Power,u! Aust ro-German Ho.u D on jfe HARRISBURG ifSjpli TELEGRAPH Jok ®lj t Star-3niicpcubcnt ' LXXXVI— No. 267 16 PAGES KEISTER WINS FOR MAYOR IT IS BELIEVED Official Vote Required to Decide Election Finally, but In dications Point Strongly to Keister; Lynch, Hassler, Gross and Burtnett Win For Council; Eckinger Cer tainly Elected; City and County Sweepingly Repub lican, but One Democrat Being Elected; Boyer,Baer and Witman School Directors JUDGE h. .1. >l. McCarrell (incom plete) 13,540 MAYOR George A. Hoverter 5,697 Daniel L. Kcistcr 5,705 COUNCILMEX (44 Districts) Charles W. Burtnett 5,809 DeWitt A. Fry 3,735 Edward Gross ((,126 Samuel F. Hasslcr 6,393 William E. Lynch 6,49"> Edward 1,. Hinkcnbach 4,281 John K. Royal 5,051 Cliarles E. Spleer 4,H78 COUNCIL (Unexpired Term) Fred L. Morgcnthalcr 0,23 X John G, Marks 3,868 PROTHOXOTARY Charles E. Pass (R. & W.) City 0,800 County 5,750 | Totals 12,610 I J. Dress Pannell (D. & P.) City 1,0571 County 2,700 | Totals 6,820 COX TROLLER Henry W. (iougli (11., P., W.) City 7,702 County 0,200 Totals 13.068 William E. lSurgoon (D.) City 2.908 County 2,249 Totals 5,217 COROXER Jacob Ecklnger (R. * W.) City 1,774 . County 5,369 % Totals 10,143 a. Willis llartman (I). & I'.) City 6.550 County 3,520 Totals 10,070 SCHOOL. DIRECTOR Cameron 1.. Ilaer (R.) 5,179 llarry A. lloycr (R.. P., W.) . • 5,985 W. Frank W itman (R.. P. W.) 7,343 4'liarles E. Emerlek (D.) 4,390 Samuel T. Kinsinger (D.) . . . . S. "'] Edwaid Moesleln (D.. P., W.) 4,847 George A. Herring (S.) 'll F. Marzolf (S.) 3.>9 Samuel H. lane (P.) DIRECTOR OF POOR Miller (It. anl W.) City <>•! County 5,953 Totals 12,002 Partliemore (l>.) t'lty 4.641 County • • Totals 7,471. JURY COMMISSIONER Hoffman (R., W.) City County J'JJJ Ttals 13,355 Gctael (I>.) citv County i 2.387 Totals ■ 6,13.$ ALDERMEN ELECTED Tenth Ward C. J. Householder (R.) .... <3l H. Thomas Hollahan (1>) . . 513 Twelfth Ward James DeSliong (R.) |L Joseph Van Camp (D.) >"' Fourteenth Ward George L. Smith C. E. Welsh 1 For the first time in years Ilarris burg was not exactly sure within twenty-four hours after an election who had been chosen Mayor, but on tlie face of the returns In band and with a few camps to hear from, ex- Kepresentative Daniel L. Keister has a lead over Alderman George A. Hov erter of eight votes. This includes the returns from all districts in Har risburg and Camp Hancock and Fort Oglethorpe. The returns from Camp Meade arrived at theProthono tary's office by mail to-day and under the seal may not be broken until to-morrow noon when the official count starts. Camps Lee and Grant and Fort Niagara, where there are said to be a scattering of Harrisburg voters are yet to beard from. Mr. Keister's friends were very jubilant to-day and said that they regarded his election as absolutely certain. Alderman lloverter's friends, on the other hand, asserted that the> would not give up the fight until the official vote has been counted by the court and all the soldier vote in eluded. It Is pointed out by them that at Camp Meade are located a dozen or more young officers >vith voting residences in this city, ut THE WEATHER For Harrlnburg and vlelaltyi Fair to-nlKlit nnd Thumdnyj not much rhaiiKr In temperature, lonl to-nlKht übout 35 dr uret'M. For Hniitern Pennsylvania! Fair to-night nnd Thursday, ilttk I'hnnice In tnnptrnlurfi modrt ute north wluds. Temperutnrei H a, m., 38. Suni Hlxvk, oi4l n. m.t net*, 4i54 p. in. Moon i New moon, November 14. Illver Stone: 3.7 feet above low- Hater mark. very few. if any. enlisted men from Harrisburg. Efforts to get unofficial returns from Camp Meade on the mayoralty were unavailable. Uoth the Mayoralty candidates are Republicans and all of the Coun cilmen elected yesterday are of the same political faith, so that for the first time since the adoption of the Clark commission government act the Republicans are in complete con trol of the whole municipal govern ment. The successful candidates for City Council are: City Commission ers William H. Ijynch and E. Z. Gross, who were re-elected on their birthday: Dr. Samuel F. Hassler, former County Treasurer and one time candidate for Mayor, ran second on the list of candidates, and Charles W. Burtnett, the fourth man to be elected trimmed John K. Royal. ex- Mayor. ex-Protlionotary, ex-City Treasurer. The Republicans carried the School Hoard tight with little difficulty, Harry A. Boyer was re-elected lth Cameron L. Haer and W. Frank Wit man as his colleagues. Mr. Witman celebrated his victory by going bear hunting to-day far into the wilds of Clinton county. The only other local contest of any account was between Alderman James H. DeShong for re-election in the Twelfth ward, and "TTncle .Toe" Van Camp, a former police officer. DeShong was re-elected after a hot fight. Judge S. J. M. McCarrell was re elected judge without any opposition and by an extremely large compli mentary vote. , Erklnger Re-elected As County Controller, Henry W. Hough was re-elected in a canter and [Continued on Page B.] 'Butch' McDevitt Halts Vote; Court Fires Him Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 7.—Defy ing court and election officers, John Jay ("Butch") McDevitt, "million aire for a day!" held up the election in the Fifth districa of the Thir teenth ward in this city yesterday un til noon, turning hundreds of citizens away from the polls. The four judges of Luzerne county court gave more than three hours to discussion of McDevitt's right to serve as a clerk of election and could find no means of removing him, al though other officials of the board refused to serve with him, and citi zens refused to vote while the hu morist held his official place. Judge Straus called McDevitt a "buffoon" who had advertised to the world his sale of an elective honor and had ridiculed the citizens of Wyoming valley. But it was not un til discovery was made that Patrick Duffy, an inspector, who had ap pointed McDevitt his clerk, is an em ploye of the city, that the court en banc settled the matter by ousting Duffy and automatically eliminating McDevitt. British Capture City of Gaza, in Palestine By Associated I'ress London, Nov. 7. —The British have captured the city of Gaza, in Pales tine the war office announces. The British have made ail ai vance of nine miles, carrying Hie. vhole Turkish system of defenses in this legion and capturing two towns in addition to Gaza. A furthet' advance also has been mr.de north of Beersheba, a town 11 miles above that city having been captured. The new British offensive in r.ifestine is being developed along a front extending eastward from the Mediterranean coast. C:iza is 30 miles north of the Egyptian border, near the coast. It is about 30 miles southwest of Beersheba, which the British captured a few days ago and fifty miles •southwest of Jerusalem. COL. ROOSEVELT REGRETS MAYOR MITCHEL'S DEFEAT Oyster Bay. N. Y., Nov. 7.—Com menting on the returns i the New York City vote, which showed the election of Judge Hylan, Theodore Koosevelt said last night: "I exceedingly regret Mr. Mttchel's I defeat. 1 uni very much pleased that Merton E. Lewis was elected Attor ney General of the state of New York und that Schuyler Merritt was elect ed Congressman in the Bridgeport district of Connecticut." MENNOXITE . ENLISTS A triumph for the recruiting propaganda being carried on in the Harrisburg district was the enlist ment in Lancaster yesterday of a man from the Mennontte colony there. The man, whose name is withheld for personal reasons, en listed in the Hospital Corps. He enlisted after listening to speech lor recruits by Sergeant Yingst, of Lan caster. TO VISIT FRENCH CVMPS By Associated I'ress London, Nov. 7.—United States Senators William S. Kenyon, of lowa, and John B. Kendrick, of Wyoming, have left for France to visit the camp of the American ex peditionary Arflay and the British and French battle fronts. FOR AMERICA AN NO NORTH, NO SOUTH, BUNCO MEN FOR '22-KA Reily Street Second-Hand Dealer Victimized by Three Confidence Workers Who Leave Brass That Passed Faked Tests Three confidence men working one of the boldest bunco games in recent years have succeeded in rob bing H. Goldstein, a second-hand furniture and clothing dealer, of 326 Rcilv street, of $613. The police to day are looki'if,' for the' men. two of v.-iicm are described by Mr Gold stein rs beinK very well dressail. To get the money, the one of the men worked for a week to win the good will of the victim calling in his two accomplices at the last min ute. In return Goldstein lias a small box of brass and tin. More than a week ago the first confluence man came to the Gold stein store. He asked to buy an BOYS AIDING IN Y. M. C. A. DRIVE FOR WAR FUND Interest Steadily Growing in Joint Campaign With Y. W. C. A. Boys of Harrisburg are much in terested in the vital subject of con tributing to the M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. War Fund. They are en thusiastically working on a new plan evolved by campaign leaders, whereby each boy will earn ten dol lars and give it to the fund, to ful fill their pledge. The fact that this sum must be earned, is interesting them more than any other thing, for it gives recognition of their earning capacities. Arch H. Dinsniore, boys' campaign [Continued on Page 16.] SIPPHAOK LOSES IV OHIO By Associated Press Cincinnati, Nov. 7.—ln the presi dential women's suffrage contest, with 2,092 precincts missing, the vote against suffrage ran well over the 100,000 mark early to-day, the vote being 258,047 for suffrage and 3?4,- 459 against. CAMOUFLAGED /IS NEWTON GETS IN NEW HOTEL A split in the ranks of the Sons of Rest who are engaged in superin tending the construction of the Penn- Harris Hotel was very narrowly a\erted this morning. One faction of the order had already started down Third street to llnd some other build ing operation to inspect wh'en the cause of all the trouble promised to be good. Tho cause was none other than John Newton, of 2456 Market street. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1917 overcoat and some fur. He was very friendly and came back frequently to make other purchases, saying that he intended to BO into business for himself. He mentioned possible | locations for his shop and invited his Intended victim to go with him to Baltimore to purchase a stock | for the new store. Calls on Accomplice After this the time was judged ripe for the game to be played and the second man came in to buy a coat. Ho did not have enough money to make his purchase and called on the first to give him the [Continued on Page .] POPULATION OF PETROGRAD IS IN STATE OF REVOLT i Soldiers' and Workmen's Del egates Distribute Arms and Supplies to Workingmen By Associated Press Petrograd, Nov. 7.—Negotiations between the general staff in the Pet rograd district arid the military com mittee of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, looking to i ward the strengthening of the staff by I the inclusion of Democratic mem j bers have been broken off. The mili tary committee learning that the military governor during the night had summoned troops in the envir -1 ons of the capital of Petrorad, or j dered these troops to disobey the [Continued on Page 11] CLAIM DEFEAT OK LYONS By Associated I'rcss Warren, Pa., Nov. 7.—lncomplete returns from the 'lVenty-eltflith Con gressional district this morning over turned the reports of last night and, aeeordinsc to friends of K. M Boshlin Democratic and Prohibition candi date. indicated his election over Cap tain V. G. Lyons by about 2,000. For some days members of the Sons of Hest have made strenuous efforts to get up to the fourth floor of the structure. These efforts have been futile because the contractors do not v i>nt tho unofficial inspectors to be falling down crevices and into the cor,crete hoppers. But to-day .John Newton reached the fourth Moor and remained there [Continued on I'age fI.J N. Y. WOMEN WIN VOTE BY BIG MAJORITY Unlimited Suffrage Gained When Great City Reverses Stand of 1915 New York, Nov. 7.—The women citizens of New York State were given unlimited suffrage in yester day's election by a majority which is expected to reach 100,000 when all election districts have completed their tabulations. Early to-day, with 1,348 out of 5,782 election districts missing, the vote stood 533,319 for the amendment and 44,791 against. In the greater city which reversed its'stand in 1915, the suffrage lead ers predicted baa the missing 272 election districts would greatly in crease .the already large majority. The incomplete vote of the city was 289,724 for suffrage, 209,127 opposed. While interest in the election in the state centered in the suffrage question, the contest between Merton E. Lewis, Republican, and Devoe P. Hodson, Democrat, for Attorney Gen eral, brought out a heavy vote. Lewis brought to the city a plurality large enough to overcome Hodson's heavy lead and with 833 election districts missing early to-day, he had a ma jority over Hodson of more than 90,- 000. John Block, Socialist, ran a poor third. In addition to Attorney General Lewis. the Republicans elected ninety-eight of the 150 members of the 1918 Assembly. The Democrats elected forty-two members ahd the Socialists, nine. The Twenty-third district of Kings was a tie between the Socialist and a candidate en dorsed by both Republicans and Democrats leaving the result to the soldier vote. Municipal elections in forty-two cities up-state, resulted in the elec tion of twenty-six Republican Mayors, fourteen Democrats and in two. Buf falo and Saratoga Springs, where no political designations appeared on the ballots, the Republican candi dates were successful. Hylan Given Immense Majority in New York New York, Nov. 7.—Tammany Hall returned to power as the result of yesterday's mayoralty election. Not only was Judge John F. Hylan swept into office by the largest plurality ever given to a mayoralty candidate in New York City, but there was elected with him the entire Demo cratic ticket giving the new admin istration all of the sixteen votes in the board of estimate, which con trols all city expenditures. Those elected with Judge Hylan were Charles L. Craig, controller; Alfred E. Smith, president of tlie Board of Aldermen and the presidents of the five boroughs of the citv. Judge Hylan's plurality was 14 7,- 975. Mayor Mitchel's plurality four years ago was 121,209. The vote for mayor stood: John F. Hylan, (D), 297.282. John Purroy Mitchel, (Fusion), 149,307. Morris Hillquit, (Socialist), 142,- 178. William M. Bennett, (Republican) 53,678. Aside from the overwhelming Tammany victory, the outstanding feature of the mayoralty vote was the great Increase In the Socialist vote. At the presidential electlpn last year, Allan L. Benson, Socialist candidate for President, received 31,788 votes. GENERAL STATE RESULTS FAVOR REPUBLICANS Babcock and Conncll Mayors of Pittsburgh and Scranton After Hard Battles BIG FIGHT IX READING Socialists Routed in Interest ing Campaign; Results of State Contests With election in doubt and the soldier vote probably the deciding factor, returns received here up to an early hour Indictee that E. V. Babcock has been elected mayor of Pittsburgh, and A. T. Con nell mayor of Scranton. Both are Re publicans and 1 both engaged in con tests that were second in importance only to that waged in Philadelphia. The judicial elections were almost entirely favorable to the sitting judges, while in Central Pennsylva nia counties the "dry' associate judges were elected in most of the counties, although in some places things were nip and tuck. Among the notable lights was that in Perry, where George E. Boyer won by 474 over James A. Noel. Juniata, Mifllin and Union all went "dry." Judge H. A. Fuller triumphed in the big judicial battle in Luzerne and the sitting judges in Allegheny and Phiadelphia were re-efected. Heading's fight to keep Socialists from getting control of the state gov eminent in which both Republicans j and Democrats banded together un der the nonpartisan name of Ameri cans, resulted in the rout of the So cialists and all the things they stand for. B. F. Ruth, well-known here, I was elected to council for the third I term. Summarized the results in the I state as far as obtainable are as fol-1 lows: Common Pleas Jiulgcs (All Nonpartisan) Allegheny—Josiali Cohen, T. J. Ford, John D. Shaffer, Joseph M. Swearingen, T. D. Carnahan, appear re-elected. Dauphin—S. J. M. McCarrell, re elected, unopposed. Delaware—W. li. Broomall, re elected. Luzerne—H. A. Fuller, re-elected. Chester—William Butler, Jr., re elected, no opposition. Erie—E. L. Whittelsey. re-elected, no opposition. Washington—J. A. Mcllvaine, re elected, no opposition. Philadelphia—F. A. Bregy, C Y. Audenreid, W. H. Staake, John Won aghan, C. M. McMichael, W. C. Fer guson, appear re-elected. Crawford—T. J. Prather, re-elect ed, unopposed. Clinton-Cameron-Elk —R. B. Mc- Cormick, no opposition. Columia-Montour —John G. Har man, unopposed. Fayette —J. Q. VanSwearingen, re elected- Northampton—R. C. Stewart, re elected, unopposed. Montgomery—A. B. Swartz, re elected, unopposed. Susquehanna—H. A. Denney, re elected. Schuylkill—H. O. Bechtel and C. E. Berger, re-elected. Orphans' Court Jiulgc (All Nonpartisan) hiladelphia—E. A. Anderson and J. F. LaMorrelle, re-electbd. Fayette—J. C. Work, re-elected. Associate .Fudges (All Nonpartisan) Bedford—J. S. Harsbarger, "dry." Cameron —Henry Auchu, re-elect ed, unopposed. Clinton—"Dry." Columbia —Ernest H. Sloan, "dry." Elk—Henry R. Hyde, ie-elected, unopposed. Forest —Lyman Cook, unopposed. Juniata—John A. Kohler and A. J. Beyer, "dry." Milllin—C. A. Brown, "dry." Monroe —Harrison Christman. Perry—George E. Boyer, "dry." Pike—G. E. Swartwood. Union —"Dry." Warren—A. W. Mumford. Wyoming—F. I. Wheelock. Mayoralty Elections (All Nonpartisan) Pittsburgh—E. V. Babcock, prob ably 5,500 majority. Scranton—A. T. Connell, probably 750 majority. Bethlehem—Archibald Johnston, first mayor, unopposed. Wiiliamsport—A. M, Hoagland, un opposed. Corry—C. sL. Alexander, unop posed. Pottsville —F. P. Mortimer, unop posed. Butler- —J. A. Heineman. Pittston —J. J. Kennedy, unop posed. Hazleton—A. W. Heldenreich. McKeesport—George S. Lysle, re elected. Duquesne—James S. Crawford, (?) Meadville —E. V. Lawrence, (?) Franklin—-J. P. Emery. Harrisburg—D. L. Keister, on face of returns. Loan Elections Johnstown —$775,000 for garbage disposal, sewers and paving, carried. Wiiliamsport—s3oo,ooo for new gchools, carried. Lewisburg—slso,ooo for schools, defeated. Coatesville —$185,000 for improve ments, carried. Unusual Elections Altoona City managership plan informally adopted. Lebanon —Dawson Light gets prac tically all votes for District Attor ney. Beaver Falls—Reported in favor ot third class city charter. Steelton —First test of law allow ing voters to ballot to change object of loan previously approved, results in $12,000 being transferred. Indian —Only county ottlcer to be •lected vas Jury commissioner. Re publican it. Butter —First election for mayor as third class city. Lancaster —Eighth ward onfy Democratic ward In city, goes Re publican. Council all Republicans. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION TOWN MEETING MEN MAY WIN PHILA. CONTEST Claim That Majority of 18,000 Soldiers in Camp Sup ported Movement ROTAN DISTRICT ATT'Y Unofficial Returns Give Can didates of Regular Repub lican Party Slight Lead By Associated Press Philadelphia, Nov. 7.—Complete but unofficial returns ot the vote oast in Philadelphia yesterday show that the candidates of the regular Republican organization for city offi ces lead by majorities from 2,747 to 9,640, but the soldiers vote in south ern camps may change results, head ers of the Town Meeting party op posed to the regular Republican or ganization early to-day were claim ing the election of two of their can didates based, they said, on advices received from the camps. Claim Soldiers Town Meeting party leaders de clare that between 15,000 and 18,- 000 National Guardsmen and Na tional Army soldiers in southern camps from Philadelphia are quali fied to v.ote and that information re ceived indicated that a majority of them had voted for the Town Meet [Continucil on Page 2.] * * * X I 4 ASK INCREASE IN RATES ♦* 2 ington, Nov. 7.—lncrease in mileage rate* {-.% ? f New England from 2*4 to J a mile was abksd w by the . " otunetcc Commission to <Uy by thi f. *■.* - rf *■" 5 • | ' 5 € * j 'J GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL '% * Paris, Nov. ;.—The forrmans made -in attack lar. *•" < V The vsai v * * > lr>""V i* ' : 'il V X f ■•<•* : rf : } I $ i T. SUFFRAGE BY 810 MAJORITY T X T I ii J4!.yi: X % N Al L FRONTS & e * X 1 4" - ♦ * ? Harriaburg—Wallace W. Lowther, a clerk in the De ijg < 5 Ipartment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to-da; ,*J| \ J received a telegram telling of the death of his t,iutw u\ X € * ron, Ohio. He t and soon after 4 1 for him "telling of htr WjJ 1* mother': death at • G< orge D. Thorn, ehW ,T *! * tfa I* red word to-day thit Wt >* • jiIEADB f 4 Mi ■ • f T'c * * t ., TT .. " ,*r * • C I, ■ n 'w , 'J, * X * J —At a meet morning of the Hs> riabut g Woman's Advisory Committee to the Dauphin ti ' * *&► | C i Bureau definite plant, were made iot a X ■j *jicries of food e mo.istratoonG and kcturat *s* which are to be given in Ilarrisburg some time tht# !f < * vnn< * j* . 1 n rie 1 * 1 # * * $ ITALIANS AGAIN FALL BACK UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE TO NEW POSITION General Retreat Ordered by Cadorna to New Front, 160 Miles Long, For a Fresh Stand < \ VENICE IN DANGER OF INVADING HORDE Northern Branches of River Piave Already in Hands of Onrushing Austro-Ger man Army in Italy A retirement by the Italians to a shorter defense line is un der way along a front of 160 miles. Not only from the Car nic Alps to the Adriatic along the Tagliamento arc General Cadorna's men retreating before the Austro-Germans but also in the Dolomite and Caruic Alps. The river Piave appears to b< the next stopping p'aca of th<> Italians but there are indications that even the northern roaches o;' this river have been abandoned to the enemy. General Cadonut prob ably Is retiring upon the Suganu valley which lies cssst of Trent, R'ld upon the lower Piave. eonnecUng [Continued on I'age ■!.]
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