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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
REVOLT IN ASYLUM
Criminal Insane In Dannemora
Hospital Go On Rampage.
ONE or The MADMeM KILLED
Outbreak Was Planned With Great
Cunning, and the Maniaes Were Only
Overcome After Guards Had Been
Reinforced BY Townspeopie.

plausburS. \. Y. Aug. 2S.-For two
hours a mob Of patients at the stat,
Hospital for the Criminal Insane In
DannemoFa stood OF their guard,
while Others made desperate ATTEMPT
70 force an exit from the building
Not until one Of the mailman had been
shot and killed. and the guards "a
inforced by less violent inmates and
Villagers Vas the outbreak suppressed
and the patients again locked in thei,
rooms
Two large dormitories were wrecked
windows smashed. iron gratincs bent
and walls damaged where an effort e
wrench the iron bars from their fasten-
ings had been made.
The dead man was Isaac Dubois who
had been at the hospital only a shor,
time. Convicted OF larceny in the sec
ond degree. he was subsequently or
dered to the state hospital.
The outbreak was planned with
great cunning and carried out with
reckless boldness. All had been Qiie,
among the $50 men in the institution
when. without any noticeable signal
having been siven. almost all OF the
inmates. who had been lined M for
retiring rushed into two OF the biz
dormitories and slammed the doors in
the faces OF the surprised guards. who
rushed after them. The madmen bar
ficadcd the doors with beds and other
furniture. and began a fierce assaul,
on the heavily barred windows. evil
IDENTIFY hoping TO force all at once. and
thus gain easy avenues of escape.
4 number Of the less violently in
sane offered their assistance TO the
keepers and We're enlisted. II was i'm
possibei 20 force the doors. and guards
were stationed az all the outside win
dows. and ordered 10 shoot at arms or
hands appearing through the windows.
but not To Kill. save in case Of absolute
necessity. All Of the fire hose was then
connected. and heavy streams OF water
directed at the windows where the
patients could be seen. But the insane
rioters put mattresses in the windows.
and continued TO hammer at the stone
work IN which the bars are fixed. ali
the while shouting and shrieking
Above the tumuit however. conld be
heard the furious pounding Of the iron
bcdposts welded by the inmates. who
also had heavy chisel and sledge
hammer. Several shots were fired hv
the guards. but IL was impossible 20
tell whether they were effective until
the riot was quelled. when IL was dis
covered that Isaac Dubois had been
shot and killed. probably instantly.
Townspeople and guards from the
prison were attracted by the terrible
noise and assisted materially the war.
dens. who made a series OF assaults.
and finally forced the doors and over
powered the rioters
This is the first and only outbreak
Of any sort since the opening OF the
hospital in 1905.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
HOTEL MEN SKIP
5osrders at the haicyen, Atlantic CITY.
Were In q Bad Plloht.


Atlantic City, n. j.. Aug. 23.-With-
out hint of their intention to their
employees and tradesmen, Rittenhouse
and Wright two Philadelphians. who
have been running the Halcyon, a
small hotel on Maryland avenue. be-
tween Pacific avenue and the Board
walk, left town suddenly. leaving a
score of angry creditors.
According TO Mrs. c. johnson. owner
OF the property, the men owe her s275
rent for July. She pressed for pay
ment and they. being unable to raise
the coin, she says. promptly vanished.
After a hurried investigation. Mrs
Johnson added that a large part of the
tables. silver and other fittings of the
hotel had been removed. though everv-
thing in the house, she said. was her
property.
The guests of the Halcyon were
placed in the most embarrassing pre-
dicament by the departure of the pro-
prietors, as only one of them managed
to get any breakfast For once assured
that the bosses" had vanished and
that taey were 'out" two weeks wages
the help" promptly struck.
Though permitted by law to lew
on the baggage of all the guests in
the hotel for her rent money. Mrs.
Johnson gave the terror-stricken guests
time to remove their belongings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
GERMANS CRITICIZE FRENCH
Believe Slaughter BY Wsrships' Guns
at cassbianca Was Unnecessary.

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Berlin. Aug. 23.-The attention OF
the German government is fixed upon
the events nj Casablanca more than
upon any other subject in Germany's
external relations.
The presumption. OF course. is that
the French government viii observe
its declarations al the beginning OF
tho operations. and remain In Morocco
only long enough TO restore order. Yet
the Indications arc that Frances defin-
ition OF that period will depend on de-
velopments in the situation. and NAV
be a long one
The French action in sending war
ships to Casablanca in the circum.
stances is approved here in principle.
although officially regarded as not be
ing well managed and as being char.
acterized by a certain degree of feroc-
ity and slaughter that might have been
avoided.
The reports OF the German agents
have not yet established whether the
French landing party or the Moors at
Casablanca fired first. The Moors
aver that the French opened fire. and
British subjects whose property was
destroyed by the bombardnent Of the
warships intend. according 10 German
information. to ask payment from
France on the ground that the BON
bardmcnt was unnecessary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
NEGRO MURDEReRs CONFESS
Gibson and Dorsey Unable to With
stand Third Dearee.

Camden, y. J.. Aus 23-Unable 70
withstand the continuous prodding
which they were subjected to By Coun-
y Detectives Smith and Cherry.
Charles Gibson ana Steve Dorsey. the
negroes charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Frances Homer and Mrs Vii
toria Natoli, broke down and confessed
20 the helnous crime
Just how much the negroes told is
not known at present. but "a leak from
the Camden jail. where the men are
confined. told OF the confessions. Dor
sey. who was locked up the length OF
the corridor from Gibson. Is said To be
the man who "peached. he gave up
only after detective had kept him
company for a hours. during which
time he was subjected to a prodding
that caused him TO beg for mercy. The
rest was easy. Gibson. confronted
with the confession of his confederate.
denied his completely in the crime:
but he. too. gave in when brought face
TO face with facts that warranted no
denial.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR weak:
winter extras. new, S325G3.4O: Penn.
sylvania roller. clear, $4,000 ais; city
mills. fancy. $5;25g5.4o. RYE FLOUR
duII; per barrel. $4.5oG4.65. WHEAT
nrm; No, 2 Pennsylvania red. S7ik =
s1%c. CORN firm: No. ? yellow. local
CSC So &c. OATS steady: No. 9 white
clipped. Gle; lower grades, 63d SIC
HAY firm; timothy. large bales. S23G
800; PORK firm; family. per barrel.
barrel. 1892 POULTRY: Live firm.
hens. l41e q l5c.; old roosters, loo. :
Dressed steady: choice fowls. l5Isc I:
old ROSTERS. LOG lie. BUTTER Arm:
extra creamery. &c. EGGS frm; Sc
lected $50 25c.; nearby, 20c.: south
ern, 10000, POTATOES firm; per
basket. S3G 35e.; sweet potatoes. North
Carolina. per barrel, $2l45O.
NEW YORK - BUTTER nrm.
creamery. common 10 specials. 2OG
Csc; state dairy. common TO fancy.
iissg5ss9;; process. common TO extra
$50 2z1sc.; western factory. common 10
extra. lSd II &c. CHEESE firm; state
null cream. colored. small best, 12Ac.
do, white. l2c.; do, fair TO good. jOT
IKE; skins. lq9Ac. EGGS arm:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby. fancy.
selected white. 26Q Csc; good TO choice.
22q25c.: brown and mixed. fancy. PAD
2Sc.; western hrsts. 1891 91kc; thirds
to seconds. l6Q 1870. POULTRY: Live
nrm; western chickens. 15c; fowls.
l5c-; turkeys. he. Dressed steady:
western broilers. 1920; turkeys. IL
Gl5c.; fowls. 14dl5c. POTATOES ir-
regular; Long Island, per barrel. SEA
225: Jersey. sI75d225; southern.
sI2Sq2; southern sweets. per barrel.
Sz445O; Jersey, per basket. $20S.
CABBAGE steady: fiat Dutch, per 100
$4g6; red and Savoy, s3.50a45O
BALTIMORE - WHEAT dull: snot
contract S65s QS7c.: No. 2 red west
ern; s97sQ 90c.: steamer No { red. s0jh
gs09sc.; new southern. by sample, IS
M83c.; new southern on grade. son
STAG. CORN firmer; spot mixed. 6o
d6Oikc.: No. white. 60hc: steamer
mixed, 56Hc.; southern white corn
56h Q60he.; southern yellow corn
56h460hc. OATS quiet: No. 2 white
61@ 6lhc.; No. white, 5sQ6Oc.; No z
mixed, 5SG5Shc RYE quiet BUT
TER Arm; creamery, fancy, 25G25Jbc.
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania
dairy prints. 17IRc.; renovated butter
2Zg2ec. EGGS firm; Maryland. Penn
sylvania and nearby firsts, zoe; west
ern frsts. zoe; West Virginia drsts
l9c-; southern flrsts. lS1sc.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
FIVE MINERS ENTOMBED
Caught BY Fail Of Rock In Mine at
Pert Blanchard

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Aug. 23.-Five
men were entombed by a fall of rock
IN No Il tunnel Of the mine at Port
blanchard, near here, operated by the
Erie company. Michael Naghton. one
OF the men caught in the fall crawled
from under some OF the debris badly
injured after several hours effort He
reported that four other men were
caught with him. OF these. he believes
that James Boyle. of Inkerman. was
killed. and that John E Justice. of
Plainsville, and two unidentified Ger
mans are on the other side of the fall
and probably have escaped serious in
jury. Whether they have enough air
until rescued Naghton could not say.
Late last night the rescuing party
reached Eustice, and brought him to
the surface. He was not injured. but
was completely exhausted. He begged
the rescuers to hurry back and save
Boyle and John and Joseph Koehig.
the Germans. He fears they have died
The indications are that the fall VIII
extend further.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24

~'N~eN~" - Seiii SFAtSaif ana Nein-
foreements Are On the Way to As.
sist General Drude-Germans Crit.
else Slaughter BY Guns Of Warships.
Paris. Aug. 23.-vice Admiral Phil.
bert. commanding the French naval
forces OF Casablanca. tclegraphs that
while the MOors were advancing on
the French camp near Casablanca. I'M
der the cover OF fog. the fog lifted
and permitted the French batteries
ashore and adoat TO she'll the Moors
with deadly effect At O'Clock in
the afternoon General Drude had NOV
ed forward his field guns 10 a ridge
situated about four miles from the
camp. whence he shelled the Moors.
who were then in fun fight eastward.
Twelve Frenchmen We're wounded
during the fighting They include Cap
tain Detulles Of the foreign legation. A
battery Of 75-millimetre guns was dis
embarked from transport and used
shrapnel with tremendous effect upon
the enemy. The Arabs again showed
reckless courage. They would ride
close up to the French camp. dismount.
and fire persistently until they were
dispersed by the shell fire from the
cruiser Gloire.
The cruiser Gueydon has bomharded
ihe port OF Fidallah. TO the north OF
Casablanca- The smuCglers OF arms
had their headquarters at Fidallah.
Admiral Philibert reported that the
situation elsewhere was practically IN
changed.
Adolphe Macjan. under secretary OF
the interior. announced Officially that
General Drude was ordered to dis
perse only those tribesmen found with.
in six or 10 miles OF Casabsanca. Gen
erai Drude viii not 80 further afeld. %
NJ. Maujsn declared and there never
has been any question Of marching
on Fee or any other point in the in
terror Our warships Will merely pa
troll the ports where Il is necessary
20 organize the international police IL
fulhlment OF the understanding reach
ed at Ageciras. France and spain
are In complete accord"
Il is also announced that General
Drude will. when the reinforcemens
now on their way to Casablanca reach
him. have at his disposal 5000 men.
This number is considered TO be sufi-
cient TO insure the protection OF the
town unless the unexpected happens.
For this emergency further reinforce
ments are ready to embark for No
rocco.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
FIRES IN P|TTSBURG
Gasoline Explosions Cause a
Loss of S250.OOO.
FOUR FIREMEN WERE HURT
Slames Spread With Great RapIdity,
and For a Time Threatened che
Destruction Of the Entire East End.
Many Narrow Escapes.

Pittsburg. Aug. 23-Two fires. caus.
ed by the explosion Of gasoline in
clothes pressing establishments caus.
cd damage estimated at $4,000 and
Tor a time threatened the entire East
End section Of this city. The first fire
broke out in the Club Pressing and
Cleaning company. at $3.50 Penn ave
nue.. The three-story brick building
was destroyed and IA employees were
rescued from the windows by firemen.
The second fire was more serious
and before IL was controlled seven
buildings were wiped out. The blaze
started in the Enterprise Pressing
company's shop. at 1915 Center ave
nue. and spread with great rapidly
east and west
soon the following places .sere in
names: Allen Rug Weaving and Car
pet Cleaning company, 5979-Si Center
avenue; East Liberty Automobile com
pany. 5Se971 Center avenue; Ameri-
can Reduction company. 1867 Center
avenue; East End Mantle and Tile
company. 59ls Baum street; Crown
laundry. 1920 Baum street; Andrew
Pafenbach horseshoer. 5973 Center
avenue. and Snively Plumbing COM
pany. 1915 Center avenue.
A number OF automobile garages in
the neighborhood had quantities of
gasoline on hand. and barrels and
tanks OF the fuel were removed from
the vicinity. A hundred or more auto
mobiles were run out of the garages
and for time lined either curb for a
block. several blocks from the burn
ing district
The flames made a great roar and
ieaped into the air so feet above the
burning buildings. Between the burn
ing block and the handsome East LIB
erty market house only a narrow lot
Intervene. and grave fears were en-
tertained lest the market should catch
This building escaped. however. but
Tor a scorching of the east side and
the shatterina of the windows.
-Four firemen were hurt during the
fighting of the FIRE Assistant Chief
BARLEY J. Cawley fell from a ladder
and sustained decorations on the arm
and bruises of the body. William
Purcell. a hoseman, was bruised on
the left side by falling timbers. Lieu
tenant Michael Moore had an ankle
broken by a flying hose nozzle that
had gotten away from the hosemen's
control. and John Boyd. a hoseman.
had hand cut by falling glass. Cav
ley. Moore and Purcell were taken to
st Francis hospital.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
st.ooo.ooo Fire In cIrcinn,,I

Cincinnati. Aug. 23.-Fire at Hunt
and Broadway streets entailed a loss
estimated at 100000. The fire. Il
Is said, started in the Eagle White
Lead plant and spread 10 adjoining
buildings The following buildings
nave been destroyed: b. III. Kreger
Grocery company warehouse, Morri.
son & Snodgrass. planning mill; Aetna
Smelling company. d. T. Williams
Valve company, Roberts Lumber com
pany, Krehbiel Printing company and
Burdick Wagon company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT.

The similarity Of President RoOse-
velt's speech, delivered at Providence.
Massachusetts, on the occasion OF
the laying of the cornerstone of the
Pilgrims monument, on August 20,
to that OF Secretary of War Taft. de-
livered several days before, has been
generally noticed and commented
upon throughout the country. MFR.
Roosevelt's speech is, however. far
more vigorous and far less cOnserva-
tive than that OF Mr. Taft. The
ideas of the Chief Executive and his
Secretary are practically identical.
the difference being chiefly that of
temperament in the speakers. Mr..
Roosevelt's speech might well becon-
sidered a highly colored supplement
OF the Secretary's. Mr.. Taft warns.
where the President breathes defiance
and threatens.
at may be, said the President, that
this determination of the government has
been responsible for something of the
troubles, at least 10 the extent OF having
caused these men to combine to bring
about as much financial stress as they
possibly can in order TO discredit the
policy OF the government and thereby to
secure a reversal of that policy so that
they may enjoy the fruits OF their own
evil-doing.
That they have misled many good
people into believing that there should be
such reversal OF the policy Is possible
II so ! am sorry; but it will not alter
my attitude.
1T Is idle not 20 ask me to prosecute
criminals, rich or poor"
There Is no doubt at whom these
charges are hurled, or that the Pres
ident means what he says, and while
the propriety of his remarks on the
occasion on which they were deliv-
cred may be questioned, there is no
question that there is strong ground
Tor Mr.. Roosevelt's suspicious, and
that he regards the Wall street ma
nipulators as his enemies.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24

Secretary of War Taft has Just de.
livered speech, which purports to
he the keynote of his campaign for
the Republican nomination for the
presidency in 1905; the speech also
stamps him incidentally ~ the ad-
ministration candidate for this high
honor, even il that were not already
known. The speech is evidently a
carefully prepared document and no
doubt had the endorsement OF the
President and his close advisers he
fore it was delivered. AS the election
OF the Republican nominee mt this
time appears entirely probable we
are glad TO note that Mr.. Taft COM
mits himself, in the event of his nom
ination and election, TO tariffrevision.
In this connection he says:
Ii is the duty of the Republican party
To see To IL that the tariff on imported
articles does not exceed substantially the
reasonably permanent difierentiai be-
tween the cost OF production in the
foreign countries and that In the United
States Whenever the tariff imposed j.
largely In excess of the differential b.
tween the cost OF production in the two
countries there is formed at once a great
temptation to monopOlize.
Those Of us who favor immediate re-
vision can well afford to wait until after
the Presidential election ia order to Sc
cure substantial acquieseence by all Re
publicans.
Democrats, who as a unit desire
some real revision OF the tariff, will
OF course be dubious about how far
the Republicans will go in their re-
vision scheme, and welded. as they
are, to high tariff, it is extremely
doubtful whether they will afford
any real relief, but it is nevertheless
encouraging to hear them even talk
revision. In our Judgment, rs we
nave frequently before said, the
trusts will never be checked or con
trQlled until the Tariff is so amended
that monopolistic combines will be
impossible.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
NUGGETS OF NEWS

A sharp earthquake shock was felt
on the islands OF Guadaloupe and Dom
inica, Danish West Indies
BY the overturning Of an automobile
near Chambersburg. Pa, Mrs. w.
Cruise. OF New Jersey. was probably
fatally injured
While trying TO save the stock from
his birmingham at La Crosse Wis.
August Roth was overcome by smoke
and died. His daughter Hulda was
fatally injured.
Because mis- mother-in-law would not
live with him and HIS wife and chop
the wood. Red Shirt Sioux warrior.
committed suicide by shooting on the
Rosebud rsservstion. near White river.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
WON GIRL IN SPITE OF ALL
She Objected, Family Objected. Courts
Forbade, But They're Wed.

FoFpaoe' but Ineyre Wed.
Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 23.-News OF
the marriage OF Miss Katherine Ho-
man and James Pee on at Maniton.
Colo, which has reached the family of
tn. girl, furnishes the sequel to the
most exciting courtship those who
know the story ever heard or read
about
Peyton. who is a jeweler here. first
met Miss Homan about two years ago.
and he made up his mind on the spot
that he would make the girl his wife.
He has done it, despite the opposition
of the girl, her parents, and the efforts
OF half dozen judges. who have been
kept busy for more than a year issuing
injunctions In a vain attempt to pre-
vent Peyton from making love TO the
girl The girls relatives claim that
Peyton had hypnotized Miss Holman.
Proceedings for contempt of court and
Tor annHlment OF the marriage are
Threatened by the mother now.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
A GREWSOME FIND
Discovery Of Mans Body Also Die
closes counte rfeiting Plant.

discovery OF Mans Body Also Die
closes counterfeiting Plant.
Palermo. Aug. 23.-The finding OF
Two half-burned chests. containing por-
uons OF human body. in the forest
OF heilo Tampa, not only brought TO
light a brutal murder, but also led TO
the discovery OF an extensive plant for
the manufacture of spurious bank
notes. Italy has recently been flooded
with this counterfeit money. The Vie
tim OF the murder has been Identified
as Henry Francois. a deserter from the
french army. He had been decapi-
tated and then dismembered.
A local engraver, his wife and two
merchants have been arrested. both as
the assassins and as counterfeiters The
motive OF the crime is alleged TO have
been the fear OF betrayal by Francois
who was member of the gang.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
LOCAL MARKETS
CCorrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro)

Wheat, so to 90; corn. co TO 65. meal
$L0o To $l.15; oats. ~ 10 30,
hens, live, To 10; spring chicken /,
- to l6; eSgs, l6 to Il; lard, 10 "a
~; ducks, live 10 To IL; butter. Is
To 20; hams, II to Is. Irish potatoes.
90 TO Go; veal, ~ TO 3; lambs.
80 TO $500: hides. green, : to 10:
dry. II TO Is, sailed, No. 1. . TO 10,
call skins No /, $l.10 per skin; baled
hay, 80 to 81 per ton; leaf sumac. a.
TO 80 per 100, hogs, live weight. :
TO 3hc; beef. live weight. % To 3Ee.:
pork, to az; turkeys, live, II; wool.
market firm. PC TO - per ID.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
ARTILLERY TO MAKE RAIN
Mayor Of New Haven Suggests Can
onade to Break Iona Drouoht.

VHaue 70 5FeaN Tong Drought.
New Haven. Conn. Aug. 23.-Owing
to the continuance of the drought in
this state. Mayor Studley. Of this CITY.
has suggested that a battery of field
artillery be used to discharge 50 rounds
OF ammunition in the hope Of produc-
ing an atmospheric change and conse
quent precipitation.
Richard Zastrow, a market gardener
offered $50 as the first contribution 70
the expense of such a cannonadinc
Except for two brief thunderstorms
several weeks ago. no rain has fallen
In this vicinity for 20 DAYS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24
MALE HELP WANTED

Plasterers and Bricklayers Plastercrs
62hc. per hour, bricklayers e6kc. Der
hour, eight hours working day Steady
work for first-class men.
Employers Association.
1888 q St, n. W.
angz@-5t Washington, ID. C.
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FOR SALE

\ good piece of land. 10 acres. with
house and stable, in Spotsylvania cor1-
ty,at forks Of Court House and Telegraph
roads. Price reasonable. Enuuire of j
+, knne. ON the place, CT address Fred
erieNsburg, W. a17s1t-l5t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-24

- Tue IHrk Oilce oil the Circuit Court
Of the county Of King George on the
10Th day Of August. 1907.
+. ". Payne Sr.. and Ernest l.. PAYNE.
partners trading as Payne X Son. plain
TINS, against Albert Preston. defendant
The object of this suit is to obtain Il
Judgment Tor the plaintiffs against the
defendant IN certain action OF assump-
sit, damages ~ 600, and IL obtain an
attachment auxiliary to said action of
assumpsit. and subjcct the estate OF the
SAID defendant in the county.of King
6eorge, Va, To the lien of said attach
ment.
And an affidavit having be IN made and
iiled that the defendant, Albert Preston
Is not resident OF the State of Viryinia
u is ordered that edo appear here within
ID days after due publication hereof. and
DO what may be- necessary Ia protect
ms interest in this suit And it isfurthcr
ordered that a copy hereof be published
once week for four WEEKS in The Fred
erlcksburg Free Lance. and that copv
oe posted at the front door of the court
mouse OF this county on or before the next
rule day.
A copy-Teste:
f. l.. Hunter, Clerk.
W A. Hose, ?. q. aug2I-w4w