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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
WORLD DOMINION IS
STILL GERMAN IDEA
Educated Prrssian Prisoner
Glories In Fact His Country
Started the War.

London (by maiD despite their
four years OF fighting, some of the
German prisoners OF war still are OBJ
sessed by the German idea of
ing the world, That unauthorized
Prussianism still exists in the German
ranks is the conclusion of one British
officer who has interviewed a number
of the German prisoners. One of them
he describes as IAN intelligent univer-
sity man" The British officer quotes
their conversation as follows:
II do not wish to insult YOU" said
the German. but you English are we'll
intended fools. We who govern in Ger
many are not like you. We govern the
fools; the fools COVER YOU
Your principles are sweeping" re-
piled h Briton. ITO come own to
practice. what have you to say about
the guilt of beginning the war;"
Guilt" demanded the German; sit
was a glory. claim it for Germany"
That is hardly your official view"
The official view is for tho FOOLS
But YOU believe in the Prussian pur-
pose behind all this asked h British
officer.
II do. as in nothing else" replied the
German. The Prussian purpose is
God. There is no other. Prussia will
rend the veil of the temple, but she
will destroy to create. Against Prus-
sian might the world as it exists today
will fall in ruins, but Prussia will build
q better and more virile world in its
place. Strength only will survive. The
life of men is naturally a fight. The
strongest in force and cunning will
live"
1T will be going back to the flood"
said the Briton.
:" Prussia is the flood"
And when h old world is drowned.
virtue and all such weaknesses will go
with it?
" The old virtue was w~omanish," sait
the prisoner. 1.-The new virtue is
strength"
I'm that blessed future will war
reign triumphant"
Life is war-all of life that is
healthy. Peace is only striving for
mastery with other weapons. That is
the law of nature"
$50 everyone will fight till everyone
is dead?'
The weakest will go under. They
| are the diseased. The stronger will
live; and after that the stronger and
stronger. till there is perfect health"
But it may be that Prussia Will keep
a few ~slaves?"
Certainly" said the German. "Th1se
who care not to fight that they may
rule are in their nature slaves"
u had had enough of it," the officer
the ma was genuine in his beliefs, and
So obsessed Nv his elementary motion
OK virility that it was a waste of time
to argue with him.. His conceptions
were quite definite and not a doubt AS
sailed him. The hideous world of his
vision seemed to him a natural and a
| glorious world"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
SAMPLE OF GERMAN
TREATMENT OF OTHERS

Amsterdam-An imaginary dialog
between a Dutchman n n German,
published in the TELEGRAPH, shows the
state of public opinion over the Ger
man refused to permit Dutch ships to
sail for America to bring wheat for
Holland.
Why are you always Fostering NE?
Why dbn't you hold your tongue?" the
German demanded.
But why can't l have wheat for my
bread?" asked the Dutchman.
What do | care about that? Don't
1 send you coal?"
Yes, but"
None of our im~pudence," retorts
the German. "And what do you send
me in exchange?"
Vegetables, cheese and milk. Also
meat. and a little, Of everything be-
sides. And L give you credit for it,
too" replied the Hollander.
What are o complaining about,
then? Be thankful that / still allow
you to trade with me. might have
taken everything L wante of you with
out giving you a scrap in return"
Have you the right to do So"
Right? l make my own right" Ia
the German response.
But my wheat?"
Why should you have wheat? Have
we any wheat?"
A least allow us to give tonnage to
America in exchange for wheat"
Certainly not. If you give tonnage
you strengthen h enemy, and he who
does that is my enemy also"
And what do you do to your enemy?"
Il club him to death m take all he
possesses"
Then If I give up tonnage you club
me to death, and il 1 don't. l starve to
DEATH"
II don't object" says the German.
'Do I ask you to keep alive? It is we
who must live; you don't matter"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
Necessary Building Approved.


THE government has at last made clear
that it does not desire, and has never
desired. to put a stop to necessary build
ing. construction" said N. f. Hoggson.
president of Hoggson Brothers.. builders,
to a New York reporter recently. The
individual or corporation confronted with
a building problem need only answer one
su~cstion-'Is the bui'ding essential?
Secretary McAdoo has stated in I'M
aauivocal terms in a letter to Senator
Calder. which forms a part OF the senate
records. that there has never been any
suggestion that buildings actually needed
for the ,:eal,h and protection, OF the civ
population. or for the conduct OF essential
business CT TIE country. should not BIZ
CONSTRUCTED during the period OF the war.
a great III 81 contemplated neces-
sa-y buii,itEy operations havc been post
ratip:i OF the .goyc:nment's wishes. These
should now 10 ahead
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
HOW NAMES BECOME CHANGED
Sometimes intentionally, but Nor.
Often Due to the "Wear and
Tear Of Time"

"Who Was Who?" is the suggested
title for q new book to contain the
names of all persons who have
changed their names. A new publica
ton Will do that in England. If the
work is carried back fur enough it viii
be found that scarcely 81 npmc has
survived the wear anc tcur of tima
Some OF the changes gre Intentional
like our daily applications in court, but
most of them arc due to bad spoilers
or poor pronunciation and phonetic
Spelling 20 express the errors Of pro.
nunciation. Our Dutch ancestors: had
q haAitAof cutting OF everything that
went down to and including the Van
The name "Burch" was originally
Birch and meant q ma whs lived by
the birch tree. It L. a curious com.
ment on this ncr; book that the Lon.
don newspaper editor who is putting it
out has iuggled his " name after
the English custom, when taking q
tie. Good names arc a misfortune
when they a-e used like fomily por.
traits to make snobs.-Exchangc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
SINM FElNERS ARE
IN NEED OF GUNS

D%ublin.-(by mail).-Raids for arms
continue in Ireland, and some are re-,
ported daily. AS a rule the Sim Fem
ers meet with no resistance in com
wandering whatever weapons are dis
covered in a raided house. But oc-
casionally the owners fight and the
eaiders suffer. An attack was made
recently by six armed men with black
sned faces on a woman's house at
Ferbane. A retired army officer living
n the house captured two of the raid
ers an drove the other away. The
prisoners were committed for trial to
the Assize.
In 9, case near Tulsk, in Roscommon,
a party of men with blackened faces
raided alfarmer's house in search of
rms They demanded his gun, and
when he refused, dragged him out and
handled his roughly. He escaped into
the house, and finding his gum. turned
1t against his assailants, who fled. The
weapons seized by the Sim Feinees
are in many instances seized by the
police in ounte raids. The other day
several shot guns and ammunition
were found in Tipperary. In one house
during the seizure the police came
upon a board Of $50 pounds in silver,
whichsthey took away.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
:. PERSHlNG IN
!. ENGLISH EYES


W. Beach Thomas. of the London Daily
Mail, in Harper's Magazine.
What Of General Pershing, who will
one day have as great an army as any?
The question is asked as often in Eu-
rope as in America 1t is not, 1 think,
known in America how deep a. first i'm
preston his character as man and SOL
der has made on the British and, in
de9d, the l2rench; but l cam only speak
within the sphere Of my personal
knowledge.
The feeling of confidence in his flu
ture (Which is in no degree sentiment
tai and exists principally among the
higher authorities in The army n in
politics) was due to a mastery note
contributed by General Pershing to
the question Of unity of command, a
note afterward developed into a mem
orandum described by MI. Lloyd George
as among the most able ever penned.
1916. one of the Brftsh newspapers
whose correspondent had been for Il
long while in his presence compared
him with Moltke, who was silent in
II languages" What General Pershing,
the master Of several Philippine dia-
lects, said was little mi good. When
General Joffre shook his hand in Paris
a few weeks later-a scene worthy Of a
great historical memorabilia said to
one of his staff: General Pershing will
think first and act afterwards" At all
junctures the general has been coo and
prompt and determined. His colonel in
Cuba wrote Of him: He is the bravest
and coolest man under fire l ever saw
in my life" His own recorded max
inns are few; but at the most worrying
crisis in France-when news Of the
arrival of American troops was pub
lished while some OF those troops were
still in the danger Zone at sea-he said:
II do not worry. and when the days
work is owe l go to sleep"
One of the most vivid English writer's
did to me after we had watched some
Of the first American troops land at a
base in France: Il did no see among
the lot a single muddled face" The
compliment was real. il negative in
form; and the general of those troops
deserves it in double measure. He is
in that respect their epitome. Face,
voice, figure. thouyht-all are clear cut,
candid. definite, manly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08

my housework. My baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and I feel
better than l have for q long time. /
never had any medicine do me so
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is q
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling of
health rcstoredduringth trying period
by the use of Lydia E. PinkhamsV ege-
table Compound.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08

IN order to prevent the rush Of
.:orkers. the British board Of trade
>iaraways committee suggests that in-
disstrial concerns should 'stagger''
their times Of opening and closing. BY
at intervals OF 10 minutes or 90 the
cars could. be worked more onom.
icaiiy and there would be q. continuous
stream Of passengers. instead Of the
prt sent rush at certain hours.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08

A new telegraph and telephone line
is being constructed to connect Colon.
Panama, with the small town of Porto
Bello. situated about 20 miles east of
the city at one Of the best harbors on
the Caribbean coast Of Central Amer
ga BEIGE the completion of the
Panama railroad, in 1855. Porto Bello
was the Atlantic port for the overland
traffic across the Isthmus Vt Panama.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
MOTHERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan'.
Letter Published BY
Her Permission.
Mitchell, lnd.-"Lydia E. Pinkh.m,,
Vegetable Comp0undhelpedme so much

our1ng the time I
was lookingforward
to the coming of my
little one that / am
recommending it to
other expecta t
mothers. Be fore
taking it, some days
/ suffered with neu.
ralgia so badly that
l thought I could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia e. Pink
hams " egetable
Compound j was en-
tirely relieved of
neuralgia, had
gained in strength
and was able to 20
around and do all
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
BOY-ED IS
HONORED By KAISER

Now York.-Captain Boy Ed. former
German military attache in Washing
ton. whose recall was demanded BY
the American government because OF
his connection with German propa-
fetal recognition by Emperor william
for his activities hero. The Cologne
Gazette. reporting q speech by Boy-Ed,
refers to him. q Naval Captain Won
Boy-Ed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-08
poina Their Rlt.

Graham 10 extremely patriotic and
careful in his observations of meatless
Gays, etc. The other day he turned to
his mother and said, "SIuns, what ami
.nal is ii that goes FOR days without
a drink of watee: Is 1t a camel?" His
mother told him il was. After a pause
nc looked up. his eyes sparkling. "The
dear, dear things! Doing their Bit"
The man who Jumps at conclusions
Is apt 10 meet with a surprise when he
lands. &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
COAL OPERATORS
Confined from Page onel

were 6s2 coal and IA coke cars east
and SIS coal and Is coke cars west.
transportation Figures.
Yesterday the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad ddrew 925 loads over the
mountains, east OF Grafton. OF this
number 707 were coal cars. This morn
ing there were but 23S loaded coal
cars strung along the M0nongah divI-
sion of the B. & o.
Conservation Serious.
With a chill running down his back
when the Office was cold this morning,
Attorney H. n. Rose, director OF en-
Eorcement OF the West Virginia State
Fuel administration, said: They are
taking conservation seriously"
Receiving Members.
Big stridedS are noted IN the MEM
bership OF the West Virginia Coal
Operators association recently for a
dozen applcStions have piled into the
office OF the secretary, F. J. Patton,
during the past few days Those vino
have filed applications are: Councils
vile Upgrade Coal company, Con-
ne11sville; Ross F. Stout, Clarksburg;
Beaver Creek Coal company, Weaver,
Barbour county; Coon Run Coal COM
pany, city; Greater Fairmoot In
VeSCnSuC company city, NAuGue@4 SOeAA
company, city; Fort Clark Coal COM
pany, Clarksburg; Pleasant Valley
Coal Mining company, C!arksburg;
Adamson Fuel company, Adamson /;
Marion Gas Coal company, city; Val
ley Falls Fuel company, Clarksburg;
and Cleveland and Morgantown Coal
and Coke company, Cleveland, o.
Uncle Dan Howard, OF Clarksburg,
the veteran coal tradesuaan, is chair
man OF the membership committee
and the organization Is growing with
him at the helm OF this committee.
With the acquisitions Of the past few
days the vast majority Of the coal
operators are in the Organization. At
the last meeting Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators association
It was stated that eighty-five per cent
OF the tonnage OF the region was rep
resented in the organization. Tie in.
dications are that the association Will
soon have 100 per cent Membership
In the-region.
Vacation Soon On.
Miners and coal operators will re
lax a little next week. In a number
OF mines, 1t Is understood, that the
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~ coNpol

miners will be given OF the Christmas
holidays, starting with Christmas day
and continuing until New Years day.
The indications are that 4 majority of
the mines in the region will be closed
during this period.
United Mine Workers.
Miss Maybelle C.. Blake, StenoSraph-
er at the Fairmont office OF the United
Mine Workers, will leave tomorrow for
Charleston, where she will spend the
Christmas holidays Miss Blake Elk
poets to return to the city again after
the holidays.
Joe Angelic, organizer, is at Gypsy
today
James Diana, organizer. has been
called to Charleston to take up some
grievance work in the southern part
Of the state
B. A. Scott, organizer, is in Usage.
C. F. Keeney, president OF District
II, United Mine Workers, last even
ing addressed $50 miners in Moose
Hall, Clarksburg He was accompa.
MED to Clarksburg by II. E. Peters,
who is in charge Of the United Mine
Workers office in this city.
Isaac Scott and Ira Marks, organi'
Zers, were at Four States last night
Tonight at z o'clock G. F. Keeney
president Of District II, United Mine
Workers, Charleston, will address a
mass meeting of miners in the opera
housue at Monongah-
President C. F. Keeney and n e.
Peters will leave late tonight from Mo
nongah for Charleston, where they viii
spend the Christmas holidays. Mr..
Peters will return on the day after
Christmas and Mr.. Keeney is expect
ed back here during that week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
Brokerage Question.

Today a representative OF the drTn
OF Lebow Bros. Coal company and a
coal broker named Hetzel. OF Charles
ton, visited the Office OF j" Waiter
Brres. st2to fuel administrator The
coal firm prio= to the time the cavern
ment set tho price for coal mde a
CONTRACT to furnish the coal to Hetzel
for So a 4on and he sold 1t at SS-15'
which is IN excess of tho price set by
the government. The parties Hetzel
disposed the coal to refused to pay
more than the government price. It is
understood. 10th msn say that there
is much surplus coal IN the Kanawha
coal field.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
Steve Maoca.

steve Magga. aged %, Hungarian
miner. employed at the mines at Bax-
ter, died last night at that place after
an illness with Spanish influenza. He
IS survived by his wife and several
children. The body was prepared for
burial by Undertaken R. c. Jones, but
funeral arrangements have not been
made
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SAW THE FINISH
CONTINUED from Page one-1

This is all, except on May Both I
expect TO be at Fairmont with my feet
under dads table
If you get a map OF France you can
sec our route
When you eat your Christmas dinner
think Of me and take an extra bite for
Give my regards to all Wishing you
all Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year, I remain your son,
P. s.-ThIs leaves me wen. I hope
it finds you Oh the same. H. F.
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DEATHS AND
FUNERALS
Funerai of Mrs. Wilson.

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Ora FLOYD Wilson, whose death
occurred at Cook hospital on We'd
nesday evening, took place this after
noon at 2:$0 o'clock from the Monu-
mental churcE near Barracksyllle. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Cofmau. nterment was made in the
adjoining cemetery
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
An4.raefte production.

The greatest production of anthra-
cite coal since the week ending Octo-
Der 10, was shown in the report for the
week ending December IA. The pro-
duction was 1,S23,625 net tons. an In
crease OF 116,S50 net tons. or 6.5 per
cent over tho production for the week
ending December Z, when the tonnage
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
aooes ERoM FRANCE.

ERWPoRF NEWS, Va. Dee. 90
Martha Washington
= = came into port today,
~ 10 ffom France $3.50 OIL
a1d mn. aclnding 800 wounded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

cd0ut the pIcrure on all four sides.
Then carefully fold dot:sd line 1ts
entlse length then dotted line 2 and
acelra eIys When completed turn C@er
a[id y0uu ind . surprising result
SaGe the pictmes-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
TIE WEATHER.

West Virginia
Rain and warmer
tonight and Satur-
day.
Local Readings
F. P. Han, OBJ
Temperature al
s a. m. today 80.
Weather yester.
day clears temper,
ature, maximum
66, minimum 80;
precipitation none
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W1NNTS TONIGHE.
1Te the plctures.


Riner e feet, fallfng.
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inner Bull ing-Modern Woodmen
cmpment, ]. o. o. E.
eming Building-Dent hive. La
dies Of Modern Maccabees.
Red Mems Hall-Degree Of Pocahon-
so1a school-Lyceum and Mozart
IiIerarY Societies.
!; Iening BuiIding-Proteeted lone
eoss 4gfome-Electrical workers.
G cunningham Hall-owls.
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OR EslstSI - Iulished rooms for
lSi housekeeping or sleeping
-1rS Apply 1913 Centar St, or
M 12'2Os1s A4s75
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II Ant ADS

Or FElET-one room. board II de-
COG Diamond St 12-2o-2tr4s76
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rbEstmas Greetings. Courthouse
i ficisls nave received the usual yearly
=, Isiis;fn5,ss letter from Louis Ulr1ch'
$500 seEtenced for life to Mounds
Iie;neu:tentIary IN 1915. Louis sends
+ I'm 76anner of hearty holiday greetings
~ ssettrIsts that those In authority a.
e6Irtnouse may have very oe.
liIESsslliitfii CHRISTMAS with tree 4uu Oh
S,feasHiff things.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

sliaakly Wounded - Mr.. and MIS-
ssnsfieId Holt, OF Clarksburg. nave
been notified that their son; OkeS
4olt. was slightly wounded IN fF = q
61n Holt IS brother OF MIS- "a -. ~
fFSl q Of $50 Ogden avenue LIE
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RsliSIIS colored man.
5S ma 5osId. 1870 1878.
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To Bury Brother.-Johr Spa
AL 4 brotner Of TI1rIc Spadoni. whose
SsssS occurred "Wednesday at FAIR
SoSnt llosp3taI. where he had been q
Tent. for three years, suffering with
<en sack. arrived here today from
: b6n6e e Pierce, W. Va, to MAKE
s;aneenaents for the burial OF nus
sfber. Arrangements for the burial
+ nj heen made as yet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

Eiied.-The following deeds
iAlIed Al the county clerks on1ce =.
1900 Pickett and wife to
laFles 3. JoTf, land on STATE StIes H
,;.,sS Yss.e5Isenberry. land on Prickett's
sfo1. lane Henderson to Mar
= 9nily. land In Union district
isql,es Iana henderson and husband 20
8 iHenderson, land In Union district
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
A Wearever Christmas

Of all the long list Of Christmas gifts none is more &C
ceptable and uesful than Wearever Aluminium The
high character Of the goods which has made them the
the nations favorite cooking utens makes them
Our stock of this line of goods unusually large, and
covers almost every cooking uensl want in the most
disable size Aluminium viii solve the gift puzzle for
you. Let us show you some Of it. liz
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

VA Wen PIekIed-one drunk was
last night but when time
g f0r police court this morning he
s NOT sufficiently recovered to aR'
and his trial was postponed until
eIfects OF the bootleg" had been
lover 70 clear from his brain
Teial Today-The trial OF
father Of the small boy
Mo chat TO helptessness few
WIN be held Ehfs afternoon
E0te = Justice ct Shinnston at one
Z eI6ei Esverybody In Fairmont Is
TED because the boy has been
gooIz hospital ever since, and he
~ Be able to walk for year on
cunt 81 the abdse he received at
$ Hers hands
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

SeeJ for cIiIIdren.-ProbatIon OIL
Iugroye has received a check
IS. through the efforts OF the
Csoss. from the father OF Lumon-
js{sfrf an,f Lucille Wells, who is in
any II France This sum IS to
sSoeIlded on his children here for
Christmas O6Icer Musgrove
n ha9e the pleasure Of taking the
dFen 70 town and providing what
s. needed for. their benefit
,lISh1 Etc Fined John ProposgH-
&C brought before Justice Con-
~ terday afternoon and fined
IN 50 days IN jail for bringing
81 1hisIIsy from Pit Marion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

sIosSWe Lieenses:-The followln1:
l6sfFe licenses have been issued
~: SSee1, Fair1ont; Hank Satter
led. E.airmont; Richard r. Fel4eF
lEraoTfts a. 3. Scott and Company
Fmonts
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

ntsr tIesnses-Hunters' licenses
been issued to Clarence Valen'
IIe. a. RfvesYille, and II. c. Sherman
Huntington. A peddler's license
6een issued to Ferris 81. Shoheen'
mont.
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we're 6s2 coal and IA coke cars east
and SIS coal and Is coke cars west
.a..-.-4-AfaH ET,,VnAe