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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
CHAS. A. fAHNESTOCK dies
Brother of Late Millionaire Banker Was
Born in Harrisburg More Than
20 Years Ago

Charles A. Fahnestock, brother of the
late Harris o. Fahnestock, who was a
multi-millionaire New York banker
died in a Philadelphia sanitarium early
this morning, according to dispatch
received here from that city,
Charles A. Fahnestock, who was in
his 1st 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 ne
was a member and regular attendant of
the Market Square Presbyterian church.
He was one of eight children of the
late Adam X. 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 II, 1874, and he, therefore, was
more than 20 years old. His wealthy
brother, Harris, whose contributions
aided materially in the erection of the
Harrisburg Y. M. G. 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. II.
Hubbard, is in New York City.
The body of Mr.. Fahnestock will be
brought to Harrisburg and funeral serv-
ices will be held in the Market Square
Presbyterian church on Thursday morn
ing at IL O'Clock. The Rev. w. B.
Cooke will conduct the services. The in
terment will be in the East Harrisburg
cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
STOUCH NURSERY HAS s.
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

While mothers have been hearing
the preaching of Evangelist Slough al
the tabernacle, their babies have been
safely cared for at the nursery and rest
room at Fifth and North streets. con.
Quoted by the Slough party for that
purpose. Sometimes the little ones have
become oostreperous, and in such cases
their numbers are taken, for all are
tagged to prevent mistakes, and ushers
in the tabernacle look for the mothers
bearing the corresponding numbers.
When mothers are notified they prompt
ly forsake the tabernacle, and do their
best to maintain peace in the nursery.
In the evenings last week the aver
age attendance of babies at the nursery
was fifteen. There were fewer in the
afternoons, except on Saturday. Last
Saturday was the record dav for babies.
There were fifty-ive of them cared for,
while their mothers attended the meet.
ing for women only. And DR.. Slough told
those mothers that too many of them
preferred poodles to babies, at that.
The provision that babies positively
cannot be admitted to the tabernacle
created not little discomfort among
mothers at first, but they now seem to
be reconciled to it. Anyone can under.
stand that there would have been de-
fractions from the evangelist IS. lecture
on Saturday if those fifty five babies
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 i'll treatment
of infants. 1t appears on the 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. 1t is reported that they
are in the habit of crawling on their
hands and knees, allowing the little
ones to pull their hair and doing every
thing calculated to please
Rumors have persisted that several
nights last week mothers left babies at
the nursery but instead of going into
the tabernacle went calling or even to
the moving picture shows. Tricks of
this sort have. it is said been tried at
places where the Slough party has been
formerly and conducted nurseries. AS
close a watch az possible is to be kept
on patrons of the nursery hereafter.
The nursery is open afternoon and
evening, and all genuine tabernacle at.
tendants may check their babies there
before the services.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Official Observer Gives
Narrative of Opera
tions at Front Up to
November 13
FIERCE ATTACK OF
PRUSSIAN GUARDS
Colonel Swinton Describes Their AS
saults on the British Lines in the
Neighborhood OF Ypres, at Dix
nude and Bixschoote

London, Nov. II, 11.40 A. M.-Col-
onel h. ID. Swinton, the official observ-
er at the British headquarters, gives
to-day a further chapter in his nara
tive of operations at the front, bring
ing up his account to November 13.
His latest report describes the fierce
attack of the Prussian guards on the
British lines in the neighborhood of
Ipres. Colonel Swinton s report, issued
through the official press bureau fol
lows:
1.-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
days of comparative relaxation, we
were under constant pressure from
Tuesday, November 3, to Tuesday, the
10th. The next day saw a repetition
of the great attempt of the Germans
TO break through our lines to the
French coast.
What was realized might happen
did happen. In spite of the immense
losses suffered by the enemy during
the five-day attack against Ypres,
which lasted from October 80 to the
second of this month, was merely the
temporary relinquishment of the main
offensive until fresh troops had been
massed to carry on what was proving
to be costly and difficult operation.
Meanwhile the interval was employed
in endeavoring to wear out the allies
by repeated local attacks of varying
force and to shatter them by pro-
longed and concentrated bombardment.
By the eleventh, therefore, it seems
that they considered they had attained
both objects, for on that day they re-
commenced the desperate battle for
the possession of Ypres and its neigh
borhood<
Suffered Heavy Casualties
Though the struggle has not yet
come to an end, this much can be said:
Continued ON Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Commissioner jackson
at Start Of Welfare
Session Favors EN-
pioyment Agencies
INTEREST IN THE
EXHIBITION HALL
Many Mechanical Devices in Opera
tion in Chestnut Street Building
Present Scene Of Activity For
the Crowds in Attendance

The business sessions of the second
annual Pennsylvania Industrial Wei
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-
Der of interests which will not be
heard until tomorrow or Thursday
were not represented to-day, but will
send large delegations. The delegates
were registered at the House postoflice
by corp of secretaries, and received
cards and 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 Friday. 1t is attracting big
crowds.
John Price Jackson, State Commits
sioner of Labor and Industry, called
the conference 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 tomorrow after
noon and deliver an address. Commits
sioner Jackson then bade the confer
ees welcome and referred to the fact
that last years. meeting, the first of
its kind in Pennsylvania, had led to
the calling of this years conference.
1t is hoped to make the conferences an
annual affair.
Taking up conference matters he
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 the mat
ter of child labor the Commissioner
favored 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. Such plan
Continued on Eleventh Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
.CYCLIST INJURED DURING
PERFORMANCE AT ORPHEUM
Alfred Bilfords Falls to Stage From
Twelve Foot Ladder When He Lost
Control of Wheel-Suffers Concus-
sion of the Brain

Alfred Bilfords, rs years old, 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-
tanned 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 and had sue
ceeded in doing it on regulation BIZ
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 IS 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
his injury was not as serious as that.
He will be in the hospital for some
time, however.
Hard luck has been attending the
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 very tedious opera
tion. He was forced to lay off for
twelve weeks. The performer in the
hospital now. suffered 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.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Russians Checked Near Erzerum

Petrograd, Nov. 1.-THE general
STAFF Of the Caucasian army has issued
a communication confirming the report
from Turkish sources that the Russians
had received check near Erzerum. It
Sa"s:
The march of our advance guard
in the direction of Erzerum has ended
This march was dictated not by condi-
tions of war. but only to fulfill the
task imposed on our advance guard"
The communication tells of a number
of Russiab successes on the march in
Turkish Armenia and declares that the
Turkish offensive against the Russian
force on the route along the coast has
failed. The Turks in this movement,
1T is declared, met with serious losses
Nand their reserves were annihilated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
BIGGEST LOT OF STAMPS At
POS1OFFICE IT ever HAD
Harrisburg's Requisition for Stock to
Meet Christmas Rush Amounts to
Total Value Of $152, 2,OOO-Parcel
Post Mail Expected to Be Heavy

me greatest single requisition of
postage stamps ever received at the
harrisburg postoffice is now in waiting
there for the Christmas rush. The to.
tai value of the stamps is $4,000.
Provision has been made in orderino
the supply from Washington for a
heavy parcel post mail. The same
stamps will be used for parcel post mail
as for other matter. Distinctive parcel
post stamps are no longer issued. There
are still some of the higher denomina
tlons OF the distinctive stamps on hand
at tine local office, which will be dis
posed OF before the regular high value
stlckers 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.
1t is thought likely that demands for
some denominations will be greater than
anticipated and will exceed the SUP.
phes In such cases additional requi-
sltions will have to be sent to Wash.
ington.
1t 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.
me stamps may be precanceed in
sheets, as is the usual custom in the
holiday rush, and affixed to the pack
ages by clerks as 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. Few 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 local postoffice will encourage
early sending of domestic mail, to pre-
vent too great congestion just before
Christmas.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
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 LaRue
Hart, S07 North Second street, to DR..
George Black Stewart, president of the
Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn,
N. Y.
Miss Hart is daughter of the late
William B. Hart, a former State Treas
urer, and member of a prominent Dau.
phin county family. DIR. Stewart was
for 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 few of Miss
lHart's friends. The wedding will take
place early in December. Miss Hart is
graduate cf Wilson College, Cham
'bersburg, Pa, and has taken an active
part in the work of the Market Square
and were nearly all killed or captured. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
BATTLE IN NORTH France
RESUMED With Greater
Violence. Says REPORT

Paris, Nov. II, 2.40 P. M-There
was given out in Paris this afternoon
the following official communication:
90 From Nieuport to Dixmude and in
the region of Ypres, the cannonading
has been resumed with greater violence
than IN the preceding days. On the ca
nal TO the south of Dixmude the action
of our artillery checked the work that
the Germans were endeavoring to carry
out to keep down the inundations. The
enemy was compelled to evacuate a por.
filed by the waters.
1.-TWO attacks of German infantry,
one to the south of BiXschoote and the
other 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
Quoted with great spirit.
'On the Aisne certain German de.
tachments which endeavored to cross
the river in the vicinity of Valley
were either driven back or destroyed.
ION our positions on the right bank
of the Aisne up stream from Valley
there has been violent cannonading.
This applies also to the Rheims region,
and several shells have fallen on the
city of Rheims.
'' In the Argonne there have not been
any infantry engagements. We blew
up with mines certain number of Ger
man trenches. On the heights of the
Meuse, to the south of Verdun, we have
made advances at several points.
In the region of st. Mihiel, we
have taken possession of the first houses
in the village of Chauvoncourt. These
houses served as barracks for the st.
Mihiel garrison. This village of Chaa-
voncourt is the only point of support
still held by the Germans on the left
bank of the river Meuse in this local
ity.
son the rest of the front there has
been nothing of importance to report. !"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Mcfarland Explains s
the Provisions of the
Shade Tree Act to the
Commissioners
HAS NO USE FOR
"7-MILE RIOTERS"
City Lawmakers Will Consider Next
Week Adopting Expert s Sugges-
tions-Hint That ALI the Hanging
Street Lamps May Go

Acceptance of the general provisions
of the act of the Legislature relating
to the creation of commission to
supervise the planting, trimming and
care of shade trees, and the making of
$4,000 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 j. Horace Mcfarland whom
they had called in for a conference ON
the subject. The Commissioners de-
ferred action for one week at the end
of that time they will consider again
an ordinance which provides for the
city accepting in general the terms of
the tree commission legislation
Mr.. Mcfarland said that Harris
burg's first tree commission should
take census of all city trees, make
maps showing locations and conditions
of trees and begin at once to weed out
the "Carolina Popars.''
Carolina Po lars are the trees
which Mr.. Mcfarland explained, are.
frequently referred to as "seven-
rooters. y Harrisburg already has spent
hundreds if not thousands of dollars, so
the City Commissioners say, opening
and repairing sewers which have be.
come clogged by the roots of this type
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 the sewer.
1.-The trees lack beauty, furnish lit
tie shade and must be topped frcqueur-
iy, said Mr.. Mcfarland. ,.,.
The Carolina paplar is the worst
kind of tree that can be planted, vet
Harrisburg seems to have more of them
than any other. | have seen men plant
along the street Catalpa trees that werc
not more than three feet high and they
had no more right there than they have
on the Washington monument. | have
seen plenty of jumpers, and although
have not yet found cabbage planted
along the street, / did see gcraniums
and they are just as bad
Mr.. Mcfarland is an expert on shade
trees and he told the City Commission
ers that the members of the tree com
mission should supervise tree planting,
Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
COLD WEATHER TO CONTINUE
Mercury May Go Lower Tonight Than
Last

Heralded by brisk wind, the cold
wave made its appearance in Harris
burg last night, sending the mercury to
rs degrees. but one degree higher than
the warning of the weather observers.
1t has not weakened a bit and low
temperatures will continue, 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, mark of
II degrees having been recorded by the
local office on November 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.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Turks Report Victory Over English

London, Nov II, 7.1S A. MA
dispatch from Constantinople via Am
sterdam to Reuters Telegram Company
gives an official communication issued
by the Turkish War Office. 1t says:
Yesterday we attacked the English
near Fac Con the coast of the prov
ince of Basra, in the Persian gulf.
They lost about thousand dead.
The revolutionary leader, Aybdur
Ruzska, crossed the frontier with 900
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" f"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
MEAT PRICES ADVANCE
Examinations for Diseased Cattle Pre-
vent Shipments From Reaching Here

Local meat dealers say increased diff.
ticulty is being experienced in getting
veal, and advances in price are con-
sequence.
They add that hogs have risen fifty
cents hundred, increasing the price Of
dressed pork cent 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.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
AUSTRlANS CAPTURE 5000
PRISONERS in HARD FIGHT

London, Nov. II, Ais A. MA dis
patch from Vienna via Amsterdam to
Reuters Telegram Company contains
an ofhclal 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
flight. Over 5000 prisoners, AZ can
non, ii machine guns and numerous
war material were captured.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
s1,OOO,O0O Fire at aalveston

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 17.-The
Southern Pacific elevator, containing
more than 100000 bushels of wheat,
caught fire to-day. The flames spread
to the lower part of the elevator, max
ing the total destruction of the build
ing and its contents almost certain
The probable loss was estimated at
$1,000,0OO.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
CUNNING ACCIDENT FATAL
Youth Who Gave Blood to Save Brother
May Also Die
By Associated Press,

Sunbury, Pa, Nov. 17.-Motley
Ruggles, nineteen years old, died here
to-day as 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 TRANSMISSION 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 dying condition.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
IS DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Frigid Weather Being Experienced in
the Northwest

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 southwark 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 tomorrow through
out the country. Some snow has fallen
along the Great Lakes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
$4,000 Pittsburgh Church Fire

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 17.-Fire orig
mating with an overheated gas furnace
early to-day burned out the interior of
the Second United Presbyterian church
here, with loss of $4,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

Winnipeg, Man, Nov 1.-THE
mercury took a sudden drop last night
in Saskatchewan and Manitoba,
touching Is degrees below zero at, Que
'Appelle and Minnedosa.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17

London, Nov. II, $50 A. MA
Sofia dispatch to Re lser $ Telegram
Company gives an official statement is.
sued at Constantinople on November ).
IL says:
= Turkish troops attacked the Rus
sian position at Lylan, situated in .the
proximity of the Russian frontier, a
short distance from the sea-. and the
Russians suffered severe losses. The
Russians attempted the landing of
troops, winch however, were dispersed.
Another Turkish detachment occupied
Duskeuy, surrounded the Russians at
Hanmedrezi, capturing a quantity of
immunition and provisions.
1.-The Russians bombarded toe day
without result the frontier post of
kollmush aud Abislah. -