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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

According to Senator Wesley X
Walton of Salt Lake County, the
coyote is not so black as he is naint
ed. If he were his pelt would be al
most priceless.
When one has learned thoroughl,
the meaning of mum" and don't,
he has large part of the necessar'
equipment for the voyage of life.
What kind of excuse will the ict
man have for raising the price of his
product next summer? Surely no
the shortage of the crop
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

Mr.. Hughes, returning to the prac
tice of law. has received his first case
an appointment as referee in the
matter Of contested will. The pay
for such service is $40 an hour, which
is about two and half times as mucl
as the salary Of the President of the
United States. The difference is that
the Presidents salary runs on durinf
each of the twenty-four hours of tn,
day. it being, as Private John Aller
used to say of his congressional sti
pend, powerful regular"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03
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LITIGANTS MAY OBJECT TC
JUDGE.

An amended procedure for the dis,
qualification of judges in civil case
IS provided in Senate bill No. lS, in
troduced in the upper house Monday
bv Senator Submmer6eld of Mineral
The bill was referred to. the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
The measure provides an additional
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

"Some actors are good husbands :
says an eastern PAPER. 1t might have
added that some husbands are bad
actors.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

We hear that Luther Burbank has
turned his attention from potatoes to
orange blossoms TRANSCRIPT
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

It is as easy to give advice as it is
to lead horse to water but It is a'
hard to make people take it as it is to
make the horse drink.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

The chief characteristic of peace
continues to be low visibility.-New
York Evening Sun.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03
Sui
RAILROAD COMMISSION Q
NEVADA.

Per J. F. Shaughnessy.
In view of the hardship and the
suffering which further severe storm
would impose on the People OF Ne
vada, the Railroad Commisson urg
entity recommends. through the me
dunn of the press, that all fuel dealer
in our State supplement their order
for coal by forthwith placing order:
for wood, and to thereafter keep th'
Commission advised OF the place anc
number OF cars, ordered, so that pre-
ferred attention may be given to th'
furnishing OF cars therefor and thu
movement theerof under load to th'
point of delivery.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03
RAILROAD COMMISSION
TAKES UP MATTER
CAR SHORTAGE

The Railroad Commission in re
sponse to requests Tor assistance IL
the matter OF relieving the coal short
age from the Wyoming and Utah Goa
ields, has, after calling upon the In
terstate Commerce Commission foi
assistance, made a careful check OF th>
shortage at all Nevada points. TIL,
following supplemental telegram t,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
shows the result of this check, and
what is more, the alarming nature o
the situation:
Carson City, Nevada, January 81
1917. c. c. McCord, Interstate Com
merce Commission, Washington, d
{. Further regarding Nevada -fue
famine. Just completed check of Stat
which will mail to you showing We
are short over $50 cars commercial
coal, 95 per cent of which is iron
Utah fields Many points entirely on
Of coal, and situation serious. South
ern Pacific Company reports l40 emp
ty coal and 90 empty coke cars a
Ogden for delivery to Rio Grande
Suggest you send representative tC
Utah to investigate and locate respon
ibility for shortage. Also to relieve
Immediate situation recommend vol
urge cooperation of connecting car
riers by loaning Rio Grande such mo
tive power and crews as may be neces
cary
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-02-03

Even peace is made in Germany
Atlanta Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02

n the wound is very bad, 30 bad that
stimuIants are nsesssary before you
are operated on. you will 60 to "Res,
direction ward" pc
-Ack-Bmma" IL morning. Psp-Dm'
ma" IL afternoon. And night isInot
infrequently called Saver" which Is
one way to pronounce the French
word 'fsoir." When . thing 10 all
gone it's ''na'poo"-anothsr assault
and battery. with nAyhsm, on the
FfAncAis.
A group Of mobile batteries. which
turn the rGsHls-daEIls on Frits or
Jerry or .AIlyman. first at one part OF
the line, then at another. IL called q
travelling circus" A battle, . raid.
or any operation against the enemy Of
a similar nature, IL q show" \ "dud
show means that the stunt did not
.'coms ofr'-in plain English, the
attackers pulled . lemon.
whsn Tommy says "FritS got his
wind up" he means hs sufferedl2n at
tack Of trapped pedal extremitias.
The guns OF largest caliber are
"Gfandpas." The next largest are
'Grandmas." OF course, Daddy" 10
next, and Mother" next, and Uncle"
"Aunty," and the kids" follow down
the scale plumb to "EmmsGee." The
kids have all sorts Of names: Willie,
Harry, Sally, Polly. Mamie, Little Liza,
and such, Just as the gunner's fancy
happened to strike.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
FEKE URGES AIR RAID
ON GERMANY'S NAVY
Says Successful Attack Would Ruin
Kaisers Empire.

NEW ToRK, July s2.-Rsar Ad-
mifal Bradley A. Fisks In q formal
letter 10 Alan R. Hawley. president Of
the Aero Club Of America, insists upon
attacks upon fhe German feet and
Summaries bases BY aircraft within
the next six months
IN my opinion" says Rear Admiral
Fisks, "a grave mistake IL being made
In overlooking the Importance Of
aerial operations against the German
nsSt and U.boat bases. Ny opinion 10
based upon the following -eonsidsra-
q. The dspssr eafhssssa threatens
the allies mefe fAnmeatstely, vitality,
and intimately than does the danger
on land, because Il inyolves the com
nneres OF the entire world and threat.
ems to stop their supply Of actual food
and fuel.
=. Aithouth major operations on
both land and 0sa are now practicable
with aircraft. no successes on land
which can reaaonabiy be expected
within the next twelve months would
awaken Germany much, whereas q
successful attack on her feet would
ruin her. ~ - 49,,
such IN attack could be made with
In the next six months II adequate
energy were employed"
The admiral favorS the uSe Of tor
pedo pihnes ana 1afs that IN hfS opin-
ion . Successful attack can be made
on The German navy WITH their assiat'
sAnce.
He says that the OIL supply for the
British hest is being seriously threat
ened and advocates an attack before
the oil situation becomes worse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02

machine gun, for instaneef or opp"
for an observation posti one must Ad.
NIT that there's some class to these
terms, and while you've got your Cog
RiePs on this column jast take Il
from me that there's more pep OF the
same mussardy standard whore this
came from.
A "Shiss-banG' 10 . she'll Of such
high velocity that its vhiRs and itP
bang are almost simultaneous. A
"dua" 10 Q she'll which fails 10 ex-
pl0ds. A bum handout 10 4 "dud"
meal, and . Eink with q bone head II
"dud bo." The tip you got on the
ffliy that was backed off the boards
by the other nags on the back stretch
was q "dud," and the piece of rope
the candidate for reelection handed
you was q "dud" smoke.
A trench mortar 10 = "Jos-Emma'
and the big black ball Of high explo-
Give the Germans reply With 10
'.plum-puddinG." An Anti-AircrAft gun
is an "Afehlbald" or an Archie"
while the German shell which bursts
with q fuEzy yellow puff OF smoke Ii
q woody bear"
To the English Tommy q German
10 q Fritz" and Fritz" he 10 to the
Canadians. The Scotch call him an
"AlIyman" (probably after the
French -Allemand"), but he 10 nobody
TO the Irish but q Jerry" A British
staff officer Is q brass hat" perhaps
because OF the gold braid on his cap,
and Tommy's own headgear, the steel
helmet he must wear inside the shell,
area, 10 q "tin hat"
Another name given the staff Off
GERS Is the "lIlacs," supposedly on
the theory that they toll not.
"BIiRhty" is England, and going to
Bltghty," you can just bet your last
specimen OF spondulix, 10 q little bit
Of all right" A "Blighty" is . small
wound which invalids you home. A
serious wound 10 not q 'blighty" for
the very simple reason that IL puts
crimp IN your travelling capacity and
gives you billets in a front sick bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
LONDON HEARS CANNON;
AIR TRICK RESPONSIBLE

NEW YORK, July "A London dis
patch 10 The Sun says;
Investigations BY the Royal Meteor
illogical Society seem TO have estab-
llshsd that the eannonhde IN France
has been repeatedly heard in London
and even at more distant points Good
evidence even indicates that the ter
rife hombArdment Of May 2-3 was
heard In Chiltern Hills, 200 miles dis
tant. ON the other hand. the sound
was unheard In certain French zones
only twenty miles behind the lines.
The explanation OF the scientists IL
that the sound waves travel over
these silence zones. but at greater
distances are reflected back toward
the earth By the hydrogen In the at
mosphere nfty miles above the earth's
surface.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
Berlin Feigns a Bold Front; Il
Germans Cultivate the Turk

COPENHAGEN. July 2-Berlin 10
making tragic efforts to keep up nor
NAL Appearances. The German mu-
seums are kept open. though certain
departments within them are closed.
rheaters and concerts continue, a. In
peace time. The race meets are held
As IN the pre-wAr days. and are well
batroniEsd.
This Information was procured
from a traveller who arrived from
Germany today.
The Germans are makiag special
efforts to eultivats the Turk. Lee
turss on Turkey are being delivered
In the schools At regular intervals.
aud booksellers announce a sudden
and wldsspread demand for Turkish
grammars.
In ten or more German schools
twenty or thirty Turkish youth Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
MOTHER
IS SEARCHED FOR
EVIDENCE OF PLOT

NEW YORK, July 2.-The Dovagsr
Empress Maria FeodoroVna. mother
Of the ex-Czar. Grand Duke NIkolai
NilIolaiviteh and several other mem
bers OF the Romanof family were
subjected to- search at their resi-
dences in the crimea, According to .
London letter in the New. York Tfi-
bune. The search resulted from re-
ports that suspicious travellers from
YGlta were IN communication with
the Romanoffs and that q coup was
being planned by the royalists.
These reports were brought to the
notice OF the Secret Commission Of
the Sevastopol Central Military Com.
mittee." The plan of q sudden and
surprise visitation OF the Imperial
villas was worked out.
Enpreas Found In Bed.
Lieutenant Lsvgoft occupied the
empty rooms with troops, and went
up TO the boudoir Of the dowAger
empress, at the door OF which he
knocked three. times. As he received
no ahswer he entered the room, apd
IL YVES only then that the CIaritza
awoke.
Ihe=1 feutehant explained Ms mis-
sion With the Words 7ss4h the name
Of the PROVISIONAL government must
carry out a search Of your prsmfses.H
The empress replied: II have just
arrived. There ,is nothing hete, and
I have undertaken no kind Of prop
uganda I do not understand what
they want from me-"
As. result Of the search. which
parsed OF without other incident.
about hfty 7oundf Of Sof1espondenee
was seiEed.
Thirty RIles Taken.
The empress protested against
being deprived Of. cqRysaf the Nsy
Tsstament, which sont4aed notes ~
her own hand. -
Among other things oonhscatsd AZ
the chateau were thirty rifles and
three thousand cartridges, captureo
from the ep smy at the front. It 10
said that the empress seemed to De
IN good health and spirits.
AT Tchair. the grand duke OF
Nikolai Nikolaevitch himself helped
the search party. The stories cur
rent proved TO have been bAseless.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
Old Man Whiskey

n AY-DAY evenings when the mill hands meant to take
their wages home,
They'd meet up with Old Man Whisky waiting in the falling
gloam,
Stop little to palaver at the corner of the bar,
Stick around till nearly midnight and then, somehow miss
the
They would up the morning with grand supply of
booze
And thered be money for the rent and clothes
and shoes.
TITLE jolly Johnny Dollars easy pleasant hammered cub
Used to with Old Man Whiskey and the fellows at
the club.
BY by got haggard pockets underneath his
But achieved reputation the sport that always buys
Now brokenhearted mother wonders why brighthaired
That she loved and nursed prayed for went swiftly to
the bad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
By James J. Montague

By James J. Montague
n ooD Woodworking Billy Business, most industrious of
" men,
Didn't caretfor Old Man Whsey him only and then
But when tired from work worry would chat with him
awhile
And extract real consolation from the Old Mans friendly
smile
Billy Business departed for remote and unknown shores
And his widow living for the Understanding
floors.
OF of friends Old Man Whisky lot of Congressman
II and such,
Who will swear his evil doing can't amount to very much
LET him BE-" they bandy tell you s easy thing to do!
If you bother with him. why he surely can't hurt
Maybe not many mother won't feel safe about her kids
Nor quite abouther husband till the Old Mans on the
skids.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
Army Orders

First Lieut.. Lauren c. Thomas.
medical reserve corps, TO active duty
al Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
Second IAeuts. Percy @. Black ana
Robert n KunE, Second cavalry, to
Eighteenth cavalry.
Second lieut.. Stephen H. Sheriff.,
Second cavalry, to Nineteenth cav
airy.
First Lieut.. Lewis B. Hayden, med :
zeal reserve corps, relieved at medical
officers training camp, Fort Ben
Jatnin Harrison, Ind, ordered home.
hesnA. -
rirst Lieut.. Lewis 3. Hayden, med
teal reserve corps, honoaReiyz, dis.
charged. :.
First Lieut.. Frederick II! Jones,
aviation section. signal officers re-
serve corps. ordered to make fires
p1ent aerial flights.
Special orders relating TO First
Lieut. Charles X. Berle. Medical Re-
serve Corps, revoked.
Capt Edward A Sturges. cavalry
Couartermaster Corps), will report
to Col. George. W. McIver, infantry,
detached officers list. president ex-
aiming board at Washington. for
examination for promotion.
First Lieuts. James s. Reid and
Ord L Sands, Medical Reserve Corps,
assigned to active duty at Fort ogle-
thorpe. Ga. for instruction. ..
First Lieut. Lewis H. Brereton,
aviation section, signal corps. rated
Junior military aviator.
Capt. William X. Moore. relieved at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and ordered
to New York. rA-,..-
second Lieut. Samuel N. FELTON,, IT,,
engineer officers reserve corps, TO
active duty; assigned to third en-
RfneerB, at Chicago.
FIRST Lisnt. :RGymohdsS. Dickinson
engineer officers reserve corps, to
active duty ut Sen Francisco, CA.
First Lieut. Harrison w. F1ickin-
ger, aviation geetion, signa3 ofneeES
Reserve ogrps, tosAetive ty at Chi
Capt winisld S. oNsrt6n detailed
professor Of military science And
tactics at Yale University.
Major Milton F. Davis assigned 70
duty at Harvard University training
camp.
Major Nathan w. Mcchesney TO
sotive duty at Chicago.
First Lieut. william H. Searight.
ordnance officers reserve, corps, 70
active duty At Washington, d. c.
First Lieut. Norbert Carolin. aVia-
tion section TO active duty. AZ damp-
ton, Va
First Lieut. Henry H. Williams, ord
nance officers reserve corps, to active
duty; report 20 chief OF ordnance.
The regisnation by First Lieut.. ia.
win s. French, infantry officers re-
serve corps, is accepted.
Major Jehn J. Carly. Signal on
ears Reserve Corps, ordered here for
norauItation with thA chIef aienal
officer.
capt. Thomas A. Canaan, Ord
nance Offcers' Reserve Corps, to
active duty ini the grade Of frSt lieu
tenant, ordered 20 Washington, d. c.
Major Alfredtw. BjornstAd, infGn-
try. detailed q member Of the general
staff corps.
Major .tobert c. Loving, Medical
Corps, relieved at. Fort Crook. Neb..
and ordered TO San Antonio, Tex.
capt. Ira LS-RssVes, retired, re-
port 10 examining board at Washing
ton, D. c. to determine fitness for
transfer to active list
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02

about sixteen xsAFs have At TIE IN
ttahee Of the government. been ad-
United 70 study German. The gov
ernmsnt gave Instructions that they
are to be treated with the utmost
consideration. In addition a large
number OF Turkish youths have BEEN
taken In a. apprentices By German
nrms.
The traveller. telling Of sights WITT
messed In Berlin. said;
Il sometimes cav big van loads
of Mchammedans, decked cut IN their
picturesque costumes. being driven
through Berlin streets. like = caravan
OF tourisst- They Invariably are taken
to see the wooden statue Of Won Hin
denburk. which they usually believs
IL an idol worshiped By the German
people. On the recent visit Of Turk
iEh mission TO Berlin the Turkish nat
was flown over the Adlon Hotel and
Z sentry was placed IN front Of the
hotel a. q mark OF honoT."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
WAR GODMOTHERS MEET
FRIDAY TO LAY PLANS
Pen Women 10 Correspond With
Homeless Soldiers.

Plans for the adoption" by war
sodmethSrK' OF our homeless sol
disfs Aehting In France will be made
a. . Meeting Of the committee Of aid
and defense fthe League OF Amer
lean Pen Women Friday evening.
Ars. Margaret Z. Pearson, president
Of the league. SAID today.
The plans Of the league viii call
for cooperation with the War De-
partment In securing the names Of
soldiers IN the expeditionAry forces
who have no relatives or friends to
write them news OF home. War De-
partment officials will give every
possible encouragement 10 the pa
trtotio movement among American
women.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
The Telephone in Washington

HERE'S service upon which the public dependent
than This reflected the present
douy increased volume of traffic. both local and long distance
We do underestimate problem Our every
is being called upon maintain and efficient
If any time the service not up to the Standard will
be through failure do what human foresight and past
perence indicate should be DONE
We give the service that give only with the
considerate cooperation of the public There will be
strain facilities and corresponding strain the entire
personnel of staff We that a
considerate and helpful attitude the part patrons when
they realize the the telephone called upon play these
emergent times.
Your cooperation the of the service will help make it
most effective.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
ONLY One OUT OF TEN
HAS A BANK ACCOUNT

ST. LOUIS, July 2.-only one-third
TO one-haR per cent OF the American
people are investors in securities, ac.
cordIng to p. B. Muiford. Of chicago.
who addressed the financial DEPART
ment of the Associated Advertising
Clubs OF the World. Only 10 per
cent Of the people. he said, have saw
inKs bank accounts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
HER SUICIDE ALAG
POISON" WAS GINGER

NEW BEDFORD, July AIRS.
Joseph vIek. thirty-nve years old,
dependent and tired Of life, reached
for q bottle OF deadly poison on the
kitchen shelf and seized the jamaica
ginger instead.
Jamaica ginger 10 about 90 per cent
alcohol and 10 per cent ginger.
Mrs. Viek drank generously from
the bottle and 1ve minutes later
when she discovered she was still
alive she finished the contents OF the
mask. Members OF her family found
her unconscious on the kitchen moor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
MATCHED HIS eggs
BUT KAISER'S MEN
SE|zEOTWO Chicks

NEW YORK. July 2.-Nswspapers
from Holland which have just reached
this country, contain articles contrib
uted BY . resident OF Amsterdam who
passed the winter and spring in Ger
many, says the Herald. The writer
says the food situation in the empire
has resulted in an alarming increase
In crime.
Thefts and burglsries are common.
but instead OF stealing money or
jewelry the thieves take food. and
often leave valuablel untouched.
In addition, says this writer. the
governments food regulations are DO
drastic and the need OF the people II
80 great that Ingenious subterfuges
are used to obtain food, with the re-
suit that nearly everybody IL spying
on his neighbor. ana Prussia - one
big nest OF graft, tfieksry, and mia
trust.
Thefts oveFwOrk Courts.
In Berlin thefts Of ham, beef. and
vegetables are . nightly occurrence.
and the courts are overworksd. An
other disadvantage is the monotonous
repetition OF the same foodstuffs
melted out TO the German people.
There is no variety. The selected
food Il kept for the army. which has
not suffered Is . result OF the food
shortage.
To vary the diet Of the people the
government has provided q change Of
menu at stated intervals for different
localities. AZ q result the people ex-
change vegetables and meats, but this
must be done elandestlnsly, as Il IL
forbidden by the authorities. Hence
there IL Considerable rivalry and jsel-
ousy. Thefts occur frequently In the
warehouses. and officials In charge
OF food distribution are often on trial
charged with bribery.
Recently the food In northern Ger
many became very scarce owing to
the fact that shipments were delayed
In transportation and sldetracked 90
that the army could be supplied fifsl
A suburb OF Berlin was neglected.
for q month. Consequently, each per-
son was allotted q half q pound OF
meat weekly. q daily ration OF bread.
and q small quantity Of vegetables-
Egg once In II Days.
Once In two weeks each resident
was permitted to have an egg. Pota-
toes were not to be had at all Child
run under eight years OF age received
half Q litre Of milk daily.
In this connection the writer TO
lates an amusing incident. An In
EenIous German who was Q lover OF
eggs and intended to satisfy his ap-
petite. succeeded In getting two eggs
instead OF one, and he improvised .
small incubator, upon which he based
hopes OF at least one good dinner. In
que time two chicks emerged from lie
two eggs that he had put in hlb ineu-
bator, but some neighbor who had
heard about 1t was mean enough 20
advise the authorities.
Two soldiers came TO his house
armed with rifles and removed the
incubator and the two chicks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
British "Tommies" Invent
Slang In Vivid Trench Lingo
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, (by
rnA July 2-Americans think they bears when
it comes to singing slang but the British Tommy isn't so
worse himself when he sets his bean to working along slang
ological lines What is patter than 'Emma-Gee for a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-02
PARTY TO RAISE FUNDS.

The women of BrookIand viii hold
q lawn party tonight and tomorrow
night at st. Anthony's Church,
twelfth and Monroe streets north
east. to raise funds to Aid in build-
ing q new parish hall.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-18
opusc1L w1NoNE.

Wiel. ks. Jan Guzinski, kt6ry
Przez ostatnie piec miesiecy ba--
vii W Winonie i byl gosciem
Prev. ks. kanonika j. Pacholskie
go odjechaf we wtorek do Denver
Colorado. w podr6zy swej Wiel.
ks. Guzinski zatrzymaf sic weFort
Dodge, Iowa, gdzie brat jego ja-
ko popisowy s}uzy W armii st
Zjedn. Przez ca}y tydzien, cd ra-
ma do wieczora Wiel. ks. Guzinski
gosci} II naszych winonskich wo-
jak0w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-18
MR6Z NAROBIk e
.l.ay> 0

. Mr6z, jaki nawiedzif Winone.
maggie W przesz}ym tygodniu "
przesz}y piatek i sobote W nocy
spowodowal farmcrOw W OkOlicy