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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13
CAPTAIN OTTO PAYS RESPECTS
TO TWO WHEELING GENTLEMEN

Spevia Dtspatca to the InseiliSences. -.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. IL
Developments came fast il the lower
house of the legislature today upon
legislation In which Ohio County IS
interested. The RoSenblOom firemen S
pension bill was advanced by the mouse
TO third reading. but IN an amended
form. The amendments 10 the IRE
mems pension bill are in the nature
of two additional sections. One pro-
yides that any fireman, IN service tor
over five wears, who is killed or dies.
his dependent; widow shall receive a
pension Of $50 a month and s. Il
month for each child. but one family
is not to get over $50 q month. Pay
ments no the wife are for life or I'M
I'll she remarrieS and 10 the chllOren
until they are: Is years old. lhe sec
ond added section provides tnat any
fireman killed in service shall result
in his widow getting the same propoi i
tionate payments. The bill Will likely
oass the house Tuesday and she sen
ate 1t is expected. will at once ac-
cept the amendments.
When senate bill No. G2l. reutsfS-
mating the national road through the
city OF Wheeling. came up IN the mouse
on first reading. Delegate IalOo'l' ol
Webster County. led t!Sht upon II.
lie declared that tn" bill. as ""'i a.
its companion measure. NO -. trans,
ferring $125.D00 from the county 10
the Cit Tor street improvements. were
unconstitutional. He moved they ooth
be referred 10 the judiciary commit
tee. Both Delegates Weiss ard Otto'
of Ohio County spoke against the
motion. and It was defeated. Dele
gate Otto. in his address. declared ne
knew the foundation OF the opposition
10 ths bills, and that il all grew out OF
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FOOD PROBE To
:. BBE BBE SEARCHING
COVER. ALL PHASES IT
OF THE SITUATION
Congressman Rainey Alleges
ConcertedEfort toPutUp
the Price of Bread.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Approval
for a 100000 appropriation will be
asked of President Wilson by the led
eral trade commission and the depart
ment of agriculture for the food price
investigation they are about to start
ur his direction. The inquiry Will pc
begun as soon as the money IS avail
able and a plan Of organization, IS
worked out. II will 80 deeply into
charges of price manipulation and
restraints of trade in violation oil the
antitrust laws.
At least six months will be required.
il was said today, before any sort OF
4 report can be made and. a year is
the estimate of the period necessary
for 4 complete inquiry into the under
living causes of advancing food costs.
Already the department of agriculture
has gathered mass of detail con-
ccrning production, distribution ana
consumption of foodstuTs. Here It's
pnwers have ended and the trade
commission, possessing inQuisitoriail
functions, will take up the burden OF
The work. Data gathered by the de-
partment Of justice in its cost. of l1v-
ing investigation will be turned over
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i CHARLESTON. ". Va, Feb, r.
Moiion 10 adjourn the house OF dcIe-
cafes today out of respect TO Inc
memory of Lincoln did not prevail
until roll call was demanded and taken
at / O'Clock this afternoon. ne re
uublican members started early 10
more for adjournment for that reason.
hul the Democrats we're opposed 10
uuitting the work which has become
50 ronscstcd during the last two weeks
that it will require almost constant
Hrplication 10 business two Sessions
y ,;av and nnr at night 10 clear tho
calendar and dispose Of the measures
sill pending. l.,
Thr senate adjourned soon after be-
~. called 10 order, having much less
business To handl" during the remain
IL, nf the session than the house.
irnring The few minutes me sea'dte
.p..s in session. Senator llouGh NJ
,:n.iucrd bills relating To the produc'
,iuu oi gas, and !" the ""IlNeFE 10
.,.al.unlrrs Of both oil and @aa. >
III" Senate labor cnirlnl'''h repoLl-
~ ruL tavo:ably bill rcSuIa,ins w
:.-~...:ice OF iniUHGtiOnS IN Hhor us
n;:..:. and IN motion OF Sena Greg
co., j; was referred 10 the judiciary
..lniitcr. because ut lnFOlEln2 some
f,3i questions fnr sO!u:icn there.
" Thc o,h". bills rpror(cd lavora6iy
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HOUSE REFUSED TO ADJOURN
OWING To PRESS Of BUSINESS

by the senate committees relate 10 the
following subjects:
Recovery Of damages. sale and man.
ufacture Of cigarettes. eDlarglng pow
ers of the public service commission.
banks and corporations, negotiable IN
struments, public accounts, Tyler
county high school. tuberculen tests
for cattle, game and fish.
The house passed the senates med
ical licensure bill and its own bill to
regulate the drawing OF grand 1ur1ss.
The bills under consideration In the
house relating TO reciprocal insurance
and to the operation of insurance
agents were tabled. That relative TO
the reciprocal insurance contracts
drew forth a heated debate in which
the patron of the bill. Mr. Patrick. OF
kanawha, was defeated in his enorf
to have 1t passed: Following tho
wrangle over this bill. a resolution
was adopted, under suspension ot
rules. providing that debate on no Dill
shall occupy more than three minutes.
except that the sponsor shall have hVe'
minutes. III
Because of having more thai sixty
bills on second reading and more tnan
hall as many on first reading. all the
local bills will be made into Il /speclaA
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ARMS
Found Aboard Interned Ger
man Cruiser Geier, When
Searched at Honolulu.
the Associated
Correspondence Of the
Prcss.l ,'


Press.)
HONOLULU, Feb. 4.-Machine guns
and ammunition were found stored
aboard the German lnterned cruiser
Geier, which was set on fire here To-
day by her crew. At the time the
Geier interned, her commander was
ordered to turn over all his arms and
ammunition TO United States naval
authorities.
A number Of German merchantmen
laid up here have been incapacitated
by fires built by the crews under
empty boilers This work, 1t was ad'
mitted, was started four days ago on
advices received by cable from the
mainland.
Late tonight sailor Of the big
North German Lloyd steamer Pom
men was found hiding in the bunkers
of the vessel which had been damaged
to the estimated extent Of s150.OOU by
the fires her crew started. lie Was
arrested
Io,al damage to German vessels
here inflicted by their crews will reach
$500G00, according to reliable. esti-
mates.
Troops from all military posts on
the .sland, ordered here when the hre
aboard the Geier was discovered, TOOK
charge Of the waterfront and guards
were set at all the principal manufac.
turing PLANTS. News that the Geler
was burning was sent by the Asso'
ciated Press correspondent immedl
ately before censorship was estab,
Iished. after which nothing more could
be sent. Incoming press despatches
were held up many hours before de-
livery
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MUCH FIGHTING
| ON WEST FROM 7
}BERLIN AND LONDON :.
| REPORTS DON'T AGREE
The Germans Take Russian
Trenches, but Are Soon
Forced Out.

Considerable fighting between the
British and Germans in he,.Ancre
region of France continues. Again
the British have attacked the Germans
north of the river in the vicinity Of
the Beaucourt- -PuisieuX road and cap
tured about six hundred yards ol
trenches. At Serre, midway between
Beaucourt and Pisieux, the Germans
delivered an attack against the British
but were repulsed, according to toe
British war office.
Berlin, on the other hand, says the
British attacks against wrecked Ger
man trenches from Serre to the river
were repulsed, suffering heavy casu'
alties. 1t is admitted, however, that
trench southeast of Serre. which
had been rendered unserviccahle,. was
evacuated, but before the British OF
fensive was launched.
J. On the remainder of the front bonn
(Cont1nued ON PaEe Ten-)
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James W. W'eif To Be
CofnWe|I'S Secretary

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 12.-
Before leaving Charleston late to-
night for Romney, Governor-elect John
+. Cornwell authorized the announce
met that he had appointed Hon.
James W. Weir. Of Elkins, his private
secretary. =:
While the announcement was not
surprising, inasmuch as Mr.. Weir's
name has been connected with the pri-
vate secretaryship for several weeks,
the confirmation by Governor-elect
Cornwell was the first definite state
ment made by the Romney statesman
concerning his choice for any, place
under the incoming administration. :
The private secretary TO Governor
Cornwell Is not without experience IN
that capacity. Following the election
OF Senator Clarence ". Watson to tie
United States Senate. several years
ago, Mr.. Weir was designated as MS
hat capacity until the retirement OF
Senator Watson from the Senate.
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ADVOCATES Of /
REFERENDUM IN
. STRENUOUS DAY..
FAILED TO GET TO
PRESIDENT WILSON:
Present Arguments for Refer.
endum Before Nation y
Enters War.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Several
hundred peace advocates from New
York and other eastern cities, mem
bers Of the Emergency. Peace Fedora
ton, held a mass meeting here tonight
as the concluding feature of a day OF
demonstrations and petitions TO mem.
bers Of congress and the White House
on behalf OF Senator LaFollette ), ,reso.
lutiCn providing a referendum on war.:
Plans were laid for organizing
branches Of the federation in many,
large cities to coordinate the work
Of various peace organizations. -
The visitors, most OF them women,
made the trip to Washington on q
special train. After comforting with.
relations committee, and other mem-
hers Of congress, they marched down
Pennsylvania avenue with banners ny,
ing 10 the White House. Failing TO-
get an audience with President Wilson,
they made addresses TO Secretary Tu-
multy, praising the presidents peace
efforts and protesting against any WAT
with Germany.
The delegation crowded into Presf
dent Wilson'S private office, and two
men, each bearing an American nag,
took up POSITIONS on ellneT sue VI MEs'
Wilson's desk. The Rev. N. M:
Thomas, Of New York, addressing
Secretary Tumulty, presented resolu'
tions urging, referendum before
declaration Of war.
Mrs. Henry Willard, chairman OF,
the federation, spoke Of the frightfui-
ness of the present war and the earn
est interest of American women IN
preventing It's spread to the United
States. Edward Cassidy, OF New
York, a labor leader. said the great
majority of wage earners In the na-.
ton are against war II.
C. R. Sorenson, who said he repre-
sented farmers and peace organizaz
tions in Nebraska, declared he was
one of the millions OF Republicans.
who voted for President Wilson at the
last election because he believed the
president would keep the. nation. at
peace.
Secretary Tumuhy informed tho
delegation that he was acting ouly IN
a representative capacity, but that he
would lay the petition before the
president. y
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III: ! {. .II1I()lI IF
T.RIR]|I|I)ALE'S
l|i|IE:iII AlHYA|ZZ|NC
NO JUSTIFICATION
Of GERMAN COURSE
Kaiser Wants Assurance Ger
man Sailors Are Not
Detained.

WASHINGTON, y. c.. Feb. 12.-
Formal notification Of the re-detention
in Germany uf the - American sailors
brought in as prisoners on the prize
ship Iarrnwdale vas given TO the
state Department today by Dr.. Paul
Ritter. Swiss minister here. acting for
the German government, together with
iii inquiry US 10 thu status Of the
crews Of the German war-bOuld ships
in American harbors.
Germany. Or. Ritter said, had de-
cid"d 10 hold the Nurrowdale prisoners
unllI she had had definite assurance
that German crews in American ha1>
This Development :.
wholly unexpected, was amazing TO
The American government. Officials
here had come 10 the conclusion that
the early reports which mlsled the
German government as 10 the treat
mcnt Of German crews here had been
,rnrcliyrly diSpcllrG by the forwarding
Of complete details. AS this included
the presidential announcement that
GcrmHny'S ships would not be seized
now or in the event Of war, and full in.
formation about the fair attitude OF
the government toward the German
sailors, officials aru wholly at a loss
To know what kind oil report could
have 50 suddenly changed Germany S
attitude.
A Query Was at Once CabIed
to the governor OF Hawaii. The only
section whore German ships are war
hI, y-b al
not known. There is not the least
thought that any variation will be
found there in the uniformly courteous
treatment accorded German vessels,
hut officials want Il detailed account
OF the status OF the Two war vessels
and the eight merchantmen there in
order TO present a final report show
ing The conditions in all American
harburs. Such report has already
been received from the philippines
and Included in the blanket statement
previously Scnt Germany.
Eventual Release
of the Narrowdaie prisoners is regard
ed as assured, but an urgent protest
against their re-impriSonmcn will be
made at Onrc.
4 peremptory demand for the re.
lease Of these prisoners WAS about the
last instruction sent former Am6assa'
dor Gerard. Though the boat came
into port December 81. its arrival was
not reported. for military reasons, un'
Ill January 10. Following reports thai
there were Americans on board. thrro
direct inquiries w"r" made. cumlnal-
ing in Il list OF Gl American sailors
held prisoner in We%ifa!ru. made pub.
lie by thc stat" Department only 4
few hours before President Wilson an
nounCed the severance Of relations
with Germany 10 Congress. lmmedl-
alely afterwards th" announcement OF
a protest against ih"Ir imprisonment
and demand fnr thr;r release was
given out al The State Department.
The next day came word Of their re.
lease. and it vas supposed until to-
day that they would 20 out OF Ger:
many with ;hG other Americans.
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ENGLAND NOW SPENDS
S28,O0O,O0O PER DAY

LONDON, Feb: l2.---That average
da1iV cxpenditures Of Great Britain Is
now f5.7s0,00o. Andrew Bonar, Law;
rhancelIor OF the exchequer. announced
in the house Of commons today.
The chancellor said the total eHpenol-
$500, 900, 600. At the end of tho cur,
rent year the national debt would stand dn
between $500, 900. 900 and t3.9oo'0oo,OC cog;
Advances to allies and dominlons "ouio
The number OF applications. and the
amount applied for by the general pup
lie for the new loan, the chancellor salo.
,rara Ia rgar than ever before.
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CHINESE PROTEST

r,DlEA!tI'S. y NJ Fab. l2.-~FIv'
hundred Chimes, refugees from MrXi"
protested today. against the c"nt"mrIa,
I'd nlan of drr"r;nE them 10 Juar"H
Thor leaders said Nilln was expected I
stack Junrcz and that all Chiu"S" wouid
he executed If hc captured IN" loWn
:rLa nrotes. has ,hncn forwarded - thr
Chinese minister in Washiugtou.
United States Immigration ot!"Iai'
said arrangements hnve h"rn mnde ~
I'll Paen TO give asylum 10 Chiu"~" lr"r
Juarcz If tn" Mexican town Is attacked!
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PILOTS RAISE A KICK

BALTIMORE. Md, Feb. l2.-The tax
ing to sea of Pilot Jenkins on the BTU.
ish steamer Kenmore. which sailed last
weck. for Lrith, was put up to United
states District Attorney Dennis here to-
day bv fhe Maryland Pilots Association,
and referred by him TO III" State Depart
,hent. There were no Americana In the
crew. 4 severe storm at th': capcs was
the cause.
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LATEST NEWS or
The WAR CRISIS

NEW YORK, Feb. l2--With approxi-
mately 1900 tons of ca:Eo, mostly war
supplies and 5000 bags OF United State5
mail transferred from the American
Liner ST. LuuiG-but with no passengers
the British steamship Cedric of tho
white Star Line, lett here today for
LIVERPOOL. The ma on the Cedric has
, been held hero uince Elbrpary 3, the
! date on which the S.. Louis was to have
departed.
LONDON, Feb. 10, 30 p. n.-Tho
Amir can Commission for Eolicf in BEL
gtu.u has officially notified the German
authorities that tho Americans will
lief work in Belgium and Northern
i France.
| NEWPORT NEWS. va. Feb. 12.-TAc
British steamers Habburn and LcxinS-
ton left this port today for the Euro
pcan war gore with American aboard
The Lexington. loaded viii; horses, has
: seventy white American DIuletecrs, ana
the HebbIrn, with e general cargo, and
= o:e American III hsr crow. The Heb
burn is bound for Falmouth, for orders,
and the Lexington for hvonmouth.
; BOSTON Fob l2.-The American
Commits son for Ttci.ef III Belgium will
continue its activities toward obtaininG
funds and supplies and will support and
Cooperate with another neutral relief
orgar rization rs soon ns ono is formed
! to adm mister tho work, herbert c. HOO
yer, chairman OF tie commission stateG
here tonight.
/ LONDON. Feb. IL. 4:o5 p. m.-The
| "cratituJe ard thanks Of the nation
have been conveyed by the British gov
! ernn1rnt tr J2mcS ". Gerard former
American Ambassador at Berlin for his
wCrk on behalf of E'ttiGh c."ilans and
Il! prisoners OF war in Germany. Foreign
Secretary B2lfour made this announce
mert today in the house Of commons,
adding that tna text Ct his note to MI.
Gerard would he made public.
I AMSTERDAM. Holland, Eeb: 2. via
London, 800 y. Ti.-A telegram received
nents or The fft1 German war loan
haze hrouGlt Thc payments eli tile five
Lrnr loans % 47.2oo ooO.oGo marks. OF
This s,,1r 2o9.pCQ,nn1 Mari:E Was sub
rc-1bsd thgonGh l"nn banks
y,oNEoN. Feb. II, 1:a0 y. in.--Lloyds
Shipping agency tL.s afternoon an
4.ounccI that trc f:rit:"h stca:".hip VOL
taire Of 400 ton1 H.nsJ. Tnd Gh"ia, Of
2ic tcns gros. hah tctT @u. K. Cfict Eli
giacer sallaCh OF ~ olivia was killed
AMI tyrc osicr inernhs"s Of thc crew
were injured
1oEpoH, Eeh. IL, }i:1o :. na.-Tie
Ice ir '' 'r=pcr1,l - ri9,.s.' IT, aTe'',rr-
L.. 4,"G7 t.. -rUas, g.. Ia: Up F:hi
~, r,er de;.gr:.. f..-.. '-.'3.C-t,..;.-.. cam-
ua!Y =! Gor Drrli-i;, c':lr:cc,
r,lE }G4ATAG2.
WAsrtM1ToN. D 9. Feb. -
Forecast:
. T"~e:,ay nag '"'cHI,y.
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MANY KILLED
IN EXPLOSIONS

.COPENHAGEN, Feb. 13 (Eia Lon
don, 40 a. NJ - According TO the
Ham burger Nachrichten, two large
ammunition factories at Thorn, East
Prussia. and at Gluekauf. in Quick.
born. near Hamburg, were destroyed
BY explosions last week. SiXly.three
persons were killed and the same
number wounded
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S;-4'9! N>Iltrl "a tNN IntcIIscntcr.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. L.
Quite 4 number OF shoritfs ars at
the capitol looking after LEGISLATION al
factinc' them. One OF the bills is
house bill No %1G providing expenses
necessary in the collection OF taxes
! and in service Of processes. Sheriff
Howard Hastings is among the sher,
lifts here. Assistant prosecutor Carl
Bachmann is also an arrival today.
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CONCRES5|NEN N
LAUD LINCOLN
SAME ISSUES HERE
TODAY, SAYS LEWIS
Gettysburg Address Read in
House-Cannon Relates
"reminiscences.
q .Ie7S2 NfvoHAE
"reminiscences.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Although
Congress continued in session during
Lincoln's birthday al work on the con-
>eested legislative program. eulog'es to
the liberator were delivered in both
senate and house and many members
attended memorial sryice held TO-
night under the auspices Of several
patriotic societies.
!! Senator Lewis. speaking in the sem
ate, declared that in the present H.
ternatioEal crisis the issue involved IS
tho same issue OF liberty and justice
which Lincoln gave to America.
In the house the Gettysburg address
was read and Representatives Dill and
Chiperfleld made eulogistic addresses.
At the meeting tonight former Speak
er Cannon related his personal relnl-
niscences OF Lincoln.
Lincoln and America" Senator
Lewis predicted. would be the shrine
70 which the world would turn after
the great war for q new dedication
of society to the principle OF democ-
racy:
tween the United States and the lands
of Eurone the issue before the world
is the issue which Lincoln gave TO
Amerca-the right OF man to excr-
else liberty Of action, freedom Of in
tercourse and TO enjoy justice from ALL
"lf in this day we hear civiliza'
Ition pleading in the name of God that
the century now reeling In death
grapple Of christianity with barbarlsm
shall halt in It's crumbling of king
doms and crushing of empires--we in
the republic of America are not With
out consolation in the presence of this
worlds catastrophe. In this Cataclysm
we behold the coming transformation.
It is to bs the republican ideal OF
government-the realized dream of the
democracy Of man.
We know that when the blood
drenched events have come TO their
close those who would take increased
devotion to the new day will turn TO
the United States and dedicate their
people to those holy standards burn
ing in the sky Of the redeemed earth
Lincoln and America
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Nd DISCUSSION
UNTIL GERMANY
STOPS THE SUB

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. t2.-The
United States has replied to Ger.
many's proposal of a discussion Of the
submarine situation by declining to
enter any negotiations while the pro-
ciamation Of unrestricted warfare re-
mains in effect and until Germany
restores the pledges given in the
Sussex case.
The state department today made
public Germany's proposal, submitted
in a memorandum by Or. Paul Ritter
the Swiss minister and also the gov
ernment's reply, thereby confirming
fully the announcement made. by the
Associated Press last Saturday.
The state department gave out q
statement as follows:
ain view Of the appearance in
the newspapers of February II Of
report that Germany was ini-
tiating neeotiotions with the
United States in regard to sub
marine warfare, the department
Of state makes the following state
ment:
"a suggestion was made orally
to the department of state late
Saturday afternoon BY the minis
ter of Switzerland that the Ger
man government is willing to
negotiate with the United States,
provided that the commercial
blockade against England would
not be fntefered with. AT the re-
quest OF the secretary of state this
suggestion was made in writing
and presented to him by the Swiss
minister Sunday night. The COM
munication is as follows:
"Menorandum:
"'The Swiss government has
been requested by the. German
government to say that the latter
is now, as before, willing to
negotiate formally or informally
with the United States, provided
that the commercial blockade
against England will not be
; broken thereby.
: (sianed) "'P. RITTER
This memorandum was given
Immediate consideration and the
following rePiy~-wasci dispatched
S.My Dear MIR. Minister:-l am
requested to say to you, in
which you were kind enough to
send to me on the nth instant,
that the government OF the United
States would gladly discuss with
the German government any ques-
tions it might propose for discus
sion were It to withdraw its pro-
cIaraton of the 31st of January,
in which, suddenly land without
previous intimatlon of any kind,
it cancelled the assurances which
it had given this government on
the fourth cf May last; but that it
does not feel that it can enter into
any discussion with the German
government concerning the policy
of submarine warfare against neu-
trails which it is now pursuing
unless and until the German gov
ernment renews its assurances of
the fourth of May and acts upon
the assurance
"No further interchange on this
subject has taken place between
this government and any other
government or person"
Germany's Proposal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12-Germany' S
proposal for reaffirmation of the Did
Prussian-American treaties OF 1899 and
1928 with long list Of added clauses
TO modernize and extend provisions
relating to the treatment Of enemy res
iGents in case Of war, has been trans
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NAY IS THE u. s. RESPONSE
TO GEROlANY'S LATEST NOTE

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