The intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1915-1917, December 16, 1915, Image 1
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ANDERSON, S. C., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9,1915.
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NUMBER 232.
CONGRESSMAN FAD GET T|
LAUDS THE DANIELS
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
SUPPCl^i^E?l
Commissioners Urge New System]
to Promote Market??? of
Farm Products.
Charleston, Deo, lt?.-A military
and naval "parade, closed national de?
fenso day of tho Southern Commer
cial congress. . .
Congressman Padgett, ??alnnan of I
tho house naval, committee, lauded j
Daniels administration. Secretairy.
Daniels arid Assistant Secretary j
Breckenridge aleo spoke. Support of. i
tli? administration was urged for the|
national deferiso plan.
Tho association of the southern
commiDsion?rs of agriculture, In exe-1
cutlvo session, adopted ? resolutions i
calling on congress tb establish semi
official national, seato, county and
township ay stoma of chambas of ag
riculture. Tho solo purpose of the
various organizations would bo to
fucilinte and develop marketing and !
distributing -farm products.
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?SrGLASS SHAPE
Berlin, Bec. 15.-Doctor-Helffericb
secretaVy of the Imperial treasury, ?
speakirig in rolohstag for tho pro
posed war credit two and half billion
dollars-,' tdcni?d: statements priritediin
foreign-raowspapers f&at the auccosa
of Germany's - war- loan ris fictitious
and. made, possible by loans of, sub
scribers .through ?war credit /twinks.
<:. In i. long, expose bi the finance!- of
Europe ho stated- that Germany la -kV:
^ bettor- condition than tfjSo allies in
that regard, i He Intimated that Eng
land ls greatly.surprised at what the
war Js costing, and. ooncluden by say
ing that the; responsibility for. blood
that flows fromV-aow cn' falls ?ot up
on Germany, hut "upon t'itpso'V who
cannot rh?blve to d?aw ? : conclusion
from Germany' s military 'success,
.which rio one can disput? any longer." I
SH?BIFF B
il
Oreen\illcv Doe. \5.-Sheri?f Rec
tor yesterday ejected/- three.families ot"
strikers ;;from. the houses' in which
they lived at .'Judson mill. The house
(hold goods and other personal be
longings that were removed remained,
in the streets Vot. Judson", mill over
I- night and wore, wet today by thc r?iay
. - . sleet ' and enow. Hean ty covering;,
was spread, to :?>reiec??1??e'-goods.. ''.;;
Sherlfi Rector- today1 said that he
?had a-: tender foellng for tho troubled !
\ people attd weald-not dare to eject]
any of the defendantstoday. He nail
;that U'.zere reclined but one moro
family who Uti : was Tendered to eject
/.fat this time.
Dl?iiBIIl
ll
.Washington,.'Dec,-- ?G.-The ,'adv.is
ry. cowxjitteo .'ori' acron au tic's..?i-??->.
'pointed^py Pr?^biit 'Wli?mV last year,
iit its first ropprt .brough tho pnfKl
iVent toic?nETCSb'f'r?eonimenda; ^arf ap?
. prcpriatioa of-lis^COti'. Jfor and dere
i.nut?c&1 ,iabdraiory. ;o.nd ' epscM ??ste
'.t?;d&ve1p^
..'$erppla?t'cB: ' Many" , accidents-. -'ara'
enured ? becaUB*. i?e aviator's ;,?<
-auR^ tlKdr iptd. ?rV"";
Amcricau;5ote fcritf???,
seriin,' ;i?,-r^unt -Eropsi^y)o?
,yRev?nv?ow ta -. wt ,;4iTilc?o in, Taget
" -iZeittj^'-. *^ note to]
Ausdrt?'oit! the Ancona 4a chftracterir- '
ed . by - ai ?ac?. ?r -curt ?' command' and
^a?ftt^thri?s^v .Ho says he .think? it j
;.rc^rliable tlirtt tho note "based. upon '
iyiit?r?i-p^ ap? ^?r-Paf
; ent"; Jacta ; c?si^atn? /Opinion* ' luflg*. j
menta <ipd d^ktd? o? th^ wi??! harRb j
k^^W^?M??iri(M^? 'iha.t;he/jigards |
the* r^t3?ent tn ?Sv? note .M;. 0?5?it,
*uperfi?l??/t?d .-. even-. COTt?-ad?cto?y,
MAJOR HYDE OF CHARLES?
TON WILL SERVE NEXT
YEAR
ADJOURNED ON
TUESDAY NIGHT ]
Last Day of Convention Conoid']
ercd Moiiy Matters of Im
portance in State.
Greenville, Dec. 15.-With the
election of Maj. T. T. Hyde o? Char
leston for president, the 'Baptist, con
vention adjourned., its ''present annual
session last night, at 10:15 o'clock.
The election of officers, came"es the
last Important matter for tim consid
eration . of . the convention, and as
usual there y was a great deal pf In
terest 'tfaown by the delegates, who]
were present.
' The delegates left this morning for
their homes In the various parts of
the state.
The day bad been given to tho con
sideration of aged ministers' relief
work; tho orphanage, social, welfare
and public morals and the Baptists
hospital.: The reports were all very
gratifying.
Tho chief point of interest came]
when retiring president Dr. Z.. : T.?
Cody announced that nominations
?were;in order fer. president' of ': ibe.'
convention. Maj. T. T. Hyde of Char
leston. Col, Jj}. N*3j; BaUey otipewa^
Wood, arid M'. C.; BBabb of .Laurens,
w?ro .placed,' - in .' i!uiniimUon/[;$^
Hyde received ia majority of the votes !
cast cs. tire firs? be!lot, Col. Ball*1'0'I
?'.o?d.Mr. (Bobo were.tlaen elected vice
? presidents of. tho convention. The
? other officers elected aa follows:
Secretary Drr C. A. Jones, assist
ant eecretary, Rev. E. fl. Reaves, of
I Honen. Bath; auditor, Mr. Janies A.
Hoyt, of Columbia; t?cas?V?r.'.Mr'.'{ C.
[Bi Bobo, of Laurens; statistical ECC
retory, Fmv. "W. 33,'- Wilkins, ' lot
Greenville. 'Vy; y;
Tho new' president of Gie conven-,
tlo?, 5xa?, T. T. -Hyde Avas recently
elected mayor of Charleston.' Ho is al
is^ i'^j^ ri?iendo of. tho Oitadial
Square Bii.ptist church.Sunday school.
His work tn Hie aff airs bf the d?nonv
I luation is such,as to bring tb him the
; highest commendation ; f rom the con1
ventkmat largo and of ?very- Baptist
in Soutli Carolina. v./
Di-, Cody -retires from tba 'Office
hWttli the: nnr?ab'rv?d esteem and re
spect ot .every; nish attended
i/i^CqnYOhtion dur iii g his Incumbency,
which has been t ireo year
: . Next year'tho convention meets
with'the; First Baptist church at New
berry. 'Tibe meeting Will he held 'be
^ttnlng;^nd-3y, evening December U,
and continue through the following
Thursday.
Tho';: convention adourned ' et-10:13
o'clock; /last -hight after iunging the '
old hymn, J,B!es^ be the Uo ' that J
binds;" i\ntl after prayer the presi
dent's gavel sounded and t)io ?015 con
vention of the Sout hCarolina Bap
tists passed into, history.:
. Waste Material In petriana,.
*vS'?W .York,'' Dec. ir^-WaT . sent
prices of waste maic-rtal io such - n
(tieighi'- that tho country ra ; sn&oM
bare of suck products, according io
reports; to tba national association
waste material, de?lo.ra.
Demand for cotton resulted in much
reclamation work of that products
Col??od wool it?-gs. ere actU?Uy brlng
ir.s mora t? ?? u ? similar ?mounJK?a-W
wool, owing to th? dye.-'4t?.'---ine-rags"
Rsd color..?^unrAK '
Tfl?gr^Hers:??t ?Sscr?ase.
nnllas, TfixVv " Dee. iG.y^Telograph* {
ers'-ot the T?S?s and Pacifie railroad j
will rccelfo'.a'-'m-rblmiiim v/,-.ge ol $70 [
**r- in bhth. with, t'ettir working", con f f
WS, according to. tho terins, of an
nberit ??counced fheTe todajybe*
* the railroad and the Order ot
^l^Sy VTelcgraphera.
? ' Y?ijiA^ -S?LD??- KtitBD
' -:
i* ...Lared?,.'j'?|.vii , D?c. 15.- *
,??? ? Advitaa teethe -Cstirransajfehn- ?'
-?'.'..anl?te."'S?i^?nvo'.' X&re?cr say <6*
* ^hat'sfcy?^Vhtniarsd'3>?H^So)-. *
* . diera., we're killed, m&t??'.?'tjziik^
* on^w;y;:??ktn'i ; and-''enppllf^''' 4?
* ?aptored . hi e?roet; fightlAg-* at. *
::- v
Wii
Captain Franz von Papen.
Investigation-of the ulloged. German
spies anti plotters in this country" is
going forward rapidly.' Captain von
Papen and Captain Boy-Ed await
word, from their government as to
their return. Dr. von Nubor, Austrian
consul in .New York city, will, yt rob
ably^ be .indicted soon.
"VVnoIesalo arrest?, aro expected to
follow in the next few days and the
government, it was stated, expects.to
?I
Le?t?rs FVcra State Department
Be Sufficient.
?v^ashiiiFton, Dec. 15.-The British
personally Informed" Secretary .Lans
ing today that he - was authorized to
Say for France and.Great'Britain that,
the allied naval forces \yould hot mo
lest Captains Boy-Ed an von Papen,
tho recalled! Gorman naval and mili
-taty;?t?jijh?9|^?n-\:'"iiihclr .'. homeward
voyage from "the United States.
' -'Lietters from tho state, department
setting forth their statue, Avould con
situte their: saf? conduct.
DM?RALTV
Vienna, Dec; .15.-(Courier. to Bcr
lin:.)-Tho, . Austrc-Huugarlan . ?0%.
miralty ls ; ehtiroly opposed to ; ?Ay
disavowal, of-the course of'tho sub
marine commander responsible for
the sinking of tho Italian liner An
cona and approves filia conduct thor
oughly.
The admiralty .declarea that ' tin
commander ' would u'ave been, conskU
r^w|i|iailing lo perform his duty if lie,
'alleged' t^e Ancona to escape'. . y?
The reply to the American ?iotc-, 1$ is
understood, will he delivered possibly
Wednesday. .
?Shington, Dec. 15.-Brigadier i
oral, Frank McIntyre, chief 'pl. b've'!
fe?? of ?tosula^f ; affairs," today told I
I von N?b'er Aleo Be Reca
Dr. :Alexander ton >'tiber.
proceed not cmSy against Dr. Alexan
der yon Nj^?r,. but against all Ger
juan apd Austrian courais' vtoo.-luivo
been mixed ap in the'alleged nation
wide plot to cripplo ammunition,
plants.
Germany is^belleved to have decided
upon t?i&.toeu from whom abe will
?"elect -tho'aaccos?bra tp Captain von ?
Papen and.'Captaui Boy-Hd,. military
attaches lot '*Jie German ? embassy.
ie?raeoLEs
I Terms Arranged Batweeiv Na
Enda Lung War.
Chicago, Doc. 15.-American
Icague ^??gnatea TatO'today 'agr???d iq.
tho poaco termB recently; arranged in
! Kow York between, tho-National' and
Federal - Ifeagne and tho end o? -tho
baseball war ?3 In ,eight. Although
j details .pf tho peace .protej?is' wore
not given out, it is underctooi that
tho Federals will ' be ccmhihed with
Ui'o Nationals.
President Kan Johnson of tho Amer
ican league, said tcnlght that thero
would ho only two leagues, thc Amer
ican and National. At a later acWion
! of tho Ai?-rican magnate? u colnmu
tco -.viii bo appointed io nie?t with a
committee from the other two leagues
and a Joint peace session vin j; rob
ably.-bo. hold within a week in New
York br Chicago. .
Barney Dreyfusa of the litteburg
'.Nationals,- acting fur " the ^edeTals
and Nation^.??, urged tho plan ' before
tho Amtr.!<Lm directors. - Trade talks
which wert? rife toddy/..subsided to
night when; tho magnatesannounced
that-tho baseball'players* nutrket wa?
"easier.'
, 8outberiV League.
Birmingham, Doc: 1G.-li. H.;
Baugh,- 'was re-elected president of
H'ro Southern league, and ? nchc Jule
of'-'14?.:.^ino8 und a fralary'. limit bf
?2,S0O and fourteen men, v,*oro pro
vided for at tho director's -annual.
I meeting today. Mobile decided to
rfenain in the league when, the salary;
limit was lowered.
fii?pE
( > ,N?ft'h.^ille, -bec. i5I-Cengress'm?n
. Kennith McKellar - o* .Memphis. : tyon
tho ;deBtOcratio nonUiwftn fer Unit
ed Siatoo? /enator.; "lRfe d^?ea^d toriq
I si* G^^.^' Jihtlcoim. It. patterson
[in A nm" oft primay by tin ?KtimMed
Lnieii?rity-o?'. l?.^OOJ. . ?*a'UoT??tt'^VK?^:
W?^detf/ht? defeat.
Captain Karl Hoy-Ea.
Major Hevwarth von Blittenfcld,, mili
tary attacha In Washington;. several
I years ugo and now ofllclal Berlin cen
sor of American nows, and Captain
Ewald' Hecker, director of Germ?n
lied Cross work in this country, ate
beings considered for von Papen'?
place. Commander. TiMerick?as-^vot j
the interned Prinz . Eltel-Frledrleh,
has been mentioned as Boy-Ed's suc
cessor.
|Pa^ WithdWn for Investment
cw? p??"t Disposed oir its
Other Weys,
New York, Dec. 15.-Managers of
tho syndicate, w?'.tfch underwrote the
Anglo-French 1509,000,000 ' loan, an
nounced today that '$250,000,000 of the
issue had been withdrawn for Invest
ment at fie syndicate prlco o? ?!n^ty
?'ix aal' a quarter md $40,000,000 had
been aold by public subscription for
ninety-eight and tho unsold'."balance
br SlHO.ooo.OOa would be ulatr?buied
j among tho members of ?tho syndicate.'
j . Tho nyndSeato representatives ' said
I Vtsit tho result established tho s?c
ccss' of, l3io? fletaron..-N<mTly $1,000,
000 worth of ' Anglo-French'' bonds,
i sold on the; stock: exchange today, y?fts
I? featuro -ot the activities' ot- bond
! market. 1 ,
Peking? Bec; 15y.-^-To Ute advice o?
['th? British, Japanese-, Russian,
French and Italian diplomatic repre
sentatives, thai iho chango Sn form of
?the Chinese government frbould lia ac
: compliBhed without distuvharice. Lu
?Okang-HelAug,^Chinese foreign mln
[ ijt?cr, gaye assurances today that
th^r? would be no trouble.
1?L FBEHCH SS
['London, ;', Peo.. IS.'r^B?ntfat Sir
Poug?ri Haig has been' appointed io
succoed Field Marshal Sir John,
?rench In ti>mtnRnd of th? Britifcli ar
mies in France and Flanders.
\ . /fflt' oiilclal s?aten?ent ."tonight eay>
j that'General Fr?set iwkedF t?^ be TS- j
: l?^vst? -of,. ilie command ?f ;th$ '-: ex? !
petitionary forced. Ka was offered;
the" position; of field- marshal of v the
?i^r'es^in'.-?nerl8^;esi^i^c^t?d.; Wo ]
?<**>m hy the ^ih?. I
Gen;; French eft^'ment?one^?G^ I
Haig Jn dts&stches, from the front.
To Replace CAA /adgvs.
Washington, Dec. iE,--Tim ?c
J udiciary committee' today, toted
report favorably- tho bill: to empower
th^'r presidentto appoint substJitUo
judge? Cor fedeffii;. district or' circuit
r?udg'?a, 7?> year* of more of ago,".who.'
fail to retire after ?en, ymrs service.
The ."?Jjj! la being pressed 'as.?.. reform
te o^sijlaca mpa'psclt^ted Justil?i?"w*ib
mum
NEW RECORDS IN VARIOUS|
CROPS TO FEED THE
WORLD
JSOmiN VALUE
AND PRODUCTION
Wheat and Sweet Potatoes Lead]
the List in the Increase
Made.
Washington, Dec. 15.-With \hx>
j United. States harvesting the largest
I crops- which are bringing war price;,
the valiue ot tho nation's harvest ]
j amounts Ubi 15,568,773,000, malting |
1915 a banner year, tooth'as to value ?
|and production, according to the , de
partment o? agriculture's announce-1
I mont.
New records woro iaad? in wheat; j
OatB, barley, rye, sweet potatoes,'rice I
and hay, af ilie tobacco nearly reach
ed ifs record. The corn crop ia sec-:
ond largest ever harvested ead]
amounted to moro than 8,050,000,000 !
bushels and its value about $1,750,-1
000,000, the highest yet.
Wheat prr 'action-was the first bll
I lion bushel er?p" t???' oxcoc'ded any j
wheat crop .in value bj? $50,000,000.
Sweet pongees exceeded tho next
[biggest crop ol ?DS0 by. 14,000,000,000
Ibuttoels.
I
iii .-emmi ngnpjgiM'-,
iii ouuin ?Hrsuunh
[Anderson County More Than Last
Year While State at Largo
' Less. -
V.
?
Sam L. Rogers, director of the cos^
aus department pf commerce, an
nounces tho ' preliminar^ report of
coiton ginned by cttontlos la South
iC?rolhm. for ?he crops pf 1315 ? and
1011. Tho report was mada public
for the state at 10 e. ni. on Wednes
day, December 8.
Quantities are in running bales,
I counting round <Ut half bales, Linters
[are not Included.
.Crop.
?xraty. 1915
Abbeville... .... 26,597
I Aiken,",.... .. .. 33,715
.Andorson.. ., 51,964
[Bamberg .. .. 14,267
Barnwell . 33,688
Beaufort.. 3,417
Berkeley...... 8,511
(Calhoun... 17,300
Charleston .. .. 7,198
Ohorokeo....... 12,592
Chester..... ... 37,343
Chseterfield.. .. . 25,301
Clarendon.. .. .'. 24,390
CoUcton.. .. .... l?,780
Darlington .. .. . 29.618
Dillon.; .. .. .. 27,403
Dorchester.. ,. 103$8
Sdgetield.. "25,804
Fairfield.. .. ... 29,407
Florence .. .. .. 27,391
Georgetown .. '.. 2,143
Greenville, i .... S7.637
Greenwood'.. .. ... 25,141
Hampton
Korry.. ..
Jiurper.. ,.
Kershaw ..
?Lancaster. .>,
Lee..
Lexington..
moro,. .
[Newberry.'
IjdgnUe..' ...
IfUcken*'.. /
richland1..
t Spartanhurg
I Sumtor.:. ..
Union.,'....
W?iliam burg s
?York,.. .. ',
Total..
?i.336
iMir
2,865 !
224*5
18,837
34,675 .
28,869:
12,474
4?.64J
31,715
15,385
?5,473
14,423
18436
28.5?S
59*347;'
37.9?C:
"15.7TO
v31i?97*
1914
28,555
42,571 j
49,050
24,807
.54,677
5,5?&
13,721
26,511
ll 720
14,264
29,377
28,6201
41,897
19,576 I
37,089 !
33,361
15,542
28,189
29,277
38,4401
4,206
38,2fi9 I
27.054!
19.22?
8.4Q7I
25,448
20,448
?.:;,3W
36.356
WMI.
12,315
?3,245
28,276
1C.03S
71,709
17.334.
?S
88,941
.. 1.03^124 iiS^lW
Allied itouds Lower,
iv'Now Vork, Dec, j&.-iWdth the "
lo??f?oh over /night of Uta AngWr
1 French syndtotfc whitfX floated 1500,
O?8,6t?a loan: bb?d? ?fc?p?ed one and
Caree-^narterp from, the price psi* by
?&?/:\*#K^^
a?tl vo and lt ? t? Pttlmaicdi a
dollars '\4h^<?'<m>m
ALLIED FORCES ARE SAFE
IS THE <
BORDER
ACROSS THE GREEi?
PEOPLE AWAIT
THE N?XT MOVE
acema rainy weii Sei?c?: ina!
Bulgare W?l Not Invada
Greece.
Mi
London-, Dec. The aecond-,-' :>3
pfiaso ot tho Eaihan campaign clos
ed with tho entente allion' forces safo-1
lyiacross tho Greek bbrdor ant in a
strongij-) fortified bnso at Saloniki,
! whore reinforcement? arrive <kai)y ;
Tho people of tho belligerent coun
trleB anxiously await the next inovo.
ii seems fairly well settled mat, tho
Bulgarlaua don't Intend to invade
Qroece. It would D.kedy cause dis
sensions iii that country which al
ready is uneasy over the Bulgarian ;;-,v
occupation of Monlstlr. It is aler?
believed 4j>.!ati tho TeutonB haven't
enough troops avail nh lo io attack the %
olllca.
Speculation naturally deals with
centrated near Monlstir and Doiran
and on tho .Rumanian border and tot
i tho Germans ; and their Intentions.. ? .
They are. .variously reported as . con
i preparing for an attompt to drivo tho /
entente ailles from Gallipoli. The re
i ports ar?l?ncoriflrmed.'
j Military'. observers it as ecrt?lu
? that the Germans "haye Ob heap a close
r watch on the Rumanian, side to meet
tlio threat of Russian invasion
through Rumania. WWrevor tho
Gormans they will find tho entculo
allies prepare!.. Saloniki ia being
mndo stronger dally ?nd has tho hack
ing of '-warship*, y The . entente.- poji
?tlc-ns on, Gallipoli ar? ?liso ?ftrenytih
ened.
Tho Russian? aro belloved to ba
ablo to cope with any. army -the Tr
wha. may collect pn the ,R?nV*nUn
borde*- ? in av Af olo-T. lind. h?t?n~jt?ltii'???l
in a state of defense.
Many believe ?Chattho Germansv in- .<..
tend quloscenee in tho near cast and
? try for a vletcr on the'?restent ts-ont.
' Persistont ropor-i?? froth Holland teil
j of tho concentration o? Gft' maa ar
i mlc3 in Belgium and) Luxemburg with
the intention of striking as coon I
tho ground permita. At pr?sent-Una
greater;' part' of ? tho country .^.nmd.
'T' ?v-i3' V-HT"*?" -viren, "??? ;'COtlpo?ii^"
tion of Gormans doubtless ace?unia
?for the army air raids the entente tu
lles ard making behind thc. German
linen.
B?LG^lSS?S NOT
PWRS?INO^
The Bulgarians have It ls definitely
declared stopped, pursuit of <f*e ?Be
ing allies in tho. Bftlksjoe, .and not
to have crossed Into Greek territory,
ftvls believed In many quarters neith
er the Bulgarians nor the Germans
will cross, the. boundary. Contrary to
previous reports, it is said ellied ro
treat was orderly end, that nit ?up
piles were saved1.
They were last reported within
twentyrfive miles of. SaSonlld. . ;;
Tho Turkish war ome? d?clares afl
vantago In Mesopotamian flghttW>3fc
still wit ?V ifte ..Sultan's troops .' V?t is
reported they ci;L down'.British artil
lery activity WRIL counter attacks ;
Constantinople reports continued
artillery fighting nt Dardanelles .with
sporadic mine and bomb .(IghtbTg.
Cost of the war is a oubject of dis
cinssioh and reports, ia both reichst"
and- tho French' chamber of deputl
Tt?e' llnonne sec rotary o? Germany re
ports Gsrniar, jwra</y conditions {su
perior to .those of bea .enemies. .'
Appropriation estimates of Freneh
ere made on ,tlie, basis lihat . tho war
wiU; e'sit much moro during tho first
quarter next year thanr lt bsa in po*1
few months :
Ko BoigarlsRft tn '. Cire^ee. ,.
'/^^tb?hs.-'Dce. ?5,-The Greek, gi
ernment denies reports tMat'Bulgj
Jans have entswd. Greek territory.
.;' _
' WU ReSess? Grj?ek 8to>?
Port?,;'Dc."15.-A HftV^s; ?tepatui -y
from' Athens say lbs Greeisi p^S^ re
ports tie ^
to ?tv nays', infori^ ;:^e-.j
Banes Wttn, Britf??:
w? Bec. ;iS,-^Mndred4
tono'v,^
troops tn 'GalltpbH, aci??rd?off to'?sp?.
tala J^fr^s^?
Ssa. p?reatsgef; whs lifts just s-cce?v?S .,
the rvict?tla dross- t?ftto.tjw*i?4iwL. :
si^rprtRe u^deV. ; fir?;, .-.-T.hese-;Dan.csv ?'
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