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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-20
GERMAN TROOPS JADED.
DcmoraIizcd and Exhausted by British
Raids In Flanders.

With British Army I'm France. Wed.
nesday, July 17.-German troops In
some portions OF the trenches in
Flanders have been SO exhausted and
dcmoralized by constant British raids,
attacks and bombardments that man.
have fallen asleep at their posts. not
caring whether they are killed or
captured. This is shown by n captur-
ed order.
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CONGhESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
MEETINGS.
Itinerary Fixed ut Conference i'm Co.
lumbia Yesterday.

Columbia, July 16.-The congress.
siohal Itinerary for the Seventh dis.
trict was fixed here yesterday at :,
conference between the several coun-
" chairmen and the aspirants for the
national house, Or their representa-
tlves. All the meetings will be held
III the morning at 4 O'Clock, with the
exception of those at New Brookland.
Orangeburg, Sumter and Columbia,
which are scheduled for $50 o'clock
In the evening on the dates named.
Following is list of the places
where the candidates will speak and
the dates assigned each meeting:
Enoree. July "a.
Orangeburg. July 25.
North. July 26.
Eastover. July 80.
Columbia, July 81.
Lexington, August 6.
Swansea, August Z.
Summerland, August s.
Chaplin, August 9.
New BrOokland. August 10.
st, Matthews. August 16
Sumter, August 20.
Dalzell, August 81.
Mayesville. August %.
l.ynchburg. August %.
'ishopville, August %.
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FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK.
OFFENSIVE ON TWENTY MILE
FRONT IN AISNE SECTOR.
Advance of Two Miles Made at Some
POintS-Success of Movement In
dicated by Number OF Prisoners
Captured.
.3y Associated Press.

Paris July 18-The French this
morning delivered an attack along q
line extending from the River Aisne
az far south as the region of Belleau
a distance Of about twenty miles, and
made progress at certain points of be-
it is officially announced. Early in the
movement the prisoners began com.
ing in.
The situation on the Marne ant
Champagne fronts was unchanged
this morning.
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SEfMANS SUFFER GREAT LOSS.
Elite of German Army Used In Attack

Paris, July Is (Havas) About >,
enemy divisions were engaged in fight
ing between Rheims and Chaten
Thierry and the same number between
Rhims and Massiges. Other divisions
were in reserve and ready to enter
the battle.
All the divisions have been identi-
fled as representing the elite of the
German army, showing that Germany
on Monday delivered an extremely
powerful effort. All the divisions suf =
fered heavily.
Statements made by prisoners are to
the effect that their officers had as.
sured them they would have an easy
victory asserting that they would be
opposed by troops in no great num-
bers and who were completely de-
moralized.
Never before have the enemy losses
been so heavy. Piles of bodies cover
the ground. The fighting of the Amer
leans and Italians was extremely bril-
liant.
In the region Of Prunay the heavy
attacks of the enemy were repulsed
outright. The German losses at that
point are estimated at 65 per cent. of
the effective engaged.
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Athens. July lit Is announced
from Spanish source that a German
submarine tOrpcdOed the steamship
carrying Spanish Minister Lopez d.,
vega back to Spain. The ship few
the minister's flag and Germany had
parture. The diplomat ana his fam
lily were rescued.
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ADVANCE ON SOMME.

London, July 1S.-The British line
south of the Somme has been advanc-
ed on front of more than a mile
says statement from British head
quarters in France. British positions
east of Hebuterne were also improved
somewhat.
a German raiding party was driven
off southeast Of Arras.
The German artillery showed con-
SIDERABLE activity last night in Flan-
ders.
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KAISER WATCHED BATTLE.
Saw Start OF Latest Drive From Place
of Safety.

Amsterdam, July 1S.-Emperor
William watched the opening of the
latest German offensive from an ad-
Nanccd observation post northwest of
Rheims, his favorite correspondent.
Karl Rosner, reports in dispatch to
the Berlin Local AnZeiger.
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Washington, July 1S.-The army
" includes Corporal James r.. Fitz-
Wilson of Charleston, died OF wounds
and Private Phillip whitfield of Sal
tcTs Depot. =. c., died or disease.
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MARINE FATAL TO HUNS.
FRENCH COMMISSION ANAJYZES
FAILURE OF OFFENSIVE.
After Two Months of LabOrious Prep%
aratiOn German Drive Gains Nothing
of importance at Tremendous
Cost.

Washington, July 1.-THE initial
failure of the new German offensive
so carefully and formidably prepar-
ed is characteristic of the new phase
of the war, said NJ Eduard de Billy.
deputy French high commissioner to
the United States, in discussing today
the results of the first two days Of
fighting east and west of Rheims.
The success of the Franco-Ameri-
can cooperation. M. de Billy said, al
ready has been demonstrated and he
added that the allies can wait for the
future with the same confidence
shown by the population of Paris un-
der the long range gun bombardment.
The result Of the first two days
fighting on one-half of the front is
decidedly in our favor" said Mr.. de
Billy. "Over the rest Of the front, the
enemy succeeded in gaining at most
four miles at the price Of heavy
losses.
Everybody feels that the first
phase Of the German offensive Is a
failure. and this may mean within a
few days the failure of the whole Of
fensive.
For two months Germany has used
all possible means in her power to
replace her losses in men and to raise
the offensive power of her army.
"Reinforcements taken from. the
German troops of occupation In Rus
sia.
Use of Russians to replace Ger
man workers.
Use of Austrian troops for secon-
dairy tasks at the rear or on Belgian
territory.
Suppression of all the delays
granted to drafted men.
Drafting of part of the class of
1920.
by these efforts we can appraise
the results that Germany is seeking,
and :he Importance of an offensive
that cannot be indefinitely repeated: /:
Germanys human supply is not mex
haustible.
With an adversary whose strength
: seems to have reached its utter limit,
the French army of 1918, in spite Of
: the strain of former battles, in spite
of an extension OF the French front
Of nearly 100 kilometres, has never
been materially and morally stronger.
American assistance, growing ev-
cry day. has given us. if possible, still
greater confidence in the final victory.
On the 14th of July, the American
people expressed their brotherly love
for France. On the 18th the soldiers
Of the United States fighting with
the French have sealed this pact with
their blood.
The first days of the battle have
SHOWN the success of the Franco
American cooperation which was
started last year by the secretary I'm
Washington and in the training
camps Of America. 1t has found its
noblest expression on the battle field
where an American division lost seven
of the ten French officers who fought
with it. Each of them gave happily
his life to fulfill the mission with
which they had been trusted by the
American government and staff.
with such troops. inspired by such
spirit Of comradeship and sacrifice,
we can wait for the future with the
confidence shown under the lombard
ment of the population of Paris"
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Washington. July 1S.-King George
has awarded the knights Grand Cross
OF the distinguished British order of
II Michael and st. George to General
March. chief of STAFF of the American
army.
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MAY CURTAIL INDUSTRIES.
ENLARGED War Program and Steel
Shortage FOrcshadOw Drastic Reg
ulatiOns,

washington, July 17.-Further
drastic regulation of the so-called less
essential industries may result from
the enlargement of the war program
ana existing steel shortage. the war
industries board report indicates
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FOOD FOR ALLIES.
America Feeds Starving Europe i'm
Tine of Distress.

Washington, July 1S.-Food valued
at approximately one billion. four
hundred million dollars was sent to al
lied countries during the fiscal year
ending June 30th. the food admins
tration Hoover advised President
Wilson in letter made public today.
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London, July tS.--The discussion
OF the question of Japanese intcrven-
tion In siberia has become general In
Japan and is occupying public atten
tlon to the exclusion OF other topics
says Toxic dispatch To tho Daily
Express.
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AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Thi.ty-cight Killed Out of Hundred
SCVcnty-tWO.

casualty list totals one hundred and
sevcnty-two. Killed i'm action. IS;
4: died of accident and other causes.
G: wounded severely. 90; missing. 8;
prisoner. /; died of ajrplanc accident,
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RAIDS NEAR ANuENS.

British Harrass Enemy by Constant
Attacks.
London, July 17.-British raids in
the Amiens area and to the north re d.
suited in the taking of prisoners. it
is officially announced. There is much
German artillery activity in that sec
tor.
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AMERICANS IN DRIVE.

with American Army in France.
July 1S.-The American forces took
part in today's big offensive.
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Voters Must Enroll By Tuesday,
July 23rd.

State Chairman Evans
legislature of the
July 1.-The last
Of the
Immediately instructed Ashley Of
Executive Committee notices
Democratic the
State law takes precedence the
Tuesday
of the last Tuesda
Tuesday
The matter brought to the O
Cobb, who acting attorney
that the undoubtedly
Tuesday, July
The lack of conformity of the wording
statute generally
the fourth Tuesday. This hasf Tuesdays
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AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Marines Lose Seven and Army Fifty.
Seven.

washington. July 1S.-The marine
casualty list totals seven. Killed in
severely. g.
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FRENCH DRIVE SUCCEEDS.
Gain Everywhere on Twenty-Five Mile
FrOnt-Capture Hun Guns.

London, July 18.-The French
gained from two to four miles every
where on q twenty-five mile front to-
day, according to reports reaching
London. The French captured sovcr.
al thousand prisoners and about twen-
ty guns.
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Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.
SUMTER. s. g. SATURDAY, JULY aO 1918
HUNS CONTINUE ATTACK,
NEW FORCES THROWN INTO BAT.
TIE TO-DAY.

They Succeeded I'm Penetrating Tic
French Line at One Point, But arc
Sanguinarily Ecpulsed Elsewhere
Allies Held Fast to Their Lines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Negro Women in Sussex Cannery
Get Into a Fight and Carve
Each Other.
BIG POTATOES DON'T PAY
Public Schools of Upper Sussex
County Open in Good Shape
After Much Hard Work.
BIG POTATOES DON'T PAY

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford Sept li-After much hard
work the different boards of education
in the upper part of Sussex county were
able to open their schools, this week,
with the following teachers.
Cedar Grove 7. II. Hickman princl-
pal. Miss Sadie Evans, at Point Isabel.
ocean View Rev c. =. Sterling.
principal. with Myrtle Powell and kath-
r,n Tunnel as assistants.
Cedar Neck Mrs Helen NJ. BcstwIck
Titus Grove Mrs. y Il Russell.
Houston Helen Williams and Ethel
Harris
l.cwcs \ Roads Clara Holloway and
Sarah West,
Roxana- Cleveland J. Evans, princl-
pal; Delilai Bunting and Hcthc Nc
Cahe. assistants
Frankford high school Principal. +.
c. Timmond~, with Miss y Goungman. Liz
zie Robinson, Etha SMITH and Elizabeth
Carey.
Observation-Disclosures ". Poole Pretty
man. assisted hv Anna l.. Cannon. Doro-
thy G.. Sparklin, Helen Walls and Lima
West.
\ number OF other country district
schools wall not open until later III the
season rs many OF them have not Vet
secured teachers. The average pay OF
the country teacher Is about 500 month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Georgetown. Sept IL Edward c.
Morris. who for several months has hccn
employed in Wilmington. has returned
10 his home here and accepted position
with the Georgetown Auto Go.
Theodore g. NCaSey OF DclmaS, who
for many years has conducted the hotel
known a> the Stone House. IN that town,
has announced his candidacy for sheriff
subject to the decision 81 th" Democratic
voters at the primaries to DC held on
October ;.
/. Harley DovneS. who recently closed
out his stock on goods on the Public Spare,
has accepted = position with the BALDWIN
LOCOMOTIVES works aS traffic agent lis
duties viii bc 10 deliver engines to all
partS of the United States.
In an effort TO get out Of a carriage.
William John Stevens. a school teacher OF
near Residcn. fell and broke his collar
bone.
The property al the corner OF Cedar
and Race STREETS Georgetown formerly
occupied bv Mis- Berth NJ Nagg,mon.
n millinery store has been converted
into 4 Liberty kitchen, which was opened
today
The ". G. I, L., of Houston. has plect-
ed the following officers President. Mrs
Theodore Tnstlewood: vice-prcSi dent,
Mrs Charles Perry. secretary, Mrs How
ard Clifton: treasurer, Mrs Albert Lof-
land
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---------------
REHOBOTH BEAC III.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of Every Evening
Rchoboth Beach. sept l4x September
thus far has been fall month, with cool
evenings and heavy seas The farmers
ar, busv and hiring al the availa bic help.
and he cannerlcS are so rushed and
tomatoes 81 piled up. ;hey are working
Gav and night.
Mrs. Annie Parsons and family have
returned TO Wilmington, after spending
th,. summer here
Two large house parties are here now
One i cha pcroned by Mrs J. Downs from
Dover. are spending the week nj he
Derrickson cottage on surf avenue. The
other is with Mrs Rate Rolph, from
Bridgevllle
Mi and Mrs Stacpv Kemp and family
ha ve returned to Wilmington. after spend
ing the summer here
Kev. and Mrs G. Patcbin smith OF
kenton are At their Rehoboth avenue
ro1tace.
Miss Dorothy Bennett OF Philadelphia
Is visiting Miss Eva Simpler tins week.
Mrs. Wilmer steele l. entertaining heT
mother. Mr. John Conoway Of Delmar
Mr- Emma Carrow OF Harrington Is
hore visiting her brother Holiday Alifflin
Mrs Fred Phillips and Mrs Robert
arrival from Texas Of Fred Phillips. who
mas been in he service but will return on
furIough
Rev !. G Can't d CIavmont has re-
turned home after spending 10 DAYS al
Coleman Clergy llnu-e
William ] Tappan Is with The Red
Men 5 National Council Al Chicago, 1hi~
week
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Jefferson and
-on and AR, Lydia Pennington OF VII
mington are here ior two weeks al the
Owens cottage
DR.. FRANK tirir. and amilv have rc-
turned to their home III Milford after
spending the summer here 1T their cot
tage on Surf avenue
David H!legas family have returned
10 Wilmington after spending the summer
here with Mrs Holiday Miffiin
Lieutenant Robert . d. Hinckley,
l. : n, who Is on l0-days furlough,
went To Washington this week, after
spending q day here with his father,
Robert Hincklcy. Of the Belhaven
J Preston Doughten Of the mted
States Consular service was in Whining
ton on registration day Tie will go 10
Washington before returning to spend
the rest Of September and October here
with his parents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
NEWS OF DELNAR.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
DcImar. Sept. 14.-W ashington Woot-
ten. an cmplovr at the locomotive shop
here. was stricken with apoplevy while
At his work. yesterday, and died IN a
short time He was about fifty years Of
age and leaves a widow and three children.
Victor Phillips. son nf William Phillips
nf Hebron while driving an automobile on
the SaliSburv-Occan City road. Thursday
evening. ran into telephone pole and
was killed. Other occupants of the car
vcr,, injured. hut not seriously.
The total Of Thursdays war registration
in Deimar was 517.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
Here Are TtCO
Things

to think of:
Lots of unpretentious
Pennsylvania kitchens can
now be fitted up, at mod
crate prices, with appliances
and conveniences which
queens, and queens daugh-
ters, and queens house
keepers of the Victorian
period couldn't enjoy. But
on the other hand
Lots more of these up
State homes are still using
kitchen furnishings that
date back to the Victorian
era:
Clumsy old dressers, an
cient refrigerators. archaic
egg-beaters, wooden ash
barrels, and the like.
Only proving that all the
Mas should visit the Wana-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Seaford sept IA Former State Treas
,rer Thomas y Rawins announces bIs
candidacy Tor the Republican nomination
for Representative from the Third Repre-
sentative district Charlie r. Day is a
candidate for the Democratic nomination
About 10 persons from here attended
a moving picture party at Federa.sburg
Md. Thursday evening gwen by Mr.. and
Mrs " Ford Breeding
Misses Hattie and Blanche Cannon
returned last night from Philadelphia
and New York CITY where they had been
for the past week
MIS-, Rebecca stewart Of Philadelphia
i spending the weekend here with her
father John ID Stewart
Mrs. ANNE Couboun and grandson.
H.ston Of Phladelphla, arc mere visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. c j. Hurley
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14

w don't mean I want to
buy something at every
counter, although I've no
doubt but what | could not
invest the amount of money
thus represented to better
purpose. (Pa's operation
cost four hundred).
"T Just want to prowl
around at my leisure Tin
the way they LET you do
there). see and inform my
self on all the new devices
and inventions, and the i'm
provenents on old ones
the dustless mops and the
rustless towel-rods. the tea
kettles with the scaldless
lids and the wonderful sani-
tary refrigerators.
I'm a housekeeper and
housekeeping's my bust
ness, and it really would be
no waste Of time If ] gave
a whole day to seeing just
what can be done TO Tighten
my work or help me do it
better-and mighty little
waste of money if I did
spend a few coppers insur-
ing the household health
or saving an hour Of my
own or even the cooks
time"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
POTATOES TOO LARGE.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel, Sept IA Large Swect potatoes
do not sell in the markets as well as the
standard medium-sized ones For this
reason Albert J White has had to harvest
the potatoes ia one field because they were
getting too large to sell Standard
sweets are selling for $3.50 per hamper,
bur Mr.. White is selling the large sized
ones here in town for 81 80 per hamper
The potatoes were countd in one Of the
bushel hampers, which was piled SO high
that a lid could not be gotten on it, and
il was found to contain just 10 potatoes.
Mr.. White also brought home with him
bunch, consisting Of three large and
four small potatoes all hanging TO the
vine, which weighed 5 lbhs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
WOMEN IN 4 FIGHT.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Seaiord, Sept Ii mlsundcrStand-
ing over tho changing oi buckets IN which
tomatoes we're being placed. after being
skinned. led 10 an altcrcatinn NJ the
canning house near Church Creek. Thurs
dav afternoon. and stella keene j IN the
Cambridge hospital. being treated for
severe cuts. while Sarah ferguson and
Belle Ferguson. all colored. are out on
SIOO bail charged with doing the cutting
Stella kecncs bucket became changed
in some manner. and she accused the
Fcrgusons Of having taken II. In a short
time actions were speaking louder than
words. and words gave way 10 knives.
Considerable carving was done before
the participants were separated One Of
the Ferguson women was severely gashed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
~ S45 and S47.5O.

as S45 and s47.50.
But she was a good sport
and bought the $50 cabinet,
which was even finer and
more complete-containing
as she said, everything
but hands to pass me out
the things"
This handsome $50 cab
met, in light-oak finish with
nickel trimmings, would
have been good enough for
good old Queen Victoria
when she Tor somebody
taught her royal daughters
housekeeping-only nobody
in those days dreamed, in
their widest flights, of
conveniences like white
enamel lined cupboards,
sliding porcelain table-tops,
sliding retinned wire
shelves, even pot-and-pan
closets with sheh-bottoms
that come gliding out to
meet one, concealed pastry
boards - and meat-cutting
boards, cupboard doors fit
ted inside with racks for
all conceivable purposes
and with indicators for
household supplies in or out
Of stock, a set of labeled
glass canisters, a swinging
sugar container, a -four bin
with a window in it, a fine
big drawer all divided up
into compartments, and a
mouse-proof tin bread-box
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14

A N intelligent woman
~ with a comfortable
4 "A home which she
manages admirably, was
recently talking with her
daughter. also a married
woman and a housekeeper.
The mother remarked =
'Do you know, there's
something I've longed for
nearly all my whole life to
do. and that is to spend a
whole day in that House
furnishing Store on the
Fourth Floor at Wanna
makers.
mo, Miss Flippancy, it
Uouldn't be hard on Pa.
What was hard on Pa
wasn't that new, smooth,
guaranteed finish enamel
saucepan ! bought there
after Pa had had his opera
tion, but that old. defective
one | bought down-street
az a 'second'-a broken-of
flake from which caused
his operation, the doctor
said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
GIVE MOTHER n HAPPY DA y
Take or Send He, to the Housefurnishings Sale
To Hobnob With High Class Utensils
Priced DemOcraticaLIy at Wanamakers

maker Housefurnishings
Sale!
Water pals, extra heavy
galvanized iron with wood
handles, ~ TO is quart
sizes are priced o5c 70
S1.10 in the Sale.
Garbage cans, extra
heavy galvanized, tiybt-ft-
ting lids, trimmed bottoms,
sizes 14x14 inches 10 1bx20
inches, prices $2.10 to
$2.85.
Ash baskets, galvanized
iron, bushel size, round bot
tom, side handles, price
s1.75.
Ash barrels, galvanized
iron, 15x24 inch, 1926; 1SE
"a inch, S3.75; extra-heavy.
reinforced sides, 15x24
inch, I.0O; lSXZ4 men, %.
Many other pieces Of this
splendid galvanized iron
ware arc in the sale, all
at 33H per cent reductions
from regular prices.
Concerning refrigerstors
there is so much 10 say that
it can't all be said here.
There's just this: It's
about "the last cal" on
moderate prices on good
refrigerators. Prices on
even ordinary ones are on
the rapid rise.
IL you have one. give Il
the best Of care. IF It's a
Wanamaker White Noun
tain, there's a long life
ahead Of il, whatever its
age.
If, on the other hand,
YOU are thinking Of buying
a new refrigerator
Stop thinking abont IL.
Come in and buy il in
stead.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
NEWS OF LEWES.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
LeweS. sept a. Woolscy G. Hopkins,
of near Coolspring. has purchased house
and three building lots in town on Dewey
avenue from Charles u Truitt and will
move his family the first of the year from
the farm His son. james " Hopkins,
wi conduct the famr
Miss Ruth Pierce, who was visiting
in Wilmington aId Philadelphia. has
returned
Iii u Robbins. iarineg near Cool
spring ha> purchased house and lot
on King >trect from Caarle- x Warning
sn1, formerly owned by Thona~ G.