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VOL. XCIX-STO. 350.
WILMINGTON, N. O, THURSDAY MOBNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917
WHOIiE DUMBER 39,170
COUNT LUXBURG MUST LEA VE ARGENTINA
Minister's Passports Are
Sent to German Legation
But the Envoy is Missing
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gis Whereaoouts bull ummown wj
Expulsion Says Minister Has Ceased to be Impersona Grata '
to the Government and That Arrangements Have Been
Made for His Immediate Departure.
GERMANY ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Government Remains Willing to
Unless Germany Disavows Count Luxburg's Messages Sent
Through the Swedish Embassy the Argentine
Minister at Berlin will be Recalled.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 12. The Argentine government at noon to
y sent to the German legation passports to be delivered to Count
Lnxburiar. the German minister in
of fount Luxburg still is unknown
The foreign office today sent a
fceipi ministry demanding an
action in sending the secret code
Swedish legation.
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The note sent by Foreign Minister
Fueyrredon tc Count von Luxburg, in
which the German minister was ten
dered his pa ssports, reads:
"llr. Minister: You having ceased
to be impersona grata to the Argen
tine government, that government has
decided to deliver to you your pass
ports which I transmit herewith by
order of His Excellency, the President
of the nation.
"The introducer of embassies has
instructions to assist you In your
immediate departure from the terri
tory of the republic. God keep you.
(Signed): "H. PUEYRREDON.
"To Count Karl von Luxburg, en
voy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary of the German Empire."
Germany Must Disapprove.
The Argentine minister at Berlin lias
keen instructed to inform the German
foreign office that Count von Luxburg
lias been handed his passports and to
ask for explanations regarding the
telegram disclosures. If the German
govemir.ent disapproves of the text of
the German minister's dispatches and
especially of the word "ass," which
term the count applied to the Argen
tine foreign minister. the situation
may clear.. If Berlin does not disavow
the minister's course Argentina will
recall her vniT.isUr from Germany but
may permit the legation to remain.
If Germany expresses a desire to
maintain relations with Argentina not
withstanding the expulsion of Coun
von Luxburg, dt was said at the for
eign office.t'his government would be
willing to consider the question.
Full Explanation of Policy.
Argentina also has asked the Ger
man government for a full explanation
f its present policy of sinking Ar
gentine ships. This apparently was
settled in the case of the steamship
Trm, but in view of Count von Lux
burg's notes, which ante-dated that
settlement. Argentina desires a clear
statement.
A rupture, the officials say, is not
necessary if Germany is inclined to
m?,ke professions, but if she does not
ft is certain there will be a break in
diplomatic relations.
The government has issued, orders
to the police and the provincial gov
ernments to protect Count von Lux-
and his staff en route, as out
breaks of thp inrHo-mint nnrnilaf1 are
feared.
Tile fori.o-n j-tfFiAA v rti e-a o a Ifo Via.
that Count von Luxburg will
"ttcti Here tomorrow.
Action -nickly Taken.
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Unt irlVoyen aftw a conference
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BUENOS AIRES IS
GREAT ANTI -
Buenos
Aires. Sept. 12. The down-
action of the city was the
-ene of the wildest disorders tonight
connection with great anti-German
,e111!iKtrotl , . j
-'.uuuhs, m wnicn nousa.na ui
r5entinians tQok part Many of those
J me mhc : . j , i m
1 result
scores of buildings were set
Several blocks of German
tire
-ness hedges in Calle 25 de
Mayo
ere destroyed.
3ieGn? the structurfes attacked were
n the citv. ami thft buildine of
G
u ?an daily, ija Union. As fast
xt;n me 5.3 Dutiaings were
i?hed- they were started again.
""uis ana ine enure uro
tment kept rushine from one
to aUi Vhe clty to another in efforts
imV the riot and Put down the
'ao t 111 sveral instances police
;eldi'ere tempting to shoot at those
fro torches were set upon by the
l-Lr-f and disarmed.
Ordinary precaution .--bye
Argentine ixovernment Note of
Maintain Friendly Relations But
Buenos Aires. The whereabouts
to the Argentine government.
communication to the German
explanation of Count Luxburg's
messages to Berlin through the
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ENEMY TRADE BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Prohibits Trading With Germans
and Gives Control Over For
eign Insurance Firms
I
MANY AMENDMENTS ADDED
One Prohibits Publishing of War Com
ment in German Language Unless
Accompanied by the Engr
Ush Translation.
Washington. Sept. 12. The adminis
tration trading-with-the-enemy bill,
which passed the Hotlse without a dis
senting vote last July, was passed by
the Senate today with many amend
ments, including one giving the Pres
ident power to embargo imports and
prohibiting publication of war com
ment in the German language unless
accompanied in a parallel column by a
translation in Eglish.
Other important provisions inter
dict commerce between Americans and
Germans or, the latters allies, give the
President broad powers to regulate
operations of enemy insurance compa
nies in this country, and extend es
pionage powers.
Control Over Imports, Alao.
The import embargo amendment, add
ed today at the administration's re
quest, would extend Presidential pow
ers over export trade to Imports as
"Weil.
The bill passed the Senate after two
days of listless debate heard by an
average of less than a dozen members,
without a roll call and virtually with
out objection.
The amendment restricting publica
tions dn German, dopted by a viva voce
vote, was offered by Senator King and
is subject to elimination in conference.
To Curb "Vipers."
Senator King urged adoption' of his
amendment as a "euro against
the
vipers m our midst," trying to create
"There is no question," said the Utah
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SCENE OF
GERMAN RIOTS
been taken by the authorities to pro
tect Count Luxburg, the German min
ister, when he arrives here tomorrow
morning to receive his passports.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
BROUGHT UP TO TWELVE
General Pershing Reports IVino Others
Wounded in German "Raids on Hos
pitals in France.
Washington, Sept. 12. Nine other
Americans were wounded wlien bombs
from German air raiders killed Lieu
tenant Fitzslmmons and three pri
vates of the Medical Corps tn a hos
pital back of the lines tin Franco last
week. A list of the wounded received
at the4 War Department from General
Pershiing tonight shows that two of
the wounded were severely hurt.
Eva Parmelee, an army nurse, ad
dress unknown, escaped with slight
injuries. . '
All the wounded belongto the wta
GIVES
UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL TO BIG
WAR CREDITS BILL
Senate Finance Committee Adopts
House Measure After Mak
ing Minor Changes
IT EXCEEDS 9l2 BILLION
Bill Will be Taken Up in the Sen
ate Tomorrow and May be
Passed by Saturday
Washington, Sept. 12. Unanimous
approval of the huge war credits bill
parsed lasc week by the House was
voted today by the Senate finance com
mittee after it had added several mi
nor amendments. Tomorrow the
measure will be presented to the Sen
ate to lie over under the rules until
Friday. It is expected to pas by Sat
urday. Issuance of 17,538,945.460 worth of
convertible 4 per cent bonds, subject
to income taxes and excess of war
profits taxes, and of $2,000,000,000 each
of certificates of indebtedness and war
savings certificates are authorized by
the bill.
Of the bonds authorized, $4,000,000,
000 are for further loans to the allies,
$3,000,000,000 to supplant the 3 1-2 per
cent Liberty Bonds recently authorized
for such loans and the remaining $538,
945,460 for conversion of miscellane
ous outstanding bonds, including Dan
ish West Indies. Alaskan Railroad,
Panama Canal and naval construction
ba?es.
Probably the most Important
changes of the finance eommtttee were
in the allowances for floating the se
curities. The House expsnse of one
seventh of 1 per cent of the bonds and
wa.r- savings certificates was increased
to--one-fouth"-of--l per "cent" and th
House alio war ce of one-tenth of 1 per
cent for ti-e indebtedness certificates
was cut in half.
Another committee amendment
soeks to definitely establish that the
$7,000,000,000 issue is in addition to
bonds heretofore authorized. Some of
the committee members contended that
the bill's verbiage was rot clear on
that point and that strictly construed,
the measure would actually provide
for additional bonds of only $4,000,
000.000. The committee retained substantial
ly the House provisions for interest on
the new bonds not in excess of four
per cent the rate it is understood at
which Secretary McAdoo plans their
issuance and the taxation sections.
Also retained was the provision ex
empting from taxation interest on
bonds net exceeding $5,000.
TAKING REFERENDUM ON ,
FURTHER PRICE CONTROL
Would Extend to Virtually All Com
modities for Duration of AVar.
Action by U. S. Chamber.
Washington. Sept. 12. Additional
congressional legislation for govern
ment control of the prices of virtually
all commodities for the period of the
war is recommended in a referendum
to ascertain business opinion on gov
ernment price control which was sent
out today by the chamber of oommerce
of the United States to business or
ganizations throughout the country.
Forty-five days are allowed for dis
cussion and a vote.
The recommendation was made by
the national chamber's price control
committee, which after a careful study
of the subject, concluded that price
control should extend to all articles
which have importance in basic indus
tries as well as in war, and whiibh en
ter into the necessaries of every-day
life, to raw materials and finished
products, and to prices the public pays
as well as those paid by the govern
ment. A small executive board to be named
by the President is favored for con
trolling prices.
The committee asserts that no busi
ness can be satisfactorily conducted if
it cannot know in advance its own
costs and prices of material. Control
only of prices charged to the govern
ment, the committee contends, leaves
the situation of private buyers, who
have to meet their requirements out of
a ddmindshed supply, worse than before
the prices to the government were
fixed.
MOBILIZATION DELAYED
AT ONLY THREE CAMPS
At All the Other Cantonments the 4
Per Cent Quota Will Proceed on
September 10.
Washington, Sept. 12. Mobilization
of the 40 per cent quota of the National
Army will proceed September 19. ac
cording to schedule all over the Unit
ed States, the War Department an
nounced today, except for some of the
districts wlxose recruits are assigned
to Oarap Dix, Wrightstown. N. J.;
Camp Meade, Admiral, Md., and Camp
Upton, Yap hank, L. I.
Delay in construction at these
camps together with the inability of
Eastern railroads to transport largj
numters of Tecruits under a rearrang
ed set edule,-caused the new program.
Throughout the country, the mobil
ization will be in progress for five
days. me fifth of the quota moving
daily to vtfiid over taxing, the -rail-'
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ARGENTINA GIVES
ADOED INTEREST
Activity on thSJirious Battle
Fronts Gegr.iy Below That
,ff$sX Weeks.
FRENCH SCORE ADVANCES
Italians Hold to Recently Won Po -
sitions in Face of Vicious
Austrian Attacks
(Associated Press War Summary.)
Of great interest on the political
side of the war aside from Russia is
the action of the Argentine govern
ment in sending passports to the Ger
man minister for his conn:: :.'K.n with
dispatches sent to Germany through
th Swedish legation. Argentina has
requested a iisw wal by Germany of
the minister's action, "and, it is said,
will withdraw her minister from Ber
lin if acquiescence is not forthcom
ing. Amazed at Chargra
Meanwhile the Hritish minister at
Stockholm has visited the Swedish
foreign office and exprassed amaze
ment over the American State Depart
ment's charges agiiinst .he Swedish
givrameiit and the fact that Swei'm
has not given Great , Britain any ex
planai :n of why coded Gernvin mes
sages were permitted to pass through
the legation at Buenos Aires.
Late reports from Buenos Aires say
that the German legation and German
newspaper buildings have been attacked-by
mobs. carrying" out an anti-German
demonstration.
Petaln's Men Advance.
On the battle fronts the mnlitary ac
tivity generally is far below that of
past weeks. On. the iine In France
and Belgium only artillery duels and
comparatively small operations by
the infantry are being carried rut.
Some further advances have been
made by the French in Champagne
near St. Souplet, where General Pe
tain won three lines of trenches.
Austrian Attempts Kail.
Monte San Gabriele, in the Austro
Italian theatre, has been the scene of
another vicious attack by the Austri
ans in an endeavor to dislodge the
Italians from recently captured posi
tions. Their efforts met with no suc
cess. German Captures at Riga.
In the battle of Riga, according to
the German war office, 8,900 Russians
wera mada prisoner and 325 guns and
large quantities of war stores were
captured. The fighting on this front
has now dwindled to SKlrmishes be
tween reconnoitering detachments.
Great Britain's losses in large mer
chant vessels sunk by mines or sub
marines last weak were the smallest
since Germany began ner intensive
submarine campaign. Only twelve
large vessels were destroyed.
WEEK NOT ALTOGETHER
GOOD ONE FOR COTTON
Cool Weather in Some Sections ;
Drought in Others
Early Cotton in North Carolina Moatly
Fruiting Well With Picking Start
edWeevil Damage in Sev
eral Sections. $
Washington, Sept. 12. Warm weath
er prevailed throughout the cotton area
during the week ending yesterday, ac
cording to the weekly crop bulletin
issued today. It was somewhat too
cool for cotton in the extreme north
eastern district at the close of the
week.
Rainfall was moderate In amount but
unevenly distributed. It was heavy in
central C Texas, southwestern Oklaho
ma, northern Louisiana, southwestern
Mississippi, southea&cern North Caro
lina and northeastern South Carolina.
Thebulletin said in part:
"Little or no rain fell over a large
part of Alabama, in extreme southern
and most of Texas, eastern Oklahoma,
northern and east-central Adkansas,
and in portions of Mississippi and Ten
nessee. The station at Mexia, Texas,
reported .05 inches.
"Good showers occurred in Texas,
except Iti the western and southwest
ern sections, and gave promise of a
cotton top crop; picking was delayed
somewhat by showers in that state.
"The early cotton was mostly fruit
ing well in North Carolina, the bolls
were opening and picking was begun.
"More or less weevil damage was re
ported in Oklahoma, the Mississippi
Valley states, Alabama and northern
Florida. Some rotting of the bolls was
reported in the Mississippi Valley,
wAere the rainfall was excessive."
TO WAR SITUATION
SITUATION IN RUSSIA IS STILL
MOST ACUTE DESPITE OPTIMISM
EXPRESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Marked Decrease Shown In
England's Shipping Losses
London, Sept. 12. A marked decrease
In the destruction of British merchant
vessels by mines or submarines is in
dicated in the weekly admiralty state
ment issued this eveniner. Twelve ves-
sels of more than i.eo otons and six of
less than 1,600 tons were sent to the
bottom, as compared with twenty in
the large and three in the small cate
gory sunk for the previous week. To
night's statement shows that four fish
ing vessels also were lost.
The foregoing admiralt ystatement
shows the smallest number of large
British vessels sunk by mines or sub
TO REGULATE MEAT
Food Administration to Issue Li
cense to Country's Packers,
at Their Request
LOWER PRICES UNLIKELY
Representatives of the Packers Believe
the Heavy Export Demand Will
Keep Prices TJp Tnttl IOng
After the War Ends.
Washington, Sept. 12. Government
regulation of the meat packing indus
try will be the next move of the Food
Administration. A voluntary offer of
representatives of the packers to put
their plants under a licensing system
made to Herbert Hoover, the food ad
ministrator, at a conference here today
was accepted and a plan of control will
be drawn up shortly.
The packers, numbering about a
score, came to Washington 0 take up
with Mr. Hoover the threatened meat
shortage and the subject of rising
prices. They are of one opinion that
prices can be brought down Mttle un
less a determined effort is made to in
crease the production of livestock. The
great export demand, they beWeve,
will maintain prices at high level until
long after the war.
A licensing system for packing
houses was provided in the food con
trol bill. Putting it into operation,
Food Administration officials believe,
will go far towards eliminating hoard
ing and speculation and stabilizing
prices.
Increased production of livestock is
a military necessity, Carl Vrooman,
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, de
clared in a statement tonight after the
packers' meeting ended.
"The keeping of more livestock was
highly desirable before the war," said
Mr. Vrooman. "Now it is a national
necessity, first, because of the terrible
dearth of meat animals not only in
this country, but throughout the world;
second because no further waste of
feeds must be permitted, and the only
thing that can prevent waste on the
farm is the production of nfore live
stock." BULGARIAN QUEEN DEAD.
Had Done Mnch Red Cross W ork Since
Outbreak of War.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 12 (via London)
Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria died here
this afternoon. She had been ill some
time and recently King Ferdinand and
Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril
were summoned to her bedside.
Queen Eleanore was the daughter
Prince Henry IV, of Rouss-Kostritz.
She was born in 1860 and married
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who
later ascended the throne, in 1908.
Since the outbreak of the war the
queen had done considerable Red Cross
work, and at one time it was reported
she purposed to come to the United
States-' to collect funds for the suffer
ers in Bulgaria and to study the hos
pital system in this country.
CAMP JACKSON BEING MADE
READY FOR NEXT INCREMENT
Major General Duval Will Inspect the
Camp Today.
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 12. Prepara
tions are under way at Camp Jackson
for receiving more than 12,000 soldiers
of the National Army from the states
of North and South Carolina and Flor
ida when the next increment of the
first draft are ordered to camp, begin
ning September 19. Of this number
about 6,200 will be North Carolinians
and 3,150 will represent the draft dis
tricts in South Carolina.
Major General Wm. P. Duval, com
mander of the Southeastern district,
readied Columbia late today and was
the guest tonight of Governor Man
ning. Major General Duval, it was an
nounced, will inspect Camp Jackson
tomorrow. . .
PACKING INDUSTRY
marines since Germany last February
began her intensified submarine cam
paign. The previous low record was
for the week of March 11, when thir
teen vessels of more than 1,600 tons
were lost.
SIX FRENCH VESSELS WERE
SEJVT DOWN THE PAST WEEK
Paris, Sept. 12. The statement of
the ministry of marine issued this
evening shows that for the week end
ing September 9, one French vessel of
more than 1,600 tons and 5 vessels un
der 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or
submarines. Two fishing craft also
were sent to the bottom. Unsuccessful
attacks were made by hostile craft on
three vessels.
PESSIMISTIC VIEW
STILL MAINTAINED
Russia's Friends in Washington
But Little Enthused by
Yesterday's Reports
NO REPORT FROM FRANCIS
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Special Interest Taken In Dispatches
Stating That Kerensky Himself
"Tafcei Command of All
the Armies.
Washington," Sept. 12. Reports
reaching here today indicating that
Premier Kerensky's provisional gov
ernment was gaining strength In its
struggle to prevent General Korniloff
from seizing the government, failed to
raise tne hopes of Russia's friends" to
any great extent.
Although accepting the government's
optimistic announcement that Korni
loff's followers were few and that some
of his soldiers marching on Petrograd
had offered to arrest their leader, of
ficials and diplomats said it was dim
cult to judge the strength of the re
volt. They were impressed with the
view that even should this uprising be
quelled promptly, the interests secret
ly approving KornllofTs attempted
coup would remain dangerous sources
for Russia's future unity.
The State Department today was
without a report from Ambassador
Francis concerning the Korniloff move
ment, and at the Russian embassy it
was said dispatches gave no clear ex
planation of the crisis.
Some doubt is felt here that the new
commander-in-chief, Major General
Bonch Bruevitch, is sufficiently well
known throughout the Russian army
ranks to inspire great enthusiasm
among the troops, although he is
known as an able commander who has
risen from the rank of cojonfel in this
war by display of executive ability.
For this reason special interest was
taken in advices that Premier Keren
sky might assume command of all the
armies, supplementing his personality
as a factor in the military situation
with the expert teohnical advice of
generals whose loyalty is unquestion
ed.. Cheaper Milk Probable.
Washington, Sept. 12. Cheaper milk
for the consumer is indicated as the
hope of the food administration in a
statement Issued tonight forecasting
reduction in cattle feed costs.
SUSPICIOUS SCHOONER IS
SEIZED BY U. S. WARSHIP
San Diego, OaU Sept. 12. The United
States government officials expected
with the capture of the gasoline schoon
er Anvil by an American warship off
the Lower California coast, to secure
some of the men implicated in the re
cent destruction of the black powder
magazine at the Mare Island navy
yard was permitted to become known
shortly before noon today. Six persons
were killed in the explosion and many
wounded.
Four hours after the Anvil had been
docked, only 4x of the 35 men aboard
the vessel had been examined. What
information the Federal officials pos
sess to warrant their belief that some
of the AnvM's passengers were impli
cated in the navy yard explosion they
refused to state.
Under esoort of the warship which
captured her last Saturday afternoon
off the Lower California Coast, the
Anvil arrived in port.
. Two .well known. Industrial Workers
Reports from Petrograd Sa7
That Korniloff's March on
the City Has Halted
HIS TROOPS LEAVING HIM
His Retreat Reported Cut Off by
Soldiers Loyal to the Pro
visional Government
MARTIAL LAW AT MOSCOW
Democrats Invited to Help Recon
stitute the Cabinet
While optimism seems to prevail
in the provisional government in
Russia that a successful issue of
the counter revolution started by
General Korniloff soon will be
turned in favor of Premier Ke
rensky, the situation still remains
most acute. All the dispatches
from Petrograd at present are
emanating from the provisional
government or supporters of Ke
rensky. KornilofTs March Checked.
Reports from Petrograd are to the
effect that Korniloff's march on Pet
rograd has been cfhecked, and that
even his t retreat has been cut off by
forces faithful to the provisional gov
ernment; also that there have been
further defections from the ranks of
Korniloff, and that a great majority
of the commanders at the front are
still adhering to the government. A
statement issued by the vice-premier
said the country undoubtedly was
with Kerensky, "who is defending the
revolution against General Korniloff,
the defender of the reactionaries."
Unrest, In Moscow.
Meanwhile the spirit of unrest
seems to have invaded Moscow, where
martial law has been declared and
government forces are maintaining
order,
One of the bright spots in the situ
ation is the offer to the central com
mittee of the constitutional democratic
party to aid in the reoonstitution of
the cabinet so as to avoid civil war.
KERENSKY SAYS IT IS TIME
TO QiUIT PLAYING WITH FATE
Petrogral, Sept. 12. .'British Ad
miralty per Wireless Press) The fol
lowing statement which was signed
"Kerensky, Prime Minister and Com-riander-in-Chief,"
was given out here
oday :
"By the armed forces of Russia I de
clare my complete faiith in all ranks
of the army and the fleet, in the gen
erals, admirals, officers, soldiers and
sailors who have ,borne upon their
shoulders the heavy trial of the1 past
days.
"The half year's experiment of free
existence could not fail to convince
everyone that all the extreme irration
al demands not instantly carried out, -wheresoever
such demands may have
come from, duly cause disturbance to
the country. Let everyone remember,
whatsoever he might be, general or
soldier in the ranks, that the slightest
disobedience to authority will hence
forth be punished.
"It Is time to cease playing with the
countiy's fate. Let all Russians who
strive to save the revolution and to
achieve freedom and a renewal of fch
common order of government to un-
j derstand and become imbued with
the conviction that in this moment all
our ideas and strength should be di
rectel first of all toward the defense
of the fatherland from the external
enemy who is aiming to subjugate It."
of the World members, one of the
Federal officers said, had been found
on the Anvil. One of these, Charles
Millery. recently crossed the border at
Tijuana. Millery and the second al
leged I. W. W., John Grit, is said to
have played a prominent part in the
recent labqr troubles in Montana.
Although it was reported that a New
YJrk man sought on a charge of mur
der was on the vessel, the officers re
ported that he had not been located.
Names of no other passengers on board
have become known and it was said no
further information would be . given
out until the examination of all the
men is completed. Many of the . per
sons on board are alleged to be" draft
evaders or alien enemies.
DANIELS ISSUES STATEMENT
ON CAPTURE OF THE VESSEL
Washington, Sept. 12. Officials of
both the Navy Department and Depart
ment of Justice declined to comment
on the report that several passengers
of the captured schooner Anvil were
wanted for complicity in the recent
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