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The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15
hot game all right, all right.

The Eighth Grade football team
plays the Juniors Thursday. The
Freshies have made great prepare
tons since their defeat by the Sophs
having pruned their team a little and
practiced considerable. It will be g
The first meeting of the Liter.
ary Society was a success, altho
the program was very short.
The debate on the question RE
solved that women should have
equal suffrage" was won by the
negative, which is no great argu-
Iment against women suffrage.
The boy who was to declaim
gave no kick during the week
but simply failed to show up at
the meeting. Any reasonable
excuse would have been accepted
by the program committee, but
instead of giving them a chance
to fill up the hole this seeker af-
ter knowledge failed to show up.
He will probably get all the know
ledge he is looking for from
another source than a Literary
Society.
The program for the coming
Friday is:
School Notes-Miss Dorothy
Cass.
Reading-Miss Frances Heide.
Recitation-Miss Elvynne AL.
berson.
Recitation Miss Georgia-Lee
Kirke.
Jokes Mr.. Elmer Waites.
Declamation-Mr. Frank
Pryor.
Most of our teachers visited us
at the last meeting and we were
certainly glad to have them but
we would like to have some other
people to come and see what we
ara dOino
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15
PLANT
Flllghunrl Oats

w IL
BECAUSE
LIST. They are earlier by 3 weeks
than the Texas Red Rust Proof, and
are thereforeg altered before the
other oats are ready.
End. They are drought proof.
3rd. They are adapted to all
kinds of soil and conditions.
18th. They are rust proof.
5th. They are beardless.
9th. A bushel will seed one
fourth more than other oats.
18th. They are a Georgia pro-
duct.
WE HANDLE BEN HILL COUN-
TY FULGHUM SEED OATS
GROWN BY E. K. FARMER. Price
$100 per BusheL~
Davis Bros i.
If
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15
ASHTON news

we would rather be held up by
a stranger than thrown down by
a friend.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Delk Monday night a baby girl.
There are no old folks today
there are simply experienced
men and women who are still
learning.
Little Misses Epsie and Exile
Robitzsch were the lovely little
guests Of Miss Clara Wilbanks
Tuesday night.
One of our societies met Fri
day afternoon with Mr.. Quincy
Robitzsch as President and Miss
Nellie Willingham secretary. A
nice programme was carried out.
Mr.. G. Hollis instrumental music
on the piano added much to the
occasion.
Miss Fife Middlebrooks spent
Tuesday night very pleasantly at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. W. H. Robitzsch was in
Douglas Friday transacting busi-
ness.
Begin the day with a thankful
heart and see how much more
smoothly things will run than if
you have a crouch.
Miss Elizabeth Tunis spent
Monday very pleasantly in the
city as the guest of Mrs. VIM.
Mccormick.
Some day you'll feel glad that
you did not repeat that bit of
nasty gossip that would have
made trouble.
Mrs. T. M. Wilbanks visited
our school Friday afternoon.
We love the spirit Of a boy who
says he doesn't know but is will
ing to learn.
Miss Susie Mcmillan Of Osier-
field was in the city Saturday
morning shopping.
An accident happened to Mr..
Charlie Davis Saturday evening
on returning home from Dick
sons Mill, an automobile driven
by Mr.. Tomberlin of Jackson
vile Ga collided with the rear
wheel of Davis, buggy tearing
out every spoke in one wheel
Mr.. Tomberlin was very polite
about the matter however he
paid for damages done.
The rural school teachers had
their monthly institutional meet
ing Saturday at the Carnegie
Library, with Mr.. J. G. Holt
President and Miss Ether Tucker
as secretary. Besides the regu-
lar institute work a lesson in
sewing was taught by Miss May
Shafer of the Lynnwood school.
During the day DR.. Ford Supt.
of the city schools called and
made an interesting and cultiva-
ing address on education.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15
Jersey Duroc Hogs

have a fine lot of thorough
bred Jersey Duroc hogs for sale
at my farm at reasonable prices.
Males and females, pigs and
matured stock. Come and see
them.
A. J. Sword,
| a. w. 4w. Fitzgerald Ga.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The boys in the Manual Training
department are in the granitoid and
cement business now. They are
making tea tiles just now. These
tea tiles are small tiles about five
inches square to keep hot tea pots
and coffee pots from doing damage
to- tables and tablecIoths. Each boy
has his own design which he works
into tile in two coiors of cement
They are very neat and handy little
articles.
Molds are being made for large
concrete vases or jardeniers to en-
bellish the front porch of the high
school building. These vases and
other things will be made in the
shop from time to time and present
ed to the school.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The Tenth Grade English class is
having a contest in Shakespeare. 1t
is worked like the old-fashioned
spelling match. So far the side
picked by Miss Elvynne Alberson
has made nine mistakes, and Cor
don Forbes team seven.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

1t seems that the ward pupils
have lost all ambition to advertise
their school since the. Third Ward
school building burned. There
ought to be just plenty of interest
ing things happening at the First
Ward while there are two sets of
pupils going there.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

Special cut price sale will
begin in a few days.--Dodd
Supply Company. 1876 e.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The Eleventh Grade is having a
series Of debates on different ques-
tons in Shakespeare's Macbeth
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

M. Dickson is going to give the
Domestic Science department sack
of flour ground at his mill in Ben
Hill county. The girls learned to
bake bread last week, and if they
are as successful at this as they are
at everything else they do, there will
be some very fine loaves of the
staff of life" turned out.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

DR.. Ford made US a very fine talk
Thursday morning. 1t was about
the relation of each person and what
ne owes to society. DR.. Ford also
led the singing, and he sings almost
as well as he talks.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15
, School News z
STEWART F. GELDERs, EDuoR
STEWART F. GELDERS, EDnoR

Song books were distributed Thurs
Gay morning and we open the days
work with two or three songs. We
VIII have some very good music when
we get the piano, and we get along
very well as it is. Music certainly
is the thing to start off the day with.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

Will Pryor, 10, is distinguishing
himself as a performer on the high
wire" He can also climb the side
of the manual training building and
when the football goes up there for
4 rest Will rescues it.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The high school is going to have
new song to sing by heart" It is
a good song with a beautiful tune,
and just the thing for cf1ildren-but
to high school pupils the words
sounds like castor Gil tastes.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The Juniors have the best plung-
lg backfield that ever played on
he high school gridiron.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The one-time tennis court is being
made into a basket ball court. Goals
have been constructed and will be
set up soon. The girls are taking
q lively interest in this game.
The Leader-enterprise and Fitzgerald press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1915-1915, 1915-11-15

The Juniors and Sophs played
cir first game Thursday, the up
class men coping twelve to six
b Frazer scored for the Sophs by
nifty broken field ruin of twenty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
German Editor speaks.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-Herman
Rldder, editor of the Stats Zeitung,
in an article by himself on "Vale Lus-
itania," says In part.
"A great Transatlantic liner has
fallen victim to a German submarine,
Several hundred Americans disregard
ed the declaration Of the German ad-
miralty Of February 4, 1915, regarding
the waters around Great Britain ana
ireland, including the whole Of the
English channel war zone and de-
claring that every enemy merchant
ship found in this war zone'' would be
destroyed. They dlsregarded the par
tIcular warning Of the German embasr
sy In Washington as embodied In the
advertisement published generally
throughout the United States.
"The sinking Of the Lusltanla VIII
clear the atmosphere in many re-
spects. 1t will teach the British gov
eminent that Germany is not bluffing
but Is in dead earnest--a lesson 1t
should have learned months ago, but
which, even today, 1t seemed not to
have grasped in the slightest degree"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
PEAOLETOA CHOSEN FOR !
BEIT WATERWAYS MEETING

ASTORIA, ore. May 1O-The clos.
ing session Of the sixth annual con,
vention Of the Columbia and Snake
River Waterway congress was held
here. Its final action was the selec-
zion OF Pendleton as the place at
which the next convention will be
held, the time to be named by the ex-
ecutlye committee.
Officers elected to serve during the
ensuing year as:
President. Eugene A. Cox, Lewis
ION; first vice president. F. ]. Walsh.
Astoria; second vice president w. D.
Lyman. Walla wslla: third vice pres
tdent H. y. Dyer Umatilla; secre-
tary-treasurer, Wallace r. Struble.
Astoria; assistant secretary. G. Cliff
lord Barlow, Warrenton.
These officers also constitute the
executive committee. Directors we're
elected as follows:
F. C. Harley. Astoria: C. Clifford
Barlow Warrenton; Wallace Staintol.
Lewiston; J. V. Tallman and W W.
Harrah, Pendleton; A. r. Gardner
AenneWlck; Frank L. Spangler, Spo-
Kane; E. E. Beard, Vancouver; ]. F.
Graike. Astoria: A. H. Deyers and ].
n Teal, Portland; n. Brooks. Golden
Gale; W. J. Mariner Blalock: R 4.
Foster, Charleston. and W. P. Gray.
Paseo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Local Man Tells Of
Rugged Coast Where
Disaster Occurred
SOUTH IRELAND SEABOARD COM.
POSED OF CLIFFS RISING
HUNDREDS OF FEET.

A rugged coast line with cliffs RS.
ing several hundred feet sheer of the
ocean is the lay OF the land about
Old Head of Kinsale on the south.
east coast OF Ireland. This Is the
description as given by Tobias Butler
of this city who is familiar with ev-
cry foot of the ground along the
south Irish coast. Mr., Butler is em-
ployed here as passenger brakeman
on the O-W. r. & n. and has been
in this country for three years,
This wild. lonesome spot now
marks the last resting place of the gl.
ant liner Lusltania which was tor
pedoed last Friday by a German sub
marine and here in the ST. Georges
channel will probably lie many OF
those who went down with the vessel
as the recovery of their bodies wiz
doubtless be impossible.
Mr. Buffers home is Kilkenney,
northeast of Kinsale. He has been
at Kinsale many times and at Queens.
town also, to which port all the vie
Tins of the disaster have been
brought Klnsale is small town.
smaller than Pendleton by many huA-
dreds, and is the home principally Of
fishermen. At Old Head of Kinsala
all that breaks the monotony OF the
rugged landscape is lighthouse
which warns vessels OF the approach
to rocky shore, The land inward.
when one has topped the cliffs, is
marshy and hilly. There is also con-
siderable pasture land where cattle
are grazed. The head juts out into
the sea about a mile. The tide is al
ways rough and makes a bad landing
place.
Kinsale is about 40 miles from
Queenstown. The towns grouped IN
this section and within a few miles
apart are Kinsale, Queenstown. Clon-
akilty and Cork.
From Kinsale, the tourist can take
boat and go out to the head. Many
make this visit as the scene is one
of rugged grandeur The coast be-
tween the cliffs, Is dotted with in
let's, hiding places for smugglers. and
according to Mr.. Butler, affording
place for the safekeeping OF a sub.
marine base if such has been estab-
lished on the Irish coast.
Queenstown is a peculiar old city,
being arranged tier upon tier as the
houses rise up from the sea-cliffs. 1t
Is impossible for steamers to dock
at Queenstown and all passengers
have to be transferred to lighters as
the vessel anchors out in the channel.
From the sea Queenstown on first
appearance, gives one the impression
Of a flight of stairs as the tiers run
one above the other toward the hori-
zon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Some Oppose War loan.

LONDON, May "A considerable
minority Of the socialist party in the
German Reichstag opposed the vot-
ing Of the full war credit demanded
by the German government, accord
ing to last Saturdays Berlin Vossiche
Zeitung, a copy Of which has been re-
ceiyed here.
The newspaper explains that at a
meeting of the socialist party before
the session Of the Reichstag March
20. which voted the credits, series
of votes we're taken. In these 20 so
cialists are declared to have opposed
voting the credit Of $2,50O, 900, 900,
but the newspaper asserts that 1t was
decided by 50 votes to 80 that the par
ty should support the budget as a
whole.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Iodges Plan Mnmorial.

The lodges of Pendleton are max
ing plans for a common memorial
service for their dead on June s, the
chief feature of which will be a me-
mortal address at the Christian
church. During the day each lodge
will decorate the graves Of its dead
at Olney cemetery. A committee of
which Harvey Elder is chairman. is
making the preparations and is being
assisted by James H. Gwinn and NJ.
A. Ferguson. president and secretary
of the association of fraternal orders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
No ROwdyism at Games.

A meeting of the captains of the
four teams composing the Twilight
league was held yesterday afternoon
at the Baptist church. the purpose of
which was to hit upon some plan
whereby all rowdiness could be done
away with at the games Two special
police have been appointed to preside
over that part of the game. The Twl-
light leagues main object is to fur
nish the public with good, clean base
ball and the lovers of baseball may
be assured that every step towards
carrying the plan will be taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Begred rrohmnn Not 70 Gn

NEW YORK, May 10.-Grief over
the fate of Charles Frohman, proba-
bly, the most widely known theatrical
man in the world, who was a passen-
ger on the Lusitania, was universal
in the theatrical district. Frohman
sailed with Charles Klein and Justin
Miles Forman playwright.
Before sailing Mr.. Frohman said he
was going to see if he could find some
new war plays for the American stage
Members of Frohmans staff said they
had pleaded with him not to sail, but
Frohman answered that made it i'm
perative that he go.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
AelsIey Is Held Under Bonds.

George Ackley, proprietor of the
hot tamale house on Cottonwood
street, was Saturday afternoon placed
under $500 bonds and held to the
grand jury by Justice of the Peace
Parkes after a preliminary hearing on
d charge of robbing Kanine, deaf
Indian. Jeff Brisbow. implicated with
him, was not held. the evidence not
being strong enough against him. The
Indian alleges he was robbed of more
than 800. Ackley was represented
by Attorneys Peterson and Watts
while Deputy Prosecuting Attorney R.
l. Keator represented the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
THIS IS TIME FOR CALM
ATTITUDE SAYS PREACHER
REV. SNYDER SAYS PEOPLE
SHOULD SUPPORT THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.

AT the Presbyterian church last
evening the war situation as it now
confronts this country was the theme
OF an informal talk by Rev. ]. E.
Snyder. He said in part.
This is time for calmness and for
people to support the administration.
It is no time for partisanship. No
president since Lincoln has faced
such difficulties as those now con-
fronting our president. Let us give
him our prayers that this country may
maintain its dignity and continue at
peace"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
HONORS WON BY UMATILLA
COUNTY IN ORATORICALS
FIRST AND SECOND PLACES GO
TO ATHENA AND PENDLE-
TON

Not only did Pendleton high school
carry off first honors in the inter-
scholastic track and field meet at
La Grande Saturday but both first
and second honors in the intersctol.
astic oratorlcal contest came to Una
tilla county Louis Stewart of Athena
was awarded first place, delivering
his oration on "Mllitarism" in splen-
did style. Ernest Crockatt Of Pen
dleton high won second honors with
his oration What Is Neutrality and
John L. Cox of Baker was third, his
oration being on Peace"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
courtney Held to Grand Jury.

w. E. Courtney, picked up here
saturday on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses upon the
complaint of the management of the
Idaho Poultry Journal for whom he
was solicitor, was this morning given
preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace Joe H. Parkes and held
to the grand jury under $4,000 bonds.
His partner Hamilton Fulton, will
probably be taken back to Union
county to answer a similar charge.
Courtney IS also wanted in Boise,
where it is alleged he passed spuri
GUS drafts and defrauded the Bristol
hotel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Injured in Auto Accident.

Miss Ella Tichner and Nick Blanch-
ard suffered painful injuries about
the head early yesterday morning
when the automobile in which they
were riding struck chuck hole with
such violence that the occupants
were almost thrown from the car
The young people. together with Miss
Florence Johnson and Reinhart Hoefl
were driving home from a dance, Miss
Johnson being at the wheel of the
auto which belonged to Hoeft. The
car was almost upset in the accident.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Want Chndren's Parade.

An effort will be made this year
to have the local school children at
tend the Decoration day services ac-
cording to ]. L, Carol. one of the G.
A. r. veterans of the city School will
have closed prior to the day but 1t is
believed the children can be induced
to participate in an organized man
ner regardless of the fact r. r. But
Ter of The Dalles is to be the Decor
alton day speaker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
pics in Local Hospital.

Mrs. Emma Brewer, "a years ole,
died last night at st. Anthony's hos
pital whittier she had been taken a
week ago when stricken with apoplexy
when passing through Echo on a
train. She and her husband, L. L.
Brewer, who were residents for a long
time of Lewiston, Idaho, were travel
ing for her health when Mrs. Brow
er was stricken at Echo. She is sur
vived by her husband, one married
daughter, and three sons. Ages 10, IL
and IA. The funeral will probably be
held tomorrow morning at the Cath
olic church
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Scorer Is Appointed.

President Howard Lamb of the
Twilight League Saturday appointed
George Pearce official scorer for the
league and he will keep the individ-
ual and team records for the games.
Pearee is an employe of the Central
Market and his employers, in order
to help out the league, will permit
him to leave IS minutes early ON the
evenings of the games in order that
he may be present at all. Pearce has
had experience in scoring in the VIII
lamette valley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10

Floyd Nose" Payne, the sensati-
onal distance runner of the University
Of Oregon who claims Athena as his
home. won the two-miIe race Satur-
day at san Franc SEQ in the Pacific
Coast intercollegiate Conference
meet, making the distance in min
utes and 81 seconds. While there
were several entries, the race was be-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Howard Homo d Snld.

This afternoon at o'clock the old
Theodore Howard home in this city
was sold at a sheriffs sale to satisfy
a Judgment secured by the Oregon
Building & Loan Association. NJ. c.
Cropper was the purchaser, his bid
being $3.50. The Judgment was for
S2SS,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
NeWSy Notes OF Pendleton

tween PAYNE and Guy Hohgood. the
o. A, c. runner who holds the coast
record. Payne led until the last lap
when Hobgood passed him, However
in the last so ward sprint, Payne again
took the lead and finished few feet
TO the good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Inspected Wool Plants.

O. r. Craft of the United States
forestry office at ogden. Utah, has
heen here today upon a vacation trip
and has made use of the opportunity
to inspect the local securing and
woolen mills. According to Mr.,
Craft a much larger portion Of wool
Is secured and manufactured here
than is true of Utah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10

At an election held at the high
school this morning for the purpose
Of selecting May queen, Miss Mil
dred Finnell was chosen by the stu
dent body to lead the May day festiv-
tiles which are to be given by the
schools Of Pendleton during the last
week in May.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10

James H. Sturgis, formerly Of this
city and now conducting the walla
Walla branch of the E. L. Smith &
Co. has been appointed arena direc-
tor of the Walla Walla frontier days
show. according to an announcement
in a Walla Walla paper, Sturgis was
formerly a director of the Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10

Deputy L. S. Marshal jackson is
here today from Portland and will
take back with him Jack Gebhart
and Simon Whitman, the latter an In
dian, both of whom are held to the
federal grand jury on charge OF in
Producing liquor on the reservation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Examining sth Grade Papers,

A board consisting of G. L. Hurd
Of Stanfield, A. E, White of Milton.
Mrs. C. F. Colesworthy and Mrs A.
c, Hampton of Pendleton and Miss
Grace Gillian Of Pilot Rock, Is to-
day engaged in examining the pa
pers of the pupils who took the eighth
grade examinations last week. They
are working at the office of County
Superintendent Young. The results
will probably not be announced until
Friday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Young People Get License.

George Parrott 1s years old Of No
i'm, and Veloi Kessler, is years old,
of Pendleton, secured marriage IL
cense from County Clerk Sailing late
Saturday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
MARTIAL LAW.
(contlnued from Page ~

liner forward between the first and
second tunnels, he said
The coroner declared he was satis-
fled that responsibility for the cat
astrophe lay not with the German
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10

Rev Andrew Warner Of Walla
Walla, district superintendent for the
Methodist Episcopal church, was here
yesterday and occupied the pulpit OF
the local church yesterday morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
Notice.

Beginning Monday, May 10, the
Patton barber shop will open at 6 a.
m. and close at p. m. Saturdays.
10 p m. MARK PATTON.
(Adv.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-10
some Barber.

Same old stand for seven years.
Same prices, same hours.
(Adv.) 81 REETZ.