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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1918. Established 1891.
HOPE CREST (S REACHED
WASHINGTON MILITARY OFFIICIALS
FEEL ENCOURAGED.
Weekly Review of War?Enemy Meeting
With Stubborn Resistance in
Efforts to Widen Salient.
Washington, April 15.?Hope that
the force of the German stroke toward
the channel ports has largely
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spent ltseil grew utsie iuua; ao mc
British lines stood fast under repeated
shocks. The day's advices indicated
again that Field Marshal
Haig's men were obeying to the letter
his call for unyielding resistance.
The weekly review published by
the War Department, although it carried
operations only up to last Saturday,
showed that the war college
opinion saw then indications that the
German wave was reaching its crest.
In Allied diplomatic and military
circles the same impression prevailed
today, strengthened by more recent
reports from the front.
Fierce Fisrhtincr.
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Dispatches indicate that the fierc\
1 ,
est fighting is on the northern line of
the new salient driven into the British
front north of Arras. The struggle
for possession of Neuve Eglise
and towns in that region looks to
observers here like an effort by the
enemy to force a way behind Ypres
and cause the abandonment of that
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place and a withdrawal of a large
section ofv the British line.
The Germans were in possession of
Neuve Eglise by last accounts, but
they had previously captured it only
to be driven out again. The situation
has not stabilized on this particular
front further than' to show that
the enemy is meeting with stubborn
resistance in his effort to widen his
fighting front to the north.
Every hour gained by the British
in holding this ground means increased
probAility that they will
hold it permanently. Time allows
the assemblage of supporting forces
in sufficient strength to meet any
' shock. Or should a withdrawal
and realignment on better positions
be judged desirable, time will give
opportunity for the preparation of
those positions.
It is possible that the plans of Gen.
Foch, commander-in-chief of Allied
and American armies in France,
hinge upon developments in this narrow
sector of the broad battle Iront.
Such moves as he may be contemplating
may well depend, it is said, upon
the stabilization of the Allied left
flank.
There is no question but that many
officers here view the situation as
serious. Even if the present thrust
toward Bethume is checked, they believe
a third assault at some other
portion of the British front is to be
expected.
There have been many reports indicating
that the Austro-Hungarian
forces were preparing for a drive
against the Italians. When it will be
started cannot be foretold, but some
observers think that in case of a
definite check to the German move
ment, the Austrians would launch
their effort.
In that case, the scene of operations
on the west front might shift far to
the south to the area where American
troops are on the front. The railway
. junction through which French or
?e British forces sent to Italy naturally
woud pass lies behind that sector. It
is believed possible that the Germans
.. might throw their weight in that direction
in an effort to prevent any
* support reaching Italy.
Carolinians on Cyclops.
Washington, April 14.?^Seven
Carolinians are in the crew of the
big United States naval collier Cy*
clops, whose loss is feared because
the Navy Department has heard nothw
ing from her, directly or indirectly,
since she left a West Indian port for
\ an Atlantic port of the United States
* on March 4. Their names are as
f follows: Jhmes Edward Easterling
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men, both of Bowman; Leonard
Pearson Ellis, seaman, Columbia;
Henry Solomons Felder, yeoman,
* N? Bamberg; Uric Samuel Harper, seaman,
Toddville; Ernest Olin Moses,
father, Isaiah ^oses, Sr. (no local j
^ address given) Henry Otis R'amsey,
fireman. Graniteville. William
Stuart Sothern, electrician, U. S. N.,
of Spartanburg, was a passenger on
the Qyclops.
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* Wednesday, April 3, was a peak
day in sales of war savings stamps,
' . when $4,120,932 was recorded at the
Treasury for the day's receipts from
* stamp sales.
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PATRIOTIC MEETING SATURDAY.
Congressman Byrnes and Others Addressed
Citizens.
Saturday one of the most enthusiastic
meetings ever witnessed in Bam.
berg county was held at the court
house in the interest, of the liberty
lean campaign. Congressman James
F. Byrnes, Rev. Hugh R. Murchison
and R. Beverly Herbert, Esq., made
patriotic addresses.
O + Vior. moMinffs n-oro holH at F!hr.
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liardt, Olar, Denmark and Govan.
The meetings were very successful,
and contributed much toward the
success of the liberty bond canvass.
The meeting in Bamberg was held
on the court house lawn, the speakers
addressing the crowd of seven
or eight hundred from the court
house steps. Chairman J. A. Wyman
presided over the meeting, which
was opened with silent prayer.
The first speaker was the Rev.
Hugh R. Murchison, who is remembered
by the older citizens. TJwentyfour
years ago he preached to the
Presbyterian congregation in this
city. Mr. Murchison said that for
the three previous weeks the allied
armies had faced the gravest crisis
of the war on the western front, "and
God only knows how it will turn
out." America is now only awaking
to the real conditions. Every Ameri-i
can is called on to do his and herj
full duty. Our allies are crying "For,
God's sake hurry!" and it is up to'
us to make haste; yet many will insist
on dickering and delaying, criticising
and finding fault, when the
fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Our preparations are retarded,
he said, by many unjust criticisms,
and many are yet discussing
whether or not we ought to be in the
war. "That was settled on April 6,
1917," said Mr. Murchison, and it is
now our one duty to fall in line and
go to work.
"There is no place in this country
?in this town?for any one who is
not absolutely loyal," said the speaker.
He said that he cannot see how
people who call themselves Christians
can sit and say that we have
nothing to do with the affairs of
Europe, when they witness the butchottt
innnr>ont nonnlp hv t.hfi Ger
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mans. "The Bible teaches us to protect
the weak and oppressed." He
cautioned the people to keep their
eyes and ears open ror the work of
German spies, for "there is absolutely
nothing that a German spy will
not do," he said. We should remember
that we have the best government
in the world, and it is unpardonable
for anyone who*lives under
it to fail to render this government
every aid and assistance that is possibly
within his power.
R. Beverly Herbert, Esq., of Columbia,
was next introduced. He
told his hearers that he was not here
to entertain them?"tfLe times are
too serious to deal in entertainment,"
and he continued, "no one has the
faintest conception of what is taking
place 3,000 miles from here at
the present moment. It is my fight
and it is yours. The issues involved
in the civil war?our own great con-;
flict?great as they were, were as
nothing compared to those involved
in that battle now raging in France."
Mr. Herbert said that sometimes he
is tempted to wish that- a German
airplane could fly over us and drop
a few bombs-^not to kill, he hoped?
but to arouse us to our duty in this
war. He considers that this war
means more to America than to anj
of the other countries, for it was
America which first spread the flag
of liberty. With Germany domineernig
the world, we will have no liberty.
An instance was cited to show the
attitude of Germany, while this country
was yet neutral. When cur ships
were being sunk and American lives
taken by the Germatf submarines,
Germany finally "agreed" that we
should be allowed to send four vessels
a month to England.
The speaker urged everybody to
help the government. We can help
in numerous ways. We can save
food?eat plenty, but let' nothing be
wasted. We can raise more food
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that the rest of the country can export
food. The government needs
wool?we can resolve not to buy a
new suit, but make it fashionable to
wear old clothes. No one is too poor
to buy liberty bonds or war stamps,
which are the best securities in the
world. "Are we doing our part at
home while our boys are shedding
their blood at the front?" The
speaker was glad to see so many
colored people taking interest in the
meeting, and commended their patriotism.
Congressman Byrnes is at home
when he is addressing a Bamberg
audience. He enjoys the distinction
of knowing nearly everybody in. the
county. He was greeted with warm
applause.
"I do not propose to discuss why
America is in the war. If any man
in Bamberg county doesn't know
whv, he is too ignorant to argue '
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with. If he does know, and thinks
our cause not a just one, he is seriously
wrong in the head and heart."
He warned people against too much
talk. "My advice to the pro-Germans
is keep your mouths shut before
somebody at home makes war on
you."
Mr. Byrnes discussed at somelength
the nature of the enemy we j
are fighting. He Said, "His effici-j
ency is exceeded only by his brutali- j
ty. War is business in the German !
empire. We built churches, he built j
warships. We preached the gospel j
of peace, he the gospel of force."
"All that stands between Germany j
and our homes is the battle line in 1
Picardy. Hold that line!" He said
that the greatest pressure Germany!
can possibly bring is being thrown:
into the battle now raging in France.!
The Bolshviki assisted the kaiser in:,
driving "Russia from the conflict,
thus releasing great armies for the
western front. Germany, realizing
that our shipping will soon form a
continuous line from America to;
France is trying to force the issue j
now.
Mr. Byrnes used considerable of:
his time in answering some of the;
criticisms that have been made j
against the government. Regarding ;
health conditions in the army, he
said that the death rate had been less J
than in civil life. The complaints i
do not come, he said, from the sol- j
diers. As for -equipment, Mr. Byrnes !
said that every soldier in France has!
at least five guns at his command?!
the best guns in the world, accord-!
ing to British and French ordnance j
experts. We also have plenty of:
machine guns. Regarding the criticism
that we have no fighting airplanes,
Mr. Byrnes said that there
is not a trained aviator in France
who is without a machine. America
has been having fighting planes manufactured
in France for a long time.
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Regarding our equipment of heavy j
artillery, the congressman stated j
that France had asked that she be
awarded the contract to make these!
heavy guns, inasmuch as she had j
idle factories, America to furnish the
men and the materials. France overestimated
her ability in this respect, \
but we have all the big guns needed
there. '
The liberty motor, he said, is pro
nouncea as tne greaiesi piece ui
mechanism ever produced. The success
of the motor may be measured
I by the fact that it is now being sent
abroad for placing on British and
French planes. Our airplane programme
has not been delayed more
than 60 days, he said, and \ye will
soon begin to store training machines.
"The government has three ways
of raising money?taxation, bonds,
or confiscation?take your choice,"
he said. , If a man who buys bonds
has a neighbor who has not bought
them, he will have the satisfaction of
knowing that his less patriotic neighbor
will be prettily heavily taxed to
pay his bonds, said the congressman,
and "if any. man thinks he is going J
to make money out of >his war he
has another thought coming to him."
He urged the farmers to get into
line. They are not so situated that
they can be aroused by the enthusiasm
like the town people, but once
they are started, they are not easy to
ctnn "Therp is nnlv one difference
between a bond and a bank note?
the note does not bear interest and
the bond does,"' said Mr. Byrnes.
Although held in the. morning, the
meeting at Denmark was a fine one.
Speeches wer made by Rev. Mr. Murchison
and Mr. Herbert, in addition
to local speakers. The attendance
was good, and the meeting resulted
in some good sales of bonds.
J. F. Carter, Esq., spoke at the
meeting at Govan in the afternoon.
The meeting was well attended, and
i was quite enthusiastic,
j Olar and Ehrhardt both had fine
! meetinks. The Olar meeting was I
| held at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,
I and the Ehrhardt meeting at 4 in the j
| afternoon. Mr. J. M. Lynch, of!
I Florence, and Prof. J. C. Guilds, of j
Bamberg, were the out of* town |
! speakers at both meetings, which!
I were very enthusiastic. At |
' Ehrhardt subscriptions were taken
| right on the ground, and the town
| came near to subscribing her full ali
lotment right on the spot.
Rice fibre crepe toilet paper for
! sale at the Herald BoBok Stare.
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KILLED AT ASHLEY JUNCTIONW.
B. Kennedy, of Govan, Shot to
Death Near Charleston.
W. B. Kennedy, a young white man
of Govan, this county, was shot and
fatally wounded last Wednesday at
Ashley Junction, where he was employed
as a telegraph operator, by
J. W. Turner. Mr. Kennedy died a
few hours later at a hospital in Charleston.
The remains were brought to Bamberg
Thursday night, and carried
from here to Govan, where interment
occurred at George's Creek church,
the funeral services being conducted
by Rev. P. A. Bolen, of Orangeburg,
pastor of the church.
Mr. Kennedy was about 2 6 years
of age, and he is survived by a large
number of relatives in this county.
For several years he has been employed
near Charleston as a telegraph
operator. He was a young man ;
of excellent character, and his sad j
ending brought sorrow to many,
friends in the county. He was a!
brother of Mrs. E. F. Free, of this j
city.
The Charleston News and Courier j
contained the following account of the ;
inquest, which was held in Charleston:
last Fridav.
"The men said only a few words
and it all happened before I could
realize what it was about. Mr. Turner
fired two shots, but the shots
were not more than thirty seconds
apart," Mr. F. L. Peeples said at the
inquest into the death of Mr. W. B.
Kennedy.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was death from wounds inflicted by
the pistol of J. W. Turner, who;
though being held at the United
States Navy Yard, will be turned over i
to the civil authorities for trial in ,
the general sessions court. i;
Mr. Peeples was the only eyewit- j
ness of the fight except Mr. Turner,-'
who was not present at the inquest. '<
He was placed on the stand and told
what occurred between the two men
in their short argument. Peeples
was on the witness stand more than
half the time of the inquest. j
Mr. Peeples told how he was pass- (
ing by the tower at Ashley Junction i
about 9 o'clock and had hollered to ,
Turner, who was in the tower and in
a jovial way asked him if he was not ,
making a little extra change in holding
down two positions. Peeples said j
Turner answered in the same spirit,
but he did not remember what he
said. i
However, Kennedy seemed to have
been in a bad humor and had "seem- j
ed to be mad from the first time I
saw him that day," Mr. Peeples said.
The train was ready to leave for the,
city at this time and Peeples and
Kennedy were going to get on when j
he had yelled to Turner in passing. j,
Kennedy, at this time, said Turner
was the cause of his having to come ,
to the city that day to work and Feepies
said Kennedy cursed Turner,!
Turner is alleged to have cursed I
back, using the same language. Ken-1
nedy then turned for the tower and j
there were a few more words of in-;
suit passed between the men when
Kennedy pulled out his knife.
Turner had started down the steps :
with his pistol in his hands. He fired, 1
but missed Kennedy. Peeples said he
turned his back on Kennedy and <
started to Turner to take the knife
at this stage of the fight. Turner
then came down a few more steps and tfired
again. Kennedy is described as ;
falling in hi/ tracks, and the open j
knife was picked up by his side.
Turner, who is enlisted in the Unit- ,
ed States navy, realized wl>at had occurred
and told Mr. Peeples to telephone
the city and tell what he had ;
done. He put the pistol up and left!
for the Navy Yard, where he is being
held.
The other two witnesses did not see i
the shooting. One said he heard the!
first shot and looked just in time for j
the second and saw Kennedy fall, but J
he did not hear any words between l
the men. The other man said he i
heard the shots and asked Turner j
what it was all about when he saw j
Turner leaving, but Turner did not |
one Tt'or him
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67,716 Men Excused.
Under provisions of the selectiveservice
law making specified vocations
a ground for exemption or discharge,
apart from the "necessary
industries" dealt with by the district
boards, 67,716 men were excused
from military duty.
Of the men exempted 1,665 were
Federal or State officers; ministers,
3,976; divinity students, 3,144; in
the military and naval service, 47,822.
County and municipal officials
numbering 889 were discharged; J
customhouse clerks, 171; man em.
ployees, 1,476; arsenal workmen, 2,.15S;
Federal employees designated
by the President, 1,777; pilots. 1,772;
marines, 2,666.
Throughout England 102 daily!
newspapers have been forced to in-1
erase their prices, and 676 weekly
papers have followed suit. The
monthly magazines selling before the
war at 9 cents now cost 16 to 18
cents. The cost of novels and books
has largely increased, even the popular
and widely sold classes having
risen from 50 to 100 per cent.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading.?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The Knights of Pythias will hold a
patriotic rally and celebration at
Camp Jackson on May 28. An effort
will be made to have Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy, and the
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since leaving the West Indian port.
The weather in the area in which the
vessel must have passed has not been
bad and could hardly have given the
Cycrbps trouble. While a raider or
submarine could be responsible for
her loss, there have been no reports
that would indicate the presence of
either in the locality in which the
Cyclops was.
"It was known that one of the two
engines of the Cyclops was injured
and that she was proceeding at a reduced
speed with one engine compounded.
The fact would have no
effect on her ability to communicate
by radio for even if her main engines
were totally disabled the ship would
still be capable of using her radio
plants. The search for the Cyclops
still continues, but the navy department
feels extremely anxious as to
her safety."
There have been no reports of German
submarines or raiders in the locality
in which the collier was, the
department's statement said, the
weather has not been stormy and
could hardly have given the collier
trouble.
Apollo Music Club.
On Wednesday afternoon the Apollo
Music club met witt Mrs. Clarence
Black. A large number were present,
as there was much business on
hand. Upon the resignation of the
secretary, Mrs. C. A. Sanders was
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elected tO nil trie vauaucj. -?no. ^ .
Black and Miss Franke Folk were
appointed delegates to attend the
State Federation of Women^s clubs,
which meets in Aiken April 24-26.
The secretary read notes from Camp
Jackson thanking the club for the
victrola sent to the hospital and for
the contribution toward the community
house. A committee was appointed
to see Mr. Rentz with regard
to arranging for a community singling.
A report was made of the work
handed in by the club to the Red
Cross, which was as follows: Forty
dollars in cash; $8.00 to the community
house at Camp Jackson; one
victrola to the hospital at Camp
Jackson; 18 sweaters; 21 hospital
shirts; 11 pillows; 4 helmets; 5 mufflers;
2 wristlets. Following the bus
iness meeting, the club spent some
time in choral practice, after which
a delightful salad course was served.
Red Cross Notes.
There is a call for more nurses in
the Red Cross. Five thousand must
be recruited in two and a half
months. These nurses will be needed
in military hospitals both abroad
and in the United States. Altogether
35,000 nurses must be enrolled
this year. Volunteers are needed. If
any young Bamberg woman wishes
to get into communication concerning
this work, they may write Mr.
Christie Benet, Columbia.
The secretary of the Bamberg
chapter wishes to call attention to
the necessity for being very careful
in knitting socks; they are asked not
to round them quite so much at the
toe and be careful not to put any
knots in them. Some of the sweaters
handed in have not been knitted
quite in accordance with the rules.
Sweaters in the last shipment were
too small. Knitters are asked to
make them large enough in the neck
to fit a man who wears a No. 8 hat.
governors or soum Laronna, i\onn
Carolina and Tennessee present.
By far the largest crowd which has
ever packed the Columbia theatre to
hear a celebrity, was that which filled
the building Monday to hear and see
Charlie Chaplin, the noted motion
picture comedian, who is touring the
country in the interest of the third
liberty loan.
With the sheriff and a revenue officer,
the detail of range military police
stationed near Campobello made
a raid in the mountains near Tryon,
X. C., and captured 2,000 gallons of
beer and 300 gallons of whiskey. The
still had a capacity of 60 gallons a
day and the plant was worth $8,000.
Will Ferguson, a negro, was arrest- #
ed in Allendale Monday and placed
| in the Barnwell county jail, charged
j with attempting criminal assault. The
| report of the crime spread rapidly
| through the community and Ferguson
was soon apprehended by citizens
and taken to Barnwell and turned
: over to Sheriff Martin. ^
A refrigerating and ice-making j,
| plant to cost $54,000 has been authorized
for Camp Sevier, and conJ
struction will be commenced in the ,
I near future. Besides providing cold
: storage rooms in which meats and
! other perishable supplies may be kept
j until issued to individual organizations,
the plant will manufacture all *
ice used at Camp Sevier.,
American sailors in Charleston on
| Monday night didn't like to see the
' United States flag below a large clock
! on which the name "German National
Bank" appeared, on King street,
i They attacked two large metal signs
' with a chisel and hammer and cut
' out the "G" in the bank's name on
! each and heaved the cutout letters
through the big clock's glass sides.
There were no arrests.
En route to Columbia Friday morn
t ing secretary mcaooo maae a ten
; minutes talk from the rear platform
of his car at Sumter. The cabinet
member drove home to his many
hundred hearers in forcible argument >
why all should aid tne government
I with every spare dollar. ? Mr. Mc.
I Adoo was presented with a handsome
: floral piece from St. Joseph's Acade;
my, one of the smallest of the pupils
| making the presentation.
| German Newspapers Rap Profiteering
The Committee on Public Informa!
tion has made public editorial comj
ment in the German press on the
I revelations in the Reichstag main
j committee in connection with inves|
tigations of the Daimler Motor
j Works. It was shown that the DaimI
ler company was earning 173 per
I cent, profit per annum, :the company's
sworn statement placing the
profits at 11 per cent., and while the
company was earning 400,000,(^)0
marks monthly in excess of its peacetime
profits it had threatened to rej
duce output unless higher prices
i were paid. The Berliner Tageblatt
(Liberal), said:
"Energetic action of the authori
i ties and the Reichstag is demanded.
Such enterprises as the Daimler firm
are not compelled to submit books
for inspection, while every little
trader selling vegetables must show
his profits. We demand government
confiscation of illegal profits
and, if necessary, state control."
Vowaerts (Government Socialist),
said:
"The Daimler revelations will
hardly occasion the same surprise in
financial circles as among the masses.
The Daimler company's purpose was
not to deceive the financial world,
but the authorities, so that its real
profits might be kept from the public's
knowledge. The company reckoned
upon the commercial ignorance
of the government and this experience
shows that such reliance is usually
justified."
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In Oklahoma, county councils of
defense are securing pledges from
automobile owners to furnish transportation
to speakers for community
councils. The pledge provides that
the chairman of the ^county council
may hire a car at the expense of any
signer who fails to furnish transportation
at the time promised.
MUCH ANXIETY* FELT.
"Cyclops," With H. S. Felder Al>oard,
Can't Be Found.
Much uneasiness has been felt in
Bamberg since last Sunday morning,
when Mrs.. N. Z. Felder received
a telegram from Washington,
to the effect that the big collier "Cyclops,"
of whose crew Henry S. Felder
is a member, could not' be located.
The big ship, which was returning
from South America with a cargo
of manganese, was last heard of
on March 4th. Since then the seas
have literally been combed for some
trace of her, but not the slightest
information about the ship, or its
crew had been obtained.
Henry Felder, familiarly known as
"Punch," enlisted in the navy many
months ago. 'For some time past
he has been on the "Cyclops," and
he was one of seven South Carolinians
aboard when the vessel was last
heard from. 'The "Cyclops" was due
at ah Atlantic port on March 13th.
The following is the announcement
bv the navv deDartment:
"The United States steamship Cyclops,
navy collier of 19,000 tons displacement,
loaded with a cargo of
manganese and with a personnel on
board of 15 officers and 221 men of
the crew and 57 passengers, is over
due at an Atlantic port since March
13. . . . She last reported at one of
the West Indian islands on March 4,
and since her departure from that
port no trace of her nor any information
concerning her has been obtained.
Radio calls to the Cyclops from
all points have been made and vessels
sent to search for her along her
probable route and areas in which
she might be with no success.
"No well founded reason can be
given to explain the Cyclops being
overdue; no radio communication
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