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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
CHINESE FIRE UPON
AMERICAN GUNBOAT
my Associated Press,

'By Associated PreaaD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The com
mander of the American gunboat
Monocacy was fired upon Thursday
by entrenched Chinese rebels near
Yochow. He reported that he re-
turned the fire and silenced 1t. A
yeoman was fatally injured and a
seaman wounded The Monocacy was
hit a number of times.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
NEW TYPE OF SHELL.

sNy Associated Frenal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Navy
ordnance experts have perfected a
non.rlcochet shell for use against
submarines. II will dive instead OF
bouncing when striking the water
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22

tiiy Associated Press.D
DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 22-$n a
telegram received at the office OF
State Fuel Administrator Webster,
the approval OF the federal admin.
istrator is given to plan to con.
serve the fuel supply
Merle A. Potter assistant to Mr..
Webster said the order would pro.
vide for closing OF virtually all stores
at 5 or $3.50 p. m. and a general
shortening Of other business hours
requiring that office buildings shut
off heat except such as is absolutely
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
THREAT TO BREAK OFF
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
uy Associated Press,

COPENHAGEN, Jan 22.-The
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin says that
unless Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki
foreign minister, accepts the de-
mands of the central powers when
he returns to BrestLitovsk on Janu-
airy 29 the central powers will break
off peace negotiations.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
REPORT OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS GIVEN


tssy Associated PFena.p
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The fed
eral reserve board, in its annual re-
port, said:
Goods and credit must be saved
to the utmost of our ability in order
to check the ;pward movement of
prices"
The net earnings of the federal
reserve banks for 1917 are reported
as $11,2OO,OOO.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE CHARGE

ers, told the presidents mediation
commission. Attorney Walsh added
that it is absurd for six companies
to control the food of the United
States"
The packers attorney argued that
the companies are striving to assist
the nation and that there is nothing
to justify the seizure.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES
ny Associated Pre.s.,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Secretary
McAdoo today advised the depart
ment OF agriculture that plans are
being laid TO provide adequate trans
portation facilities for all farm prod
ucts in the couHtry
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
TALKING ACROSS ATLANTIC.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.--Dlrect
radio communication has been estab.
lished between Rome and the Arling-
ton station OF the United States
navy and is used daily for communi-
cation between the two governments
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK.
tsy Associated Press,

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 22.-Two per-
sons were killed and fifteen serious
" injured here last night when a
railroad coal car loaded with Gin
ders broke away from a switch train
and crashed into street car loaded
with passengers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
HOW ROOSEVELT STANDS.
,By Associated Pre...D

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-Colonel
Roosevelt has arrived in Washing
ton. He frankly said that his pur-
pose was to help speed up the war
and disclaimed any intention of re-
plying to Senator Stones speech in
the upper house of congress.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
NEGOTIATIONS POSTPONED

PETROGRAD. Jan. 22.-Peace
negotiations at Brest-Litoysk have
been postponed for a few days
Trotzky Is again In Petrograd pre-
pairing another nOlea 10 the entente
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
,ny Associated Pre.s.J

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The
Chicago packing house employees de-
mand for government control of the
meat industry has been broadened to
include all packing plants in the
country as national necessity
Frank Walsh, attorney for the work
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-22
. . = . . . . . = = .
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO.

Official readings OF the Their .
} mometer by the United States .
} observer at Tonopah. =
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
.OCAL NEWS

Attorney A. c.. Erickson was in
Raymond Sunday.
Hans P. Olsen who was arrested
several days ago for seditious utter
anees was released from Jail to-day
upon bond.
Other subscribers to the Produ-
GERS News this week are Erick Mel-l
gard of Plentywood, and J. N. Sch
nitzler of Froid.
The United States Senate has a.
gain went on record in favor of $3.50
wheat, in spite of the rejection of the
proposition by the lower house: 1t
may be secured yet.
Antelope is making preparation
to hold a. big Red Cross market day
on June LIST. The day will be featur-
ed by an auction sale, the proceeds OF
which will be donated to the Red
! Cross, ball game, patriotic speeches
and dance.
The Smoke Greek school build
ing in the southeast corner of section
20, Township "a, Range so, one mile
north of Fred Chitty's farm is for
sale. This building is in good condi-
ton, Is X "a feet in size, plastered
and painted. and will be sold to the
highest bidder at public auction, Sat
urday, June h,1918 at 1000 a. m.
20. M. Thorstenson, of the Motion
Inn Garage at Plentywood, was in
Flaxville Tuesday obtaining supplies
for his breaking outfit on the reser-
walton south of here. Mr.. Thorsten-
son has leased 900 acres on the Fort
Peck and expects to have the greater
part of it under crop before the pres
ent planting season closes, says the
Flaxville Democrat.
What appears to have been am in
cendinary fire started In the hay
NOW, destroyed the Marsh livery
barn and the blacksmith shop owned
> by Oscar Christianson at Dooley !
week ago last Sunday evening. Al
the livestock that was in the barn wa
{ saved. A. E. Hurst's Overland an'
r A. E. Nordes' Ford which were in tn
: barn were destroyed. Both building
: were substantial and new. The,
i were partly covered by insurance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
MORE BOYSLEAVE

Twenty more young men from
Sheridan county left this morning to
fill a special draft quota which has
been called for the regular army.
They left for Fort Mcdowell, Cali
fornia where it is understood that
they will be induceted Immediately
into the regular army.
Following is the list of Sheridan
county boys:
Nordwick, Lewis, Froid; Felbrath,
Karl Ole Joseph, Westby; Glud,
George S., Scobey; Wilson, Terry
Arthur, Culbertson; Holmqulst,
aaron, Reserve; Major, George S.,
Flaxville; Holum, Garfield, Flax
vile; Strand, Richard Mandus, Froid;
hermanson, Albert, Wolf Point;
RIPLEY, Louis E., Navajo; Leque
Freddie. Willet, S. D.; Rowland
Christian, Coalridge; Morey, Chas
A., Plentywood; Peterson, j.. E.
Wolf Point; .Jerde, Ole j., Conner
town; Carlson, William B., Ray
mond; Lode, Jens Ralph, Culbertson
Penn, Clarence, Scobey; Laws
Robert D., plentywood; Ault, Edwin
Lobert, Poplar.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

Elmer Rem, who lives south of
Macon has been arrested at Poplar on
a charge Of having failed to register
for the draft. He was given hear
1e4sISe1 o. psIoJ Su!Aeq 10 sSIsqo g
ing following his arrest and bound
over to the Federal court with bail
fixed at $1,000.
A bill proposing to give soldiers
preferential status in the filing of
homestead claims has been introduc-
ed in the house by Representative Nc
Arthur of Oregon. Relatives of sol
diers would be permitted to file on
claims during the absence OF the sol
der and would deduct the time spent
in service from the time necessary
for proving the claims.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10
GOFER DAY MAY 18th

The Sheridan County Council Of
Defense, at a recent session, has de-
signated Sunday, May IL as
Gopher discrimination Day, and re-
quests that every patriotic citizen
of Sheridan County devote that day
to destroying gophers. Following are
the resolutions adopted by the Coun-
Gil:
Whereas, the raising, growing and
harvesting of crops is very necces-
sary and essential to this country
and it's Allies, and will very mater
tally assist in the winning of the war
in which we are now engaged, and
Whereas, very large acreage in
Sheridan county has been sown and
planted to small grains and many
acres are now being prepared for the
sowing and planting of crops and
especially wheat, and
Whereas, there large number of
gophers in this county which are
very destructive to growing crops
and which are doing and will contin-
ue to do, unless destroyed, incalcul-
able damage to the crops in this
county and will, if not destroyed, re-
duce materially the number of bush
els of grain raised or grown in this
county, and
Whereas, it is necessary that such
gophers be destroyed and exterminat-
ed by any possible means, and
| Whereas. tits the duty of everypat-
riotic citizen to assist in the winning
of this war, now therefore, be it re-
solved
| BY this Council at regularly call
ed session, that the 18th day of May
/ A. D. 1918 be designated as Gopher
determination Day and that every
patriotic citizen of this county be re
quested to destroy, kill and extermin
ate on that day as many of the goph
er pests as possible in order tina
Sheridan county may produce boun
tiful harvest of grain for the natiol
:. and the Allies and thus do its bit il
the preservation of Democracy. Dat
q ed this 9th day Of May A. D. 1918.
Sid Bennett, C. E. Conner and ]. 9
i Matkin, Members Of Sheridan Count
Council Of Defense.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-05-10

d d ,ohn Bsrglund of Froid was In
Monday on business matters.
d
", illianl Knilans of Scobey has
paI in town this week.
Mrs. Ja1k Murray was called to
~ y liz this week on account OF the
> Of har mother.
lst kttorney A. w. Killam, of Froid,
in Plentywood Tuesday on
egaes MASTERS.
,,ildIrs. q q. Rees, who resides in
TIhs@wan about Is miles north
,tsa rnond was in town Tuesday.
and Gerda Christensen Wis
~ their mother at her home
tbb th Of Raymond, last We'd
er -ening.
sman, an officer of the
mt of Justice, from Butte
N. yeen In town this week on
nd psEss.
oUa &c Adams, a well known
- NJ residing near McCabe was II
. ~ q sVood On business matters last
\ p piay.
Nv Battes, the popular photo
" sr0f Medicine Lake, is assist
= ThoHlpson, the local photo.
i0ct4r, this week.
llet Il. HI. Noel, who represent
dis lincoln National Life Insuranc,
Cd %s.|ry, spent the early part of thi
. ap sah Dooley.
and Mrs. N. E. LeClair, win
dnear Froid were visiting il
olI1 wood the first part of tn
Id astorney C. E. Conner of Med
Po. AXE, ) member of the Council
=" slaee Cor the County of Shsr
!, apJf|tended to business matters 8
:, med panty seat Monday.
be ID Purves of Froid was j
eno ip aesday. Mr.. Purves has re
, returned from Aberdeen
lis ton, where he was engage
,noup Lip ards for the winter.
le fey arthur Reuber, Cashier Z
be'p.se ~ Bank of Outlook, and Clal
cal IS prominent farmer of til
oe. ros1nfry We're in town Sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
Men From Front
For Liberty Loan

An Atlantic Fort April 2S.-Two
score of Uncle Sans best liberty
bond statesmen have arrived here
and will begin their efforts tomorrow
to put the third loan over the top
These men are American soldiers.
veterans of the trenches in France.
All have been wounded or Gassed.
The soldiers, who came home on
special orders OF President Wilson.
tributed in various parts Of the coun-
try, sixteen Of the forty going to
New York. The men represent all
branches of the military service and
every one was q volunteer
Six of the men wear French war
crosses for bravery and the insignia
OF wounds received from the enemy
appears upon the sleeves of most.
Color Sergeant John J. Heffernan
was in charge of the soldiers,
This war will never be won by
firing guns. but only when America
gets q large number OF airplanes in
France" he declared. The American
soldiers go into ncht cheering and
waving their hats. They began fight
ing the first minute they could and
have been at IL ever since. Ameri-
cans dearly love scrap and go into
II with the most heart IN the world,
Y remember n detail hauling am r.
Inunition. We came to road we
were told we could not pass, as the
Germans We're Smelling it. | asked
the boys IL they wanted TO go over
the road.
1--WE sure do they replied And
over II we went.
We've got a fine lot Of boys over
there. Charley Taft. d sergeant
major. the son OF ex-President Taft,
is one of them.
Germans used TO come down in
aeroplanes, away from our lines. get
out, put on French uniforms and then
stroll through our lines. One day an
order was issued that every man in
our vicinity had to have a pass. That
ended it.
The officers We captured were bull
headed. but the German privates were
sick Of the war and wished they
weren't in it. They look for il to
end in a revolution in Germany after
America gets into the air. but they
don't believe we are in it vet. Until
they were captured and saw us they
thought we couldn't get over tho sea"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
ASSA|LANT OF HOTEL
MAN BACK FOR TRIAL
ID. T. Bishop Brought From Chatta-
necgo to Answer Charge of Stab
bling Il. IL Plumber.

II. r. Bishop, charged with stab
hing L. H. Plummer, manager of the
Lexington hotel on March 2, was
registered at the First police station
last NIGHT, having been brought back
from Chattanooga, Tenn, by Detec-
tive Sergeant Thurman.
Bishop was employed in the kitchen
of the hotel and had been dismissed
by the steward. When he was being
paid for his services by Mr.. Plum
mer an argument ensued, as the re-
suit of which he stabbed Mr. Plum
mer in the back. The latter was con-
hned to his room for about two
weeks and Bishop disappeared. He
was later arrested in Chattanooga.
having been located by the local Off
GERS.
The detective experienced 10 trou-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
MAY ORGANIZE COUNCIL
COMMITTEE This WEEK

The new council committee on in
vestigation OF the financial condition
of the city government Will probably
be called TO meet and organize this
week This committee was named
under q resolution suggested by Al
derman Christian. who. when the
budget was being discussed by ciu-
gems and the finance committed. de-
cIared that special c0mmttt ee
might be able to discover ways and
means by which the city might he
conducted on a more economical
plano
Unfortunately Alderman Christian
was defeated at the recent primary
and will be unable to serve on the
committee after the expiration of his
terra in August. But up to that time
he may have the privilege of outlin-
ing his ideas. so that the committee
may proceed in It's deliberations along
the lines as suggested b. the patron
OF the measure
The committee embraces Afier-na en-
Christian, John J. Mitchell and Marx
Gunst: Couneiln1en English. Sullivan.
Moore and Roden.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
FOCH To MARK TIME
Continued from First Page }

best railroad transportation system
ever constructed behind an army,
they have failed to achieve half the
program they launched, In five
weeks lighting they have taken few
defenSes of Importance. There is left
to them only about ten weeks of good
fighting weather. With the return OF
cool weather in the fail the allied
forces will be strengthened by great
American army and the Germans
cannot hope the return to assault
The tremendous effort of the Get
man leaders has led many military
authorities here to revise their esti-
mates of the man power and artil-
lery strength necessary TO the side
which would secure a definite and VIC
torious decision on the western front.
1t can be said that NO recognized
American military expert believes the
German nation will sue for peace I'M
til her armies are driven beyond the
Rhine. They are strongly inclined to
the theory that the war will end only
after campaign - the open and
are not hopeful that such a campaign
can be fought on the western front
The American officers are not alone
in their belief that conclusion can
be reached only in open warfare. It
IiSAS ptfil zeal Ht1t tIdl Li1t NTGT
military strategists are UNFOLDING the
recent conclusions voiced by Baron
Won I.oringhoven, "A leader among the
Teutonic war students. who said:
Tn the future VIC must try to main
tain open warfare since this is the
only method Of fighting which has
brought us decided results I'm this war
do not mean that we must give up
ali thought OF trench warfare. the
spade is not the death Of the offense
Trenches may be so placed that they
viii force an attack, which, under the
right circumstances. can be turned
back and by prompt counter drives
bring the battle to one OF. open war
fare"
American tactics have always fav-
ored open warfare, for American
leaders always contended that the
American soldier is at his best when
fighting in the open The initiative.
dash and reaourcefulne~s of the
American soldier can be displayed to
best advantage only in the open it is
contended.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
ALLEGED GAMBLING DEN
IS RAIOED BY POLICE
George w. Jackson and Twenty
Guests Are Registered Mt Sec
ondPolice Station.

Interrupted in a little game OF
chance at 3rS North Second street
last night by Officers Sweet and
Lumpkin, George w, Jackson and a
party OF twenty men were taken in
tow and registered at the Second po-
lice station. They were all bailed for
their appearance in court today.
II was said the men will claim they
are members of a club which has its
headquarters at the place raided.
jackson il charged with running a
gambling house. while the men ar
rested are charged with gamblinE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

and English. They even shouted an
Al1ered warning of gas attack.
A soon as any Americans near by
ooeycd these warnings the disguised
Germans attacked them With gren-
AIDES. All the time they kept shout
ing: I'VE are friends Of the Ameri-
cans: cease firing; we are French sol
s3ierw who have come 10 aid you.
1t Odd not take many seconds Tor
the Americans to discover the dec9p=
ton. and they retaliated by Staying
the pseudo FTerchmen and in COM
pseteiy routins the enerny despite HIS
advantage of camoufiaEe consisting Of
dead mems clothes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Continued from First Page.)

lCont1nuSd ITofn F1rEt EAge.1
on the capital at any time within two
months Everything. II Is believed
here, was ripe in Petrograd for the
coup.
Furthermore, Germany In believed
to have been convinced that the mass
OF tire Russian people would stand
for anything that would bring them
peace and order. But the sporadic
resistance to the German invaders,
the resentment against a suggesting
of Japanese intervention. and the &C
cord with which allied forces we're
received when they moved down
from the Arctic ports to repel Ger
man invasion via Finland, have all
convinced observers here that there
remains in Russia more than enough
spirit TO light bitterly against the old
czarisn, which the peasants and
workrnen generally hold responsible
for all the mtseries rising out of the
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

London, April 2s---Ki0E George,
tefegraphfng 10 the yfceroy of India.
In acknowledgment az the latter's
communication regarding the Delhi
war conference says,
Our position in the east Is men
aced by the enemy who has insttgated
disturbances in Asia
The Increasingly important onera-
ticns of our armies in Egypt Pales-
tire and Mesopotsmia T,7TTst he large
~ sustained from JYGia"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

Ttj.ica, Mich. April 2S.-Hcrm8n
Nitehng, prosperous German farm
or, was arrested today charged with
the murder of a neighbor, his wife
and three children. whiting is re-
ported to have confessed the crime
tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

Mr.. Worthan's purpose to thank
them and to urge them to still fur
ther effort.
The wonderful work of the school
children has been the topic Of con-
versation at headquarters. They viii
be asked to continue the work. With
SIS, 600 as possibility. the schools
reported $3.50, geo. percentage
equalling almost that made ny the
ladies' in their marvellous work ut the
booths.
Lets show the world that Rich
mond is still in the lead when it
comes TO patriotic doings." said Sec
Rotary Dabney yesterday, we have
never fallen down. Don't let's do 1t
now"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

gotten him out OF the state before
habeas corpus proceedings which
were being arranged for by friends
of the accused could be had. Bishop
Is a dope fiend, subject to the NOR
phine habit, and attributes his mis-
fortune to this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
EfinYcIn L. Stolen

Bernard Trice. Of 2222 West Cary
street, reported to the police last
night that his bicycle had been taken
from in front OF the Postal telegra ph
office. The wheel is valued at s25
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

General puchezne WAS crs ~ the
.crA-tiy1e generals Of France and had
pfc4urescue career distinguished by
many feats Of leadership and heroiSn-
He led the French armies In the
famous Madagascar expedition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
nrstish I.,ss in Nnral Raid.

London. April 2s-The admiralty
tonight issued the following list of
casualties incurred by the British
naval forces on the recent raid at
xeenruggee ard Osteud:
CficerS-Kiiled. nineteen: missing,
two; wounded. tweuty-nine.
Men-Ki1Ied. Isa; missing, fcur~
teen; wounded. S55.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
Pren,ier Clemcnccau satisfled.

Paris, April 2S.-Prsmier Clemen-
cea.u has returned from the battle
front confident and treasured, the
Echo De Paris states. The premier
conferred with Lord Miner on Fri
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
THE WEATHER
Omitted States Weather Bureau
Department OF Agricultural

Washington. April 2s.--Forecast:
Virginia--Showers Monday; Tues
lay. probably fair.
North Carolina--Thunder showers
and somewhat cooler Monday; Tues
lay, partly cloudy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
Local Temperature Yesterday.
Local Rainfall,

Rainfall last twelve hours....
Rainfall last twenty-four hours.
Excess in rainfall since March /. 4.
Excess in rainfall since JAnu-
AIRY / .......,................. s..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29

Il lladrfd. April as.-A violent earth
MN shook the province of Granada
night. Damage was not exten
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
DEATH NOTICE.

" RiGHT-Died at his residence near
Alice, Va, April n. 1913 CHARLES
3. WRIGHT, In the dfty-fourth year
of his age
Funeral services al the grave In
Hollywood cemetery. this city, THIS
fMonday) AFTERNOON at , o'clock.
WINSTOE-Jsntered into rest at his
residence, 2e07 Hanover avenu q,
Sunday. April 2s, al $40 A NJ.
CHARLES HENRY WINSTON.
Funeral from the First Baptist
church THIS IN o ii d ~ AFTER
NOON al O'Clock Interment pri-
Eate-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
f;~n~wml rsurhc~pe {. Mad

Paris Apri7 @S~--s-eucrsl DurAeere
died here today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
ALL ships To CARRY

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-29
CHAIRMAN BRANCH

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