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VOL. 123. NO. 114.
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guaso-Rnmaniam Forces Are
k. Hammering Away at the
Troops of General
Mackensen.
SERBIAN LINK IN DANGER
rate Struggle for Possession of
Bridge That Crosses
the Danube at
Cernavoda.
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[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, NOT. 11.—The great bat
tle between
RUSBO-Rumanian
There is still some doubt here as to
the sharp fiehtlng about Predeal. Both
sides claimed the advantage. The Ber
lin statement admitted the Transyl
vanian Rumanian armies adopted a
strong offensive, but that all attacks
were repulsed. Petrograd advices
said the Rumanians have all but com
pleted envelopment of the Teutonic
left flank.
In the territory about Dornavatra
id the Carpathian mountains, Russian
troops, according to Berlin, have de
veloped a powerful offensive. The Ber
lin announcement attaches much im
portance to their claim that terrific
Austrian counter attacks have chased
the Slavs from heights they took by
storm in three days of lighting ending
Friday. The menace a Russian
victory would be to General Falken-!an
hayn's rear at this point, has led to
the belief that the Teuton armies will
make a desperate stand.
General BrusilofTs armies. Berlin
advices say today, were subjected to
a series of ferocious wave attacks
north of Baranovichi, where heavy
fighting is going on for possession of
railway lines which connect with
Mink to the northeast and with Stru
tten to the southeast of Baranovichi,
•t was at this point that Berlin report
fid heroic achievements by soldier
onder Major General Von Wyna and
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Headquarters Are
Abandoned,
While Republi­
Quarters Are Gloomy.
tBy George Martin. United Press Staff
Correspondent]
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—The elec
tion's over, but the inquest isn't
Vance McCormlck has lost inteflsst in
Jhe coroner's verdict and gone home,
leaving William Wlllco* to sit up with
the body and hear the evidence If he
wants to.
One brilliant New York reporter to
day is still smarting from the demo
cratic chairman's comeback to his pre
teature ittquisitlveness.
"What," asked £he reporter, "do
Ton expect to get now that Wilson has
the victory?"
"A great deal—'' said McCormlck,
of deep."
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and Mackensen's troops In the Dub
rudja for possession of the bridge that
crosses the Danube at Cernavoda con
tinues. Advices today from Bucha
rest, Petrograd and. Berlin regarding
yesterday's fighting emphasize this
conflict as the most Important opera
tion of the day oh the many of the
fronts. Occupation pt the Dunreav
station, about two miles due west of
Cernavoda, was,claimed toy Petrograd
and not denied from Berlin, appears
to have giv«jnjt}ie 81«.vonlc armies at
least a temporaryadtantage In their
efforts to press or envelop Gener
al Mackensen'sbe«rK.flank
left which rests
en the Danube. Military experts here
say a SI&v success at this point would
change the complexion of the Dobrud
ja front materially, with great disad
vantage to the Teutons.
Russians are reported in strong
force about Cernavoda. They are re
ported hurriedly bringing up artillery
for a final smash.
Beports.of sanguinary fighting in
thin sector appear to be bcJrtle out by
other reports to.Petrograd of hun
dreds of dead picked up in the terri
tory from which, Mackensen's forces
have been hamme'red back.
3 -f 9
HO SISNS OF
OISAFPOINTMENT
Governor Hughes, is Just as
Unconcerned Now as He
Was Before His
Nomination.
WILL TAKE LONG BEST
President Wilson Likewise Is Worn
Out With the Campaign and
8everal Days of
Doubt.
i.By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent.]
MSW YORK, Nov. 11.—Outwardly,
at least, Chas. Evans Hughes isn't
showing any signs of dl6«ppolntment
over indication that he has just lost
out on the biggest Job in America. The
man who said two days before the
election—"K I am elected—as I ex
pect to be"—and said it with convic
tion ringing in his voice—was just
as imperturbably unconcerned as
when a short six months ago he sat on
the bench of the supreme court of the
United States in judicial calm. There
was no doubt that Hughes was greatly
moved Wednesday when after he had
gone to bed Tuesday night convinced
he was elected, he awakened to find
his opponent chosen. But today he
had no signs of discomposure or dis
appointment
No one has been a' greater factor In
maintaining a smooth 'balance In the
Hughes camp than Mrs. Hughes,—her
husband's advisor, comforter and con
stant companion In all the hard work
of^the campaign. One thing that*.
Hughes has told his Mends warmed'
his heart greatly, was the handsome
majority which his own home state
of New Tork accorded him.
Neither Hughes nor his personal
staff have yet conceded Wilson's elec
tion. They are waiting for the offi
cial count They are particularly in
terested in the enormous Increase of
the California vote and it Is Bald a
quiet investigation is under way into
this. y,
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes probably will
remain at the Astor hotel for several
days and then depart to some quiet
spot nearby for rest It is probable
they will go to Mont Claire where
Hughes rested between several of his
campaign tours.
Wilson Also Needs Rest
[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent]
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Nov. 11.
—Glad the election is over. Presi
dent Wilson today took the first com
plete rest he has had since the open
ing of the campaign. During the day
he drove through the hUls and
planned to see a part at least of the
football game this afternoon between
Williams and the State agricultural
college. He will leave this afternoon
at 5:00 p. m. for Rhine Ciffs where he
boards the Mayflower for a cruise
down the Hudson. He expects to
come ashore Sunday for church and
auto ride. He will leave that aft
ernoon for Washington.
The president's friends are strong
ly urging him to take an extended
cruise on the Mayflower or go away
somewhere for a couple of weeks rest
before taking up official duties and
launching his contemplated- program
in congress. They say the strain of
the campaign has prevented him from
getting the rest he needed at Shadow
Lawn. The president has made no
definite program. He is delighted at
the prospect of having a working ma
jority in congress. Immediate action
will be urged on certain matters at
the first meeting of congress.
ELECTION INQUEST HELD
ES WITH CORONER ASLEEP
It Is a question whether Chairman
Willcox will get even that for days
and days. Old John Glodm who ran
himself bowlegged all week trying to
decide which of the two chairmen to
stay with, was stretched out all over
Willcox' sanctum today.
The only cheerful thing about re
publican headquarters Is the decora
tions. Nobody has even troubled to
efface the picture of Uncle Sam lift
ing the old flag out of the dust for
Hughes. They have even suffered to
remain untouched the merry quip:
"Elect Bill Jones for sheriff. He
kept you out of Jail."
As for democratic national head
quarters with its staff of 300 and Its
entire office building floor full of ma-(
bogany rurnltnre, nothing remams
•but the air of victory. Like the last!
vestige of democratic dqubt as to
Wilson's election, the big place vanish
ed over night and today the white
walled rooms are as empty as a ditch
digger's stomach at si* •P- n.
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Attacks on French Positions
South of the Gomme Were
Repulsed With
FIVE AEROPLANES HIT
Russian Fleet Takes Part in Fight
ing In the Dobrudja, Bom
barding Rumanian
Seaport.
[United Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Nov. 11.—The Germai#
sustained serious losses when they
were repulsed in attacks on French
positions south of the Somme in the
vicinity of D9niecourt, the war ofllce
announced today.
'"We maintained all our ground,'
the statement said.
"North of the Somme, there were
spirited artillery duels in the region
of Les Bouefs and Sailly-Salllisel.
French aviators brought down five
German aeroplanes. Two were de
stroyed by Aviator Guynemer, mak
ing the total of enemy machines
brought down by him twenty-one."
Fleet Takes Part.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 11.—The Rus
sian fleet has come to the aid of
the Slavonic armies which are fight
ing in the Dofcrudja. An official an
nouncement from the war office to
day, said the fleet has heavily bom
barded the Rumanian seaport of Con
Btanza, inflict!
as great damage.
Constanza Id almost due east of
Cernavoda wnere vicious fighting Is
now going on between great Russian
And Teutonic forces for possession ot
the big Danube bridge. German Gen
eral Von Mackensen's left wing rests
on the Danube near Cernavoda. His
right wing is on the Black sea near
Constanza.
British Take Trench.
LONDON, Nov. 11.—British troops
in the face of terrific barrage lire
last night stormed and captured the
eastern portion of the important Re
gina trench, a portion of which they
had taken October 21, General Haig
reported to the war office today.
The report said the British have,
secured their new position.
Mackensen in Retreat.
ROMS3. Nov. 11.—General Macken
sen's retreat in the Dobrudja from po
sitions about Cernavoda continues,
wereless reports from Bucharest said
today. great lire 1s raging in the
direction of Cernavoda, leading to the
belief that the Teutons fired the city
before evacuating it. The Bulgarian
population ot Dobrudja Is reported
fleeing to the Bulgarian border.
New Governor General.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
HALIFAX. N. S„ Nov. 11.—The
Duke of Devonshire arrived here to
day and was sworn In as Canada's
governor general.
Quiet Cotton Market
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—Cotton
moved within a narrow range in a
quiet cotton market today. Some
futures made simall sain.
anb Coiuetftution^BcmotraL
V^t KEOKUK, IOWA, SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 1916
Demand an InVfJtigation
of High/post of Living
Miners Ask President Wil^ for Relief From What They
Charge is Unfair, Illegal Speculations
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nor. 11.—The office of the state mine workers, through their ex
ecutive board, today sent messages to President Wilson demanding national and state in
vestigations of the high cost of living.
Representing 50,000 miners,, the resolutions declare the high cost of living is caused
by "unfair and illegal speculations in food stuffs and, other necessary commodities, there
by causing actual hunger and distress in families where the breed winner is steadily em
ployed."
REFUGEES
MEXICAN CITIES
Wealthy Residents of Cfiihua,
hua and Juarez Are Flee
ing to American Side
of Border.
BRING FURNITURE ALSO
Rumors That Villa and His Band of
Outlaws Ars Planning
an Attack' onr
Town.
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
EJL PASO, Texas, Nov. ll.—The
hurried exodus of wealthy residents
of Chihuahua City and Juarez to the
American side of the border continued
today In spite of the fact that con
firmation of the report of the capital
city being evacuated Is lacking^
Eflarly this morning, ten truck loads
of trunks and furniture of well-to-do
native from Chihuahua and Juarez
.v.v
were
being brought to the internation-

te1
pa3sei over lnto tbe
States-
Rumors that Villa bandits headed
by General Quevedo, yesterday burned
the railway station at Gallego, about
125 miles south of here, increased the
fear that another raid would be made
on Juarez. Another outlaw band
burned the station at Aldama on the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient rail
way.
ENTIRE CABINET
WILL RESIGN
But the Only One Who Will Really
Mean It, Will be Secretary of
War Baker.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Custom
decrees that every member of Presi
dent Wilson's cabinet formally resign
on March 4—but the indication today
was that every present member of the
president's official family except one
will take this course in a perfectly per
functory manner, knowing In advance
the president won't accept the resig
nation. The one exception is Newton
D. Baker, secretary of war. It is known
he will hand in his-resignation and
mean it.
The president has plenty of time In
which to make up his mind on Baker's
succesdor, but gossip here Inclined to filled of election
Job Lane now holds.
Judge's Hsnds Tied,
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.—Federal Judge
Landis today denied a petition of
mandamus filed by the Airdale Coal
Co., to force the Saata Fe railway and
other railway companies to supply
them with sufficient coal -cars to ship
the coal on hand.
In denying the petition. Judge Lan
dis said:
"My hands are tied. The supreme
court is now hearing some of these
cased, and until a decision is made
there I cannot act"
Judge Andis said that the law pro
vides it shall be the duty of the rail
way companies to supply cars and to
return them.
Flourishing woman's clubs now
exist in Mianlla. Cavite sad other
jiriBiHwi at th* Phlltrmlaaa.
mm
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Jeannette Rankin Hunts Bean
in Snow for Pastime, So
Not Afraid of
v" «T*
ABLE TO SEW AND COOK
Montana Pioneer's Daughter Expects
to Make Herself Heard When
She Goes to the
Capital.
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—"Jean
nette's the best stump speaker
ALONG DANVBE
ID
Montana, and believe me she will lead
Refugees reaching the border lastf
night stated that a Mexican courier the men's section of congress a merry
sent from the capital ten days ago to I little two-step/
learn the fate of the Americans at
Parral had not returned.
This Is Jessie Hardy Stubbs, a
prominent suffrage worker's estimate
of Jeannette Rankin, elected by Mon
tana to be the first congresBwoman
in the United States. Suffrage work
ers are happy over the Montana hap
pening.
"How Is Jeannette running?" was
the question with which they bom
barded the United Press all through
the hours from Tuesday night until
Friday night.
"She's a good fellow," Miss Stubbs
said, "just a normal American girl
who sat beside her brothers at col
lege and studied the same sociology
and economics. Therefore her psy­|
chology is pretty much the same. She
spoke often at street meetings here.
Nobody could get a crowd more quick
ly or hold one longer. She is young,
attractive, .bright and intelligent look
ing. She enjoyed being heckled by
the crowds as she always had a good
come back."
When suffragists came from all sec
tions in 1913 bearing petitions to con
gress, Miss Rankin made her trip by
auto, making speeches all the way.
She got here hoarse, but happy and
went to work lobbying.
"Somebody in our family has to
come to congress," said Miss Rankin
when she departed for home to make
the race. She referred to the fact
that her brother, Wellington Rankin,
of Helena, Montana, had narrowly
some years ago.
the belief that he would move Secre- jsa Rankin started out to make a
tary of Interior Lane tQ the war port-1 living as a social worker after gradu
folio and put some westerner on the atlng from the University of Minne-
sota and the school ot philanthropy
In New York. Then she went to work
as a pafd field secretary for the suf
fragists and spoke in nearly' every
state. She got a big share of the
credit for putting Montana in the
mora she can make her
Further-
own clothes
and her family says she Is a good
cook.
Energetic Campaigner.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Nov. 11.—"I am
going to Washington to represent the
women and chlldren« of the west—to
work for an eight hour day for wom
en and for laws providing that women
shall be paid the same wages as men
for equal amounts of work."
CALIFORNIA IS
11116 TO EXPLAIN
Failure to go for Republican
Candidate Has Stirred up
Tempest Among
Politicians.
NOT FAULT OF HUGHES
Leaders Will Not Abandon ftspe Until
Official Count of Ballots
Has Bsen
Made.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
SiAN FRANOISOO. Nov. 11.—Until
the official canvass of the vote In all
counties In California has been com
pleted. the republican leaders In the
state will not abandon hope that
Charles Brans Hughes may receive
at least some of Callifornda's thirteen
electoral votes.
In the face of returns from aH hut
a few scattering remote precinct*
wlhlch gave President Wllaotn a lead
of about four thousand, Cheater H.
Rowell, republican state ohalrman,
and his associates made this state
meat today. They stated that while
they did not deny the general ac
curacy of the unofficial counts, the
Importance of California In determ
ining the whole national eleoiton
made it the port of wisdom to with
hold final judgment
Meantime a veritable tempest has
been stirred up In California circles
by the toss of the state to the demo
crats. Chairman Rtowell in a state
ment published today declared that
HugheB was 'defeated because he had
failed to* convince a. large minority of
progressives that he was tihs man
who should lead them.
"Incidents of the trip of Hughes to
California/' he said, "when he was
prevented reoognizing Governor Hir
am Johnson of* being recognized by
progressive leaders, was the climax
of the situation here." Rowell added
that Governor Hughes himself was
personally blameless In this connec
tion, saying those who managed his
trip here were responsible.
The .progressive leaders faithful
ly supported Hughes," he said, "and
succeeded In inducing the majority of
the progressives to follow theun. but
the minority, added to the labor vote
and the pacifists women's Vote,
turned the tide far Wilson."
One newspaper quotes Rowell as
declaring that from now oh the west
will dominate the nation's politics.
Replying to newspaper stories that
Hughes' "snubbing of Governor John
son" had defeated Hiughe® for the.
presidency, William H. Crocker, re
publican national committeeman, who
was mainly in charge of Hughes' Cal
ifornia tour, declared that there had
never been any snub. He asserted
that he personally had Invited John
Son to accompany him to the Oregon
line to greet Hughes, but that Jolm
son had declined to go.
General (Harrison Gray Otis' Los
Angele« Times today published an
editorial declaring that Hughes was
"doulble crossed by the treachery of
the Johnson machine" and that this
machine "had stuck a knife into
Hughes and shamelessly flouted him."
Ready to Start Home.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 11
With her cargo said to be worth half
a million stowed safely aboard, the
German submarine Deutschland ex
pected at any time to begin her trip
home. Reports today said she would
begin her dash within forty-eight
hours.
Ten Million Dollars for Insti
tution to Excel Those of
Berlin and Vienna.
[United Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO. Nov. 11.—Work of rais
ing $2,600,000 to complete the funds
for one of the world's lareegt medical
schools to be organized at the Uni
versity of Chicago, beeran today. This
is the last lap in the promotion of the
gigantic medical school to cost close
to J10.000.000. The school will excel
the
PTeat
1
Miss Jeannette (Rankin, newly
elected republican con gres
swoman
from Montana was sewing as she said
this today.
Even aiter entering politics, she re-
(Continued on page 2)
institutions of Berlin and
Vienna, educators say, and will lead
I a great social attack on disease.
President Harry .Pratt Judson, of
the University of Chicago, and Dr.
Abraham Flexner. of the general edu
cation board in New York announced
the plan of the new school which Is to
Include a consolidation of Rush Medi
cal college. Sprague Memorial hospit­
fji
THE WEATHER
Snow and colder. Local temp
—7 p. m. 43 7 a.m. 35.
TEN PAGES
Hughes Wants the Election afr
Wilson Confirmed Before
He Will Admit His
Defeat.
MIGHT BE A MISTAKE*
No Contests or Govt Action If
Final figures Are Sams as
the Unofficial
Totals.
[By Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent]
NBW TORK, Nov. 11.—Charles!
IBvana Hughes will let his telegram of
congratulations to Woodrow Wilson
await the official count of the votes In
California, New Mexico, North Dakota,
New Hampshire, and possible one or
two other states.
If the official count confirms the
Wilson victory, apparent now, It is the
republican nominee's wish—and he is
the one, who, being mainly concerned,
has the final say—that there he no
contest or court proceedings.
The reason the republicans still are
unwilling- to-eencede defeat Is that la,
the five states whose vote Is still in
complete a change of 8,000 votes might
mean a shift in the tide of victory
from Wilson to Hughes. Errors In
volving several thousand votes fre
quently are discovered In recounts.
The republicans hold they very easily
may have been made In the excite
ment of tabulating results of one of
the closest elections in American po
litlcal history.
In round figures, unofficial returns
show Wilson's lead In California about
3,300 in New Mexico, about 2,300 In
North Dakota, about 1,800 in Minne
sota, Hughes' lead about ffOO (with
the soldier vote still to be counted)
while In New Hampshire there is less
than 100 margin for Wilson. The
electoral vote of these states where
the margin is less than 8,000 votes,
totals -37. Hughes now has 247 votes In
the electoral college, about which there
is little doubt. The republicans figure
Minnesota will also be his, bringing
his total to 255. That Is eleven less
than the 266 majority required in the
electoral colleee. If a recount should
show New Hampshire republican,
bringing the republican total to 259
and Hughes should gain several of
California's electoral vabSa on a splift
of electors, possible under the stato
laws, h« would arrive at the place
where North Dakota's five votes, of
New Mexico's three recounted and
found republican might put him over*
instead of Wilson.
The endless conference of repubW*
can managers were \BttH on today.
There were a few recriminations as
to what the victorious democrats
faceticiously referred to as "the
wake," proceeded at the republican
headquarters, 'but for the most part
the leaders were planning reorganize*
tion of the party—and beginning al«
ready to look forward to 1920. Ona
thing that gave cause for Joy was that
the democratic majority in the house
of representatives has been swept
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WORLD'S GREATEST SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE AT CHICAGO
al, the Presbyterian hospital, the pres.
ent medical school of the University
of Chicago and several affiliated insti
tutions. The project has been pending
since the founding of Chicago uni
versity in 1892. It was the dream of
the late Wm. Laney Harper, first pres
ident of the university.
In addition to the $2,600,000 to be
raised, the new school will receive
$1.000,000 from the Rockefeller foun«
dtion fund. $1,000,000 from the gener
al education board and a site provid
ed by the University of Chicago.
Three lines of activity will be follow
ed. Under graduate instruction in
medicine given will equal that of any
school in the country. Dr. Judson said.
Post graduate and research work and
training of men to do original inves
tigating into the causes of disease will
be the second object of the school.
The institution will also be the center
of a lartre movement to teach the peo
ple right methods of living. Two
years probabiv will be required to at*
ganize the Mifcu

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