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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-04
GERMAN GARRISON
ATTEMPTS S0RTIE
Troops Isolated in KoenigsbeTg
Citadel Driven Back with
Heavy Losses.

Petrograd (St. Petersburg). Sept.
4.-The Austrian main army is re-
ported falling back in disorder on it's
first line of Notifications beyond Lem
berg. II is expected another stand
will be made at the San river.
The Austrian left in Russian Po-
land is the only part of the line that
has held and 1t is being subjected to
enormous pressure. heavy reinforce
ments having been sent to the army
operating against it.
AS a result of the last eight days
of fighting five of the crack Austrian
army corps, the Third, Seventh,
Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth.
have practically been annihilated.
Their reserve supplies of ammunition.
$50 guns of all caliber and field sup
plies have been captured.
Thousands of prisoners, including
many officers of high rank, have been
captured, the war Office says.
SSrmdn 0OTtte FaHS.
The German garrison of Koenigs-
berg attempted a sortie in force
against the Russian forces, which
have isolated the citadel They were
driven back with very heavy losses.
The official reports describe the sit
uation everywhere as satisfactory.
The Russian army at the front is
being constantly reinforced from the
active army mobiliZed at the interior
centers and the two corps wiped out
in the fighting in East Prussia last
week have been replaced with fresh
troops.
The sally of the Germans from
Koenigsberg was desperate one.
Under cover of darkness they burst
forth and threw their entire strength
against the Russian besieging forces
They had automatic guns mounted
on automobiles, which they used with
deadly effect. The Russian force, IL
was announced, fought with desperate
bravery and finally checked the as
sault The Germans retreated to the
citadel. The losses on both sides are
described as enormous.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-04
READY To CARE FOR
ALL NATIONS AT WAR

Washington, Sept. 4.-Administra-
ton officials completed final plans to
care for interests of the nations at
war In the several European capitals
Men especially trained in the diplo
matte service will be sent abroad to
take charge of the tasks that arose
when the fighting powers transferred
the affairs of their embassies to the
United States.
The principal duties of the Ameri
can diplomats will consist of arrang
ing for the exchange of war prisoners
and taking up questions arising from
the seizure of ships. They will han
die nothing of political significance.
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SERvIA is so INFORMED
Russians Sure They Will Capture
Vienna.

Rome. via Paris, Sept. A report
received here from Belgrade states
that the Servian government has been
officially notified that the Russian
plan will inevitably lead to the occu
patton of Vienna.
Servia officially denies the state
ment made in Austria that 1,400 Ser
yians had been made prisoners. saying
the Austrians only made about sixty
prisoners at Shabatz, but that when
they were driven from Servian terri
tory they took with them a number
of peaceful inhabitants whom they de
pict probably as Servian soldiers.
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REAL BOMBARDMENT WAITS
Attack on cattaro Delayed Until Siege
Guns Arrive.

Rome, via Paris, Sept. 4.-Tele-
grams from San Giovanni di Medua,
Albania, a seaport twenty miles south
of Scutari, say that the real lombard
ment of the Austrian seaport of Cat
taro has not begun because the Anglo
French squadron is waiting for the
Montenegrins TO transport their siege
artillery to Mount Loyehen. This
move is intended to put Cattaro be
tween two fires.
The garrison at Cattaro has tried
several sorties against Antiyari, but
all were frustrated by the Montene,
grins. The Austrians, the dispatch
states. lost many men and two can.
non in these sorties.
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WHOLE REGIMENT MISSING
Copenhagen Declares German Losses
Great.

London, Sept. A dispatch to the
Telegraph from Copenhagen says the
thirtieth list of losses suffered In the
war is printed In the German press.
Commenting on 1t the statement is
made that the losses are very heavy
and one instance Is given where a
whole infantry regiment. which had
been stationed at Zabern. Is lost
1t seems. the Telegraph dispatch
says, that more than 10000 Mecklen.
burg troops have been lost
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JAPANESE OCCUPY
NUMBER OF ISLANDS

Toxic, Sept 4-Japanese forces
have occupied seven islands about the
German province of Kiaoehou a,.d
ings were made without the least re-
sistance and the troops took full pos
session.
heavily mined by the Germans and
mine sweepers are now engaged in
clearing all passages for ships.
One thousand mines have so far
been removed
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FOREIGNERS ARE WARNED
Rail Communication With Paris May
Be Cut,

Geneva. Switzerland, Sept. 4.-Both
the American and British ministers at
Berne issued a note warning subjects
of their countries that the French
railways are unable to guarantee
communications from Paris.
This announcement affects about
1000 Americans and e,00U British Wis
itors who are still in Switzerland
Reading between the lines, the com.
munication was taken TO mean here
that the German cavalry may cut the
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guns.
Ii is admitted at the war office that
the Germans have brought many
fresh troops into action and it is con-
sidered inevitable that a new line is
being formed on which the allies win
fall~back.
Ii is considered certain the allied
lines will eventually have to fall back
to the Paris fortifications. Already
there is discussion of the final line
of occupation.
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QUIET PREVAILS IN BELGIUM
Situation Unchanged in Antwerp anc
Limbourq.

Paris. Sept. A Havas agency
dispatch from Antwerp contains the
following Official announcement By
the Belgian government:
THE situation remains the same in
the provinces of Antwerp and Linn
bourg The Germans have set fire to
several sets of farm buildings"
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Governor of Samoa Captive.

London, Sept. A dispatch from
Wellington, N. e., declares the gov
ernor of New Zealand has received
word that the German governor Of
Samoa has surrendered and that he
has been sent with other German
prisoners to the Fiji islands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-04

London. Sept. 4.-The American
embassy has been advised of the ar
rival of the American cruiser Tennes-
see at Hayre, where II will supply
funds to hundreds OF Americans who
are trying to leave France by that
port. now that the northern port has
been closed because of the German
advance.
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Rush Of British Recruits.

London, Sept. 4.-The rush OF re-
cruits for the British army is phe-
nomenal. No fewer than 10000 men
have joined Lord Kitchener's second
army In the past few days.
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servians Claim Big Victory.

Rome, Sept "A telegram from
Nish, Servia, says that In battle at
Jadar between 100000 Austrians and
10000 Servians the latter put 140.-
900 Austrians "hors du combat"
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GERMAN AEROPLANE 4
BROUGHT DOWN.

London, Sept. A dispatch
received by the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Paris de-
clares that one of the three
German aeroplanes of the
Taube type, which recently
dropped bombs on the city of
Paris, has been brought down.
The two German aviators on
board we're killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-04

London. Sept. 4.-The Swedish
steamer st. Paul, during the voyage
from Gothenburg. struck a North sea
mine and foundered. The crew OF
twenty-five, men marvelously escaped
injury and got away safely In the
ships lifeboat. The ship was . coal
carrier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-04
Prince William Quits Albania.

Durazzo. Albania. Sept 4.-Prince
William of Wied has quit his new
kingdom, taking passage for Venice
on the Italian steamer Misurala.
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Paris. SeI.t 4.-Despite the trans.
fer of the capital to Bordeaux. a meas.
ure of precaution, it is declared that
the situation at the front shows i'm.
proyement
The ferocity OF the German assault
on the French-British left wing is de-
creasinx. The war office says the
long di avn out struggle is having its
effect nd that there are evidences
of exhaustion on the part of the Ger
mans.
Although, because of the enormous
pressure from the German right. the
retreat of the allies has been faster
than was originally expected, il was
said that the British-French position
is infinitely stronger than il was three
days ago.
Fresh troops have been detached
from the extreme French right and
with reserves they are now support
ing the troops that have been bearing
the brunt of the fighting since last
Saturday
The next forty-eight hours, prob
ably. will prove decisive, in so far as
the actual fate of Paris is concerned
IL the Germans can push forward as
far i'm that time as they have in the
last few days they will be at the out
er lines of the capitals defense.
Big Guns Brought Up.
There is no doubt the Germans plan
a siege Their great thirtyton KrupI
guns, which were SO serviceable al
the Namur forts, are being moved
south. The Germans are using enor
nous traction engines to bring the
guns forward.
fess to believe these guns viii prove
utterly ineffective even against the
outer range of Notifications.
The fact that supreme effort tC
crumple up the allied left and drive II
back upon the center failed has great
tary experts here. They declare the
Germans brought into action their en-
tire strength. even pushing the re
serves forward.
The German artillery fire was ex
cellent and caused heavy casualtie:
In the allied ranks, but the German
rife fire was poor. The German
charges were marked with the utmost
heroism on the part of the Germans
but they could not Withstand the rair
the artillery,
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POSITION OF ALLIES
SAID TO BE BETTER
Next FOTty-eight Hours May De-
eide the Fate Of the
French Capital.

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4.
!. London. Sept. "A dispatch :
:. from Amiens, France. TO the :
= Daily Mail, dated Tuesday. de- :
!. clares that the Germans have :
= taken possession of Amiens :
= after three days fighting.
=.
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Swedish Ship Hits Mine.

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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
ABINGTON

Recent guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Hicks, were Mrs. Charles Weeks and little son. of Au- burn, R. L. Mrs. w. Jennings of Cen tral Village and Lilla Weeks of Wash ington, R. I.
 Rev. Joseph Kyte of South Brain tree. Mass, supplied the pulpit at the Congregational church Sunday MT. Kyte has many friends in this vicin- ity, having been a resident here at one time.
 Almost everybody was so interested in the soldiers encampment at Bige- low pond in Hampton that they drove or motored over Sunday. About 150 cavalrymen were in town Thursday, arriving just at noon. They dis mounted and ate their rations, then proceeded on their way.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

the week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Shippee of Putnam.
 MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Cogswell were at Fishers Island Tuesday.
 Harold Hirst spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Frank Field On his return to Peterbore.. Monday, Mrs. Harold Field and Miss Muriel Field accompanied him home Miss Matte Leavens has returned to Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs Fred Leavens were at Rocky Point Wednesday,.
 Home from Germany.
 Rev. J. Kost arrived home from Ger many Monday night.
 Miss Ruth Bennett is visiting at South Glastonbury and Middletown.
 MT. and Mrs George I. Bennett of Lakewood R. l.. are guests of Mrs Fannie Bennett.
 Mrs. Charles P. Fish of Mystic and Mrs. William Rinan of Washington D. C.. were guests of Mrs. Sabin D. Russell Tuesday and Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Rogers have gone to live with her mother, Mrs Dervsia.
 Harry Briarley and George Michie spent the week end in Maynard, Mass
 William Davis of East Orange, N. J called on friends in Dayville this week
 MT and Mrs. Armand Henault and family were at Ocean Beach Tuesday
 Mrs. Joseph Miller, who has been ill for several weeks, was able to return home Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
EAST KILLINGLY

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Burlington enter tained friends from Pawtucket, Sun day.
 Miss Maud Capron of Danielson is visiting at Ledge Cottage.
 Mrs. Benjamin Cole and daughter Vera and Miss Laura Jacques, visited MT. and Mrs. George Pray in Ballou- vile, Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. D. Sayles were in Providence, Saturday.
 W. E. WhitSle has been in New York for a few Gays this week.
 George c. SpooHer and a friend from North Sterling were at Old Killingly pond, Tuesday, fishing.
 Miss Vera Gordon is spending her vaca ton in Newark, N J.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Matherson are entertaining Mrs. Sands and Miss Amanda Sands, of Central Village.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Credie of Bal louvllle were guests of MT. and Mrs. Oliver Credie, Thursday.
 William Birch of Providence is visit ing at Charles Moran's.
 B. L. Gordon was in New London, Sunday, calling on friends.
 The Volunteer band played at Che- pachet, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
WESTMINSTER
Features of the Weeks .Manoeuvrine
 and Sham Battle.


 There will be no Friday evening prayer meetings for the present
 MT. Croft of Hanover will preach here at Il a. m. Sunday.
 A BIoodIess Battle.
 During the sham battle here We'd neSday the Blues were captured by Squadrons A and B of Massachusetts. Troop A is called the National Lamers There were various other troops from New Haven along with three troops, A B. and c from Rhode Island. It was exciting to witness the fourteen Blues surrounded by seven Reds. After a hard battle which lasted an hour the Blues were captured.
 Another incident which showed bravery on the part of the Blues was the fact that two of the captiveS es- capped from the enemy and at nine p. m. were discovered seeking to reach the main camp in Hampton. Their guns and horses were taken from them and pinned to their coats was ribbon, signifying their capture. Everything was carried on in true military style invaders.
 Personals.
 Mir and Mrs. Seaman of Brooklyn. N. r.. are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Leonard
 John A. Hughson, former resident at the Wedge farm. is spending a week with s. Rosengweig.
 Leonard Levy is a guest at Rosedale villa
 Freq Johnson is very i'll and is now in Bellevire hospital in N Y His mother is staying with Mrs, Davis Mrs. Charles Koch will return tnday
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
BROOKLYN
Meeting of The Brown Association
 Personal Mention.

Miss Gladys Stone is spending a short vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. George w. Stone.
 Miss Abagail l.. Witter has re- turned from Danbury.
 Milton Gardiner of Saylesville, IS visiting R. B. Witter.
 Rev. A. E. Falmouth and wife were at their sons in Mystic the past week
 William R. Thurber and daughter visited relatives in Glouchester, R. l. the first of the week.
 Witnessed Celebration.
 Oscar F. Atwood was the guest oi his brother and wife in Stonington during the celebration.
 Rev. E. A. Kinmouth was in Ston- ington. Monday, to witness the cele- bration.
 Mir and Mrs. Frank Porter of Ger mantown, Penn, who have been spend ing several days in town, returned home Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin Bennett were ir Providence Tuesday.
 Mrs. Charles Briggs and daughter are with the formers parent, George D. Angel. Mrs. George D. Angel, who has been in Day Kimball hospital. fol several weeks with a broken hip haS returned to her home.
 Rufus Sheldon and daughter have had as their guest MT. Whittlesly ol Pittsfield. Mass. The Brown Association held :e- union in Unitarian Hall, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
SOUTH WINDHAM

Mrs. Charles Maynard and two children are visiting Mrs. Maynard s mother, Mrs. Peck, in Norwich.
 Mrs. Walter Baclxus has returned from the private hospital, where she has been recovering from an operation for appendicitis.
 Mrs. Clarence Avery and two chil- dren have been visiting friends at Uncasville.
 Mrs. Susan Payne is with friends at Surield.
 Mir. and Mrs. John McKensey of Hartford are guests of Mrs. Mauri ce Golden
 MT. and Mrs Frank Jennings have returned home after spending part of their wedding trip with MT. and Mrs. John Jennings.
 Mrs. Henry Scribner and Ralph Scrioner were visitors in Woodstock. Thursday.
 Miss Hazel Backus is visiting friends in Waterburgh, Mass.
 Miss Josephine Palmer was a week end visitor with her sister, in Wor- cester
 Miss Rena Murdock has returned from the private hospital. where sine has been for the past two weeks.
 Mrs. Daniel Matherson and son AL fred are visiting in Rockville.
 Miss Elsie Ericsson is recovering rapidly but is not yet out of the hos pitai.
 Miss Scofield of Mystic is the gue: of Mrs. Walter Backus.
 Henry Stone infant son of Mrs Stone is critically il.
 MT Charles Hahn and daughtsr Edith. were recent visitors in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
EAST WOODSTOCK
Over Seventy-five at Child Reunion
 Boys Camp at Eastford.

Lois Bannister of Webster has been visiting G. L. Upham and family the past week.
 have been visiting L. H. Lindeman's $
 Attended Child Reunion.
 Lucian Burleigh of Troy. N; r., Howard Bracken Of Hopedale, Mass. and Mrs. Wallace Leavitt of Gasp q, Wyoming, were in town "Wednesday, attending the Child reunion at Rose land Park. The attendance was 75 or more.
 Mrs. Anna Bemis is visiting reia- tives in Worcester.
 Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Lindeman, Mir. and Mrs. George Cox enjoyed an auto mobile ride to Holden, Sunday, visit ing Halsey Allen and family. LittIe Ralph Allen, who has been visiting hIs relatives returned home with them
 MT. and Mrs. C. H. Potter visited their daughter Mrs. Eliot Clemence iri Southbridge, Wednesday. She is ;I with nurse in attendance.
 Boys in Camp.
 A party of boys is camping at Crys- tai Lake. Eastford, this week. Winds 0r White is catching some big fish, bass weighing pounds or more. Fred Davidson who is camp cook, accom- panied the boys last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
SOUTH KILLINGLY

Miss Mildred Jacques is spending few weeks in Springfield.
 Miss Ethel Fiske, formerly of this place. now living in Jewett City, is visiting at G. R. Barlow's.
 Mrs. P. H. Coffey entertained MT. and Mrs. G. w. Barlow, Miss Barlow and MT. and Mrs. Willis Hill Sunday.
 Mrs. Gilbert, who has been visiting at the parsonage, has returned to her home
 Miss Edna Gilbert entertained Ruth Coffey Monday.
 Nathan Short and men are making improvements on the Kies lot in the cemetery.
 Two hundred men and horses of the Rhode Island cavalry passed through here Sunday on their way to camp in Hampton.
 MT and Mrs. A. E. Hall, Mrs. Ernest Torrey. Miss Addie Holland and Miss Myrta Doane, were visitors in Will lin1antic Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15

There were sixty three at Sunday school and sixty-four at the chur~f' service to which comparatively few of the children remain. The fiowe-s arranged by Miss Fuller were attrar- tive. The sermon by Rev. MT. Dar row from Isaah 42:4, treating of the unexpected world condition of impend- ing war was very fine effort. T1e special music violin with plano ac- compartment by the Misses Ellis was beautiful.
 Miss Rachel Fuller has as guests her mother and sister from New Haven
 Will Leave Hospital.
 Mrs. James Taylor is so much inn proved that it is expected she can soon leave the hospital in Norwich for her home here
 pr. Converse and family have re- turned from a very pleasant and ben eficial vacation trip.
 Mrs. Lena Whitford Moore and daughter are at present in Cromwell. Dr. Terhune of New York and Tol- land, Mrs. Terhune and sister, Miss Bessie Terhune were at Hillside for a call, recently.
 Hubbard Parker has repaired and painted his large colonial house near the Four-corners making it with its large surrounding trees one of the most attractive homes in the vicinity.
 
 Middletown after two weeks Vacati Jn on the farm with his brother E. G. Robbins and wife.
 At the Beach.
 For the past week the Wilmington people at Quonochontaug Beach, R. T.. have included Charles Amidon, wife and family. Wilbert Ruby wife and son; Alphonso Ruby. wife and chiI- dren; Mir and Mrs. William D. Ruby: William Downs. wife and daughter; Fred Tyler and wife; George " Smith and wife; F. Wayland Pratt and wifi 2. Lewis Morris and Mrs. Morris of Rutland. Mass, Mrs. Morris the only daughter of the late J. Duane Parsons Willington native. were recent call CTS at Maple Corner. They were on an automobile trip to New London ex- pecting to go in a leisurely way from there to Cape Cod. Their pastor in Rutland is Prof. Peebles, for several years at Storrs in the scientific de- pertinent and a popular pulpit supply all about the country side. Rev. MT. Peebles has a large field. including the state tuberculosis colony, and is very much liked.
 William H. Hall of West Hartford,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
RTENVILLE

Mrs. F. A. Rossiter entertained a party of twenty-fiv at a lawn party Thursday of last week.
 Mrs Libby Jacobs and grandson are visiting Mrs. Noel at Bert Gardner's.
 Emmer Hewlett, Bert Gardner and Morgan Brewer went to Exeter Pond on a fishing trip, Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. $. L. Case and E. L. James were guests of Dr. and Mrs. F B. Converse, at Coventry Lake, Sat- urday last.
 MT. and Mrs. Jones. who have been spending several days with MT and Mrs D. H. Shippee, have returned to New York
 A. M. Bassett is at work in Wiling ton for MT. Underwood
 o. P. Durkee made business trip to Worcester, Monday.
 Earl James has been spending the past two weeks at Clarks Corner
 Miss Edith Platt has been enter taining guests from Putnam.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-15
EKONK
Funeral of Charles Hall-Fanniiy Re-
 union at Benjamin Colburn's.

Rev. William Reynolds is spending this week in New York
 The body of Charles Hall was brought here Monday for burial The service was held in the Congregation- : al church. Rev MT. Davis of Sterling Hill officiafed The deceased spent his boyhood days here and was well remembered and liked by a large circle of friends. Those from out or town attending the funeral were MT: and Mrs Emulus Burd1ck 0l rrosiuSufse' ,,. af., Mir. and Mrs. Witter of Brooklyn, Mrs. Emma Bucklyn of Mystic and Mrs. Claude Shippee of Sterling and John and Arthur Gallup of Danlelson. Ills mother. Mrs Benjamin Watson o1 Plainfield was unable to be present
 Four Generations Represented.
 Charles Gardner of Boston. his daughters. Miss Edith and Mae, with the Iatter's husband, and child, have been visiting MT and Mrs. Benjamin Colburn. On Sunday the party was increased to twelve, representing Tour generations who partook or an ap- petizing dinner and had a. very enjoy able family reunion. MT. ana Mrs Thomas Barber of South Canterbury and SiIas and Charles Barber of Camp bells Mills and Miss Ella Gardner ol Plainfield were among the number.
 On Summer Trips.
 Miss Esther Gallup went to Clifton- dale. Mass, Friday to visit Misses Rutf and Ruby Kellogg and on Sunday she visited her brother Everett in Law renee and on Tuesday went to. Vine yard Haven for a short stay.
 Cards from MT and Mrs. George Gallup report them at Niagara Falls having had a delightful trop through the Berkshires and Mohawk valley. Miss Nettie Gallup and party motor ed to Rockville Sunday to visit al uncle. On Thursday Miss Gallup wen to Rocky Point.
 Tbose who have not finished hay ing are much discouraged by the cloudy weather.
 John Fenner is visiting his darght CTS in New York.