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The Weather
Mux. yesterday no
Min. today liH
Predictions
I'rcdh lion Threatening.
fliii Fourteenth Tear.
fJrty-nlntu Ter.
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BY DEFAULT
4.
Hew Note Said to Be More Concilia
tory in Tone. Sent to Berlin Re
qardina Extradition of War Crim
inals Germany Stands Toacther
On Refusal to Deliver Citizens
Wanted "A Physical Imiiossiliil
ty" Is Claim.
PA1US, Eel). 5. What amounted
lo virtually a new note was sent to
Berlin by tlie allies to be prorentod
to tho Germaii government with the
list of persons accused of war
crimes, besides tho original ctveriu!
letter drawn up to accompany the
1M.
The suggestion has been made in
olllclal circles here that if the Gor
uaiit resist surrender of the accused
til, latter may he tried by default.
K h pointed (,ut that while nio:;t of ;
Item would never undergo the p?n.tl- j
t Imposed by the court, it would
icipisslble for them to leave (iermaiiy j
erccpt fur neutral countries.
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I fOMITt.X. !., ivi,. r,
I The Chinese -c,k at the (,.
I ton ran. !,, near here, pattered
sU-cplly dowu.-tairs to his
kitchen this mornim.- ,i:,u ...
to start hreak-ast Then ho
emitted a weird Chinese ejacu- :
laiion and scum,.,! hack up-
Stairs to call his employers. He
had been slartled by the uu-l ...
that when lie tried i,.- turn on
the electric light. t,0 fixture .j,
was gone. s ). gruped to the
familiar sink anil that was
gone; then he tried ,he ,.ou(. .,
stove and that was gone.
Investigaiion showed that
luirglars with a taste for tbi.r-
it ounnn.-ss nail '.tolen t-verylhing
j in the lower part of the house.
I while its inmates slumbered
I above. The furniture, electric
I light fixtures, bathtub anil other
! plumbing and bureaus filled
with wearing apparel were all
gone. Automobile truck tracks 't
were discovered. The sheriff
sent men to follow the tracks.
STRIKERS ON
SI. PAUL MAKE
NO HEADWAY
LONDON, Feb. B. Lord llirk;n
loail. tho lord high chancellor, avl
Sir Gordon llewart, the atiornoy ger.
H,d. left LontlCii for Paris thU afler
icon. Their departure followeil a
obinet council at which th-j German
if.ltuJo in the extradition issue w.,s
4!scus3el and at which tho lord high
chancellor and the attorney general
isre called for (onsultntuvn
BERLIN, Wednesday
WASHINGTON, Pel,, r,. Various
intimations and reports that Presi
dent Wilson might have known in
;-bruary 4.! advance of the contents of Viscount
-At (he conclusion of tonigh.V. ca hi
nt session a member of tho govern
ment Informed the correspondent cf
Jilt Associated Press that thr tnlniti-
ttrs were unanimous In drvl.mng
that surrender of the men demanded
it tho allies In the unofficial or any
Kher extradition list an utter pliysi
n! Impossibility.
Grey's recent letter on the status of
the peace treaty were met by adminis
tration officials today with the state
ment that while they did not care to
assume the position of denying them,
there was no foundation in fact for
such conclusions. There were indi
cations that the government here
ralher was Inclined to feel that the
president should have been advised
LONDON, Eel). 5. The Gorman f viscount (Irev's expressions before
ablnet has decided to send aiiGlher! thev were published.
Bteto tho allies calling nttentlou to! white House officials said that the
lie latal consequences which would president all during his illness lias
i been receiving communicatii.lis In
writing and that diplomats were not
prevented from intercourse with him
although it might not be a personal
one.
Secretary Lansing said published
reports that the American govern
ment had sent a letter of protest to
the llritish government regarding the
Grey letter were without the slightest
foundation, lie added that ho had
not even discussed the matter with
White House officials.
Jaiue upon extradition or tho i.er
luna rlpm.mdcd for trial bv the ul-
( (or war crimes, according to a
; jWin dispatch to tho Exchange
JWegraph.
PARIS, Feb. 5. Rotations between
le silled powers and Germany seem
jubave arrived at a crisis as a re-
nltotthe refusal of Baron von Lers
r, head of the Germun delegation
We, to forward to Berlin the names
3il Germans whose extradition is do-
JMnded by tho entente. This incident
Wrently finds an echo In tho atti
"ie of the Berlin cabinet, which is
ported In London dispatches to have
"Pressed, through Oustav Noske,
sWilerof defense, seeming defiance
w the powers. Baron von Lersner
for the German capital last night
ihe list of Germans accused of vio.
-Hons of tho laws of war whose ar
mament is contemplated hy the al-
ral be sent to Berlin direct by
council of ambassadors. It is
Mated out here that measures in
to compel Germany to carry
"tine extradition clauses of the Ver-
Ies treaty will he adopted, .-hut
ifre is no Intimation as to their na-itre.
London advices state Sir Auckland
"te. minister of national service
i"! reconstruction In the British cabi-
declared In an address at Andover
""day that Holland might be re
jWred to put former Emperor Wil-
m somo island out of Kurope.
WUk government is not known.
,' B iust 100 vcurs since tbc
'ft House suw itn first weddiii"
't of'tkrt .1 1.. ,.C 1ci,lnf
T"oe.
THE DALLAS, Ore., Feb. 5.
"Place the proposed mid-Columbia
bridge where one span will reach
across the river," is the slogan adopt
ed today by The Dalles Chamber of
Commerce in their right to obtain the
construction of an Inter-state bridge
over the Columbia river at the nar
rows near Senfert, where the Colum
bia passes through a chasm les:
L'lit) feet wide.
than
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MTA'li'O CITY. Feb
dolmen, former champion henvv
weicht oucili-t of tin- woild. -ail
vc-tenlav be would arrive in Ne
York I In- first week in March. I .
declared lie was confident he could
difficulties Willi ine
linnet attorncv at Clibii'-'o
,iht chaMene ,liic
ent hciivvwciiilit cham-
nrrungc
Stales
so tli.it
Dcuipsev
tilotl.
lie
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aiI'Al)KI.'iUA. Feb. 5. Tw
Haitv aeciili-nU nnd itnlicil-
traffic in ,,n ,lir,.eti,,,is is the
f Hie most severe snow anil
.""a lids vicinity 'iu several
N'TIC em N. J.. Feb. 5.-
7est stonr, tide in Hie liis
' "us r,,Mlrt wrecked Dart of
"lsea , , . i,.
M. '""O WHIN Itllll IM'.,,,'
fulnor and Jlnnrntc City
" duriiii: the niirlit. Ocean
..i. i- wee il Id I"
cm, hum- -
.,.,, ;l ,.,,, Ibat i; r .,,.. .
ii. i i,. i ,, the bo;,rn .ns.
oliilielleo to ' ""
Railroad Officials Exncct Electric
Service Will Be Resumed Tonitiht
Railroad Administrator Hines
Orders Men Back to Work bv To
morrow Morninn Waoe Question
May Be Left to Government
SKA TTI.K. Feb.' 5 (MTicials of
t In Chicago, Milwaukee & St. l'niil
railroad are rapidly replacing the
strikers and arc planning to resume
full elect rie freight nnd passenger
service tomorrow between - liurlow
tiin. Mont., and Averv. Idaho, ac
cording to a statement issued tit the
office of II. H. Farling, vice presi-
tne iiasseiicer Irains iiinv lie oticr
ated over the line toniiiht. it was
said. Men at present in the oom
Piinv's cmiilov are being senl lo re
place the strikers and to man the
substations.
PERM BANKS
PLAN rS TOM IN YARD
!
LIS! BONDS AT
IYiNG PIE
ni'TTl). M'out.. Feb. 5. With the
exception of (rain No. 17. which is
beiic' dotourod over the Northern
Pacific lines del ween Lombard on the
east and Deer Lodge on the wesl, nil
.Milwaukee passttnger trains were op
crated tmlav bv steam over Milwau
kee lines. Trains were running ap
proximalclv two hours behind sidled
ule. It was announced Unit steaci
Irains tool; (wo hours longer to cov
er the electrified stretch than tho
electric trains. Twcnlv-I'ive shop
men of I leer LoiIl'c, who struck
Monday morning for hack bonus
hour pay and representatives of the
1U0 electricians employed at substa
tions hot ween llai-lowton, Mont., nnd
Avery, Idnlio, who started a sympa
thetic strike yesterday morning with
the shopmen, mot in conference to
day at I r LodsdfOwilh Mayor Frank
Conlcv of that., town. Orders wore
received InM evcninir hy the striking
shopmen and electricians from Di
rector Walker 1). Iliiies of Ihc I'nilcd
Slides railroad administration lo re
turn to work hy lotnorrow morning.
(Iliierwi-c the order said the own
would lose cerlnin working privi
leges. t Was reported here today
that there was a likelihood that the
men would return lo work pending
a decision bv the I'nileil Slates rail
road ailuiinistrution on their de
mand. The railroad shop men who struck
were on the night shift nnd contend
ed llial Ihcv should be paid for nine
hours while working eight on night
work. This culijeet has been sub
mitlcil to the United States railroad
administration but nothing definite
had been decided when the strike
took place. The dav shopmen struck
in sympathy with the night shifts. It
was announced that freight service
on the M'lwnukec was moving close
to normal cast of llarlowton nn.l
west of Averv. It was hoped to se
cure additional eouiiunent if needed
within a couple of dnvs.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. B. Dr.
F. F. Abbott left his automobile at
the curb in front of his office early
today. Two -would-be thieves came
along and tried to drive away, but
the electrical system got short circuit
ed with the horn wires, and tho horn
started, while the car did not.
The prolonged "toot" attracted pe
destrians who did not know that the
nun In tho car were Interlopers. Tho
pedestrians gave advice and the men
grew nervous. Then Dr. Abbott heard
the familiar sound, looked out and
came out. and the men took to1 their
heels. The doctor cut the horn wires,
stopped the noise, and telephoned his
report to the police.
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ASI 1 iN : 1 ' N". I'V
along the .tl.,iili-
il.rn New hm:.an
were -now'bound t"'' iv "
the wor-t -now Mo rni ot
The a- accoa,,,!!
.,,! ,, L-, wind. M"dci.
I t
,-Statc-ir,l
from
Yit .
rc.-alt id
in- winter.
.I hv --leet
111
,;,,- (lit- ui'O-aui-' 'la
had turned K 1"." laai.
CHICAGO, Feb. a James Vaughn,
the big southpaw pitcher of the Chi
cago Nationals, yesterday signed a
ronM-act for 19:111. Dode Puskert,
outfielder, also figncd his ccatract.
Vauuhn will leave Chicago Thursday
for Hot Springs, where he will be
loined by Grover Alexander and
G.-orge Tyler, pitchers, and Catcher
Bill ill i for. The iiiartetlc will Join
the other Cutis at ansas uy on rt
ruary :' when the club will
route to Pasadena, Cal.
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DF.NYF.It. Colo.. Fob. :..
Orvillo Harrington, II, skilled
worker in the 1'i-nver mint, was
arrested here early today hy
secret service operators on u
I charge of having rnhhed the
S mint of gold bars "to the value
-I of ? 100,000. Harrington, the i.f-
ficcrs reported, was trapped as
S he was carrying away a liar of
i tho metal. They said he co'a-
fessed and led them to his home
! where the bars were found
! buried about the yard and hid
J den in various places. It. was
reported that all the stolen gold
was recovered.
J Harrington, according to the
officers, M-arried the liars out of
the mint concealed in a hollow
falso limb which he wore. Itc
! cause of the unusual means
taken to get I ho gold out of
1 tilt mint, tho officers were un
i able lo locate tin' source of the
thefts for several days. 1 ! a l
! rington was taken in In custody
h as ho was 'coming off shifl, a
! search of his person disclosing a
$I.J0il bar of go-Id bidden In thu
( false leg.
4.4.4.4. 4.4.4. 44-4-
1 ; Nat alia! Hanks Can Carrv Liiiertv
A Bonds in List of Assets at Price
j Purrhased Accordinu to Riilina bv
j Comiitrollcr of Currency J. Skel
, ! ton Williams.
l'OUTLAND Ore. F-li. 5. Hugo
Turner, an nlicn 'Jil years old. who
has served two terms in San Oucu
tin pcnitcnti.-irv, California, accord
ing to the police, va convicti'd bv a
jury in the court of Circuit .ludge
Morrow loday id' receiviutr stolen
properly, lie w ill be sentenced jMim
dav.
Turner was siispeoled of robbing
n jewelry store here of 'J.S wnloli.es.
nine of vji:eh were found on his per
son when he was arrested a few
dnvs after Ihc robbery. November
27. 1!1!I. in Sdnttle. Turner's first
explanation was that, lie was n col
lector of watches and had picked
tlietn up of various towns nlotig his
route in eoniitig lo Seattle from the
cast. When Ihcv were identified he
hunged his slorv, asserting Iu
bought Ibeui in I'ortluud.
WASHINGTON. Feb. .-1. National
bank- will be permit I cd lo carry Lib
erty bonds 111 their lisl of a-.ets at
Hie price at which ihev ill ceiiased
Iheni and not at the prevailing mar
ket , mutations, iiinler a ruling lodav
bv .lolill Skeholl Williams, eouip
tioller of the ciirroiicv. Mr. Wdliauis
eonl iimi'i!, however, thai Ihc ruling
ivih "lor Ihc pic-.eiit" ami uiigh't not
lie peiiuatii-nt .
Mr. Williams' ruling wa- coulaiued
in instructions to ual onal baulc ex
plained that if a bank bad purchase.!
$lllll bond al .II7 and sub-eoiientlv
tlie niai-kel (initiation for ilmi issue
was ll.'i the bunk would not huve to
absorb the loss in listing its nssels.
"'fhere is no cause for nuxiely be
cause of Ihc recent decline in murkcl
value of Liberty bonds," Mi-. Williams
s,i:d.
"Tin prescnl price is no re! lection
upon their inl rin--je value and relia
bility but ihc lower Mitiilulions olfer
invostors extraordiuarv opttort unit v
to obtain Die best security in Ihc
world at erv attraclivc figures."
The ( mil- dler added that Ihc in
come of the American people was
ill excess of oi-ditiiirv living expenses
and as a result a siirpluls inveslable
income had been accumulated. lie
said thai with an estimated utiuutil
iiieoii f sill. nun. lino. lino Hi,, Amer
ican people soon would nli--orh nil
available national securities with Ihc
result thai higher pi-Ices for 'them
would prevail.
MOVIE ACTOR FALLS 10
DEAIH FROM AIRPLANE
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IC-
MS AN(iKl.i:S. l-'ili.
Kjirl Iturm'ss, a dm it ion n:-'l nr1
:utnr w us instil Tit Iv killctl nt
Hi'verlv Hills ln-n- Unhw u hen
he t.-ll 7tMI li-ct from mi :iir
pliiiu1 in whit-li hv ni-rform-in
-j: in the mnkinir of m 'iiikm1v.
Kurt'sss w;i flvin with
Lieut cnti nt Wnltcr Hawkins,
iivtntor who i rt'conl
ni'ViT liMvinir met with an
ridenf. Tin- artor was lo e
oil' a (in m in v from t lie ilani.
Inil in sonic manni'i- in atliMiil -in-
this lir IVII liims.'lf. Tln--nmt'ia
mini anil liirt'dor
llmituht I Iu f:tlliiitr ImmIv was
tln ilunniiv ami i-onliiiucil iho
Joi;railiim;. Tlir dnl not ilis
I'ovcr tlii'ir mitaki' until Ihcv
Wi'Tlt to IVtlHiVC lilt' SlllMMIM'll
iltinmiv from some ti-h'ihonc
wiivs ulirri' it li;til tililitt'il, ami
tUsiMivi'i'cil thai it wjis Uui'licss'
IhhIv.
LA. PATROL
KING TIRO - SORE OVER
THE LEEDS MARRIAGE
CJKNKVA. Kel.. U, -Ffirmt-r KinK
Constantino of (Jrcocn Iimk brolion (-'ff
i nlations with his molhor, Quron
.Mot Jut Ola, and hiH lirnt lier, lrf nc
Christoplnjr, owin;; lo Dm inarriaKo of
tho latli-r Lo Mrs. V. It. .LwmIh lant
Sunday, it is report cd here. KIiik Con
Htantiue is said still to have dreaiUH
i of roturniim to Athena.
SEEK CROWN OF HUNGARY
I f ' j ' '
IirnAPKST KiiIftrHhip of the
new Htatc of II unwary Ik the j;oal of
these ineiuhers of royalty. They are,
left to rifcht fa hove), fi.Tincr !C:ri ji?r i r
C'harleH of Anstriu-lliniKary and
Carol, crown prince of Ku mania .
(below) the Make of Abruzzi. and the
luke of To'k. j
VIENNA, Wednesday. Feb.
There is no doui.t, aecordfntc to n"w;-
paperH here, that the natitaal ar.
semhly at Its inertint; to be held
March 1, will declare 'itself in favor
of a monanhy in Hungary.
Then: are five pretenders to the
throne. 'i'hey an; I'rim-o IouIk
Windiseh-Cratz. who h supporled by
Premier llurar and several nieni
hers of t In; Kredcrlr h government ;
former Kmpror Charlcn win.1 never
alnlii-aied u.h kiim of Hun miry and
who Is suportid by a party which
rallH itself the "h-nitimist"; Count
Andrnssy, who Is ureed by Admiral
Hnrlhy, head of the new Hungarian
army, and II iiiu;arian delecateH to tint
peace conference; Archduke .loMeph,
the clerieal candfdate and Prince
Cyril of P.alKaria. win.' if chosen will,
it is raid, marry one of ArchdnkfJ
.losepU's daughters.
AND KILLS II
US A.VCMCLKS, Cal., Feb. f..
Charles Iteilly, one of two men
shot dt.'wn last nlnht by Patrolman II.
Harlow, who approhend(;d them
in tho act of lyirnlary, diiul at the re
ceiving hoHpUal early iuilay.
His companion who Huld his name
was lluy Lawrence, was removed to
the county hospital this morning
where surgeons worn to operate im
mediately in nn effort to save his
life.
Beforo Kellly died, he told tho po
lice tho affair that ended iu his donih
was tho first crime he ever attempted.
LOS ANCiKLFS, Cal., Feb. r..
Two men were seriously wounded and
according to surgeons fnay dio early
this morning when Palrolmen II. L.
Harlow attempted to arrest them for
rohhory. They nave tho names of
Itay Lawrence and C. Kyan.
The two men wore raiiKhUln Ihe
net of loading Ktolen inerchanillso
from a Htcre on South Hroadway into
an automoli)e shortly before II o'clck
this morning whllo tho officer litd
den In shadows across the. street,
watched them work, Sam Iti.uto, a
soldier, came along, and the men
covorod him with revolvers and forced
him into the store where they had
been at work. Then Harlow ran to
the spot and the shooting followed.
When Harlow ran across tho street
nnd jumped on the running board of
tho taxicah that tho men were using,
one of tho men tried to shoot him
with a 45 caliber revolver that was
subsequently found in the car. Thu
officer knocked up tho gun barrel
and shot the man through thu chest.
The other bandit, who was driving,
renchod for a revolver that was lying
In the seat beside him. As ho did so,
Harlow shot him through tho abdo
men. .
Hy this time the careening car,
running without guidance, had come
abreast of the cily hall, about half
a block from where the affray started,
and Patrolman L. P. Taylor, who had
hurried toward tho firing, ran out
and holped (Harlow stop it. The
ambulance was summoned, and the
two wounded men taken to tho emer
gency hospital. Surgeons said both
men were mortally wounded.
In the laxlcab, which was Identi
fied as having been stolen from a
local company earlier in the night,
tho police found fit) silk shirts and
144 neckties, valued at about $400,
which had been stolen from the storo,
beforo which Harlow tri saw the
men.
Tho entire affair was witnessed hy
0, S. CITIZEN
IS ABDUCTED
BY BANS
Joseph A. Askew Latest Victim of
Mexican Bandit Depredations
State Department Asks for His
Release Were It Not for Ameri
can Troops Residence in Bin Bend
District in Texas Would Be Impossible.
WASlll.NCTON. 1-V1,. r,. Abduc
tion ot .loflfpli A. Ar.ktnv, an Amm'l
enn citizen durum n raid by Jlo.vioan
bandits on tho pUmtutioii of tlio Tla
hualilo i-uinpany niar Lcrdo, iu thu
utatu ol' , Miranno, was ropcrled today
lo iliu statu dupartmont.
Tim Anuu-U'itu embassy ut Mexico
City has presented lo the Mo.xtcttn
torelKn oft'ieo an urgent request that
steps be taken to effect Askew'B re
lease. '
KL I'AhO, Tex., l-'ob. r. Wore It
not' for the protection atft'rdotl by
I'nilod States troops, .Mexican raiders
would niako tho existence, of resi
dents of thu 111b Hend district impos
sible, American customs officials to
day told the senate sub-committee in
vostliiatlnu; .Mexican affairs.
tirovor Weeb, customs Inspnctor at
I'residlo, Texaij, and ('roed Taylor,
inspector at Mnrfa, Texas, at-rcod in
their statements that life there new
is unsafe and corroborativo testimony
was Klven by C. I). Wood, a wax
manufacturer of Marfa.
DOlKil.AS, Ariz.., Vch. 5. Expect
ed release of Lieutenants G. L. Ushor
and I,. M. Wolf, held prisoner by Mex
ican authorities ut Nucoznrl, Scnora,
.since their forced landlni; on.. Mexi
can soil .Monday, fallod to material
ize yosterday. While Ihe men are
boliiB treated with courtesy nnd tholr :
Imprisonment Is only technical, .
American army officials on this side
r.'f Ihe border are brlnKing pressure
to bear to obtain their Immediate re--,
lease. ,
Thorn was no confirmation here oC
the report from Attica, Ohio, the home
jot Wt'lf, that he had been released.
It was assumed thai, tho telegram
sent to Wolf's mother had boen mis
construed and that ho had merely
told her ho was at liberty. Tho two
aviators havo buen Klvou tho free
dom ot the city of Isacozurl hy c'f-ficiuls.
GOES 10 GRANTS PASS
SAI-EM, Ore., Eel). 5. It. B.
Eshelman for the past two yoar In
dull-go of tho flax Industry at the
stato penitentiary has submitted Ills
resit-nation to Governor Olcott to take
affect February 15. Hubert Crawford,
who was In chaise of tho flax Industry
at thu prison durinii the Wlthycombe
administration, has been named to
succeed Mr. Eshclm,'fn. In making;
announcement of Ksliel man's rcslti
natlon. Governor Olcott spoke In tho
hiKhest terms ut his work which tho,
executive said was very satisfactory,
to t he state.
Eshelman has accepted n position
at Grants I'ass and Is making- prepa
rations to leave for that city within
the next two weeks.
I'rlvato Itlzuto, und hy threo or fo'ur
otluvr men who were standing on a
corner a half block away, waiting for
an owl car. The sccno of the shoot
ing Is In tho heart ot the downtown
business district across the street
from tho largest theater, at a point
where the night traffic Is unending
and within u half block of at least
four business establishments that re
main open all night.
LOOKING FOR SPIRITUAL ill ,
PORTLAND, IS DEPORTED TO CANADA
PORTLAND, Ore., Eeh. 5. Four
persons to be deported started back
10 Canada from here today In custody
i.'f Chief Deputy United Slums .Mar
shal John Muiui and V. W. Tomlln
son, naturalization Inspector.
They are Wilfred Bergeron, who
when barred from this country be
cause of Jlliiftracy, slipped through to
Jtn his uncle near Marshfltdd, George
Glddlng, ami two little Indinn girts,
Mamln Wilcox and Annlo Dolan, aged
14 and K.
Uoldlng, who was said by tho au
thnrltles to bo demented, said he
made his way to I'ortland from Can
nda'to marry his "spirit sweetheart."
Ho declared ho had been In corres
pondence wi'h her for some time. No
trace could be found of the girl whose
name ho mentioned The two In
dinn girls eluded Inspection and made
their way to Chomawa training school
near Salem. As no foreign-born In
dians nro accepted there and as they
violated the law In coming through
without Inspection hey are being
taken back to Canada.
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