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D. S. FIRE LOSS IS
GREATER THAN ALL
OTHER COUNTRIES

sss~si by shs issSsi Insurance eSas-
pans and sssrissa by ,Ee lrcai
az1a..s sss-nsisa IL salssd To In-
amazing hrp s.ss~. la sh- iiai.-ss
ssss companies hssr a-sa forrest
.as OF business IN she F-ar 1913
either by taiIas- Of reinsurance. An
article ssuia tho sal.ax. sr.s-dr
Herald il rut.epsss-a under III. head
Tn. riblis Ia it.ii s-sPaasi"ir.
p-Is follow.
'1hS spssuesiaa ss the -aoslsssss
fire waste at sh- saunssS. sps
sn.ouasins 80 nsssiF ss.s.ss.. $50. a
ssAs. lies in tho hands Of ,h. Amer
isan ptbisco II IL san t.~ nreush, {"
sraiisr the enormous Drain ,s~ss
nattoaai ~-aisk. the huaaf-d. Is;
live. which are annually lest AMI
that eAf~ic..a~ss IN oac form ce ~.
other ts chiefly responsible. the ps;s-
lie ~usiia check the ~a.s~ h, -a-
soassxinE Individual sad nstsnssiissi
responsibility fog as'siaas better
.oadsi"nss
''ssa,s hnr tnafsAal.. sa- federal
aush.risirs and fit" rt-s-asiaa rs-
pest. generally have estimated tire
proportion of fires aas Ia pr-scnt-
able causes a, hc,~r-r g. and s..
per cent q. the total nu-nhsr of fires,
The Texas stal- Insurance hoard. an
official i,s,'s''. holds that practically
so pcr cent of tho fires asc prrscns-
able by the exercise of r-asoaabi.
care aud protection. individual and
municipal.
''Thrss figures %. tie TrSa. board
st" Tho most interesting because
they cover every lire reported to II
by the local authorities under the
provisions Of the state Law since D.,.
ccmtcr 1. 1919. ts,aiins :i.5!s.
This 4. the largest ma.s Of Off.
cia, data available. and furnishes a
sufficiently broad na>i. Of average
to bc conclusive. while the fact tha'
II II furnished and tasuiatcd by To-
cal and state officials puts II in n
different class from statistics col
Iccicd by the insurance companies.
which might he suspected Of draw
ing conclusions to sui, their own in-
icresis.
I'm fact the state authorities go
much further than tho insurance
men in estimating the proportions
OF fires that are prcventabIc.
"Of Hiss dwelling fires. the
Texas board holds that S3.1 per cent
were due to prcvcntable causes. and
OF the 1870 fircs in all other
classts except cotton gins and auto
mobiles. which are excluded because
they burn from inherent causes. the
board nolis that 7a.l per cent were
prcventable.
Commenting on these figures the
Texas board says:
1T will be noted in the data
herein presented that more than is
per cent of all fires charged to the
dwelling class alone, from known
causes. are the result of defective
flues. The unsafe Installation OF
stoves and other heating devices in
that class Of risks is responsible for
II per cent OF losses. while sparks
on roofs produced more than s per
cent of the dwelling fires. The,
ever present menace of the shinglcl
roof is in evidence on every hand.
and particularly is it noticeable in
almost every cause shown carrying a
heavy percentage of losses. 1t will
be noted that gasoline and other
volatile fires are entered with n loss
ratio In all classes entirely out Of
keeping with conditions as they
should be, due almost entirely to
improper storage and careless hand
ling Of these products"
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Y1IE SPEECH AND THOSE WHO ABUSE n

the ruslir tztssr
10 fabls
Of ssana hsmsn asst
s"s- and sasaa'ss. hs'ss,' sa .a'
l- assie<'s The s'''
rrapes,laa
their 's.s 4" ha' =" a'aa IN AA' As'''' ssHa1' ' the s'
ar ss ssn~s
fasiss II. s.'s'A'
has-s
at
right saasrsa~ ia. James nni ia~s,i sAa
i.
1t
aas
-hes -~.a-e tend. drag ""-n
ss of 'se "F's
the ssss'ssea that ii impartial
'aasaasi
4.
the 'a''i.'' of e"r authority ',ss's except
st
Am'an .i'rn aomir''.a
justified ~h'~ of 'h.
s.
especially speech sna nj
s@!y tl in OF Of
.ss"a sf'"ssr write" tho n"aa"-na la"
corss-~. .hai make Ia. ahsids,ns ia. FREE
OF oi of
taiy ssrmsi- r~''sn The government for r-rr~
o.,y authority,
federal legally dcs, that ssn' hat that
ride to lin" the s" "t free speech would no. have IN" power :"
constitution" broad and liberal '"e's"
liberal liberal heca". sr"si'
Ar,,e,. /, section - rh, fro. communicative, n,
though, , once q tn. Of man..
NJ Speak. andp on
responsible .
Mis- had
In
he II
that
would he Of
to
right foundation than
pcrpisson official
Douh,ics. mig abu
personally
determine when speak, During the
him
machine 10
abrdgc o
II He
decide his liking smash
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Congregational Ladies.

The Congregational womcn's Mis-
sionary Society will hold the regular
quarterly tea with Mrs. Elliott. I'll
Animns street. Thursday. January
is. nt ::3o o'clock. a program will
be- given and refreshments will bc
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LISTEN FOR The WHISTLE.

I.tsteh Tor the whistles! The On
carrier boys now possess new whis-
ties. The boys Will blow the whistles
when they deliver papers. When
you hear the whistle tonight ami
nights hereafter get yonr C-N just
after II has been thrown,
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Methodist Ladies Meet.

Th" Wotncn's Home Missionary
society of the First II. =. Church
met yesterday afternoon al the home
of Mrs. =. q. Bloom. Following the
regular business session there was a
discussion of the study lesson and q
solo by Mrs. Mack Patterson. Rc-
treatments were served by tho hos
tess. assisted by Mrs. Little.
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COPPER STRIKE
RESOLUTION lEFERRED

Washington. Ian. iS.-Srnstor
Nshur.;'s resolution Tot coasrc~stpu.
al investigation a. the copper strike
In the caium-, district ~as today
rcf-rrc,. to tho senate education anu
labor committee for consideration
before being submitted 20 the senate
for final approval.
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WILSON xolrlnAr,oys

Washington. Jan, ii.-i'S-sis~n'
Wilson IndaF made 'h~ss homina-
tinass
Mcast.F .f California debris .am-
mission. Maiur Robert II, raymond.
T. :. \
rait~d States Marshal. j.srrh y.
Dillon. dis;Eie. at Arizona
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Another Luncheon,

Tho third Of tho domestic ssi-aes
iunch-cns was given this afternoon
at tho high school. The n~tr..cs
for the day were Misses Helen Rose
sad Florence Nelson. The guests for
the affairs were Mesdamcs. Corn
vail and Nelson: M,sscs HIM. Hut.
ford and sherman. and Superin;cn.
dent J. Il. Morgan. These lunch
cons vii constitute tho semester cx-
aminations for the girls. The mcnu:
Cream potatoes. veal outlet. peas.
biscuits. pickles. cabbage salad. Sar-
aioga flakes. mint shcrbct. cake.
cheese and coffee.
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Gle cayl Clsk.

rtss Clio Gard siah sili fnr-s so'
asassp~ sf,ssnoaa Nth MssA Msss,s
kan- On s~sonih street.
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Ju,,iee Circle Nee,ias.

Justice Circle No. -. ". q. W
will hold a spccia, m.~'ins 'on"r-
su~ niEhi al Ca.ilc Hall :os the put-
pn.~ of practice and for any other
business that may come up. All Of
fir-s. and guards arc urged to hr
present.
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Social Affairs
& LOCAL FUNC TIOES @
~ AND SOCIETY NEWS III

s~fsrds An offering Stil BIC s-s-isr1
An vooss cordially issss-s. ss asz
ssaas-N Nis. Hubbard. ps-sisshss
Mr. Maeitsnisi-. s~rsrsAsTs
Dsde:ka Dshy c:ub.
The tAn4a-ekA sisiy ei-s sss ca.
srsssiar-i yrssrssssY assssaann ~
Ms.s J. J. wiisoa al hrs aasse. sti
Park street. TIT guest os the after
nsna .as Airs William williSnss,
decorations srsr in Lavender saa
white aud ss ,h- sius~ Of The meet
isx . aaiaty ian.n-uu Mas served,
The mrmhrr. Present v-s- the ss-s-
DANES LEO hsur~. Ssesassa Clark.
Wilbur ttaaklia. tfea Cana,hx. n
= At~oa-a. ciYas .Aahes.
1.,s,s. cAsreI I.l,..
Thc sss~sutees of ths ladies ansii,
issy of the baptist Church h-ii shsis
weekly sa.ia-s~ n-~siax y-ss-r-,a,
AMI elected otficvgs. Mrs, ". u
Herring Vas elected r'essicat: MsA
y ~ Walker. VIC bs-.,dral: Mss
Hines. secretary. and uosa strait.
TREASURER. The p-sidcat spt.oia,rsi
Msss =. u lsulicr sapns,ntcodcn. oi
the missionary department aud Mr.
= brigham OF tho devotional a-.
i'essmcas sad Mss Sam Rtcksrd and
Mr.. Csrnahsn of the Industrial DO.
rartm-nt.
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The Acushnct. when spent a bus.
day yesterday assisting distressed
vessels. stool by tho schooner q. ~.
Porter. New York to Calais. through
the night. The Porter was ashore
off XIII Pond bar. off Bass river.
The British schooner Greta. that
disappeared after she had raised sig
mails of distress near Half Moon
shoal Monday night. was still miss-
ing. as was the Nantucket FISHING <
schooner Two Brothers. caught in
the storm Monday off Sankaty light.
Hyannis. Mass. ian. 1i-Twenty-
fours hours search OF Nantucket
sound by ther evenuc cutter Acush-
net and twol ighthouse tenders rati-
ed to reveal any trace today of the
schooner Greta of Dalhousie, n. b..
which disappeared from mead Cross
Rip light ship during the gale on
Monday night. II was believed that
the Greta had either been swept far
out to sea, or had foundered witt,
its crew Of six.
Vineyard Haven, MASS, Jan. IA.
--F'ivem eInbers of the crew of the
schoon JoEn Paul, which sank in
Nantucket sound early yesterday
morning. were saved as they were
being swept out to sea by thee rev
of the Cross Rip light ship. The
cook died from exposure Just before
thcrescue of his companions.
Five survivors ofthe crew of the
schooner g. NJ. Porter. Perth Amboy
to Calias. which was lefti n Leak
ing condition off Point Cannon. are
also safe at the Cross Rip light ship.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-14

Cansuhix Lair Ma 3. NJ u T.. ~ts
srs~i dasiasshc dark heur. q. assh'
al Castle Lsii this day at y n,
S.us. in the virus ~ baaba
r T. !. q. q.
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Is.aisy Epsseepal osllA.

The n,rmbrss Ut the Tsshiaaa .pis'
.apai Gaiia will meet Thursday aEr
s.snana With Airs l.. A. itans~ aid.
Ia .i< Colorado ssran-s
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Dspsis, Chsseh Meeting.

There ~iit b. . mersiax sf sp~-
~iAi sas~s~~s. and Importance ss the
taApsisa church At ia. shis evening
All sn~mh~s~ aE- respectfully uss~d
Z. ',~ rr-.~a,s=R~ss T. n. iisisi-s.
Faster
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02
ORDINATION AT PERU.
Rev. Stephen s. Wood, Graduate of
Bangor, Accepted by Council

The Bennington County Congrega-
tional association met in Peru Aug. p
at p M. as an ecclesiastical council
to ordain Rev. Stephen 5. Wood. Rev.
George 5. Mills of Bennington was
elected moderator and Rev. James ID.
King of Rupert scribe. The candidate
told OF his beliefs and Christian ex-
periences, and the council voted unani-
mously to 6rdain the candidate.
Mr. Wood is a graduate OF Potsdam
and of the Bangor Theological semi
nary. lie was principal Of the Patterson
high school two years and taught in
the New York city schools one year. He
also had a successful business career
in that city, which adds to his qualifi-
cations for the ministry.
The ordination service in the evening
began in a downpour of rain, but by s
O clock the church was comfortably
filed, The moderator called on Rev. Mr..
King for the Invocation. Scripture was
read by Rev. Z. D. Preston Of London
derry. Rev. Isaac Jennings of Benn-
in9ton offered the ordaining prayer.
Rev Mr.. Mills then gave tile charge
to the pastor. He admonishcd the candi-
date to be an organizer and an adj
have the prophetic ideal which would
put into his sermons clear, powerful
message without the aid of oratorv.
Rev. Sidney X. Perkins of Manchester
gave the right hand of fellowship to
Mr.. W God, and thus welcomed him into
the ministry.
The next on the program was a solo
by Miss Lugeue of Manchester, accom-
panied by William l. Whitney. This was
well rendered.
The ordination sermon was preached
| by Rev. Charles r. Seymour. d. d., of
Mount Vernon, n Y His text was,
- Behold my servant. whom | uphold:
in whom my soul dclghteth; / have
| put my spirit upon him. He showed
how the prophet was the mouth-piece
Of the great God. The work for Christ
has been done by his church; and in
| spite of failure and dislovaltv and war.
the church knows the spirit of Cod
The recognition service was opened
| by Deacon Mark b. Lyon, who briefly
reviewed the 100 wears Of the church :
| history. and told how he wished to wei
come the present messenger, who had
: come with Il ''wifc as good as gold. -
The pastor responded 10y thanking
| every one. lie then drew a sketch OF
| his own life, giving many thrilling ex-
| pericnces. He urged all Christians to
| follow the bIood-staiued banner of the
cross to win this world TO Christ.
| Upon the conclusion Of his eloquent
word-picture Deacon Eugene c. 81
monds extended a hearty welcome to
the pastor and his wife to the Peru
| church and promised that rs Aaron
! .}t.slI H.
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Member of the Associated Press.
SEPTEMBER ,, 1914.
DEMAND FOR AMERICAN
FOODSTUFFS.

Tbara ,,n h., 80. ,.,..-,,,,,,.1. ILL.,. 49,.
fine forairn demand 60, A,,or;.a,, e'.'.}
stufs will more tina, oor,,,o,,s,t,, - ,l.I
lars for the check that has occ,,rred IN
our exports Of raw cotton and ,.ar;o.,s
manufactures
Grain already has Log,p to o, forward
to Eur9pean countries NJ an almost mn
naraIIaIad rate L,,..r,, l,,,.l,,I +l,,. :. ...,
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year lierc Is prospect that should be
Ie'SS0f'n. from the STANDPOINT. Oh ioreIgn
interests WHO are demanding 'i'"' amer +
"a" ''iiNGiS pay up 'l once IN 9oIo 'ne
'a -r' mat 'o"''o'o'H' are que abroad.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02

The declining earnings of the New Eng
land railroads is bringing them to serious
problems The Boston x Maine failed to
earn charges 10y two million dollars last
year. Twenty million notes come
due next winter An assessment on the
of about SO share is said
to be needed to give the road money
enough, but few stockholders would pay
such a sum. They would give up their
stock first, and so this plan of raising
money would fail Another plan is to
have the leased line stockholders agree to
take less. The revenues of all New Eng
land railroads have declined throughout
the year, and farther extensive curtail-
ment of trains and service of all sorts is
said to be imminent. Higher rates for
passengers and freight traffic are newt
able. Yesterday the New England rail-
roads filed a petition with the interstate
commerce commission to advance the pas
senger rates on mileage from to 21a
cents after Oct. l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02

scheme, involving S4O,G0O.0OO eXpendI-
ture for the renewal of the coast de-
lenses, including the fertilization of
Flushing, at the mouth of the river
Scheldt, caused much comment in the
European press Some regarded it as
the result of Germany's pressure to
secure the coast against Great Britain
in the event of a war between that
country and Germany. The fact that
the bill made no provision for the de-
Tense Of the eastern frontier was re-
garded as significant. The Dutch for
eign minister, however, denied any in
reference in Dutch internal affairs on
the part of any foreign power. The
bin finally passed in 1913.
The fortification planned would have
converted Flushing into something
very much akin to second Gibraltar
in point of military and naval impor-
lance.
In fact, the extraordinary defense
Iessness of the eastern boundaries of
the Netherlands goes far to confirm the
belief that the kaiser has some sort
of secret understanding with the Dutch
~i""h WHICH Is equivalent 10 an OF
fensive and defensive alliance.
Hollands Relation to Belgium.
During these discussions of the situa-
ton of the Low Countries as buffer
states the impartial observer could
but come to the conclusion that Uol-
land and Belgium politically belong
together. Said one writer in 1912:
Good sense as well as inevitable
necessities should bring these two Deo-
pies together again. Their mentality
IS widely apart, but their national life
requires their union. Last year Q91D.
when Belgium prepared in haste-very
late indeed-to resist the threatened
violation of her territory by German
armies, Holland furnished troops for
her eastern frontier, mined bridges
and prolonged the period of instruction
of her reservists in view of the danger.
Never was the solidarity of the two
countries more apparent"
This crisis refers to the dispute be
tween France and Germany over Mo
rocco, when not only Holland and Bel
GUM, but England also, prepared for
joint action to defend the Low Coun-
tries from threatened invasion by Ger
many as the first step in Il blow against
France.
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TO SUBSCRIBERS

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Prompt report should be given of each
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telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
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AMUSEMENT NOTES.
BOTH COMEDY AND PATHCs.
Rapid Succession of Incidents in Play
Potash and Perlmutter.


Potash and P'rimutter' the great
comedy success. comes to the Aodttori-
0n saturday n'2ht, 9IFeet from Its sec
oha year 1T the conan ih'afeF' Ne"
YORK. me Montague "lasS stories III
the SATURDAY EEeH'hg fost' from "hlth
rue pray ms pe'h "dapIeu' are among
me most popular OF modern h'tlon.
g." ME the thF'e-3'1 comedy Is hiied with
la"3hIeft '"c Pi"t HSti Is serious
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Fortified to Aid Germany

Back in 1870, when the war broke
out between France and Prussia, there
was momentary fear that either
power might disregard treaties of
neutrality for the sake of military adj
vantage. The British foreign office ap-
preached both belligerents on the sub
ject, and both consented to sign treaties
pledging themselves to hold Belgian
territory inviolable
The guarantee was honorably OBJ
served by both sides, and the question
of Belgium's status in case of war was
never thought of again until the gov
eminent of Holland took the resolu-
ton of terrifying its seacoast about
the beginning of 1910. This movement
was said to have been the result of
pressure from the kaiser, who feared
an invasion of Holland by England
threatening Germany with a flank at
tack. The Dutch project included the
construction of forts at Flushing strong
enough to stop the navigation Of the
Scheldt in case of war. Belgium at
once became panic stricken, and the
powers opposed to Germany opened
their eyes to a new situation.
Temporary Defeat of German Hopes.
In 1911 the coast defense bill failed
in the Dutch states general. This
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02

Pillsbury made his third stab for
the New Hampshire governorship yes
terday, but was beaten in the primaries
by SpauEding OF Rochester for the Re
publican nomination. Pillsbury repeat
edly made the charge that Spaulding
was a Democrat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02

Resolutions adopted by the National
Association of Retail Druggists protest
ing against the threatened levy of a
war tax on drugs serve to direct at
tention to the unfortunate consequences
such a levy might entail. The European
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afford TO take great chances in order
to hold the mouths of the river Rhine.
This she might do by controlling both
Holland and Belgium and to control
either would strengthen her situation
on the coast closest to England
The Importance to Germany, in the
event of her wishing to branch into
world politics, of the mouth of the
Scheldt has been considered many
times within the century. Attention
was called to it when in 1901 the reign
ing queen of Holland married a prince
of a German house.
German King Possible.
The matter of the royal succession in
Holland is enc of vital Importance.
According to the present provision, the
succession is in the direct male line or
failing that the female line. Should
there be no legal heir the sovereign or
parliament, or if the sovereign is dead
parliament alone. is to name Il success
sOr, the number Of the members of
parliament being doubled for the occa-
sion. These peculiar conditions were
brought about through the marriage of
Queen WiIhelmina with Duke Henry
of Mecklenburg-S chwerin, for the lat
ter, being in the line Of succession,
gives to Germany the preponderant
chance for gaining foothold in the
country.
Amazing German Proposal.
In 1911 a German engineer issued q
pamphlet in which he argued for the
importance of Hollands absorption by
Germany as protection against Eng
land. Said he: THE absolute incorpo-
ration of Holland into the German en-
pire is the only guarantee of the con
tinued maintenance of her colonial pos
sessions. The English hydra could net
then stretch it's tentacles toward the
islands of the Sonde. If we were in
Holland we would have within our
reach the head of that Unsuitable ny
Gra-within our reach in the sense that
in the actual state of science the mari
time situation of England does not
longer constitute an absolute guaran-
tee. The Prussian's foot on the head
of the hydra will suffice that the long
tentacles viii finally drop their prey.
In q word, we should have a door of
attack against England"
All this meant that, in order to save
her colonies from the English, Holland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02

should give them to Germany. They
should seek (the Hollanders) to have
their state made a part of the Ger
manic confederation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-02
HOLLAND AS A
BUFFER STATE
Covers a Sea Gate For or
Against England or Germany.
CONTROLS RIVER SCHELDT.

Neutrality Was Guaranteed by Treaty
In 1870 Question Revived When
Queen WilheImina of Holland Mar
ried a German Prince In 1901 A
German May Become Hollands King.
Controversy In 1910 and 1911 Over
Hollands Coast Defenses - Alleged
MeddIing by Germany to Thwart
England.
TN HAT the kaiser should be so
prompt to make a move on
IN Germany's northwestern from
tier when about to antagonize
France and Great Britain could sur
prise no one who has followed up the
drift in Europe for the last few years.
1t has been limited that Germany could
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Switzerland is heavy importer of
American apples,
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