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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1918)
EVENING ' NEW, This Paper Has Enlisted With the Government in the Cause of America for the Period of the War THE WEATHER Tonight and Snturdny Fair, Highest (ems. yesterday ?i lowest temp, last night S The Only Paper in Rosebarg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches VOUIX; HOSKBURG, IKHJGLAS COCNTV, ORFXJON. , FRIDAY, MABCf 2, THE BATTLE FRONT IS NOW SEVENTY MILES 1 TOE LENGTH ,1 MOT 15 STILL RAGING Believe the Allied Forces Are About to Strike Tre mendous Blow. BACK HUN'SARMY BROKE General Pershing Vlaces the Ameri can Troops at tlie Disposal of the r rencn tommaauui ig Gun Again on Job. (By Associated PreBs.) 15ATTLK FROXT 70 MILKS l&SQ. lruif March 29. Tills after noon reiwi-t irom the front lines say tliat the battle line lias non been extended to a distance of 70 miles, and this with more Herman reserves being placed on the front to combut with the British and French tixo)s. 11 is tlie opinion of military authorities that the allies will no longer be compelled to permit the en emy to shape tlie course of the great battle that lias been raging on the western front since week ago yes terday. Further encouraging infor mation comes tills afternoou in the tjlin-ntti tviKitit front the wai mme. This Ik to the effect tliat the i ; 11.1 1 ic buttle that has been going on is virttuUly lost for lieramiiy while it is only about to begin on the part of the allies. It now apiwars that it is Wot the main object of tlie (fennan forces to take Paris, bnt rather to break the connecting link between the British and French armies there by tearing their line asunder. OOX1-VCT IS STILL KAGIXG. Associated Press War Ijeud, March 20. The gigantic conflict that lias IJCCM. 1 111 ll 1A IM JIrV .tfjll UCbJS on the 50-mile front of the war zone is in progress today just as furious ly as on any previous day, over tlie; ground between the Scarpe and Oise livers, and with this onslaught comes a new phase in the war pro-: gram, according to military officials. : Kepulsed hi their desperate efforts to break through the center line of tlie British troops the Germans have j turned their attention to the salient points in the allied lines,. However, j heavy fighting still continues along most of tlie 50-mile front today and there doesn't seem to bo any dispo siton on tne part of eitiucr side to give any ground. On tlie northern flank of the Brit ish ti-oops Field Marshal Haig, al though giving some ground to the enemy, repulsed many severe at tacks aud held his positions between Bolsleux and tlie town of Albert, The Gemuuis penetrated tlie line of the British at Marcelcave, twelve miles east of Amiens and south of the Somme rtver, by heavy massed attacks gradually forcing tlie Brit ish back. The attention of the opposing armies is now divided between a Ger man attack toward Arras and the probability tliat the French move ment to tlie south is the beginning of a large counter offensive. Tlie German wings thrown out yesterday vera weak points to contend! with and gave the allied forces little con cern. The Tjondon newspapers to day hint at a- joint Franco-British command", declaring that JcncraI Foch. the commander of the allied reserve army, be given an important place in the new arrangement. ( MAKIXG A GREAT EFFORT. British Headquarters in France, March 20. South of the Somme river the' invaders continue to make one of Gie most desperate efforts to Un further territory trom the allies but the British troops are battling most stubbornly and brilliantly against any advance by the Germans, which it must be admitted has been . steady. AMERICAN ARMY PARTICIPATES. Paris, March 20. General Persh ing has placed at the disposal of the military authorities In France the whole resources of Wie American army-for employment in the offensive - movement against the Germans which is now under way. The French troops held all tlie vil lages they took yesterday in the Montdidier region, despite the tirade of tlte German attacks which were launched nt frequent intervals. GENERAL FOCH IN COMMAND. Paris, March 29. General Persh lug called on General Foch yesterday and placed the whole resources of the American army at his disposal for the pending big battle, according to newspaper Information mode public In parts. the first official reference made to General Foch as being in supreme command of tlie American forces Is a cablegram from President Wilson to the general congratulating him on his new authority. MOWING THE HUNS DOWN. Ixnidon, March 20. The British liave maintained practically all their positions on the Somme river and gained ground la several iustuuees. j taking large numbers of German prisoners. Tlie British retired a snort distance in some places in the face of rej Kittled assaults from the German ranks. Tlie loss to the enemy's ranks has been very great in the encounters hi tlie vicinity of and on the tome river, AMKB1CAXS TAKKPBISONEBS. With . the American Army in France, March 20. The American soldiers took four prisoners north west of Toul today, but details con cerning their capture has not been announced1. Two officers and four men went "over tlie top" in broad daylight today to learn whether or not there were any Germans in tlie Wring trench, opposite them. The Yan kees remained in tlie trendies four hours finding them unoccupied for a distance of K) yards. TO DELIVER MIGHTY IHjOW. Amsterdam, March liO. The Jler lin newspapers declare today that the Germans are about to deliver a now and mighty blow at the allies on another portion of the front with wlU "tear a new hole in the already pierced enemy's ring." IS AGAIN OX THE JOB. Paris, March 20. The long range gun bombardment resumed opera tions again this afternoon and is fir ing on Paris. HL'NS TAKE 70,000 PRISONERS. Berlin March 20. Since the be ginning of tlie great battle on tlie western front tlie Germans claim they have taken 70,000 prisoners and f 100 guns from the allies. Heavy Fighting Continues. LONDON, March 29. Extremely heavy lighting is taking plr-.ee today on the battleground south - of . the Somme river and the British have been presseu back to a Hue running west of Hsmel, according to an an nouncement made by the war office tonight. Japs Furnish Guns. PEKING, March 29. Japanese and French Bvitish field guns have been forwarded to General Semen- olf, the anti-Bolsheviki leaner whose troops are opposing the Bol&hevlki forces in Manchuria. The Japanese! general,- Nakajlma, 'has .arrived, but; at what place Is not niado known, i Must Eliminate Wheat. WASHINGTON, March 29. Fed-: eral Pood Administrator Hoovor has asked absolute abolition of wheat and wheat products of all klodi! from the menus of all first class hotels in the United States, the request being made to 700 hotel men today. They loudly cheered the food administra tor and pledged themselves to a 100 per cent saving of wheat in any form. A Daily Occuri -em-e. FORT WORTH, Texas, March 29. Two more members of the Royal flying 'corps were killed here today in aeroplane accidents. This makes the number -57 that have succumDeo to accidents at this one held. A contest is being heard in the United States land office today rela tive to the southeast Quarter of sec tion 24 to. 38. range 8. The lano is located a few miles -west of the city, and the principals in the con test are John w. Ison, plaintiff, vs. Frank Barogar. The hearing is pro gressing as we go to press, the usual conflicting testimonies in suca af fairs being introduced'. Attorney Al bert Abraham represents Mr. Bara- gar, while Attorney C. F. Hopkins is looking alter Mr. Ison's Interests. 0OXDITIOX OF HAND IMPROVED, Jack Zumaltz, who bas been in this city for the past ten days recu peratlng from a badly mashed hand, Is saldi to be much Improved. Mr. Zumaltz la from Seattle, and enlisted in the artillery of that city. He was chosen to be taken with the 5th division, but shortly before the depar ture of this company he had the mis fortune to have two of his fingers on his ieft hand mashed while operating a 12-inch gun. Dr. Stewart is at tending to the injury. -, Mrs. D. J. Clarke, who resides in this city, left this afternoon for Can by, where sue will visit with friends for a few days. BRAINS AND STEEL NECESSARY It WAR "Kid Glovesand FinePhrases" Avail Nothing, Alleges Co!. Rooseveit. NEED THE OLD SPIRIT United Slates Pledged to "The Hilt" to Put This War Through to n- Successful Finish, Says TU Ex-President. (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, Me., March 28. There Is but one way to get a right eous aud lasting peace, and that is to beat Germany .j her knees, Colonel Roosevelt declared here today in a "keynote address," which he deliv ered before the Maine republican state convention. Colonel Roosevelt landed as "whole-hearted" support which he declared the republican members of congress had given to the administration la Washington. He decried "mis-management at Washington" and urged a policy of "permanent preparedness after the war. "War is won by brains and Bteel, not by kid gloves and fine phrases," said the former president In his ar raignment of "some of the most Im portant divisions of the govern ment," which he said were "almost chemically pure of efficient organiza tion." ' In discussing post helium reacUf justments, which he declared already have been shown essential to the well beiug of tlte nation, lie said: "We cannot afford to tolerate flint-lock methods of warfare in time of war .or flint-lock methodB of government for meeting the prob lems of industry In time of peace. We need new weapons, but we need the old spirit back of the new, weap ons. The simple governmental pro cesses which sufficed in the days of Washington and even In the days of Lincoln are as utterly inadequate to day in peace as the f iint-loek of Bun ker Hill and the smooth bore mus kets of Bull Run would be in war." Republicans in congress since the entry of the United States into the war "have sought ' to serve, 'their party only by making it serve Ameri ca," Colonel Roosevelt said in his introductory remarks. "There have been very grave faults and short comings and delays in gov ernmental work. But they were not due to the action of congress; and the action of the republicans in con gress was consistently designe'd to correct them, ; "We are pledged to the hilt as a nation to put this war through with out flinching until we win the peace by overwhelming victory. We are pledged to secure for each we!l-be-haved nation the right to control Its Dwn destinies and to live undominat ed and live unharmed by othoi-B so long as it does not harm others. "This is the people's war. It ls; not the president's war. It is not; congress' war. It Is the duty of the; republican party to stand like a rock ; against inefficiency, incompetence, ; hesitation and delay no iess than against luke warameos in serving the common cause of ourselves anu our allies. To support st public Bervant who does wrong Is as profoundly un patriotic as to oppose a public ser vant who does right." After enumerating German bar barities in Belgium, and the cruel ties of Austria,. Bulgaria and Tur key, Germany's ''vassal states," Coi- onel Roosevelt said: ' . "Unless we waf on Turkey precise ly as we war on Germany, we show that we are insincere when wo say that we wish to make the world safe fore democracy." Preparations for a-three years' war, the training of an army of o,000,00 . men, preferably through universal military training and the rushing of ship construction were urged by thB former president as most vital to the winning oi tne war. "All our other .activities in mak ing arms, ammunition, airplanes and other war machines can be made to synchronize with this," he said. - The speaker sounded a warning against "professional pacifists" who, he said, as "apostles ofeweaknees and folly" would renew their activi ties when peace Is won. TO PI.AV IIASKKT HAW,. The girls' ! asket ball team of the high school will play the Looking Glass school girls tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock, at the Looking Glass hall. It is thought that Oils wilt prove to -be a very fast game and a good many of the local students 'Hill accompany the team as rooters on this trip.,. , -...- NEY'S FATE STILL HANGS IN BALANCE By Associated Press.) SACRAMENTO, March 29. Wilson has tclographed Gov- ernor Stephens asking execu- tive -clemency for Thomas J. Mooney, the convicted bomb thrower, andi who is now un- der death sentence. This fact became known today, but the governor has refused to make comment on the matters. Is Not Owttllrmed. WASHINGTON, March 28. The white house officials have refused to either affirm or de- ny that the president has in- tcwened in the Mooney case, tbut if correct his action -has few precedents in American judicial history, HIT1G HER OP - Great crowds have been at- tracted to The News' bulletin ; boards ever since the hig.Ger- man drive Was launched a week 4 ago iaBt Thursday and this Is evidence that the Associated preBs reports are relied upon by citizens oi itosenurg to give the correct and most authentic : reports on the terrible conflict. In every great movement on the battle field this association has been fitvtVL. to "deliver . the. goods," and that in the' most impartial ana concrete manner. When Paris was first bombard- en will, long range guns me irresponsible press associations vainly attempted to make "light" of the legitimate news . Item purely lor the reason that the big press association . -had put oue over on them, ) which, by the way. Is a dally occurrence, -t ne Mews manage- ment believes in giving Its pat- rons the very best possible ser vice and this can iue done in no other way but by handling the reports of the Associated Press, of which it is a bona fide member. If you see it in The ament the several smores of i Therefore, the act ol congress he News you can o home with.lhe splendid young men win volunteer- j comes the law of Oregon. The Gre assurance that the facts have been told without any coior. mm w mm soldier 4 (By Associated Press;) - SALEM, March 28. Charles . McCieitami, who some months ago pushed an Oregon national ; guardsman oft a railroad bridge ; In the northern part of Joseph- 4: Ine county, whlie tne latter was ; doing guard duty for the Btate, seriously Injuring tne BDioier, diea today of paresis at the - state asylum, where he was . sent after being captured. The guardsman who was doing amy w at the railroad bridge, chal- 4 iengedi. McClelland to stop as he advanced, but taking the Boiiiier while he was off his guard McClelland rushed for- ward, throwing him from the A Iraslln and it was thouKht at the time the soldier had been 4 seriously wounded, bnt he later recovered. He was a member of Company 1, ot Woodburn. - Prior to being committed to the asylum McClelland swore to 4 the following affidavit before 1hc county clerk at Grants PaBBr "I, Charles McCleiianil. being first duly sworn, upon oatn say; That 1 am 87 yearB oiu an was born In Grants Pass, Oregon, on 4 the 4th day of July, 3 912. That ! 4 I am a Christmas tree decora- tor by trade and at the present time am looking for employ- ment. That I pushed a China- man off the Gilbert creek bridge in the spring of 17T3, but am informed and believe that the Baili Chinaman jumped back be- fore he struck tbB bottom of the gulch and escaped perman- eut Injury, further than that this deponent knoweth not." OPENiG OF DRIVE 3RD LIBERTY LOAN Big Parade Wil! Feature the Day in Roseburg April 6th. OUTDOOR SPEAKING I'ntriotic Organizations W'lii Partici pate in Itettsoagtratiost Gifted Orators From Portland and Ourm f lewis fichedttlvd. . Tlte third liberty bond campaign will be opened up auspiciously in this city Saturday afternoon, Aprii 8 by a grand parade of nil iiie pat riotic orgai)i2alions, which will In clude the home guards, high school cadets, Honor Guard girls and the Boy Scouts. The city band will head the parade, and If the weather holds good! ntil that date a mon ster out-of-door demonstration will take place at the corner of Cass fnd Jackson streets, where the speak ers will address the people. Should the weather be unfavorable to out door speaking, the armory -will bo used, it 1b expected that many peo ple from ail parts of the comity M'lll be here to take part in the aSalr, which la the openlug drive for the third liberty loan. Owing to tne fact ol the American sroty in! Franco having only today beea pl txd at the disposal of Genera! Haig, omnian der of t British forceu, nd th-tt our boys are doubtless now facing ahead one hour next Sunday, and the Hun advance, will inspire ev-i this means just an hour earlier than ery red blooded American ta n-cet' the sun, there has been miief, specn th'ia issue with a veiling heari. -. It! lation as to Vfhom the prdeT wS5S et nas been decided thai this third Hb-jfect. ' There has besn some qneBllDn crty loan will iotal ja.OBft.oDB,!!!), i nB .to lis operation on the hours of and 11 is e.vpectcd that, llk-j the two school,- ami -already Superintendent heavily over-subscribed. ' states army, of Camp Lewis, Wash.,' present t0 address tlte pub- I(e regarding war issues. B. Frank j IrVn(,, D Portland, la also schedul-J ed (or a speeen here on that day. i ThoBe jjo aT8 acquainted with both gentlemen state that it wiii be' we)) woriD Drje'B time to hear them. ) They are thoroughly familiar wllii the war situation and) handle Ihe subiect ivithout gloves. j Hoaeuurg has met the war situa- tlon square! j' In. all respects here- tofore. The first and hest that rnvi, av,rarf ia Hi er-,i- ed their services at the beginning ef e statutes declare that ecRools the war. Many of these i-aivirAie shail convene at 8 o'clock in the bobs of the Umpqna are already in morning, an! therefore the new stan Vnr. ntheri, urn rinw mrirDiilB. i dard of time feeing legal, ail public while slili (others are in training schools must conform thereto. Korn-j-amva preparing for aviation .ser- lug sessions will begin at 9 o'ciotk, vice or different branches of the but' in reality, since the clocks are army or navy Then, every drive ! ail ct ahead one hour, the bcdd1b for funds has been promptly met hyj a ready -and loyal people. This , thrrf ittutrtv honi !- it i antici-1 pated, will be fully subscribed by drea have to get up at four or five the people here who have the means o'clock la the meralag to do the to put into these war credits. Thou- chores and thea walk Irani a half sands of persons will doubtless wit- to tour miles to school, the new ness tlie parane and liemonstration oixler of. things will he s decided here a weBk from tomorrow, but i there will not be any BoiiciiaiiDn ofi funds that day. The cDmmltlee i,svinv tiio maiter in- nhnrim hones to sea the same ready response to J this drive that has maallested Itself country Doy mm g wo u v,j In all other affairs ot the same ehar-i thing. Of ronrae school will dismiss octer since the war began, and in! an hour earlier by the sun. Never f act are sieve Douglas county will! theless, children will not net aiivan- measure' no to the mark imd he- j 1 yond it. W WIS Sfllfli' The followTag letter bos been re ceived by Miss Alma Bloom, from Walter W. Gray, who la statloaed with the headquarters company, pho tographic section, 322d Sold signal battalion, at Camo Ijewis, Wash.: "Being the recipient of a pair of woolen socks bearing the enclosed address , i am taking the liberty ot writing my thanks to you and assure you thai I am very grateiui to you for vour kindness nnd bIbo wish you to know that It Is the thonghtfnineBB ot such as you that encourages ns to do our part la bringing about more harmonious conditions than now exist.-' ,. f : .' "We are also quite frequently in formed that the work that is being done at home la reported to have been Bold. However, svrch is not the cbsb, as th'e knitted garments are not sold, hut given to ns. ' "There are Biso a great many peo ple who have given out the inforrna- tton that we are not properly provid ed for here in liiese training camps. Of course, the life is different than our home "", but 1 Slave found that the complaints are trom tne tyoe ot men who would complain about any thing, anywhere and to not fully ap preciate the vastaess or seriousness of the work we are now engaged in. The -government deserves a igreat deal of credit for the provisions they have and are making far our com fort. .... "We all feel very grateful to you uear ones who are doing so much for our comfort. -. Our quarters are very -well equipped- and- our ifood though very pinin, Sb plentiful. Tlie vnougD very pmin, jb pieniaui. rnB numeronB reports about Ihe onnran- tines I understand causes a anxiety at home, but Is never as seri ous as repartee.. The quarantines are merely for tlte prevention of the spreading of disease, aad quite fre quently a whole eempeny of men are confined for a single case of mumps or measles and all are constantly un der the eesewatlea of very capable physicians. "Trusting that Ibis -will ieip in some way to relieve the anxiety of you nt honiB, and also help stamp out tne backwardness of some to do their bit who are not doing so at present, owing to the many false statements which are gotag around. "Thanking yo agala, I ant very respectfully, "WALTER W. GRAi, "Photographic section, headae&rtors company, 8 2 2d field signal bat,. Camp Lewis, Wash." - lyiiHiosiiP Since official time is to be set nuli-les concerning tne time schools matter has also heea brought to the attention, of State Supt. J. A. Churchill, and he is addressing let- tor to the county superintendents ex- plaining the situation. Under recent act of congress the clocks will be set ahead one hour next Sunday. -That Is, standai time will be moved up Just sixty minutea. Ail trains, gov- ernment concerns, and ail BBtabilBfo- nienls coming under government con- iroi wiii adopt the new lime. Gov- ernor Wllhycombe recently Issued a proclamation placing the new order oi thluirs In oeeratlea la this state. win reaiiy e convening ai a v ciocx snn lime. . ' ; in country districts, where chll nsras.iiu. vwv early for any child to rise, hut the youngster now doing that will really have to crawl out an hour earlier to get around to school. Many of the tage ot uauui ww ,mV, lnn a,ti,iiai iflnmnnn, un ,,i 11m, long summer atternoona, with the sun still above the horizon, are not coraikiclve to a normal hoy or girt saying good night aad retiring. But at any rate the new order of things will prevail on antf after Sunday a- t(l fall. . HUOTMS MSffiriKfl Miss Olive M. Carter has returned to San Francisco where she Is aow employed with the Pacific Telephone & Telegram Company, with ,sr sister Lulu M. Carter, who has been la the employ of this company the past three years. The young iaajes in tend to Biudy Frentsn very shortly and will give Ineir Bcrvice to their country it the war continues any leaeta of time. Misses . Lnin and Olive Carter tormeriy lived In Hose burg, aad are the daughters ol Mr. aad Mrs. "Will Brasl, ot Wlastoa, south of this city. D. S. Stipe left this afteraooa for his ohm in Milton aiter visiting in this city for the past few weeks on business, , STJOSEWSPARO-(MSCiGOLU Has Entire Student Body En roled in Junior Red Cross ; - Greatty Honored. rtj-yc. nrnriririltTr vjjLJO A vtRlJlJ jf I t Sludt-nt At TremeHljly Patriotic Uoing Tiietv Bit in Red Cross Mid War liwvlen XCaeklQQ I'tx Cent ioyni, The BludBniB of St. Joseph's Parochial srnool ave irea the dis tinction of being the first education al Institution la Reseeurg and proo ahiy in Douglas oaunty of eBcotlisg their- eatlre aucnher ta the Junior Eed Cross. Prof. Aubrey G. SSmith, city superintendent of schools, and chairman of the Junior Eed Cxoa& committee has presented the paro chial school -with a certificate Df hon or upon'YiuSch So inBcribcd Ihe names Df the Junior Ilea Cross memoera in tiie school una this Is being tr&uiea afier which It Tfili be hung with, proper ceremony where all utay see it ana. sseuk a word of praise tar the rouast people oi St. Joseph's who have hawa their loyalty and patriotism in a convincing a man ner.. The school ia addition to the certificate, has been promised a tied Cross flag . vr hleh they wiii aiso proudly display ami which In Itself speaks for the work accomplished. 1'ha BtudeniB of Si. Joseph's In ad ddiion to their regular -course ot study are Interested la war gardens and many are watching anxiously for results at their careful Blasting, -and needless to say their efforts vritl st ., . he ia ' Valn. " lei -direct' o-operation with the Red Cross under the abie and efficient direction of the Sisters of Jterey who are in charge of the school, the students are also accom plishing a great deal of orh, snca as the making of bandages and Dlber aurgicai supplies for 1he iisd Cross, inereby earning the distinction ot be ing it9 per cent patriotic. - The students ol St. Joseph a Paro chial school who are enrolled! la the Junior lied Cross Include Margaret Newutaa, utary Kewataa, . Florence Newrnaa, itarie Klnaey, George Kin ney, Irene Sioore, Martha. ieera, Elaine Moore, Haxel Baiif, Micheias Baiif, Rita Zelio, L,ucile Koenig,, Alice f-'est, Mabel Gaiarnenn, jar garet Gaiarneau,- ArtSmr Giaraneau, t,ouis Heidenreich, iieien SDmmer iiDirier, PelBr Sommerfeolnor, Thelma Kowhsril, Joseph archK One urch. Until Hoover, Hargaret Hess, Wil liam Monroe, Henry Millar, laahella Aitller, Leonard Miller, Marie lta genoerg, Beraardlae Prlaeea, Ku geae Prlaeea, Glsache Wilkie and Carl Patilaf , lra Burcn. ' mwmm I1MI10E A eanintualcatlea was received ia this city today front Fred Miller, who is in active service, with the British expeditionary force and whp has particijsated in many of the greatest battle of the -war, including Vivny ..idge, Somme, Arras, and Diners, The young soldier -b rerenliy gas en and confined tD n hospital In Lon don for several weeks and It was ihoagbt lor a time that he was uafii for further military service, but front tue following letter It can he eeea that he Is again "dalae his bit" after away miraculous escapes from death. at the hands of the Huns: "Just a very tardy note to acknowl edge your card, dated October ia, but received December S. iJois't kno-w why it was so delayed, as my letters worn the state are generally qnile quick to reaen me. Anyway, 1 lbanlr yon very much, as chap certainly appreciates word Irom the goad old v. S. A. and- one's trleads. They help a great deal la cheerisg ehap up. Sometime drop ate a carol of the "Umpq.ua hotel." -VouWs love to see the old building once again I've beea associated with it so much that it seems ike home. Kovj is every thing and everybody. Haven't heard from Roseburg lor n lonjr time. II yon see Mrs, Boiler Jeil her 1 racelv- i ed her parcel and thai I shall write Itvi lit H MJ WV iff iW. unite as stceauou. - V have just noma out ot the line iinl' very trip, hat 1 suppose that we shall make ap for it this next time in, f Just got back from England about 1J days ago, and I can assure yon that it's h 1 coming hacfc to 11 all. However, we are nil hoping tor peace ihiB summer."