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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
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"British troops have landed on the Greek islands of Mytilene, Khios and Kythera, according to а re- "port from San Sebas- tian received in Rome and quoted by Reuter. 100000000 EVACUATION
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Early Trend Gives Him Substantial Lead
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AT TWO O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SOME MILLIONS OF VOTES STILL TO BE COUNTED, ONLY ONE CONFIDENT PREDICTION COULD BE MADE REGARD- ING THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND MR. WENDELL WILLKIE ARE RUNNING TO A “PHOTO FINISH" IN THE KEENEST CONTEST SINCE THE 1916 WAR ELECTION.
On the basis of the trend of the early re-
YUGOSLAV turns, however, President Roosevelt seems
BOMBING
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likely to achieve a third-term triumph.
THE FIRST. 12,000,000 VOTES COUNTED GAVE PRESIDENT. ROOSEVELT A CLEAR MA- JORITY OF 1,000,000 ON THE BASIS OF THE PO- PULAR VOTE, THE FIGURES BEING AP- PROXIMATELY ROOSEVELT, 6,500,000 AND WILLKIE, 5,500,000.
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| CAUDILLO. ---THINKS THAT TIME HAS COME AND GIVES THE ORDER," GENERAL SPANISH WAR
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More important, he had secured the lead. "The most severe mea- in 29 States by midnight New York Time sures have been taken at H.K. 1 p.m.) with more than 350 electoral once to oppose by all votes.. Some 266 electoral votes are suffi- means of armed force any cient to make a President. further attempts at vio
Roosevelt had obtained districts through the State, Roose- VALERA, lation of our frontier and the powerful popular vote kie's 3,430 votes. In four hundred TENERIFFE YESTERDAY
velt has obtained 11,203 to Will- MINISTER, DECLARED attacks against our terri-
of the traditional solid scattered districts in New York THE COURSE OF AN INSPEC- tory," declared an official communique issued in well into the lead in the
south and had jumped City Roosevelt had 155,474 votes TION TOUR THROUGH THE
and Willkie, 111,605 votes. Belgrade, the Yugoslavian great industrial regions. capital, last night.
The communique followed the bombing by Italian 'planes of Monastir,
The chief Industrial States, Massachusetts, Connecticut.
Ohio Battle
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CANARY ISLANDS.
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It is officially announc
General Valera recalled that it ed that instructions have
was from these islands that Gen- to-day been received from
eral Franco left in July, 1936, to In 8,675 Ohio precincts, Roose-lead the revolt. Addressing troops the Secretary of State for
velt polled 100,830 votes to Will-General Valera said: "I will stress Pennsylvania, Ohio and linolskie's 104,521, indicative of the to El Caudillo that you are ready the Colonies, who has
have given Roosevelt the lead. closeness of the fight. The communique states that In two of them, however, the
to give further proofs of your been kept fully informed
ten foreign 'planes dropped 21 final figures may show a change.
heroismn."-Havás.. bombs on the town. When the Willkie in Ohio, of the situation, that the
for instance, bombs exploded nine were kill-cbtained an early lead. It was compulsory evacuation ed and 21 wounded, while ser- snatched from him later, but Will-
lous damage was caused.
kie was close on Roosevelt's heels. of the comparatively few The statement adds: "Expert In Illinois, too, a strong Willkie women and children still commissions have been sent to support is notable in some dis-
establish by investigation on the tricts, but Roosevelt's in the Colony and not spot the trace and origin of the slowly increasing as returns from lead is already exempted is not planes. It will make appropriate the more populous areas are to be enforced.
representations."-Reuter.
Those women who have been defence scheme. served with a notice to leave in a At the same time the Secretary ship sailing for Australia at the of State does not consider that the end of this week will according-international situation at present ly not be forced to go but any warrants the return of those who who choose to avail themselves of have already been evacuated and this opportunity will be provid- the existing restrictions on wo- cd with passages and will come men wishing to enter the Colony under the existing scheme, will not be removed.
that any woman with children: should be very strongly urged
tabulated.
As anticipated, Willkie has captured the rural vote. He is well ahead in the farm belt States. He is also leading in New Jersey and Indiana, In- diana's vote may swing, however, Here the process was reversed. Roosevelt took an early lead, but Willkie later overhauled him. Giving To Roosevelt
The Becretary of State, asks Women Asked To
Inform Government The changes in the returns are to leave the... Colony, even In view of the above announce indicated by the fact that at one though the compulsory powers ment all those women who were stage: Roosevelt was leading in are not at present to be exer- booked to travel to Australia by a 18 States with an electoral vote cised.
ship leaving at the end of this of 187 against Willkie's 12 States It must be emphasised, that week are expressly asked to call and 141 electoral votes.
Later should the situation further de- at the office of the Accountant, figures showed Roosevelt Icading teriorate no facilities to leave the Treasury, Windsor House, some. In 25 with 288 votes and Willkle Colony can be guaranteed, and time during this afternoon in or in 12 with 111. those not willing to avail them-der to confirm their bookings or selves of facilities now offered to return their tickets if they, do will in any case have to give pre-not wish to leave. The importance cedence to those temporarily ex- of notifying their intentions "at empted under the original scheme, once cannot be emphasised too
On the basis of the 'scattered returns of these 37 States, the first six million votes were tabulated Roosevelt: 3,324,000; Willkle, 2,782,000, Roosevelt is ahead in New
No Returns ⠀・ make such reservations, as are York, but the count is but a
strongly since it is still hoped to
The Secretary of State also ex- cancelled available for those wo-quarter complete. In the first 20 presses the hope that all those re-men and children who have ex- maining in the Colony. should pressed a desire to leave and for WEATHER FORECAST: feel it their duty to do all that whom accommodation has not they can to assist in the Colony's been found until now...
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