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The sun., 1916-12-27
BRYAN TO COMBAT GAMBRINUs
VIII BE Chief Speaker At Meeting
to Urge u Wet Wisconsin.

M~,LwAuxEE. Dec. 26.-William i.
Bryan Is coming to Wisconsin to aid
tho Measure which liz to be introduced
into the Wisconsin Legislature to de-
eide whether Statewide prohibition shall
he enforced and include Milwaukee, the
wettest town In America.
Mr.. Bryan has accepted an invitation
to address a mass meeting In support
OF the referendum bill at Tho University
OF Wisconsin gymnasium. Madison. on
the evening Of January s. All members
OF the Legislature will be invited to at
tend, The meeting Is expected to be
the greatest demonstration ever held IN
favor OF q dry movement In Wisconsin.
The sun., 1916-12-27
RUSSIA SLOW IN PERSIA.
CHar Decided Not to Use Harsh
Measures with Peeul..

WASHINGTON. Dec. rs. - Information
reached here to-day from Teheran, the
capital OF Persia. that Russia had de.
cided not to force matters with that
country. but TO gain control there
through slow processes designed 10 i'm
spire less hostility than harsher meas
ures.
AS another step In the military con-
troll of northern Persia Russia has do.
termined TO form a force OF Cossacks
numbering 1000 men under the com.
mand OF t~wenty-nine Russian officers
who have already been sent as organ
izcrs.
The sun., 1916-12-27
FOX R INCREASING.
Development Of Industry Caused
90. ny Demand for Furs.

wAsHrSGToN, Dec. 26.--Accordin, to
q report to the bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce OF tn" Department
OF Commerce from r. Verne Richnrd-
son. United states Consul at Moncton.
~ r.. there are several fox farms
Or ranches there where thorough
orc: and crossbred foxes are being
reared for their skins.
Several pairs Of live foxes have been
sold 70 buyers in the United states AT
prices In some Instances az high as
$4,000 a pair. Five pairs Of silver black
foxes have been shipped to a buyer
In Maine. who Is reported TO be about
to inaugurate fur farming near Port
land. Others ave been sen to Mime
sofa for breeding.
The great demand for fox furs has
Nod to the scientific raising Of the ami
D.. mails.
The sun., 1916-12-27
WIFE RAPs HEIR TO MILLION
wants Harbeson Punished for
Failing TO Pay AlimOn,.

Mrs. Katharine G. Harbeson yester-
day asked Supreme Court Justice Blur
to punish has husband for alleged con-
tempt OF court, asserting he had no,
paid her &275 back aiimony, although
he is sole heir to 81, 900. 900" She
said her husbands wealthy mother
VINO lives NJ II West Sixty-ninth street,
gives him a liberal allowance and that
he will inherit her fortune upon her
death.
Harbcson, according TO his wifc's
story. owns n woman's apparel store IN
this city and another in S~aranac, y. Y
The Justice tool her motion under nd,
virement.
The sun., 1916-12-27
COMMONS CALLED IN COUNCIL.
Britain VIII Ask Views of Pre-
miers on Conditions for Peace.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The Secretary OF
State for the Colonies has sent a tele-
gram to the dominions explaining the
imposes Of the Forthcoming imperial
conference announced by Premier Lloyd
George.
The Prime Minister of each Of the do
minions IL 'invited TO attend n series of
special meetings OF the War Cabinet In
order to consider urgent questions affect
ing the prosecution OF the war. possible
conditions on which. In agreement with
our allies, wo could assent 10 ITS ter
mination and problems which would then
Immediately arise"
Tho Prcmiers are urged to attend at
an early date-not later than the end Of
February.
The sun., 1916-12-27
FATE OF STEAMSHIP
MARYLAND MYSTERY
American Freighter Last Re-
ported Sinking $50 Miles
East Of Sandy Hook.

NANTUCKET. Mass. Dec. ss.-rhe radio
stations at s~iasconsett. and At Newport.
r. l.. listened In vain throughout the
day and night for further news from the
lake built American freight steamer
Maryland. which sent out distress calls
late last night snying she WAS sinking
$50 miles east Of Sandy Hook. The
coast guard cutters Acushnet and
Gresham were on The way to the
steamers aid. but were not expected to
be able to reach the position given until
Tomorrow.
The sun., 1916-12-27
WILL TRY TO RUN CARS.
Effort to Open Yonkers Line IL "a
Re Made To-day.

Frederick w. Whitridse, president of
the Third avenue street railway system.
will make another attempt to-day to run
cars from the Yonkers city line north
through Observation-Disclosures The
decision was reached yesterday after a
conference with Thomas J. Goodwin,
president OF the village of Hastings. Mr..
Goodwin gave assurance OF police pro-
lection.
An attempt TO run cars from Yonkers
to Hastings \ few weeks Z resulted In
attacks by the men who have been on
strike since last September.
The sun., 1916-12-27
No Clue Found to Utah Bomb.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 26.--Al-
though the entire forces of the Sheriff,
Chief of Police and United States Mar
shal worked increasingly all day. no clue
was obtained to the persons who placed
a bomb at the home of Gov. Spry Sun
day night. \ reward OF 1900 has been
offered for the arrest and conviction Of
the bomb planters.
The sun., 1916-12-27

Miss Susan Valentine Of 7sI Broad
way. Paterson, fell into an abandoned
well on the premises. receiving injuries
which may prove mortal. The well had
bcei covered with planks long before the
Valentine family first occupied the house
1ialf n century ago and its existence was
unknown To them. Earth and grass had
spread above 1t until II seemed like the
surrounding turf, The planks rottcd
and gave way under Miss Valentines
6tcp.
The sun., 1916-12-27

Tho coast guard cutter Seucco
nrvuth' mi" port yesterday the Brazil
nn bark Nepthis, which Ltnk, AWAY
from the tux Garibaldi In a snowstorm
w b night Of December ~. when on
Scr way TO New FORK from M-arnnhum
70 TIE converted Into a steamship. Thc
bark N In good condition.
The sun., 1916-12-27
Petticoat Makers May Quit,

Manufacturers OF pettlcoats have had
Semands made upon them by the 5000
eirls working at that trade. According
10 Hose Schheiderman. general organizer
Of the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union. the time when these de-
nAnds must Be met "a avoid n strike
viii end early mex month. At about
the same time. according to Organizer
Benjamin Schorr, 10000 girls Of the
White Goods Workers Union will take
q similar action on demands which have
been presented TO their employers. 4.
general meeting OF the Umbrella Work.
ers Union has been called for January
-. the avowed purpose being to lay
plans for q strike to be called at the end
Of next month.
The sun., 1916-12-27
Broker's Murder Trial starts.

OssiPEE. n. H.. Dec. 26.-Four Of tire
jurors who are to listen TO the evidence
in the trial OF Frederick l.. Small, a
former Boston broker. charged with the
murder Of his wife. Florence Arlene
Small, were selected to-day.
The sun., 1916-12-27

Picking up her brother gun f"5" q,
corner OF the kitchen and starring FOR "A
safer place to put it," clara Van ~" Il,
OF 100 North Ninth street. Paicrs0r :
j.. accidentally dropped II on N" o."
and was killed when tho csr'oi''
The sun., 1916-12-27
Crew Proba bly, Tosk to Boats.

Tho Maryland. which sailed from
Philadelphia for London on December
20. on Monday night sent out wireless
calls for help. which ceased early yes
terday morning. giving the Impression
tina. she was sinking. II is thought
probable that all of her crew. supposed
to consist of about thirty-ffvc men. took
TO the boats. " they were still sea-
worthy. when she sank.
Tho Maryland was owned by the
Crew Lesick Company of Philadelphia.
She was built at Wyandottc, Mich, in
1890. She was recently purchased by the
Philadelphia concern. brought to the Al.
laniic. taken to tho Cramps yard and
partly reconstructed for ocean service.
She carried n cargo OF 1000 tons. con-
sistlng OF oil and iron pipe. and was
bound for London.
TIE local Office Of the coast ruard
service here received early yesterday
morning n wireless message from the
cutter Mohawk saying that the Mary.
land had reported herself sinking in
latitude 30, longitude 81, which Is about
$40 miles east southeast OF Sandy Hook
and was 800 miles from the position OF
tire Mohawk.
The sun., 1916-12-27
city Of Savannah In Port.

Boston. Dec. 2e.-The steamship City
Of Savannah. which "a reported early
to-day as hurrylng to the assistance OF
the sinking steamship Maryland. arrived
tonight from Savannah.
Capt. Hammond said that he offered
to go TO the Maryland's assistance when
he picked up her call for help, but was
informed by the wireless operator at the
Sankaty station OH Nantucket Island
that the coast guard cutters Gresham
and Acushnet were speeding to her aid.
lie expressed the opinion that II would
have been futile for him to attempt to
reach the Maryland In time to be OF as
sistance to her. The Maryland's opera
tor reported the distressed steamers po-
sition as go miles of Block Island.
The sun., 1916-12-27
NEW YORK FACES 9
i new YEAR STRIKES
More Than 10000 Men and
Girls Expected to Quit Work
on or About January 1.
BETTER PAY AND HOURS
Actors, Cooks. Walters, Shirt
\ makers and Workers In
I other Trades Festive.

S.uu.., 49,, ala. iarxr ors.pI,a
ssons OF oreatcr' New iork are eNpee'''
70 usher In the new year. II plans an
sousced Yesterday by the various organ.
- no.. ,ar.,o, ~,hro,gh nj, hed
$50 "o - -,
more thar loV'ooo men n s"Ns wiz
.abandon their work on New Years Day
~ .oon ,bere,ftsr on Demands for better
-. sa.,,,Ia,.
P.y ""u "o'Ni"s 'o"c
New Years Day, II was intimated yes
. to-day by Gordon White. publicity agent
a, tho White Rat. Actors Union al
-.
A"e''ea' W the oa'e set ior 'he ha''o"a'
strike OF $4,000 vaudeville actors In their
A~ht ayaIns, ths theatrical p~rodueers
Al a meeting n few dnys aso James w,
fY,snstrlck i-pternatlonai president. and
.Hsrry Mountford. international iran.
aSea wa,sout' and no., Mondax 4. N,
cay when the action. II is believed. will
Nave the moat drastic effect.
walters TO join Unemployed.
The strlke of tho IIote, ana Re.,au.
-sant Emnioyec, In,ernatiorai Alliance
snemher. sr,r,ovod s,,,,h 90 tro,r,.~n,h
ssrsst 70 s~nsc,oS ~. rs"m na'
scr6,n. IN I,rs.ia.m, pa.%au,haS. ~.
~ vo-s n..enh , nnn -",..". -, ~.
CsC y. 49,. A,Vov ~'r' ~, eu',
Ivs snas .l.e' enu VIII pe roI'oweu
"Ay ~ e,vo' "a ."e'I
S,vsSu sro Sinpioyeu norm Oh
SnsSa oe.aIe a s'Ilke OF All broadway
- eno walters is expected on New
s Day. Incy demand a ten hour
ey.ta closed shop II the abolition OF
cHeaoymen agencies. January !. with
~ crowds OF celebrating diners out. has
80 CHOSEN by the union heads a. the
oeee propitious tim for a strike.
The sun., 1916-12-27

yOn C0UClS md H0ARSENESS
BROWNS ~ssssssxIk6EhES
'esNI saevsN . sess. Dsssssy IS9sA
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
Only $40 Reported Saved.

AS the Ministry of Marine on Feb
ruary 29 announced that the number
of survivors of the Provence disaster
was estimated at $40, it is indicated by
the foregoing dispatch that approxi-
mately $3.50 lives were lost.
The loss Of more than 5000 lives in
the sinking Of the Provence is the
greatest ocean disaster of modern
times. Up to the present the largest
number of lives ever lost in one wreck
was when the White Star liner Titanic
struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland
banks on April IA, 1912, and sank with
death loss of 1885. The rescued
numbered 743.
The French Ministry of Marine had
previously issued no statement as to
the number of persons on the Prov
ence when she went down. The YES
sci, however, when in the trans-At-
lantic service could carry 1860 per-
sons, including the crew, and it has
been presumed that, as she was trans
porting troops between ports not far
apart, she was carrying number of
men larger than her normal capacity.
The official statement announcing
the sinking of the Provence said:
"The French auxiliary cruiser Pro
vence II ESQ designated to distinguish
her from the French battleship Pro-
vence), engaged in transporting troops
to Saloniki, was sunk in the Mediter-
ranean on February 26 TvAo hundred
and ninety-six survivors have been
brought to Malta and about 400 to
Melos by French and British patrol
vessels summoned by wireless.
mo signs Of a submarine were no
ticed either before or after the sink
ing. La Provence was armed with five
cannon of IA centimetres, two of 81
millimetres and four of AZ millimetres.
Losses In Similar Disasters.
Among the other great sea dis
asters, in addition to the Titanic, al
ready mentioned, are:
The Cunard Line steamship Lusi-
Id44lcS WAAGA Wdo IOA PSQOSQ ny d G6T-
men submarine and sunk off the head
of Kinsale, Ireland, on May Z, 1915,
with the loss of 1,206 lives.
The burning of the excursion steam
ship General Slocum in the East River,
New York. June Is, 1904, when nearly
1000 persons met their death.
The French line steamship La Bour-
gogne, sunk in collision with the
steamship Cromartyshire, July 4, 1898,
with the loss of $50 lives.
The Japanese liner Kicker Maru,
sunk off the coast Of Japan, Septem-
Der 2S, 1912, with the loss of 1000
lives.
The Canadian-Pacifc steamship EN-
press of Ireland, sunk in collision with
the Danish collier Storstad in the St.
Lawrence river, May 20, 1914, with the
loss of more than 1000 lives.
The burning of the Uranium line
steamship Volturno in mid-ocean on
October 9. 1913, with the loss of 1876
lives.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
CONGRESS LINES
UP WITH PRESIDENT
The Gore Resolution is SWamped
in Senate.
HOUSE ALSO IN LINE
House Committee Votes Confidence,
Will Submit Report Declaring
Against Interference With
President.

Washington.-By a vote Of 68 to IA
the Senate carried out President Will
sons wish and killed Senator Cores
resolution to warn Americans off
armed belligerent ships.
In the House the Foreign Affairs
Committee, by a vote Of II to 2, took
the same step toward meeting fully the
Presidents wishes. It voted to report
the McLemore warning resolution with
the recommendation that it be tabled.
In the report the committee asserts
that the constitution imposed the con-
duct Of diplomatic negotiations on the
President, and with this practice the
committee does not feel it proper for
the House of Representatives to inter
fere"
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
THE MOEWE SAFE
IN GERMAN PORT
Captured Fifteen hIpsandSunk
Most of Them.
REMARKABLE WAR EXPLOIT
Two Of Captured Vessels Named In
Commanders Report Not Previous
Iy Reported-Through Lines
OF British Patrol Ships.

Berlin.-Oficial announcement is
made by the naval general staff that
the German commerce raider Moewe
returned to a German port. She had
on board 1879 prisoners and 100000
marks in gold bars. The statement
follows:
"The naval general staff states that
H. M. S. Moewe, Commander Captain
Burgrave Count Won Dohna-Schlodien,
after a successful cruise lasting sew
eral months, arrived at some home
port with four British officers, 29
British marines and sailors, 166 men
of crews of enemy steamers, among
them 103 Indians, as prisoners, and
100000 marks in gold bars.
THE vessel captured the following
enemy steamers, the greater part Of
which were sunk and small part OF
which were sent as prizes to neutral
ports:
"The British steamers Corbridge,
1857 tons; Author 3.496 tons; Trader,
9,6O8 tons; Ariadne, 1906 tons;
Dromby, 1927 tons; Farringford, 3,146
tons; Clan Mactavish, 5,s16 tons; Ap-
pam, 1871 tons; Westburn, $500 tons;
Horace, 1885 tons; Flamenco, 1929
tons; Saxon Prince, 3,471 tons.
"The British sailing vessel Edin-
burgh, 1,473 tons.
"The French steamer Maroni, S,1O9
tons.
1.-THE Belgian steamer Luxembourg,
1922 tons.
"At several points on enemy coast
the Moewe also laid out mines to
which, among others, the battleship
King Edward VII fell victim"
Count Won Dohna, the Moewe's COM
mander, has been awarded the iron
cross of the first class and the mem
bers of the crew have received the
iron cross of the second class. Count
Won Dohna has ben ordered to meet
Emperor William at headquarters.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
SOFT COAL Miners
GRANTED INCREASE
MiddIe-Western Operators
Agree TO Higher Scale.
MEANS 100000 YEARLY
BItumInous Diggers Get General In
crease Of Three Cents a Ton.
Western Pennsylvania Miners
Also Win Run System.

New York.-Wage increases that
may annually approximate $S,GOO,OOO
or more in the soft coal fields of West
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois were agreed upon Monday by
the subcommittee Of bituminous
operators and miners from those
States, who are here negotiating new
contract to go into effect April 1.
The action taken by the bituminous
subcommittee will have an important
effect, it is said, on the wage contracts
to be negotiated in Central Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia, Michigan, Iowa
and Kentucky by the United Mine
workers Of America. Nearly 100000
men will benefit by the increases in
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
Aside from the general increase Of
three cents a ton granted by the coal
companies, the miners in Western
Pennsylvania won the mine-run system
Of paying wages, something, the Off
GERS of the union say, they have been
striving to obtain for 80 years. The
mine-run system adds 2.4S cents a ton
to the miners wages and gives them
about $1,25O,0OO a year, not counting
the three cents a ton general increase
also won by them.
The mine run was bitterly fought
by Pittsburgh operators, but was
agreed to through the persistence of
the officers of the Western Pennsyl-
vania district, strongly supported by
the international officials of the
miners union.
The wage increases allowed on the
mine-run basis in Western Pennsyl-
vania are 539 cents ton on machine
mining, making the rate so cents a ton
and three cents on pick mining, ad
vancing this rate to 67.64 cents ton.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE

The budget of the city government
of Chicago calls for $71,OOO,OOO
The fight against food waters in the
district which includes Vicksburg,
Miss, was regarded as practically
ended
G. w. Palmer, who was United
States consul at the Island of Crete
during the Civil War and had since
held important government positions
in this country, died at his home, in
Plattsburg, N. Y.
Relief committees in Natchez and
Vidalia, La, sent cut by boats a small
supply of provisions for relief of food
victims and their livestock in the Black
River section, where assistance appar-
emily is most urgently needed.
United States District Judge Arthur
]. Tuttle, at Detroit, dismissed the petit
ton of the Ann Arbor Railroad to re-
strain the Michigan Railroad Commits
sion from forcing it to maintain two
cent passenger rate and proportionate
freight charges.
Mrs. Henrietta Williams, widow of
General ]. s. (Cerro Gordo) Williams,
the Mexican war veteran, died in Mt.
Sterling, KY During the Civil War
Mrs. Williams fitted out a full COM
pany Of Confederate infantry at her
own expense.
Delos A. Chappell, Jr., and Mrs. Jean
C. Cranmer, his sister, inherit the ST.
5O0. 900 estate of the late Delos A.
ChappeI, president of the Nevada-Cali-
fornia Power Company.
The super-dreadnought Nevada was
transferred from the yards of her
builders, the Fore River ShipbNilding
CORPORATION, at Quincy, Mass, to the
Navy Yard.
DIR. John Grant Lyman was ar
raigned in New York charged with ex-
tensive mail stock swindles. The gov
ernment asked that he be held in $780,
600 bail.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
White House Pleased.

At the White House satisfaction was
expressed with the Senate's action.
The debate which followed the SEN
ate vote was sensational. Senator
Lewis, the Democratic whip, pleading
with Senators for moderation in their
remarks, declared the Spanish War
would have been averted by action in
Congress similar to that taken today,
and that the war was brought on by
vituperative debates. Senator Clarke,
Democrat, of Arkansas, who voted with
the Administration forces, declared
their action did not represent the real
sentiment of the Senate.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
March 10, 1915.

Germans attempted to break
through Russian line in North Po-
land.
EIchorn's army, retreating from
the Niemen, harried by Russian
cavalry.
Austrians had successes in West
ern GaIieia.
British cruiser Ariel rammed and
sank German submarine U-12.
German cruiser Prince Eitei
Friedrich reached Newport News
with crews of vessels it had sunk,
including that of American ship W..
p. Frye.
British collier Beethoven sunk.
More DardaneIIes forts reduced.
Ghounaris formed new Greek
ministry.
Germany called landsturm
classes 1a6e-73 to the coIors.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
Remarkable Echo.

Among the most noted echoes is
that heard from the suspension bridge
across the Menai strait The sound Of
a blow from hammer on one of the
main piers of the structure is re-
turned in succession from each of the
crossbeams that support the roadway
and from the opposite pier at the dis
tance of 576 feet, in addition to which
the sound is many times repeated be-
tween the water and the roadway at
the rate of 2S times in five seconds.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
3,OOOLIVESLOST ON
CRUISER PROVENCE
Greatest Ocean Disaster Of
Modern Times.
1900 TROOPS ON BOARD
Only $40 Saved-Loss Of Life Double
That On Titanic - Cruiser On
Way To saloniE<i When Sunk
In Mediterranean.

Paris.-It was announced at the
French Ministry of Marine that there
were nearly 1000 men on board the
French auxiliary cruiser Provence,
which was sunk in the Mediterranean
on February 26
1t was stated that on board the
Provence were the staff of the Third
Colonial Infantry Regiment, the Third
Battalion, the Second Company of the
First Battalion, the Second Machine
Gun Company, and one extra company,
in all nearly 1000 men.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
March IL. 1915.

British gained near Armentieres,
occupied Epinette and advanced
toward La Bassee.
Russians captured Lupkcw and
SmoInik and surrounding heights
in Carpathians.
Dardanus batteries on Dar-
daneIIes silenced.
British auxiliary cruiser Bayano
sunk off the coast of Scotland; 200
lost.
German airmen bombarded Osso-
wetz.
Bulgaria moved heavy artillery
to Greek frontier.
Germans fined inhabitants Of
Lille 100000.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
March 8, 1915.
March 9. 1915.

Campaign in AIsaee hampered by
foods.
Germans raised siege of osso-
wetz and retreated in North Po-
land.
German submarines sank three
British merchantmen; many lives
lost.
British seaplanes dropped bombs
on Ostend.
British government authorized to
take over engineering trade Of
country to increase output of muni-
tions.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
GIRL SWALLOWS PIN.
Accident Occurs While She Is Hang.
inc Curtains.

WaynesborO, Pa.-Miss Mona Rod
gers, 1S-year-old daughter of Constable
Irwin Rodgers, Rouzerville, swallowed
pin Saturday while hanging curtains.
The accident occurred when she tried
to talk while holding the pin in her
mouth. The pin was located in the
girls stomach by the use of X-rays by
DR.. Croft, Waynesboro. 1t has not yet
been removed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
HAS s4oo,ooo,ooo WAR ORDERS.
Du Pont Powder Co. Filled Most Of
Them last Year.

Wilmington, Del.-It is stated on
good authority that war orders booked
by the Du Pont Powder Company have
now reached an aggregate Of $4O0, ,OOO,-
600, and that the most of this business
was filled during the fiscal year ended
December 81, 1915.
This was the big factor in the pro-
duction Of the $57, ,s4O.75S of net profits
reported last yeax
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
Hardly Worth considerino.

Would your wife vote for you as a
candidate for office?" II don't think
there's any use of my bothering my
head about that" replied Mr. Meek
ton. Il don't believe Henrietta would
let me run in the first place Wash.
ington Star.
Middletown transcript., 1916-03-11
SAILOR INHERITs 100000.

Man In U. S. Service Will Serve Re-
maInder OF Enlistment.
Boston.-Heir to fortune of $780,
600 left by relative in Germany,
Edward P. Miller, a seaman on the de-
stroyer Conyngham, will remain work
ing for $26 month in Uncle Sans
Navy until the expiration of his four
year-term, in December next. Although
he may obtain his release from the
service to properly take care Of his
fortune, Miller is satisfied with his
present job, he says, and not looking
for discharge.