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New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
CITY ITEMS
$35 and $40 Overcoats $16. Wilson's.

$35 and $40 Overcoats $16. Wilson's. -advt.
 A permit was issued by Building Inspector Rutherford to August Berg strom to build a house on Harrison street to cost $9,000.
 The members of Norden Lodge, I. O. G. T., will visit Freja Lodge of Hartford Sunday, January 20.
 $10O ribbed underwear 69c at Besse Leland 's.-advt.
 Harry Christesen and Emil Hjerpo will attend the annual meeting of the Scandia Life Insurance Go. in Chicago next week.
 O'coat sale. Ashley-Babcock Co--adE The monthly business meeting of the Swedish Lutheran Church will be held next Monday night.
 s4 and $5 Hats $2. Wilson's.-- advt.
 Mrs. Harriet Edwards Of Naugatucll was a visitor in town yesterday.
 Boys $500 mackinaws $2.45 at Besse-LeIand's.-ad
 The officers for the coming year were installed at a meeting of the Ladies T. A. B. society, held last night in St. Mary's school hall
 Real sale. Ashley Babcock Co.-adv, Dana Holbrook and Henry Gustaf- son were slightly injured while coast ing on Linwood street last Wednesday night.
 s15O and $2 Caps $1. Wilson'S advt
 A dance and social will be held this evening by the o. and H. club at Booths hall
 Children's corduroy suits to closo SPAS at Leland s.-advt.
 The annual meeting of Stanley Me- rnorial church will be held this even- ing at 7:30 o'clock at the church.
 Eddie Meehan, well known in local athletic circles, has gone to New York to enlist in the United States marine corps.
 The installation of on~cr3 If Con- stock Encampment, 1. .. c. F., will be held this evening. w. w. Bullcn will be in charge.
 Real sale. Ashley -Babcock Co.-adv. Officers of Washin Eton Camp, F. c. E. of A., will be installed this evening.
 Miss Anna Goldsmith and Anna ItoSenDefS are SpeIiGlilS' 'll| NeNf\-Sli' in New York city.
 Children's blouscs 19c at Bcsso-Le- Iand's.-advt.
 Daniel KilduT suffered a slight in jury to his hand while at work We'd ncsday at RuascIl & Erwin's factory,
 Miss Lillian FIolodney is spending n few days in New York with rel atiyeG.
 Charles Wellington Furlong vii give an Illustrated lecture on "Brazil t1c Land of the Southern Cross" to- loht. for the members and guests o1 ta New Britain club.
 The Vega society, which is one O, Ihe Ica ling organizations of the city
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
NURSE ON TORPFDOFD SHIP

Miss M. M. Dougherty, q graduate nurse of the New Britain Hospital now engaged in war work, had a narrow escape from drowning recently, ac cording to information received in letter to Mrs. Jennie Bassett, m1jrOn of the hospital. Miss Dougherty was returning to France after spending a furlough in Canada and was on a boat that was torpedoed while in tho barred zone, but she escaped after losing all her belongings.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Y. M. (. X. SUNDAY MEETING.

The speaker at the usual mems meeting at the Y. M. c. A. on Sunday afternoon at o'clock will be George l.. McNutt, who is known as the Din her Pail Man" MT. McNutt is an ex- clergyman who left the pulpit to enter the factory in order to study the con- ditions of the workingman. His sub ject will be Master Passion,'' an an- alysis of the worlds better self and a prophecy of a better world and a richer life
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11

battlefield, There is a piece brok en from the Cathedral at Rheims, a star shell used to light up the enemy trenches by night, ugly pieces pf shrapnel. The steel helmet was worn in the French army and the hand
 grenade was used by the French. Be yond this there arc many small f1oT- cities made up from coins and butt tons by the wounded soldiers in the baso hoSDitaIS
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
BATTLEFIIIID RELICS.

An interesting assortment of war relics is shown in the window of The Wilson Co.,, City building. The col lection was brought home from the battlef1elds of France by Howard c. Humason, Harrison c. Bristol and William Lamb. It gives one a vague idea of the implements of modern warfare. The German gas mask was taken from dead German on the
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
DINKY DETAILED.

The 3:12 D. m. Berlin-bo dinky ran off the track just north of the Whiting street railroad crossing this afternoon. Traffic was temporarily tied up and a number of travellers were inconvenienced
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
SULLIVAN GIVES UP CONTRACT

Michael F. Sullivan today notified the New Haven railroad that in 80 days he will relinquish his contract for the passenger and express priv ileges at the depot. The difficulty in securing help prompts the action. MT. Sullivan will continue to conduct his jitney business
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
WekerIe Welcomes Ukrafssians

Amsterdam, Jan. II. Premier Wekerle of Hungary came to Berlin. according to the Berlin correspo"E ont of the Azest of Budapest, to discuss credit and financial questions with the German treasury and finarcie-s. He is quoted as saying:
 we hope for peace soon with Rus sia. Therefore the question of tran sitional economies must first be set tied. We discussed what should bH done for the financial demands of the state.''
 The negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, Premier Wekerle said, he believed would take a favorable course and there was a special desire on both sides to make safe the economic part of a preliminary peace. The Ukrain- ians he added, had shown Q great conciliatory spirit and they had great interest into entering economic rela- tions with the central empires. He concluded:
 "We can only rejoice if independent Ukraine extends us her hand"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Convention of Peasants

Petrograd, Jan. 11.-The social rev olutionists arc planning to hold a con- vention of peasants deputies and ether organizations in connection with the all-Russian workmen's and sol diers' congress on January 2S.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
LEE--HUMASON.

Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Miss Melicent F. Huma- son, daughter of William l.. Humason, of Grove Hill, to Leslie w. Lee of this city.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11

State of Connecticut, County of Hartford, ss: l. A A. Macleod, Treasurer, of the afore said Trust Company, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
 A. A. MCLEOD. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Sth day of January. 1918.
 GEORGE R. BYINGTON, Judge
New Britain herald., 1918-01-11
Report of the Condition of THE PLAINXILLE TRUST COMPANY

at the close of business on the 31st day JDao he.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
TO PREVENT THIS.

LoTVAIN-On August 2sth. a
crowd Of six thousand to eight
thousand persons. men. women and
children OF every age and condition.
was conducted under the scort OF a
detachment OF the One Hundred and
Sixty-Second Regiment OF Germany
Infantry 70 the Riding School of the
town. where they spent the whole
night. The place OF confinement was
50 small in proportion to the number
OF occupants that all had 70 remain
standing and so great were their
suferings that. in the course OF this
tragic night. several women lost
their reason and children Of tender
years died in their mothers arms.
The above paragraph, a part OF
the official report made by a Com
mission TO the Belgium government.
describes one incident of the 'chas-
tisement' of a peaceabIe. unarmed
community OF civilians at the hands
Of the Germa nreguiars.
II j to prevent a repetition Of
this and similar practices. and es-
pecialIy IN this side Of the Atlantic.
that the United States is waging
war Money IS a prime essential
TO the successful conduct OF such
war. hence Liberty Loan Bonds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
NEW
PERMITS ISSUED

Building permits aggregating a sum
Of $4,000 have been taken out at the
citv hall in Hammond since the first
of the week according to figures COM
piled by Building Commissioner Wis
this morning. They are the follow
ing
Frame cottage at l7s Towie street.
slsoo. owner K. Kanopka.
Garage az Calumet avenue. $1,000,
owner. G. Schustek
Frame cottage al US Henry street.
s250o. owner. r Betz.
Frame cottage at 11s Hanover St.
s25o0. owner. r s. Betz.
Frame cottage at ESQ Highland St.
s2500. owner. J.. r. Wilhelm.
Frame cottage at 1921 Park street
$4,000. owner J. F. Wilhelm.
Frame cottage a. 81 Detroit street.
s2500. owner. J f Wilhelm.
Frame cottage at 1902 Garfield St.
s25o0. owner. J F. wilhelm
Frame cottage at 1912 Van Buren,
street, $4,000, owner. J. F Wilhelm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
GARY CHOOSES IT'S
SCHOOL ORATORS

Gary has chosen its students who
are to represent it in the Northern
Oratorical contest at Laporte on MAY
9Th and the seventeenth annual ora
~toricai and deciamatory contests at
Froebel school. Gary. Friday after
noon and evening.
IN the afternoon at two o'clock the
choral and decla matorv contests VIII
be held in the evening al eight the
oretoricai will be staged.
Miss Allegro Nesbit represents Gary
in the county d~eclanatorv. having got
ten first place in the preliminary con
test last night and Miss N. Monroe
n the northern contest. Edwin Smith
represents Gary in the county contest.
Donald Macarthur in the northern con
test.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
G. o. HOLMES
STARTS HIS
CAMPAIGN

c.. O. Holmes. president % the South
side Trust and Savings bank. Gary,
has launched his campaign FOR the
Republican nomination for Joint Sen
ator. in dead earnest
lie viii be in East Chicago and Indi-
ana Harbor on Thursday. TO consult
with friends as to his campaign.
Mr.. Holmes was encouraged last
week by reports from these cities. az
tetr talking With prominent men. in
GLIDING Senator Frank J. Gavit. and
others.
Mr.. Holmes, as his unique ads say, is
an active member of the Gary Com
merciaI club. director of the Chamber
Of Commerce. of the Y. N. G A.. chair
man OF Gary Draft Board No. .. and
OF the Associated Charities
He is making his campaign on a
platform Of high efficiency in the state
Legislature. TO meet the demands OF the
war on Indiana He favors rogres
sive legislation and fairer tax laws.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
THIS ROW WAS
STAGED IN
CRAVE YARD

Frank Juhas. 1926 broadway Gary.
came into Attorney George Manlove's
offices with a tale Of his being mauled
as he stood in the newly-dus grave OF his
youngest child at Gary Oakhill ceme-
terry. where he was adjusting the rough
box.
Juhas has retained Mr.. Manlove to
institute suit for damages and whether
the defendant wiIl be the Gary Oakhill
cemetery association or its superintend-
ent or both has not been disclosed.
According TO Juhas he wanted the
body of another child. who died q year
ago. taken from its present grave to one
adjoining the grave Of the child that
died this wek. He SAYS that while IN
the cemetery Supt. A. l. wyatt became
angered because he was in the grave.
knocking down some earth while ad-
Jnsting the rough box, and as . result
Wyatt and a negro employee attacked
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

Gary today expects &c cease its city
wide campaign for the liberty loan,
having probably more than doubled o.
nearly tripled its quota and activities
from now on viii be in charge OF spec
ial committees. diminished work will
BE- cleaned up, The rich who can give
more but who didn't Will be made 10
come across and bond slackerS in gem
eral viii be exposed.
Cary city sales division alone is ex-
pected to furnish Gary's quota without
a single subscription from the men or
the companies Of the big industries.
The Industrial figures are expected to-
One piant-the indian Steel Cam
pany-is known 60 have sold bonds to
$500 employees and this report has not
been made although it is daily expect
ed. So are reports from two plants Of
the American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
and two plants Of the American Bridge
Co-gun works and fabricating plant.
Special Committee.
City Chairman &. y. Watson mo City
Sales Director Arthur Fisher have de-
cided TO let DR.. skeen's special commit
tee do The cleaning up" work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
JIM REYNOLDS To
COME To HAMMOND

Owner Paul Parduhn OF the Ham
mond baseball club today announced
that he had secured as pitcher for his
team James Reynolds. a ~youngster who
hurled for the Peoria team in the Cen
trial lea que last year. Reynolds aided
his team 10 win the championship Of
the league which has been suspended
be cause of the war. Parduhn took
Reynolds away from the Marion club.
The game next Sunday between Hon
mond and the Aritos OF the city league
viii be played for the beneft OF the
Red cross.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
NEW REGISTRATION
BILL


WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE house
military affairs committee after a long
debate today reported TO the house. the
registration Of all men who have be
come 81 since June 5, 1917.
The senate military affairs committee
during the day heard W. T. B~loodgood
Of Milwaukee. declare that German pro
paganda has slowed up ship production,
a%reaplane and ordnance preparation
and has caused trouble between offic-
erS Of varied racial extraction in the
army training camps.
Bloodgood. chairman or the MiIwau-
kee ouncii Of defense declared enemy
agents bought union cards and game
them to unskilled men who thu go
work in ship yards and munition fac
tories where the lack Of training slow
ed production.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
. Bit Of News From
lover There

.ceived q letter from his son Charles.
who IS somewhere in France He is
well and busy as he should be. He be-
longs 20 4S9 aero const. squadron 70
which he has been recently transferred.
His many friends viii be pleased 10
learn that he had been promoted 70 cor
poral of his squadron within the last
two months. charles has been in
France since New Years day. He en-
listed for service the 18th Of last Au-
gust and was sent 10 camp ii. Thomas
end from there 10 San Antonio, Tex.
and back 20 New York and on to France.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
FROST STILL ILL.

Jimmy frost. member Of the Ham
police department and City
Court bsilin IS still confined to his
home on Detroit street with a severe
attack OF rheumatism. He has been
laid up for over six weeks and as he
is convalescing very slowly 81 viii
be several more weeks before he will
probably be able 70 BE up and around
again
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

The firm viii have the sgency Of the
Higin motor cars. During 1917 Mr.
Ramshorst as gen OF the Elgin sold
l04 cars and the business has grown
10 the extent that he could not handle
il alone and needed 4 partner. He was
very fortunate in getting so able 2 man
as Mr.. Duelke into the firm.
The new sales company il now 10
Gated al $50 Holman street, but VIII
occupy new quarters at 80 state street
about the first Of May. The location on
state street viii be in the Gem theatre
building which IS being remodeled. The
firm viii handle the Elgin and other
cars to be announced later.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
LOWELL

Mrs. Grace Wagner has moved her
restaurant into the building formerly
occupied by Burdette Sanger.
George Kopliu was in Chicago on bus
mess. Yesterday.
Louis G. Elder. republican candidate
for county treasurer. was in Lowell
Yesterday. meeting his friends and IN
cidentally letting them know he was
in tho race for treasurer.
Thomas Grant returned last evening
from 2 business trip TO Indianapolis.
Charles Brown Of Shelby. vas in
Lowell on business yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
WHEN THE 1-PIECE
SUITS APPEAR

RENSSELAER,. IND. April IL
James Letter came down from Ham
mond Saturday to spend Sunday with
his son Robert and family and old
friends. Mr.. Letter is day Waterman at
the Hammond Beach Inn. on the lake
front. and all he has to do is 20 put N
the time and draw $50 per day. Squire
G. W. Russell of Hanging Grove, who
recently moved TO Hammond and with
whom Mr.. Letter boards. has charge Of
a gang Of men in q munition plant and
draws Sc so per day. which beats hunt
ing prairie wolves or rounding up the
malefactors of Henging Grove and Vi
entity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

BUTTER - Creamery extras. acc,
frsts. na4Ii2o; nrsts. 3Sa
40c: seconds. 35 36c.
EGGS-Ordinaries. 311z a CSC hrsts.
521a 24e.
1--WE POULTRY-Ducks. IS 3Oc'
geese. 22G23c: turkeys. 2sc.
yEAI-60 70 60 lbs. 175@ 1910: SO 10
so lbs. ia 1870; 90 to 10 lbs. 2oic;
fancy. 2ic; overweight kidney, 40 10
rs lbs. Toe. coarse. 100 &c.
POTATOES-CarS, S All grades.
Observation-Disclosures sl.15G $50; Mich
igan, fancy westerns. sl.35.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
DECISION IS

TINES BJREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April l7-Gov.
Goodrich returned from his inspection
of the reformatorv at J~efersonsvine
last night and odav ne went to PLAIN
field 10 visit the Bows School and to
~Putnamville to visit the penal farm.
on his return from these two places
he viii probably make known his de-
cision in regard TO whether he propos-
IS to call Z special session Of the legis-
1ature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
IF Your Ears Ring
With Head
Noises

IF you have Catarrhal Deafness or
head noises go TO your druggist and get
1 ounce of Parnint double siren gth).
and add TO II Il pint OF hot water and
a little graduated sugar. Take I table
spoonful four times a day.
This viii often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises Clog
sed n~ostrils shoul open breathing be-
come easy and the mucus stop drop
ping into the throat. 1t is easy to pre-
pare. costs little and is pleasant 10 take
ANY one who has Catarrhal Deafness
or head noises should give his pre-
scription a trial.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
BEL Ian s
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. Csc
wnnows In Money.

WaIlowS In Money
They unearthed one Organization
Its name withheld for the time being
up OF men from Austria-Hun-
gary. which appears to be dominated
by selfish and unpatriotie socialists
and which voted a proposition TO buy
a few Liberty bonds although II has
nearly $4,000 in the treasury.
Officers Of the society were given a
before the Patriotic committee.
which got wind Of the voting down Of
the Liberty Bond purchase.
Arc Stacking.
These men. enjoying immunity from
military service because they are first
Austrian subjects. are working
in Gary At fat wages. setting aside
while good American boys Of
Gary are in the trenches; and while
some did not vote against buying Lib
erty bonds most OF them voted neither
way. They do not care a whit what
happens 20 America as long as they
can get high wages and get immunity
from military service.
Officers UndesirabIes.
The officers admitted that they took
action 70 demand Liberty Loan pur-
Chases diAiOuSh thS government mao al
yised them fully as to>the loan. They
admitted that anti-war socialists mad
a big hand in opposing the loan.
After a hard grtlling the officers
were not inclined to have the society
hpyirg bonds. but they were finally
convinced that the government will
have something TO say or unde-
sirables. pro-Germans. and kaiser So
A meeting OF the society Is
soon 70 be haid and it is probable
q substantial share q the loan VIII
taken
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
MAN SEES
GERMAN AIR A

& 3 Dickson. general secretary o.
the Gary Y. ". c A. and now on six
months leave OF absence on war work
In France, was in the territory over
which the German air raid was made
the night Of March 18th according
to word received in Gar ytoday.
In letter under date Of March 18th
Dickson enclosed a ~clipp'eg rom
the European edition Of the York
Herald OF March 18th containing q de-
scriptlon Of the air raid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

HOME FOR
NEW BANK

East Chicaso's newest financial insti-
tuition, the American State Bank, is nav
ing It's new home prepared for it.
The bank early IN June will move a
few doors east to the corner storeroonn
of the Calumet block which has lately
been used by a saloon. At 2 cost Of
$4,000 fxtures. mahogany and marble.
and other necessaries are being installed
Kari Norris. architect. designed the re-
modelling while Contractor Frank Wsll
has the contract.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
FOREIGN
SOCIETIES
DOING BIT?
Gary Vigilantes Uncover
One That Refuses to Buy
Liberty Bonds Socialist
Influence.

The need OF having the Liberty Loan
or Vigilance Committee in every com
munjty in the Industrial section Of
Lake county investigating 10 deter
mine whether foreign societies are
patriotic or slackers towards this gov
crnment IVES brought out in a hearing
hv vigilsntez or the Gary Patriotic
Committee Yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

Tomorrow in Crown Point begins the
hearing that may determine that VIII
liam Il. Hodges is 10 continue as mayor
OF Gary or that he is not and that eth
er former Mayor r.. @. Johnson OF
Harvey J. Curtis is the rightful pos
SCISSOR OF the chief Magistrates office.
Special Judge Harry L. crumpacker
Of Michigan CITY. who is to sit in cir
cult court, Yesterday fixed tomorrow as
the hearing date.
Proceedings against Hodges we're III
ed both by Johnson the independent
candidate, and Curtis. the democratic
candidate. Hodges got 80 per cent Of
he vote cast While the rest was di-
vided between the three other oandt-
dates. including the socielists-makinx
20 per cent or the people not in favor
Of Hodges a. mayor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

Senator Overman Of North Caro-
lima recently declared before the sen
ate that enemy agents in the Curtiss
airplane works had delayed the out
put Of the factory more than two
months by ~"doctoring" the planes
and exhibited a defective airplane
part to prove il. Senator Overman
said that were he secretary of war
he would commander the plant and
employ Americans to operate il.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

CORN-May. S1.27. June. sl.47h
July. sI461s
OATS-May. S4e, June Size; July.
14i4e. April. SSAc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
To CLOSE
CITY CAMPAIGN
Industrial Figures Expected
to Come in Late This
Afternoon.

The Gary city sales division of the
third Liberty Loan made its report Of
81 ,o45, 100 bonds sold today, exclusive
Of the big mills, which VIII at least
double the hgures. This makes the
county total S4,12o.0oo.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

other trials two of the attorneys must
attend. II is laid Judge Crumpacker
fixed tomorrow as a date providing
" was convenient to all. That will
be determined possibly before night
fall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
MAYORAL
SUIT DATE IS
UNCERTAIN

T~BuLLETrNl
ATTORNEYS in Gary's three cornered
mayoralty election contest were up N
the cir today end it is possible the
hearing wll not begin tomorrow at
Crown Point as the date conflicts with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17

+. ?. Mann. giving his address as
the state hotel. reported TO the Ham
mond police this morning that while he
was over across the State Line last
night. he was the victim OF the light
fingered gentry and today is minus his
gold watch and chain. Mann did not
know whore it vas taken from him.
Members Of the Hammond City ooun-
ell met in their regular session at the
city han chambers last night and out
side or the regular routine business
nothing Of Importance was taken up.
The evenings entertainment was fea-
tured by Councilman Heckleman and
az usual he held the floor the greater
part OF the evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-17
DUELKE AND VAN
RAMSHORST PARTNERS
Form the Firm of Van and
Duelke Auto Sales Co.,
Agents for Elgin Cars.

Otto Duelke. FORMER city treasurer,
has entered into partnership with Ia
cob Van Ramshorst under the firm
name or Van & Duelke Auto Sales Co.