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OUR AIR FIGHTERS PLAYA FAIR GAE AVIATOR F. P. MAGOUN RELATES AN IVSTANCE OF THEIR REAL SPORTSMANSHIP. ONE FLYER'S LUCKY ESCAPE Amerlcan Infantryman Has Advantage Over the German in His Ammunition Equipment-Finger Prints of Ger man Aillen Females to Be Taken. AFrom Committee on Public Information.) Washington.-"A commnittee on public informatic ' repirescntative in London pays: There are no better sportsmicen in the World than the allied airmen, and Ameriean aviators now lighting in Eu rope always piy a fair gamie, as they learn it from the allies. F. P. Ma goun, a former tiarvard student, now a member of the Royal air force, re cently wounded, tells how the lives of German observers escaping from bal loons iutve been spared. "We caught three IIun balloons above the allied grounds in a mist, which prevented their gunners seeing us," said he. "It was a cinch. You should have seen them hustle out their parnehcliutes and abandon the balloons. As they came falling down through the air we circled about closely but, of course, didn't open lire, as that's against the rules of the game. As soon as they touched ground they took cover like rabbits." Magoun is the only American in his squidron, having joined in February of lnst year. Ile has bagged five German planes. While carrying bombs for low attack in the recent offensive he re ceived a bullet through his left arm, but managed to return to his own lines. Magoun tells of a companion in his squadron who had one of the luckiest escapes during the var. lie was put out of action 1,000 feet in the air when a bullet perforated his gaso line tank. lie was renidlered uncon scious by the fumes and his machine took a nose dive to earth, but he es caped without a scratch. A section of the itoyal air force op erating in the Ypres salient has lost its only American member, who had been with the squadron only ten days when ho went on a bombing raid at low elevation. He was hit by a ma chine-gun hullet and his plane fell in flames, lie was taken prisoner. The efforts of newsiapers to pro mote good feeling betweetn the iic~l( of England and the tIhousainds of Atier leans received olilcial backing wher Sir Randolf inaker, menber of pa rlia ment, offered to take charge of lit American troops welfare (eparttent of the liii tish govern mient. Ills pu ln contemplate a con inuous prograrni of healthful recreition in ever-y Amer - can rest camp and training c-anp in Englanrd. Sp ecialI London thbentricli companIes will be sent out. An or ganization known as "Sammzxy's lilighty league"' Is being formied. The Amriile an inf anitrIyma n In the expeitI iinary forces (-ar riecs 20)0 rounds of ammiunitioni In the pocke-ts ofC his light canvas webb belt anrd hIs bando leers. The Geirmain soldier has only 120 roundis, and 30) of theitse are in his knapsack. Toa secure them lit a critical mnomen t lie mu st lose valua11ble timie'. The Armer-lean web bhelts. accor-dinrg to the war- depai-imeant, are'c far su pen-or to the (Germnan leathe-r brando leers. They are not affected biy pro lornged rains nor torriid weat her. The miiafacture of these belts is oneW o1 theL moitst lutiricento of t he touperiitions ini the te'xtile tileid. Uiiited States airmy belts are made almost enti rely of cot The e'xact weighItiof the 220 iroundls Cicaid biy thle A rimrlean soldie-r in Frine lc'i 12 liotmils. W~ hi Ihlie Siprinig flel riflec 23 iimetd shct s cnn able fiIred each ininitte. l''irinig fr-omi thei hiip -It sht cnn ahle tiIred it mii nt'. Th'le rnew Ulnite'd States modicel 19i7 (miljledi Enic-ldl) dloes eveni bet ter. The' re-glst raiItion of (;ermn al~ieii females, toi begin Mnay .rltne 17, andI end Wednt-sdaty, Juno 211 will li conidtuteted in cities or nonlicipaglit ies having 5.000t jaiouhition or 'veri by the polle ic mlic-ias. in conmaari11111i es hitv ing a pophiitioni of itss lihan 5',000 the regis ratiomn will he htanled-I biy host malst ers. Iin genieratl the plan~r tof rm'iation~i is the sam t a' s thlat fotlo iii inIr the registrtionr inl Febri~ary~-4 tf <;c--ri reglicmter-ill biirequ-r- tiic o re icgist er herm lligeir rints. Thliis menh-d oii ft Identifleation is also used in t' mill tary andic naval acervicets of the Uni ted States. Boy 5cocut (organiz.ations are ac-live in loct-i ng bliack watlnut t rees. lactk walnut h unbeir is needc-d by thle war departmeicnt for use in muakirig air' ,plane flroti'eh-s antd gunstcocks. Enough lieatvy Bronciilng machine guns ftir lustr1uctiona purposes' haveJt been shipped ho every National (Guaird tralniing enmipj anti Nat ionial Iarmiy canltominiont in the countr-y wthere troopis lire in tratining. Ilecavy Brown lngs Corn ov-'esea tratining have been shippied. Light B'rowninig rifles suiflicienit ini tiuiiber to de(uip the miachiine-gunt units of more thanr four army divisions have beein manufactuired, and over seas shipment of one half has begun. The othier half of the outiiut goes to army divisions in thi's country. .tt every training mnip in the coup try plans of the cotnlfmission on train lag catup act ivies have been c1arrie out to provide at hletl faeilities to the men. Baseball hei~ds the list h Iu'ipalarity, and full equipinent ha heenl placed t1n the (11c1amp1s. A1llre than 70,000 baseballs and 3,000 hats hav been sent. At ('ain Lewis, Vashing ton, there are Id b~aseball fields in use 'ractic"ally every co11npauiy In enl ('t11p divisio1n throughout the country has its tea) and there are conpany, ii a taln, regiinenttal ad interregl Ita l III leagues. I;very fornm of tick athletics occu pies the attentIion of men training al the caips. As ma3ny as 800 men have taken part in (ivisio1tai contests, and track ieets have been vitnessed by miore than 20.000 spectators. Where faelllties permint, ilstruction in swintinitg is given. Mhen are first given land Ilst ruetIon and then sent into the water. Tennis courts have beet built in every camp, one having; 10 courts, arni the sport is rapidly gain Ing in popularity. Through the gene rosity of golf clubs located near the (111)ps, the demand1( for golf courses is partly being met. 'olo inatches are frequently held, and comupetition for pilaces on the teans is keen. There is a list of 137 occupations where the denand for men in the war departient constantly exceeds the sup ply. A pressing need exists in the artmy for men expereniced in htiiling mules, aind before all future needs are met a recrulting carnpaign may become neces satry. No dilliulty has been experi enced in getting teen 'ho can buy and handle horses, but blacksmniths are 8(11 1('C. 'T'here is a constant demand for butchers, and cooks are greatly need. ed. In several technical branches, particularly the engineers, men for the higher positions are plentiful, but the workers for the ranks art scarce. Ex perienced nechanlcs, especially those famniliar with automobiles, are always in demand. More interpreters than can be used have applied for positions with the war departnent, and applicatlons for colrnissions as army chaplains are also in excess of the need. The excess totals thousands in each case. Clerks for general work are plentiful, but there is demand for specialists. At present there is a surplus of dentists and plh) a'iclsts. Deliveries of the 8,000 motortrucks recently ordered by the motor trans port service of the war departinent are to be made between August 1 and December 1. These trucks, known as "Class iH Standards," will have a en pacity of from three to flive tons, and will be distributed as needed throughi the various branches of the army. Tei thousand of these class 13 standard ized trucks have previously been or dered and are now in process of tan" ufacture and delivery. Under a new agreement the army will burndle all aai for the expedition anry forces after it leaves United States ports. The post otlice department will (lel ier thle 111all to tliIitiary a uthior'ities alt thle port of ernbarka tion in thtis coun atry an id receive it fr'oin themn sit ia port nt Frtanlce for dispatch to t he Unaiit ed State(s. 'Thie dlonn-tle I 1noney3 order service to the tr'oo ps will for the pre'(sent alt least, conttinu ae unzder t he diret ion of thle post otlieu depairtaticl in Franco. 'rThe first P'orto Itican laborers to reach the United Stzates under govern met& auaspices wilii be ata work upon)1 gotverInent5~ (contralcts withtin a amoanth. Thei'00 ilynient service of thle dle Jiar tment ofi labior hi:s alreadyl founal a'linvytet for at leaist 100,ti00 of t hese lii'n las commaiont laboiarers onl (!onI struci5tiony work tat Norfolk, Newport News, ibs i liore and( viclinity3. Ar lil ngelnefa~ it ar' now blin g inniah by thle delpar tinllit of ilabor11 to provide pr'olwar hou asing for t hese amen. W~oen between4'1 th Ia iges aof twent ty wilh be aeli;ibe for admltisisin 1( toh arm'ny school ' of nur tsing. ariranIge 'ets 1 forii whliab were' raecently iamade by the w"a r dear ' tient. it Is iatIeindeda 14o start 5i'veral schaols in seleoed m'ill inr hosplitas ll .t Uneis's54) tharwise spe cllied. apilications shtoilda be sent i r'eety 13o th le armsy school of uin i.tag, otile of the4 sulrgeona genlerial of the ariniay. Wain~ttgton. D). C. "Keeping Our Il''ghters Fit-For Wir and11( A fter',"' Is Itie title' of tan tifliclial bosok issued by the comamisslon 4o1n tainitig camplii 1( ativities, desert iig the athItlet ics, tuass slinging, stielai life 111n( Othter recreatIions of mtenta in ay anid natvy camps. The boaok tells oif thle thea ter's, the work of the V. M. C. A., K~nightts of Colutmbus and other or gsaization15s asciatted withi thle eoms miisslont in welfare work, and1( gives dhetailis of life lan the catmlps. The two plc'ric aicid plhants to lbe built at Little ibock, Ark., anal Bruns wick, Ga., contracts for which htave been comptlle'ted by the war dlepart men~it, will cost approximnately $7,000. 000. Men of selective service age who leave the United Stales to evsade amit Itary duily will hatve to .statnd triah on charges of violationis of the selective servic'e act when they return to thte country, according to Alt ht'departmIent of justiee, even though they (do nlot re. turn'i unttil after the wvar. The depsartmnent has att band infon mnattion from which cotlete lists mtay be prepared of all mien who harve left the country to avoid service, says a recent statement auathorized by the attorney general. HE PICKENS SENTIN IR, PIC S.: 1--French refugees with their ho Germans. 2-King George and membe don. 3-Capt. Gabriel Pares, directoi States. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Germans Start a New Drive on Paris, Striking Lines of the Allies in Champagne. ADVANCE, BUT LOSE HEAVILY Foch's Reserves Come Up and Huns Are Checked North of the Marne Americana Carry Out Offensive in Gallant Style-Italians Win Two Victories. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. SLast week witnessed a renewal of the kaiser's drive on the west front, but to the surprise of everyone not in the confidence of the German high command, the blow was directed, not against the allies In Flanders, nor against their lines In the Amiens re gion, but in Champagne. Is appar ent intention was to rush his forces swiftly on Paris, brenking through where the allies were weakest. The loention was well chosen and the prep nrations madue with wonderful secrecy, but up to the hour of writing the re sults were, as tn the former drives, not comparable with the losses sustained. The apex of'the, drive had advanced some 8 mils be ond te strtingline andreohe rtownsn ithlageir hnd Gerons. 2-Kb ha im Geeand Foch's don.ve 3-Capt Gnrriin Pnare num-et Stes.adtedseaeefrsoh Germans Stode thew Dlive onr thearench StrekihoLines of thewet Ar ules ino Champitane.orh westAofCEm, BUT LSE HEVIdeofth Fepulsin Resevesym Unpsandt.n bAfre Checke rhd the nie-oo Inf Gallant Th yeIntaylian By Wfirond Twsil Vcoricenpybu Lwstwr e wus itnere aornewplle of teiornmers, driontan theis rolnt, hnunt tondh supring ohf eseres aosi The Gonrmdneo thme eecedfor thih thid dive10 werhs dirted cron agrinsetho ththley i arendermanded aailynt bther liegnte Aonn rof thgir. but by Cagne.Is apar-h nt ontetonws Abouht hisforcs witly oarg ars ofrakin tmugh wrtley, lie ;'r werebrkgtspt. th~ee location ams wefros n ane tihte prep articonsee nin wthe day'ie secrehat t ape ator hur o witing thatre muite there ain the m0 dIivesonst vcsonsarabl ith te ermans whena thed, Teapxf thetc driv oda beteen sorment8 iths nd thrigexline rehing They, orcx miesroma down faou Ahisn thefst dae, ad een ansd othrtownse at( villaes aonds fnex ayo the wesasde fthe avne ofslie flye alies, renchreg from Vos resve n fereciing rsing larg Fnm bers anedy they deserae beort lofedp andmans to in the seable wer dcrecked. graInaso th Ilros f Sos ondthe French hodng ornts theet afer outletn fro thartu rity, an north, weithdfreimsto the westrnd eniofnth wedge te r Geo-rmans fcese wre rpusinedvrwr to ass-nardln Tnd Veomly. nTrsdy the e ie aste the onrsh reothed toen odng bellran thereafer the nbohodt rslot orand ealy rgesor eply but wre' puringements for poligo int andparngeir reerve andth IKENS; SOUTH CAROLINA. ; -f : 7.'...t " ei useholfI goods passing Briti-h gun posi rs of the royal family reviewing Ameria of a hand comnpoe<d of wounded 1 ren< fresh troops arrived sv-ift ly amd with out confusion. largely by mtotruckin Plk trains, nail got into the tight ilinltedi ately onl reaching the tront. IForb was c4omp1jelled to keep in mnind the fact that more than 3.(I(0( 1.110 (;erman .oldriers are facing hin and that vast ,naumhers are still threatening Amiens and Ar ras, annd conseiluently he cou1ld not make his line everywhere as thick as he wotuld like to have it. Hu, his pians for quick shifting of troops are ad mirable. The German soldiers. it has been learned from various sources, were keyed up to the present effort by promises of the prompt capture of Paris and n consequent German peace. That these promises cannot be ful filled there need not he the least (lOuht. The morale and valor and deterIinn tion of the French and British were never greater than now, nnd the ever Increasing numbers of the dashing American soldiers give them renewed confibdence. The Americans in Picardy undertook their first real offensive on Tuesday, and acquitted themselves gloriously. Attacking on a front of one and a quarter miles west of Montlidier, in less than an hour they had smashed the German lines, captured the village of Cantigny, taken severi hundred prisoners and 11111ied heavy losses in killed and wounded on the enemy. The entire attack, including the waves of harrnge fire, was carried out with per feet smoothness. Twelve tanks led the way, and i'erlshing's Imen followed t hem with the cry "Go to it, Yanks." When they reached ('ntligny they found the vil hinge mainly ri I ned houses, withIi the Giermuan garrison hidden In caves and1 dugouts. These refuges w~ere speed'(ily ('lenne1d out wvith ?.ren11des, and all the GiermanS ther'e wer'e either killed or ('nptulred. A ridge beyond! the village wa'ts the realI millitory oh Jee(tive.iand this our troops soon gained. nnd prepared to hold it, deseiite the fierce tire from the enemy. Andl hold( it they did throughout thle week, ngn Inst repleatedi (couter-iaIttneks. Tis ope'rntion w~as not extensive, hut as one tiritishi ofiler JIubilantly3 re( marked, it w'as not thle size that count edi so mulch as the splendId wny in which tile Ameicans showed the Oer mans their mettle. In the L~uneville sec'tor the Hluns made a henvy nti.'lk on the Americnn line Wednesdlay, hut were dri'ven hock witht con~side4rable loss. The Amuer'ienn ensualties were few and not a prisoner was taken by the enemy, though thait waPs their ma1in object. Thailt nlight there was great nrtillery netivity all along the front northwest of Toul, and 011 Thiursdny m)01anner'ial hattles were fought there. In Fiandlers the Glermnons miade one big attnck, cenly In the wveek, between Voormezeele and1( Locre, but after gain Iing a sma011llhit of grouni3d t hey were dIriven back with severe losses. A chalrnectcristie hit of Gemlan bru talIty was the dleliberate bionmbng of Amerlenn hosp)1 ils in a town many13 tilies from thef front. Onle nitrse wats killed nnd o numbier of woulndled were bljiiured. 'rhe Huni nliator's ualso maide severalnt attempts to raid Ptii, but the nir dlefenlses of tile French capitail are 110ow 5o adirab0h'le flhat thef raiders were easily driveni oftf. American avin tors are' no0w helpinig to defendf Paris. The Italians appar'ently grew tiredl cof waiting for a renewal oIf tile Auis triuin offensive and took matter's iinto theIr Owln hands(1. Tn two dashing op ern tilons they captured Important moun11tin positions inl the Tonale re gion, together with many prisoners 13nd( 'guns, 0and cut a big gop thrmouigh the Austrian defenses on tihe lower Piave front at Cajmo Sile. The fir'st of these bai ttiles was foughlt on gr'oundl 1,200 feet abiove the sen and amid gIn-' ciers and mel(lting snows. Swed'(en, it was 1nnnonn11eed, hna siglned( a commller'lal and nav 1iga t ion agremienlt wIth Gi(reat Britain and( her Demnrtlk 'tnd Ameirica has so angered Germanyll 33 hadit the Dan les hav~e beenl served44 Ith de 11 ultimnatrn flint It must15 The swaminpig of the 11113 suibmarine' by American shlphtders goes nhleadl merrily anti no longe.r . *hereC any donht of the uliten fnan of the ..ti 1) :i :lofts 1a they seen safety from the n troops at Buckingham pailuce, an ii soldiers that Is touring the United U-boat Varfare. A signilicant event of lhe week w'; the launching at Newark it the A giam ' lhe first of the new :t a nda ri zed fabricated steel vessels itilt Iby the 1-l'ergency Ileet corpora tion. The British dinillrailty announced that he tranispiort slhip Lensowe Castle had )een torpedoed in the Mediterranean itIi a loss of 1111 paersons. Tl'he central conmmittee of Finnish workmen has iprotested against the brutalities of the W\'hite guard, which, it asserts, has hiprisoned 70,000 per sons and slaughtered prisoners by wvholesale, hundreds of the killed being women. In this delectable work the White guard is helped by the German soldiers. Of great importance was the ,an louncement by the administration last Wednesday that the United States 1ow supports the nationalistic aspira tions of the Czecho-Slovaks and the Jugo-Slavs. Until now the president had gone no further than to express yilpathy with the idea of autonomy for the anti-Germana A ustriai states, but he has changed his attitude and his new policy may do much to encour age the subject races of Emperor Charles to revolt, It will certainly encourage the brave Italians who are lighting along the Piave, where before long American troops will he with thet in the trenches. On the other hand the Austrian em peror has stated that in the future he will rely on "the faithful an pre cious collaboration of the Germans for the deve.lop.ent of the interests of the statec." I 'resident Wilson aippea red before congress uniexpiectely on Monday and1( urged that body to becgin wyork inmme dIiately on tax legislation to provide the ftunds necessary to the carrying on of the war. The defeat of the ceni Iral powers, he said, is the considera tion that dominates every other. Sen ators, representatil es, supreme court jusit st ', eve'ryb)ody presenit, rose anad lieered lustily when the president add "WVe aIre not oinly in the midst of the war, we are at the very pecak and crisis :>f it. Igndreds of thousands of our mn, ea rying oar hearts with them :inad our fortunies, are in the flid, and ships are crowding faster andi faster to thle ports of ieranice and1( Engliad with regiment after regimiient, thou sanmd after thousand, to join them until the enemy shall be beaten and1( broughit to a reckoning wvith mnn kid.'" Decspilte the desire of' many memlbers to have an early adjouirnmient, congress yielded at once to Mr. Wilson's plea rIndl plans were made to formulate a revenue b)1ll as speedIly as may be. T'he president In hIs address confirmed the expectation that there would he anot her andic larger Issue of Liberty bonds(1 in the fail, probiably immediate ly after t ho election. On WVedncesdany the president 15ssued an appeal to all Americans to buy only those thIngs which are essentIal to the Iiidividlual health andl( efliciency, andt to 81ave their mioney and~ invest it sys tenmatically in war savings and Th'lrift stamips and other government securi' ties. Director General Mcdoo announced general pay increases for nearly 2,000,. 000 railway employees, carrying out miost of the recommuiendations of the railroad wage commIssion, and hie fol. 1owed( thIs with the announcenment that both1 freIght and passe~nger ratos wvould be raised, the latter to 8 cents a mite, andl the former by more than 25 per cent. ThIs, It is estimated, will bring In about $000,000,000 more a year, which will ho used to meet the In creases in wages and( the higher cost of supplies. Popular helief. btasedl on thle whteat crop estimates, that the restrictions on lie use of whenat aight soon he modli. fled was corrected by Mr. I loover, whot says every prospec'(t of thie wVheat sit uatlon inten'isiftics thle needi for the gre'ate stI poisi ble liittat ion in the con sumtion of wheat and1( wheat p:'oductsq In Amiiariea in orderi that there hlay not be seriouis wvant among our alie.s The' conasaumption of the cereal at ho me, he says, should be only one-third of the IHARGE AMERICANS WITHESPIONAGE rwo GERMANS SUBJECTS ARE. NAMED IN INDICTMENT AS CO-CONSPIRATORS. .4f. SOME PLEAD NOT GOILTY Operations Declared to Have Been Sensational-indicted by New York Grand Jury. New York.-Five American citizens and two subjects of the German em pire, one of them a woman, are named as fellowconspirators in two indict ments returned by a federal grand jury here. Investigators declared their operations the most sensational under taken by German intelligence agents since the war began. The indictments allege conspiracy to commit treason and conspiracy to commit espionage. The assembling and transmission of information rela tive to America's prosecution of the war; the destruction of American piers docks and troop transports with fire bombs, destruction of quicksil ver mines in this country to hamper the manufacture of munitions ; as sisting Germany in taking an armed expedition in Ireland; fomentation of a revolt against British rule in Ire land, raising of funds in this country with which to finance these opera tions, and destruction of munitions factories and mines in Great Britain are charged as ramifications of the in trigue. 3 The wording of the indictments corn prising 30 pages, intimates that ther conspiracy may be of even broader scope. This is suggested by a para graph in the treason indictment which alleges that in July last year, one of the defendants sent a cablegram to Olten, Switzerland. "Madame" de Victorica, Rodiger, 3 Robinson, Fricke and Kipper pleaded "not guilty" to both indictments be fore Judge Augustus N. Hand and were remanded to the Tombs to await trial today. O'Leary, now wanted on three charges, and Ryan have not been ap prehended. \ The treason conspiracy indictment charges that "Madame" d Victorica and Rodiger, "from April 6, 1917, to the date of the presentation and filing of this indictment, were enemies of 'he United States and spies for and secret representatives, secret agents and secret employes of said imperial German government" and still are. After naming Ryan, O'Leary, Rob inson, Fricke, Kipper, Binder andg Schweitzer as citizens owing allegi anice to the United States, the indict ment charges that they "and divers ot her persons within and without the Unitedi States" whose names are un known, conspired to commit treaxson, in that they "would knowingly and wilfully adhere and give aid and com fort" to the German government, and to Madame de Victorica and Rodiger by sending to the Germait governmentf communientiors "connected with and in prosecution or the wvnr." a;eeeiving4 from German offirials commuincations I"connected with and in p-onmotion of the war'' and by fmrnichxing money and credits to Rlodieev and (de Victorica; by concealing the nrcisence a'nd actilvi ties of the two al'ed~r fromn Americani authorities andl by f''rnishhmg messen goe to the two suspec(ts. SUBMARINFS CHASE~ T RAN6'.rPOPRT 12 HOURS IAn Atlantic Port--The story of a transp~ort's race up the Al'antic coes-t. closely hugging the coast, with dark ened lights at night and uinder a full pressure of steam in order to elude German Ul-boats, a~t leart two of whom Igave chase, wvere told -by men on shore leave here. Members of the crew declared that they wore warned In amnlne time by wireless of t~he nearness of the sea wolves and were advised to '-een in close to the coast and to y en all possible speed to this port. ' ". ask edl in rot urn that the ship be met at once by American destroyers. MOVE TO REDUCE COST OF FOOD TO CONSUMER ' IWashington.-A country-wide move to reduce the cost of food to the con surner and standardize methodls of compelling the observance by dlealers of "fair' price lists" was ordered by Food Administrator hloover. Lists will be published in every county, town and city and consumers will he asked to co-operate with off i- ' 1' cdals in forcing merchants to bring their prices to a uniform level. LLOYD QEORCE PRAiSES VALOR OF AMERiCANS London. -- Premier David Lloyd* George, in replying to a toast to the success of the entente allied arms at the dinner to the Printers' Society of London, said that Britishers have made sacrifices for a great purpose and a high ideal. One of the meet en couraging things, the premier contin, nied, was the "superb valor and the trained skill with which the Ameri cans have taken their part in the struggle. bt