davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-01-25
HAD CAUGHT TWENTY-FOUR Al.
LIED SHIPS IN SOUTH At
LANTIC WATERS.
TEUToNS TAKE NANEST|
kAISER'S TROOPS CAPTURE RU.
MANIAN TOWN ON THE
SERETH.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pernambuco, Jan. 23.-The German
commerce raider, believed to be the
Vineta, which has wrought havoc with
allied shipping in the last few weeks
in the south Atlantic, particularly off
the Brazilian coast, has been sunk by
the British cruiser Glasgow, 130 miles
off Para, according to a generally ac-
cepted report received from Para Sun
day.
Altho the report is not officially
confirmed, previous reports of the
raiders position caused the news to
be regarded as authentic.
The German raider is reported to
have captured twenty-four allied
ships, twelve of which it sunk, during
its operations in south Atlantic wa
ters.
Berlin.-The town of Nanesti, in
Rumania on the Sereth, was taken by
German troops, it is announced Off
cially.
Austro- German guns pounded at
Ocna, railroad town in the Trotus
valley. according to Petrograd. In
the Suchitza valley, farther southwark.
Russian attacks, Berlin says, failed
with heavy losses.
On the western front there have
been several small patrol engagements
along the British portion Of the line.
Near Zborow, in Galicia, an Austro-
German raid was frustrated by the
Russians, who drove the invaders out
after they had entered some trenches.
Entente warships continue their
Atlantic.
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SENATE BILLS NOW
PENDING IN HOUSE

4 q .
5. B. l0-Providing for abatement
of commercialized vice by injunction.
Cooke. Indefinitely postponed.
s. B. 27--R Relating to personal taxes.
-kaEianoha. Passed second reading.
s. B. Relating to legislative APP
pearances -Desha. Before Judiciary
committee. z
s. B. A - ATpropriating 5000 for
roads in North and South Kona. Ha-
wal. kamauoha. Before finance
committees.
8; B. 81 Providing for public loans.
Single. Before conference COM
mittee.
3. b -Apprupriatlng $4,000 for
roads 81 Aiea district Oahuk Quinn.
neI4re finance eonInHtfeet
8 y bz-l-0an fund Third read
ing today
5: B. -Approprlatine $1,000 for
the purchase ot lands ct Waipios iat
wall Tor homestead purposes. =
S1lnele' beIore finance eoInmIttee.
p, 65- Regulating elevators.
Quinn Before miscellany committee.
3. +. g-Relating to loans. Shin
Gle. Failed to pass.
8. B. ss--Reiating to equity iuris.
diction over trust estates Castle.
Before Judiciary committee.
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NAMES ARE SIMILAR,
0FFENSES ARE ALIKE

Two Koreans with very similar
names and for like offenses were sent
to prison from police court this morn:
ing.
kim Bak Soon, charged with burg.
larry in the second degree. for enter.
ing the room Of a Japanese, Matssl-
motto. was released on that charge
only to be arraigned on another Of
larceny in the second degree. He
was given year on this charge and
the case was reopened and the sen
tence suspended when 1t was learned
that he was a paroled convict with
four years yet to serve.
Kim Yung Soon was the other Ko-
rean. He got sentence Of six
months. This Kim stole an aluminium
crank case from the auto OF W. s.
Mason at the latter's residence ON
Saratoga road Thursday The case
was worth about SEQ but he sold It
fer $3.50.
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N. b. 353-- Relief Of p. II Hurley.
Before finance committee.
II. B. 365 Relating 70 chimneys and
smokestacks.-Before municipal com
mittee.
II. B. 5Ts-Reiating t. salaries oi
chairrDeu Of boards OF supervisors.
Third reading today.
II. b. 386-APpropriat:ng SIC. 900 fol
macadanniz .ng roads In homestead
lots. Mani Before finance committee
II. ID. 390-Relating to civil service
commissions Before municipal com
mittee.
II. b 409-Proyiding for the opening
OF lands in Piihonua, Hawaii.-Passed
second reading.
III. u. 4i4- Providing fee for stock
and share business. Before municipal
committee.
H. B. 415-Relating 10 the powers Of
the boards OF supervisors Before mu-
nicipal committee
III. B. 418-Relating to curfew law
Before health committee.
II. B. 420-Relief Of r. X. Cockett.-
Before finance committee
II. B. 423-Proyiding for payment OF
salaries Of government employees while
sick or disabled. THRU reading to-
day.
II. B. officiating TO salaries Of
certain district magistrates and clerks
Before municipal committee.
H. B. 432--Appropriation for the
maintenance and expenses of prison
ers. Before finance committee.
H. B. 49, Disposition OF lands In
North Hilo for homestead purposes
Before land committee.
II. B. 40 Providing for a road
through the Olaa summer lots, Ha.
wall. Before finance committee.
H. B. 445-Making an appropriation
for the construction Of q ditch, Kauai.
Being printed.
II. B. 449-Homestead road, North
Kona. Referred to finance committee.
H B. 451-Appropriating $1,000 for
encouragement Of aeronautics.-Re-
ferred to finance committee.
H. B. 452- Providing for distribution
or seeds by marketing division. RE.
ferred to finance committee.
H B. 453-Relating to annual pay.
ments by Rapid Transit. Referred ia
finance committee.
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MESS SERGEANT is
POSTED AS DESERTER

George w. Taylor. mess sergeant Of
Company. L, 32nd, Infantry. has been
posted as deacrter in army records.
Taylor left SchofieId Barracks on
April 16.
He was enlisted at Jefferson Bar
racks. Mo-, on January 8, 1911. giving
his residence as Superior. Wis. He Is.
"a years of age. weighs 160 pounds,
and is five feet and seven and one
half inches in height He has blue
eyes, dark brown hair and medium
fair complexion. Descriptive cards
state the soldier Is slightly inclined
to badness and becomes excited cas-
fly.
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[ LEGISLATION NOW
PENDING I'M SENATE

H. B. S52 Relating to marriage
licenses. Kula With judiciary since
April L.
H. B. 335-Relating to the pay OF
national guardsmen in the employ Of
the territory. Third reading today.
H. B. s56 requiring county attor.
Eeys to advise the poor free of charge.
Sent to committee April 10. Judiciary.
H. B. S57 Requiring city and coun-
" attorneys to advise poor people
without charge Sent to committee
April IS. Judiciary.
H. b "a TO provide capital for agri-
cultural developm emit. Lyman. Went
to judiciary April IL.
II. B, 2S6 Relating to fees for NOV
ing picture houses. Fernandez. Third
reading today.
H. B. 273-To pay claims Of certain
Chinese poi manufacturers for losses
sustained through orders of the board
Of health. Health committee.
H. B. 2S2- Relating to Inheritance
taxation and raising the present rate
on sliding scale. Third reading.
H. B. SOTO reimburse Clarence d.
Pringle for services In the circuit
court. Ways and means.
H. B. 375 Proposing q revolving
fund for the territorial marketing d.
vision introduced by the house agri-
culture committee. Ways and means
H. B. 404-For the protection Of
lands In Pun Hawaii for cemetery
purposes. Ways and means.
s. B. 10 Appropriating $1,000 for
the reimbursement af residents in the
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PRES. WEBSTER
LEAVES GUARD;
5OTHERS REMAIN
kafhehameha Schools to Send
Five 0u! OF Six If Militia
IS Modified

h c. webster, president Of the
Kamehoueha schools has resigned as
cecoud lieutenant IN the National
(iunfd and bis -resignatiOn will be ae-
Cepted BY Brig. Gen. johnson. e. X.
l,oefwick, principal OF the kameha.
lneha school tor Boys, has also re.
signed but his 'fesignation will be
withdrawn.
This. u brief. Is the result Of stu
alton which has faced the kameha-
ueha schools for some weeks and re-
sultlA IN action BY the Eishop Estate
trustees yesterday with which Gen.
johnson this morning agreed. The &C.
ton was to make no opposition TO the
withdrawal q Mr.. Bostwick's resigna-
ton. offered some time ago, but TO IN
tiet that Il 10 vitality necessary that
President Webster's resignation be ac-
cetted. m order that the schools may
N neBnted Of successful operation dur
ING the next few months.
Six kamehamoha men are members
oil the National Guard or Naval Militia.
Five out Of the six are to remain. the
SIXTH being AR. Webster.
Cyrus ~ Bishop. business agent
for the schools, ID already In active
service which takes him entirely
away from fhe Institution He Is an
officer-p1Trhastef-of the Naval MIL
iti1 and now engaged In important
poymaster work for the United States
naval wireless. The other three are
Earl g. Bartlett. Nelson @. Smith AID
Chester G. Livingston
I1n fr4l1f1o< several DAYS aRo felt
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LEAH HOME TO
HAVE new WARD

Some day next week another ward
at Leahi hcme. tae ninth 20 be donat.
ed. viii be Informally opened with -
cots ready for patents. This latest
welcome addition TO one Of Honolnlu's
most. beneficial institutions comes
from Mrs. r. 2. MeStocker and rep.
resents an expense OF over 5000. II
is said by Assistant Superintendent
Anderson to be the best one 50 far on
the male side.
/ Due to rush CT business in other
directions TO ceremonies have beet
planned for the occupancy OF the ward
and although there will probably be
none 1t does not mean by any means
that the ward is the less appreciated.
In fact 1t is more than welcome at
this time with the institution crowded
as il has never been for any iengu.
OF time before.
There are now about los patients in
Ieahi bit DR.. Sinclair. the superinteH
dent, says there is no reason TO be
alarm I'd at the increase. II does not
mean that there are blore taDercular
cases in Honolulu, necessarily, bat
those that do exist are being more
Thoroughly sought on with more i'm
proved means. of Giagrcsis. The neT
X-ray examination. for instance. is one
of these.
Other dtnat,G varus at Leahi
which have spring. M from time 10
time % make the pretty place b.G
settlement in itself are the COOKE,
Hart, Wilcox, itherton, University
Club, Day Memorial, Alexander
Young Memorial and Alexander &
Baldwin Memorial.
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second and IN
rate of SO feet seconds through steel wire at 1885
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moyemenl

A movement was started at the
University of Virginia to erect me-
mortal to Sergeant James Rogers
MacConnel. an alumnus Of that insti-
tuition, who was killed in France while
in the service of the French army IS
an ayiat5f.
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STATUS or HOUSE
BILLS YET UNPASSED

I, Aoeu teDOtc ~. i. :. sSA-..
1 mittee
H. D. Relating to Hawaii super.
visors. Before. municipal committee.
4 II. B. l5-Fixing Tie minimum Wage
Of laborers on territorial works. Bio
fore municipal committee.
II. B. 7O-Relating to the pay OF
second district NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
municipal committee
II. b. 57-Providing for the construc-
ton OF concrete bridge at Alelele,
Maui Before finance committee.
II. B. B2--Reltaing fpcivii service
Before municipal committee.
III. b. S3-To repeal chapter liz OF
the revised laws, 1915. Before judIci-
airy committee.
II. B. S4-ReIating to workman's
compensation.-Before judiciary COM
mittee.
: II. b. 96-Reiating to workman
compensation. Returned from senate
Deferred until Saturday.
| n. Il. 97-For the construction Of
road from Hilo to the Kilauea national
park. Before finance committee.
H. r. 11z-Relief OF Louisa Mareal.
iino.-Before municipal committee.
II. B. 113--Appropriating 5000 for
the extension OF the Kula pipe line
Before finance committee.
II. B. 170--AppropFiating 100000
COMMITTEES
| n ri / -Annfonriafin, cor, ooo sor
public road e sIae svslIev Mani.
Before finance COMMITTEES
H. B. Is0--Appropriating $4,000 for
a. county buildinr Waii,,In Mani ..
Before finance co,nmittes
H. b. 1sl---Appropriatine $50 900 Tor
q seawaIl. Lahaina. --Before finance
committee. S
+ H. B. 1ss--Appropriatine $40 900 TO
line 10 sOIinda OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il.
nance committee.
H. B. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s2oo ooo
Tor the construction 81 ) wharf G,a.
haina.-Before finance committss
H. B. 1s1-Appropriatine an, l,,lo for
the construction Of : wharf. Hama.
H. B. ls6-For the LAYING 81 water
pipes. Lualualei homestead district,
Oahu. -Before finance com rn,tfee !. ]. : :
H. B. 30 ProhibitinE employes az
the government from using automo.
Dlles pelonsing to the government for
pI,s.ts purposes Before miscellany
committee.
~ 3. 2zl-Providing Tor the con-
e, 1900 es..o1 q homestead roads, Hawaii
finance cpmmittee
g. q zzz-froyiding FOR the con-
s,,' 2! homestead roads, North
mo- HaWeii.--5efore finance commit
zee -
9. - zzt-zt'roylcing Tor the con-
sl, ,g.s q homesfead roads, Hawaii.
nance committee
= 2. zsezsettipg aside land at
,. ys ysqe Ler 3 Pubic park-Be-l
II r. 81 bpf6bfis tfnf $50. geo Tor
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Students of the University OF MiclFi-
gan voted overwhelmingly in fays.r OF
compulsory military training at the
81 hool. The vote was 3.349 t. 632.
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DON'T FORGET

The hIe bargain sale Of Rebuilt and
Used Cars ~ The yon Hamm Young
Cour1nI. corner Alokea and Hotel
Streets, IRON Tuesday May 1st to
SATURDAY. Nay 5th. Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14

30. DR.. Calender is III the medical serv-
ice of the United States army at Hon
olulu, where he has been two years.
The body of Charles P Alexander,
a, of Springfield was brought here
for burial i'll the Center cemetery Fri
day. He was native of this town, a
son of Arad Alexander, who formerly
kept a hotel here. In his early man.
hood Mr.. Alexander went to Spring
field. He leaves a brother, Everett
Alexander, of Worcester, sister, Mrs.
Charles Case, and nephew, Chas. Case,
Of Hartford, Conn. His nearest rela-
tive here was c. c. Stearns, whose
mother was a cousin of the deceased.
| G. L. Howcs of Greenfield, engineer
OF the state highway commission, met
with the selectmen in the town hal
Wednesday, May 9 by request. On com
plaint o. the selectmen portions Of the
Estate road from Mortified Farms to
| Alillcrs Falls, which road YVES built last
year, will be resurfaced, smoothed anC
rolled. At this same meeting a delega
ton from the Woman s Relief corps
visited the selectmen and urged the in
stalling of flag at the town hall. TIL,
matter will be brought before the vot
plS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily Hints How to Make Back Yards
dake Back Yards Profitable.

boards set on edge on both sides of the
rows or by hcaping earth around the
plants so that only the leafy tops show
The new celery culture consists of
planting celery SO closely together that
the tops themselves form a mass of
shade through which no sunlight can
penetrate The perfection of new vari-
cites of self bleaching celery aids the
home gardener to produce an album
dance Of white stalks on small area
of ground.
Such cultivation is adapted to gar
dens which can be irrigated from a
city water supply. Celery consumes
enormous quantities of both water and
plant food, 50 that heavy fertilization
is also necessary in the new celery cul-
ture. Several whoelbarrow loads of
well-rotted manure should be worked
into the soil Of a celery bed l6 feet
square.
Plant the seeds in special beds now
thicklv. As soon as you can handle the
seedlings spread them out by trans
planting Sc that they are inches
apart each way. At the beginning OF
summer these plants will be ready fol
permanent transplanting to bed which
| has already grown an early crop OF
some vegetable. Set the plants
inches apart III rows only $ inches
apart.-Daily food garden letter No
I4l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
CORN PLANTING URGED.
Best Way to Meet Wheat Shortage
Saws Government.

WASHINGTON, May II. - Plant
corn as the most effective way of
meeting the threatened wheat short
age urged the department of agri-
culture in an appeal to the farmers
of the Clitcd States. Scarcity of 9th.
a. grains, said the statement. will com
pei a more general recognition of tho
value OF corn as human food. Wider
use of corn meal in the diet is strongly
recommended as the best available sub
stitutc for wheat flour.
The department called attention to
the fact that the normal productions
ot corn in this country is three OF
four times greater than wheat, but
that only about Is on 10 per cent OF
200.OOO,OOO bushels year has been
used for human food.
Relatively slight increase in the
corn acreage the statement says
Twill place many millions OF bushels
more of human food at the world s dis
posal. 80
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
GERMANY ADMITS DANGER.
Food Dictator can Give no Hope of
Supplies From Nentrals.

LONDON, May l4.-Herr Won Batoe-
XII, the German food dictator, admitted
in . speech that the crops were disap-
pointing IN Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary
and admitted that American co-opera-
tion with England to prevent food
reaching Germany through neutrals ends
all hope Of help from this source, which
has been considerable. AS heretofore,
Herr Won Batocki insisted that the
country would pass through this year 5
crisis until the harvest, but he said
it would be hard task.
The speech made profound impress
sion throughout Germany and was con-
sidcred the most pessimistic autholita-
tive utterancc yet. The people consider
it preliminary TO 4 further rigorous
cutting down Of food, which cannot &c
sustained without destroying the work
ing capacity of millions Of people
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
PUTNEY.
Putney Native Dies in California.

Hyde II. Black, &c, formerly of this
town, died May 4, in San Bernardino,
Cal. Mr.. Black was born ii Putnev,
March /, 1871, a son of Horace and
Betsev Black, and will be remembered
by many of the older residents. lie
grew to manhood here, going West at
about the time the Civil war began.
On Aug. IL, 1862. he enlisted in Com
pany b, I24th Illinois Volunteer Infan-
try and was discharged June l3, 1860,
after a service Of nearly three years.
A few years later he settled in College
Springs, Iowa, where he lived a number
of years.
A little over 40 years ago he moved
| to Neodesha, Kansas, where he lived
until he moved to Newton, Kansas. Is
years ago. About two years ago hc
went to California.
lie leaves three children. all living in
the middle West, one brother, Hibbari
c. Black of Greenfield. Mass. and tw,
sisters, Mrs. Martha G. Woodbury. of
Salum Depot, \. IT,, and Mrs Josephine
d. Baldwin of San Demanding Cal.
The funeral and burial took place
| May I, IN san Bcmardino.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
CT. Thomas, The Druggist
A Public Benefactor?

The vast majority Of human illnesses,
il is agreed by physicians, are primar-
lily caused by poisonous waste i'll the
lower intestine, or Constipation.
If this waste is eliminated tho
chances are ten to one that you will
he uniformly healthy, happy, ambitious
and efficient.
pleasant, easy-to-takc, reputable and
rcsultful remedy for this purpose like
Abbcv's Ehcrvesccnt Salts, at least
the people whom it benefits will look
upon him as public bcncfactor.
Abbcy's is now obtainable in a new
package, larger than ever, but at the
same price. Ask for it at c. +. Thorn
as S today while it is ON your mind
ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14

The Reformer is conducting this col
umn with the cooperation of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission to inspire the planting of more
food gardens throughout the country
Members of the commission are
Charles Lathrop Pack, president of
American Forestry association; Lu-
Their Burbank. DIR. Charles w. Eliot
Prof. Irving Fisher, John HAYS Ham
mond, Fairfax Harrison. Myron
Herrick, Dr. John Grier Hibben. En-
erson McMillin, A. w. Shaw. Car
Vrooman, assistant secretary of agri
culture: Capt J. b. White. u. S. Ship
ping Board; James Wilson. former sec
rotary of agriculture. You should
watch this column every day. Any
questions should be written on one
side Of the paper and sent to Garden
Editor of The Reformer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14

and am now the mother of a beautiful
healthy baby. | am a graduate nurse
and will be glad to recommend Lydia
u. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
other women. - Mrs. r. w. SLOAN,
6O26 So. Park Avenue, Chicago, III.
There are many women who suffer
as Mrs. Sloan did and who are being
benefited by this great medicine every
day. Ii has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with displace-
ments, inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous prHtration,
If you need special advice write
Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi-
dentiaA Lynn, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
400 Per Cent Profit.

She boarded 4 trolley, announces the
New Work Evening Post All the seats
were occupied and She had to stand.
When the conductor shouted "Farcs,
please Size gave 4 sudden start and
dropped something. She began to look
on the floor. The conductor kept en-
saving, Fares, please
81 've dropped it, said the young
woman. = We dropped a quarter, and
! don t seem to be able to see it.
Il can t help that, replied the CON
ductor You i have to pay your
fare.
u haven t any more money.
Then YOU II have to get off at the
next corner
"I'll send the money to the COM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
INTEREST IN EXPOSITION.
New England Manufactures to Be Rep
resented at Springfield in June.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May Il. =
Unique and exceptionally Interesting
features will be Included in the big
Industrial Exposition and Export Con
ference to be held at the spacions ex-
tion-grounds III West Springfield,
June % to 50, next. Hundreds OF for
cigu BUYERS as well as manufacturers
are scheduled to be present on a tour
Of inspection; and, as never before, the
commodities made IN New England are
to he arraycd in one magnificent group
ing, as instructive as il is interesting.
One of the special features of educa-
tional interest will be the "co-opera
tive SYSTEM of exhibit. 1t is to unite
the article and the plan of its dispo.
sal; and will do much toward building
up and centralizing the business of to-
day and tomorrow.
No smaller factor Of interest to bus
mess men the country over will be the
daily export conferences, each day 5
programme being complete in itself, in
which the manufacturers and theil
sales agents will be able to exchange
the latest ideas Oh all matters OF max
ing, shipping and selling goods, and to
hear these matters discussed by the
country's ablest experts.
The results of the active campaign
for selling exposition floor space, nov
going on all over New England, ar,
coming in in gratifying volume; and ;
surprising number of manufactures ar,
| represented in the showing The big
geSt firms in New England are III til,
| list
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-14
NO SOFT COAL STRIKE,
Government Intervenes to Prevent
Walkout of $4,000.

WASHINGTON. May 14.-Scventy-
five thousand bituminous coal miners
of the second Pennsylvania district,
threatening to strike Tuesday as a
protest against working conditions,
were directed by a special committee
Of their number in this city to eontiA-
ne work. The miners committee and
their employers, summoned to the cap
ital 10y the government, reached an
agreement Friday night after they had
been told 10y Secretary Wilson of the
labor department that the govern
mcnt would not tolerate a strike at
this time and that they must get to.
gcthcr in the interest Of national de
tense.