THE WEATHER ! UNSETTLED TO NIGHT AMD TO MORROW Drtatlrd Rr|»rl, Pa(f ( g 5 E T c A ?. L i , SS EU VOL. 76—NO. 144. THE KURDS GIVING WAY TO RUSSIANS Nicholas' Forces Turn Tables on the Turk ish Troops and Latter Are Routed CZAR'S ARMY IS NOW IN SERVIA Several Thousand Russian Officers and Soldiers Have Made Appearance There. According to a Dispatch From Sofia, Bulgaria Paris, Nov. 19, 4.10 A. M. —A dis patch to tiie Havas Ageucy from Urmia, Persia, says: "The Kurds everywhere are giving way before thj> Russian troops against whom they dare to make only desultory attacks. That portion of the Kurd force whom the Russians defeated pre viously at Tergeven have gone to fc>ch»libiaan where they are frallying." Berlin, Nov. 19, Via London, 1.34 T. M.—The Cologne "Gazette'' pub lishes a dispatch from ;jutia. Bulgaria, ta . v ' n g several thousand Russian oflicers and soldiers have appeared in Servia. I nder present conditions it would be impossible for Russia to send troops to the assistance of the sorely-pressed Servians unless she transported them by water from Archangle, in the Par North, around almost the whole coati neui of Europe, or else iuvaded neutral territory. With the Dardanelles closed to her. Iter only alternative would be to send troops across Rumania or Bui garia. London, Nov. 19, 3.03 A. M. Tele graphing from Petrograd the "Morning Post s'' correspondent says: "Three Turkish torpedo boat de stroyers are reported to have entered Suiina on an arm of the Danube delta which, under the public law of Europe, is protected by treaties. Thus Rumania must decide whether she sides with Germany and Turkey or whether she supports the rights of European law." Sulina, Rumania, is the mouth of the south branch of the Danube about fortv miles southeast of Ismail. LUTE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Germany's new attack on the Rus sian army in the center of the eastern battle line stood out conspicuously to day as of chief Immediate importance in the European wai. The sudden as sault of the Germans in Russian Po land. from which territory they were described recently as being driven in disorder, has lent a new aspect to this campaign, which for Germany is no less important than the conflict in France and Belgium. Russian military officials admit a re verse in this territory and Berlin is ■ elebrating a great victory, but the meagrenes- of authentic information from the front makes it impossible to determine the extent of importance of the German successes. Meanwhile Rus sia is proceeding with her other two ad ventures in her three fold campaign. Her troops to the north, Petrograd an nounces. are penetrating steadily into east Prussia, while to the south they are closing in OD Cracow, Galicia. in an attempt to crush the Austrians. Refugees from Belgium says that west Flanders, which is virtually cut oft from the rest of the world, con tinues to be the scene of incessant mili tary operations. They speak of an in ferno of sJiot and shell and devasta tion, with continuous cannonading and endless processions of the wounded. The French and British are reported to have captured a Belgian town. Paris reports that the hopes of the al lies are again rising; that they believe the Germans are fast weakening, but there was no tangible evidence to indi cate that the grip of the Germans on Belgium and France was being shaken loose, or that any decisive change in the immediate future could safely be predicted. • The sound of cannonading was re ported off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic sea. It was thought possible that the main Bussian fleet, which re cently set out from Helsingfors, Fin land, might have engaged the Ger mans. The general staff of the Russian army which invaded Turkey announces that the advance of the Turks had been checked and that their troops which have been successfully pursuing the Ceatlaaed «■ Scvcath Pas*. ®l)e oter~ Stikpetikni U. S. CRUISER WHOSE MEN WERE FIRED UPON BY TURKS L > - .:.-W ■'v *"C• -• ~. . * ' . , ■ •- ■ . • , .-.v. >; 1 - . • v v., ■- U : . :* i i t . <• -v --• * r i i* •»' '' •,.*»>>* .. «'- v t t *; v\k»> • V*C ♦>», si- #• .f ' JIE f ' IT If m ' ' • • . ■■••-. V: »"■: •■ • ' ■ ■ , . I d TIIE U. S. TENNESSEE VND MARINES LINED UP ON THE AFTER DECK ISSUE LIS !li TURKISH IB Nothing Further Re ceived by U. S. Offi cials Concerning Fir ing on Americans AWAITING NEWS FROM SMYRNA Secretary Daniels Is Undecided as to Whether the Cruisers North Caro lina and Tennessee Will Be With drawn From Turkish Waters By AssocWted Press, Washington. Nov. 19.—Although the Navy Department continued every ef fort to get a further report to furnish the missing links in the chain of inci dents connected with ihe tiring upon the cruiser Tennessee 's launch by the Turk isli forts at Smyrna, nothing had beeu heard early to day from Captain Deck er or from Ambassador Morgenthau. As nearly a week was taken in get ting the last message through to the state Department from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople, informa- tion is expected from him before Cap tain Decker is heard from. Yesterday he got through his first report of the incident within a few hours. Secretary Daniels said . to-day he would not state whether the North Carolina and Teunessee would remain in Turkish waters until a!! the facts were known concerning the firing at Smyrna. ContintM-d on Kluhtli l'ase. now fighuncln bouts AT DIXIHUDEAND NIEUPORT Bruges. Belgium, Nov. 19, via Lon don, 1.44 P. M.—Fighting between the German and atlied forces in the inun dated territory between Dixamde and Nieuport on the North sea coast is now frequently being carried on in boats. Artillery, for the first time in the war, has proved ineffective, but personal bravery and enterprise are counting for much and the battle is beginning to re semble the classical siege of Lvdein in the sirteeenfh century with raids and counter raids by means of flat bot tomed boats. Two corporals of the Seventh Belgian infantry have been 'made Knigfots of the Leopold Order for transporting fortv men, including fifteen severely wound ed, across the inundations under heavy fire. , The battle in its present stage, the German officials say, may last several months. 50.(MM) RUSSIANS ARE LOST: BERLIN CELEBRATES VICTORY London, Nov. 19, 3.30 A. M.—Ber lin was decorated yesterday in honor of General Von Hindenberg's victory in Poland, according to a Copenhagen dis patch to the "Times.'' The Russian losses, the dispatch savs, are estimated at between forty thou sand and fifty thousand men. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1914—12 PAGES. □IH YOUTHS FOOL INITIATORS Neophites Don Jerseys When Compelled to Go Necktieless and Collarless "TEDDY BEARS" ARE DRAWBACKS New Members of Philonian Debating Society Could Not Cover lodine Painting on Foreheads as Haircut Does Not Allow Bangs Seveu neophites put one across on ' the l'hilonian Debating Society of the ! Central High school this morning, the older members of which stood back to watch how their orders of last night, that they appear in school to-day col ' larless and necktieless, worked out. It worked out well enough for the i newly initiated who dug up jerseys j with turtle necks to take the place of i I the neat collars and ties, to the cha- j grin and disguest of the blase debaters of former years. While the neophites outgeneraled the, older members m one instance they could not do it in anoiher, for the gay ! initiators labeled them debaters by. painting with iodine the letters "P. D.' S.'' on their foreheads. Now it is the, I prevailing style that school boys should, have "teddy bear'' haircuts, the kind ! which does not allow the hair to cover! j the foreheads, so the letters stood out; | ;n bold relief on high foreheads. The i j professors were tolerant. Tho painting took place at the home of Kalph Mickey, 608 Oxford street, who entertained the club. It was there that the uew members decided on the jersey brigade, of course, when the initiators were not cloeie enough to overhear or the jersey wearing would also have been tabooed. It was voted a complete anil joyous initiation until this morning when school opened. Those were to have been laughed at in the decollete garb were: Clarence Cooper, Jonathan Black, Samuel Hand ler, Charles Glessner, Paul Clouser, Homer Balsbaugh and H. Zeiders. Those who were cast for the laughing part this morning were: Samuel Kroehlich, Anson Devout, Elwood Baker, Carroll Denny, Lerov Smucker, Frederick Ly ter, Raymond Meek, Charles Peace, Ralph Enck, Paul Walters, Kenneth Patterson. George Fox, .Richard Hamer, Jesse Wells, Faul Cresswell anil Lloyd Pierce. The society decided not to accept an invitation to join a triangular debat ing league, with the Beading High school and the Technical High school, of this city. STATE SECRETARY O. V. A. M. H. 0. Holstein Fills Position Left Va cant by Father's Death The board of officers of the State Council O. 11. A. M., appointed Howard O. Holstein, the present National secre tary, to also fill the position as State secretary of the Conncil, which office was made vacant by the death of H. M. Holstein, his father, who was State secretary for the last seven, years, hav ing retired from hia trade as black smith to accept thris position. FLUES KILL 27 HEAD OF CATTLE Big Barn on the George Woods Farm Near Carlisle Destroyed This Morning AUTO APPARATUS GIVES ASSISTANCE Bellowing of the Animals As They Tug at Their Fastenings Is Pitiful— Firebugs May Have Caused the Blaze (Special to the star-Independent.) Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 19.—Twenty seven liead of livestock were burned to death in a lire which at 3 o'clock this moruiug destroyed the large barn on the George Woods farm, two miles south oI this place, and damaged sev eral adjoining buildings. The farm is teuanted by G. Lov Woods, a son of the owner, and the loss to stock, crops ami the barn will approximate $6,000, with $2,000 insurance. The origin of the lire is unknown, but the blaze is believed to have been' the work of an inceudiary. The live stock burned included eight horses, five nuiles and colts, nine cows and five heiul of young cattle. Several head of cat tle that perished were registered stock. The teuaut farmer did not discover the fire until the interior of the barn was a roaring furnace. The subsequent bellowing of the suffering cattle, which then were kicking anil tugging to trv to free themselves, was pitiful. It was a vain appeal to those who stood by helpless to give aid. The t'nion Fire Company, of Carlisle, with its motor apparatus, responded to' a call for assistance. Although a record run was made the fire laddies were obliged to confine their work to saving adjoining buildings. A small barn con taining 1,400 bushels of corn, was slightly damaged. TINS IST GO, m DIM Health Commissioner Tells Welfare Dele gates About Unsafe Housing Conditions SESSIONS END THIS AFTERNOON j "Safety First" Exhibit In Chestnut Street Hall, However, Will Con tinue Through To-morrow Evening —1,150 Delegates Here \ EPIGRAMS BY DR. DIXON Often the air in a hovel is purer than that in a pretentious mansion. More people die from the im | proper use of steam heat than freeze to death. Wealth has no monopoly on clean liness. Houses must not only be well planned, they must be well used. The closing sessions of the Pennsyl i vania Industrial Welfare and Efficiency conference were held to-day, although the exhibit in Chestnut street hall will continue through to-morrow night. Com missioner John Price Jackson, of the ; Department of Labor and Industry, who ; was the moving spirit in the holding of i the conference, was much- gratified ! over the large attendance at the vari out meetings, and William H. Homer, of the Bureau of Statistics, who had charge of the registration, reported that 1,150 persons had registehed as in at tendance, many states besides Pennsyl- C«tbne4 oa Eighth Pace. SPAT OF LAWYERS ENLIVENS COURT Mr. Seitz and Mr. Hain Have Spirited Argu ment During Cross- Examination CITY OFFICIALS ON THE STAND Clerk Miller and Engineer Cowden Testify This Morning In Suits for i! River Front Damages Against the City i The fact that a man has a permn ; nent residence in a city or town, pays 1 1 a tax there ami obeys the laws otf the > j municipality, amounts to an expression , j by him of confidence that the municipal ; j authorities will carry out plans of im l provemeuts to which the city has com mit ted itself. ' That is the gist of statements mado late yesterday afternoon by Judge Al < i bert W. Johnson, of the Uhiou-Snyder , 1 county circuit, i>rosiding in court here this week, who is hearing claims for i damages again* the City of ilarrisburg •| as set up bv Mrs. Barbara Koenig, Mrs. Mary 'Miller and Benedict Schlitzer, > South Harriaburg property owners. ; There are three individual claims for SI,OOO each, all of which are based on the city's taking a strip of ground alleged to be a part of the plaintiff's real estate along the river front in ; South Harrisburtr. The case already has taken up almost three days, and although Judge Johnson is constantly urging the attorneys to "make better progress,'' the hearing is dragging along slowly. Objections to "hypothetical questions, both in form and in substanve, have repeatedly been made bv Herman & Hain, tho plaintiffs' law yers, when City Solicitor Spit/, begins the cross-examination of witnesses. I The City's side of the case was opened this morning. Two witnesses, City Clerk Charles A. Miller and City Engineer M. B. Cowden. had been called before the noon adjournment. The session was marked by more wrangling between counsel of the op posing sides. City Engineer on the Stand City Clerk Miller confined his testi mony to identifying letters, ordinances, resolutions anu other legal papers which figured in the opening of South Front street. The City Eugineer identified the maps. Mr. Cowden said that the width of Front street at the part under discussion was 60 feet. This, he said, he ascertained by referring to a map on which the was indicated, com Continued on Seventh rate HEARS OF Mrs"DEATH Lawrence Janssens, of This City, Re ported to Have Received Word That Boy Was Slain In War A report that William Janssens, 19 years old, son of Lawrence Janssens, export manager of the Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Company, was killed in the battle of the Aisne was current here to-day. It is said that word of the fatality has been received by his fa ther here several days ago, but that he was reticent about it and would not speak. The father could not be found this morning to confirm the report. Willipm. with two older brothers, Harry, 21 years old, and Lawrence, Jr., were enlisted in an engineer corps in Paris at the start of the war and were seot to the front. All of them were made non-commissioned officers, accord ing to report, and since the start of the hostilities have received commissions. Harry was shot in the arm in the same battle, but the wound was not serious. Mr. Janssens resides in Perdix, near Harrisburg. Although not a native Frenchman himself, he married a French woman and his sons were raisod in France. Campaign Cost Kunkel #1,500 Judge George Kunkel, of the Dau phin county court, who was a candi date for Supreme Judge in the last election, to-day filed his personal ex pense account at the State Department. He received no contributions personally but paid >1,500 to Charles C. Stroh, treasurer of the Kunkel Campaign Com mittee, which committee will make a report later. 33 CENTS CK AUDITORS WORRY Carelessly Kept Rec ords, They Say, Are „ Responsible for De layed Report NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FRAUD Men Who Are Going Over County Treasurer's Records for 1018 As sert There Are Many "Slip-Ups" In Bookkeeping System Angered because a newspaper said they "are bungling the audit," mem bers of the Board of Dauphin County Auditors this morning declared that the bundling of former countv of cials arc now causing us the most of our troubles and are mainly responsible for the report on the audit of the County Treasurer's 1913 accounts not having been issued loug before this date. The auditors have fixed no time for filing their report although it is under stood that it will be ready for presen tation to the County Commissioners at an early date. The auditors now charge that the otticial records do not corre spond with the vouchers which passed through the treasury; that many errors for which they are not responsible have delayed the work for days and weeks ami that the notations are in some instances so ambiguous as even to cause experts to spend days in cor recting matters. County Controller Henry W. Gough reluctantly made a statement this morning in Which ho said 'he offered, un solicited, to aid the auditors in finding discrepancies amounting to 33 cents. Mr. Gough and his deputy, G. Fred Holtzimai], both recognized ts expert ac countiants, said they spent the greater Continued on KlKhth Pace. SNOW WAY FALL TO-NIGHT A Storm From the Lake Region Joins One From Coast—Result Problematical A storm from the lake region is hanging imminent to day over northern Pennsylvania and is about to join with one aloug the south Atlantic coast line; the northern one has caused snow and the southern one rain, three things being possible here as a result. The first snow of the season may fall, it may only be rain and again there may be no precipitation at all. Clouds that overcast the sky all day created more or less talk about the first snow coming to-night because of the particular biting cold, which seemed to cut into the bones, despite the clothing. The temperature still remained be low freezing point last night, 28 de grees being registered. It is expected to go somewhat higher to-night. It has been known to snow in a tempera ture* of 4 0 degrees, so snow is entirely within the bounds of possibility. A drop in temperature is expected to-mor row after the storm passes out. Two Degrees Below Zero Omaha, Neb., Nov. 19.—The first severe cold of the season struck this vicinity last night. The local Weather Bureau reported the temperature two degrees above zero this morning. At Sioux City, la., it was reported two below. BAGS FOR THANKSGIVING GIFTS TO HOSPITAL READY Annual Distribution Starts To-day of Receptacles for Donations of Jel lies, Canned Goods, Soap and Lin ens—Money Is Very Acceptable Bags for the annual Thanksgiving contributions to the HarrUburg bos }>ital arc beir.g distributed to-dav to former and new contributors through the agency of the Woman's Aid So ciety. The distribution will continue to-morrow and on the corresponding days next week collections will be made" For several years the aid society has been instrumental in having given to the hospital a large quantity of groceries, clean linen and money through the annual Thanksgiving dona tion. Harrisiburg has been joined in the movement by helpers in nearby towns. Every year this suburban list grows and it is expected that this year will show the usual increase. A roinarkable feature of these dona tions is the ready response of those persons who have beer, patients or are near and dear to others who have been patients of the institution and who consequently realize the great work of charity it is performing. To such per sons the annual donation days are seized as an opportunity to repay in part or in entirety the benefits received and perhaps the life saved by the hos pital 's work. Particularly desirable to the man agement are jellies, canned groceries, soap, dean linens or money with which to buy these essentials. These articles have been contributed in generous measure and it is the hope of the mem bers of the Woman's Aid Society that the donations will keep pace with the growing needs of the institution. Contribution bags will be suppliej promptly to persons desiring them if the request is made at the hospital by telephone or otherwise. POSTSCRIPT 1 I PRICE, ONE CENT. BUILDER OF TABERNACLE HITS TRAIL Eight Married Couples in the Throng Which Came to the Front Last Night BLIND MAN LED TO SEAT Evangelist Extends Invitation to Hit the Sawdust Last Night After Sermon On the Toxt "Prepare to Meet Thy God" Prominent among the trail-hitters at the tabernacle last eight were eight young married couples. There have been instances 011 preceding nights of man and wife coming forward, hut not so many. The women cried a bit, but tor the most part looked happy, and their husbands appeared to bo proud of the step they had taken. The individual attracting the most ?"?® tlou ! ""ong the penitents was vN 11 ham S. Roebuck, chairman of the tabernacle committee of the local Stough organization, under whose direc tion the tabernacle was erected. When the invitation was issued he was among the first to go down the sawdust aisle which he had laid out and to take a Place 011 the board seats the construc tion of which he had supervised. Dur ing the building df the tabernacle ho had been constantly on the scene, and it was his energetic work which brought the great structure to its com pletion in time for the opening of the campaign. Blind Man Led to Front There were 80 trail-hitters in all, in cluding many different classes and con ditions of people. There was a High school star among them, one c.f the first students to make the public confession. A blind man was in the throng also, led to his scat by willing helpers. Dr. Stongh's sermon preceding the trail-hitting was 011 the I heme, "Pre pare to .Meet Thy God." Passages follow: Passages From Sermon 'Every one of you here is going to meet your Cio.l face to face one ilav. I am going to deal to-night with tic ineudously solemn things, and I know that mauy of you would rather not bear them. But I would be unfair, un truthful if I were to go through tliij campaign without bringing to you the sum total of the irrevocable truth you some dav must face. '•Death, death, the last, the great enemy of humanity. Listen, as I count —one. two, three, four, live, six. While 1 count-id what did you dot I'll tell you, you made a deliberate tight against death. Every pair of lungs in here breathed in support of life —in- haled and exhaled all unconscious to yourself. And yet what you did was an absolute necessity, you say, to main tain life and I can say to tight, away death. On we go every hour of the day, battling the enemy that would de stroy us if we did not battle." STOUGH CAMPAIGN, SIB,OOO Estimate of Total Cost Is Made at Closed Session of Ministers This Morning That the total cost of the Stough evangelistic campaign in this city will be $19,000 was the estimate made iu the reiport of the treasurer, E. Z. Wal lower. at a closed session of the co operating ministers held at 10 o'clock this morning in the Market Square Presbyterian church. This ajnount is greater than the usual t of a Stough campaign, because of\he great er expense of building the taibernacle, the largest in which Evangelist Stough has ever conducted meetings. Another piece of business transact ed which has been given out for publi cation was the setting apart of next. Thursday afternoon, Thanksgiving Day, for a union evangelistic thanksgiving service at the tabernacle. The meeting ■will begin at 2.30 o'clock and will in clude a special sermon by Dr. Stough and appropriate music by the chorus. The session of the ministers in con ference with Dr. Stough this morning was a closed one. The Rev. Mr. Cart wright, of the Stough party, said after the meeting, which lasted from 10 until 12.30 o'clock, that opportunity was given ministers present "to unload," and that many varying opinions were expressed by pastors on ways and means of conducting the campaign. He said that there was no dissension, even though there had been much earnest speaking. "All the ministers," said the Rev. E. E. Curtis, ministeriu-m secretary, "are filled with a unanimity o< pur pose, and have no differences of opinion on the one great object of this cam paign." New Director for Indian Band (Sjjecial to the Star-Independent.) Carlisle, Nov. S. Tyrrell, di rector of the Tyrrell 'ban-d, of Lebanon, who yesterday was appointed bandmas ter and musical director at the Carlisle Indian school, assumed his new duties this morning. Mr. Tyrrell formerly was director of the military band at Ft. Meyer, near Washington, D. C. Ho ex pects to move his family here from Leb anon within the next few weeks.
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