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rFNTFCosTAI..

The Pcntecostal Church, 23rd and Pine
streets, services, , 80, sermon, ne Glory,
Blessing and Power OF Pentccost -
sermon. Gods two great Pictures Of a
League Of Nations, Daniels Prophecy
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epIRIrI.AIloT-

Progressive Spirit.iatists. Services will
be- held tomorrow evening 1T the First
Progressive Spiritualist Church 96 West
street. with messages by Mr.. Green
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
EASTlAkE.

Eastlakc NJ. I. Church, I. { Sunhcid
pastor. Communion service and RECEIPT ION
nf members nj 1890, sunday school :,
evening service at IL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
To Relate Battlefront Experiences.

aasI4i meeting RtIl .c acd Fl h.
-4Isatmn Artny hall flourish and E8ae
streets, tonfght II clock, ~'en ~'sa
eapfan IisIpn vail lead. Ife taH
eapimn haa lust returned from irncr
r. Has thera u.onths and has anrsesi
Nth thc toy- "a 81. front laes .:r HIS
lp4ty thingr ot interest - frit
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sT HARN.EA.

~t Baru4bas Church MarshaIlton
services = q mi. celebration uf tho holy
sacrament ~ p m. sunday school; ;
80. cvehSUng with sermon Special
rally day services II All departments
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

Lost something Irv 4 rIasslt.s< diver
tiselneu in fEers Eseaiue ktt
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Thomas Virgins Grcmated.

Massey Md Nov 30 Jhomas v ~
e5n4 Wa> burned q leath ia hls horne =
Massey 1Ilrdat lcJt asaat ( aelaeI
1hroe uephcV~ robert Jaha tud Roy
Milford, live u Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
sT IAAlEs

81 James Church, Stanton, services
sunday schoo' III 0 a m. celebration Of
Loiy sacranent AT q mi, with sermon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

DYER Is pr Dcnm vi ~ u is
profession
Kycr What H. doesn't know ahoat
medicine veuld Ill ! cemetery Idee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
WRITE To BOYS OVERSEE
THESE HOLIDAY TIMES
Baker Says Honey Letters Are
More Needed Now Than Dur
ing War Time.

New York, Dec. 12.--An appeal to
the people of the country To- make aeon
centrated effort to break down the
barrier created by three thousand miles
of ocean" between American troops
and their home land by writing "letters
full of the home flavor" was made here
today jointly by the War Department
commission on training camp activi-
ties and Secretary of War Baker.
Since our soldier cannot come home
at once 1T Is for us more than ever tn carry
the thought of home to our soldier We
must by our letters, carrying messages
of interest and sympathy, bring him
back into the family circle and hold
there unwaveringly. saws statement
issued on behalf of X ymon1 B Fosdyck.
chmrman OF the committee, WHO'S on
his way to France ON the United States
Steamship George Washington.
Secretary Baker, In letter to Mr.
Fosdyck, declared the postponement
OF the home coming of soldiers would
often be uppermost in their minds,
and that perhaps now more than at
any other time these soldiers needed to
be inspired and strengthened.
Il believe that among all the in
fiuences which may be focused upon
this object, Secretary Baker wrote,
the strongest and most far-reaching
is that which emanates from home
letters, and | therefore urge the fathers.
mothers, wives and sisters of our soldiers
overseas to express themselves earnestly
III their letters rs their share IN seeing
that the high standards which America
represents both here and abroad shall
be constantly upheld.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast

TO feel your best day in and day out
to feel clean inside no sour bile to coat
your tongue and sickcn your breath or
dull your head; no constipation, bilious
attaeks. sick headache colds, rheumatism
or gassy, acid stomach. You must battle.
on the inside like you battle on the out
side This is vastly more important be-
cause the skin pores do not aOsoro I'M
purities into the blood, while the bowel
pores do saws wcll-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins well
flushed from the stomach, liver. kidneys
and bowels drink before breakfast each
day glass Of hot water with teaspoon
ful OF limestone phosphate IN il This will
cleanse purify and freshen the entire
atmentary tract, before putting more
food Into the stomach
Get quarter pound II limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist II Is in
expensive and almost tasteless. Drink
ptosphated hot water every morning to
rid your system 9f these vile poisons and
toxins also to prevent their formation.
As soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, sweetcning and purifying so
limestone phosphate and hot water before
breakfast act on the stomach, liver. kid
neys and bowels.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
HUN PROPACAND|SIS
PLANS HERE Barred
Disclosures by the Government
Reveal Daring Plots by
Bernstorff Crowd.

Washington, Dec 7.-The innermost
secrets OF German pre-war plots to control
public opinion in America were lald open
today before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee by A. Bruce Riclaski, head of the
Bureau of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Juctice.
The outstanding disclosures may be
summed up MS follows:
William Rayard Hale, an emp,oye as
correspondent of the Hearst papers, was
Mt the same time engaged as confidential
agent by the German Embassy at Wash
ington according TO Count Won BernstorH S
cablegrans.
An important list of names" including
prominent American educators and au-
thors. was found in the possession of DR.
Albert a. Fuehr, Secretary of the German
Information Service.
Count Won Bcrnstrof had the offer of
and considered The purchase of the Wash
ington Post, before it was taken under the
present management, for $4,000, 900.
Samuel Utcrmycr OF New York reported
to DIR. II. A. Albert of the Hamburg
American Line q plan TO purchase the New
York Sun
CASTOR b. Means, acquitted of charge
of numbering Mrs Ida King at Concord,
\. c.. was employed to get evidence
against the british Government which
would lead 10 trouble between the United
States and that Government.
Edward Lyall Fox, newspaper writer
acting as German agent, outlined to
Capt Won Papen plan to bring about
war between the United States and Japan
bv fomentinc riots IN California. by
plays and picture shows.
MIR Bielaski spent FIVE hours reading
from the original letters and cahlegrams
gathered by his department over the
entire period since the European war broke
out Members Of the committee listened
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
u, S. NEEDS SAILORS
FOR NERO HANTS' FLEET
NAVY Has Nearly 100000 Men
on Its 500 Vessels. Admiral
Palmer Reports.

Washington. Dec l0-War time in
crease Of the naval personnel from 80, 600
to nearly 100000 10 man 800 vessels
instead Of I76 j. described ID the annual
report of Rear Admiral Leigh G, Palmer,
chief Of the bureau oi navigation, made
public today Every one Of the ships IN
commission. from hattleShIpS 10 cargo
carriers Admiral Palmer says has COM
plete compliments ui officers and men
with excess personnel - provide for tram
ing new drafts The navy also provided
armed guard and radio crews for mer-
chant vessels IN transatlantic service.
The great task now, In the opinion OF
Admiral Palmer who recently was e-
Heved from the bureau 10 take command
of a battleshIp. viii be in furnishing 220.-
0(0 officers and men for the Shipping
Boards merchant feet estimated to om-
prise 1924 vessels bv December. 1919.
To accomplish this he permanent train
ing facilities have been expanded so as TO
accomu odate 10 900 men at once. These
include the Great Lakes station with
capacity Of 45, 900, Newport and Hampton
Roads. p 900 each. and Pelham Bay. y
y. $1,000. Hundreds Of ships are used
as floating schools. each being assigned
a certain number Of men 70 be taught the
rudinents of seamanship, and 4 nstitu-
tons are conducting regular course IN the
training Of officers.
Notwithstanding the enormous ex-
pansion OF the personnel, the report
saws the various units Of the navy have
reached higher state OF battle efficiency
than ever before
Enlistment statistics show that every
state in the union contributed to the growth
Of the navy, such states As Montana
and Nevada each sending more than 500
men There were ,203 desertions during
tie year but the percentage Of deaer'ions
dropped from 40 to %.
Admiral Palmer reports that roughly.
Az. 900 Of the 435, 900 men il the navy are
native born. and $1,000 are naturah zed
citizens New York alone furnished 81
per cent Of the native born.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
SPIES SHOT IN LONDON TOWER.
Two Women, Among Dozen Convicted,
We're Shared.

London, Dec I2-During the war
IL spies were shot in the Tower of London,
according TO reports now current. Carl
Hans Lody, alias Charles A. Inglis, who
at one time lived in Omaha, was the first
to be executed.
Two women spies were sentenced to
death, lat both were reprievcd, the
sentences being commuted to long prison
terms. One of the women. Lizzie Werthe,
regarded as very dangerous, was tried
in company with man named Row
lands. Rowlands was executed. This
couple made frequent journeys between
London and Rosyth, Scotland, and OBJ
tanned information regarding the move
mcnts of the British fleet. This informa-
ton, il is believed, however never reach
cd Germany.
The other woman spy was Eva Dr.
Bournouville, who is now undergoing
penal servitude for life.
One spy hanged himself in Brixtor
prison, while many others convicted of
espionage escaped the extreme penalty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
HAS 1000 900 FIT TO FIGHT.
Pennsylvania Draft Boards Report Regis
tration of 2 2067 2f2.

Harrisburg, Dec. - Exactly 20G7,-
242 men were registered under the opcr-
alton of the draft law m Peunsylvania,
according 20 a statement issued yesterday
by Mayor w. g. Murdock chief draft
officer. Ono board alone registered more
than 25,000 mon, and another between
1900 and 10000.
The registration by the days desig-
mated is gwen by Major Murdock as
follows: June 5, i0l7, 824 ,96G, 81 whom
9513 registered late; Juna ;, 1882, ,765, Of
whom 2ii registered late; August a,
1913, II 07S, of whom 1856 registered late;
September II, 1918, l,165 433, IF whom
I6 46f registered after the day set.
Local boards completed work on their
records today They are 70 9e sealed
and preparcd for permanent fling, and
sent ia tho Adnltant General at Washing
ton Histories 81 the draft boards and
similar data will be deposited here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
FARMS FLOOD NATIONS
TREASURY WITH GOLD
Last Years Crops and Herds
Mount to Billions of Dollars,
Secy. Houston Reports.
BY Associnted Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. Dec. Tribute to the
part PLAYED by the nations soil tillers IN
winning the war is paid by Secretary
Houston in his annual report Tor l9io,
transmitted to Congress yesterday oy
the White House. Bumper crops were
grown both this year and last, In spite o,
adverse weather the Secretary says, ana
the millions of men and women ana poyS
and girls on the farm with the organized
agencies assisting them performed saus-
factorily the supremely important task
of sustaining their own country and those
associated with it in the war.
Ernpbasizing the difficulties and the
absence of dramatic glamor in the war
lob of the farmer. MIR. Houston speaks
with satisfaction of the change during the
past wear toward giving agriculture a
larger place in the newspapers and maga-
zines and the worlds thought, bringing
the great urban population into closer
touch with rural life.
at is one thing to ask man TO save,
SAYS the Secretary, contrasting the task
of the one who conserveS and the one who
produces. sit is another to ask HIM. con-
fronted as he is by the chances OF the
market and the risk of loss from disease,
flood and drouth, to put his labor and
capital into the production of food and
feeds, and the raw material for clothing,
$50 MILLION ACRES IN CROPS.
Pointing out that the size of the harvest
may not measure the labois OF the farmer,
MIR. Houston records that the acreage
planted this yeal in principal products
aggregated 2S9. 900. 600 acres, or more by
5,6O0OOO acres than in the preceding
record year Despite unfavorable climatic
conditions. estimated yields for the year
with 1917 cornnarISonS were:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12

Great Britain soe $40 government
employment Offices
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
An OdorIess Onion.

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. I2--There is
a notwithstanding ''beer;;" there have
been stories of nraylcss mules, but now
it is the odorless onion The homo
economies department of Purdue Uni
versity has informed the public how
10 extract the odor from the onion, for
as yet no way of raising the vegetable
minus it's smell has peen devised The
onion, when cooked in rapidly boiling
water, lo,-s all its strong peculiar odor
and is delicious 1t is said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
>. and at all 6 stands
in the Capitol building
II act:

The tobacco stands in the Capitol building
at Washington patronized mainly by the big
business and professional men from all sections
of the United States who are constantly coming
into and passing out of Washington.
At each one Of these stands more Fatimas are
sold every day than any other cigarette, regard
less of price-which seems to show that the
preference for Fatma IS really nation wide
.Gs4a.A4A.5sSa.escs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
CAPE NAY CAMP MAY STAY.
Residents 70 Request G9vcrrment to Re-
tain Naval station.

Washington, Doe - movement
is under w hcrc o. uakc permanent
institution 1f tho naval training station
AZ Capc May. Nava oHc.-e who hay.
iaspcctcd the site AID tc huiliinys
already constructed arc arqiols thr
station hall r. retained as p0rt of
tho reg,llar aovd establishment Plora
provide for enlnrgi1g ae9.th'r grounds
from thc present arca of l5) acres ~ 100
acres
The training grounds j. lci5 under
Ecaec tibet cuds six months aftcr the
signing 81 Il peace treaty Il IL sad the
government hna spent NOR tbgn So.
000.0oo IN buildings md improvement
Nil .lcsc buildings. IL Is erit, viii re-
vert 10 the owners Of thc grounT but thc-
would not hc of great valUc for an,
other then trimming purposes
Great Britain hae $40 government
employment Offices
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12

with rarely question, visibly astonished
ut the completeness Of the record laid
before them. Some Of the letters were
not read into the record, but simply shown
to the members of the committee at the
direct request of Acknowledgement Gregory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
Assessment and Purchase Price.

There is a county assessment of S10.6f0
on the Alan Cunningham farm, containing
mink hundred, which Thomas 1attomus
Of Townsend has purchased for 1875
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
Guardian Appointed.

Chancellor Curtis. in tho Orphans
Court, yesterday, appointed the Equi-
table Trust Co guardian> Of Phillip T.
Kennedy
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
AMERICAN SECTOR BECOMES
CENTER OF FIERCE FIGHTING

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March Is.
The sector Of the west front occupied by American troops
east of nneyille which formerly designated being
Lorraine has developed suddenly into of the active
on the front from the standpoint Of artillery fighting.
The Americans hurting thousands of shells daily
against the German positions, making it virtually impossible
for the enemy to occupy them. Investigation shows that
trenches have been virtually abandoned
GAS PROJECTORS oBLITERATED-
There greater artillery activity in the Tou sector
cuped by Americans yesterday than any time since the ar
rival of the Americans Five projectors which the Germans
had set up preparation for attack obhteratc by
American shells
USE MUSTARD" GAS SHELLS
The Germans using mustard gas shells against the
Americans. small number of Americans walked lrolgl fine
gas after the shells were fired
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RAID
PARIS, March 13.An American detachment in the Woe
vre sector successfully laded the German south of
Richecourt yesterday.
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FISHERIES ROW
SAT|SF FACTORILY
DISPOSED Of

OTTAWA, March 13.-Minister oil
Marine Ballantyne announced today
that the long-standing fisheries dis
pute between the United States and
Canada has been settled, at least for
the duration of the war.
Under an agreement just entered
into American vessels may enter and
clear from Canadian ports without be
ing required to provide themselves
with licenses. Canadian fishing yes
sells will be accorded the same priyi'
leges in American ports, and both Ca
nadians and Americans may sell their
catches in the ports of either country
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
IN FOURTH DIVISION

The following candidates have filed
for territorial offices in the Fourth
division:
Senator-O. p. Gaustad, Repub
lican; l.. K. Pratt Republican: Luther
C. Hess, Democrat.
Representatives B. Collins, Re
publican; John w. Dunn, Democrat;
A. NJ. Kilgore, Democrat; A. j. Nor
dale, Democrat; G. w. Pennington,
Democrat
Road Supervisor-Robert Sheldon,
Democrat; Peter Steil, Democrat H.
II. Ross, Republican.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
RIOTS
IN REALMS OF
EMP Error KARL

ZURICH, March 13.-Serious bread
riots have taken place at Gratzkap.
in the Austro-Hungarian crown land
of Styria. Deputations were sent to
the authorities to complain of the poor
quality of the bread furnished.
The mobs smashed windows, plum
dered the shops and inflicted great
property damage. The police were
pOwerless.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
WOMAN AUTHOR
FIRST AMERICAN
| KILLED IN RAIDS

LONDON, March 13-Mrs. Lena
Guilbert Ford, American author of
"kepe the Home Fires Burning" one
OF the most popular marchings songs
adopted by the British army, was
killed in recent air raid here.
A bomb struck the house in which
Mrs. Ford and her son we're sleeping,
causing the collapse of the house She
probably was suffocated.
Mrs. Ford was the first American
who has been killed in a London air
raid.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
CALIFORNIA AUDITORS
TO MEET IN CONVENTION

EUREKA, Cal, March 13.-Forty
members of the State Auditors As
sociation will meet in this city on
May 27, % and 20, according to an
nouncement by County Auditor r. X.
Carr. The delegation will be headed
by l.. II. Johnson, auditor of Mereed
county, who is president OF the asso-
citation.
When the delegates are not occu-
pied with convention matters it is IN
tended to take them on automobile
trips through the redwoods and along
the highways of Humboldt county.
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TOXIC DISPATCH
IS AMBIGUOUS
BUT IMPORTANT 7

TOXIC, March 13.-An Associated
Press correspondent on February 16
asked Foreign Minister Montono as
to whether Americans were attempt
ing to gain special rights in Russia,
such as the transfer of Kamchatka,
across Bering strait from Alaska. He
said it was true that Americans were
active in Russia, but that the transfer
of Kamchatka would not be recog-
nized by the Japanese government
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
SH|PBU|LDINCIS
To BE SPEEDED
IN SOUTHLAND

WASHINGTON, March 13-The
shipping board has authorized the re-
duction in sizes and changes in shapes
OF timbers used in building wooden
ships in the South.
Under the old specifications few
trees were found in Southern forests
large enough for the heavier pieces.
Twenty-three hundred cars of fir
nave been ordered from the Pacific
coast for Southern yards
Officials hope the change will speed
up construction.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
ALASKA FISH TRUST DISSOLVED BY !. s. COURT
BIG FISH COMP PANIES
ARE MONOPOLISTS

SEATTLE, March 13.-Judge jeremiah Neterer, in the
United States district today ordered the dissolution of
the socaed fish trust and fined five companies alleged to be
members of the trust amounts totalng $13,000
The BoOth Fisheries Company of Delaware fined the
of $5000 the San Juan Fish Packing Company of Seattle
$OOO the Booth Company of Seattle 81 0O the Chopec Fish
Company of Seattle 81 000 Gdthe International Fish Com
pmy of Tacoma, 81 900.
These five companies indicted in 1914 charges
violation of the Sherman anti act pleas
contender.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
REGISTRATION SLOW

Only a hundred voters have regis
tered for the municipal election,
which is about one-fifth of the num-
ber who should show sufficient inter
est in the affairs of the city to not
only register, but also vote
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NON-PART|SANS
UNDERCHARGE0 0F
SEDIT|OUS ACTS

FAIRMONT Mimi, March ID. c.
TownIey, president of the National
Non-partisan League, AMI Joseph Gil
hert, a state officer of the orguni2a-
ton, were indicted on two counts ; s.
terday by the county grand jury
They are charged with circulating
seditious pamphlet
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13

Los ANGELES, March 43.-AIrs.
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, widow
of the martyred President James r,
Garfield, died at her winter home in
Pasadena today, at the age of 85.
She was the mother of DR.. Garfield.
national fuel administrator.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
IS
TAKING HOLD OF
SCANDINAvIIahfI!ISS

STOCKHOLM, March IA Chris
tiania dispatch says that the Nor
wegian government is sending a
cruiser with a landing party to from
soc because of the spread of Boil
sheviki revolutionary agitation among
the fishermen there.
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FORMER AMBASSADOR
DEAD At WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Charles
rage Bryan, former ambassador to
the Japanese government, and minis
ter to other countries, died here yes
ier1ay. aged 61
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CHAIRMAN
INTERESTED IN SUFFRAGE

NEW YORK, March 13.-WiI H.
Gays. chairman of the Republican ma
tiOnal committee, expects to go to
Washington in the interest of the
suffrage amendment to the federal
constitution
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13
CAPITAL Of RUMANIA
DESERTED BY DIPLOMAT s

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The
American and allied legations to Ru-
mania have left Jaffy for Odessa, with
assurances of safe conduct from the
king of Rumania. They have been
held, with other Americans, in quaran
tine
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THE FISH MARKET
KETCHIKAN, March 13.-Halibut,
II 3-4c; sable, 4c; red rock, &c.
Seattle Prices

SEATTLE, March 13.-Prices for
fish at noon today were as follows:
Halibut, Is 1-Sc; sable fish, 1-2c.
ling cod, sc.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-03-13

If all the waste in a community of
10000 could be piled up in a city
square you would find that the whole,
community would be shocked.
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NEWSPAPER rs BLooDTHIRsTY

AMSTERDAM March 13.-The Berlin Tages Ieitmg de
nands that German arpanes destroy four hundred English
as reprsa the conscaton Of four hundred German
merchant ships by the allies.
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ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL Rail
HUNS ARE IN COMMAND
OF 'WHEAT-S SHIPPING PORT

BERLIN. March 13.-It is officially
announced that the German and Aus
trian forces have arrived at the out
skirts of Odessa.