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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-07
Room and Board

noon AND BOARD, For officers
family. In private residence IN South
Bluff onr-half block from hay and
four hloirks from camp. Address Boa
$50 care Caller -
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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-07

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-07

n.airlri mauaesF Cor iisfrbaunr mfI
infiunr Speciality article t4uiaf
'wih uHinaif necessary Address
AsnHrcr a.t 0nler hiie Nn An
unlo old
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07
LOS SOLDADOS SEGADORES DEL
RHIN.

QUARTET GENERAL DE Los
EJEECIT0S ALEMANES DEL SO
NINE. via BcrIin.-Londres. Agosto
5.-La gran ofenSiva aliada 10 ha
impcdid" el rc,oger la RIGA cosecna
en- las fcrtiIcs tierraS dc las acupadas
provincias de Francia. FL soldado
alcman que 10 mismo maneja la cs-
pada que cl arado. sembr6 los cam
pos situados d retaguardia dc las
trincheras. Fuc clio uno lie los mo-
tiyOS de mayor asombrc Que cncon-
tr0 en Su largo paSco en- autom6vi.
q c~orreSpoEsat de Ia Prcnsa .Asocia-
da por tierras de Picardia Y de Ia
lsla dc Francia, En- eStOS campos. G!
soldado alcm&n sc mueve afancso
entire el maduro centeno, cargando
en- grandes camiones @ruesas gavi-
Has o conduciendo las maquinas tri-
I.adoras sin parar mientes Ell la gran
hatalla que So desarrolla cast 4 un
tlro dc fusil.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07
UNA FUERTE InDEMIhIzR-
cI0N De DINAMARcA
EXIGE ALEMARIA
LIE cobra ochenta miliones de &C.
ronas por no haber sabido con.
serTar eStrlctdmente la
neutralidad
scrvicio Especial para IA PkENsi.

scT|lClO E>llecidI para IN hEN>N
AMSTERDAM. Agosto 5.-Sab--
sc aqui que Dinamarca ma sido for
zata 4 pagan una fuerte indemDiza-
cion Il Alemania por no haber man
tenido una estricta neutralidad. Ia
iudemHizacion. seguu las notiG.as
que sc tienen es de ocnenta milloneA
lie Cornnas. q sean aproXimadamente
vcintidos mil!ones Y medic de d0la-
res. Las o~feuSas que movieron q
Aemania q exigir i~ndemnizacion dc
Dinamarca ocurrieron ej inv!crao
pasaGo cuando el MAI Baltico fuG
iuvadldo pOr submarines ingleScS.
A.emania e ~convencio. por medic &c
una estratagema. no solamente de q
los sumergibies enemigos penctra6ya
en aguaS terrIJoriales de Dinamarca.
Siao que contUban con eI pcrmiso
de. go0ierno lie dicho pals para ha-
cer,o. De todos los paiSeS e~Scandina-
yoS Dinamarca ha Sido quien mayo
res >impaJiaS ha demoStrado a los
aliados y peor disposition hacia Ale
mania.
Los barcos alemaneS que iban dc
los puertoS de Suecia d los de Ia
Africa alemana, conducicado comes
tihle>. cobre Y mule. eran los jinlcoS
que TO hubran suspendido sus acri-
rjdades a cauSa del b!oqueo dc A,c-
mania. pero Ia entrada de los subma-
limos ingIeSes a~terrorizo de IA! ma
nera q los capitanes de dichos lar
COS. que no ndbo mas remedio que
suspender csc trafico. Cu&ndo las ac-
tividadeS de les submarines ing!es,s
c~esaron. Alemania eSperaba que Di-
namarca DreSentara una demanGa q
Iuglaterra por IA v~iolacion de Ia neu-
tra!idad. pero no sucedio. a<i. Enton-
ces ide6 81 gobierno aleman que uno
he suS submarines. ~diSfrazado como
sumergible ing!eS pasara a traves del
Cattegatt Y ~apareciera ante los fuer-
lie, a Ia entrada del Sund. Asi 10 hi
! 70 7 pidi5 permizo de pa<ar a rravas
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07
OBLIGARAN A LOS HAITIAN.
TIES DE LODI A ANDAR LIN
PIOS.

LODI, Polonia. .Agosto 5.-Para
corregir un estado de cosas del que
solo puede darse perfecta cucnta el
que conozca d esta ciudad. Ell Presi-
dente de la Policia, Herr 0 Open,
ha promulgado una orden en- la que
Sc dispone que los habitantcs de la
ciudad a quieneS Sc yea en- las GALES
sucios, seran dctenidos, limpiaios
cientiticamcnte Y pe.ados Y rasura-
dos, uucdanGo arrestados hasta< que
sus ropas can completamente desin-
fectadas y cosidas. Los 2astcs que
ocasione Ia reforma tendran que ser
pagados por ell individuo que sea OBJ
-ieto dc ella. hen en- efectivo, o bieu
por medic de 81 trabajo manual.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07
DESDE Ell CAMPO De la GUERRA
Los RUS0S SIGUEN AVIAN
ZAhD0 EN- Ell h0R0ES-
re- De GaLlclA
cfuzar ell Rio Sereth y Sc
s~poderaron de dos viltorrios,
asi com, de 1900 hom:res

~SeryIciU E>nrciIl nara IN PRENSt.
LONDRES, Agosto 6-SOiamen-
te EN- c. frcnte de Kovel. donde Su-
frieron antier 81 primer revcS los
rusoS, ma siGo contenido {. avanee
mo~covita. pueS en- la region noresta
de Galicia. al sur de Brody. dicho
ayauce continue con la miSma jmpe-
tuosidad que tania al principle. En-
dichu region los ruSoS lograron cru
zar {! no Sercth una de las poSicio-
mes naturuieS mas imporsaneS con
que contaOan los auStriacOs. ' des-
putS de esti accion. capturaron dos
yi.lorGioS. asi como 1900 priSioue-
.roS. Los teutones. Sagun e. informc
official lie Petrograd. emprendieron
nuevo. vio.ento ccntra-ataqae con OBJ
jeto de rechazar, 4 los rusos, pero II
todos elloS fueron rechazaGo> 1on
grardeS perdidas.
El ala derecha del ejercito ruSo
que combate en- Galicia M tomato
Ia direction de Tarnopol Y hacia esd
region VI arrojando Il los a~uStriacos
que no han podido deteaer 81 AVIAN
c.. En- esq region las fuerzaS ATS
triacaS sc e~ncuentran al mandC eel
archiduque Carlos. el heredero apa-
rer.te de. trono Y por e. genlal
Pflanzer- Baltin. quien deScan-a el
ala derecha de 81 ejercito sobre los
Pa>os de los CarpatoS.
Por las informaciones oflciajeS
p~rocedentcs De Berlin sc viene a 81
5er que el rio Sereth fue crUzado
de uorle q sur, en- el pequeno sector
doua. .ei no CORE en- Ii d~irrcc!og
mdIcada. Y no de oriente 4 ~ponieGt".
en- Ia direction de Lemaerg, pues <:
meacionaGo informe oiicia. dc b.
lin haDla de la "rioera sur Gri Sc
.reta."
Taaro las informaciones de Be-
In como las Ge Niena admitru que
las tuerzaS rUSaS cruzaron >. Sc
rcth. En- Viena decian anocn= que
.o> ruS9s habi&n sido rechazaGos en-
! IA siberia sur del Sereth. ' cueeto-
T .avi,s Sc eStan Hbrando combates-d.
gran importancia. FL inform- off
cia. de Berlin dice que los rusos no
han podido pasar de los ~viliorios de
Ne.izygory Y Tchistopady : Gve
yarios inJentos que habian hccho
para Il de ALI. habian sido
campletamente rechazados.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07
LA PRENSA JAPONESA Sc MANI
FIESTA MUY INDIGNADA CON
e. GOBIERN0 De ST. Pals
EN- vARIAS OCASIONES HAN SlD0 REC0GiDAS LAS
EDiCIOAES De ALGUh0S IMPORTANTES DIARIOS

IDkIO, A@"-io LA prcHsa to-
la ic. pals cs;a aanao mueStraS &c
Ia gran Indignation que lie produce e.
hccho dc que - dccrctcn fre'uents-
mvntc e SctUcSiro de edicion's 4e
los pe.I"dicos. l"m""d". P"r IUnd"'
mc"to Que cont."ncn "Ftl'u."S ,on-
,r".l"> u! ben Puol'co. =" SecueH-
iE"- son cchHuf"doS A%fI'fheh'e 'l
t'doS los tohoS P'f que sc eh'ie"@'
qu" con taos mcdii"S ~ah0SlvaS e>t;'
j"tand" dr "m"En'|+! " Ia PF"hS" '
ne imPeaiT il" iInfc erHISl"" "tI pen
,amiento.
Los aSuHtoS que nan m'li'"d''
JOS scrucNlroS. Il Sldo' Prlmcfo:
los commentaries &c IA ViS'" oe IA Iau-
"a se@ui@a a los que 1uer" oelcni-
dos pof "cuS"rSeIe4 &c h"'cI "fT"j"-
90 "'mo'S cont" e Jeic "e' S'"'c'
no. conGe oNumH' -e&"n"o' us
oplnloneN &c lHN'"Nhi l'"c''"'' e'
N''''S''' '3 ~il"''e,'''' {" '" 0o.''-
,,.4, o.~iantoman,o .n l., ci,J,l 10
Parfs.
Ia. rr,irpIos an a. nrimcr ra.o. q
sen cl del atentado contra cl comic
Okuma. no han sido otra cosa si"o
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07

70. Para Corpus Christi. .to:zo z n
So SFaTs CoTs.s Christi : CsrrlE0
Springs so p. 4.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-07

Cuando necesite libros Ell eSPanoi
dirijas. listed a Irnacio E. Lozano.-
607 poIorosa SIS. Antonio, Texss
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

gave a brief audience In the Mereside
library to a small. barefooted boy
whose occupation was sufficiently IA.
dicated by the bundle OF evening pa.
pers under one arm.
well. Johnnie. what did you fnd
out? 2" she asked.
"Ain't had time" said the boy. "But
he amt no %millyunaire lumber-shooter.
I'll bet a nickel. I sold him q pape'
just now. down by Dutchie's lumber
yard. and I asst him what kind o. lum.
Der that was In the pile by the gate.
He didn't know. no more'n a goat"
Miss Margery flliped a coin In the
air and the newsboy caught II dex.
terously.
THAT will do nicely for a begin.
ming. Johnnie" she said swestly.
Come and see me every once in a
while. and perhaps there1l be more
little white cartwheels for you. Only
don't tell. and don't let him catch you.
That's ALL"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

told Grierson that ! should need q year
or more. and he didn't object"
This was all In conversation" said
Griswold; mo writing7"
Raymer made n wry face.
Don't rub II In. I'm admitting that
I was all the different kinds OF q fool.
There was no definite time limit men.
toned. ! q to give my personal
notes and put up the family stock rs
collateral. A day or two later. when
I went around to close the deal. the
trap wat standing wide open for me
and q baby might have g II. Grier.
son said he had proposed the loan to
his directors. and that they had kicked
on taking the stock as collateral. He
offered to take my paper without an
indorser II | would his personal
risk with my stock collateral. assign.
ing Il. rot TO the bank. but to him. !
fell for Il like n woolly sheep. The
stock transfers were made. and ]
signed a note for one hundred thou.
sand dollars. due in sixty days: Grier-
son explaining that two months was
the banks usual limit on accommoda'
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Brldae Of Jehennam.

Grlswold took a final look at himself
In his dressing cas- mirror before 40.
ing TO keep his evening appointment
at the Doctors downtown office. It
was comfortably reassuring. So far as
he could determine. there was little
in the clean.shayen, square-shouldered,
correctly garmented young fellow who
faced him In the mirror 10 suggest
either the bearded outcast OF New Or
roustabout OF the Belle Julie. II
only she had not made him speak TO
her. lie had a sharp conviction that
the greatest OF all the hazards lay
in the chance that she might remem'
Der his voice.
lie found the CHEEKY little doctor
waiting for him when he had walked
the few squares TO the Main street
Office.
Il was beginning to be afraid you
were going to be fashionably late.'
said the potential host: and q N. with
a humorous glance for the correct gar.
menting: "Regalia, heb? Hasn't Miss
Grierson told you that Wahaska is still
hopelessly unable to live up to the
dress coat and standing collar? I'm
sure she must have. But never mind
climb into the buggy and well let old
Bucephalus take us around TO see II
the neighbors have brought In any
thing good TO eat"
The drive was a short Broiiin
was once % shadowing the house
In which. first or last. he expected TO
trap his amateur MacHeath; and when
the buggy was halted at the carriage
step he was near enough to mark and
recognize the doctors companion.
mot this time." he muttered sourly
when the two had passed together IN
the graveled path and the host was
fitting his latchkey to the front door
ITS only tho sick man that writes
books. wonder what sort OF q booi
he thinks he's going 10 write In this
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

bluffed me. don't you?-what? Let
me tell you: some fine day this duck
whose name isn't Gayitt will turn up
hereto see you; then III nab him.
II you find out where he Is. and write
20 him not 10 come. it'll be all the
same; he'll come anyway. and when
he does come, I'll get HIM"
When Miss Farnham had gone In
and there was nothing left for him to
do but TO compass his own disappear
ance, Brofin went away. telling him
self with many Establishments that for
once In his professional career he had
made an ass OF himself. The doctors
daughter knew the man; she had
known him before the robbery; she
was willing 70 be his accomplice to
the extent Of her ability. There was
only one explanation OF this attitude.
In Brofin's wording OF II. Miss Farm.
ham was gone on him." II not openly,
ut least TO such an extent al 10 make
her anxious to shield him.
That being the case, BrofYin set I,
down as q fact 10 good as accom-
plished that the man would sooner OF
later come TO Wahaska. The detec
tive's knowledge OF masculine human
raturs was as profoundly acute as the
requirements of his calling demanded
with a woman like Miss Farnham fol
the lure. he could be morally certain
that his man would some time fins
caution. or even a written prohibition
10 the winds. and walk into the trap
This misfre OF Brofin's happened
anon a wednesday. which. In It's cal
sndar placing. CHANGED TO DO thre'
weeks 10 q day after Griswold had lef
Gsrssids 70 settle himself studiousl'
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold. ar unsuccessful
writer. because u socialistic tendencies.
holds WI Andrew Galbraith. president OF
th' Bay M state Securities. In the prest-
dents private office and escapes with 800
30 In cash. BY original methods he es-
capes the hue and cry and goes aboard
the Belle Julie as a d%eckhand. Charlotte
Farnham OF wahaska, MINI, who had
seen him cash Galbraith's check In the
bank. recognizes hin and sends a letter
~ betrayal 20 Galbraith anonymously.
Griswold Is arrested on the arrival OF the
boat at ST. Louis. but escapes from his
eaptors. He decides on Wahaska. MINI.
as q hiding place. and after Quitting
himself properly. takes the train. Gris.
void falls ~ on the sleeper and Il cared
for and taken 20 her home In Wahaska
by Margery Grierson. daughter of Jasper
Grierson. tho financial magnate or Wa
haska. Matgcry finds the stolen money
IN Griswolds suitcase. Brofiin, detective,
takes the trail. Margery asks her father
TO get Edward Raymer into financial hot
water and then help him out % H. Girls.
void ecovere 10 find the stolen money
gone. He meets Margery's social circle
and forms n friendship with Rnymer,
the iron manufacturer. Brofi" comes 'n
Wahaska In search Of the woman who
wrote the anonymous letter o. 'ialbraith.
Margery takes Griswoid TO the safety de-
posit vault and turns the stolen money
over to him.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20
CHAPTER xvI-contlnued.

you still think ! could tell you
that, II chosen" she said. willfully
misleading him. or at least allowing
him TO mislead himself.
Il don't think anything about IT.
knowl You'd met him somewhere be.
fore that day in the bank-before you
knew he was goin' to turn gentleman
holdup. That's why you don't want TO
give up his real name"
She had risen, and In self-defense
Brofln had to grope on the floor for
his hat and stand up too.
"wait a minute. I'm an oficer OF
the law. and | could arrest you and
take you to New Orleans on what evi.
dence I've got. How about that?-
what?"
There was good fighting blood on
the Farrham side, Notwithstanding the
kindly Doctor Berries peaceful voca'
ton, and the calm gray eyes that met
Brofln's we're militantly angry when
the retort came.
IF ! had a brother. Mr.. Brofin. he
would be able to answer you better
than ! cant" she famed out. Let me
pass. pleased"
II was not often that Broffin lost his
head OF his temper, but both were
gone when he struck back.
"Thatll be all right, tool" he broke
out harshly, blocking the way to force
ner to listen to him. you think you've
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

ton paper-which Is true enough but
giving me TO understand that a re.
newal and an extension OF time would
be merely n matter OF routine"
Griswold was shaking his head SYN.
pathetically. IL can guess the rest"
he said. "Grierson is preparing to
swallow you whole"
He has as good as done t." was the
detected reply. The note falls due
tomorrow; and. as ! happened TO be
uptown this afternoon. ! thought !
would drop In and pay the discount
and renew the paper. Grierson shot
me through the heart. He gave me a
c~ock-and.bull story about some bank
examiners protest. and told me
must be prepared TO take up the paper
tomorrow"
"of course you reminded him OF
his agreement"
Sure; and he sawed me OF short:
said that any business man borrow
ing money on accommodation paper
knew that II was likely to be called In
on the expiration date; that al exten.
sion Is really a new transaction. which
the bank Is at liberty TO refuse TO
enter. oh. he gave IL to me cold and
clammy. sitting back in his big chair
and staring up at me through the
smoke OF a fat. black cigar while he
did IT,"
And them" prompted Griswold.
Then ! remembered the mother and
sister. Kenneth. and did what | would
have died rather than do for myself
| begged like u dog. But | might as
well have gone outside and butted
my head against the brick wall OF the
bank"
GrIswold forgot his own real.
though possibly indirect. obligation
TO Jasper Grierson.
That is where you made a mis-.
take; you should have told him to so
to HI with his money!" was his
acrid comment. And then: How
near can you come to lifting this motto
tomorrow. Raymer?"
Near isn't the word. Possibly
might sweep the corners and gather
up twelve or fifteen thousand dol
lars"
That will do" said the querist,
shortly. Make II ten thousand. and
III contribute the remaining ninety"
Raymer sprang out OF his chair as
II It's padded arms had been suddenly
turned into ~high.voltage electrodes.
You ~will?-youll do that for me,
/ n.4...tl 9tg a. ..II ...l,A ..,... as.A
dency In his voice that made the
word.craftsman. always on the watch
for apt SMILES. think OF q choked
chicken. But Raymer was swallow
ing hard and trying to go on. by
Jove-it's the most generous thine
ever heard of!--but ! can't let you
do II. | haven't a thing In the world
TO offer you but the stock. and thai
may not be worth the paper II II
printed on II Jasper Grierson has
made up his mind TO break me-"
sit down again and let US thresh
II out" said Griswold. How much
OF a socialist are you. Raymerf"
, The young ironmaster sat down
4 gasping a little at the sudden wrench
4 ing aside OF the subject.
, why, ! don't know; enough I,
want every man to have a square deal
guess"
Including the men In your shops =
[ Putting them first." was the promp
o correction. 1T was my fathers pol
Q Icy. and II has been mine. We hav,
/ never had any labor troubles"
q You pay fair wages?"
1--WE do better than that A yea
ago I introduced q modified plan Q
profit sharing"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

In several towns In Germany work
ingmen are visited at their homes on
pay days by savings bank oficials to
AailAot their savings Tor banking.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29

a been discouraged l"sin' their w;,ds IS
frequent < h" done, but 'peared like
h" didn't never cot discouraged. He'd
disappear 10 Il time. an they Wouldn't
n"h"dy hear n"thin' about him To- &,
spell. hut h.d arrays come back with
Il other wad am set in again. Feared
IKE II" done rccl!zed what pie in poker
was the "n'y chanst he had TO to Kit
rich an' rcspcctablc
"''en1y they'd be stories .oiu' round
them times bout hoSScS brin stol,. in
various parts. au' they WAS some what
was "ncharitablc enough TO 10 say
what they Spi"i"ncd what jerry done
Stoicd '"ni. Feared like they done
cherished the mcnry u that youthful
ihdiS'rrtion - hiSn. One. Il boss thief
aIays boss thief, was what they done
said. am onct or twict when they wus
niSSers missin they said what mon
likely Jerry Iioppendike done stole
them. too. rh'' ain't u"thin' mean
enough {" say bout u nitn after he's
done made one mistake.
"Ru, they want never no proof o.
his b"in disseminated. am s fast IS
ned cit Il now wad he'd resume his eff
rot I" redeem hisSclf uScter think
Il was almost pthctic the way he dono
struggled along. 'thuutcn Il Symputhiz-
in hand briD' stretched out IN his di-
recti"n. They :sho' WAS II heap u good
into hiri.
Anyways he done All he could. an
they can't nobody do 40 mo- n that
hut rs the Good Book says. the ironing
Z" t3't * 'Scerdin' crool. an pears like
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29
GERRY TAKES BIC POT,
THEN BOILER BURSTS
Plays Poker With Heavy Handicap
~ Until Fate Enters Into
Game.
CONTEST on RIVER STEAMER
Had Been Frncticinp
Secretly Until lie Had Become
Y .\hont SlickcSt Dealer There Was
on Mississippi River.
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81 how things is gwinc Ia break into
Il poker camc-Rct 'thout.n Il man has
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-29

the hand a fate sho' had IL in 10 Jerry
iiorpendike. All IL WAS wattin' To- WAS
IN" proper time To- To step in.
That p'tlc'iar niomcnt doue ::rrovc
just when Jerry tuppeudikc WAS r;ik-
m IN the biggest pot what II" ever
win. They was enough into ii 30 to
huy him II plantation an 'n:thic him
Ia live retired. Come at III" c.in.a;"
o his c'eer. rhinrs does hnproi funny.
Way on IL was tniS. They WAS Il
game ION the River iicilc on" might
Wien two - the icadiu' experts on III,
river had three suckers an Jerry Ron
nchdike aeitin' III with 'cm. Til eN-
pcrtS knowcd what .ircry WAS 4 p'fe.-
sioh;u all right. bat they rcckuucd
what they cd take his vol long with
what the suckers ed hc p'Sii;,.icd To
put UP, helm y the two on 'cni WAS "a,