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.. l* - IN FIGH HUlN Lion-Hearted British Crews Give Good Account of Themselves in Sea Warfare. MANY DEEDS OF HEROISM Led by Clever Skippers, Sailors Bat tle Against Almost Hopeless Odds, Winning Victory Frequently by j.. Scantiest of Margins. Lontion.--Sotiets it Is illunintat iug to look l'eper into shlippliig re ports thmai the statentetl, for in.4ttante, that "in three weeks six, four and eleven British ships of iore thana 1,000 tons have been sunk:." lDning So, ones llmis tiat lin onr Month-inld-March to tiidl-April--d l vessels wei're at tucked by L'-boaits and11( escaped(. 1ro"inI thei logs ot' a fewx trail) ships in the cnsldty of lie adtliniralty which h ave (1)core safebly to port with their caargaoes in recetl <lays some typical tales inay lbe told. A trat i procet(ling at a leisurely six knots, ent'rel the <langer zonte All Arecaultions Were taken, exta lookouts were p4ostel Iud the gunca': crewv--afor slhi' Was < lefetnsivily artH(( --were staniiiinig rouniiti hir "l i ce.' 'the ha y 111(1 just thawt\ii4'( 111(1 theit wats c've'ry prontise of a1 line lay. Au oth'er tlhrei' iiles aaw\av i'' iart. wvili the re of the inoruing suit glintini aon her gray litelk, a ( ta'rinana suliint rine wits sight il'. As site was set lie [-haIlal oenlaiedi fire atinI shells 'lr'pel aull rounl h' stearnt ship, wliicb shilt her belt n111d { gl~~ut (te t'-i~'t (1,ea(1 asltern, tiring att her till t ii' 111e. The steat nslip't tun cr'w were very cool attil plitei their shells all rounl the suilanarine ; an( lti( h '-iai mt cli not like it a bit 'Iht'i the stenishipa p11t up ai Siktuil screetna ti the U-botat dli ved in t painie, auppatrently expecting instani - disstita. Second U-Boat Appears. Si huIl artilly (Id-i lsappet'er'l whet a1nother I '-i'':at. tibout ';tut feett long iluu il iitiitg glts I f re ;alil lafct of in estiai n..: tea\'' , lii'<k4' Shi:alae. ''li ,, ~ Stinl~'k' Sei''li \\ as lins itigeir' si'avaice altle, for the wind was hiwa(ing th wV"rong wa;ty ; s' the St-tiitship let ti att her1 Secolui :ulttagnilSt, wholt repii wcith vigor. slartapntel sprlinkhliig ih tratti 's uh'rks. i'r 'at nli lur th fight \eant on. 'Tlien onut' of thi' steani ship's shells fell close to the U-bon whiebl <dive lanit vaand nisheid undaer wVater Just as i iatarl hitt ailapp(art ona the stc' atnl lousecd nflf a cup Of (levia stall tag routds. It was a ti perfa latanc to bat' ff twI pi) )( ra ships in such a short space of tita anati mastera ti gun's crew receliv Caiainaeitaiot front tny loris of I aidaaltlty. Iln iantt'r rase it Wvas ta <dual Ito of gunnery antl seannin sI ip. 1'roce''i Ing sit'ndtiasr1tly oi her (urse, a ttri Iith sItet ashaipa hea rt gunftIrae In ti ilistance, but couhll se'e nothlinag of tli enaeany. Thea prope~illeri thlrust lit naheacl. TIhe whlite elltfs of Albion w'ere lIfl ing (i on the hoi' izon whlena, Jucst as tw light w~as falling, a U'-hoat ipapetre ai [point or two o ithe sii taarboarui bo -to tite nothIlwaral. hItstanitly al * liltahalns were aartlteel ao thir~ sltatlii teiuia wais puat full aver, arol4 the U-boa b rouagh t listern. lire' bin g openeti't i; thae entinty. wilea a lliehax was~ lIght c'il. It wi lis aitli-cult tao alistlinguaish tha varitIlabaickunri tall forart~vi l aaar''s athe4 stI|. lii hijo 'ttitt t' it atti ean(ilau to bing 1l0i -r lo unaas intoa ationlai ai Skipper- Gets Fritz in Tangle. * I~~~10 Itt in- ~ l'ri th skipin-~r was5 a beti t' * ~ ~ sRi'a ~tan t1~i i h- t h-ruinili aiaal Ite sk11 fually itwrt t heIa eia'ya's schita owtt t((t( al i tag in Iih a- l l'-ou it c r a hit.li Tli- istat si'lial''as wiees aeal: fotriae ahd awIays thier i-iunt wm''tl t~hot thexut a t ac siinaip wi-lta peri' ajij 'l'rla lt :nl iit ~th stt abourl ilifel*awa at liaditi achlys thoned IuIt itatilit - The' hiaultilalitr u ar grinn at the gunoi sing tIiin af ia t 't. .10 i rie aii' arei aI hnring deti'siretak tat sb rItta l, lite ig t thac-aae al vatfs rni hails oll sd liand thai u atithi I"iu' hII it aslthe nalsy ien s alays waa -~~~ thea lse u iiiwr Is a hute t'o. i Th l gIn kticked toabtitcals, c.ad the U-igttat hl'aial 'i'i aiy's lc ei'ndis arl cut, bt <b'i5saite ltis te' htoti'e wa -l' to clse~ al'to hoitll lor the Ittuoit whilch.' keplt 'at rlescafl'ig diste The hton tnt tlarks,"i athel w ils iii ~lioiatoo 11he riaiis ofa ted-boa 'a.' hIIti from continuing*he 'engag sat. The German. kept trying to 'creep out on the steamer's port side, but the ruaster checkmated him each time and continued to keep him dead astern. When the sun began to set the Ger } man tried to maneuver so that the steamer's gunners would have to fire t into the eye of the sun. But the master prevented him from getting the benefit of such a position until the sun was obscured by clouds. Throughout the engagement, which lasted six hours, the German managed to score only one hit. This shell broke the steamier's deck surface pipe, punched a hole through the boat swain's and carpenter's room without touching two mnen who were there, finally exploding in the second cook's room, which it wrecked. Apart from this the steamer suffered no damage. The last shell fired by the steamer appeared to explode in the U-boat's bow, whereupon the enemy turned !iway and abandoned the action. The master's opinion of his crew is expressed in the following words Specially Praises Engineer's Staff. "They all behaved spleitdidly and carried out their various duties coolly an1( with a will to save the ship. The cnreful and (eliherate shooting un doubtedly contrihuted to our success ful escape, while the chief engineer anti his staff, working in ignorance dlown belowv, deserve special pr~aise for getting thirteen and an eighth knots 01t of an untiocked ship, whaose usual sipte'l is about eleven knots." B TRENCH MORTAR aun ' atiin atg a 1 tet(eh nortar wvi litht thebg ES FOR iNDUSTRY - tail for aigricualt ire tafter the warII. These hohuullngs, he says, shouiti be lairge ('nou~gh to enable the settler to grow sut Iliint cereals and potatoes for hian self and family and1( to keep one or two co"s. Asf the independent artisans iin tlasstthre, it wouald be for the inter ests oif every -connnunity to do its ut uinost to attract labror to the land in its lminedlate vicinity. Un i der class four, which would he rovilding for peasant holdings, the di - rct atthorities and the provincial set tIencit compalies would have it to (dead with. These .settlers wouldi lbe s those whoi( .oldt comamtand aadequaate t agricultural knaowvledge, those who bie .' fore the wiar were tenant farmaer5, I far nitageants, or bielongedl to the more L' eflicient class of farman liabore'rs. IIHerra U asalh believes thait during the .j fir st ernioti aft er the Wara it will he lfa 811(sry t proceed o liily with th CWs . talislall of ili vidual settiginent. h r~ a existing villhages, for the set tle.'a': tv wil fid iit.easier' to atnke a livinrg andia a with thle assist anice of the Conmmune's - bu11Itlinigs will be (cheapera. It will nt lit be ecessary'3 to umiaaertake rotad inaak inga -tit atudailntagte oplerations ona a~ laargt scale. This clhianetr oa(f SettIlemient I he hlle tves, wouldl itaiuce soliers t'o Ssettle naear thei r ol homaes, wher'e, aa they are knaowna, assistanmca will bit - iiinoe ril I y gi veni to c the. a Funds From War Profits. a As to It' cait at that will lie neces a 52ary tao ('siltab li such'i commlunal set I tilenmts, th wr ~aiter- suaggests that abiout 10 pter .enat of aill warti pirolts which after thle paymaent of taxe's ex a ct'ed 20,000) marmks ouight to lbe lent or - mortgages on the seott leimnts ait the rtatIe of .3 to 3%/ Per cent. Anaother' article aleaalinig with 'ondai I I tilns in Gerh'man iy aftea'r te war', but Oil li tir'tly3 diff'er'enit linaes fr'om thle peni of C'C. D). Sielling. conisiders thle extent in whlehi reoluitioary idleas lierimeltte thli Ger'mtan armyll3 andat whlat maay lie tlii tIcoame. 'ihe wrai ter says: ''The fuel of' revoilt is b.eInag lieua'ed upl toa aw~ait thle Itorcia that twill set It a lhtime. Compeltent oblserve'rs foretell that re'volumitnl will iineyitably follow~ thle conucl uslont oif thi6 war. TIn dru'tgged anad brau talized prolet arit l wvakinrg froim its traince. With organl zi~atlin Ilmil leader'ishily the tor'pid Gerl mian people will aat last turn aiganst - hi fal se gods It hats been wortashipping aaiil dashi thiemi to the gr'otuid."' Two-Headed Calf Livec. I Eau i 'lirme, Wls.--A two~'-headtedl e'at haornt on the fam of M.at t lt, wbrli ili's a short dlstance froma this city ' stIll ailive. Both heads have per -fa'c't13 formed months, Iwo eyes amir I wa nioses, but there tare only twa "r ars, tine on the outer' side of ecd' h- hem I TS WITH I U-BOATS igating to a certain port to pick up an urgent cargo when the skipper, who had been on the bridge for many houra, saw the track of a torpedo ap proaching his ship. "Harid u-port," he called to the quar terinaster at the wheel, and "Full astern" was rung down to the engine room, where 1301), "the third," was on duty by himself. The ship spun around on her heel, as it were, anti the torpedo passed her by. Then the engine roo1m hell clanged for full abend, and lown the voice-pipe into Hoh's ear cane the insistent cull for sp)4eed and more Speed. fly this time the chief engineer and his stalf were on the foot-plate, and the ship, which ordinarily did eleven knots at her top gait, I egan to cut up the water at a rate which would have astonished her builders. From the wireless the S O S call was sent out and the gunner got hus , but the U-boat was out of range anad fire was heald until the pirate got closer, when lie was driven bark again. Fight Continues for Three Hours. W1'hen the fight had cot iiiluel for four li urs a shell I i t' stetuiin'r Ifell ainidhip)i1s n the sihimrine's star4' CANADIAN LOADIN i/A Gj 'anlinonti wet i I :,r5 1' "1 1r i' Iir1 h i a cs 11 11414441;i3 ul3i tit crest V t' t, irojecti , that will carry death to the : TO REFIT ARMI al British Cabinet Already Has Pla of Work for Soldiers l' After War. i t SGERMANY ALSO PREPARINI -Colonization on Farms, Carefull: Worked Out by an Expert, Liable to Be Upset by Revolt of the Proletariat. t London01.-Thel'IL Britishi governIn~ent I now', ait work conside1(rinag how thle grenl task of denlob431ilizinag theI 31trin1y and3( th1 restet t'ernet (3f thle solliers' into civi 4)(''11ti )13io l i t It ('oneltis51il oIf th war is to) be 1ecC4oill4 lihed. The ilh; dra1wn up bPiy the ininister ofI hiibor ' tiituntersto44al ('consI4iderabl pro'4gretss hai h444n in3.iilt. Ger'inany3i~ ails' is givin~g this subjtec wircselifiche'34 l'resse conshh-rs'1' tIl lroposl 4541s4et I ih-ietii 443 thle land3( of sol 414lie rttil'n11ig 1fr4iii t n il l'.r lli'rr U1ts'h betginis byS l4ointiI.: (4u tha3t1 itis Ix ui io43433I duity to ri434 hil' t h diled1t4 4)r injured'Ct soh11tir 3not1 onl3 wilh an 14'inh14 4' t'34enion1 but withi sut~ to3 support)i' h iniself 1ni1n4 his ftniily~~ Ii sulli4'ient cornf11ort. Ini pro'vidling sue(l - 4iniployi3nent, he' says, (du34 re4gard( 131us he lth 111o4 thle wvishets and(1 te enpneity Ilhrne ('(olon1iza.tion1, for' ini 130 oter do 33nin3 ar4e 1the poss55ibilitit's so great sincet valst trac1(ts of wa'1ste bo1ul( still ex 1st ini Gernlanly waitintg to lit opene<34' 1114 1nd4 the returinig 54loh'1 lie ' hiel 144 denrert'1 wish thanu to4 havI~e 43 hotne14 o Sees Added Wealth. Al the4 s3111e 1t33ne, says lIterr tsch.' thle in4ter'ests 4)f the4 ('41ntry' will Ihl crud,4'4 Sinc 344'4very' fres'h sinull colon3y SInnkets I i 44 41'r' i34nt'ep 'el int 4)1 fore'tigI s ('untries i' i he114 produc11ti n of (1 foo~d. ii. 4' set's a1 Iurter ad(vantageg in attrac4(ting - h44h4, (44 ruriail dlistictls. d*t' r1)iest1 441 (13'actolriesf4l4).' k Iloblin1gs 144r aigricul4tural4 laborert'iS. '4 Il~liings fori l11Ideernh'1nl arisans,14 4' 111 Io 1k) nerest or 3)nore. 4' Cons514ieIngI the4 firsit ('iss ?334ne3( y thley necessar113iIly wIll 1b4 only1 possibb14 A trial1 44 neetrns. 4f The (lu'stioIn of the4 settletn31('nt (4 !~Iflair THE BIG BATTLE General Foch Says Offensive Is Necessary for Victory. SURPRISE, MASS AND SPEED Final Attack With These Characteris. tics, by Troops Carefully Prepared and Then Thrown? in Without Regard to Losses. London.-Battles can be won in the end only by the army which takes the offensive. This Is the significant dec laration made by General Foch, com mander in chief of the allies, in an article contributed by him to the week ly journal, the Field, in which he dis cusses the problem of the soldier and the way to victory. "Modern warfare, to arrive at its end and to impose its will on the en emy," General Foch says, "recognizes only one means-destruction of the enemy's organized forces. "War undertakes and prepares this destruction by battle, which brings about the overthrow of the adversary, disorganizes his command, destroys his discipline, and nullifies his units as far as their fighting power is con cerned. No Victory In Defense. "Our first axiom must be that to achieve its object a battle must not be purely defensive. A purely defensive battle, even well conducted, does not result in a victor and a vanquished. It is simply a game that must be begun over again. "From this it is an obvious corollary that an offensive, whether started at the beginning of an action or whether it follows the defensive, can only give results, and, in consequence, must al ways be adopted at the finish. "To maintain our position Is not synonymous with being victorious and even prepares for a defeat. If we re main where we are and do not pass to the offensive to fix the direction of at tack, to guard against the plans of the enemy, and prevent him from carrying out the same maneuver, we must un dertake to carry on and sustain numer ous combats, each with determinedi aim. All Depends on Reserve. "But since there remains no doubt that decisive attack is the very key stone of a battle, all other actions which make up a battle must be en visaged, considered, organized, pro vided wilth forces in the measure in which they will prepare, facilitate, anti guarantee development of a decisive attack characterized by its mass, its surprise, its speed, and for which, in consequence, it is essential that there shall be the maximum reserve force possible of troops of maneuver. "The reserve-that is to say, the prepared bludgeon-is organized and kept carefully instructed to execute the single act of battle from which re suits are expected-namely, the de cisive attack. Surprise, Mass and Speed. "Reserves must be husbanded with the most extreme parsimony so that the bludgeon may be strong enough tc -make the blow as violent as possible, Let loose at the finish, without any lurking idea of saving them, with a well thought out plan for winning the battle at a point chosen and deter mined, reserves are throwna in all to gether in an action surpassing in yio lonce and energy alA other phases of battle, an action with proper charac teristics-surprise, mass, and speed, All our forces really participate, either by preparing it or by carrying it out. "In this, our supreme aim, wve must not be deceived by appearances. Ai though theory fails when applied by feeble hamnds and wvhen accessories ob scure the main principle, history and reason show us that in battle there is a single arguzment which is worth while -namely, decisive attack, which is alone capable of assuring the (deSired result-the overthrow of the adver sary." Praying for a Miracle. Thomas A. Nlott, superintendent of the city schools at Seymour, tells the story of a little gil who had been taught to believe in miracles. One night, followving a hard examinatIon at sc-hool, she wvent to her room amnd be fore climbing into bed she offered her customar-y pr-ayer-. Her- mother wvas standing near and was surp~rised when the girl pramyed: "Please make Bos ton the capital of Maine." When the prayer was finished Iher- mother asked her why she wanted Boston the capital of Maine. "Well, mother," she replied, "I wrote it down on my examination paper that way this afternoon, and I want to have it correct."-Indianapolis Newvs. Belgian Queen Visits Hospital. "There is never a day when the queen of Belgium (lees not visit the hospitals and comfort the wour~ded at the front. She encourages all am bitious among the soldier-s andl has orgamnizAed a symphony orchestra for their entertainment." A cablegram says: "P'aul (ilnisty, of the Petit Parisian, just visited a Belgian school at the front where 600 little war viclims find refuge. These childr-en have s-uffer-ed greatly and everything is done to make them happy. The hours of wvork are arranged in accordance with their years. In the dormitories on each bed is hung a gna mas, AUSTBIANLOSE5[ DRIVE TREMENDOUS A LOSS OF 120,000 MEN IS PRACTI. CAI.LY ONLY RESULT OF OFFENSIVE, STILL GIGHTING FIERCELY Enemy Is Being Steadily Pressed Back Towards Western Bank of Turbulent River. The Austrian losses in their offen sive on the Italian front exceed 120, 000 men, according to a dispatch to La Liberte from Rome, quoting the correspondent of The Corriere D'Italia. The barrier the Italians and their allies have raised along the great bat tle area from the Asiago plateau to the sea remains insuperable to the Austrians. The operations by which the enemy had hoped to press his way from the mountain peaks in the Alps and across the Piave river to the plains of Venetia thus far have met with almost signal failure. Where the enemy was able in the mountains to press back slightly the allied defenders of the front in the first day of their offensive the ground has been regained; where he crossed the Piave river and ap parently was threatening the plains with invasion he now is being sorely harassed at every point The battle is not a stalemate. In the mountains, the Italians, British and French troops seemingly have the up per hand; along the Piave from the Montello plateau to the mouth of the river east of Venice the Italians, ap parently are gaining the upper hand. Little fighting of moment is in prog ress in the mountain region but all along the Piave battles of great vio lence are in progress with the invad ers meeting resistance upon which they had not counted and being stead ily pressed back toward the western bank of the now turbulent river which has swept away many of their pon toon bridges in the center of the line, leaving them in a rather precarious predicament. Fresh rains have forced the river well out of its banks and the ques tion of sending Austrian reinforce ments to the western side or convey ing food and military supplies to the men already on the border of the plains has become a critical one. Hoping to alleviate the situation, the Austrians again have delivered at tnks on the Montello plateau, TO ESTABLISH AIR ROUTE FROM U. S. TO EUROPE Washington.-Establishment of an air route to Europe from the United States in order to bring the full force of American effort in the air to bear against Germany has been decided upon as a definite project by the Brit ish air council, the new organization into which all British air service has been merged. This was disclosed to day by Major General William Branc ker, controller of equipment on the council, who is in Washington to dis cuss this and other projects relating to air warfare wIth American officials. Plans for an initial flight across the Atlantic in August, September or October of this year are already well advanced. American co-operation is sought and General Brancker hopes that the first machine to make the crossing will carry both British and Amer-ican pilots. At least three Brit ish pilots regarded as qualified for the trip are nowv here and several types of machines producedl in England have ample fuel capacity for the 40-hours of flying, it is estimated the trip wvould take. WORK OR FIGHT ORDER WILL BE ENFORCED Wash ington-lnst ructions to draft boards wer-e issued by Pr-ovost Ma shal General Crowder explaining and amplIfying the "wvork or fight" order under which after Juj1y 1 all men of draft age, regardless of their present classification, must engarge in eniploy ment held to be pr-oductive, or join the army. ACUTE FOOD SITUATION IN SWEDEN EVIDENT An Atlantic Port.-Evidencing the acute food situation in Sweden, it is now necessary for Swedish ships leav ing this port to be provided with sup llies of coal for the return trip to United States ports. The fact was disclosed when the masters of two Swedish ships, ab~out ready to sail from this p~ort, presented themselves with the necessar-y federal per-mits for supplios of coal for the return voy age. ANOTHER AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE SOON Italian Headqtuarter-s In Norther-n Italy-It is considered only a ques tion of a brief lap~se of time before the Austrians will begin another offen sive. It is said that this time they will probably concentr-ate their ef forts instead of scattering them as they did a week ago when they fol lowed the German plan of attempting to make a big offensive over ,a long line before revealing thbeir point of at tack. PORK EXPANSION OEMANDS FOR IEEF BEYOND+ OUR PRESENT SURPLUS; PORK IS PLENTFUL. LESS BEEF MUST BE USED Limit Not More Than One end One. Half Pounds Per Week Per Person. William Elliott, food administrator for South Carolina, has received a tel egram from Herbert Hoover, in which the federal food administrator says: "The demands for beef for our army and the allied armies of their civil populations for this summer are be yond our present surplus. On the oth er hand, we have enough increased supply of pork this summer to permit economical expansion in its use. It will, therefore, be a direct service to our armies and the allies if our people would in some degree substitute fresh pork, bacon, ham and sausage for beef products." The food administration, in view of the demands for beef for the army and the allies, has now reached the point where it must request all hotels and restaurants not to place on their menus or serve boiled beef for more than two meals per week, and beef steak for not more than one meal per week. Roast beef is also limited to one meal a week. The State food administrator is asked to enforce this rule against all public eating places. Mr. Hoover's telegram to Mr. Elliott continues: "Householders are not under any circumstances to buy more than one and one-quarter pounds of clear beef weekly (or one and one-half pounds, including the bone) per person in the household. The public will realize that the changing situation in ship. ping, and, therefore, of the markets available to the allies and the increas ing demands for our growing army with the fluctuating supplies of local beef in France all make it impossible to determine policies fo. long periods in advance. We have recently asked for economy in all meat consumption. We wish now to emphasize further re duction of beef by the substitution of pork. It is anticipated that it will hold good until September 15, and the co-operation of the public is most earnestly requested." Generous Order From Nima. '- ti Columbia.-Boyden Nims has writ ten General French, commanding the Artillery Replacement Depot at Camp Jackson, offering his pond as a recrea tion place for the soldiers to bathe and fish (luring the summer months. In that enlargement of the water plant facilities is contemplated, Mr. Nims also offers to allow a pumping plant to be placed on his place from Gill Creek and also tho right of way for pipe lines to the camp. Mr. Nims purchased his place with the intention of building up a com,. munity recreation park, which was abandoned with the development of war plans. Patriotism at Cedar Springs. Spartanburg.--Patriotism was the keynote of the commencement exere cises of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind at Cedar Springs. Patriotism wvas sounded at the opening of the exercises when the school band played "Over There"; it was in evidence in the decorations in the recitations of the children. Officer Missing Short in Accounts. Spartanburg.-Interesting develop. ments in the ease of Capt. James H. Bowven, commnandinig officer' of Conm. pany A, Fifty-fourth Pioneer Infantr'y, who (disappeared some weeks ago,. have arisen. The accounts of Captain. 1 Bowen have beeni carefully audited and it has been found that the missing officer is short about $550. Senator Tiliman injured, Special from Washington.-Senatog B. R. Tillman appeared at the capitol with his head completely covered with bandages, giving every appearance of having conme off second best on the Western front. His appearance caus ed so much comment that he was forced to explain that he had not beeni in the war with the H-ung or in a serious railroad wvreck, which might be assumed, but that on the contrary he attempted to sit dowzn in a chair in his apar'tments and the only part of him touching the chair wvas his head, Veteran Fighter Would Enlist. Lancaster.--Sheliriff John P. Hunter of Lancaster county is exceedingly anxious to get into the thick of the fighting in France, notwithstanding his 62 years, but a letter from Mr. Stevenson in which he incloses a let-e ter from the adjutant general relative to Sheriff Hunter's application states tht the sherlff's age precludes hiir. for the present time, at least, from active army service, though in their letters, both Mr. Stevenson and the adjutant general, take occasion to thank Sheriff Hunter for patriotisnk.