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9 J I m R R J VOL. XVII., XO. 194. WILMINGTON, X. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1904. FIVE GENTS. V jA 1 . 1 ni n 1 i n fin . mn n 1 FATE OF PORT ARTHUR SQUADRON NOT KNOWN Possible that a Decisive Sea Fight Has Oc- m curred A DESTROYER AT CHE FOO The Ryeshitelni Arrives at Che Foo and is Dismantled by Order of the Chinese Authorities Later a Japa nese Party Boards the Destroyer IVeparations Are Being Completed at Vladivostok for the Reception of the Port Arthur Squadron, Its De parture Being Interpreted to Indi cate that the Siege of the Fortress is Entering on its Final Stage According to Late Information, the Squadron lias Not Returned to Port Arthur, So Its Whereabouts and the Results of an Expected Encoun ter With Togo's Fleet Are Not Known Another Unconfirmed Ru mor That Port Arthur Has Fallen. Tokio, August 11. 11 a. m. Evi dently driven to sea by the fire of the Japanese land batteries, the Russian fleet emerged from Port Arthur yes terday morning! Admiral Togo im mediately closed in and opened a se vere engagement, which lasted until nightfal!. Afterwards the Japanese destroyers and torpedo flotillas deliv ered a series of attacks. The Japanese fleet withdrew during the night. A guardship stationed off the har bor reported that she saw at dawn today the battleships Retvizan and Pobieda steaming toward the harbor of Port Arthur. Admiral Togo has not yet reported the results of yes terday's engagement. It is thought here that the Russians attempted to escape seaward from a base which is no longer tenable, bui that they again refused to attempt to face Admiral Togo's line. Details are expected hourly. - A Russian Destroyer Arrives at Che Foo. Che Foo, August 11. Captain Shestakovsky, of the Russian torpedo destroyer Ryeshitelni, whicrv emerged from Port Arthur with the fleet Wednesday morning, and which ar rived here early this morning, says he saw no Japanese vessels. He confirms previous statements that the large Russian warships had left Port Arthur, but refused to say directly that the fleet had gone on an extended cruise, leaving the inference, of course, that the warships expect to join the Vladivostok squadron, which he said had been recruited by 'the purchase of ships from the Ar gentine Republic. Captain Shestakov sky said further ' that ihe Russian torpedo boats, gunboats and small craft generally remained at Port Ar thur. Some came out to perform their usual duties in the vicinity, but they did not follow the big sh,ips. Captain Shestakovsky stated that the recent firing heard at Che Foo ev idently came from Port Arthur, whero the Japanese continue to attack daily with scarcely less energy than they manifested during the severe three days' fighting the latter part of July. The Japanese line, he said, now ex tends from the north shore of Louisa bay to a point immediately east of Taiche bay. about 7 miles east of Port Arthur. The Japanese are, he alleged, using lives with reckless courage. Their positions are frequently lost, re -taken, then lost and re-taken again Shortly after the arrival of the Ryeshileni here the Chinese admiral, Saha, sent an officer on board, who demanded that the destroyer -either leave the port or disarm. The captain of the Ryeshileni agreed to render the engines absolutely useless, and to disarm in such a manner as Admiral Saha demanded. . The captain of the Ryeshitelni re quested the Chinese admiral to indi cate a position nearer the shore, where the destroyer might lie till the end 'of the war, under the protection of the Chinese government. She shows the effect of long service, her paint is scratched and fading to yellow, owing to exposure to the sun, and her deck resembles a machine F-bop, but she has not been damaged by gunfire, although it is stated that the ship was exposed constantly for three months to the fire of the Japa nese. The passengers of the Ryeshitelni include two women, one of whom is said to be the wife of General Stoes- sel. This, however, is denied. It is j evident that grave reasons caused the Ryeshitelni to undertake her hazard- i ous voyage. Presumably she came here to file urgent dispatches. Anxious as to the Fate of the Port Arthur Squadron. St. Petersburg, August 12. 10:37 p. m. Public anxiety regarding the fate of the port Arthur squadron, which haa reached the highest pitch, remained un relieved when" the people of St. Peters burg retired tonight. The reports from Tokio and 'Chefoo of the sea fighting which followed the departure of the squadron are so conflicting and incon elusive that a strong hope exists that the Russian ships succeeded in breaking through the Japanese fleet. Indeed, it is rumored late tonight that the, admiralty has received information that the squadron has passed' beyond the Shantung promontory (which would bring the squadron at least 150 miles to the southeast of Port Arthur and Into the Yellow sea). Although unable to confirm this rn mor, the Associated Press learns that the family .of Lieutenant Smirnoff, an officer of the battleship Czarevitch, this evening received a telegram from him dated at Tsingchau today. The mes sage contained only two words: ''Alive, embraces." Tsingchau is 160 miles southwest of Chefoo, in the province of Shantung and is at the entrance of Kiauchau Bay. The receipt of this telegram might be construed as partial confirmation of the . rumor that the. squadron had reached the open sea beyond 'Shantung. In no other way can Lieutenant Smirnoff's family explain the message from Tsing chau. It is hardly believed that the squad ron itself put "in to Kiauchau, although some time ago it was expected that it might take refuge in this port. It is regarded as mors, likelv that one of the torpedo boat destroyers was sent there with official dispatches and Jiled Lieu tenant 'Smirnoff's telegram. The news of the dismantling of the torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni at Chefoo, has not caused surprise. It is understood that she was deliberately sacrificed so that Vice. Admiral Skrvd- lbff might be apprised of the departure of the Russian vessels from Port Ar thur, in order that he might start -ut with the Vladivostok squadron for the purpose of meeting them. It is denied at the admiralty that the squadron left Port Arthur because the situation o the fortress was desperate. The ad miralty authorities say it is more, than likelv that with the Japanese close up to the perimeter of the fortress, the warships were, unable to render furthei effective aid, and that their safety was endangered by the plunging shells drop ping from the Wolf Hills. Expecting the Port Arthur Squadron at Vladivostok. Vladivostok, August 11. (Preparations are being completed here for the recep tion of the 'Port Arthur squadron. The departure of the squadron from Port Ar thur is generally interpreted to indicate that the siege f the. fortress is entering on its final stage, as the programme has repeatedly been announced by the Associated Pre.ss for the squadron to leave as soon as the situation at Port Arthur became desperate. It is behav ed that the purpose of the. Russian? torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni, in going to Chefoo, was to notify Admiral .Skrydloff of the sortie of the Port Ar thur squadron, in order that hemay dis patch the Vladivostok squadron to meet thf- squadron from Port Arthur. Reported That' the Kasagi Was Sunk. Chefoo, August 11. 8 p. m. It is re ported that the Japanese protected cruiser Kasagi was sunk off Round Is land (forty eight miles east of Port Arthur) in the recent engagement. ; The Russian ships beforor leaving Port Arthur took on board heavy stores, ma chinery and materials for ship repair ing. The torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshi telni has been dismantled by the re moval of the breeches of her guns. Departure of the Port Arthur Squad ron Reported. St. Petersburg, August 11.-:03 p. m. rThe admiralty has just received from Viceroy Alexieff a brief dispatch offi cially announcing the departure of the Port Arthur squadron. It does not give details and doubtless was the news communicated to the admiralty by the torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni, from Chefoo. Orders Were From Skrydloff. Chefoo, August 11. The Russian squadron left Pont Arthur in response to imperative orders from Vice Admir al Skrydloff, a telegram reports that the-Russian battleships Pobieda and Retvizan have returned today to Port Arthur. Three Japanese, torpedo boat destroyers are now outside this harbor watching the Russian torpedo boat de 'stroyer Ryeshitelni, which still flie the Russian flag. Japanese faking Wide Detour To ward Mukden. Anshanshan. (half way between Hai Cheng and Liao Yang). August 11. A reeonnaisance in force August 7, prov ed that the Japanese are making a wide detour of the Liao valley towards 'ilirkden. The thirty fifth regiment of sharpshooters, with two guns, partic ipated in the reeonnaisance which was directed a'gainst the west flank of tht Japanese position near Anshanshan. The movement revealed the presence of only one Japanese brigade, with the? guns lately landed at the port of New Chwang. The brigade is formed of raw recruits, almost 'boys. The whole Japanese force south of Anshanshan is not more than a division with a bri gade of artillery. The remainder of General Oku's army is evidently par ticipating in the flanking operations. Movement of Japanese Northward. Liao Yang, August 11. While no fighting has occurred on the eastern front, a remarkably heavy movement of Japanese. northward has been report ed. The Japanese seem to be trying a turning movement on Yantai or Muk den. ' Great Britain Not Satisfied With Rus sia's Attitude. London, August 11. The Associated Press learns that Great Britain is dis tinctly dissatisfied with Russia's atti tude in the case of the British steamer Knight Commander, sunk by the Vladi vostok squadron, and continues to press the Russian Government to make substantial modifications of the list of articles regarded as contraband. Japanese Destroyers at Chefoo. Chefoo, August 12. C a. m. Two Iare Japanese torpedo boat destroyers, which have been hovering outside the harbor, entered under the cover of darkness last night, showing no lights and anchored a quarter of a mile from the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni. which had been moved to permanent anchorage. The correspond dent of ithe Associated Press was not allowed to board the Japanese vessels. The Japanese officers said they wouia depart at daylight. Russian Cruisers Salute German Vessels. Chefoo. Aueust 12. 9 a. m. The Rus sian protected cruisers Askold and No vik, and one torpedo boat destroyer, entered the Kiauchau bay last night (Thursday) and exchanged salutes witn German vessels. Rumors that Port Arthur Has Fallen. London, August 12. Rumors that Port Arthur has "fallen are again cur rent but apparently there Is no further warrant for them than on previous oc casions. It is regarded as impossibly that Port Arthur can hold out much longer, but there is no further news at hand either concerning the fortress or the fate of the Port Authur squad ron, beyond the statement from Chefoo that the cruisers Askold and Novil; have entered the port of Kiauchou, the German leased territory. According to the Chefoo correspon dent of The Daily Telegraph, the Jap anese attempted to blow up the Rus sian torpedo boat destroyer Jlyeshitel ni, and her crew had to swim for their lives. The same reports state that Lieutenant General Stossel, the com mander of the military forces at Port Arthur, personally commanded the, Russian forces in the fight for the pos session of Taku mountain, which was accompanied by fearful carnage. The correspondent adds, "The Russians are short of ammunition and the garrison is exhausted by Incessant fighting. If the Japanese continue their assaults with fresh troops the worst must hap pen. Squadron Has Not Returned to Port Arthur. Chefoo. August 11.-8:15 p. m. Ac cording to the latest information ob tainable, the Russian .squadron has not returned to port Arthur. On the night of August 9th, heavy cannonading was heard at sea in v the direction of Port Arthur. Advices from the fortress say that the Japanese bombarded the town, laying their batteries in dense Kaolin fields, where they were effectually masked. The shells dropped mainly in the western basin, where the squadron was anchored. Many of the shells fell upon the battleship Retvizan, but no serious damage was done either to the town or the fleet. The result of the battle is not known. Japanese Party Boards the Rieshi- telni. Chefoo, August 12. S. a. m. A board ing party from the two Japanese torpe do boat destroyers which entered the harbor last night boarded the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshitelni this morning at 3:30 o'clock. The Japanese discharged their small arms and dur ing the firing a Russian was wounded in one of his legs. Daybreak showed a third Japanese destroyer towing the Ryeshitelni out o'f the harbor and all disappeared. The Japanese consui claims that the Japanese ships were ignorant of the -dismantling of the Ryeshitelni. An Associated Press re porter informed Japanese of this fact when he visited the two Japanese de stroyers at 2:30 o'clock this morning. .Russian Vessels Pass the Dardanelles. London, August 12. The Brussells correspondent of The Daily Telegraph declares that two vessels of the Rus sian Bladk sea fleet have already pass ed the Dardanells without the inter position of any difficulty on the part of the Turkish government. MINE FLOODED WITH WATER. Sudden Disaster at the Barringer Gold Mine, Near Gold Hill, Causes the Instant Death of Eight Men. Raleigh, N. C, August 11. A spe cial to The News and Observer from Salisbury, X. C. says: Information is received here tonight that the P.arringer gold rmne, located near Gold Hill, Rowan county, N. C, was suddenly flooded by water late this afternoon, causing the instant death of eight men employed in the mine. The dead are: Will Canup, Will Stirewait, Joseph McGrum, Bob Deberr, Sam Price and three others, whose names are unobtainable. Nine men were in the mine shaft when a large pond near the en trance to the mine suddenly broke loose, the breakage being caused by excessive rains, the water rushing in terrific and deadly force to a depth of about a hundred feet upon the men, who were powerless to save themselves. Mr. Thomas Moyle, man ager of the plant was the only one to escape death. The mine -4s filled witn water to night and none of the dead bodies have yet been recovered. An unusual downpour of rain is reported in the vicinity of the mine this afternoon, much damage being done to property. The fiqoded mine is the property of the Whitney Reduction Oomnanv. of Salisbury and Pittsburg, pennsyl-! vania. and has been operated by them 1 for a number of years. i HOKE SMITH Addresses Democrats of Queensborough at Annual Outing PRAISES PARKER Over 3,000 Democrats Were Present " Mr. Smith Pays a Splendid Tribute to Judge Parker and Says His Clear Cut Declarations Will Give Joy arid Hope to All Who Love Their Coun try Mr. Roosevelt is Severely Ar raigned Mr. Smitli Reviewed the Legislation on Gold and Silver and Replied to Some of the Statements Recently Made by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw He Agreed Writli 3IcKinley that the Problem of More Markets Requires Urgent Atten tion. New York, August 11. Former Secretary of fthe Interior Hoke Smith, of Georgia, was the principal speaker tonight at the annual outing of the Democrats of Queensborough, held this afternoon and tonight at Col lege Point, Long Island. Over three thousand Democrats were present. Mr. Smith said in part: "This is a great , day for a Demo cratic rally. Our candidate has spok en in response to the formal notifi cation of his nomination. His plain, clear declaration in favor of obedi ence to law, his devotion to consti tutional government, his equal and just recognition of the rights of per son and property, give joy and hope to all who love their country. "His nomination was due to no effort of his personal friends. No ten men in New York and no fifty men in any state secured the dele gates for Judge Parker. The people of the United States nominated him. Hanging over them like a dark cloud was the possibility of the election of a man whose restless egotism placed the entire country in a state of un certainty, and about whom the in quiry, with no feeling of hope, was constantly made, 'What will he do next.' Mr. Roosevelt as President had trodden over the rights of Con gress. He had violated the consti tution. The feeling of doubt and un certainty produced by the administra tion of Mr. Roosevelt had checked the prosperity made possible by the administration of Mr. Cleveland and realized under the administration of Mr. McKinley. Conservative Demo crats everywhere sought a candidate who would represent and respect the constitution and laws of our country; who would recognize the office of President to be one of no unlimited authority; who would not be carried into reckless activity byjntense adu lation of himself; who would prefer to exercise the legitimate duties of the office of President' to startling the country continuously by sending war ships to Morocco or acting as agent for some European powers to force our southern neighbors to pay their debts. I "They selected a rnjan of even and conservative temperament, devoted to law and its enforcements; brave, able and modest, ready to discharge, legiti mate duties, but not prompted by overwhelming ambition to assume the responsibilities of all others. Well may the Republicans shrink from a com parison of the candidates. Adroitly did the secretary of the treasury here en deavor to present an issue, which is not involved in the present campaign. "Speaking in this borough a few weeks ago he. sought to give especial prominence to the financial questions, and more play to the gold standard. He reviewed some of the history of legislation' and some of the party plat forms, claiming that the Republican party had been nearly always right and the Democratic party wrong. He claimed that the success of the Demo cratic party would endanger the gold standard, but he omitted much that was pertinent upon the subject." Reviewing the legislation on gold and silver from the formation of the gov ernment, Mr. Smith said the first legis lation under which the silver dollar, now a. part of the coin of the realm, went into circulation, was the joint work of Democrats and Republicans. The Republican platform of 1SSS, he continued, was presented to the c3JN vention by William McKinley. Among other things it contained the following language: "The Republican party is in favor of the gold and silver as money and con demns the policy of the Democratic administration in its effort to demone tize silver." Thi3 became a part of the Republican platform upon which President Harri son was elected, and the Republican party was then criticising the Demo cratic administration of Mr. Cleveland for its effort to demonetize silver. "In 1900 the Sherman act provided for the purchase of 4,500 ounces of sil ver monthly and the. introduction of ; this large volume of silver into our) currency by coinage or by silver cer tificates, . (passed Congress. This was a Republican measure and reached the approval of a. Republican Ccngres3. Silver dollars and. silver- certificates in circulation in the United States have been placed there through these two acts. The first, the work of Demo crats and Republicans and the second preeminently work of Republicans. -The situation was bad under the Rland-Al-lison act but it was rendered far worse under the Sherman act. The Republican!? going into power and the platform pledged to silver, in stead of protecting the gold standard, had by the passage of - the Sherman purchasing act,- almost brought the country to monometalism. "The Democratic administration un der Mr. Cleveland repealed the Sher man purchasing act. The world ac cepted the gold standard. Our polit ical leaders, Democrat and Republican graduall learned that bimetalism is impossible, that a single standard is necessary The nomination of Judge Parker would have been impossible, had not the Democrats recognized in him a gold standard advocate. "The wisdom, under (present condi tions, of the gold standard, haying once been recognized, will be adheied to. It can form no issue in the presenteam paign. The telegram of our candidate to the national convention only con firmed the views of the overwhelming majority of delegates. "IHas not the man in rough rider coat unchanged our treatment of foreign countries? Has he not disregarded our representative government? "Mr. MclKinley declared the day he was murdered that the problem of more markets requires our urgent and im mediate attention. We cannot repose, in fancied security that we can for ever sell everything and buy little or nothing. The period of exclusiveness has passed. , MHave not Roosevelt and his follow ers adopted the motto as to the tariff of 'stand pat?'. '"The senator from Massachusetts in defense probably to the petition being signed by Republicans- as well as Dem ocrats all over his state, has claimed that the Republicans desire reciprocity with .Canada, but if so, why has the Republican party done nothing" to ac complish it? 'The truth may be that the declara tion in the 'Democratic platform 'we favor liberal trade with Canada, and with the people of other countries, where they can be entered into with benefit to American agriculture, manu factures, mining or commerce" is arous ing the hopes of the people and disturb ing the Republican 'stand patters.' " NEGRO HANGED FOR MURDER The First Execution in Cambridge County for 30 Years. Johnstone, Pa., August 11. Willie Munger, alias ;Frank Davis, colored, was hanged at Ebensburg at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon for the murder of Laura Davis. This was the. first execution in Cambridge county for nearly thirty years. Mungen slashed the woman's throat with a razor and then turned the blade on himself. 'When the officers arrived the woman was dead and Davis, gasp ing for breath, was lying across a bed. He was removed to a hospital where he soon recovered. 'From the time of his arrest until the latter part of May of this year the murderer insisted that the woman had attempted to kill him while he was sleeping and had then killed herself. The trial was marked by a dramatic protest of innocence on the part of the prisoner who took the stand in his own defence but the jury brought in a ver dict of guilty of mufder in the first degree after about fifteen minutes de liberation. Shortly after sentence had been pass ed upon him Davis professed religion, and afterward made two confessions the first that he had committed the deed for which he was hanged, and also that he had, a number of years ago, murdered a woman with whom he was living in Jacksonville, Florida, by choking her to death. In Jackson ville he was known as -Willie Mungen, which, it has been ascertained, was his real name. The circumstances of the 'first murder were corroborated by the Jacksonville authorities, who had made a vigorous effort to bring him to justice. RUSSIAN VIEW NOT ACCEPTED. Not Within he Rights of a Belliger ent to Destroy -a Captured Vessel, Whether She Carries Contraband or Not. London, August 11. In the House of Lords today Lord Landsdowne, referr ing to the Russian definition of con traband of war, said the government had informed Russia that it refused to consider itself bound to regard as valid the decision of any prize court which failed to act in conformity with recog nized principles of international law. The government had been given to understand that Russia considered that it was within the rights of a bel ligerent to destroy a captured vessel. wnetner she carried contraband or not. This country had never accented such a view and he (Lord Lansdowne) be lieved it had been refused by othe? powers. It certainly had not been ac cepted by the government of the United States. The British government, there fore, was Tmable to admit that the sinking of the Knight Commander waa justifiable according to any of the. prin ciples of international law by whic this country had ever considered itself bound. Lord Lansdowne concluded with re marking that he was glad" to be able to advise that the replies of the Russian government to British representation justified the hope that these acts of destruction of neutrali prizes were not likely to be repeated. London, August 11. In the House o Commons today Premier Balfour, speaking on. same lines as Lord Lans downe. said he was perfectly confident that no neutral ship would again be sunk by the, Russians. He fully agreed In the statejment that such a finding w A3 an international outrage and thfe government had expressed to Russia in the clearest way possible that view, with'the above result. FORCE ISSUE Plan to Compel Attorney General to Move Against Packers BY THE STRIKERS An Action Will be Begun in the Fed eral Court Demanding that the Perpetual Injunction, NoW Held by the Government, be Put Into Oper ation This it is Expected Will Induce President Roosevelt to Take Up the Fight and Force the Packers to Produce Their Books, Contracts, Etc., the Strikers Believe Will Bring the Packers to Terms Ef forts to settle the Differences by Mediation Failed. Chicago, ill., Aug. 11. The stock yards strike tonight seems no nearec a settlement than it did the day tha struggle began. Efforts of a commit tee composed of butchers and grocers to bring 'about a conference between the packers a.nd; the strikers leaders was of no avail today. The retailers committee was in conference with Ed win Tilden, John E Maurer, Thom&a Wilson, and T. J. O'Connors, repre senting the .packers,, for two hours thia afternoon and at the end of the meet ing the following statement was given out by the committee of business men: "We were courteously received by a, committee representing the packers andl we were informed considering all that had passed, and Present conditions, no good reason existed why 'any further .conference with the strikers would toe beneficial." No statement was Issued by tha packers regarding the conference, and they all refused to discuss the matter further than to confirm the statement given out by the intermediary commit tee. When the strike leaders were in formed of the determination of the (packers to refuse to enter into further, conferences with the unionists, they began to form plans to force the head, of the legal department of the United States government in. an endeavor to bring about aj settlement. This move was decided uipon by the legal advisors of the strikers after they had received what they considered reliable informa tion that the attorney general would hot make a, move to bring into opera tion the perpetual injunction now held by the government against combina tions among the packing firms unless ordered to do so by President Roose velt The plan, in, effect, is as follows: Tomorrow or next day an action will be started in the Federal court in the name of iai striker who holds stock ih. one of the 'biggest packing concerns, demanding that the injunction be put -into operation, on the iground that the illegal combination still exists and that through it the shareholders are suffer ing a loss. This, it is expected by the strike leaders, will "induce President Roosevelt to take up the fight and force the Packers to produce their books, contracts and agreements in open court. Such a step, it is believed by the strikers, will bring the packers to terma and will end the struggle. The officials of the market wagon driver' union have oraered a vote ' td' be taken by the union on Sunday on the question of a strike of these men. WTiile standing on his doorstep to night, John Schuman, a strike breaker, employed by Swift and Company, was attacked by rioters and severely beat en. Before the police could reach the scene of the disturbance 'a crowd of four hundred rioters had gathered about the place. Schuman was thrown to the ground and every one of th disturbers who could get near enough, administered a kick to the Prostrate man. A riot call was sent in, but the crowd seeing the policemen coming..' scattered and no arrests were made. While Schuman was seriously hurt, it Is not believed his injuries are fatal. NO CHANGE" IN SITUATION Strike on in Alabama Mines on Ac count of Disagreement Over Wage Scale. - . Birmingham, Ala., August 11. Ther was little change today in the situation at the mines of the several furnace companies, where a strike is on, over a. failure to agree on a wage scale. It appears that a few more men are at work today than yesterday, when th mines were opened to union and nos. union alike. - The Sloss-JSheffield Steel and Iron Company is reported to have got our one hundred cars of coal yesterday by' union and non-union labor, combined, and the company tonight resumed work at four hundred coke ovens here. TtuV company gave notice today that here-' after it will not recognize the unions and that union men occupying its hous es must vacate them by September 1 or be evicted. iDeputies are now o: hand at several mines, but no distur bance has been . reported. Officials of the miners union say the men are standing firm and that littit progress is being made in reopening the mines. The operators give out, practically no information. ,
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