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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
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GERMANBRuTA)dEXI
!. FtARES|.U!|Pl AGAIN
French File Formal Protest
Against the lihuman Con-
duct Of Retreating Troops

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal wirsiess,

ASSOCIATED Press By Federal wireiess}
PARIS, March 26-The French dip
lomatic representatives at the capitals
OF. neutral nations yesterday were i'm
structed to file formal protests against
the inhumanity and wanton destruc-
ton with which the German vandals are
conducting their retreat in northern
France. ,'.',.. D.. ;-.,.
They are serving no military end by
their malicious conduct, but are VENT
ing their spleen wherever possible,
tearing down public buildings, setting
fire TO little villages spared by the
shells, outraging women and girls, NAL
treating aged men and boys, and in
short conducting themselves as they
did in their advance through Belgium
two and one-half years ago. s,,,l
nThe barbarism Of their conduct, X
says the French official account in the
formal protest, lean serve no military
purpose. They have smashed public
monuments that could play no part in
any military operation, and they have
continued to commit acts of sheer
brutal violence against harmless nom
cOmbatants. .t... ,.,.t'
The protest is signed by Premier
lNiDOF. II. a "a. nj II, r. r. .....r 81.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
LARGEST SHARKOF
SEASONlSCAUCHT
New Yorker Kills Man-Eater OFF
Honolulu Port

Foster Miiliken and s, Fullerton
Weaver, the two New York big game
fishermen, who last week returned from
fishing trip to Maui, were out in the
launch Brothers, OF the harbor yester-
day afternoon, starting at one o'clock
and returning ut a quarter past four
o 'cloek
Z A dead horse was towed out and used
to scent the water with.
While of Kalihi harbor a giant tiger
shark attacked the carcass of the
horse and was harpooned by Weaver
and "Buek" Kahele, who went out
with the patty.
The man-eater made frantic fight
for freedom but was despatched by
Weaver by aid of an automatic pistol.
At Young Brothers boathouse the
shark was measured and found TO be
ffteen feet long, the largest shark that
has been taken off the harbor this sea.
ROn. H. ny. ~ -,.,. '.r.t p. ....'. A..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
NO0RDERlSYETn
!. SAYSgOMMANDER
General Strong Gets News ofsMo-
biIization On Mainland Bit
Says Nothing III

/, Up until nidnight last night no
orders had been received by Brigadier
General Strong, U. s. A., department
for transmission TO Brig
adler General johnson, N. @. H., adult
ant general of the territorial militia,
regarding the mobilization of the ma
tional guard here, but, from what could
be gathered from the guarded replies
of General johnson, the receipt Of
such an order az any time, from this
morning on, would come as no surprise.
Owing to lack of equipment, 1t is
unlikely that any order of mobilization
would include any of the Hawaiian
units except those on Oahu, which are:
the First Hawaiian Infantry, the First
Separate Company of Engineers, Field
Company A, Signal Corps, and the First
and Second Companies, Coast Artillery.
i "Sbould the order reach me through
the proper authorities, the national
guard on this island could be modified
without the least delay" said General
johnson last night. &c.. ".. vi
General Strong, who was informed
by The Advertiser of the order of the
war department calling out much of the
militia of the mainland, appeared lit.
tie surprised, but made no comment. No
orders have reached him as yet, he
said shortly before midnight, regard.
ing the calling ont of the militia in thi;
department, General Strong spent the
greater part of yesterday in his Office
at headquarters, evidence that some
action from Washington regarding the
loOel situation is expected. J. ~. - 5.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
PEACE TERMS AUDACIOUS|
= - - - - = -
SaUiss Make. German Plan Public

today, Germany would offer to restore
the occupied territory of France, except
the mining district of Briey, in ex.
change for the two French seaport
cities, Calais and Dunkirk, on the Eng,
lish channel. -. ..',@a,-..a.
Germany would demand an iudem.
nifty of fifteen billion francs.
Germany would restore Belgium on
condition that King Albert, Is realm be
prohibited from maintaining an army.
Germany would demand the per.
petual right to garrison the Belgium
fortified cities Namur, Liege and Ant
werp." t..
In addition, the Journal de Geneye
account states, these reliably reported
terms would include further domination
and control of Belgium by Germany
Germany would demand the control OF
all Belgian railroads and seaports and
favorable treatment by Belgium in an
economic treaty that would give Ger,
many prior rights of commerce in Bel,
gium, .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27

Maj. Gen. Thomas II. Barry remains
commander of the Central Department,
with headquarters at Chicago.
Maj.-Gen. John J. Pershing, who sue.
ceeded the late Maj.-Gen. Frederick
Funston as commander of the Southern
Department, remains in command of
that department. = ,...u.. d
Rapidly plans are being formulated
by executive and legislative officials for
the presentation to congress of
measures made necessary by the crisis
in the nations affairs When that body
meets a week from today, it is plan.
ned to present to IL a complete program
of proposed laws which the nation 8
lawmakers will be asked to adopt. Yes
terday leaders of both houses of con.
gress held a series of conferences with
administration officials considering the
legislation demanded by the situation
and planning the needed appropriations,
regulations and authorizations that will
be required 70 cope with German az
gFessioh: rrtr HHer Pc
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AUSTRIA M THROES
Of SUFFRAGE Fight.
tBy The Associated Prsss)

/. BUDAPEST, March 2S--There has
been a great deal of discussion in Par.
lament about suggested reforms in the
qualifications for voter. Counts An.
Grassy, Apponyi, and Karolyi, leaders
of the Opposition parties, urge that
the suffrage should be extended to all
soldiers over twenty-years Of age now
or formerly in the firing lines, as q
token of the eountry's gratitude. Count
Tisza, the premier, in a long speech
in the Diet declared that he considered
the granting of the vote to men under
thirty years of age as a national
danger, and that as long as he had
strength to oppose the suggestion, he
would oppose il tooth and nail. ~ The
speech created great sensation in the
Diet and was continually interrupted
by oppodtiOn members. y
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
ENGLlSHExPECT Rush. .
. Of AMERICAN STUDENTS
(By Tho Associated Prsss)

LONDON, March 1S-English uni
yersities are preparing for heavy
INVASION of American and colonial stu
dents Immediately after the war. The
invasion will not only be welcomed.
but invited, and the government pIans
70 give its cooperation in the estab-
hshment of a uniform system of post
graduate courses in institutions Of
higher education throughout the coun,
try. FII = ~
DR., H. A. L. Fisher, the minister. of
education, in an appeal urging coopera-
tioh between the universities and tho
government, says: "Oxford is considl
ering some new courses of advanced
study especially attractive 10 students
from the colonies, from allied countries
and from the United States. There
VIII be great practical advantage if
the other British universities establish
courses roughly uniform with this pro
gram. ~ f'FTlr'T
! 81 have recently been approached
from many quarters by foreign govern,
ments which desire TO ascertain what
our English universities are prepared
to do for students OF their countries
after the war. have no obvious
means OF shaping the course of univer.
sity policy throughout the country, but
l hope the universities will combine in
some common scheme for attracting
foreign students to advanced courses.
"Something more ought 10 be done
e encourage the exchange of teachers
between the universities in the domin,
Ions and in the mother country, There
would be real, practical advantage Il
the universities could come together
with q common scheme of Interchange
with India and the colonies" 30
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
TAXES STEPS TO GUARD
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND
VITAL POINTS in NATION
Guafdsmen In Eastern and Western States Called Out;
Naval Strength Increased By Presidential Command
To Eghty.Seven Thousand Enlisted Men and Country
Is Divided Into Eight Full Military Departments
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS

PREsIDHNT WILSON TOOK THE FIRST STEPS TO 1foBnIzE
THE NATIONAL GUARD, BY CALLING OUT RE0IhENTs
EAST THE NORTH AND ON THE PACIFIC COAST FOR POLICE
ORDERS. -
PRESIDENT WILSON AUTHORIZED THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
THOUSAND MEN IMMEDIATELY
THE SECRETARY THE NAVY APPEALED TO THE EDITORS
OF ALL MORNING PAPERS TO SUPPORT RECRUITING
HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO INSTEAD MILITARY
ADnlINIsTRATI0N OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSIONAL
CRISIS go 5T-7I T-77Tg
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27

present Capitalization of military au-
thority in great centcrs and to get
closer TO the peoples needs in the diff.
ferent departments.
The department also announced the
appointment of the following general
officers to command the various de-
partments: .@ u@%
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commander
of the. Eastern Department, trans
ferred to the new Southeastern, Depart.
ment. - "..4t 80 1919.
Maj. Gen. j. Franklin Bell, com
mander Of the Western Department,
transferred to the Eastern Department
theadquarters, Governors Island, New
York; - ... ~,
Brig. Gen. Hunter iLiggett, com
mander of the Philippine Department,
transferred to the Western Depart
ment headquarters, San Francisco), :,
Brighten. Clarence r. Edwards,
commanding the United States troops
at Ancon, Canal Zone, transferred to
the new Northeastern Department
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
A FAMILY REMEDY.

Every family should be provided with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm at all times!
Sprains may be cured in much less time
when promptly treated. Lame back,
lame shoulder, pains in the side and
chest aud rheumatic pains are some OF
the diseases for which II is especially
xalunhle Try this Eminent and become
acquainted with its qualities and you
win never wish to be without II. For
sale by all dealers, Benson Smith & Co.,
agents for Hawaii, ... 81
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
Associated Press By Federal wirelessl

(Associated Press By Federal Wtreiess)
BERNIE, Switzerland, March 20
New and more audacious demands are
made by Germany in what is reliably
reported to be an outline of the terms
on which the Teutonic Allies would
make peace today. The Journal de
Geneve publishes these terms, and in a
declaration that they are authoritative
states thai the account is absolutely
reliable information"
Complete control and domination of
Belgium by Germany, possession of the
French ports. of Calais and DunkiTk by
Germany, and the payment Of an in
demnity of fifteen billion francs to Ger.
many are now the principal demands
of the Kaiser, according to this ac.
count. ,.n&Fsit "
The statement of Germany's terms of
peace which the Swiss paper publishes
as absolutely reliable information is as
follows: af.
sfIf peace negotiations were begun
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
MAGNIFICENT SPA
RUINED BY FLAMES
Famous Resort In Belgium Is
Practically Destroyed
lBy Ths Assoela,ed prea.l

AMSTERDAM, March 25--The the
atre and magnificent gaming. Casino
Of the Kursaal at Spa In Belgium have
been destroyed by fire. The build
ings have been utilized since the war
hs a hospital for German officers The
IRE was caused by a short circuit in
some Temporary electric wiring, and
the fight against the flames was made
impossible by the fact that practically
all the fire hydrants were frozen.
Spa, which is situated seventeen
miles from Liegc, was the most popu-
lar Of the high!elass watering places
In Belgium before the war. II had
about 10000 visitors a year, most OF
them drawn by the waters Of the cele-
bFated Pouhon spring. The general
term Spa AS applied TO watering
places, was derived from the name OF
this town. ar@ aE"a r."
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
COMPANY
EARNS BIG BONUS
tBy The Associated Frsss.,

LIVERPOOL, March 26--The China
Shipping Company is again the fore.
most dividend'paying shipping com
pany in England. This year it has
eelipsed all previous records, In addi-
ton to duplicating the 100 per cent
dividend which it has paid for the past
two years, il has voted 100 per cent
bonus to holders of its Common stock
and a GO 2-3 per cent bonus TO holders
OF its Class b stock. The company has
also been able to set aside consider
able sums to be added TO reserve aud
depreciation. The company's capital
Is about 100000 pounds.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
HORSEMEN RIDE MILES
4 OVER ICE IN SWEDEN

G0THENBURG, March 26--Inhabi-
tants of the Little Styrso Island, lying
OF this city, had surprise recently in
the form a visit from eight horseback
riders, who came from Gothenburg on
the ice. II was the first visit Of the
Kind in twenty-five years. Later an
automobile also made the trip. For
the first time In twenty-five years 1t
is possible TO drive with a sleigh from
Saltholmen to the Dons Island.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
TENNIS ON KAUAI

Entries for the Kauai women's sin.
giles and doubles will close April q
Play is for the Isenberg cup, which
must be won twice to become the, nor.
nlaneht possession Of player. Miss
Millieent Waterhouse has one leg ON Ii
by winning last year. Play will begin
April 0. T. ~ .,|..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
GERMAN LINES IN. WEST
THRUST STILL FARTHER
TO THE NORTHAND EAST
Berlin Officially Admits That Retreat Continues, But
Insists Allies Losing Heavily; PetrOgrad Reports
Massing OfTeutOns Against Them For Another Drive
In Renewed Hope Of Reaching the SlaV Capital
DAY,s DEVEIOPTND

THE FRENCH ATTACKED m THE pIREpTIpE OF SAINT euEN
TIN AND GERMAN LINES OVER ~ TWO AND ONE
HALF NILE 'FRONT.' n NttE ~ 'N' ~ ia
TURTHER ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH AND TUE or TEL
PsTRoaRAD REPORTED THAT LzRGE MISSES or oERSfANs
ARE BEING MAssED RIGA SECTOR WITH THE INTENTION
OF LAUNCHING AGIJsF aLAvS HOPE
OF PENETRATING TO PETRoGRAD tsset4l Mssriess
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS

PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed 10
cure blind, bleeding, itching or pro-
truding PILES in s to IA days or
money refunded. Manufactured by
the PARIS MEDICINE CO., St, Louis.
u. S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-27
FIGHTING. MEN NEEDED
~ 81 ~ 3sA ys2s y1Ys h4g N ~ <ASs
Daniels Appeals For NdUdl Recruit

The Advertiser yesterday received the following message BY Federal Wire
less from Josephs Daniels, secretary Of the navy call the young
hood Of Hawai- volunteer hour the Nations need speaks o
ITSELF The message to the men Of HawaI says: "a
IA WASHINGTON March 25AEdlor Advertiser Homo ~
lulu: The President last night signed an executive order
directing that tie authorized enlisted strength Of denayy be r
increased 10 thousand ewss authorized 4
bycdngfess case Of emergency, direct such increase I
enlistment ind SHIPS t1lng tuNy fsHaa S
New ships and ships htesefse are beng fully
stoned rapidly possible and the need imperative for
larger enlistment n oFe SS uoussp fr Maied n
has been Snef IF thousand five hundred m en-
hsent recently authorized but many
needed tins nerd bN giving SPECIAL panpnssY l
ae younot giving special Monday
the first page ORDER and also by making ed
tora appeal for new fe for de navy yous Faen q h t ab
sYhs navy young stuff and ambition
to serve ihtheHfeEefdf and ihe privilege paai
s I'M HIS enegene yodhase pOn performing
this pubic service and am confidently appealing
1ncfnE nAKI c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-28
men A LITTLE SHY
They Don't Remarry as Hastily
as Widows in Kansas.
More Than 700 Brides in Last
Year, Grass Widows.
$4,000 MARRIED IN THE YEAR
One-Sixth of This Number
Tried 1t the Second Time.
One-Twelfth Were Divorced,
w. j. V. Deacon Reports.
$4,000 MARRIED IN THE YEAR

OF the 1852 couples married in Kan
sas during the last fiscal year, It'll
grooms had been married before and
1349 brides were widows. OF the
grooms who had already tried double
harness, 6S7 had broken their marital
vows or contracts-had been divorce
ed-and 799 of the brides were grass
widows.
This is the first year a divorce
record has been kept by the state reg
istrar, w. ]. V. Deacon. According to
the figures compiled from his reports
of the 5000 persons married, one
sixth were remarked and one-twelfth
were divorced.
More grooms were remarked and
more brides were divorced, indicating
that the men are a little shyer about
taking second plunge in the matri-
moniaI sea. The percentage of grooms
who tried it a second time was 1875
against 14.1 for brides, but the per-
centage of divorced women who re-
married during the year was 59.3 as
against 1873 per cent among the men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-28
MORE ORGANIZATIONS
Woman's Committee of Defense Coun-
Gil Making Good Progress.

A county unit of the Kansas wom-
ans committee of the council of de-
Tense has. been organized at Wichita
for Sedgwick county. Mrs. c. H.
Brooks was temporary chairman, and
at the meeting the following officers
were chosen: Mrs. Will K Jones,
chairman; Mrs. NJ. S. Strong. of God
chairmen; Mrs. c. A. Tess, president
of the Twentieth Century club, secre-
tary: Miss Mary z. Dobbs, corre-
spending secretary of the state w. c..
T. u, treasurer; executive at large,
Mrs. Henry Ware Allen, who is presi-
dent of the Wichita Equal Suffrage
association; Mrs. Laura M Gardner,
CT the school board, auditor
Rocks county was organized al
Stockton, with the following officers:
Mrs. George Taylor, chairman; Mrs.
Clara Goodrich and Miss Grace
Clark, vice chairmen; Miss DRYDEN
secretary; Mrs. w. I. Smith, treasurer.
Mrs. w. L. Chambers was temporary
chairman.
The organization Of Clay county
was made at Clay Center by Mrs W.
s. Jennings, temporary chairman. The
officers elected were Mrs. c. w.
Bingham, Mrs. William Ophfer, Miss
Alice Stratton and Miss Julia Wright.
The Rush county organization was
made at Lacrosse by the temporary
chairman, Mrs. H. r. Arnold, who
was chosen permanent chairman. The
other officers are: Mrs. J. b. Will
son, Miss Abbie Bollpart and Mrs. J.
H Monroe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-28
WHAT U. S. HAS DONE TO DATE
TO PROSECUTE THE WAR


M
he o o
the
a
70 act
pledges
Russia
a
organizer of Belgium relief board of three
8
Mobilization industrial of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-28
is $4,000 GHOST
Spectre Visits County Clerk
Every Fortnight.
1t Is the Remains of a Sugar
Mill Dream.
BONDS SOLD BY TOWNSHIP
Court Held They Were No
Good, Holders Want Money.
One Puts in a Claim Almost
Every Two Weeks.
BONDS SOLD BY TOWNSHIP

Every two weeks, almost as regular
as that period of time rolls around.
there stalks thru the office of Kent
Raub, county clerk, ghost 1t is a
spectre, grim and grisly, of $4,000
mistake made by the Kansas legisla-
ture and Mission township. Shawnee
county twenty seven years ago. Raub,
who has since he has been in office,
watched the spectre enter and exit,
spins this yarn.
Back in 1889, a state legislature
passed a law giving municipalities,
counties, townships and the state pow
err to vote bonds to erect plants, fac
tories and other things to further the
industrial growth of Kansas. Farm
ers in Mission township had made ex-
periments with sugar cane and FOUND
it would grow in the rich Kaw valley
soil. They conceived the IDEA OF 1orm-
ing an agreement to grow the product
and let the township vote bonds to
build a factory to manufacture it into
sugar, The township voted $4,000
bonds. All were sold to buyers scat
tered from the Pacific to the Atlantlc.
Ran Mill One Year.
The sugar mill ran for year. The
profit was not so large as was counted
on The sugar trust got in the game
and undersold the factory. The mill
burned down afterwards.
Then some of the bonds came due.
| The township QlQIl nave Tie iliOACy.
The holder of a $500 bond sued for
| his money. The case went to the SUI
| nreme court That tribunal held
| that the state law was illegal and the
| decision declared the township WASH
| liable for the bonds.
The majority of the bonds issued
were for $500 each and payable in
| 20 years They carried per cent
rate of interest.
! Many Want Money.
Since the twenty years was up
| numerous inquiries have been made
by letter and telegram to the county
| clerks office. The holders of the
| bonds want to know why they aren't
paid. Some questions are generally
asked about the interest. Raub de-
clared that since he has been in office
! he has received at least one such
| query every two weeks.
Until today, when the latest query
was received Raub has been answer
| ing the letters and explaining things.
! A letter today was turned over to the
| county attorney, possibly to relieve
the monotony of the thing more than
| anything else. The county attorney
! will notify the questioner, who at
! tached one of the $500 bonds to his
/ letter, of the situation.
The bonds. when issued were sign
ed by NJ. L. Holloway, township clerk,
and E. C. Bailey, township trustee.
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Mein dear son Heine:
Veil, Heine, 1 guess maybe dot
ticket agents Teller knows hiss push
ness after all. For dot twenty-five
dollars he sure sendt me long ways
to vacationing. Here am 1 init
Mamma und der kids two hundred
und fifty miles from nowhere in vun
direction und equal distance from
somevere in der oder direction. Ven
der ticket vos all used oop der cap
tain off der train toldt us to gedt off.
Und Heine, sooch a gedting off blaze
you nefer saw. Der staff n vos named
puy a Teller dot nobody efer. heard
off, der Teller hass long since died.
und nopody but dot ticket seller fell
Ter hass efer heardt off der blaze
since Und for dot reason here iss We
oop puy der woods in der timber
country off northern Wisconsin. We
half rented a cabin in der woods puy
a lake und are busily engaged catch
ing fish, fighting mosquitoes und
odervise vacationing.
Der stadt off Wisconsin ISIS noted for
idts timber, numerous lakes und Sem
ator LaFollette. Peoples come from
all ofer der country to visit der lakes
und camp und hunt in der timber, ind
marvel adj der handivork off der Su-
preme Being, und adt der same time
vunder how in socch a vunderfnl
country He efer let loose amid sooch
peauty sooch a Teller as LaFollette to
mar der scenery. He ISIS der self adj
vertising bill poster vot der peoples
sendt to Washington to protect DER in
terests, but who has sincevaforgot
eferypodys interest but hiss own.
Heine, der only peoples oop here now
who half any respect for him are der
vuns who ISIS SO old dot dey can't read
der newspapers und see vot bonn
| foozler ISIS he making off himselluf.
But dot hass nodt got someding to do
NIT mein vacationing. Heine, Aindt
| idt funny dot you don't realize vot cul-
tivation und civilization ISIS until you
don't got idt, und den ven you miss
| idt you vunder how you efer godt
along nit idt ven you hadt idt.
We haff no bath tubs opp here, but
| der lake ISIS right puy der front yard,
or we're der front yard shouldt be. We
! don't half der electric lights, but vot