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ton has fallen off so that nearly o..e-
third of the barley had to be imported
in France last year.
"The normal consumption of rye is
about the same as for barley, but nor
NAL imports are only about per cent.
In 1915 the production was about 4OO,-
600 tons under normal and no imports
were available.
Italy Worse Off Than Frasce.
'"The annual consumption of corn av-
erage 1,15O,OO0 tons, about one-half be-
ing imported. The proportion of i'm
ports in 1916 had risen to two-thirds.
"The annual consumption Of oats
before the war was 5,5OO,OOO tons, Of
which 100000 tons were imported. In
1916 these imports rose to over 1,0OO,-
600 tons and the stock was still 5OO,-
900 tons short"
Broad general statements have been
published saying there is no food or
supply shortage in Italy. They are of
the same stripe as the statements con-
corning France. Italys plight, if any
thing, is worse than that of France,
according to official reports in the
hands Of the United States govern
ment.
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perature Of about 70 degrees Fahren-
heit until it clabbers. The clabbered
milk should have a clean, sour flavor.
Ordinarily this will take about thirty
hours, but when it is desirable to
hasten the process small quantity
Of clean-favored sour milk may be
mixed with the sweet milk.
AS soon as the milk has thickened
or firmly clabbered it should be cut
into pieces two inches square, after
which the curd should be stirred thor
oughly with spoon. Place the pan OF
broken curd in vessel of hot water
so as to raise the temperature to 100
degrees Fahrenheit. Cook at that tenn
perature for about thirty minutes, dur
ing which time stir gently with a spoon
for one minute at five-minute intervals.
Only Home Utensils Needed.
At the conclusion of the heating
pour the curd and whey into small
cheesecloth bag Ga clean salt bag will
do nicely and hang the bag on a
fruit-strainer rack to drain, or the
curd may be poured into colander
or a strainer over which a piece Of
cheesecloth has been laid. After five
or ten minutes, work the curd toward
the center with spoon. Raising and
lowering the ends of the cloth helps to
make the whey drain faster. To COM
plete the draining tie the ends Of the
bag together and hang it up. Since
there is some danger that the curd
will become too dry, draining should
stop when the whey ceases to flow in
steady stream.
The curd is then emptied from the
bag and worked with a spoon or but
ter paddle until it becomes fine in
grain, smooth and Of the consistency
of mashed potatoes. Sour or sweet
cream may be added to increase the
smoothness and palatability and i'm
prove the flavor. Then the cheese is
salted according to taste, about one
teaspoonful to pound of curd.
Because Of the ease with which the
cheese can be made it is desirable to
make it often so that it may be eaten
fresh, although If it is kept cold 1t
will not spoil for several days. If the
cheese is not to be eaten promptly
it should be stored in an earthenware
or glass vessel rather than in one Of
tin or wood, and kept in a cold place.
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larger quantity for the market, is de-
scribed in Farmers Bulletin $50 Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. This is the way to make cot
tage cheese in small amounts, perhaps
utilizing only few cups of skim milk
what is left after the cream for the
coffee has been removed.
First of all, start with good, clean
skim milk and clean utensils. Care
full attention then to the details Of
making will insure a good product.
One gallon of skim milk will make
about one and one-half pounds >of
cheese. If the milk is sweet it Should
be placed in a pan and allowed to re-
main in clean, warm place at tenn
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HOW COTTAGE CHEESE
TAKES MEATS PLACE

We eat meat chiefly to get
protein, a bodybuilding sub
; stance, and energy to perform
body work. Cottage cheese can
supply these body necessities al
most as we'll as meat and more
cheaply. For supplying protein
! one pound of cottage cheese
equals
) 127 pounds sirloin steak.
100 pounds round steak.
1.37 pounds chuck rib beef.
1.52 pounds fowl.
Las pounds fresh ham.
LA pounds smoked ham.
15S pounds loin pork chop.
1.31 pounds hind leg Of lamb.
137 pounds breast of veal.
On the basis of energy sup
: piled, one pound of cottage
cheese equals
81-3 ounces sirloin steak.
liz ounces round steak.
liz ounces chuck rib beef.
10% ounces fowl.
51a ounces fresh ham.
ounces smoked ham.
ounces loin pork chop.
71-3 ounces hind leg of lamb.
12A ounces breast Of veal.
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AVOID "SQUAB cHlCKENS;"
THREE.POUND FOWLS BEST

Housewives can help the meat
situation by buying three-pound
broilers and friers and refusing
to use "squab chickens weigh
ing a pound, One-half or less.
Dressed-poultry specialists Of
the United States department of
agriculture urge this as con-
servation measure. Serving un-
der-developed or "squab chick
ems" in hotels, restaurants and
homes is regarded as waste,
for If kept four weeks longer,
including two weeks of crate
fleshing, such fowls would weigh
about three pounds. Moreover,
under proper feeding, chicken
makes the extra flesh largely
from such by-products not ordi-
narily used for human food,
such as buttermilk, skim milk
and low-grade grains.
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ment will suffice, but if it is desired
to market the product and to insure
good, uniform quality, it will be neces-
sary to follow somewhat more elabor-
ate methods. The process of making
small amount, as we'll as methods
used when it is desired to produce a
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RAMS FEED DURING WINTER
Object Is to Carry Them Through Cold
Weather Season as Cheaply as
Is Possible.

In feeding rams during the winter
season, the object is to feed them as
cheaply as possible, but at the same
time keep them in thrifty condi-
tion. Oats, bran and meal may be
relied upon to meet all the require
ments of a grain ration.
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Woman as Pastors Secretary.

rell of the Marble Collegiate Reformed
church, realizing that war is claiming
practically all young men eligible to
the position of secretary, has engaged
young woman to perform such du'
ties. She is Miss Merce Z. Boyer OF
Cleveland. O.
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of some kind to two parts wheat mid
dlings or rice meal. Ground oats and
rice meal make a splendid mixture.
Feed as indicated above with skim
milk.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
OF. GIRLS! NOW FOR THE SENATE
Former Premier CaiIaux
Placed Under Arrest on
Charge Of Being Traitor

PARIS, Jan. 14-Former Premier
Joseph Calllau1. who has been under
investigation by the authorities in con-
necuou with the German propaganda
in France, was placed under arrest
this morning.
According to the Intransigeant. the
commissions OF inquiry sent to Italy In
connection with the Caillaux case have
not reported to the public prosecutor,
SO the arrest Of the former premier
was not due to them.
"a document reached the hands Of
military justice. however" says the
newspaper, which was Of such gray
ity and authenticity that 1t was i'm.
possible 10 permit Caillaux to remain
longer at liberty"
La Liberte says that the investlga-
tion OF the Italian department OF JUS
tlce into the case Of Slgnor Cavallinie,
an Italian associate Of Bolo Casha.
who was arrested in Italy last Noverl-
Der, led 10 the discovery Of safe in
a Florence bank, the Banca DiscontO.
entered IN tho name OF Renouard. This
was the maiden name OF Nine. Caillau1
and was used by the former premier
during his visits to Italy in December,
1918.
Various versions are current regard
Ing the contents Of this safe, but La
Liberte declares that N. Calllaun does
not deny and Is not able to deny the
ownership Of the papers and funds de.
posted IN the name Of Renouard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Mine Leaders Before the
j. S. Supreme Court in
HitChman Contempt Case

WASHINGTON. Jan. ii.---Prrsd d-n:
Frank j. Hayes and rim" other officials
and members Of thr 'm:;rh Mine Work.
crS 0i Am'ricI W"rc t",lay ordered by
the supreme court In show cans" why
thc% shnul. pot hc dc"ar'.': in contempt
If court for violating inWnrii"Ms r"-
S;raininE representative "f III" nrEani-
&atiou trnm attempting [" organize en-
rl"ycS Of ~" Hlrrhuinn coal and Coke
company Of Wheeling. WCs; Virginia
Tho court ordered Tn" miners officials
10 appear in court n noon March 'tQ
show cause Why they should not b" 9d-
Judged guilty Of. contempt Of In" Eu-
nrcinr court and Of It's authority and
jurisdiction and punished accordingly"
Those named in tho proceedings arc:
President Hayes Vice President John l..
Lu:yjS and S,..Trtary-Treasur"r William
Green. of IN" Inli"h Mine Workers.
John Moore. "r columbus. Ohio. prrsi-
dent If District Number Is: William Roy.
Of HrIIgrprrt. Ohio, suh-dlstrict
president ar.d Juc Krcamcr. II. W. Lew
Is. p",n Bpr:nrtn. Mike Stefanaliin. Steve
Kuchfnsky. all OF Marshall county.
West Virginia
The court declined 10 order Jacob Sc
markuvick, C. NJ McCabe. Tom Bowes.
Orgic Freeman. Jim Murray and Jim
BARTON. also nf Marshall county. rs ask
cd in the moving petition.
Th" contempt proceedings arc an out
growth of years OF injunction lcEisla-
tian between tho minors union and the
coal company. In 1907 Federal Judge
Dayton in West Virginia declared the
miners union an illegal organization
and issued broad injunCtions prohibiting
peaceful! pickctinE" or persuasion or
tho romTany's employees to join the un-
lon.
The case WIS ? 1ralrd and higher
court dismissed the injunrtions and re-
versed tho decIeIon that the miners or
ganizatIon was illegal.
In bringing the contempt petition the
coal company represented that. because
Of !ntimidatinns and threats tho compa-
ny's Glcndai" mine was Idle for lnrk or
worknlcn and that the Hitchman mir
had lIttlc moro than one-thiTd or Its
force at work
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
German Spy On American Steamship
Steers Vessel On Rocks in the Pacific
SENSATIONAL STORY
BY FEDERAL AGENTS
Mingled With the Crew Of the
Spokane and Passed Him
sell. Off as Quarter
master.

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. a.
Federal agents asserted here to-
day that German spy, nasquer-
aiding as a helnsnan, under the
name Of civilian Swanson,'
stood at the wheel Of the Alaska
liner Spokane when she crashed
into the rocks of Hotpoint, 3.
c.. on the night Of November 22,
1917, while bound from Southeast
ern Alaska for Seattle. with 237
passengers.
Swanson has disappeared, the
agents said.
With Carl E. Else. German,
and Carl Wiltsche. an Austrian.
members O. the crew. he was ar
rested November 2s. on his arri-
val here. The three were released
December I.
Swanson" was not member
of the Spokane's crew, it was said.
He went aboard the ship when it
left Alaska icr Seattle. mingled
with the crew and passed himself
of as quarternaster, the FEEDER
al investigators explained. They
said he was able 20 succeed in his
deception ae the Spokane. on the
voyage, had new set Of deck Off
GERS who were unfamiliar with the
faces Of the vessels crew.
The Spokane was floated some
time after she struck. No lives
were lost in she accident.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
PRIORITY GIVEN
COAL AND FOOD
FOR NEW YORK
Hundreds of Trans Atlantic
Ships Held for Lack Of
Bunker Coal.

WASNINGTON. Jan i4.-Interf"rHnce
with railroad transportation by tho b!iz-
zard led flivcctor-(ienerai NcAdoo TO-
night ia establish ltmitcd priority orders
on coal and inod for New York and vicin-
i,v. giving the first instructions Of the
kind since he recently cancelled all for-
NAL priority. For tho mlddlewest
wher. most freight and passenger traffic
WIS still hold up to-day by frtEId wealth
er and deep snow. Mr.. McNdoo issued
20 priority orders. but railroad man.
acements received instructions to mnvo
~nal md food ahead OF all other snip
rnsu;s. and to ito their utmost to clear
III. snow from main travel routes.
McAdoo's Order.
Action on the Now York situation was
;aken on aGyIcr Of \. RI. Smith, assist
ant director in charge OF eastern lines,
who reported that lis ships were held
in New York harbor awaiting bunker
coal and that transatlantic freight
n,ovementsswere suffering to that extent
Accordingly. Mr.. McAdoo ordered pref
ence OF movement as follows:
First-Coal foe domestic use and vital
publlt utilities
Second-Food.
(Conttnusd ou Page Eins)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
Alleged German Army
Captain Arrested For
Implication in Plot

NuRFuLk Va. Jan. it.--N;tTal in
t.lligpnc,. officers l"ft h"T.' tonight tor
EaItiulcr. with Walter Spo-nan. su-
spccted uf being an actsN" figure IN
plots launch.t hrre by Capiaiu Eoy-Ed
the former German military uttachc.
and believed to havs b+..u u captain in
tac German arlny. According TO the
story unofticiaily told here. ;hc man
wsa arrested Saturday while in the act
Of attempting ~ bio" up a Eiag;.zins
=; tha unfinished ar,n% aviation ft"Id
.Indsr construction rcar Newport News.
The prisoner will he turned oyer 70
nftice7S nt Ia" department Of justice At
Eal,imor". t"- n hearing. So far the
only charS" fnrni"lly lodged against him
IS t,-,G.rS;n,nt IL L.: t!tat h.. is q danger
It's enemy alien.
Documents found rn hiS person and In
his rooms in Baltimore. however. ar:
declared to reveal hts connection with
Rcv-F.d and former German An;haSSa-
dor Eernstorff. and 70 lncrminatr In a
spy. plot persons in Washington. Ralti-
,;.cre and other cities. Details IF the
,,ont ents Of the documents ar: withheld
bur Il is understood hat they lead to
4 number of arrests within Il few days
Srornran's activities ar said To hay.
frs, attracted attention of naval intel
l!g.nce ..Ficc-s many weeks ago. His
:,rreS, was deferred until additional .evi-
ticnca cnild l." gathered. Officers fol
lowed him nigh. and dag. however. the
quns, Trading through several cities.
--equrutly. according 20 ~" story tho
prisoner posed as an officer o. the United
Star"S army.
rinaily ~ visited the great army AMI
Ea~y naSr On Hampton Roads. but ho-
:or~ :!Ia- n yorng naval aEent. posing
as fri-ad Of Germany. hal made him
%e,e acquainted with Spnr"mau. Tho
ctficer followed his man cl"aely In New
Port News and finally 20 the aviation
(continued On Page Fourtsen.)
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LONDON. Jan. 14.-Between 420,-
600 and 10000 troops must be raised
at once In this country. Sir Auckland
Gcddes, minister OF national service,
told the house OF commons today.
Sir Auckland said the government
had decided not TO introduce conscrip-
tion In Ireland for the present, nor TO
change the military age limit. Great
Britain and the colonies. he added, had
raised 100000 men.
'sPlain facts" said tho minister, do
not support the statement that the
armies are melting for lack OF recruits
and that recruiting has. broken down.
The withdrawal Of Russia means
that not less than 100000 men will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
DARING AERIAL
RAID MADE ON
GERMAN CITY
Karlsruhe, in Baden, Bombed
Successfully By British
Aviators.

LONDON, Jan. IA successful
daylight air raid has been mado on
Karlsruhe, according to British
omcial communication issued to-
night.
(KarlBruhs, which 10 tho capital OF
the Grand Duchy Of Baden, several
times has received vtsitations from
allied nirmen. It Is situated about
so miles from tho French border and
has a population OF between 5000
and 100, ,ooo.)
The toxt Of the statement says
To-day our squadrons carried out
q mort successful raid into Cor
many in broad daylight, their OBJ
tectI?es being the railway station
and muuttton factories at Karlsruhe
One and q, quarter tons Of bombs
were dropped with excellent results.
Bursta were observed on buildings
ond sidings of the ma!a railway
junction in the center OF tho town.
OH railway workshops and smaller
junction In the town.
observers report that q very
large fire was started In factories
along side the railway, which was
confirmed by photographs taken
after tho raid.
"The anti-aircraft fire was very
heavy and accurate over the obJec-
tlve3 and several hostile machines
attacked our formation without sue
ccss. AL our atrplanas reached
their objecttves and returned safely.
Bombing and attacks with ma
chine gun fire from low attitudes
were carried out necessarily Sun
day. Moro than four hundred bombs
were dropped on large ammunition
dump near Eoulcrr1 and on hostile
billets, hutments and railway june
tions. A party OF the enemy en-
gagged in exttnguishing O large fire
attacked by machine gun fire was
scattered and the fire was left to
r1lr at will. '~
In conlbats seven hostile ma
chimes Wero driven down out Of con-
troll. Another was forced to land
intact behind ourt Lines by arti-air-
craft fire; the pilot wns Captured.
Three Of orr nachines are missing.
During Sunday night our night
flying machines dropped bombs on
fCoutinueQ ON Papa rourtaa,1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
STEAMBOATS,
CARRIED OFF
IN THE ICE At
PT, PLEASANT 7
BREAKUP IN THE
KANAWHA. IS FATAL
Value of the Floating Prop
erty half Million-Homer
Smith Escapes.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan.
14.-swept out Of the Kanawha
river this Afternoon by ice floes,
the steamers Otto Marmct, C. c.
Bowyer, Helen E., Charles c.
Pierce, Relief, Argand, Joe S., and
the Enterprise and the Point
Pleasant Dry Docks, the latter
the largest dock between Pitts
burgh and New Orleans. tonight
are being churned in an ice gorge
in front OF rhe CaIipois wharf
boat. The total value OF the
floating property which was
swept out with the ice, and which
it Is feared will be total loss,
will approximate half a million
dollars. The value Of the Point
Pleasant dry docks is 100000
and the value Of the Enterprise
docks $4,000.
None Of the crews OF the steam
ers were aboard when the boats
swept out into the Ohio but it Is
feared that two deck hands who
attempted 10 reach the Helen E.,
by making their way over the
gorge were oss.
Members of the crew CT the Ot-
TO Marmet managed to reach her
late this evening and were rails
ing steam in an effcrt to send
her through the ICE, It was not
believed their efforts would be
successful for the gorge is said
to have closed up completely
around her and she was being
pounded heavily.
The large excursion cteamcr
Homer Smith. was on the upper
side of the Kanawha and is safe
Iy moored to the bank. It is rot
believed she will be dam7ged.
Among the boats which were
swept out was The w. F. Smith.
new vessel being constructed
az the Enterprise docks. She was
valued at 5000 aod is already
said 10 have been totally de-
stroyed.
The Marmct IS valued at $40.
900: the C. C. Eowye- 4: $4,000:
the Helen {" at $4,000: the
Charles C. Pierce a: $4,000.
The G5IIipolis wharfboat Is
said to have broken both her ca
bIcs and is standing out in the
river with little chance Of hold
ing her own when the gorge be-
gins to move.
Fears arc expressed tonight for
the safety OF rumber Of craft in
the local harbor.. The wharfboat
here is believed to be safe but
Continued on Page Four*ecn)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
BIC AUSTRIAN
FORCES SENT
To TIE WEST
Important Assertion Made in
Secretary Of War Bakers
Statement.

WASHlNGTNN. Jan. li.---tnlT minor
recorded In tho weekly review "f mill
tary operations made public tonight hy
The war department. Wintry weather
Is Interfering with operations IN Italy
Franco and FLANDERS. and In Russia
tho military situation Is "rcr%hadowed
by peace negotiations frNr" which. IN"
review says. 10 concluS!"rS can pH
safely drawn.
OF tho American forces In France.
tho department annrunc"s that their
preparation for the ordeal nf hat,l" IS
hcing stcadily pursued and that ';"n-
rral PcrshinK reports their hcnlth anc
fighting spirit extremely good.
General Improvement In health and
equipment conditions In training camps
at home is reported, and tho department
rays IN spite ut abnormal cold. the
camnS HAY" hccn ADEQUATELY heated ana
.old!crs hnvo had n sufficient supply
of blankets for their comfort
"On the active fronts In TN" west
and in Italy the equilibrium "r battle
has been nantaIncd says tho review.
Minor Fighting.
"Thc usual engagements So repeated
" recorded during III" pmsu weeks.
Wn1Cn HTH liClElH wv! ""H - - ''>'
in the normal course ar modern war-
fare, raids. accommodating thruStS pa
troll encounters, artillery duclS and dis
turhing lire. arc operations OF nn uI-
l.rIur strategic value, and can hay" but
little influence on tho general *iIua'
tlnu.
ANY discussion OF the military posi-
ton ia tho west must b" confined I"
The analysis Of minor engagements.
rLIch amounts TO Il speculative discus
sion ms to their significance. This, in
the present stage OF, the war, is Of
doubtful value.
''DurnE the period under r"rlrw. III"
enemy has concentrated his aitH'k"
AGAINST III: nrtiSh III tho region h"rth
Of the Canlrai area tnH In tho fFr"S
fCnnttuued on FaRc Fourteon)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
WON'T
FILL THE BILL. !.
AS TOOL Of TIL
GERMAN CHIEFS
NEGOTIATIONS WILL
RESUME AT WARSAW
Internal Strife Goes on In Rus
sia-Petrograd Garrison
Revolts.

Although there still iB talk IN unoffi.
cial quarters Of tho possibility Of final
break in tho peace negotiations between
the Central powers and tho Bolsheriki.
the armistice evidently has been extend
ed to February 19. and it IS reported
that tho pourparlers will ba transferred
shortly from Brest-LItovsk to Warsaw.
Late advices indicate that there WAS
considerable haggling between the op-
posing delegates at Brest-Litovsk, the
latter part Of last week over territorial
questions and the fixing Of a clause
in the proposed treaty announcing peace
between the belligerents. Trotzky. the
Bosheviki foreign minister. as in tho pre-
vious deliberations. proved recalctrant
with regard to German formula that
the contracting parties nave resolved
henceforth to 1.-Two in peace and friend
ship" declared that 1t was "decora-
tive phrase" and did not describe what
tho future relations between the Rus
sian and German people would be.
Internal Strife.
Internal strife continues In various
parts of Russian. Rolshevikl troops are
reported 10 have cleared General KAle-
dimes Ccssaclls from tho Don river ba-
SIN and tc navo captured Ekater!uoslAv.
Following previous reports Of a mutt
ny OF sailors at Sebastopol, where e.
officers. among them four AdmiraJs.
were killed, Russian soldiers are dI-
clared 10 have looted the town Of Kil!a
and In fighting with the Ukranians' to-
have forced the second Ukranlan regi-
ment to surrender and lay down 1000
rifles and 1t machine guns.
Tho Petrosrad garrison also apparent
" Is out OF hand. Idle soldiers having
been reported as going into the provnc-
es and taking food from the inhabitants
and bringing Il back TO tho capitol and
selling 1t 1T eNorb!tant prices.
smuggle In Germany.
The social revolutionary members Of
tho constituent assembly in Russia are
opposed to a general peace at Russia's
expense and declare that the Bolsnevtkf
are "usurpcrs Of power. who have pre-
c!pitated tho country into IN abyss Of
civil war and anarchy"
Speculation Is rife concerning the con-
ferences that are being held In Berlin
between tho military and political lead
nrs In which Emperor William and the
crowd prince also nave participated. ~
death struggle Is now proceeding be-
tween the ReichstaS peace majority and
the military anneXationist party" says
4 Bararian newspaper which adds that
il does not know which side the govern
mcnt will support. and that Egyptian
darkness "cnshrouds the nations peace
terms.