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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
Neophites Don Jerseys
When Compelled to
Go Necktieless and
Collarless
TEDDY BEARS"
ARE DRAWBACKS
New Members of Philonian Debating
Society Could Not Cover Iodine
Painting on Foreheads as Haircut
Does Not Allow Bangs

Seven neOphites put one across on
the Philonian 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.
1t worked out well enough for the
newly initiated who dug up jerseys
with turtle necks to take the place of
the neat collars and ties, to the cha
grin and disguest of the blase debaters
of former years.
While the neophites outgeneraled the
older members in one instance they
could not do it in another, for the gay
initiators labeled them debaters by
painting with iodine the letters ''P. D.
s. on their foreheads. Now it is the
prevailing style that school boys should
have teddy bear haircuts, the kind
which does not allow the hair to cover
the foreheads, so the letters stood out
in bold relief on high foreheads. The
professors were tolerant.
The painting took place at the home
of Ralph Mickey, COS Oxford street,
who entertained the club. 1t was there
that the new members decided on the
jersey brigade, of course, when the
initiators were not close enough to
0verhear or the jersey wearing would
also have been tabooed. 1t was voted
a complete and joyous initiation until
this morning when school opened.
Those were to have been laughed at
in the deeollete garb were: Clarence
Cooper, Jonathan Black, Samuel Hand.
Ter, Charles Glessner, Paul Clouser,
Homer Balsbaugh and H. Zeiders. Those
who were cast for the laughing part
this morning were:- Samuel Froehlich,
Anson Devout, Elwood Baker, Carroll
Denny, Leroy Smucker, Frederick Ly-
ter, Raymond Meek, Charles Peace,
Ralph Enck, Paul Walters. Kenneth
Patterson, George Fox,-Riehard Hamer.
Jesse Wells, Paul Cresswell and LLOYD
Pierce.
The society decided not to accept an
invitation to join a triangular debat-
ing league, with the Reading High
school and the Technical High school,
of this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
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 Harrisburg hos
pital are being distributed to-day to
former and new contributors through
the agency of the Woman's Aid So
ciety. The distribution will continue
tomorrow 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 large quantity of
groceries, clean linen and money
through the annual Thanksgiving dona-
tion. Harrisburg 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 remarkable feature of these dona-
tions is the ready response of those
persons who have been 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, clean linens or money with which
to buy these essentials. These articles
have been contributed in generous
measure and it is the hope of the men,
bers of the Woman s Aid Society that
the donations will keep pace with the
growing needs of the institution.
Contribution bags will be supplied
promptly to persons desiring them if
the request is made at the hospital by
telephone or otherwise
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Nothing Further Re-
ceived by U. S. Off
cials Concerning Fir
ing on Americans
AWAITING NEWS
FROM SMYRNA
Secretary Daniels Is Undecided as to
Whether the Cruisers North Caro-
lima and Tennessee Will Be With
drawn From Turkish Waters
By Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Although the
Navy Department continued every eff
fort to get further report to furnish
the missing links IN the chain of Incl
dents connected with the firing upon the
cruiser Tennessee s launch by the Turk
ish forts at smyrna, nothing had been
heard early to-day from Captain Deck
er or from Ambassador Morgenthau.
As nearly 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
ne 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 Tennessee would remain in
Turkish waters until all the facts were
known concerning the firing at Smyrna
Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
NOW FIGHTING IN BOATS
At DIXMUDE AND NEWPORT

Bruges, Belgium, Nov. 10, via Lon
don, LA P. M.-Fighting between the
German and allied forces in the inun-
dated territory between Dixmude 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 Lyden in
the sixteenth century with raids and
counter raids by means of fiat bot
toned boats.
Two corporals of the Seventh belgian
infantry have been made knights of
the Leopold Order for transporting forty
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.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
late WAR news SUMMARY

Germany new attack on the Rus
san army In the center of the eastern
battle line stood out conspicuously to-
day as of chief immediate importance
IN the European wal. The sudden as
sault OF the Germans in Russian Po-
land, from which territory they we've
described recently as being driven in
disorder, has lent new aspect to this
campaign, which for Germany is no less
important than the conflict in France
and Belgium.
Russian military officials admit re-
verse IN this territory and Berlin is
celebrating great victory, but the
meagreness of authentic information
from the front makes it impossible to
determine the extent of Importance of
the German successes. Meanwhile Rus
s1a 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 on Cracow, Galicia, in
an attempt to crush the Austrians.
Refugees from Belgium says that
west Flanders, which is virtually cut
OFF from the rest of the world. con-
tinues to he the scene of incessant mill
tary operations. They speak of an in
ferno of shot and shell and devasta-
tion, with continuous cannonading and
endless professions of the wounded.
The French and British are reported to
have captured small 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 of the coast of Sweden in the
Baltic sea. 1t was thought possible
that the main Russian feet, which re-
Gently 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
Continued On Seventh Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
SNOW MAY fall TONIGHT
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 along the south Atlantic coast
line; the northern one has caused snow
and the southern one rain, three things
being possible here as 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 tonight 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, % de.
grees being registered. 1t is expected
to go somewhat higher tonight. 1t
has been known to snow in a tempera-
ture' of 40 degrees, so snow is entirely
within the bounds of possibility. A
drop in temperature is expected to-mor-
row after the storm passes out
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
STATE SECRETARY o. o. A. M.
H. o. Holstein Fills Position Left Va
cant by Fathers Death

The board of officers of the State
Council o. U. A. NJ, appointed Howard
o. Holstein, the present National secre.
tary, to also fill the position as State
secretary of the Council, which Office
was made vacant by the death of H.
NJ. Holstein, his father, who was State
secretary for the last seven. years, hav-
ing retired from his trade as black
smith to accept this position.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
Campaign Cost Kunkel $1,000

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 $500 to Charles G. Stroh,
treasurer of the Kunkel Campaign Com
mittee, which committee will make a
report later.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
80. 900 RUSSIANS ARE LOST:
BERLIN CELEBRATES VICTORY

London, Nov. 10, $50 A. M.-Ber.
lin was decorated yesterday in honor of
General Won Hindenberg's victory in
Poland, according to Copenhagen dis
patch to the Times
The Russian losses, the dispatch saws.
are estimated at between forty thou
sand and fifty thousand men.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
Safety First Exhibit In Chestnut
Street Hall, However, Will Con-
tinue Through Tomorrow Evening
-1,15O Delegates Here
EPIGRAMs BY DR. DIXON

The closing sessions of the Pennsyl-
vania Industrial Welfare and Efficiency
conference were held to-day, although
the exhibit in Chestnut street hall will
continue through tomorrow night. Com
missioner John Price Jackson, of the
Department of Labor and Industry, who
was the moving spirit in the holding of
the conference, was much. gratifed
over the large attendance at the vari-
out meetings, and William H. Horner,
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-
Continued o. Eighth Page. =.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
New Director for INDIAN Band

Especial to the Star-Independent)
Carlisle, Nov. &c. s. Tyrrell, di-
rector of the Tyrrell band, 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 TT.
Meyer, near Washington, D. C. He ex-
poets to move his family here from Leb-
anon within the next few weeks.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
Nicholas Forces Turn
Tables on the Turk
ish Troops and Latter
Are Routed
CARS ARMY is
NOW IN SERVIA
Several Thousand Russian Officers and
Soldiers Have Made Appearance /
There, According to Dispatch !
From Soma, Bulgaria

Paris, Nov. 10, 4.10 A. MA dis
patch to the Havas Agency from Urmia,
Persia, says:
1.-The kurds everywhere are giving
way before the 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
SchaLibinan where they are fallying."
Berlin, Nov. 10, Via London, 1.34
P. M,-The Cologne Gazette pub
fishes a dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria,
saying several thousand Russian officers
and soldiers have appeared in Servia.
Under 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 Far
North, around almost the whole CONT
nent Of Europe, or else invaded neutral
territory With the DsrdaneIles closed
to her. her only alternative would be
to send troops across Rumania or Bul-
garia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
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 Text ''Prepare to
Meet Thy Cod

PROMINENT among the trai-hitters al
the tabernacle last night were eisbt
young married couples. There have
been instances on preceding NIGHTS of
man and wife coming forward. but NOT
SO many. The women cried a hit. hut
Tor the most part looked happy and
their husbands appeared to be proud of
the step they had taken.
The individual attracting the most
attention among the penitents was
William S. Roebuck, chairman of the
tabernacle committee of the local
otough organization, under whose direc-
tion the tabernacle was erected When
the invitation was issued he was among
the hrst to go down the sawdust aisle
which he had laid out and to take a
place on the board seats the construc.
ton of which he had supervised. Dur
ing the building of the tabernacle he
had been constantly on the scene, and
1t was hls 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 so trail-hitters in all, in
cluding many different classes and con.
ditions of people. There was High
school football star among them, one Of
the first students to make the public
confession. A blind man was in the
throng also, led to his seat by wiling
helpers.
DR.. Slough s sermon preceding the
trail'hitting was on the theme, "Pre-
pare to Meet Thy God Passages
follow:
Passages From Sermon
Every one of you here is going to
meet your God face to face one day.
I am going to deal tonight with tire.
mendously solemn things, and | know
that many of you would rather not
hear them. But / would be unfair, un-
truthful if ] were to 60 through this
campaign without bringing to you the
sum total of the irrevocable truth you
some day must face.
Death, death, the last, the great
enemy of humanity. Listen. as |
eount-one, two, three, four, five, six.
While ! counted what did YOU do? / I'll
tell you, you made deliberate fight
against death. Every pair of lungs in
here breathed in support of life--in
hailed and exhaled all unconscious TO
yourself. And yet what you did was
an absolute necessity, you say, to main
tain life and | can say to fight away
death On we 90 every hour of the
day, battling the enemy that would de.
stroy us if we did not battle.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
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, Ia, it was reported two
below.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19
SPAT Of LAWYERS
ENL|VENS COURT
MIR. Seitz and MIR. Hahn
Have Spirited Argu-
ment During Cross
Examination
CITY OFFICIALS
ON THE STAND
Clerk Miller and Engineer Cowden
Testify This Morning In Suits for
River Front Damages Against the
City

The fact that a man has a perma-
Dent residence in city or town, pays
tax there and obeys the laws of the
municipality, amounts to an expression
by him of confidence that the municipal
authorities will carry out plans of i'm
provements to which the city has COM
mitted itself.
That is the gist of statements made
late yesterday afternoon by Judge AL
bert w. johnson, of the Union Snyder
county circuit, presiding in court here
tins week, who is hearing claims for
damages against the City of Harrisburg
as set up by Mrs. Barbara Koenig. Mrs.
Mary Miller and Benedict Schlitzer,
South Harrisburg property owners.
There are three individual claims for
Sl,O0O each, all of which are based
on the city s taking strip of ground
alleged to be part of the plaintiffs s
real estate along the river front in
South Harrisburg.
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
uyPotheUlcal questions, both in form and
in substance, have repeatedly been made
by Herman & Hahn, the plaintiffs law.
yers, when City Solicitor Seitz begins
the cross-examination of witnesses.
The City's side of the case was
opened this morning. Two witnesses,
City Clerk Charles A. Miller and CITY
Engineer NJ. B. Cowden. had been
called before the noon adjournment.
The session was marked by more
wrangling between codnsel of the op.
posing sides.
City Engineer on the Stand
City Clerk Miller confined his testi-
mony to identifying letters, ordinances,
resolutions ana other legal papers which
figured in the opening of South Front
street. The City Engineer identified
the maps. Mr.. Cowden said that the
width of Front street at the part under
discussion was so feet. This, he said,
he ascertained by referring to a map
On which the scale was indicated, com
Continued on seventh PAGE
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19

Sulina, Rumania, is the mouth of the
south branch of the Danube about forty
miles southeast of Ismail.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-19

London, Nov. 19, 3.O5 A. M.-Tele-
graphing from Petrograd the Morning
Post 81 correspondent saws:
"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. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-24
FEARS BRITISH WILL GET HIM.
Cccilie's Captain to Ask Navy for
Stronger Convoy To-day.

WASHINGTON, oct. 23.-At his own re-
quest Capt polak OF the North German
Lloyd gold ship" Kronprinzessin Cecilie
will have conference tomorrow with
acting Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt
Capt. Polak Is coming with regard TO
the plan for removing the Kronprnzessin
Cecllie from Bar Harbor. Me- TO Boston,
as authorized by the Federal courts. Great
Britain has assured the State Department
that she will recognize the vessel as being
virtually under the Jurisdiction of the
United States even while on the high seas
during the period of transfer and that no
British vessel will attempt to seize the
German liner.
Capt. Polak, however. Ia reported as
regarding this guarantee as insufficient
protection for his ship, even though n
revenue cutter and torpedo boat de-
stroyer have been assigned to convoy her
on the brief voyage. 1t is expected that
he will ask for a stronger convoy.
Officials here are not inclined TO grant
such request. as they have entire CON
fdence in the good faith of the British
Government and its assurances
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-24
INSURANCE RATES UP.
British ship Rate Advanced because
of German Cruisers.

Marine insurance rates for war risks on
cargoes destined for shipment in British
bottoms TO and from tho Aslatic coast
were considerably higher yesterday as a
result OF the reports of activities OF the
German cruiser Emden In those waters
Rates advanced from az per cent n 81 900
on Thursday TO Z per cent Yesterday.
The recent destruction OF four vessels
II credited 10 the Emdcn the most i'm
portant being that OF the Troilus whose
cargo is said to have been valued AT about
$4,000, 600. or this s.. 600 600 wac in crude
rubber and the remainder in tin. As
this cargo was probably insured. local
maritime insurance men said that the
loss OF the companies taking the risks
would undoubtedly he very heavy, and
that rates on shipments to and from
Asiato waters might 70 even higher
As England Is said 10 have purchased
me entire sugar crop OF Java a good
many guseses are being made rs TO what
effect the Emden's destruction OF British
ships in Asiatlc waters will have upon
shipments Of sugar from lava
The reported sinking OF thirteen Brit
ish merchantmen ny the German cruiser
Karlsruhe IL causing much conjecture In
regard to war risks on shipments made
over Atlantic waters whore the Karlsruhe
has been reported. At the Offices Of some
OF the leading maritime insurance agen
cies II was said that no ehlp,nents in
British bottoms 70 tho territory threat
ened ny the Karlsruhe would be made for
several days and that rates would bo
governed by me nature OF the cargocs
and further reports OF the German cruls-
ers activities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-24
IS BRITISH VESSELS
PREY OF KARLSRUHE
London Shipping Trade Aghast
at Damage Done by Ger
man Cruiser.
OWNERS DEMAND ACTION
Special Gable Despatch TO THE srx.

LONDON Oct. 23--The manifold ac-
tivities Of the German cruiser Karls-
ruhe IN harassing British commerce has
created conservation in the shipping
trade hero and chambers OF commerce
ara clamoring for action which would
put the Karlsruhe, which has swept the
Atlantic, and the Emden, which has been
doing great damage In the East, In a
position whore they would be harmless.
The latest exploits OF the Karlsruhe
are told In despatch from the corre-
spondent of the Daily Maj at Teneriffe.
in the Canary Islands. lie sends word
that tho German cruiser has thus far
sunk fftsen British merchantmen in the
Atlantic. His Information comes from
the German steamer Crefeld which ar
following ships:
STRATEGY. Maple Branch. Lynrowan,
Condor. rruth. Cornish City. Cervantes,
Maria de Larringa NioGo. Farm. Rio
lguassu, Indrani and Highland Hope.
The correspondent SAYS that the crews
numbering 400 men, are prisoners. TIL,
ships, which were engaged mostly in the
South American trade totalled $4,000 In
tonnage. The Crefeld was accompanied
into port by the German steamers Rata.
Eorla- Negro and Asuncion
| Apolog1sts OF tho Admiralty, which
has been blamed for not protecting Sout'
! American commerce. point out that th'
| guarding OF numerous transport ships ms
detached warships which would otherwls.
| be used against the Karlsruhe and tn,
| Emden and that this work is much more
! important than protecting the merchau
vessels.