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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-03
Va d I'm teatro.

Nh. Ed Meagher. fuc al t~eatro, Ia
nochc del dia "A del actual, en- union
de varioS de suS amigos. Tomaroa un
a~siento de luncta preferente, V ahl
nr~esenciaron cl vaudeville" entire Gu
yos coros aparecia Ia figurita de II
mujcr ~gracioSa. de extraordinaria
| simpatia. de rara agilidad de pies. Y
de impccablc lineamiento de cuerpo;
figurita que. como mas ade!ante sc
vera. ~reSuIto ser, nj mas nj menos, ia
de Miss Maggie Fairbanks, cmparen-
tada con G, atleta Douglas.
i Maravilla,-dijo Neagher 4 suS
acoTupanantes. aludiendo 4 Ia linda
baiIarina.
-;Naravilia Y media.-rcspondie-
ron ellos.
Palabras estas que, andando los MI
nutos. fuerou eli comienzo dc un poe
ma dc amor, que tuvo Su deSenlacc EN-
las antcsalaS dc IN preSbltero.
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CONTRA LA INFLUENZA
Haran campana varios estu-
diantes de medicina

GUADALAJAKA. Jal. Diciembre 2
Para los puetlos de Atcmaiac V
interchangeable saiieron de csta ciu-
dad varios i~ovene5 cStudiantes &C me-
dicina. uuienes llcvan Ia comision del
gobierno del Estadc. dc Sombatir p
epidemia de irilucnZa que Sc ha des-
arroilado en- aqucllos lugarcS. aunquc
no ccn cl pcligro 4ue Sc ha ~prcscnta-
do en- otros DuntoS.
Entire Ia ccmisi0n de cstudiantes
fjGuran los ~i6vnnes Manuel Fernan-
do Campos Y Reiu@io Sierra, bicn
conocidos en- rsta cludad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-03
AMPARO CONTRA Ell
~COBERNADOR CABRERA
Esta expropiando terrenos de
manera legal

PUEBLA. Dicicmbrc 2.-El senior
~Juventino Reyes RAMIREZ, Il qulen sc
trata de eXpropiar inc terrenos cue
posec en- cl Municipio de Libres, Ger
ca dc Ocotepec, pidio amparo al Juez
dc Distrito. manifestando que el Eje-
cutivo no tenia derecho alguno para
disponcr dc los terrenos dc Su proplc-
dad.
FL quejoso dice, ademaS, que o ct
prerexto dc la dotacion de ejidos, et
gobierno dc Puebla csta cometiend"
actos dc verdadcro despojo. \ los qua
cs necesario que cl gobieruo general
ponga remedio.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-03
A Las
Was FERREAS
Sc haran a las que comunican
con Guadalajara

GUADALAJAHA. Jal. Djcicmbrc
- senior Jose Alfonso. jefc de h
division de los f~"rrocarriles cores
nCndicrtcs = .IaliScu. cstG trabajan-
do 2ctivamentc para que cuanto antes
uuetca ~reparadaS lbs Was de Ameca
\ Colima. asi coro Ia de auui ! Ira
puato que desdc haze mucho SC ha-
Han on maas condicioHcS.
Para estos i~mportartes trabaios Sc
har r,cihido VI cccca dc 81 mil dur
micnteS que seran distributes con-
yenieatemcnte.
Sc cree que estas ohraS quedaran
termiuata< en- pocoS dlas, u fin de
que 81 trdfico qucdc definitivamentc
eStahlecido. ", sin interruption. para
cl primcro de- n
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-03
Al foro. con amino resucltO-

Al fOrU. . amino reSuelt0-
Despucs de que IL function termlna-
ra-esto cs, a la una Y minutes dc IA
manana-y dcspueS tambien i" AGA
Iorados Y cntusiaStas concentrates por
partc de Mcagher Y de u amigos, =
oucl ~resolvio. con l. venia &c estos, II
ri foro del teatro. pedir 4 cntrevlS-
IA O Ii artiSta. Y arregldrselaS dc IA
meier manera possible. para declrle
u le habia "caido ben Y que eS-
i,raba que 81 hubiese corrido Ia Hls-
ma Sue"tc on q conccpto de ella.
EnIraron. 2ueS. al camerino, y ahi,
entire fel.cit|cjoncs cariAos&S nor &
txito dcl ha:lc, Y ~parabiencs pos su
cxtraordInaria simpatia Measher tu-
20 IL lumnosu idea dc injciar su ata-
cue. m..i,ar ONO c:a, usanGc tic Ia
navor c, ;ro,e~ia dc + p""i2 rs
r,UCr
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-03

ma Sc arreElara este problema de
Sufragi:. Elective.
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S0los, V el disloque.

EoOiVS. y II u'SipiuS-
Vfendo aqucl enthusiastic r%ecorocl-
miento, que total. no era mas que Un
ardid, coronado por cl GXito, lie nucs-
tro estratega militar, los amigos de-
cidieron abandonarlo, POGO antcS lie
las dos de Ia manana.
Solos los dos. obvio cS manifcS,ar
ell curse dc la declaration, dc Ia iro-
Mica r~cticencia, de la insistercia G"i
hombrc, de Ia pusilanimida@ dc Ia mu-
jer. V de Ia aceptacion final. por am
has parties, de IN amor. quC habrl de
ser principle de felicidad conyugal.
De manera que nos casaremoS.
-iH cuando?
-.lhora mjsmo.
Como,
ST, senior. Tengo un amigo, cue
es ministro preSbiteriano. y cl nos ha-
IA el favor.......
En- "paiamaS," en- busca de I'M padre.
FL asunto St s~olucion0, invistiendoSe
ia bailarina on "paiamas," tomando
ur autom0yil. y dirigiendose = ID ca
ga del Rev. Paul Marshall, qu'en. a
esas horas. que cram las tres : t~rei1:a
y cinco. Sc hallaba en- el quinto Sucno
lie la noChC.
Tan, tan, tan!
= Qu,tH?
70. Edward.
-GQue sucede?
-Algo muy sensational. Abrc,
tengo ~urgcncia.
FL reverendo Sc levanto en- pantu-
flas. abrio la puerta, Y con no POGO es-
tupor. VIC la entrada de su amigo Ed
ward con una bella acompanantc, YES
tida dc Ia mancra mas eStrambotlca
Imaginable, todavia con Ia plntura en-
las mejillas Y e. los lablos.
-GQuG hay?
NADIA. chico, que quiero casarme.
-Pcro.
Sin pero que valga. Echanos a
uui cl lazo. V santas pascuas.
El Reverend no Sc hlzo dc mayores
m~elindres, echo mano de un llbro. a
mario a auucllos su.jetos. Y les ben
diio en- e! nombre del Padre y del H.
10, SuplicandoleS que, para otra VeZ'
fueran siouicra menos inoportunoS..
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Nicia amistad. que no eNiSte.

Nieja amistad. que no eNlSte.
de mancra que listed es Nag
-ie Fairbanks ?-exclam6 Mc2@hcr.
-ScryiGora de usted-rcspondio l&
sencritd Mo@gic.
-;Prima scgunda del admirable
Douglas !-rcpiti0 aGucl.
Observation-Disclosures 4 conteStar
la bailaUina.
-Espcrc usted m momcnto-dilo
Mcaghcr, al punto dc preteXtar una
honda ca:ilacion.
lie succdc 4 u>ted aIgo:-jnqui-
rio Ia a~rtiSta-
-Nada-lontesto csiv-lue "hora
recucrdo que a listed la he viSto al
una vcz. No sc dondc. nj c'mo. nj
cu:inio; nero. amos. que = cara dc
listed no me Is d~csconocida.
Nc habra viSto listed cn arGH re-
,rato?
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COS Hcnncn Bd. NJ. New Orleans. Ia.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01

President of France Says Voice
of Washington Still Resounds

New Year greetings the people of the United States
received yesterday in cablegams through their diplomatic
representatives here by President Ponca of France King
Peter of Serbia King Alexander of Greece and Presidents
Menoca of Cuba Guerra of Bolivia Vera of Uruguay and
Valdes of Panama.
The greeting from President Poincare follows:
"As the Closes look back with emotion to the
months just elapsed and the successive phases of the world
struggle and particular the entrance of the United States
into the Champions of the American
people and the French people whom fraternity of has
united in the past whom is binding still closely today
contemplate with unshakabe hmness and with the
sousness of their duty the beang task that they have
accomplish the end The 1918 will the
nuaon of the sublime effort of the free nations grouped for
the defense of honor and of the pledged word for the safe
guarding of all netherlands small against the
of imperialism and whose avowed design is dis
of peoples just they have led them deahhout
consulting them.
"is the farof voice of Washington that resounds STILL
the threshold of the the heroic hours of
and the echoes of which repeated throughout the glorious
American Union France, hears it. The lusous Ameri
shows the path of triumph through sacrifice
and like his eminent President Wilson,
the nations united for the salvation of humanity Garry
to victory the flag of freedom"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
WAR DEPARTMENT
EXPLAINS BLUNDER
Men Were Ordered to Unfinished
Camp Through Misunderstanding.

The War Department last night is
sued statement explaining how a de-
tachment of the Ordnance Corps was
ordered to report at an ordnance de-
pot at Raritan, which was non-exist-
ent.
Pointing out that volunteers and
selected drafted men for the ordnance
department had reason to believe
these accommodat tons were ready at
Raritan, they said.
THE Ordnance Department at
Washington" says the statement "re-
lying upon reports from the contrac-
tor for the barracks at Raritan, as
sumed they woulds be ready for the
men. The cold weather delayed the
work and they were not ready.
When the first two men reported
at Raritan. the Ordnance Department
was notified and sent an officer there
to take charge of the two who had al
ready reported, and furnish them ac-
commodations and transportation to
Camp Upton, where they, and others
subsequently, reporting .Ssave been pro-
vided for"
The barrackssare to be completed
as soon as possible, but in the mean
time Camp Upton will accommodate
those reporting for duty. District
boards were told several DAYS ago
TO suspend the dispatch of further
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Anarchy Gives German
Prisoners In Russia
Freedom from Kaiser

Thousands of Teuton prisoners of
war in Russia will not return to their
homes at the conclusion of a sepa-
rate peace.
1t was learned last night that many
of these men have taken advantage
of the anarchy throughout Russia TO
cease being prisoners.
Many of them have married Rus
sian girls. Many have been elected
to office in the various local govern
ments that have been set up. They
say they will never return to be i'm
pressed into a hopeless battle.
The mass meeting OF these prisoners
in Petrograd yesterday is described
as but one manifestation of a wide
spread condition.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
washington CHEERS
SERBIAN RECRUITS
Volunteers From West Reviewed by
Mission from Balkan Nation.

Each man proudly waving an Amer
ican flag and amid a tumult of cheers
from countrymen assembled to greet
them. a largo body of Serbian volun-
teers passed through Washington last
night, en- route to fight the Teutonic
powers. They were met at Union
Station by delegation from the Ser
bian Mission, were reviewed and lis
tened to patriotic addresses and ma
tional music
These men were recruited some
where in the West by Lieut.. Petar
Perunoyich, a hero of Serbia's war
with Austria Most of them were vet
Grams of the Balkan wars.
Lieut.. Perunovich, when he alfghted
from the train and was welcomed by
his waiting countrymen, seemed load
ed down with decorations. He car
ries a number Of scars attesting his
valor.
The Stars and Stripes and the flag
OF Serbia were intertwined and the
utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
After the review the men were in
Vlted to dinner in the dfning-room
OF the station. They proceeded on
their journey after midnight.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
New York Has Quietest
Celebration of Holiday

New York, Dec. 3l.-With Broad
way almost deserted. the metropolis
observed its "Quietest'' New Year
celebration tonight. Revelry of all
sorts was taboo. The ban seemed
to have the approval of all, who
were more concerned over dispatch
ing New Year greetings "over there"
than with useless noise-making.
Proof of this was found i'm the fact
that the cable Offices are piled with
messages to the boys in France.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
FRENCH CRASH
THROUGH FOES
LINES IN ITALY
Front of Three Miles Near
Monte Tomba Shattered
by Fayerol's Troops.
Special Cable TO Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.

London Dec. G1.-French troops
delivered their first attack on
Italian soil yesterday and scored the
most important success achieved by
allied arms since the Italians fell
back to the Piave line.
Striking on the eastern end of
the mountain front between the
Erenta and the PiaVc, Cen. Faye
rolls troops crashed through the
enemy lines on a front of three
miles near Monte Tomba and cap
tured 1,400 prisoners. seven cannon
and sixty machine guns.
That the French made good their
hold on the enemy's defenses is
confirmed by the official communi-
que from Berlin tonight.
The Austrian official report an
nounces that counter measures" are
in preparation against the French.
This expression may be taken as an
indication of a larger French success
than the Rome bulletins reveal.
The italian statement says that the
tween Osteria di Monferena and Mar
anime. These two positions are be-
tween Monte Tomba and the junction
VI lIlC ilHc WIN
Upper Piave.
A serious reverse for the Austro-
Germans in this sector would force a
realignment of their entire front be-
tween Asiago and the Piave, and
would eventually deprive them of most
OF the recent gains achieved by their
overpowering attacks ON the Asiago
plateau.
The battle for Welsh Ridge, south
OF Cambria. which the Germans car
ried early yesterday morning in a
heavy counter attack. continued
throughout today. and by nightfall
the position again was in the hands
of the British, according to Field
Marshal Haig's latest communidue.,
In the air the British had a sue
cessful day yesterday, bringing down
five German planes without the loss
Of any of their own.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
ten MONTHS NEEDED
To Arm INFANTRY
Crozier Gives Senate Committee
Data on Supplying Rifles.

Ten months after the declaration
of war with Germany, the american
army will be completely equipped
with rifles. Not until fifteen
months after the declaration will
the army be fully equipped with
machine-Euns.
These were two facts obtained
yesterday by the Senate Military
A fairs Committee during the eX-
animation of Gen. William Crozier.
Chief of Ordnance. Secretary of
War Baker will probably be heard
tomorrow.
Tho hearing was the longest that
has been yet held in the probe into
the War Department. Gen. CroZier
was on the stand more than six
hours. The largest part of his tes-
timony concerned his side OF the
controversy over the Lewis ma
chine-gun.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
TABERNACLE
FOR REVIVAL
DEDICATED
Billy Sunday Temple Chilly
but Speakers Liven
Things Up.
BY ARTHUR JOYCE.

The Billy Sunday Tabernacle.
opposite Union Station, was of1cial-
Iy dedicated last night The dedi-
catory exercises were followed by
community watch night" service
that continued until the advent of
the rev year.
Despite the Intense cold. approx
nateIy 5000 persons turned out to
saEe part in the dual celebration.
The Tabernacle wasn't Iany too
comfortable and most of the
men in the big audience kept on
their overcoats. The women adj
justed the furs ABOUT their necks
and snuggled up closely to their es-
corts. During the Sunday cam
paign, however, a greater degree
of real comfort will be experienced /
by those attending the meetings,
since the big building will be IN
personal charge Of one o. the Sun
day party experts who has forgot
ten more about keeping Taoarna-
cles comfortable than the average
watchman ever knew.
Secretary Lansing Speaks.
Secretary of State Robert Ian
sing featured the Community
night" service, which followed the
dedication He spoke of the war
situation and compared it with the
Spiritual war" which he pointed
out will be waGed il the biz build
ing for two months beginning next
Sunday.
The year 1917 has been a mo-
nentous one in the worlds history"
said Secretary Lansing. 1t finds
the nation at war in a great strug =
Ele for the reservation of human
rights and for a peace founded OF
Christian principles. 1t is a strug-
gle between might and right, be-
tween despotism and liberty.
Never was there a war when the
moral issues were so clearly defined,
or so evident as in this great struggle
between the powers of evil and the
forces of Righteousness. The war
brings home the realities of life. Il
sobers men aud makes them consider
their attitude toward God and their
fellow men.
There has been no better time than
right now to launch a spiritual war
in which every soul is a battlefield
to be won or lost. 1t will not be an
easy victory. Sin is strongly en-
trenched about us and our duty is
to enlist under the banner of the
Cross. It Is time for action and let's
act with all our hearts"
Vice President Marshall and Speak
er Champ Clark were scheduled to
address the big meeting, but both
were detained elsewhere and couldn't
get to the Tabernacle before adjourn
ment. ILLNESS interfered, too, with ar
rangements for several other speakers
the Rev. DR.. ]. Henning Nelms,
Bishop W. NJ. Bell and the Very Rev.
Edward A. Pace. general secretary of
the Catholic University. Representa-
tive James c. Hilliard. of Colorado,
substituted in place of Speaker Clark.
$500 In the Chorus.
The Rev. DR.. George A. Miller, head
Of the Pastors Federation, presided
at the dedicatory services, which be-
gan with a service Of song by the
great choirs of nearly $500 voices,
led by Percy s. Foster. The singing
was unusual and the large number of
choirsters who turned out for the ded-
ication, despite the cold, was a dis
tinct tribute to the energetic work of
Chairman Homer Edison and his CO.
workers in the music committee
There were more singers then there
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Lack Of Faith Among Man
ayers Declared Cause of
Seizure of Roads.
McC0RD AND CLARK
BLAME EXECUTIVES
Senate Committee Told Self
lshness of Corporations
Caused Failure.

American railroads are under
government control because of lack
OF faith among railroad managers.
This charge was made yesterday
afternoon by Charles c. McCord,
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. before the Senate COM
mittee investigating the railroad
situation.
They couldn't get away from
their own corporate interests. That
was the whole trouble" said Nc
Cord.
As an example of this he read
4 letter from a railroad president
whose name he did not disclose.
Dog In Manager Tactics.
This railroad executive wrote
that the Pennsylvania, Baltimore &
Ohio and Erie systems were stack
ed high with freight they could
not handle for points between New
~ oAA NAAANdbo anu "Oulu nOl
turn any of this business over tc
their competitors.
Under the Railroad War Board
McCOrd said. there had been ar
agreement formed which was q
unification of the railroads of tbs
United States. He declared cnar
the Railroad War Board had ISSUED
statement TO the effect that il
had ''nationalized the railroads.
The railroads would have met
the issue if they had done just
what they told the public they hac
DONE" SMcCord said.
Plenty of Cars.
The witness declared that he die
not believe 1t would be necessar,
for Congress to appropriate larg,
sums of money in order to proyid,
equipment.
| In backing up this statement, h.
asserted that there are 1900. 90,
cars in the United States, but tina
in the last eight months the rail
roads have. by their own state
ments. moved only 236,O0O of thes'
cars. He admitted on cross-exsmi
nation that it is possible that th'
government may find it necessar!
to purchase some locomotives, bu
believed this would entail only
comparatively small expenditure.
Large numbers Of priority o. der
helped car congestion, he said. a
these orders had put freight and pas
senger trains on sidings and held u
whole schedules. In many instance
the priority freight was of no impor
tance, he added.
"Selfshness and existing laws" wer
reasons given by Edgar f. Clark. o
! the Interstate Commerce Commission
for the railroad failure to meet wa
needs.
Clark believed there will have TO b
wider use of American ports rathe
than concentration of shipping a
New York and Newport News, Va.
The committee adjourned unit
Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
John BarIeycOrn Has Passed.
Baltimore Disappointed
Over Absence of Crowds

Baltimore, Dec. 31.-'Nery disap-
pointing" is the verdict Of wise
acres here.on the manner in which
this city celebrated the birth OF
1918. Although many WashinEto-
mans were in the crowds which
fiocked to the leading hotels. there
were not SO many as had been eN-
pected. Hotels which had set places
for as high as 400 last year were
contentsd with less than half this
number tonight.
1t had been expected that with
John Barleycorn as a drawing
card the celebration would BE-
markedly different from what il
was. But even this presence could
not Offset the spirit OF war" which
refused to retreat even for this
small time.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Two Fires In Buffalo
Do $600,000 Damage

Buffalo, Dec. 31:-Two fires in this
city today did $4,000 damage. The
INST IRE originated in the wooIyorth
Five and Ten Cent store and Quilted
the building and several adjoining
buildings.
The second fire broke out in the Jo-
sepn sahlen Packing Company plant
tonight and destroyed the entire re-
Iigerating system OF the plant and
!O.oW pounds OF pork which was to
De shipped to a c,rfenfss~rst
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
BRITISH GAIN
NEW WTERRITORY
IN PALESTINE
Gen. Allenby Now Holds
Four Strong Defensive
Positions Against Turks.
Special Gable to Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.

SRtcAAl '" - sahe
and New York Tribune.
L6adon. Dec. 3i.-In the three weeks
that have intervened since the cap
ture of Jerusalem, the British forces
under Gen. Allensby have occupied
more than 800 square miles of Pales-
tinian territory, advancing their lines
for an average dis Iace OF nine miles
along the thirty-fve-mile front be-
tween the Mediterranean and the
River Jordan.
Four strong defensive positions are
now interpesed between the Turks
and the Holy City, as against one
that existed before the recent Turko-
German attempt to retake the city.
These facts are revealed in an Of
fetal statement issued by the war
Office today. n which Gen. Allensby
reports the seizure of positions a mile
north ana seven miles northwest of
Eireh, which in turn is seven miles
forth of Jerusalem. Birch was cap
tured three days ago by the British.
In spite of the mountainous char
acter of the region north of Jerusa-
lem, the British have overcome all
obstacles in their northward drive
with remarkable rapidity, the disor-
ganized forces of the enemy flying
before them with little attempt at
resistance.
Further Advance Predicted.
While the operations so far conduct
cd are regarded by military critics
as designed purely to protect the Holy
City from counter attack and to
consolidate the British gains in south
ern Palestine, the success of the
movement northward may encourage
Allensby to press on to Damascus
and even to Aleppo and so to complete
the liberation of the Holy Land from
Ottoman rule.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Newlands' Successor.

Carson City. New, Dec. S.-Charles
2. Henderson. it was anneUnced to-
day, will be appointed by Gov. Boyle
on Wednesday to I'LL the vacancy in
the United States Senate caused by
the 6sath of Senator Newlands. Mr..
Henderson resides in Elko. He is a
lawyer and banker and formerly
served as regent OF the Nevada State
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
PLOT TO ASSASSINAIE
LENINE And TROTIKY
Non-Bolshevih Circles Declare P
trograd Rumor Unfounded.
Special Cable 20 Washington Hrr
aud New York Tribune.

Peuograd, Dec. M.-Widsly oircu-
lated rumOrs tell Of an attempt Upon
the lives Of Benine and TrotEky having
been organized. The party OF the So
cialist Observation-Disclosures non-Bolshe-
vik circles-however. describe these
rumors as unfounded.
The city OF Khsrkov is again in -,
hands Of the Ukranians. The Bo' rc-
vik garrison has been disarmed The
city, which Is one OF the most npor1-
ants cemers i'm south Rus a, vas
taken by the BolsheViki Let week.
after a sanguinsry battle
Contradictory news about new bat
ties between Cossacks and q RolShr
wiki have reached PetrograC
The Constituent assernbly - exp
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
Railroad Executive Is
Accused of Disloyalty

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 51.-E. J. Ober-
meyer, IS, travelling auditor for the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad. was
taken into custody today charged
with uttering unpatriotic remarks
against the government and President
The Washington herald., 1918-01-01
. Patrol Boat Sinks.

Department reports that
rol boat was sunk on the
oast yesterday morning.
ts reported to. have been
none injured.