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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
ARMY FLYER At FLORIDA
ny The Associated I'rcss.l

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Feb a
Lieut. w p Coney who started from
Dallas. Texas. al 1914 tcontfal timee=
last night on the last lap OF his ocean
fo-oce&n flight. arrived at Camp john
ston. near here. al 80 O'Clock TINS
morning.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
CLAIM EQTAL INTERENF N
GERMAN OVERSEAS POSSESSIONS
tBy The Assoriated Press.j

PARIS. Feb "a The United States
Government in its note to the Council
Of the League on the question OF man
dates claims an equal concern and In
terest with the other allied and asso-
ciated powers in the overseas posses
sions of Germany and in their dis
position
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
PROHIBITION AGENTS NAME
RAID On WASHINGTON HOTELS
fRr T.a sssos,aseS Preaa.s

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Feb. "a
Federal prohibition agents picked
from the Maryland and Ohio force.
visited many hotels here today arrest
ing employees on the first EFFORT on .
large scale. TO break up the alleged
Illicit traffic in whiskey carried on ct
those places. More than a score Of
persons we're arrested.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
LUCKY WINNERS TON
OF COAL, BARREL FLOUR

The drawing for one ton Of coal and
one barrel Of four nook place last
night in knights Of Pythias Hall on
school street. James Casey, Gene
terry lodge. Naval Academy won the
ton OF coal with number l63, and W.
Wilson. 1877 Prince Geoge street. won
The barrel OF -four with number 2.i63.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
Banks Called. Feb. Fl

WASHINGTON. n. G.. Feb. "a
The Comptroller Of the Currency In
day issued call for the condition Of
all national banks at the close of
business on Monday, February Il.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24
MARRIAGE LICENSE

WATTS BOYER Fulton T watts,
IS. Odlnton. Anne Arundel county;
Delma n. Boyer, 81. Severn Anne
Arundel county
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-24

IF PARTICULAR ABOUT
YOUR BREAKFAST EGGS,
CALL THE POULTRY AND
EGG STORE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
PROPEBrY HOLDERg K0uCK.
No. 67o.

Notice II hereby given to I'll
persons interested that the cOun-
eli Of the city Of Rock Island. Ill,
having ordered the construction O
an eight-inch sewer on the south
side Of Block four. Howard's adj
ton. beginning It the west line OF
Twenty-seventh street and running
west 800 feet, and the ordinance
FLOR the same being ON file IN the
office Of the city clerk OF said city
and said city having applied to the
county court Of Rock Island c0un.
lty. Illinois, for IN assessment Of
the cost OF said improvement by
special assessment according tC
benefits, said assessment beinl
payable in six installments. eacf
bearing interest At the rate o.
tive per cent per annum. and al
assessment therefor having beer
made and returned to said court
the hearing thereon will be had OF
the 18th day Of May. A. d. 1871, a
the hour OF o'clock .. m, or a.
soon thereafter as the business o
the court will permit.
All persons desiring to file oh
1ections in said court. before sal
day, and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois
May S, 1921.
FRANK WESTBAY,
OFFICER Amounted to make the a
sessment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
NURSES CALLS m
APRIL ARE MANY

Twenty-Five new patients were
addsd to the II carried over from
tho month Of March by the visiting
nurse, making . total Of ~ patients
which she cared for during April
according TO the monthly report
made to tie association At the meet
Ing held this morning. Three hun
dred and nineteen calls were made,
sos regular and Is extra. There
were > patients dismissed. trans
ferred to the care Of the family and
one sent to the hospital, and anoth-
er to the sanitorium. two left town,
one died and Is remain. -Four Met
ropolitan patients were carried. 46
Metropolitan calls made and col
lections amounted to $19. Fees col
lected amounted to 5000 and in
cidental collections to 30 cents.
Among articles loaned were II
sheets, "A pillow cases. IL towels
S wash cloths, 10 dozen maternity
pads, 5 binders, 7 gowns, one com
ode. one bed pan and 2 hot watei
bottles. Donations were made BY
Mesdames Pollard, Weiss, Copp ant
Gable, Service Helpers and Ready
to-Help circles, Kings Daughters
German sewing society, ST. Eliza
beth's guild OF St Joseph's church
City Steam and Parker's laundries
Tha doctors were Drs. Snively, De
Silva, williams, Ringnell. LachneE
Paul, Freytag. Eyster, Friedman
Foster, Davis, Frey and Dart o
Rock Island and RI. Rogers of Mo
line and DR.. Schmidt Of Davenport
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

Forest Hill, End addition. Moline
Henry L. Schutter ana we ~
A. ". Berry and wife, lot ., maple
Row addition, Moline.
James H. Murphy to Rose Leliso,
lot I in Murphy and Sparks aoditlon
to Moline.
U. s. A. to Claude B. Ferro, iot 10
block l, Fernwood addition. Nome
q. s. A. to John A. Jones, lot Is
block 4, Highland addition Eas'
Moline.
usA to Edmond W. Keat, lot 3
block 3. Highlands addition Eas'
q. S. A. to william E. Rooster
lot L. block /. Highlands addition
to East Moline. -,
r. s. A. TO Bert F. Lavine. lot l
block 3, Highlands addition, Eas
Moline.
| II. s. A. to ]. Fred Long. lot 2
block 2. Highlands addition. Eas
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
On County Records
warmly Deeds.

Ed. J. White and wife TO Ralph s.
WEIGH, lot 1. block 3. W. E Bailey's
Park addition. Rock Island.
Cornelius Donovan and wife to
Henry Dasso, 1865, lot II, South
Rock Island.
Ben F. Mitchem and wife to Ruth
R. Knorr and husband, lot :, N 2
Terraces, Rock Island.
Thomas H. Haege and wife te
Katherine Kinner, lot IL, Cas-
Homestead, Rock Island.
Robert ]. Montgomery and Wifi
and Sam H. Montgomery and wifi
to Charles R. Lundgren. lot s, bl0cl
4. Fruitland addition, Moline.
Albert B. zimmerman and wife tt
Edith X. Knudsen, lot 2. block 8
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

Moline
U. S. A. to Errold B. Lyon, lot s.
block /, Highlands addition. East
Moline.
L. S. A. to Robert Maitland. lot
"a, block 1, Highlands addition, East
Moline.
L. S. A. to Paul e. Morris, lot s.
block 2, Highlands addition, East
Moline.
Z. S. A. to Sam E. McCune. LOT
Is. block l. Highlands addition
East Moline
U. S. A. to Clarence Mcdowell
lots 1926, block 225. New Snop
Cent addition, East Moline.
u. S. A. to Byrd L. McLain, lot 10
block 224, New Shop Cent addition
East Moline.
U. s. A. to William II. Permission
lots IL, block /, Highlands addition
East Moline. - ~
! U. S. A. to John B. Permission, 10
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

underground work has ceased. II
Is estimated that the employees will
shortly number only 90 Europeans
and 500 boys. compared with 800
and 500, respectively, before the
war.
The men who are leaving will re-
ceive two months pay. Many fam
lilies have already left the town and
business u 1t . standstill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

. public speech aid The pruspefify
|of America Vas dependant q :
lsrge ext4nt % the settlement q In
tsfnattCnal questions. the secretafy
OF agriculture. who wants 70 -
foreign markets for the farmer
produces. and 20 on all along the
line. It's business and mot party
politics.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
Il. block :. Highlands addition. E.s,

/. block :, Highlands addition, Eas.
Moline.
U s. A. to Herbert Powell, lot u
block 226, New Shop addition. EasI
Moline.
u. S. A. to High N. Roy, lot II
block /, Highlands addition. East
Moline.
U. s. A, to Harry W. StrupA lot
q. block 1. Colonial Heights, adj.
ton, Rock Island.
Robert J. Montgomery to Alfr,d
Frame, lot II, block, Z. Acme ada.
ton, Moline. $1,000.
Alfons and Irma Dobbalaers "a
Victoria Zagorac. lot IL, block 4
Mrs. L. N. Warmers sub division
out lots 1-2, Mrs. L. N. Warmers In
Street additian. East Moline.
All the News-All the Time-TA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

u II ID
Amasica 70 help the allies get their
non1g from Germany.
sch. In brief, IL the Harding
policy and whether or not It pleases
to "irreconcilable" element ID
something that has been by force
az circumstances been made a sec
cndary consideration. President
Harding naturally wanted the COM
plets support Of his party but in
csses OF division he must rely upon
public opinion. The feeling in
executive quarters Is that the conn
~ is back Of Mr.. Harding in his
efFoyts to bring about return OF
normal business conditions. He Is
stfii M insis.ent as ever that the
course Of our government will be SO
carefully steered that Involvement
II European political tangles will be
eyoided.
Economic Basis.
But against those who claim that
the participation in allied councils
r. 4 step toward the entry OF the
United States into the League OF
Nations, the answer is made that
for the present the Harding admin
istration is looking at things purely
from an economic basis. To reduce
taxes. for instance, there must be
more revenue available from more
sources. To make the American
people better able TO pay their taxes
they must be in a position to make
money. To make money. they must
have besides their domestic mar
kets a place to sell their goods
abroad. To sell profitably they
must put their products within the
reach Of the foreign purchaser. Until
International exchange is stabilized
would be European purchasers can
not buy. That's the cycle OF present
day economic and the Harding ad
ministration is trying by ever!
means possible to bring about
sterilization OF international ex
change, which. 1t is expected, woult
be followed by a revival Of expor
trade and the reopening OF Amer
lean factories that now are shu
down.
Good Business.
The Harding administration be
lieves that the policy Of making tn
Germans pay their debt Is goo
business policy for America. tina
the assistance given the allies b
sitting in their councils prevent
any excuse that America herself
preventing the allies from payin
the ten billions of dollars they ow
the United States. Sound bushes
policy-not campaign politics.
back of the Harding policy an
that's why Mr.. Hughes. in the d.
partment Of state, and Mr.. Hoove
in the department Of commerc
who are most concerned with fo
eignstrade, are considered the chit
influences In the situation but h
hind them Is the practically unal
imous sentiment of the cabinet
the secretary Of the treasury, wi
feels that business will be revive
when European questions a,
settled: the vice president, who
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

All the News-All the Time-Ths
Argus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
sire To- aid
BUSINESS LED
IO ACCEPT
narica 70 help the allies get their
snriesw from Germany.

fCoutinued from First Pase.)
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How to Succssd-How to Get
Ahsad-How to Make Good
By JESSIE ROBERTS
OFFICE JOBS, PERJURY.

7 VISITED q woman who l greatly
l respect; the sort Of woman who
ls q credit to America and an asset
to her neighborhood. She has three
daughters. the oldest Just fifteen, and
rs we sat over our tea she began to
discuss her plans in regard to the
future of her girls.
thought that 1t would be well to
give them training in some business
capacity.
Eyes. But / don't want them sim
ply to be At for an Office job and
penury. And rule out teaching. The
life Is too hard-and. again, too poor
ly paid. I want them to know how
to do something that will lead to free
dom. not slavery. And l want them
to work at something that will grow
an interest, not become bore"
1t was quite large order, and yet
reasonable. One Of the girls was dis
tinctly an artist, and her mother was
going to give her course in COM
mercial designing. The second daugh-
ter was to be trained in domestic SCI
ence and catering, and the Oldest girl
was to take an agricultural course. For
each girl the mother had invested o
sum Of money that, while not large,
would give the required start In their
different professions.
II there were a little more Of this
sort Of scheming for girls, things would
be a lot easier for them. Most girls
are driven to office Jobs as the easiest
road to follow. Which is one reason
why they are 80 poorly paid.
(Copyright.)
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
HOW DO YOU SAY 1T
By c. n LURII
conmon Errors Ia EngiisA and
@ How 10 Avoid Than
~ro srop AND TO srAy.-

LOW frequently do we hear some
one say, or read In newspaper,
He IL stopping at the Waldorf-As-
toria hotel" A moments reflection
should tell the writer or speaker that
a person does not stop" at hotel un.
less he walks or drives to the hotel
and halts his progress there. 1t ID
proper to say. 'The parade stopped at
the hotel" meaning that the parade
ceased Its motion when It reached the
hotel. But the parade could not "stay"
at the hotel. A person makes q "stay"
at 4 hotel. not stop. and he stays
there. One should not say. II stopped
at the summer resort SIX weeks" but
II stayed there six weeks"
The true meaning Of tho word stop"
was well understood by the man who
did not invite his professed friend to
viMt him. He said: III you come at
any time within ten miles Of my house
Just stop" says one authority Of Eng.
lish.
tcepyrisht)
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
LYRIcsoFLIFE.
By DOUGLAS NAILocH
LADY SEEKING BEAUTY.


7 ADY seeking beauty, who
II Beautiful would be,
Where is beauty7 Near to you
Waiting quietly
II you will but see.
Nature Ii articulate:
Can't you hear her calf
You need only initiate
Beauty by your wall,
Nature, that is all.
Here is beauty: IT'S a rose,
IT'S q rose Of red;
Yet she does not all disclosa-
Beauty. be 1t said,
Shown too much Is fed.
Only dignity may dare
Crimson harmonies,
Only women wise may wear
Colors such as these.
Lady, II you please. :
Here Is beauty: Quietness, :;
Nodesty, repose; NJ
Beauty is not fair unless $50
Dignity 1t knows f.-;,5.
Lady, here's q rose. &
tcepyriEht.)
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
cHEHEx CENTER CUTS.
44444444*s,a,tst.tsi

= n q - -
Nice shower in this vicinity Sat
ulday night.
Myrtle Stockton left Wednesday
for Lamar fhere she will visit her
friend. Miss Ola Snyder and attend
the teachers examination Thursday
ond Friday, returning home satur-
day.
NJ. A. Stewart ond family left Sat
urday on a fishing trip to the lakes
north of Lamar.
Mrs. Weeks ana son Ben had
load of homo grown watermel0ns on
the market at Holly Saturday.
Mr. Vaughn and family left for
their home in Kansas otter q
weeks visit in the Baugher home.
Della Steele attended the teach
ers examination in Lamar Thursday
and Friday.
MIR. Pike and family spent Sunday
in the Wakeman home.
w. b. Haggerty was transaeting
business in Holly Saturday.
Mrs. Bazina was a Holly visitor
Saturday.
Misses Margery and Rua Hutch
ins attended the teachers. examine
tion in Lamar Thursday and Fri
day.
The Pollard outfit threshed Fere-
istine's wheat Monday
Eli Haverslick who has been
visiting at Albert Hopkins the past
four weeks left for Holly Thurs
day.
Henry Pringle was Holly visitor
Friday night.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. Boomer had sur
prise dinner at their home Sunday
for their youngest daughter. Several
of their friends were present and
4 good time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Hasy spent Tuesday night
with Mrs. Charley Lewis.
vern Houlton made business
trip to Hartman Sunday.
Tracy Heck helped Mrs. Fereistine
cook for threshers Mondoy.
Mrs. Crabill and children spent
Sunday in the Barth home.
VIM. Hurley and family left Thurs
day for Clearwater, Kansas, where
they will visit Roscoe and Gertrude
Hopkins for few days. then going
on to Fredonia where they will
make their home.
Clara Crabill who has been help
ing in the Hart family the past
three weeks went home Sunday.
Earl CARRIER and family who have
been visiting friends here the past
week left Monday morning for Cal
ifornia, where they will make their
home. The CARRIERS were living in
Pueblo at the time of the flood and
he has been working since helping
clean up the city.
Mrs. Frank Carter was transacting
business at Holly Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Holman of Cheney
Center are the proud parents of a
10 pound boy born Saturday.
Those who attended the w. c. T.
U. Meeting ut Sodyview the 18th
and heard Mary Sibbitt of Wichita
were well repaid for their efforts.
Those who attended from Cheney
Center were Mes ''ies Lewis, Houl-
ton, Crabill and Lindsey. Mrs Sib-
bitt has been in Temperance work
for % years.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25

Unchan0ln0 Guatemala.
In a town in Guatemala many Of
the wares offered for sale are similar
to those sold 400 years ago. before the
Spanish conquest. and where the mis-
called Indians" are clothed In the
gay, fantastic garments Of pre- Colum-
bian days.
On Sunday, busiest shopping day,
hundreds Of Maya men. women and
children come into market from the
surrounding valleys and volcano
slopes. laden with country produce. A
ten-mile 1og-trot, with huge basket
upon her head and the latest baby
slung ON her back, is nothing to one
Of these swarthy, sturdy girls.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
Book

Lot the burrows be plowed deeply
enough while tho brain cells are plastic,
then human energies will result In EN-
cheney and the line Of least resistencs viii
be the right line.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
rARM WANTED

Wanted to hear from owner of
farm or good land for sale reason
able. L. Jones. Box 55l, Olney, Ill.
p-41t.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
The Family Feed.

TAKE one pound Of chopped round
! steak, form into cakes one inch
thick. Make depression in the GEN.
ter Of each. remove to hot dish and
fill the centers with grated onion pulp.
Pour over and around the meat balls
the following sauce: Sift one quart Of
tomatoes, cook down until thick, add
salt to taste. four sweet, green pep
pers, steamed and cut into shreds.
Serve with border Of finely shredded
cabbage.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25

II you NEED RUBBER STAMPS
CALL at The CHIET1A1N OFFICE
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25
Buy.Fronl Us
1t Pays.

Just to prove that the verdict Of
the people il invariably correct.
try eating our goeeries for q while.
People who trade with US now
know that this Is the homo Of
economy. Those who are not Gus
toners Of surs can learn it very
quickly by an order or two.
Table expense can be materially
reduced by the right kind Of buy.
ing. We make it q business to
assist each customer in such buy
ing. It pays them and it pays US.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-25

pers, steamed and cut into shreds.
Serve with border Of finely shredded
cabbage.
Melon Cream.
Choose small nutmeg melons that
are fine Favored, after removing the
seeds take out the pulp and put
through sieve. To one quart of
whipped cream add one-half cupful
Of powdered sugar, a teaspoonful Of
vanilla and one pint Of melon pulp.
Freeze until stiff and serve with q
canton ginger sauce with some Of the
ginger finely minced sprinkled over
the cream. A half cupful Of orange or
pineapple Juice may be added to the
above mixture and glace oranges may
be used for garnish.
Frozen Fig Pudding.
Wash one pound Of figs and let soak
over night, add one cupful Of sugar and
simmer until the figs are very tender.
then cool and cut into small pieces.
Place one quart Of rich milk In dou-
BILE boiler. add two well-beaten eggs
and cook until smooth, stirring con-
stantly, add the Juice and rind of a
lemen. Cool. add figs and one pint Of
heavy cream and freeze a. usual. Use
one pint Of water over the ngs and
cook until tender. in the same water.
adding the lemon Juice and rind to the
hgs II desired.
Banana Cream.
Scald one pint Of milk, add two we'll
beaten eggs. two cupfuls Of sugar and.
when cooked until smooth. one tea.
spoonful OF vanilla. Add one pint Of
cream and partly freeze, then stir in
one pint of banana pulp. the Juice Of
two oranges and one-half Of lemon.
Serve In glasses garnished with ba-
mana balls dipped in lemon juice and
rolled In powdered sugar.
Melon Lilies.
Cut small melons In halves after
scrubbing them well. Remove the
seeds and cut them into pointed petals
ten or dozen. Arrange on a plate
and serve a small ball Of vanilla Ice
cream in the center Of each. A melon
leaf or small leaf from a squash or
pumpkin vine will make an appropri-
ate doiley. A sauce Of canton ginger
syrup or dusting with cocoa may be
used over the cream II desired
N1 h1+~s.e
(Copyrtght) sa
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-13
-MAoCARBFs "a MEET.

Duluth, Mimi. July 13.-Repre-
senting the Maccabee lodges Of Min
nesota, Iowa, North and South Da-
kota and Wisconsin, approximately
1000 delegates will meet here on
July II for the MaccAbee interstate
conference which Will extend through
July rs.
The sessions will be presided over
by the supreme officers OF the order
and will be attended by the state
of Michigan, Pennsyl-
vania, New York, Ohio, Texas, II
linois, Wisconsin the Dakotas and
Minnesota.
Meetings Of executive boards and a
conference Of officers VIII feature the
opening OF the convention. Mayor 8.
F. Sniveiy of Duluth will extend the
address OF welcome. Talks BY mem
bcrs OF the aeld commission, discus
sion OF tho problem OF individual
lodges and an disqualification OF the
degree work will hold attention OF the
delegates during the second day.
The last day Of the convention win
be given over to sightseeing tours
boat trips and a kanQuet.
The great commanders who Will at.
tend the conference & ", p
Thompson, Michigan; John j. Voik
lNew-YorksgEd.. La Young, Ohio; i'm
saWtsff, TsxaS: al. ~. McA1riane. II:
linois; John w. Hrown. Wisconsir
land Edward r. HaaA linnesota-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-13
SECRET INJECTING
OFPREMIER AND
DE VALERA THUR.
Conference Will Be Held Be
tween the Two Men az
LloydG George Residence.

London. July 1s.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-Thes hrst meeting be-
tween Premier Lloyd George and
Eamonn, Deyalera, the Irish Repub-
lican leader. will be held at 4:30sp. m.
Thursday at.sNo. 10 Downing street.
the prime minister's official residence.
it was announced. at Sim Fein head
quartz 3 here this afternoon.,..lt 1is
inferred that sthe-conference Is to be
between these two Nmen alone. ~
British officials. who hay been
closely associated with Irish affairs
during the recent past were said. to-
day to be prepared to join in discus
sions with the Sim Fein delegation
headed by Mr.. DeValera,,s and it wa
thought possible that General J. g.
SHUTS, premier Of the Union Of South
Africa, would play a very definite role
in the negotiations that would take
place. General SHUTS has been con-
sidered the man chiefly responsible
for the rapid development of peace
moves in ireland. and late last week
1t was said he might act as temporary
of the coming conferences.
DevAtera and his colleagues spent
the night at q hotel with friends In
this city last night. During the--eve-
ming there was a meeting of Sim
Fem sympathizers, at which it is as
sumed the situation was quite thor
loughly canvassed.
Reports from Ireland indicate the
truce arranged which became efeec-
tive at noon last Monday was being
observed. The observance of orange
mems day. in Belfast yesterday was
not attended by any violence and i
would appear that both sides In the
bitter strife in the Emerald Isle were
resolved not to embarrass their lead.
ers in arranging a possible peace.