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The Washington herald., 1915-11-01
The Herald's Amy and Navy Department
and Most Complete News Service and Personnel Published Wn

Secretary of War is opposed 10 the
promotion of a colonel so near to the
time of his retirement and prefers 10
select an officer who will have con-
siderable time to serve as brigadier.
The next on the list of field artillery
colonies is Col. f. st. John Greble.
who is adding TO his brilliant service
as commander of the sixth Field Ar
tilIery on the Mexican border.
Col c g. Treat. the third on the
list of field artillery colonies. is also
under consideration on account of his
excellent work at the War college
where he is on duty at present
The torpedo training ship Montana
will sail on November 90 for Qua
canayha Bay. Cuba. with the new tor
pedo class aboard She will spend a
greater part of the winter testing
the latest type of long-range tor
pedoes and a number of other new de
vices for torpedo service.
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n r. MADISON did not want war.
II" The United States were moi

I'M R. MADISON did not want war
N The United States were not
strong enough-partIculariy now
that the party in power had disbanded
its army, dIsmantled Its navy, and e
duced its revenues to a minimum.
The Presidents principles clearly for
bade war, besides. lie wished to fight
only with the weapons Of nominal peace:
embargoes and retaliatory restrictions.
II Napoleon would yield his DEGREES,
so much the greater pressure could be
brought to bear upon England 10 yield
her orders in Council. and the vcxatious
game might at last De won. The En-
peror was no doubt bringing the end Of
II within sight
Again too precipitate and too conhdn.S'
therefore, the President acted as II the
game were already won and the matter
already settled. SO far as France was
concerned.
The LIST Of November having come and
England's orders not yet being with
drawn, ON the I'd he made proclamation
that intercourse with Great Britain an !
her dependencies would again be sus-
pended on and after the ID day OF Febru-
airy lslD following. until England should
yield.
only after he had fully committed both
himself and the country did he learn
how deeply and shamefully he mad been
deceived.
The seizure of American ships in con-
tinentaI ports did not stop. Other ds-
crees, other restrictions, old and new.
sufficed for their condemnation as well
as the DEGREES said to have been Ie-
voked.
The revoked DEGREES themselves were
still acted upon II occasion demanded.
American shippers were but lured by 4
false security into virtually hostile ports
Their ships and cargoes were seized and
confiscated without conjunction or sub-
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HISTORY BUILDERS.
An Error in Gen. Fremonts Survey.
Written Expressly for The Washington Herald
By DIR. F.. j. EDWARDS.

My first experience in politics was In
the Presidential campaign of lSJo, short
ly after ] was through my college
course" said the late Isaac II. Bromley
TO me at a time when he was speaking
OF some of his experiences while serving
as government director of the Union
Pacific Company.
II supported John c. Fremont for
President with enthusiasm and idealiZed
him. No one regretted more than l did
Fremont's defeat for the Presidency.
Many years afterward. while / was s5rv-
ing as government director on the Union
Pacific board. I heard something in San
Francisco which tended somewhat to dis
illusionize me so far as some of the sem
sational features OF Gen. Fremonts ca
reer were concerned.
II knew that Fremont. after he made
his expedition across the mountains INTO
California, urgently cOunseled the gov
eminent at Washington to begin the
construction of a railroad from the Mis-
sissippi River to the Pacific Coast Ere
mont was a son-in-law OF Thomas H.
Benton, the Senator from Missouri. who
was sometimes called old Bullion" lie
persuaded Senator Benton to begin an
agitation in the United States Senate in
favor of the construction by the govern
ment Of a railroad to the PACING
Senator Benton made several speeches
in favor of a Pacific railroad PROPOSE
ton, and he was accustomed TO refer
with visible pride to the triumphs or
Gen. Fremont in sIIrmounting the noun
tain whereby he was able to lead his eN-
petition to the coast. He occasionally
called attention to the feasibility OF a
route which Gen. Fremont had explored
and OF which he spoke with enthusiasm.
saying that II furnished an easy pass
through the mountains so that there
would really be no difficult engineering
problems to work out in building the rail-
road.
Gen. Fremont's route. I learned when
/ was in San Francisco. was not ADOPT
ed The surveyors who were sent out
by jefferson Davis. when he was Secre-
tary Of War in the administration OF
President Pierce, surveyed two routes
much farther north than tine one which
Fremont advocated. One Of these routes
was substantially followed when the
Union Pacific Railroad was built. while
the other was adopted by those who
planned what Is now the Northern Pa
cifc.
zone of the reasons why Gen. Ere
mont's route was not accepted Nas-l
learned when in San Francisco-the tact
that there was no pass. Explorers or
surveyors VINO went out "
proposed route discovered that instead OF
there being a pass through the noun
tains at that point a high and inacces-
sible mountain stood exactly where Gen.
Fremont had asserted that an eAcellent
pass through the mountains existed
Copyright, 1915, by Z Edward. All rights
reseTed)
Tomorrow Dr. Edwards will tell How
n Famous Poem Was Inspired.
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The President attended services at the
Central Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning accompanied by his fiancee.
Mrs Norman Gait. In the afternoon the
President and Mrs. Gait motored
through the nearby country.
Assistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
William Phillips spent the weekend
with the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Andrew ]. Peters at
their residence in woodley Lane.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joel William Buckley.
who have made a short visit with the
Postmaster General and Mrs Burleson.
went to New York yesterday for a brief
stay.
Miss Betsey John Haywood. who has
been the guest of the Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels. will leave today
for her home in Raleigh. \. {.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Corcoran Eus-
It's, who passed the atunn at their
country place near Leesburg. returned
to Washington yesterday for the sea
son.
Miss Dorothy Taylor will entertain at
bridge today in honor OF Miss Julia
Heyl and Miss Hildreth Gatewood, two
brides of November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi p. Morton arrived
in Washington yesterday for the winter
Miss Janet Richards has returned from
an extended tour OF Western Canada
and the Pacific Coast, including visits
to the two California expositions and
the Yosemite Park. where she campec
out at Camp Curry. followed by a WISH
to the Grand Canyon of Arizona Miss
Richards will have much to tell OF her
Western experiences and her impress
sIons in her lectures this season.
The first talk Of the course will be
given this morning at II o'clock in the
large auditorium at Woodward & 10TH
rops.
Miss Christie Marburg and her nance,
Jonkheer A W. l.. Tjarda van Starken-
borgh-Stachouwer. were the guests OF
honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Charles
Morton Stewart Saturday evening at
Cliffeholme her estate in the Green
Spring Valley. The other guests were
Miss Mary Gordon Thorn. Miss Juliana
Brent Ksyser. Mr.. J. Hambleton Ober.
Mr.. Edwin Warfeld. jr.. and Mr.. w
DonneH Stewart. son Of the hostess.
Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh-
Stachouwer is the guest over the week
end Of Miss Marburgs parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Marburg. at their re-
idence on Mount Vernon place. Baltimore
Mrs. Calderon Carlisle has closed her
cottage at Virginia Hot Springs and Is
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terfuge. at a loss of quite ten million
dollars In a single season
Ill feeling between England and tn
United States was seriously deepened. as
the astute and INSCRIPTIONS master of
France had meant that Il should be:
and every negotiation for an amicab.c
settlement grew the more confused Ead
doubtful
Every sinister Influence seemed to draw
Mr.. Madison towards what he most
dreaded and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a war
OF arms. brought on by a program OF
peace.
Negotiations dragged very slowly then,
with the coming and Soing of tardy
ships, which had oftentiIncs 10 steal like
fugitives I'm or out of port.
But all through the ions year 1911.
though hopes and plans End anxious
fears came and went with doubtful ebb
and flow. and no one knew what 'ither
England or France would do, II grew
more and more evident that the govern
ment of the United States must do soaIs.
thing, II only to keep itself In counte-
nance.
1t had pledged itself TO believe that
France had in EOoi faith Yielded to its
demands. EnsIsEd made no pretensc
Of having yieIdC5 or of intending to
yield. Evidence multiplied thai France
was playing a double and lying part
Mr.. Madison's modification vas COM
plete and very bitter: but no ono Ieemed
II possible that the United States should
fight both France and England at once.
Mems minds were slowly made up TO
stomach Frances receptions and fight
England.
At least Il was so with the President.
who saN no way Of retreat not too hu-
initiating to be borne; and II was so with
Congress, which had passed under he
control Of new leaders.
Tomorrow: Two brilliant Congress-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Former President TAFT has confirmed the
statement OF National Chairman Hiles that he
would not be candidate for nomination on the
Republican ticket next year In order to be chosen
BY the National Convention man must be pos
sessed of certain qualifications, but being a can
didate is not among them.
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Roosevelt and Root.
is DENIM:

Col Roosevelt is still bowling at President
Wilson, but we hear nothing from him about the
new constitution. Can. it be true that the most
dauntless hero of all time is afraid to offend the
Root Republicans by opposing it and afraid to Of
fend the Progressives by supporting it? A man
who has done as much ranting about constitu-
tons as the Colonel has done ought to have
enough courage to express his opinion about a
which he himself win vote-New York World
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Said a witness before the District investigating
committee: "a word as to taxes on personal
property The trouble with personal taxes is
that those that own the most personal property
can most readily conceal it, as it is, usually in
the form of securities, jewelry, etc, whereas the
tools and working outfit of mechanic and the
furniture of small home cannot be concealed"
That the more you have the easier it is to con-
ceal it is surely grotesque theory Incidentally,
while it is true "thc tools and working outfit of
mechanic and the furniture of a small home
cannot be concealed" neither they be taxed.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

1t is being freely stated that there has been
"clash" between the Secret Service agents of
the Treasury Department and the Department of
Justice with the probable result that the higher
ups" in the bomb plot will not be apprehended.
With the governments attempt to "lose" the evil
dence in the Hesperian case in mind cannot
help wondering whether anybody really wants to
catch those "higher-ups."
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professor OF psychology tells the New York
police force that criminals and drug may be
distinguished at glance. Look out. he advises,
for persons with abnormally small hands with
stubby fingers, with deeply ridged tongues, with
lopsided skulls with freak" misshapen ears, with
curiously specked eyes, with lips thick out of all
proportion, with hair too bushy and with legs and
arms much too small much too large for the
rest of the body. If the police take his advice
too seriously there will be loud calls for bail from
professors and preachers, authors, actors, musi-
clans and others who have never been found out
befor.
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The announcement comes from fashionable
Newport that because the mayor and the chief OF
police have fallen out the laws are to be enforced
There is no rejoicing among the honest townsfolk,
however, because the laws prohibit from
kissing his wife on Sunday taking hghball
in his own or his neighbours home.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Arriving in Syracuse, n. Y, Billy" Sunday an
nounced: I'll make the white-livered sinners in
Syracuse cat out of my hand before leave" The
sinners, however, are not likely to abandon their
regular feeding places in anticipation of anything
they may get from Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

The German newspapers are demanding that
United States Minister Brand Whitlock be re-
called because OF the nature OF his official report
on the killing OF Edith CavelL Presumably ne
was expected to report that she committed Sui
eide or was killed while attacking the firing
squad.
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an just two years the United States will have
such competent defense that it can defy the
world" says Thomas A. Edison, chairman OF the
Naval Advisory Board. Within that time we
shall be in position TO be afraid of one" Mr..
Edison evidently figures that the peace-at-any-
price crowd has been defeated already.
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NOVEMBER.

W. L4NAL1ANs
November sounds her call
And summons all
To count the harvest sheave:
And falling leaves
In infinite array
Pile on the way
To tally blessings fair
In light and air,
In bounty and in grace;
Fruits of the chase,
And all the splendid spoil
Rewarding toll
Sent down upon the land
With lavish hand
By Him who rules above,
In peace, and love,
And gracious Fatherhood,
And asks no toll
From any soul
But Faith and Gratitude.
Copyright IslaI
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great fleet of transports carrying Russian
troops has left Odessa, it is reported No doubt
they are on their way to join the other great fleet
of transports carrying Italian troops that left
Brindisi about three weeks ago.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Members of the /. w. w. have requested that
they be allowed to execute their comrade Hill
strom, under sentence OF death at Salt Lake, and
that they be paid the $500 execution fee. we won
der if that is their idea OF easy money!
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Have you seen the washable silk under
wear?" asks our fashion expert. No, but IT the
skirts get any shorter shall-that is, unless
they leave it at home in the drawer.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Mrs. Eelly-"This neighborhood seems
a bit noisy. Mrs. Flynn Mrs. Flynn
''Yis, tn only tonne it's quiet here il
whin the elevated train goes by and
browns tn noise."-Judge.
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DO you believe in luck
"Of course l do. Aren't the other fell
lows getting it all the time?''-Detrolt
Free Press
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Morning Smiles.

Polly-"I believe Miss YelloWleaf ac-
tually prays for a man" Dolly-"WSIL
most men Nee. praying for."-I.ife.
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Penman-"Have YOU finished that story
you were working on" Wright-"Oh.
yes" Penman-"Has il happy end
ing?" Wright-"Sure. I've sold il. -
Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

The wedding Of Mr.. Carter Phelps.
son of Mr.. and Mrs George B. Phelps.
and Miss Eleanor bartlett. younger
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs John Pomeroy
Bartlett. was celebrated ut o'clock
SATURDAY afternoon in All Angels Church
In New York Rev. :. De Lancey Town
send officiating. Vases Of pink and
white chrysanthrmums and oak foliage
decorated the altar.
The bride. who walked with her father.
wore a short skiTted froCk Of white
satin. the satin falling in irregular fiuted
.nNILNIEn IN EAGE NINE
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A Line O. Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

Ffrst printing OF an original poem. written osssy
for The Washington Herald.
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Lost articles are returned to their
rirhtful owners through the want
column.s-Dan $aylea
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Justice and Mrs. Willis Nan Deventer
are spending a few DAYS in New York
City and have mad" IN" W"lrott Hotel
their stopping place.
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Rear Admiral ". II II. Southerland.
I. :. ". retired. accompanied by Mrs
Switzerland and Miss Switzerland. has
returned to his residence. 1927 street.
after having spent the entire summer
at Nahant.
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Lieut.. Harry II. Pritchett. L. S. A.
and Mrs. Pritchet. who have just arrived
in Washington from the Philippine Is
lands and the California expositions. are
registered at the Shoreham. where they
will be for a fortnight
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Miss Betsey John Haywood. who has
been the guest of the Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs Daniels. will leave today
for her home in Raleigh. y. c.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Tomorrow DIR. Edwards will tell How
a Famous Poem Was Inspired.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eus-
It's. who passed the aturnn at tneir
country place near Leesburg. returned
to Washington yesterday Tor the sea
son.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Miss Bessie Farmer entertained at a
masquerade party at her home. 1854 Col
umbia road. Saturday evening. Among
the guests were Miss Beulah Babson.
Miss Anna Dean. Miss Dorothy Cole.
Miss Ermintrude Walden. Miss Dorothy
Shaw. Miss Louise Ward. and the Misses
Elsie and Katherine Chamberlain.
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Mrs. Marshall Field has returned to
her Washington residence for the winter.
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OPHELIA'S SLATR.

The question as to who will be Sc
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Mrs. James F. Barbour will have as
her guests next week Miss Bessie Sam
uels. OF Philadelphia. and Miss Bessie
Munnikhuysen. Of Baltimore
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Lieut.. and Mrs. Joel William Buckley,
who have made a short visit with the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson.
went TO New York yesterday for a brief
stay.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Miss Dorothy Taylor will entertain at
bridge today in honor Of Miss Julla
HeyI and Miss HiIdreth Gatewood. two
brides of November.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William Crozier
were among the dinner hosts of Satur-
day evening.
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A YEAR OF ANXIETY.

Published by sbseial arrangement h the Preden through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndieoie.
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II see when man runs for office he
has to put himself in the hands Of his
friends
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Mics Gladys Hinckley will be hostess
AT a luncheon party on Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Lieut.. Col George W. Read. L. $ A.
from Texas City. and Mrs. Read have
moved into the house they leased at 1914
Nineteenth street
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
William Phillips spent the weekend
with the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Andrew ]. Peters at
their residence in woodley Lane.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-01

The President attended services at the
Central Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning accompanied by his fiancee,
Mrs. Norman Gait. In the afternoon the
President and Mrs. Calf motored
through the nearby country.
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Mr. and Mrs. Levi p. Morton arrived
in Washington yesterday for the winter
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CONTINUED ~ PAGE NINE.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert T. ]. Green. the
latter formerly Miss Helen Lispenard
Nicholson. daughter Of Col and Mrs. ".
]. Nicholson. Of Fort Sheridan. Ill. who
have spent a few days in Washington.
will sail shortly from New York for
Liverpool The young couple were mar
ried in the Catholic Chapel at Lake
Forest. Ill. on October %. The wedding
was very informal. only the members
of the immediate family being present.
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- - tcepyright, 2Ol, isos; 6y HaSPer Z erothergl
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well. I don't imagine many women
will run. Think OF taking such
chances!''-Louisville Courier-JournaL
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IF a woman ran would she have 10 put
herself In the hands OF her women
friapdsp'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
A Chanter from the Past.

There is an almost forgotten chapter
Of history which has so many curious
points o. likeness 20 recent events that
), should be worth resurrecting. 1t is
the circumstances that led up 20 the
'quasi-wa." with France in 1898. The
French Revolutionary party had made
war upon England lu 1898. and had al
most drawn this country into the
struggle, there being a strong party
here who thought that we were bound
20 pay debt 20 France for her aid IN
our War Of Independence. The Dr.
Derrburg Of that time was Adet, the
French Minister al Washington, sue
ctssor O. the inglorious Genet. Adet
even went so far as 20 publish in the
American newspapers an open letter TO
'he Secretary Of State threatening war
When through the influence of Wash
1r'on AID Adams a treaty Of amity
With Great Rritain followed our proc
ayatiou Of neutrality. Both sides IN
ne European war attacked commerce
On the seas. but France did more 70
tur, American shipping than did Eng
land She ordered seized all neutral
vessels carrying foodstufs TO any OF
feg enemy's ports, ana by the end OF
1893 she held l03 Of our vessels IN her
ports Governor Morris, American
Minister 20 France. protested yalniy
against her actions. Charles {. Pinck-
ney. sent 20 demonstrate with the
French Directory, was expelled from
France
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
RATES STEADIER
Demand Sterling Receivers to
$4.7Sla and Franc Checks
10 5.41lp.

The $2,5OO,o0O gold engaged last
week at Ottawa for shipment to New
York by Lazard Freres was received
yesterday al the Sub-Treasury While
It is expected that 100000 additional
will be sent here from the Bank Of
England's gold supply in the Canadian
capital in the near future, no infor-
nation that this has been actually en-
gagged for shipment was forthcoming.
Exchange on London, Paris and other
Continental centres exhibited a stead
Ter tone following Fridays decline 70
hitherto unheard of levels. Sight bills
on London, which sold at S478. closed
at S4.7S y, while cables brought S4.19
70 the pound sterling. The increase
Of one-half cent in the latter over the
demand rate was considered the feat
ure Of the trading. This development,
which impaired q better tone 70 the
entire market, was attributed 10 the
heavy buying Of this remittance by a
prominent international banking firm.
Quotations for exchange on Paris
were also frmer, franc checks selling
at 5.41is 70 the dollar. while cables
brought sal. Lire were quoted at
5.86i2, compared with 5.S712 on FRI
day; kronen were quoted at 1910.
Few Of the international bankers in
terested in the placing of foreign cred
its here were al their desks yesterday
owing 10 the half holiday in Wall
Street, and as a consequence no de-
velOpmcnts were reported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
crtO.s WT1 IrIF"TtI N ~ ~ I-'T'I
Nor % September 5 1910. ana down
PETITION DISMISSED.
RECORDED JUDGMENTS.

ABRAHAM BERMAN. dealer N womc1's al
chidr-rs' apparel a. liil ~ Nicholas N. hAHe d"
ASST gf. rlegt 70 Maurice J.. Davidson.
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rrc..s e-ss15 fc- cen. Of legal reserve. 81 20.
The statement Of the condition Of the
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York at
the close OF business on May q. COM
pared with the previous week, follows:
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