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VOL. L.VII. XO. 17,801. - PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECE31BER 11, 1917. 1'ltlCE FIVE CENTS.
JERUSALEM FALLS
INTO BRITISH HANDS
PORTUGAL STILL
LOYAL TO ALLIES
CONDUCT OF "OPEN
SHOP" HELD LEGAL
WILSON TO ASK FOR
STEEL SHIP PLANT
BUILT IN 76 DAYS
CAVALRY RETURNED
TO STRENGTH OF' 61
KENT FARE ONLY
HOPE FOR COMPANY
UNIFIED RAIUOADS
GOTERXMEXT WILIi COXTIXCE
INTERNATIONAL- POLICY.
GOVERNMENT'S FIRST GREAT
YARD IS COMPtETEP.
FIRST DIVISION OF REGULARS
SINCE CIVIL WAR FORMING.
Holy City Surrendered
by the Turks.
GENERAL ALLENBY CAPTOR
Moslem- Stronghold for 1200 j
Years Wrested Away.
VANDALISM IS FORBIDDEN
TJreat,Care' Taken-to: Avoid Damage
to Sacred Places in and Around .
City' Formal Entry to
Take Place Today.
LONDON. Dec. 10. Andrew Bohar
Law.- Chancellor of the Exchequer, an
nounced In the House of Commons to
day that Jerusalem, after being sur
rounded on all sides by British troops,
had surrendered. .
The Chancellor said British, French
and Mohammedan representatives were
on-the way to Jerusalem to safeguard
the holy places.
General Allenby reported that on
Saturday he. attacked the enemy's posi
tions south and west of Jerusalem, the
Chancellor gald. Welsh and home
county troops advancing: from the di
rection of Bethlehem, drove ' back the
enemy and, passing Jerusalem on the
east, established themselves on. the Jerusalem-Jericho
road. At the same
time London Infantry and dismounted
yeomanry 'attacked the strong enemy
positions west and northwest of Jeru
salem and placed themselves astride
the Jerusalem-Shechem road. The holy
city, being: thus-Isolated, surrendered
to General Allenby.
. The Chancellor said General Allenby
expected to enter Jerusalem officially
tomorrow, accompanied by the com
manders of the French and Italian con
tingents and the heads of the French
political mission. British political offi
cers, together . with the British Gov
ernor, were in- the party that had gone
ahead on 'the safeguarding mission, the
Chancellor stated.
No Vandalism Permitted.
The capture of Jerusalem had been
delayed to some" degree, added the
Chancellor, In consequence of the great
care that had been taken to avoid dam
age to the sacred places In and around
the city. -
The capture of Jerusalem by the
British forces marks the end, with two
brief " Interludes, of more than 1200
years' possession of the seat of the
Christian religion by the Mohammed
ans. For 673 years the Holy City has
been in undisputed ownership of the
Turks, the last Christian ruler of
Jerusalem being the German Emperor,
Frederick 11, whose short-lived domi
nation lasted from 1229 to 1244.
Apart from its connection with the,
campaign being waged against Turkey
by the British in Mesopotamia,' the fall
of Jerusalem was the definite collapse
of long-protracted efforts of the Turks
to capture the Sues Canal and invade
Egypt. Almost- the first move made
by Turkey after, entrance Into the war
was a campaign against Egypt across
the great desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
In November, 1914, a Turkish army
variously estimated at from 75,000 to
250,000 men marched on the Suez Canal
and succeeded in reaching within strik
ing distance of the great artificial wa
terway-at several points. For several
months bitter fighting took place, the
canal being defended by an Anglo
Egyptian army, aided by Australians
and New Zealanders and French and
British forces. "
Turks Forced Back.
For the greater part of 1915 con
flicting reports of the situation were
received from the belligerents, but in
December-of that year definite infor
mation showed that the Turks had
been forced back as far as El Arish,
about 85 miles east of the canal. A
lull occurred then which lasted for six
months, and in June, 1916, the Turks
again advanced as far as Katieh. about
15 miles east of the canal Here they
were decisively defeated, losing more
than 3000 prisoners and a great quan
tity of equipment.
Another period followed In which the
situation was greatly confused through
the vaguenes. and contradictory char
acter of the official statements,, but in
December, 1916, the British stormed El
Arish and a few days later severely de
feated the Turks at Maghdabah, about
eix miles to the south on the same
front. Two weeks later the invaders
had been driven out of Egypt and the
British forces crossed the border into
Palestine. .
On March 7, last, the British captured
El Khulll, 15 miles south of Jerusalem.
El KhulU is the modern name of an
cient Hebron. '
. Beersaeba Is Captured.
Early In November they took Beer
heba, 40 miles south of Jerusalem.
Simultaneously a coastal column be
came active. By November 7 the city
pf Gaza was In their hands, and the
British were pursuing the Turks north
ward : after having inflicted casual
ties estimated as in excess of 10.000. :
By this time the British inland force
was again up In the neighborhood of
Hebron, ..where the Turks were re
ported organizing for the defense of
Jerusalem. -General Allenby, the Brit
ish commander, meanwhile kept his
forces in motion near the coast and
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Seventy Persons Reported Killed and
More Than 30 0 Wounded in
Recent Uprising.
LISBON, Dec 10. Portugal, under
her new government, will continue her
previous International policy, and es
pecially her agreement with the en
tente against Germany, it was an
nounced in a. proclamation Issued by
Major Paes, the artillery officer who
led the-revolutionary forces to victory
in the movement which has Just ousted
the Costa government from power.
Dr.' Alfonso Costa, head of the old
government and Its Minister of For
eign Affairs, . was arrested In Oporto
on his return from the inter-allied con
ference in Paris. The Minister of War
and the commander of the fleet sought
protection on board British: warships.
The populace assaulted the, houses
of members of ' the late government,
looting and destroying everything in
them, and made similar attacks upon
the newspapers that had supported tfie
government, - burning the furniture of
their offices in the streets. Major Paes
ordered everyone cauht in such acts
to be shot summarily.
Patrols have now succeeded In re
storing order in the city.
VIGO, Spain, Dec 10. Seventy per
sons were killed and 300 or 400 wound
ed In the uprising in Portugal last
week, according to advices reaching
here from Lisbon. Most of the houses
of that city were damaged by the
bombardment. Several projectiles
struck a hotel, occupied by diplomats,
including the Spanish Minister and the
British mission, none of whom were
hurt.
One of the Spanish Minister's serv
ants was struck by a shell fragment.
During the fight with the revolution
ists the battleship Vasco De Gama was
badly (damaged. . She was stranded on
the bank of the river.
AUTO AWARD WEDNESDAY
Bazaar Committee to Make
nouncement at Chamber.
An
- At. a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Allied Red Cross Bazaar,
held yesterday afternoon, it was de
cided to announce the award of the big
yellow touring car, donated to the Red
Cross by Eric V. Hauser, on Wednes
day night at the Chamber of Commerce.
This and other awards remaining from
the bazaar will be made public at that
time.
Plana for the wonderful New Tear's
wind-up" of the bazaar, which will be
held on New Year's eve at the Hotel
Multnomah, are In preparation and will
nclude the disposal of all bazaar goods,
dinner and midnight supper and dan
cing. -
FIRST OREGON CHILD DIES
IT. A. Johnson, Salem,-Born in Ma
rion County March 3, 1819.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) H.
A. Johnson, said to have been the old
est white child born in Oregon, diod at
his home here today. -He was born In
Marlon County, March 3, 1S49. He
lived in Salem for about 28 years and
for many years was Justice of the
Peace.
He is survived by a widow and the
following sons and daughters: Claude
M., member of Company M; Myrtle
Hainer, H. A. Johnson, Jr., Evelyn, of
Salem, and Mrs. Creta J. Lynch, of
Portland. i
Funeral arrangements are not com
pleted. GRILLEY TO FRANCE, PLEA
Services of Portland "ST. M. C.
Man Requested Across Water.
A.
A. M. Grilley, physical director of the
Portland T. M. C. A., has received an
urgent request from the International
Y. M. C. A. committee that he go to
France to take charge of organization
work there In a specified district. Mr.
Grilley is now at Camp Lewis, looking
after the association's physical work
during the absence of the director.
He does not expect to give a def
inite answer to the international com
mittee until he has returned to Port
land, which will be Just a week hence,
according to messages received by Mrs.
Grilley.
COURT HELD ON STREET
Rooms Crowded, Oregon City Judge
. Adjourns to Sidewalk.
OREGON CITY." Or., Dec. 10. (Spe
clal.) Judge J. N. Sievers held court
on the Main-street sidewalk this morn
ing, with Deputy District Attorney
Burke prosecuting Charles Pinkery, of
Portland, on a prohibition violation
charge Pinkery paid his fine of $12.50.
While attorneys In the strike pre
liminary were holding . a consultation
the Judge's courtroom and private of
fice were both filled with spectators.
Pinkery, who - is a shipyard employe,
was anxious to get back on the Job, so
court convened in the street in front
of the Judge's office.
Sir William McK. Bowell Dies.
BELLEVILLE. Ont.. Dec 10.
William McKenzie Bowell died tonight
following a week's illness. He was
born in Rockingham, Suffolk, England,
December 2i, 1S23. Ten years later he
came to Canada and began life as :
"printer's devil" on the Belleville In
telllgencer, from which he climbed to
editor and proprietor of the paper, a
position which he held ever since. In
December, 1894, he succeeded Sir John!
Thompson as premier or Canada.
Exer o to Go Before
Congress With Views.
EARLY ACTION IS EXPECTED
President StudiesTransporta
tion Situation Closely.
EXACT PLANS UNDIVULGED
Railway Heads Issue Statement of
Position In Which Increase in
Rates and Other Remedies for
Situation Are Suggested
WASHINGTON, Dec 10. President
Wilson will go to Congress for special
legislation to bring about unification
of the railroads during the war.
The fact that the President has de
cided definitely on such a move became
known tonight after he had gone over
the whole transportation system with
Senator Newlands, chairman of the
Senate interstate commerce committee.
He probably will ask for the legis
lation In an address to be delivered be
fore the Christmas holidays.
President Keeps Ovra Counsel.
Indications tonight were that the
President has confided to none of his
associates his full Intention, and offi
cials were doubtful as to" Just what
he may ask. Some were of the opinion
that he might request action in line
with the suggestion of the Interstate
Commerce Commission that anti-trust
and anti-pooling lawn might be sus
pended during the war. Others pointed
out that -the Interstate Commerce
Commission's report also carried the
suggestion that additional legislation
might be needed, were the Government
to decide to take over operation of the
roads.
The President's advisers are di
vided in their views as to what is
necessary to be done. - Most of . them.
however, have come out for Govern
ment operation, and some of th
strongest supporters of this proposal
declare that the executive under the
Army appropriation act has power to
take over the roads for operation under
an administrator.
Railways Give Views.
The position of the railroads them
selves was set forth today In a letter
to Senator Newlands from Fairfax
Harrison, chairman of the Railroad
Board. The railroads, Mr. Harrison
declared, do not seek a repeal of any
legislation, believing the co-operative
use of facilities recently put into ope
ration will bring about maximum effi
ciency. Neither do they seek a loan
from the Government, he said, though
Government aid is asked in obtaining
for them on their own individual credit
pew capital needed.
Further measures to make the roads
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Rapidity of Construction by Subma
rine Boat Corporation Astonishes
Shipping Board Officials.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Virtual
completion of one of the Government's
three great fabricating steel merchant
ship plants within 76 days' time was
reported today to the Shipping Board.
The yard, erected at Newark Bay by
the Submarine Boat Coroporatlon. will
lay the keels of three ships before
the first of the year.
Chairman Hurley, of the board, ac
cepted '. an Invitation today to drive
the first rivet December 17 In the
first ship laid down.
The rapidity of construction has" as
tonished Shipping Board officials. The
yard is 90 per cent completed, has put
down five ways and Is ready to lay
five more. Ships are expected t. come
from the yard in June, and 'it is
planned to complete more than 50 be
fore the end of 1918. The concern has
contracts for 150 of a total tonnage of
750.000.
The Shipping Board was notified to
day that keels had been laid at Seattle
for two ships for which contracts were
let 12 days ago.
GODWIN OUT AFTER I. W. W.
'Three Finger Jack," Evangelist,
Plans Speaking Crusade.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) A six-day speaking crusade
against the I. V. W. will be launched
here Tuesday night by "Three-Finger
Jack" Godwin, evangelist.
The meetings will be held in. the
Grand Theater each night of the week.
Godwin claims to have torn up fully
4000 I. W. W. cards since he started
his crusade against the wobblles and
says that he knows of 10,000 cards that
were destroyed because of his preach
ings.
DANIELS STILL HAS HOPES
Belief Expressed Other Survivors of
Destroyer May Be Saved.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Secretary
Daniels still believed tonight that oth
er survivors of the torpedoed destroyer
Jacob Jones might be found.
No reports adding to the Informa
tion already received at the Navy De
partment came duri'. the day. but the
Secretary believed it possible that other
life rafts . with survivors might be
picked up by one of the many ships
operating In that zone.
MEDF0RD PEOPLE LOYAL
Citizen Makes Ten Trips to Office to
Buy War Savings Stamps.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec 10. (Special.)
War thrift etampts totaling 11500
have already been sold at the Med ford
Postoffice, a large portion of them
to school children.
One Medford citizen wanted to buy
$1000 worth at one time, but is the
limit Is 100 per person each day, he
had to make a number of visits before
the desired -amount was obtained.
THEY BRINGING DOWN THE ENEMY?
Supreme Court Issues
Important Ruling.
RIGHTS ARE CLEARLY OUTLINED
Workingmen May Organize for
Legitimate Purposes.
COERCION HELD UNLAWFUL
Action of Employes in Inducing
Non-Cnion Men to Enter Labor
Organization, In Case Consid
ered, Declared Conspiracy.
WASHINGTON. Dec 10. Decisions
defining In general terms the rights of
both organized labor and the employer
were rendered today by the Supreme
Court. While the right of workmen to
organize for lawful purposes was re
affirmed, the court held that employ
ers legally may operate their plants as
"open shops" and prevent conspiracies
to bring their non-union employes into
labor organizations.
The opinions were rendered in the
cases of the Hitchman Coal & Coke
Company and the Eagle Glass Manu
facturing Company of West Virginia,
the court deciding that, both were en
titled to operate their plants as "open
shops" and upholding injunctions Is
sued by Judge A. G. Dayton, restrain
ing union officials from attempting to
organize their employes. Lower court
decrees holding that the United Mine
Workers of America, and the American
Flint Glass Workers' Union, were Il
legal organizations and that under the
Sherman law they were secret con
spiracies in restraint of trade were
ignored by the Supreme Court opinion.
Deliberate Injury Done.
In the Hitchman case the majority
of the court held that the officials of
the miners' union "deliberately and ad
visedly selected that method of en
larging the union membership, which
would Inflict injury" upon the com
pany 'and its loyal employes, and de
clared that the "conduct In so doing
was unlawful and malicious."
The court also declared that "It Is
erroneous to assume that all measures
which may be resorted to In the effort
to unionize a mine are lawful if they
are peaceable that Is, If they stop
short of physical violence or coercion
through fear of it." It added that "the
purpose of the defendants to bring
about a strike at the mine In order to
compel plaintiff through fear of finan
cial loss to consent to the unionization
of the mine as the lesser evil was an
unlawful purpose."
The court divided In the Hitchman
case, eix to three. Justices Brandeis,
Holmes and Clark dissenting. Nc for
mal dissenting opinion was rendered,
except a brief statement made by Jus-
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Organization Part of General Plan
of Military Chiefs Use in
Franco Is Contemplated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. A division
of regular cavalry, the first the Ameri
can Army has had since Civil War days.
is being formed at El Paso, Tex. Of
ficials said today the step was in prep
aration for eventualities abroad, and
had no significance so far as the Mexi
can border patrol was concerned.
The division Is to be organized under
the old Army plan, with about 11,000
men.
The project Is part of the regular
plan of- the department. It is under
stood, for the tactical organization of
the expanded regular Army.
There is no present intention of em
ploying mounted troops with General
Pershing's forces, although the general
officer is reported to have recommended
the creation of from three to five
cavalry divisions. Employment by
General Byng. leader of the recent
great British surprise attack, of
mounted troops, points the way to the
conclusion that it may be advisable
later, when the transportation situation
is easier, to send over cavalry In such
numbers as the American staff may
think wise. Should the German line
be broken by a drive In which American
troops participated, it is not to be
doubted that General Pershing would
need mounted forces to drive home his
attack in the open country beyond.
EI PASO. Tex.. Dec. 10. One regi
ment of horse artillery, equipped with
8-lnch guns, arrived here late today
from Fort Sam Houston to become a
part of the new cavalry division. The
headquarters and one brigade of the
new division will be stationed at Fort
Bliss, another brigade at Fort Sam Hous
ton, San Antonio, and a third at Doug
las. Ariz. The headquarters and one
brigade, an aero squadron of 175 men
and 12 machines, a battalion of mount
ed engineers, a signal battalion (mount
ed), a hospital battalion and ammuni
tion, supply and engineer trains will
be formed here.
TEN WOMEN ARE CARRIERS
New York Postal Authorities
Are
Trying Experiment.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. Ten women
letter carriers were today added to the
list of women who have entered vari
ous lines of public service in New York
City.
It is understood here that if the ex
periment proves a success Washington
authorities will authorize the regular
employment of women In many divis
ions of the postal service so as to re
lease men for war service or other lines
of employment.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTESDArs Maximum temperature. 31
degrees ; minimum. 08 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly- winds.
Fore lK n.
Portugal under new government loyal to
allies. Page 1.
Halifax again gripped by blizzard. Page 2.
Budapest newspaper attacks Wilson's mes
sage. Page 4.
Russians to abolish private property in land.
rage a.
War.
GermAn assaults on western front repulsed.
Austro-Germans fail to gain great objective
in itaiy. rags a.
British army captures Jerusalem. Page 1.
Hugh Gibson tells of dash through battle
lines at start of war. Page ft.
First division of cavalry of regular Army
since Clvtl War being formed. Page 1.
National.
Wilson to ask Congress for laws to units
railways during war. Page 1.
Supreme Court holds operation of "open
shop" legal. Page 1.
National bureau pleads for wartime mothers
and children. Page 13.
Rockefeller Foundation expends millions in
war relief work. Page 3.
Federal mediation minimises railroad tie
ups from labor disputes. Page 6.
Federal Farm Ixian Uoard raises Interest
rate on Government loans. Page 7.
Airplane use after war discussed by Federal
official. Page 13.
First Government steel ship plant built In
76 days. Pave 1
Domestic.
Death stalks in wake of cold wave. Page 2.
Bernstorff's son weds former American
woman. Page a.
Big counterfeiting plot bared. Page 6.
Sport.
Game licenses for 1817 decrease greatly.
Page 12.
Camp Lewis athletic carnival to be great.
1'age 12.
Lew Hubbard's real Jaz band provides music
and other diversions during the banquet.
Four high schools to play Ice hockey. Page O.
California-Stanford football settlement seems
far away. Page 12.
Camp Lewis will stage big show and Port
land residents plan to attend.- Pago 12.
Northwest.
Council to consider Impeachment charge
against Gill. Page 6.
Grand Jury to Investigate Seattle vice con
ditions. Page .
Cecil H. Bauer dls in Tacoma. Fage 4.
Gralnmen ask change in wheat grading
standards. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Decline in potato prices temporarily checked.
Page 17.
Sharp reduction In receipts at local stock
yards. Page 17.
Corn higher at Chicago owing to cold wave.
Page 1..
Slump In tobacco stocks feature of Wall-
street market. Page IT.
Sailing tonnage chartered to carry lumber
in 1913. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Six-cent fare declared only hope for trolley
company ana otncial nearlng Is seu
Page 1.
Mr. Yeon to stay on as County Roadmaster.
Page 18.
Red Cross wants all enrolled by Christmas.
Page 14.
Funeral of John F. Carroll, publisher, held.
Page 9.
Slgmund Slchel dies at age of 60. Page 11
Oregon responding well In food consorva
.Uon campaign. Page 10.
Sunday catch of traffic violaters Is 139.
Page 13.
Sale of officer badges to unauthorised per-
sons barred. Page 11.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 14
Immediate Relief IsDe
clared Imperative.
DEFICITS GROWING GREATER
Official Hearing Set for De
cember 20 and 21.
UNION IS WITH EMPLOYER
Trial Period Not Elapsed, but Presi
dent Griffith Informs Commis
sion There Is No Probabll- '
ity of Improvement.
Testimony showing the revenues and
operating expenses of the company to
be in such discrepancy that Imperativo
relief Is needed, was presented to the
Oregon Public Service Commission yes
terday at its chambers In the Court
house by President Franklin T. Grif
fith, of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, in an unofficial hear
ing of the application for increase in
tares on the local street railway lines.
Supplementary to the appeal of the
company were the remarks of C. 1.
Howard, president of the Central Labor
Council; G. L. Rauch. chairman on the
committee of civic clubs for street rail
way Investigation, and L. M. Lepper,
president of the East Side Business
Men's Club.
All Indorse Plea.
All gave urgent indorsement to the
petition for Increased revenues for the
company, in order that the basic eight
hour day and increased wage schedule,
now in the period of trial agreement
which expires January 1. might be made
permanent. Insuring proper living con
ditions to the carmen, eliminating all
possibility of labor difficulties, and
guaranteeing the integrity of the com
pany. The unanimity of opinion persuaded
the Public Service Commission to grant
final hearing of the application on
December 20 and 21, meeting at 1
o'clock at the Courthouse chambers.
President Griffith made it clear that
the company would have little, if any.
further testimony to submit, as the re
ports placed before the commissioners
yesterday deal exhaustively with the
subject.
Earlier Hearing Not Feasible.
Sentiment for an earlier final hear
ing was set aside by reason of the fact
that the City of Portland desires to sub
mit certain testimony to the commis
sion, the nature of which had not been
announced. Chairman Frank J. Miller.
speaking for the commission, announced
that time was also needed for the
checking up of the reports submitted
and their thorough consideration.
Under the agreement between com
pany and carmen which went Into effect
on October 15. based upon the award
of the arbitration board, the company
was to place in immediate effect certain
economic reforms and adopt a two
month trial period of the basic eiarht
hour day and increased wage schedule.
No Improvement Expected.
It is upon the first six weeks of this
trial period that the company's report
is based. Both carmen and company
officials are agreed that conditions ill
not Improve, and President Griffith
submitted the trial results as pnor that
the emergency can be met only throuch
increased fares. Excerpts Irjiu his
statement follow:
"As was recited in the original ap
plication of this company for increase
in fares, the granting of the request of
said employes would'result In an In
crease in operating expenses of the
street railway, for wages alone, of ap
proximately J600.000 per year more
than the basis of wage disbursements
prior to 1917.
Higher Pay Favored.
"In the said decision rendered Octo
ber 6, 1917. the Public Service Commis
sion held that in Its opinion the em
ployes were entitled to higher wages
and shorter working hours than at
that time prevailing. Immediately
arter the rendition of the said decision
an agreement was entered into between
this company and Local No. 757 of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employes of America,
representing the paid employes, provid
ing for arbitration of the demands of
the said employes for shorter hours anl
higher wages. " On October 13, 1917. th
board of arbitration rendered its award,
granting the wages and working condi
tions demanded by the employes and
making the said award effective October
15. 1917. Since October 15. 1917, tho
award of the board of arbitrators lias
been in full effect."
The company's statement then recites
the suggestion of the commission that
the City Council of Portland bo aske-l
to relieve the company of the burdens
of hard-surface paving and mainte
nance between its tracks, bridge tsilis.
franchise fees and free transportation
for city employes, and declares that
action in the several matters has been
without result, for the reason that th
results can only be attained through
charter revision.
Traffic Is Redoeed.
"In the said decision of October D,
1917." the statement continues, "the
Public Service Commission also recom
mended curtailment of service wherever
practicable without making the service
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