THE WEATHER FAIR TO-NIGHT COLDER TO-MOBBOW Detailed Report. !'«(« 0 §eT a ?. , 7S" ed VOL. 76 NO. 142. RUSSIANS IN BATTLE WITH TURKS LUSE Latter Compel Forces of the Czar Already Occupying Ropru keui to Retire SULTAN'S TROOPS WIN LYLAN FIGHT Attack the Russian Position and In flict Heavy Losses on the Enemy— Another Turkish Detachment Occu pies Duskeuy London, Nov. 17, 2.38 A. M.—The Petrograd correspondent of the "Morn ing Post" says: "The Russians, have not succeeded in marching on to attack the formid able obstacles of the Dev-Boun range, which protects the approach of Ktv.er um. The Turks brought up front Er zerum and Orvskala such large rein forcements with heavy guns as to com pel Iho Russians alr<ady occupying Koprukeui to retire. •Whether this retirement from posi tions secured after very heavy lighting must be reckoned as a Turkish success depends upon local factors of which we have uo knowledge."' London, Nov. 17, 9.50 A. M.—A •Soiia dispatch to Helper s Telegram < ompany gives an ofiicial statement is sued nt Constantinople on November 3. i It says: " Turkish troops attacked the lius-1 sian position at Lylan, situated irr/he pioximity of the Russian frontier, a I short distance from the sea, and the Russians suffered severe losses. The Russians attempted the landing of troops, which however, were dispersed. Another Turkish detachment occupied Duskeuy. surrounded the Russians at Hanmedrezi, capturing a quantity of lminunition and provisions. "The Russians bombarded to day | without result the frontier post of j Kolunush and Abisiah." Russian" Checked Near Erzerum Petrograd, Nov. 17.—The general! stall of the Caucasian army has issued j a communication confirming the report | from Turkish sources that the Russians ! had received a check near Erzerum. It i ' sa"s: "The march of our advance guard l in the direction of Erzerum has ended, j This inarch was dictated not by eondi- j tions of war. but only to fulfill the | task imposed on our advance guard. I '| The communication tells of a number I of Russiai. successes on the march in Turkish Armenia and declares that the '■ Turkish offensive against the Russian force on the route along the coast lias failed. The Turks in this movement, it is declared, met with serious losses ; and their reserves were annihilated. Turks Report Victory Over English London, Nov. 17, 7.18 A. M. A| dispatch from Constantinople via Am- j sterdam to Reutcr's Telegram Company I gives an official communication issued ! by the Turkish War Office. It says: I "Yesterday we attacked the English near Fao (on the coast of the prov ince of Basra, in the Persian gulf). They lost about a thousand dead. "The revolutionary leader, Abdur Ruzska, crossed the frontier with 300 men to assist the Russians, but was dis persed by our troops and many of his followers were killed. A Russian stand ard has been captured." AUSTRIAN'S CAPTURE 8,000 PRISONERS IN HARD FIGHT London, Nov. 17, 4.15 A. M.—A dis patch from Vienna via Amsterdam to Reuters Telegram Company contains an official army order issued by Field Marshal Oskar Potiorek, commanding the Austrian troops operating against the Servians. The order reads: "After nine days' severe fighting against an obstinate and numerically , superior enemy, the brave troops of the Fifth and Sixth corps have reached > Kulnbara and forced the enemy to flighty Over 8,000 prisoners, 42 can non, 31 machino guns and numerous war mute-rial were captured." ' Hlje Siit- 3nitptnbmi JL IST AS THE BIG Hnfi tflj f „,«w OB 'VH[ i y sa<f? TB UfHi Ift^BgL■&.'-< f . l/El - .. VIL ; GERMAN 15 C£NTiM6TEfc HELP HOWITZEfe IN ACTION BATTLE IN NORTH FRANCE RESUMED WITH GREATER VIOLENCE. SAYS REPORT i Paris, Nov. 17, 2.40 P. M.—There was given out in Paris this afternoon i the following official communication: | "From Nieuport to Dixmude and in j the region of Ypres, the cannonading I has been resumed with greater violence | than in the preceding days. On the ea j ual to the south of Dixmude the action j of our artillery checked the work that j the Germans were endeavoring to carry lout to keep down the iuundutions. The enemy was compelled to evacuate a por i tion of his trenches which .had been j tilled by the waters. | "Two attacks'of Herman infantry, | one to the south of Bixschoote and the, | otiier to the south of Ypres, resulted ;in failure. On our side we have made ! progress between Bixschoote and the | canal. "Between Armentieres and La Bas | see there has been an artillery duel con i ducted with great spirit. "On the Aisne certain German de-1 taehments which endeavored to cross j the river in the vicinity of Vailley i were cither driven back or destroyed. j "On our positions on the right bank of the Aisne up stream from Vailley there has been violent cannonading.; This applies also to the Rheims region, i j and several shells have fallen on the | | city of Bheims. "In the Argonne there have not been j j any infantry engagements. We blew j up with mines a certain number of Ger-! j man trenches. On the heights of the j I Meuse, to the south of Verdun, we have i | made advances at several points. "In the region of St. Mihiel, we! have taken possession of th P first houses in the village of Chauvondourt. These houses served as barracks for the St. Mihiel garrison. This village of ('has j voncourt is the only point of support I still held by the Germans on the left i bank of the river Meuse in this local j ity. "On the rest of the front there has j been nothing of importance to report.") LATE WAR NEWS SUMART Storms and floods, the enormous loss of life and the strain of incessant fight ing apparently have taxed to the limit of human endurance the opposing forces facing each other in the death struggle in Belgium and Northern France. An other lull has come in the great battle, which presumably is but the prelude to one more desperate effort. To-day's re ports from the front indicate that as-! saults by infantry and cavalry have, been abandoned for the moment, except for minor engagements, and that only the artillery is continuing operations with vigor undiminished. Meanwhile the fighting continues on! many other fields. The Russian invasion! of Turkish territory from Caucasus has! been halted. The great campaign of tlie \ Russians against the Austro-Gernan armies proceeds with varying fortunes in different localities, with chief inter est now centering in the German of- Con tin ued on Seventh Pace. HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1914—12 PAGES. BRITISH REPORT OR 11SUM Of ficialObserver Gives Narrative of Opera tions at Front Up to November 1 3 FIERCE ATTACK OF • PRUSSIAN GUAKDj! Colonel Swinton Describes Their As saults on the British lanes in the Neighborhood of Ypres, at Dix mude and Bixschoote London, Nov. 17, 11.40 A. M.—Col-' j onel E. D. Swinton, the official observ- j J e r at the British headquarters, gives to-day a further chapter in his narru- j tive of operations at the front, bring- i ling up his account to November 13. I His latest report describes the fierce! | attack of the Prussian guards on the' : Hritisb lines in tile neighborhood of j ! Ypres. Colonel JSwinton's report, issued! j through the official press bureau t'ol ! lows: "The diminution in the force of the ■ German rush to the west has not lasted | long. The section of the front to the north of our forces was the first to meet the recrudescence of violence, in the shape of an attack in the neighbor : hood of Dixmude and Bixschoote. Troops Under Constant Pressure "Our turn came next. After eight j j days of comparative relaxation, we ; ! were under constant pressure from Tuesday, November 3, to Tuesday, the j 10th. TUe next day saw a repetition! of liie great attempt of the Germans j jto break through our lines to the! ! French coast. "What was realized might happen! ! did happen. In spite of the immense j ( I losses suffered by the enemy during' the five-day attack against Ypres, , j which lasted from October 29 to the! j second of this month, was merely the ! j temporary relinquishment, of the main j offensive until fresh troops hail been! : massed to curry on what was proving j to bo a co'stly and difficult operation. U j Meanwhile the interval was employed | ! in endeavoring t<f wear out the allies! ! by repeated local attacks of varying! j force and to shatter them by a pro j j longed and concentrated bombardment. 1 By the oleventh, therefore, it seems j t ■ that, they considered they had attained , j both objects, for on that day they re-! | | commenced the desperate battle" for , I the possession of Ypres and its neigh- I I [ Suffered Heavy Casualties "Though the struggle has not yet ! come to an end, this much can be said: ' Continued on Ulfktk I'nse. ! iSTOUCH NURSERY HAS 55 BABIES ON BIGGEST DAY Rumors Persist That Mothers Have Left Infants at Tabernacle Rest Room and Then Gone to the Movies In stead of the Services r _ \\ hile mothers have been hearing i the preaching of Evangelist Slough at j the tabernacle, their babies have been safely cared for at the nursery and rest | room at Fifth And North streets, con ducted by tihe Slough party for that purpose. Sometimes the little ones have become obstreperous, and in such cases their numbers are taken, for all are tagged to prevent mistakes, anil ushers in the tabernacle look for the mothers bearing the corresponding numbers. When mothers are notified they prompt ly forsake the talbornacle, and do their i best to maintain peace iu the nursery. In the evenings last week the aver age attendance oil' babies ar the nursery was fifteen. There were fewer in the afternoons, except on Saturday. Vast I i Saturday was the record day for baibies. I j There were fifty-five of them cared for, i while their mothers attended the meet ing for women only. And Dr. Stough told ' those mothers that, too many of them , referred poodles to babies, at that. The provision that baibies positively cannot be admitted to the taliernacle j created not a little discontent among i mothers at first, but they now seem to lie reconciled to it. Anyone can under stand that there would have been de- I tnrt'tious from the evangelist's lecture on Saturday if those fifty-five baibies had been in the audience. There are always four or five nurses at the rest room, and there have not as yet been any reports of ill treatment of infants. It appears on tho contrary that the nurses are doing their- utmost to amuse the little ones, and are meet ing some of the most strict of infant requirements. It is reported that they are in the habit of crawling on their hands an I knees, allowing t'he little I Mies to pull their hair and doing every- j thing calculate I to please. Rumors have persisted that several I rights last week mothers left babies at | the nursery but instead of going into I the taiberriHcle went calling or even to ' th.> moving picture shows. Tricks of i 'his sort have, it is said been tried at I places where the Stough [>arty has been I formerly and conducted nurseries. As close a watch an possible is to be kept on patruns of tile nursery hereafter. j The nursery is open afternoon and evening, and all genuine tabernacle at tendants may check their babies there before the services. (iUNMNW ACCIDENT FATAL Youth Who Gave Blood to Save Brother May Also Die B\j Associated Press. Sunbury, Pa., Nov. 17.—'Motley Ruggles, nineteen years old, died here to-day as a result of a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted last Saturday by his brother, Robert Ruggles, while they were hunting. In the effort to save the life of the injured youth transfusion of blood was resorted to. Rodney Ruggles, another brother, submitted his veins for the operation but without avail. Rodney was so weak ened by the loss, of blood that he is said to be in a dying condition. SHURT HUURS FUR CHILDREN URGED Commissioner Jackson at Start of Welfare Session Favors Em ployment Agencies INTEREST IN THE EXHIBITION HALL Many Mechanical Devices in Opera tion in Chestnut Street Building Present a Scene of Activity For the Cpwds in Attendance The business sessions of the second annual Pennsylvania Industrial Wel fare and Efficiency conference began in the hall of the House of Represen tatives this morning with about two hundred representatives present. The indications are that the number at tending the conference before it closes will be at least five hundred, as a num ber of interests which will not be heard until to-morrow or Thursday were not represented to-day, but will send large delegations. The delegates were registered at the House postoffice by a corp of secretaries, and received cards anil neat buttons on which are a keystone and cross and the name of the conference. The "Safety First'' exhib it being held in Chestnut street hall in connection with the conference, opened yesterday and will continue open through i'riday. It is attracting big crowds. John Price Jackson, State Commis sioner of Labor and Industry, called the confererice to order and announced with regret that Governor Tener owing to his detention in Pittsburgh, could not be present to extend a welcome, but will be present to-morrow after noon and deliver an address. Commis sioner Jackson then bade the confer ees welcome and referred to the fact that last year's meeting, the. first of its kind in Pennsylvania, had led to the calling of this year's conference. It is hoped to make the conferences an annual affair. Taking up conference matters be advocated employment agencies in Pennsylvania and spoke of their great good accomplished in some .States and in Germany. The expense, he thought, should be divided between the State and the local authorities. In tho mat ter of child labor the Commissioner favored a compulsory continuation school system by which pupils could be taught vocations. Night work for all children should be eliminated, the hours of child labor shortened and there should be a medical examination of all miners put to work. Sucb a plan Continued on Klrveulh I'nse. FHiHT HKiH PASSENGER RATES Three Men File Protests With the Pub lic Service Commission Protests against the proposed in crease of railroad passenger rates were received by the Public Service Commis sion to-day. W. H. Worrilow, president of the I-iebanon Steel Foundry, believes the in crease on some forms of commutation is reasonable and he would be willing to pay a proportionate increase on a 100-trip ticket, but for the railroads to abolish the use of this ticket entirely is an injustice to their patrons. William A. McCrea, of Clielten ave nue, Philadelphia, objects to the with drawal of the 50 and 100-trip tickets. The present rate for a ride from Chcl ten avenue to Broad street on the Penn sylvania Railroad is $8.25 by using a 100-trip ticket. When this is withdrawn each ride, or single ticket, will cost 18 cents, an increase of 125 per cent. Samuel D. Craig, of Sharon Hill, says it does not seem just that the rail roads should be permitted to give to their employes and their families free transportation and expect the general public to pay this item of cost. DR. GEO. B. STEWART TO WED Miss Hart's Engagement to Former Market Square Pastor Announced Announcement was made to-day of the engagement of Miss Ella i,aJßuu Hart, 807 North Second street, to Dr. George Black Stewart, president of the Auburn Theological Seminary. Auburn N. Y. Miss Hart is a daughter of the late William K.* Hart, a former State Treas urer, and a member of a prominent Dau phin county family. Dr. Stewart was for a number of years pastor of the Market Square Presbyterian church, in Harrisburg. Formal announcement of the engage ment will be made this evening at a dinner to be given to a few of Miss lHart's friends. The wedding will take place early in December. Miss Hart is a graduate cf Wilson College, Oham •bersburg, Pa., and has taken an active ipart in the work of the Market Square and were nearly all killed or captured." $1,000,000 Fire at Galveston Galveston, Tex., Nov. 17.—The Southern Pacific elevator, containing more than {(00,000 bushels of wheat, caught fire to-day. The flames spread to the lower part of the elevator, mak ing the total destruction of the build ing and its contents almost certain. The proibaible lo«s was esimated at $1,000,000. #50,000 Pittsburgh Church Fire Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 17.—Fire orig inating with an overheated gas furnace early to-day burned out the interior of the Second United Presbyterian church here, with a loss of $50,000. BICCEST LOT OF STAMPS AT POSTOFFICE IT EVER HAD Harris burg's Requisition for Stock to Meet Christmas Bush Amounts to Total Value of * 152,00O —Parcel Post Mail Expected to Be Heavy The greatest single requisition of postage stamps ever received at the 'arrishurg postoffice is now in waiting there for the Christmas rush. The to tal of the stamps is $152,000. Provision has been made in ordering the supply from Washington for a heavy parcel post. muil. The same stamps will be used for parcel post mail as for other matter. Distinctive j>arcel post stamps are no longer issued. There are still some of the higher denomina tions of the distinctive stamps on hand at the local office, which .vill be dis posed of before the regular high value stickers are sold. Most of the stamps received at the local office are of the one-cent denomi nation, since these stamps will be in large demand for the mailing of postal cards, as well as for the making up of odd amounts of postage on packages, it is thought likely that demands for some denominations will be greater thau anticipated and will exceed the sup plies. In such cases additional requi sitions will have to be sent to Wash ington. It is unlikely that many of the stamps for the Christmas parcel post rush will pass through the hands or over the tongues of the general public. The stamps may be precanceled in sheets, as is the usual custom in the holiday rush, and affixed to the pack ages by clerk? Ps needed. There is then no necessity for mail matter to pass through the canceling machines, and considerable time and money are saved. About this time of the year it has usually been customary for Christmas mail to start abroad. That is not the case this year. Pew packages for Eu ropean countries are leaving the local office, because parcel post service to the greater part of the nations of Europe has 'been suspended. The falling off, in foreign business this season will be most pronounced. The iocal postoffice will encourage early sending of domestic mail, to pie vent too great a congestion just, before Christinas. CHAS. A. FAHNESTOCK DIES Brother of Late Millionaire Banker Wa3 Bom in Harrisburg More Thau 70 Years Ago Charles A. Fahnestoek, brother qf the | lato Harris C. Falwiestoc.'k, who wu» n multi-millionaire New York banker, | died in a Philadelphia sanitarium early this morning, according to a dispatch received here from that, city, Charlos A. Fadinestock, who was in his 71st year, was, like Harris C. Fahne stock, born and raised in Harrisburg. He lived here until about ten years ago when his health gave way and he went to Philadelphia. While here he \Vas a member and regular attendant of the Market Square Presbyterian church. He was one of eight children of the late Adam K. Fahnestock, whose home many years ago was situated on the present site of the Union Trust Com pany building, North Market square. Charles A, Fahnestock was born on April 17, 1544, and he, therefore, was more than 70 years old. His wealthy 'brother, Harris, whose contributions aided materially in the erection of the Harrisiburg Y. IM. C. A., died within the last year. Two children of the late Adam K. Fahnestock yet are living. Lewis re sides in Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Sybil Hubbard, wife of General T. H. Hubbard, is in New York City. The body of 'Mr. Fahnestock will be brought to Harris'buVg ami funeral serv ices will be held in the Market Square Presbyterian church on Thursday morn ing at 11 o'clock. The Rev. W. B. Cooke will conduct the services. The in terment will be in the Kast, Harrisburg cemetery. COLD WEATHER TO CONTINUE Mercury May Qo Lower To-night Than Last Heralded by a brisk wind, the cold wave made its appearance in Harris burg last night, sending the mercury to 26 degrees, but one degree higher tlvin the warning of the weather observers. It has not weakened a hit and low temperatures will continue, a slightly lower minimum being expected here for tonight. While last night was the coldest of the season, it broke no absolute temper ature records for November, a mark of 11 degrees having been recorded by the local office on Noveimber 16, 1908. The previous record to that time was 19 de grees. / The high pressure responsible for the low temperature is now central in Ten nessee and some of the Gulf States ex perienced freezing temperatures last night. 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO Frigid Weather Being Experienced in the Northwest By Associated Press, Washington, Nov. 17.—With the temperature below zero from Northern Minnesota to the Montana line and a very general falling of the mercury from the plains States eastward to the Atlantic and southward to the Gulf of Mexico, weather bureau experts to-day predicted warmer weather toward the end of the week in the east and in the interior valleys on Thursday. Fair weather prevailed to-day and was promised for to-morrow through out the country. Some snow has fallen along the Great Lakes. Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 17.—The mercury took a sudden drop last in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, touching 18 degrees below zero at-Que 'Appelle and Minnedoea. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. URGES BUS OF TREES 111 THE CITY McFarland Explains the Provisions of the &hade Tree Act to the Commissioners HAS NO USE FOR "7-MILE ROOTERS" City Lawmakers Will Consider Next Week Adopting Expert's Sugges tions—Hint That' All the Hanging Street Lamps May Go Acceptance of the general provisions of tho act of the Legislature relating to the creation of a commission to supervise the planting, trimming anil care of shade trees, and the making of a $ H,O-o'o appropriation which the com mission may expend during the first year, were urged upon the City Com missioners at their meeting this after noon by ,1. Horace Me Parian d whom they hail called in for a conference on the subject. The < ojiiinissiouers de ferred action for one week at the end of that time they will consider agaiu an ordinance which provides for the city accepting in general the terms of the tree commission legislation. Mr. Mcl'arland said that Ilarris burg s first tree commission should take a census of all city trees, make maps showing locations and conditions of trees and begin at once to weed out the "Carolina Poplars." "Carolina I'D- Jars" are the trees which Mr. MclKarland explained, ar<v frequently referred to as "seven-mile rooters." Harrisdjurg already has »pent hundreds if not thousands of dollars, so the City Commissioners say, opening and repairing sewers which have be come doggc l by the roots of this tvpe of tree. Objects to Carolina Poplars All contractors constructing sewer pipe lines, before beginning work, are served with orders either from the High way Commissioner or one of the depart ment inspectors, to plug the pipe joints with hemp, in addition to cement, to Prevent the roots of such trees getting into t'lie sewer. "The trees lack beauty, furnish lit tle shade snd must lie topped frequent ly, said Mr. MeFnrland. '•The i nrolinn ui,< lar is the woYfffc kind of tree that can be planted, vet Harrisburg seems to have more of them than any other. I have seen men plant along the street Catalpa trees that vvcrs not more tthan three feet high an<l they had no more right there than they have on the Washington monument. I have seen plenty of Junipers, and although T have not yet found cabbage planted along the street, I did see geraniums and thev are just as bad." Mr. Mr Farland is an expert on shade trees and he tol l the City Commission ers that the members of the tree com mission should supervise tree planting, Continued on Klublh I'nsr. CYCLIST INJURED DURINC PERFORMANCES ORPHEUM Alfred Bilfords Falls to Stage From Twelve Foot Ladder When He Lost Control of Wheel—Sutlers Concus sion of the Brain Alfred Bilfords, US years old, a trick cyclist, who with his wife and brother, end the show at the Orpheum Theatre this week, fell from the top of ladder at last night's performance and sus tained a concussion of the brain. His condition was said to be better at the Harrisburg hospital this morning. He had jumped to the top of the steps on a single wheel anil had suc ceeded in doing it on a regulation bi cycle when he could not stop the ma chine on the small space at the top, fall ing head first to the stage more than twelve feet below. His head struck and he doubled up. His wife, who was on the stage at the time, became hy sterical and the audience, thinking that the man's neck was broken, was hor rified. Before the ambulance arrived he re gained consciousness and had the use of his arms and legs so it was known that bis injury was not, as serious as that. He will be in the hospital for some time, however. Hard luck lias been attending tlie Bilfords for some time. The brother of the injured performer fractured his arm while performing in London, and the bones of the elbow had to be wired by surgeons in a very tedious opera tion. He was forced to lay off' for twelve weeks. The performer in the hospital now. suffered a fall in Johns town last Friday, but he was uninjured. The Bilfords have been in this country but six weeks, being natives of Berlin, Germany. MEAT PRICES ADVANCE Examinations for Diseased Cattle Pre vent Shipments From Beaching Here Local meat dealers say increased dif ficulty is being experienced in getting veal, and advances in price are a con sequence. They add that hogs have risen fifty cents a hundred, increasing the price of dressed pork a cent a pound. Because of the rigid examinations of cattle, in the effort to prevent spreading of the mouth and hoof disease, local dealers assert, it is now practically'impossible to get shipments here.
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