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The Washington times., 1917-10-21
LIBERTY BEACONS !.
TOEMDLAzONSKY !.
AS ADJ FOR BONDS

From the Washington Monument
to Pixies Peak and beyond over the
farthest range of the Sierras, great
beacons Of liberty will emhlazonSthe
sky on the eve Of Liberty Day. We'd
nesday, October "a.
Mrs. william Gibbs McAdoo, daugh-
ter of the President, will set the
torch that will send the message of
liberty blazing in signal fires from
coast to coast throughout the length
and breadth OF the land.
When the first gleam Of the huge
bonfire on the Monument Lot shoots
to the sky there viii come an an
swering shot from one Of the old ar
tillery pieces on the hill at Fort Myer.
It will give the signal for . number
of fires on the nelghboring hills.
Following the setting sun, the mes
sage will spread westward across the
land. In every city, town, ana vii
Iage watchers looking to the east for
their message will signal the lighting
of answering fires on every nearby
eminence.
Historic Mt. Lookout, Pixies Peak,
Mt. Tamalpais. the desert of Arizona,
the hills Of Iowa. and the mountains
beyond will take up the message and
send great fires blazing to the sky.
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Stationery

All the wellknown names that stand for quality and
elegance-such as Hurd Whiting, Crane and others
represented, boxed in most pleasing manner in
every proper shade and tint.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21

loan, subscriptions which are being
paid in installments.
He commended the efforts of the
Jewish organizations of the District
in looking after the interests OF the
men In uniform in and around Wash
ington. Three hundred and sixty SOL
dIers, sailors, and marines, he said,
were entertained in the homes OF Jew
ish families last Saturday and Sun
day.
Albert s. Galley spoke on the value
Of the Liberty loan as an investment.
The Rev. DR.. Forrest J. Prettyman
made an address commanding the
morale OF the national army.
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Oh, Mamma, Listen!
She's Been Married
For Nineteen Days
Fond parents an. noticel

FOND parents All. notlce!
Somewhere in Washington are
a son and q daughter who have
successfully put it over on you.
They, have been secretly married
now for nineteen days and no one
Is the wiser. although mother
in-law is suspicious"
A young lady Of northwest
Washington, who went to the
telephone yesterday to place an
order with the grocer. got in on
the following conversation:
Sweetheart, you must come
down at once. It has been nine
teen days now, and mother is be-
ginning to get suspicious"
The foregoing was in the voice
of the lady. The young woman
who was going to call the gro
Ger forgot all about her errand
for the moment, and became all
b ears. The conversation went on
for q moment, and 1t transpired
that the nineteen days referred
to secret marriage
The Washington times., 1917-10-21
MILE OF N|CKELS
|. TO BUY BONDS IS
D. C. K|DD|ES' AIM
A mile of Nickelsl

A mile of Nickelsi
No, this is not page out OF fairy
book, but describes the actual goal
which the children of Washington
will try to reach next Saturday when
they pass by the Liberty Bell booth
at Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
place northwest and deposit their
nickels in the bell. these to be used
for the purchase OF Liberty bonds.
At noon the children of the Cabinet
officers will journey to the "Belasco
Theater corner" to drop In their
Buffalo-Indians and Goddess VS..
This idea originated with the wom-
ems Liberty loan committee of the
District, and will be under its aus
pices.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21

And how does this unusual CT
you ask. Maintaining a large whole
as three retail stores enables us to ,pu
titles carload after carload, with Il
offer our merchandise atythe lowest
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Engraving

Need we urge upon you the
advisability of placing your en-
craving orders NOWa
You can help US avoid any
possible disappointment by an
immediate decision in this matter.
Your personal Christmas
cards if engraved by Andrews"
will impress the recipient of your
gift by their beauty and individ-
uality, and yet the cost is but a
triAe more than commonplace
printing.
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.KNABE employees BUY
S2,1OO WORTH OF BONDS

Employees of the Knabe warerooms
of Washington today own $4,000
worth of Liberty loan bonds.
Their subscription for this amount
was announced following a talk to
the employees by James H. Williams,
president and general manager of
the company. Mr.. Williams stressed
the value of the Liberty bond, saying
Il stands above the American dollar.
Employees OF the company were as
sured that all who purchased bonds
would have them taken OF their
hands II. sickness or resignation pre-
vented their injecting the payments.
To Be Married This Fall.
Get 0ude's estimate and suggestions for the
flowers and floral decorations. 1914 F st.
Adyt.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21
LEATHER GOODS

SN Homen's PocketbOOks. $l.50 10 S.
10 ~ Our, line of Women's Pocket
&NN Books offers choice Of fashionable
%&NEW shapes and shades to harmonic With
90 \sJ Miladys attire. Made with back
or top straps Each is an exception
al value at the price. 80,
Women's Velvet Hand Bags, $500
New and novel effects, fitted with inside purse,
card case, and mirror. They are quite the rage.
Shown in every desired shade to harmonic with
your costume.
Women's Leather Arm Bags, $500
The latest novelty that is all the rage with New
York's fashionable set. They are excellently made
of genuine leather, fitted with purse, card case
and mirror. Shown in black and various colors.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21
READY FOR FINAL
DRIVE NLIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN

America marshaled her strength to-
day for the big drive in the last week
Of the second Liberty loan campaign.
In every city word has been carried
from President Wilson to leave no
stone unturned for a heavy oVersuo-
scriptIon, and State county, and city
officials everywhere are cooperating
with the United States Government
to make the second bond issue q sue
cess. The total subscription to the
loan thus far Is nearly $4,000. 600 600
and $500, ,OOO, 900 is needed each of the
remaining six days of the campaign
to bring the total to official expee-
tation and demand.
All sections OF the country will pun
strong tomorrow to boost bond sales.
Aroused by the news that Richmond.
We, Is the first city in the United
States to subscribe its full maximum
quota to the Liberty loan, members
of the Washington committee, the
i've hundred members who have can
Vassed the business and residential
districts and speaking in every place
Of public meeting. are prepared to-
day to make a whirlwind nnish IN
me remaining short week Of the cam
paign.
mDNG ACNA0Aa
In the first Liberty Bond issue the
honor of becoming the frst city to
subscribe its quota fell to Washing
ton. If the Capital City Is to take
any honors in the second subscription
workers realize that action must be
trsbled. $780, ---.- d
washington today. has subscribed
less than half Of the twenty million
dollars needed from the Capital. Two
million dollars a day must be taken
IN this week to makeup the quota
Every agency. OF persuGsion will
be conscriPted this Feek to raise
Weshingtpn's snbserfption to the
loan. Twelve motion picture stars
viii cpme to the Capital to sell the
bondslto adpirers.s.; 2
A big community rally has been ar
ranged by the North Capitol and Eek
Ington Citizens' Associations to be
held October "a in front Of the Emery
schocl. Pupils and teachers OF the
EckinEton, Emery, and Gage schools
will pardcIpate. Calvin Brown, OF
\ the UhIfsd States Chamber OF Com
'merce. win be the chief speaker.
Another Liberty Day meeting. un-
HeIghts Citizens Association, win be
held at o'clock in the evening in
the Powell school, between Irving
street and Park road. John e. Las
10y. United States District Attorney,
VIII speak.
~ Report subseriDtiens.
Subscriptions TO the Liberty loan Of
sIb,s5o were reported from citizens
or Rock Creek. bridge and Chevy
Chase nsighborhoods last night at ..
meeting in, the Chevy. Chase school
a rally VIII be held at s O'Clock Wed
nesday night 10. the BuPesaIi Of Stand
ards. District Commissioner Gardiner
Win speak. lf -
BoySSe0atG OF Washington will can
vGss the city tcnorfow and the re-
naming days OF the. campaign. TO
date they have secured subscriptions
Amounting TO $4,000
Members OF the Knights OF Colum-
bus are bending their efforts to en-
courage the purchase OF Liberty
bonds. speakers have been appointed
TO appear in theaters.-
A big Italian mass meeting Is being
held this afternoon in Polls Theater
In the interest of the loan. Promi-
nent speakers VIII address the meet
ms. speaking for the most part in
Italian.
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s2G;OOOOEBO
+. BOUGHT IN FLASH
AT.[EITER RALLY

Another addition-pne Of 10000
Is today being chalked up to the
credit Of the women of the National
Capital working for the second Lib
erty loan. y
This sum was subscribed in less
than ten minutes yesterday at meet
ing In the ballroom of the. Joseph.
Letter mansion, 1900 New Hampshire
avenue northwest, attended by a
notable group of society women. and
men prominent in the affairs Of the
CapItaiL :,
Nearly 1900 people packed the COM
modious ballroom and listened for
two hours to addresses by Mrs. Will
liam G. McAdoo, Mrs. Ernest Thomp-
son Seton, chairman of the District of
Columbia Women's Liberty Loan Com
mittee; Miss Mary Gwynn, president
OF the Diet Kitchen; Miss Mabel
Boardman, of the American Red
Cross: Corcoran Thorn, local capital
ist, and Carl vrooman, Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture.
Held BY Diet Kitchen.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Diet Kitchen, an aux
Iliary-1of the District OF Columbia
,womsn's Liberty Loan Committee,
and is a fair example OF the work
this organization OF local women has
been doing. This makes little
over Sfsa,0O0 that has been raised by
this orgsniEatIon and It's; auxiliaries
among the women of Washington for
the present lean $3.50
The amounts subscribed ranged all
the way from $50 to $4,000.
r Appealing to the populaee OF Wash
ington to buy these bonds on the
margin in order that the greatest
number may be disposed OF, corcoran
Thorn, vice president and trust Of
neer of the American Security and
Trust Company, said:
IF you have $S1. 900 to buy Liberty
bonds with, go 90 your banker: but
don't say, Give me $1,000 worth Say
to him, How many bonds can buy
on the margin with S1.00oF Every
banker In Washington has made ar
rsngements to carry these bonds on a
10 per cent cash payment and 10 per
cent q month. and only charge 4 per
cent interest, the amount yielded by
the bonds"
Have Done spIendIdIy.
Mrs Seton, speaking of the plans
of the women's Liberty loan commit
tee, said: 90
while the women OF Washington
have done spIendidly, they will con-
tinue to keep their shoulders to the
wheel until the goal is reached. For
Instance. there will be a special COM
mittee, with red, white, ana blue
arm bands, working for the loan at
the Liberty eve celebration on the
White House Ellipse Tuesday night.
Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Marshall. and the
ladies of the Cabinet will be honorary
members of this committee"
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NOSStP
i By'A. b G.
THIS MORNING
l HAD a real
FUNNY ONE"
ON MY chest
AND / was
GOING TO get it. off,"
BUT IT will
HAVE TO wait. -
LOOK NE in the eye
AND ANSWER me
"IF YOUR house was
Il
ON FIRE,
YOUR WIFE and baby
80
IN DANGER Of their lives,
WOULD YOU save
THE WATER in the spisOts
BECAUSE
YOU NIGHT get thirsty
:? f? %?
YoU WILL cry
No! MOI Nol No! -..
THEN BEAT it and
BUY A LIBERTY BOND.
{1
= i
ITHANK FoU.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21
Parisian Ivory

FarlSlan ivory
-EOR Holiday Gifts
l. Partisan, Ivory I is
dainty, serviceable and
inexpensive. Milady will
find a host of attractive
toilet. sets, manicure sets
and odd pieces for the
boudoir at our usual low
prices.
Combs, Hair, Cloth, and Hat
Brushes, Trays, Puff and Hair
Receivers, Manicure Sets, Salve
Jars, and Perfume Bottles.
The Washington times., 1917-10-21

APOLOGIES TO x. C. B.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER FREE
in SOUTH ATLANTIC, STRIKING
ENTENTE SHIPPING, IS REPORT
Paris Papers Look on Wilson's Latest
Message as Another Step Toward
Conflict

WASHINGTON D. C.. Feb 2sAovng get ready for posi-
leaders today took steps p
Wilson's request that he be authorized e merchant
ships
That will take action carry out the armed
neutrality plan. by the president in his until the
passed the house assured today after
between Stone chairman Of the committee On
affairs Representative Manu. the Republican house leader
Mann declared that the could not act the bill providing
bond issue preparedness until the bill had passed
which right Of initial action appropriation
already at work this bill The foreign affairs
romittee today reported the bill Of Chairman Flood Of the
designed the president broad Of action Before
reporting the bill the cormittee struck out the reference the
presidents authority ito employ other to pro
American lives and rights As the bin stands the
president empowered armed force into action and M
authority to supply American ships with defensive with |f
means of using them.s
The bill is also amended prohibit the government xur slF
extending ships with mpno0<
sargoes IS
The bill reported the house carries band issue Or
&1000000O0.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
AGED STATESMEN
OF JAPAN CALLED
BAR TO PROGRESS
Minister 0zaki Leading Fight
to Abolish Unofficial Powers
Welded BY "Genro.!
fAssocIstsd Press b. FEDERAL wireless,

TOXIC. Japan, Feb. 2S.-Undis,
mayed by the recent attempt to as.
sassinate him, Minister OF the Interior
0zaki Is taking the leadership in q
movement forced BY the Constitution
alists in the pending struggle for a
more representative form Of govern
ment.
This he has made clear, in. an inter
view with the Associated Press, coa-
cerning the political situation in the
empire. He declares that the stun.
bling-block to really constitutional
in Japan is the system OF
Genro. or Elder Statesmen, whose
position he declare to be an anachron-
ism He says the fact that such broad
powers are put in the hands OF these
aged statesmen who hold no official
position. Il part Of the past which
should be abandoned. They are not
responsible to any one, he points out,
and be wishes to fix the responsibility
Tor government In the Associated
Press interview, he defends the policy
Of Premier Count Okuma In relation
to China.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
SCHOOL
BOYS COMMITTED
TO COMMON JAIL
Six Prisoners Are Found to Be
Too Vicious to Remain in
Juvenile Prison

City and county Officials took an
active hand in the affairs Of the Wal
le,e reform school this morning when
Attorney A. NJ. Brown prosecuted sia
escaped inmates whom Probation OF
ficer Joseph Leal had arrested and
Judge Mcnsarrat committed them al
to the county jail.
Charles Bettencourt, David Hawaii
and Louis Hoolea we're sent up fol-
one year and George Williams, Kupa'
ka Kapeliela and Joe Perreira were
committed for their minority. All the
boys are over II years old and strictl
y inc0rFigible and detrimental to the
boys institution, according to Freder.
lex Anderson, superintendent OF the
school. who was the chief complaining
witness.
From Anderson and from the boys
themselves a story of crime and deg.
radiation was told in full hearing
Attorney Brown granted the boys be-
fore they were sent to jail that kept
the courtroom attendants in s state
of silent attention Their stories were
sad and pitiful
-Four Of the boys deserted the
school during the Carnival when they
came to town with the band and some
of them got drunk Two ran away
about two weeks ago. The latter were
Kapeiiela and Perreira. who broke
out Of custody and were recaptured
after they had committed burglaries
at Waimanalo.
Claims Discipline Disturbed
Anderson told the court it was Inn
possible for him to maintain order
and discipline at the school, where
there are over 80 boys, with such dig
fascals as those In court continually
stirring up trouble, and Brown said
he believed it was the duty OF Honolu-
II officials to back up Ander5on's
work He believes 1t will be severe
penalty for the transgressors and q
lesson for the others when the six are
put in jail.
Boy Addicted to Drink -
Bettencourt is addicted to intoxica-
ti0n and larceny. although he declares
he was not in drunken brawl In
Aala park last Monday night. VIII
liams' conduct at the school has been
generally good. but he got drrnk IN
Honolulu and broke loose. Hawaii is
mutinous and was involved in the
Tucker affair some years ago, He told
Anderson he wanted to go to- Jail
Hookea also wants to be transferred
He has been at the school since 1913.
gcing there first for stealing and. like
the others, has run away. Ferreira
has beena constant deserter, running
away once because he feared punish
ment for smoking. He doesn't want
to go back to the school, saying he
has been there long enough. which the
officials admit. too.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
RESERVE
MAKESPR0GRESS.
in ENLISTMENTS
Pearl Harbor Reports Growth is
Satisfactory; Silent Asto
Steamer Officers

.snlistmenfs in the naval reserve
are coming along nicely, according to
Ia statement made over the telephone
shortly before nocn today By Lie'it. 3.
!. f. Tilley. aide to Capt. George W.
Clark. commandant of the Pearl Har-
| Dor naval station.
Relative to the enlisting OF officers
and men of american coastwise and
Ttranspacifie steamers IN the reserve,
sthe naval station reported that e
could not make anything pubic and
that such news would have to come
from the steamship lines themselves.
llt Is generally believed here thar spfs
Ulcers and men Of the Oceanic liner
Sierra were enlisted at San Francisco.
Officers Of the Matson liner n also
MIA, In port today. said enlistment IN
the reserve had been talked about at
the coast but no action had been
taken.
The U. s. arrnored cruiser st.
Louis is said to be taking on unusual
quantities of supplies stores and pro
visions. She is at the navy wharf
here today. having arrived Monday
from Pearl Harbor. Her officers
would not make any statements for
publication when seen by q Star-Bul-
letin reporter this morning The
cruisers recru ting station is IN Dpe-
ration again while she is IN port and
recruiting posters were tackled on the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
AMERICANS GOING TO
AUSTRALIA NEED PASS

Officials Of the federal court in Ho-
poluln have received information from
the department Of state in Washing
ton. D. G., that Americans should not
attempt to embark for Australia with
out passports duly approved and sign
ed by the British ambassador or con-
sular officer.
Passports have been necessary for
some time, but the latest advice is an
additional warning to prospective trav-
elers A cablegram almost identical
to the above has been received By the
state department from the common.
wealth Of Australia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

s. $1OOOOO,OOO Bonds Proposed Rush Armed Action
War Rum0rs Grow and
Are. Soon PunCfured

War rumors flashed all oter Homo.
lulu today about IL o'clock. and for
an hour the bulletins telephone
was kept busy with people who want
ed to know If tbs. iong-expected de-
ciaration, had really come.
The StarBulletin informed each and
everyone the same thing. In sub
stance this was
A Fumor came to this paper that
the navy officials at Pearl Harbor had
despatch from Washington war had
been declared; that the cable and
wireless offices here we're under such
strict censorship the news Of the de-
.claration could not be given to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
'RITCHIE GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE

e.
Today is the time limit set by
George Collins. cit yand county engi-
neer. for the +. r. Richie Company.
contractor on the Manoa improvement
district project, to have started GER
tain specified work.
Collins said this morning that al
though Ritehie has not started all Of
the work outlined he has made suffi-
cfent progress to show that his inten-
items are good and as result viii
nold In allegiance his declaration to
ask the board of supervisors to abro-
gate the contract A sharp watch,
however. will be kept ON the work and
at the first signs Of any Stacking up
steps will immediately be taken to
cancel the contract.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

Belief that the ner prohibition
measure introduced IN the senate yes
tcI1oy would pass on second reading
to11y before that body was confident.
" held ~ majority Of the members
80 they entered upon the session At !
O'Clock this afternoon.
President ChiIIIngNorth was enthu.
1|sstic today at the result Of yester.
days debate.
y rI|I 50 On the stump myself and
|1ur1iEn Tor prohibition. Is Chill
I'IEHorth's emphatic assertion.
Delegate kuhio. Mayor Lane. John
Wise and other Hawaiian leaders viii
back ne in this fight II viii be q
hard fight but cne which, believe.
WI result n prohibition for Hawaii. =
||||</ Close Contest
|I|n'one expressed by other sena.
|.|| point 70 close fIsht Il the BIZ
I|@.|s both houses and comes 70 4
decision from |0C people
&|11Iof Dcs11 a 81 TIE opinion the
.|/ element win carry the election,
'c. I.- ..c-e'.I< q 1.@ -
''e's q we no.s. g r9preson.
.''|<. are speedily lining up n "a
sN."'.('IE . [ne people
through 4 I'eI'sc|Ie The question Of
..| her ||...| .|.|I have ,,@..I|hI|I<,r.
canvass q opinions Dy the star
-I the house today shows
.'4 percentage q the Iepresen-
'|ts ||' vote y iaIor q senate
|.'s<''| o. ne Ir11{ question.
'@<. ..@.rre
Iio'1[e'0 vas one Of
10 POS. opinions we're solicited.
|. -. |.F1r putting The mat
before ne PEOPLE. ne declared
.''.''
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

press: and that the army and navy
were making preparations for active
services. This was the rumor. and the
facts were that telephone inquiry to
naval officials at Pearl Harbor result.
ed in absolute denial OF the rumor
concerning news there; no censorship
was in operation at the telegraph Of
fices. officials there affirmed; and no
special moves were being made to In
dicate that the declaration had come.
In other words. the unconfirmed ru-
NOR which startled the city could not
be found to have any substantial
basis.
News from Washington today does
aot even hint at such an event.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
H0LD DS AMERICAN
SAIL 0RS IN GERMANY Y

BERLaN. Germany, Feb 2S.-The
members of the little party Of Amcri-
can sailors brought to this country on
the British prize YarrowdaIe, have not
vet been released, according to the
statement issued last night by the
semi-0ffieial Overseas News Agency.
The excuse is that an infectious 6i-
sease has been discovered In the
htuse where the men have been held
as prisoners.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
CODE MESSAGES MAY
BE SENT To JAPAN

The Marccni Wireless Company has
announced that in the handling Of
wireless IN code between here and
Japan the navy department has given
permission for the use of the follow
ing codes: Western Union, A. B. G.
fourth and fifth editiohs). Liebers,
Bentleys, Broomhalls and SCOTS.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
FRENCH AND BRITISH
SHIPS DIVER VICTIMS

PARIS. Feb. 2S.-The French steam
er Lamentin, 1887 tons. and the Brit
fish steamers. Hannah, 1921 tons
bound from Diinkirk to Philadelphia,
CroasdeIl, and Titonia. have been sunk
in the submarine zone, according to
official statements issued here last
night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28

Edward Middleton OF New York, a
porter at the Grand Central post Of
flee. was held in $1,000 bail by United
States Commissioner Houghton on q
charge Of robbing the mails
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-28
British Casualties For February

LONDON Eng. Feb % announcement By the
today February e9
officers ind II, ,1S5 men.
British continuing advance rapidly the Tg river
after capture The fleeing before
them in ednfnsion ~ =