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OLD JOINT COMMITTEE
WILL STUDY RAILWAYS
sentiment Growing to Turn Question
Over to- Men Who Have In
vcstigatcd Subject.
REPORT TO NEXT CONGRESS
Republicans Will Decide Permanent
Railroad Policy Of Countrywide
lem May Make Special Session
Necessary.

WASiIlNGTON. November i.--lIousc
anu Senate leaders tomorrow will move
lor an agreement for immediate con
sideration of the railroad pro,lem. SEN
timent appears rapidly to be crystaliz-
ing in favor of placing the matter in
the hands of the old Joint commit,
the conditions OF the railroads before
they were taken over by the govern
ment. Representative L. w. Sims. Of
Tennessee. chairman OF the House In
terstate and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee: Representative John G.; Esch.
oil Wisconsin,. ranking Republican mem
tor Albert u. Cummins. of Iowa, rank
ing. Republican member OF the Scnatc
Interstate Commerce Committee. favor
mittcc.
When the Republicans assume con.
trol in March. Senator Cummins viii,
mittee and Representative :sch will
head the House committee.
Representative Sims stated tonight
that Mr.. Cummins plans to urge in
the Senate an investigation by the
same joint committee. MIR. I;sch said
lie WAS going to lay the matter before
committee. tomorrow. The old com
had not half completed it's work when
the government took over the railroads.
He believes the inquiry should he re-
summed where tho committee discon-
tinucd hearings.
matter in that case said Mr.. Sims.
1T is too important matter not to
have thorough study of all it's phases"
LEGISLATION WILL HE
NEEDED IN ANY CASE
Mr. Sims said ii was generally con-
coded that the government cannot now
turn back the railroads to their former
private ownership without disastrous
elects. LsgiSlation providing for
essential, he explained.
The impression Is general that the
railroads never can be restored to their
former state of wastcful competition"
said Mr. Esch
Under any system. OF Federal con-
troll in the future. We must seek to
retain many advantages which have
Mr.. Esch declared there should he
some form of Federal control regard
ing stock and bond issues. The exist
ing committee. he pointed out. has its
viii ohviatc, any differences on qucs
tons OF authority and that 1t already
has gathered much valuable data use
full in considering steps to be taken.
resented on the committee. he said. and
this personnel would insure an exhaus-
tive and impartial study OF the whole
questions before any copclusion.
The President has said he may turn
back some Of the roads in the near
future" said Mr.. t:sch. but he would
hardly do this If ne knew that such
n join. committee was searching for
admits he has not solved"
1t is agreed that II will not be pos
sih!e 10 complete the inquiry and pre-
pare necessary new lerisla ton before
the presen, session expires This means
that the Republicans. in control of the
next Congress, Will determine the flu
ture status. of the railroads. The rail-
road question may torcc an extra ses-
sion.
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TROTZKY USED THREATS
IN ORDER TO GET MONEY
IIanimerIIng Tells OF Thro.vin. Heishc-
rik Lender Out OF Ills
OfIkce.
fBy Associated prcss.l


TBy Associated Prcss.l
WASHINGTON, December i.-Tcsti-
flying 1T the Senate judiciary Commit
tees Investigation OF brewery and Ger
man propaganda, Louis n. Hammer
ling. president of the American Assoc
pers. declared to-day that two years
ago he threw Leon TrotZky now the
Russian Bolsbcvik Foreign Minister.
out of his office after the latter had
threatened his life unless he received
Z. sum of money.
Reference to the Bolshvill leader was
made while liammerlins was vigor-
ously denying charges that he had
taken any part in the German propa-
Sanda work.
tho witness said. and insisted on see
Ing me. lie would see no other person
I'm the Office except me and he always
wanted me to give him money. | I'm
ally took him by the neck and threw
him out, and In doing so l cut my
hand on his rubber collar"
In denying charges OF turtaering
German propaganda. IiammerlinG said
he supported the Liberty loans umon;;
foreigners. and In aiding the author
tiles III the operation OF the SeIective
draft. He exhibited y letter from the
him for his activities in that respect.
Arthur Gabryel, former vice -prc.i-
dent OF the American Association OF
Foreign Language. Newspapers. sworc
to-day before the Senate Committee in
vcstiEatinS brewery and German prop
uganda that II was an open sccre,
among Poles IN New York that Louis
y. liammerling. president OF the as
ISOLATION. was an employee OF the AUS
TRAN government In 1915. lie said he
Office
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KAISER, MUCH DETECTED,
SIENDS IlME In ARi,IINl 4:

~ Associated Press
LONDON, December 4-W lam
donenzoilern wears a detected appear
ance. according TO the Telcgraph's cor
respondent a, Amcrongen. Holland
VINO says that he has talked with
some one who has come much in con.
tact Win nc exile" This person is
The former Emperor wore an air of
relief when he arrived at Ameronssn
Dut ina, soon vanished. Even his
cneery wife cannot now rouse him from
ino1diness. The former Empress is
really something or "a heroine and tries
10 make her husband look on INC hr;nh,
SIDE or things. but In vain The dis
t1nguished fugitive has terror in his
heart" " 80
Herr Hohenzoilcrn keeps more and
more to himself and is constantl,, less
a)ncitned TO go about The correspond
emit says that his informant took him
3toEan unfrequented place from when
an unshaded window in the castle was
vtHlpie. POINTING 10 the window. the
The former Emperor sits at thnt
PWs,pnow writing AZ II against time. hour
after hoGr. since, after sheet often :, ii
tine forenoon and all the afternoon
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Franco while our own munitions for
france were carried across tho channel
Ok the back of tho navy.
~ was the navy which enabled the
british evolutionary forces 10 be con-
Ncycd to France. In which opCSation
h.ouu,uoo men were conveyed with IL
total loss from all causes OF less than
5000
1t Was the navy which enabled our
operations 10 he carried In Mcsopota-
mia. Saloniki and Palestine. and TO
whom Is due the bringing about of the
conditions OF things which resulted in
the overthrow or Bulgaria.
Blu; that is not all. Behind the navy
was the blockade which crushed the
life, ont OF the central powers and
made them sue for peace. In the mag
niiiccnt work accomplished by the
blockade the part taken by the tenth
cruiser squadron was one of the fines;
III history and will live for all time
as surely As will the maine OF tho AL
satan. which played such Il wonder
ful part i'll H.
kent under its guard stretch OF sea
land. aad during tina; time intercepted
t5.o0o ships taking supplies to enemy
countries.
although this work was accom-
plishcd mostly in the dead OF night
or IL bad weather, in tempest and bliz-
yards. less than per cent OF the yes
sells succeeded in passing the lines OF
blockade. But behind the bloukade
WAS the grand feet which acted as a
fulrrum by which our whole sea power
acted"
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CARRY on CAMPAIGN
AGAINST DIR. EBERT
10y Associated Press


BERLIN. December DIR. Karl
l-iehknecht and his followers OF the
SPartacus group OF Socialists are ear
ryipg on a vigorous campaign against
Premier Eesr, and his colleagues, whom
The SpaTtacas SPECIALISTS accuse OF nav
rs anGucsd the moral enemy of the
German revolution. namely in,erua-
tiona! capitalism represented b. Presi-
dent wilson, 10 make the delivery Of
so3d conditions on the maintenance of
The Boisaevik organ. the Red Flag.
says; This is ireachery agains, the
revolution. Any attempt 10 send food
TO Germany must lie opposed Is = cap
ita!istic effort TO bea, Bolshevik aims"
The article demands the dismissal al
officers aud the choosing by soldiers
OF ihti. own leaders. /, also demands
the Immediate arm!ug OF the revolu-
tioaary workTen and the disarming OF
otner organizations.
The program Includes the destruction
o! capitalism, the anaulmcnt OF the
war loan and the Specialization OF bust
ness. The government declares I.ieb-
necht has no followers outside Berlin
and only few here
In interviews with the correspondent
to-day. leading men OF BERLIN showed
pessim'sm over the situation.
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ALLIED FLEET TAKES TEN
GERMAN SHIPS At SEHASrOpoI,


ON BOARD THE BRITISH DE
STROfER TlLBCKY. SEBASTOP0I.
"Wednesday, November 27.-Thc allied
neet OF British, French. Italian and
Greek waE-va.sels has taken from the
Germans ten warships, including small
or. craft in the harbor here. The Rus
sian Dreadnausht VOLTA is now under
r,le British nag. Five destroyers we're
apporiloned among the allies, the Brit
lsh taking TWO. the French two and the
Italians one. -Four submarines. ali Ger
man were divided between the French
ana British. An the remaining war
ships and merchant vessels of the Ger
man Black Sea fleet will he held here.
There are about l 900 German troops
IN Crimea. They have requested per-
mission to proceed 10 Germany by wax
OF trieste so as to avoid a repetition
or an incident three weeks ago AT Odes-
sa, German soldiers going to Constan
tinople were attacked by hostile ciii-
Iens ana some were killed.
Sebasiopol is governed BY a coalition
committee OF workingmen. merchants
ana professors. The people want to
establish Crimea as seIf-govertlin..
state, with its capital al SimfcronoT
under the Federal republic of Russia.
Armed workingmen maintain order IL
the city "a present. but the commute.
inachargc fears disorders after the do.
pafture OF the German troops and III.
allied fleet.
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TRADE ARRANGEMENT
MADE WITH HOLLAND
War Trade Hoard Announces New Reg
uiations Regarding Import
Commodities,


WASHINGTON, December 4-Con-
clusion of Il trade arrangement" he
tween Holland and the Associated gov
ernmcnts. whereby Holland will be al
lower TO import commodities under
license WAS announced to-day by the
War Trade Board.
Stipulation is made that only Dutch
ships may be used: that all shipments
must be consigned TO tho Netherla ndS
overseas trust. that all exporters must
obtain from prospective importers ad-
vice that an import certificate has been
issued by the Netherlands trust TO
cover the proposed consignment.
There was no information as TO what
commodities Holland may obtain.
Up to this timc all efforts OF Hol-
land TO obtain necsed commodities from
America, except $4,000 tons of grain
sent after the United States took over
Dutch shipping in this country. have
failed: Officials said\this was due TO
the fact that because of pressure
brought by Germany the Netherlands
government was unable To give the
necessary guarantees.
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ONCE STAGE BEAUTY JAILED
Evelyn Granville, Now Old md Bent,
IL Committed TO WOrkhouSe
for Thirty Days.

NEW YORK. December 4.-Eyclyn
Granville. once Il famous Broadway
stage beauty, now old and bent and
hhowing little evidence OF her former
ncanty, was committed to tho work
hnusc for thirty days by Magistrate
Mcclellan ia the Woman's Court last
night Tho woman had been arrested
raisncd had given Il false name. When
confronted with finger prints reveal
"b her identity. she pleaded for lem
iency and said she had been a drug
ADDICT for twenty-five years. She was
sent 7" the workhouse In order that
nc might receive proper medical at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
BARUCH'S RESIGNATION
Exprcsses Hope Retiring wnr Indus
tries Hoard Chairman VIII He
main I'm Washington.


WASHINGTON, december 4.-Presi.
uent Wilson has accepted the resigna-
ton of Bernard NJ Baruch as chair
man Of the War Industries Board, eff
iectiNc January l, and has agreed that
the War Industries Board cease 10 ex :
ist as government agency on that
date.
In the correspondence made public
To-day. tho president expressed the
hope that Mr.. 3aruch would remain In
Washington so that the government
might continue 10 have the benefit OF
his advice. Mr.. Baruch gave as his
reason tor rcsigning the fact that.
with the signing of the armistice and
the consequent cancellation of con-
tracts there was no longer Il shortage
OF materials and the War Industries
board Immediately removed it's curtafl-
lnehts. I'm like manner. the necessity
Tor maximum prices is disappearing
except in few isolated cases which
can be regulated through the War
Trade Board"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
MAYOR PLAYED POKER
Court Reviewing Nashville Cnsc Finds
Thnt Only Complaint Against
ful

KNOXVILLE, TENN. December r.
Mayor John T.. Mcmillan and Commits
sioner John ". i'lcnnil,cn will be per-
United 10 retain their offices I'm the city
government. the Supreme Court hav-
ins on Wednesday finally dismissed
the custer suits brought to secure their
removal by the State Of Tennessee.
In the case against Mayor Mcmillan,
Justice Eachmnn found that the prtn-
cipal contention Of the State was that
Mr. Mcmillan had been guilty of play
ing poker for money.
The principal charges against Com
missioner flcnnik.n were that he had
purchased uninprovod property and
ilhd used The city's teams and en-
ployces and material TO improve II,
later selling it for a pront
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stated that tho political situation In
continues 10 be eNtraord,narh, ~
arreling with everybody else. ana
.sgery member OF the Socialist, parsS
SAor of his republicanism.
oispa,ehes io.nisna h hs eder sfs
Band radicals is reaching an intensified 4
Il bI. int. and in some quarters appeais
Pave been made for protection IN even.
g. generally accepted is sure TO follow.
London lIspaiches, nc, ,o,nish ,i,s a IN
fused thc request OF the German gov
a crntnent to modify the naval armis,iSe
terms. y request which WAS mate
81 earlier in the day by the Ebert govern
In the Manchester Guardian Tonight
appeared the publication OF = report
that Presiden; Wilson had decided 10
visi, Rome prior to returning 70 Amer
lea after the peace conference WIN al
lied representatives.
From Vienna tonight camc the in
formation, that oN-Emperor Charles has t,s
lhs oes Of f'' rSie Of the new demo
cratic government to he established IN
Austria. The elections are set Tor
tclcgraphed without further comment.
GERMAN FOOD SITUATION Is
NOT DEsPERATE. Is CLAIM
From the towns along the Rhine "c-
oupied ,by american troogs rep"r's
is not as acute as Is generally ciaimed
by the German people. \ correspond
From practically every village and
town in the block OF territory so far
occupied 10y the Amcri .Is army m, re-
itarE authorities regarding rood con
dtions. and all data GO ovsrwhe, elm,
there does not exist. and has not eN-
istcd-at least in the Rhine staieS-
any real shortage.
L. 1t has been the experience OF every
american attached to the army thtt
in leaving France, and even LuNSm.
burg. we Were passing from a land OF
mea scrness TO a land OF relatively
plenty The only. important lualifca-
ton to make in that statement is that
fats, but in taking a midday meal III
TrcVcs | was served with slices OF
ovcrlays OF butter FIRST hand expe-
.i'icncc makes il possible to declare
;hat had any one n London nnio during
enjoy TWO such luncheons as ycstcr-
da!' and to-day ate in Trcvcs. he
would have felt food privatiuns 10 be
virtually at AN end.
american army reports make it GER
tain that conditions III Trcres are fair
whole ot that large belt Of country,
which includes scores OF small VII. .
as Bitburr and' Saarburs
<sf"Nor arc the prices. as food prices
80 these days. excessive. For cNam<
vegetable soup, necdlcssly abundant
slices OF rabbit meat. potatoes. spin
ach. bread and coffee cost me approx
inatcly sl.2a. Another meat consist
ing of rich greasy soup. a decem, por
zion OF steak that was not tough two
vegetables. slices OF bread covered With
y little butter. some synthetic cheese
Thich was entirely eatablc and coffee
soSt IL marks. only littlc more than
sLwo weeks ago III Barlc-Duc France,
4 breakfast OF coffee without milk.
tread without butter aud Il small pot
st .confiturc cost shiilinSs and L
pence tabout s. ccnts>, and in luNcn-
burg now bread. butter and coffee with
milk costs Sl.50. Moreover, in the
~ ernan city they do not feel that any
desperate effor; is needed 10 save food
or avoid waste. Portions arc deal; out
with a laNishness long since unfa-
in!liar."
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No CONFIRMATION OF,
TROUBLE IN HOEMtNIA
Iaf al

LONDON. December 4-No confirma-
ton has reached Official Rouuanian
quarters in London OF the recent Ger
man report that Bucharest WAS burn
ing and that the peasants had re-
VOTED III Roumania
The latest official news shows that
Eou'nania * quiet and that the Ger
nan evacuation is proceeding rcgu-
larry.
Tho court and government have no,
YET returned To Bucharest
fcrlin reports through Copenhagen
sunday said that Bucharest WAS burn
inE ana that peasant rcVolts had
broken out in all parts of Roumania.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
GARFIELD TO STILL Be HEAD
Local Officials So Iuformrd-Pricc of
Coke Here FiNed-Wood
I'nchnnncd.

The Office OF tho state fuel admins
tratlon WAS in receipt of a telegram
from Washington last night relative TO
nr. Garficld's resignation. the text of
which Was rs follows:
"br. Garfield will continue in direct
charge of the fuel adm inistration so
long rs there is work to be done. and
- discharge fully his duty to tho pub
lie Tic relies on your assistance
through the winter at least
The local fuel administration has
fixed the price OF coke in the city AT
$3.50. 1t has not yet seen liz To lower
the cost OF wood for which dealers
are allowed To charge sii Il cord
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Florida want. Soldier Settlers.


TALLAHASSEE. FLA. December g.
The Senate bill authorizing the inter
ma! Improvement trustees of Florida
TO cooperate with the Federal govern
mcnt in providing lands for soldiers
sailors and marines was passed by the
House to-day. The bill, one Of the
measures urged by Governor Cats in
calling the present extra session, com
plies with the &c eral plan outlined
by Secretary Lane.
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MUST RETURN UNIFORMS
Soldiers Must Send in Government
Property within -Four Months
After Discharge,

WASHINGTON. December 4--En-
listed men discharged from the army
will be required TO return TO the GOV
eminent within four months the UNI
form in which they leave camp. Army
chief of staff, announced to-day. will
receive this equipment and all troops
Will be supplied AZ the time of dis
charge with franked labels for the re-
turn of uniforms by mail.
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WIckershnm IN Given Seat.

H1NGTON. December a-Jamcs
Wichcrsham. Republican, was elected
Alaskan delegate in 1916 by plural
Ivy OF lorty-Seven votes over Charles
y. Sulzer, Democrat. the House Flee
tons Committee formally reported to-
ca IN deciding the election contest
election after court litigation in 1917
and since then has occupied the seat
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To ContInu. Recruiting.

ION Nv > VA, IcCfHDcT 3.--Rn
1ruitinE for the marine corps Will he
resumed at once. under an order is.
sued today by secretary Daniels En-
~ tneniS Viii be Tor four years, for
!Icf standards Viii he maintained. and
Their" viii be no limit on the number
oil in:n 10 be- accepted. Emergency
SuhstAiions established during the war
~ small iowns will not he reopencd
toI the present
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SWISS Urge SEJTRALS TO
TAKE PART IN CONFERENCE

iiN Associated Pressl
BERN, December i.--Dr. Widmer. or
WonnGen, introduced resolution in
iarliament to-day inviting The SWISS
government TO Immediately approach
othcr ncutrals for the purpose OF Jointly
estabhshinE the calims and rights or
neutral nations at the peace conference.
particularly relative 70 :, future league
OF nations. "e "e
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DOES NOT REGARD AS legal
DEPOSITION or NICHOLAS

PARiS, Tuesday, December 2-Thc
royal Montenegrin government has is
sued a statement denying the rcport
that King Nicholas has been deposed
Tie statement points out that the
Skupshtina has no constitutional cy-
istencc. and that the only body having
authority OF making any pronounce,
inent az 10 the sovereignty OF the state
IL the National Parliament This bodv.
II Is said. cannot meet at present many
members being confined I'm Aus,ri.n
prisons or living abroad
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ADDRESSES ROYAL HOUSE
Prince Henry Announces 5ic VIII no
Everything Possible 10 Pro-
icrl Ills King.
| Hy Assoclltel Hrcss. |

AMSTERDAM. December i.--Princc
Henry Of Prussia has addressed an an
nouncement to ali the members q: the
Prussia roycl house, according 10 the
krcuZ Ieitune, Of Berlin. in which lie
says:
Il ann forced To recognize the King :
abd!catioa, and viii assist in the policy
for order und the constitutional gov
eminent. But on the other hand.
consider myself personally attached 10
my King 10 the end Of my life. aud
snail do everything 10 preserve HIN,
moiu harm anh shall recognize him
absolutely as tho sole family head"
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IticIIn,nnd Mun IsineI

MISUNDERSTANDING, VA, Dece Der
- l. iandcrs, OF Richmond was
ms 3h3 quarts Of liquor through I'r-d-
.rick burg. and was fined I'm the Police
justice Court 500 and sentenced 10
serve iour mnnths in jail. His attor-
ne! TOOK IN appeal To the Corporation
court {! fredericksburg, and The case
III come ~ December 16.
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More Titles for Americans.

LONDON December 4.-The Univer-
sity OF Client has decided TO confer
the degree OF doctor on President Will
son. Premier Cicmcnceau, Premier
Lloyd George, Marshal Foch. Marshal
.oHre. Admiral Sir David Beatty, GEN
cral l-cnian, the defender OF Licge, AMI
Cardinal Mercier. The Brussels com
lrrgher Of Brussels on Herbert C.
Hoover and United States Minister
Mhif lfck
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BENEFITED BY WAR
Estate Valued In 1912 NJ &5.GUn.OuO
Grows to lie Worth SiI ,0Uo,-
QUO ira iNIS

NEW YORK, December l-War con-
ditions have added sc,O0OO0o 10 the
value OF the estate OF Mathew - d.
Borden, the former Calico King"
This tremendous increase in value
WhS- made known to-day when Surro-
gate Cohalen appointed Timothy Muir
ray as appraiser to fix the value of the
Borden estate holdings in the .Ameri-
were apprai Used III 1912 at slightly over
Sa.ooo.Oo0, but the executors stated to-
day that the present value is more than
81 600 600
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PENNSYLVANIA ROUIANIANS
DEMAND UNION WITH BRETHREN

By Associated Prcss.l
AMSTERDAM. December 1.-The
Eouinanian national assembly at a
meeting At Gyulaichervar (Karlsburcl
hungary. has adopted resolution
mat all Roumanans in Pennsylvania,
Sanat and Hungary proclaim their
UNION with Roumania 1t was re-
solved also that Roulnaoia claimed .bc
right 10 Banat between the Thesis and
Danube until constitutional national
Assembly meets. The president of the
national assembly declared that II as
sured All tho territories provisional
autonomy
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Lower MIssis.ippi Commerce Halted.

NEW ORLEANS, December ALL
river, river vssse,s on che Mississippii be-
cept ferry boats between New Orleans
and Algiers, were tied up to-day by
strike of masters, mates and pilots
who demand increased wages and inn
proved working conditions. The strike
went into effect at noon. and confer
ences in an effort to adjust IL were con-
tinucd late TODAY