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;V r- W- k. -mm : :, .' V-i;v.:- ;V-;v J ' M. t-v ' M ' xrrM , THE WEATHER- Forecast for North Carolina: Local thunder showers Monday and probably Tuesday. :-M mm SOME . DAY The man who wvits that property. -Will read the Want Ads Maybe tomorrow maybe next. Monday. "Everlastingly At It" Is the word. . VOL- XCIV KO. T6. 3-1 ' ' - -X. , WILMINGTON, N. C, MONDAY MORKIKG, JTJNE 3 5. 1914. WHOLE FTJMBER 13,667. STARTS UNION OFFICER'S IS MOST PUBLIC FUNERAL FOR SALVATION ARMY VICTIMS OF THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND HOME STRETCH CONGRESS REWARDS GIVEN TO OH OFFICERS AND MEN - r Who Were Distinguished for Their Bravery ONE DYNAMITED STAGE MEDIATION Prospects Brighter for Com pletion of Programme. THE ANTI-TRUST DEBATE Senate Will Beg Dn Work on Anti-Trust Measures This Morning While House Wrestles With Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. Washington, June 14. With , the tolls exemption repeal bill out of the vay at last, Congress willsettle down this week to grind out the legisla tion that must be disposed of before the present session ends. The House nil! give its atention to the sundry crril appropriation bill, the .biggest of the supply measures, and Senate leaders expect to begin the anti-trust debate. The trust discussion probably will not be so spectacular as that over the tolls bill but unless many senators are poor prophets, it bids fair to equal any other debate for a long. time. The Federal Trade Commission bill, the first of the anti-trust measures, is now: on the Senate calendar and Senator Newlands, chairman of the Inter-State Commerce committee, which reported the bill, has announced his intention of making it the unfinished business within a few days. The current busi ness before the Senate is the lejgis lative appropriation bill. It practical ly will be completed tomorrow and Mr. Xewlands may then seek to bring up the commission bill. Although he ex pressed confidence that" its passage need not take any great length of time, on its heels is to come a railway se curities bill, which is certain to add to the discussion and the prospects for debate of less than .six weeks are not good. Interested In Adjournment. Senate leaders are interested'" in the plan for adjournment next month ac credited to Majority Leader' Under wood, of the House, which would : en able Congress to quit as soon as the appropriation bills are passed. Their interest, however, does not indicate that they will adopt it. There is lit tle doubt that some sort of trust leg islation will be put through the Sen ate beore an adjournment is taken. Even the proposal that a special ses sion be called in November to take up such legislation is not likely to meet the views of the Senate and the President, although most senators are anxious to get away and many be lieve that trust legislation at this :ime is not good for business or good for politicians. With a legislative programme right well outlined the Senate is not trou bling itself with much other legisla tion. The appropriation bills and the trust bills probably will' serve to keep, that branch busy for as long as it is orced to stay in Washington. Other measures may be brought in from time totime, but the understanding seems to be faily definite that these sub jects shall come first. Majority Leader Underwood leaves tomorrow for Charlottesville, Va., wnere as the retiring president of the University of Virginia alumni he will participate in the commencement cere monies. Upon his return to Washing ton Wednesday, he expects to resume his efforts to ge the support of sena tors for his plan for a July adjourn ment following the disposition of all appropriation bills. The primaries will be held in some of the States within a month and the representatives of tnose States want to be, home. Conference W IthRoosevelt. The Progressives in the House are looking forward to a conference soon between former President Roosevelt and leading members of the Progres sive party including Progressives in -ongress. One of the main subjects discussion at that conference will ie thenomination of a Progressive can didate for governor of New York, 2nd Mr. Roosevelt will be urged to carry the standard in New York him self, as well as to be the candidate tor President in 1916. Mr. Roosevelt pas remained silent on the question, m his communication with Progressive members, and there is a division of opinion among the Progressives as to Urging him to become a gubernatorial "ommee now. All three parties are counting uponj snaing the strongest array of speak possible to Maine, where the first election will be held in September, ce Republicans say they are confi dent, the Democrats express equal sat isfaction and the Progressives said the situation never looked brighter to tnem than it does there. A bile some of the House leaders are pressing early adjournment the -tensors for big pending measures insisting upon legislation. The g-ierai dam bill and the five oonserva "fn oills are slated to follow the sun civil appropriation bill, whichtmay vec ipy all of this week and run over i- the next. The dam bill is ex-j--c-c' to take several days because opposition that is crystafizinig. The v,;., provides that no dam shall -be upon a navigable stream without ;t' ,,ftral consent; that every dam con ; -cted must be operated under regu onV, of .Public utilities or other Stato on nns.sions; that if the rates and nnr "es of the Pwer companies are tar,-U:r sonaWe and proper the Secre-Ihl- ! War w111 regulate them and a tier fifty years the Federal gov--nment shall have the rieht tn take of the projects unon one nice and fair valuation of the ftGE 'PdBUC. FUNCAtOF 5ALVATIOM ARMY VICTIMS OF-FWPRE5S OF IRLIAND DI5ASTTO . A public funeral and memorial service was held in the Arena, Toronto, Canada, for the Salvation . Army members who were lost in the Empress of Ireland disaster in.the-St. La wrince river. The picture shows the coffins in the center of the floor with a portion of the thousands whose hearts were heavy with grief over the great loss. Only a few bodies of the Salvationists lost were recovered, the others probably being in the ship at the bottom of the river.. The Army ssustained a heavy loss, as hundreds of them were on the ship on their way to the world's congress now in. session in London. " FLETCHER TO BE ED Dauntless Admiral to Head Atlantic Fleet 1 REACHES HIGHEST GOAL His Wonderful Display Ability and Judgment in Taking and Gov erning of Vera Cruz Has Lots to Do With Order. ' Washington, June 14. Command of the great Atlantic fleet, goal of every American officer's ambition, is to be the reward of Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher for his work in Mexican wa . ters. ( ' 4y? ... . Secretary Daniels announced tonight that he will recommend Admiral Fletcher for commander-in-chief of the fleet, to succeed Rear Admjral Badger when the latter completes his tour of service within the next few weeks. Some of ' the navy's higher officers, outrank him, , but the Secretary holds that the conspicuously masterful coiv duct of Adimarl Fletcher at Vera Cruz entitles him to special recognition. Moreover, if Congress passes the pend ing' bill creating the rang of vice ad miral Admiral Fletcher will be among the first to be advanced to that grade. A Navy Department statement to night said: .-. ''- i "Since Admiral Fletcher took the Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters he has had the whole situation well in hand and his services there has added to his reputation as one of , the first men of the American- navy. Admiral, Statesman, Diplomat. "AdmiraT Fletcher will be promot ed from the command of the first di vision of the Atlantic fleet. He has been in Mexico since the presence of American ships in those waters' was first called for and his command of the situation during the whole time he has been in charge has been mas terful. "He proved himself not only a great admiral but a statesman and diplomat as well. His services . com mended themselves not only to the Secretary but the President. "Both in the taking of Vera Cruz and in the administration of the city government afterward Admiral Fletch er showed himself a man of the high est abilities. President Wilson seized the opportunity when presenting diplo mas to the Annapolis . graduates at their recent commencement, to hold up Admiral Fletcher as a pattern say ing in part: "'Is not that something to be proud of that you know how to use force like men of conscience and like gentlemen, serving your f ellowman and - not try ing to. overcome? Like that gallant gentleman - who has so long borne the heat and perplexities and distresses of the situation in Vera Cruz Admiral Fletcher.' I mention him because his services there has been Jonger and much of the early perplexities fell upon, him.' "I have been in almost daily com munication with Admiral Fletcher. I know that he is a man with a touch of statesmanship about him and he has grown bigger in my eye each day as I - have read his dispatches for he has sought always to serve the thing he was trying to do in the temper that we all recognize and love to be lieve is typically American."" . The Secretary has no power to pro mote naval officers ' for meritorious services. This can be done only by Congress. But the change in the com mand of the Atlantic fleet falling due about this time, the Secretary, thought it well to make his recommendation to the President to promote -Admiral Fletcher. "The recommisndatioh of promotion of Admiral Fletcher Is made in part for -his invaluable services r In Mexico as well 4 iox hia record in the Una." HIGHLY HONOR FEDERALS MAKE A DESPERATE STAND Rebel Forces Twice Repulsed With Heavy Losses. CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY Carranza RefOses-to Talk Asr To- Pow er Given His Representatives ' Now Said TO Be En Route to Nia gara Falls, Ontario " Saltillo, Mex., June 14. Via Laredo, Texas, June 14. Zacatecas is making a desperate, resistence to General Na tera and although the Constitutional ists have captured Guadaloupe, Mer cedes and Grilla, subrubs of the town, they were repulsed twice with heavy loss at the fortified hill of LaBuffa, which is one of the strongest defens es of the town. General Natera reported to General Carranza that his charges at LaBuffa were met with a withering artillery fire from, the Federal defences which he said were extremely strong, but that his men were in fine condition and spirits and were not discouraged at the check given them by the Fed eral stronghold. He reported that the casualties on both , sides' were extremely heavy.. He now is awaiting the arrival of rein forcements sent him from Torreon by General Villa which are being delay ed by heavy rains and washouts along the national . railways. . General Gabriel Hernandez report ed today under date June. 12th that he had captured Xicotonalt, Huejutla, Valles, Tamiahua, Amatlan and other small towns - in Hidalgo, capturing many arms and much ammunition with two field pieces. Cuernava was captured June 6th by Zapata, according to a cable received today by General Carranza. Carranza Remains Quiet General Carranza declined today to discuss the . scope of action pr the powers which will be delegated to the representatives of the Constitution alists to be sent to-Niagara Falls. He also declined to discuss the poss ibility of an armistice, declaring in diplomatic affairs as in military mat ters it -was inadvisable that certain matters be made public. "S He asked to be excused from dis cussing these matters, saying he pre ferred to remain silent in regard to them rather than to have any state ment he might make given a possible misleading construction. General Carranza. However, seemed optimistic regarding the reception of the Constitutionalists representa tives and the success of their mis siong. He reiterted that he previous ly had accepted the good offices of the mediators In principle for the dis cussion of international questions. About the military .affairs of the Constitutionalists, o General Carranza spoke more freely..' He estimated the number, of men under arms In the Constitutionalists army at 100,000. He said there were in his possession al so 120 "pieces of field aptillery, yall captured from the Federals, 175 mach ine euns and ample ammunition. On March 15th, 1913 when General, the Constitutionalists, troops he- had less than 200 men and one machine gun. Before the. majority of the 16,000 troops now here leave for the south, General Carranza will hold another review. LIGHTNING KILLSy SIX. Several Others Are Badly Injured BuMding in S. London Struck. London,' June -14,- Lightning killed six; persons and injured several oth ers on - Wandsworth Common - today Four were children. Many buildings Ua, South. jUindm' were struck. VOLCANIC FIRE AT LAST APPEARS Mount Lassen Eruptions Are Growing More Terrific MAN REPORTER KILLED . . . . ... s . Two Others Driver Temporarily In sane One Badly Injured First Time Fire Has Been Seen Coming From Crater Reddling, Calif., June 14.-Mount Lassen, finally erupted with volcanic fire "today and one man is reported killed, one injured and two driven temporarily insane as a result of the terrific outburst from the crater which had been latent for many years. Two eruptions occured today. A huge column, of dense black smoke, steam and ashes was shot' 2,000 feet in the air. The pillqr of smoke was watched from towns fifty miles dis tant. Throughout the middle of the day the crater was quiescent, . but at 7 o'clock tonight a second funnel of smoke and ashes, shot skyward, iIt was larger in volume than the morn ing explosion. Today's eruption was remarkable for the quantity of smoke and min eral substance which Durst from the mountain. The heavy cloud wa3 blown northward for several miles. The entire snow-capped peak has been blanketed with ashes. W. J. Rushing, United States super visor, : who . is in charge of Federal observations at Lassen, said the col umn of smoke was thrown about 2, 000' feet high. The eruption v lasted half van hour. Mr. Rushing said no heavy material was thrown out so far as he could determine and there was no big noise or vibration. ' A report 1 was received tonightand apparently confirmed that Lanning Graham, a lumber man frpm Viola, Cal., crushed by a rock blown from the tissue in the. mountain. His eight companions' fled when they saw that Graham had been killed." ; None of the other Observers, It is said, was serious ly injured. . Two new craters In addition to one blow open May 30th burst from the mountainside tonight. .Fire from them was, seen from roofs in various towns at considerable distance. The first eruption today came from the crater , of May 30th. It was this explosion that killed Graham.;' A jagged rock, sawed him nearly in .two He was -taken to Volta, a -few miles distant where he died. Hugh Addington and Hiram Blod gett are missing and a Mr. Stipple was seriously bruised, and cut by rocks. A report that one- of the party went insane proved incorrect. "MODEL" CAMP BEING PREPARED War Department Orders Infantry and Cavalry, to Asheville for Work. (Special Star-Telegram.) -Washington, D. CM June 14 Or ders have been issued by the War. De partment directing ; infantry and cav alry to proceed to Asheville to pre pare for occupancy the '"Model" stu dents' military instruction, camp which will be established from July 6 to August 7. " . ' - The University of North Carolina, A. & M. College of Raleigh, and sev eral other colleges will'-be represent ed. ,. P. R. A ; You can - send a' telegram td a man if - you know- his address but you can send your ' message to him in a Want Ad; even if you know neither his name nor address and be practic ally certain; that it -will reach him. IN FIGHT AT VERA CRUZ Secretary Daniels Writes to Each of One' Hundred and' EightMen Mentioned by Admiral Fletch er, Telling of Rewards. Washingtonv June 14. Officers 'and men among the American blue jackets and marines who distinguished them selves by conspicuous bravery and he roism, at Vera Cruz, were recognized and rewarded today by the Navy De partment. Every one of the 108 sin gled out for mention in Rear Admiral Fletcher's report of the occupatin of the port was given official commenda tion in & letter from Secretary Dan iels, bringing word in most cases of medals, gratuities or promotions. Secretary Daniels announced the ac tion of the department in a letter to Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, who directed -the operations . at Vera Cruz, expressing the- department's apprecia tion of "conspicuously able and . cour ageous performance of duties entailing as they did grave responsibilities as could well be placed upon a naval commander." . "In the department's opinion," wrote Mr. Daniels, "your performnace of duty at the seizure of Vera Cruz equally entitles you to all the' well-merited praise and commendation ' that has been bestowed on the officers and men whom you were directing. Fletcher Did His Duty. "It is a pleasure to add that if was fully expected that no matter what you were called upon to do, it would be done with a spirit and a degrees of excellence that could not be surpass ed, and these expectations were met in every particular, under circumstan ces requiring professional skill and courage of the very highest order. "Your part in the operations at Vera Cruz is known throughout the length and breadth of the land, and so nobly speaks for itself that the. department finds it difficult to embody in a letter anything more that could add to the satisfaction - of -havang so capably per formed, under extraordinary condi tions, a duty which not only' upholds, but adds to tne best traditions of the service which you adorn. "It-is with pleasure that the depart ment places a copy of this letter on your j. already distinguished record." A general, order has been issued, awarding a medal of honor and a gra tuity of $100 to eleven enlisted men, for extraordinary heroism. They also will be advanced to the next higher rating, carrying increased pay. In ad dition to the letters written, each en listed man has been advanced to .the next higher rating, carrying increased pay. . , ' The department, It was announced, has under consideration the question of further suitable reward for officers who- have received commendatory let ters. The law . does not permit the award (of medals of .honor to naval of ficers, ' o matter how conspicuous their serce may be. .. .. ARE DECLARED GENUINE Jury Reaches Verdict, After Being Out All Night. Second Trial of Noted Case at Raleigh Ends in Decisive Way All Pos sibility of the' Indictment of Newton Done Away With. (Special Star .Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, June 14. This morn ing at 10 o'clock the jury in the noted Case of Citizens' Bank' of Norfolk vs. The Newton-McArthur Lumber Com pany, Adam McArthur and Mrs. M. E. McArthur, brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, holding that the signa tures of Mrs. McArthu'--n Adam Mc Arthur on the note for $25,000, held by the Norfolk . bank, ,are genuine. The jury-had been out all night, and there was nvich , apprehension- that there would be a second mistrial. The first hearing of the case last Februarv re sulted in a mistrial, eleven of the ju rors holding that the McArthur signa tures were genuine, and one that they were not. At the former hearing and again in the hearing just concluded, Adam Mc Arthur; admitted , the genuineness of his signatures on secured - bonds of the Newton-McArhuf Company, held by, The Bank of Richmond, so that these signatures were not in question at this trial. Mrc McArthur's position was that while he -did not remember signing these bonds and thought that in signing sucn papers ior tne.iNew-ton-McArthur Company he was sign insr them merely as an officer of the company, and not as making himself personally liable, that he would not re sist iudenient as ,to them. - The out come of this admission and. the verdict In the other case of the Norfolk bank make the papers: in the harfds of the banks perfectly good. Furthermore, tne veraict. oi-tne jury removes the Dossibilitv of indictments being taken against J.,,Sprunt Newton, or anyone else, on tne cnarge oi nav ing forged the signatures of the : Mc Arthurs to "the notes and other papers. Also it practically makes perfectly good probably - $75,000 of notes and 1 checks ..with questioned "McArthur sig- natures neia Dy, otner. oanKs, inciuuin? over" $50,000 in the bands -of Raleigh m AnTHUR SIGNATURES Violent Demonstrations at Butte Continue. POLICE ARE HELPLESS Wife and Children" of Official Escape Uninjured, but House Wrecked. Safe Is Blown Open While Thousands Look On. Butte, Mont., Jtine 14. Violent de monstrations by seceding members of the Western Federation of Mnei kept Butte awake much of last night. Hundreds of the nine thousand memt bers of the local miners' union, dis gruntled at the heavy assessments lev ied for the Michigan copper strike, and discontented with the card system, marched through the : streets ' after a mass meeting. Most of them went home and the city was quiet until 2 O'clock. Then the home of Patrick Casey, an officer, of the union, was dynamited Casey and his wife and three children escaped injury, . although! windows were blown out; and the porch was de molished. An attempt was. made about D same time to dynamite the home Albert Riley, president of the local miners' union. --xn - ce zTsB . Ian icos . o ib thrd rdl Earlier in the night the safe of the Western Federation, taken from the headquarters of thfe 'Union by riaters, who earlier had- wrecked the place was .blown open with explosives. The police were pawerless to stop the carting away and ryhamitihg of the sofe. Nfearly a thousand persons stood around while the seceeding un-, ion men set off several charges , be fore the safe door gave way. After the Union's safe had been wrecked open and extmined by the insurgents; the latter complained to the police that one cf their number ha placed the rest of them in the at titude of. thieves by decamping with $3,000 which had been' In the strong' Jbox of,, the Unions ; ' " ' THEODORE ROOSEVELT III. Youngster Arrives in- America Yester day.'. '. New York, June 14. Theodore Roosevelt III, Colonel Roosevelt's first grandson to bear .the .family name, was born here today- at the home of his parents, Mr. and" Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Theodore, Jr., eldest, son of the for mer President, married Miss Eleanor B, Alexander, June 20, 191Q. Their first child was a; daughter. Atlanta, Ga,, June 14. The thirty fourth annual convention of the Pho tographers' Association of America will begin here tomorrow with several hundred delegates in attendance. It will be the first time that the asso ciation has met in the South. WILD WOMEN COMMIT F Bomb Exploded in St. George Last Night. While Little Damage Done Act of Suf fragists Causes Alarm As to How Far Militants Expect to Carry Their Work. London, June 14. A bomb was ex ploded In St. George church, Hanover Square, tonight. Evfdence tends to show the explosion was the work of suffragists and. coiniflg so close on the bomb outrage- in -Westminster Ab bey the desecration of this famous edifice j has caused alarm as to how far militants intend to go. ; Three pews and three stained win dows were damaged by the explosion. The famous paintings of "the last sup per" by Sir James. Thornhill, which hangs over the altar was nodamaged, although the window .above it was splintered. Firemen found a square tin box and several pieces of candle in the over thrown pew. A member of .the con gregation said the pew was occupied at the evening service by a woman in a checked dress. On an envelope found in the church was written "a protest to the torture of- women." While judges of. the .high courts and the Lord Mayor were ' attending service in St. Paul's cathedral today, suffragists, interrupted with protests against the torturing of women. The service was delayed several minutes while two women chained to seats were removed. A crowd today overran' a, platform in Hyde Park where a militant flag, was raised, before four men who were holding a meeting could begin, their speeches. Police took the men to a station for protection. Two meetings in Hyde Park of non-militant suffra gist organizations were broken up and it required a strong police squad to quell the disturbances. URTHER OUTRAGES . . . , , - However Washington Offi cials Are Hopeful ; OF ULTIMATE PEACE And Still Insist That Negotiations at Niagara Falls Are Progressing Most Satisfactorily Delicate Situation. Washington, June 14. -Admitting that mediation ait Niagara Falls is at its most critical stage, having reached the point where the personnel of the provisional government to succeed Hu erta must be selected, Washington of ficials tonight nevertheless were hope ful of ultimate peace and still insistent that negotiations were progressing sati isf actorily. Administration leaders realized, however, the importance, developments of, the next few days will have on the situation confronting the nations in volved. Throughout the day President Wilson and Secretary Bryan were in frequent communication with the American 'commissioners, Justice La mar and Mr. Lehman at Niagara Falls. "There is nothing to announce," said Mr. Bryan tonight following inter changes with the American commis sioners, "but mediation still progresses satisfactorily. We are not changing our view of the situation." Communication between the Amer ican delegates and Washington was reported, to relate to the character of the Mexican provisional government to be established pending constitu tional election.' . Selection'' of the pro visional president and his associates , was considered at a joint session' of the mediators - and commissioners of pothAjnican ;republics : yeSterdayrV According to reports received here the Huerta delegates 'and those from the United States differed widely on the names proposed. : Suggest. Names. Today the, name oft candidate fbi the provisional presidency suggested by the Mexicans was reported to have been submitted to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. His name was not made public. So far as could be learned the administration still held to a desire that the provisional presi dent should' be a man acceptable to the Constitutionalists. While the mediators are struggling with the problem of succession to Hu erta there were additional evidences of efforts to' bring influence on be half of the Huerta government to bear upon the Washington., administration. Agents from Mexico City are reported to have arrived here and to be in com munication with the Huerta delegates at Niagara Falls. Working in Huerta's behalf also la Charles A. Towne, the New York at- ' torney, whose mission here in the in. terest of Mexico City government was . disclosed yesterday. Mr. Towhe is seeking a conference with President- Wilson. According tav nersons in Washln- ton in toueh with the Huerta element, tne agents or the dictator are making every effort now to save General Hu-' erta's face. They want concessions enough on the part- of the United States to save Huerta from complete humiliation. - The arrival in Washington today of Pedro Del Villar, an associate of Gen. Felix Diaz, led to a renewal of reports that Diaz and Huerta were seeking to reach an agreement on the provisional government plans to, be insisted 'on by the Huerta delegates at Niagara Falls. ., Rafael Zubaran, chief agent of Gen eral Carranza in Washington, said no word had come .tonight from his chief with relation to tne mediation confer ence. . . ) Diplomatic- Struggle. ' Niagara Falls, Ont., June 14: Al though there were noconfecences to day between the mediator ahd - the American . or ; the Mexican delegates was .apparent' that a, great struggle in diplomacy between the United States and the Huerta government would be gin this week. - . While mediation has parsed safely over many obstacles the factor on which peace most depends, the selec tion of a provisional president accept able - to - all factions , has . brought the ' entire mediation body to a realiza tion that T ultimately on this, , medlar tion will -succeed or fall. Many- name have been suggested but thus far, . hone - has been found suitable, , The. discussion of names will continue for several days. The American delegates are waiting for the . Washington government, through its close communication, with the Constitutionalists, to learn who would be - acceptable to them. The arrival, of Constitutionalists here, it generally Is agreed would facilitate tne. choice T provisional president, but the mediators disclosed the door , to them because they have not declared ' an armistice. . - No opportunity has come, for the American; government to -outline its , alternative i source of action should l mediation f all. v While the United States might resume its attitude of passive observation as the Constitu tionalists pressed "onward, intimations have come from well-informed quar ters that American occupation of Mex ico - City might be the ultimate out come. . : f 'M: ".: i : M m .,,.;-m .-"v. ;! . v'if; J--A M.l m 1 v .-.'! '- '".1 ?i " . .. (. 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