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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
.MAkEE MAkESF|NE
SHOWING ON TRIAL
Rebuilt Boat With New Engines
Makes Course To Rabbit
Island and Back

Making her first official trial yester.
day, the motor vessel James Makee,
just out of the rebuilder's hands, yes
terdNy surprised owners and crew with
her performance under actual service
conditions. Leaving Honolulu harbor
at halfpnst ten in the morning under
command of her captain, John Diggs,
formerly mate or the steamer Lurline,
and with fl"h Low, superintendent Of
the Oahu Shipping Company, her own
erS. Oh board, she went out to sea for
some distance, then turned to Rabbit
Island and returned, making port
again at hulf.past four in the after.
LOCn.
The James Makee has just been com,
Lletely rebuilt and has had $40 b. p.
R0llinder motors installed. The same
motors are used in the ship Annie
johnson, the bark X. p. Rithet, and
tie ortland all familiar to Honolulu.
Nh. motor on the Makee is supposed to
turn eco revolutions, but was kept un-
der $50 revolutions on yesterday s
trial, at which the vessel made, at the
best, nine knots. 1t is thus estimated
that at full capacity the Makee .
speed can be figured at eleven knots,
The trial course was made without a
stop, and Superintendent Low ex.
pressed himself as more than pleased.
A Superstructure has been added to
the vessel, into which the quarters Of
men aud officers have been moved.
They were formerly below deck, and
this space has now been added to avail
able cargo room.
The Makee will go into actual serv'
ice next week, when she will sail to
Kailua for sugar of the Kona Develop
ment Company. This company starts
in this week to manufacture sugar, and
the Makee will have the honor of tax.
ing out the first cargo. The vessel will
run alternately between Kailua or the
windward lagoon, this island, for pine.
apples.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Teutons In, Rumania Report That
City Of BraIia, Grain and Oil
Center On Bank Of the River
Danube Is Nearing Its Fall
FIELD MARSHAL ANNOUNCES
CAPTURE OF RIMNIK SARAT
His Heavy Guns Still Hammering
At Matchin Bridgehead; ArtiI-
Iery Engagements Reported In
West; Greek Army DemobiIizing
ASSOCIATED Pres, b, Federal wirsls.u

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless|
AYEW YORK, December 2S-Stcad-
~ lily pressing their advantage in
Rumania, the Tertonic and Bull
garian armies under the command of
Field Marshal Won Mackensen con
tinued their advance in the eastern
battlcfelds yesterday, according to the
official cOmmuniques issued by the
Berlin war Office.
The early reports announced that
after fve.day battle the Germans
have pierced the Russian lines in east
ern Wallachia. The Russians have
been definitely defeated on front sew.
enteen kilometers long, southwest of
Rimnik Sarat, and are retreating. A
number Of fortified villages have been
cnptuEed by the Teutonic Danube army,
and y Russians retreating on the
DnnuN~'fr0nt have lost 1900 prisoners.
Since December % the ninth Teuton
army has captured more than 1900 on
this front.
The statement issued by Berlin at
night told practically the same story
but added some details. According to
that despatch the Germans are closing
in rapidly on the city of Bralia, the
great oil and grain .storehouse Of the
Rumanians on the Danube river, and
the fall of which will mean the most
severe military blow that can be in
flictcd upon the already shattered Ru-
manian nation.
1t is here that the government Of
King Ferdinand has stored much of tn"
vital supplies for the conduct Of the
war, and as a consequence Won MackCn-
sen had been aiming a succession Of
heavy blows at the armies guarding the
place.
The field marshal also announced
last night the capture Of Rimnik Sarat,
while the guns of his armies are still
hammcring at the bridgehead of Match
in, where the Russian and Rumanian
forces are holding on like grim death.
On the western front the fighting
has been confined to artillery lombard
mentT for some time now and ycstPr-
day saw but little to report from the
Channel to the hills of Asace The
miners and sappers have been busy and
not a few successful mines have been
exploded by both sides, although with
but minor results.
On tn" AusfroItulian fronts the big
guns are the only parts Of the
armies engaged that hav' been busy,
and they are engaged in hut int"rmit
tent firing according to the reports
from Vienna and Rome.
On the west front the Entente forces
lost nine aeroplancs in an aerial en-
gagemcnt. There is som" artillery
activity on the. Hpres Srliynt.
The Greek army of King Constantine
is beginning to demobiiiHr as demand
ed bv the Entente authorities at
Athens, but otherwise the situation in
that country is Unchanged
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
.SJaENTI$TURGES
SUMMARIZED FLEETS
FOR UNITED STATES
Prof. George kunz In Address Be-
fore Scientific Body Pleads
For Squadrons Of AeropIanes
As Part Of the Defensive Plan

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wireisss)
NEW YORK, December 2S-Two
fleets of submarines, of two hundred
aeroplanes should be built by the
United States at once as the best means
Of securing pesce to the nation through
adequate preparedness, according TO
George Kunz, noted scientist.
Professor Kunz, in an address before
the American Association for the Ad.
vancement Of Science here yesterday,
outlined plans which he declared were
necessary to guarantee the nation
against attack, by a foreign foe. Pro.
fessor Kunz il the retiring vice-presi.
dent of the socinl and economic science
section of the association. He said:
adequate preparedness Is the only
means of insuring peace for the United
States. Such preparedness can be at
tanned only through the medium Of car.
rying to their highest point of develop.
mcnt the resources of army and navy
that will be employed in time of war
as the defenses of the nation.
Submarines are one of the most
effective means of this class of defense.
The nation should build many subma-
rines. We should have two fleets Of
submersibles, one for the Atlantic
Coast and one for the Pacific Coast,
and each feet should consist of two
hundred divers. We should have an
equal number of acroplanes as defenses
for each coast
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Carranza's Attitude
Toward Protocol 5ay
To Be Known Today
Associated Press ~ Federal wirslsssI

NAnSoSAaNoo 1--WE ~ AoNStu "hotosp
WASHINGTON, December % -
Senior Cabrera, one of the Mexican
members of the international peace
commission which hrs been discus
sing the problem pending between
the two countries today will outline
to Secretary Lane one Of the Ameri-
can commissioners. the attitude of
General Carranza toward the proto.
col which has been drawn up by The
commission. Officials here declined
to discuss what steps the United
States will take toward the de faeto
government in case il proves that
the first chief disapproyes the terms
of the document. They admitted
however that his rejection wOnld be
interpreted to mean that he is firm.
~ determined to como 20 no ngreu.
ment that does not include the with,
drawal of the American troops from
Mexico. It is understood that there
is no change in thu government 5
determination to hold the command
Of General Pershing where it is until
the safe guarding Of the border bne
has been accomplished and It Is evi,
dent that the territory along the
boundry is no longer in dang of
bandit raids.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Official Reports Of Successes Of Bandit Chief Reach
Fl PaO Officials, accompanied By RBmOr That Troops
MDeF actO Forces Are Preparing To Desert Carranza
and Join Bands Under Command Of the Outlaw Leader
GENERAL HERRERA DEAD
, ASSOCIATED Pres, by rsd.rar wireless,

y
I'll PASO, December % -
IL Shaving Of a prominent Car
rama general, capture of another
Carranza stronghold. revolt of a
Carranza garrison to become ban
dts and reports of intended move
ments toward Tampico on the east
coast are the latest activities cree
dited to .Pancho Villa and his
army in yesterdays developments
in the Mexican situation.
Unofficial reports of the death
of General Luis Herrera, one Of
the most able of the de facto gov
eminent commanders, were con-
hrmed officially yelterday from
Mexico City. General Herrera
was slain by Villas bandit soldiers
in the fighting before Torreon last
week when the Nillistas renewed
their warfare and captured the
city.
Reports received here from
sources close to Villa state that
his forces have driven the de facto
government troops from San Luis
Potosi and are now in control Of
the city. No details of the cap
tu.r have been received.
J, is believed that Tampico, the
III; Ortant east coast port, is Vii
la objective. Reports are that
he ~ planning an attack on Tam
piCo in order to secure a port
through which he could obtain
shipments Of munitions which he
i: unable to secure across the Am
c.ican border.
In anticipation of such an at
tack on Tampico, General Con
zalcs has been ordered south from
the border by the de facto gov
Crnment to reinforce the Carranza
armies in the state of Chihuahua.
Messages from Torreon, now in
Villas hands, reported yesterday
that the Carranza garrison at Fl
ORC, southeast Of ParraI, had re-
.N"lted and was on the way south
to join the Nillistas. The messages
stated that after revo!ting, the
garrison looted stores and mining
camps.
Major Francisco .Arratia. secre-
tary OF Governor Arnulfo Con-
lales OF Chihuahua. has been SEN
fenced to death by a Juarez mill
tary court for shooting the chief
Of police of Juarez.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
PRESIDENT PLANS
TO MEET DEFICIT
Shortage Of $37o,OoO,OOO In
National Funds Means In
creased Income Tax
(Associated Press bz Federal WirsIs.,. !

WASHINGTON, December 2S-The
financial deficit which the adminstra
ton is face to face with will be dealt
with in number of ways according to
limitations from circles close to the
White House last night. 1t is expect.
ed that the President will soon outline
his plan for raising the necessary
funds. Among them it is believed that
he will urge the issuance of at least
$l25, 100000 in Panama Canal bonds
increased income tax and taxes on es
tates as well as on tea, coffee and other
things of a like nature These and
other measures are to be considered by
the house committee" ON ways and means
at once. Fhc deficit in the budget will
be approximately $37OOOO,OOO, a por
ton of which will have been for the
support of the militia on the border
and the su lying of the Pershing
column south of the line.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
NEW FARM LOAN BANK :.
CITIES ARE SELECTED
Department Agents Announce
Names of Twelve CenterS
Associated Press BY Federal wirsisss.>

WASHINGTON, December 27-Un.
der the provisions of the new farm
loan act twelve cities were designated
by the treasury department today as
the location for the twelve farm loan
banks which will inaugurate the new
system.
The cities chosen, after careful investi.
CATION by/treasury department agents,
are Omaha, Nebraska; Berkeley, Cali,
fornia; Spokane, Washington; Spring
field, Massachusetts,; Baltimore, Mary
land; Columbia, South Carolina; Louis,
vile, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louis
lana; st. Louis, Missouri; St. Paul,
Minnesota; Wichita, Kansas, and Hous.
ton, Texas.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
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DEC[ARESSAVS
.. WILL BAfTtEON

NAShocihteu ftoss " EoeoEu "Hss"I
ToNnoN TIoconAhak % -AJ'bp shorn
n :, -. .!...L.. .,.....a.. a.. no,'
i". w "'." ."'.'''' Wv
tral ana the AIleu powers OIL the
subject Of peace became even more
marked Yesterday. SWEDEN threw the
,.a.,L, -. 10. isan.nss ;nIo ,hs' sooIo
-
IN Dehhlt OF 'ne ProPosais naee u!
President Wilson, while the Car OF
Russia. in an order of the day ad
dro,..d to his ,rooo,,v nm oil b,ttIsfronts
-, ,,'o I, .,,-gs -.
S8'u' .,...,
"Germany proncrs peace because she
feels herself beaten, because she knows
that defeat is neat. The tinie for peace
49,, r.aEg-s, !, -. u. Ia, e..
no" e no' "'ti'e"' "p' WI my a','' io'
RUSSIA until she has accomplished the
aims ana ATTAINED toe tulhlment OF
the tasks she set herself when she en-
tered TINS war, ana more especially the
tasks which the war USER has created
regarding the acquisition or Constan-
tinople and the Dardanelles ana the
creation OF liberated and happy
Poland. Until then the war must go
on at no matter what individual sacri-
fees.
Sweden addressed identical peace
notes to all the b"lligcrents and sent
copies of it to the neutral countries,
urging consideration of terms for peace,
according to official information here.
Grrmany's reply to the Wilson note
has rot yet been received there, though
it was made public in Berlin Despite
tn" disappointment because Germany
has rot acceded to the President 5 sug-
gestiOn and outlined her terms for
peace, the general view prevails that
another step forward has been made
toward the end Of war.
Germany is taking active stems TO
promote a peace conference
A despatch from The Hague said
that German agents have already ar
rived there to arrange the pfeliminaries
of meeting of German delegates, to
be sent TO the proposed peace confer
cnce. The agents are seeking accom-
mOdations az the hotels, and say that
their government is preparing to send
its representatives.
Evening papers criticize President
Wilson, some of them in drastic terms,
for his move in sounding the belliger.
ents to get a statement as to the de-
mands each side makes and as to the
possibility Of bringing peace discus
sions.
The papers generally characterize
Grrmany's reply to the United States,
as given to Ambassador Gerard yester.
day. as ON eagernPss to end the war.
The Standard says that ait is mis-
take TO neglect German peace maneu-
v"rs. but it would be. even more fatal
TO waste any time over them. -
The Star declares: "Germany is
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
NATION TO CELEBRATE
SALE OF WEST INDIES
ASSOCIATED Press By Federal wirslsss.I

WASHINGTON, December 2S--The
United States navy will participate in
a great naval demonstration and feet
maneuvers in the old Spanish main to
signaliEe the formal transfer of the
Danish West Indies to the United
States if plans now being considered by
the state aud navy departments are
contaminated. Both state and naval
department officials yesterday stated
that such plans were being considered
and include a demonstration in West
Indies waters by the American navy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Peace League Bans
Military Training
In American Schools
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirslcsO

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal WirSleSs)
NEW YORK, December 2S-Mili.
tary training for school children
was refused endorsement by the
American Schools Peace League in
convention here yesterday. The
meeting was asked to endorse a
resolution approving military train,
ing courses in the elementary and
secondary schools Of the nation.
The measure was voted down. For.
~ four states are represented in the
league sessions.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
RUSSIANS WILL USE
DIPLOMACY N PERSIA
State Department Receives As
suranCeS From Officials
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirolo.so

WASHINGTON, December Is - As.
suranccs that Russia does not intend
to press matters by the use of force in
Persia have been received by the State
department here.
II is the intent of the Cars govern.
ment TO make use of diplomacy rather
than guns in the contemplated extern
sion and qualification Of the Russian
sphere of influence in that kingdom, &C.
cOrding to the statements made by Off
Gals of the Petrograd government.
1t is hoped in this way to avoid the
hostility which the more speedy but
less tactful methods advocated by some
Of the Russian officers would undoubt.
eddy create.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
SUBMARINES CLAIM
TWO MORE VICTIMS

LONDON, December 2S-TwO more
neutral vessels have fallen victims to
Germany's submarine warfare accord
ing to Lloyds announcements yesterday.
They are the Norwegian steamship Sno,
Captain Simonsen, 1000 tons, and the
Danish bark JOSIAH, both of which are
reported sunk. The Sno left New Or
leans in September and after touching
at Galveston and Norfolk sailed for
Havre, France, where she arrived in
November and sailed for destination
not named.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
BERNSTORFF SATISFIED

NEW YORK, December 2S-The Ger
man ambassador Count Won BernstorfT,
yesterday declared himself as delighted
with the German reply to the Wilson
note. ~ regard that reply rs consti,
tuting acceptance to everything sug,
gested by Mr.. Wilson," he said. He
made it clear that in his opinion Der
lin is prepared to submit concrete terms
on the first day of the proposed con.
ference.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Railroad Heads and
Brotherhood Men
viii Confer Today
.tAs,ociassd Press BY FEDERAL wireless,

NEW YORK, December 2s--Exeeu
tives of a number Of the leading rail
roads in the country and representa-
tivcs Of the four great railroad brother.
hoods will meet today in an effort to
reach some agreement as to the appli'
cation of the Adamson Eight Hour
Law.
Both sides intimated strongly yester,
day that they are prepared to fight the
plan proposed by President Wilson for
compulsory arbitration, which they de-
clared would lead TO still further com
plicating the situation.
Leaders Of both parties appeared to
be confident that some sort of an ami
cable agreement would be reached at
the conference.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
DEEDS FILED IN WEEK
SHOW DECIDED ADVANCE

Records of the building department
Of the city show no falling off in the
nctiVity Of real estate Transaction.
During the past week Gfty-iomr deeds
wrr" filed, representing money con.
sidrratinn of $il0O34 During the
same period thirty.threr mortgages
were given, the value of the transac-
tion amounting to $56,lS5. The mum.
Der Of releases, partial and whole, filed
during the week were twenty four, the
consideration being $l3,7OL3S.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
BoNDHoLDERS SUE

IAN FRANCISCO, December 81
Holders of 81 300 900 bonds Of the Mar.
ket Street cable railway, a part of the
United Railroads, today brought q
foreclosure suit. Banking interests
Rre involved in the suit. Jesse w
Iilienthal, president of the system
SAYS that the suit is for reorganization
purposes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
B. F. DILLINGHAM; GIVES TO
JAPANESE GIRLS SCHOOL

b. +. Dillingham; has given five hun.
dred dollars to the Koran Jajuku, Jap.
anese girls boarding school in Wailu
ku, Maui, according to a despatch from
Waikiki. Juei Kanda, proprietor and
principal Of the school is taking care
Of fifty Japanese girls, and some Of
them are homeless orphans.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure a cold In one day. The sigma
tute Of Z. W. GROVE is on each boz.
Manufactured by the FARIS MRDI-
CINR CO., St. Louis, U. S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
JAPANESE DIET OPENED
Especial cablegram 10 Hawaii shinpo)

TOXIC, December 2S-The opening
ceremony Of the imperial diet was held
yesterday morning in the house Of
peers. The Emperor Yoshihito was
present at the ceremony, and read a
message to which the president of the
house Of peers and the speaker replied.
The Mikado then ordered the diet tc'
adjourn until January 8.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE.

Chamberlain 5 Cough Remedy is the
largest selling cough medicine in the
world today because 1t does exactly
what a cough medicine is supposed to
do. 1t stoph coughs and colds speedily
and etTectually. For sale by all deal
ers Benson, Smith 4 Co., Ltd, agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Emperor Leaves TO
BE Crowned h
Hungary's Capital
tA.soeIa.sd Pres. BY Federal wireless. 81,

LONDON, December 2sAEmperot
Charles of Austria. Hungary and En-,
press Zita have left Vienna to 20 to
Budapest for the coronation Of the new
ruler as hereditary monarch Of the
Dual Empire according TO a despatch
from Vienna received yesterday. The
emperor and empress were accompa MED
by large suite Of courtiers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
MAJOR CLAYTON DEAD
CAssoctated Press by Federal Wireless }

WASHINGTON, December 27- News
was received at the war department to-
day that Maj. Powell Clayton, of the
Sixteenth Cavalry, died this morning
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas He was
injured while schooling u horse ut the
hurdles
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
GREEK STEAMER HELD
BY. BRITISH WARSH|PS

NEW YORK, December 2s--The
Greek steamship PATHS with 800 pas.
sengers aboard, bound from Piraeus,
Greece, to New York, has been detained
by the British at Gibraltar. In ex.
PLANTATION Of the detention Of q vessel
bound for this port, the agent Of the
line, stated, ~ presume that the YES.
sci is detained, until the British block.
ADD of Greece Iisi llfted1t7s {lSil
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
MEXICAN PLANTERS ARE
TO IMPORT CHINESE
fAasoeiated Prom by FederaI Wireless)

Associated Press BY FEDERAL wiTslsss)
SEATTLE, Washington, December %
Steamship companies operating be-
tween America and the Orient have
been requested to submit bids for the
TRANSPORTATION Of 1000 Chinese from
HonEkong, the request being made by
Mexican cotton planters at MeXicali.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
FIFTY THOUSANDS Of
ARMEN|ANS STARVING
Ambassador ElkuS Gables State
Department For Assistance
Associated Press by Federal wireless

NEW YORK. December 2S-Fifty
thousand Armnians are starving in the
neighbOrhood of the Turkish city OF
Aleppo, as a result of orders recently
issued temporarily suspending the re
lief SUPPLIES which have been going for.
word from the United States, according
- cablegram from Ambassador Elkus
IN rOLstautinopie received here yeSter.
day.
The ambassador begs that some steps
be taken by the State department to
Immediately reopen the line of cpmmu,
Hication between the source Of the sup.
plies and the sufferers in Turkey.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
SCIENTISTS URGE 2luue
DAYLIGHT SAVING
tA.ssooiatsd Pros, By Tsasr,i wlrslss.l

tAssociated fress spy federu WireleesD .
NEW YORK, December i2S-Spc akcrs
at the convention Of the American As,
sOcfation for the Advancement OF
Science yesterday urged that the Uni,
ted States adopt the metric system of
measurement and the daylight saving
plan" which was put into effect in u
number of European countries, and
which has worked well there.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
Mr.. MlZUN0 NAMED
Especial CAblearam To n

Especial cAblesram to The Hawaii Hoch)
TOXIC, December 2S-Rentaro Mi
zuno. yesterday was appointed minister
of home affairs to I'll the vacancy made
| by the resignation Of $. KubOta several
weeks ago
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-29
PRESIDENT CELEBRATING
SKT1E ] /


WASHINGTON, a December % -
President Wilson will celebrate his six
tieth birthday today. Congratulations
began arriving Yesterday by mail and
by telegraph from all parts of the
cotiatrg, IN IS ililI'l-