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The sun., 1918-12-24
SANTA COPELAND TO
VISIT GRIP ORPHANS
Commissioner Will Distribute
Toys Among Seaside Hos
pital Children.

DR.. Royal S. Copeland. Health Conn
missioner. will don white whiskers
tomorrow at the Christmas tree fes-
tivities to be held for the influenza
orphans" In the Seaside Hospital, on
Staten Island. He is hoping for a
light fall Of snow so that his arrival
at the hospital with an automobile
load OF toys, clothing. fruit and
candy will be in accord with the sea-
sons best traditions.
Girls OF the Health Department star
spent yesterday afternoon in conclud-
ing the shopping for the orphans with
500 in cash sent to DR.. Copeland.
Influenza cases total las yesterday,
against 214 on Sunday. a decrease OF
So. Yesterdays figures show a decrease
OF 1870 when compared with those OF
Saturday.
Pneumonia cases, 40 OF which were
reported yesterday. show a decrease
OF Is from Sunday and a decline OF
sS from Saturdays figures. Deaths
from pneumonia reported yesterday
were II, against 81 on Sunday and SO
on Saturday. Influenza deaths totalled
80 yesterday, 80 on Sunday and As on
Saturday.
Cases reported yesterday. by Dor
The sun., 1918-12-24
5000 AT CHRISTMAS
PARTY ON Big PIER
Red Cross Is Host Of Service
Workers at Port of
Embarkation.

The 5000 men and women OF the
army and navy who have heen the ac-
tive force OF the Port of Embarka-
ton in Hoboken. the people who have
been responsible for the quick ship
ment OF men abroad and the efficient
reception of them on their return. en-
ioyed a Christmas party given yester
day afternoon by the Red Cross on
Pier 4. Hoooken. A Christmas tree, a
band. presents. good things to eat and
everything else that should satisfy the
heart OF a doughboy were among the
features
There will be weeping and gnash-
ing OF teeth when the girls who have
worn the khaki in the embarkation
Offices have to go back to the unro-
mantle routine of an ordinary office.
One gathered that from the intensely
feminine signs waited from corners
Of the big dock and also from the at
tractive pictures which these same
young persons made in their uniforms
Between the girls in the navy capes
and the girls in the army drab II
would have taken a Paris 10 decide
which was the prettiest. The ser
vice will lose much on demobiliza-
ton. They'll never be the same.
Up at the r!verward end OF the pier
was a Christmas tree bedecked in
lights that was perhaps the snappiest
Christmas tree ever seen on dock.
Sailors and doughboyS were massed
solidly on II. Perhaps there were
presents on II. Al least each service
man got a pair OF socks with ciga-
rettes and candy. each officer cigars
and each girl box Of candy. But
that was before they even saw the
tree
The Port OF Embarkation band
played, and Major-Gen. Shanks, com
mander OF the port and Vice Admiral
Gleaves OF the cruiser and trans
port force made little speeches They
said nice things about the Red Cross
and Mrs. ]. s. Ellswor'7. chairman OF
the New York chapter. who got Up
the party.
The whole affair was merely an OK
preston Of the appreciation of the Red
Cross for the courtesies its workers
have received from the officials OF
tffe port.
The sun., 1918-12-24
APPEAL TO BAKER
FOR DRAFT DODGERS
Release of Conscientious o.
jectors Will Be Asked.

A score or more OF persons, includ-
ing a number OF New Workers. will
cali on Secretary OF War Baker at IL
o'clock to-day and lay before him a
petition with about $1,000 signatures
asking the release Of the conscientious
DIRECTORS serving sentences at Fort
Leavenworth for evadins the draft.
The sentences range from ten 20
thirty years.
The delegation will he headed by Dr.
John L. Elliott of the Hudson Guild
Settlement, New York He will be in
PRODUCED by Allan McCurdy OF New
York Among the others who will
make an appeal TO Secretary Baker
are Mrs. Henry Willard OF New York,
the Rev. Richard Hoguc OF Baltimore.
Mrs. Anna Davis OF Brookline Mass,
and Mrs. Brent Allison Of Chicago.
Letters from DIR. Percy Stlckney
Grant Of the Church OF the Ascension,
Mrs Mary o. Simkevitch Of the Green
wich settlement House. John #. Sin
clair Of Minneapolis and Sarah NJ
Cleghorn will he offered
There are about 800 men now serv-
ing sentences es draft evaders.
The sun., 1918-12-24
CHARGES POLICE WITH PLOT.
Man Accused of IntoxicatiOn Says
PatroIman Vented Spite.

Charges that the police were re-
sponsible for his assault, robbery and
subsequent arrest December 10 be-
cause he had preferred charges
against certain policemen to Inspector
Frank Morris OF the Fifth inspection
district, were made before Magistrate
Blau In the Harlem court yesterday
by Stephen Pupil, restaurant keeper
of 1912 Second avenue, who was ar
raigned for intoxicatlon. The hearing
was adjourned until to-day, when In
spector Morris will be In court.
Blau was arrested by Patrolman
William Carroll OF the East 104th
street station at Tooth street and Third
avenue. His case has been adjourned
from day TO day ever since because he
has been under physicians care with
bruises on the head and face and
cut on his upper lip.
Puppi denied On court that he had
been intoxicated and said he had been
assaulted by three men the day OF his
arrest. After they had robbed him
OF a $3.50 watch and a diamond pin
worth $3.50 he said he staggered up
to Patrolman Carroll to make a COM
plant but was himself arrested.
The sun., 1918-12-24
SMOKES IN HIS BED
WHILE CARPET BURNS
Buffalo Visitor Tsrrorizes
y Hotel With Sir Guns.

A bell boy was scurryins through a
corridor in the New Victoria Hotel.
1853 West Forty-seventh street, yes
terday when he saw smoke coming
through the transom OF a room occu-
pied by q man who had registered as
George Arthur Of Buffalo and who
said he was an engineer on the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Opening the door
the boy saw that the carpet was on
FIRE and that Arthur was sitting up
unconcernedly in bed putting a olga
rette. AFTER he had smothered the
flames with wet towels the boy told
John II. Mccarthy. the manager.
Mccarthy, with three OF his husiSiest
employees, went to Arthurs room to
tell the visitor he must leave.
"I'll show you you can't buffalo people
from Buffalo. Throw up your hands,"
said Arthur, and he drew a revolver
from under his pillow and levelled II
at the hotel men. all OF whom did as
they had been bid. They stood help
less for twenty minutes until Two po-
licemen arrived in response to a call
sent to the Office by Lieut.. c. A. Nc
arlanO, an army OHlCer VINO CnarlCou
to pass through the hallway.
AS soon as tho police appeared Ar
thur ordered them TO also throw up
their hands One OF them, Patrick
OLeary. six feet four inches tall and
proportionately heavy. made a flying
leap and. landing squarely on the man
in bed. wrested away the revolver. A
search Of the room, according to the
police. revealed another revolver under
the pillow, a shot gun and an air rife
under the mattress, a revolver in the
pocket OF a waistcoat and still another
in a vase. Only the one Arthur held in
his hand was loaded. however.
At the West Forty-seventh street
station Arthur said he had served with
the Seventy-fourth Engineers and had
been discharged in August for dis
ability. He came to New York satur-
day night. bringing his artillery with
him. Arthur said he intended to use
the weapons in Texas where he was
going to do some shooting" He was
hcked up on a charge Of violating the
Sullivan law.
The sun., 1918-12-24
RED CROSS DRIVE
BRINGS $19,5OO,OOO
Total Is Not Compiled, as
Many Workers Did Not
Stop for O Count.
EXPECT INCREASE HERE
New York Chairman Believes
former Mark, 285,OO0,
Has Been Passed.

The Red Cross Christmas roll cali
ended last night as the clocks struck
IL, but II will be several days before
the result can be known. So many
workers didn't stop canvassing long
enough to make reports, so many d.
visions have been unable in the rush
OF campaigning TO add their figures
that the committee Is unwilling even
to make a guess as to what the total
enrolments will be. But It is certain
that the New York county enrolment
will exceed the 2s5,oOo Of 1918. So
Henry D. Campbell, chairman Of the
county committee, said last night.
II is roughly estimated that this
roll call has resulted in IS 1000 900 men,
bers. There may be added to this
100000 new members of the Junior
Red Cross. though the latter were not
gained in the present drive. The
Juniors pay IS cents for their mem
berships. so the Red Cross will receive
31s 500 900 from the new crop OF vol
unteers.
National figures obtained yesterday
showed the various estimated totals as
follows: Atlantic division, 3,03s. 900 I;
Central, 1900, 900; Insular. $500: Gulf
$4,000; Lake, 100000; Mountain
101 800; Northeastern. 6S5,000; North
western, 100000; Pacific, $50, 1000;
Pennsylvania and Delaware. 1000, 900;
Southern. $4,000; Southwestern, l.
22s, 400. Manhattan had at least 2.00o,-
900 and Brooklyn 100000.
OF the $1,000 men and women who
are working under the Democratic and
Republican parties in the Homes d.
vision many hundreds hadn't stopped
to count their gains up to midnight
last night. Several thousand names
are expected from the churches, and
no repoH had come from them yester-
| day. The Industries division hasn't
made anything like an adequate re-
port, because many corporations held
out till the last minute to round up as
many employees as possible.
Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell. in charge
OF the hospital campaign, was assured
| that nine out OF ten OF the hospital:
would give a 100 per cent. enrolment
| The same result IS expected from
! libraries. but the schools and colleges
won't show up so well.
Airplanes few over the city all day
In honor of the greatest mother of all
They left Hazelhurst Aviation FielC
in groups flying in the formation o.
cross. The Christmas Bullet, said t.
be the fastest airship in the world
flew from the Battery to the Plaza a
| I z. NJ, the red crosses painted on th'
lower side Of It's planes clearly visibl,
from Below.
The sun., 1918-12-24
Grind of Guard Duty.

A naval officer said yesterday that in
his opinion and that OF many others
the men OF the home guarding fleet
had had about the hardest Job of the
war. AS he expressed Il:
"They have experienced none OF the
thrill of anticipation of possible battle
with the German feet, but have the
hardest sort of grind. In addition to
their other duties the home fleet has
the old Iowa class have trained en-
gineers. oilers and other workers with
machinery and have turned out 80 600
OF them. On the newer vessels have
been taught the men who were put on
merchant vessels 10 man their guns"
The SUPERINTENDENT New Mexico
Is the first electric driven warship
Commissioned in September, she has
been having trial trips which the ma
vles of the world have been watching.
The New Mexico and her twin, the
Mississippi, are the first of our navy
to have the clipper prov. They burn
oil and have only one funnel apiece
As they rode the North River yester-
day they seemed trim and graceful
compared with the older battleships
with which they were aligned.
The L. S. S. Aztec, station ship for
Boston. was ordered to New York yes
terday to represent the First Naval
District at the review. Lieut.. Carlton
IF Snow will command the vessel.
The sun., 1918-12-24
EVENTS TO-DAY.

ConfeTrenSe of boat owners. III Broad
Memorial services for ten stlisas
Who lost Their lives in the service HSa
School OF Commerce. l55 Nes, SKI!
fifth street. As +. VI.
Christmas celebration for reT b..-
and khaki, SeVenty-frsc Eeg.Ten; AZ
mory. \ F. NJ
DECORATION o. graves in Trinity Cen.
etery, lJ5th street ard BroadNa!
Drama reading, by Miss Jaae Map
ner. On The Red Robe Cooper Ia'o-
Meeting Of the Woma7's Replbicao
Club; capt. Carpenter of the NIrdl.tie
Will speak Delmonicos. +. VI
Christmas tree entertunMe-' az!
dinner at the rooms OF the Nv lo1N
Society for the Prevention OF ,rue%
to Children. 297 Fourth avenue, S''
Dedication OF Temple Place. ire nes
name for the triangle a.. F,a;husH ave-
mi mu nit T ieSN : +. VI f'''''N ''
Second annual convention O., +, Re Je7.
ish Ministers Association %! Ar7e-.S
and the Federation of Orthodox CeaC
cations. Y VI. II. a. L@Ntrg-gI ays7.'
and Ninety second street, T. VI
Tree Of Light Madison square oar
Rowlius Green Christmas .ee'iy.,.lst
for children. 10 10 ! ~ Z. "e''
Kiw5gg!iss ,Clg3 mnchS"" II";a. N'''
New York City Trder'lher., aee'.T
Hotel McA.pin. ESQ Z Vi
The sun., 1918-12-24
Four Motor Thie,e, sentenced.

Four automobile thieves who in the
last year had stolen cars valued at
more than $4,000, were sentenced
yesterday by Judge Mcintyre in Gen
eral Sessions. Joseph Lewis, IL West
llSth street; Abraham Rosenwae,
1889 Amsterdam avenue, and Louis
Stein, ll5th street and Madison ave
nue.. were sent TO the penitentiary for
indefinite terms. and James pan3olh,
1895 Fifth avenue, was sentenced 10
four months in city prison.
The sun., 1918-12-24

Nathan Levin. l27 Forsyth street
was one Of twenty men arraigned yes
terday before Magistrate Healy in the
muicipal court, charged with violating
the law which prohibits smoking in
factories. AS he had just received a
cablegram announcing the death in
action of his son, Jacob, and had ex-
planned that he had lighted a cigarette
TO quiet his nerves. sentence was sus-
pended. Fines OF SIS each were i'm
posed upon the nineteen otherA
The sun., 1918-12-24

socks. His name. I believe. Is Charley
Snyder. How the President did laugh
when Charley did his fool stuntsi
That's about all, except that the
President rested a good deal, walked
about the decks in the morning and
attended to Official business in the af-
tefnoon. / should say that the trip
must have done him a world OF good"
Tho George Washington brought
back several organizations OF the Cy-
clone Division. The 137th and 13sth
Field Artillery boarded the ship at
Brest. The latter returned as a COM
plete regiment under Col Robert L,
Moorhead, 70 officers and 1,476 men.
The former Is incomplete, consisting of
~ officers and PA men under Col.
Lansing. These two regiments were
formerly National Guard outfits. re-
cruited chiefly from Indiana. Kentucky
and West Virginia and were trained
at Camp Shelby. Miss.
In all there were 40 litter cases,
men who had to be carried of the
ship; s43 mobile" cases, men able to
contagious and 81 tubercular cases. All
Of these wero sent at once to the hos
pitfalls.
The sound in body were distributed
among the various rehabilitation
camps, going by rail or ferry in the
late afternoon. The 139th Field Ar
tillery was sent to Camp Merritt, to-
gether with the fragment of the 18th
Field Artillery, the Advance School
Detachment and a few casuals. To
Camp Mills went the handful of men
and officers from the 136th Field Ar
tillery and some 1853 casuals.
r. n. stettinius on Board.
Two hours before the George Wash
ington arrived the White Star liner
Cedric locked with SIS officers and
2,160 men. She brought also Edward
r. Stettinius, Assistant Secretary OF
War: Henry Lockhard, who has been
in France assisting in the direction OF
the American airplane work; Major
Elliott Cowdin, 40 East Thirty-fiftt
street, formerly a member OF the La
fayette Escadrille, wearing the CrolS
de Guerre with two palms and a star
and the Medaille Militaire, as we'll. and
Martin Egan. Eho had been with Per.
shing as a 'liamon expert.
Many of the wounded belong t
New York's own division, the Twenty.
seventh, nicknamed Organs Rough
! Neck's" by the soldiers themselves
They brought the news that both tn,
Twenty seventh, which is exclusively
Of New York. and the Seventy sixth
which is partly Of New York, are com
ing home soon. There were many
colored troops aboard. but none ap
parently from Col. Bill Haywards oil,
| Fifteenth, which has seen so mucl
hard fighting. The 332d Aero Squad
ron was aboard, consisting of 4 Off
GERS and 222 men.
| Secretary Stettinius said he went u
France last July to confer with tn
French Government as regards mum
tons and tonnage. 1t was found tina
much quicker. better results were OBJ
tanned by taking semi-manufacture'
munitions to France rather than raw
materials.
He thought France was going to d.
splendidly with her reconstruction
problem, and believed that many PEG
pie over here have a mistaken idei
about Frances "helplessness." Eng
land, he said, Is going at her recon
struction problem with the deliberat
common sense characteristic of tn
people, and needs no outside help. Nj
ST ttinius will pass Christmas at hi
home, Park avenue and Eighty-fift
street
The sun., 1918-12-24
HAYS GETS IINCoLNS HAIR.
6. O. r. Chairman Receives Lock
From DR.. John Wesley Hill.

A lock OF hair from the head OF
Abraham Lincoln was presented to
VIII II. Hays, chairman OF the Repub-
lican National Committee. before he
started for Indiana yesterday to pass
the Christmas holidays. The gift came
from the Rev. DIR. John Wesley Hill.
chancellor OF the Lincoln Memorial
University. Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
II is part Of the hair that was cut
from Lincoln's head by the attending
physician after he had died.
The sun., 1918-12-24
THIEF SUSPECT IS HELD
Police Say Youth Confessed 10
$1,000 Robbery.

4 collection Of old COINS worth
more than $500 was included In the
s. 900 worth OF loot stolen November
II from the unocCupicd house at l2i
East 10th street, formerly used az
residence by Leonard Full lawyer,
now living in Is West l2Sth street
Saturday Detective Doyle OF the West
Thlrt!eth street station arrested
Charles Spuckes. II. OF l57 East lo9th
street, when he attempted 20 dispose
Of some OF the stolen money 10 a
coin dealer in Forty second street
The police say he confessed 10 the
burglary,
Magistrate P,au IN ~" Harlem
court yesterday held Spuckes III
S25O0 bail for the Grand Jury, lie
told the court he had becn out of M"
Tombs only three weeks, having
served thirty days there for petty lar
ceny.
The sun., 1918-12-24
The Sun Calendar.
FAlI
THE WEATHER.

Eastern New York, incre,,.,-
cloudiness to-day. followed at nlrh,
and on tomorrow by snow in noyts
snow or rain in south portion; cold.,
to-day; north and northeast Winds
New Jersey, Increasing. eioudin.,.
colder to-day; rain or snow to-niEht .
tomorrow north and northwsst wines
increasiRg by tonight A
Northern New England, fair and eoia..
to-day snow tomorrow; m oderate na,,S
and northeast winds "''H
cloudlness and colder to-day; rain a, ,ssl
tonight and tomorrow: n9rth and popb'
east winds Increasing tonight.
Western New York, cloudy to-day, vno,,
In western portion ana tonight ia "a.
east portion; snow and colder To- morrow.
WARRINGTON. Dec. As.-A soutbu..
ern dlsturbanc that Is cenlrai to-pisr
ovsr the lower Mississippi Valley, -
high pressure and low temperature 10 q.
in the Gulf slater and SHOWS IN , ~.
, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado ~.
the lower Missouri Valley and rain, az
s tho A, Ia the s ssS:r M N. VALLEY
after rain Sunday night while in the ~
| West the weather was fair High temper
lures ecotinue In the Atlantic ani ~,
Sunday In the north. They have siS
fallen generally in the interior and A..
much below the seasonal average as am,
! The weather will be fair by wednssd.v
the east Guh States, while the lax, =.
! gion, tho Ohio Valley, the middle Auars,
| states and New England will be uns.t.t
: Tuesday and Wednesday, With rain nv.
| the southern and rain or snow over ~,
| central and snow over the nortbe-n a.. ~
lions. reaching the Atlantic coast Tus,5,,
night In the south Atlantic state, 49,
| Tuesday Will be Sollo we'd pyciear,ng we,rss.
Wednesday. II will be colder rcA.5,S
! in Kentucky and NewEngiand much cos.,
| Tuesday night m the Ohtc Valley. Tennis,
see and the east Gulf States with A roo
| wave in southern Kentucky, TennhMH
| Mississlppee and northern Albania IA ~
| be much colder wednesday in tn. ss,H
! Atlantic States and somewhat cotsr IA
! the lower lake region, the middle AtlIr.S
| States and New England Wednesday.
nhxervatgo,. 80 T-nf,ad ct.1.. yu...,-
The sun., 1918-12-24

The Board OF Aldermen e.er'e1 Nv.
commissioners OF Election Ger
York city yesterday. John b.. v
Democrat, and Moses VI " &c. N
nunlican. ~ Mauhat,a,. avg '.''
Kane. Democrat, and IA .'' l. ~,
ingston. Republican, Of b~"'' ''' Vs.,
reelected on the rctommona. .'on o'N'
TWO political organizations.
The sun., 1918-12-24

ARRIvAIS-MONDAY DEC. "a.
IS George Washington. Brest, Dec. Is.
Se Cedric, Liverpool. Dec IL
Sc San Giorgio, Gibraltar, Dec IL
b westwo La PalIice, Dec.
Sc ADvers, Rotterdam, Nov. 30.
Sc Kern Maru. Havre, Dec. L
IS City OF Rangoon, London, Dec.
Motorship City of Orange. Cette, Nov. Z.
Sc West Point Bordeaux, Dec, ?.
IS Batsford. Weymouth. Dec I.
Sc Carlos Castle. Bordeaux, Nov. is
So eatsumA Brest. Dec. 2.
Sc Western Light, Verdon, Dec Z,
SIS Flores, Havre, Dec. q
Sc Jonancy, Gibraltar, Doc. Z.
Sc Achilles, Bordeaux, Dec. IL.
So Chatham. Brest, Dec 10.
IS Usage, Nantes, Dec s
Sc Eembe, Liverpool. Dec. L
IS Advance, Crlstobal, Dec. H.
Sc Cosmo. San Juan, Dec. l9
IS Sande 4 ord, Sydney. c. B., Dec. ID.
S. Emon. Port hmon. Dec. Is.
Sc American. New Orleans, Dec "a
IS Lake Gratis. Quebec. Dec. Y.
Sc Comet. Port Arthur. Tex. Dec Il
Sc Fl Mundo. Galveston, Dec. Ia
Sc Arapahoe Jacksonville, Dec. -.
Sc Connersvilie, Portland, Dec. q.
SIS Batjan. Philadelphia, Dec ..
Ship Santa Ceterlna, Dakar. Oct. "A.
The sun., 1918-12-24

Another warning was issued yester-
day by DR.. Copeland against per-
hitting children who may be suffer
ing from even slight colds to attend
Christmas entertainments.
The sun., 1918-12-24

Highest temperature. s.. at Z Il
Low est temperature, - a. SIS A. u
Average Temperature. -.
The sun., 1918-12-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Standard Time.
Sun rises. A NJ Sun sets. AIS M
Noon rises. 1880 P
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. 1s:B A M Gov. Island. i:io NJ
He'll Gste......2:SS p NJ
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. SAP Gov. Island. 7:B NJ
Hell Gate.....s:42 M
The sun., 1918-12-24
ARRIVED FROM NEW. YORK.

&c Cretic, at Liverpool
IS Armagh, at Havre.
IS Aurora, At Havre.
S. Vile de Reims, at Hsvra
So Orca. al Liverpool.
IS Itu. at Hayre.
Sc Edinburgh Castle. at Liverpool
IS Guy of London. at London.
SIS Skipton Castle. at Gibraltar.
The sun., 1918-12-24

SIS Carmania. from Liverpool.
Sc British Isles, from Belfast.
Sc Alban. from Liverpool.
SIS Storviken. from Barry.
Sc Mertainen. from Shields.
Sc Lake Hemlock. from Cristobal.
SIS Comsnche. from Jacksonville.
SIS Bayway. from Port Eads.
IS Boilston, from avannah.
The sun., 1918-12-24
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature IN this city yts.erdi'
as recorded by the official Thermometer, j
shown In the annexed tah.a:
The sun., 1918-12-24

IlSANSA ram LII AOSi 'HEnAi--'
Great Britain and Irrlsna-I'oss az ID A. ".
Dec p. IS. Celtic, AT A VI Dec q IS
MeEantlc, and at \. ". Dec. -, So. Bal
tranoe-Ciose a, 80, A. Nj Tec. p. S.. la
Lorraine, and at 73O A. NJ. Jan 7, IS.
GiIraIIar-Close at 5:sO a. 81. Dee. =, IS
TUn!ca.
Portusal-Clo.e a, . A. NJ. Dec. g s..
Doudo.
azores Ielands-Close at 50 4. n, Dec. o.
Sc Tunca.
IalyLCIose at 1880 A. VI Dec q IS Tuuics
Liberia Norway Sweden. Denim ark Bel
GUM. Netherlands. Greer. Germany, Austria
and Hungary-Sorvicc SUSPENDED