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(3ASTOMA. N. C, TUESDAr APTERXOOV, MAY 1, 1917.
2.0O A YEAR IX ADVAXCH.
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JUE SAVIORJF FRAflGE
J JFFRE IS WARSU.Y WELCOMED HERE
Deep Admiration by Americans x -
; Business First His Motto
. French and British Missions Give
Uncle Sam's Experts Full Benefit
'. A. -of Their Three Years Experience.
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v zette.
v""" f WASHINGTON, April SO. No
t,,v ;Tisltbr to the United States in gener
- ations has touched the heartstrings
it -of the American people to such deep
.Affection and sympathy as has Mar
shal Joffre, of France.
As the "savior of France" the hero
of the Marne in that hour of direst
need when the German army was men
acing Paris Joffre Justly inspires the
richest homage of the Americans, and
that homage will be paid him In tn-J
creasing measure as bis stay lengthens.
Marshal Joffre has come to America
with some very practical common sense
Ideas about what must be done by the
'new alliance of France, Great Britain
and the United States If this war
against Germany Is to be won. He
has no Intention of enacting merely
the spectacular role of a much feted
hero. Business first Is bis motto, and
v he began hustling on the Job at once.
When the fundamental principles of
co-operation between the United States
and France bar been settled he is
willing to torn details over to associ
ates and go the rounds of American
cities to receive the honors that await
him. But for "the next week V least
be Intends staying here In the capital,
arranging hard beaded plans for the
main issue, which is war vigorous, re
lentless war against the common en
emy. France is not bere with hat in hand,
soliciting aid. She Is ready to contrib
ute something on her own part to help
make America mora potent '
To Teaoh Us Things 8h Has Learned.
France has learned three great and
valuable lessons in-tbe war lessons Jn
which she stands supreme and unri
valed. These successes are as follows:
Aviation, artillery and trench war
fare. Of these arts France is willing to
give the United States the benefit of
everytblngshe possesses, if desired
she will send tier best experts to this
country to teach us bow to make and
1' to manage flying machines.
Sbe will send us plans of her won
a ", ; derful guns, so that our artillery may
?t be brought up to highest standards,
t; 8he will give us trained officers to
teach all the tricks and science of mod
ern warfare, learned hi many costly
tattles.
Co-operation in the war, according to
the marshal's ideas, means more than
contribution of dollars and munitions.
It means harmonious action in every
' phase of the great contest
France Is not seeking to involve the
v United States in any tangling foreign
"" -alliance. Her attitude In this respect
"''. la the same as thatenunciated by Mr.
Y Balfour for the British, which places
" mutual confidence and respect above
H a mere documentary treaty.
But the French mission, following
the lines of continental diplomacy, is
aeeking first to establish broad princi-
Photn h- Ainerl'-n Press Awoclsilon.
imtn awt atucs a. waex. , , .
plea upon which future relationships
in the common cans may be based. -"
Ths Roll af Hoiwr. i -Here
is the roll of honor the first
' American gun crew to account for a
German submarine. They are all nary
; men. expert gunners, and were placed
' on board the Mongolia by the govern
, ment when that merchant ship was
r armed:.' v i'" .'
; Commander Uentenant Brncs) B.
I' Ware of Newton, Mass. -
Coxswaias Rudolph J. Holly,: Brook
lyn, and Frank A. SmolsW, Detroit
-' Gimuer's Mat James Ai Goodwin.
Portsmoatb, Va. ; : . - -v
. Seamen Emmet Atkins, Basic City,
. Va.; Franklyn T. Bland, - Brooklyn;
Vers V. Byers, Anna, IIL; James Cos
ley, i Brooklyn; Arthur .1. Conrad,
Fraakford, Ind.; Donald F. Cora, Bart
lettsTCle, Okla.; Frank, E. Ford, Brook,
lya; Sam W. rreemao. Cadis City,
Ky.; Nocrla Harries. New Orleans;
Francis Howard. Decatur, Ind. Henry
J. Lex a. Newark, N. J.; Kugene P.
Beedy, Fall Ulver; George" E. Scbu)
klns, Pittsburgh; John G. Tushensld.
Bay Shore. N. Y.
' Wilssn'a Views on Censorship.
President Wilson in a letter to Ar
thur Brisbane of New York declares
that in (be reseut crisis be would re
gret "to lose the benefit of patriotic
and intelligent criticism." He says,
while approving of tbe so called es
pionage bill before congress, he will
not permit such a law to shield him
against criticism. - The letter In part
follows: '
"I sincerely appreciate the frankness
of "your Interesting letter of April 20
with reference to the so called espion
age bill now awaiting action of tbe
congress.
"I approve of this legislation, but 1
need not assure you and those Inter
ested In It That, whatever action the
congress may decide upon, so far as I
am personally concerned I shall not ex
pect or permit any part of this law to
apply to me or any of my onVtal acts
or In any way to be used as a shield
against criticism.
"I can imagine no greater disservice
to the country than to establish s sys
tem of censorship that would deny to
the people of a free republic like our
own their indisputable right to criti
cise their own public oMcials. Wlille
exercising the great powers of the of
fice I bold, I would regret in a crisis
Uke the one through which wc are now
passing to lose tbe benefit of patriotic
and intelligent criticism.
ln these trying times one can feel
certain only of his motives, which be
must strive to purge of selflshnc of
every kind and await with patience
for the Judgment of a calmer day to
vindicate tbe wisdom of tbe course' be
has tried conscientiously to follow."
Senator Kenyon recently declared he
favored an amendment which would
permit Colonel Roosevelt to go to the
front hi command of American troops.
"It would be an Inspiring thing." he
said, "if Colonel Roosevelt' could lead
a division side by side with the tri
color of France. Nothing would help
bring tbe war to a speedy end as much
as that. But they say It would de
moralize our army. It seems to me It
would demoralize tbe army of the en
emy more."
Would Draft Grsat Incomes.
Senator Kenyon read figures to show
enormous Increases in tbe Incomes of
corporations affected by tbe war and
added:
"I want to say that, while I am vot
ing for conscription of these men, I am
going to vote later- on for conscription
of the great incomes of this country to
help pay the expenses of this war.
Conscription of Incomes above 'the or
dinary amount that' any ordinary de
mands of life needs Is Just as logical
as tbe conscription of men. In my
Judgment, every income above $100,000
should be commandeered or conscript
ed for the benefit of the government
to carry on this war. That proposition
is going to come up before we get
through with tbe tax bill. When it
comes up for discussion I do not know
whether there will be tbe same en
thusiasm to conscript these great sal
aries and incomes as there is to con
script men."
Pays Incoms Tax In Advance.
In a spirit of patriotism some Ameri
can worthy of the name having a for
tune In excess of $04,000,000 has paid
his income tax six weeks in advance.
Who the person Is will remain a se
cret, for the law forbids that the names
of income tax payers be made known.
Even the exact amount of the tax,
which be paid by check, cannot be as
certained. It was learned that this
check was for an amount In excess of
$500,000.
Tbe highest tax provided for in the
Income tax law is 13 per cent This Is
levied on net incomes that exceed $2,
000,000. The sum paid, $500,000. Is 13
per cent of $3,846,153, so that the lat
ter figure represents the patriotic citl
ten's net Income for tbe year 1916. If
the check was' for more than $500,000.
as reported, the .Income was corre
spondingly larger.
Union School Finals.
The Union school will close this
week. Commencement exercises will
be held as follows: Saturday at
8:30 p. m. march and drifts by the
primary grades; Sunday at 11:30
sermon by Rev. G. A. Sparrow; Mon
day at 10:30 a. m.. delivery df sev
enth grade diplomas and address by
SuptT. F. P. Hall; 2:30 p. m. annual
literary address, speaker to be an
nounced later; 8:30, p.m. play, "The
Poor Married Man". The year Just
closing has been an 'unusually good
one at Union.' The enrollment was
131 and the average attendance 109.
Prof. Dean M. Thompson Is princi
pal and has been , ably assisted by
Misses Alice McCoy. Beulah Smith
and Elizabeth Huffstetler.
Directors Met Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce met. In
executive session in the office of the
chamber. and. the meeting went on
record as one of the llvest meetings
erer held by the directors. In Fri
day's Gazette a fall report of this
meeting, along; with one to be held
Wednesday afternoon, will be, pan-
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BIB DAY AT MT. VERHOfl
WASHINGTON'S MEMORY IS HONORED
Famous Statesmen and Soldiers of
franco and England, Members of
Commission! Now Here, Paid
Glowing Tribute to Memory of tbe
Father of Our Country and Placed
Moral Wreaths on His .Grave at
.Mount Vernon Sunday Historic
Occasion Took Place Sunday.
Mount Vernon, Va., April 29.
The flags of. Great Britain, France
and the United States floated proudly
together today over the tomb or
George Washington. Beneath them,
spokesmen of the three great de
mocracies paid homage to America's
soldier and statesman, and pledged
themselves, each to the other, in the
name of the dead, to prosecute the
present mighty struggle against au
tocracy on the line he himself had
followed In bringing America Into
being.
In groups of twos and threes, an
eminent gathering, including the
members of the French -and British
war commissions, the President's
Cabinet and members of Congress,
had strolled up through the sloping
grounds from the river bank until
perhaps half a hundred people stood
with bared heads in a semi-circle be
fore the tomb. The day which had
been heavy and threatening as the
party approached on the Mayflower,
suddenly burst into sunlight which
played through the trees on the uni
forms and faces'of those assembled.
Without formality, Secretary Dan
iels motioned to M. Vlviani, Minister
of JusticeV-who advanced slowly Into
the center. Before the tomb of
Washington whose efforts towards
liberty his own ancestors had glori
ously aided, M. Vivlanl delivered an
address, in which the whole force of
his emotional- power, deepened by
the significance of the occasion,
fought for expression.
Spectators Thrilled.
The spectators, though most of
them could not understand French,
caught the suppressed feeling and
fire of the orator and folloVed his
words spellbound as they quickened
under the thrill of his imagination.
Apart from. his voice not a sound
could be heard.
M. Vivian! said:
"We could not remain longer m
Washington 'without accomplishing
this pious pilgrimage. In this spot
lies all that is m offal of a great hero.
Close by this spot Is the modest a
bode where Washington rested after
I his tremendous labor of achieving
for a Nation its emancipation. In
this spot meet the admiration. of the
whole world and the veneration or
the American people. In this spot
rises before us the glorious memo
ries left by the soldiers of France
led y Rochambeau and Lafayette; a
descendant of the latter, my friend
M. de Cbambrun, accompanying us.
And I esteem it a supreme honor as
well as a satisfaction for my con
science to be entitled to render this
homage to our ancestors in the pres
ence of my colleague and friend, Mr.
Balfour, who so nobly represents his
great Nation. By thus coming here,
to lay here the respectful tribute or
every English mind, he shows, in this
historic moment of communication
which France has willed, what Na
tions that live for liberty can do.
"When we contemplate In the dis
tant past the luminous presence of
Washington, in nearer times the ma
jestic figure of Abraham Lincoln,
when we respectfully salute Presl-
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MARSHAL JOFFRET
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With Cheers For the Tri
colored Flao.
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TO ORGANIZE RED GROSS
FIRST MEETING NEXT TUESDAY NI6HT
Patriotic Men and Women of Gato
nia Asked to Join In Moventent to
Organize Local Hed Cross Chapter
Patriotic Society Has Already Made
Large Quantity of Hospital Sup
plies War Department Wants to
Organize and Equip Thirty Iiase
Hospitals at Once Some Facts
About the Work of the Hed Cross.
A meeting to organize a local
chapter of the National Red Cross
be held by citizen of Gastonla
xt Tuesday nlgctyt 8 o'clock at
:ie First Presbyterian church. Mr,
H. Separk will act as chairman.
uiner localities nave requireosas a
rule two or three meetings ttfperfect
Red Cross organizations but Gasto
nla is such a busy place that It Is
proposed not only to organize at the
first meeting but to enlist a large
number of active members as well.
The' hospitals, schools, Gattonia
Chapter U. D. C, William Gaston
Chapter D. A. R., the Woman's Bet
terment Association, the Commercial
Club, thehamber of Commerce, the
Woman's Patriotic Society and simil
ar' organizations are assisting the
committee- in getting the Red Cross
chapter organized.
The Red Cross is not a woman's
organization nor one of physicians
and nurses as is perhaps believed by
many persons. Its work la sufficient
ly important, varied and extensive to
demand the voluntary service of the
ablest men and women in every com
munity. Being a member of the Red
Cross entails no obligations whatever
in the way of field service.
The American Red Cross Is char
tered by Congress and . commissioned
by the Government for relief work
in case of war or great disastersWits
accounts are audited by the War De
partment and all that it does is gpen
to public scrutiny. No other agency
provides so practical an opportunity
for helping humanity in this time of
stress, when the need Is urgent and
measures for relief must be prompt'
and adequate.
Do you know what is done with an
American soldier when he falls on
the battlefield? Do you know that,
prior to a few months ago, our army
had no base hospital and now has
only three? Always heretofore" na
tions have waited until fighting had
begun and then, under war condi
tions, have been unable to organize
base hospitals in time. This lack of
preparation has cost heavily both in
Jives and money. Men have died
needlessly and supplies of an unsuit
able kind have been bought by inex
perienced persons at enormous waste.
The European war has again de
monstrated this lesson. In all the
fighting countries the lack of base
hospitals has resulted In unnecessary
suffering by the wounded and need
less maiming and crippling of vast
numbers of meiij who have now be
come burdens to their communities
and their families. Terrible stories
come from all the battle fronts or
men lying for days after their first
temporary dressing before they
reached a base hospital. Often this
delay made their cases hopeless for
life all because there had not been
organized in advance base hospital)
to fill the gap between the field and
homo hospitals.
It is to meet this need, while
there is ample time. thaj. the Ameri
can Red Cross is organizing, in prep
aration for war, thirty base hospitals
equipping them with sswlies and
training nurses, doctor! and lay nurs
es to be ready at moment's notice
to take the field and glye efficient
service. Permanent equipment Is
now being purchased according to
army standards and stored ready for
call. This equipment includes beds,
mattresses, scientific aparatus, lab
oratory equipment, sterilizers, surgi
cal Instruments, and other articles or
a permanent nature. ''But the perma
nent equipment does cot include the
great number of absolutely necessa
ry articles which are quickly consum
ed by a hospital In service and which
must be immediately replaced. These
are called consumable hosDital sup
plies and many women -over the coun
try are busy making these supplies.
Red Cross units of 25 will be
formed of the women members of
the chapter to be organized here.
The Woman's Patriotic Society will
become one of these units. To give
some idea of what 20 or 30 can ac
complish in four meetings it may be
stated that the local Patriotic Socie
ty has already made 576 packages of
sponges, 576 packages of gauze and
75 rolls of bandages, under the di
rection of Dr. L. N. Glenn and three
of the hospital nurses.
Rev. Mr. McLean to Speak.
At the meeting of the Ladies' Mis
sionary Society of the First Presbyte
rian church, to be held at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Rev. A. A. Mo
Lean, pastor of the Clover Presbyte
rian church, will deliver an address.
All members of the society are urged
to be present, and other ladies are
cordially invited to be present.
Reserved seats for the big mus
ical extravaganza, or Klrmess. to be
given Friday night at the Central
school auditorium for the benefit of
the Pytlfian Drum Corps, will go on
sale at Kennedy's drug store Thurs
day morning; of this week. This local
talent play, the full . program of
which is given elsewhere In this Is
sue, promises to draw one of the big
gest crowds that ever attended a
similar entertainment in the city.
STORM HITS GASTOIIIA
DMCE IS DONE ATJARIOUS POINT:
A TO-MHe Gale Along With Rain and
Hail Swept Over This City and
Gaston County Last MgmWTeie
phone and Klectflc Wires Are Ren
dered Useless Falling Trees Co
Quite a Bit of Damage to Proper
A storm of unusual ferocity
over Gastonla and certain sections of
Gaston county last night shortly be
fore 8 o'clock doing damage, to
homes, bujldings, trees and every
thing within its wake. Along with
the 70-mile gale of wind the storm
brought a sweeping downpour or
rain and an occasional volley of hail
stones. ,
Telephone and telegraph wires
were snapped at a number' of points
over the city following the first few
minutes of the storm. The South
ern Power Company's lines over the
countyand elsewhere were put out
of service, throwing the city in dark
ness save for a few gas or oil lights.
Occasionally the electric current
would be switched on only to be
snuffed out 'again by an additional
display of elemental fury.
Throughout the storm, which fre
quently took on cyclonic proportions,
there was seen an unusual display of
the heavenly elements. Vivid flash
es of lightning broke across the sky
line at frequent intervals. Other than
this display of pyrotechnics, howev
er, there was no damage done by the
electrical flashes.
More than 100 telephones in the
city were rendered useless by falling
trees across the wires of the local
telephone company and by one or two
broken poles. As a general rule the
telephone poles over the city with
stood the storm. Practically all of
the toll lines out of ftiA city were
damaged to such an extent by falling
trees and limbs that they had not
been repaired at noon today.
Two-thirds of the high tension
lines of the Southern Power Compa
ny were again Working this morning
after bejng almost totally useless
during the night. Several big stand
anrds were dismantled at various
points over the county and the lines
otherwise injured.
Reports from every section of the
city this morning told of trees which
had been snapped in two or uproot
ed, chimneys that were blown over,
fences that were laid flat upon the
ground and numerous other antics
that King Wind had played. There
were very few, if any Injuries to hu
man life, however.
-A grocery store at the Flint Mill
which is operated by Mr. D. H. Camp
bell was lifted from its pillars and
dropped a few feet to one side of Its
original position. The shelves and
entire contents Were dumped Into the
middle othe building. Mr. Camp
bell and a clerk escaped with minor
scratches. The damage was to the
extent of about JovO'O.
At the farm of Mr. John F. JacR
son, about one mile south of the city
on the Clover road, a wooden silo
was swept over before the wind and
carried against a dwelling house.
A young son ofMr. John Moore,
of the firm of Bradley & Moore,
West Gastonla, was out driving a
delivery wagon when the storm came
up. The wagon was blown over and
the boy sustained a broken leg.
At McAdenville about twenty
squares of tin roofing was blown off
the roof of mill No. 2. causing a loss
of about $2,000. A number of large
trees were blown down in the yards
of the old McAden place and of Mr.
R. R. Ray.
The new community building at
the Flint Mill east of town is a com
plete wreck. It was blown over and
the roof and tower almost undamaged
stand serenely on top of the debris.
Mr. Jack Harper's cow barn on his
farm near Bessemer City was blown
down.
At St. Mary's College, near Bel
mont, the large cattle barn was
demolished. The cows, which were
housed in the brick basement were
uninjured, notwithstanding the- fact
that the upper portjpn of the big
structure fell in - when the wind
tore it to pieces.
CXXC!ER'T POHTPOXKD ' '
TO MAY 23XD.
Owing to the severe storm of last
night the concert which was (6 have
been given by the Music Club at the
Central school auditorium has been
noUponed until the night of May 22.
The same program, consisting of old-
time songs and instrumental num
bers, will be rendered. The concert
will be given in the Central school
auditorium and the admission will be
the same as advertised for last night,
namely 25 cents. -Those who pur
chased tickets will have their, money
refunded as quickly as possible but
It is bored that a large number or
those who purchased tickets "will
Veen the concert date In mind and
be in attendance on the evening of
May 22nd. at 8:34 o'clock.
Storm Causes Change.
On account of the severe storm at
Stanley last nUht the exercises by
the primary and Intermediate grades
were postponed to Tuesday night, the
recitation and declamation contests
to. Wednesday night, and the play
"Deacon Dubbs" to Thursday night.
The class day exercises and literary
address were held this morning as
announced. ; - .
. Dr. M. C. Hunter and Mr. P.' L.
Barnett. of Huntersville, were Gas
tonla visitors Saturday. 1 ' . , ,
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Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Hlgglnson,
in Boston Herald.
My country, do yos hear the calif.
its solemn message thrills the any
It sounds above the desperate fight.
And sternly bids you do your share.
With Freedom's very life at stake.
"With Law and Order overthrown, -My
listless land, awake! awake: ,
The Peril has become your own.
From the ripe wisdom of the past
A warning voice, a trumpet blast
Today seems ringing from the sky
Tls man'a perdition to be safe
When for the truth he ought to die!"
My country; do you hear the call? .
Tbe hour has struck: the sands.
ara run! -. ;'' i : i k.-; -., i, s
Tour chance to take the " patriot's
. . iwau ' - - ' ...
May vanish by to-morrow's sun.
If you refuse to guard .the Rights
For which our Fathers fought and
To watch and trim the beacon lights.
You shall be stricken in your pride!
Haul down the flag, no more to be
Shelter and emblem of the free..
For hark! again that warning cry
" Tls min i perdition to he safe
When for the truth he ought to die!
MORE MEfhTO COLORS
PMt IQTIMC CnP? PPRWIRn HVITrf i m
saMft"VtHV VVhV I VlllimiV HIH PI VIM
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Company II, National Guard, and Lo
cal Inited states Army Recruiting
fetation Are Having little Dlfflcnl
a 3 . a a . . . .
'mnwr v-a si as aamiw ibis kisbsm .
r at .4kvm..
Company 'B, First, Infantry of the
North Carolina National Guard, la
dally adding new men to its roster,
thara halnor nnw naarW 100 mari in
readiness for the call to arms whicn
Is expected to be received some time
next week.
During the past few days Captain
A. L. Bulwlnkle and Sergeant Ers
kine Boyce have been swamped with
applications, a number of which have
been turned down because of minor
disqualifications. Since the passage
of the selective draft measure it f
evident that this company will expe
rience little difficulty' in securing
enough men to place it upon war
footing. ' . ' '
listed with Company B, and have
been accepted:
William J. B. Rlerson. '
William F. Brown.
Colt B. Clemmer.
Alfred B. O'Nlel.
William T. McArver, ,
Edward M. Craig. . V v
William H. Harris. -',.'
Coy T. Barnett.
Sergeant Henry -Ingram, In charge
of the Recruiting Station of the. Unit
ed fctates Army, stated yesterday that
he was very well satisfied .with the
enlistments inai naa, oeen maae at .
his office since it was established in
Gastonla. There were 1 1 men ac- ,
cepted at that station yesterday malt- .
ing a total of 72 men for April.
The following men were this week
accepted for enlistment at tbe local
Recruiting Station for service in the
United States Army: -
Miles W. Moss,
Gus B. Davis. j
Joe Ramsey,
George McGlll, ' , :
Kenneth Shelton. '
Alford A. Biggerstaff.
James Grant, '
John P. Cornwell.
Floyd C. Williamson. Infantry.
Carl J. Storey, Field Artillery. ;
MUSIC FESTIVAL
AT CHARLOTTE. .
A large number of Gastonians will
go to Charlotte tonight, tomorrow -afternoon
and tomorrow night to at
tend the three concerts which go to
make up Charlotte's big Music Fes
tival. Martinelll, Italian tenor, . is
the soloist tonight, accompanied by
the Metropolitan Orchestra of fifty
musicians. Anna Case, American so
prano, appears Wednesday afternoon
and Frieda Hempel is the star of
Wednesday night's program.
Resignation Was Accepted.
Friday afternoon the directors of
the Chamber of Commerce met in ex
ecutive session and accepted with re
gret the resignation -of Mr. ? C W.
Roberts as secretary. Mr. ' Roberts -goes
shortly to Henderson, N. C, to
enter upon his new position as secre
tary of the chamber of commerce of
that city. In the meantime he will
attend the commercial secretaries'
convention in Knoxville, Tenn.. this
week and visit homefolks at Birmlng
am for a short while. Miss Lillian
Ferguson, -who has been assistant
secretary, was elected secretary pro
tern. .-- - ' i - .:.'" ; .
-. Mrs. Frost Torrence and Miss
Lillian Atkins go to Durham ' this
week to attend the State Federation
of Women's Clubs as representatives,
of the Gastonla Music Club.
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