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Evening journal., 1918-03-20
BOYS over THERE
APPRECIATE Smokes
Soldiers Send Thanks TO
Folks at Home for
lhoughtfulness
POSTAL CARDS
TELL STORIES

n anyone doubts that the smokes
..,nt through "Our BOYS I'M France To-
!acco Fund are nlling a much-felt
want, or that when received by the
iLhting men in the war zone That they
are appreciated, ho has only 20 read
between the lines OF the following post
cards acknowledging receipt Of the Va
i.ious package which have reached the
-oldiers 90 This date 90 find that the
pleasure given is far I'm excess OF any
personal. sacrifice That might Doe made
Ina contributing 90 this fund. Many
postcards have been received by con
i~ibutors giving them personal mes
-igcs OF appreciation direct from iae
Hring line. For The benefit OF those who
have not received cards, few OF the
many that have been received are here
with published.
American Expeditionary Force.
January 4. 1915
Everything has IFS compcnsatlons-
oyen war Thanks awiully for goul
smokes They go q long way TO.
yard making things moro comfortable
Tor ms. Thanks acain.
WILLIAM L. DAVIS.
First Glass Private ordnance petach
menl 7ih T. A.. A. Z. +
WAS very pleased to receive the po
u smokes 10 shows us boys that W
ice not forgotten by our friends
Ne. all OF us, are very thankful &
Continued on Page TwoJ
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
RESI- ROOM FOR SOLDIERS.

Members OF Lieutenant Clarke
Churchman Branch Delaware Hospital
AZ a meeting several days ago decided
10 furnish n rest room for the soldiers
10 Fort Duponl With this end in view
q dance will DE given at the Gilbert
studio on the evening Of April ,.
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
riNEn rnR MlscONnuCr

Jamcs lackcli was fined 81 and costs
by Judge Churchman today for acting
disorderly anG lsins profano language
Yesterday at The Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington Railroad passenger sta
ton
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
IN lOsEPH sIAPLEN

United Press Stan Correspondent
pETROGRAD. March i9.-(Night-
Foreign Minister Tchicherin declared
today that the Soviet commissaries
have considered the possibility inat the
United states viii oppose Japanese ven
hires In the Far East Tie said he be-
llcyod negotiations between The l.. s
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
RrpIRs rnIM INDIANs.

Members OF The Young Mems Re-
publican Club defeated the Apache
Tribe quot players i've straight game
last evening, thereby winning the series
of fifteen games played between tp'
Two teams. The winning team is noN
trying to arrange series of gane'
with "Thc Has Beens.'
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
TWO NIGHT FIRES.

Tho home of Gottlieb strawmeir
near Eden Park. Was destroyed 10y Gre
last nlehi. Tho alarm was sent in
FROM box No. 3d.
Fire was discovered qi 2.N o clock
hits moraing no tbe home % Carrie
Guy. No. iO) West street Tho firemen
responder go an aisrm from l"A No.
"a and c1tInru'shed th blaze Tho
boss was rstimai Q 4f sif0
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
IN Ia unIled Press.

HI III" IHTI"I II'7"l
PETROGRAD. March i9.-tNighp-
Tho forelgn office at Moscow has ON
cially reprovcd the officials who an
nounced the Germans control Pctro-
grad. 10 was declared that the report
was provocative"
War Minister Trotzky urged the SQ-
Wet commissaries 90 rush the defense
OF peirogrod. pointing ont that The ac-
ton Of the Germans at pskon indicates
they are preparing for a sudden blow
"in case Of necessity
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
SAVERS ACQUITTED; PAYS COSTS.

James I, Sayars. OF This city, charged
with assault and battery at Media yes
,erday. as the result of an automobile
accident in which he figured last Au-
gust. was acquitted Tho costs Of the
case were assessed against the young
fuan. however.
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
pATnInTIC RALLY T0NIGMT.

The Italian Ncighhorhood House will
hold patriotic rally tonight The
speakers viii bc Mayor Lawson, Gem
eral r. C.. dupont, j. NJ Armstrong
director of tine Working BOYS Reserve
,nd Robert n. Richards. William p.
Nhtc viii lead me singing.
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
M FRFD :. FFRGTs sON

United Press stan Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRINGE March iss-The nrst men 90
receive the new American war dec0ra-
t9n for extraordinary herosm were
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
IND SILL RoRN RARY

The body of q slili born white female
child was found in POPLAR street near
seventh street This morning. The case
was reported 90 the coroner's oiice and
the body removed Go the morguc.
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
I m snrlrrN MEETING.

The FOrcien Missionary Society of
NJ. salem ~. F. Church VIII meet to-
morrow afternoon AZ me home Of Mrs.
Haycs Conner 80 2fi6 West Eighicenth
street
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
nl-rcn sHIPpING NOT sEIzED.

BY United Press
WASHINGTON March -Requstiouns Of the Dutch shipping
in American habo allegiance today while the last Of
the negotiations between states and Holland under
way This Government partial dvces from Holland as'to the
. fi agreement however. had not been reached up to
$50 Doe actual hnal reply the Dutch Government had
ao. been received
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
BAKER ADDRESSES RAINBOW MEN.
BY FRED 5. FERGUSON

United Press Correspondent.
NTH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE March 2o-se'TetaFy
,oda; addressed members Rainbow Division who have
been on the firing line promising message from them
10 the folks at home"
IN vour relatives scattered through the States win send
.. telling them that you are not lack the
,,.. and attentions which safeguard your health" he said
Your communities andshe nation will be proud OF your 5000
conduct and which with clean hard fighting and
,be principles for which you night"
Evening journal., 1918-03-20

Lieutenant T. N Greene Of the field arr
ullory and sergeanis William Norton
and Pat Walsh.
All received The Distinguished Service
Gross. Greene was wounded by a gren-
Continued on PAGE 1Nyo.l
Evening journal., 1918-03-20
WEATHER

Cloudy tonight and Thursday:
probably rain. moderate north
winds.
Tomorrow-Thursday
No wheat bread for supper
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
CRAZY MAN PULLS Off
GREATEST STUNT Of ALI

Pendleton, Ore. Sept. 24.-James
G. Jenkins, farm laborer, who was
severely burned Saturday while at
tempting to stage fire ride at
the roundup, died Sunday. The man
is believed to have been demented to
have tried such a stunt. He satu-
rated his clothes in gasoline, set
them afire. mounted his horse and
tried to force the animal to gallop
around the track while he s,ood up
right in the saddle. The horse be-
came frightened at the flames and
refused to run. but kept circllng
around and around. The flames
leaped high above the mans head.
Help rushed to him and succeeded
In quenching the fire, but not until
he had been dreadfully burned. The
directors Of the roundup knew moth
Ing Of the proposed stunt, as Jenkins
planned to stage 1t as a sensational
surprise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
INFLUENZA SEXES
2225 VICTIMS IN DAY

Washington. Sept. 2i.--Spanlsh
Influenza has made Its appearance In
at least 25 army camps over the
country. The surgeon-general's Of
flee announced tonight that the total
number OF cases he's increased to 20.-
ali. including 2.225 new cases re-
ported today.
Seven camps reported Influenza
for the first time today.
Camp Lewis, WASH, reported 22
new cases today.
The epidemic continues most Sc
we're at Camp Devens. Mass. General
Gorgas said The number OF cases
reported from that camp up to noon
today was 1o,700, Camp Dix, with
1897 cases, is second. At Camp De-
vens the number OF pneumonia cases
Ia high. 424 new cases having been
reported during the past four days.
Influenza cases reported In west
ern camps, excluding camps report
Ing today for the first time. show;
Logan. Texas, 175; Funston, Kan
sas, 1871, and Travis, Texas. 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
DEATH WARRANTS SIGNED WITH
OUT READING AND PEOPLE
GIVEN NO TRIAL
MuFFlED GUNS FOR VICTIMS
U. \. Has Known for Months That
Bolsheviki Was Hired by
Germany

Washington. Sept. 2i.-stories Of
Wholesale slaughter OF representati tive
people and former officers because
they are dangers 10 the Soviet" are
told In further accounts reaching the
state department today OF the reign
Of terror In Russian cities against
which the American government has
called upon all civilized nations TO
protest.
All persons coming out Of Russia
are said TO bring reports OF the ex-
istence OF appalling conditions. One
detail is that victims are shot at
night In cellars. guns being muffled
with silencers.
One Peters. head OF the Bolshe-
Wiki extraordinary commission
against counter revolutions. is said
TO sign death warrants without read.
ing the papers. The latest reports
indicate that the British and French
consul-gencrals In Moscow are under
arrest In their houses. American
Consul- General Poole Is at liberty
and permitted TO Walt his colleagues
The state department has had no
answer TO the message sent last Sat-
urday to tho allied and neutral ma
tions In an effort 20 bring about a
universal standing against the ter
rorism OF the Bolshevlki In Russia.
Secretary Lansing said today the
action may result from the sending
OF the note without any direct re-
sponse. inasmuch as some OF the
neutral nations at least have repre-
sentatIves In Moscow and Petrosrad
and. through them. may bring pres
sure to bear upon the Bolshevlki
leaders TO put an end TO the reign
OF terror.
II became known today that tho
state department for eight months
prior to their publication had full
knowledge OF the documentary evil
dence OF German control OF the Boil
sheviki recently made public.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
LABOR AGREEMENT
T0AFFECT WOMEN
WIN Arrange Plan 10 Raise Wage
of lower Paid Groups 10 Stand.
ard Wage Scale

Washington. Sept. 2i.--M n step
toward the stabiiizlng OF wage con
dItIons during the war. n conference
Of manufacturers and Representatives
will be held here tomorrow with the
war and navy department officials "a
discuss methods OF enforcing the Ia.
bor agreement between the govern.
ment and workmen, and the govern.
ment and the employers. The plan
viii involve an agreement to increase
wages to some OF the lower paid
groups 10 the standard community or
industry wage scale. Millions Of
women win be affected.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
PROVISIONS or FOURTH
LOAN ARE ANNOUNCED

Washington. Sept. 24.--All terms
OF the Fourth Liberty loan except
the size and maturity. we're announc-
ed today by the treasury. The
amount, probably near $4,000. .0O0.-
600. was decided on but announce
ment was withheld.
The interest rate will be Az per
cent. the same as that OF the third
loan. Bonds will be dated October
20, five days after the close OF the
subscription period and the first In
terest payment will be made next
April 10. and will be for the l73
days intervening. Thereafter, semi
annual payments Will be made Octo-
ber Is and April 10. On $50 bond,
the first interest coupon will be
worth s1.O1, on 800, $2.02. and
higher multiples accordingly.
Both coupon and registered bonds
will be issued in denominations OF
$50. 500. $500, $1,000. $4,000 and
$4,000. The $4,000 and 100000
bonds will be registered only.
Since the latest maturity periods
Of the first, second and third loans
we're 20, 25 and 10 years respective
ly. It was considered probable that
the maturity Of the Fourth loan
would be either 10 or 20 years. Ten
per cent OF the subscription will be
required as the initial payment on
the Fourth loan. Twenty per cent
will be due as installments Novem-
ber 81. December 10 and January 16
and 80 per cent January 80.
Terms OF the loan we're commune
Gated today to the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing. and within few
hours 100000 finished bonds were
ready for shipment. The bureau
plans to print 35,000,000 separate
bonds for the Fourth loan, with a
larger proportion Of baby bonds Of
the $50 denomination than In pre-
vious Issues, in anticipation OF null
tltude Of subscriptions from persons
Of small means.
Congress today completed and sent
to the president the administration
bill designed TO stimulate the sale Of
Liberty bonds by exemptlng from In
come surtax and war excess profits
taxes the interest OF such bonds held
by individuals and corporations in
amounts not In excess of $4,000 Of
the Fourth issue and $1,000 Of the
first and second issues. The meas.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
GRANTS PASS TO HAVE
REPEATING STATION

The local Western Union tele-
graph office is soon to be moved in
to the building second door north of
the First National Bank. But this
building In the main is being pre-
pared for the repeating station which
will be moved to this city from Ash
land. at which time repeating sta
ton will also be established at Red
ding.
Considerable money has been
spent recently in improving the
Western Union system, $4,000 hav-
Ing been spent on improvements be-
tween Grants Pass and Glendale
alone, according to reports.
Delay In securing equipment for
the new building is being encounter
ed, but when completed the new
quarters for the Western Union will
be up to date in every respect. They
have secured five-year lease ON
the building and will install their
own electric generating plant to be
used in cases of emergency, and will
furnish this city with day and night
telegraphic service.
1t has been reported that the
United States government will event.
ually consolidate the Postal Tele-
graph with the Western Union.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
1880 HUNS CAPTURED IN
TWO MONTHS BY ALLIES

Paris, Sept. 24.--In review of
the battles In France during the past
six months. the Havas Agency cred
Its to the American troops the re-
establishment of the balance on the
western front and points out the en-.
tire change that has taken place in
the last two months.
I'm the last two months alone, =
It says, "the allies took 1856. 900 pris.
oners. The enemy losses In men
who will never be able to return ia
the ranks are estimated at 5000
a void which the 1920 class will moi
suffice to fill."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
KU KLUx KHAN APPEARS ONCE
MORE TO WARN SLACKERs

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. "a
Work, fight or get" was the ulti.
matum given slackers in this city
last night by the Ku Klux Klan. !,
Clad in robes Of white, marked
with the scarlet cross, over hun
dred clansmen in large numbers is.
sued warnings to slackers and dis
loyallsts. This was the first time In
SO years the clansmen have made
their appearance in MONTGOMERY.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
q, s. ARMY CARGO SHIP SUNK;
40 OF HER GREW LANDED

Washington. Sept. 24.--The U. 3.
g. Buena Ventura. an army cargo
vessel OF 4,s7e tons was torpedoed
and sunk OF the coast OF Spain, the
navy department announced today.
Twenty-one men are still unaccount-
ed for. Six officers and 80 men have
been landed at Brest by a French
destroyer and two officers and "a
men have been landed at Corona,
Spain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
MANY WOMEN TO !
TAKE MEMS Jobs
Most Drastic Order Ever Issued b.
War Board VIII Weed Out Men
In light Work

Every man In the nation who II
physically lit must fight or work ID
an industry necessary to the defeal
Of the Hun. says the Portland Tele.
gram.
The government many months age
decided upon this course and left IL
adoption more or less to the will and
individual Interpretation OF the men
Of the country.
Convinced that the present emer-
gency has not come home with full
force TO those who can and whose
duty 1t is to aid to the fullest extent
In the struggle against German kul.
tur, the government at Washington
has taken a more drastic stsp to see
that Its work or fight ultimatum ID
carried out to the letter.
With this end In view. the nation.
al council Of defense, with head.
quarters In Washington. this morn
Ing wired John X. Koilock, execu-
tive secretary Of the Oregon state
council Of defense. saying that q
complete survey must be made OF ali
industries In which men are em.
ployed and that every man found do.
ing work which can be done by WON
en- must quit such positions at once
and engage In an essential form ol
labor, or be classed as a Stacker and
treated a. such by the proper author
tiles.
The telegram says 1t Is the fore
runner Of an order being Issued by
the provost marshal-generars office
which will embrace the most drastic
action ever taken in the history OF
the nation. Further assertion Il
made that new. lists OF essential and
non-essential forms OF labor are se-
ing mailed broadcast today.
Mr.. Kollock says work OF carrying
out this latest dictum Of the govern
ment will be left In the hands OF the
labor boards Of the various districts
and that the process Of wedding men
from unnecessary industries and put
ting women in their places will be
undertaken with the utmost speed.
The telegram Of the national council
Of defense In full follows:
please give publicity to the fact
that because of the present 1.500.-
900 labor shortage, both skilled and
unskilled, In war industries. with
an increased army coming. Nathan
A. Smith. assistant director general
OF the U. s. employment service. Is
today mailing the most drastic in
structions ever issued in this coun-
try to all community labor boards.
instructing them to prepare and pub
lish In every city in the country lists
of non-essential positions now held
by men that could be filled by wom-
en-"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
JAPANESE TROOPS CAPTURE
2.OOO AUSTRO-GERsIANS

London, Sept. 24.-Blagoviesch-
tchensk, capital of the Siberian prov
ince OF Amur. and Alexieysk have
been occupied by Japanese cavalry.
according to Information received by
the Japanese embassy. Two thous-
and Austro-Germans were taken prls-
oner They laid down their arms at
Kokka.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
SENATORS AND OTHERS
/ FLEE FROM HOTEL FIRE

Washington. Sept. 24-Fire in the
Aew willard hotel caused damage
Of 100000 and sent many guests
Of national prominence hurrying to
safety. Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall, senators and diplomats scant-
lily clad, dashed down the stairs. Sew
eral women tainted and one tried to
leap from the third floor but was re-
strained.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

London. Sept. 2l.--The British
have captured German strong point
northeast Of Epehy which had re-
sisted for several days, according to
Field Marshal Haig's report from
headquarters today.
The statement says:
by a successful local operation
this morning northeast Of Epehy we
captured German strong point
which had been stubbornly defended
for the last three days.
North Of this locality a hostile
counter-attack in the morning sue
|ceeded in entering our positions at
one point. where q party Of the enc
my is still holding out. Elsewhere
the attack was repulsed."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
KEPT ALIVE by OXYGEN

st. Paul. Sept, 24.---Regaining
consciousness for few minutes now
and then today, Archbishop John
Ireland. who Is at the point Of death
is being kept alive by oxygen, is so
years Of age. He has rallied three
time from seemingly fatal relapses.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
GERMAN PEOPLE DECLARED
CRUSHED by RECENT TURN

Paris, Sept. PA neutral Dip
lomat who has just passed through
Germany declared to the Matin that
the food situation in Berlin is SO
bad that foreign diplomats subsist
exclusively on provisions sent to
them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
ALLIES ARE SUCCESSFUL
IN ALL IAEATERS OF WAR
Crushing Defeat Of 1euisns and Their Allies in Macelsai,
Nay Change Whole Balkan Situation -DuIsaians Csu-
iinue 10 Retsat-Cncle 1ishtens Around s.. Quentin

Paris, Sept. 24.--The allied OF.
fensIye on all front are progress
sing successfully. Disaster Is threat
ening the Teutonic armies In Mace
donia and II may change the whole
complexion OF aaairs In the Balkans.
In the far east the allies have been
victorious over the BolsheyIki. The
allies have taken Blagoyestchensk
on the Amur river and have moved
i2b miles eastward since taking
Chita and they have occupied the city
OF Nerehinsk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
WILL Be BARRED FROMs
ZONES NEAR THE CAMPS

Washington, Sept. 24--Unnatural-
ICED German women may not enter
or live in zones within half-mile
about camps or military institutions
after October s, Attorney General
Gregory has announced.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
n. P. TRAIN IS HELD
UP BY A LONE BANDIT

Seattle. Sept. 2i,--The police are
searching for bandit who held up
q Northern Pacific train near Ever
ett last night. escaping with several
thousand dollars worth of registered
sail.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS OREGON MAN

Ottawa. Sept. ga Canadian
Casualty list contains the name OF
J. NJ. Sears. Of Gladstone. Oregon.
who was killed in action.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
IN HELS|NGFORE
. BY ORDER OF LANSING

Washington, Sept. 24.-United
States Consul General Poole has ar
rived in Helsingfors from Moscow.
Secretary Lansing having ordered
him to leave. No more Americans
are In Moscow. M
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24
CORRECTED FIGURES SHOW
iO6,sss REGIsTRANTs

Washington, Sept. 24.--Corrected
figures for Oregon show the draft
registration returns of 1O6,SS3. COM
pared with estimate OF s4.4O4.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

ure provides for regulation OF for
eign exchange and authorizes an In
crease in the Issue OF war savings
stamps from $4,000. 900. 900 to s4.-
900. 600. 900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

swokyItza. making an advance Of 10
miles up the vardar, and are new at
Basarli. three miles north OF Lake
Doiran.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general Of
the American expeditIonary forces
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

|AAG's ARMY TAKES Hun NEST
Strong Point Near Epehy Taken Al.
ter STRUGGLE Last Three

With the French Army in France.
Sept. z4.-The French now hold the
left bank Of the 0ise for more than
half the distance from La Fere to
Moy.
General Debeney's troops captured
the woods north Of IS-Fontaine last
evening and his patrols went through
vendeuil to the Oise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

London, Sept. 24.-BritIsh cav
airy pushing up the Mediterranean
coast Of Palestine have occupied Ha-
ifa and Acre.
The Turks east Of the Jordan are
Withdrawing toward Amman. on the
Hedjas railway. The Australian,
New Zealand, Jewish and other al
He'd troops are pursuing the enemy
and have reached Es-Salt. is miles
northwest OF Amman.
The total number OF Turks taken
prisoners win exceed largely the u.s.
900 already reported.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

London, Sept. 24-The British are
pressing In on st. Quentin directly
from the west. British progress in
tho region east Of vermand is an
nounced. On the front west OF Cam
brai. In the region north Of Moeuv-
res. the British positions have been
improved. In the ArrasLens sector
the Germans tried to drive the Brit
ish from new positions southeast Of
Gavrelle. but were completely re-
pulsed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

London. Sept. 2l.--The Serbians
continue to cross the river vardar
northeast OF Monastir and are in
contact with the Bulgarians. who
arc burning their villages and stores
OF material. Around Prilep the Ser
bIans are on the Gradsko-Prilep road
to the northeast. while to the south
east they have reached the steel Mas
sif OF the Drenska mountain range.
London. Sept. 2i.--The Anglo
Greek forces In the Doiran region
have effected junction with the
Franco-Greeks TO the west and con-
tinue to pursue the Bulgarians.
London. Sept. 24.--The Anglo
Greeks In Macedonia have reached
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-09-24

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