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FOR SALE-A Fine Residence, with
six rooms. kitchen, dining room,
two servant rooms, stable and out
houses. Three lots. A beautiful lOca
ton. Apply at the FARMER Office.
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Fresh Victory Coffee. Gee per lb. at
b. BARRERE'S
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ASK Tor Tulane Blend Coffee, CSC at
bickham, Magee L Co., Lt4.
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The oldest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert ROckenschuh, Mise
Rosa Rovella. has left for the Ores.
cent CITY. on a pleasant visit to her
sister, Mrs. Gus:ave j. Hirsch.
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Major H. J. de la Vergna haa our
thanks for basket Of delicious
figs. received last Friday.
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IsoR SALE.-T~o iine Jersy COWS
Apply to Dixon Academy.
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Pictures of all kinds. Frames
from so cents up, vt III G. vine'on
Photo Studio. next to tue Bank.
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July 80, 1904.
u. A. o. D

":.sne fa'aya t;r.vs, No. u
Meets on the first and third SATURDAYS
m ~ me month, at 7:8o p. NJ, at Castle
ns'' \. OF r, Covington, Ii.
JNo. W. CUNDALl., Noble Arch.
+. B. HExPEL Secretary.
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FOR SALE-A Single Buggy AM
Horse. Very Cheap. Apply to
MISS LYDIA BOSSIER.
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hing up number and ask for Tulane
Blend Coffee.
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Prat,'s Food, for Stock and Poul-
try. at BERNARD BARRERE'S
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FOR RENr-A new cottage II.
New Co,ingr"n Apply TO Miss
! l., Leblanc.
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The M e B will establish a
I.ady's Rest. 1t 4 central point. for
the accommodation of lady visitors
during the Military Encampment.
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FOR rem Two new cottages
in New Covlne'"n. Apply to N.
J. Seller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-30

No 43 won the rug that was raj.
ded by Mr.. John Fair
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!.
Tue Usher Society "f st. Peter
Ca,l.oli: Church. Termed aftrr the
>x.mple ri the New Orleans
ci,nr,.hes. had its first meeting last
"Wednesday. at & \. n,., IN Father
Koexerl's residences. The Society
:. ,..uanize.l. sui = board 1T "ffi'
ce.a elected. and the next meeting
.,,na,cad for Tuesday Aug ?,
...n. N :. 1t the same place. Those
gentlemen who were excused t"'
1.an.. are expected t" be present III
the next m.eSinK.
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See repatriation notice in another
column
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500

For lots in New Covington. see
Mr.. N. J. Dnpantis. .
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FOR RAFFLE-A home made
rug. Can be seen at Stern's Store.
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eAEERFullY RECOMMENDED FOR RHEUMATISM

O q. Higbee, Danville, Ills, writes,
Dec ?. 1901: "AbOut two years ago
was laid up for four months with rheu.
mstl III. l tried Billiards. Snow Lini-
merit; one bottle cured me. l can
cheerfully recommend it to Ill suffer
ing from like affection" Csc. SOC. 81. 100.
Sold BY ] y C,averie, druggist, Gov
ington, and the Crescent Drug Co..
Shdell.
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Mr.. L. Roubion presented US
,h,. week with = hottie OF Carriers
Pure Rye Whiskev, as a sample OF
the fine liquors to he fonnd At hi'
ropular cafe. Many thanks for
the same.
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Mr.. Ansil n Simmons, candidate
for District Attorney. is making IN
active canvass. and from what We
can learn. his prospects, Of election
are very fiattsr,ng
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Strayed Away.

Postum Cereal Mixture. at B. Barlere'e
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FOR SALE.-One Bay Mare. An.
ply to ERNEST Rn.u,rn
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Mr.. w F. Timberlake. wife and
daughter. sof Lewiston. 1dsl'", has
been visitine Iis hIother. Mr.. J b.
rimberlakr. wh, lie has not seen
for twrnt, -eiyht .yesrs H. 10
f.yora nlv impressed with Co. ins'on
and i's people aud preo'c:s /" bright
future.
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DIED-In jacksonville. La, Thurs
day, July %, 1904, at 8 p. NJ. Catherine
Goldate, beloved wife of Theodore
Dendinger. aged 81 years, 5months and
10 days A native Of Germany.
The deceased was = resident of Madi
sonville for 81 years, and took an &C.
tive part in TIN. churc'' and public
schools. She leaves sorrowiug hus-
band, five children, one grand-child
and host of friends to mourn her loss.
The funeral took place from St. Francis
Xaviers Church, Friday afternoon, and
was largely attended, Rev. Jos. Koegerl
officiating.
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FOR SALE--A new surrey, and
n comfortable basket buggy. Apply
to E. Burkenstock, Abita Springs.
La.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

FOR SALE Lots near he
Shoe Fm,or>. Apply 10 g. Beck.
FOR RENr-A new cottage,
near the Pavilion. Apply to
v. II. FREDERICK.
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DIED-In Covington, La. Sunday
july ~, At $3.50 = IN. Emanual Reiling,
y native OF Portzheim, Germany, aged
SO years, 8 months and Is days.
The deceased was Que uf the oldes,
residents of COvington, and . member
OF the first Town Council He was q
shoemaker by trade, and highly respect.
ed throughout the town anil parish
His funeral took place from st. Peters
Church, Monday morning and was large.
" attended, Rsy. Jos. Koegerl. ofilciat-
ing.
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WANTED-Evrrybndy 10 know that
Hickman. Mig" Il Co. Ltd, handle
Tulaae Blend Coffee.
If .on have a watch or clock that
does not give YOU time, take 1t
TO j. +. Do,y.
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TRY Tulane Blend Coffee, Boo a
p,ck ham. Magee l. Co., Ltd.
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Abita Springs, La.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Russian Fleet Goinq East.

St. Petersburg, May 8.-Admiral
Skrydloff is going to Fladivistok.
Renewed energy is being expended
on the preparations of the second Pa
cific squadron which will consist Of
eleven ironclads and seventeen cruis-
ers.
According to the latest project. the
fleet will take the Cape Horn route,
starting from Cronstandt by the end of
July. Admiral Rojestvensky is now
spending all his time at CrCnstadt,
pushing forward the work.
Orders are out to-day for the COM
manders of the Sissoi, Veliki and the
Navarin. and Admiral Nachimopf, i'm
mediately to take aboard ornaments
and prepare to start for the Far East.
The fact that Germany has decided
to strike off a considerable number OF
ships from her navy is particularly sig
niticant in spite of denials. am as
sured that the country has ceded two
more torpedo boats to Russia.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
GRAND OLD BISHOP.
Stephen M. Merrill Asks to Be Super
animated.

Los Angeles, May S.-The chief in.
terest of the General Conference Fri.
day centered in the great ovation ex'
tended the venerable Bishop Stephen
NJ. Merrill, for many years resident
bishop of Chicago. Bishop Cyrus w,
Foss turned from an exciting debate to
introduce Bishop Merrill.
Amid the waving of handkerchiefs,
the entire conference rose and saluted
the bishop Bishop Merrill had decid,
ed to retire from the active duties OF
the episcopate, and instead of waiting
for the committee on episcopacy te
suggest the matter, he made a pro-
found impression on the conference BY
taking the matter into his own handa
Bishop Merrill read his statement
every word of which was listened tc
with intense interest. He said in part:
81 began my ministry in 1S45, In
Greenfield, Ohio. in the midst OF the
agitation that eventually disrupted the
church. have served the church elev-
en- years on the circuits, eight years on
stations, four years as presiding elder.
four years as editor of church paper
and thirty-two years in the episcopacy.
l am in the seventy-ninth year of my
life, and have been tifty-nine years il
the ministry.
Ninety per cent Of the Membership
has been brought in during my time.
like the word superannuated-l like II
better than the term non-effective. A
superannuated bishop is bishop still
He can perform certain episcopal du.
ties if required. l am not demonstrat.
i've or gushing in my nature. have
never made an appointment under the
|, bias of feeling. have never had bit.
terness in my soul to any man in all
my official life. ! ask that at the end
of the session superannuated relation
be granted to me-"
The strongest and most vigorom
ren in the conference wept when they
beard the words of the grand old bish'
op bidding farewell to active servlce
When he had finished his remarkable
statement, they arose with one accord
and waving their handkerchiefs, stood
in silent salute.
There was great pathos in the resig.
nation of Bishop Merrill. He is still
q man of massive and vigorous frame.
a fitting survival of the old circuit rid
| er, who went his rounds on horseback
| In one moment the conference wai
| laughing at his drolleries, and in the
| next sobbing as he touched some chord
| of sympathy in referring to his rela-
tons with them as bishop.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
DIVORCE PERIL ON TO THE GULF
CHURCHES UNITING AGAINST IT
phia.-Urgent Appeal Issued to
the American Public.


Philadelphia. May 9-The inter
church conference. 4 body represent
ing ohacially fourteen leading denomi-
nations. has issued. through Its sec.
retary. Rev. William H. Roberts. DID,.
an appeal to the public. calling at
tention to several aspects Of the d.
vorce question. The paper Is the be-
ginning Of national campaign Of edu
cation upon the subject, to be followed
by efforts to secure the enactment OF
laws in the state legislatures. and ul-
timately, 1t Is thought. of an amend
ment to the constitution Of the United
States.
The members OF the conference in
clude many Of the most eminent eccle-
siasticS and laymen In the churches
The address says:
Before any civil legislation can be
enacted which will be operative and
quite apart from the accord which We
are seeking to secure in the marriage
in the regulation Of the Christian
churches. must come leavening of the
minds Of men and women which shall
lift them toward a recognition Of the
noblest dignities of life.
I'VE plead for recognition of the
sanctity of marriage. We are facing
danger to the most sacred things. The
very sanctity of human life and Of hu.
man love is assaulted and profaned
Manhood, womanhood and childhood
the home and the family, are in
volved, and neither civil legislation
nor ecclesiastical discipline can save
them, until and unless the conscience
OF human Christianity is reached.
Behind the monster of polygamy
behind the spectre of the lax divorce
court, with its collisions. its corrup
tions and its contagicn, stands the
sad fact of the low ideal of marriage
What words can we find to express
the abhorrence which ought to rise in
righteous Indignation against the pres
ent possibilities and the existing facts
of the divorce habit in America. Just
now polygamous Utah looms large and
ugly in our minds. But we must look
nearer home to realize the true condh
tion of things. The proportion OF d.
vorces to marriages in 1902 in eight
states reporting statistics, is as fol
lows:
I'm Maine, to 6: in New Hamp
shire, l to 49, in Vermont, 1 to 10;
in Massachusetts. l to 16; in Rhode
Island, to 8; in Ohio, to S.s; In
Indiana, 1 to 49, in Michigan. to IL
In these states there has been q
steady and rapid increase in divorces
during the decade, and this increase IL
believed to be true Of the country al
large.
I'VE are pleading for the home, fol
family, for children born and to bs
born; for the protection of society and
Tor the preservation OF the state"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Death of Henry Paul.

Denver. May 1O-Dr. Henry Paul,
one of the members of the Legislature
from Arapahoe county, died at 7
o'clock last night at his residence on
his ranch three miles south of Orch
ard Place. The death was sudden and
unexpected, and resulted from Brights
disease. Yesterday noon he was up
and about, but was taken i'll in the
middle of the afternoon and sank to
the end.
DR.. Paul served ten years on the
school boards of Gilpin and Clear
Creek counties. was member of the
American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers and has served six years on the
board of trustees Of the School of
Mines. He was elected to the Four
teenth General Assembly and proved
himself very energetic and able
member.
He leaves wife who is daughter
of Ex-Governor Eaton. one daughter
and three sons. two of whom were alb
sent from his bedside, one being in
Honduras and the other in Old Mex
leo.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Methodists Praise Mckinley.

Los Angeles. Cal, May S.-Tha
Methodist general conference yester
day paid eloquent tribute to the mem
ory of the late President William Nc
Kinley. A resolution presented by
Rev. ]. w. e. Bowen, colored candt
date for bishop of Chattanooga. Ten.
nessee, struck a responsive chord, and
the conference adopted it by stand
ing vote and referred it to the com
mittee on episcopacy, with instruc
tions to prepare a memorial giving ap
propriate expression of honor and re
spect. The resolution dwells upon the
loyalty Of President Mckinley 10 the
Methodist Church, his cherished mem
ory as a citizen and his great seryics
to his country as patriot and states
man.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Denver Wholesale House Burned.

Denver. May S.-The Hurlbut Gro.
Gerry Company's wholesale house at
1433 to 1439 Lawrence street was
completely destroyed by fire last night
involving a loss of over $4,000. The
flames were first observed shortly af-
ter $50 O'Clock by a lodger in the
Suffolk rooming house across the al
ley. They were then we'll under way.
The fire continued to gain against the
utmost efforts of the fire department
until midnight, when the contents of
the building had been practically con-
sumed. and the water began to count
against the heat. Although several
accidents were narrowly averted, no
one was seriously injured. Fatigued
with their long fight at the scene Of
the Curtis theater fire Friday night,
the fire department was again at work
all last night. 1t was not until late in
the morning that it was considered
safe to leave the place. Most of the
loss, which was about equally divided
between the building and stock, Is
said to be covered by insurance This
is the second time within little more
than a year that the Hurlbut Grocery
Company has suffered by fire. On
March IL, 1903. the retail house on
Fifteenth street was burned, entailins
loss of about $4,000.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
General Kuroki's Report.

Washington. May S-The Japanese
legation has received the following Off
cial dispatch. dated Toxic, May 8:
General Kuroki, commandant Of the
first army corps, reports that on May
6 our cavalry detachment dispersed
the enemy at Feng Wang Cheng, which
was Immediately occupied by our in
fantry detachment. The enemy burnt
its munitions before evacuating the
stronghold. Refugees of the enemy,
who have been hiding in the adjoining
forests and villages, continue to come
out and surrender. Natives say that
the number Of Russians who were car
ried on litters through Feng Wang
Cheng on May amounted to 800. 1t
is believed that the total casualties Of
the enemy exceeded 3,ee0."
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Japs Hold southern. Manchvrja.

London, May 9.-For all practical
purpose the Japanese now control the
whole area south of line drawn from
New Chwang to Feng Wang Cheng, in
Guiding all the Lao Tung peninsula,
except Fort Arthur.
A military correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, commenting on the
situation, says:
Evidently it is an effective pursui.
of thoroughly beaten army that is
going on. Cavalry, well ahead of In
fantry, has defeated the Russians at
Chalichal on the road to Siugen, and
at points on two other roads toward
Haishang and Lao Yang.
THE forts along the Lao river, on
which such elaborate pains have been
expended. are being dismantled. 1t will
be remembered this was another of thu
places that we have been repeatedly told
from st. Petersburg had been rendered
impregnable and about which 1t was
said the Japanese had missed their op-
portunity and lost their chance
Clearly an advance such as this
with the post of New Chwang already
virtually available for a fresh Japan
ese landing. renders the Russian posi-
.ions at Hal Cheng and Lao Yang very
precarious. Before long General Kuro-
XII will be able to obtain supplies from
the port of Kin Chou. changing his
base to that side. and coming into d.
| rect communication with the second
army.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Missing Mans Body Found.

Washington. May 8.-A dispatch
from Richmond. Virginia, says: A spe-
cial from Big Stone Gap. Wise county.
says: The body of f. l.. Wentz. who
so mysteriously disappeared October
1st. 1903, was found to-day near Kel-
lyview. within mile of the place
where he was last seen alive. The
body. which was lying on the ground
in plain view, was in state of pres
ervation sufficient for Identification.
Young Wentz was the son Of a Phil
adelphia millionaire and was in charge
of his fathers mines in Wise county.
Since his disappearance more than
$50 ,OOO has been offered for any news
Of him.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13

, 2 O'Clock in the morning, but they
failed to reach the vessels OF the ex'
pedition. which were swept apart by
the tempestuous seas. and proceeded
separately to the mouth OF the harbor.
Upon arriving there the Mikawa Maru.
| one of the merchantmen. saw that the
enemy was firing upon the fourteenth
torpedo fiotiila. The men on board
the Mikawa Maru thought the other
steamers had reached the harbor
mouth. and they steamed boldly in.
She was followed closely by another
of the merchantmen, believed to be
the Sakura Maru.
The Russians had fires burning at
the mouth of the harbor. and they used
also many powerful searchlights on
the invading Japanese vessels. They
poured an incessant fire into the chan
mel.
Lieutenant Sosa, who was in COM
mand of the Mikawa Maru. unhesitat-
ingly forced his ship into the channel.
rammed his through the booms and
reached the center of the inner en-
trance. Here he anchored his vessel
and then blew her up. She sank i'm
mediately.
Another steamer, supposed to be the
Sakura Maru. then came to anchor
near a projecting rock at the mouth OF
the harbor and sank. Following the
Sakura Maru came the Totomi. Tchido
Maru, the Otaru Maru, the Sagami
Maru and the Asagowa Maru. These
six steamers advanced to the mouth
of the harbor.
The Russian fire now became highly
effective, while a number of sunken
mines which were struck by the steam
ers began to explode.
These explosions caused heavy cas-
ualties among the Japanese on board
the blockading vessels. The Totomi
collided with a boom. This turned her
stem to the eastward and she sank
athwart the passage. blocking nearly
one-half of the entrance to the harbor
When the Yedo Maru reached the
mouth of the passage and was lower
ing her anchor, her captain, Com
mander. Takayangi was shot through
the stomach and killed. Sub Lieuten-
ant Nagata succeeded to the command.
He anchored the Yedo Maru and sank
her.
Two other stone-laden steamers, be-
lieved to be the Ataru Maru and the
Sagami Maru then entered the mouth
of the harbor and were sunk. The
Aikoku Maru then struck mine five
cable lengths from the mouth OF the
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13
Miss Meeker's Answer.

Denver. May S.-A Republican spe-
cial from Greeley last night says: A
new light was thrown on the Meeker
affair by the filing to-day of an an
swer to the complaint filed by Arvilla.
d Meeker and Ralph Meeker against
RoZene Meeker. In her answer Miss
Meeker AYERS that Ralph Meeker and
Miss Lillian Whiting, a we'll known
Boston writer. author of Life Radi-
ant" and "World Beautiful" are the
real plaintiffs in the case; and she
alleges that they have conspired to-
deprive her of her rights in the Meek
er estate and to poison her mothers
mind against her and deprive her Of
her mothers love. The defendant as
serts that in January, soon after her
mother had decided certain property to
her. Ralph Meeker arrived from New
York City and was followed shortly by
Miss Lillian Whiting of Boston. When
he ascertained that his mother had ex-
ecuted the deed it is charged that he
flew into a great rage at the defend
ant, grasped her by the throat, violent
ly shook her and swore that she should
return the deed.
Ralph Meeker and Miss Lillian
Whiting are alleged to have excluded
the defendant from the presence of her
mother, denied her the privilege of
seeing her sick mother and subjected
her to indignities and humiliation.
Miss Meeker further AYERS that Ill
treatment and abuse of her was kept
up by Ralph Meeker and Miss Whiting
for almost month with such persist
ence and vigor as to render the defend
ant almost frantic with worry and sick
ness.
The defendant AYERS that her moth
er does not know of the real state Of
affairs and that she is being used as
tool Miss Meeker alleges that it was
agreed between her mother. Ralph and
herself, that if she stayed at home and
cared for her mother the property
would be decided to her.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-13

Toxic. May :.-Vce Admiral Togo's
e@cial recital Of the latest engage
nent on Port Arthur. received to-day.
shows that the Japanese have blocked
the entrance to the harbor.
Tuesday morning. after the block
aiding fotilla had been scattered by a
gale and the commander of the fiotilla
had signaled in vain that the attempt
be abandoned, pending the moderation
OF the storm. the crews OF the sepa-
rated ships. nOwise daunted by the
weather which isolated them from
their companions. proceeded to the
work on their own desperate initia-
tive.
They forced their way in the face
OF the Russian fire. which was more
deadly than ever before as result of
the improved Russian defenses, over
the field Of mines.
Many of these exploded. yet five out
Of the Japanese blockading ships were
tammed into the inner channel and
now prevent egress from the harbor
to all craft excepting small boats.
THIS attack exceeded all it's prede-
cessors in desperation. and the cour-
ago displayed by the volunteer crews
in equal to that shown in any event in
the war history of the world. AL
though Vice Admiral Togo again avoid
ed damage to a single one of his YES
sells, the attack proved to be expensive
in lives.
The blockading flotilla consisted of
eight store-laden merchantmen. They
were escorted by the gunboats Akagi.
Commander Fugimoto. and Cholkai.
Commander Iwamura: the second tor
pedo boat destroyer flotila, under the
command of Commander Shida; the
third torpedo destroyer fotilla. Com
mander Tsuchiya the fourth fiotilla,
Commander Nasai; the fifth fiotilla,
Commander Mano; the ninth torpedo
boat notilla, Commander Yashima; the
tenth torpedo boat fotilla Commander
Otaki. and the fourteenth torpedo boat
flotila. Commander Sakurai.
The blockading vessels and their es-
cort left-the main squadron for Port
Arthur Monday evening. They en-
countered southeasterly gale, and by
II o'clock at night the seas were noun
famous, and it was found impossible
to keep the steamers together. Com
mander Hayashi. who was in command
Of the expedition. observed the impos-
slbility of keeping the flotilla intact,
and signalled it to abandon the-attack.
These signals were repeated until