high mah of ow set of IS eiec-I lut.l.... i e tors to be higher thnn the low man of MiCIllgan 15 6 6 14 4 10 13 10 8 G. CK P. CANDIDATE MUST CARRY BOTH BIG STATES TO WIN North Dakota and New Hampshire Both Swfng To President In Over-Night Re turns and Now He Needs Only Six More Electoral Votes To Triumph; 29 15 13 is-7roibo Massachusetts . . 1 8 '-- - -.-.- .-- - -a"'.-..: - . ..- i " ine aei or electors wnoso pany candl- MinnpcnH 1 1 date received the mnjorlty of the elec-' """l""1'1 ' toraj i votes 'Mississippi 10 Four years ago this happened. Wilson (. JO getting two electoral and Roosevelt ' mlSSOUTl 1 o California made no provision for her Montana 4 militiamen out of the State's limits to Nebraska 8 Los Anseles eountv: Oni ihnimnn.i ' Nevada 1 'ir is one hundred and ninety-four precincts v. un.n-u:,. a give Hughe. 130.9H, wiison ni.a. New Hampshire. 4 Hufrhe? TkM Load In Mln..- NCW JerSey -.. -I 4 BT. PAUL, Nov, 9.-Vith 47S precincts New MCXICO .... 3 missing; Hushes' lead Is 510 In the State. Mu YnrL- A ? The flcurea are! l'c JOIN J Hughes, 168709; Wilson. 16S.189. ST. PAUL. Nov. 9.-Unofflclal returns. with V& precincts missing, showed Hughes' ieaa reduced to 310. Weat Virginia Favors Hughes. WHEELING, W. Va.. Nov. 9,-HuKhes was leading Wilson by 2,370 In West Virginia In returns from 1,276 out of 1,713 precincts today. , The vote: Hughes, 110,177; Wilson. 107.M7. WHEELING, W. Va.. Nov. 9. Thnt West Virginia will go Republican by 1,000 was conceded by the secretary (Continued on Second Page.) California Still In Doubtful Class San Francisco Paper Wires Times That Result Cannqt Be Estn mated by Returns. AIR FIGHTERS ACTIVE ON SOUTHERN FRONT Austro-Italian Line Sees Battles nd Bomb-Dropping. BERLIN (via Sayvlllo), Nov. . Aerial activity has been notable on the Austro-Italian front during the past few days. One of several air raiders who dropped bombs without result on the towns of Rovlgno, Parenzo, and Cltta Nuova, was -shot down Into 'the sea by. Lieutenant Drekllc, the Vienna war oM nee reporiea. "Our air fighters," the report says, "successfully bombed military positions at Vermlgllano and Monfalcone, and re turned to their base." Roumanians Re-occupy ' Harsova, Border Town BUCHAREST, Nov. 8. Roumanian forces have re-occupied the border town of Harsova, the war office 'an nounced today. Early todny there was a report current In Washington and New York that the San Francisco Chronicle, a Republican publication, had conceded a Wilson victory In California. In answer, however, to a telegraphic query from The Washington Times, tho Chronicle denied the rumor. The following telegram was received about 1 p. m. San Francisco, Cal , Nov. 9. "Managing Editor of Tho Tlme: "The Chronicle Is not conceding Cali fornia to Wilson. Vote so close at this tlmo Impossible to venture estlmato of final result. "CHnONICLD NEWS BUREAU." North Carolina. 12 North Dakota... 5 Ohio 24 Oklahoma ....10 Oregon . , 5. Pennsylvania ..38 Rhode Island... 5 South Carolina. . 9 South Dakota... 5 Tennessee 2 Texas 20 Utah : 4 Vermont 4 Virginia 12 Washington .... p West Virginia... 8 'Wisconsin '13 Wyoming 3 10 18 4 8 3 4 12 5 24 10 14 45 5 38 5 12 20 4 12 7 260 8 13 Total Whole number of votes. Necessary for choice 266 243 .531 Compliments Times On Election Service To the Editor of The Times. Sir: Tho Times has demon strated again to the people of Washington, by its superb service in giving out the elec tion returns, its superiority to anything in the nature of a real newspaper in the Nation's Capital. It is a paper of the people, for the people, and de serves full and proper support at the hands of tho people. It is but just that this should be said, and as ono Washing ton business man, I give voice to my sentiments, and sincerely thank you. GEORGE t BRADLEY. Washington, D. C, Nov. 8. WILSON'S MARGIN IN NEWHAMPSHIRE100 ' NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-With both sides refusing to concede victory for the other, and with everybody at both headquarters making strenuous efforts to get exact information in the two States, the Democrats and Republicans at 2 o'clock this afternoon are fol lowing, precinct by precinct, the count in California and Minnesota, knowing that in those States the elec tion of a President of the United States will be settled. Woodrow Vilson will be the next President if he wins California. Charles E. Hughes must carry both California and Minnesota to win. . On the face of the returns at 2 o'clock Minnesota apparently has gone Republican, but by the narrow- . stf sort of plurality which the uncounted soldier vote may wipe out. California probably will settle the most exciting Presidential contest since 1876. WILSON STILL LEADS. California leans toward Wilson. In the early returns this morning, with 400 precincts missing, Wil son led by more than 4,300 votes. The missing'precincts were declared to be largely Republican precincts, and this was evidenced when the next report at 1 o'clock showed that with only 336 precincts missing, Wilson's plurality had been re duced to 3,533. Wilson still was leading, however, by more than ten votes to a precinct, and the political sharps here were uncertain whether Hughes could make such gains in the remaining precincts as to wipe out this Wilson lead. As matters stood at 1 o'clock Wilson had 260 votes in the Electoral College. This was an increase of nine votes over night, his gain being made up by the five votes from North Dakota and the four votes from New Hampshire. The latter State turned topsy turvy over night, going from 161 for Hughes on the unofficial count, to 93 for Wilson on the semi-official report given out by the secretary of state of New Hampshire. NORTH DAKOTA TO WILSON. In North Dakota the overnight returns showed such a sweep to Wilson that early this morning the State was trans ferred to the Democratic column. West Virginia and Oregon, which were counted last night as doubtful, both showed up this morning with con siderable gains for Hughes, such as to leave little room for doubt that the Republicans had carried them. New Mexico is very uncertain, with the indications seeming to be, that Hughes will win. He had a small lead at 1 o'clock. Hughes with his 243 electoral votes can win without CONCOHD, N. II., Nov. 9.-Edward J. Bean, the Republican secretary of state, said today: "Tho official vote of New Hampshire Is yet to bo received from sixty towns of the State. Unofficial returns navo been received from these mlsslnn towns." With the vote of the State completo except for t. -se sixty towns, and basins his figures on tho unofficial reports from them. Bean said a lead ot 100 was indi cated for President Wilson. If l i 1 A m.9 Hampshire has 'gone one' way or the I New Mexico if he gets both California and Minnesota. may upsot tho present figures. The States voto might awing on the final official reports from some village." When the sixty towns are heard from, New Hampshire's voto will bo complete, as tho militiamen of the State now on tho border did not voto. No provision waa mado for permitting the guards men to cast their ballots. NEW YOIUC, Nov. 9. The tloher at noon sent out the-following: "The Republican secretary of state of New Hampshire today officially notified Republican headquarters that tho com plete compilation of the votes of that State gives New Hampshire to Wilson by 93 votes. The Republican managers Immediately transferred New Hamp shire on their list of claimed States from Hughes to the Wilson column." Wilson can win without New Hampshire if he gets California, or he could win without both New Hampshire and North Dakota if he got both California and New Mexico. RECOUNT SEEMS CERTAIN. An exceedingly important development is the fact that both sides are prepared already to demand a recount of the vote in close States and districts. Such recounts may delay the final result for weeks. These recounts are not to be sought necessarily on the ground that there was fraud. The mere suspicion of errors