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Nominate Macmillan For Throne.

Copenhagen. Dec. l7.--At a mor1-
archistic meeting in Vienna yester-
day. which was attended by n number
of generals, Archduke Maximiiian.
brother of former Emperor Charles.
was nominated as successor to the
crown. The socialists. 1t, is added, in
tend to take sharp measures against
the mona re hists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-17

Admiral Castro President u Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal, Dec, I7.--Admiral
Cantoy Castro has been elected preai-
dent Of Portugal IN succession to Or
sidonio Paes, who was assassinated
late Saturday night
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,owA,s HONOR ROLL.
Final Casualties Will Not Be Reperted
Before First Of Ysar.


Before First Of Year.
Washington. Dec. 17.-GeneralS Prs.
shing cabled~ the war department that
practically complete reports Of deaths
in action among the expeditionaFy forc-
es should reach the department hy
Dec. 20 and for severely wounded
by Dec, 2I
Genetal Pershing said the mum
her. c. :n-cco-:saa' casualties IN Iss \
cess Of Mrihcatton at the central
records office Of : the expeditionary
forces on Dec. Il, was +o,44o They
were divided AZ follows: Killed In
action 500: died OF wounds as;
Died Of disease 353: accidentally
killed 81; severely wounded In Ne
tion 39,371. These included al sus \
pense cases under investigation" the
general said. II
General XPcrshing }. !. reported that
the number Of duplicated casualties
discovered in the central records Of
fee since Nov ~ would not operate
to reduce the total for the entire sx-
peditionary forces given in his suna-
mary Of that date a. additional Gas-
ualties reported more than oHSst th>
duplicates.
rhe names or twenty eight lows aol-
diers appear In the casuaity .lists ~
sued for publication today. They are:
KILLED in Action -Privatess William
A. Giss, Denison; Theodore 9. Thorscn,
Inwood. A.
Wounded severely Corporals Rufus
e. Lille, Leon James G.. stapleton.
New Virginia: Morton M. Stuil, ,Stpsrn
Lake. William n. Haber. Dubuque;
Priyates Roy E.. Beall.s Rossville /: M
ward R. Brown, Ireton: DeIAi1 \
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PAGE ONE.

FNNG SS@'
Teiesraphic News:
Wilson Finds Peace Farley Needs
Time.
Scramble 10 Get Out Of Navy.
Radicals in Minority In German
Congress.
Punishment Of Kaiser Not for Jur-
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Ames Students Start Food Riots,
G. r. Strubi, Dead.
Better Homes. Better Tenants, y
Lincoln Hi;hway Mus; Fight.
PAGE FOUR. = !;
War News and Comment: :.
War 10 Last TIL Russia Is SAFE,
New Life Animates Bohemia. y.
Roosevelt Draft for League OF Ma
tions.
Five Fridays
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
Europe Must Buy OF Germany.
Strikes and Lockouts.
Nine Blocks in Street Car.
PAGES SEVEN. EIGHT. TEN AND
ELEVEN.
City News:
Motorman Beats or Holdups.
City Answering Red Cross.
County to Restrict Public Work.
Flu" Epidemic Waning.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General;
Corn Takes Downward Course.
Oats Give Way With Corn.
Heavy Steers Strong. Others Slow.
Hog Trade Slow. Prices Steady.
Iowa Red Cross Hogs Bring $50. 900.
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'psnvsritss Swarm, Exxprsss 0hiess TO-
Receive 9s.atsd Shiprsnts.
Denver, Colos Dec. 17.-Six hundred
persons were standing in line in a
heavy snow storm today when the
American railway Company opened
express ofI1ces 10 deliver liquor ship
ments. At the district attorneys Office
blank warrants xeers being issued on
which IL was planned to arrest persons
receiving the liquor, y, E.
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Men Who Enlisted For
Wars Duration Anxious
TO Leave Service.
200, 600 MUST BE
RECRUITED IN 1919
More Than 90 Per Cent Of War Re-
eruits Have Asked to Be Released
Navy Made No Promises But 10 in
Honor Bound to GRAFT Releases For
Good Of Servies-Psrshins Oesig.
mates More Units For Return.

Washington, Dec. 17--General PERISH
ing notified the war department to-
day that he had designated for early
convoy home number OF additional
units. including the Twenty-seventh
engineers and the s4Sth field artillerJ,
in all about $500 officers and men.
Other units named are: l53d. 4ssd,
4s1st 9th. and l0sd aero squad
ron: Second trench mortar battalion;
Sixteenth company Of the Fourth
motor mechanics regiment, and British
replacement draft humber l, air
service. 'E+
Must Recruit Navy.
Two hundred Thousand men must be
recruited for the navy next year to
take the place of men enlisted for the
'Lannng. chief of tho bureau Of navi-
cation, made this estimate today. in
asking an appropriation Of $4,000. 900
to cover transportation and recruit
ing expenses.
After July 1 next $4,000 men will be
needed in the regular naval force and
to man the shipping board vessels.
The present navy at present has 215.-
900 men and ,S5.000 Of these enlisted
since the war began, 10000 for four
years ana. 80. coo for the duration OF
the war. More than so per cent Of
The war-racruits-- -haye asked to be dis
charged, Captain Lanning said. and
the navy is in honor bound to release
them. y.
The navy has made no promise to
release the men who enlisted for foul
years. but all understood they would
not be held after the war ended. -Tn-
less they are released the navy will be
made up OF discontented men and it's
efficiency lowered"
In addition. it was explained as
soon as peace terms are signed the
naval reserve force. numbering e90.-
900 men, must be placed on inactive
duty.
Battle Fleet Delayed.
The American battle squadron re-
turning from Europe may not reach
New York until Christmas eve be-
British base. The navy department
announced touaH. however. tnat tne re-
view at New York. planned for Dec.
%. would not be postponed until more
definite word came from Admiral Mayo
who reported today that every effort
was being made to make up the
time.
The assignment by General Pershine
Of the Ninety-second division (nationa
army. negroes) for early return home
has been cancelled
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Mere Troops Arrive.
DISCUSS RAILROAD FINANCES.
Question of Having Treasury Lend
Financial Aid Considered.

/, - FinaneiaJ Aid ConsidOred.
Washington. Dec. l7.-Secretary
Glass presided for the first time at the
treasury today over a meeting Of the
finance corporation to discuss with
Director McAdoo the question OF lend
ing f,nancial aid to the railroads in
stead of having all money for main,
tainence and ,betterrnent come from
the railroad adrninistration's 100000
900 revolving fund.
4 a tentative decision to extend the
And Il considered to have been reached
but Secretary, Glass said after the
|, i,Setins that Any announcement now
would be premature.
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Won MAckENsEN INTERhEo.
German Field Marshal Held by Hun
- cary on Denoan Of Allies,

German Field Marshal Held by Hun
gary on Demand Of Allies,
Copenha gen. Dec. 11.-Fieid Marshal
Won Mackensen, commander of the
German forces in Roumania, has been
interned by the Hungarian government.
according to the Azest Of Budapest
The Hungarian government Is reported
to have informed the German leader
that his internment was demanded by
the allies.
Other dispatches received here from
Hungary say that the Roumanians
have disarmed~ and interned the rear
guard Of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sens forces.
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French Women Demand Vote,
(By Havas Agency.1

Paris. Dec. 17.--Severaf. groups OF
French woman's suffrage advocates
have joined in Issuing a manifesto de-
manding that the political rights az
women be recognized befoDc the next
election.
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Revolution in Bulgaria.

Berlin, Dec..-i7.-A revolution. .fsl has
broken out in Bulgaria according-to TO in
formation received by the Lokal An.
zeiger from Bulgaria, by way OF Hun
gary. I n
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soner.. !, Honor of Wilson.

Geneva. Dec i7.--The frontier OF
French Savoy bordering, on Switzerland
vas illuminated with great honhres
,.et n.sh n honor OF Presldent VII
son.
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s;tvation AZ Smyrna Critical.

Athens. Dec. 1.-THE situation In
Smyrna is extremely critical, accord
ing to newspaper dispatches from
Mitylene. Young Turk officials have
posted armed bands at various places
around the town.
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Report 70 Ds Made public.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Instructicns
reached the White House BY wireless
today from President Wilson to make Z
public the report Of Attorney General
Gregory on the Hog Island invsstixss. v
ton. ;s88
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Battle Fleet DELAYED.
Program Elaborate.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE program
for the reception OF the returning
sailors now set for the period of Dec.
% to 26. when there will be land
parade OF naval forces, probably will
outdo in enthusiasm and size any
spectacle of the sort the nation Mas
known.
Ships which have been on the other
side will participate In addition ships
are coming from Hampton Roads and
other rendezvous.
Reservations will be placed below
Riverside Park. designated as official
landing places Tor the returning sailors.
On Thursday Admirals Mayo. Rodman
and Rogers will be received at city
hall.
In the land parade the sailors and
marines will be escorted by troops
from Camp Upton and Camp Merritt.
a banquet will be given to thet officers
Monday night The men from the
ships will have shore leave and sew
ernl theaters will be thrown open to
them.
Msrs Troops Arrive.
The British steamships Princess
Juljana and caronia, bringing small
contingentA Of American military.
naval and ciyilians from England and
France. came into port today.
The trnonshin Maui from, n-est, with
sixty four officers and 2l61 men. two
days late on account Of heavy weather,
also arrived.
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Z Aviators Arrive At Dexter.

Aviators Arrive at Dexter.
Dexter. Mo-. Dec 17.-Three army
aeroplares with six aviators. flying
from Houston, Tex. to Detroit. arrived
here At go a. m. all in good condi-
tiOn
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SNOW IN SOUTHWEST.

Christmas Weather Prevails in cet~.S
rado and New Mexico.
Denver, Col. Dec. IA heavy snow
storm in New Mexico and Colorado to-
day seriously Interferred with wire
communication.
Communication between Denver and
Ell Paso, Tex. was out. A foot n4
snow was reported at points in nortn-
ern New Mexico.
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e.n.a.n. Nal ~ pal.

M squadron NOT At Potas tf1
k4iondon. Dec. t7-The Italian EN-
batsy states that the statement tn z
IN American squadron had arrived At
Pola was .unfounded. &
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HUNGER STRIKE ENDS
IN SLACKER's DEATH
-. ."'s
Dan sksdins, u chiease, Rsfusss to
Eat, in EMert 70 Gain Libsrty, But
. .lnsAead .of. Fassdsr .Fnotw Jail Gains
Y FrssSsn, Frsm EARTHLY ilis.

Chicago. Dec, 17.-Reath of one Dan,
skedine, as the result Of a hunger
strike. va. reportsdsto the coroner to-
day. ..''. -.
Skedine, whose anteccdents are un-
known, was sent to the house Of COR
rection as dnf., dodser last summer.
Hoping to compel the authorities to re-
.:::.., Ae e;,.. ii, .s =. hunger strike
last August but soon succumbed to the
panxs OF hunger. Nov, 2, he started
another fast which lasted sixteen days.
He became iii and physicians atteppt
ed to feed him, bu>'his weakened sfom-
ach could not contain the food and death
came today. = 4, ,.
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SOME OPPOSITION 70 HOOVER.

Proposed That Inter. Allied ceunts'
IN, sien csntrol Raw Material.
n Paris, Dec. II ~. Economic questions
arS cominx prominently 70 tho front
In tho prsliminaries to the, assembling
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[By Havas Agency.1
Zurich, Dec. 17.-Gernan soldiers
at Cracow are reported to have fred
upon Russian prisoners who refused
to work, killing six and woundng
seven, according to the Stuttgart
Tageblatt.
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LONG AIR FLIGHT BEGUN.
Three De Haviiand Planes Bour
From Houston to Detroit.

From Houston to Detroit.
Eberts Field, Lonoke Ark. Dec. H.
The three De Haviland planes flying
from Houston. Tex. to Detroit. Mich.
left here at 3 O'clock this morning.
Their next stop will be Dexter. Mo.
Six aviators are flying in the machines
and the squadron is in COMMAND Of
Lieutenant Hill.
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T..R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY


The Weather.
Sun rises Dec, Is at 1873. sets at t:ZsA
Iowa-Unset.led tonight; probably
rain or snow Wednesday: not muen
change In temperature.
Range OF temperature at Marshall
town: Monday. a. and 2s' sunday
II and 81; Dec, l6, 1917. - above ana
2 below zero. At this morning, ~
yesterday, IS.
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FRAMING NEW REVENUE BILL
Furniture and chinaware Are Listed
for Tsx-Become Effective Soon
as Enacted

Washington, Aug. 13.-The house
ways and means committee has entered
on what Chairman Kitchin regards as
the final week of the task of framing
the $S,00O.OO0000 revenue bill, with
the big measure so far as planned still
81 10000 of the goal.
Excess profits and income taxes
were TO have provided S6,000,0O0,O
but their total falls short of that figure,
and the luXuries taxes, allotted the
50 900. 600 balance, will only pro-
duce a small part OF that amount.
The luxury tax already has been
written into the bill with two groups
of articles assessed 10 and 20 per cent,
respectively, but half dozen or more
additions already are being talked Of,
Furniture and chinaware probably will
be added, the luxury tax to apply
above certain prices.
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ANNA HELD DIES IN EAST
and Painful lIness-Took Amer
lea by Storm.

New York, Aug. 13.-Anna Held, ia
nous actress, who has been i'll for
many months and for whom every
known effort of medical skill has been
cxcrted to prolong her life, died here.
Throughout the day 1t was seen by her
physicians that she could live but
few hours and toward the last she
was unconscious.
Anna Held had long and notable
career on the American stage. She was
made famous and exploited by Florenz
Ziegfeld, Jr. from whom she obtained
Il divorce August u, 1912. Miss Held
met Zlegfeld in 1896, when he became
her manager. After romantic court
ship they went abroad and were mar.
red They have daughter now in
school in France. Yvette Gglbert eX-
ccpted. no Partisan ever won audiences
like Anna Held The salary that she
gained abroad was colossal
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M A X X ETS (;
II o -. .......:.......I o r.. r..
MILWAUKEE,, August 14, 191S.

Milwaukee, August IA, 1918.
Butter Creamery, tubs, 44c;
prints, 441a; firsts, Ale; seconds, S9c.
Cheese-Twins, 24c; daisies, 24c;
longhorns, 261ac; brick, fancy, 2612c.
Eggs-Firsts, 37Q3Sc; current re-
ceipts, fresh as to quality, 33hQ
951ac; checks. 25@27c; dirties, 27@
29c.
Live Poultry - Broilers, 30Q31c;
hens, 29Q30c; roosters, 22c.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 1.73@1.76
Oats - Standard, 6SQ69c; No. 3
white, 67@6Sc; No. A white 67hQ6Sc,
Rye-No. 2, 1,6SQ1.65; No. 3, 1850
100
Barley Choice, Wisconsin and
Eastern Iowa, 9Sc@1.O3; Minnesota,
Western Iowa and Dakotas, 95cQ1,02.
Hay-Choice, timothy, 2900030.00
No l timothy, 270OQ2S.00; No. 2 tim
othy, 22.OOQ24O0; rye straw, 5000
$50.
Hogs-Prime, heavy butchers, 1866
@199O; fair to prime light, 1880
1890; pigs, 15,00Q1750.
Cattle -- Steers, 8.50Q17O0; cows,
5.50Q1O,00; heifers, 6.00Q13.00;
calves, 1625Q17.25.
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FLYER FINDS NEGRO SLAYER
Murderer of Chief of Police OF Dewey,
OKLA, Located by Airmen on
Outskirts of Town.

Dewey, Okla, Aug. 13.-After n.
widow, a negro, had shot and killed
Chief of Police Null and seriously
wounded City Clerk George De Young
and escaped he was discovered run
ming in the outskirts of town by Bill
lie Parker, a local aviator, flying low
over the town. His signals brought n
posse of 500 and the negro was cap
tured and turned over to the sher-
hrs office. The crowd turned to the
negro section of the city and burned
every house except that occupied by
an old negro woman. Nun was shot
while attempting to arrest Widow on
a charge Of wife beating.
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JAP TROOPS AID
CzECHO-SLOvAKS
Lenine and TrOtzky Have Fled to
kronStadt.
BRITISH AT VLADV0ST0K
German Ami assador Left Moscow Be-
cause He Feared for His Life,
Says Dispatch From 6er-
lin Newspapers.

The Hague. Aug. l3.-Japanese ad-
vance troops are in touch with the
Czecho- Slovaks, says a Moscow dis
patch to the Weser Zeitung of Bre-
men.
1.-THE Czech troops at Vladivostok,
who have been in touch with the Jap
anese for some time, are separated
from their comrades in western ST.
IBERIA, who hold the Trans-Siberian
railrOaod west of IrkutSk. If this dis
patch Is meant to refer to the Czecho-
SlovakS in western Siberia it is I'M
doubtedly incorrect, as no advance by
the allies forces from Vladivostok has
been repOrted.I
Berlin Hears Lenine Has Fled.
London, Aug. l3.-Premier Lenine
and his chief assistant, Leon Trotzky,
have fled To KrOnstadt. the naval base
near Petrograd, according to dis
patch sent out by the semioiliCial Wolff
bureau of Berlin and printed in
Zurich papers, says EIavas report
from Paris.
Take Russian Government Along.
Amsterdam, Aug l3.-The bolshevik
government will shortly leave Moscow
for Kronstadt the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger states. Premier Lenine and
War Minister Trotzky have already
reached there. the newspaper adds.
Doctor EIelfferich, German ambassa-
dor to Russia, has informed the soviet
government that he will move the en-
bassy from Moscow to Psllov because
he fears for the personal safety OF his
STAFF, says an official telegram from
Berlin. This action, ii is added was
decided upon because of a proClama-
tion of the soviet revolutiOnists that
they were about to begin reign of
terror In Moscow. Pskov was select
ed because conditions at Petrograd are
almost MS bad as at Moscow
Sees Moscow as Anti German.
Referring to the shifting of the Ger
man diplomatic base i'm Russia, the
vosSschc Zetung of Berlin says:
Ambassador lIeliferich left before
the embassy staff because he feared
for his life. Moscow is in the hands
of anti-German elements ana the fol-
lowers of the social revolutlonists Of
the left This would show that the
holShevill rule nc Moscow Is Mt nm end,
and this is the case not only ut Mos
COW but IN the greater part Of Rus
sin, If not IN the whole Russian EN-
plrp. This throws a vivid light on the
failure of the German policy in the
East"
Serious for Soviet Government
Amsterdam, Aug. 13.-The position
Of the soviet government in Russia is
considered very serious by the Mos
COW correspondent Of the Tageblatt Of
Berlin. He announces that the
Czchco- Slovak forces have increased
from 1900 to 100000 and are being re-
enforced by Serblans, Cossacks and
counter.reyolutianistS
British Troops in VladiVostok.
London Aug. l3.-l}ritish troops
have arrived at Nladivostok and have
proceeded 10 The Csur front. whore
thoy we're accorded an enthusiastic
| rrceptt,n
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HEAVY TAX ON SOFT DRINKS
Ten Per Cent Written Into Revenue
Measure by the House Com
mittee.

Washington, Aug ia 10 per cent
tax on all soft drinks sold by manu-
facturer producer bother or importer,
and tax of from l to cents on soda
fountain drinks were written into the
$1,000 100000 revenue bill by the house
ways and means committee. The pro-
posal is to put a tax Of cents on each
10 cents paid for all soft drinks sold
at soda fountains, and of l cent upon
sales of Z cents or less
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J0TTlNGS

Mexico forbids the employment of
children under twelve In industry.
A Cincinnati (O.) shoe concern ad-
vertises as follows: Take Eleva-
tor-Pay Cash--Carry Ii Home
Save 81"
Onicial reports made by some ma
tional banks In the Northwest to the
comptroller OF the currency show that
many bank directors I'll that section
cannot write their names, and 50 use
a mark,
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DANIELS HITS CYCLOPS TALE
Secretary of the Navy Says II Could
Not Have Been Taken Into
German Port.

Washington, Aug. Recommending
on the suggestion that the United
States collier Cyclops, which disap-
pearcd in the Caribbean sea last spring
without trace Of any kind. Secretary
Daniels expressed the opinion that II
would have been impossible for the
ship 10 have been captured by Ger
man submarine aud taken to a German
port
The notion that a vessel the size of
the Cyclops and making slow speed
could possibly have eluded the North
sea patrol en- route to Germany is not
accepted here as II possibility.
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EmheIllsf1ment.

'Why did you take that tenderfoot's
wrist watch away from him? You
wear one Yourself"
"les.' rejoined Broncho Bob. But
| use mine TO find out what time II Is.
lie makes perfectly good little clock
an excuse for decoratIn himself with a
bracelet"
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virginia labor unions demand free
school books.
James Ham, farmer near Wealth.
cry Pa used large Holstein bull
as mate for his horse in his spring
blowing.
women Of England virtually have
assumed charge Of public utilities and
nave Invaded the police and FIRE de-
partments.
Ihere Is dearth of laborers in
Mayo ireland. owing to the exodns of
men 70 England to work III the munf-
tlon factories.
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allies. The prisoners are from fresh
Prusslan and Bayarian divisions and
have been taken during the last two
hours.
The assistance rendered by the
Americans just north Of the Sommc
has been comparatively small, but
nevertheless important, for they have
captured and held positions strongly
defended by the enemy at one of the
most difficult points in the line, at n
time when The German resistance
there was threatening to hold up the
left flank Of the advance.
At many places along the new front,
especially just south of the Somme,
the Germans are occupying the old
lina dugouts built by the French more
than two years ago.