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GUNS SMASHED
BY FRENCH FIRE
Three Batteries Put Out of
Action in Battle Near La
Bassee German Trenches
Captured.
Berlin Admits Allios Have Made
, ."Insignificant Advances," But
RopOrts Capture of Important
Position in Argonne. i
Furious figHtiiiK soutli of Yprcs, in
which both artillery and infantry have
been engaged, is reported in this
afternoon's official communique of the
French Var Office, ft car La Bas
set three German batteries of heavy
artillery .were put out of action by
the French Runs, and in the same dis
trict the 'Alltcs took several German
trenches by hand-to-hand fighting.
At St. Eloi, nearer Yprcs, a vigor
ous. German attack to regain Jost
trenches was repulsed. At other
points along the line the artillery fire
cdntinuesv particularly on the lines
north of Rhcims. In the Argonne a
German infantry attack has been re
pulsed and a counter drive has re
sulted in the capture of a German
trench.
Berlin admits "insignificant" ad
vances by the Allies on the western
front, but declares that the Wurttem
berg;ers have captured a strong posi
tion in the Argdnne.
The advance of the French right
wing; toward Metz by way of Arna
vUIfc", which place was reported under
bombardment a week ago, is now pro
ceeding under the personal command
of General Joffre, the French Commander-in-Chief,
according to Paris
dispatches. It is believed to be Jof-
fre's intention to drive a wedge into
the German lines nt-this point, thus
T?iYJ!8C-yeiPj csaurc aKini
UnvL
,anantenw'tfhlcStafeatcning the
line of communication of the Crown
Prince's army.
Inch-by-inch fighting characterizes
operations in Poland, where the Ger
mans, cut off at Lodz and Lowicz,
have succeeded in breaking through
the Czar's steel ring which enveloped
them earlier in the week,. Admission
is made in Berlin of reports that the
Kaiser's forces had been trapped, but
extrication is .now claimed. Unofficial
advices from Petrograd state that the
Russians have reoccupied Plock, on
the Vistula, 60 miles northwest of
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lt in Hindcnburg's second advance. If
"w confirmed, this report means that the
fcf Czar again is pressing toward the
'ai German frontier. Berlin advices con-
tradict the enemy's statement of vast
'Til successes in Poland.
Ja The drive on Cracow continues,
glT with constant Russian success against
the Austrian.
bJ Sallying out from beleaguered
TF Przemsyl, the garrison delivered a
Jf telling blow on the Russian besiegers.
enThis is according to Vienna, which
jralso reports continued resistance to
tne Kussian advance in the Car
pathians and the capture of 19,000
Piinlrisonera and manv cruris in rrrrnt
rj operations.
r, .petrograd, however, asserts that
.."he Russians occunv all the nasses of
he mountain range and that bauds
Wf, Cossacks are making incursions
lto the plains of Hungary.
g"rt Turkish brigands have invaded
jpVvia. in tbe first decided move of the
JTeJfy war. Serb soldiers, who were
mfa rd'nsr a railroad, were annihilated.
nriBTiiiiiin warships have routed the
Ifftie fcish fleets which have been shell-
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TERMINAL MARKET HAS GOOD THINGS ON VIEW
The second annual food exposition opened today in the market at the
Reading Terminal and shining stalls arc replete with colorful displays
of meats, vegetables, flowers and everything pleasing to the holiday
palate.
VALPARAISO MOB
ATTACKS GERMAN
CONSUL'S OFFICE
Troops Called Out to Quell
Riot in Chilian City Sev
eral Persons Wounded in
Fighting.
SANTIAGO, Chill, Dec 2
Antl-Germnn riots are reported in Val
ptrnleo today Crouds swarmed the
streets nnd stoned the Gerninn Constitute
and other buildings
Troops were called out and seteral per
sons were wounded before order was
restored
The demonstration followed the raising
of tariffs on tho trqmnny llms In Val
paraiso, vvlilch are ouned bj German
interests This action, added to the
charges of the lolatlon of Chill's ncu
Jralltst hv German unrshiog. recently
roused the p(.oplo to highest pitch Cars
were stoned and partly urecl.cd.
All German buildings In the citj. In
cluding the bank and consulate, were at
tacked When the troops arrhed several
phots wore fired into the air, but the
crowds refused to disperse and continued
its demonstration. It was then necessary
to fire into the crowd and several wero
wounded.
The alleged Iolatlon of Chill's neu
trality has caused Intense feeling through
out the country. An Invitation Is now
being made of reports that the Ger
mans hae established a nanl base on
the Juan Fernandez Islands Ships hae
also been seized by the Germans within
Chilian waters. It is asserted Tho Gov
ernment found It impossible to prevent
violation of the neutiallty laws by Ger
man iteamships Several took cargoes
of supplies and provisions on board In
Chilian harbors and then slipped out. evi
dently intending to trans-ship to the war
vessels In the Pacific
M0NSIGN0R C. E. KAVANAGH
RESIGNS AS CHANCELLOR
Prelate Suddenly Surrenders Office
Assumed in 1011.
The night Itev. Monalgnor Charles F
Kavanagh, recently appointed Chancellor
of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by
Archbishcp Piepderfiast, hag resigned
Announcement of his retirement was
made toda, .
The ex-Chancellor was well known in
this city as secretary to Archbishop Hyan
and upon the death of the latter was
selected to take the post of Chancellor,
assuming the new position hi 1911.
Father Kavanagh was born In this city
and educated In the St TVancIs Xavier's
School, located at 2UU and Green streets,
later graduating from the Seminary of St.
Charles jsorromeo, in Overbrook. After
being ordained. In 1607, Father Kavanagh
was located In lllnenvllle, but was noon
called to the Church of the Holy Family,
Manayunk. retaining: this post until called
to the Church of St. Francis Xavler, He
obtained the rank of prelate In 1912, this
bringing him the title of "Jlonslgnor,"
Mpnilgnor Kaanaugh Is out or the
city on a vacation trip, and it was an
nounced at the archbishop's residence this
afternoon that he would doubtless be ap
pointed to a charge In the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia soon after nis return
The Itev. W. J Walsh, secretary to
Arebblshop Prendergast, Is now acting
chancellor The probabilities are that he
will be selected for the high office He
Is one of the most popular priests In the
city.
SAVES BOY FROM LIVE WIRE
Youthful Hera Frees Friend From
Powerful Electric Current.
MANASQUAN. N J. Dej. iAfter
Andrew Jackson, a friend, had navfuly
seized hold, at a, wire through whieh a
powerful eleetrle current was passing.
Walter Durgnd, 17 yr ofcl, son of
Frank Durand. a prominent lawyer, with
oiKaes In Asbury Park, unmindful of his
own danger, caught the boy and pultad
him from the wire which he was power
less to release.
A number of boys, knowing that tUe
wire was choread. bad been playing with
it during the night Jaekson, not be
lieving that It wa heavily charged,
seized it with his bands. Instantly his
body became rigid and he swung back
ward. Parang caught him by tbe shoul
ders and pulled him from tbe wire. Both
boys -were slightly efeocked, but neither
felt any bad effect from ike experience
Tbe wire was attached to. a ebaia by
whlen tbe see light i ta centre of tti
buainew ctloa 1 le'ed and rail ail
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COOKE'S ELECTRIC
CHARGES NOT MADE
CLEAR AT HEARING
Public Service
Commission
Unimpressed by Accusa
tions Against Philadelphia
Electric Rates.
HARRISDtJftG, Pa, Dec 2 explana
tion of rates charged for power and light
as shown on charts, took up tho morning
at the continued hearing today of DIrec
tor Cooke's charges ngalnst tho Philadel
phia Ulectric Company before tho Pcnn
slvania Public Service Commission
Director Cooke was not present and his
attornejH, William Draper Lewis nnd
UnioUl nans. recalled Judson C Dicker
man, chief of the Bureau of Gas or Phlla
delphla, to explain tho tate charge The
Cpert took up his testimony whein lv
lett on two weeks ago and wont Into de
tails In explaining the rates for power
and light The answers glen to Attor
ney Uvans' questions did not make clear
the charges of Director Cooko that the
rates are unfair or unreasonable or thnt
the sen ice of this company was Inade
quate
The expert, while showing from the
various schedules that rates decreased
as tho consumption of electricity In- I
ci eased, bi ought out the Inequalities of
tlie chaigcs He showed how under dif
ferent classifications consumers who used
the same amount of power paid different
rates
It was brought out that n theatre
using the same amount of electricity as
a small factor paid a higher rate, but
that when each Increased their consump
tion to a certain point fie theatre would
get the advantage under another ached- i
tile of a lower rate
The placing of the Philadelphia rates
on record, however, will form a basis for
comparison when later the complainants
produco figures of rates from other cities.
For the electric comparo there were
present today Joseph B, McCall. presi
dent, Walter II Johnson and Captain
W C I. Eqlln, vice presidents; A. H
Manning, engineer of arc lights, A V. It.
Coe, secretary Tho counsel for the com
pany Included Frederick C. Klcltz, former
deputy attorney general; It JI Anderson,
Trank Baker nnd Morris Bocklns
The purport of the testimony of the
expert showed the rates depended upon
the amount of electricity used, the sched
ules of rates falling aa the amount used
by the consumer Increased After two
hours of this kind of testlmon, during
which Commissioners Brecht, Tone and
Johnson, who aro hearing the case, quiet
ly listened. Commissioner Johnson broke
in with
"This Is not very clear and I have not
jet discovered what It Is all about."
D00IN FACES MAGISTRATE
Former Phillies' Manager Freed With
Labor Leader on Speed Charge.
Charles Dooln, former manager of the
Phillies, and Frank Feeney, head of the
Klevator Constructors In the American
Federation of Labor, were brought before
Magistrate MacFarlani this morning,
each charged with exceeding the automo
bile speed limits In the city. They were
arrested by Truffle Officer Ilutton at 47th
and Walnut streets and both were re
leased this mcnlng after they had con
vinced the magistrate tnat Ilutton had
erred tn his calculations
Dooin, who is now on vaudeville cir
cuit, was arrested on November 'it. Ilut
ton declared that he was running along
Walnut street at SO miles an hour. Feeney
was arrested several days earlier during
the convention, of the American Federa
tion of Labor here while driving with a
number of delegates.
MUMMER CHOOSES "13"
Head of Kucker'a String Band Says
Number Will Do,
Thirteen the aumber was turned down
cld today at City Ifali by the president
of tbe "l BhouW Worry Club," He Js
Jesse II IJInUer. of 53K Locust street,
and he was the Uth man tg apply for a
permit fcr tbe Mummers' parade, to be
held on New Year's eve.
Paul Sahrejuer, of 3809 North 3d street,
captain of Kucker'a String Band, eame
aUwg a few minutes after Mlpuer had,
balked at U and decided the number
might bring good luck to his attraction.
"It's all in the way you look at It,"
said Schreiner "I'm just aa superstitious
as anybody, but I guess with me It works
backward ThiKeea wilt do pie "
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BOY SCOUTS CAMPING IN HEART OF CITY
This little brown tent, at Broad and Arch streets, looks odd in con
trast with the high buildings surrounding; It bears this sign: "Unless
you boost the Boy Scout fund campaign, December 1 to 3, you have
lost your best opportunity to boost Philadelphia."
BOY SCOUT FUND
REACHES $25,000
MARK IN 36 HOURS
More Than One Half of
$50,000 Fund Already
Collected Push Cam
paign With New Vigor.
PROGRESS OF 50,000
CA3IPAIGN FOR BOY SCOUTS
Amount reported first day, J12.65T.J3
Amount reported today, $13,210.78.
Total rollectlon to date, (25,863 01,
Total amount needed tb complete
fund, Wi.13199.
Total Mength of campaign three
days
Total time consumed In work upon,
wljlch reports have been'made, one
nnd ope. half days.
Time remaining to complete fund,
one and one-half days
Length of working day for Scout
teams, IS hours
Average total of collections needed
nor hour during remaining 27 working
hours In which fund must be obtained,
W3.T7.
Average total collections needed per
minute to complete fund within time
designated, about JU.&9.
Contributions to the Boy .Scout Canj.
palgn Fund rose to !5,86a.3t today. It wa5
announced that the total 'collections for
the day amounted to JIS.2J07S, with s,lx
teams yet to be heard frojji Great en
thusiasm greeted this announcement at
the luncheon In the Curtis JQutldlng More
than half of the 150.000 fund has been col
lected In one da and a half,
The total of more than 5,C00 does not
Include the $3200 contributed before th'e
opening of the campaign for running ei
penses. were ini counted me rurju
would amount to more than S9.0Q,
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Bills Cimbet retains tliepennaut given
to the, paptain of tb? teq with te lshi
est collections for each day The totaj
collection of hie team was 2Cw -The sea
ond highest was Marriott C. Morris, with
a total of IK.
Tomorrow the teams will make a whirl
wind tour of tbe ety, 1 autonwbHM, and
it is expected that U JW0Q wIHle
completed before aiehtfall. ThoiitAztit
or letter were kul mo. HNwy yu jbitbJi
nent women througitota the city It vS
aaatwiiKd ibat many of the large M3
tritoutluaa have coroe from wtmw- Ti
ROTAN SAYS HE
WILL RID CITY OF
"REDDY JAKE"
Six Detectives Are Hunting
for the "Bad Man of the
Tenderloin" at District At
torney's Request.
"Iteddy Jake" Mellncholt, natoilous bad
man of the Tenderloin, Is being sought
by six detectives detailed to round him
up by Lieutenant of Detectives Wood
at thfc Instance of Dlstilct Attorney
Ilotan.'-The Risttict Attorney said today
that he will ask the court to glvo
fMelnchoft the full limit of the law on
several suspended sentences,
Slellnchoff left Philadelphia nearly a
jar ago after serving several months
of the 19 months' sentence roofed out
of him fof stabbing Charles Eberlf, a
saloonkeeper. The man gained his liberty
by promising District Attorney Rotan
never tn return to this cltj
A 'short time ao Mellnchoff broke his
promise and returned to his old haunts.
1 Later he went before Judge Barrntt with
nis attorney, state oenator Hamuel Halus.
Th l&ttr nnnllftd for narmlHtilnii am
ISlellpchoff to stay In the city Judge
.fjarraii ,neid that tne Danlehment was
lllegat-and dismissed the man
.Sunday mbrnlng last Mellnchoff Is said
to havt Indulged Irj another cutting affray.
Thls time his Victim Was a mnn nnmort
I Jack Hanlpn, who Is said td have de
clared his intention not to prosecute,
'"tWrjr sick and tired of Mellnchoff,"
said District Attorney Rotan today, "and
I'm gPlpg to use every possible effort to
ha.lt his career om;e an4 ror all. I have
asked the detective bureau to bring him
In and proseoutlon will be started against
him at once on other oases.''
The' DlstVlet Attqrney asserted that his
reason for not going after MeJlnehpff on
the other eases after he brojte his prora
tee by returning to this city was because
the, mop was "behaving himself" Hell li
chen will probably be required to serve
the remaining nine months of tbe sen
tence he eseaned by leaving the city.
Qa the, inclusion qt that sentence he will
be prosecuted on other cases.
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Munis a. Condon. prJ4u -tf y.
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ai the JeKr PMai. PysjWana ad
tgn that ate coudltlon is nswe eriUuU
tban t any Haie since he watt admitted
to the toUtuiiuu
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MAYOR LABELS FOOD
EXPOSITION AS BLOW
AT HIGH LIVING COST
Dealers' "Strive-to-Please"
Plan Is Marked at Open
ing of Second Annual
Show in Terminal Market.
An attempt to reduce the cost of liv
ing is tho underlying keynote to tho sec
ond annual Food Exposition which
opened this nfternon In tho Reading Ter
minal Market, In the opinion of Mnyor
Blankenburg, who delivered the open
ing address.
This opinion was shared by John Wan
nmaker, William T. Tlklen. president of
the Union League, and Theodore Voor
Iicch, president of the Philadelphia nnd
Reading Railway, all of whom Indorsed
tho efforts of tho market men In their
purpose They addressed the several
hundred persons who gathered on Ave
nue B, opposite Alstd '10, at ?' o'clock
th(3 afternoon, to witness tho official
opening of the exposition.
It Is this striking feature which attracts
most attention nmong those who lutve
come to "look and learn " The dealers
aro seeking to please and each realizes
that the road to this goal is traveled most
casllj by cleanliness, the selling of the
best products nt non-prohlbltlve llgures
and the providing of quick delivery for
goods.
MR MARGERUM'S ATT1TUDK
Prominent among those who have led
the "strlve-to-plensc" movement Is Will
lam II Mm serum, a dealer In meats,
whose name has long personified the re
liable among housewives of this city.
"Our wholo Idea," said Mr. MargerJm,
"Is to bring the customers Into a closer
relationship with tho dealers In this mar
ket. There are many pctsons who trade
here by telephoning orders; they have
no Idea as to the conditions or as to how
we arc working to give them satisfaction,
and we want to have these people come
and see for themselves Just what we are
doing.
"One of the most promising movements
which has been started Is the free de
livery of goods by automobiles from the
Terminal Market. There are five of these
delivery wagons already and we are now
delivering at the doors of suburban homes
along tho Main Line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad as far out as Vlllanova, and
along the Media branch as far as Media,
while along the Philadelphia, Bultimoie
and Washington branch delivery Is made
as far as Ridley Patk. In the city we
are delivering In West Philadelphia and
as soon as possible will extend the serv
ice to other sections of the cltjl
r"Tho best part of It all Is that cus
tomers appreciate It. One woman called
up today and left orders that wo deliver)
nothing to her in the future except by
the automobile service. It makei an
extra expense to us worth while when
we know that our patrons realize that
we nie striving to please them,"
UNCLE DUDLCV ALWAYS READY.
Another dealer whose attitude repre
sents the "strlve-to-please"" phase of the
Reading Terminal Market Is Watson Dud
ley. "Uncle Dudley," as he Is called by
every one who frequents the market, did
not have to make any preparations fqr
the exposition his produce Is always on
dress parade.
There are neat banks of vegetables, The
leaves of each cauliflower are trimmed,
each bunch of celery la compactly tied to
gether and attractive baskets of tomatoes,
each carefully cleaned, are displayed to
the best advantage In short, "Uncle
Dudley's" permanent exhibit Is so appe-
Concluded on rase Two
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"The Open Game
in all its intricate phases will be
disetissed in tomorrow's issue of
the Evening Ledger by one of the
gridiron's deepest students,
William S. Langford
who had official charge of the
Anny-iavy game and who has
been acting in that capacity in alt
the leading collegiate contests for
thejjast decade. This
ITpmous Football Referee
has, b;
the fie
, by virtue gf his ppsittpn on
field, beco able to analyse the
pys ana meuncMis oj the raunvjrs
heat ceac&et: He b, tk efwe'vveU
qualified to telt tht.rtaders of
Tbe Evening Ledger
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CODNCILMEN LEND
DEAF EAR TO CALL
OF BETTER HOUSING
Seger and Connelly Con
temptuously Refuse to In
dorse Movement for Im
provements in Homes of
Poor.
Tlio widespread appeal of the poor for
sanitary homes. It Was predicted today
bv those who heard tho remarks Of
Common Councilman John P. Connelly,
chairman of the Committee of Tlnance,
jesterday at a mooting of that body,
ntll bo refused,
Common Councilman Connelly Is known
as the mouthpiece of the Republican Or
ganization. Keen observers of housing
conditions and those Interested In the
movement to eliminate the "Siberian
cells," "living graves," "tenement caves,"
"cellar rooms," "living tombs," "garrit
steeping rooms" nnd "chamber" of hor
rors" are of tho opinion that many of
tho Councllmen will be guided by what
Connelly said.
In a carefully worded statement before
the Joint Committee cm Finance of Coun
cils yesterday Mr. Connelly said In part:
"Bcforo taking up tho work of consider
ing tho annual budget. It Is only fnlr to
state that a resolution has been adopted
by tho Tlnance Committee, and tho chair
man has been Instructed to make nn
nduncement at this tlmo thnt, In making
the annual appropriations for 1915 there
will be no salary Increases anywhere no
now places created, nor an adjustment of
any of the places, exdkt where It Is
felt to bo absolutely In Tmtlve."
CONNELLY NONCL JITAL.
"Aro you In favor of voting for the ap
propriations for the new division of hous
ing and sanitation?" Mr. Connelly was
asked later.
"I have nothing to say," he replied.
"Are you In favor of tho present housing
conditions?"
"I refuse to answer," said tho Coun
cilman. "What Is jour attitude towaitl the new
net passed by the Legislature?"
"I have nothing to say," was Mr. Con
nelly's answer. F
Mr. Connelly, before leaving tho City
Hall, said that nothing will bo done
until Director Harte, of the Department
of Health and Charities, makes his ap
propriations known to Councils upon his
return from Jacksonville, ria. Director
Harte Is cxpcUcd to return soon.
Among the members of Councils' Sub
committee on Finance Is Dr. Thomas Mor
ton, who Is a dunl olTlceholder. Resides
being n coroner's physician he Is a Com
mon Councilman He will have a voice
and voto on the appropriation with which
to conduct a department thnt Is tQ ninn
taln C stricter watch on the owners of
"tenement dens."
Since the movement for thR.bettertnent
of housing conditions Inthe consented
quarters of tho city began noted phy
sicians have pointed nut the effects of
tho tenement-house oyll.
Recently Dr Ross V. Patterson, sub
dean of the Jefferson Medical College,
said that tho mother, ns well ns the Un
born child, was greatly effected through
filthy conditions.
Doctor Morton's attention was also
called to tho unsanitary conditions which
exist In Philadelphia's tenements. Doc
tor Morton expressed the opinion that the
present net was somen hat too drastic
and too severe upon the small property
onncr whose land nnd house was mort
gaged. Ho thought that the present act
should be modified
SEGER STILL CTANDPAT.
Select Countllmnn Charles Seger, of the
7th Waid, In which hundreds of "cellar
rooms" are located, and who already
has expressed hirrisclf as being again?1
the new housing Iqns, declined to say
whether he had changed hi3 views yes
terday "I have nothing to say." ho said as he
entered the chamber of Councils.
"Hnvo jou changed your views?"
"I won't say a word to you, because
Concluded on Pace Five
SCHWAB AT CAPITAL TO
EXPLAIN WAR CONTRACTS
Confers With Bryan About Furnish
ing Steel for British Warships.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -Charles M
Schwab, president of the Rethlehem Steel
Company, appeared at the State Depart
ment today to explain to Secretary Bryan
and Counsellor Lansing the extent nnd
character of the contracts he Is said to
have closed with the British Government
for furnishing steel products for use In
the ccnstructlon of warships The con
tracts are said to run Into millions of
dollars.
The State Department feared that theu
fulfilment of such orders hy American
firms would be a direct violation of
neutrality, The furnishing vf ships or'
parts of ships, under the International
law, could be construed by Germany of
Austria as an unfriendly act It ws
for the purpose of determining Just wait,
the Pennsylvania mills proposed turning
out that Mr. Schwab was summoned
Tho steel magnate was accompanied by
a small bodyguard of lawyers. The con
ference was held behind closed doors.
NO WAR TAX ON CUPID UNTIL
GOVERNMENT GIVES ORDER
Ten-cent levy on Marriage licenses:
Held Vp JJere.
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No war tax stamp will be affixed to
jnrrlge licenses in this city until R
Uter 9f Wills Sheehan is specifically ad
vised to do so by the authoriue at
Washington, recording tp a etawmaut
niaae tday by the Register.
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ast referring to manrjase UeBes i betas
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