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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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Dully Ninth Ynr.
CZAR'S TROOPS
Soldiers of Czar Nicholas Continue to
Press Advantage Austria Admits
Retirement Bzura River Becomes
Yser of East Offensive of Allies
, on West Front Slackens.
LONDON, Dec. HO. Tlio soldiers
of Kmpcror NiehohiH Hlill hold tlio
iiiiiiu (Jrnmiti armies in cluck nnd
continue to prHH their advantage, un
cording (h dispatches reaching Lon
don. At (liu Nitiiin (lino they am bar
musing the Austriuns, who have been
Hung buck over tlio Carpathian
inmiiitaiiiH.
In tlio western nrcna of tlio war
tlio iiIIIch continue to claim slow
progress, but tlio offensive, started
iibinit tlio middle of December, Iiiin
noticeably slackened, a fart which
Merlin, accepting tlio onlor immiumI by
General Jnffre, tlio l'rciich eoinmnn-iler-lti-ithicf,
on December 17, iih
buna fide, declares menus tlio failure
of tlio attempted alllt'i alliance.
AggrcKxItn WrAkriiM
Kvi'H homo of tlio Hrltish nowspn
pern call tit tout ion to tlio marked do
crcaso in tlio vigor of tlio French,
Hrilitdi ami Hclgium thrusts lit tlio
German lino, but they ailil that tlio
reason for thin quiet hoou will bo
disclosed.
Tlio I burn rivor, to tlio wont of
Wursiiw, Iiiih now become tlio Ysor of
tlio cast. On itH banks tlio Gcminiis
liavo been Huorifieing HiouniiihIh of
moil, ax tboy iliil in Hclgium on tlio
srr. Tun crossing which tlioy fore
oil nt Ktrat cost Iiiih now boon nulli
fied, according to dispatches from
lVlrogrnd, tlio ItuMMnnx having
ilrivru tlio invaders baok to tlio west
bank of tlio rivor.
llorlln Claims Victories
(tonnnn victories lit tlio cant woro
announced by tbo Merlin wnc office,
whoso statement was in direct con
trust with recent dispatches from
IVtrograd. It In assorted that Hus
siau eavnlry wbicb invaded oust
Prussia Iiiih been driven baok to a
point four miles from tlio bonier. In
Poland, according to tlio Merlin stnlo
incut, tbo Oormuii ailvaneu eonliniicH,
and it is said that Skicmiwcicc mln
Iowios wore captured nearly a week
Kflforriiig to tlio hiluutiou in tbo
west, tlio Gcnnuii wnr offieo con
linim tlio French statement of .venter,
day that tlio allien hud captured tbo
Heiglau town of St. Georges.
The tVoiieb official eoiuiuiiiiicatiou
assorts that further progress ban
been iiiiiiIo In Hclgium including the
captiiro of an important (luniiaii po
sition. Montenegrins Acllvn
Austria's defeat nt the bunds of
Sorviu apparently ban been followed
by rcnowed uotivily on tlio part of
tlio Montenegrins, wlniho troop have
euined tlio fighting to Austrian noil
in Jlorrcgovtun. mid nro now under'
taking n vigorous offensive movement.
Tlni Viennii war offieo slate that tlio
Montenegrin nlneks tliim far Imvo
been repulsed eimily.
"Russia's claim to n viotory over
tho Tuikn in tlio Caucasus Ik disputed
liv reortK wliioli roach Merlin from
CoiiHtantinoile, saying that tho Turks
huvo won 'another hiioocks,' and nro
pursuing tho retreating Russians, It
in ulsn hiiIiI at Constantinople that
nnothor Ilrilish attempt to laud troops
in Arabia fulled"
NO EM SESSION
- SAYS SPEAKER CLARK
WASHINGTON, Doc. flO, Spoakcr
Clark discussed tho IckIuIuUvo sltuu
tlon with I'roHldont Wilson today and
told htm ho uxpoctod tho administra
tion program would bo finished 'With
out an oxtra session ot congresa. Tho
speaker told tho prosldont tho rules
commlttoo plannod to 'bring In a spo
clul rulo for considering tlio proponed
constitutional nmonilment (or woman
biiffraRo on January 12 and ho ox
poctod a voto tho Bamo day.
SpouUcr Clark said ho had not dis
cussed with tho president rocont pub
llshod reports tll,lt no would ho
candidate for tho presidency In 10 10.
Ho dqclarod ho wns not n candidate
HOLD IN CHECK
GERMAN FORCES
AUTO CARS FORCE
10
IS
Tho Hoiithom Pacific will
on Huiidiiy next, Jnnuary U,
nlmnilon motor tiorvleo bo-
tweon (irnntu I'uhh and Ash r
bind an n roKiilt of auto car
competition over tbo Pacific
hlKliway. AkohI ItoHonhntim
conflniiH tbo itowa uiIiIIiik:
"Compotltlvo nutoi linvo
f forced us to abandon tho
iiervlco.
Fl
SLIGHT GAINS ON
I'AIUH, Dec, .10. Franco cliilnm
hIIkIk kmIiih near Nletiport In tbu of-
flrlitl announcement ulvcii nut by tho
war department (his afternoon. TIiIh
communication nlxo reclten other
imlnlH uloiiK tho lino wbero (lormaii
nttackn have been drhen back. Them
Iiiih been heavy bombnrdlnK at Ht.
(IrorKeH; In tho AUuu rcKton and on
tho belKhtN of tho Moiiko. Tho text
of tbo communication follews:
"In HelRluin wo bavo won a little'
territory In tho region of .N'leiiport,
opjionlto I'olderH and to tho north of
l.ombacrUydo. Tho enemy Htihjocted
Ht. (Sconced to n violent bombard
ment. This In tho position wo nro
puttliiK In n stnta of defense.
"Wo huvo captured a Cernian point
of support located to tho southeast of
Konnobeko on the road between llecc
laern and I'nschendnolo.
"From tho I.yn to tho Olso there Is
nothlui; to report.
"In ilia valley of tho Alsno and In
Cliniupacno tho enemy has manifest
ed another burst It activity which has
taken tho foriuod particularly If a
violent artillery fire, to which our
heavy artillery replied effectively.
"In tho ArRonno wo havo niado
MllKht progress In tho region of Four
Do VarlH.
"Iletwten tho ArRonno and tho
Mnsollo there has been cannonadluK
along all the front, but particularly
severo nloni; tho heights of tho Moiiso.
"In tbo Vosges tho enemy deliv
ered an attack against our positions
at I.a Teto do Faux; this wan re
pulsed, "In Upper Alsaco wo woro con
rolldatlng our positions. Our heavy
nrtlllery reduced to sllenco tho Her
man Howitzers which nro bombarding
upper ABpach."
PROBE TRANSFER OE
CHICAGO, Doc. 30. Details ot tho
transfer from Gorman to American
registry ot tho Hamburg-American
Hteuiushlp Ducla, Interned nt Port
Arthur, Texas, at tho outbreak ot tho
Kuropcan wnr, nro doslred by tho
government, according to word re
ceived by federal officials hero last
night from Washington,
Tho snlo of tho vessel and tho ap
plication for trnusfor woro executed
on Decoiubor 19 In Chicago before
United Stutcu CommlBSlonor Lowla F,
Mason,
Tho department of Justtco nt Wash
ington Instructed II. G. Clabnugh,
chief ot tho local bureau, to conduct
tho Investigation.
ACCUSE PLATT ADAMS
OF
NHW YOIUC, Doc. 30. Tho Now
York lSvoning Mall publishes today
two affidavits which chargo that
l'latt Adams, champion nmatuor ath
loto and all round Jumpor, has
lilodgod and received monoy for so mo
ot his prizes won at amateur moots.
Uundor tho rules of tho Amatour Ath
lotto Union this, If truo, would
cluuiRo Adams' Btutuij to that ot a
professional,
RENCH
CLAIM
BELGIAN
FRONT
RECEIVING
medford,
BRITISH CABINET
ACTSON PROTEST
FROM AMERICA
Cabinet Mccllnn of Ministers to Con
sider Objections Filed by President
Wilson Against Scorch of American
Ships Mutual Good Will Expected
to Brlnii Amicable Adjustment.
LONDON, Dee. no, 1:20 p. u.
Foreign Kecreturv Orev returned to
London from the country today. I ItH
coming- waH louowcii in me aiienioou
by n meeting of the cabinet, at which,
before n full minder of his majesty'
iniuisterH, there wiih iliheusseil the
prolcht of the United Stilton govern-
meiit cuiieeruing the restrictions on
American commerce.
The note of tho American govern
ment him jtmt reached the Mritinh
government and U likely to oceuuy
the attention of the ministry for a
considerable time. In tbo meantime,
it jk understood that Walter II. I'agc,
the American ninbnxndor, will be in
vited to go over the entire (pie&tiou
with Foreign Secretary flrey.
Iteicnnlel ns linportnnt
The WuhhiiiKtoii eominiiuiention In
the Mrilisb government holds tho. firnl
place, not only in the new and edi
torial columns of tho newspapers, but
wherever the war mid itH attendant
rnmificutioiiK are ilisctiKxoil. It is
contended everywhere that mutual
good will Hitrcly bridge this difficulty
und obviate further irritation.
''We have no right to feel ag
grieved beenuxo of the American en-
dcuvorx to uiitigutc the Idhsch which
the war inflicts on the merebantR nnd
iiiauufaeturerri of that country,"
Hays tho WVjitminiiter Gazette. Thin
new simper, more tliim nuv other, re-
fleets tho views of tbo government. It
contends that it is to the interest of
neutials as well as hclligccmtH to
tdinrtcn tho war, nnd that therefore
neutrals should submit to nnv reas
onable restrictions which are likely to
Imvo this effect.
"Why doesn't the ITnited Slates nil
dress its remoustrnnco to flennnny
nnd Austria instead of Great Mrit
aint" asks the Westminster Garotte,
nnd unsworn its own (piestion by ex
plaining that command of the nen
permits IVnnee nnd Great Mritnin
nlone to exeiviso the right of Bcarch-
ing and detaining; neutral ships.
Itlgbt of Search
Stating- that tbo right of search is
conceded in tho Anierienn note, the
Westminster Gazette admits that this
right should bo exercised with all pos
sible regard (o tho convenience of
neutrals.
It suggests that it would bo well for
the Hntiidi government to supply
daily to tho Anierienn ninbnssnilor n
list of ships stopped, with a state
ment of the reasons therefor, so that
questions arising in this connection
might bo mljustod at once. Similar
information might bo given to Ameri
can newspaper correspondents in
London. The Westminster Garotte
says it feels sure that instructions
will bo given to nvoid detention of
ships on mere suspicion, and that if
such seat'clies ns can bo conducted at
sen fail to reveal ood ground for
forcible detention such notion will not
ho resorted to.
To prevent Great Mritnin from
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SALMn, jruss., Dee. IH). Complying-
with recommendations nuulp by
tho district attorney of Multnomah
county, Gofornor Oswald West today
revoked n parole granted to J, C. La
franco, convicted in that county of
defrauding insurance companies, by
having his wifo oolleot n death bene
fit on his insuraneo policy,
"I merely followed tho recommen
dations of tho parolo board in grant
ing a parole," said tho governor, in
commenting on the ease, "and did not
probo into particulars of it. Today
District Attorney Evans ndvised mo
that ho was gathering evidence look
ing to further chnrges against La
franee," Lafrnuco bus novor divulg
ed whero ho obtuined tho body for
which n death certificate was obtain
ed in his name, nun now charges, it
is said, will bo fouudod cm this.
I
REVOKES
A FRANCE PAROLE
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ORisaoy, Wednesday,
WHEAT PRICES SOAR
TO $1.33 PER BUSHEL
AT PORTLAND TODAY
I'OIITLAN'D, Ore, Dec. 30.
Wheat prices continued on
their record-breaking upward 4
trend on the Portland )'
' cliungo today. Fivo thousand 4
bushels of February blucstem
$ sold at 11.33 per bushol, an
8- ndvnnca of one cent ovor prov-
' Ions salon. Fivo thounand e
bushels of March club changed
hands at Si. 32 Vi.
SHIP PURCHASING
BILL FAVORED BY
WASHINGTON, Dee: :)(). Urging
in strong tonus passage of the ad
ministration ship purchase bill, Sena
tor Fletcher today for tho majority
of the commerce committee, presented
a report on the measure to tbo senate.
Incoqmrutcd was n letter from Sec
retary Itcdfield. Mr. Hcdfield wrete:
"We havo paid since September 3
our whole flonting indebtedness
abroad, in goods, nnd it looks as if
December nlone, even with cotton
moving slowly, would show u favor
able balance on merchandise transac
tions of $100,000,000."
The report, after describing haz
ards and difficulties of transporting
American commerce since the wur be
gan, declares:
"We have beenjonlcnt hitherto to
subserve the interests of Kuroouii
stockholders in ships under foreign
flags. Wo now sec clearly that tbo
fortunes of wnr or the naval interests
of u belligerent may at any time stop
our transportation movement entire
ly." Describing the ubouudnnt crops of
tho United States nnd the demand
from Kuropo for American product,
tho report declares: "Wo nil nro but
helpless in the fneo of the largest op
portunity wo havo ever known."
prosperityTeeo
l'HOKNIX, Aric, Dee. no. Tho
Valley bank, largest in Arizona,
which was closed in November, will bo
opened tomorrow with n new set of
officers and directors, headed by S.
K. Mills of Miami, C. K. Mooro of
Phoenix and Dr. L, I). Iticketts of
Douglas. Tho bank had thousands
of depositors; none lost n penny, and
in oolebrution of tho leopening they
will give n parade Saturday, followed
by a "prosperity dinner."
The state bank examiner took
charge of the Valley bank after n ruu
which tho institution was found to bo
unable to withstand on nceouut of
having what was said to bo u large
amount of "slow assets." It hud n
deposit nceouut of $2,22r,000, but
thorn was less than .fHOOOO on hand
at tho timo it closed, according to
statements at tho time.
In the reorganization just effected,
many of tho larger depositors ac
cepted stock, and tho bank, it was
stated today, would resume, business
with more than $700,000 in oush and
currency in its vaults.
ARREST FOR ROBBERY
MINGllAM, Utah, Dee. 00. Four
men and four women nrq under nrrest
as suspected accomplices of Mert
lloaton, who held up tho Miugham
Stato bank yestorday nnd was cap
tured soon afterward with all of tho
$10,102 ho took from tho bank still
in bis possession, Hcnton, who says
ho came hero from Joplin, Mo., says
ho does not know any of tho eight
suspected persons, all of whom, ex
cept two of the men are residents of
Biughniu.
ENAECOMMITIEE
BANK
FOUR MEN UNDER
December so, iom
SAYS AMERICA
CAN END M
IN NINETY DAYS
Congressman Vollmcr Declares Re
fusal to Ship Supplies Would Stop
Conflict Says Germans Cannot
Lose, and America Is Partlcepes
Crlmlnes, Acting for the Allies.
WASHINGTON, Dee. HO. How the
United States could end the Kuropcnn
war in 00 dnys by cutting off tho
export of war supplies nnd bow some
iluy the "issue" between this country
und Japan must be "tried out in the
Pacific," were described today by
Representative Vollmcr of Iowa to
the bouse foreign relations commit
tee. With Representative Mnrtholdt
he indorsed n joint resolution to em
power the president to prohibit ex
ports of war supplies.
"There is only one nation whose
lines of national interest nrc hope
lessly opposed lo ours. It don't hesi
tnte to predict Hint Japan proposes
to hold not only Kino Chow, but the
islands of tho Pacific which she has
seized. Some day this issue must be
tried out in the Pacific, nnd it may
be to tho interest of this country to
have n powerful friend nt her side."
GcrrruuiK Cnn't Loo
Representative Vollmcr emphatic
ally declared :
"Germany cannot be beaten in this
war. Her people arc united and de
termined to fight to tho Inst drop of
blood. If this wnr continues it will
go on nnd on until nil tho world is
dragged down to bankruptcy."
"Do you think the German govern
ment expects us seriously to pass
such n resolution as this?" nsked
Cbainnnn Flood.
"I believe, nnd persons who hnvc
been in Germany sny," replied Voll
mcr, "that tbo Germans look with
grave displeasure on shipments of
arms to tho nllics."
Representative Mnrtholdt told tho
committee that by "dollar neutral
ity" the United Stales was nlicnnting
tho friendship of Germnny and Aus
tria. "The alliance of Grcnt Mritain with
Japan is not a good omen for our
futuro in tbo Pacific. Wo nro now
selling our neutrality for British
gold," ho said.
JPartlcepc!. Crlmlnls
"Is it your contention that while
technically ncutrnl, wo nro really one
of tho allies, supplying the bullets for
tho others?" nsked Representative
Cooper.
"I believo wo nro pnrtioepes crim
inis," said Representative Martbold,
"in tho maiming nnd killing of men,
tho making of widows nnd orphnus
nnd tho prolongation of tho war."
Reprcscnfntivo Martholdt declared
shipments of wnr munitions since tho
wnr began nggregntcd $150,000,000.
"I nm convinced," ho said in con
clusion, "that by cutting off tho ex
portation of tho war supplies wo can
bring tho war to n close very soon.
And tho cutting off of just ono month
of wnr would mean more to uso thnn
all tho profits that the manufacturers
of wnr supplies."
MEAT SHIPMENTS
10
. CHICAGO, Doc. 30. Shipment of
all food supplies bundled by Chicago
packers to Kuropo litis ceased com
pletely In tho Inst stx wcoks becauso
of tho ecUuro ot moat cargoes by
Croat Britain.
This statement wub made today by
Alfred Urlon, attornoy for tho pack
ers, who aro snld to bo behind tho
stato department's presont contro
versy with tho llrttlsh government on
tho subject.
"When tho first solzuro was made
six weeks ago wo thought that it
might bo an error, but tho contin
uance of this practice provod that wol
wero in error ami wo uvo ooon
pressing the stato department for as
sistance," said Mr. Urlon. "Mean-
bllo our commorco with Kuropo has
boon drlvon from tho seas and no re
vival seems probable until satisfac
tory assurances aro received from
Lond.on."
EUROPE
CEASE AMERICAN
ur nuoDHiiu iu uci QMfMj MOnrHQT
v i uuu lii l inuunnnuLf
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.,
Dec. 30, According to tho
police Nettie Salines, 32 years
of age, who has been token
Into custody, confessed today
that she caused the death of
her husband, Alexander Sal-
Ines, by putting poison in his 4
4 food December 20, to collect 4
4 Insurance of S 1000 previously 4
taken out. Tho woman ' was
4 held without ball to await
4 action of the grand jury. 4
TRAIN BANDITS
LOOT PULLMANS
NEAR CLINE, TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 30.
Two masked men boarded the west
bound Sunset express near Clinc,
Tex., early today, robbed the drowsy
jMisscngcrs in the two rear sleepers
nt tho point of revolvers, signalled
the train to stop, dropped off and es
caped. ' Tho precise amount of loot
the robbers got is not known, but it
is believed to be considerable, as sev
eral of the passengers carried largo
amounts of money and valuable jew
elry. The robbers climbed on the train as
it was leaving Cline. The porter was
made to go ahead nnd awaken the
passengers. As the truin ncareu
Sofford, Tcr., one of the robbers
pulled the bell cord nnd the train
stopped. Moth men jumped off and
disnpienrcd before the astounded
porter could warn others of the train
crew.
Officers aboard the train quickly
organized n osso nnd started in pur
suit. The country through which the
robbers fled is rough, nnd becauso of
the difficulties in tho wny of their
flight it was believed they would bo
captured.
T
Ti
MERLIN, via Sayville, L. I., Dec.
:iQ. Among the items issued by the
Official News Mnreau today nro tho
follewing:
"Constantinople reports nnother
Turkish success on the river kura, in
the Caucasus. The Turks took many
prisoners, several guns und other wnr
material.
"Turkish headquarters reports that
tho pursuit of the Russian army in
the Cauensus is progressing. It nlso
reports that the British renewed their
attempt to land troops at Akabah,
Arabia, but failed.
"Rome reports that tho Jnpaneso
ambassador there has stated that tho
rumors of an intended intervention by
Japan in the Kuropcnn war theater
nro unfoundod."
AGAIN DETAINED
WASHINGTON, Doc. 30. teton
tlon by Drltlsh authorities ot tho
Swedish stoamor (Now Swodon, carry
lng 730 tons of American coppor for
Stockholm, at Newcastle on Decern-
per 28, and ot tho Norwegian steam
or Sorland, carrying GOO tons for tho
samo port on Decomber 28, at Lelth
was reported today to tho stuto de
partment by tho American Smelting
and Refining company.
Tho company has advised tho stato
dopartmont It has boon unable to got
advlcos ot tho disposal of tho ship
ments, Tho department bad made
Inquiries of Great Drltaln.
Tho Now Sweden sailed from Now
York Decomber 16 for Gothenburg
via Klrkwoll and tho Sorland sailed
from Now York on November 27 for
tho Bama place.
URKEY
REPORTS
ORYOVERC
ZAR
NO. 240
SCHOOL LEVIES
$25.7 TAXES
Tomorrow County Court Hears Pro
tests Over Tentative Mutt AM
Items Show Material Dcctmm Ex
cept General Sense) Fwiri, WMeh
Is Increased $49,271.
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The county court will meet fa open
session nil day tomorrow, December
HI, to hear protests against ike pro
posed levy, which provided as fol
lows :
Mills.
School nnd library ,..'' -,.- 3.0
High school ,..., .4
Pacific highway interest fund .8
Genornl road -. - , ' 2.2
general fund u.l
Stato fund 2.7
Total . 14.0
These will yiold nn estimated Tev
cnuo of $502,850, divided as follews:
Pacific highwny interest-
fund . .- $ 10,000
General county road fund- 70,200
County school fund - 10f),000
High school fund 14,500
School library fund 750
State tax - . . 07,278
General county fund (which
includes redemption of
warrants) . 187,122
Totnl lo raise
$502,800
CeittfMwiaea of Levle
A comparison of the, proposed le?y
with that of last year shows material
reductions in all but the school fwd,
ns follews:
Stato tax, 1913 $144,34.
Stato tax, 1014 87,27
General fnnd,,iiirre4p-'r
tion, 1013
20M61
General fund And
redeeip-
tion, 1014 . ,
187,122
Gcnernl school, 1013.
General school, 1011
Special school, 1913
Special school, 1914
General road, 1913.
70,070
120,268
175,84
152,51
112,072
98,26
General road, 1914.
The general school levy shows nA
increase of $49,271 and the speetal
levy a decrease of $23,304, a net in
crcaoo in school tnses of $25,007.11
other funds show material decresses,
even the road fund, which includes
interest on road bonds.
CoatroTemjr Expected
It is expected thnt n controversy
will nriso over this school levy, which
provides $15 for each pupil of school
ago ns against $8 for each oupil i'h
previous years. Tho levy was ilied
nt llio request ow County Superin
tendent J. Percy Wells and tho coun
ty board of education, which last
spring promised the court that if the
general school levy was increased th
district sohool levy would bo corre
spondingly decreased. While soma
of tho districts have reduced their
special levies, in accordance with this
agreement, others have paid no at
tention to it, nnd cither increased tho
levy or let it remain unchanged.
Superintendent Wells 1ms written
to all school officers in tho county
requesting that thoy appear before
tho court to support tho inorensed
levy. In his circular lettor ho states
that thirty-nine districts havo re
duced levies, nineteen hnvo increased
them and eighteen districts havo left
tho levy unchanged. Tho sum of $15
per pupil is greater than that paid in
any of tho Oregon counties.
Failed to lleduce Levies
Among tho larger districts which
have fnilcd to reduoo their levy aro
(Continued on Last Faice.)
ALL" INTERESTED IN
WASHINGTON, Dec, 30. Adroi
istration officials and all official and
diplomatic Washington were deeply
interested today in rending London'
views of tho American note, but titer
wero no actual developments in th
situation. Some of the neutral dip
lomats hero have been supplied witM r
nn official memorandum siwuaaruUnt;
tho contents of the puper, nnd Sir '
Cecil Sprague-Rioe, the Britih mm
basiudor, lias reeoived u. oopy.', It
was stated offliIIv, however, that,
it would not be pwbltijted tare,
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