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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
AMERICAN Filler
FIGHTS ; HUNS
SINGLE-HANOED
Lieutenant Rickenbacher Shoots
Down One and the Rest Flee
for Safety; Saves Comrade.
u. S. MEN BUSY IN AIR
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Thursday, May 30
There was much aerial activity on the
front northwest of Toul today and two,
if not three, German machines were shot
down
Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacher, the
former automobile racer, not only brought
down one machine, bur rescued Lieut.
lanes \ Meissner. of Brooklyn, after
his machine had been damaged
Sngie-handed, Rickenbacher attacked
two AIbatross biplancs and three mono
planes After he had fired a hundred
rounds INTO one of the hiplaneS il fell
crashing to the ground The lieutenant
turned and attacked another which sought
safety in flight Meanwhile, the remaining
German machine had descended 700 low
flor Rickenhacher 10 attack
As he was returning behind he American
lines Lieutenant Rickenbacher saw four
German alrplanes coming toward HIM
Tie turned and saw Lieutenant Mcissner
who was flying high, attack one enemy
machine Just as a second hostile alrplane
attacked Meissner. Meissners machine
tolided with one of the enemy and wingr
of the Americans airplanc was torn.
MciSSner immediately turned toward
home when third enemy machine, seeing
that he was crippled, took hastily after
linn. Rlckenbacher made "A long dive and
drove off the German with his machine
gun, undoubtedly saving Meissner.
In another fight two American pilots
were forced TO withdraw because their
guns became jammed just as they at
tucked the enemy. Another pilot encoun-
tered five hostile machines and had fired
SIX bursts without apparent damage and
/ the emmy machines retired
Later five Americans saw two enemy
machines over Apremoht They attempted
To get away as the Americans came up,
Tut two Americans got on the tail of one
Dc the enemy machines, Hundreds of
bullets were fired into the fuselage of the
German airplane and it crashed into a
wood. Another enemy machine was
chased down by an American and It was
seen to overturn rs il reached the ground
The results of several other combats have
not vet been reported.
An American aviator was captured by
the Germans in No Mans Land after
his machine had been damaged in hight
between five American machines and a
German squadron. The American aviator
was last seen going into the enemy trenches
under cover of German rifles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
EVEN TANKS FLEE
BEFORE j. s. MEN,
WHO STAND FAST
Despite Fierce German Attacks
Americans Have Not Budged
Since Occupying Cantigny.
ENEMY FLIERS ROUlED
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
With the American Army IN France
Thursday. May 30
German artillery in the course Of the
night vseerelv bombardcd the new posi-
tons of the Americans at CantlgnN
west of Montdidicr They fired rs
many as four thousand high explosive
shells in a brief space of time.
Several attempts made by the Germans
to come over were repulsed with heavy
losses by the Americans.
Enemy airmen were active last might
and this morning, bombing villages
behind our lines without regard to mil
tary objectivcs
American forces northwest Of Tout
carried out successful raid against the
German lines late last night
With tho American Army in France
Thursday. May 30 In one at the
co,mter-attacks launched against the
Americans in Cantigny, the Germans tired
to use tanks.
The enemy infantry had no moro than
shown itself than the American artillery
opened heavy fire Both the foot sol
dicrs and the tank were driven back IN
disorder
The new American poSi}iohs IN 'ah-
tignv are being improved constantly
The Americans have not budget an
,ncb .,rcr ne, canned the Town Every
inc ill., enemy artillery starts a lombard
mont tbe American gunrers retallate
and smother the opposition tlrc
C,ermsn ,irrncn living at q great height,
,,onotratad many miles to tic rear Of the
American lines today
They were driven Of by anti-aIrcrai'
guns and were unable 10 drop any bombs
Infantry lighting along the bri'ish
front in Flanders this morrin> stu was
confined ~ raids and outpost actions.
TLnrc was intense activity among both
services and . tremendous amount Of
bombing was being carried out on either
slfc Of the battle lines
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
BABY EFFECTS MISSING.
Red Cross Anxious TO Get in
Those Given Out Some
Time Ago.

50 many baby effects, in course Of
MA king for sufferers in France. which were
given out mere by the Red Cross, to be
completed By local women, have disappear
ed that Red Cross headquarters has begun
to wond der what has happened to them
These effects include pink and blue
bags and baby napkins While about
900 sets were given out some timefago
only about 100 sets have been returned
completed which leads to the belief that
some of the Others have been stolen or
have disappeared through pro-German
intrigue An investigation has been
started 1t is hoped that persons having
them who have been legitimatelv delayed
will come forward and make 81 tement
and that all that are out will be returned
as soon as possible, as the call is urgent and
inability to supply the effects at this time
places the Delaware Red Cross in an
embarrassing position.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
WOUNDED BRITONS
KILLED AS HUNS
BOMB HOSPITAL
Several Nurses Slain BY Explo-
sion: Their Bodies and Those Of
Patients Consumed by Flames.
MANY PERISH IN FIRE

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
With the Br ish Army in France, May
81.
Another big British hospital was bomb
ed by German airmen early yesterday
morning, and once more many medical
workers and some patients were killed
or wounded.
The hospital caught fire after a large
section of the building had been demolish-
ed by bomb. A few women nurses
were among the slain and their bodies
together with those of considerable
number more of the personnel and patients
are buried in the ruins according TO the
latest reports.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
RIFLE GALLERY WORKER
IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Shellpot Attendant Receives
Wound Through Body Which
May Cause Death.

Joseph Welsh l7-yeaT-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs Auguston Welsh of No 3 East
Thirty-ninth street who has been an
empioye III the shooting gallery at Shell
pot Park, was shot through the abdomen
while working In the gallery late yesterday
afternoon, and was removed to the Della
ware Hospital where his life is said to be
in extreme danger The rife was of the
.Z2-cahbre type peculiar 10 shooting gal
lerics, and the bullet pierced the youths
body and passed out through his back.
After being rushed to the Delaware
Hospital, where Immediate treatment
was administered it was stated that his
wound was very serious one The hos
pital reported this morning that his con
dltion is only fair and that the lads
chances for life are small
While still conscious and Just before
being taken to the hospital Welsh told
the story Of the shooting, which, he said,
was purely accidental According to his
story and that Of several bystanders, he
was standing in the gallery when an
Italian boy took up rife To shoot for
prizes Young Welsh, apparently, got in
the way while the shooter pulled the
trigger, not noticing Welsh body. Welsh
hurriedly moved, but the bullet was faster
and it struck him in the stomach
rzoDpfa nho1so {sIo,..n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
HELLINGS NEW JUDGE.
Appointed Deputy for Municipal
Court to Succeed Judge
Finger.

Edmund ). Heilings was today ap-
pointed by Judge Herbert l.. Rice to be
deputy Judge of the Municipal Court
MIR Hellings succeeds Judge Aaron
Finger, who resigned TO enter the Mar
tional Army a few days ago
Mr. Hellings is Wilmingtonian, a
graduate Of the High School, and 4f
Delaware College He was admitted 10
the bar in 1901 and has been practicin g
in Wilmington since that time,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
Boches in Great Force Make Two
Determined Attacks Far Back of
Americans Line in Picardy.
EXPLOSIVES FAIL To
STRIKE BUILDINGS
French and American Patients
Carried TO Cellars by Nurses
and Red Cross Workers.
WOMEN PROVE HEROINES
By Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
WrTH THE AMERICAN ARMY n FRANCE.
THURSDAY, May 30
German airmen made a pretentious
raid on the area behind the American
lines in Picardy last night Bombs
were dropped on all sides OF one Of the
largest hospitals IN q town many miles
to the rear OF the frcnt American and
French wounded soldiers were carried
to cellars and caves by American nurses
and members of the American Red
Cross.
MANY BABIES KILLED.
Only few persons were injured by
flying glass as most of the windows IN
the hospital had been shattered by bombs
dropped the previous night. Several
private houses were wrecked and num-
Der OF civilians. including several babies,
were killed and injured.
That the RAID was planned on 4 much
larger scale than recent ones over this
territory Is evidenced from reports made
Continued on page o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
Have Struck Enemys Left Flank And Are Maintaining
Powerful Centre Attack; German Troops Are Now
Sweeping Forward, Nearing Noyor Foes
Advancement is Checked Near Scissors;
PopuIace Fleeing as Enemy Advances
BOCHE AIMING AT PARIS
A Associated Press Dispatch Received at 3 p. m:

ISOLATED PressD Dispatch a p. m;
Keeping tide their s t asT.f PT
stroke ON tho ed M aank that haa enensed the ne
westward and virtually linked The battlefield with that Of the
'0"'"e ALLIES LINE IS FORCED BACK
AIete River northwest
s bahd se the e Germans sn dro1e he allied ne back 90 s
s ss o s 'sf ppal y 'foR Ss45 the
Soy"
southwest lhs, being driver sssk
checked
wITHIN TWO MILES OF THE MARINE
be S Tsrn the enc ee Ds1 f % afs @ @
tanks below scissors and
French Var 9fss 5rsasDg
unchanged in all vim ground
RHEIMS FALL SEEMS INEVITABLE.
rb gs S s" on III win" ~eIe Ike s D
town only 70 be aen o., BY F9fB b
bu, operations apparently
Marnd ' tSs es he indicated s R 81 e
a1 and both h o@ ON the Mafne
ss @ a end Is @ % fe % he
BRITISH FRONT UNDER ARTILLERY FIRE
of aS and 1 the t0a be san On ' Of
ss rn a9 % he S the s aTe Carried
a successful raid
ssocated Press Summary. Issued I D
Baafed their efforts strike eastward and westward from the
salient n f n Before fore mn e becomes h non Ho a5Rs
the being the
FRENCH
sons Rheims Struggle french defence on he
British French
By the Marne southwark from
miles na on Inc % Thh sy noT o Re ern.n
allied
RESISTANCE FORCE.
the
the Germans getting farther and farther from their original
along
favOaby neither
there that the German offensive will
the allied defence onslaught
has the
MOnder. the
should General FOch strike along the Ane
GENERAL FOCHS STRATEGY-PERHAPS.
the allied holding strongly
Marine.
activity territory OF
and French have dropped bombs
in
claims the Of much material including
The prisoners
than $4,000.
activity The
increased in Pard infantry
Flanders have been limited raids.
HUNS CAN'T BULGE AMERICANS
of NIondder, their held
captured PAP
Va the
Lively fighting sectors
machines destroyed
dOwno out o control
arile
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
TROLLEY MEN STRIKE
FOR ADDITIONAL PAY;
ALL CITY LINES idle
Conductors and Moormen Insist on an increased 10 Cents
an Hour Over the Present Rate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LATEST SITUATION IN
CITY TROLLEY STRIKE

After comforting all the morning
the striking trolley men of VIII
mington at 1870 O'Clock. having
been on strike since between and
10. when they gradually returned
their cars to the barn, were informed
by the committee which they had
appointed to deal with the COM
pany that at $50 the men would
ballot on the following proposition:
To return to work at once, the
company agreeing TO give the men
six-cent increase, dating from May
l. to be paid next Tuesday, and to
arbitrate their demand for the diff
ference between six and ten cents
increase.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
CONGRESSMEN TO PLAY BALL.
Game Between Republicans and Demo
Gratis of House TO Benefit War Fund.
Nv Associated Press to Every Evening

BY AssOciaTed FTCss % FNtTE FVenIng
Washington, May 31-The annual
baseball game between the Democratic
members Of the House Of Representatives
and the Republican members. will be
played Saturday, june s, at the Washing
ton American League park, it was an
nounced today The game viii be for
the benefit Of the War Work fund Of the
Womans Congressional Club.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
Amusements Tonight

Play house Naval musical comedy. "Ou
90 sea
savoy NiaS Allison in The Coming OF
Beatrice.
Queen--Nfary pickfovd IN M Liss
Majestic Douglas Fairbanks in This
Habit Of Happiness.
Victoria Constance Talmadgo in The
shuttle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
LIEUT.. ANGRY INJURED.
Wilmington Officer il Today $
Casualties List From
France.

Lieutenant Thomas y Amory. whose
name anDears in todays casualties list
from France. showing that he has been
seriously wounded, Is a son of +. }. Amory,
. ii, pont man living at l30S West
Thirteenth strect.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
BOMBING PARIS AGAIN.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
Paris. May 3l.--Thc German long
range bomhardmcnt OF Paris was resumed
carly this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31

Thomas who is a. and his brother
George %, enlisted rs volunteers, in
Massachusetts, in the 10Th Infantry,
when this country entered the war, Archie
and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr being in
the same regiment Thomas went to
France last September and since that
time has seen much active service II the
front judging from letters received by
his father. having been with the French
Rlue Devils and shock troops Ills
father has been ADVISED Of his serious
injury. bot has no details
George IS still at Camp Dsyens, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
Weather Forecast

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington. May Forecast for Della
ware;
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer in
the interior.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31

Particular people choose Clover Dairy
milk.-Adv.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-20

tam pod tujino, V ~stiskanju njihovih koStenih rok,
sc zbira grom, pred katerim tujec trepeCc in Sc
GA plaSi.
liza tezke zivljenskc pomladi in polctja ma
Sega starega kralja prihaia plodonosna icsen 4
vScmi blaginjami in darovi, XII Jill prinaSa pra
vicno III tezko delo. To nam janet naSa odlocnost
in Sinovska sloga, skupna vztrajnost in VOLTA.
In mi smo zadovoljni, ker sc nasa kri nj pre-
lvala zastonj. In tudi Sivi Gee Domovinc ic zado-
voljen, ker Sc nj prevaril V svoii krvi in V praviG-
noSti nash mogocnih zaveznikov, XII nam garan-
tirajo ; svojim obstankom izpolnitev narodnih
SAM.
Dobri mas kralj Gospod Bog ie hotel tako, Ola
pricakaS ~jutrSmie Solnce V tuji, toda priiateljski
d"zcli. Tukaj, kjcr priGa vSak kamen o minoli sla-
Vi in meSGanSki ~krepG'ti, kier dina log Z dihom
p%ravljic in lepotc, pod nebom starih grSkih bogov.
nos oddaljen telesno, toda blizu po dust in ljubezni
Svojih otrok obhajal mas skupni Neliki Dan, dan
Svojega RojStva.
I4jubka sapica, XII piha : starcga Olimpa, pri-
haja IL naSe dezele. Prinasa nam p~olglasnc klice
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-20

Cradno glasilo srbske Wade, ''Srpske Novi-
me-, ina V svoji I6. Stcvilki Glanek IA proslavo
rojStnega dneva kralja Petra. Me Sc ne hi ozirali
ia to. kako da piSe o~ficijelni list PaSiGeve Wade
OBJ taxi priliki, &c hi bill Glanek izSel lie kot izliv
kraljevske Wade ma krfu. Stvar Petrovih podani-
kov hi bila, da presodijo, kako da Sc Jim dopada
"demokraticni' ton te izjave in mi Sc he hi niti
najmanje brigali IA vso rec. Toda "Srpske Novi-
he" so re kratkomalo podlozle kralju Petru Slo-
vence i'll firvate. Omenjeni clanek ie, Geprav brez
vsakega pooblastila, pisan tudi V nasem imenu,
i'll zaradi tega sc mas tice. Xato "a obiavljamo V
prevodu, da spoznajo Slovenci, kaksno 'demokra-
ego nam obetajo monarhisticni gospodie.
Clanek Sc glasi:
II globoko versko pieteto bo dvanajst milo
nov sire nasega triimenSkega naroda pozdravilo
jutrsnji Neliki Dan kot simbol casti in naSc We
lcine.
kajti ~jutrSnji dan je r%oistni dan naSega vzvise-
mega oceta - Njegovega NelicanStva kralia ST.
bije Petra |. ~JutrSnji dan ie prank. ko hiiG vc
misli in VISA ~ljubezen h kraljevskcmu Prestolu, ma
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Obljubliena ~demOkraciial

katerem sedi v~zviseni Izvolienec marodni in lcsen-
darni vitez Petar Mrkonjic,
Avreola Gasti okrog %njegove glayc, katero 81
Je napravil 5 svojim muGeniSkim, poStcnim in mo-
drlm zivljenjem, o~svetljuje 5 plamenom bliSka nc
DO naSe domovime, odseva nase t~rpljcnje in oGrtava
naSa moSka podjetja, XII so nam raznesla ime in
pravico ma vse Stiri Strani sveta.
Sledeci Niegovcmu zgledu smo tudi mi postal
'Nelki. Hodeci IA svoiim dobrim OGctom smo IL
polnjevai dolznost castnih Sinov tako, kakor ie
SilniGoSpod Bog ukazal ma gori Sinaiu.
kaJti mi smo plemeniti otroci naiplemenitei-
Sega Roditelja. In plemenito je naSe zivlienje,
kakor so plemenite tudi naSe pravicc, zaradi ka-
terih nosimo re tri lcta muGeniSki kriz ma poti
izgnanstva, boleGin. Smrti in odreScnja.
SAME Nozda Topolskega, k~ara-Gjorgja Pc
%trovica, poStajajo reSnica. Pod trobojno znamenic
njegovega Fnuka Sc zbirajo bramboyci Nvobodc
III zedinJenja, kakor oni IL belle L.jubljane, tako oni
IL ravnega kotora, ponosnega Zagreba in oSialih
krajev naSe svete zemlje. Pod Bitoljem. pod we'd
Stvom Sina naSega Sivega kralja re bojujcjo hog
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-20

dojcntkov. Starccv in rcvczcv. NSi oni kliCcjo V
najbolj skritcm koticku Svojcga srca Tvojc line.
In Vsi molijo Boga PraviGnosti i'm miIosti, da Tc
ohrani 2dravcga in zivega "a tisti dan, kadar vno-
Vic obiSccS svobodno i'll zcdinjeno dezclo nash de-
dov.
kajti zaradi tcga dncva zivimo; zaradi tcga
dneva tudi umiramo.
In tisti odmev, XII lett kakor cd nevihtc spocct
odtod do Bitolja, je pozdrav Tvojih otrok $ praga
domovine. Skozi ogenj puSk in topov TIE kliGejo
zelezne legiJe naSega triimcnSkcga naroda.
Pred mimi jc Tvoj nasIcdnik, NEE naSe casti.
Niihovemu pozdravu sc pridruzuicio klici
oSlalcga naSega razcepljcnega naroda. klici liu-
bezni in ceScenja, zveStobe in odlocnosti:
Zivclo Njcgovo Nclicanstvo Krali Srbijc Pc
tar l.!
Ivcla Njegova kraljevska NiSokost Presiolo-
naSlcdnik AlckSandar.
Zivela Sritla IIiSa Karagjorgjevicl
Iivcla naSa matt. zcdinjena Kralievina Srbov.
iIrvatov in Slovencevt IL gETtsk
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-20

economic, ma katero Sc opira, ustvarila med nil
mi toliko nasprotij in neenakih interesov, Ola Jill
nj mogoce pc enem principu reSiti ma zadovolj-
most vseh. Nladajoce sile niti ne zelc zadovoljive
~roSitve, ker slabi V vecnost podaljsevani boz de-
mokracijo in krepca avtokracijo. Da je dinastiia
%varnejsa proti vetini svojih narodov, katerih po-
trpezljivost hi Sc prejalislej morala skrhati, Sc ma
SlanJa ma drugo, Sorodno avtokracijo, katero ma
haJa V Nemtiji. lmperialistiGni znacaj hohenzol.
lernSke zaveznice Sc prenaSa ma habsburSko, XII
bi pod TEN vplivom postala imperialistiGna, &c ne
bi bila TAXA re pc svoji tradiciji. Zaradi svojega
mnogobrojnega slovanskega prebivalstva Sc boji
Avstrija konsolidiranja vsakega slovanskega pie
mena izven svojih meja in stremi avtomaticno po
NTH gospodarski in ~politiGni o~slabitvi, $ elmer
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POtreba avstrijskega raZpada.

bojevati IA iaterese d~inastije. Da Sc more to dose
ci, je bilo treba p%ropreciti vsako ~rc>niGno demo
kracijo in onemogociti vsako posteno rcsitev ma
rodnega vprasanja.
Tako je bill avstrijski politiki predpisan
krog, podoben kaGi. XII grize sauna sebe V rep.
Pri TEN p ale morala biti nevarna vsej Evropi il
njenemu miru.
Avstrija nosi prokletstvo sama v sebi. Sc
s~tavljena je IL mnogoStevilnih narodov, a rada
hi bila nemSka ali pa vsaj nemsko- madiarska dr.
Java, kar ne more nikdar postati, ker je plemen-
ski cut ostalih narodov proved razyit in moGan.
ia hi Sc dial brez odpora p~otlaGiti. Notranji ma
rodni boji so neizogibni in Avstrija nina reSitve
zanje, ker ie politika avtokracije in nemSke he
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-20

povzroca vcnOmer nevarnc kofliktc. Agresivni
hamcni AvStriJe sc vjemajo Z imperialisticnimi in
teresi Prusije; stremeci po povecanju svoje mo-
ti sluzijo Habsburzani tudi slavohlepnosti Ilohen-
zollernov. Zveza med obema je neizogibna, dokler
obstola poliglotna Avstrija ma eni in pruska av-
tokraciJa ma drugi strani. Tia zveza pa ne more BIZ
ii nikdar element miru, temvec ie nujno ugroza-
vanje evropskega, dosledno tudi svetovnega
miru.
Razpad Avstrije je potrebcn IA osvoboditev
njenih narodOv. Naznejse j, ola .je razpad Av-
STRIFE nternacionalna potreba, ker je MEN oh.
stanek IL neodstranivih vzrokov vecen element
neSigurnoSti "a svetovni mir. Ia je pa neprimer-
no vaznejSi cd interesOv habsburSke familijc, ka-
teri nj imelo t~loveStvo Sc nicesar zahvaliti.
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(konec 5 |. strani.)

zanesljiv, je imeIO dobre razloge. z ozirom ma syo.
je namene je bill lahko zadovoljen $ tenn. da 10
bio vsako upanje habsburSke di~nGstije ma he
gemonijo v NemGiji uni6eno; ugrabiti Avstriii
kaj nemskega ozemlja hi pa bilo pomenilo ma
praviti IL Avstrije slovansko drzavo, kar Sc ne
hi bio nikakor vjemalo z njegovimi raGuni. Av-
strija je mOrala postati predstraza NemGije. In
postala je,
Pot avstrijske agresivnosti ie odslej kazala
ma Balkan. Zveza 2 NemGijo il je predpisovala pro
tislovansko politiko. Da postane elm sposobneiSa
"a boz proti zunanjim Slovanom, je morala gle
dati, ola skrusi moe svojih lastnih Slovanov in
napravi IL Nth helote. XII Sc bodo hoces ali noces
eventualno tudi proti svoiim interesom moral