SIX WHITE MEN ARE SAVED BY NEGROES THIRTEEN ARE KNOWN MISSING . A3 RESULT AT BELMONT BRIDGE. 1,000,000 SPINDLES ARE IDLE Flood Damage Grows Greater, Esti mated at $20,000,000. Power Plants Are Flooded and Thousands of Mill Workers Are Idle. Charlotte. Resident Engineer Jo seph Killian, Section Foreman R. C. Thompson of Belmont, and H. C. Gur lej and George C. Kale of Charlotte, members of the derrick crew, were rescued from the turgid waters of the Catawba by Fons Ross and P. H. Stowe, negro boatsmen, at a point two miles below the wreck of the Southern Railway bridge, thus ac counting; for four of the reported 18 who were swept away at 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon when a derrick crew, attempted savers of the railway bridge at Catawba, 11 miles from the city, passed downstream with a col lapse of the middle span of the main line structure. Thirteen Unaccounted For. According to the official statement of Claim Agent P. L. Ward, the list of 13 Southern employes who are as yet unaccounted for, is as follows: H. P. Griffith, supervisor, Charlotte, married, wife and five children. "W. L.J Fortune, section foreman, Kings Mountain, married, two or three children. C. S. Barbee, section foreman, Char lotte, married; wife and several chil dren. C. W. Kluttz, derrick employe, Charlotte, 34 or 35 years old; mar ried, four children;1 six months to eight years. 4 J. N. Gordan, car inspector, Char- lotte, not married, about 35 years old, father very old and entirely gave "way at the scene of accident. ' Andrew Scott, colored laborer, Rock H11L S. C, age unknown, probably married, of Charlotte. Tom Davis, colored laborer, Juneau, N. C age 49, married, lives about one-half mile from Juneau, five or six children .oldest being about 15 years. This man has been in the ser Tlce for many years. Daniel Heath, colored laborer, age . 23 years, residence 13 miles fifom , Juneau, on Bob Cathey farm, wife, iBessie, and one child, a baby. Sloan Adams, colored laborer, 20 years old, married, lives in section house, Charlotte. Will Adams, colored laborer, broth er of Sloan, married, but does not nlive with his wife. Boards with his sister, Carrie Ferguson, on First street. Tom Ashwood, colored laborer, probably 25 years old, married. Wife lives at McBee, S. C. Evans Brown, 21, colored laborer, single, Rodman, S. C. Mother prob ably lives at Rodman. Julius White, colored laborer, age 25. Wife living in Brooklyn, Char lotte. 1,000,000 Spindles Affected. Some conception of the magnitude of the devastating consequences of the great flood may be gleaned from the Statement that the Souhern Pow er Company annulled service to all secondary power consumers which cut off the Juice from more than 1, 000,000 spindles located in this gen .era! territory. All of these mills have their steam plants and they will be able to resume operations without delay If they so elect. Of course those In the actual flooded area will not be able to do anything for weeks and maybe months. 10,000 GERMANS TAKEN PRISONERS IN SOMME BATTLE London. The British have captured additional German prisoners in the Smme region and brought their total since July 1 up to 189 officers and 10,779 men of other ranks. In addi tion 17 heavy and 133 lighter guns liave fallen Into British hands during their perod. Many attacks by the ' Austrians against the Italians in the upper Poaina Valley proved unavailing in - bending back the line of the Italians, who, in a counter-attack in which there was handfto-Oiand fighting, repulsed . the Austrians over the entire front. Failure likewise followed an attempt of the Austrians to surround the Italians in the Trovo Valley. Intermittent bombardments and lo cal fights between infantry are taking place in the Caucasus region between . the Turks and the Russians. No im portant changes have taken place la this theater. Irish Bisque. Bring one quart of new milk to a boll, dissolving In It one pint of granu lated sugar. When this mixture Is cool, add a quart of whipped cream, a tea spoonful of vanilla and freeze until It Is the consistency of mush. Remove the dasher, add wine glass of sherry, and a coffeecupful of macaroons ground very fine. Color to the right shade of green with vegetable color ing matter, pack and set away to harden. This Is an excellent substi tute for pistachio, the green Ice cream offered by caterers. RANKIN PLEASED WITH SA All 8TATE HEALTH OFFICER SAYS CONDITIONS AT CAMP GLENN ARE EXCELLENT. ABOUT THE SOLDIER BOYS Many Interesting Happenings Con cernlng the National Guard In Camp at Morehead City Dally . Drills for the Boys In Khaki. Camp Glenn, Considering the mate rial at hand to work with sanitary ar rangements at Camp Glenn are good, considering the conditions in the towns and cities of North Carolina, they are truly remarkable," declared Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the state board of health, who completed a sanitary survey of Camp Glenn. Dr. Rankin, returned ito Raleigh where he will make up a report on his findings. He went over the camp thoroughly, in specting water supplies, handling- of food, kitchen arrangements and the methods of disposition of waste as well as sewage. This encampment Dr. Rankin believes, should teach North Carolina a lesson in sanitation. If such things are possible in Camp Glenn they are possible certainly in any city of 'the state. First is Spick and Span. Every company of the First North Carolina Infantry at 9:30 o'clock was in spdc and span order when Lieuten ant Colonel Delamere,Skerrette, U. S. A., Inspector general's department, ac cording to previous announcement, steeped into camp. The tents were struck and furled, the cots were in orderly rows and each man's equipment and clothing were so disposed as 'to make possible quick In spection. The men were formed by companes in their streets, with guns and side arms for the inspection that followed. Every detail had been ar ranged with care, under supervision of the officers. Some May Go Home. The following telegram was announc ed at headquarters: Camp Glenn. The following tele gram was announced at headquarters: "The Secretary of War directs ob servance of the following rules in case of enlisted men of the National Guard or militia called into service of the United States, who have dependent relatives. First department command era may issue discharges from ser vice to enlisted men, provided appli cations for discharge are made in due form through military channels to de partment commanders setting forth that the applicant has one or more relatives who are dependent upon him for support, the application to be ac companied by written evidence of the dependency." The Indications are that quite a few of the married men will make ap plication for discharge. The com panies of the First Regiment show the following as an estimate of the number who will make such applica tion: A, Hickory, 15; B, Gastonia, 12; C, Winston-Salem, 12; D, Char lotte ,2; E, Statesville, 10; F. Ashe- ville, 10; G, Shelby, 2; H, Waynes ville, 12; I, Mount Airy, 3; K, Ashe ville, 12; L, Concord, 2; M, High Point, 14. Colonel Gardner stated that the mere fact that a man was married and made application to go home would not mean a favorable consid eration of the application. "A man must show that he has a dependent family and that be provid ed for his family before he was called to camp," said the commander of the First. Blckett Reviews First Regiment. The First North Carolina Regiment, in honor of Governor-to-be T. W. Blck ett, who came over from Morehead on a visit to Brigadier General Young, was ordered out by Colonel Gardner for the first regimental parade. The order was unlooked for by officers or men, who in about 45 minutes were as sembled in battalions and marched to the plain. The regiment, with Colonel Gardner at the head, was reviewed by General Young with Mr. Bickett stand ing on his left. 50 Recruits Received. Officers and men feel heartened by the fairly generous results from the work of recruiting officers sent out a few days ago. Already 24 man have come from High Point, six from Con cord, 15 from Waynesville, five from Charlotte, making a total of 50, and the outlook grows in promise. New Equipment. The issuance of new equipment to the men in the first Infantry was com pleted but Is continuing for the men in the field Hospital and the Third Regi ment. War Romance. When MaJ. R. L. Flannigan, First regiment, secured leave of absence for several days no one suspected his mis sion. Last night Major Flannigan passed through Camp Glenn with his bride on the way to Morehead City. Camp Glenn only waked up to the true situation when letters were re ceived In camp addressed to Major and Mrs. R. L. Flannigan. Mrs. Flan nigan was Mrs. J. D. Terry of Statos vllle, and the wedding took place there, after which the bridal couple came straight to Morehead City. COL W. S. EJINOR . J".-::': - . J'Ef --au iMfr : mm BBE3QBQSQE3EE3BE Col. Minor, whose home Is In Dur ham, Is Colonel of the Third Regiment, N. C. N. G., which has just passed the Federal examination with pleasing re sults. General Young Praisea. General Laurence W. Young, recent ly commissioned by the president as brigadier general commanding the North Carolina troops, has a face and figure that are built on militaxy lines. So has Major Glenn Brown and Zollicoffer and Guy Winthrop and Koon of the Asheville company, and Zollicoffer's first lieutenant and many others but this is about Gen. Young. The new commanding officer of the brigade stands all of six feet two in his socks. He is straight and steps out like a West Pointer. He may be found at the most out-of-the-way places almost any time of the day hardly ever at brigade headquarters. He is acute, direct and practical. He never breaks into an "Officer's call," which he often does, unless he has something immediately important to say. He carries no suggestion of as sumption. His manner invites remark or suggestion from the lowest rank ing officer present. He is young, looks not over 40, of florid complexion, a comely presence, and an eye that is a firm, full, generous blue, but watch ful withal. If he has an interruption that seems unimportant, he brushes it aside, and goes on. In his talks, which are few and brief, he has con sistently an end which is big with meaning for all the men. He Is quick in decision, but equally quick to change if he can "be shown." His hold upon men Is somewhat magnetic that is they seem to have for him some thing more than respect call It what you will. Should the troops go to the border no matter whether or not they be scattered Ik Battalion detach ments, General Young from his head quarters, may be relied upon to come to any decisive conclusion or order, only after such a careful consideration as will cover with good judgment, the situation in hand, and more than this, the officers who know his whole make up believe this. Examine Third Regiment. Examination of the Third Regi ment has been completed and the re ports show that the regiment lacks only 24 men of being at minimum war strength, 65 men to the company. The companies and the number of men accepted follows: "A Lexing ton 72; "B," Raleigh 66; "C," Hender son 74; "D," Louisburg, 56; "E," Ox ford 48; "F," Franklinton, 61; "G," Reldsville 59; "H," Warrenton 63; "I," Burlington 74; "K," Asheboro 43; "L," Thomasville 65; "M," Durham, 76; band, 20; infirmary 23. Captain Horton Home. Capt. W. C. Horton, Raleigh, who has been one of the medical officers conducting examinations for muster, secured seven days leave of absence which he will spend in Raleigh. Cap tain Horton left on the afternoon train. Col. George L. Peterson has r turned after a leave of absence, bring ing his wife and children to Morehead City. Sergeant-Major A. C. Bernard, first battalion, third infantry, who has juslt passed his physical examination for muster into the federal service, secur ed a six-days leave of absence to transact some necessary business be fore getting into the regular service. Caught a Shark. Jack Bowen, Raleigh boy at More head City, has the shark record for the summer thus far. While holding a bath robe for a long-distance swimmer at Morehead, Jack saw a large shark sliding about near the swimmer. A hook and line weye nearby. The shark took the bait easily, and after being half-drowned and worn out in the tus- sel was dragged ashore. It was seven and a half feet in length, and was sus pended at the hotel for the inspection of guests. Captain Wooten of the Winston-Salem company. Is somewhat provoked at not even having received a single man from the recruiting officers sent out a few days ago. Concord sent in four, Badin eighteen, and Waynesville four more, making nineteen from that town. The eighteen from High Point having been stiffly examined before leaving, passed without one rejtion. A number of men temporarily are ailing from the effects of typhoid and smallpox vaccination, and some of them under the heat this morning had 'to drop out at inspection anf were laid out under trees. v . t a 4 mmm IT- - F EDWARD E. DRinOII HEADS N.G. EDITORS FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVEN. TION OF PRESS ASSOCIATION HELD AT DURHAM. MELVENE E.STONE SPEAKER Editors Study Advanced Cost of Paper and Want Paper Mill Lo cated in North Carolina. Durham. Melville E. Stone, gener al manager of the Associated Pres and secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels were the guests of honor at the meeting here of the 43d annual convention of the North Carolina Press Association. The addresses of both men, although brief, were keen ly enjoyed. "I bid you write with a man's hand and be honest, in these terrible times when the fires of war burn through out the world; today you members of the press, if right minded, are controlling the government because you are spokesmen of the people," declared Mr. Stone, as the keynote of his address. "The powers and re sponsibilities of the press are larger than those of any other liberal pro fession, lest It be the church. This country has given very large priv ilege to the Journalist, as no other country. This came over a tortuous road," he said. In his introductory of Mr. Stone Secretary Daniels said: "He is a master man, who has the vision ol the world. Your guest comes with a vision no other man has, prompt, accurate and unbiased Information" A quaint eight-page newspaper, de signed for the pleasure and profit Oi the North Carolina editors, made its appearance as a foreword of the con vention. The Durham Chamber of Commerce was responsible for its birth and it assumed the title, "Dur ham Bull-etln." Propose Paper Mill. At the business session Jas. H. Cowan, of The Wilmington Dispatch made a stirring appeal in behalf of strong and energeitc co-operative work toward the establishment of a large print paper or pulp mill in North Carolina and the chairman wll appoint a committee at once to look Into the matter. Parties, it is said, are interested in such a venture, and if proper support can be secured from newspaper publishers, with pos sible contracts for a period of two or three years, a large pulp mill for the manufacture of news print paper may be established in North Carolina. Paper Cost Advances. Mr. Cowan called attention to the constantly Increasing cost of white paper in the newspaper trade and said prices had advanced in some In stances nearly 40 per cent. He inti mated that newspapers were too busy making politicians and attending the requirements of others while they were neglecting their own best inter ests on the issues of supply and de mand. . The association adopted resolutions favoring the establishment of a pa per manufacturing plant In the South and a forestry warden for every county in North Carolina. Morehead City was selected as the next meeting place, and the following officers were elected: E. E. Britton, Raleigh, president; Santford Martin, Winston-Salem, first vice president; R. A. Beasley, Monroe, second vice president; Z. W. Whithead, Wilmington, third vice president; John B. Sherrill, Concord, secretary; M. L. Shlpman, Hender sonvllle, historian; H. Gait Braxton, orator, and William Laurie Hill, Max ton, poet. Executive committee was re-elected. Mr. Sherrill was elected secretarj for the twenty-ninth consecutive year. Durham Entertains Visitors. A reception was given from 9 until 11 o'clock at the Y.. M. C. A. building by tho ladies of the Civic League of Durham. Citizens of the city gave the visitors a pleasant auto ride dur ing the afternoon. Forestry Congress Permanent. Asheville.. Closing its general lessions here the Southern Forestry Congress devoted the day to consid reation of the problems of forest fire protection and southern forestry prac tice. A resolution was adopted pro viding for the permanency of the congress, holding annual meetings at points to be later named. A sugges tion that a tablet be placed in Pis gah National Park as a memorial to the late George W. Vanderblle was heartily Indorsed. Many prominent speakers were present. Ninety-Six New Doctors. Raleigh. The State Board of Medi cal Examiners announced has 96 suc cessful app'.icants for license to prac tice medicine in North Carolina. 18 others having failed. There were 34 others who were second year appll cants and took only the preliminary branches. The applicant receiving the highest mark was Dr. John W. Harris of Reldsville, with a general average of 93. The applicants tied for second place, viz., Dr. J. C. Brantley of Spring Hope and Dr. J. G. Pate of Gibson. ach with 92.85. PUBLISHERS IN ASHEVILLE Southern Newspaper Publishers Ask Congress to Locate Big Nitrate Plant In Alabama. Asheville. The presentation and adoption of a resolution asking Con tress to locate the proposed twenty million dollar nitrate plant at Mussel Shoals, Ala., featured the annual ses sion of the Southern Newspaper Pub lishers' Association, held here at the Grove Park Inn. The resolution was offered by J. H. Allison, of The Ten-aessean-Amerlcan, and copies will be forwarded to President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker. The officers elected are: President, R. S. Jones, Asheville Citizen. First Vice-President, F. G. Bell, Sa vannah News. Second Vice-President, D. D. Moore, New Orleans Picayune. Secretary-Treasurer, Walter John son, Chattanooga News. Executive Committee Victor II. Hanson, Birmingham News; E. M Foster, Nashville Banner; C. M. John son, Knoxville Sentinel; James II. Al lison, Nashville .Tenneesean-Ameri-can; A. F. Sanford, Knoxville, Journal and Tribune; G. J. Palmer, Houston, Post; W. T. Anderson, Macon Tele graph; W. A. Elliot, Jacksonville Times Union; Robert Latham, Char leston. News and Courier; Elmer Clark, Little Rock Democrat; W. E. Thomas, Roanoke Times; W- B. Sulli van, Charlotte Observer. "ShouM a Newspaper Become a Salesagent for an Advertised Arti cle?" was the subject discussed by H C. Adler of The Chattanooga Times Mr. Adler, who voiced an emphatic negative to the question, declared that a newspaper virtually loses its self-respect and the respect of the reading public when it submits to what is" called the "free publicity graft." The retiring president of the Asso elation, W. T. Anderson of The Macon Telegraph, spoke on "Meeting the In creased Cost of Production." Mr. An derson's address was followed by a lively discussion, wherein nearly all present took part . F. L. Seely, formerly publisher of The Atlanta Georgian, discussed "Why The Southern Newspaper Pub Ushers' Association?" Gov. Locke Craig of North Carolina in discussing '"The Greatness of the South" paid marked tribute to the growth of Southern industries In the last five years. The convention of the publishers closed with a banquet, whereat W. T Gentry of Atlanta, president of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. was the principal speaker. The guests at the banquet were put in telephonic communication between Asheville and San Francisco, Gover nor Craig of North Carolina address ing the Governor of California and re ceiving responses from the latter. N. C. Kingsberry, first vice president of the American Bell Telephone Com pany, who was scheduled to "speak, was unable to attend but delivered his address to the assembled guests over the telephone from his home at Greenwich, N. J. Mill Men Meet July 21-22. Charlotte. The tenth annual con vention of the Cotton Manufacturers' Association of North Carolina will be held at Wrightsville, Friday and Sat urday, July 21 and 23. The associa tion maintains headquarters In Char lotte and hence the Interest that cen ters In these meetings. Alf A. Thomp son of Raleigh is president of the as sociation while Hudson C. Millar of Charlotte Is secretary and treasurer. Another Cheese Factory. Sparta. A number of citizens met at S. J. Thomas' farm three miles west of Sparta and organized a com pany which will erect a co-operative cheese factory In the near future, the factory to be known as the Twin-Oaks Cheese Company. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Work on the new highway, being built between Concord and Kanna polls, is being rushed forward with all the speed possible. The road bed will be covered with rock, and these will be treated to a coat of Tarvia. The stretch is seven miles in length. Miss Anne H. Crawford of Hender son has been appointed a clerk with the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. The Henderson Hosiery Company of Henderson, capital $100,000 auth orized, has been chartered. A big acreage of soy beans and peas has been planted In Pitt county Velvet beans also have been planted largely and they are looking fine. The boys are doing well with their corn, pig and poultry clubs. There two poultry clubs In Pitt county. That the wheat crop in Western Car olina is threshing out much better than had been expected and will prove a very good yield of fair quality grain is the report just made by Commis sioner of Agriculture W. A. Graham. The annual practice cruise of the naval militia of the United States be gan its cru e July 15 and will con tinue until July 29. Thomas Dixon, Jr., will be one oi the speakers at the convention in Durham on July 19th of the North Carolina Exhibitors League. This organization of theatrical men is now three years old and ha3 about 6C members. A charter has beem granted to the Carolina Taniac Company of Char lotte, capital $155,000 authorized and $3,000 subscribed. LATE NORTH CAROLINA MARKET QUOTATIONS WMtern Newepaper Union Hews Service Prices Paid by Merchants for Farm Products In the Markets of North Carolina as Reported to the Division of Markets for the Week Ending Saturday, July 8. Asheville. Irish potatoes, $3.00 bbl. Butter Western 32c lb, N. C. 30-31c lb; eggs, 20c doz; spring chickens, 20o lb; hens, 14c lb. v Charlotte. Cotton, middling, 13c; corn, 96c bttj oats, 60c bu; peas, $1.75 bu; Irish po tatoes, $3.60 bbl; sweet potatoes 75c bu. Butter N. C, 25c lb; eggs, 22c doz; spring chickens, 22c lb; hens, 15-17o lb. ' Durham. ' Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, &5o bu; oats, 53c bu; peas, $1.25 bu; Irish potatoes, $5 bbl. Butter Western 35c lb, N. C. 36c lb, eggs, 22c doz; spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 10c lb. Fayettevllle. Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 95c bu; oats, 52 c bu; peas, $1 bu; soy beans, $1.40 bu; Irish potatoes, $3 bbl; Butter Western 35c lb, N. C. 35c lb; eggs, 20c doz; spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 10c lb. Greensboro. Cotton, middling, 13c; corn, 90c buj oats, 50c bu; peas, $1.30 bu; soy beans $1.60 bu; Irish potatoes, $2.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 80c bu. Butter Western 35c lb, N. C. 35o lb; eggs, 20c doz; spring chickens, 20a lb; hens, 14c lb. Greenville. Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 85o bu; oats, 65c bu; .peas, $1.30 bu; soy beans, $1.40 bu; Irish potatoes, $3 bbl; sweet potatoes, 70c bu. Butter Western, 30c lb; eggs, 18J doz; spring chickens, 40c each; hens, 50 each. Hamlet. Cotton, middling, 12Vfcc; corn, $1 buf oats, 60c bu; peas, $1 bu; Irish potatoes, $3 bbl. Butter, N. C, 30c lb; eggs, 22c doi; spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 15c lb. Lumberton. Cotton, middling, 12H; corn, $1 bu; Irish potatoes, $2.50 bbl; swee4 potatoes, 60c bu. x Butter Western 34o lb, N. C. 34a lb; eggs, 20c doz. Maxton. Cotton, middling, 12V&e? com, $J bu; soy beans, $1.50 bu; peas, $1 bu; Irish potatoes, $4 bin. Monroe. Cotton, middling, 13c; corn, $1 bu; oats, 50c bu; Irish potatoes, $5 bbl. Butter Western 35c lb, N. C. 3&cj lb; eggs, 23o doz; spring chickens, 13a lb; hens, 12c lb. New Bern. Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 85 bu; oats, 52c bu; peas, $1.16 bu; soy beans, $1.15 bu; Irish potatoes, $4 bbl; sweet potatoes, 60c bu. Butter N. C, 30c lb; eggs, 18c doa; spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 11c lb. Eggs, 16-18c doz. Raleigh. Cotton, middling, 12 c; corn, 95 bu; oats, 52c bu; peas, $1.30 bu; soy beans, $1.40 bu; Irish potatoes, $3 bbL Butter Western 36c lb, N. C. 33c lb; eggs, 20-23c doz; spring chiokena, 22c'lb; hens, 15c lb. Rocky Mount Corn, $1 bu; oats, 58c bu; Irish pota toes, $3 ibM. Butter, Western, 35c lb; eggs, 23j doz; spring chickens, 36c each; hens, 60c each. Salisbury. Cotton, middling, 12 t; corn, $1 bu; oats, 65-70c bu; Irish potatoe, $2.50 bbl. Butter, Western, 30c lb; egg, 18-20 doz; spring chickens, 25-35c each; hens, 80-60c each. Scotland Neck. Cotton, middling, 12c; corn, 95 bu; oats, 66c bu; peas, $1.25 bu; of beans, $1.40 bu; Irish potatoes, $8.60 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. Butter Western 35c lb, N. C. 38j lb; eggs, 20c doa; spring chickens, 20a lb; hens, 12c lb. Chicago, III. No. 2 white corn 78-80c (delivered in Raleigh 93-95c); No. 2 yellow corn, 78-81c (delivered in Raleigh 93-96c). Butter, 23-27Hc (creamery) eggw, 22-23c (firsts.) New York. Irish potatoes,, $2.25-2.75 fbl; swe4 potatoes, $1.35-$ 1.50 basket Butter,. 28H-29c (extra); eggs, 2 27c (extra, fine). Beaver Hate Insisted On. At On ft t1m n TT'no-'an -q.uu ywyiw irr prohibited by law from making hata fit ..a.a m. " owcyi oeaver. Uncle Eben. "Soma folks,'- said Uncle Eben, 'makes common politeness look lika such hard work dat it ain' no com pliment to nobody.' Makes Leather of Cotton. A substantial . prize has been won by a Belgian inventor in Italy for an artificial leather made of cotton, which is said to be as durable aoa elastic as the genuine article.