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DENTIST PLAYS BALL TOO.
BrsmneiI, Who Cnught waddeu.
Gets q New Job.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. So.-Biily
Brnmmeh who has the distinction OF
catching the last ball that the late RUDE
Wadd II pitched in a bah game, has
signed contract to catch Tor the San
Antonio team OF the Texas League
Waddell and Brammell were both men,
hers OF the Nirsinia, MINI. CNorthern
League), club In 1918, and the last league
game that Waddell pitched was los; by
him, . to I, in twelve innings,
I'm 1919 Brammell was given try
out with the kauHas city team and made
= favorable impression with the manage
ment, Brammcll Is full fiedgel dentist
40 well "a a bah player, lie is "A fair
hitter, has "a god arm, and all that goes
to make good catcher.
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ROWLAND HAS A NICKNAME.
Friends Call Him pants" In Mem.
ory OF borrowed Uniform.

CurctGo, Jan. 3O.--Around the Three
Fye circuit Clarence Rowlasd, new man
agcr Of a." White Sox, is known as
Foxy" lie himself said he has never
had real nickname other than that OF
"Ross." conferred on him by his PLAYERS.
But his intimate friends often refer to
him as pants" The story reads that
when he first started TO play ball wltnSA
semi-prOfessonal team here he appeare
on the field In uniform belonging to an
older brother, who was lot bigger than
little Clarence.
The knIckers were big enough 10 have
furnished an entire suit for the youngster,
- the moniclier came easy for the Joke
smiths. Rowland outgrew the overlarge
trousers but he never outgrew the name.
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8. +. Dante AliRhieri u6,O00) tons from
New York March 4, at 12 o'clock.
Phelps Bros. CO., Gen. whitehall BldG
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The Broadway Sporting Club in Brook
lyn will hold its third matinee show to-
morrow afternoon. Manager Weismante
is irving to coax the womenfolk TO at
tend As yet they are too timid and only
a few have had the courage to sit out .
show,
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OLD DOMINION LINE
To all points South and West Every weekday
SPIN. Pier 25 North River. TsLss0O Franklin.
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zone thing made me boil recently. Il
happened In my fight with Joe :hugruc.
They said he knocked me down What
made me sore was to read repor,s OF the
fight which described Just the blow and
with which hand II was delivered II
wasn't II blow at all and he didns hit me
with his fist. lie let fiy left hook and
when / pulled away ne missed. lie fol-
lowed this up quickly with rtfht hand
swing. / stepped inside OF 1t, and as I
made him miss again, he bumped into me
hard. His right shoulder hit me and
sent me off my balance and I sat down
hard. l never was so surprised in my
life, but for them TO say that he fioored
me with a clean blow Ia ridiculous. !
tried hard TO get him 10 open up and
start swinging with me.
"'Coine on, Joe. let's make Il look
like a regular fight. Let's mix il,
then maybe :hcy'!! give ~. retrrn
tight,' said to him. as We clinched But
ina wouldn't fall. lie was running his
own campaign and The knew was trying
to get him to lower his guard. It's a
good thing he didn't. I would have
Knocked him out sure But no. sir. Joe
was lust that foxy and he refused 70
change Ghis style for my especial benefit.
But I'll predict something right now.
I'll bet that inside OF two years Joe
Shugrue will have been wiped of the map.
It's bound to happen. He hasn't any
thing but speed and he gets hit lot.
That's going to slow him up sure. Then
he'll be another Battling Hurley. Wasn't
no like Shugrue though? Same speed and
uhcy beat him down to a walk. I'll never
forget how sorry / was for him the night
] knocked him out for the first time in
his life. LIS fine TO be as game as he
was. But / was lucky guess. After all
the others had failed | was lucky enough
10 hit the right spot on his chin
Retire? Why should ]? Fighting Is
a business with me. Where could l get
bigger money? 1t comes easy for me TO
fight. ] don't get hurt. I'll outlast them
all own a big car now. and trouble?
Say, they're enough TO make fellow go
stark mad"
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perts will be connected with Wizards
camp Strong young sparring partners
will be on hand to rough 1t with him each
day. They will he instructed to work ana
not TO advise. All these well meaning adj
visers will be told 90 so across the hor-
der and advise Johnson that he had bet
ter be ready, for a real fighter Will meet
him in the ring on March g.
willard won't be allowed to listen 20
all the calamities which will befall the
nation should he go down In defeat. We
won't tolerate such pifhe Why, Tom
Jones even Is going to keep all mail and
kilograms away from Jess until after the
fight"
And that sounds as IL the Willard reo-
pie meant business. They are prohting
by the experience of Jeffries. Every last
person who saw Jeffrics before the Reno
fight told the Los Angeles giant that the
world was depending on him for victory.
The consequence was Jefrries went in %
fight johnson in a state OF absolute col
lapse. lie didn't have the power TO cast
Off the worries OF the thing, and n he ever
did have chance. brooding over his re-
sponsibillties in the tragedy burend 1t
up.
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PANAMA and West Indies Cruises. Three
saiinEs every week. Send for book,e's
United Fruit Company. II Battery Place, y 7
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Ritchie-Welsh fight will draw 1000
Whew! That's lot OF money, mister!
What are Mike Gibbons's chances
against the heavyweights? Good" says
everybody. Many have wondered why the
St Paul phantom hasn't waded into that
numbering horde long before this. Mike
has got everything. speed, the punch and
science 10 burn. Can you picture Jim
Coffey trying 10 pin a punch on Mixes
chin? II looks as II Mike would find the
heavies easier to whip than the middle
weights.
Jim Shortell tells this one
I'VE used 20 have a deaf and dumb
fighter over in Brooklyn who always
seemed TO fight harder after the bell
rang. We were at a loss how to let him
know when the gong sounded SO one
OF his seconds hit on the idea OF squirt
ing settler at him at the end OF every
round.
That worked well but in one ight he
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Some one asked me II 7 had talked
to Gibbons over the long distance phone.
remarked Johnston. "Do they think that
] talk to folks all over the world just
because | talked to Rltch!e out on the
Seal Rocks in Frisco the other day?
I'm glad that I didn't have TO talk
to man VINO suffered or had had that
long gAbfest with the Boer who can't un-
derstand the machine AZ all and confres
himself to What is Il" What Is IL? Huh?
Huh? Huh? " would cost you $50 he
fore the Bocr would finally say, Vel, der
match IS on"
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Scotty Montieth startled the other hgh:
managers who always hold down the
rear at the Garden fights when he flooded
the place with this card which read:
Champion Welsh refuses TO meet Dun
dee. JOhuuv Dundee was ready and will
ing 10 substitute for Charlie White. but
Welsh refused 20 meet him. Welsh re-
members the lacing Dundee gave him in
New Orleans and refuses to meet Dun
dec again. Dundee conceded Welsh
fifteen pounds In that ten round no de-
c'sion bout Welsh is n fine champion. =
Which IL n new way Of delivering a
jo!; - ~. fans TsSiit OF the - idiie.
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whoopee' Jawn the Bs-bsr and in
awful huuor. oh, listen TO the portly
razor finger:
I'm coming right out with squa wi;
for my wee Willie ISeechei
81 challenge Freddie Welsh do, and
I'll offer to bet $4,000 that Willie can
beat Welsh t. referees verdict in u
twenty round bout either in New orleans
or Cuba and will raise The bet to $4,000
I'm lnceused at the treatment &c cher
got, from the Chrouiolers % the Welsh
Beecher fghi in Madison Square Garden
Tuesday night !. John the Barb ". made
the rounds of the newspaper Offices and
exhibited Beecher broadcast FOR the pur-
pose or disproyiuE several newspaper ac-
counts that rad Willie all cut and bruised
from Welsh's punches.
9" You see there's not n mark on him.
| told them, and when you consider tho
circumstances under which we took the
match maybe youll give Beecaer credit
for putting M q fire fleht'
when White was taken ~ Match
maker Jimmy Johnston aid MT want
Beecher because hc knew that Willie was
heavy and unframed lie tried to get
Rob.desu but was turned down and then
ne was All ready to sign NJ Johnny Dun
dee. who was IN 1nc condition aud anxious
to fight. Hut when Harry Pollok. Welshs
manager heard that Willie Btecher was
hog fat and had done no training since he
returned from California. why peechec
looked Ike q soft mark to Pollok and
Beecher was the only man Pollok would
consent to as q substitute. This was or
Monday afternoon and ii was not until
noon tho next day that 7 managed a.
md Beecher and tell him that he was %
night Welsh ten rounds that very night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
GERMANS TAKE RUSSIAN CITY AND SEND TWO BRITISH SHIPS TO BOTTOM
The War Today
eY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The town Of Przssnysz. Russian Po-
land. vas yesterday taken oy storm
oJ German forces Ten thousand Rus
SLAMS were taken prisoners. says an
Official announcement from Berlin.
Tne second week % oermsny's sub
marine campaign opened with the loss
% t~o more Britain ships. the Dept
ford and Western coast. small vessels.
Whether BY mine or torpedo was not
learned. Previously 70 vessels. seven
% them British. had been sent 20 the
bottom Germany is preparing 20 es-
tend the field q these operations. for
three submarines nave been sent BY
railroad 90 Poia for use IN the Adristic
and Mediterranean
= dispatch from London early to
day said the British steamer Harpal-
ION. London for Newport News without
cargo. had been torbsdoed of 5eachy
Head. Three Of the crew. Chinese,
were killed, and 81 others were landed
at New Haven. England.
American proposals for cessation o.
t1is form of warfare and admission Of
fcodstufs TO Germany are be
fore the German and English govern
n1ents. but there are no indications
whether they will find acceptance
oermany's claim 20 overwhelming
victory IN East Prussia. resulting in
virtual snnihiiation Of the Russian
Tenth army. IS denied eatesoriealiy BY
the Russian general staff. Admission
- made that two army corps suffered
heavily during a retreat. but the re-
naming corps are said 20 have eEeap-
Cd from the German surrounding move
u1ent. Fighting between Russians and
Germans in northern Poland eontin-
ues. Hardly less intense is the cam
paign In the Carpathians. Swiss news
papers assert the Russians are win
ming consistently. and that the Austri-
ans lost more than three thousand men
in Oukia Pass Many bodies Of Rus
slams and Austrians were found when
the snow melted
4 Constautinopie dispatch via Berlin
says a Russian attack east OF Artzin
mas been beaten Of BY Turks with
heavy losses 20 the enemy.
Flight Lieutenant Downing Of the
Royal navy flying corps was killed IN
a fall from = biPiane at the flying
school in London
Perhaps the most important poiiti-
cal seVef fopunent since the opening Of
the war was the declaration today in
London. BY Foreign Secretary Grey
that Great Britain 10 in sympathy with
Russia's aspiration Fof' access 20 The
g-a. He referred 20 Russia's hope OF
CorstantiuoPie.
4 News dispatch from Manornita,
Rcuulanis. says Russians have reinVad-
I'd BuEcsrra and rcoccupied Sada-
CORA. hustrians are pushing toward
20 meet this Russian at
tack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
BOND TO PREVENT
RETAKINC CHURCH
MAN WHO HOLDS SANCTUARY
NEAR KOKOMO, IND, VEL
COMES THE SHERIFF.

Kokomo, Ind, Feb. 25.-Arrest by
the sheriff on a charge of trespass did
not discommode James McKinip OF
Newark, Ohio who recently took pos
session OF the Church of Christ be
cause he said the congregation of the
church had violated the terms of the
deed given the church by his father.
McKilIip expected the visit of the
sherin and made no resistance when
he knocked for admission at the
church door. However. he had pro-
vided for the occasion and gave
cash bond for his appearance
Il do not intend 10 permit a little
thing like a warrant to get me out OF
the building" said McHiIlip, as he
laid aside his shotgun which he has
kept by his side since taking posses
sion of the building.
How much. sheriff." he inquired
as he brought forth a roll of bills and
peeled Off $50
THE members of the congregation
may be able to get me out Temporal
ily." he continued as he relocked the
door and shifted the shotgun to an
other arm. But in the end the court
VIII sustain me in my contention that
by permitting musical instruments Ia
the church the congregation loses title
to the property
In the meantime the piano which
the trouble is in one corner
neglected
In the deed given by the father of
to the church a provision was
Inserted that no musical instrument
should be used in the church. Recent |
" some of the young members moved I
q piano in the building and the son, /
who resides in Ohio, heard of the ac-
ion and came here and took charge. .
Older members of the congregation +
say that McKillip acted hastily, as /
hey We're preparing to remove the /
piano when he took possession of the /
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
EUROPE BUYS BIG
IN seven MONTHS
INCREASE OF sfsO.ooo.ooo OVER
SAME PERIOD OF LAST
YEAR.

Washington. u. G.. Feb. 25-Bread-
stuns and meats. valued In all al y377.-
100000 were sent abroad in the last
seven months. ending with January
compared with the same seven months
iu 1913 this was an Increase of $50
100000. one hundred million bushels
more wheat were exported than last
year. 10000. 900 bushels more oats. TO-
900. 600 bushels more OF corn. 10000
600 pounds more OF fresh beef 34.5O0.-
600 pounds more OF canned beef. 1900
900 more barrels OF -four. 100000
pounds more Of picked beef. % 100000
gallons more Of gasoline. naptha. etc.
and 1i1.00O.O00 gallons more residum.
fuel. oils. etc. we're sent abroad TX
Dorts OF cotton were 100000 bales
less than last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
ROCK ISLAND
ROAD DEFICIT
II MILLIONS

New York. Feb. 25.-Hearing of tes-
timony on operations Of the Chicago,
Rock Island K Pacific railroad be
tween 1901 and 1914 was resumed to-
day by the interstate commerce com
mission. Frederick Shared, examiner
for the commission, testified the an
nuai report OF the company for 1914
showed assets of S20,0000O0, but
which examination indicated to have
a value of S1,7OO, 600 and, that in
stead of 4 surplus OF s6,000000, as in
dicated by that report, the company
actually faced a deficit of $11 100000
because of worthless securities it had
acquired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. IA. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
and Vicinity.

Partly cloudy tonight ard Friday,
not much change in temperature with
the lowest tonight slightly below freez-
ing.
Temperature at a m. 80. Highest
yesterday "a. lowest last night. 30.
Velocity of wind at Z a m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m. u. at Z
a. m Il.
Stage OF water 10. rise of A in last
"a hours.
J. VI. SHERIER, Local Forecaste-.
ASTRON OEItCAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mars. Saturn. Morn
ing stars: Jupiter. Venus. Mercury
Prucyon and Sirius. of the Little Dog
aud Biz Dog. almost in line south
south west at y. "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
SHANAHAN In
JOLT TO PAY
ROLL DR0NES

Springfield. H. Feb. 25.-speaker
Shanahan announced today that all
house psyrous win date from the
time the payroller begins work instead
OF from the opening Of the session.
The declaration was jolt to many
old timers who had made a practice
OF coming 10 Springfield after the as
sem5ly was well under way and then
receiving pay from the start.
The rule does not apply TO "a few
house employees. who have been on
the Job since the assembly convened.
Another ultimatum by the speaker
was that all employees must be on
the job every day the house is in ses-
sion. Delinquency win mean -immed-
late discharge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
Premier Asquith Says King
dom is Prepared to Go
to Bitter End
TELLS HOUSE COM M 0NS
Russians Driven From lmpor-
tant Point in Poland, Los
ing 10000 Prisoners.

London. Feb. 25.-In the house OF
commons today, Premier Asquith, re-
plying 10 a question, took occasion to
endorse an opinion expressed recently
by First Lord of the Admiralty Church
i'll in a newspaper interview to the ef-
feet that Great Britain would continue
TO fight to the bitter end. even should
France and Russia withdraw from the
war. The premier pointed out that
Churchill had declared he could not
conceive such a contingency.
London Feb. 25.-''We are obliged
to say at once there can be no bar
gaining on this subject says the
Westminster Gazette. referring TO the
American notes TO Great Britain and
Germany, concerning the situation
grown out of Germany's naval war
zone decree"
Russian Commander Surprised.
Berlin, Feb 25.-Today's Official re-
port contained the following: ut Is
characteristic that the commander of
the Fifry-seyelth Russian reserve di-
vision, taken prisoner at Augustowo.
asked the German officers whether 1t
was true that Antwerp was being be-
sieged by Germans and soon would
fall When the situation on the west
ern front was explained to this Russian
officer he refused to believe the Ger
man western army was on French
land More than twenty cannon, a
large number or machine guns and a
great quantity of war material were
taken.
The town Of Pryasnysz which was
taken, had been extensively fortified.
The Russians resisted stubbornly. In
other engagements north of the river
Vistula, the Germans the past few
days captured 5000 Russians
Although the capture of Przasnysz
has not been reported from Petrograd,
recent dispatches from that city stated
heavy fighting was in progress in the
region in which German victory is
now claimed Przasnysz is Is miles
from the East Prussian frontier al
most due north or Warsaw, and has a
population of 10000.
French Hold New Positions.
Paris, Feb. 25-An official statement
says: In Champagne we maintained
new positions we won yesterday. Our
aviators threw 50 bombs on railway
stations, trains and concentrations OF
the enemy. This bombardment was
very effective"
London Feb. 25.-Foreign Secretary
Grey today announced in the house Of
commons that Great Britain was In
entire accord with Russia's desire for
access TO the sea.
To Exchange Prisoners.
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 20. 49,
France and Germany in a few days
viii begin exchange OF prisoners CT
war totally incapacltated for any fu-
ture military activity Invalids VIII
be transported in Swiss hospital
trains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
Kaiser's Submarines Con-
tinue Execution in the
Coast Zone
VICTIMS SMALL SHIPS
Enolish Troop Uniforms Seen
Floating in the Channel by
Norwegian Crew.

London Fe1 -5-The steamer
U.5-.4ed has been sunk By a mine or
ra-r.i1 The Deptf1rd was 100 tons
a-f goo gees Ions. She vas bun; at
Hr n 1912. The Dep,ford went
lla1 ar @ yesterday morning on Scar
r1r1re. Tie ships carpenter lost his
f. Erasu other member OF the
or-r landed az south Shields early
...l morn G-- Aftcr hours in tle open
and a leaking boat iu suoWstorm.
..... caused them to suffer acutc.y.
.e- men say they sIEualIed steam
a- a.. boo notice was taken OF their
alreI. Later they encountered Tho
steamer Fu.Eeus. which picked them
H1 and brought them 10 South Shields.
Some members o. The crew said they
sa. s.e wake OF submlrine after
f.r UepGorI was struck.
Tie small British CoastiIr steamer
Western Coast vas sunk by "a mine
rr tr~pedoed in the English channel
lr Beach Head Tire crew landed at
Farlsmouih today
Berlin. Feb Z5-Tha crew of the
American steamer Evelyn. sunk 'n
.Ic North sea as a result OF striking
l mine. has apparently all reached
Egemerhaveu. the second boat having
been picked up 'by a. German steame-.
Submarines IN Mediterranean.
Geneva. Feb 2s.-TEree German
.samariues arrived by railroad 90
r1a (ch'ef naval station of Aust-i-
H.ae1ryI according to- telegram
fl rae Tribune. and soon win begin
ar.ral.ors in the tdriauc and Med
.rarraEeau.
British Uniforms Among wreesas-.
Berlin. Feb- z5-D spatehes rom
a.-. on trr North sea says the Nor
.aerl steamer Oria. while coming
..r..E. the English channel recently,
sighted quantity Of vrrrEaEe IN
T..al aere reeu British military uni-
forms Ir ls supposcd the military
clothing Was from some British trans
a1-r
f1su-aree Companies Donate
Paris. Feb. z5-Freucr marine as
..rarra companies have turned over
.s ..a min stcr of marine $1,000 90 bee
r..Hr rr fre cr-s- o. the sriu 90 che
.srr arraIr0u. which sunk q German
marine at Bouiosus. Tuesdag-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
SEA HOBO is new
COLUMBUS TITLE
IS GIVEN sY HOTEL DE oINK PRO-
PRIETOR IN APPEAL FOR
WHITE HOUSE AID.

Washington. u. g. Feb. 25.-Jen
Davis. founder OF the Hotel De Gink.
for unemployed IN New York. asked
President Wilson today to set aside
some public land in Arizona for a
Yarn De Gink-' for the use OF unem-
pIoyed. aud later discussed the project
With interior department officials
The unemployed are divided into
three classes" DAVIS told the presi-
dent. "hoboes. who are willing TO work:
trau,ps who won't work. and buns
vho can't work. We are doing our
best 20 care for hobes entitled TO as
sistance from the government Any
man is apt 20 become a hobo some
time. Christopher Columbus was a
sea-hobo before he discovered Amer
lea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
HAVANA SETTLED
As BATTLE SCENE
JOHNSON SAYS WILLARD WILL BE
AS BIG DRAWING CARD AS
JEFFRIES.

Toronto, Canada, Feb. 25.-Jack
Johnson has called off his hght with
Jess Willard set for March at
Juarez, and viii meet Willard at Ha-
vana- Tom Flanagan, who trained
johnson for his fight with Jeffries, re-
ceived the following from Johnson,
who is at Havana:
'Will fight Willard here Fight will
draw as much as Jehries-Johnson con
test. There is no chance for me to
90 to Mexico"
Ell Paso, Texas. Feb. 25--Tom
Jones. manager for Jess Willard, said
today: johnson viii have to fight Viii
lard in Jaurez or not at all"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
L0CKJAW WORST
SGOURGE OF WAR
THIS IS FINDING or RocKEFEL
LEF INSTITUTE ANSOUNc-
INC DISCOVERY CURE

Nee T1rE. Feb -5.-N Announcement
Vra made to-day .u behalf % the EocE
et.u.r Institute of she invcntl0u % an
aggarlt1s and discovery of new
method o. treatment. designed 70 re-
t.ee mortality from te-anus among
soldiers wounded lu Europe Twenty
f.- apparutuscs already have been
sent t5 Europe and patents 20 the In
errt.1u have been thrown open so
Whoever wished might manufacture
AMI lse the app1ratus. The announce
ueat added fpciciav as the create;
scegrEe % thc war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25
MULCT REPEAL IS
EFFECTIVE JAN. |

ues MOinss. Iowa. FEB 75--Gover-
cor CIa=Ec today signed the Nuiet Law
repeal bill passed last week BY The
legislature Il Il effective Jan l. next
and returns the state 20 statutory pro
hibiti0a
Both branches OF the Legislature to-
eay adjourned until March q
The senate committee TO investigate
Governor C1arke's charge OF graft was
discharged after it, report had been
aGqpted