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AT BERGEN BEACH TRAPS.
KIesick Is High Gun In shoot mt
Fifty Targets.

Ten gunners reported for the opening
fall shoot of the Bergen Beach Gun Club
yesterday. A. Klesick was high gun with
IS. The high handicap race ended in a
triple tie. on the shoot on first prize
went TO J. S. Simonson. second to G.. l..
Yates and the third cup to J. A. Howard.
The scores:
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I'D rather see him break through fifty
times than be left standing there"
As the webbing swung skyward and
the shout They're on rent the air the
fifteen young thoroughbreds dashed for
ward like a troop OF cavalry. They
were abreast and racing toward the
judges at a terrific pace
Before they had travelled a furlong a
roar went up. One Of them had bolted
to the outer fence. II was Purchase
He did not like the straight course and
started at full speed for the outer rail.
He was behind the troop at the time
and his wild charge did not interfere
with any one. While Purchase was
boiling, Dunboyne was racing to the
front. At the eighth pole he was a
length ahead of his field and It could
be seen through glasses that he was
under pull
Length Ahead at Half Mile.
Down the course came Dunboyne at a
fast pace.
At the half-mile pole he was a length
ahead of Sir Barton. which was second,
n similar distance in front of Tunder-
storm. The Trump was fourth and Pur-
chase. on the extreme outside, was NTH
The others were scattered about in all
directions. lengths in the rear.
When Dunboyne reached the elbow a
roar Of "Dunboyne," "Dunboyne wins"
Hes only galloping." went up. 1t was
right Dunboyne was only galloping
and Schuttinger was sitting still.
At the final eighth pole Sir. Barton
challenged. but his attempt was a feeble
one and 1t caused Schuttinger no
anxiety. The lad sat as still as an ex-
crc!se boy galloping horse in a morn
Ing work That was all the jockey had
to do. His charge was so much the
best OF the field that he did not even
have to hand ride him.
The Brook Wins The Brook.
The Brook Cup Handicap steeplechase
over the three mile course was won by
J. f. Griffith's imported geding The
Brook. He was much the best OF the
six renowned cross-country horses (which
went forth and won by half n dozen
lengths. F. Ambrose Clarf'v Hibler fin
ished second and Edward y Yields St
Charlotte was third.
Sunny Slope. the three-year- old chest
nut colt which the Beach Stable recently
bought for $4,000. proved his right TO
a place among the topnotch three-year-
ODDS of the season by romping of with
the Municipal Handicap at one mile and
a half. He took the track as soon as
the barrier went up and was never
headed. At the end ne was galloping
a length and half in front Of Battle.
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CAMP MERRITT TO PLAY.
soldiers VIII Tackle the Kings
bridge Athletics To-day.

The baseball team from Camp Merritt
will tackle the Kingsbridge Athletics at
Dyckman Oval, near the Dyckman street
subway station: this afternoon.
The Merritt men gave Jeff Pfeffer and
the Navy a hot argument yesterday, and
are likely to send Bressler back to pitch
against McGatry.
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STANDARD.
-

Left on bases STANDARD 8; Harlan, : First
base on errors-Standard . stolen bases
Beck. Detz Two base hts-lackson, Getz.
henry and Damrau: EmPrich and KriChell.
Earned runs-liarlan l. Struck out-By VIII.
Jams. 9; by Griner, 6. Bases on bals-On
Williams, 3; OF Griner. Wild pitch-Griner
Hit by pitched ball-By Williams braun.
Time OF game hour and ~ minutes I'm.
pires-Messrs. Adams and tombstone
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TENNIS IN YONkERs.

An open tennis tournament for the
benefit of the Yonkers chapter OF the
Red Cross will be held at the Park Hill
Country Club beginning on September
FL. There will be mems singles. mems
doubles.
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First base on errOre-NaNy Yard, ?. Two
base hns-Stengel. Andrews. Sacrifice hits
Andrews. .. Stolen base-Tincup. Left on
bases-Navy Ysrd. 3; Camp Merritt (,
Double play-Gaudette. Andrews and Whitted.
Bases on hal!s-On Pferer. . tMcGahigRn.
Tincupl Struck out-By Pfeffer 7 ,Roseh
. Martin 2. MCGanigan. Bress,er Gaudettel:
by Bresslcr. SHERIDAN, Hickman. sand
bergl Earned run-On Bresslcr !. tmpires
-Messrs. Wilson and Meyers, Time OF game
hours.
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McGaffigan singled in the seventh and
again was sacrificed to second by An
dTews. The former phille took third
when Sheridan was tossing out Rressler.
once again 1t was up to Whitfield. once
more. however. Pfeffer met the crisis.
causing Whitfield to go out on a drive
straight into the hands OF Hickman In
left.
Had Pfeffer ever faltered the Navy
was well fortified with pitching reserves
Rube Marquard. Pfeffer's old Brooklyn
teammate was in the dugout ready 10
hurl himself into any breach Hoffman.
who played first base. at any time could
have been shifted to the pitchers box.
Among the digntaries besides those
previously mentioned who witnessed the
fray were Col Dalton. chief of military
transport service. Admiral Grout and
aide. A. de Mondat-GranCey. French
navy: Commander Lionel Wells of the
British Royal Navy; Lieutenant-Com-
modore Guido Sansonl, Italian navy:
capt. Carols Daireaux, Argentine navy
Capt. c. Agusto de Mollo. Brazilian
navy; capt. NJ. Yokura. Japane Se navy
Col. McWilliams. depot quartermasteT.
New York: Lieut.. Col Clarke, Surgeon
General. Camp Merritt; Major Ester
brook. head OF construction. Quarter
master Corps, and many other officers
OF both branches of the service, Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels, who had
planned to attend the game. unavoid-
ably was detained. The score:
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CHART SHOWING HOW RICH
FUTURITY WAS RUN AND WON

" $40 80 Value TO the winner Six
N handily. Post a:s ON, asa Winner oh. c. by Celt-
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II DunSoyne
II swsryed a track n nrst quarter 7
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BENMONT PARK RESULTS.

11me-l.l5 To, StHft kUUu. WUn t",IS
winner CHI T.. by Fair .Play-Mahulah.
Owned by G.. W. McNamee. Trained by A.
R. Bressler.
Second Race-The Brook Cup Steeplechase
Hsndicap. For four year-ods and upward
About three miles Purse 5000.
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RS, Race-For all ages. handicap; six

Bsyvlew Handicap; for
upward, one mile ana
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
.GUSTAYUS SMITH
BURNED TO DEATH
Was Fighting A Brush Fire
Alone
Well-Known Resident Of Middlebury,
In 65th Year Of His Age

Gustavus Smith a well-known resi-.
dent OF Middlebury was found dead
early last Sunday morning on a piece
OF land about a mile south OF Middle
bury village, on what is known as the
Creek Road, Exactly how he came by
his death will never be known, but Ira
II, LaFleur, who was one of the search.
ing party which found the body, relates
the circumstances as follows:
"On Saturday Mr., Smith left his
home on Court St., to clean up a piece
of land that he owned near Rogers
corner, adjoining the Piper land, Mr..
Smith was a man of very methodical
habits and when, at seven o'clock Sat.
urday night, he failed to put in ap-
pearance at his home NJ. T. Butter.
field, who rents the Smith house and
with whom Smith lived, went up to
the edge Of the woods and called for
Smith, but got no response. Upon re-
turning home and finding that Smith
was still absent, Butterfeld got Enroll
Gorham and Charles Shaw to go down
to the woods again with him and with
flashlights they searched for more than
an hour around midnight without find
ing the slightest trace of the missing
man.
AT half past five on Sunday morning
Butteriield came to my house, and we
went down to the woods in my car, tax.
ing Humphrey Sullivan and Jack Nc
Mahon along to help in the search.
Almost Immediately we located Smiths
body lying about two rods south OF
where he had started a brush fire. 1t
is presumed that the fire got beyond
his control and in trying to eXtinguish
it his clothing caught fire. The lower
part of the body was terribly burned.
An autopsy that was performed the
next day showed that he had inhaled
quantities of smoke into his lungs. The
fire he had started in the brush had
died out of itself
The body was brought to the under
taking rooms of A. ]. Blackmer in Mid
dlebury and the funeral was held We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Smith was 65 years old, He was
born in New Haven and spent most of
his life in Mddlebury where he had
been a carpenter by trade and was em-
ployed for many years by the late JOS
eph Battell. He came from a we'll
known family which is now extin-
guished by his death, his wife and on
ly child and his two brothers, Henry
and Grin, having preceded him to the
grave He is survived by three nieces,
Mrs. Gooding of Rutland, Mrs Rena
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03

By preference of the men themselves
no formal send-od was provided for the
thirty-nine drafted soldiers who left
Middlebury Tuesday noon on the ~; l3
train for Camp Devens, After assem-
bling at the Court House Monday af-
ternoon at 5 o'clock, the men were al
lowed to return to spend Monday night
at their homes They formed in line at
Has Tuesday morning and marched
to the station where they were fur
nished with cigars and cigarettes John
ID, Hamilton of Weybridge was appoin-
ted captain to have charge of the men,
Although there was a small crowd at
the station compared with the two pre-
vious send-ofis, still there were large
number of relatives and friends present
70 offer the last handshake or farewell.
On account of the allowance of so
many agricultural claims, several chan
ges were made in the list of men as pub
lished two weeks ago, The names of
Fred Signor Louise, MINI, and Lewis
]. Tatro, Holyoke, Mass, which do not
appear are those who were inducted
from their present addresses, and who
did not return to the county to go to
Camp Devens.
The following is the correct list of
those who left here Tuesday:
Ralph T. Brown, Middlebury,
Paul A, Kidder, Middlebury.
John d. Hamilton, Weybridge.
Randall Conant Salisbury.
Arthur E. Benedict, Cornwall.
Felix W. Roche, Burlington.
Harry S. Benham, Salisbury,
Donald J. Wilson, Bristol.
Ernest Goss, Middlebury.
Stanley G.. Witherell, Littleton, N. H
CONTINUED on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
LOAN UP TO $1O4,OOO
Bond Sale Closes at Noon Tomorrow
Can You Buy Another?

As predicted last week, Middlebury S
Liberty Loan thermometer burst today
with a total of 100000 subscribed up
to this noon, and every effort being
made to run the figure up little more.
President Wilson, having taken all the
bonds he thought he could afford, has
stretched point and taken one more
on the installment plan and there is a
nationwide contest on among over a
million bond holders to match the presi-
dents example. If you can take one
more, as the President did, you have
between now and tomorrow noon
when the sale closes. If you haven't
taken any, you will have the rest of the
war in which to shamefully regret it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
N TOGRADUATE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Slightly Larger Class than
Last Year
Commencement Exercises May 10
Program and Honors Are
Announced

Six weeks earlier this year than usual
the annual graduation exercises OF the
Middlebury High School will be held
in the Town Hall next Friday evening
May 10, with class OF Al members par
ticipating Notwithstanding the war
the class is slightly larger than usual
but it is striking fact that only nine
out Of 4 members are boys, The Tea
cher Training Course proved the most
popular, with ID enrolled, all girls, while
the English Course was second with II
enrolled, girls and G boys. The Com
mercial Course attracted four girls and
two boys, and the Classical Course
eight girls and one boy.
The graduation exercises will be along
usual lines, with music by Vittum's
orchestra and the following essays and
orations;
Madeline c, Wood, salutatory and
essay, Uncle Sans Business Helpers"
Rena c, Dumas, "Alsace. Lorraine"
John II, Wright, "The Bagdad Rail
way"
Madeline B, Newton, "The Play.
ground Movement"
Hazel A, Billings, Thrift and Patrio-
tism."
Katherine Burrage, valedictory, and
essay zone American Woman in
France"
This program will be followed by the
usual presentation of certificates and
diplomas,
The graduates and their honors are
as follows:
LATIN COURSE
Eileen A. Barron, Middlebury.
katharine Burrage, Midlebury.
Beatrice +, Dumas, Middlebury.
SRena c. Dumas, Middlebury.
Lillian II, Fletcher, Bridport
$Janet ] Reach, Salisbury.
Lena NJ Shaw, Weybridge.
Slsabelle A, Tulley Cornwall.
SJohn II, Wright, Shoreham
ENGLISH COURSE
Olive S. Barter, Middlebury.
SHazel A, Billings, Ripton.
Cushman G., Delphia, Middlebury.
Herbert J. Dudley, Shoreham.
Katharine Hammond, Middlebury.
Truman r. Hutchison, Bridport
Guy A, St George, Brdport
Harold T. Seeley, Middlebury.
Charlotte Z. Taylor, Middlebury.
Wade A. Walker, Bridport.
SElizabeth w, Wells, Whiting.
SDoris E, Whitney, Salisbury.
Continued on page five)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03

The official weather forecast from
Washington this morning was for fair
and warmer conditions tomorrow and
there is promise that favorable weather
will continue through the three days of
Commencement Festivities at Middle
bury college, affording opportunity to
stage the outdoor events successfully.
The grass on the Campus where the
Class Day exercises will be held tomor-
row morning, and where the drill by
the College Battalion will be held on
Monday morning, is turning green, just
in time, and drying out after the recent
rains, the grounds should be in fine
/ shape for these two events.
The most remarkable feature of the
Commencement program will be its re-
Election of war time conditions Twelve
of the members of the class of 1918 who
would otherwise have remained through
to graduation, are absent in the army
or navy. Practically all of the male
members left in the class enter some
form or another of war service. Many
of the young women graduates also
have patriotic work in view. The
college as a whole, has for the past year
been given over largely to war time en-
deavor, with the Middlebury College
Battalion of the First Volunteer Militia
affording the men a fine start in train
ing for service.
The noted speaking guests of the
Commencement season will be Cover
nor Horace F. Graham, Abram l. Elkus,
the present ambassador to Turkey,
Judge Augustus N Hand of New York,
the Hon. W. B. c. Stickney of Rut-
land, and the Revs. J. Percival Huget
and George L. Cady of New York.
The prognam as recently announced
has undergone some important changes.
The opening event will come this after
noon, ball game between Company A
and Company B of the Battalion at 3
o'clock on Porter Field instead of the
inter meet.
Tomorrow will be full with eleven
events. Chapel service will be held
at S:45, meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa
at 9:15, and the Class Day Exercises
will be held on the Campus at 1000 a..
m.
New Foundation For a Prize
A feature of the Class Day Program
will be an announcement by President
Thomas of new foundation for a prize
in classics. George H. Catlin, native of
Shoreham, who is now one of the most
prominent and successful bankers of
Scranton, Pa, has given a $1,000 bond
of the Third Liberty Loan, the interest
on which each year is to be given as
prize to the man attaining the highest
ranking in classical studies at Middle
bury Mr.. Catlin retains his old home
stead at Shoreham and has always been
interested in his native town, having
recently given a memorial window and
steeple clock to the Congregational
Church in Shoreham.
The other items of the Class Day
exercises will be the address by the class
president, Forrest Myrick of Bridport,
Grafton by Richard Buffum, who was
the recent editor of the Campus, class
prophecy for the men by Guy Chris
tian; class prophecy for the women by
Elsie Foote; ivy Grafton by Guy Chris
tian, class will by Henry Crippen; Glass
history, Louise Norris; essay by Mar
garet Chatfeld, and poem by Dorothy
Brown.
The noon hours will be taken up with
Continued on page four)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
POLICE NOTICE

The Trustees Of the Village of
Middlebury have instructed the
Police Department to be especial
ly careful about seeing that the
automobile laws with reference to
lights, speed and signals are en-
forced and to arrest any and all
persons found violating these laws
in any respect. This notice is pub
lished to give the public notice of
these instructions to the Police De-
partment and to have the public
understand that any and ali per-
sons found violating any of these
laws will be dealt with as the law
provides, and the Village Officers
especially request the public to as
sist them in the following of these
laws.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
GOVERNOR AND AMBASSADOR AMONG
NOTABLE COMMENCEMENT GUESTS
Hon. Abram l. Elkus, Prese mt Ambassador to Turkey
is Coming

Changes Program Are AnnouneedSS Per Cent Of SenO
Men Will Enter War Service
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
80 OFF TO DEVENS
6 TO FIT. SLOCUM
Quiet Send-Off Tuesday and
Today
Twenty-one More to be Called to Bur
lington on May l6

Word was received this morning
by Secretary Wainwright Of the
Addison County Draft Board that
the next call will be for 2l men
from this county. They must be
grammar school graduates of some
mechanical ability, to be selected
from Class A, Under the draft and
to report to the commanding Of
fcer at the University OF Vermont
on or foe May 49, They will
be 81, course at government
eXpens automobile repairing
and othe nechanical work at the
front and behind the lines, and the
training will be valuable both in
army and civilian life, Opportun-
ity for voluntary induction will be
afforded up to May 10,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE! TONIGHT!
Boys Away Are Hungry For
Letters
Ernest Rand, In London, Says Keep
Up a Rapid-Fire Correspondence
With Soldiers


London, VIC, /,
Middlebury Register
Middlebury, VI,
Dear Mr., Crane
Since | have joined the ranks OF those
who every day look forward to the time
when the mail arrives, | have thought
that II some OF the home folks could
see their boys and friends as they haunt
these offices, the whole matter would
be entirely changed and many a let
ter that is postponed to another day,
would be written before some people
60 to their rest, We hear a great deal
about the boys writing to mothers, and
no less should il be true but there are
others to whom the converse should
come with full force, Many more ties
would be made and old ties strength.
ened II the folks at home would con-
slider a few facts about mail service to
the boys abroad and at home camps,
II they could see the faces OF the boys
who get no mail they would under
stand how it has wrung the hearts OF
the English mothers who have taken
men and boys to write to so that they
should not get down-hearted And yet
YOU people at home cannot under
stand it because you probably have
written frequently,
There is a period OF a month or six
weeks when a man must wait to estab-
lish communication with the folks at
home, but the old idea that we will
simply answer letters as written must
die violent death at once, If you eX-
pect your boys to get mail and you get
pleasant mail in return, There should
CONTINUED on page three
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
COUNTY $4,000 OVER
All But Three Towns Will Overreacl
Their Mark

Chairman John A. Fletcher today
furnished the following as the latest
score in the county campaign of the
Third Liberty Loan, showing $4,000
over the quota. 1t indicates that all
but three towns are winning the right
to fly their honor flag, and with a day
yet to go it may be that every town
will come out with 100 per cent rec
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
1856, 400 $31
*Error in amount assigned.

1855, 400 1916, 250
*Error in amount assigned.
The following is an interesting re-
port on what the woman's organiza-
ton has thus far done toward raising
the loan:
Addison, Mrs. Charles Reed S 1,75O
Bridport, Mrs. j. C. Palmer 1850
Cornwall, Mrs. {. H, Lane $500
Ferrisburg, Mrs. F. B. Tupper 700
Leicester, Mrr. A. j. Fiske 400
Middlebury, Mrs. j. M. Thomas 6,7OO
E. Middlebury, Mrs. j. B. Bryant 1890
New Haven, Miss Carrie Mason $3.50
Salisbury, Mrs. F. J. Sumner 7.45O
Shoreham, Mrs. C. D. Howard $3.50
Vergennes, Mrs. j. A. Harrington $3.50
Walthem, Mrs, A. G. Wright 1900
Weybridge, Mrs. John James $500
Whiting, Mrs. c. R. Brown 200
ST., 100
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
Yesterdays Sports

Chicago. April 17.-William KILL
fer, battery mate of Grover Alex
ander., star pitcher for the Chicago
Nationals,,s.was placed in class one by
his district draft board at Kalamazoo.
1t Is probable Killifer will be called in
the mex draft.
At Milwaukee,, Ted Lewis, claim
ant OF the welterweight championship
defeated Eagan in ten rounds. ac-
cording to a majority of the newspa-
per men at the ringside;; Clonie TAFT
knocked out Billy Williams in the
ROUND; Young Dennis beat
Stanley Mcbride in sir rounds. and
Johnny Hoffman knocked out George
Gray in the sixth round.
Soldier Bartfield outfouxht Jack
McCarron In a ten round bout at To-
ledo.
At Cleveland, Benny yalear,
French bantam champion. won the
newspaper decision, over Dick Load
maj In ten rounds; Joe Lynch OUT
pointed Jack Wolfe In ten. rounds.
and Vincent POkorni received the
newspaper verdict in ten round
bout with frankie Callah han. The
Boxing commission. barred
Irish Patsy Cine from boxing IN Ohio
because OF his failure 70 meet Porkonl
last night.
Hid Norfolk defeated nan
s'Porksn Flynn Ia ! tweiye POUND nsht
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,)
8 County Of Grand Forks :

County of Grand Forks.
IN COUNTY COURT
In the Matter of the Estate Of Robert
Haddow. Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by D. Fl.
Haddow, administrator Of the estate of
Robert I1addow. deceased, to the credi-
tors Of. and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present them,
with the necessary vouchers, to the said
D. Fl. Haddow. at Gilby. North Dakota.
within 6 months after the first publica-
ton of this notice.
Dated Grand Forks, n. D.. April Is,
A. d. 1918.
D. H. HADDow.
Administrator OF the Estate Of
Robert Haddow. Deceased.
First publication April 17-c4-May is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
Alexander Returns
From Front To See
Colt In Derby Race

Louisville, Ky, April IA
"hawss' race. as Kentuckians call it.
probably has drawn Kenneth D.. Alex
ander OF Lexington from the battle
fields Of Europe to witness the per-
Torrance Of his colt Escoba. one of
the most prominent entries for the
Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs
next month At any rate, he has
reached the United States.
Mr.. Alexander has been driving an
ambulance on the war fronts in
France and italy and recently OBJ
tanned a furlough. Escoba. champion
Of the Wesy and regarded as one Of
the real contenders in the. derby, re-
Gently has performed impressively in
workouts. Escoba won the Breeders
Futurtty, worth $4,000, at Lexington
last fall. which Mr.. Alexander. then
in France. directed he turned over to
the American Red Cross.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
01O
A LARGE ORDER.

Permit me to send YOU Z SOM
vegetables from my war GARDEN
That's Kind of you. Send me some
lettuce. beets. radishes. turnips. i lew
tomatoes and ,ss
Hold on minute. Y~pu8rerSinA me
OF Germany ordering wheat from
Ukrainia- 1 Just want to submit < tew
aamples-not my entire cr~op.-Birm-
inYham Age-HeFald.