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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18
WHAT ONE BOYS DEATH
HAS DONE FOR NAVY

NEWARK, o., Dec. 1S.-Archie B.
Leedy had a host of friends in his
home town long before he enlisted
IN the American navy. Now they pro-
pose to prove their loyalty not only
to him but to their country by try
ing to avenge his death.
He is believed to have been one of
those lost when German submarine
sent the destroyer Jacob Jones to the
bottom of the sea.
Since Saturday morning fifteen boys
all friends of Archie, have enlisted IN
the navy, ten of them going in body
to the recruiting Office at GAINESVILLE
Oothers say they will also enlist.
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$939,748.82
Liabilities.

Capital stocl2 paid in ....$ 65,OO0.OO
Surplus fund ............. 100000
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses interest and
taxes raid .............. 32,385.27
Individual deposits subject
to check ............... 634,8S5.81
Demand certificates ......N 712.52
Time certificates .......... 170,57771
Due to clearing house ...... 1,1S2.51
Total ................... 1899 ,743.82
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Chicago Grain Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Receipts and
shipments at the opening today were
as follows
Wheat: Receipts, 10000; shipments,
10000.
Corn; Receipts, 178,OOo; shipments,
$4,000.
Oats: Receipts, 225,OOo; shipments,
100000.
On the call grain options were as
follows;
Corn: December, 1874 is; May,
118 SIS to 118 1-2.
Oats: December. "A to 73 ga
Ribs May, 1895; others, none.
At the close options were quoted:
Corn: December, 125 Is; January,
121 IA
Oats December rs IA to rs is;
January, "A IL bid; May, 70 Is to
70 IL. .
Ribs: January, 23.45; May, 1890.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18

House and Mrs. House, who accomp-
anied him from the United States lived
there and meetings were held there
between American and British adj
n,irals, generals and financiers. Lady
Burton let Chesterfield House to the
Duke of Roxburgh, who placed it at
the service of the American govern
ment, with all its Gainsborough and
Reynolds pictures and precious old
china and books, and even servants
with cockades. E.
Colonel House met the newspaper
men in the library upon his arrival
from the United States. He stood in
front of the big English fire and beau
tlful chimney-peice OF the house that
Isaac War built for Lord Chesterfield
Of the Letters There was little
news in what the colonel had to say.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Cotton OPP
tons on the call were as follows: Jan
uary, 29.25-23; March, 28!75-76; May,
28.56-59; December, 1920.
At the close options were as fol-
lows: January, 1884; March, 28.98;
May, 2S73; July, 2844; December,
3O.O2.
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IMARKE,, I 5
Latest Prices
Local Cotton Market.
Local Cotton Seed.

Middling ..................,...2s IA
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New York Cotton Market.

Per ron ...............,......$75.oO
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Statement of the Condition of The
BANK OF COMMERCE,
Located at Americas, Ga, at the Close
of Business, Dec. 18th, 1917.
Resources.

Resources.
Demand loans ...........$ SO $500
Time loans ............ 230,92759
Overdrafts Cunsecured) 49,. 201.49
Bonds and stocks owned by
the bank .............. 122,25o.O0
Banking house. furniture
! and fixtures ........... 100000
Due from banks and bank
ers in this state ........ 159,727O7
Due from banks and bank
ers in other states ...... 153,0S3.63
Currency $95,O35.00
Gold ...... 6,225.00
Silver, nickels
etc. ........ 49007
Cash items . 10I02 As 51,852.55
Advances on cotton in pro-
cess of shipment. 49,. 1O6, $500
| I. S. Liberty Loan account. 6,504.O0
Total ................ 1899 1882
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Notice to the Public.

We have leased from j. L. Jones
his garage business at Leslie, Ca,
known as the Leslie Automobile Co,
and will be glad to have your patron
age. We promise faithful and prompt
service.
s. M. JONES,
JOHN MOSES, Lessees.
1926.
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STATE OF GEORGIA,
Sumter County.

Before me came Frank Sheffield, vice
president of Bank Of Commerce, who
being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is true con-
dition of said bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank.
FRANK SHEFFIELD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 18th day of December, 1917.
GERTRUDE SMITH, N. P, s. Co Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18

Coming events cast their shadow be-
fore But that doesn't worry the op-
timist-it only gives him a chance to
meet them with a smile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18

] know a man who has wasted lot
of time trying to have a waist like
a woman's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18

It is Codlike to return an injury with
kindness; a rebuke sometimes hurts
worse than a blow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-18
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELSS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing 1t Is
OuiEine and Iron in tasteless form.
TIE Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so cents.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
AMERICAN GENERAL
VISITS FRENCH TRENCHES
CIV the Assocjated Press.A

American Training Camp in France,
July 30.-An American general has re-
turned to camp from a brief but inter-
esting visit to the French front. He
plans to go again soon and with him
will probably go many other officers.
Wearing a French shrapnel helmet.
and with a gas mask slung about his,
neck, he inspected the trenches, includ-
ing bits Of the front line. Later he
climbed into an observation post, high,
in a stalwart old tree, where he spent
an hour or so with the shells swishing
around him.. One shell broke within
about 200 feet Of where the party was
located.
The general was much impressed
with all he saw. especially the details OF
the organization behindsthe lines-feat-
ures to which the Americans will have
to devote an immense amount Of atten-
ton.
Three German airplanes attempted to
cross the French lines during the gem
erals visit yesterday, but all were
turned pack by French aircraft and ar
tiilery. One of h members Of the
generals staff a. former aviator. was
taken up in a French plane for . brief
trip over the German lines.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
WALLACE FACES
POSSIBLE DEATH
Man Held at Davenport May Be
Sent to England to Be Shot
as Spy-SociaIists
Aid Him.

Davenport. Ia, July 3l.-The social
istic organizations OF Tri-Cities are
coming together to the defense OF Dan
Fl. Wallace, organizer of the League of
Humanity, who has been indicted on the
charge of treason. A sum OF money was
collected at a socialist picnic which oc-
Cured yesterday at Elephant island.
Wallace will be sent back to England
to face the fate of a deserter IL the
United States government finds certain
facts in the accusations against him. II
sent back he may be shot in the tower
OF London.
That was officially made known here
Saturday night after Wallace had been
bound yer to the federal grand jury at
Ottumwa, Saturday afternoon under
$4,000 bond.
Hinton Claybaugh, chief OF the Chi
cage bureau Of the department OF JUS
tice, directed the investigation Of Wal
lace and it was pon his orders that
Claude Porter, district attorneys, had
Wallace arrested.
Wallace is now lodged in the Scott
county Jail awaiting probable indict-
'ment by the federal grand jury here
Tuesday. Local socialists deny respon-
sibility for bringing him here. Many To-
vice men. are exceedingly busy and
other arrests are expected.
a Wallacetdamned everything but Ger
n and voiced a~nticonscriptioR ut
terances, antidraft, antiwar, in fact,
anti-everything but German sentiment
at a big mass meeting here the latter
part of the week. Patriotic local citizens
We're up in arms and the subject was
prominently discussed on the streets.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
STRIKE EmED
BY C0NFERENC[
Vague Statement Contains it
lie Information Of Decision
on Questions Which
Caused 1t.

Chicago, July 3i.--A strike ~ switch
men, members Of the brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen, employed on 19
roads entering Chicago n which has
been effective since last Saturday
morning was settled at $50 O'clock
this morning and all strikers were or,
dered to return to work. The settle
ment followed an all night conference
between representatives OF the switch
and railways.
According to Joint statement made
by the c~onferees the closed shopa4
which is said to have been primary
cause for the calling sof the strike.
ceases to be an issue, 1t being stated
that matters at issue are to be settled
without the adoption OF a CLOSED shop
rule or my rule that might fairly be
considered as equivalent tofsuch.""
The meal period question ID to be
settled by q commission OF eight meet
Ing in New York.
Appointment OF yardmasters, rein-
statements and employment of new
men isgto. be settled by q board repre-
Senting the men and railways
AS the result Of the agreementstra raj
tic ON 10 railroads entering Chicago.
will nov unhindered today and what
threatened to be q serious congestion
Of transportation a been averted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
TROOPS
Use bAYONETs
Russian Amazons Carry Quick
Poison, to Swallow When
Capture by the Ger
mans Is Certain.

Petrograd, July s1.-The tRussian
women soldiers have pledged Them
selves to take their own lives rather
than become German val prisoners.
Each woman is provided with a portion
OF cyanide Of potassium to be swal-
lowed4in the event of capture. The wo-
men sayt that they prefer death to cap
ture by the Germans. 1t was learned
that the women are good killers when
a correspondent talked to the wounded
in the hospitals. Fiv of them said that
they had u the Germans through with
their bayonets, firing their rifles at the
same time. They leaped yer the man
gled bodies lying around them when the
order to charge was given They steeled
themselves to face the curtain OF fire
and bursting shells,
The women attempt no sort of dec
GRAFTON. Their heads are shaved and
they wear h clumsy regulation uni
forms with the heavy boots. Five who
were lying in the hospital had been
paralyzed by the shells. One OF them
smiled radiantly and pointed to a Ger
man helmet lying on a table nearby. 1t
was h first war prize Of a woman
fighter.
ut was his life or mine,' she said. I
plunged my bayonet into him with all
my strength. When he dropped dead I
grabbed his helmet as a souvenir.
What was the battle like?" she was
asked.
Il was very w before the
charge began" she said. I'VE knew they
were coming and naturally were ner-
vous. But when the order came to
charge, all was forgotten in action"
Every days girls are drilling in the
streets Of Petrograd. Crowds gather to
watch them around the engineers
school. Girls are also drilling in Mos
cow-about 1000 in number. One may
e them in the streets OF Kiev and
Odessa where they nave smaller bands.
Premier Kerensky has authorized
marine attachments to be or
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
U. s. MUST BUILD
SHIPS LIKE ENGLAND.
Construction Of A, 100000 Tons
in Year Required to Beat
Subs, Observer Says.

London. July 3t.--The Observer, In
an article arguing that the western all
lies even without Russia, are more
powerful than the central powers. says;
1.-The real crux of the whole war III
to provide ships for American require
ments. We refuse for a single moment
to believe that the United States will
fail to rise to the crisis. The
needs every single ton of maritime r
rying power that the United States can
muster or launch later.
N possible ship building effort in
this country alone can provide the huge
additional tonnage, demanded by COM
ing American requirements. To get
fairly ahead of the submarines the
United States must launch at least the
same amoun of tonnage as that men
toned by-Lloyd-George in Paris. as
Great Britain's output for next year,
namely, 1900. 900 tons and that within
the same time"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02

81 sSs sss,y sSss "A
]
J nIED'
! HaRD0R
Tufrs II 81 Apparently u
Msiiiisn, After
csiiisj i At an AT
lantic Port.
a. E5N ARE TAKEN OFF,
No One Believed Injured When
csaer Craft Answer Distress
signals-TrcopsAre
Ready to Sail.
At IsRN ARE TAKEN OFF?

An Atlantic Port, July 50.-Tiae
American transport Saratoga, at
anchor, waiting sailing orders, was
rammed by the American steamer
Panama here today. The ship
headed toward the beach in a sink
ing condition
Meanwhile those on oar were safe
" taken off IN life boats or by tugs and.
o.ner 7 the barbor which re-
known nc one was injured.
A deep hole in the transports port
quarter extending from below the water
line to the rail resulted from the col
lision. The captain Of the Panama held
h bow of his ship tight against the
transport, effectively blocking the
wound, until all on board were removed
The Saratoga was beached.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
REFORM OFFICIALS IN
PRUSSIA DECIDED ON

Berlin. Saturday, July % (via Lon
dorS, July 30.-Offcial announcement
Of the appointment of the new men to
Prussian ministerial positions is not
expected to be made before Chancellor
Michaelis returns from official visits to
Vienna and Dresden and Munich the
latter part OF mex week.
Herr Michaelis has been In active
communication with leading party
members OF the Prussian lower house
and the selection of men who are to,
assist him in carrying out electoral re-
forms has been agreed upon, appoint
j,nent merely awaiting the emperor's
approval.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
TRAITOR |I!G|'|g[lIIB|l
| 1LL,EIES1OG|ERMAl1nl'?'


Petrograd. July 3GNikolai Lenine.
peace asltator and alleged German spy,
hassdisappeared from his usual haunts
in Petrogral and his whereabouts 10
not known to- the government authori-s
ties. The stories publishedein the sEnia
ted States that Lenine had been seized
by the police at Ozarki. Finland, on
during a battle between government
agents and snarchists at Tornea.aFdn-.
land. are said by h officials to be
untrue. s
A8vague story was currentsin Petro-s
grad July 2S,4that the suspected Teu-.
ton agent had fled from the capital to
KrOnstadt. that he had been srnuggled
through Finland to Stockholm and al
ready had reachedgGermany Nosoffi-s
3cial confirmation of this report could,
be obtained. Another nmo current
yesterday was that Lenine was operate
ing in Stockholm.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
GEDDES SAYS GERMAN
MORALE GOING FAST

London. July 31.-'The destruction
of the German military power is pro-
the people imagine and the morale of
the German army assuredly is going
fast" said Sir Eric Geddes, in his first
public speech as first lord OF the ad-
miralty in the guild hall at Cambridge.
Speaking Of German inhumanity at
sea. the new first lord urged that de-
tailed information concerning the hero
Ism OF officers mt men be not sought,
as 1t would mark them for the enemy
and he was sure the public placed con-
fidence fn-the navy and army.
He. paid tribute to English railroad
men for their work. in France.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
DRY AMENDMENT
WILL PASS SENATE
Lively Debate opens-To Con.
tinue Until Vote Is Taken
Wednesday.

washington, July 31.-National pro.
hibition came before the Senate today
for debate, under agreement to vote
Wednesday. Lively discussion covering
a wide range OF war questions was ex-
changed by both advocates and oppon-
ents OF prohibition and dry, leaders
predicted victory by only one or two
votes more than the necessary two
thirds majority.
Senator Sheppard. OF Texas. planned
to open debate On his resolution pro.
posing submission to the states of 8
prohibition. Further discussion was ex.
pectedst to occupy most OF the Senate'A
time until the vote Wednesday. Thu
resolution. IL adopted. would have ts
run the gauntlet Of the House. which
killed a similar proposal In 1914.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
PEOPLE
MUST Be: DEFEATED
Only When This IS Done VIII
They Cast Off Yoke.
Lansing Says.

In a speech here before 100 members
of the officers reserve corps, Secretary
of State Robert Lansing emphasizing
the peril Of German imperialism to the
United States and the world, declared
his belief that the German people would
not cast off h yoke OF autocracy until
the physical might of the United States
and h world la destroyed forever the
evil ambitions Of the military rulers Of
Germany That, he added, is the only
way to restore the peace OF the world.
MI. Lansing sought to drive home to.
h student officers the righteousness
Of the cause for which they had volun-
teered to go to France and fight, assert
ing that America would win because
our cause is the cause of justice and OF
right and humanity
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
DAKOTA VISITED BY
severe HAIL STORM
Much Damage Done to Growing
Crops IN Vicinity Of
Pollock.

Aberdeen. S. d. July 31.-At Pollock
last evening the second excessively hot
day was followed by a heavy wind and
rain storm in this section of South Da-
kota in which considerable damage was
done TO small buildings and trees. Re-
ports this morning indicate heavy dam
siage to crons NV hail.
Extent of damage by hail in yester-
day evenings storm still is unknown
ut I O'Clock this afternoon. as hundreds
of telephone wires in the affected sec
ton are down and communication is
"trip about two miles wide and 10 miles
long. between Westport s,r! Groton,
was devastated by the hail, crops be-
ing virtually wiped out. Another strip
south of Aberdeen, near Warner. was
N.so hailed out. The damage will
anount to many thousands of dollars
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
AND PENSIONS
ADOPTED AT ST. JOHNS

ST. Johns, N. r.. July 3l.-A bill I'm
has been passed by the New round
land legislature. AS many lines of
business haze been unusually, prosper
Gus during the last three years, il is
expected thai this will yield a large
amount of revenue. Other war meas
ures include a provision for food con-
troll, with a view to preventing exac-
3tfons by dealers In food stuffs and a
system OF pensions for soldiers and SAIL
ors. disabled In the war and the depend
ents OF those who have died while In
active service.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
FOOD FAVORs TO RICH
TN BERLIN 10 CEASE?

Berlin. July 40, (via London, July 31.)
-Hiler's and Dressels restaurants,
two fashiohable Inter Den Linden es-
Establishments, rave been closed by the
police and the proprietorB sent TO Jail
on n charge Of violating the food orr
dinances.
The restaurant owners accused OF
PAVING IN OF the maximum prices
favoreG patrons who were without food
cards. The facis that both the restau-
rants were exclusively patfon5xed Ia
taken X Indicate that no dIscr1mina-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
KILLED; AUTO HITS TRAIN

Cedar Rapids. la, July 31.-Two men
were killed at Walford, Benton county,
Sunday evening when their automobile
was struck by a Milwaukee train. Their
and have MOI been identified. Eugene
Williams, Of Norway, member of the
party, is in a local hospital SO badly
injured that he is unable to tell the
names of, his companions.
The two men killed in an automobile
accident at Walford haye been identi-
fled as b. F. Hart. aged IS. superin-,
tendent OF the Hoax ELEVATOR company,
of Minneapolis. and G. A. Showers,
aged 40, III OF Minneapolis.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
COUPLE HURT
WEAR ONAWA SUNDAY

Onawa, a., July 31.-While travelling
at a moderate rate OF speed. q large
touring car, driven by f. j.. Peters. an.
Omaha contractor, plunged off the ems
banknent at h approach to the CO
M w tracks, two miles north OF this
city. MI. Peters sustained a broken
hip, Mrs. Peters, a broken shoulder and
decorations. They were en-
route to Sioux City from Omaha, and
were rushed to a Sioux City hospital
rs soon as possible.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
MINISTER'S PROTEST
GIFT OF CHAMPAGNE
Council Bluffs Preachers Want
French to Stop Treat
ing Soldiers.

Council Bluffs, Ia, July STA resn.
luton adopted today by Council Bluffs
ministers protesting against gifts Of
champagne n other wines to Ameri-
can soldiers in Franc are to be sent to.
the French government through Secre-
tary Lansing it, the ministers have
their way. Other copies are to be fors
warded to President Wilson, Secretary
of Wax Baker and General Pershing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02

Washington, July 31.-Declaring that
thousands OF men OF draft age eyaded
registration and have escaped the call
to the army Attorney General Gregory
today instructed United States attor-
heys to begin a round up OF the slack.
ers and start criminal proceedings.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02

ASHORE NEAR CALAIS.
U-BCAT rs CAPTURED /.
BY BELGIAN CAVALRY


Paris, July 3O.=The German submar-
inc that ran ashore on the French
coast west of Calias on Thursday was
not destrOyed when It's crew set fire to
b gasoline tank. but was captured by
= troop Of Belgian cavalry, recalling
the exploit OF the French hussars, who
fleet according to q dtspatch from Cal
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
noRwEclANs At WASHINGTON
GERMAN ORGANS SUPPRESSED.

4 Petrograd. July 30.-There have been
allotted to the ministry OF the interior
100000 rubles to meet the expense OF
elections to the constituent assembly.
Premier and Minister OF War Kerensky
has suppressed two newspapers which
were Germanophile organs OF the social
democratic workmenss party.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
UNDERTAKES AFTER
BUSINESS IN FRANCE

Washington, ID. c.. July s1.-It
support the purple cross bill just pre-
scented to both houses. This Is the bill
To onfhn~ixA a n.crtcau undA.Aale~.-.A-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
LOcKJAW GERMS FOUND
IN MORE COURT PLASTER

Kansas City, July Sit has been
established that o. Jaw germs were
contained in the court plaster sold by
John Lying. Twenty-Five guinea pigs
from the court plaster. They all died
OF lock jaw in al few hours.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
OIL A FouMp & a

Oakland. Cal July 30.-D. G. SEQ
field, president and director of the
California Standard Oil company. was
found dead today with a bullet wound
in his head and a revolver by his side
had been i'll soma time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
RUSS GENERALS cALLEp IN.

Petrograd. July ;30.@Gen. Nicholas
aRuzsky. formerly commander In chief
of b northern armies OF Russia. and
General Gurko. ex-commander Of the
Russian southwestern front, have been
summoned to Petrograd.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-02
NO AcTioN oMgrAx.

Washington, July 30.-Formal action
was deferred today by the Senate com
mtttee.
Every Indication Is, Democratic Lead
or Kitchin said today, that nothing will
be done by tho House at this session
I0Kard HaiainR the fR OoO- Oo0 onor.naaa