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World News rfl Associated Press United Press Rain and Warmer Jr Ay X Y Times Foreign Service e Leadi GLS or Re election Governor's Vote Due to S L County Majority Roosevelt Slates Meeting With Churchill Stalin Soon basa of unoff:cal and On a Anwlatfd Prevv return from Tuesday’ By WASHINGTON Nov 8 — Pres Roosevelt is slated to meet Gov Herbert B Maw (D) Churchill and Stalin within a few weeks in a postclection confer- arpe-are-Wednesday to have a aafe majority over J Bracken Lee cnce on speeding victory in Europe and hastening plana for a (R unless acme xrajor errors in world organization Final arrangements for the ses- - scene of the meeting a year ago r county returns are dsclosed by with the British prime minis- - to one of Europe 8 liberated capi-tethe official car v ass next Monday sion and soviet premier had waited tals Wherever it is it will furnish With 853 of ST1 votirg- districts on Tuesday focal point of international s voting Roosevelt's events until it begins rid will Lake Tribune’s Salt The term fourth reported triumph sweeping the course of affairs after count on governor was: Maw 123-C- 8 made it evident that he would Lee 121655 The 33 unre- tend the meeting with heightened Th president has already laid a hand greatly are small and Iso- prestige and in international corded d strict af- - down the following foreign policy: strengthened 1 lated The return from most of fairg Fight the war in Europe to There was some speculation unconditional surrender as quickly them will rot be available until possible— this year if it can be that Gen Charles De Gaulle of they are brought to the county France and Generalissimo ChiangJone then concentrate all needed aeatj k of China might be count- - resources American and allied on Japan ed in Distribution District Organize the peace on the on the where Guesses j gathering They are distributed as follows: might occur ranged from Teheran — Bex Elder 12 Daggett 3 Emery 2 Garfield 1 Juab 1 Millard 5 Ban Juan 2 Sanpete 1: Summit 5- 2 Tooele Utah 2 and Wavre 2 The vote of the mssmg districts e’-ct- on j i j at-!ha- pe I j wL probably not equal the - - 147-51- Pax Foot ) tOoc’" Counn Four) Election Results At a Glance By Associated Pres Presidential : Roosevelt ahead in 35 states with 413 electoral votes Dewey in 13 with 118 Popular vote: (118429 of 130 8104 voting units) Roosevelt 23571-2Dewey 20737044 Total vote 305 338 Senate: Democrats elected 19 loclud rg Barkley Downey Wagner Tvdrgs McMahon Hayden Thomas Thomas lOk’ahoma) (Utah) and Lucas outside the aold south John Moses Democrat beat Nye Republcan in North Dakota Fepubl cans elected 1 two :n Oregon and one eich in Kansas Massachusetts New South Dakota VerHarrpshre mont Iowa Wiconsn and Colorado Seven seats undecided Wlliam E Jenner won in Indara for term endng Jan J rot do serve in new ccrgre' Houe: Democrats elected 238 (215 is ma)orty) and took 29 seats from Republ cans Pepubl-ci- ri elected 175 lncludrg six seats hid by Democrats and two by parties Mtnor parties elected two Undecided rents 36 Governors: Democrats elected 17 (Arizona Arkansas Florida Idaho Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico North Carol na Ohio Rhode Island TenrefS'-Texas Washington West Virginia) leading in Utah Republican 17 Co reject cut Delaware Iowa Indiana Kansas Mare on Sept 11: Neb-as- k Ill'non Mich gan Mir-MfiSouth Dakota Mon-te- r New lUrp'hr North Davrone n nd Verkota Cc mont ) m-no- r e el-ct- ed ( u i Price Five Cents lew 35 States With 413 Electoral Votes In Democrat Line-URv Assolated Pres Momentum of a massive vote boosted Democratic strength in congress Thursday and gav the White House added power to combat tricky problems of war and peace And as the popular vote from Tuesday’s election rolled towaid the 50000000 mark Pres Roosevelt declared the balloting had shown the world that “democracy is a living vital force” Thomas E Dewey obtviously relieved that the political scrap was over for 1944 attributed his defeat entirely to the war But he had held the pres dent to the narrowest margin of popular votes race of since the Wllson-Hughe- s 1916 Lead Nears 3000000 Late Wednesday night the ballots tabulated were divided this way: Roosevelt 23267746 Dewey 20160037 The difference 2807713 compared with 591385 in the 1916 election And if it was any solace to him Dewey amassed a bigger vote in the south than did Wendell Willkie By Associated Press four years ago The southern states comment allied both and treated enemy Foreign Wednesday W’ent Democratic of course the reelection ol Pres Roosevelt as a victory for internationalism Republican leaders in Louisiana were so set up about the showing in the United States there that they even began disDispatches from London said the British "man in the street” cussing the changes of establishing y a political system in the t diplomats and the press all were state relieved at the results not because they disliked Gov Thomas E Lauds State Backing The Dewey but because they knew Republican presidential nominee heading back to Albany where Roosevelt stood New York City found one Tokyo propagandists in broad- from to be KANSAS CITY Nov 8 P — thing happy about in Jefeat Sen Harry S Truman spent most casts recorded by the federal com- He told a news conference It was of Wednesday receiving friends munications commission declared the confidence the people “high mesand reading congratulatory in state the no to made it difference the governexpressed Japasages upon his election as vice ment” imrewon nese which and candidate to made then plans president he was pleased too about turn to Washington Sunday to plied surprise that Americans theAnd manner in which his foreign resume his senatorial duties should take time out in the midst policy views had obtained support The senator arose at 630 a m his own party Wednesday with less than three of a “decisive war” to select a within But the Roosevelt administranew the when hours’ sleep congratupresident tion saw the Democrats retain latory telegrams and telephones Russ Favor FDR their majority in a senate which began pouring into Jus penthouse Russia frankly favoring Roose- will have to pass on any treaties apartment at a downtown hotel Included in the stacks of messages velt’s election greeted the result that emerge from International efwas the prize of all one from the with elation the soviet s having forts to guarantee peace And the He flipped it up been chilly toward campaign dis- party laid a really possessive hand president glanced through it with a smile cussion of the “comeaunist danger” on the house for the first time in It read: within America and fearful that months then reread it carefully ”1 am very happy that things a change of Furthermore Democrats racked presidents would have have gone so weil Contlniii on Page Six) My thanks temporarily weakened allied co(Coiumn falx) and congratulations for your operation I will see splendid cooperation in summary: Other reactions you very soon” France: Assembly members inThe telegram was singed mere- terpreted the outcome as a guarly “Roosevelt" antee of American participation in a world peace organization Italy: Rome press greeted the election aa indorsement of the 9 president’s international policies By United Press Chungking ‘Happy WESTERN FRONT — Third China: Chungking was described army opens major offensive happy at Roosevelt’s success front between along WASHINGTON Nov 8 UP — as Sweden: The once Metz Democrats Increased their net gam and advanced three Nanzy RooseAftonbladet said in governorship to three Wednes- paper miles toward Saar overrunning velt’s be would “greeted victory day right when late returns from with the greatest satisfaction 13 towns outflanking Metz Tuesday’ election gave Sen Mon throughout the world” C Wallgren a decisive lead in PHILIPPINES — Fierce batGreece: Curtailed Athens papers Washington state tles rage at edge of Ormoc gave much of their space to the Wallgren defeated incumbent election comments with plains Japan announces new B admiring Gov Arthur Langlie Republican on naval commander the for Philippresident Missouri Ohio Massachusetts Brazil: Most papers described pines and Idaho swept Democrats into the result as a triumph for maintetop state offices previously held nance RUSSIA — Berlin says Rusof American internationalOhio in Except by Republicans sians start major new tank and Tuesday's voting reflected support ismCuba: assault toward Budainfantry in said Havana of Roosevelt in the presidential Papers from northwest In new pest “we consider Roosevelt’s triumph race Buthrust forces other Republicans won governorships as our very own” to east In encircling ma-neBermuda: General satisfaction dapest in Indana and North Dakota from er was expressed by this British the Democrats see-sarace in Ohio finally colony A JAPAN — Japanese displayU S troops in Italy: Interviews ing Increasing fear of large-scal- e turned in favor of Democrat Frank J Lausche bidding for the seat or quotations forbidden but the air air raids announced of Gov John W Bricker the GOP Stars and Stripes bannerlined the civilian evacuation plans for II vice presidential nominee Lausche results cities mayor of Cleveland had in 9037 of Ohio 9306 precincts a vote of I- 523 261 while his Republican opMayor James Garfield ponent Stewart of Cincinnati had 1439-67- 7 two-part- Winner Thanks Running Mate i i War Fronts At a Glance Kcv States Go To Democrats 27-mi- pro-Germ- le an by-pa- ss uv w In Indiana one of the 22 states which had Democratic governors Republican Ralph F Gates won over Sen Samuel D Jackson in a race not decided until late Wednesday In Washington state incumbent Republican Gov Arthur B Langlie was trailing Sen Mon C Wallgren Democrat by 25000 at the halfway mark in the count Massachusetts Democrats elected as governor Maurice J Tobin mayor of Boston who turned back the bid of Republican Lt Gov Horace T Cahill Tobin’s margin was more than 120000 nearly complete GOP Wins One Majority In Hawaiian Senate HONOLULU ("Pi — Late Hawaii Nov 8 returns from Tuesday’s election gave the Republicans a bare majority of one in the territorial senate They took eight out of 15 seats a loss of two as compared with the last senate Early returns had indicated a Democratic senate victory 8 to 7 but a switch in one contest took away their first chance to dominate the body in the history of the territory Democrats Hold Safe Margin For Control of U S House By Associated Press WASHINGTON Nov 8 — Democrats held a margin of control in the senate and piled up a considerable numerical majority in the house latest election returns showed Wednesday night They had elected 234 house members — 16 more than an actual 1 a&wurcd of at majority — and were least 54 senate seats — five more than a majority Indications were that final tabulation of the remaining 36 house race and seven senate contests would further tighten the grip of Pres Roosevelt’s party on the legislative machinery T Remaining Seats than 80 The train was cn route from Chicago ‘to San Francisco carrying nearly 800 persons The locomotive and 10 cars left the rails on a mountain curve through a cut three miles W’est of Colfax Three cars remained upright but five day coaches and two baggage cars were hurled from the roadbed against the bank of the cut One car crashed through the rear roof of another in which most of the fatalities were found The dead: F G Graham 45 train engineer trapped in his cab Sidney E Bunce Eureka Cal identification indicated by effects on his person) One unidentified soldier Two unidentified sailors One V A V E also unklenll-- f led The Demoorats needed four of overs 24 Republican and Progressive Among those who went down In defeat in the senate were Gillette of Iowa a Democrat and Nye of North Dakota and Danaher of Connecticut Republicans Gillette lost to Republican Gov Bourke Hiekcnlooper Nye bowed to Democrat John Moses and Danaher gave way to Democrat Bnen McMahon Twenty-Nin- e Republicans inTwenty - nine Republicans New Anti veteran the cluding Dealer Ham Fish of New York were toppled from their house seats as the Democrats raised their current house membership by a minimum of 20 seats The Republicans captured six Democratic and two minor party seats to cut their net loss to 21 Their house holding Wednesday night were 163 seats including the one won by Augustus W Beftnet from Fish House Democrats now number 212 Bennet after losing the Republican nomination to Fish opposed him under a combination label but declared he would sit as a Republican In addition to Fish prominent (Continued on Pace Four) (Column Eicht) Rep Clare Booth Luce Ins reelection term in I for second congress bitter opposition despite United States (Official) — By Associated Press MACARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS GEN Philippines — 9 hurricane the a Lashed Nov by raging tropical Thursday mud and slime Wednesday U S 2ith infantry division fought-ito Ormoc against fresh veteran Japanese along the winding road troops guarding the approaches to the enemy’s port of last hope on western Leyte and assembly areas ringing For perhaps the first time since dumps Ormoc Gen Douglas MacArthur's forces Throughout the Ormoc defense landed on eastern Leyte Oct 20 zone Filipino guerillas disrupted communique claimed Thursday’s no advance for a period ending at noon Wednesday Instead it told of “heavy fighting” extending into densely wooded ridges overlooking the road where-i- t makes a sharp horseshoe curve at Limon four miles south of Cari-gar- a 24-ho- ur baj actor ‘ u Allies (Official)— By United Pres PARIS Thursday Nov 9 — The U S Third army unleashing a six weeks backlog of power opened a major offensive toward Germany’s rich Saar basin Wednesday and in advances of thre d Sielle river overran 13 miles stormed across the French towns and outflanked the fortress of Metz Three famous U S divisions opened the attack behind & barrage by all varieties of U S guns from thundering hour-lon- g to howitzers and even captured field pieces light r- - rain-floode- j 240-millimet- er German guns Dive - bombers Hitler Dodges Putsch Talk dipped through a murky sky to blast enemy positions up ahead Blast Seille Line Within the first hour Lt Gen George S Patton’s tanka and in- Copyright by New York Time fantry shattered the Seille line LONDON Nov 8— For ' tha that the Germans had erected as first time Adolf Hitler Wednesa buffer for Metz at one point failed to deliver his day night a across river the via streaming traditional on the anbroadcast bridge before the Germans could set off already placed demolition niversary of the 1923 nazl beer cellar putsch The German radio charges explained that the “total mosaid Late front dispatches American doughboys were still bilization” ban on celebrations had forced postponement of tha plugging ahead after dark Wedusual commemoration party German nesday night against the Hitler’s prophecies in his five army group commanded by Gen wartime Nov 8 speeches have Hermann von Blaskowitz wrong In 1939 he Several other bridgeheads were been 100 established on either side of said he had told Reichsmarshal Rouves 13 miles southeast of Goering to prepare 'for five Metz via pontoon bridges and rubyears of war but that he did not ber assault boats as Third army believe it would last that long In 1940 he said the British spearheads advanced within 28 miles of the Saar Normally a would be thrown off the contitiny stream the Seille was swollen nent tAsooner than they get to three times its breadth by 36 there” if they tried to land The next year he promised the hours of steady rain Russian army would never reAdmit Yank Threat cover and in 1942 he assured the Germans Stalingrad could be (A German radio commentator asserting that Patton had availcaptured able 1000 tanks and 500000 men Last year he could only admit said that the Seille attack was the yielding of territory but “tut the first act of a large-scal- e added: “We have nevertheless which reich fensive against the kept the war far from Germay be extended to other front many’s soil" sectors within the next few hours” (If Gen Dwight D Eisenhower Adheres to his former tactics the commentator said “It can be assumed that this right wing will carry out large flanking movements and the next objective of the Americans would be the - Tropical Hurricane Stifles Yank Offensive on Leyte Russian Embassy Holds Reception ti -- one The communique said a "tropical hurricane is restricting operations” The phrasing was modest Few Yanks ever have seen such a raging storm of wind and ram which turned their foxholes into wells soaked them through and through and made life even more miserable than usual Men of the 24th peered through the driving storm in an attempt to see Japs ahead of them on the Two unidentified civilian wav the to Ormoc more than 15 miles women to the south The soldiers had to One civilian man unidentifall into their waterfilled holes fied when heavy Japanese artillery Names of the injured included opened up that of Mary E Brown 905 PatAmerican hammered terson ave Ogden Utah The ex- the Japanese artillery to the rear of the tent of her injuries was unrevealed battle striking at bivouacs supply The four bodies of those in the armed forces were removed to Dewitt General hospital at Auburn an army hospital which dispatched 15 ambulances to the scene for care of the injured Some were taken to Smith hospital here WASHINGTON Nov 8 CP) — Uninjured pas&engers continued Diplomats government executives to Sacramento some hours later by other prominent folk includbus and a train made up of the and ing Secy of State Stettin-iu- s Acting cars which had remained on the out Wednesday night turned track A few of these were hos- for the soviet embassy’s annual pitalized there for injuries they reception celebrating the Russian did not discover at first revolution Red Cross workers met the surthe anniversary party vivors in Sacramento and ar- — Normally one of the capital’s top social ranged for telegraph messages for affairs — is held on Nov 7 but it those eager to assure relatives of was deferred a day this year betheir safety cause of the elections Whether the locomotive struck Ambassador Andrei A Gromyko an obstacle on the track or the clad in Russia’s new black and roadbed was affected by recent gold diplomatic uniform shook heavy rains was only speculation hand with each of more than 1500 ns investigating began Some pas- guests Among the celebrit les waa sengers spoke of feeling they had Orson Welles movie and radio “hit something” V pi the remaining senate seats to retain their present representation of 58 The Republicans needed three more to reach their current senate strength of 37 Of the 35 Demoseats at stake in the voting crats won 18 and Republicans 10 There are 36 Democratic hold- 'Challenger’ Train Wreck Kills Nine Hurts 80 in California COLFAX Cal Nov 8 CD — The Southern Pacific’s Challenger seemed to “hit something going at full speed” before dawn Wednesday a passenger said as officials pressed inquiry into the cause of the wreck which killed at least nine persons and injured more Overruns 16 Towns Flanks Melz In Mass Attack by 3 Divisions Shatters Seille Line in First Hour p Roosevelt Eleetion Regarded As Internationalism Victory 1621 margin by which Gov Maw ls lea dm g Mayor Lee contacted at hs home in Pnce aad that it would be unwise to make any probably oef-ru- te statement at this tme because of the closeness of the vote But he added tnat he perask sonally would take no steps to can-v for a recount if the official aas shows Gov Maw to be m the lead Sorry for Friends Tbit" he said ‘‘would be up to the party organisation “I am gxatifed” he continued “over my vote and my only is for the Lne and loyal friends who worked so hard for me I hope the close race w ill awaken the administration to the fact that the people are Interested Li their state government” Gov Maw issued a abatement expressrg gratitude- to Democratic workers friends and Rewho supported him publicans The ofLc-a- i atate canvvass of the returns will be made at the Nov 13 The counties captol must have their returns In the hards of the secretary of state by Nov 22 Talk of Recount There- was some talk of seeking a recount among Lee’s followers Asde from the gubernatorial contest the election was a pushThe over for the Democrats party shift indicated by The Salt Lake Tribune’s preelection survey and expected by Republicans and many Democrats smply faded to materialize The and party vote ratio was substantially the same as it wascon-in 194 0 Ths was true m both Sen Elbert gressional dstncts D Thomas D) ran cnly slghtly befcnd the pres dent tne incom0 plete court berg: Thomas Adam S Bennion (R) 98392 This was a much larger majority than the senator polled in 1932 and represents a better ratio of the vote than he received in the election of 1938 rorpresidental Far from showing any weakness Rep Walter K Granger (D) on 4 (Details on Page 28) Ay §y Late ReUu'ns Hike Lead Of Roosevelt Kai-she- 4 Ay yl Salt Lake City Utah Thursday Morning November 9 1944 150 No 26 Yol Weather: the enemy’s “freedom of movement” headquarters said by cutting communications Prior t to the storm which grounded the opposing air forces Leyte-base- d fighters blasted bivouacs supply dumps and assembly areas around Ormoc The Nipponese air force hit back (Continued on Page Twelve) Six) (Column Rhine and main area”) Catching the Germans off balance with the impact of their drive Patton’s troops were meeting only moderate resistance — in sharp contrast to the battle being waged by their comrades of the First army on the Aachen front inside Germany Yanks Repulsed On the latter front t?ie Yanks had been driven out of Kommer-scheione and one-hamiles southeast of Vossenack and continued their withdrawal for about 1000 yards to the northwest under savage German counterattacks supported by 30 tanks In an unprecedented relaxation of security rules Third army field dt lf headquarters permitted prompt identification of the units parfor ticipating in the new drive comthe Saar The 80th division manded by Maj Gen Horace L McBndge took the north flank the 35th under Maj Gen Paul W Baade was in the center and th§ 26th “Yankee” division of Maj Gen Willard S Paul held down the south flank All three are infantry outfits part of Patton’s 12th army corps under the field command of Maj (Continued on Psee Ten) (Column Four) Nazis Claim Mass Destruction Of London by New V-- Raids 2 LONDON Nov 8 (UP)— German broadcasts said Wednesday night that London had been under fire by a secret weapon “V-2- ” since that mid-Octob- er the great Euston railroad tion had been destroyed and that heavy damage had been done to other buildings in London and its suburbs The sprawling city blitzed force batby the German air “V-l” robot tered for weeks by bombs is now under fire by both V-- l and V-- 2 weapons the enemy broadcast said and they hinted that the real range of German secret weapons was still to be revealed Partly quoting Stockholm dispatches published in London newspapers Berlin with a careful build-u- p air of mystery described V-- 2 as a terrible weapon of destruction which could not be seen or heard like the V-- l flying bomb but exploded without warning A dispatch published last week in the Daily Mail quoted Stockholm reports that V-- 2 as used in experiment contained one Previous of explosives ton Stockholm reports had given the explolve weight a up to 12 tons Wednesday German radio an nouncers in starting to broadcast the daily German communique began instead of the usual “flash!” with “blitz!” Quoting reports alleged to have reached a neutral capital DNB described damage claimed and said that police had roped off the Euston station area to conceal damage there to entire “Great blocks of damage houses and traffic installations” were reported in the districts named as hit Berlin Classes FDR Enemy of Germany Russians Mass For Decisive Blows at Reieli Russia (Official) By Associated Press LONDON 8 — Russian Nov armies were moving into position Wednesday night for the blows described by Premier Stalin as “the decisive offensive against the vital centers of Germany” The massing of men and materials along the eastern front has brought a lull In the fighting and for the third consecutive day the soviet communique said only that there were “no essential changes at the front” Already however the flames of new great battles were flickering in strategic sectors and the Belgian radio said: “If one can5sspeak of comparativecalm on the eastern front it is certainly the calm before the storm” Ready to Strike Premier Stalin in his order erf the day for Tuesday 27th anniversary of the Russian revolution asserted: “The red army and people are ready to strike new blows at the enemy One of the first of the new blows may be struck at Budapest under close siege by Marshal Rodion Malinovsky’s Second Ukrainian army Wednesday night and in increasing danger of being surrounded Berlin reported new concentrations of soviet tanks in the outskirts of the Hungarian capital while a German military commentator stated the Russians had attacked from Tisza river bridgeheads north of Szolnok and succeeded in advancting toward Buda- pest fromthe east Report Danube Drive Another quick advance along the Danube River valley north of Budapest was reported by the Morocco radio in a broadcast heard in London Heavy rains have interfered with operationa southeast of Budapest for four days Stories of open revolt inside Budapest continued to come from European radios The Paris station said street fighting took place in the Pest section of the city on the east bank of the Danube and that some Hungarian soldiers and workers joined the Russian forces Quoting neutral correspondents the Brussels radio stated soviet artillery had been installed in Pest There was no indication By Associated Press The German foreign office commenting on Pres Roosevelt’s said “it is superfluous to comment on the result The situation in Germany is clear Roosevelt is the declared enemy of the German people” The Berlin broadcast added that the results of balloting for seats in congress showed “a tendency to depart from isolationist principles end a stronger tendency of interventionism in European affairs from Moscow however that soviet We shall have to take this fact troop actually were Inside the into future considerations” capital on |