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— WILSON IS WINNINO ‘S'SwSSSfc'W WiOUST WEEN * ♦ .— L_ -W* • • | * STRAW VOTE OF NEW YORK Beriia AmnoaiioSb Socccwcfal Ooap by EXPERT SAYS OERMAN PLANS ARE AMISS iN ROGMANU HRALD SHOWS TREND HMkenscn'fl Army In Dob- rudja Kegloa. HUGHES IS MUCH WEAKER Monday: the Constanza has ^een captured by the Germane, the war office announced In Berlin. ^ ~ I Troops of the central powers hare 1 Republican Paper Declares President' crossed the railwav line runningbe- f tween the Black Soa port of Con- ' is Stronger Than Ills Party While stanza and the Rirer Danube at a * „ . __ , _ . „ • i point to the east of Murfatlar, the KeTorse in True of Hughes Re- 0 ffi c i a i announcement says. The PRESSURE UNRELENTING ,1 publican Leaders Admit Need of Change to Beat President. Fifth instalment of the New York Herald's political poll shows that the drift is toward President Wilson in a practically tied race. Mr. Hughes' plurality is 3,7^7. out of a grand total of 146,064 straw rotes taken by the New York Herald in thirty- six states. The Herald’s introduc tion follows P “(Copyright, 1916.,by Tha New York Herald Company. All rights Re- serred.)'’ r" With election cuy juct fifteen days off. the presidential tide ia drifting toward President Wilson. Mr. Hughee has made slight gains in states which are normally Republi can, but whfch are this year In doubt. Hie president bee made gains la at etas which are originally itapnbli- •aa. b«X which thin year are not only In doubt, but are likely to decide toe election. The states In which Mr. Hughes, in The Herald's straw to tea, baa made gains, are New York “op- state.'* Connecticut, Idaho, Massa chusetts, Montana, South Dakota and New Jersey. The states where the president has made gains are Illinois. Indiana, Maryland. Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraika. Ohio, Washington. West Virginia and Wisconsin , As was Brut noted ia The Her ald on .September 3M, it in a aeck- and-aerk race for the preaideacy. Mr. Hag bee baa had the lead be cause of the normal strength of the itopuhltcaJi party aad the am alga- uiatioa of the ProgresatTea with the Kepubllcaaa. Rial be bee beea loalag. He Is mwrh weaker thaa hie party. President WHaoa baa bera gaining. He la rnacb more stronger than ids party. The two are now practically tied for the lead, using as a basis the old- time strength of the RepuMlcssi party and the comparative vote of Messrs Taft and Roosevelt with that of Mr. Wilson it was aeceaaary at the onUet of the canvass tor the Democrats to piake huge gains to give them what would approximate an even start with their political rivals. Hut they have, from all that appears in the straw vote, made the gains and are now on what amounts to aa even footing with the Kmiublt- Xow York Times Military Critic De clared Tea tonic Role Has Beea launched and Checked—AUled passes and croeMd, with mlaUvsly! MEXICANS CALL lUilES weak (frees,:the main passes. They ■***''*"•’ VA1X IIUVUU “Eli ST»eiP^€ANW*Al fortress of Constanza was taken by German and Bulgarian troops. On the left wing of Field Marshal von Mack^nsen's artillery the state ment adds, the Germans and their Attacks Bound to Weaken» Tee- tonic Resistance in the End. „ v As this article is written the Ger- allies are approaching the Danube man plans for the invasion of Rou- town of Tchernavoda. mania and the subsequent neutraliza- The Teutonic ; drive at Roumanla tion or destruction of the Rouman- from the south has pushed the Russo- igjj power seem to be disorganized, Roumanian armies apparently to al- if not defeated, most their last possible line of re sistance south of tho Constanza- Tchernavoka railway, leading interior Roumanla over the Tcherna- voka Bridge across tho Danube. Sofia reports the combined Bui- garian, Turkish and Austro-German forces under von Mackensen within approximately six miles of Constanza, the Black Sea tterminus of the rail way where the village of Tekrghlol has been captured. The Entente resistance in Dobrud- )a ia declared to have been definitely broken. Eight guns and twenty ma chine guns were taken by von Mack- ensen's forces. Petrograd admits tne continuation of the Rnseo-Rouman- Fighting is still in progress; severe, bitter fighting, with little re spite. But the tide seems to be turn ing against the German offensive. Should subsequent developments hear out the present indications the Teutonic position with respect to this new enemy will be more difficult than it has been at any lima since war was declared. In sneb a case it would have been better by far If the Teutons had per mitted Roumanla to retain what she held of Tramylvania, rather than to have started an offensive to drive her out. Ti e explanation of this is simple. Ian retreat in Dobrudja. decUripg.' lh i hn»v»r that tha Rnaalana atirt Unn- mere holding Or OCCUpStiOD Of however, that the Russians and Rou manians are offering stubborn sis lance as they fall back. re- strategic advantage peculiar t it I territory, un ess it has some inherent self, means* Little when viewed with regard to it't effect on the war sit uation aa a whole. This has been elucidated before. IN RUT FOR RAILWAY and further repetition la. unneces- • * r J* ♦ | When the Roumanian invasion of Transylvania began. Austria frankly stated that she did not consider It worth while to defend the border In view of the great length of line that would be in rolved This was not a confeaalon of weakness. It was a correct statement of an obvious mil- MACKENSEN MOVES AiAIN KaMO-Roamaaian Frost of Forty Miles ia Retraat—Teatoas Aim at Coants am. They hroTMiTtiedIMfcl bnd wstabHebtng their lines at home. As I havM stated, the fighting Id not yet ove " The Teutons are still struggling to penetrates the Rouman ian line and begin their march to ward Bucharest. But it seems that they have met their master. Not by the Roumanians alone has this been done. From somewhere, probably from the Dobrudja, the Russians have, in answer to King Ferdina frantic appeal, hurried relnfoi ment to the Roumanian commandei It was necessary probably to weaken' some other section of the line in ^ order to do this, and it is believed! T - , . ”-‘ that tho Dobrudja line was the onei the news arrlT,n S ,n Mexico r< which suffered. This is apparent jfi om the fact that Prme of Capital Refers to Repohil- ram Nominee as Roosevelt’s Political Heir. Never in the history of Mexico has an American presidential Campaign caused sdeh widespread interest in Mexico os the present contest in the United States. The r^Sple of all social classes are following closely CARRANZA 1$ VIRTUALLY ' TATOR OF MEXICO l^ackensen has again be^un an of fensive against the jPettiavoda Bridge. This time' the point of at tack has changed to the Roumanian left flank near the Black Sea. The previous effort along the Danube was defeated through the Rouman ian counterstroke. It Is not probable that the real ef fort will be made on the Black Sea line. Here Russian warships can be used against the right fl^nk of the German forces and thus render val uable assistance to the land forces garding the movements of Prcsideu. Wilson and Mr. Hlghes, and the speeches of both are colnmented on freely. Several bets have been placed on the resrlt. It is believed that the in tense interert in the campaign Is dhe to the present political sithation ex isting between the two codntries. The Mexico City press is devoting much space to the news of the cam paign, and editorials are being prb- llshed daily regarding the phases of the contest. The Universal printed an editorial headed "Men of Peace and Men of War,** in which it says that “Roosevelt, the cowboy, the man Germany naturally would not court' of Panama, and the great politician this dual defense, if it can be avoid ed. It would therefore occasion no sur prise If the attack sho .Id be pressed In another quarter, mother thing is that a success against the Rou manians here would no- be as effec tive as if it took place tv. ther west. The whole situation. ii Dobrudja and trifler, is on his last legs." Mr Hughes, the editorial says, is the Col onel's political heir, and in some of his speeches has said that he will begin to straighten out the Mexican situation the day after his Inaugura tion. Editorial adds: “It Is hardly believable that the policy of force, symbolized by the big revolves about thn Vernavoda Bridge, j 8 ^* cb ; l | le ^ ree A ™* r,c f n pie have sometimes used against the weak again will find a place In American politics, aa there still re mains the moral grandeur in the great nation founded by the austere Roumanla can Lake place frojn this, PlUrima of the May Bower ** In con- quarter. Altogether, the situation Is .** on . , * “F*- and no matter what Germany may do in this country she will not have achieved a great sueeess until this bridge is under her control. It is by this bridge alone th t an inviilon of an extremely satlafactoiy one from a! Roumanian viewpoint. — There is now not a single point in the battle areas where Gertnaa) Is on , the offensive or where she ran take day forced tholr way into the En tente poaitlona south cf Kachova Along the Black sen. on tho other end of the line. Tulsa w.ra captured end aeverel heighte further intend were conquered Several hundred Out of n total of 146,064 straw |{ OUma ni a ns and threo thov sand Rue- voles taken in thirty-six statro. .Mr. I ( | a ns were taken prlsonc-i Hughes Las a plurality of 3.737. Last records, week, out of a t*Ul of l67.46l he ^ Rouinaaiant taTe beeD preil „. had a P nrallly of 4.»i6 lb ‘* ed back on their renter i nd left grand total, however, there * r8 »“• wing. Bucharest admits. Petrograd corporated 1 *,9^6 vote • from Calb |h<l TruloBlc atUck r< ^ .Hcj forma ThU I. out of proportion to th# , W| of , he , ula|W Kogardj.r the rest of the country. • | attacks were repulred. la the face of continued violent at tacks by tha Teutonic nlllee in Dot-! I tar y condition. rudja Sunday, from the Danube to Transylvania, while e much de- the Black Sea. the Roumanians and sired RouDianlan object in the final their Russian allies are still falling J settlement of the war. would give back. Roumanla no military advantage The towns of Toprel Sari, four- over the Teutonic torcea. It la trua teen miles southwest of GonstaaiaJ that It wo ild draw Roumanla nearer end Cobadtn. seventeen miles south-1 to tha Oriental railroad, but the die- bend, the Serbian* began a der.peratg east of th* Danube town of Kachova.! tanc* to be covered would be so great | effort to advance. They were met have been taken by the combined that this feeti re need not be con-1 •Bh stubborn resistance, which was Austrian. German. Bulgarina and sidersd. > | »a*lat*d largely by the difficult na- Turklab forces, who are declared by I On the other hand, by permitting! ture of th# terrain Berlin to be In pursuit of their de-1 Roumanla to occupy Transylvania feated antagonist* i and e*t4bllah her line acrooa th* On th* Danube th* allied German, e®™ th « Roumanian boundary. Bulgarian aad Turhteh troops Satur Teutonic force* would need at leeat cne hundred and fifty thpu- aaiid .ess men to hold the enemy In cb‘«<-k than If an attempt were made to occupy the enttre boundary and do** the passes. Although we .are accustomed to speak of men In this war In terms of ( almost entirely of a lofty ridg Berlin! ofllUona. this number la ctifl a for- which It ! mtdable force, and If added to cer- j ns of the battle line could And In order that our Judases may begin to get dishearten*.!. Mr. Hughes has just proclaimed that he ia before everything a man of peace, and Carranza always is preparing „ . ... . himself in case some day war should the offensive. The value of the ini-' ^ ., tiatlve haa passed from her. temper- ^ 7 ... arlly, at least, and la held by her op ponents. And when It la conaidered that this gives the Entente the choice of the •oena of the next effort* and the strength of those efforts when they come, th* value of thia altuntion la apparent * „ In Serbia, about the plain of Mon- aatir, th* advantage etill lies with tha Serb lane. After forcing a cross ing of the Corns RDer at the great AMBASSADOR SHARP SAILS Hay» HelligrrewU on th* .A*eat Front nr* Approaching Deadlock. Before Bailing foi Liverpool Sat- 1 urday on the American liner Bt Paul with his family, William G. Sharp. ■ ambassador to Frwxce, said th* re-1 BRIGANDAGE IS FREQUENT — in——if . News of President's Suspension at C'\ 1 r.l-hta is Mode Known at M- l..:;.!.' t Lty, Where Conferees . It is Necessary in Order to Pence in Unfortunate Country. Proof that Mexico is now matat martial law and that men. woman and children are murdered and exe cuted without trial or appoal. wan aaid to be obtained Saturday by thn American peaca com mire loners. A copy of Carranza’s decree abro gating all* personal guarantoon warn discovered by the Americans and IntA before their Mexican colleagues. In answer to pointed queries Iroen the American commissioners tbm Mexicans at tne conference are aatt to have replied that drastic moaawren were absolutely necessary tor .the ex termination of desperadoes that had overrun Mexico, ’i Pey gavo thia rex- son, It ia claimed, in extenuation e( . the Carranza decree. Carranza’s decree in which Mn makes himself the absolute of Mexico, was iasued October 9. Tha decree lo regarded by the Americana as an astounding confession ot thw j lawless conditions row eaisung In Mexico. The decree declared that brigand ■ age has developed in the country. Armed bandits called "Remnants it the civil war, ’ are charged with Loot ing and pillaging, wrecking ot trains 1 ault of the concentration, agrlcc^ ture, commerce and other sources at . national income here suffered and j even th* principal cities have felt thh 1 consequences of the bandit evtL It recites the necessity for poUew | vigilance upon the pert of c.U tho I people and the prompt application at ! “The Judicial authority in tbo pin— , In which the crime in committed, upon occasion even without the tonm j *r semblance ot a trial when tha of fenders are caught in th* act or ***** a most summary invextlgaltoo.** Introducing th* articles which prw- port in th* morning pepers of his speech et the Honton City Club on Friday night was correct. - California is from all indications now deecernible one Republican stronghold which is bolding true to | IU standards, therefore. It would be hardly a fair computation to Include wo large a group of vote* from there, any more than it would t* Icclude the same number from states like Tennessee or North Carolina, which are just as strongly Democrrtic. If the vote of California were cut down two-thirds, which would make It commensiirate with the rest of the states, the closeness of the contest, aa revealed by the total straw vote, would be more apparent. For Instance, if J tst one-third of the 18,896 votes were loci ded the total tabulation would show a-ma jority of 3(Lf> for the president. In asmuch as a very large proportion of the test ballots aro necessarily gath ered in what are presumably Repub lican states, it Is only fair that at tention should be called to the Cali fornia situation. Never In the memory of politicians of to-day has there been a contest which approached the present one for closeness. It is like a yacht race where an extra puff of wind or Just a zephyr on the closing reach may drive one across the finish line first. Labor Is overwhelmingly for the president. Business is almost a unit for the Republicans. The great middle class, small .mer chants, clerks, brain-workers gen erally, Is divided, and it is next to impossible to ascertain how It ,stands. , The indications obtained in The Herald’s polls to date show that the mea are Inclined to favor the Re publicans. They and the "silent" vote, which is more numerous this year than the election. There are indications in several 'partw-of the country that branches of> the railway industry are turning away from the president on the theory that they are being deluded by the Adamson law. The Ropubli tain sect sad would make Its presence felt. The theory was sound, but subse quent practice disregarded the theory It will be noted that the Teutonic plan at the outset was an invasion of Boumania by way «<f the province of Dobrudja. while the defense against the western Roumanian armjr was to take place somewhere along the line Mused and Munitions 0 * * h « M » ro « RlT * r - Th, • WM ,ho * n I clearly by the selection of Macken- Muat be Surrendered. ! sen to lead the Dobrudja effort. Mackensen proved himself in th* Russian campaign to be the most i successful field officer in the eastern J th* at re. Ills record I. that of a driver of men. of a man who accomplishes what he sets out to do. A man of that type and reputation probably ‘ would not have been put in com mand only I But after a brief period of advance Mackensen found himself checked. | The concentration of Russians and ' Roum'nlpns swung the odds too heavily against him. A hard stroke against his left wing, which forced it ALLIES TO STRIP GREECE Want Army The presentation by the Entente Allies of further demands on Greece, including the removal ot Grtvk troops to the southen pert of the country and the handing over of Greek war supplies is reported by Reuter's Athens correspondent. The Athens dispatch, which ia dat .td Friday, says the demrnds wo presented to King Cinstantine by th< French military attache. Greece it required to transfer the entire mill- the Entente allied forces in Mace donia. to Mira, the peninsula forming A consideration of the rhajecter of the country which guards Monas- tir will show what the Serbians have been trying to areompltsh Just west of ’Rrod, now In Berhten hands, th* t'erna makes Its great bend nnd dou ble* bark on itself, running toward the norta. Phralleling the <>rna in this latter part ot Its course la the Seleehka Mountain, which consists upon • plateau. This ridge dominate* completely the Moneatir plain on both sides ot the railroad from Florins north. Un- scored by streams. It extends north ward aa far aa 1‘rilep. rov*,- ing the road from Monastlr north, it is by tar the most Important top ographical feature of all the country through which the Serbians are forc ing their way. The occasion of the ridge, or at least the southern part of it. waa the 'first problem that confronted the Serbians after the Cerna was cross ed. Now, it apepars. the flrat step in th«f solution of this problem has been taken. -The southern slopes have been taken, and what appears to be a -permanent foothold has been ac quired on its summit through the capture of the small, town of Velyo- aaio This village, Just two miles north 1 ported to have said that the war would hr protoiiged by aeruplawea. and that a gain of a few rods might m*wa the l«aa of owe hua- drwd thousand lives and milllona of dollars. "Tha only dlfferqpre la." the am bassador continued, "that the re marks quoted were excerpts from a fifty-minute apeech, and the omission of so many wnrda In varloua places gave it a sharper angle that I intend ed it to have. "In spite of the moat desperate aasanlta of the Allle* on the Somme during the last few tnontha there baa not been much change on the west ern line I visited the front from time to time, and I know that the deadlock al becoming more fixed, kl- though there have been gnina from time to time,**. ^ oflittleTmprtance How \\ ashington Kcgartls Seizure of thinese Territory. I not nave oeen pux in cm-, Thlg Til , age j UBt two north | of a minor theatre, involving Qf , Jrod throws this part of the Serb n defensive operation. •army some little distance ahead of the eastern extremity tf Greece. De _ livery to the Entente Allies of war-^" {a j l ' ba<; " ki 'p Ut an ' en d to his offen- materlals destined for tho Thessalian army *the line further west, and. If it can be held against counter attacks. It ! will be a point of vantage In assisting i the advance north in the plains. On the Russian front the week has _ ... ... . seen several great effort*. Along i ,i « h ‘ 1 "* of w * r hjw the Carpathians the Russians have! ,, ® e * Seizure by French troopa of an ad ditional square mile of territory con tiguous to the French concession In Tientsin in defiance of the Chinese foreign office, just reported In cable dispatches from Peking, Is regarded by officials in Washington, It was In dicated Sunday, of little Importance. Such incidents have been frequent In the history of China's foreign settle ments. scribe penalties to be Inflicted summarily, (he first elMef ervjrs ha hopes thereby to re-estebUah peeea ! aad give protection to th* llvws. hnm or and property of th* peoplo. Th* decree provides th* death ' penalty for any one at tack lac or hx | Jurying railway tralna or telegraph or telephone lines, diaries or kidnappers, highwayman raiders, burglars and robbers. From five to ten years* imprtaox- ment ia prescribed for thoao who pre lect or aid bandit*, receivers of etei- en property, pickpockets and caUlX thieves. Th* final articles ot th* 6i it— prescribe the procedure to be to Lions od. If th* accused Is caught la the net, th* Judicial authority in inntrwet ed to Impose the penalty with me * further formality than the draw! up of a record giving the name of I accused, the testimony of his ace era and captors, with other wt and "the execution, should there hX any. ' In case th* accused la not tahemla the act of committing tho offeaam caarsed. the Judge ia iastrreted ho conduct an Investigation which shall end within aeventy-two hours aad him within the next f« hours, giving the accused (ho to be hehrd and to hava Judgment being rendered iy after the trial. Judgments carrying are to be "executed forthwith shall be subject to no further cp then that of Jurisdiction.** 4 FASTEST SHIPS PLANO Presideiit Franklin to . Have 1 Built for American Line. done, and the result* have Other de- sive and reduced the manoeuvring attempting with little success " othl “« to a minimum while tending to estab- h*. **>' Th# rd. were made the na ure of a twnimum wni e tena.ng to estao-, to (orce the of the moun . 4i Is unknown ’ of lish a aituatlon not dissimilar to that, ^ ^ , ink up w , th the RSum:>n Sn is unkno n. i wb | cb existed on the weate.n front. . ♦ aa v forces also is required, mands Wh,?h 1 “ n, '’ n "" l,,H ,ru “ l 1 Ians further south. Needless to say. a success here would have a groat in fluence on the Roumanian defense of their border. In the first place, such a move would take the German army which la operating In Transylvania full in the flank and prevent any further attempt to get into Roumanla. In order to guard this flank, a retire ment would be necessary, thua per mitting for the second time the inva sion of the province. . . . . . . — - , Another vital question would be he ie receiving 4 < V4 per cent. ed Teutons could not afford to the ability of the Russians to estab- . _ ... .. .. • lt • On the other hand, Mr Hustles In , dmlt d#[Ml For ,|, e reason, polnt-l „, h d | rw ', communication, with th, . ‘ “ t? W Ot* a* w*. «• ~«c| town*, army. Wh hare seen Si 1“ Bat Germany had committed her- the business world swinging into line self to an offensive against the Kou- | for Mr. Hughes. ' .» | manians for the purpose of destroy- A study of the percentage tables tng the RoomanJaa power. The ex- publlshed in The Herald chows the tent of the Roumanian invasion and sweep'of the tides which are running its speed Indicated a lack of cohesion the present campaign. When The in the various groups into which the Herald's first straw vote tabulation difficult*character of th* Transylva- was published the prosident was re- nian mountains had divided the Ron- ceiving 4 5 per cent, of the total vote manian army. cast. He went the second week to The opportunity was a tempting 46. remained there for a week and , ^ ,, ^ one, after It had been demonstrated in the last compilation, given to-day, ^ b at the Dobrudja effort was doom village of Sailly bas been the most notable capture of the week, and sven here the belt of territory occu pied is' so small as to be almost un- uotlceable. But there Is more to Ballly than this. We know that the principal points of support in this district are the villages. Each has been forti- . fled by the Germans in order that one may be of assistance to the other. East of Sailly we do not find another village for several miles. The country is virtually on the same level as Sailly, so that matters will be on an even basis. But there is a direct object in the cent, of the total vote and is now re- sary an(1 ln no quarter would victory tha t } n order to reinforce her line in juid umuyj.uuo nu.o ceiving 50 per cent. .In the compara- more welcome than in the land of i Dobrudja it became necessary for ever before, will decide the B <90ple whom the Germans bad i Rou ' man i a to draw reinforcements from the Progressivee the president accused of treacherously taking up from Transylvania, and vice versa. A*. 1 ! 8 * w. u ’ » rms against their friends. , But once the Carpathian passes, or The total gain of Mr. Hughes from This would appeal to the Imaglna- any one 0 f them, were forced, the ther south. From the village of Ra court eouth, the French lines ere Sailly, and on account of the narrow front at this point the southern sec- P. A. S. Fl&nklin, who wza ap pointed (resident of the luu. .. Ltuu- al Mercantile Marine Company, will soon take up the question of hand ing four faat steamships tor thX American line. It ia understood that the new liners will have to be con structed in the United States, on (fed British government haa pesnwd an act prohibiting the building of for eign vessels in Great Britain tor ten years after peace ie declared. Mr. Franklth said the plana ware to have oil-buynlng, quadrwple tor- bine steamships of obont thfrtp- ’ two thousand gross tonnage; with a { speed of twenty-five knots or ■—% i The American line, which Is iipmto I tng the St. Paul, St. Lonla; ■ KMT York, and Philadelphia at receives a mail subsidy of-four lars a mile for each mile the steamships put end home, will have to be considerably ed. Mr. Franklin said, to put thei tion cannot go ahead until the Sail . sa — . .. . ent has been broadened through the! twOTty-flve knot liners in al! sources, from Roosevelt and Wil- tlon of the German peonle as noth- "ntlre'game in* this part 3 oMhe worldi ext 5”*!® n ,° f t tb ® ^/^fUlllv W “ eW ° r an over the presTden°t Ug Vow iVls 0 less ,ng ^ ct ? ld Therefore, we would 8eem to be in the hands of the _A.l l ilf.K ° r -J*"! 7 i.. >r», N u V 1 ; th0 theatre of offensive opera- R U89 ians and Roumanians, frn^t H ^ g ?Q 1-> ga n tions change and Transylvania sub-| Further north the Russian atten- stRsited for Dobrudja in the German t j on | s 8t ui concentrated about Hal- icx, although there has been a mark- cans are inducting a most vigo^ was a p pr 'i. 9tH«ted campaign to convince the railway • raate , four to one Now lt i3 y ^ bout workers that this is true. They are Tfie f womera luai hub ia 11 uo. . uo/ . 0 making progress in some places, but 1 Thp npi . rpr .In others the railway employees, operatives and others, are almost a intCTor the Democracy. The Republicans say that the al most sensational drift of wage earn ers to the Democracy in the lost month has reached its highest point and that the swing back has begun and will continue till election day. It ia conceded by the Republicans The percentage of gains In ell tho states from the Progressive ranks show that in The Herald's first com putation Mr. Hughes was receiving 77 per cent, and Mr. Wilson 21 per cent, of the Progressive vote. Now, Mr. Hughes is receiving 75 per cent, and the president 23 per cent, of tho same vote. The swing has unques tionably been in the direction of the preeident. ed decrease in these attacks. Never the'ess the Teutonic allies are kept The under constant pressure, with u high was rate of wastage. This is the great thing that counts as on element of modern war as well r« of wars in early success, the raid against Red the paet. > Tower Paes^.the subsequent retreat ,, if w hat seems to-be the theory of evacuated.”* of the entire Roumanian line. ‘{ the Allies is correct, this unremitting • fact'that this effort added at least one hundred and fifty miles to the battle line was ignored, disjointed Roumanian army tempting, and von Falkenhayn struck. We know the story of his we find a patch of woods, rather sev eral woods practically together. The French have tried to drive against these woods and occupy them as a result of a direct attack. These efforts have, however, not tr °op® quickly, been crowned with success, so the ii familiar flanking operation Is under ! way. The northern section of the) line baa bat a little way to go before a pocket will be drawn about the woods, and then we shall see them In case of war this would gtra thn United States government the call en the four fastest merchant Iteaca afloat, which could be used as.MEX illary cruisers or for transport oar- vices when l( was necessary to ■Oto * I Wilson Confident of Re election. Optimism marks President WO- son’o Attitude towards his as it reaches its last stage . who have discussed the alt cussed tne enure Koumeman ime. ! the Allies is correct, tms unremming; Xnother u ^ c i ear i nK of, ^ COBfi<, “ t ** Now we are witnessing another pressure and wastage musfsoanpr or j the Bethnne ft--MW mil- there is a swing back , , , Mtara ia aamaa ^notification - for Re- 1 ^ , pa Mima gloom. ~* "*T" ^ -'Another .Storm Coming. In ndditioa to the labor drift to* Weather bureau reports Monday them th* Democrats, there Is. In all the indicated th* presence Republican states.. a small, bnt storm two hundred miles scene in thie act of the great drama ^-the checking of the Germans aa they were checked in the Dobrudja. But the Roumanians ore doing some thing more than merely checking staafiy. drift of Republicans to the Florida and moving northward nresident on th* eontnntion "He baa Storm warnings kav* b**e ordered kept ns ont at war." Thar* Is Ukw- displayed from Fort Monro* to Char- win* a steady drift nd Democrats od leotos mile of line to maintain her etreum •cribing'circle When this time -omen there will be but one answer— _ o_ retreat, somewher* along tb* Un* of another Roumanian soil ie being cleared of W |th the predominating, idea of sbor- * off North th* Teutonic force# and they nr* he- tenlng tb* front and Increasing th# later bring Germany to \he point; of thla hu b^n token where the ha# not •nough m*n PW’t into the Allied llnm. and by that moeh has lessened the distance to BapagfilC Th* British have bod a particularly hard Urns of 1L ing driven back law tha moss tala* proportion of from which they emerged, back into CM th* western front their own lend At several places t*. daring the port w* they had forced th* peonage at th* « somewhat different In th* tr*ecb«aH ■th* fighting In th# slowed the TOe principal thing that ban peaed oa the western front in th Croon* In the casualty list ana or* * valla bio. but it < th* roport. that nne aid* fighuag os th* oi ant than tor nga to st t n $0 %