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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Two CHANGES
IN PAST WEEK
American Association Clubs Re.
main in Berths in Percent
age Column.

Louisville, May S.-Ths second
week of play in the American associa-
ton pennant raoe ended with only
two changes in the ranking Of the
clubs. Columbus moved ahead Of Min
neapolis into NTH place and Louis
willie displaced Milwaukee from third
place.
Indianapolis wa stin leading. al.
though the run Of fAA>ht victories piled
up by the Hoosier3~;Eas broken at the
beginning begin q . The 4.ek BY Toledo.
Indianapolis was Nthe only team in
the league to complete its schedule
for the week, bad weather having
caused nine postponements. the ma
jority in the western end of the cir
cult. OF eve games played Indian
apolis won four and lost three, drop
ping one to Toledo and two to Co.
lumbus. One game was won from
Columbus, two from Louisville and
one from Minneapolis.
place. but played only four games
during the week, as did Milwaukee
Minneapolis. St Paul and Toledo. OF
the four games played Kansas City
won one from St. Paul, two from Mil
waukee and dropped one to Louisville.
Louisville, with six games played
during the week, came nearer com.
; pleting it's schedule. than any othel
team in the league excepting onlJ
Indianapolis. OF these six games TIVE
were dropped to Indianapolis, two
we're won from Toledo. n from Co
lumbus and one from Minneapolis.
Milwaukee. in fourth place, spill
even on the week. dropping twt
games to Kansas City. winning ont
from st. Paul and another from Min
neapolis. Columbus, in nth place
played five games, taking two from
Indianapolis and losing one to Louis
vile, Indianapolis and Toledo.
Minneapolis, in sixth place. lost al
four games played during the week
two to st. Paul, one to Milwaukee ant
one to Indianapolis.
st. Paul won it's first game Of tn
season during tho week. taking tw.
of the -four games played by the clul
from Minneapolis and losing one eacl
to Milwaukee and Kansas City.
Toledo. in last place. Won its frs
two games of the season during tn
week, breaking q losing streak o
eight games by taking a 14-inninl
pitchers battle from Indianapolis
Another game was won from Colum
bus and two games were dropped Il
Louisville.
The weeks record of games pleye'
with games won and lost, runs, hitl
errors, men left on bases and run
scored by opponents, including game
Of Wednesday, April IS,
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MAY CALL
OFF ATHLETICS
AT MEET TODAY
Athletic Board of Control in SEES
sion This Afternoon to Dis
euss Cancellation.

Fa1yo, N. D., May s.-Defnite ac-
ton ON tho cancellation or continu-
ance Of tho Agricultural college spring
athletic program will be taken up to-
day at a special meeting Of the ath-
the announcement Of Coach Paul j.
Davis last night A special meeting OF
the board has been called for this
afternoon to take up the matter.
Intensive military drill and the loss
Of several star athletes thru enlist
ments have detracted interest in ath-
letics at the college, and it is generally
ton today and declare all intercol-
legiate competition OF for the re-
mainder Of the school year. The mem
bers Of the board Of control with
whom a decision in the matter rests
are: Ralph Movold, Enoch Frozen,
Paul Peterson. Mortimer Kelley, all
students, Professor 1. W. Smith, DR..
Of tho foculty.
The A. c. baseball team was to
have opened its baseball schedule
with Concordia college yesterday at
%tornoon, but b game was called on
partly on account Of unfavorable
weather conditions and partly because
Of q lack of interest in sports at the
Sot10o~
II the Agricultural college decides
to call of its spring athletic pro-
gram, it will be the first educational
institution in North Dakota under
state Jurisdiction to take this action.
Other state universities and colleges
throughout the country have taken
similar stepo on account of the war.
The annual agricultural college in
terscholasdc track and fold meet
scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
May 25 and 26, has been called off as
have all the auxiliary attractions I'm
Guiding the annual declamatory con-
tent and May festival, according to a
decision reached by President E. F.
Ladd and Coach Paul j. Davis, an
nounced yesterday. A lack of interest
among the high schools owing to the
war Is given as the reason for calling
OF the meet.
The cancellation Of the interschol-
asHc track and field meet will be q
big disappointment to many state
high schools who have not abandoned
their spring athletic program. The
agricultural college event is one OF
the largest gatherings in tho state
and the high school athletes look
forward with interest to the event
from year to year..
The only state interscholasdc meet
this year will be held under the au-
spices Of the University Of North Da.
kota at Grand Forks on May II, IL
and 10. Tho university officials an.
nounced yesterday hat the mee1
would be held despite tho war.
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GRADE Mines
CLASH TODAY
Game Postponed Because o.
Funeral Yesterday to be
Played This Afternoon.

Baseball artists representing the
Wilder and Belmont grade schools
will clash this afternoon to fight for
a place on the percentage column.
Both clubs have been forced out OF
the race for championship honors and
the team losing today must accept the
cellar berth.
The contest had been scheduled for
yesterday afternoon. but out Of re-
spect for the late Miss Sarah Savage.
former Belmont school instructor,
whose funeral took place Wednesday,
the game was postponed until today.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
winship and Washington teams will
meet in the semi-hnals. The winning
nine will become eligible to clash with
the Washington team the following
week when the titular honors will be
finally decided;
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DESERT DARBY AND JOAN.
(Philadelphia public Ledser.>

(Philadelphda PupAc
We are prone to think that only in
the Anglo Saxon ideal OF marriage -
there to be found an ahecuonAte n
deity that no vicissitudes can weaken.
no veal or woe ALLEVIATE. no mortal
power subdue. Those who take SOL
emn vows to hold "in sickness and In
health Till death US do part" ana
presently seek the divorce court to
undo the tie might consider this sim
pie story Of the love Of two old
heather" which II communicates In
private advices from Cairo. describing
the condition Of the people in the
Sinai peninsula, iatsly released from
Turkish rule:
One day out in the desert some OF
our troops saw a queer bundle on the
sand. It turned out TO be. an old Be-
dawi, nearly dead, and all skin and
bone. They did all they could to make
him happy, but his one thought wa
his wife. 90 the officers asked for
volunteers, and . party started out
into the desert to hunt for his wife.
Not far from whore they had found
him they found an old, old woman,
all skin and bone. They brought her
IA and prepared q bed, etc., but she
would do nothing but ut by the old
mans side all the time. They were
brought into one Of the towns. and
there they both diod on the same day,
"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Boston. May 3.-Larry Cheppelle,
we'll known a few seasons back az the
$4,000 beauty, has been sold to Co
lumbus for $1,000.
Several summers ago Charley
Comiskey. the White Sox owner. paid
Milwaukee the large sum above men,
toned for Chappelle's release. At that
time Chappelle was tearing things up
in the Association and was regarded
as the Ty Cobb Of the minor leagues
1t vas at a time when fabulous sums
were paid for bush league players OF
promise Inc Chappelle came into fast
company to find that a great deal was
expected Of him. Unfortunately he
was unable to deliver. He gave the
White Sox a very small part Of their
moneys worth and played such ordi-
nary ball that he was soon shipped
back to the brush.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
100000 corns
Lifted Right Off!
Try 2 Drops Of Magic ~Gets-1t.n

There's a wonderful difference be-
tween getting rid Of a corn now and
the way they used to try to get rid
Of 1t only four or hve years ago.
"Gets-It" has re~voluuonized corn
history. It's the only orn remedy
today that acts on the new prin-
ciple, not only Of shriveling up the
corn, but Of %loosening the corn Off
so loose that you can lift 1t right
of with your fingers. Put 2 drops of
"Qsts-1t' on that corn or callus to-
night. That's all. Tho corn IL
doomed sure ~ sunrise. No pain,
or trouble. o. soreness. You do
away once and for all with toe
bundnng bandages, toe-eatng saves
and irresponsible what-nots. Try
it-set surprised and lose q corn.
"Gets-1t" 10 sold everywhere, sc
= bottle. or sent on receipt Of price
by p. lawrence q Co.. Chicago III.
Sold in Grand Forks and recon-
msnded = the worlds best corn
remedy BY vold's Drug Store. Da-
cotah Pharmacy. Trspaafsr FhAsm.
'aU. 1oosAth. 1haS1AoN~A6N
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Smiths Error Costly.

Philadelphia. May s.-An error by
Smith gtYe, Philadelphiasth the run
which decided the game With Bos-
S Sas.s fii9sd and ono ono out out, H Hancr on
scored on Whitted's sacrifice fly
When Wilhert threw to Gowdy, Stock
was caught between second and third
Gowdy threw to Smith, who held the
ball and then threw over Konetchy's
head trying to catch Cravath going
back to first base. Stock scored or
error. Score:
Boston .,.... o1o 900 ooo-1 8 !;
Philadelphia . 900 oo2 oos-3 {
Barnes and Gowdy: oeschger and
Kilufer.
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JOHNSON LOSES
GAME; SENATOR'S
GET nine HITS
Dished Four Scattered Hits ano
No Runs-Chicago Defeats
Cleveland.

Washington. May 3.-Ftsher out
pitched walter johnson yesterday. al
lowing 4 scattered hits n no runs.
nine hits and scoring twice. New
York's first came on singles by Baker
and Pipp and Peckinpaugh's out: the
other on successive doubles by Fish
err and Gilhooley. The score:
r. H. e.
New York 20 1oooo1oo-2 9 /
washington 100000 4 1
Fisher and N~unamaker: johnson
and Ainsmith.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
PLAY to q Tie

New York. May 3.-New York and
Brooklyn played q Thinning tie game
here yesterday. the score being 2 to 2.
Both schupp and Cheney pitched
splendid bail. the Brooklyn pitcher
being especially efficient in the closing
innings. Burns opened tho tenth in
ming for New York with q double and
tho 18th with q triple, but the sue
ceeding batsmen could mo- score him
up. schupp was hit hard early in the
game. permitting eight hits in the first
six innings and only two in the last
eight innings. Score:
H. n. r.
Brooklyn 900 1ol 900 900 90 10 1
N. Y. -. 100 900 010 900 90
Cheney and Miller; Schupp and Nc.
Carthy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
TACOMA TIGERS WIN
SECOND GAME 6 TO 3

Tacoma, Wash. May s.-The Tis-
NJ made It two straight from Butte
yesterday when they staged an eight
inning rally and scored i've runs.
Score:
r. 81. r.
Butte ........ 900 1o2 ooe@ s 3
Tacoma ...... 900 100 05x-6 s 3
Schroeder. Letter and Hoffman,;
Sutherland and Stevens.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
MYERS Is OoMBR,

Notre Dame. Ind, May Scouts
for major league clubs are watching
the work Of 'Chief'' Myers. the big
first bazeman on the Notre Dame uni
versity team. Myers is believed to be
one Of the hardest hitting oollsgians
In the country,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
DILLON WITH NAVY,

Columbus, o.. May 3.-"Whitt" Dill
Ion. a member Of the Ohio State uni
versity championship football eleven,
IL now a member Of the navy, having
enlisted al a private. He has been
assigned to duty on the mosquito
1eet, which will patrol the coast to
guard against U-boats.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Detroit Hits Hard.

St. Louis. May 3.-Dstroit's timely
In the first, Young singled, took Sec
ond when Shotten fumbled and scor-
ed on Heilman's double. In the eighth
veach was hit, stole second and scor-
ed on a single by Witt The score:
r. H. E.
Detroit .....1oooooo1r2 . 0
st. Louis . .0O00000O0- 8 !
Dauss and Stanage; Groom, Hamil-
ton and SEVERED.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
GREAT FALLS DEFEATS
SPOKANE AGGREGATION

Spokane, Wash, May 5t0lAvenich.
pitching for Spokane yesterday struck
out II men, while Gardner for Great
Falls famed 10. Each pitcher allow
ed four hits. Score:
r. H e.
Great Falls o.. 100 1o1 ooo-3 I 8
Spokane ..... 1O1 900 OOO-2 1 3
Gardner and Cheek; Glavenich and
d
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Chicago, May 3.-Johnny Kilbane Of
Cleveland, f~eatherweight champion.
o%utpointed Freddie Welsh Of England,
worlds lightweight champion. in eight
out Of ten rounds Of their boxing
match at New York. Kilbane weighed
1870 and Welsh 1879.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Chicago Downs Cleveland.

Cleveland. May s.--Chicago won
the first game Of the series from
Cleveland without trouble. 8 to 3 yes
to-day. Chicago hit .Coombs, Smith and
Gould hard in the NTH and sixth in
nings. scoring sever u mi on three
triples, two doubles, two singles, a
pass and a sacrifice fly. Williams kept
Cleveland's few hits we'll scattered.
The score: r. H. e.
Chicago ...1oo0a4ooo- II 2
Cleveland 20 001OO200- Z 2
Williams and Schalk: Coumbe,
| Smith, Gould and O'Neill.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

now that he is under suspension it
may b some while before he returns
to he game. And Owner Ebbets
Rys that II Ed refuses to work for
Baltimore he can stay at homo and
sulk II he likes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
BASEBALL GAMES

National.
Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0 90 innings.
st. Louis 4. Pittsburgh 0.
Brooklyn 2. New York 2 (called IN
the 14th@arkness).
Boston l, Philadelphia q.
American.
Chicago g., Cleveland 3.
Detroit 8. St Louis 0.
New York 2, Washington o.
Philadelphia-Bos postponed
cold.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
ALBER is WATCHED.

CAIBERT is WATCHED.
Tulsa, Okla, May 8.-Outnelder
Calbert Of the Nuskogee team Of the
Western association is attracting the
attention of the major league scouts
because of his. terrific hitting powers.
In a recent game Calbert made
three home runs, which. critics say.
equallede the worlds record for home
run hitting In professional leagues.
He also made . single. He was at bat
six times.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Association.

Association.
Milwaukee I. Indianapolis 10.
Kansas City-Toledo postponed-wet
grounds.
Minneapolis 8, Columbus 1.
st. Paul s, Louisville 3.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
NO HITS, RUNS
OR ERRORS In
nine INNINGS
Cincinnati and Chicago Establish
Worlds Record-Game
Won in Tenth.

Chicago, May "a worlds record
was established herr yesterday IN q
ten Ginning game between Cinctnnau
and Chicago. when after the game had
gone nine innings. neither club had
q hit or run. Ctncinnad
won, i to 0.
Second Base Deserted.
For the nine innings Vaughn, assist
ed by the remarkable defense OF the
Chicago infield. did not permit a Gin
cinnati player to, reach second base
and in this only slightly surpassed his
pitching opponent, Toney. who allow
ed but one Cub runner to reach the
keystone base during the nine innings
Vaughn out-pitchsd Toney. striking
out ten Cincinnati batters, while only
three were famed by Toney.
The game was won when in the 1Otf
inning, after one was out, Kopf sin
gled, advanced to third when Williams
dropped Chase's fly, and scored whel
Thorpe hit a slow grounder Il
Vaughn.
OutfielderB to Rescue.
The Cincinnati outfieldsrs severa
times saved the game for Toney. Cue
to on one occasion backing into tn
left field fence for Merkle's fly. Score
Cincinnati a.. 900 900 900 Ii
Chicago -. 900 900 900 90 0
Toney and HUM; Vaughn and viii
son.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Johnny Dundee. New York light
weight, won q referees decision over
Chick Similar OF Pennsylvania, in q
12-round match at Boston.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Coast IRa&u
SPORT SUMMARY.

Sam Langford Of Boston knocked
out Bill Tate Of New York in the fifth
round Of a scheduled 12-round bout a,
St. Louis. They are negro heavy
weights.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03
Ames Going Strong.

AmeD G0an8 Strong.
Pittsburgh, May 8.-Good pitching
by Ames helped st. Louis to shut out
Pittsburg yesterday, Z to 0. Grimes
also pitched we'll, but received poor
support. Score:
r. n. Z.
st. Louis .... 100 oos DO s q
Pittsburgh 80. 900 900 1000 2
Ames and Snyder; Grimes and Fish
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Herald Want Ads Bring Resufta
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Northwestern.
Vancouver /, Seattle S.
Tacoma 8, Butte 8.
Spokane 2, Great Falls 8.
Coast League.
San francisco I, Los Angeles I.
Portland 3, Oakland 4.
At Los Angeles: Vernon 3, Salt
Lake I.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

iris Speaker Of tho Cleveland
American league club has been indef-
initely suspended as the result Of his
trouble with Umpire Hildebrand in
Mondays game with St Louis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-03

Herald want Ads Bring ResulA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10

and Charles Steele, Of New York,
were reelected directors for a term
OF three years to succeed themselves.
The meeting was largely attend
ed by individual stockholders, about
t~hree-fourths of the total being rep.
resented in person or by proxy. In
accordance with the custom estab-
lshdd three years ago, the meet
ing was open to the public, and Presi-
dent Fairfax Harrison and the lead
ing officers of the company were in
attendance to discuss with the stock
holders the affairs and problems Of
the Southern and to give informa-
tlon IN regard to any detail in con-
~nection with the management of the
property. The twenty-third annual
report of the officers was submit
ted and approved. There are now o.
SOB stockholders in the Southern
! Railway Company, according to d
statement read at the meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10

sistance at. Polderhoek Chateau
which thssreached early II the ad-
vance: Tbeywere forced back a lit
tie bSheavy. maehine-gpn fire. 1t
the time Of the latest reports they
had again pushed forward.
The ii meagre reports receiv,
ed says Germans are counter
attacking nily astride the Ypres-
Roulers railway.
The British were sending back
large numbers of prisoners at an
early hour.
The combined attack Of the French
and British met with great success
in the first few hours of fighting.
1t is reported the British have
achieved success in a small opera
| ton in the region Of Reutel an;
} Polderhoek.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10

strongly. The British surrounded the
wood and hot fighting followed.
The attackers pushed forward a
considerable distance down the
slopes Of B%roodseinde ridge to the
lower ground.
At many places the French ana
British have advanced to a depth OF
1920 yards or more.
The British troops on Craven
stafel Ridge advanced on to Pass
chendaele Ridge and rested LOCO
yards southwest of the town of Pass
chendaele. The French crossed the
Jansbeek and Brownbeek rivers in
the direction of Houtholst forest
and at an early hour were reported
fighting about Mangelare, some l.
500 yards beyond their original front
lines. At $3.50 o'clock they had taker
several hundred prisoners.
J The British met with strong re
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10

front northeast and east of Ypres
morning. the War: Office an
nounced. =
Paris, Oct, l0.-French troops on
the Belgian front at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning attacked in con
junction with the British Army the
German positions south of the forest
of Houtholst, between lraibank
and WeinderPa3rreeft. ouypIe
The French official statement says
that the struggle is continuing. and
is developing favorably for the
French arms. -
British Front in France and Bel.
GUM, Oct. 10.-The British have
pushed back the Germans through
Poelcapelle and are fighting in the
eastern outskirts Of the city, about &
large brewery.
just north Of Broodseinde, at
Daisy Wood, the Germans held ou'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
A.. D. Julliard and j. F. Reynolds
Elected Directors.

Elected Directors.
Richmond, Va, Oct. lO.--August
D. Julliard, of New York, connected
with large interests in the North
and prominently identified with in
dustry in the South, and Jackson E.
Reynolds, vice president of the First
National Bank of New York, both
officially connected with institutions
having large interests in the secur-
tiles of the Southern Railway Com
pany, were elected directors of the
Southern Railway Company at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
held in Richmond yesterday, to fiji
vacancies existing in the board. DR.
Edwin A. Alderman, of Charlottes
vile, Va, Robert Jemison, ST., o
Birmingham, Ala; Bishop JOIN
| Carlisle Kilgo, of Charlotte, N. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10
B%RITIsHPUsH AHEAD
General Haig, In Conjunction With
French, Strikes East and North
east Of Ypres.

London, Oct. l0.-The British
troops have effected the complete
capture of Poelcapelle, and have ad-
vanced nearly two miles to the
northwest of that village in their
drive in Flanders yesterday. Ac-
cording to the report from Field
Marshal Haig last night the British
operations were very successful. All
detectives have been gained and the
number of prisoners already exceeds
1000.
The British attacked on a wide
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10
Miss Eula Koontz, a daughter OF

Miss Eula Koontz, a daughter Of
DR.: ~. AKoontz. of Grove Hill
Page county, is suffering from con-
c,.ssioa ofEthe spine, as a result OF
injuries Sustained in an automobile
accident near Lacey Springs on Sat
nrday night. Abraham Koontz, hef
uncle, had his shoulder dislocated
and one rib broken. Miss koontz
was removed to the home Of $Dr. J.
e. Lincoln, where she had been
visiting. She regained consciousness
Sunday. and is now expected to re-
cover The automobile swerved
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-10
Lazy Livers

permanently regulated and made active by
the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Pos
lively guaranteed BY m%oney.back OTTER
Tastes fine; costs a tIitle. Delivered any
where BY our Alexandria Distributors, +. )
Harper, inc. Phone them.
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of the turnpike and overturned when
he ran into. a ditch. Three other
occupants. Of the car escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1917-12-06
WHOLESALE MARKET.

Prevailing prices at ths FArmsrs' ProduoS
he Dspartment Of welEhts. Measures. and