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Evening star., 1914-11-17
Two Actions at Fac.
PRINCE OF WALES AT THE 'FRONT.';
SERVES ON GEN. FRENCH'S STAFF

LONDON, November 1S.-The Prince
of Wales crossed from Folkestone to
Boulogne last night on his way to the
front.
The prince was dressed in military
uniform and unostentiously departed in
an ordinary cross channel mail packet
boat, the Onward.
He has joined the staff of Field
Marshal Sir John French.
The news that the heir to the throne
had been permitted to carry out the
royal tradition as an army leader has
been received with great satisfaction
by the newspapers, which express the
belief that it will stimulate recruiting.
1t is pointed out that the Prince of
Wales was the first officer enrolled
in the army after the outbreak of the
war. as he volunteered for service soon
after midnight August 4, and was as
signed to the Sd Battalion of the Gren-
adler Guards.
A dispatch from Boulogne to the
Daily Chronicle says:
The arrival of the Prince of Wales
here was the signal for an enthusiastic
demonstration by the British and
French troops gathered on the water
front. Several trainloads of wounded
alongside the quay Joined in the cheer
Evening star., 1914-11-17
IND0RsE STARS CAMPAIGN.
Monday Evening Club Speakers
Favor Restricting Sale of Firearms.

Hearty Endorsement of The Stars
campaign for the restriction of the sale
of firearms was given by speakers las'
night at the meeting of the Monday
Evening Club i'll the assembly room of
the Y NJ. c. A. building. Superintend-
ent w. II. Whitaker of the District
workhouse at Occoquan, Va, declared
that the movement looking to the re-
striction of the sale of firearms was
one of the best things that was being
done in this city just now.
He informed the club that 1t could do
nothing better than to see that law
prohibiting the indiscriminate sale of
firearms was placed on the statute
books.
Walter 5. UHord. general secretary of
the Associated Charities, also approved
the plan
THE Monday Evening Club likes to
do things" ne said, land might it not
be well, if there is no differences o.
opinion, to indorse the Campaign
against the sale of firearms referred to
by Mr.. Whitaker in his address
believe there is nothing better that the
club could do al this time"
AS IT is usual for the club not to pass
resolutions OF any kind until after they
have been referred to the executive
committee, no action was taken last
night.
Evening star., 1914-11-17
Popularity Built
On Confidence

The circulation of news
paper when it is composed of
the actual number of papers
subscribed to or purchased
represents the popular vote
for that newspaper.
There were over $1,000
people last Sunday who paid
5 cents apiece to read The
Sunday Star, and the great
majority OF these were in
Washington or nearby sub
urbs where The Sunday Stars
circulation is greater by far
than any other Sunday news
paper.
From November 10, 1907,
when the circulation was
35,l95, The Sunday Star has
gained steadily each year in
popular favor until Sunday,
November s, 1914, when it
reached 81, ,446 subscribers or
purchasers.
Based on this popular con-
hdence of the public the local
merchants and business men
from the small classified
users to the great depart
ment stores used 200 columns
or rs solid pages of adver-
tising in last Sundays Star.
Evening star., 1914-11-17

Constantinople Statement.
LONDON, November IA Sofia dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company
gives an official statement issued at
Constantinople November 10. 1t says:
Turkish troops attacked the Russian
position at Lylan. situated in the prox-
unity of the Russian frontier a short
distance from the sea, and the Rus
slams suffered severe losses The Rus
SLAMS attempted the landing of troops.
which, however. were dispersed.
Another Turkish detachment occu-
pied Duzkeuy and surrounded the Rus
slams at Hanmedreszi, capturing a
quantity of ammunition and provisions.
THE Russians bombarded today with
out result the frontier post of kok-
mush and Abislah.'
Attack Upon English.
Another official Turkish statement
comes by way of Amsterdam from Con-
stantinople, as follows:
Yesterday we attacked the English
near Fac Con the coast Of the province
of Basra, in the Persian gulO. They
lost about a thousand in dead
1.-The revolutionary leader Abdur Re-
SAX 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 standard has been cap
tured."
Two Actions at Fac.
1t is officially announced by the
British war Office that since the occu-
patton of Fac, at the head of the Per-
Evening star., 1914-11-17
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

Today's reports from the front
in Belgium and northern France
indicate that assaults by infantry
and cavalry have been aban-
doned for the moment, except for
minor engagements, and that
only the artillery is continuing
operations with vigor undimin-
ished.
The Russian invasion of Turk
ish territory from the Caucasus
has been halted.
The campaign of the Russians
against the Austro German armies
proceeds with varying fortunes in
different localities, with chief in
terest now centering on the
new German offensive movement
against the Russian center.
British claims to victory in
fighting with Turks at Fac, a
town on the Persian gu'f, are dis
puted at Constantinople, where
it is announced officially that the
English were repulsed with the
loss of 1000 men.
The latest Austrian anounce-
ment concerning the fighting in
Servia is that the advance on
Servian territory is being con-
tinued with success, and that
5000 prisoners were taken in one
battle.
Accounts of the fighting in
Belgium, official and otherwise,
dwelt upon the frightful hardships
which the men in the water
soaked trenches are called upon
to endure. and the great loss of
life. Regarding this latter phase,
official reports have little to say,
and although private accounts of
the extent of the slaughter must
be accepted with reserve, it is
evident that both the Germans
and their foes have suffered
greatly.
Evening star., 1914-11-17
REPORTS SERV|AN ROUT
Field Marshal Potriorek Claims De-
cisive Victory for His Aus
trian Army.

LONDON. November IA dispatch
from Vienna, via Amsterdam. to Reu-
ter's Telegram Company contains an
official army order issued by Field Mar
shall 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
9Th and 9th Corps have reached Kuhn
bara and forced the enemy to flight.
Over 5000 prisoners. A. cannon and 81
machine guns and numerous war ma
terials were captured" .--
Evening star., 1914-11-17

LONDON, November II, pm-Germanys remarkably
offensive in bzzardswept Flanders in the and the
stability of hasy defense along her frontier issues
the outcome undecided today great Euro
pean
Flanders the allied line refuses yield The battle in France
probably will continue be of sporadic until the allies in
conusve that they cannot be battered until
by mighty effort prove that they
EXPECTED TO TRY AGAIN
futile fighting entang losses the of which
perhaps will fully known convinced German lead
French unattainable and while
wind and cold have during the past few days. tried
markedly reduce their fighting capacity there
nothing to show that the invaders will not try again.
vaanty the Germans have been meeting death what
hopeless task recouned by British ary
eyewitness Col Swnto w describing
hghting around Ypres, said:
PRAISE FOR HEROIC FOE.
Their dogged claims whole hearted adra
tribute qualified heretofore. by query
discipline bravery prompted the die for
referred the guard the pick the German
army according Col Sinton retained contempt
for death" which it showed in the FrancoPrussan
Evening star., 1914-11-17

| &C client progress for the allies.
THE German casualties are estimated
at 100000 in the past four days"
French View Is Optimistic.
| PARIS, November 1.-THE Germans,
| in the opinion Of officers at the front,
are beginning to show signs of the ter
rife strain they have undergone for "A
month past in Flanders, and these Of
fcers expect that Gen. Joffres plan Of
holding the line and permitting the
German host to wear itself out in vain
| but costly assaults will soon bear fruit.
| A staff officer. writing from the bat
! tie line, even goes SO far as to predict
that within another month the allies
! will be in Il position to drive the en-
emy from French soil. The writer,
however. admits that he is by nature
optimist.
| Some details of the taking of Dix
| nude. which the Germans still hold. but
which thus far has brought them no
advantage, have reached here. The
! capture of the town, it appears was
due to mistake on the part of the
French detachment.
Faced Overwhelming Odds
When the fighting started the Bel
gians were intrenched north of the
city. protecting the Keyen road. To
their right, turned toward the west in
TIE ulTtCIioH Oh ESSen, were tne Sen-
egalese riflemen. To the south the
| French bluejackets occupied the most
exposed position on the Clerken road.
The enemy opened a terrific lombard
ment at am, Tuesday last, during
which the admiral, who was in COM
mand of the sailors and who was
making a reconnaissance, just missed
being hit by the fragment of a shell.
The men waited patiently in the
trenches. Toward 1 pm. the cannon
aiding slackened and three dense col
umns of German infantry opened fire
on the trenches. One column threat
ened to turn the Belgians who. over,
powered by numbers, retired on the
outskirts Of the city. They were fol-
lowed by the Senegalese. who thought
that an order for a general retreat had
been given. This movement uncovered
the bluejackets, who, however, con-
tinued to hold their ground.
While part Of the enemy advanced on
Dixmude by tho Essen and Keyon
Evening star., 1914-11-17
Grand Opera Opening a Success.

NEW YORK. November 17.-Music
and society successfully opened their
season last night when Verdi's melodi-
Gus opera, "The Masked Ball." was rem
dered by the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. In the face of the European war,
which made the thirtieth Metropolitan
operatic season appear hopeless, the
artists were gathered from the fighting
nations, and last nights premiere was
accorded an enthusiastic welcome by a
brilliant audience.
Evening star., 1914-11-17
CHECK OF RUSSIANS BY TURKS
is CONFIRMED IN PETROGRAD
Constantinople Says Foe Has Suffered
Severe Losses-British and Moslems
Fight at Fac.

PETROGRAD November 17-The general staff of the Cau
casan army has confirming the from
Turkish sources that the had check
1t says
h march Of advance guard in the direction OF Erzerum
dictated by conditions of but
only fulfill the task imposed advance guard.
The communication a
Turkish Armenia and declares that the Turkish Of
fensve against along
failed Turks this declared with
losses and their annlaed.
Evening star., 1914-11-17

sian gulf. by British Indian force,
November 8, two actions have been
fought with the Turkish forces, who
ION both occasions have been severely
handled and defeated after stubborn
resistance"
The announcement continues:
THE first of these attacks occurred
early in the morning of November IL.
when the Turks made a determined as
sault on the British outposts. On the
18th further reinforcements arrived
from India, and the following day the
Indians. commanded by Gen. Delamain,
SORTED and attacked the Turks occu-
pying a post about four miles distant,
assisted by the sloops Espiegle and
Odin.
The enemy's camp was captured and
many prisoners and guns were taken.
The British casualties were two Of
ficers wounded, eight men killed and
fifty-one wounded"
Losses at Dardanelles.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Athens says:
THE Turks lost $50 men and two
guns destroyed in the bombardment of
the forts of the Dardanelles
THE former German cruisers Goe-
ben and Breslau, which now fly the
Turkish flag. have re-entered the Bos-
poruS.'
says a telegram from Constantinople
from Berlin states that Turkish dem
onstratorS have torn down the Russian
commemorative monument in San Ste
fano. favorite resort short distance
from Constantinople. The monument
was erected by Russia in 1897 in
memory of her soldiers who fell in the
Russo-Turkish war.
Evening star., 1914-11-17

Heavy Fighting at Ypres.
tions are stationary along the western
battle front, but special dispatches set
forth that there has been heavy fight
ing around Ypres, and renewed at
tempts by the Germans to cross tho
User between Nieuport and Ypres.
All reports from the scene of fight
ing in northern France indicate that
the weather conditions for the past
few days have been terrible. Heavy
rain. falling continuously for thirty
six hours, has turned all the roads into
quagmires, while the trenches are
flooded and the lowlands everywhere
are largely covered by water. Every
thing possible is being done to make
the troops comfortable: to prevent
their being flooded out of the trenches
and to avoid caveins. The trenches are
being shored and braced and the bot
toms covered with brush and straw.
Meanwhile the artillery battle con-
tinues.
The following story of the wiping
out of 5000 Germans comes from a
wounded soldier from the Ypres front:
The fighting at Ypres was terrible in
violence. For forty hours we fought
foot to foot with the enemy, employ
ing every resource of infantry and ar
tlllery.
Moved Down by Artillery.
Sunday a regiment of 5000 Germans
attacked our position At distance OF
go yards our artillery opened a terri
fire and moved them down. They re-
coiled. but reformed and returned. This
time they reached the hundred-yard
mark and again recoiled and reformed
With only a third of their original
strength they advanced again. Our
officers ordered us to hold our fire and
let them advance. At twenty yards the
order came to let them have it And
We did and the German regiment
ceased to exist.
''In less than an hour 5000 men had
been eXterminated."
Telegraphing from Dunkirk. France.
the correspondent of the Daily Mall
says:
There was heavy fighting around
Yrres Monday. The casualties were
large. but the battle resulted in ex-
Evening star., 1914-11-17
Austrian War Loan Opened.

VIENNA, via Amsterdam and Lon
don, November 17.-Subscriptions to
the Austrian war loan were opened
Monday, and the first days operations
in this respect are considered ex-
tremely successful Besides number
of large subscriptions several hundred
thousand dollars in smaller amounts
have been offered
Evening star., 1914-11-17
Braving Cold and Snow, They Continue
Terrific Efforts to Reach
French Coast.
WAR NEWS TOLD OFFICIALLY
French Statement

In Paris this
communication:
the cnnnonnd-
has
artillery checked
portion OF his
trenches whic had been by h
BixschOoe
the
made be canal
wi
river the VaiIy
Vail
city Of Rheims"
We
upvthmi
the Of
point
still
his locality
Of
Evening star., 1914-11-17
German Statement

pn-German
made which. unsuceessu
aled orts are . yet n
Evening star., 1914-11-17

ing. The prince shook hands and spoke
with many of the wounded.
The crossing was one of the rough
est of the year. but the prince suffered
no Inconvenience, spending the greater
part of the passage on the bridge"
Evening star., 1914-11-17
WEATHER

Fair and continued cold tonight and
Wednesday, with moderate northwest
winds
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High. 53, at pm. yesterday; low, 2s.
at am today.
For full report see page II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
METHODIST EprsCop.r.

Stevens Memorial-The Rev. CLAW
ton Albert Smucker, D. D.. pastor. will
preach at 1880 a. m. and 1880 d. m. :
class meeting, $3.50 a. m.; SUNDAY
School, p. M: Epworth League, $50
p. m,
/, Asbury--The Rev. Dr. C. A. Left
urch, pastor, will preach at II n. m.
and p. M; Sunday School, 2 ID. m. {:
at 3 p. IN. the Rev. DR.. j. Francis Lee
VIII preach for the Annie Braxton
Rally Club. 3-+ - 80 ~ :
Epworth-The Rev. Frank w.
| Leidy, d. D., pastor will preach at
1880 a: m. and 1880 p. m.; class meet
ing, $3.50 "a. m: Sunday School, 2 d.
M, Jr. Epworth League, 3 p. M; Ep-
worth League, 6:30 p. m.
ST. Paufs-Fhe4 Rev. Robert w.
Runyan. pastor, will preach at 1890
a. IN. and 1880 p. m.; Sunday School,
Harris A. NJ E.-The Rev. I. b.
Turner, pastor, will preach at 1O:45
a. m. and p. m. Sunday School, 1880
p M. c. E.. $3.50 p. m.
Curtin Heights-The Rev. A. S.
Willlams, pastor, will preach at 1880
a. m. and 1880 p M. class meeting,
S:3o p. m; Epworth service. $3.50 p.
m.; Sunday School, 2 p. m.
st. Andrew's-The Rev. James F.
Bullitt. Holy communion, s a. M.
morning prayer, litany and sermon
1880; Sunday school, 12 m. evening
prayer and sermon, 7.30
Mt. Calvary, Camp Hill-The Rev
o. FL. Bridgman. Sunday school, 9.15
a. M; morning prayer and sermon
1890.
st. Chrysostom' New Market-The
Rev. .. H. Bridgman. Sunday school
p. M; evening prayer and sermon
$50 y. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
BAPTIST

Market Street.-The Rev. w. H.
Dallman 1890 q. m., Doing Big
Things; 7.30 p. M. Present Day Pas
sions"; Sunday school, 11.30 a. M; Y.
r. 5. c. E., $40 D. m.
West End-The Rev. w. w. Clip
pinger. 1880 p. m.. revival services;
Sunday school, 1890 a. M; Young
Peoples meeting. 6.45 p. m.
st. Paul-The Rev. E. l.. Cunning
ham. 1890 a. M, Certain Deliver
ance'; 7.SO p. M, Life of Abraham. -
Illustrated; Sunday school, 1890 p. m.
Il. Z. r. u, $50 p. m.
First-The Rev. w. s. Booth. 1890
a. m, The Baptist Vision and Task,
$50 p. M, THE Power That Wins
Sunday school, 11.30 a. m.
Tabernacle-The Rev. j. Wallace
Green. 1880 a. M, Reverence For
the Fathers Name; 730 D. M. "a
Skcptics Bible; Sunday school, 11.SC
a. M; Young Peoples Society, $50
p. m.
Tabernacle Chapel-The Rev. Geo
Ginelow. 1890 a. m., preaching in
hungarian; $50, in Roumanian; 7.s0
IN Hungarian; Sunday school, 2.3C
p. m.,classes in Hungarian, Rouman-
ian and German.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14


That clergymen should not seek po-
litical honors, but should accept a call
to public office if in their opinion they
can do good by such acceptance is the
belief of the Rev. DR.. William n.
Yates, pastor of Fourth Street Church
of God, the only minister of the city
holding a public Office DR.. Yates was
elected a member of the Harrisburg
school board last Fall on the Wash
ington party ticket, polling the high
est vote among the candidates for that
office.
DR.. Yates is pastor of the largest
and oldest church of his denomina-
ton. His church is the mother of the
Churches of God, having been estab-
lished in 1925 by the Rev. John Wine
brenner, founder of the denomination.
Political office came to DR.. Yates
unsolicited. He says he didn't ask a
man to vote for him during the cam
paign and told the committee that
asked him to run for the office of
school director that he would not ask
for votes. He was carrying out his
own principle, believing that If the
people want q man to hold Office they
will show such desire.
DIR. Yates as Director
AS school director, DR.. Yates has
interested himself in carrying out
What ne DelleVeS MS constituents de-
sire. He is "a good talker and at the
board meetings is leader in the dis
cussions.
In his church work he has made
remarkable success. Last summer
when the me ting of the General Ell
dership of the Church of God was
held in the Fourth Street church, he
was offered the presidency of FindIay
College, the church educational in
stitution. So strong was the pressure
brought by the members of his con-
gregation to retain him in the church
here that he finally declined the posi-
ton.
During his pastorate of four years,
tl membership of the church has
been increased from 1926 to 527. The
Sunday School has been increased by
four hundred members, and the at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
EPISCOPAL

:, st. Stephen's-The Rev. Rollin Alger
sawyer. q a. M, holy communion: ii
a. M, morning prayer and sermon:
p. M, Sunday school; 730 D. M.
evening prayer and sermon.
81. Augustine 's-The Rev. w. Bur-
ton Suthern, Jr. IL a. M, morning
PRAYER and sermon; 1890 p. M, Sun
day school
/. St Paurs-The Rev. Floyd Annie
ton VIII preach. Morning PRAYER at
II; sunday school at $50: evening
prayer at 73O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
MISCELLANEOUS

church of Christi. V. McGary.
speaker. Worship, 1890 a. M: 7.30
p. m, Following Afar OFF,: Bible
study Thursday evening at 7.45.
Church of the Brethren-Preach-
lng' IL a. m. and 7.30 p. M; Sunday
schooi, 10 a. M; Christian Workers.
b p; M; mission Sunday school. Fourth
and Maclay streets, 3.15 D. m.
meeting for worship will be held
tomorrow morning at 1880 o'clock
by the members of the Society of
friehos at their headquarters, 319
North, Second street.
Or. ). g. Swallow will preach at the
christian Church, Lemoyne, on sun
lay evening at 7.30. His theme win
be The Songs of the Bible With Vocal
illustrations"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
REFORMED

Galem-The Rev. Ellis N. Kremer
pastor, will preach at 1880 a. m. and
1880 p. m; Sunday School, 1880 p. m.
Young Peoples service, 6:45 .. m.
Second-The Rev. Harry Nelson
Bassler, pastor, will preach at 10:3O
a. m. and 1880 p. M; Sunday School,
1:45 p. M; Y. p. S. C. E., $3.50 p. m.
Fourth-The Rev. Homer Skyles
May, pastor, will preach at 10:45 a. m.
and 1880 p. M; Sunday School, $3.50
a. M; Heidelberg c. E., $3.50 p. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
METHODIST

Fifth Street.-The Rev. E. H.. Hart
Preaching, 1890 a. IN. and 730 b. m.
Sunday school, 2 p. M.
Grace-The Rev. ]. d. Fox, d. D.
$50 a. M, class meeting; 1890 a. m,
After a Pattern; 1.45 p. M, Sun
day school and mems Bible class; 6.45
p. M, Epworth League; 1880 p. M,
THE Trysting Place of the Soul"
Wesley Union--The Rev. j. Francis
Lee. 1915 a. M, ''Huntan Salvation; ];
7.45 D.. M, "The Fall of Jericho; Sum
day school, 12.4o p. M; G. E., $50
N M 49, la ..ln.. ~.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Board Of Trade hall: Sunday. ii n,
m. and 1880 p. M, subject, Sub
stance; testimonial meeting, Wednes.
day, p. M; free reading rooms 1Os
North Second street, 1880 to D. IN.
daily, also Monday and Saturday even
ings st4-