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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15

in no way impaired. and wilma new
cylinder in the barrel and new spiral
rifiing to keep the shell whirling the
gun Is as good as new.
While this big institution Is keeping
up the steady supply of guns, large
and small, in the fighting now going
on. yet the main supply will soiner or
later come from America when its
vast productive resources get In full
operation There are cheering reports
of how this production Is fast increas-
ing, particularly in machine guns. But
big guns and their mammoth tractors
can not be turned out in day, and
after that is the problem of shipping
such unwieldy monsters across the At
lantic.
So, for the present at least, much
of the vast supply Of guns great and
small, moving forward to the firing
line is of French pattern. or French
make. The splendid artillery results
in the recent lighting tell how these
guns are operated in American bat
iteries. And yet it is only fair to the
American fighting force to recognize
that they are not yet fully equipped
with their own arms and that from
this time, forward there will be a
steady increase of American metal and
American high explosive as well as
American airplanes, in the crucial
phases Of the conflict.
An imposing array of all the types
Of big guns now in use is to be seen in
the shops here with 1000 gunmakers
advancing them thru all stages. On
ono side are the, monster guns mounted
on railway trucks with S-inch, 10-incn
and 12-inch rifles and tile huge S-inch
and 9-inch howitzers drawn by trac-
tors. Other forms of this heavy ar
tillery are the 155 millimeter, the Al
inch, 5-inch ard 6-inch guns, and the
field guns of the famous French Is
pattern apd the 155-m;llimeter how
itzcrs. They look doubly monstrous in
their war paint, with fantastic camou-
flage smeared over rifles and huge ar
mored trucks.
The smallest field piece in this vas!
arsenal Is the little French 37-milD-
meier. or one-pounder, which, under
the Hague convention, Is the minimum
gun firing explosive shells. Even tn
this workshop, where the guns are be-
ing hurried Forward to the Nont, one
observes that the same Hague COP
vention which the, enemy ignores Is
being observed by the allies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
Former Officers
Enlist a. Privates
in Ne,O Russ Army
[By the Associated Press.l

yaga, Northern Russia, Oct. S-vil-
lagos behind me Russo-Allhd lines
arc fun Of young peasants too disinter-
ested in the fishtins to enlist. From
all northern Russia however, other
young men. principally former Rus.
sian officers, permit no obstacle t.
prevent their joining the new army.
This type Of men is filled with en-
thusiasm for the new Russia, but the
people Of many villages callously meet
NE plea to enlist.
In many villages almost unanimous
sentiment against the Bolsheviki has
been found by the correspondent, He
has also found that the people hate
Germany and appreciate the aid that
is being given by the allies The
peasants are willing to fight the Boil
sheviki in the vicinity Of their own
villages, but not elsewhere. A group
OF young men in one village naively
explained that they were neutral"
Another village group would enlist
only il all were modified, but why
should Ivan fight while Peter sits at
home by the stove keeping warm?"
they said. Steps are under way to
bring about mobilization to educate
these peasants to the necessity Of
forming an army.
1T is by no means Q hopeless task, "
an officer working among the peas
ants told the correspondent; but it
takes time. In the meanwhile, the
thin line Of the allies and Russian
volunteers are holding a territory
larger than France and Germany COM
bined against superior numbers of
Bolshevikist troops
The story Of one company Of former
Russian officers, many Of whom are
now privates. rivals that of the
French Foreign Legion. Nearly half
of them escaped through the Bolshe-
Wiki lines to enlist. Two Of them,
once, captains, arrived recently. They
fled from Moscow late in August,
when threatened with death by the
Bolsheviki. They procured bogus pa
per and reached a point near vologda,
Then they walked 200 miles through
the swamps and forests to the allied
lines.
The majority Of this company re-
ceived the highest decoration from the
emperor for their bravery in the fight
ing against the Germans. They have
stripped these from their uniforms and
are pledged to wear no decoration I'M
till Russia is redeemed They have
been, at their own request, in the fore
front in nearly all the fighting along
the Dvina river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
IOWA SOLDIERS PROMOTED.
Twelve !ewans In List Of Men Re
ceivine Lieutenants' Commissions.

Twelve !o~ans In List Of Mon Re-
eeivins Lieutenants' Commissions.
Washington. Oct. 15.-The following
Iowa soldiers are among those to re-
ceive commissions in the United States
army, as announced by the adjutant
general:
First lieutenant, engineers-Ernest
r. Schenk, Waterloo.
First lieutenant quarter1naster (en-
listed)-Michael J. Sullivan, Camp
Dodge.
Second lieutenant. engineers-Frank
Ambrose Martin. Abba,
Second lieutenant air service (aero-
nautics)- Ben Hammond Clark. Dav-
cnport.
Second lieutenant, air service (pro-
duction) John y. Coney. West Union.
second lieutenant veterinary corps
Fred II. H. Hasemillcr. Davenport. Ivan
l.. Hawkins, Cascade; Ralph r.
I.oreimer. Madrid: John II. Lynch
Bancroft.
Second lieutenant, quartermaster
(enlisted) -Thomas Frank Drummy
Council Bluffs. stationed lat Camp
Funston, Kan: John Edward oConnor,
Donphue.
First lieutenant, medicai--John Allan
Snyder. Boland.
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by the Americans rs the greatest con-
centration of artillery and aircraft ever
seen in this war. He entered the town
the morning after it was evacuated.
Discussing the purposes OF his trip
to the front and his experiences, Sec
rotary Baker said:
MY trip was principally arranged
to further cooperation in shipping
troops and supplies. 1t was entirely
successful and complete understand
ing has been reached which assures the
American army adequate cargo tonnage
for It's support. The matter was taken
up with the inter allied maritime trans
port council. and the cooperation of
the British. French and italian gov
ernments was heartily given.
MANY questions involving co-opera-
ton Of the several governments were
taken up and satisfactorily settled.
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GUN AND PLANE BIG FACTORS.
important Work Of American Advances
Officers in France.

CORRESPONDENCE Associated Press.l
Central France Oct. ARTILLERY
and airplanes are going to be two Of
the decisive factors in winning the
war. according to the military experts,
and here q this little interior town
can be seen what the ordnance branch
OF the American army has built up in
the last four months to keep up the
steady flow Of artillery, arms, ammuni-
ton, machine>guns, tanks and all the
material Of combat toward the fight
ing front.
1t is one of the mammoth instiitu.
tons which has suddenly sprung up
with the coming of the Americans and,
since April last, 1t has spread over All
area Of severl miles, with two enor-
nous gunshop, two similar shops for
tanks and gun tractors, two more for
assembling and repairing artillery of
all kinds, another for machine guns,
rifles and small arms, with huge foun-
dries and FORCES for the casting. Along
with these are going UP four great
warehouses for housing all kind OF
{ ordnance marecial.
The big government arsenal at Rock
Island. H., Is the only thing Of the
kindrthat compares in extent with this
plan, and yet II is 80 per cent COM
pleted after four months Of existence.
There are two stages in the steady
urkeep Of the cannon ard all kinds OF
Weapons going forward to the fighting
lines. The hrst stage Us In the zone OF
the advance, along with the army.
where number Of ordnance shops are
LIBERATED 10 meet immediate requires
ments In the field, to renlount crippled
cannon and to get the guns back into
use with the least possible delay. The
shops move forward with the troops
with machinery. tools ana ali the stock
and parts to do quick work.
The larger stage Of work, which y
not done - The face Of the fightins
comes back here to tho big shops
! equipped 70 DO AL KINDS OF extensive
ordnance work, such Is the reboring Of
the heavy guns, the Femountin& Of the
sun carriages and all classes OF artiil-
sery work Onsa large scale.
In the heavy and constant artillery
Setions now going on the big guns
are put to O severe test. and there
must DO frequent retuoing and rerif-
ing, The bigger gun Is the shorter
Is It's life for elective shooting. The
swelye-inch gun has, life Of az
shots ~; y " the seaccaet fourteen Inch
\ run, capable Of shooting twenty -one
niles has 4 life or shout 40 shots,
yhs = mali Tsnc.s n 81 Ss;ce1
IN; ~ round Hut when thu. limit 4
\ reachsd the sun must coJne hack here
~ q eyer. ~ - /. c. y H. ssln 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK.
New Railroad Bureau Receives Com
plants and Suggestions.

Washington, Oct. l5.-Director Gen
eral McAdoo and his railroad admin
istration are finding out thru the new
bureau of complaints and suggestions
what the people think of the railroads
under government control. The people
think many good things and many
bad. They write praise and condemna-
tioa OF policies and individual en-
ployes. some of their suggestions are
declared practical and many not. II Is
the task of the bureau to translate the
accepted complaints and suggestions
are declared practical and many not. IL
is the task of the bureau to translate
the accepted complains and susges-
tons into action which will effect re-
forms. and explain to all other writers
reasons for practices against which
they protest.
Nearly 800 letters pour into the bn-
reau every day and hundreds of sl@-
gestions already have borne fruit IN
reforms. AS results, train schedules
haze been changed to permit better
connections for commuters, Obsolete
baggage practices involving eNtortion-
ate charges have been eliminated.
strayed shipments of household goods
have been traced. publtc facilities IN
stations and coaches have been I'M
proved, inefficient and discourteous
employees have been discovered ana
even more capable and accommodating
railroad men have been commended
and recognized.
More than n fourth OF the letters
complain against Inadequate passenger
train service, crowded cars and pc
lated trains. In most cases the cause
of complaint can not be remedied put
the bureau writes letter in answer to
each complaint, explaining that in war
times perfect train service can not De
expected. Congestion at ticket oHces
is similarly explained.
From a Pennsylvania town came
the suggestion that a group OF women
CO. operate to keep the station clean.
They were told to go ahead and they
did
81 have been a travelling man thirty
yeans and have Spent ten years wait
ing for connections at Junction city.
XIV" wrote commercial traveller.
An Investigation was started to ascer-
tain whether schedules actually did
discriminate against Junction CITY.
Three hundred commuters on IAN
Erie train united in praisinS con-
d,ctor Thomas Ryan for his long
period of faithful and accommodating
service.
Ballard Dunn. former Chicago
ncyspaperman. runs the bureau with
the aid Of a staff of correspondents
and refers many important suggestions
to the director general or to other
railroad administration officials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
HUNGER soLsHEvIkrs ENEMY.
Most Terrible Suffering Of Modern
,> Times Faeikg Russians.
TBy the Associated Press.

Stockholm. Oct. 11.-HunSer more
than political opposition is Fastening
the downfall of the bolshkvfk regime
In Russia. The political strife Is be-
coming pitched battle for bread. In
which all political theories and the
orists are lost. Moscow and Petro-
grad are regarded as monsters trying
to steal the meager food supply OF the
rural districts.
& On the eve of Its first anniversary
the bolshevik dictatorship of the pro-
letnriat faces the most terrible famine
!: Iii Iii modern history and the Anal test
has come OF the ability OF soviet arms
% maintain what Nikolai I1enine. the
boisnexik premier, y cs Zig "ns1A niz e!
hunger.
4 An American who just arrived from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
MUST KEEP UP WAR SPEED.
Secretary Baker Says Peace Talk muss
Not Halt PreparationS.

Not Halt Preparatiohs'
washington. Oct. 14-''Whatever the
result Of the peace proposals. the war
department must proceed at fun speed
with men and supplies"
This was the comment on the Ger
man peace talk from Secretary OF war
Baker on his return from visit OF
more than a month to the western
front
Exuberant with confidence OF great
victory and praising the bravery Of the
Americans. Secretary Baker arrived
early yesterday morning at an Atlantic
port aboard the Northern Pacific,
ca1led the Germans ghost ship"
The ghost ship" escaped the U boat
that sank the Hirano Maru few days
ago only thru the extreme precautions
taken to protect the secretary Of war
and his party, which included John d.
Ryan. second assistant secretary or
war; Brig. Gen. Frank IL Hines. chic!
OF the embarkation service: Walter
CLIFFORD, director OF the council OF ma
tional defense; julius Rosenwald. OF
the council; Capt. r. Z. Christie, aid to
Mr.. Ryan; Joseph Hostetter OF Cleve-
land, former law partner Of Secretary
Baker, and Charles Day Of the United
States shipping board
The presence of submarine lurking
in the course in which the Hirano was
sunk was spotted" and the Northern
Pacific was diverted. The secretary
had the protection Of naval convoy,
however, only for two days out OF
Brest. which was cleared octss at day
light.
Tho re.t OF the way she, came alone.
making the speed that carried her the
German ghost ship" sobriquet.
SECRETARY Baker saw both battles Of
st, Mihiel and described the taking Of
tho town and wlping out of the salient
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15

relief In Belgium. according to state
ment Of Lieut. Col. Ernest r. Bickncll.
American Red Cross commissioner for
Belgium. In which he announced that
the commission has supplied more
than 100000 worth OF clothing 10 Rel
gian refugees In the last nine months,
There IRE more Belgian refugees
IN France now than any time during
the war" Colonel Bicknel said prices
are higher. rent ia higher aud lar"C
number of peiple who for The first year
or two retained their vigor, are tired.
prcma,urely old. discouraged, same
times almost helpless.
There " probably no piece OF sefv-
Ice that the American Pei Cross can
render to Belgian pcoplS which viii
help more efficiently than to asalst
them in properly clothing themselves"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
Lieut.. Robert s. johnston Dead.

ottawa, Ont. Oct. 14.--Lieut Robert
S. Johnston. aged q. a civil engineer.
loaned to the Canadian government by
tho United States government, for
duties in connection with the naval ais
stations on the Canadian Atlantic
cost. died at the residence OF Ad-
miral Kingsmill. today. OF Spanish In
fluenza. He was a native OF Iretou,
Iowa., and the body will be taken
there, cs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
LIEUTENANT GATES MISSING.
Clinton Boy In Aerial Service May
Prisoner Of Huns. sN

Special to Times Republican:
Clinton. Oct. Is - Lieut.. Artemus
Gates, United States navy, son OF MRS.
Gamma Lamb Gates. Of Clinton, is re-
ported rs missing In France and may
be a prisoner IN enemy hands
\ Lieutenant Gates IL widely knowii
throughout the United states. he
was captain II the 1917 Yale univer-
sity football team, and in the spring
OF 1917 enlisted with u number OF
other Yale students In the aviation
service. He is the son Of the late
Marvin J. Gates millionaire iuin5er-
man OF Ciintun. z. E{ " :. s
HIS mother yesterday received the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
BURIED lN AMERICAN SOIL.

1lafayott0S Body Les N Eartn aksn
From Amsriean Battlefield.
Paris, Sept. 2s.-- How many Anneri-
cans know that Lafayette WAS buried
in American soil! General .rhicbsult
writes in his memoirs:
"IIs HAfayettr's) tomb is at Pic
.pus-It was IA this spot that. he had
had placed doz IN barra;s Of earth
taken from. some in tile field in Amer
lea, which he himself tad brought
back. IS Ga
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15
GREATER DEMAND roa LIEF.
Fifth Winter OF War 70 IA Most Fry
u Inc an Dolaian Civilian, s.

HAvre, Sept. 7.--( BY Mail ~, 1!aa
NTH winter OF the var VIII f,rita
tyrsater demands than ever fcr CIVILIAN
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SOME THIN

Two farmers who are neignoors are very tall and thin. and each oi them boasts to the other that ne IS the thinner. few days ago they came to town to attend circus. Be lore entering the big tent they visited the side show and spent some time in front of the platform on Wnlch the living skeleton was exhibited For q time they gazed in wonder and then one of them turned to the
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AUBREY

I-zsr Thu-saav Mrs. Morris met w71h zh4 2sdses nf Azb-sy sF tns hon= os Mrs r P Wood and start -d as on our Red Cross work Ne had already orgzu1E4d xi1h ths tD3- s8~sznE officers
 Mrs H. P Tao-zpson- ca1zirEaz--
 Mrs " g Snzcke2tor8. ssc-eEzry-
 Mrs Tom B-Own- srezsursr
 We had rc-e- 5aEsn active ss-Esce- Ns-s. Norris b-o7get with her several rarss of 0u-Eg and dones-ie and rm. our zew rz~-snfS fCr ~s- also rerE kindly gaze 1s dozatlo1 q Es1 dollars. which ~e Ersa<lx zpv-aczat- ed
 Tae tosE0zzzg Saturday we had 3 rse 2nd chIzlI supper and made SIS clear Miss Pe-rr. leader 0f the Camp Fire Girls had few davs before made ss t0r Red Cross work % xe have now SIS Ei1h which 10 begin wo-k- Oscar chzppeIae has sf- se-ad us the use 0f thz front pz- of one of his stores fOr 0ur wO-k-o'oza We xfn 5e glad 10 have s1Eo1e en-ne in 10 se- as there Several eoso-ed xoznen hare promised 10 sosn and hare also pro1ise1 10 furnish us- with feathers for pillows
 Mrs Alex Dzlsheiner and son Harold. spent the week end in Brink lsy.
 Be-r Sanders. formerly Of Aubrey. now xith the N. q N A. al Harrison wss a pleasant visitor here Aooday
 M- and Mrs. Pruitt of Rnssellvilie are visiting MT. and Mrs R. O. Brown
 Miss velna Brooks EenI 10 Mem phis Saturday 10 take business course
 Mr. and Mrs Oscar Chappelle. nurse and children. m0I0red 10 Wvnne Sunday.
 We had a spec1zl Easter service Sunday night al the Methodist church Several anthems and solos, and 2 splendid sermon by our pastor Rev B l. Harris
 Lezke ( Wells. general transfer. rood and coal We nove anything loose st both ends Phones ls and iss- 1T
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LADIES! LOOK Ill1 DARKEN GRI! ! Use the Old-time. Sas Ssasss'ois Sulphur and N0''',
 Will know

Gray hair. howess' Ws q notes advancing age. a,,thful q the advantages or 2 , ,vour chaI; ance. Your hair is yo 1ace. fades. turns gray ana ians .Y of Sag just a few applicatlaosAii is appa' and Sulphur enhances
 a hundred-fold- Look r
 Don't stay gray ysscipe at ne n Either prepare the reuar stare bc9 ret from any drug s'vs vcs,,lphur !. !.syuvatb.s .vv % Sage and Saih ?, ths cli
 wye,n,. 2. wbich is merely ssddIte recipe improved py \, ,ousands 2 other ingredients. iarSso-use pI1, uenommend ue this ready.'gt inc hsiF t,on because it darkenso ' ean g tifuily. besides. no oo o uatufslR tell as it darkens 0s spongs s' evenly @ You moisten 2 fthis t1' svrn,s ev,,sh with 1t, drawing, nag,osll st. the hair. taking ,,oe ol,o the p5a, a, d time. By rother app',' disappears: after aliosIr ooIor is Is or ,yxo it's natural co,S ogsosg sp' ord or swoi st Incomes s.o thick. s,srs syssrs y'' trous. and you appeSS sulpha. nonnd Is a delightful. , inc cufs POun1 m ,s raf N intended for 'l lSIssass xaaion or prevenuo
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THIS BRIDEGROOM ovERLod
 AN IMPORTANT

Little Rock. April 4.-Charlal " Brincfield. an S5 year old \ groom. forgot the name Of \ year old bride when he appAa a marriage license yesterdl!' his suggestion. William HdH' deputy county clerk, ran over ! of common names. and he 2 decided that the name mas Louise. He said he had the in a book at the Confederats Both he and the bride, Ars Thornton. are residents ol lM federate home.
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Auto and buggy tops, cushions ana hacks recovered and repaired; sew ing machines repaired, umbrellas recovered: autos repainted. John
 NcCutcheon, expert. at John ii. Krjckers shop. corner Perry and Cherry streets, Helena, Ark. @op
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z most successful ore
 
 Mr. Shorten and MT Nelson made sho-1 talks fo tAe students yesterday cn the subject of " s S i1 an effort to put the matter more clearly before us- and 10 ind1ce as 10 great er ezrhusizsn Both gentlemen spoke most interestingly. and ~e are TerT grateful to Dote their interest in us
 ssss
 Tae seus-nonrhIy program of the Junior Senior Literary Society wzs gfven Monday afternoon instead of last Friday The program was as f0l1oEs.
 Rezdfng. EEgeniz Reeres-
 vocal solo. Frances Marie Moore Jokes. Abrer R0bertson-
 Reading. Ester Oliver
 Synopsis of Shzkespea-e's As Ton Like Et- bv Edith Bn-gezs as O-'an1O Margaret Dupuy ss ROszlind- Mar sor5e Smith as Jzsq1es- Ercelle Mzfh- eEs as Celia
 G2= & 0& A4E- rNA-s44A- Fs@ @De 1--- 1-%-- by this society Having the Shakes periz1 note in it-
 Pro-esso Mscchesner and Mrs. Foreman Jeff Wednesday night 10 attend the annual meet ng of rhe Arkznszz Teachers Association They ~l7I be g0ae several days and during that time Mrs Goldstein will De administrator Of school affairs
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other. broke the silence:
 T thought I was thin" he sad. but. by golly. that fellow is thinner than both of us put together
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WOMEN JURORS 50 YEARS

Women acted as jurors in ' almost half a century ago if grand jury which included na of the weaker sex vas inp at Laramie, Wyo.. AS years as1 territory of Wyoming was o1 in 1868 out of parts of paAos and Idaho. and one ol " official acts of the new N government was to grant VT, right to vote and hold 0il'es ing thus ranks as the In states to give them full upon equal terms with men
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The Ancient Order of United "orkmen m AT kansas has become so big power because II ;s built on solid foundation Because It real ,zes that ii is fundamentally necessary to ma teriaily assist the upbuilding of the state Ii II is to materially assist in the upbuihing o its members No organization is any greater than its organized principles in fact we might say ii is no greater than what it REALLY does in furthering its principles. Every dollar you pay in premiums Is invested in the state of Ar. kansas and is used solely for the upbuildlng of this state, for "We Keep Arkansas Money ID Arkansas" <e--- -ss-r~s. -
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Persons not having 2 " place in which to smohe .s. old fashioned way will Ill,,,i'' i'sa \ meat smoke at ". A u wlls s,,,. successor to the Red S'a'
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4 campaign for selling War Say fnxs Stamps has been established
 by the high school students 4 force Of sfxfeen girls and another cf siz- teen boys have been selected to do most Of this work. and prizes have been offered 10 the winning force Fsre dollars sfll be giTen -he girl or boy selling the greatest number of VI. $. S books. EhefhSr twenty five cent books CT fire dollar books Another fire dollars will be given 10 the seller Of books aggregafing fne most in dollars ard cents When students become interested m such matters they usually ~o-k vigorously and the campaign promises to be