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Black Sea fleet Consisting of
t Six Battleships-' and Two
Protected Cruisers Report-
ed Westward Bound.
RACE TO CAPTURE THE
TURKS' CAPITAL SEEN
French and British Fleets
Continue Attacks on the
Dardanelles. Forts.
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tjt The War Lineup.
Turkey Russian f le,et re-
ported approaching Bosphorus :
it,, from east", plans attack on Con-
stantlnople. Rome says French
destroyed Bulair forts of Dar-
danelles. Other forts crumbling.
British official says old Turks
III! promised to. go to Asia when
allies' fleet passes Dardanelles,
to save Constantinople from
" bombardment. '
Galicla -- Petrograd admits
; Austro - Germans seriously
threatened to cross Dneister
afc river early this week near Hal-
; It, i Battle continues along 20
lit - mile; front. Bucharest asserts
Austrlans evacuated Czerno-
witz.
North sea and English chan-
v nel rB r 1 1 1 s h admiralty an- '
)f npunced German submarine TJ-8
sunk; Also asserts five other
German submarines sunk since
a wan began. .
. Poland After 10 days" lull.
jf fighting resumed west of War-
I MW.
& France r-Par Is claims French
jlf occupied Vaquols, Berlin makes
directly opposite claims. French
advanced position lost Wednes-
day near Lorette Hills and near
Arras recaptured.
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fij Ed Jj. Keen, United Press Staff
j -" Correspondent. ..
London, March j 6. The Russian
Black Sea fleet, consisting of six bat
tleships, two protected cruisers and a
number of smaller vessels. Is ?s teaming
.along the east coast of Turkey, In
tending . to strike at Constantinople
through,-- the s Bosporus; aecoildinr o
dispatches received today from Rome,
f The fleet Is declared to have been
sighted off Burghas, 125 miles from
the Bosporus and 140 miles from Con
stantinople. The British admiralty re
fuses to confirm the report, but it is,
known tthat the Russians have been
searching for days for the Turkish
fleet. The latter squadron disappeared
recently from Niagara Toads, the nar
rowest part of the Dardanelles, and Is
now believed to be steaming through
the straits of Bosporus. Whether It
expects to meet the Russian fleet or
Is going through the straits In the be
lief that safety lies there. Is not
known.
i - Bace for Constantinople.
(The last move of the Russian fleet
indicates the Slavs are engaged In a
race with the Anglo-French fleet to
see which shall first seize Constanti
nople. It Is reported that the Rus
sians are endeavoring to reach the
Turkish capital before the allies can
break through i the Dardanelles de
fenses and thus gain the great prize
which Russian statesmen have coveted,
from the earliest history of the czars.
'The Tiuslan fleet includes three
13,600 ton dreadnoughts equipped with
1 J. inch guns. In addition to the 12.000
ton battleship ' Trla Svlatltella and
Others almost as large.
The Rome advices . add that the
French squadron has destroyed the
principal forts near Bulalr, on the
'Galllpoli peninsula. Aviators maneu
vering over - the forts signalled the
range. The garrisons of the forts lost
heavily.. The French are endeavoring
to put landing parties ashore and
Seize the railroad near Bulalr.
The armada of the allies, which Is
trying to force the Dardanelles and
.open the way for the capture of Con
stantinople, is making further progress
today and is continuing the battering
Of "orta Kiiid Ba.hr and Cbanak, two
of the most powerful defenses of the
strait.
? Hardest right Is Coming.
" Dispatches from Athens declare that
the fire of the big guns in Fort Cha
nak is becoming weaker hourly, and
that Vice 'Admiral Carden, commander-in-chief;
of the Anglo-French fleet, is
confident that it will crumble within
,8 hours. The hardest part of ' the
fighting is yet to come, however, as
the warships must meet the; fire of
the huge Krupps stationed along the
strait for 20 miles before the, sea of
Marmora can be reached. The' admir
alty warned the public today not to
expect the fall of Constantinople with
; Fort Namazieh, one of the strongest
of the chain of forts, was, the target
today for a terrific fire. Its guns are
evidently being served by German
'gunners and are replying with spirit
i to I the fleet. These modern weapons
are also serving to keep the allies
several hundred yards from Fort Kilid
" Bahr. ,y-r', u
Dispatches from Bucharest today
.-declared that both Germany and-Austria
had Ignored Turkey's appeals for
. alCk It iwas asserted, ttiat Austria had
refused to send her fleet to attack the
Anglo-French warships from the rear
.and thus create a diversion, and that
Germany. had refused, to supply the
Moslems with . more gunners.
AUSTRIANS FORCED OUT
. .'iLondon, March. B. The Austrlans
have evacuated Czernowltz under a se
vere bombardment by K Russian big
guns, according to - a Bucharest dis-
pateh today. . . ,,. ,,--.
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RAIGHT
FOR
BOSPORUS
CONSTANTINOPLE, SHOWING GALATA BRIDGE
rt
TURKS WOULD FLEE IF
CAPITAL IS MENACED,
WORD SENT BRITISH
J i Save Constantinople From
Bombardment Old Turks
Would Retire to Asia. Minor
By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent.
London, " March 6. Constantinople
will not be bombarded.
The old Turks have sent word to
England that if the Anglo-French;
fleet succeeds in battering its J'way
through the .Dandanelles, and steams
toward Constantinople, they will flee
into Asia In order to save their his
toric city from destruction. . !
This was the statement made to me
today by a high official of the British
government, who asked that his name
be not used. , j
"The old Turkish party Is over
whelmed with the display of England's
naval strenth, ho saia. '"-Tlie Tbat
tering of the outer forts of the Dar
ranelles has astounded the Turkish!
leaders. - They want to make a show
of resistance by remaining In the forts
for the effect such action will have
on the Turkish people, but they have
sent word that they want to preserve
the Turkish mosques from devastation
by the shells of the Christians." !
It was learned today from other
sources that the "British government
that the Islamic Turks will flee as
soon as the allied fldet passes the
Dardanelles narrows The capital will
be surrendered.
Rumors are current that the Rus
sians will be permitted by the allies
to take possession of Para, suburb of
Constantinople but that the Darda
nelles will be declared neutral.
Dispatches from Liverpool predicted
that wheat will take an unprecedented
drop In price as soon as the strait has
been forced. i-
Six Submarines
Sunk, Say British!
The tT-8 Was Sunk In the English
Channel, Her Crew Saved; Collier
Bams and Sinks One; aets Frizes.
London, March 6. Following! tn
announcement that the German! subi
marine U-8 has been sunk In the'Eng-t
lish channel, it was stated at ' the
admiralty today that six of the ene
my's undersea boats have been! sent
to the bottom since the beginning of
the war.
These Include the TJ-15 and the
U-18 and three others, the identity of
which has not been established.: Th
admiralty aserts that the British col
lier ThordfeB sank one German sub
marine, February. 28. j
The announcement of the sinking
of the U-8 said the crew of the sub
marine had, been captured."
The admiralty announced this af
ternoon that an examination ' of the
Thordis confirms the statement of
her captain : that the collier j ' had
rammed and . sunk a submarine, j aftet
the latter had fired a torpedo at the
collier. A shipping publication, which
offered a prize for. the first! sub
marine sunk by a British vessel,
thereupon awarded the captain of
the Thordis the prize. j j
Captain Wyatt of the steamer Als
stbn reported to the admiralty today
that he believed his vessel I had
rammed and sunk a submarine in
the English channel Saturday.
Demand for Horses
Is Still Unlimited
Butte," Mont., ; March . Bi -British,
French and Italian representatives! wilj
purchase every horse in Montana avail
able for military use, agents here de
nying they have been instructed to
cease buying. According to Edward
Love, one of the largest Montana horse
dealers, he has been, asked .by j the
French government If he can, furnish
60,000 head.
Stock Speculation Leads to Prison.
Theresa. Wis.. March 5. William F.
Brleman, cashier of the Theresa State
bank, was arrested todav for th al
leged embezzlement of between $50,000
and $90,000 ofthe institution's funds.
Brleman. it is. alleged, lost the money
In stock speculation. i
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This map . shows the location of the
landing parties are Cape Helles
Tabia and Intepe. The other is
INTERSTATE
TO
Pacific Bridge, Co, to Start
Preliminaries for -Crib in
Columbia River Channel,
First actual work on the new inter
state bridge between Oregon and
Washington will begin tomorrow aft
ernoon at ,3 o'clock, -when, the .Pacific
Bridge company, winners of the con
tract for erecting the substructure
over the Columbia, will start-work In
the main channel off Hayden island
near the ferry Slip, preparatory to
making a framing-ground for a crib.
The 50 ton floating derrick AJax is
being towed around to the river today,
and work will start tomorrow In antic
ipation of the June flood of the Co
lumbia. 1 The steps are preliminary to
actual construction. '
Under the auspices of the Vancou-
(Concluded on Page Three. Column Three I
0. 0, Leiter Becomes
Journal City Editor
Well Known Kewspaper XCan Takes Up
Duties Tomorrow; Fred W. Bell Xs
Made Assistant Hews Editor. "
' Beginning tomorrow O. C. Leiter
will take up the duties of city editor
of The Journal, succeeding ; Fred W.
Bell, who. has been made assistant
news edtor. Both are men of wide
Journalistic experience and : need no
introduction to the Portland public.
. Mr. Leiter came to Portland as a
boyrtn T1890, and has resided here con
tinuously since. Following his grad
uation from, Stanford university in
1899, he went. to work on the Oregon
lah as police and sporting reporter un
der City pditor N. J. Levlnson.
In 1901 he was made assistant city
editor of that paper, serving first un
der Levlnson and later under the then
city editor, Edgar B. Piper.
He was made city editor in ; 1904.
when Mr. Piper became managing edi
tor of the Oregonian. Mr; Leiter re
signed last August, to manage the
campaign of William Hanley, Pro
gressive, candidate for the United
States senate. Coming to The Journal
as city ; editor ' marks his return to
newspaper work. ' '
Fred W. Bell. 'the new assistant
news editor of The Journal, has been
actively: engaged in the newspaper
game for the past 22 years, having
been identified with leading papers in
different parts of the country. -
He came to 'The Journal five years
ago as a member of its copy desk, and
was advanced to the position of city
editor the year following. Previous to
coming to The Journal he was man
ager of the northwest bureau of the
United Press. ;Before coming to the
coast Mr. Beli was connected with
several of the big dailies of Chicago,
notably the, Chicago News, American
and Examiner. ; t
BRIDGE
WORK
COMMENCE
SATURDAY
MARCH 6
CONNECTING EUROPEAN AND ASIAN TURKEY
Dardanelles fortifications. Five of
Battery and Forts Sedd-ul-Bahr,
probably Fort Dafdanns.
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MJaraaneiies l
; ;
i vo large Jrmy nas juanaea
By J. W, T. Mason, Former Eu
ropean Manager of United Press.
New York. March 6. Descriptions
of the Anglo-French fleet's progress
in its assault upon the Dardanelles
defenses, originating at Athens and
other places must be accepted with re
serve. The same exaggerated sense of
news that exists at Petrograd prevails
in southeastern Europe.
Whatever is most ' desired Is fre
quently declared to have been accom
plished, regardless of. the evidence;
while Levantine Bazaar rumors are' ac
cepted at their full value, and elab
orated on and sent abroad in semi
official form.
The successful landing of a huge
army to attack the Dardanelles de
fenses by land- is . one of the many
Arabian Nights : improbabilities going
around the world from some obscure
near eastern news point. An aliej army
is declared to have landed on the. Gal
llpoli peninsula, which forms the
northern shore of the Dardanelles and
Photo by International Newi Serrlcn.
the forts occupied by the allies'
Orkanieb, Tabia, Kum Kalossi
t TT e i
ales uncertain
t r , ,
separates that -waterway from the
Aeglan Sea and the Gulf of Saros.
This peninsula is from four, to 14
miles wide, making army - maneuvers
impossible for a large body, except
by dangerously narrow massed forma
tions. A defensive army,' properly led,
could defend the Galllpoli peninsula
against an army four or five' times as
strong.
The. number of men required ifor
such an enterprise and the danger of
failure . Indicate that a serious land
campai-n on QalUpoli peninsula . has
not begun.
Similar lack "of credence attaches to
reports that the allied fleet has forced
its way any considerable distance up
the Dardanelles. The persistent state
ment that 16 miles of the passage have
been won is beyond belief. The war
ships may be two or three milesr past
the entrance forts, but it Is improb
able that they have gone much farther.
The defenses are such that the Dar
danelles, even weakly manned, cannot
be overcome at the rate of several
miles a day.
DOWN WITH
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UP-TO-lflllTE
IN
PROVIDES
IMMENSE AMY
- Tn i
Great Britain Has Avoided
Conscription by Remark
able Advertising Appeals
to the British Public.
LETTING PEOPLE KNOW
ALL THAT WAS NEEDED
Kitchener Astounded at Suc
cess of Hedley Le Bas,'
Who Handled Job.
By William O. Shepherd, United
Press- Staff Correspondent. -
London, March 6. It pays to adver
tise. ' . f
Ask Lord Kitchener. Ask Winston
Churchill. Ask the English govern
ment. Not many weeks ago Kitchener
was a conscrtptlonlst. He had the
man's sl?e Job on his hands of get
ting together an army 10 times larger
than England had f ever hoped or
planned to have. It looked to him and
many another Englishman as If the
Kitchener army would, beyond a cer
tain point, have to be made up Of
drafted men. v
: But all this time an Influence was
at work that Kitchener did not know
much about. Of war and armies and
the task of ruling colonies no man
knows more than Kitchener, but what
Kitchener knew about advertising
newspaper : advertising or any other
kind was nothing, i There was one
man In England who knew as much
about advertising as Kitchener did
about armies, and while Kitchener and
his army council were worrying about
conscription this man was patiently,
scientifically and hopefully advertis
ing. And this man's advertising has
saved England from conscription.
, No Englishmen are to be forced into
the army; no men are to be dragged,
unwilling, from their families; Eng
land will go through the war with
the proud boast that every one of her
army of millions is a willing volun
teer. That is the outlook today. Kitch
ener is no longer a conscrtptlonlst. The
voices of the dukes and lords who be
lieved that the masses- ought to be
forced to Join the; army have been
Concluded on Page Nine. Column Four.)
Million Mark at
Exposition Is Near
Eoo Boo House Opened and Attracts
Much Attention Exterior of Sough
x,ogs; Interior Sandsomely Finished.
San Francisco, Cal., March 5. That
the million mark in attendance since
the opening day would be reached be
fore night was" the; prediction today
by the directors of the Panama-Pacific
exposition company. 1
Today was Santa Clara county day
at the fair, and Santa Clara county
closed up, shop and' thousands Came
to San Francisco In motors, in the
20 special trains that had been pro
vided. Officials estimated not fewer
than 25,000 '"persons were here from
this county alone.
Second in interest, was the official
dedication of the house, of Hoo XJoo,
the headquarters of members of the
famous lumbermen's organization. ' It
is a unique building, being built of
unfinished logs on the outside,, while
Its interior is elegant to the last de
gree. Alt the woods grown In the
United States were used in Its con
struction. A large delegation of lum
bermen assisted in the festivities.
The Portuguese building' also was
dedicated this afternoon.
THE
SHIP!
WIND AND SNOW MAKE
MIDDLE WEST SPRING
LOOK LIKE Jj
Fifty Mile Gale Blowing on
- Lake Michigan; Railroad
Traffic Blocked by Snow,
(united Ptm Leased Wir.
Chicago, March 5. With a blinding
snowstorm raging her-and a 50 mile
gale , blowing on Lake Michigan, Chi
cago faced today what promised to 'be
the most serious' storm of the winter.
Shipping all along the lake was en
dangered by the htgh wind. The steam
er Kansas, after leaving port and
battling with the huge waves for two
hours, was forced to put back for
safety. 'Other boats met similar con
ditions and scores dared, not, venture
out of pdrt.
The snowfall here has continued
without interruptions since yesterday
and high wind today drifted it badly.
Hundreds of extra men vvrt put to
work keeping the streets open to traf
fic. Meantime 'the temperature here
dropped measureably and great suffer
ing was reported from ail the poorer dis
tricts. The offices of the 'City chari
ties department' and charitable organ
izations were . swamped .with apllca
tions for . help.
.The storm is general west of here.
For 24 hours It has been snowing hard
throughout Nebraska, South Dakota
and Iowa. The show has drifted badly
in cuts and railroad" traffic has been
seriously interfered with In many
localities.
' Kansas City, Mo March 5. Traffic
throughout Kansas was demoralized to
day as a result of 'heavy, snows.
Twenty inches of snow was reported
from Manhattan, Kan.
Idaho's Governor
' Vetoes Recall Bill
Executive Says Measure as Passed
Would Cast Odium on the Principle
of Direct legislation.
Boise, Idaho, March 6. Declaring
that the initiative, rererenaum ana re
call bill passed by the Idaho legisla
ture would be absolutely' inoperative
and cast odium on the principle of
direct legislation, which he strongly
favored. Governor Alexander today
sent a message to the house nr.nounc
mg his veto of the measure. Four
years ago the voters adopted an amend'
ment to the eopstitutlon paving the
way for legislation which would pfp-
vlde for the Initiative, referendum and
recall. . ' " . - .- i :
The twelfth legislature two years ago
failed to pass any legislation on the
subject. At the present legislature,
two bills were Introduced, one drafted
by Representative Peter G. " Johnston,
majority leader of the house, and the
other by what was known as "the eom-r
mlttee of the people, composed of rep
resentatives of direct legislation or
ganizations, labor unions and the state
grange." The Johnston bill was passed,
although Governor Alexander in his
message had urged the passage of the
other measure.
Governor Alexander also vetoed to-
day a bill providing for bee inspection
and providing an appropriation -for the
work. " '
The senate has 'not yet taken up the
general appropriation bill. The house
wrestled all. day with the educational
appropriation bill amendments adopted
by the senate, with no prospect of an
agreement between the two houses.
BULLETINS
CAS JUMPS WTO BITEB
San Diego, CaL, March 5 A tele
phone message from XUslnore, Kiver
slde county, at a o'clock said a oar on
the soon train on the Santa Pe rail
road, running into Elslnore, had gone
off toe track Into the river. B. Brod
erick of I,os' Angeles was killed7 and
Conductor IT. Kaynes fatally Injured,
FSEHCH BTEAXEB STTHTC.
Berlin (By Wireless to Sayville, ZW
X.), March B. Dispatches received to
day say a Preach steamer with oar
go of ammunition destined for the
allies, had been sunk y German bat
teries at Os tend. Members of the crew,
It was alleged, were intoxicated and
steered the vessel. Jntcr Ostend, think
ing it was irieuport. - .
WOBK PO 18,000. ;
St. Paul, Minn., March 8. Prosperity
signs were seen here today in the an
nouncement by the various railroads
entering this city that they would put
18,000 men to work during' the next two
months. "The Great Northern wants
8000, the northern Pacific eooo, the
Chicago-Great Western 600, and other
railroads 3000.
- AMEBIC AST MILITIA AT WAB.
Washington, March . 5. Secretary of
War Garrison let it be known today
that he Is investigating charges made
in the parliament of Canada that offi
cers of American militia organisations
are serving in the Canadian army. .
y KSS. XOLB KILLS HESSELT.
San Prancisco, March 5. Mrs.
Charlotte Xolb, aged 37, wife of Clar
ence W. Bolb of Xolb U DUL German
comedians, committed suicide today in
her apartment here by swallowing cy
anide of potassium.
EXTBA SESSI02T TJBGED
Washington. March 6. - Senator
Stone of Missouri admitted this .after
noon that President Wilson was being
urged to call an extra session of the
Sixty-fourth oongress in the fall to
clean up unfinished business before
NUARY
the December session.
LOSE PRISON
JOB AT (EE
Superintendent of State Pen
itentiary Objects to Putting
Joe Keller on the Payroll
as Directed.
GOVERNOR EXPRESSES ,
i SURPRISE AT ACTION
Other Board Members Not
Fully in Accord With Pol- :
icy of Withycombe.
(Saleift TJurenn of Th Jonrnnl.)
Salem, Or. March 6. Alleged In
subordination! of Superintendent Law
son, of the Mate penitentiary, In re
fusing, to follow Governor Wlthy
combe's wishes and place ex-Captain
Joe Keller, of the Portland police de
partment,' on the state payroll-as pa
role officer, may cost Lawson his head
on short notice,! it was intimated this
morning. ' ,
It ls known that Withycombe is fa
vorable to speedy action. There was
talk of a board of control meeting at
11 o'clock this morning, but this was
not arranged, it Is understood, how
ever, that the board will meet tomor.'
row afternoon and summary dismissal
of . Lawson Is probable. ,
Although! Kay and Olcott had noth-
Ing to do -yith the Keller appointment. '
It Is believed that Kay will vote with
the governor to oust Lawson without j
delay, when the proposition comes up. j
Lawson was asked to place Keller j
on the pal-roll at the executive meet-i
ing of tfie state board of control!;
Wednesdaj- afternoon but the fact
did not le&k out until yesterday. When'
the governor named Keller, Lawsonj
said he thought he could use him. Atj i
that time he knew nothing of Keller.' !
Yesterday he Investigated Keller's reC
ord and decided that he did not want!
to make the appointment.!. j ,
;Wo Provision Made. . I
Lawson also satisfied himself in In- ;
vestt gating the situation that the i
present law does not provide for a
parole offider ;at the penitentiary. Eor
a time Frank Snodgrass, captain of
the guards,, at the penitentiary, peKj
formed the duties of parole. officer, but
he had no official title. Since his
resignation, Lawson has been doing
what was needed. - . .
While the last legislature passed
senate JiilUJ 5. authorizing the ere-,
tlon of a parole board and parole of-'
fleer, this bill will not become' a law
until, May 22, and Lawson, who was
given only to May 1 to serve by the
board of control at Wednesday's meet
ing, takes the view that the appoint-'
ment would be. up to his successor or
to whoever may make the appoint
ment. The bill creating a parole of
ficer does not say who shall make the
appointment.
Governor Expresses Surprise.
Governor Withycombe early today
expressed surprise at the attitude of
Lawson. .
"Snodgrass had resigned and the
place was vacant." said the governor,
"Wednesday afternoon I ' asked War
den Lawson If It ' would be agreeable
to him to appoint Keller, stating that
I would re-appolnt him under the new
prison administration. The warden
stated that it was agreeable. Today 1 ,
was surprised to read a statement
credited to Lawson In a local morning
paper-that there -was no work for a
parole officer. In view of this, why
was Snodgrass kept on the' payroll
so longr
Governor Withycornbe's attitude In
seeking to dictate appointments of
subordinates at the state institutions
did no meet with the approval of the
other two members of the board. Sec
retary of - State Olcott . and State
Treasurer Kay, at the recent executive
session of the board of control, from
which reporters were -barred by Gov- !"
ernor Withycombe.
The governor attempted to have
"Dad" Hunter of Portland appointed
deputy warden at the state peniten
tiary. Kay and Olcott objected to
any such action, asserting that It had
been tne policy or tne board or con
trol to permit the superintendents of
the several Institutions to have full
say us to the men who -would work
under them. .
The governor- then gave up the'
attempt.
Minneapolis Hotel
Burns, Three Dead
Astoria' Kotel Destroyed Early This
Morning' and Piremea Carry Out SO
Guests; 3 Missing, 7 Hart
Minneapolis, Minn., March 5. Three
persons are missing and believed to
be dead, and seven are injured, two
seriously, as the result of a fire which
swept the Astoria hotel here early to
day. Twenty persons were carried
from the building by the firemen.
The missing are Mrs. Helen 8mlth,
70, and two . unidentified transient
guests. The loss is $50,000.
SUBSTITUTE FOR WILSON
Washington, March B. Vice Presi
dent Marshall may be chosen to rep
resent President Wilson at the San
Francisco exposition March 22, It was
learned today. j
Last Sunday 107 used automo
biles were advertised for sale in
the Automobile column of The
Journal Want Ads; these ma.
chines ranged from a small road
ster to a 33 passenger auto bus,
and the prices quoted seemed at
tractive. .
If you consider purchasing an
automobile you should, take ad
vantage of the large market con
tained In The Sunday Journal
Want. Ads.
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