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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30
On,aha's Grand Old Wrestling Champion
Puts "Bily" Sundays Shoulders to Mat

Farmer Burns won the tabernacle
wrestling championship over Billy Sum
day yesterday afternoon in straight falls.
The match took place in "Billy's" room
In the Loyal hotel. There was no referee
and no managers. 1t was strictly pri-
vate.
The farmer called to pay his respects
TO Billy and told him he considered
him the past. present and future cham
plon religious wrestler OF the world and
that the devil hasn't chance In any
match between the two.
As soon as his visitor had introduced
himself billy" was all enthusiasm. He
fired volleys of questions at the
farmer" He entered into the science
OF training with the greatest vim The
farmer finally had 10 strip off coat
and shirt and exhibit his muscles to the
evangelist. who felt them and looked and
wondered and complimented.
He asked the wrestler about his various
matches and about his methods % train
ing Gotch to be champion of the world.
And finally Billy took off his coat
and vest and shoes and had the farmer
show him the toe hold and the hammer
hold and the scissors hold and all the
other holds.
Time after time the farmer put
Billy on his back and brought his two
shoulder blades in contact with the
mat"
you've got me. You've got me.
can't move a MUSCLE" was "Biltys" re-
peated ejaculation as the great wrestler
laid the great evangelist away. And then
he'd laugh and ask for demonstration
of some other hold.
Billy got 10 interested that he nearly
forgot to go 20 the tabernacle.
Speaking OF the farmer afterwards.
"Biliy" was enthusiastic. Hes the most
wonderfully developed man In the
world" he declared. "why. the tendons
OF his legs are like steel bands.
felt 'em.
And he's never drank, smoked, chewed
or swore In his life. That shows what
clean life will do for the body.
"He's got brains. too. to back up his
strength. His brains helped him to make
Gotch world champion. He trained
Gotch 10 wrestle sideways. all the other
wrestlers wrestled face to face. They
were slow. You can see that Hacker
schmidt and all those ducks are slow.
They're not like prize fighters. Prise
fighters are always right up ON edge. but
most wrestlers are slow and deliberate.
Burns trained Gotch TO think quick.
lie made him regular Ty Cobb for
thinking quick And wrestling with one
side presented TO his opponent allowed
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Standing of Teams


Yesterdays Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati. I; Chicago, 8.
Brooklyn. 2: New York, 1.
Philadelphia. 3; Boston. 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, Is; Cleveland. 2
Washington, 1919; Philadelphia, 20.
ST. LOUIS. 2; Detroit. 3
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Kansas City, 1; 81. Louis, 0.
Chicago. .; Pittsburgh. 3
Buffalo. q; Brooklyn. 8.
Games To-day.
National I.eague-Ctncinnatl at Chi
cago, brooklyn at New York. Philadel-
phia at Boston. Pittsburgh at st. Louis.
American league-Chicago at CleVe-
land, Washington at Philadelphia
Federal L.eague-kansas city at st.
LOUIS. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Newark at
Baltimore.
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Boils and Pimples Dangerous
s. S. S. Your Remedy
Standard For Fifty Years


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0'NEILL KEEPS OUT OF
CHICAGO CITY SERIES

CHICAGO. Sept 2.-Norris l. OfNeill.
president OF the Western league. today
refused 10 act az the representative Of
the National commission during the APP
preaching city series between the Chicago
Cubs ana White sox. because OF his per
sonai friendship for both President
Thomas OF the Cubs and Charles A.
cOnliskey. owner OF the White sOx.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30
COLONEL H. FEATURES
IN THE PEORIA RACE

PEORIA. H.. Sept. 2a.-ColOnel II. fea-
tured in the 2s24 trot at the Great West
ern races run here today. Colonel III.
got two bad starts landing third in the
first and second heats, but came back
strong. taking the next three heats and
the race.
The Savoy in the 2:3 pace had no
trouble In beating Justice b. and took
three straight heats Summaries:
Trotting. aga class. three In five, purse
second: Baron Rednore, third; R.obert
F., fourth. Best time, 2:l24
Pacing, 2.& class. three IN five, purse
49,: The savoy. first; Justice b., sec
fourth. Best time. 2.lo
Pacing, S-yeAr-old, two IN three. purse
kOo; Thomas Earl, FIRST; AlsN Merri-
Reward divided third and fourth money,
Best time. 21sil.
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Omaha and Bluffs
Squads to Meet

,. r. Maxwell. former physical director
Of the Young Mems Christian association.
has been secured 20 referee the game
saturday between the Omaha and Council
biuffs High schools foot ball teams.
The high school eleven il showing M
well m practice. although there Is atm
much room for Improvement IN tacklinE.
The team has been handicapped on ac-
count Of the delay In setting the lacking
apparatus ready. Peters q promising can
didete for line position. y prObably out
u The game for the season. He va
struck on the head during scrimmAss
Tuesday afternoon.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION
+ WILL MEET SATURDAY

CINCINNATI. O.. Sept alt was offi-
eiaily announced az the headquarters Of
the National Base Bah commission here
today that the commission will meet IN
New York city AZ II a m. next Sat
urday 70 take up the details OF the
worlds championship baaa ian sariea.
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him TO rest one side Of his body while
the other side was fighting. Burns Is
the greatest"
At this moment ma" entered the room
and got the better half hold" on Billy
and swung him around and out into the
hall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30
M0RDEcAl BROWN
SUES CINCINNATI REDS

CHICAGO. Sept D--Mordecai Brown.
pitcher for the Chicago Federal league
base ball team. today filed suit against
the Cincinnati National league base ball
club for the recovery Of Q.2o which he
asserts IA still dus him as part Of his
contract salary Tor the lols seA.son with
the Cincinnati club.
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Nor.. woman Wins Araiu.

BOSTON, Sept. 29-Miss Molla Blur
stedt, the young Norwegian woman who
holds the national women's tennis cham
pionship, again today won matches in all
three divisions Of play in the annual
women's tournament of the Longwood
Cricket club.
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Totalt.....3t II u 10
sBatted for Archer In ninth.
Two out when winning run scored.
cSi e'a%Su ... ........o SSSgSS Il
Two-base hits. Schultz, Safer. Williams.
lone runs; Zimmerman, Schultz, Good.
stolen bases: Schultz, Killifer, Double
plays; Mccarthy 20 Mulligan 10 Safer:
Fisher 10 Safer; Beall TO WinRo. Rases
on balls; OFF Lear. 2; off Vaughn, l. Hits
OH label ] In one-third inning: off
vaughn. In eight and twO-thirds in
nings. Struck out; BY Vaughn. a I'm
pires: Byron and Orth.
Giaats Laae 90 Dodgers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Nap Rucker LET
the Giants down with four hits al the
100 grounds today, Brooklyn winning
SCORE OF 2 TO 1. Score:
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ASHINGTON


Two-base hits: Williams. McInnis. Con-
molly. Jamlson, Three-base hits: Williams.
Connolly ca, Sawyer. Acosta, Williams
kopp. Bases on balls: OFF Gallia, g.; off
Sheehan, 4. Struck out: BY Gallia, 6; by
debrand.
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CRAWFORD BRINGS
COBB AND VICTORY
Nebraskan's Double to Right Fence
Scores Veach and Georgian
in Ninth.
LOSS MEANS FLAG FOR BOSTON

OBTHoIT. Sept. 29.-Crawford's double
20 the right field fence in the ninth.
scoring Cobb and Veach. gave Detroit
a 10 victory over st. Louis. Had the
Ilgers lost the game. the American
league pennant would have been clinched
by Boston. Score: '''N'''0
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tiiants Lose % Dodner..
NEW YORK,
.......S ! ! 9 3 9 9 81

Infee- base hit; stengeL Double inlay.
41oyie 20 herkle. Bases on balls. Off
tucker. 3 off Herbert, 1. struck out: BY
Hits: orr Herbert. 6 Ia eight infsnest orr
ce1uRp I 10 one inning. Ompires: Klein
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WASHINGTON.
Philadelphia .....2 {
Washington .......3 (

Two-ba hits; oldring, Barber, Lajoie.
Ihree- oase hit: Jamison. Home run: Gan
oil. Stolen bases: G. Milan, Gandil Double
play; Connolly to Foster to Gandil. Bases
on balls: Off Davis, z. Struck out: BY
Davis, o; by Ayres, /. EMPIRES: Hide
brand and O'Loughiin.
Score, second game:
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Phillies Clinch
National Pennant

BOSTON. sept 9.-Philadelphia today
cllnched its title 10 the National league
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Chgcaao Heats Indians,

CLEVELAND, Sept 29-Ineffective
pitching by recruits. erratic fielding and
base running on the part Of Cleveland
allowed Chicago to win the last game
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Thirty Runs orr NTacL..

WARRINGTON, Sept 29-washingtou
overwhelmed Philadelphia In both games
or a double-header here today 10 to 2
ana 20 TO ., the second contest equalinE
Score:
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81. Louis series Begtns October q.
ST. LOUIS Sept. 9.-Ths fan series
between the -. Louis Nationals and the
81 Louis Amerieans viii begin Tuesday.
October &
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Cuba IN IFirat DIviaIon.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.--chicaEo went into
nth straight game on the series from
Cincinnati. 10 4 Three home runs BY
tho locals won the game label hurt
his arm In attempting 10 field hunt in
Vaughn. Score:
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Two-base hit: Crawford. Stolen bases:
Eoob, Young, rPatt. Double pleys: Lavan
Howard to Austin Shottop 10 Howard
Bases on balls: OFF Lowdermilk, s; off
Oldham. off Hamilton. T. Hits: OFF
ham, In six innings; off Roland q in
one inning. Struck out: BY Hamilton. 3:
by Oldham. l. Umpires: Wallace and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30

He entered again grinning.
Burns is the greatest" he began.
but again Ma" got that hold on him and
swung him around and they went to their
room. So II will probably never be
known just what Burns Is greatest In.
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{ the season in Cleveland. 10 to 6 Score:
Slated for Carter in fourth.
Slated for Brenton in sixth.
'Batted for Collamore in seventh.

Two-base hits: Barbara, Murphy,
Weaver, Fourier. Blackburne. Three
base hits: Blackburne, Jackson. Stolen
bases: ]. Collins, Il. Collins. Double play:
Cicotte to Weaver. Hits: Off Garrett, in
two and one-third innings; off Carter, 2
in one and two-thirds innings; off Bren-
ton, in two innings; off Collamore, 0 in
one inning; off Jones, in two innings
Bases on balls: OFF Carter, /; off Bren-
ton, 2; off Collamore, 1; off Jones, 2; off
Cicotte, 3. Struck out: BY Carter, /; by
Cicotte, G. Umpires: Connolly and Chill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30

T>wo-base hit; Paskert. Home run;
Cravath. Bases on balls Off Alex
Alexander, 4; by Rudolph, 8 Umplres;
Mgler and ODay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-30

Totals....2S q Il
s.Batted for. Oldham in eighth.
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Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor-
nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle
bungled affairs to the extent of she'll
ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches.
The next development was the un-
expected use of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans in attacks just north
Of Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compensating
for the British gains south of Ypres.
The losses of the French, Canadians
and British were severe, but they sue
ceeded In stemming the German on
slaught effectively few miles back
from their former position.
Begin Series Of Attacks,
The German line makes salient at
scissors, though not such q pro.
nounced one as at St. Mihiel. The
French now began a series of at
tacks on the upper side of this salient,
to the north of Arras. Expending hun
80 SNS "a ShouSoioo VI SucllS, Iu0y Ilue
and again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches, held by Grown Prince Rup-
precht of Bavarias men, and then
charged across the desolate ground for
slight gains.
The fighting centered about the SUI
gar refinery of Souchez and the great
German work called the Labyrinth.
Fighting went on In cellars and tun-
nels below the earth and the casual
ties were heavy. The French bent the
German line and captured the Laby-
rinth, but whether the gains justified
their sacrifice in human life is oues-
tionable.
In July. Crown Prince Frederick
Williams army attacked in the Ar.
gonne forest, west of Verdun, and
succeeded in gaining several hundred
yards Of shattered woodland and cap.
turing several thousand Frenchmen.
There were rumors that the Ger
mans were reinforcing for another
great drive toward Calais or Paris,
but the Teutonic campaign In the
West continued to wait upon the
crushing Of the much weaker enemy
in Poland.
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held the position of the User river and
canal.
From October Is to November 10
was fought the desperate first battle
Of Ypres. when the Germans suffered
enormous losses In attempts to break
through the line in Flanders and reach
Calais. They succeeded IN pushing
back the allies only little and the
invasion Of Silesia by the Cossacks
finally induced them to desist and
send re-enforcements to Russia
The Germans in September had per-
formed the feat of pushing a salient
into the French line south of Verdun,
which terminated on the west bank Of
the Meuse river at st. Mihiel; while
the French had taken the offensive
with some success In Champagne at
about the same time.
For the most part throughout the
winter the fighting consisted OF regu-
lar siege warfare, with heavy artillery
combats and mine and counter-mine.
The flooding OF the River Aisne
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
a chance to entrap the French troops
on the north side Of that river in the
vicinity of Scissors for considerable
distance and kill or capture most OF
them (January 14.
Take Offensive In Spring.
With the spring, the French and
English attempted to take the offensive
at several points.
In the Vosges the dominating height
Of Hartmannsweilerkopf was taken
and retaken several times In sanguin-
ary charges and finally remained in the
hands Of the French.
The salient of st. Mihiel was also
subjected to tremendous French pres
sure on both legs" The French sue
ceeded in gaining little ground, but
the Germans, despite the apparent
weakness of the sharp wedge they had
driven into the French line, could not
be dislodged and later succeeded in re-
gaining some of the territory they had
lost
The British also reported victories"
at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60, in
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nous captures Of Russians were made
and the fortress of Gradno was at.
tackled farther west, from Ossowetz
to Pultusk. The Germans retreated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysz, which city
they took But the Russians again
f1anked the f1anking party. as they had
done at Lodz and won an important
success (Februafy 22-2S).
In March and April, the Russians
pressed through the western Carpa-
THAN passes and entered Hungary.
Just when their future seemed bright.
est, the Germans broke the Russian
line in West Galicia and let through
enormous forces.
Pressing westward irresistibly, they
took the Russian Carpathian armies In
the rear. The latter tried to retreat,
but vast numbers were captured.
Przemysl, which had succumbed to
the Russian besiegers March 20, fell
again into the hands of the Austro-
Germans.
Great German Maneuver.
From Przemysl Won Mackensen
drove east through Mosciska and
Grodek and captured Lemberg, the
Gallcian capital. Then he turned
north and marched upon the Warsaw.
Ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triangle
from the south.
The Germans now began the grand
est maneuver ever seen in the history
Of human warfare.
From the Windau river in the Bal
tic provinces all the way along the
border of East Prussia and in a eigan.
tic sweep through the vicinity Of Ra-
dom, west OF the Vistula, and a line
south OF the Lubl!n- Cholm railway
they delivered smashing blows and
nave reached the very gates of Way
saw.
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ern section. But the AustriaEs were
too slow to carry out the field mar
shal's plans and the Russians. slip.
ping into a gap in the lines, between
the Germans and their allies, slaugh-
tered the latter. The result was ths
high tide of Russian invasion. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa-
thians again, leaving Przemysl to be
besieged a second time. The Ger
mans withdrew to Silesia and the Rus
slams, following closely. were able
for brief moment to raid this rich
province at Pleschen. At the same
time they entered East Prussia
again.
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Hin
denburg concentrated at Thorn and
drove into the right flank Of the Rus
sian main forces. throwing them back
on Lodz.
He advanced too far, however, and
when he had the Russian forces near
ly surrounded, he suddenly found Rus
slams in his own rear. In this ex-
ITemlIy, tu0 nuSSlhuS poyp AS tOi0-
graphed for re-enforcements.
But before the re-enforcements
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger.
mans had managed at frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle of Lodz.
Wins Second Victory.
With stronger German forces oppos-
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura, Rawa and Nida
rivers. At the same time the Aus
trians, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes. were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris-
ollers.
With January Hindenburg made
third desperate attack on Warsaw.
For ten days, both night and day. the
Germans came on. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly as many. they gave it up.
Unable to reach Warsaw. Hindenburs
concentrated twice Siever's force in
East Prussia, and won his second
overwhelming victory there. Enor.
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French were obliged to fall back rap
idly to the line of the River Marine.
On the left the French had with
drawn to below Paris and the western
most German army, under Won Kluck
followed.
The garrison of Paris was put in
thousands Of motor cars and hurled on
Won kluck's flank. The latter was not
taken entirely unawares and met the
attack strongly, but at the same time
the army of General Foch attacked the
German army on Won Kluck's left and
drove 1t back.
Driven Back From Paris.
The Germans had begun the battle
with five armies In line. The with
drawal of the two farthest west now
caused the retreat of the third, fourth
and fifth in that order, each in turn
nnding Its flank exposed by the with
drawal of the troops on its right. At
the same time the movement on the
east end of the German line was ac-
CELEBRATED by strong attack from the
French fortified zone OF Verdun.
The German retreat was as orderly
as that OF the French and English had
been. The invaders took up an ad-
mirable defensive position. 1t ran
just north of the Aisne river, on
series of bluffs. then just north of
Chalons and through the wooded,
rough regions of the Argonne and the
Woevre. joining hands here with the
troops besieging Verdun The allies
have tried this line In vain ever since.
Both combatants now tried to turn
the west flank. Enormous bodies of
cavalry. On the part Of the French
Flanders. On the part of the French
there was largely the desire to link up
with the Belgians, now being attacked
in Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
of the Germans made short work of
the Belgian seaport, however, and it
fell on October 9. The remnants Of
the Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in final
rush reached Ostend October 15).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line of the Aisne was now
extended to the sea, the Germans hold
Ing the important French city of Lille,
while the allies kept Ypres In Belgium
and, partly by flooding the lowlands,
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FIRST YEAR OF war
IN THE EAST

The first twelvemonth of fighting
between the Russians on one side and
the Austrians and Germans on
the other is a story Of great changes
OF fortune, both combatants being re-
psatedly driven back only to show
the greatest resiliency in defeat and
soon to resume the offensive in most
surprising manner.
Russia's losses in the first year Of
the war are not approached by those
Of any nation in any war Of history.
Slow to Mobilize.
On August l, 1914, Germany de-
clared war on Russia. Almost imme-
diately the Germans crossed the from
tier at Thorn and the Austrians south
Of Lublin. They were practically un-
opposed because of the slowness Of
mobilization in Russia. The Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch was
forced to gather his main armies we'll
to the rear of the line of great fort
resses running through Kovno. Grod-
no. Ossowetz, Novo Georgievsk, War
saw and Ivangorod.
On account OF his desire to do all
he could to relieve the French, who
were being driven from northern
France by the amazing German rush
through Belgium, Nicholas attacked
sooner than he otherwise would have
done. AS result. he met two disas-
ters.
He sent General Samsonoff into
East Prussia from the south and
General Rennenkampf into East Prus-
sia from the east, the latter winning
the first large engagement Of the war
in the East at Gumbinen.
At this moment the Germans, be-
lieving that the French were we'll in
hand and about to be surrounded on
their eastern frontier, quickly with
drew 250,000 men from France and
hurled them by rail into East Prus-
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sia, where they fell upon Samsonoff
with crushing force in the great Ger
man victory Of Tannenberg (Aug. 2S) .
Meanwhile, the Austrians, leaving
only few troops in Galicia to hold
back the Russians advancing from
Tarnopol on the line of the Gnila-Lipa,
struck the Russians en- masse at Kras-
mix and routed them to Lublin.
Most Bloody Drive of War.
With two armies in difficulty, the
grand duke decided to abandon one
to its fate and save the other. He
threw re-enforcements into Lublin
and ordered the line of the Gnila-
Lipa river be forced at any cost. In
one of the most bloody drives Of the
war the Russians advanced into east
ern Galicia and occupied Lemberg.
The Russians then advanced to
Rawa Ruska aid took the Austrian
armies in Poland in the rear, cutting
them up frightfully.
Meanwhile Won Hindenburg had
completed his victory over Samsonofr
by turning on Rennenkampf and clear.
ing East Prussia of Muscovites. But
though Rennenkampf had been de-
feated and Samsonoff almost ami
hilated, the Germans.
The Russians were now as far west
as Tarnow in Galicia, while their
Cossacks were able to make raids into
Hungary farther SOUTH Hindenburg
concentrated great force suddenly
in Silesia and began drive from the
west against Warsaw and Ivan
gorod. The Siberian corps arrived
in the nick of time to save Warsaw
from the enemy.
H'eh Tide Of Russian Invasion.
hlnuenDurg then drew off the north.
ern section of his army in Poland 70
the north, thinking to take the pursu.
Ing Russians in flank with the south.