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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
TANK AFMAZEs SOLDIERS
Knocks Trees Down at Upton and
Journeys Across 1renches.

Camp Upton, Yaphank, L. l., Dec.
4.-Climbing seemingly impossible en-
bank1nents and bowling over trees a
foot in diameter the British tank. re-
Gently exhibited &: Hero Land, showed
It's capabilities today to 10000 men of
the New York City division assembled
on the slopes of a natural amphithea-
ire at the trench system of the 154th
infantry brigade.
The tank weighs 80 tons and carries
six Lewis guns. Its interior Is a jeal-
ously guarded secret, and today only
one officer, a member OF General John
sons personal staff, entered the ma
chine. The door that opens at the side
Of the tank reveals mechanism in
side as bulky as that Of a submarine.
A ix-cylinder motor drives the cater
pillar treads, and the machine can turn
in less than its own length. The heav-
lily muffled engine explains the secrecy
with which the British tanks moved up
unknown to the enemy In the recent
surprise attack before Cambria. The
tank numbered across the snow covered
fields to the brigade trenches this
morning and passed over a third-line
trench, where a platoon Of infantry was
waiting The machine passed over the
wide bitches without trouble. After
the front line trenches had been passed
a trap door opened and a hand from
within waved 2 red flag. At this sig
nal the infantry platoon climbed the
top of It's trench and followed the tank
after tie manner Of the British ad-
vance The tank later demonstrated
its versatility. Turning at a right
angle. the tank ambled, like a giant
beetle. toward a specially constructed
enbankment rising at an angle OF 30
degrees. It hesitated q moment, then
climbed the obstacle. and, after balanc-
ing on the top, slid down the other side
of the embankment. Passing machine
gun targets, the tanks Lewis guns fired
several rounds, and the war machine
then made off, across roots and stumps,
to clunp of pine trees Again the
tank hesitated as II sizing UP its OBJ
stacle. Then 1t lurched against for
ty-five foot pine tree broke 1t of at the
ground, and rode contemptuously over
the fallen tree. While the watching
soldiers cheered. the tank attacked. an
other tree a foot in diameter and
brought 1t low. No obstacle in either
trenches CT woods appeared too great
for the tank to overcome. The snow
caused It to skid slightly at first, but
the crew fixed heavy clamps, or 'spuds"
as the British soldiers call these sub
stitutes for skid chains, at intervals OF,
/, the caterpillar treads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
GERMANY'S WAR AIMS.
DR.. James Declares Teutons Obsessed
by Dream, of Universal Empire.

DR.. James Declares Teutons Obsessed
by Dream Of Universal Empire.
tChica TO- Dec. 24-America and Eng
land against the world, unconquered
and unconquerable!
This doctrine was set forth by DR..
Edmund !. James, president Of the
University OF Illinois, in a midday ad-
dress on German Plans for World
Empire" before the business executives
section Of the Chicago Association OF
Commerce at the Hotel Morrison yes
terday.
Nearly a thousand men and women
listened to and applauded the promul-
CATION of this new article of faith"
DR.. James "camouhaged' his state
ments under the alias OF a CONVERSE
tion held in 1912 with his German
teacher, Professor Wagner, whom he
described as very old. blind and lame,
and whom he had known since 1915
Excerpts from his talk took up al
most the entire address, and DR..
James brought a laugh from his hear
crs when he explained this was q long
and exciting discussion By that time
his auditors realized the sentiment and
principles ne was giving out were his
own, and believed Professor Wagenr
was either a Pigment of his imagina-
ton or q lay figure used as a target
for the broadsides he was pouring into
German thought and German practice.
"The German people" he said, part
" through their own fault and partly
through political conditions IN Europe,
have become obsessed with the idea
they must build up an empire that can
dominate the whole earth.
80 they came to, look at the British
empire as the great obstacle in the way
Of the Great German empire and one
that must be destroyed to let Germany
rule. The Holy Roman empire, which
held the world In its own hand. was the
prosecutor Of the German empire, and
the dream Of the German leaders was
to re-estabiish that world power.
Professor Wagner believed thero
must be q central power TO economhze
the resources Of Europe. ~ we do not
watch. .:s said, e.: the world Will ns:5ii
to England and the United states. and
Germany and the central European
powers will be come . nero tail to the
Anglo American kite. :; e
Then you are Just az anti .Englisn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
fusl admlslstrator tor the united

fuel administration for the Units<
States only Z few month"; ago.
Problems that have been presented
to us have been many with no prece'
dence from the past to guide us. How.
ever we are carrying on our work tt
the best of our ability and with the ale
of hundreds Of patriotic citizens of this
state we have no doubt but that the
fuel situation in Iowa Will be well
taken care Of.
1.-The problem before us in this state
Is chiefly one of conservation. 1t is
true that in this state Of Iowa, the
richest commonwealth in the world.
there is now before us problem
of economy which can only be solved
by the cooperation OF all the people
of the state.
1T is not question of our ability
to pay for the fuel for our needs dur
ing this winter-it is a question of our
saving every available pound of coal in
order that the vast wheels OF industry
which are producing the materials Of
war which our boys must have If they
are to be successful in the field Of
BATTLE should not be stilled.
Eleven million tons of coal have
been consumed in Iowa annually. It
must be our aim for 1918 not TO con-
sumo more than ten million tons as
maximum. A shovel OF coal saved daily
by every householder in the state Of
Iowa would he OF great help in bring
ing about this result.
The work of the fuel administration
has hardly been begun. Next year
there should be pushed campaign OF
conservation TO the utmost. We should
Try and mobilize every tract of timber
in the state and in every way husband
our resources to the best advantage.
Il feel sure that the people Of Iowa
realize by this time that nothing less
than the utmost efforts of the nation
Nill be equal TO the task of winning
the war and feel sure that this state
collectively, and her citizens individ-
ually will do her share in the great
program before us
The Governors Message.
Carry the good cheer spirit of
Christmas time into the next twelve
months. "all for the victory of our
cause" is the Christmas message OF
Governor William l.. Harding TO the
people of Iowa.
Thru the Associated Press the gov
ernor gave this message today to
Iowans:
1T is with peculiar pleasure that, as
chief executive of the state, can say
that the Christmas time spirit has
been lived and practiced by our peo-
nle dNrinr act q IN,
their giving to the various causes Of
humanity.
Service and sacrifice are key
words that are reality in the lives Of
all.
The good cheer spirit Of this season
must be carried into the next twelve
months all for the victory Of our
cause"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

Have 1427 Ships Vrdss Contract. Il
The outstanding facts developed AZ
the opening. Of the senatorial mvesti-
cation OF the shipping board, the emer-
gency feet corporation and their OPP
Grafton today are:
A tremendous program OF shipbuild-
ing has been. undertaken. Ships TO
the number % 1,l27 Of S,S7s,10S dead
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Railroad Time Table
CHICAGO . NoRTHWGoTGRl1.
GOING WEST.

~. GOING WE6T.
No. 11--Denver Special 800. LISA. N
No. Los Angeles Limited fila. -
No. 3-china and japan Elk. SIT !. ~
No. 3s-Ames Passenger II: n Z. u
No. 5-Ues Moinss Pass,ger $3.50 >. =.
No. 1s-Hawkeye Express. e:3E >. -,
No. l7--oregon and Washing 81
ton Special .............. S:ss Z. ..
GOING EAST.
No. A-Dss Moinss -Pass,gsr S:23 I. -.
No NJ is-psnvsr spsel.l .,: 1910 ?: 2.
inston Special ............ ESQ 4. =.
No. So-Clinton Passsnssr -. s:17 ,. n.
No. s-Atlantic Exprsss 80. s:1S D. n.
No. 12-Chicago Special ..1l:E1 ). u.
No. 1o-Eastsrn Express -. s:34 I. -.
Nos. I, s. 20. 20. daily except sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Captain Engineers


Captain Engineers.
H. K. Davis, Knoxville
F.. G. Mallettte, Leon.
c. A. Cool, Waveriy.
E. f. Bridges. Oskaloosa.
D. c. Fensternaker. Sioux City.
F. C. Young. Iowa City
S. Thayer, Sioux City.
]. F. Reynolds, Storm Lake.
C. F. Merten. Garner.
W. c. Wyman, Ottumwa.
H. W. Sargent, Fort Dodge.
Second Lieutenant Engineers.
G. E. Gray, Des Moines.
r. T. Edwards, Ames.
W. C. Cooper, Des Moines.
L. S. Gates, Dubuque.
Major Quartermasters Corps.
E. B. Baker, Des Moines.
n. D. Jackson. Waterloo.
3. F. Thomas. Fort Des Moines.
F. H. Kincaid, Davenport.
Captain Ordnance.
A. D. FIcke, Davenport.
NJ. Janchick, Fort Dies Moines.
r. A. Sarney, Des Moinee.
Captain Aviation.
NJ. L. King, Dies Moines.
First Lieutenant Aviation.
S. ]. A. wifvat. Perry.
Major Medical Corps.
G. A. Spaulding. Avoca.
]. w. Osborn, Des Moines.
A. McCreisht, Fort Dodge.
First Lieutenant Medical Corps.
F. w. sallander. Fort Madison.
]. J. schwersley, Eattns.
r. A. Seller. Blairstowr.
]. C. Shellito. Independence.
w. G.. Raby. Fort Des Moines.
NJ. Bannister, .Ottumwa.
J. 8. Caldwell, Lenox.
c. F.. Davis, Mount Pleasant
c. E. Moore. Newton.
F.. e. Futtke, Sumner.
First Lieutenants Dental Section.
c, E. Sobolik, Stacyville.
C. F. Scofield. State Center.
A. F. Schiltz, Iowa City.
J. E. Scott, Seymour. ~
r. A. Sears, Dies Moines.
F. A. Nash, Moorehead.
x. T. Orr, DEBORAH.
w. O'Neill, Correctisnville.
F. w. PEBBLES, Fort Des Moines.
H. 3. Pinnee, Spencer.
NJ. Reinking. Sioux City.
c. Nichols, Newton.
l.. NJ. Wise, Earlham.
L. l.. Deyarman, Winfield.
R. P. Mcdonald. Marcus.
r. E. Minger, Tripoli.
w. w. Muir, Norway.
D. B. Dehaven, Fort Des MONIES.
G.. F. Huston, Russell.
P. J. Curry, Ida Grove.
]. z. Packard, Sioux City.
l.. Bigger, Mystic.
S. e. Dick, Stanhope.
G. H. Lankelma, Pella.
N. P. Knight, Vinton.
J. s. McNinch. Rockford.
T. A. Nash, Moorhead.
w. w. Muir, Norway.
H. B. Primo. Spencer.
M. r. Reinking, Spencer.
J. J. Rohner. Carroll.
P. w. Shriver, Seymour.
G. H. Wandel,' Mount Vernon.
E. r. Watts, What Cheer.
c. T. Huston, Russell
d. B. Bogaard, Orange City.
L. L. Kline. Manson.
NJ. G. Knodle, Melbourne.
l.. Kadesky, Dubuque.
A. N. Reed, Wapello.
Second Lieutsnants Veterinary Ss'
ton.
w. r. Simonsen, Cherokee.
n. S. Nutty, Nevada.
C. D. Sparker, Fayette.
E. w. Mayne. Sanborn.
C. Wilmington, Luverns.
A. F. McGreevy, MARKHAM.
J. F. Rogers, Dunlap.
F. G.. Roach, Miles.
F. B. Perdue. Russell.
F.. w. shinn, Sioux City.
J. w. Wilson. Winfield.
T. =. West, Sumner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
10 Prsxent enc ORIG.

Colds cause gripLAxative Bromo
Quinine tablets remove the cause.
There is only one "bromo quinine."
E. ". Groves signaturs on box y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
shyp ccmmandere Muse obev 0vwner

SHIP C0mWsaN0Oro NJ 009 OD0y VoWNoSo.
Complaints that American merchant
ship captains haye not oo-operated with
commanders Of conveys and with ma
val gun crew. commanders caused the
Department Of Commerce to issue I'M
structions today TO merchant officers
to follow the directions Of their naval
associates in every instance where they
are prompted by military necessity.
Disobedience OF tho Instructions, 1t =
pointed out, win cause the withdrawal
Of merchants officers licenses.
The instructions make clear. how
ever. that in matters relating solely 70
navigation and 70 the discipline Of
crews the authority Of merchant cap
tains will be upheld. Attention 10 call
ed to the need for the strictest disci-
pline In war times and 10 the necessi-
ty OF enforcing sobristy among the
men.
The navy's recent inAistencef on man.
ming all merchant ships with naval re-
serves grew out Of an alleged lack OF
CO. operation by merchant captains
and an absence OF discipline among
merchant crews. Seamen, the navy
commended. were permitted to come
aboard in foreign ports intoxicated,
endangering the ships on their return
thru the submarine zone.
An arrangement has been reached
between the navy and the Shipping
Board providing for manning by the
navy Of all transports. all ships car
rying supplies for the army ana the
navy and all vessels carrying whole
cargoes OF munitions. Operation by
merchant crews IL left TO passenger
ships and 70 vessels carrying part
munitions ana all other carEoes- Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

wslDh1 te00 afe undse oonGtruc&ioo a16
under eoatract. OF thsse ~ are AeU
ships contracted for by the euAeegsncx
dsst Oorporation Tor psivGts u S0sS
sign owners whom the comHaAndeesino
order went into e6sct Aus. :.
The shipping board has ALREADY pue
into operation. ana turned over 10 the
army. forty-nins Of the comman dssred
shipe which have bean ssnplstsA. one
ship constructed under the contracts
will sail few days after Christmas.
The work on others y progrsssjng
Sapidly and now that the preliminary
work Of constructing ship y4rda - out
Of the way, scosss Of the nav ves0elS
are expected TO follow rapidly. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

week Colonel Roosevelt took w he
matter in, an address made In Kansas
City and publicly asked the star to set
details ON equipment. Sept - . dts
patch from Camp Funston was printed.
giving these details: showing. for In
stane that only few thousand woolsn
breeches were on hand, that there was
a serious shortage Of overcoats. and
that the men were drilling with wood
en- guns. @
Secretary Baker put all the blame
for the shortage on the railroads. But
evidently the trouble lay further back
than the railroads. For now, Dec. -.
comes the report Of the surgeon gen
eral that 'lack Of warm garments In
the cold weather Of the late fall 10 be-
lieved to have contributed largely to
the spread OF pneumonia" l
THE head Of the War Department q
time like this ought TO be one OF The
country's biggest executives chosen
for his ability to handle . big Job. not
for his views on tariff. Perhaps PTesi-
dent Wilson could md a place tor Mr..
Baker in some other sphere Of the
governments activities II he values
his counsel. But q real executive -
needed to manage the War Department
IL we are to win the war in the shortest
possible time and with the least posi-
BILE loss Of men,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
MORE GET COMMISSIONS
Eiahty. Mine lowans Become OHicers N
Engineers, Ordnance and Other De-
partments Of War-Earn Straps ee-
cause Of Special Qualifications.

Des Mo,nes, Dec. 24.-Eighty -n.ne
Iowans have been granted commissions
in the engineer. ordnance, quartermas-
ter. medical, dental and signal divi-
sions Of the United States army re-
serve corps. according to Saturdays
official announcements in Washington.
The men were taken from private
life and commissioned because OF es-
pec;al qualifications in their respective
branches without being compelled to
attend training schools. Many have
been in service for some time, but II
is the war departments first announce
ment Of commissions given.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
CHICAGO GREAT WE0TE0N
Corn o4ll Aeutss' sS y VI.

GOING SOUTH
No. 1-st Joe and KC. Lin Ass 4. n.
No. SIX. G. Mail and Exp. Sis b. IA
No. SIX. C. and st. Joseph.. O6 Z. nj.
No. 55-Des Moines Mail /. 4. 6:6g ,. n.
%t4 GOING NORTH u
No. Twin Cities LAmited..11;31p. n.
No. 4-Chicago-St. p. EXP $50 Z. "a.
No, Gladly ............... s7:gS ). n.
No. e-ChicAgo Filler 1875 3. n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
No rurlk fer aammies.


4 Tho great bulk Of the American az.
peditionary force win not get It's ex.
pected Christmas dinner. The sub
marine attack forced the ship
which was carrying cranberries to
turn back. and thru some unknown
circumstances two ships which were
carrying the supplies Of turkey left the
United States so late that it was I'm
possible for them to arrive in France
in time. The turkeys which already
have arrived in the army zone were
left over from Thanksgiving and will
60 an extremely short way.
The Quartermaster's corps II busy
trying to procure substitute. but the
army 10 really disappointed. for turkey
at Christmas had been looked forward
to by virtually every member Of the
command. The quartermastsr had
made careful preparations, but hia
calculations went wrong.
Now Il appears that the principal
dish Of the day win be monkey tur-
key" which 10 ordinary canned beef.
n Ia j
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
vas,.r oir,e Train tor Nurses.

vassar Girio Train Tor Nurses.
vassar college will be used for war
purposes next summer, 1t was an
nounced here today. committee Of
trustees has been appointed to work
out plans for . school for the intensive
training Of students to enter hospitals
to become registered nurses. A COM
mittee on nursing from the council Of
national defense will CO. operate in this
respect.
It Is planned also to hold summer
conference OF Red Cross home service
workers and to establish Normal In
stitute under the offices of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
At the suggestion OF the students
association the work Of pupils on the
college farm may be continued Tor an
other year. with these students organ
lied and allowed to live in dormitories.
Miss Louise p. Sheppard, associate
warden. has been4loaned by vassar to
tho intercollegiate Intelligence Bureau
at washington, This. organization, con-
Quoted by representatives Of Ameri-
can colleges supplies trained men and
women to government Offices and war
Industries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
! Gear to Lsavs Russis.

Former Car Nicholas and his fami-
ly are to be permitted to seek haven
81 soine other country than Russia.
1t il authoritativsly stated that de-
cree will be issued next Thursday a..
lowing members Of the imperial fami-
~. including those at Tobolsk. to go
abroad" in compliance with their re-
quest. This action Of the boIsheviki
is due to insistsncs Of Germans in the
armistice NEGOTIATIONS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
Our Dullsts Have Foras.

The German scsdisr1 armor Will not
Withstand the hard-hitting American
bullet, It has been shown. A heavy
breastplate removed from German
prisoner for . test was literally chew!
ed to pieces BY machine gun fire after
q rifle bullet fired at good range had
torn hole in tho armor as big AZ
q silver dollar,
Even the BULLETS from an automatic
pistol did the work II was expected
they would in this respect.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24
aaYa AaaIeae ) ahauid ~. ,

Undsr the caption Baker Should
Go" he Kansas City Star says:
Are the fatal words, Too late 20
20 written over our war program. 90
Lloyd 0sorge once Said thsy had bssn
written over the war program Of orr
allies? ,Ss 81 X
1T Was on sept. n that the Star
hrst called Attention u the lack o.
clothing ana blaAkstl ~ well q Of
sssass, 8 cslnD 1Sneton. That ssms
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-29
JONES FIRE SALE DRAWS
LARGE CROWDS EACH DAY.

The big fine .tlr lt tho Juuo uu
Goods Go. Sixth ANA ruIk stree
began a' nine l0cb Friday under
most Juu0iuus circumstance From
the moment 'hu doors were opened
until the present time. crowd .a..
gone into tUe structure secured ba
gains and come out sith UaDkllo.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
Senate Debates War Crisis

Washington.-The senate turne
attention to the international
again on Friday, debate on u
ministration bill to curtail actiyI
foreign agents developing many
ences to the situation with Gen
and drawing from Chairman Sto
the foreign relations committee
ter denunciation OF newsP
which, he said, circulate false
ments in order to create a sent
for war.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23

The Suscles OF the human Jaw en-.
ert a force % 5S4 pounds.
The lantern-fiy Of South America Il
said to be by far the most brilliant Of
all luminous insects.
The average pressure to crush the
shell OF brown egg is 1855 pounds, and
That required to crush a white egg I12.5
pounds.
A single machine gun, with a crew OF
four men, is equivalent TO 40 infantry
armed with the modern magazine rife
and Is capable OF throwing a hottes
concentrated fire uDon a given sDot
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
DEUTSCHLAND CHAINED TO d

Reported That Captain KoenIng
iis Crew are in English Jail
Baltimore.-That the merchant
marine Deutschland has been
tured, and that he saw her in
mouth harbor with 1876 other Gel
submarines was the statement !
here Friday by William Palmer,
ond engineer OF the American
port liner Mongolia. Palmer
that the British had captured 4O
envy submarines and that 1877 Of
we're in Plymouth chained toy
and in the center of a huge net
of chains attached to buoys
wharves.
Captain Koenig, commander d
submarine freighter, and his crew
in English jails, said Palmer.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
WORTH KNOWING.

Thievery Is rare in Sweden.
The United States coast guard last
year saved 1907 lives.
The frst crematory In the Neither
lands was In Amsterdam.
France appears to have been the
birthplace OF the modern picture post
card.
IL Is reported that an English syndi-
cate will exploit the marble quarries of
Ireland. Modern methods Of Quarrying
VII be introduced.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
Commission May Fix Price.

Washington. = News print
manufacturers. facing criminal
cution in United States courts
legged combination in restrail
trade, proposed to the federal
commission on Friday that it
reasonable price for the output
principal plants of the United
and Canada. The commissiOE
nounced it had the proposal
consideration and would reply
diately.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23

Dr. Sun Vat Sen, the great Chinese
eommoner. was baptized In HOngkong,
In 1854. by Rev. c. Il, Hager. then Of
the A. b c, +. NJ. SO writes Rev.
c. A. ColmAn. a Presbyterian mission
airy to the Chinese, now at Winnipeg.
Man. correcting the statement made
by a current periodical that Doctor
Sun "sympathiEes with missions but
has never openly avOwed Christian
lty."
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
Enrmsr shsrin suicides.

Twin Falls, Ida.-C. W. Dyer
city, former sheriff OF Twin faiis
ty. and widely known thros
southern Idaho. committed sue
shooting himself through the d
Jarbidge, New. Worry over Do
reverses was the cause.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-23
Governor Removes oHIeIals

Salt Lake City-GOvernor bN
ger, who on February 25 issue
order suspending from office PEI
Investigation. Secretary J. W.
Of the state land board. and fre
Chambers, fish and game Con
sioner, the following day modhN
order as to Secretary Lynch Wn'
not give up his office. EXpeN
auditing the books, however
Chambers is still detained irol
official business.