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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-10-16
Narn,= 6ootfipb 800 Icres

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Wiil til Sp. mlnore S%peninesr, rig Sorbs
buno. bper sob fan oprtes, COB SrGnerin9.
Gris S4j. 90 pr. Acre. ct Asperfieb. Sils
ifrip mig for nGrmere nnoerrstnin9. Sils
Iisseube sanS iGlses iaa bsit iom $50 90
pr. ae.e. SD. g. anosriou, Scr 335, Sarge,
Hortb Sdtota.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-10-16

.Silial9s.-l60 Ncres spot @aer=
- Lamb, AZ @il ira Stanlsp. Y. Tot.
eanoet er' mt. Rimslise Setiussier. Rep.
albert S0banieu, ssiasst0n, Y. ..
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-10-16
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF IOWA
DIES MONIES
ANNUAL CERTIFICATE FOR PUBLICATION
Or THE
Norwegian Assurance Union, Limited

Whereas. the above named company has filed
IN the Insurance Department OF Iowa. a sworn
statement showing its C ndition on the tHirtieth
day or June, 1871, in &c, UrdanCe with the pro is
ions OF Chapter I. little 9. of ;he Code OF Iowa,
relating 10 ln>uran; e Companies; and whereas
said statement shows that sal Insurance Com
pany has complied with the laws OF this State
relating to Insurance.,
Therefore, In pursuance of law. l., NOR II.
ENtLlSH. commissioner of Insurance. do hereby
TO transact the business OF Fire Insurance IN the
state OF Iowa. by agents properly appointed and
duly Licensed, as required by law. until the i-st
da, OF March. 1918.
further certify that the statements shows
list. The actual amount OF paid
upCapitalo Of S~aidCompany.
June B.. 1917. to he. ...... 800. 5000
I'd. The "ggregate Income o.
said Company for the year
1917. 40 be. ........ S6J2. Si9.ql
Sd. The aggregate eNpendit.
ureS of said Company of
the year 1871, to be 800. S6l3, 95sG4
Attn. The aggregat amount OF
the Assets of said Com
pany June 81, 1917. to be. S6is, al. 81
9th. The NJ regate amount OF
Liabilities OF said Com
pany. including the a
mount required to safely
reinSure All outstanding
risks, June -, 1917, to be. S61s. 141.N
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal OF office at DeS
Moines, this 9Th day OF October 1917.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-10-16
Emory H. English,

Commissioner of Insurance.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-10-16
:ccprnb % Smtft.
HciurmGtIunatClt

Gen r1oc Cttoocr 1911.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
ey Being Constantly Supplied Will
TheGiOrd's Black.Draught.

MeDut, Va.-'1 suffered for s,ycr-,
years" says Mrs. J b. Whitaker. o.
his place, with sick headache, arc
stomach tIulble.
Ten years ago o friend told me- 20 nv
iheciord's BIack-Draught, which / t.d.
2ld ! found Il IL be ihe oes. family GcG..
cine Ter young ard old.
! keep B,ack-n-aucht On hand an .5t
tine now, and Nicu my ch.lcrcn lec. 2
l..'c bsd, they aslAclc !o- a dos. ana 4
roes them more good Than any mtalcine
.hcy ever tficf.
We never have q long spell ci sick
nes' IN our family since we commented
Using Biack-Dfsugat."
Ihc..ord's Black Draucht is ru-sl,
vegetable, and has been found 10 rcra.
'a'e weak slcmachs. aid digestion. Ie.
ieyc indigestion, colo, wind, nausea.
headache, SICK s,oH ach, ana sim,ai
symptoms.
!; has been IN Constant use iof more
lhar ~ years, and als teneh.ed m,re
.han million people
Your druggist sells and recommends
S.acE-D5ughL Pn only 25e. Gel a
ackage today. ncra
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19
JOHN N. CRAB
TREE GAINED
q 4P0UNDS
QUIT TAKING TANLAC EIGHTEEN
MONTHS AGo-STlLL RETAINS
WEIGHT AND FEELS FINE.
SUFFERED 20 YEARS.

81 have actually gained thirty-lour
pounds on three bottles Of Taulac and
now know what it is to enjoy life and
good health after suffering for twenty
years said John NJ Crabuee, a gen.
eral merchant at Five Mile Station A..
Dallas Texas, few days ago.
81 bought my first bottle over
eighteen months ago, when lived at
Gallatin, Tenn continued Mr.. Crab.
tree, "and ! want to tell you. it was
the best investment | ever made in my
life | began to improve almost from
the start and three bottles simply
made me over into a new man. /
have enjoyed the best OF health ever
since.
q suffered with catarrh of the
stomach and Indigestion for twenty
years and for eighteen months. be.
fore ! started taking Tanlac. had TO
live almost entirely on cereals. Nv
stomach was full of gas and ! suffered
with awful headaches all the time.
was as nervous as a man gets to
be and could hardly sleep at all and
could get no case or comfort any time.
| spent nearly all of one whole year
in bed and was unable to do anything
at all and | fell off in weight to one
hundred and eighteen pounds. | had
all the symptoms Of catarrh and /
Just can't describe all the suffering
I had to endure from it for those
twenty years.
u kept reading about Tanlac in the
papers but | couldn't make up my
mind to try it, because | had tried
so many different kinds of medicines
and had been disappointed each time
But when my friends, who knew my
dreadful condition, begged me /
bought bottle and began taking il
and the results in my case have been
nothing short Of wonderful. After
using my third bottle found had
increased in weight from one hundred
and eighteen pounds to one hundred
and fifty two, making an actual gain
OF thirtyfour pounds all my troubles
we're gone and | was feeling like an.
other man.
Although it has been a year and
half since Tanlac relieved me Of my
awful catarrhal trouble and indiges.
tion and made life worth living.
still retain my increase in weight and
feel simply fine all the time. I've been
eating anything want all the time
in fact anything anybody else can
ana sleeping like child every night.
Being made into a strong healthy man
after suffering as long as | did is
enough to make me rejoice and I'm
glad 10 endorse Tanlac because
know what it has done for me. You
can just tell anyone to ask me about
Tanlac and I'll tell them what have
told you"
-Ianlac is sold in Ardmore by T. n.
Coleman and in Berwyn by Berwn
Drug Co. adv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

Remember, when voting tomorrow
that the various commissioners for
the city are elected by the people at
large. So that If you live in tine First
Second or Third wards, you also have
the privilege OF voting for VIII G.
Gardner, candidate for commissioner
in the Fourth ward.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

little ABOUT what is
to happen in the
future years Of his
life. lie perhaps
knows more about
the future after
death than he does
about what the
coming years Of
his life will be.
Man is able to view
the heaven through
the telescope and
calculate for years
ahead ust when
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

II you wish to buy or sell leases,
wildcat acreage, production or have or
want drilling propositions, write or
see us Ralph Development Co., S34
Mayo building, Tulsa, Okla. 0-2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

The annual report on wildcat tests
IN the state gives out the figures that
during the year 1916 as many as $50
oil tests We're drilled and out of that
number two producers were found.
one at CARRIER which makes about 80
barrels and one at Billings with a
production of about Is barrels. Fields
are not very easily located even in
Oklahoma and the chances are good
jhat petroleum prices win get better.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19
Al The cHRlsrlAM cAuRcA

The First Christian church was
crowded last night to hear the sermon
by Or j, w Burns, ON the subject
It Night Have Been" The speaker
used for his text, Kings S:l3. Nj.
Burns spoke in part as follows:
L-LL-.. L-..---.--. L..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

the seasons will come and go and lust
what the positions of the different
stars viii be nj stated times. lie is
able TO tell the very year. month. day.
hour minute and second when the
moon or sun is to be cclipseJ But
man can not look through a telescopo
or any description and tell what is to
occur in the future years Of his life
He makes his plans and forms his
purposes for the future, but how often
are those plans and purposes dis.
turDed and destroyed, either by his
own acts or the acts of others. As a
rule man purposes that the future
years OF his life shall be better than
, the present He makes good resou.
tions for the morrow He intends 10
become a better man lie eNpecfs 10
1--we true to both God and man. lie is
honest in his resolutions. lie does
not take into account the fact thai
ms luture years are to be LARGELY
spent as his environment from now
on viii dictate Man has ALWAYS fail.
Cd to figure on the deceit of The
Z .'''''''f'' 80 HtAA C. ilf AN0 AWAY IllltI 10
take INTO account tie lact that the
mind and soul are governed by miycl-
sal law Just as the bOcy. and lust AS
the times and seasons are governed
lie does not calculate that his little
wrongs Of today may become the great
sins OF tomorrow by reason OF the
natural law OF soul and mind growth.
Therefore, he does not today eyucc,
that he will be the vilest sinner TO.
morrow.
king Benhadad was sick and he
learned that the prophet Elisha was
IN ms neighborhood. The king sent
haaael to enquire of the propheI
whether or not he snould recover a,
the disease. When the messenger
made the inquiry the prophet replied.
Go, say unto him, thou mayest Ger.
talnly recover: how be it the Lord
Eath showed me that he shall surely
dc Then the Old prophet fastened
ms eyes upon the youngster and went
Iaaael asked, Why weepeth my lord?
lhe answer came, Because know
the evil that thou wilt Ho unto the
children Of Israel: their strongholds
WIZ tnou set on fire. and their young
men wit thou slay with the sword
lhcn the young man realizing that
he mad no such intention became On.
raGod and inquired But what is Inv
servant a dog that he should DO This
great thing" The messenger return
ed TO the king and told him what the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19
OIL and GAS NEWS

y. T. Feagin has returned home
from a business trip to Texas points.
The Roumania Oil company drilling
near the center of the southeast quar-
ter OF section 1912 has reached a
depth Of 500 feet
Robert +. Blair of Wagner is
visitor here with George w. Strawn.
Mr.. Blair is an attorney and makes
oil litigation his specially.
Southwestern Petroleum company
No | Bench allotment in 1912 has
made no progress on account of cas-.
ing troubles since the level of 800
feet was reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

Guy T. Lawrence who recently
came here nom Dallas made a trip
yesterday to the fields. lie went over
large portion Of the oil area and
visited the town OF Healdton. He
was so much Impressed with the town
hat he will make another trip to-
morrow or the next day to make the
purchase Of a business lot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

c. H. Everett was in the city this
morning from the fields. Mr.. Everett
has machine shops in the field which
have met the full demands of the
producers and he spends most of his
time in the fields
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

II w. Marcum wAo has production
at Healdton and who is Interested in
the test to be drilled in $50 south of
Wilson is in the Healdton district
from Coalgate. His well has not been
started on account Of the scarcity Of
water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

The oil pipe line Of the Texas COM
pany has been finished between
Healdton and Red river and the Texas
side is probably finished also, as both
crews have been making about the
same building progress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

Alexander Preston an operator and
producaf in the Okmulgee district is
here looking over :i5aidton with a
view Of making purchases OF close in
acreage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

Reports on the Dundee Petroleum
company's well in 25-4-3 are at vari-
ance. The well is saiI 20 have resum.
ed drilling at depth Of 915 feet. The
formation at this deptn is blue shale
and the formations are running regu.
lar with the southeast extension.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

Chas A. Shaeffer treasurer Of the
NiNana Oil company is here from
Nansas City looking after company
business. This company has acreage
northwest of the Oil City district and
is carrying on drilling operations at
this time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-19

southwestern Petroleum company
No / Hartgrove which offsets Carter
on company on the rugn farm is said
to have reached the top of sand
somewhat higher than the Carter
company reached it, The South.
western well Is in 1912.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
BIC DRY DOCK
PLANT BURNED
On the Brooklyn Water Front
With Soldiers on Guard
Has Ugly Look.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Four large
buildings at the Morse Dry Dock and
Repair compare, on III" south Brooklyn
water front. wcrc destroyed by fire TO-
night. with an estimated loss Of Sl.N0h.-
00D. The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
United States soldiers on duty At The
plant declared that tho llr" started sud-
denly In the carpenter shop. "hern hum
dreis OF men were working. and then
quickly spread tn other buildings.
Tho Morse company was working on
larEn government orders and is one ct
the few private plants that has Gn"rd
OF United States soldiers. \ sentry
fred his riflo into the mir when h" dis
covered q small flame eating it's way
out Of one end Of the large wooden car
>.uter shops. F1rcmen. firo boats nnd
members Of tho naval reserves fought
the fire. Tho carpenter shop. tho i"Ir-
ing shop and the pattern shop. ali wood
en- buildings, were burned 10 the ground.
and the immense brick machln" shcp. in
which valuable machinery WAS stored,
was destroyed. An employees rCsthu-
rant and an OIL storage plant caught fire.
but were saved with little damaG".
Two largo steamships which w"r" III
dry dock. were towed into IN" harimr
Municipal, state and federal authorities
are conducting an investigation into tn,
cause Of the fire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
COLONEL HOUSE VOICES AMERICAS
ADMIRATION Of HEROIC FRANCE

deep conviction that by this unity and
by concentrated effort we shall be able
to arrive at the goal which We have
set out to reach.
'Ir behalf Of my colleagues. want
to avail myself of this occasion to thank
tho officials Of the French government.
and through them me French people.
for the warm welcome and great con-,
sidcrat!nn they have shown us. In
coming TO France we have felt that We
were coming TO the house OF our friends.
Ever since our government WAS found
ed there has been bond OF interest and.
sympathy between Ills sympathy
which this war has famed Into pac-
sfona," admration.s The history OF
Frame 10 q history of cours SC and sac
rfice. Therefore, the great deeds which
nave Illuminated the last three years
have come rs no surprise to US OF
America We know that when callsd
upon France would rise 10 a splendid
achievement and would add lustre TO
her name.
"Amcrica salutrs Franco and her he
roic sons and feels honored 10 0Sht by
the side OF go gallant comrade.
Colonel House. and several members
Of tho mission will visit American head
quarters tomorrow. leaving carly In the
day and returning TO raris In the even
ing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
TRY TO PROVE MRS.
KING COULD HAVE
ENDED HER LIFE

CONCORD. y. e.. Doc. ".-After the
Star? h;rd unexpectedly rested ITS case
tnday. the first move OF tho dclenSc
nj tho trial Of CASTOR r. Means, II
rabarrus county court. was 10 0heF
c1pcrt testimony designed 10 combat
that introduced by the prosecution
that il would have bnen physically IN
nossjhlr for Mrs. Maud" A. King to
hnv. fred tho shot that caused her
death NJ Dlackwnlder Spring the night
OF last August 90.
Half a dozen North Carolina phySi'
rians testified that in their opinion II
would have been possible for Mrs
King TO have fired the shot. they
told of lengthy experiments they had
conducted in firing a. blottrrs with o.
calibrr automatic l>avolvrrS. such as
that with which Mrs. King was killed.
Powder stains generally were left on
the blottcrs when the revolver waS
held at any distance lrss than II
inches away. they said. but no stains
were visible when hair was placed on
the hlott"r
on cross-examinatiOn. the physi-
clans admitted that Alton Means, q
brother Of the defendant. assisted In
nil tests they made and that on one
or Two occasions Lee Crowcll. OF coun'
sci for Means. also was present. The
State demanded that the blotters be
produced. but this was not done.
nr. ". II. Wadsworth, on" OF the
witnesses. undertook TO demonstrate
10 the Jury how he believed the shot
that caused Mrs. Kings death could
have been fired by her, but he could
get the revolver into position only
through the aid Of counsel for the de-
fpnso. The States objection TO this
assistance was sustained by Presiding
Judge Cline. When challenged hy
Solicitor Clement to make the demon
stration unassistcd. DR.. Wadsworth
admitted that he could not know when
hn had the weapon in tn eriGht posi-
,inn 10 point at his head without mir
ror or assistance from another per
son.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
JURY SECURED FOR
MISS YARNEY'S TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE

pEDtiAM. Mass. Dec. 3.-The jury
in IA" trial az Miss Harriet A. Narnsy.
nurse - West Upton, charged with
the .murde" OF Mrs. Pauline \. Kayes.
OF Brookliue. was completed before adj
tournament o: the first days session TO-
day.
or the verire ot $50 men called. 1l6
we're examined heTrre the jury box
was filled.
Miss Varney. who sa, with her coun-
sol took an active interest in the OK
aninations. She smiled frequently
and ar0ea-"d % - l.: GOOD sriri's.
George H. E"y.s. husband Of tho wo-
naa uhrm Miss Earney * alleged to
nave shot because Of j"alouSr. is OK
pec;ed 20 b. ons. Of rne chief witnesses
FOR the prosecution: II" was not in
court to-day
At the hour when the. hodr OF his
vouns' wife was found By flr"men who
had responded tor Il small blaze in the
. Kitchen nt IN. kereS home in Brook
line .kny.s was iUnrhinc In Boston
-vich Miss Earn"y. and i; WAS the adj
uit,.ilv ia'inla;:. Friendship between
,hn t,vo.'haf ,,ir""rrd suspicion against
he rurS".
The. STATE alleges that after shooting
his wits. Miss Ta:n"y Joined kcy"s
with III" pu-pose OF establishing an
alibt.
polio. Investigation Developed that
,he MRS haG been known 10 some
.,xrnr. as IN. wife nf K"y"s. II" was
,,ivnrccd r-ntr, his tirI' VIII" and mar
lied his sterographrr 'en months be-
-orr sh.> WAS murdered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
GERMANS TRY DESPERATELY FOR .
DECISION ON THE WESTERN 'FRONT.'
Latest Offensives in Italy and
France Show Enemy's
Plight Is Critical.

WASHINGTON. Dec 3.-An effort
by the Germans to bring on a de-
cisiye engagement on the western
front Is suggested in war departments
review of military operations for the
week ending December l, Issued TO-
nigh: by Secretary Baker.
THE outstanding feature OF the
general military. situa tion." says the
review. rs 10 be found in the ever
increasing mobility Of action OF the
forces engaged.
Static warfare is giving way TO
activity Of movement
81, seems that decision Is being
sought by the enemy, who realizes
that lie cannot endure for much
longer peri0d the strain OF trench
warfare imposed by the allies IN inc
west.
This explains the effort Of tho CEN
l7al powers in maSslng conSlderap'c
forces in order 10 invade Italy - 4
concentration Of troops made possible
by the International situation IN Rus
sia. This offensive was undertaken
10 crush the Italians and compel them
10 sue for peace.
Five weeks of desperate fighting
has brought them no nearer their real
objective in this theatre.
"The Italian armies suffered reTers-
es in the earlier stages Of the battle
They were compelled TO give way and
for time the military situation along
the Italian front was serious. But
the enemy had underestimate the re-
sisting nower Of tho Italians and dis
counted the splendid morale which
their forces would display when the
full magnitude Of thc impending crisis
was :isualizcd.
The hoped for revolution In Italy,
which had been sedulously tonenteo
hr German propagandists and which
was an important part Of the German
(continued on Page Seven-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
100000
MEN NOT To De
CALLED in I'll
COMING SPRING
LACK OF CLOTHING
HAS CHANGED PLANS
Now Expected the Next Incre.
mcnt Will Be Called Late
In March.
pr"ial 10 Tho Int"lliErnr"r

iS'lHi 10 nH lnlrlllErtr"r
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 3.
Because there is not enough
warm clothing to permit the next
Increment Of five hundred thou
sand men to be called under the
seIective draft being taken into
the government service while the
weather continues cold, the date
Of their going into camp has been
postponed until tho latter part Of
March, It was learned at the war
department today.
The delay in calling the men to
the cclors, while it Will Of course
delay by just that much time
when they will be ready for ser
vice in France, will give the quar-
terra sters' department almost a
year in which to provide the me-
eessary winter clothing. hey
will not need the warm clothing
until their period Of training in
the United Stats is completed,
and they are ready to be trans
ported to France.
The war department has been
having hard shedding to provide
winter clothing for the men al
ready In the service. II has
been officially admitted that the
call for the last quota Of the first
Increment Of the drafted men was
delayed because Of the lack OF
oyercoats. Now the training OF
the second increment will be de-
Iayed. so, that they will not be
mustered into the federal service
until the warm weather makes 4
supply Of heavy clothing unneees-
sary for the time being, and the
department will have until next
October in which to provide the
heavy clothing which the men viii
need in France next winter II the
war continues.
There has never been an otflclai
announcement rs to just when the
second increment would be called
out, but the date fixed by army
officers, whose only desire Is 10
oct an army trained as rapidly as
possible, and who were not taking
into consideration the inability OF
the ouartcrmestcrs' bureau to tur'
nish supplies. was some time .n's
month. It had been planned TO
train the second Increment, large
w in the camps made vacant by
the movement Of National GUARDS
men 70 France. Now 1t is thou9 NJ
,h,+ the cantonments will be
available for the second "incre,
ment. as the first increment "'''
or can be cent to France before
nresent plane contemplate inc
caI,ino Of the second.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-04
GREAT FORCES
EMP PLOYED BY
H|NDENBURG
IN OFFENSIVE
MOST SANCUINARI
FIGHT SINCE VERDUN
Germans Also Undertake At,
tacks Upon the French,
But Are Repulsed.

Extremely hard fighting, with
the Germans using large forces Of
infantry in mass formation, is
taking place along the southwest
ern section of the Cambral saii-
ent.
In the region Of Gonne'ieu, la
Vacouerie and southwark to Veno-
huile. and northward toward Mas
nieres. battles were wa9ed with
great fcrceness throughout Mon
day. with the Germans nowhere
successful in breaking the British
front. Al Ia Vacquerie they
again succeeded in penetrating
the village from which they were
elected previously. but strong
ccurter-attack again turned the
scale in favor of General 8yne's
forces. who threw cut the enemy.
inflieting heavy casualties on him.
As in tteir previous attacks.
the Germans used great masses Of
artillery. nut the British forces
everywhere met their onslauehts
stoicaIIy and at last accounts were
firmly holding their line at all
points.
Although thc Germans in their
offensive have been using men
(con.inued on oaee Sevsn.)