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j VOL. 23. NO. 96. SEMI-WEEKLY.
""ALLIED TROOPS ARE
w NEAR ST. QUENTIN ztz
* October.
British unci French Sm<ish Hin? The woman's divisio
denburg Line on Front of ty council of defense w
22 5^es. ' lgh'n* a"
p drive as the beglnnln
welfare work In I.anca
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN September 19.?This >
utmost importance. H
of all warring nations
Advance Makes More Certain the life of the nation r
the Capture of St. Quentin ^nint ?r v,cw depends
# ^ pncl welfare of the f
Which Germans Hold at jj)e (tables and the el
Great Cost. In arder that thP dr
as many sections as p
ing and measuring
British and French veterans have been created in all con
tiade another vicious and successful chairmen for each. T
. ^k^smash at the Hlruienburg line. Sweep- tlons and chairmen a
^ 1 ing forward on a front of 22 miles, given below:
( ^\fthey went ahead from one and one September 19?Riv<
third to three miles, taking many j, sjBtare.
jT (prisoners. The most important as- September 2 0?T.an<
feet of the advance is that It makes u Millen.
r Tiore certain the capture of St. September 20?Oal
Quentin which the Germans have ^ Graig.
~"\;been ordered to h-ld at all costs. September 21?Mill
This Important city is virtually sur- r. r. Riddle,
founded on three sides and its fall September 22?Jone
flppitia nnlv fi mottor nf * ~"
.. w. .\liss Charlotte Mellwa
. r Field Marshal 'Hair's third and September 2 4?Plea
^ fourth armies charged over the p. Peek ham.*
"*v" "T^'trench system ocupled hv the Brit- September 2 5?Van
/ fsb before they were pushed back by n. Hyatt.
f}? the Teutonic flood last March. They September 26?Ken
'v \ captured, ii'uXrtrie sectors. the outer roy 11abernict.
V defenses of the Hlndenburg line. September 27?Buf<
) - The British assault was over a Porter
r _ ? .
t"ant of J6 miles, from Holnon. west September 30?Ant
of *9|rr^Quenttn, to Gouzeaucourt, J. Harper.
v /h of Epehy. -i In their advance, October 1?Unity.
[ ^ch reached a depth of more than Simpson.
' / R^onie points, they to#k ' October 2?Taberna
I v djof? if?r 6,(100 prisoners. Not sle Plvler.
I only did the blow bring nearer the October 3?Trades
? .^oapture of St. Quentln which the n. Funderburk.
^ . . tJerm'ans are struggling desperately All babies up to sit
r K%,to hold, but it went far towards wip- will be weighed and i
Jab -4ng out the only bulge in the Brit- mothers who have not
if 4sh line yhleh re^embl^s a salient, from their chairman u
Epehyj -6t theirpex bf the bend, has meetings and the b
C beei\^ttrh n antPrtTe^ame fate has be- weighed and measurei
fallen Gouzeaucourt and Harglcourt ?
/which stood at the ends of the wings. PRESIDENT Wlli
) c TJtff'^mportance which the Ger- rpQ pjx COT
I vmanS . attached ' to the territory
\ ^-,wrdated from thenj $s indicated bv government Will Use
the ^otijpc^iQent tjj^t they launched the rrop Estimated
' dctefminecCcoffnte^ittacka, as soon ofto Ilalei
'ns tfie>* could be organized, from -
Harglcourt to the Omignon rivulet. Washington, Sept.
\ ' The. success of their efforts re- Wilson will fix the pri
mains somewhat obscure but it is ton j,y presidential pi
\ not believed they can recover the th0 next few days, ac
* ground they have lost. formation of Rep re
While the French advance was Robinson, who is him
less spectacular than that of the ton f?rnier and in clo
British with whom thev co-onorated . ?
- ~w uevciopmenis nortf.
they worn equally successfult'in pain- * While there Is stroni
inp their objectives. Thoy moved tj,p proposed plan of i
^ forward on a Iront of six miles to an ^on prices by governnn
' JLvomge depth of on^e and one third appears inevitable wti
V addlnp several hundred prls- situation is considered.
I They how. fhe crop for 1!?1S I
A jjgfl&ihe southern fvhfsT^K^ of Con- 11,000,000 bales. Ttu
LJL tesi^u^t. less tlian three miles from the allies, includinp
therpCfi/t&t- Qirentin. . States, will reach 9.Of
1 V where the. tro?P? of von only 2.000.000 bales ft
1 \ Ooed^?*n^ed a great victory In Whenever the go
( 1910,' %Hone'Trf. the buttresses of the Comes the dominant
.i T>ou^l-<dsTnbrftW3L Qsieniln-La Fere- rnmmodlty, this in i
If '. L<wfn llq^%fh?!k)rtd wfilelislt has ? ,*en the price which clviltft
* ? fterninnfi* would not pay for the same artie
falKbacgt W|th.j|h<U French In the the situation with res|
, ps it skirt 3 of La Eelje^with St." Quen- The government's prof
fin Invent6^1 and thq British stabilization'"-only-con
f?attling> doggedly'Tor 'T*mbrai. the the President, .will nar
* * .great Hfrfjfcnljiy'g .deferfA& kystem Is the cotton xyhich the gr
In danger pf.Kfctng bre&ctAdXt-tliree chases for itself and i
of Its strongeVt^iioirtts. Qn^ ousted , it in regarded as ce
froin It, theV^evrtons will have hack government will trer
of t^em no string f?jl^lflcatlons 'yntfl growers with the sa
' they reac^ tf? toa\jb?itf$ defenses. V 'which has been manil
? The taklnglof St. <3i\?tiyn rerimlns other pr&ducers such
difficult" taslj, hptatver. for tho Qer- farmers, but no or.e
mans are In ^strong. defensive post- what the prices will be
t. flons and v"a ^captured ; order'ifona
* ' ffehefnl von Morgen, *o thd four- MOVF VfVT PRWfPTI
A '*0 ' *" deenth reserve'cot*ps tsmphaflTaeS the * RECENT EVEN'.
m M' ^Imporjance of the terrain- they hold. Amsterdam. Sept.
*He orders them not to yield another Burlan, the Austro-H
foot of ground In "the Imminent de-.elpn minister. In annc
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rvioifo, vamva. vin mini lirpilllt?M lllill
While the British and French ware and Hunyailan dele
forging ahead relentlessly In the assemble In the first U
wesK.'the Serbk arid" fno French in tober. Is quoted in a
- Mnopdonta were tnnking more cm- , na ai My ng that 1
nhntlr^I_ defeat of the Bulbars belligerents had been
H gk.ho h* ... een reinforced by German weeks and was In now
|n ^ trofcbs There la every Indication by recent ?vents on th
% -that the offens've In the near east The foreign mlnisle
is of the major proportions and that taken the-step alone, '
Epf ft wtlbdevelop, to the limit. It has without previously ac
T.-Jt tf> the west of Sokol and the allies of. It and be'ng c
Vg^renkl until the front ex-1 approval in principle,
r ) ft miles. The allies have thg pi
sptne^Dointa it din- &v<J*<ypie appeararice o
HEtt miles, resistance 4L^>y central poweri
TBjr Jfc * -tMjjpther bees use the prop
TC<mttnbe<L on Page 4.) ^^ Vldressod to all the be
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A LIVE TAP
LANCASTER, S. C., FR
e, CROWDER'S CAREER
XT." ls LIKE PERSHING
... The Two Generals Originated
n of the coun- **
ill institute an Adjoining Counties in
rl tnnnciirlno *?
- Missouri.
g of its child
ster beginning
vork is of the BOTH WEST POINT CADE'
rho experience
has l>een that
rom the broad Hoth Were Instructors of Mi
upon the life tary Tactics and Both Studi
uture citizens, , , _ . . _
llldran Law and .Received Degret
ive mny reach Near Same Age.
lossible weigh- _____
stations have
imunitles with Washington. Sept. 19.?The
he list of sta- reRrs Generals Pershing und Cre
nd stations is <ler have foljowed a remarkable p
allel pom the time of their births,
trslde Mrs. C. They originated in adjoining cot
ties in Missouri?Lynn and Grumlj
aster Mrs W ani* are wBhln a year of the sa
age.
gville, Mrs. J. Hoth were appointted cadets
West Point, Crowder going first.
Village Mrs. Hoth were commissioned sect
lieutenants in the cavalry, and s
s Cross Roads. l,ieir first service together in the G
ine onimo Indian campaign,
sant Hill Mrs. Lieutenant Crowder was detai
as instructor of military tactics
Wvck Mrs. F. University of Missouri. Lieut
ant Pershing received a similar
shaw Mrs. Le- signment at the University of ]
braska.
ird. Miss Ellen Hoth studied law and gradua
with law degrees,
ioch, Mrs. B In the campaign against the Si<
in the early nineties they were
Mrs. D. E. Kpthfir again.
Both served in Cuba and the PI
cte. Miss Des- ippines. and both went as U. S. in
tin y representatives to Japan dur
ville, Mrs. K. *be Husso-Japanese war.
Crowder was appointed major
c vears of a?ro 1895, when he was made jurirp i
measured. Any vocate of the regular army, wl
received cards Pershing jumped from Captain
nay attend the brigadier general,
ables will be Both now hold the maximum rn
1. possible by law to the offices tl
hold?Pershing a full general i
>ON IS Crowder a major general, the hi|
TON PRICE P8t ran^ that can be held by an c
cer attached to staff corps duty.
0.004)000 o "Enoch"?the name signifies d
at 11,000,- i cation.
Enoch II. Crowder, major gen
al, U. S. A., provost marshal gene
19?President an<* jl'dge advocate general of 1
Ice of raw oot- American army, and the genius of t
reclamation in draft. has dedicated himself to mi
cording to the lnK th,a country the greatest m
sentutivo Lee ,ar>' power on.the^face of the ear
seif a big cot- He is the man whose hand beft
ise touch with noxf summer will have reached ii
four million American homes a
g opposition to taken from them their best you
stabilizing cot- men for the army,
fintill action, it To the close study which lie 1
ion the whole made of conscription since 1888
due the entire credit for the siicc
s estimated at of the first, the second and now i
' war needs of third draft of America's manhoo
the United Where He Got Idea.
>0.000. leaving When General Crowder was a ji
u- civilian use. 1()r |;eutenant at an obscure ar
vernment be- post ,n Toxas in 1888 he chanced
buyer of any on a popy of ol(, oJvil war draf(
Itself regulates latlons.
n buyers must ,, , ,
i... ??,i mat i? ,re"l,he? ?ver-" 'om "r
rlAuitv lw. l.?. iui-i. .
..v/o.ij. i Men iic u?:^?iii (o inuiK n
pert to cotton. those ruieR could have been mt
rr.ini of price more juat ftru| equitable.
templates that
, Graduallv he evolved his ideas
ne a price for
how a draft should be run and w
ivernment pur,,,
the idea came the conviction tl
ts allies.
.? . .. some day In this countrv thi
rtain that the * ,
.. .. would be the need of a fireat am
it the cotton
me liberality (Continued on Page Four.)
tested towards __
as the wheat
can forecast
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AT FRONT pAV ,N ADVANt'K.
Haion It |a ,,p to you. If your pap>
i<n*nrian for- The Lancaster News, in conim
nincinK to the jn conservation of news pr
ie Austrian por tj1(. convenience of our si
Kaiions would remittance we have arranged t
irtniyhtDf Oc- them easily to arrive at the an
dispatch from The date on your label, nex
in iitiin i u tilt? v#?? n mi a ymir ?U UBCTl pilOll f
considered for moa?* ,bat ;Io.h"
on October lat John Does pap
.*lae influenced hi is subacrlption in advance of
e battlefront. must keep it paid in advance,
r said he had from the following table wha
'of course not ,Pt V?ur 1 "mittance come forwr
quaintlnR our The Prlce of The Lancaster 1
crt iln Of thoit $2.00 will pay your aubscrip
? . ent date on your label.
" because on ... w
, . . I $1.00 will pay your subHcrl
oposal had to present da e.
f a peace offer jn any evPnt pfty yOUr subs
s ftnd on the
osal was to be THR I^AJj
Uigorents. ,
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STER NE
ER IN A LIVE TOWN
IOAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 19J8.
~ AMERICAN MANNED MRS 1^
'S TANKS ON FRONTS T*" "r
('(>-\Voi'ke
in Operating for f irst Time on Th? ^ ?
Large Scale on St. Mihiel Leroy Springs, prei
Salient state Federation of V
Dear Co-Workers:
The call to patriotic
TS PLAYING IMPORTANT PART *<?'"? to the civi
of America. Our fig
daily winning the adn
ili- Advance of the Tanks Bring allied forces, and n
Pi] Out Rvnmnlnu nr Tlarin** /?n filling our own tondes
" "* " " a " fj1(> n,,vv (.a)i Di(.n Com
?s; the Part of Many Yankee
reserve army at home i
Crews. Justice and honor bt
spouse?a tremendous
tion to the fourth
ca- With the American Army on the South Carolina has be
>w- Lorraine Front. Sept. 19.? Squad- au the history-makiri
ar- rons of American-manned tanks, op- America, and she will
erating for the first time on a large fajj jn this, the most
in- i scale, in the attack on the St. Mihiel nf aj] time. lint to m<
'? salient, played an important and dra- sure, the complete co
me matic part in the defeat of the Cler- unceasing efforts r?f c
mans. woman in the state ii
at Divided into brigades?light, in- non. During the ne>
termediate and heavy?the tanks We are to he put to
md 1 swung out on to the field of battle fnless we are ready an
aw | immediately after the barrage. He- ourselves to the task
er-j fore the day ended they had entered buying Liberty bonds '
I the villages of Nonsard, Pannes, La- slackers as that sma
led | marche and Hinney, considerably men who have recent!
at]ahead of the infantry. ed up for evading the
en-1 Fftclv in the action difliculty was called to service?as 1
as- exnerienced in getting **> the front seriously as the men (
Ne-j sufficient gasoline, although a great Tlie State Federal
| fleet of gasoline tanks had been pre- bonds of the third iss
fed pared to carry supplies. The gas there are no funds in
tanks were attacked by the enemy or therefore it behooves
>ux were mired and it was here that clubs, in so far as tin
to-'American ingenuity came to the res- purchase Liberty bond
cue. spective clubs. The
ill- Barrels of gasoline were trundled $10ft bond will feed o
ill- and rolled over the roadless fields by ?)ier for eight monthi
ing daring volunteers to meet the most working period of out
pressing needs. Bobsleds, curiously a stimulating thought
in, enough, were found more efficient casion of each meetin
?.d- than wagons in carrying supplies this year to know t
tile since they could be dragged over the bought a fourth Liber
to mud without being mired and on is furnishing food or u
them hundreds of gallons of gasoline fighting man. And it
ink were conveyed to the fighting tanks, interest you are dr
ley The advance of the tanks brought titan keeping your f
tnd out many examples of daring on the paid. You really can
gh- part of their crews. One major miss this opportunity,
dfi whose machine was equipped with a business, ar.d it is yr
37-millimeter gun instead of a ma- portunity for backing
ed- chine gun. violated his orders and Many of our club
went far ahead until be was within ready enlisted for the
or- range of Nonsard. If vott are one who f
raI With ono \vp11 plncrd shot ho signed up. won't yon
knookod twn C?f>?*?Yi5in?5 out of n nhurfti Ofl 11 vnnr nniintv olit
b<* steeple from which they wore firing woman's committee <
lk~ a machine gun. loan and offer your
A lieutenant, shot through the mn"< aM bu>' !,nd so
' palm of the left hand by an explosive September JSth until
)rR bullet, was sent to a hospital hut es- Mav your president
raped and walked six miles hack In P?itunity to ask the
ml the field. He appeared at his tank ">Rn Federation
In? with the Statement that he could fo can ,h? r|uh pr"si
"carry on" with his right hand. rmm,v ' "'"^ting ther
mn , .. , , , . clubs to do tlnlr Utmo
Several others were wounded hut
is , , oatrlotle work. And t
1 remained on dutv. No one wae kil'ed.
AQ<3 . . . * to report sales anil putt
n however, even though a i.erman sixn.e
. .. . to vour district vie*
1 inch shell ploughed clear through a
m .. . ..... momhorinc no. to i
' small tank, destroying it but injur- . ? ,
T . . example, if ? woman
ing only one of the crew. Another .... , .
..n . i " . . i .. r ? 'the Monday club nls
nn- tank captured a battery of "i .s but . ,
cluh. she must make
my was so far ahead of the infantrv it
whether she will repo
up- could not turn tho guns over to ,
Monday or the ruesd
gu- them.
our records will dou
The story is told of another tank Remember the drh
cu- which went Into a town with a so.- fember 28th next
ow grant, armed with n rifle, perched on mus( njj Work earlv
ide the turret. This machine captured havp sont fhp ,)OVR nv
two batteries of "77s." five machine n million and a half
of *guns and many men. we ean't fall them no
ith Tanks were occasionally- na miwh v ?_??.?
- i our irienu ami
hat as two miles ahead of the infantry Lena Jf
^re throwing consternation into the Oer- "Mrs. I-eroy Springs,
ny. mans. Part of the suceess which at- Three of the district
? ? he held in October.
(Continued on Page B.) Scott, vice-president c
district, has announce
" ~ for October 1.r>th, at 1
P* q I O P A. Morgan's date
our raper Stopped f mont Is the 22nd. co:
eld at Greenville.
to miss some big news by Tailing to Morr vice-president
has accepted for her
er Is stopped it will be your fault, for vltatlon from the W.
on with other newspapers, must help for <he m#>e(lllK to l)f
int paper.
lernoro on the 24 tl
ibscribers who nre yet to send in their
he following table, which will unable Programs are being
lount due on their HUbacription. there should be a lai
t to your address, indicates the date n" *'ie meetings
'xplred. Thus: "Jonn Doe,8-12-18" fet heart cf Columbia,
Ption expired August 12. 1918. Now of the Ridge district,
er will be stopped unless he has .paid n(tolv sett),.,! ?pon her
October 1st, and arrer that date he ? ?. ?
Look at your label and figure out "reliably arrange for
t you owe on your subscription and vember.
ird AT ONCE.
Mews Is $2.00 per year. . George F. Blitoknu
Hon one Pr'?- The nn.ne of Oeoen,
Iptlo' I1'/ Mndrew SteveY,, of the of Heath Springs, ws
I ^Uliam Fdwafj ,he ,,Bt of ,h* severely
c flPinjkt James, l. ' , yesterday. He
f I-;-. ^ McCardel,\s Samuel Rlackmon. w
| \ miles from' Heath S
mnbnn
iitlon of lahor ^
' '.in it. of ,hp American
It* LL_! i received bv King Cleo.^r*|||>, .
|ht.) i?rs was flrstreceived. alone. T \
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SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
nmJ LANCASTER COUNTY
;:r~ PREPARES FOR LOAN
rs.
Hter from Mrs. Central Committee Holds Meetjtdent
of the ing for Discussion of Plans
Roman's clubs: r
for Iourth Drive.
duty is again
lian population Is T0 BEGIN NEXT WEEK >,
liting army is
niration of our ?
lore than tui- Mass Meeting of Citizens to He
hms?t?rd?y. SeP.
there can in all tember 28, Da: of Campaign
but one re- Opening.
5 oversubscrip
Liberty loan,
en a leader in A meeting of the Liberty loan
ig epochs of county central commltee was held
assuredly not in the court house Tuesday aftercrucial
period noon, presided over by Geo. W. Wilsike
this record liams, chairman, to forniulatefplans
-operation and for the fourth Liberty loan drive,
very man and which begins Saturday, Septembor ,
s the sine qua 28 and continues through three
;t three weeks weeks until Octobc 18. The amount
the acid test, of the loan has not been announced,
d eager to give and therefore, Lancaster county's alof
selling and lotment is not known. It will, howive
are as truly ever, he considerably in excess of tho
II minority of allotments of any one of the previous .
Iv been round- loans.
draft. We are The campaign will he conducted
lterally and as much along the same lines as tho
>f lighting ag<*. preceding ones and district chairmen
ion purchased will he appointed for each school
ue. This time (|riot in the county. There \vill b'
our treasury. ;1]So a lady chairman for aeh tar?*i4| 1^ I
our individual district, those already .. ,ving I
W ?t''p able, to appointed by Mrs. Perry, chairra I
s for their re nf the woman's division of the cei.
purchase ol a tral committee, and these district'.* ^
r clothe a sol- chairmen will have " onimlttees to
s, the average work with them in the actual solici
clubs. What t:ition. ^
upon the o< i cltv of Lancaster will be org
of your club I . ? ^
gr.ntzed by * . i?. joiies. meal chatrt,,t
^"u '1X' .man, and Mrs. Lerov Springs, city
tv bond which . . " ,,
ichairman of the woman s atY'Pion.
niform for one ....
i addition, the or ,r,Plr committees to awing
is more j made up by tf*m"
ederatlon dues There will he a mass meeting of**
not afford to . citizens of the ronnty in Lancaster
It 's good I on Snt"rday- Sentemher, 28, the day r
>ur golden op- i ,bo opening of the campaign, and
up the boys. j ,b's w"' followed by similar
women are al- meetings, though smaiier, of course.
coming drive. ' 'n different school districts. At
is yet h-.s not!thift meeting there will he prominent
i immediateiv \ sneakers hotii local ancr from out of
lirman of the ,nvv,b nnd an effort is being mad
>f the Liberty, cpt son", '-otir f soldiers, who haVe r"
services? We "-een service m the trenches to
11 bonds from '1V,"? addresses at several of these
October 18th. meetings,
take th's op \ meeting of the district chairmen ,
county chair- will he he d with the central commit \
War Actiyit'es toe at a date which will he proba? ' ; '
dents in your deeded upon today and a luncheon ''
n to urge the'r will he served them by the town
st in this great people There are many other dehen
do not fail tails of the campaign which worn
chases of bonds discus ed at the committee meeting*
e president. re- 'v Colonel Springs. Mrs. Springs, t "'0,
luplieate. For I> Jones. It. \V. Crar->er. J. II. Withis
a member of erspoon. Mrs. Perry, Mrs. J. J. Blacko
the Tuesdav j mon and others, of Lancaster, anrf
her choice of ; Lev. Samuel I.one. Chalmers Willi
through the liams and James K. Onskey, of Heath
ay. Otherwise Springs. The puhllMty committee.
>le up." consisting of all the newspaper men
ne begins Sep- of the county are working out :t
Saturday. We scheme which will give the campaign
and late We [the widest possible publicity in all
or more than parts of the county, the advertiseof
them?and ments which will be used having
w been prepared l>y the treasury doco-worker.
part ment.
>nes Springs. ? '
President. Starnes Fined $.10.00.
t ifc?etlngs will Solomon Starnes. who was tried in X*"
Mrs. Mumford'thp f,.,joral court at Hock Hill last ' j
?f the Pee Hoe ,vnek on (),p charge of uttering die- * . '?
d her meeting ]nyaj remarks was lined SaO.ftO. Ho *
"lorence. Mrs. pjeaded guilty. The case against *
for the Pied- j pp Helms, charged with harboring
nvention to he an(j assisting a deserter, was fonMrs
Adam tinned to the next term of court at
of Ihe Ed 1sto. f;rPonvf 11 e. Other Eancaster cases
district an In- dj8p0sed of were as follow: Charles
ilterboro clubs an() i,fwls Horton. Will Anderson and ?
> held at Wat- poport Crazier and Crawford Harnes.
h. Interesting al, charged with failing to register
arranged, and jaHt June, esca.ped penalties on tho
rge attendance agr0ftment to enlist in the service iroMrs.
James ?
I im-iurtifijf; rrnnK iViungo. colored,
vice-president j makjnf|, disloyal remarks. plead gullhas
not defl- |y Rnd wft# nnpd $50 00
date, but will n t ,
a day In No- Fall Opening.
The fall opening this jveek of tho ^
Lancaster Department stores at- f
>n In|ure<l. traeted large crowds to the hand?
F. Tllarkmon. some new stores corner Main anrl
is Included In Arch streets during the two days ft
wounded puh- lasted. Wednesday and yesterday.
Is the son of The window dressing for the fall
ho lives four opening, typical of the seasyi^,wer?tnrfno-i
1 4l-~ *- --
-r* -"o? vuo uvirnuj ( iij ?IIU III*' ? l'l n UI (III
s * * jartlHt in that line.
P /T