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RE AVENUE, ACQUIRED BY

rADswoRTH-Thrift Ruldng Company to
Donald hackay, lot III. square ISL: $40.
PADsWoRTH-Thrif building Company to Ed
ward NJ Willis. jr.. lot IIc square 2s25; s1o.
SHERWo"D-Fredrr:ck A. 1.inger NIX. to
Rudolph ,o and * Lena b. vierbuchen. lot 81
WHITNEY CLosE-Edith Fl. Gottwals to James
4 and Kathryn N. Austin. lot %. block o.
ALLEY NORTHWEST between LIST and md
streetS-Charles j. Happier ct to James
T; Beard. west half original lot 80. square
$50; $40. James f. Beard conveys same
NEW YORK AvESrE SoRTnWEsr between
2lst and 22nd streets-Clarence w. Collins
ct ux:to Henry May. lots to 10 and west
Va nall lot Il s9uare s! $40
Iarner surviving trustee. TO Ludwell G.
and Fanny L. Demaree. lot 81, square 1893;
CHEVY CHASE GROVE katraryn R. Fox to
TENTH STREET NORTHWEST between o and
streets-Samuel II. Walker trustee. to
Frederick j and Ellis E. simonds, part lot
23, square 1855; 81 800.
ACkER STREET NORTHEAST between 9th
and eth streets-Samrel II. Walker. trustee.
70 Agnes c. Sullivan. part lot 81, square
oAkyIEw AND CLEVELAND rARK-Joscph
W Cox ct u1 10 Joseph W and Bessie B.
DEANWoOD HEIGHTS-John w Gregory ct
NJ TO Robert Robinson, lot 80, square
STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th and 18th
streets-Alma Coerider ct vir, Henry C.,
too Lee e,a P. Hockenberry. lot 30, square
BRIGHrWooD PARk-CharIes W. King to
wHIT TseE9 r 6ns R45' square 2al5 SO
D STREET NORTHEAST between istl. and md 18th
af Its F. Ioa Fos $40 ct al to Saaa ada Curl
veys same property to Edna Z. Ford and
Dan F. Bolton; $40.
HfGHwoop-Lest.r Il. woolser eft al. 70 Lester
H., Won1SPy. !
RHODE ISLAND AtESrE: TERRA Vt22 Ben:
1amin +. Leighton and Irwin b. Linton.
1910: $40
CoLUMRlA HEIGHTS-Loe Brown ct TX. TO
30. 5o$ NEW Jersey AVENUE NORTHWEST
Francis Hufty, trustee. TO Francisco Boo
D srnEET %oRTHEaSr between n 9Th and, 9TH
streets-dohn D. Garman ct Tx. TO MARI T..
LONG PoIs lot sl SO
Michael Bello, lots 81 and sic, square 4e7s;
PLEASANT PLAINS-Amato Tassa ct TX to
WoODLEY PARK-wiIliam c. Worthington ct
RI, nj to PAU n,G l. i,T Rsed lot 40 block u
ux; to Jessie l. Potter. lot 50, block 81: SO.
C STREET NORTHWEST between Goth and 21st
streets-Gertrude l.. Wilson to Jesse ". and
Carrie J. Proctor. lot ~, square 1n2; 81 900.
| REAR OF STREET NORTHWEST between
17th and 18Th streets.Anaette Hull to
PETWoRTH-W. Owen Howenstein to Leo B.
and Grace n. Russell. lot 81. block II; so.
MOUNT PLHASAST-Isaac B. Dodson ct u1 to
Benjamin L. Skinker. lot 1873, square csss;
So
FIFTH STREET NORTHWEST between II and
streets-iIarry Wardman and Thomas
Bones to William w and latte NJ. Willis
part original lot -. square 517 SO.
NOS. a81 TO SS7 C STREET SOUTHWEST
Katherine V. Frawley TO Bernard Leonard.
original lot >, square $50: $40.
I STREET SOUTHWEST between c1st and aad
streets, WISCONSIN AVENUE NORTH
WEST between o and streets. Q STREET
NORTHWEST near 9th street. + STREET
N0RTHW EST between 9th and c6th streets
18th AND STREETS NORTH WEST, 2srh
AND POPLAR STREETS NORTHWEST
18th STREET NORTHWEST between P and
= streets and 9th STREET NORTIIW EST
between n and streets--Albert Marshall
and Malcolm Hufty to John J. Hamilton
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FINANCE BILLS LIMIT
Of AID IS CUT ONE-HALF
House Revision Of Corporation Meas
ure to Be Taken Up Next
Tuesday.

The ways and means committee has
completed revision of the war finance
corporation bill passed Thursday by
the Senate. The committee cut f1bm
four to two billions of dollars the
amount of bonds that can be issued by
the corpora ton for financing essential
industrial and commercial enterprises.
The committee agreed upon a capt.
tai issues section substantially similar
to that in the Senate bill, providing a
voluntary licensing system for private
security issued instead of the compul-
sorry licensing plan originally proposed
by the administration.
Another amendment would relieve
corporations transactions, except those
involving committaI of government
policy. and another TO raise from $780,
900 to 100000 the minimum on security
issues for which approval of the cor
poration must be asked.
Upon adjournment of the ways and
means committee Chairman KitchiI
announced that there had been so MANY
changes made in the bill from its orig
fnal draft as submitted by the admin
1stration that the bill as agreed upon
Will be reintroduced as a new measure.
The revised draft, he said embodies
many of the provisions of the original
submitted by Secretary McAdoo and
many of the provisions as agreed to nv
the Senate. favorable report on the
measure was ordered, with a view IN
having It taken up in the House Tues
day
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TO GIVE FREE LECTURE.
&. o. Alexander to Read From Bible
That War Will Continue.

r. O. Alexander of Charlotte. n. c., is
TO give free lecture tomorrow at
o'clock at Polls Theater, in con-
nection with which he will read from
the Bible that the war will continue
three and a half years more.
Mr.. Alexander, who is a business
man. the father of ten children, and
has three boys in the war. believes
that the Bible is the word of the liv-
ing God and that God is a real person
atty and has recorded in the Bible
what should occur at the time of the
end of the devils reign. which is now.
He spoke in Washington nearly a
year and a half ago and read from the
Bible that the United States would be
involved in this war. and the same has
been fulfilled. TIE also read from the
Bible that Russia would change her po-
sition and go with Germany. This, also.
has been fulfilled. He also read from the
Bible that the high cost of living would
continue and food would be very scarce,
and that wheat would go to between 81
ard 81 a bushel. Since that time wheat
has sold in North Carolina at 81 a
bushel and the scarcity of food every
body knows.
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HARVARD STREET HOME
BOUGHT BY c. C. TUDOR

Giles Dyer sold The two-story and
cellar six-room brick dwelling at 1877
Harvard street northwest this week to
C. c. Tudor for $4,000. The sale was
made through the real estate firm of
y. L. Sansbury Company, Inc.
Other sales announced by this firm
were:
To Howard Colt, premises 1905 Crit
tenden street, ,two-story. attic and
cellar brick dwelling. containing six
rooms. bath, hot-water heat and cleo
trio lights. The selling price was
$3.50
For Charles n. McCulloch. premises
1911 Emerson street, q two-Story de-
tached dwelling for s7,400. 1t is on a
lot 40 by 100 feet and was purchased
by Edward E. Clements.
For Dr. Gail J. Fink. his residence at
1910 Delafe4d street to Frank Reh, who
will occupy the property. This is a de-
tached home. having lot forty-five
feet front by ninety feet deep. 1t con-
tainS eight rooms and bath The SELL
ing price was S6,S00.
To Charles Werner a lot fifty feet
deep. fronting on 18th street between
Decatur and Crittenden streets for
$4,000.
For Aft Ash, his residence at 1s4s
Newton street to Louis H. Crook for
$3.50. This is a two-story,, six-room
house.
Premises 1405 and 1907 Crittenden
street, two new homes just in course
of completion. by Charles f. Wire We're
sold for $3.50 each. Each house con-
tainS seven rooms, bath, hot-water
heat and electric lights.
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on the part of landlords to profteer at
, our expense, although, of course pc
ing unwilling to tie ourselves up with
long leases, we nave TO pay htshei
rent"
Despite the success in obtaining space
thus far, the housing problem Is not
than the space available. To give ample
room for the many and varied actlVi-
ties it is estimated that 2O2.173 feet of
additional Office space is required me
total now occupied being 14Is27 feet
the needs of the two orga mutations as-
gregate 100000 square feet.
Necessity has forced selection OF
| buildings wherever they could be OBJ
i tanned Mr.. Oller estimates that If 1t
were possible to house the entire office
| Emergency Fleet Corporation under
| one roof, their efficiency would be ad-
| Nanced by 20 per cent.
| An attempt is being made to include
| in the deficiency appropriation bill. no"
pending in Congress, an Appropriation
| for IS, 100000 to erect an Office building
! for the shipping board and fleet cor
poration.
A tentative site for a new building
has been selected at New York avenue
and D street between 21st and ed
streets. Proposed plans for the build
ing would provide all the space requir-
ed by the various departments and divl-
sions and release great lot of rental
the government $4,000 a year in
rentals Pending decision by Congress
whether the shipping board and fleet
1 corporation are to have their own bulld
! ing, it has been necessary to go ahead
/ and provide more space for the swiftly
I growing organization. on Sunday, Feb
ruary "a. Rauscher's was taken over.
1t was proposed by Mr.. Oller at one
time that the shipping board and feet
corporation move en- masse to Philadei-
B! phia, but this idea was rejected be-
cause it would take the office organiza
! lions too far from Washington. Their
| it was proposed that the Munsey build
| ing, part of which is now occupied BY
the fleet corporation. be purchased out
right by the government. This propose
also failed to materialize.
| Negotiations are now in progress fol
taking the Hooe building, the Pacific
| building. the Bond building and tht
American National Bank building
These four buildings have a total o.
about 100000 square feet of space ant
would almost supply the present needs
| IF Congress, in it's wisdom, does no
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PR OBLEM OF HOUSING THE
SHIPPING BOARD DIFFICULT
With Emergency Fleet Corporation This De-
partment Now Occupies Twelve Build
Situation Is Still Unsolved.

How to use $4,000 square feet of
floor space in 1887 square feet
available is the problem confronting
George E. oller. Office manager of the
United States Shipping Board ana
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Ever since the creating of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation a formidable
problem has faced Mr.. Oller and his
assistants. There have been many
shifts. Almost every one, during the
past year. in the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration has been required to move
some time or another, perhaps several
times.
From four rooms of a single build
ing. which represented the entire Office
space last April, the offices of the
shipping board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation have spread out to twelve
buildings. occupied in whole or in part
now by executives and men.
Probably never in the history of the
country has there been such a gigantic.
mushroomlike growth of this nature,
When the feet corporation was
formed the National Capital already
was congested and the housing prob
lem had attained discouraging proper
tons. War business that brought
thousands of visitors to Washington
Hdu peel1 larry SeetHluS icI tIIdH5
months before we entered the war.
Yet the housing problem has been
met thus far without anything more
drastic than appeals to patriotism or
diplomatic persuasion being applied to
landlords and tenants, approached with
the request that they vacate their
quarters and make room for the gov
eminent. Not single building or a
single room in building has been
Communicated. il is said, although
space in Washington is at a premium
And there has been virtually no prof
iteering by landlords al the expense OF
the government.
Some of the owners of property we
are using now" said Mr.. Oller, have
gone SO far as to apply the rent de-
rived from the government up to a
certain point to the expense of renoVa-
ton and repair which we have found
necessary. In most cases, when we
are through with the buildings we now
occupy they will be in better shape
than when we obtained them.
There has been no apparent EFFORT
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Falcon)-T. Towson Smith ct u1. to May
f. and Tovson Z. Smith, lot IN square
234: So
WHITNEY CLIoSE-Theodore Ierch ct TX. TO
Barnett Shapiro lot %. block IL: 81, 800.
FOURTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS-Charles E.
Wire. Inc. To William Huffman, lot 81,
FOURTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS-Chsrles W.
%. square oai1; $40.
D STREET NORTHEAST between 4th and 9Th
strcets-Mary Z. Crifasi to Henry D.
Byers part original lot 1, square S12; $40.
WHITNEY CLoSE-William N. Terrell TX.
to orie L. Beardsley lot 81. block q square
H0LMEAD MASOR-William e. Galliher e. al.
to W. silas and Carobel Sheeu. lot 121,
block 43; $40
NO. 2220. WASHINGTON CIRCLE NORTH
WEST-Renben Goldstein ct TO Simon
Jacobson. lot co. square "a: $40.
SCHEUTZEN PARk-Elizabeth s. Saum to Lii
lian s. Pri:chard lot SO. square 1858: 81.
PROSPECT AVENUE NORTHWEST between
34th and 35th streets-Chsrles H. Hurley ct
TX: to Ada r. Hurley, part lot 40. square
1.21; $40.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W. yesterday to Anna
r. Cumpston. lot 7S, square 1874: SO.
NO. 925 Esd STREET NoRTHW EST-Anna W.
wilkins 10 Agnes II. Barntz, lot -. square
"a: SO.
MOUNT PIEAsANT-LiIlie T. Taplin to Addie
c. Green. lot 81. square 2s93: $40.
NO. l114 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NORTH
WEST-Marie L. Shores to Helen S. Wright
and Esther b. Phillips, undivided one-third
interest in lot SO. square 90; SO.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued this
week as follows:
Potomac Electric Power Company, to
build substation in alley near street
between 18th and 18th streets north
west; estimated cost. $500.
Harry y Kite, to build four dwell
ings, from 1744 to 1850 I'd street north
west; estimated cost. $4,000.
G.. b. Mullin. to build office at 9TH
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east; estimated cost. $1,000.
Taylor Brothers, to build dwelling
al 1000 1st street southeast; estimated
cost. 81, 800.
Taylor Brothers. to build store at 100
Atlantic street southeast; estimated
cost. $500.
Damon \. Rrinkert. to repair dwell
ing at 4 Concord avenue northeast; es-
timated cost. $50.
Carolina Rempp, TO repair store at
S17 II street northeast; estimated cost,
500.
Frances Leonard, to repair dwelling
at 1860 Raum street northeast; esti-
mated cost. $500.
NJ. o. Bull. to repair dwelling at 2I01
Rhode Island avenue; estimated cost,
$500.
H. V. Doering. to repair building at
1929 n stree northwest; estimated
cost. s125.
Hotel Powhatan. to repair store in
rear of 1890 II street northwest; esti-
mated cost, $500.
j. C. Let's Grocery Company, Inc, to
repair warehouse at 50 O street north
west; estimated cost. 800.
4. Shuttle, lessee, to repair store and
Office at southeast corner of 18th and
C streets northwest; estimated cost.
5000.
Louis P. Mazza. to repair building at
225 Pennsylvania avenue northwest .
estimated cost, SIS.
Patrick Shugrue. to repair store at
| 140s U street northwest; estimated
cost, $500.
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provide for US and we arc not able to
obtain the buildings for which we are
negotiating" said Mr.. Oller. II hope to
be permitted to use some of the large
units in the vicinity which Will be va
Gated by other large government agen-
cies for which CongressNis providing
new quarters"
When the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton was organized it was housed in
relatively the small space it has in the
Munsey building. The growth from
then was rapid. The main Offices of
the fleet corporation moved to the build
ing at 1873 f street in July; in January
the New National Theater building was
taken over. and on January /. 1918. the
building a 715-7l7 18th street was &C.
cupied. February IS the building at
400 It'll street was occupied by the au-
diting division. Numerous branches of
the shipping board are housed in other
widely separated buildings.
1t has been necessary in many cases
to make space available that was not
habitable before the government took
had forced the government to go to
buildings so that the space might be
extremes in repairing and renovatinE
utilized. The New National Theater
building is an example of this. This
building has a historical interest mas
much as it contains the famous presi-
Dental entrance to the theater. For
many years the nations Presidents
have been accustomed to enter the
theater by way of q separate hall, lead
ing to the presidential box. The execu-
tive and party appear in the box with
out the audience. already seated, being
aware of their presence. 1t is a for
mality that Washington takes pride in
and lends an interest to this buildir z
that is virtually nation wide.
The Eagle building has been taken
over and it will be necessary virtually
to rebuild this structure before it will
be hahitable for government offices.
Buildings occupied wholly or in part
by the shipping board or the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation in Washington,
with the square feet of space assigned
in each are listed as follows:
No. 1919 + street, 36.001; American
National Bank. 3,3S2; National Theater,
9.I56; No. 715-17 9th street. $500; Nun
sey building, 45.055: Rauscher's. 10000:
Real Estate Trust building. LIS; Eagle
Club. $4,000; No. 1904 J. street. 1000:
No. 1906 + street, $500; No. 4o7 7th
street. $500; No. 1917 F street, BAG;
total. 147,S2T square feet
The additional space required, as es-
timated by Mr.. Oller, is divided as fol-
lows:
Needed by the United States Shipping
Board, 10000 square feet: needed by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation. H.
900 square feet; needed for miscel-
laneous purposes, $4,000 square feet;
needed for additional activities, 26.lia
square feet; grand total additional
space needed. 2o2,113 square feet.
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The Speed of a Rife Ball.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Column 3. page IL. of the March is
sue has a para graph as follows: "A
bullet from high power rife travels
5000 feet a second No rife or gun
was ever made that could send a bullet
at the speed named in this paragraph
In 1912 the new Springfield rife, with
the latest ammunition, developed a
speed of 2,7o0 feet per second. Other
rifles and ammunition have slightly ex-
ceeded that, but not much. Possibly
that mistake occurs in putting an S
instead of 3. which might easily oc-
cur. since the and look a great deal
alike. In these days of war. even a
small paragraph concerning rifles and
ammunition is widely read, and think
this statement ought to be corrected
ERNEST LUNDEEN.
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A. E, 1. LECKIE SELLS
CLEVELAND PARK HOME

Joseph w Schereschesushy purchased
the detached dwelling at 3463 Macomb
street, Cleveland Park. this week from
A. E. L. Leckie for $4,000. The sale
was made through the real estate firm
of Shannon & Luchs.
This firm also sold for Mrs. Elizabeth
Jngols the corner eight-room dwelling
at 3532 Park place TO Louis h Wears
for $3.50.
The three-story, ten-room dwelling
al 12o Sd street northeast was sold for
Ss 600 10 Franklin Mickey for Fred
erick ". Buckler, who will hold it as
an investment.
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BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN D. C.. FOR FEBRUARY

Building operations in the District
of Columbia. according to estimates
given CT applications for permits is
sued by the inspector Of buildings,
totaled s1G14J0 last month.
Permits were issued for the erection
of thirty-seven brick dwellings at Il
cost of S142.J00. The other permits and
estimated costs We're: Sixty-three brick
repairs $3.50: 3 brick garages, 81 $40:
brick store, 81 800: l. metal garages,
5000; metal sheds, s725; brick apart
ment, S45O,oO0: tile garage, $500; o frame
dwellings, $50, 500: . frame garages
$685.; j. frame sheds, s41o; s frame
repairs, s4.415; elevators, $4,000;
40 motors, 1925, and . boilers, $500.
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Hopes to Bring Countries Closer.

LONDON. February 20 (by maiD-
Gypsy Smith. the well known English
preacher and evangelist, who made a
tour of the United States about ten
years ago. has been asked by the Brit
ish government to go to the United
States on a special mission to help
draw England and America closer to-
gether. He viii 60 as the representa-
tive Of tho British z. NJ CA
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EXPECT REVISION
OF WAR TAX LAWS
Adoption of Single Financing
System in VieW-President
Wilson Interested.

Revision Of the war-tax laws. with
the adoption of single financing sys-
TEN to meet the needs OF next year. is
being considered by President Wilson
and his advisers. Secretary McAdoo IS
gathering the data. Some opposition is
developing in the House over sugges-
tons of tax increases.
Vice Governor Warburg of the Federal
Reserve Board. it was learned last night.
recently recommended to the ways and
means committee legislation to provide
for the payment of excess profits taxes
in four installments after this years
payments are made.
To Discuss BROAD Features
Broad features of the legislation
probably will be discussed soon by the
President in conferences with Secre-
tary McAdoo and administration lead
ers in Congress having charge of reve-
nue. questions Members of Congress
believe the President Will advise Con-
Eress of the nations financial situation
and needs, present and future, proba bly,
submitting n tentative bill for COM
mittee consideration, embodying the
administrations program.
Enactment of an entirely new tax bill.
repeating many domestic taxa ton feat
ures of the Underwood law of 1913 and
the war tax law OF last year. and sub
hitting a new, single taxation system,
is said TO be under consideration. Such
a plan is expected to eliminate confusion
resulting from an attempt to enforce two
sets and rates of taxes
Opposition to Increase.
The question of increased taxes is said
to be a matter not yet ready for con-
sideration. A strong faction in Congress
is ready to oppose any considerable tax
increases. except possibly a few new
manufacturing sales taxes and minor CEN
sumption or excise levies. and possibly
changes in income rates Another faction
is expected to urge increased levies on eX-
cess profits.
Nothing definite toward the new 1egisla-
ton is to be done, il is understood, until
Secretary McAdoo. Commissioner Roper
of the internal revenue bureau and other
Treasury officials can gather and digest
information regarding revenue returns
under existing laws Secretary McAdoo
has promised to submit preliminary data
to congressional leaders next month. but
further delay because OF belated returns
from excess profits and incomes is prob
able. Also. the suggestion of the new
deferred by Congress until fail so that
further study Of the situation and OF the
operation OF the war tax law can be made.
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NEW REALTY COMPANY
is ORGANIZED HERE

Lee D. Latimer, formerly with the F.
II. Smith Real Estate Company and
the w H. West Real Estate Company,
has opened Offices at 1434 New York
avenue for the conduct of a general
real estate, mortgage, loan and insur-
ance business. Clarence E. Latimer.
formerly of the Smith and West COM
panies, is associated with the new COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09

Miss Elizabeth Langsdale Duvall, the
only licensed woman radio operator in
the United States. has applied for en-
listment in that capacity in the United
States Naxx,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-08-29
.FOCH'S OFFENSIVE
GREAT SURPRISE
my Associated Press,

thy Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, Aug, 29.-That the
Germans did not reckon with the
possibility of a strong counter Of
fensive such as that undertaken by
General F'och in July is shown in
the dispatches in German newspa-
pers of that month. These dispatches
emphasized the importance of the
previous successes gained by the
German offensiYes on the western
front and enumerated the huge ma
terial losses" sustained by the en-
tente allies. a Wolff bureau dis
patch published in the Cologne Ga
zette stated that the extent to whieh
the enemy's fighting power has been
weakened during the first three
months of the German offensive is
shown beyond a doubt"
Another dispatch of that bureau
published in the Berlin Tageblatt
said: "The new developments in the
west have brought the army high
command tremendous step nearer
to the destruction of the front Of the
enemy and their fighting means"