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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31

a contract to a member Of the Live
stock Exchange, who feeds hogs on
the side, whereby the company receiv-
es $500 a year for the waste corn
which the contractor gathers up,
cleans and re-feeds to his hogs. Also
figures were introduced which showed
that the profit on hay per ton, made
by the company, for 1916 was $6.91
and that the profit Of corn per bushel
was 20 cents. Thus it is proven that
there is q Big Biz clique in this
country, and the farmers are being
shown that, and in what manner, they
are being robbed Of thousands Of dol
lars yearly, and this information is
coming not from Nonpartisan lead
ers or organizers but from your own
Uncle Sans authorized agents.
s-s-e-s
The Bacon-Junken Herald Of Grand
Forks shows its true attitude toward
the people, and the farmer in particu-
lar, when It endeavors to cast jokes
at the results Of this important fed
eral investigation recently held in st.
Paul in its editorial department, as
it did recently.
What has become Of our well-mean-
ing (?) friends who used to tell US
that government ownership would
break up the homes, destroy religion
and cause q wave OF free love to COW
er the country? With the govern
ment control Of many different lines
Of industry the people don't seem to
be becoming irrational in any man
ner. Queer, isn't it?
Now that the president has taken
over the railroads, we I anxiously
awaiting the taking owe Of the coal
mines by the government. Surely .
government that can run the rail-
roads for the benefit Of the people
and for the sake Of economy is large
enough to handle the mines Of the
country for the same reason.
s~-s-s
Possibly some Of our readers re-
member the notorious Chicago 3 AL
ton railway steal which occurred sew
eral years ago. Investigation led to
the discovery that the issuance Of the
excessive stock (which made possible
the steal) was made legal by = spec
ial bill passing the New York legis-
lature, Feb 26, 1900, making the se-
curities 81 tie railroad legal securi-
ties for savings banks. That law en-
abled the. C.hicaro u Alton to float
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
HOW WILL YOU
OBSERVE THE DAY?
Have You Something to Celebrate
Next National Thrift Day
February Sd.

What?
Have you let this big national day
com round for the third time with
out knowing what kind Of things to
celebrate?
What have you done during the
year to make you better off than you
were last Thrift Day?
Are your habits better?
Are you stronger in health?
Have you found profitable employ
ment for your spare time?
Have you been Systematically read
ing good books?
Have you saved any money?
Have you learned where you were
wasting money, time, or the country's
resources, and have you stopped the
leaks?
If you have done these things, or
any one Of them, you have something
to celebrate on February Sd.
National Thrift Day is the time to
look back over what we have accom-
pilshed ii the WY Of self betterment
thus far, and to resolve to continue
and to improve upon the good work.
II we have not accomplished any
thing-if another whole year has
slipped by and we I exactly where
were q year ago, it is time to read
ourselves q lecture, and to heed il.
Today, when the whole United States
IS concerned with Thrift-when we
must save food, and wool, and steel,
and time, and money-everything
really that we have a . nation, Tor
the sake Of our boys II the field, II
Is your business and my business TO
do our part.
10 Sc loyal to Uncle Sam we must
be loyal to ourselves. 4
And loyalty 10 ourselves means See
iinR to It that We have something Il
the WY ~ added perscnal resources
III celebrate every February Third
INational Thrift DAY. The coming M
sesrvance VIII take plAee "a Monday,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
BARKIN' AT A KNOT.

The more or less esteemed Devils Lake World continues to
mourn and absolutely refuses to be comforted, and all because the
Leader, a publication owned by the farmers OF Nortn
Dakota, has been removed from Fargo to st. Paul without the
consent of the editor of the World first having been obtained.
Internationally the deuded agriculturalsts made a grievous mis-
take in failing to have selected the World genius as their guide,
philosopher and friend, and because of this fatal error they must
continue to be "biked"-as long as they fatuitously continue their
afilation with the League; at least this is the gist OF the Worlds
brief in their (alleged) behalf.
Strange as it may appear these same farmers give no indica-
lions of becoming unduly alarmed at the Worlds frenzled and
oft repeated warnings of the dire disasters certain to be the res
ut of their duplicity, therefore it would appear as tho the World,
like many modern day prophets of evil, was, in the language OF
Davy Crockett, merely "barkin' at a knot"
The animus of this and similar opposition to the League IS
suspicioned to be predicated on the fact that every dollar paid into
it's Golfers by the farmers of the state is regarded as beng just
hat much subtracted from the rakeoff heretofore enjoyed by the
.eal estate sharks and those Of similar ik who have battened on
md whose chief end and aim has been to farm the farmers"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
FOUNDATIONS OF A RUDE.

Some Of the anti-league papers in
this vicinity claim that they are
friends Of the farmer and profess
great friendship toward the Equity
as a basis of their claim. Knowing
little of the desires of the Equity
Society we are not in a position to
say that it is right or wrong. How
ever, we do believe, from what we
know Of it, that the Equity is alright.
The only reason that would cause US
to doubt it being a beneficial organi-
cation is the professed friendship to-
ward it Of Garden and Falky. But to
get back to the Equity, this organiza-
ton has been in existence several
years but did it stop the grain COM
bine from robbing North Dakota
farmers of $55,O0O,O0O in one year?
Altho the Equity was in the live
stock business did it stop the Pack
ing Trust from robbing the farmers
of the northwest, in the st. Paul yards
alone, Of 100000 in one year? No,
it did not. The Equity is perhaps
alright in it's place but it's scope is
not large enough to choke off the
profiteering grain, machine and pack
ing trusts. What the farmers need to
head off the Big Biz organization is
political power, and that political
power they have in the form Of the
Nonpartisan League.
By their vote favorable TO the wo-
man suffrage bill our Washington rep
resentatives proved to the world that
they are really moving toward denoc-
racy in action as well as words. Any
man or woman Of the present day who
is opposed to women voting is . relic
of the past and was born several cen
turies too late.
The wiffet from Omemee who is at
present endeavoring to handle the ed
itorial destinies of the Minot Messen-
ger, some time ago complained about
Townley's patriotism and cited 2
number Of men having enlisted, there
by proving their patriotism. How
ever, the aforementioned spfig failed
to enlist himself, tho, we understand,
he is Of military age.
According to the published testi-
mony and confirmed BY the President
Of the South st. Paul stockyards Co,
Of witnesses ct the recent government
investigation Of the packing industry
held in st. Paul, the company reInov-
~ fhn fnod frna1rha III Tia nAnG At
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
ULTIMATELY THE PEOPLE WILL RULE.

Charles M schwab, president of the Bethlehem steel corpora,
ton, and one of the chief opponents Of Big Business in the United
States, but who is universally acknowledged to be not only wise
but farseeing, in an address recently delivered in New York City,
made the remarkable admission that, in his opinion, the time is
near at hand when the men of the working cass-the men with
out property-wil control the destinies Of the world" -
1.-THE Bolsheviki sentiment must be taken into consideration"
Mr.. Schwab declared, land in the very near future we must look
to the worker for a solution of the great economic questions now
being considered. l am not one to carelessly turn over my belong
ings for the upift Of the nation, but I am one who has come to a
belief that the worker will rule and the sooner we realize this the
better it will be for our country and the world at large.
I'm these times of war;" Mr.. Schwab said, I'VE, of America,
should not criticise the actions of our president and our nation.
When I say 'we,' I mean the steel men of the United States. With
in the next eighteen months we will have more tonnage on the
ocean than all the nations of the world. -.
"But don't let us run away with the idea that we have a light
Job on our hands. We must realize that it is the duty of every
citizen to give his last dollar and his last drop of blood in the de-
Tense of his country.
IT am not discouraged and I am not pessinistic, but we must
contribute our money as we never contributed before. we must
forget our personal notions and stand by our nation. Let us place
dependency upon our government and our cause"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.

From the best sources of information obtainable it now seems
certain that the third Liberty Loan drive will be inaugurated on
February 18th.
The American people have at last come to a realization of the
fact that our Nation is really at war; and they should also realize,
as indeed, they must, that the sole way in which our noncombat-
ant cihzenry can materially assist in this gigantic struggle be-
tween the powers of Might and Right is by the purchase of these
Liberty Bonds.
To complete the task of crushing and forever suppressing
Prussianism and establishing world peace, liberty and democracy
it is vitality necessary that every American give loyal, unquali-
fed moral, physical and financial support-unless this is done
there is no telling what the end may be.
Solicitors for the sale of these bonds-patriotc citizens Of
your own community, gladly donating their time and expense
will shortly call upon you for the purpose Of affording you an
opportunity of evidencing your loyalty to Cause and Country by
their purchase.
You are expected to invest your savings in these bonds to the
extent of your financial ability, and as a lbertyloving citizen Of
the best government on this earth, you will be also expected to
do so cheerfuly and unhesitatingy.
The time in which to make the drive will necessarily be very
short, therefore you are admonished to be fully prepared to make
your purchase when the solicitor calls upon you.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31

lose an arm or q leg. It is explained also that III this ] cnlv
one man dies from disease as against ten to fifteen who fell victims
OF various diseases in other wars. This estimate is proportional.
But 10 per cent Of the Canadian soldiers disabled On the battle
fields are rendered unfit physically to engage III their former occu-
pations. There ought to be cause for general encouragement in
these figures. #
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
BOTTlNEAUS HONOR ROLL.
Continued from page ~

Edward Glace, Antler.
M. 4. Mcleod, S0uris.
James b. Waters, Gardena.
William H. Cotterill. Minneapolis,
dinn.
Clarence F. Amsbaugh, Bottineau.
II. M. Kaeding, Kramer.
Geo. A. Baalson, Newburg.
Newton Greiner, Euchant, Alta.
Ole Kobbervig, Bottineau.
O. E. Walton, Vancouver, B. G.
H. j. Hamre, Willow City.
A. C. Simons0n, Bend, Ore.
Christ A. johnson, Newburg.
Gutton Across Antler.
Pete Biddle, Thorp, Wis.
A. G.. Klimaschesky, Kramer.
Ernest Paradis, Kelliher, Mimi.
L. A. Kunkle, Floyd, Iowa.
A. G. Rosenau, ,Bottineau.
Roy Flaaten, Barton.
Louis G. White, Nashua, Mont.
A. M. Holfos, Bottineau.
A. W. K. ~Stefenson, Westhope.
John G. Murdoch, Bottineau.
L. ]. Frazier, Casselton.
T. r. Pollock, Omemee.
Duncan Mclean, Westhope.
Wilhelm C. Haugen, Westhope.
H. E. Kuhn, Chicago, Ill.
Lief Brown, Russell.
Ernest Hjulberg, Dassel, MINI.
O. o. Gjolstad, Bottineau.
Nels G.. Nelson, Bottineau.
Vernon Crawford, B~ottineau.
E. j. Pudleiner, Dorchester, Wis.
Evan Paradis, Maxbass.
Fred McAllister, Maxbass.
Carl ]. Ames, Newburg. !,
Haldor Thompson, Landa.
Danile Poirier, Red Lake Falls,
finn.
Arthur N. Gorder, Carbury.
Oscar Handeland, Lansford.
Samuel II. Huber, Fargo.
William Peter Campbell. Omemee.
Arthur r. Healev, Bottineau.
O. F. Perrin, Lodi, Cali.
Erick Newberg, Minneapolis, MINI.
III. H. Klimaschesky, Kramer.
James Dwyer, Omemee.
Norman Retain, Newburg.
Rudolph Ingier, Bottineau.
Aiva >. .lails' Ovcr,y. -.
y. M. Jonnson' ".,iow Wy
". a.. lsewpuls
olver InompsOn' f1l'iel
Sonn = Gus.u' lev.. -.,.. >r,.-
Maurlce fecno'' mlnnpo =, "'
Unovor Tnrlharf Ruth.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
NOW LISTEN TO THE O A

The following from the Bismarck Palladium is admirably cal
ulated to make frantic the ~standpat press OF the state, and 1t !
ong odds that that is precisely what it will do:
Representative Leiderbach, of Dunn county, is quoted as
having said: Frazier will be our next governor, all right
We're going to keep on electing him as long as we need him,
and then we're going to send him to the United States SEN
ate or make him president Of the United States" And why
not? Lynn j. Frazier is the first governor ever elected by
the Nonpartisan League, and would be the logical man for
president should the League gain control Of national affairs,
which it will, if it continues to expand as rapidly in the future
as it has in the past. Gov. Frazier is q big man, mentally and
physically, and when Woodrow Wilson gets through with the
lob Of being president, we can see no logical reason why Lynn
d. Frazier shouldn't step into Mr.. Wilson's shoes.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
A MOVE TOWARD A

The Presidents statement Of terms, says William jennings
Bryan, is a long step toward peace and will greatly cheer those
whose relatives have been called to the coors. It will undeceiye
the German people, who have been led BY the war party to be-
leve that they were compelled to fight for their vervg existence
The war aims of the United States are not q menace Is the Ger
peope-they are, on the contrary, an expression Of the hope
where.
There can be no permanent peace so long as subject races are
held in political bondage and exploited by the stronger nations.
Government by the consent of the governed is the growing po-
ltical principle of the age; it is destined to control all govern
ments. Opposition to this principle is responsible for much dis
and many wars.
LET the people rule" is a slogan for which our people can
afford to stand-those who advocate this doctrine are travelling
toward the dawn. I
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31

AAoI t0 SOuAdu 4IVS " dill INCREASED SuOSCf1pOOn list,
through the medium Of a reduction in the regular price for the
month of January only, was appreciated by the people Of Botti.
neau county is amply evidenced by the fact that upwards Of six
hundreds Of our citizens avaled themselves of the Offer either on
their own account or for relatives or other friends. To us not
the least satisfactory part Of the whole affair is the fact that
many of the mail orders were accompanied by letters Of q high
ly commendatory nature, wherein the writer's invariably testified
their reliance in the good faith of the Courant, as well as to its
merits as a local newspaper, and it is needless to add that it will
ever be this papers highest ambition to continue to merit the re-
gard which it's friends entertain for it. Another highly graft
flying result Of our subscription offer, which closes today, lies in
the fact that the Courants subscription list now carries nearly
paper in the county. This fact is most pleasing to us, and is
well worthy of note by the local business men who buy newspaper
advertising space.
A bill Is. 1885, was introduced in the United States senate
on the 21st inst. by senator McCumber which, should it become
a law, will afford a vast number of us pot-valiant old would-be
warriors the longed for opportunity to serve the country on the
tented field. This bill has for one of it's principal objects the
drafting into the military service Of the United States all male cit
liens over 18 and under 81 years of age as q reserve army, to call
into service any unit or division Of such reserve army for service
in transportation, shipbulding, production Of munitions Of war and
other war supplies as may be necessary. Here's hoping that this
meritorious measure becomes a law.
Nine-tenths Of the Nonpartisans are loyal and patriotic cit
liens. The majority of the other tenth intend to be and think
they are-Pembina Pioneer-ExpresS 81
The above Endorsement by the belweather Of the standpat
those who are affiliated with the Nonpartisan league movement
Such a certificate of good character from such a source should go
a long way towards compromising for the long continued and rab-
i'd vilifcation and abuse of these same patriotic citizens" by the
lesser fry composing the journalistic outfit Of which the Pioneer
Express is the Mentor.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31

8J H We may accept the findings Of the Canadian military hos
tal commission at Quebec, where q close and accurate record
81 been kept Of the casualties among the Canadian troops IN
rrope. the chances of the soldiers engaged are not 50 very much
eater than those who engage in some Of the so-caled peaceful
rsuits at home. The commission finds that the boy who goes
Fthe frnnt has twenty-nine chances to come home, ~ against
A fhat 10 win BE killed He has ninety-eight chances N recoy-
frOm Z wound, against two that he win die because q wounds
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-02-16
RumunskJ kabfnet nakloni
Up0zOrntni:
TEN, kterych Sc to tyka.

Upozorn6ni toto jest pro krajany
bydlici ma venkove. Castokrate jsme
poslali upominku, aniz il bylo po-
vsimnuto. neminime vice upominku
opet posilat a zbytecn6 utracet Pc
nize "a postovne a proto upomina-
me timto, naposled! Pak-li toto ne
postaci. do m9sice Sc takovi odbe-
-atele casopisu nevyrovnaji, pfesta-
meme jei zasilat Jak jsme jiz Sc
zminii, papir ostatni potfeby Sc
zdrazily a tim vydayani casopisu,
name sv6 povinnosti, kterym musi-
me tez dostati tudiz snazne zada-
me ty krajany ,kterych Sc to tyka, by
nam Iaskave zaplatili CO jsou dluzni,
zadarmo nen6zeme noviny posilati,
ponevadz take my platit musime.
v 1cte
Vydavatetstvo Telegraph. >
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-02-16
Chcete stati "a naSf vIadou9

Otazka tato vztahuje Sc ma me-
chaniky nase. Stojite-li "a vladou
nasl a nejste-li zamestnani ma pracl,
iez nutna je ku zdaru yalky, nochte
Sc registrovati ma praci ku stavbe
lodi. Vite dobTe, Re lodi je nesmir-
ne treba ku prevalent vojska, po-
tTebneho materialu potravin do
Francie. Tisice Americana po ce-
le zemi Sc hlasf, re mileradi pomo-
hou ku rychlemu rozfeseni tohoto
d1leziteho problemu.
Necbt' cesi Slovaci neznstanou
pozadu mech aji sesregistrovati co
nejdrive. Uciniti tax mdzete v
"Ceske lekarne" kde obdrzite po-
drobne informace. Bud'te ujiste-
nj, ze podmnfky pracovni budou
vsemu delnictvu pfiznive, a o to Sc
vlada nase jiz postara. Opakujeme !;
"Prihlaste Sc co nejdrive!"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-02-16

TAX Sc nam zda, ze Cesi Slovaci
nejevf dostatecny zaiem odporu-
covanf a koupi "vladnich valecnych
1spornich znamek" Kde vezf pfi-
Gina? Nemohli by spolky nase de-
lati lepsi agitace? Znamky ty jsou
velice vyhodne, splatne V peti letech
i Sc A proc. droky a prodavany bu-
dou do konce tohoto roku. | nase
mladez mela by Sc vice zajfmati 0
koupi techto znamek ma jichz pro-
deli tez zavis zdar nasi armady.
Mnoho penez jest tfeba, proc bojite
Sc jich zapHjciti nasf Wade, kdyz je
to misto nejjistejsi? V "Ceske le-
karne" znamky dsporni jsou k do
stani.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-02-16

Americti d9lostfelci pali vytec-
nym 1sp9chem do opevn9ni n9mec-
keho. Palba jeiich je tax presnou,
ze skoro vsechny pTedni linie Mem
ci opuSt6ny byly. Nova 1mrti a po-
ran9ni oznamena byla.
Francouzi odhaduji, ze N9mci ma
zapadni front9 mali soustTedenych
pres 2 miliony muz6.
Nemecke submariny v minulem
tydnu znicily 13 velikych anglic-
kych lodi, 6 mensich tfi rybarske
lodice.
Zatim co Nemci horecn6 rozmno-
zuji pocet muzstva ma zapadni from
ts, nelenf Spojenci. ale sesilujf a
zlepsuji posice sve, jimiz spletou
N9nee v rozpoctech jejich. -
Francouznm podaTilo Sc dobyti
cast n9mecke posice u Butte Mesnall
zajati 100 Nemcn. 4
Britick5 torp6doborec Bo er po-
topil Sc v noci 8. 6nora kanale
La Manche nasledkem srazky. Je-
den chlapec posadky Sc pohTesuje.
Hrabe Czernin odpovi pry presi-
dentovi Wi4sonovi. Americky vice.
admiral Sims odebral Sc do Rima
ku porad9. Cilem cesty jeho die
vseho jest 1silny boj proti nemec-
k5m submarinam, fadicfm We sire.
| dozemnim moTi.
Americtf d9lostTelci pomohli skve-
lynn zp1sobem Francouz6m pfi po-
slednfm jich zdafilem vypadu u
Butte de Mesnil.
Rakusani obnovili sve 6toky ma
severni front6 zapadn6 cd Brenty,
ale byli zastaveni ltalii. Rakou-
ske kolony byly rozervany italskou
artillerii a 1toky .byly zastaveny.
Briticke ztraty oznamene "a uply-
nuly tyden obnaseji 7.O77 jsou
rozdeleny jak naaleduje: Zabitych
nebo zemfeiych ma rany: D1stojnici
7S, muzG 1850; zransnych nebo
pohfesovanych: D1stojnik1 155, mu-
| "a 5.489. Ztraty poslednfho tydne
jsou pon9kud vyssi nezli tydne pre-
desleho, kdy obnasely 1884, nei-
mensi to celek "a mnoho mssic0>
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1918-02-16

Anglicke casopisy zabyvajf Sc do
uze presidentovou recf, zvlaste O.
nou casti, kterou venuje nemecke.
mu kancleFi Hertlingovi. Angelica
ne nezdaji Sc v6fiti mnoho dobrym
1myslGm vlady rakouske a pomiji
mlcenfm to, co Tekl president 0 ma
zorech Czerninovych. Times upo-
zornuji ma to, Re president zavrhu-
je bolsevickou illusi, re ma pruske
militaristy mono jest ze ma pru-
ske rhetorikou ddyody rozumnV-
mi, vysiovuji souhlas mad presi-
dentovym presvedcenim, ze valka
m6ze skoncit jen. al bude pravu a
spravedlnosti dodano vahy mocf.
Daily News mini, ze to neni pouha
nahoda, ze president promluvil v
dobe, kdy Sc schazi parliament. V
Anglii jsou politicke pomery napja-
te clenove snemovny poslanc6 po<'
tfebujl povzbuzenf napomenuti v
dobe, kdy jsou velike trenice a spo-
ry otazku, jak Sc zachovati k jed
mani vrchni valecne konference We
Versailles.
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Treti pijtka syobOdy.

Pfisti p1ieka svobody bude zaha-
lena nekdy v dubnu. Oznameno
tax bylo taiemnikem pokladny Nc
Adoo.em ma zaklade telegramu,
iejz postal vsem narodnim a sta
tnfm bankam, jakoz i trustovym
spolecnostem, v nemz je zada, aby
kazdy tyden ulozily jedno procento
svych hrubych pfijm6 do dluhopis-
nVch certifikat6 ma kratkou dobu.
Department pokladny vydava pro-
hlasenf k americkemu narodu, We
kterem mimo jine pravi: "Spojene
Staty jsou We valce. Potraviny. de-
la a odevy jsou tri hlavni veci, lakoz
lodi. jez by je dovazely ma evropske
boiiste. K vedenf tax obrovshe val
ky jest potfebi penez, ,biliond dolard.
Kazdy muz, zena a dite musi pfi-
speti co nejvice ke zdaru tfeti p1j-
cky svobody. Sektarska fevnivost,
plemenna East, stare spory, politi-
cka ctizadost, vse musi jit stranou,
kdvz Sc jedna dobro celku. Bu-
de Ii mas narod citajici vice nez 100
milion1 dust, stati V pevne fade ja-.
ko ieden muz, dostane vlada Wash
inotonska dosti penez, ,abychom mo-
hi financovati sebe sve spojence V
teto valce proti sobeckea a autokrati-
eke moci, ktera, ukIada nasi poll