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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
PUTS T.
BIG CRIMP in
POTATO DEMAND
Prices Have Already Fallen, but
Housewives Are Sticking
to Substitutes

Brokers who handle n large part of
the potatoes used in Harrisburg to-day
reported that the demand has fallen
off wonderfully during the week. The
exorbitant prices demanded for the =
ers and the boycott vigorously fol-
lowed by thousands of Harrisburg
housewives is believed to be RESPONSE
BILE.
One broker was commissioned to sell
twenty carloads at $3. Local dealers re-
fused to buy because of the small de-
mand Twenty cents a bushel was
Topped off the price, but the consign-
ment was still unsaleable at $2.75.
A carload of potatoes is understood
to be waiting for shipment at Hanover
The owner is demanding So a bushel
for the lot, f. o. b. Hanover. No sale
had been made up to noon to-day.
Boycott Only Weapon
1t was the concensus of opinion to-
day among produce iobbers and com
mission men that the price will not
come down much lower until the south
recovers from the effects of recent
freezings and is able to send its produce
north There was hope, however in the
increasingly large circles of boycott ad
vocates that the use of substitutes
on Harrisburg menus would keep the
price from advancing.
Wholesale grocers to-day said that
the sugar situation has cleared won
derfully within the last several days
despite the strike in Philadelphia re-
fneries. 1t was said that possibly
so per cent. more sugar is being han
died now than is usual for this tiiie
of year
No Food Famine Likely
Even with this increased amount of
sugar on the market the demand is still
heavy, due, it was said, to the panic on
the part of consumers who fear pos
sible famine. Housewives who gen.
orally purchase pound or two at a
time have been buying all their purses
can afford and storing It away in their
cupboards.
While the freight embargoes placed
on shipments from the west by the
railways has caused local wholesalers
much annoyance, there is no danger
of food famine. it was said. Whole
salers this morning reported that car
load shipments have been reported by
the railroads as ION the road" since
December. but that the stock supplies
on hand are sufficient to take care of
the city's needs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
WILL ASK GOVERNOR
TO NAME COMMITTEE
TO PROBE PRICES

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-The ap-
pointment of a commission by Cover
nor Brumbaugh to conduct a state
wide investigation into the high cost
of foodstuffs will be asked by Repre-
sentative Leopold c. Glass, this city.
He declares he will offer a resolution
providing for the appointment of the
commission when the House meets on
Monday night.
Something must be done to relieve
the poor from the eXxorbitant prices
of food" said the legislator. II be-
lieve the inquiry should extend all
over the state, and my resolution will
call for a statewide inquiry.
Il shall confer with members of the
Legislature at Harrisburg, and proba-
bly, they will have suggestions. 1 be-
lieve the commission should be COM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
Willard J. Loeser
Dies of Heart Disease

Willard J. Loeser, 212O Green street,
died suddenly shortly after noon to-
day from heart disease. He was the
son of w. l.. Loeser, Nan attorney, and
was 26 years old.
Because of Mr.. Loesers sudden
death call for pulmotor was sent
to the police station, but its use was
unavailing. Mr.. Loeser was a grad
uate of Central High School and a
prominent member of the school ath-
letic teams. He was a musician and
played in many orchestra and bands
in the city and vicinity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
High Prices Should Not be Attributed to Present Freight
Congestion, Interstate Commerce Commission and
Railroad Authorities Say; Expect Improvement
BRUMBAUGH TO BE ASKED TO NAME
FOOD INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
Big Cities Take Steps to Meet Pressing Needs Many Organ
izations Formed in NJ Y. For the Purpose of More
Orderly Agitation; Phila. Women Form Store

Washington, Feb. 23.-No actual
food or fuel shortage exists anywhere
in the country and high prices should
not be attributed to the present freight
congestion, it was stated by the Inter
state Commerce Commission and rail-
road authoritief to-day. Reports in
dicated that all localities are supplied
with adequate stocks of living neces-.
stiles for immediate domestic con-
sumption and the tie up on railroads
will improve steadily.
Conditions to-day were believed far
better than "a hours ago, since good
weather and n suspension of shipping
over yesterdays holiday permitted
railroads to rush hundreds of empty
freight cars westward from the con-
gested yards of the east. These will
be reloaded largely with foodstuffs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23

destined for consumption in the east or
for export, but both the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Car
Service Commission of the American
Railway Association are seeking to
give preference in car allotments to
goods for domestic needs, rather than
to export demands.
on February 10, 165,274 cars, load
ed and empty, were involved in the
freight congestion, having increased
by more than one-third in two weeks,
the commissions report showed.
Chicago's lack of empty cars for
east bound shipments is no greater.
proportionately, than in other locali-
ties. According to the commission,
whose reports show that city has re-
ceived 200 cars daily and half of these
were used for export grain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
DARED TO ENLIST, ENOLA
SHOPMAN GOES AND DOES 1T

Refusing to take dare, Henry Ar
thur Collins yesterday quit SO day
job at Enola and left for Washington.
ID. c., to join the United States Army.
He will get SIS month as a private
Collins was employed as a car repair
man at the Enola shops.
War talk whs on yesterday at the
shops. One employe told Collins he
was afraid to enlist.
do you mean that as a dare p"
snapped Collins. "Of course l do"
was the answer.
Without any further ado Collins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
CAUCUS ON REVENUE BILL

Washington. Feb. ga caucus of
Senate Republicans was called to-day
to consider the emergency revenue bill,
now before the Senate and also to
frame a general executive program ad-
vocated by the Democratic leaders for
enactment before the session of Con-
gress ends. Efforts of the Republi-
cans recently to reach an agreement
with the Democrats on the subject fail
ed. Debate on the revenue bill con-
tinued in the Senate to-day Several
amendments were pending.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23

prised of three or five members. the
men to be chosen to have expert
knowledge of market conditions"
Storekecpers Close Shops
Because of yesterdays disturbances
down town and the declaration of the
boycott, the majority of the shopkeep-
ers in the neighborhoods affected fail
ed to purchase heavy stocks of food
to-day. A few stores were closed. Their
proprietors said they did not intend
to reopen until the agitation subsidized.
Mrs. Pauline Goldberg, who is head
of a committee of Jewish housewives
which arranged the boycott, declared
that tonight the committee would
send telegram to Mayor Smith, who
is in the South on a vacation, asking
him to arbitrate the differences be-
tween the consumers and the mer-
chants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23

took off his overalls, shouted a good
bye boys" and went to the office of
assistant foreman d. W. Shuey and
got his time. Returning to the shops
and as his farewell, he said:
Watch the papers and some day
you may read, Henry Arthur Collins
Shot in Battle and then you will saw
the old sport was game and died
a hero" he told the boys He took
an afternoon train for Washington.
p. e., after telling Foreman Shuey
that he would write him when he was
mustered into SERVICE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
Children Being Raised in
HoUels That Make Normal
Development Impossible;
White Plague and Other
Fearsome Diseases Get in
Their Dread Work for
Lack of Stringent Code

Housing conditions that are almost
unbelievable if one doesn't actually go
to see them add greatly to the burden
of the poor of Harrisburg.
Persons who want to find out for
themselves what is back of the recent
agitation for housing code and the
attempts to get Council to act, readily
can find points where poverty is syno
nomous with horror and disease. And
all this within few minutes walk of
the central points of the city.
Agitators for better housing, for a
city code that would wipe out condi-
tions such as exist here, are en-
phatic in denouncing city ordinances
GContinued ON Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
Premier Tells House of Commons of Shortage of Food and
German Submarine Menace; To Force Land Owners
to Cultivate Soil; Pay of Workers Increased
FARMERS GUARANTEED GOOD PRICES
FOR COMMODITIES OVER LONG PERIOD
By Cutting Off Luxuries Lloyd George Expects to Saue
Million Tons of Space; Paper, Ore and Lumber Are
Among Other Articles Greatly Cmtailed

London, Feb. o. = David Lloyd George the British prime
minister to-day presented to the House of Commons speech
lasting hour and half his program coping
shortage of shipping The speech and grave
effort the premier giving his audience little opportunity ap
pause and endeavorng
situation with which the nation faced owing shortage
foodstufs and the German submarine
The premers for dealing with was
two heads the first home
second the curtailment of nonvctual imports
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23

per week instead of the present IA 20
Is shillings.
Under the head of curtailment OF
imports Mr. Lloyd George said he ex-
pected to reduce the demands or cargo
space by several millions tons. Food
stutfs. of which 100000 tons were
imported last year, will be cut down
nearly million tons by looping off
certain luXuries. Paper users who al
ready have been considerably curtail-
ed. must henceforth get along with
only half the supply they are now re-
ceiving, thus saving $4,000 tons. Ger.
tain savings also will be effected in
the import of ore, which now amounts
to 100000 tons annually, and in lum-
Der, which at present is 1000, 600 tons.
Continued on Page 1S)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
AMERICAN MISSIONARY KILLED

AMERICAN MISSIONARY KILLED
WHEN U-BOAT SINKS LINER
WASHINGTON FEB, IS -- ROBERT ALLEN
HADEN,- AN AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MIS-
SIONARY STATIONED AT FOO CHOW. CHINA,
PERIsHED WHEN THE FRENCH LINER ArHos
WAS DESTROYED BY A SUBMARINE, zlO MILES
EAST OF MALTA, FEBRUARY H.
CONSUL KEBL1NGER AT MALTA CALLED
THE STATE DEPARTMENT A REPORT OF HA.
DENs DEATH TO-DAY AND SAID THAT THE
MISSIONARIES ADDRESS WAS GIVEN IN CARE
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN MISSION BOARD AT
NAHVILLE TENN,
Washington, Feb. 23e-senator Lewis, Of Illinois TO-
day introduced as an amendment to the revenue bill pro
vision to authorize the President foodstuFs deemed
to be monopolzed in violation Of law Foodstu SO seized
would be disposed CT at public sale under government,
supervision.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
RALPH TRoUP SERIOUSLY ILL

Harrisburg. Ralph Troup, Of the frm Of William
Troup Son. piano dealers, 9os North third street. is
seriously Ill with pneumonia his home, $40 North Sixth
street learted today Hopes entertained fot
his recovery by the attending physician.
ARSENAL INSPECTION is ORDERED
Harrisburg. The United States government has
ordered inspection Of the State this pon and
has detailed Major NJ Rutherford Of this city regular
army officer home furIough do the work With Ma.
tonal Guard officers he the arsenal this afternoon
This is Of the governments preparedness measures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
THE WEATHER.

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Rain
Tonight; lowest temperature
about 81 degrees; Saturday fair
and much colder.
For Enstcrn Pennsylvania; Rain
Tonight; warmer i'm southeast
DOrtiOni Saturday partly cloudy
and much cOlderi fresdb to strong
southwest to west winds.
River
Higher temperatures and rain, in
dicated for the next twenty-fOur
hours, will probably cause the
Susquehanna river and it's
branches to rise. somewhat, and
may result In some ice move
mcnts, particularly In the Upper
West Branch. Colder weather
Saturday will probably prevent n
general breaking up of the ice.
a stage of about 90 feet Is indi-
Gated for Harrisburg Saturday
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
General Conditions


Under the influence of low pressure
west of the Northern Rocky
Mountains rain and snow Ifnye
continued over the Pacific sIOpe,
a disturbance, central north of
the Great Lakes, hns caused rain
in the Middle Mississippi and
Lower Ohio valleys and in Ten
nessee and over the Southern
Lake Region In the last twenty
four hours with n general rise of
2 to 30 degrees In temperature
over nearly all the country east
of the Mississippi river, except
Florida.
Temperature; s n. M, so degrees
above zero!
sun. Rises, O;47 n. m.
M0oni First quarter, February 2s,
II :4S n. m.
River Stage; 6.G feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 43.
Lowest temperature, "a.
Mean temperature, "a.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
BUTLER WINS 6 TO o

Associated Press Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov IA
carefully executed forward pass in
the last few minutes Of play gave
Butler a victory over EarIham col
lege here this afternoon. six 10 moth
ing. With the ball resting on Earl
hams 20 yard line, Meyer made a
perfect forward pass to Seyfried,
who. running only inches inside the
gridiron. scored the only touch
down Of the game. Meyer failed 20
kick goal The game was one in
which the bail see-sawed up and
down the field, with neither team
having any marked advantage un-
I'll the last period when the Butler
team made a determined drive for
the Earlham goal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18

first down. Then Bahan tore around
right end for so yards and a touch
down. Rydzewski kicked the goal
Notre Dame IA. NJ. A. c. 0. Bahan
slipped on the NJ. A. c. kickoff and
did not gain. Smith made 10 yards
around left end Brandy punted for
60 yards and Dave Hayes spilled the
receiver in his tracks NJ A. c.
could not gain by line plunging and
punted. Brandy, Allison, and Ba-
han. each made FIVE yards in sue
cessive plays. Capt. COryell tackled
Bahan behind the line for a two
yard loss. NJ. A. c. got the ball on
downs but could not gain and punt
ed. Allison brought ball back so
yards. Brandy went through left
guard for five yards. Notre Dame
IA, NJ. A c. 0.
Fourth Quarter.
Notre Dame did not gain and NJ.
A. G. got the ball on her five yard
line and attempted TO punt. 1t was
blocked, rolled behind the line, and
counted Notre Dame two points as
safety. Notre Dame 16, NJ. A @.
" pei SubSNALul6u du tlllLt
new backfield and several line men.
VI. A. c. punted from the 90 yard
line and recovered a Notre Dame
tumble in the middle of the field.
An exchange of punts followed. Bar
~ carried the ball around right
end for 10 yards, but Notre Dame
is penalized yards for being off
side Barry chagrined at the failure
of the preceding play goes around
right end again and outsprints the
entire NJ. A. c. team for a touch
down. Notre Dame %, NJ. A. G. 0.
slime caught a poor NJ. A. c. kick
off. Notre Dame made il first down.
Pearson around left end for 10
yards. Barry went around the OPP
posite end for eight yards. Lockard
went through center for 20 yards.
The game ended with the ball on
the NJ. A 9. five yard line where
Notre Dame had been held for
downs. Score, Notre Dame %, NJ.
A. G. 0.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
DE PALMA SETS RECORD
WITH LIBERTY MOTOR

Associated Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 17.-Driving
an automobile equipped with "a
Liberty motor. Ralph De Palma es-
tahlished a worlds record for six
hours ar Sheepshead bay speedway
Friday when ne covered 633.12
miles. The best previous mark was
566 miles MADE at Brooklands, Eng
land. Oct I. 1913. by Dario Resta,
Jean Chassague and Lee K GUM
ness. driving alternately De Palma's
effort was sanctioned by the A. A A.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18

The Camp Custer football squad,
cation of rooters, headed by the ia
NOUS "bugle band" from the Michi-
gan camp, will arrive in South
Bend at 1851 today. The football
stars will do battle with the all
star aggregation representing the
Jolly Fellows club of this city. The
game will be played at Springbrook
park and the long end of the pro-
ceeds will go TO provide comforts
for the soldier boy not regularly
supplied.
Lieut. !. 9. Foshee. manager OF
the ambulance team, has wired that
the Camp Custer boys are in fine
fettle and expect to give the South
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
Purdue Wallops
Wabash % to o

Associated Press Service:
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov. lin
one sided game Purdue defeated
Wabash ON Stuart field here this
afternoon by a score of IS to o.
O'DonRell played the regular line
up in the first half. but when Pur-
due had a safe lead large numbers
of substitutes were sent in. Huhn,
Wabash quarterback. was the par
ucular star for the Wabash team,
while Allen. HuHne Markley, and
Church were Purdue's stellar play
ers. Purdue played only straigh;
football, saving plays for the In
diana game next week Lineup and
summary:
Purdue (2Sl Wabash (0D
Macdonald .-........-. Madison
Left end.
Berns ..... ............. Larson
Left tackle.
Jordan ..,...-.............. Neal
Left guard.
Olmstead .......-....... Nabor
Center.
MOrrlSn ..-.-..-.-.-.. .-.-..... t1a5ls
Right guard
Bartlett ............ HannickeI
Right tackle
Bosonitz .....-........... Johnson
Right end.
Hume .....-.. .....-.... Hunn,
Quarterback
Allen ......--... .....--...,. Cav
Left halfback
Markiey ...--.-........... kine
Right halfback.
HUfine ....--...---. Thomps3r
Fullhack
Score oy periods.
Purdue -...--.t p u--'
Wabash .....H % o.
Referee Neitble- Illinois I'm.
,.rc- Graham 1flcL.raa Field
K.t,I- Cornell lIeld lines
man -i82ge1r Colgate Time o
-r.oGs. % rtlr.t-- each. scor.u=
PEr6u- touchi,V1-. Huhuc. a.
Goals f.om touch
.-.-..- -.-..ca ior Alien
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
Football Scores

Indiana, 35; DePauw, 0.
Purdue, %; Wabash. 0.
Notre Dame, %; Michigan Ag-
gies, o.
Illinois, 0; Ohio State, 10.
Minnesota, SO; Chicago. O.
Northwestern, 25; Iowa, IA
Pennsylvania, 16; Michigan, 0.
Navy, so; Villa Nova. 3.
Army, so; Lebanon Valley, 0.
Butler. 6; Earlham, 0.
Brown, 10; Colby, Z.
Holy Cross, Al; Rensselaer,, IS.
Tufts. 81; Dartmouth O.
Western Reserve, o; Heidelberg,
.19
Colum bia, 0; Wesleyan, 6.
Harvard Freshmen. o; Yale
Freshmen. IA
Washington and Jefferson, 0; Uni
versity Of West Virginia, Z.
Miami. 0; Wooster, 0.
Camp Sherman Army team, Is;
Camp sheridan Army team, 0.
Oberlin, 46; Ohio university, 0.
Case, IA, Mount Union, 0.
Auburn, 81; Vanderbilt, :.
Syracuse. 27; Colgate. Z.
Alabama, p: Kentucky State. 0.
Georgia Tech, 9S; Carlisle, 0.
Marietta o; West Virginia Wes-
leyan. %.
Wallace o; Kenyon, &c.
Denison. IA: Wesleyan, o.
Fordham, q; Cornell. 8.
Williams, 20: Amherst, Q.
camp Devine. 0; Camp Dix. 10.
Yale Informal. :; Trinity, 0.
New Hampshire college. 81; Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute 0.
Stevens. s; New York. university,
Haverford, 0; Johns Hopkins. o.
Ursinus, 81; Franklin and Mar
shall, 0.
Allegheny. p; Westminster. 0.
University Of Detroit, IS. Kala-
mazoo Normal. 6.
University Of Colorado. o. Utah
Creighton, 10: Haskell indians
Nebraska. IS; Kansas. g.
Missouri, 10; Washington. 8.
Colorado college. Z; Colorado Az
gies. 0.
University Of Denver. 81; Colora-
do School OF Mines. 0.
Auburn. 81: Vanderbilt
North Carolina \. and f 3. Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute. =
Clemson. So; Florida university
( Z.
Utah. O.. University of Southern
California. -
University OF Arkansas. JG.
versity OF Oklahoma, o.
Akron university. %; Camp Sner
man reserves. =.
Culver Military as l,u-ss
Park, "a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
ROSE POLY DoWNED 60

Associated Press Service.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Nov. IL,
St. Louis university won from Rose
Polytechnic institute. six 20 moth
ing. today IN the hardest game ever
PLAYED on Rose campus Each
team put up defense that was un-
beatable and there was sensational
kicking between Howard OF Rose
and Baker for St Louis. Exchanges
frequently gained as much as SO
Yards St Louis scored in the hnai
quarter Rose started down the field
and was within one foot OF scorina
when the whistle blew. One hundred
st. Louis boys came as freight with
mule mascot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
N. D. WINS RAGGED
GAME FROM AGGIES
GcId and Blue Aerial Work
Goes to PieceS-0ld Style
Wins 23-0.

Notre Danes tough luck con-
tinued yesterday. Basil StanIey's
leg was broken and Tex ALI
son suffered "A broken vertcbra in
the VI. a. 9. struggle. They will
not be able TO play against w.
a. j. I'm the east next Saturday.
With Gipp out of the game with
a broken Leg. Decree AVID Walter
Miller incapacitated with wrench
ed knees. and Stanley and Ali
son injured, NOtre Dame j. 80
vercIy handicapped.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18
How N. D. Beat Aggies

for a 10 yard loss on the first DOWN
NJ. A c. punted TO Allison who ran
the ball out of bounds. Bahan drag
ging three tacklers made - yards
Smith fumbled on the next play but
recovered adroitly and went around
left end for 25 yards. Smith got
into a thick miXup and was thrown
violently and fumbled the ball which
a VI. A. c. man recovered. NJ. a.
G. punted TO Allison and he did not
gain. Bahan makes il first down
around left end. A forward pass.
Allison 10 King. was not completed.
Stanley was badly hurt, and his
team mates carried him off the field.
Ronchetti took his place. PhIbiR
carried the ball from tackle and
gained three yards Brandy wrig-
sled through the line for five Yards.
smith carried the ball across the
goal. but once again NOtre Dame
was holding and set back 10 yards.
a Notre Dame pass fell incomplete.
and NJ. a. c. took the ball NJ. 4.
c. was penalized 10 Yards for hold
ing. VI. A. c. punted TO Allison who
" LS uUNn h4ltAt Alt GduknL LLlE
ball smith gained five yards VI.
A. c. got the ball on a tumble but
could not gain on three line plunges.
N. A. c. punted 10 Bahan who ran
out OF bounds in the middle OF the
field. Allison threw forward
pass but no one caught It. Philbin
threw a forward pass that was
barely missed by Rydzewski For
ward pass, Philbin 10 Allison also
failed. NJ a. c. took the ball but
two forward pass failures was all
that there was time for before the
half was over. Notre Dame :, NJ a.
q. o.
Third Quarter.
Smith caught the NJ A c. kick
of and made 20 yards. Brandy