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U. S. ENGINEERS
Continued from Page One,

complisnment, but most army men
say it would be a doubtful plan in
view of the shortage of transport
facilities. Wood argues that men
should be sent across for a large
share of their training and he points
out that what they now learn OF
trench war may have to be scrapped
for open fighting soon, as a result of
the developments on the west line.
Tie German undoubtedly wants to
get the Britisher out in the open
There is a ger eral feeling here that
open warfare would decide the strug-
lie. whereas trench warfare is mainly
a problem OF ottrition with a pros
pect of an ultimate stalemate, ex-
perts suggest.
Into France Thru Italy.
Tho Germany is piling in a vast
force in the Somme section, there are
some indications that another often
sive is developing in Italy, or that the
bocne intends to strike northward
while also driving toward Paris.
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SEVERE BUT NOT DECISIVE.
British Maintain Traditional Calmness



london, March 26.-Altho Great
Britains traditional calmness is I'M
perturbed and it's confidence in Haig's
ability to hold the enemy is mistaken,
there is a general disposition to face
facts squarely and not minimize the
possibilities of further retirement.
One of the frankest comments on
the situation is that of the Manches-
ter Guardian.
I'VE have suffered a severe de-
feat. hut we know how to draw a
victory ou- of defeat declared the
Guardian. But it is not decisive de-
feat and won't be. AS long as our
alignment is maintained. the enemy's
advance instead of being progressive,
will retard.
I'VE have lost ground, but we are
still far in advance of the positions
which have saved France for two
years. 1t is a defeat but not dis
aster; it is a time of great anxiety.
but we are justified in awaiting the
future with confidence
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HOT SEA BATTLE

u Continued from Page one.)
1.-THE enemy ships were making for their
Abase. A grim fight ensued, according
stto stories of eye witness. None of the
Norman torpedoes found a mark but
the Morris, emerging from an enemy
ssmoke screen, cut off a German de-
ssstroyer of large type and torpedoed
4her at a range of 500 yards. There
Eswas an explosion in the enemy vessel
fRnd she sank imm ediately.
Crippled Ship Fights.
= Meanwhile. the Botha had been
4crippled and she began to lose her
tway. The crew determined to do
what damage they could and fired
szboth their torpedoes at the two lead
sing enemy boats. Then, her helm hav-
4ng been put hard over, the Botha
@rammed another boat clearly amid
ships, cutting the enemy vessel N half
Swinging around the Botha at
tempted to repeat the ramming ma
%neuver on the next German astern.
The enemy craft, however. eluded the
s7Hffort of the crippled Britisher, but
eronly to fall a victim to the French
-1e5troyers. Ablaze, the German boat
Elay 6isa bled while the Frenchmen
apouEded her with torpedoes and gun
Rire.
Eighteen Ships in Raid.
The Morris lost the rest of the
quarry in the mist and took the lame
sBotna in tow while the French de-
stroycrs circled around, picking up
prisoners From the statements of
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No Lives Spared To Garry on
Great Offensive.
ReinfOreements Coming From
> All Parts of Line.
WAR WROUGHT DESERT
Huns Now Fighting Over
Bones of Comrades.
Cheerful TOmmies Play Foot
ball in Evening.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP s1MMs.


With the British Armies in the
Field, March 26.-When General Won
Buelow's men crossed the Somme
south of Peronne, the battle recon-
menced on the vast, ar-wrought
desert over which the half-maddened
Germans were driven a year ago along
the line.
There are no trees, no houses in this
region, which is shell-pitted for miles
Then the Germans were unable to
bury their dead They are now fight
ing over their comrades bones
Thick columns of the enemy are
slowly driving forward against the
battering of the British guns. Their
reinforcements are coming up from
all parts of the lines. Prisoners say
these reinforcements include reserves
from Flanders, Laon. Rheims and
Nerdun.
Spare No Lives.
9 Hindenburg is sparing no lives The
kaiser is putting all in the melting
n Monday night finds the Tommies
cheerful turnout the front. Their
spirit is unbroken. 1 saw them play
ing football within ordinary gun
range.
= These were reserves awaiting or
ders.
J, Civilian refugees, refusing to allow
themselves to be captured, are taking
their lot stoically.
= The British troops are sticking to
their positions to the last man against
tremendous odds, falling back in good
order when their thin line finally
cedes this or that point
Admit Further Progress.
London. March 26.-Field Marshal
Haig, in his official statement last
hight. admitted further progress in
the the direction of Albert, the next
large city. an important railroad and
highway center in the path of the Ger
E1nan advance.
sc"A heavy attack by fresh enemy
troops this afternoon enabled them to
.urogress west and southwest of Ba-
5paume in the direction of Cource-
lette," Haig reported
~ -Courcelette is six miles west and
-S1uth of Bapaume, about midway be-
Ntween Bapaume and Albert and twelve
miles southwest of Bagnicourt, the
nearest point on the line held before
the start of the offensive.
~ During the early fighting yesterday
the report said. a continuous heavy at
tack from Wancourt to the Somme
WAS beaten off. Wancourt is six miles
feast and south of Arras. on the Arras-
Cambria highway and is about twenty
miles north of the Somme.
III To Old Positions.
The German night official statement
declared that between Peronne and
Bapaume, a distance of thirteen miles,
the British were drive nback to the
old positions between the Ancre and
the Somme, which he occupied before
the beginning of the 1916 Somme bat
tile"
Leap Frog With Death.
Hindenburg is playing leap frog
with DEATH He is driving perhaps
thirty divisions until they are exhaust
ed; then thirty more thru the first,
l4nd when these are spent and the first
somewhat refreshed. leap frogging''
ffhe first thru the second, after substi-
&tuting fresh divisions from the rear
Tor the more mauled divisions.
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Wall St, New York, March 26.-ST0CKS
ing the morning by the enormous absorb
ton of liberty bonds and the reassuring
news from abroad. Shippings and invest
ment rails contributed to the general rally.
Gains in Maries and Atlantic Gulf ranged
from 1 to IA points. A block of 81, 0000U0
(par valued liberty second As changed
hands at 97A. Fluctuations in that issue
varied from 1924 to 1890 First as sold at
81. 20 to 97.3s and 31a's from 9S.40 to $3.50.
Heavy buying of liberty bonds, especially
the second As at an extreme advance of y
of 1 per cent the outstanding feature
of today's early operations on the stock eX-
change. The stock list whole reflected
the feeling of quiet confidence prevailing
in high financial quarters. Prices were
slightly irregular but fractional reversals
in some of the more important issues were
soon retrieved. Shippings, specially
marine preferred were active and strong.
United States Steel was almost the only
leader to show marked pressure.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, March 26@CORN-Grain traders
displayed more confidence today regarding
war developments, and there was a general
moderate advance in prices. In the corn
pit offerings were light. and it did not take
receipts here tended to aid the bulls. Open-
ing prices. which showed &c gain with
May $1.25% were followed by a continued
1t the latter dealings something of a
reaction took place owing to a lack of
fresh buying orders. The close was steady
higher, with March s1.27% and May s1.25%.
OATS-Seaboard demand gave strength
to oats. Commission houses were also good
buyers. After opening 1sc to 1c higher,
with May s512c to sec the market scored
ad pR41Is galrss; u;aa,sr ouot.t,ons On
hogs put firmness into provisions. The ad-
vance of cereals counted also against the
bears.
Later. the hog market receded and the
gains in provisions were partly wiped out.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Chicago BOARD of Trade as reported by
Thos. J Myers. sO1 N. E. BldgJ
Chicago, March %.
Open High Low Today Yes
MAY ..126 1267s 1854 1855 1854
MAY =. s55s ssA $50 ss1s s5%
Nav ..4ss5 1870 80 1880 1880
NAV 1852 1852 1926 1921 1926
May ..e5. 90 $500 249e $500 2497
Kansas City Grain Msrket.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Kansas City Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. Myers. 301 N e. Bldg.)
aKnsas City, March &c. 8
Open High Low Today Yes
May 1904 1868 1904 1865 1864
May :. s6A s7ss s6A s6x s61A
New York Sugar Market.
New York March 26.-SUGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal, COOS; fine granulated.
7.45.
New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, March 26.-COTTON-Spa
quiet and unchanged: midd1ing, $3.50.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, March 26--coRN-Close: May,
S1.25K.
PORK-May. $3.50
LARD-May, $2627: July. $685..
SHORT RIBS-May, $500; July. s2i-3a-
New York Produce Market
New York March 2G-BUTTER-Mar-
ket steady. Creamery. highr than extras.
43156l+4c
EGGS-Market Irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras 3g1a 4Oc.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State held
specials. 24A 25kc-
POULTRY-Aliye. strong: dressed. quiet
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Chicago, March 26.-HOGS-Receipts 3d.
shade above yesterdays average. Bulk of
sales, $17;OO@17.55; light, S17.o5@11-15:
mixed, SIG 55@11I0; heavy, $1600@1l. 30
rough S1600M16.40: pigs ST. T5M 1868.
CATTLE-Receipts 13.0O0 tomorrow TO-
900 Market steady. Native steers, $1,000
cows and heifers, Sc. 1901 So calves, $1,000
@1o00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900, tomorrow TO-
600. Market firm. Sheep, $I1 10@15.10
lambs, $14.5O@1S.9O
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WASHED COAL HIGHER

Washington, March 25.-Regula-
tons imposing penalties upon opera,
tors who fail to meet the contract
standard for clean coal. announced to-
day by the fuel administration, allow
extra compensation for washed coal
and other fuel which requires special
operations to produce.
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Jericho are within three miles of Es-
salt, south of Mount Gilead. They
have now covered nearly half the dis
lance between the river and the He'd
jas railway to the east.
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Kansas city Live stock Market.

THE following saes were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State journal oy Clay Robin
son & Co.. liv3 stock commission mer-
chants.1
Kansas City, March 26-CATTLERe-
ceipts 5000 head. Market 1Oc to 25c higher.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market 15c
to 25c higher. Bulk of sales, s1665@17.15
top. $1T.25.
SHEEP Receipts 5000 head Market 15c
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Chicago, March 26.-BUTTER-Mark
higher. Creamery. 3a@411ac.
EGGS-Market lower. Firsts, 33@3Ic;
ordinary firsts. 32Q33c; at mark cases in
cluded, 3215 @331hc.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Roosters, unchanged.
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Because of its toEic ana laxative effect,
can be taken BY nyone without causing
nervousness ringing in the lead. There
is only one "Bromo Quinine-" E. w.
GROVES signafure is on box 3Oc-Ady
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan, for the "a hours ending at
Z a. m. Tuesday.
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More Than $243,OO0,OOO il
1927 State Institutions.
Loans and Discounts Show To-
tai of $174,4S1,265.92.
IN ALL BANKS 410 MILLIONS
This Includes National and
State Finances Here,
Guaranty Fund Now Amounts
to Over S3Os,O0O.

By far the strongest showing ever
made by the state banks of Kansas
was issued today in a financial state
ment by Senator Walter E. Wilson,
state bank commissioner. The report
shows deposits of s243, $40, 344.32 in
1,O27 state banks and trust companies.
These same institutions show loans
and discounts totalling $174,4S1,-
265.92 ano a reserve of 3S per cent
the greatest reserve since December,
1916, when the reserve reached SO
per cent with 1S3 millions in deposits
and 1877 millions in loans.
Combining the state bank report
for February 16, this year, with the
national bank report of November 20.
last year, deposits in all banks in
Kansas carry deposits in excess of
40 millions and loans of more than
2S5 Millions Tabulations of the De-
cember national bank report have not
been sent from Washington. The
state bank showing for February,
however, is the top record for Kan
SaS.
Increase Deposits.
Under the showing as made by the
new Wilson report, Kansas state
banks increased their deposits more
last year, to February Is, this year.
The report also shows an eleven
months deposit gain of 43 millions
and a loan increase of % millions.
Under the statement for March Is,
1917, the state banks were shown to
carry deposits of 200 millions and
loans of 146 millions. Going back to
the reports of two years ago, the in
crease in deposits is 102 millions and
the growth in loans is So millions.
State banks in February carried a
surplus and undivided profit account
of more than IA millions. Resources
of che 1,027 state banks totalled
1888, 100,S22.43. Overdrafts amounted
to Ss93,000. ..- I
A summary of the condition of the
state bank guaranty funds shows par
ticipation by SIS banks, which carry
deposits of $164, 641,71S.23. The total
amount in the guaranty fund at this
time is $308,102.53, with bonds on
deposit in the state treasury amount
ing t, $602,213.5S.
Wilson's Report.
Tho Wilson report as to conditions
of state banks and the bank guaranty
funL follows:
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prices.
Positively cannot use sheep or lambs un-
less fat.
Poultry and Eggs.
diminished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Msdteou.l
Topeka, Kan, March 20.
Springs. over .bs.. l9c; ROSTERS. l5c:
STACEY young ROSTERS tic: oroiiers. ioa
and under. 23c
Eggs are retailing in Topeka Sc.
BUTTER@5G4Tc.
Positively cannot Use sheep iamps an
less fat
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by j. b. Billiard. corner Kansas
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan. March -.
MIXED CORN-$1.35.
WHITE CORN-$1.55.
OATS-75c.
Topeka Hay Market.
Topeka, Kan. March 20
PRAIRIE HAY@SoO.ou
ALFALFA-S2500
Retail Hay.
Furnished by w. A. Gilch-ist 626 Quincy
Street,
Topeka. Kan, March &c.
PRAIRIE HAY-Soo 90
ALFALFA-S25O 90
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago, March 26--CORN-Close: May.
$1.2Jk-
OATS-May. 964c.
PORK-May. $500.
LARD-May s26.27: July. S26.25
SHORT RIBS-May, $500; July. $24- 81
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New York, March 2G-BUTTER-Mar-
ket steady. Creamery, highr than extras.
1917 6I4ic.
EGGS-Market Irregular. Fresh gather
ed extras :s915 Zoe.
CHEESE-Market irregular. State held
specials, 2fA 25Hc,.
POULTRY-Alive strong: dressed. quiet
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures or
Chicago BOARD of Trade as reported BY
Thos Myers. 3O1 N. Z. Bldg.)
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New Orleans Cotton Market.
New Orleans, March 26.-COTTON-Sp
quiet and unchanged: middling, $3.50.
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1.-THE BLUE PEARL"
PROVES EXCITING
No Paste About 1t as Shown at
the Adelphi-Ceorge
Nash Heads Cast

Human curiosity Is capitalized at its
utmost footlight value In the mystery
play. The most important question about
such an entertainment Is. Does II myS-
tify? The next consideration is. Does
1t hold the interest? The second ques-
tion Is virtually a corollarY of the
first. for unless the spectator is success
fully baffled in his amateur detective
work until the final curtain interest in
the denouement must necessarily slump.
Sherlock Holmes himself might well
have been stumped by the mysterious
theft of "The Blue PEARL during a
demonstration of hypnotism at the Adel-
phi last night. when that house was
opened for the season. It is very much
to be doubted that any of the numerous
armchair sleuthS present solved the
problem devised by Ann Crawford Flex.
ner before It was finally divulged on
the stage. The present reviewer. hum
bly, unable to spot the villain, invited
most OF his fellow critics to guess with.
out exception they were wrong.
The first performance OF the season
at the Adelphi last night naturally re-
calls the fact that the same theatre be-
gan It's previous season with another
mystery play. and consequently suggests
comparison with that earlier piece. This
Blue Pearl" like Bayard Veiler's "Thir-
teenth Chair" introduced the crime
under circumstances which sharply limit
culpability to one of number Of per-
sons. Also like it. the atmosphere OF
suspense Is successfully maintained at
high tension throughout. But "The Blue
PEARL does not introduce the eerie quail
ity Of the WELLER mclodrama neither Is
any mechanical device utilized to add
the thrill Of a tremendous dramatic sur
prise. On the other hand, the machinery
of THE Blue PEARL is better oiled. No
conversational brillance or carefulness
of characterization Is permitted to i'm.
Dede the swift progress of the plot. But
! that Is only to be expected. Your forth
right mystery melodrama seldom makes
any literary pretentions.
George Nash as the shrewd police
commissioner provided most of the ex-
element He is the ideal player fol-
such a hair-trigger role and carries 1,
with ease and assurance. Among the
women Grace Carlyle and Julia Bruins
| were especially deft in their work, the
| former as an abused wife. the latter as a
cat OF cats. G. Oliver Smith was most
amusing as a SILLY ass" Orlando DAILY
| exaggerated the melodramatic villainy
of his disagreeable rCle until It verget
at times on caricature The other play.
ers were quite acceptable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-10
'M'lNTYRE And HEATH \
STARS IN KEITH BnI'
Famous Minstrels Here This
Week in ''The Man From
Montana"

We have with us again at Keith's this
week our old minstrel friends, McIntyre
and Heath, assisted by Otto T. John
some. in THE Man From Montana"
Funnier than ever, the two black
facers have line of chatter that kept
their audience yesterday in screams
from start to curtain. Henry and
Butch" are "cogitatin' an agitatin'"l
this time bout a gal they're strong for.
Henry" is bad man from the
West" with bunch o. money and q big
gun, who comes East to get the gal
Butch" wants her, too. That's the
basis of an avalanche of humor ana
funmaking, and for twenty minutes the
pair Just go to it." And the audi
ence enjoys every minute OF the
SCRAP"
The bill contains two musical NUM-
bers, both of them good. Vivian Holt.
a coloratura soprano, and Lillian Rose
dale. pianist and composer, have a pro-
gram of classics that Is especially well
rendered, Miss Holt having an excep-
tionally good voice.
Then there is Mae Eleanor Ball. who
plays violin unusually well, and her
brother who 'cellos some and then does
a whistling stunt. They, too, were
greeted with frequent encores.
Frances Nordstrom, William Pinkham
and company have quaint comedy,
It's All Wrong" written by Miss Nord-
strom. The title of the piece Is the only
thing wrong" about the act, since it's
cleverly done and we'll written. Walter
De Leon and Mary Davies. in a laugh.
winning slit, Behind the Front: Gus
Van and Joe Schenck, in batch Of good
songs we'll sung Collins and Hart, in .
novelty surprise; Force and williams,
in n musical stunt, Sky High With ST."
and Tojetti and Bennett, in a clever
dancing act, complete bill of all-star
features, one well worth seeing.
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Continuing Attractions

Eleanor Gates's latest comedy,
phoebe Pretends." is now I'm its second
week at the Broad. Nine-year-old
Elizabeth Kennedy gives truly re-
markable portrayal of a child whose
mania for the movies" enables her to
set right the domestic difficulties of her
elders.
At the Forrest Klaw & Erlanger's g
latest musical comedy production, "The
Girl Behind the Gun" has begun the final
week of It's engagement. The melodous
and tripping score is by Ivan Caryll,
with the book and lyrics by Bolton and
Wodehouse. The notable cast includes
Jack Hazard, Donald Brian, Ada Meade
and Wilda Bennett.
The gorgeous oriental fantasy. "Chu
Chin Chow" continues its prosperous
run at the new Schubert, where 1t yes
terday began its third big week. 1t is a
spectacular presentation or the Arabian
Nights tale of "Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves" in fourteen big scenes
with company of three hundred.
Abe" and "Mawruss" have many
trials and tribulations in the movie
business in Business Before Pleasure" "
by Jules Eckert Goodman and Mon
tague Glass. for another week at the
Lyric. The cast includes Barney Ber-
nard. Alexander Carr and Jennie Mos
Covtz.
Eugene Walters play. Nancy Lee
continues at the Garrick this week. with
Charlotte Walker as star The play
deals with the deceit and dishonesty
practiced by the fast New York set
Lillian Kemble, Charles Mackay. Charles
Riegel and William A. Mortimer are
also in the cast.
Leave II to Jane" the musical com
edy by Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton and
p. G. Wodehouse, continues its sue
cessful run at the Opera House. The
piece Is based on George AIDES college
Widow" Anna Orr, Juanita Fletcher.
Georgia O'Ramev and Oscar Shaw all
help to make il delightful
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.OCAL BOARD NO 81 18TH & SNYDEI
AvE.-FORTY-EIGHT WARD
McKay's Scotch Reyue-Clobe

The large audiences at the Globe
seemed well pleased with the program.
which included generous portion Of
musical numbers. McKay's Scotch Re-
vue is a clever singing and dancing
production featuring airs of Scotland.
Joe Cook made a hit with his individual
vaudeville show. Carrie Lille proved a
popular and clever comedienne She
sang several new songs in her own
characteristic manner. The Makesenda
Duo are singers above the ordinary.
Peter Platsnoff and Company offer a
clever comedy playlet portraying circus
life,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-10
Where Men of Is to 45 Can
Register Next Thursday for Draft

Announcement was made today of the
official registration places for the ENROLL
ment Thursday of army eligibles from
eighteen to forty.five, inclusive, who
have not already registered.
The list contains the addresses of 1903
registration bureaus, which will be open
Thursday, between a. m. and p. m'
For the most part they are at the regu-
lar polling places.
Registrants may enroll at any bureau
designated by the local board of their
respective district, although to avoid
congestion the eligibles are reques'eu
to select the one nearest home.
Following is the official list of regis
tration bureaus, headed with the number
and address of the local board in charge
ana the wards embraced by each:
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who's Nv Wife?"-Broadway

Numerous comedy complications
which are enlivened now and then with
catchy songs made Who's Ny Wife"
all that could be desired as n headline
attraction at the Broadway. A sex
iette Of pretty girls help to keep the
fun moving. The act is staged along
artistic lines.
Good acts were also offered by Lee
and Bennett, O'Brien and his Southern
Girls and Riccolo's Midgets. The
Claw is offered as the photoplay at
traction.