Democrats claim substantial house majority in post election results
The article reports Democratic gains across Congress with House majority shrinking from about 140 to roughly 25 while the Senate tilt fairing between Democrats and Republicans. It notes key district outcomes in North Carolina Colorado Kansas and Wisconsin and mentions Nevada and Illinois battles still unresolved.
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Charles F. Thomas
Hubert Works
Newlands
Francis F. McGovern
Paul A. Hasting
Wisconsin
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Turkey and Britain at War as Mehmed Cherif Decries Action
Reports from Paris and London confirm Britain and Turkey are at war after Turkish forces under German officers engage hostile acts. Turkish ambassador Tewfik Pasha leaves for Constantinople as massed Turkish corps threaten frontiers. The French envoy Mehmed Cherif Pasha condemns the Turkish step as a death sentence. King George signs the proclamation in Buckingham Palace.
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German Army Retreat From Poland Reaches Warthe Front
Reports from Petrograd and London describe a major German withdrawal in Poland during the past two weeks. The line along the Warthe now lies over 75 miles west of the Vistula with Lodz Piotrokow Radom and Kielce recaptured by Russians.
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Russian Telegram Claims Prussian Front Losses and Minor Russian Advances
A Petrograd dispatch to Havas reports heavy German casualties on the East Prussian front with only eighty men in some units. It says a detachment of forty Cossacks captured forty enemy and took an officer and twelve men prisoner after a raid near the East Prussian frontier. Berlin counters that Russians have not recently taken German prisoners and no German machine guns were reported lost.
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Liverpool Cotton Exchange Partly Opens Tomorrow
Liverpool officials announce partial reopening of the cotton market tomorrow with restricted futures trading for May-June American and January Egyptian deliveries. A minimum price will be set by directors, and all transactions must be reported and officially quoted. Only sales in liquidation of old business are allowed and all contracts require classification to the associations.
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Bombardment of Tsing Tau Presses On as Forts Fall
Tokyo reports the bombardment of Tsing Tau continues vigorously and Japanese forces have taken small forts. A German counterattack on the night of November 3 hindered operations briefly, but the attackers are said to be closing in. Shells hit streets and the powerhouse was destroyed. An officer and twenty soldiers were captured on November 4.
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Sherman Defeats Sullivan in Illinois Voting
Republican Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman wins re election in Illinois by about 6000 votes over Democrat Roger C. Sullivan. Returns show rural precincts split, with Sherman predicting a 10000 vote plurality while Sullivan claims the official tally will favor him.
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Local Weather Update For Deep South Tonight And Friday
Fair skies prevail across Alabama and Mississippi with little temperature change tonight and Friday. Forecast calls for dry conditions and light winds in both states through the period.
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Fate of Mab M Gowan in hands of jury
The fate of Mrs. Florence McGowan rests with the jury after four hours of counsel arguments. Testimony ended yesterday and prosecutors led with a strong appeal. McGowan testified for two hours amid gruelling cross examination and displayed emotion but remained composed, with advisers split on expected verdict. Continued on Page Eleven.
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Woman Suffrage Wins in Two States on Tuesday
Chicago reports show woman suffrage carried in Nevada and Montana with possible gains in two others. Nebraska and Missouri votes favored suffrage less, while North and South Dakota likely defeated it. Leaders say Missouri’s strong showing could influence the South and prompt future elections.
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Germany Breaks Treaty With U S, Bacon Says
Robert Bacon former secretary of state said Germany’s invasion of Belgium breaches the 1st and 2nd Hague articles protecting neutral territory, arguing the Hague treaties cannot be discarded as scraps of paper and insisting on formal protest and respect for existing pacts.
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Russian general staff reports attack near Ardost in Caucasia
Petrograd reports from the Russian general staff that a Russian column suddenly attacked the enemy near Ardost, sixteen miles south of Kars, in Caucasia. The note ends with a continuation on Page Eleven.
Six Die In Fire At Manhattan Lodging House
Six men burned to death in a four story lodging house fire on Eighth avenue New York. Fifty residents slept inside when the blaze started. Firemen rescued many, carrying forty four to the street while others were felled by smoke. The six victims lay charred on bed springs and could not be identified. Fire escape rescues and perilous ledge crawl were reported.
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Eighth Avenue
Pits Dug by the British Cause Terrible Losses
The Chronicle reports a Bannock burn style ruse used by the British in the Veer battle. Deep pits 25 yards in front of trenches were concealed with branches and turf, drawing German attackers to their deaths as they fell in. Survivors were crushed, bayoneted, or shot, with a shell obliterating one pit.
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German Retreat Is Suspected in Belgian Front
Belgian government reports progress near Lombaertzyde toward the Yser between Saint George Capelle and Tervaete but says advances are hindered by poor roads and flooded ground. They report constant harassment by enemy infantry and machine-gun fire.
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British Viewpoint on Warship Fate and German Off Chile
London reports uneasy mood as Britain awaits word on warships in the Pacific after a Sunday clash with a German fleet off Chile. Optimists see signs of German exhaustion, while debate continues on whether Germany will renew attacks on the French coast or attempt a southern route to the channel.
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