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PHILADELPHIA, FJLUJDAY, APHIL 0, 1915.
Constant, 1018. r tub Pcsuo Lidom Comfant,
PRICE ONE CENT?
EXTRA
.AGED FARMER IS SHOT
IN BED; CRAWLS HALF
MILE BEFORE HE DIES
Arouses Neighbor and Ac
cuses Former umpioye 01
Deed at Instigation of
His Own Wife Couple
Arrested Here.
Man Held on Murder Charge,
H But, Together With Woman,
protests His innocence.
Dead German-American For
merly Lived in Kensington.
K mysterious assailant broko Inlo tho
hom of Alfred UoltscnatK, a iormer
hpulsdelphla mlllworkcr nml small con
nMdof. on Gottschaik's farm, at Apple-
"Mphvlllc, seven miles north of Quaker
Viwn, Bucks County, shortly after mid
'nlghtl shot and fatally wounded tho far
Intt as he half roso from his bed, and
lif,.Ti fled from the house.
H GoHUchalk dragged himself half a mile
r across a new to me noiiie ui uvis u..
i ir another farmer, where he gasped an
P-iccusatlon against Harry reese. a tor
Enir employe, and his own wife, Mrs.
I Alma 'dottschalk, of SOI D stieet, K.n
Bslneton. Then ho died.
' Lieutenant Lynch and uuy ueiecuva
Belshaw louna rreeou ... .... u-
icaalk'i home and arrested him. Mis.
i Jiotiichalk accompanied tho trio to tho
Detective uurc.iu, wnoi " ...........
i... in nrotestlng his Innocence.
h Warrants charging Frccso with tho mur-
J trr and JITS. UOHSClluiK ivi.u ui-iuk nu
accessory Dom ociuie unu unci ...u .....
i were sworn oui ueiuru jubiw. ui mu
'Peace John A Funk. Mrs. Gottschalk
tin hn arrested as soon as tho request for
h her detention comes from Qunkert,own
i Three hours auer inc muiucr mum
than 100 farmers were scouring the coun
'tm'de, bent on dealing quick Justice to
' the murderer. Upon receipt of news from
Philadelphia, that Freest- was In custody,
the man hunt In Quakertown and vicinity
Mru abandoned.
WORKED FOR GOTTSCHALK.
Freeee, a cook on a transatlantic steam-
f'lhlp until tho European war cnused In-
iternment of tho vessel, has known Mrs,
pOotHchalk for two years, according to
t'Mrs. Gottschaik's sister, Mrs. Mary Dle
t trlch. Nine weeks ago ho went to work
; (in Ootlschalk's fnrm. but at the end of
I Bveweeks he quit his Job nnd returned
fei to Philadelphia Hlnco tnen ne nas
Stearded at tho D street address, wnerc
ffllrj. Gottschalk nnd her sister conduct
la. boarding house nnd chiropody establishment.
IT AH residents at the D street nouso ae
ftded knowledge of the crime, and ex-
PKi3tdaurptiee when told of ,11.
Gottschalk purchased the farm and
Amoved thero with his wlfo 15 years ago.
f.but In a few years Mrs. Gottschnlf tired
01 country life and returned to rnuaaei-
phla. The relations between norscir nna
.' her husband continued harmonious, how-
fever, according to the woman.
Says friese is innocent.
bsfThn mmfln TTrrpsi nnrl two nthpp rnpnl-
Kben of the household declared that nono
fit them had any knowledge of tho slaying
Stnd asserted that Frecse spent the night
P.ln'the house. Hr nlaved nlnoehle. thev
K said, until 11 o'clock, and then retired.
ar. uottscnaiK declared ner nusDanu
STEEPLEJACKS AT WORK
Bravo Workmen Removing Tower o
St. Mnrk's.
Steeplejacks today climbed up the
lowering spire of St. Mark's Lutheran
Church, nt 13th nmi Spring Garden
Directs, and In tho view of hundreds of
people In the street below began tearing
It away bit by bit. The steeple, which
points Into the air MO feel, Is considered
unsafo nnd will be replaced with
ventlonal lower.
John F. Hasslcr,
street, who makes a
down spires, Is In charge of tho Job, with
flvo men nsslstlng. Ho expects to finish
It In 10 dnjs. Three of tho men went
"aloft" this morning. Tho first object
to be lowered lo the ground wns tho
baso of the cross, weighing about 200
pounds. Tho slate nnd timber is being
lowered In baskets by the steeplejacks.
Two of Hassler's men were killed by it
fall from the Central North Droad Street
Piesbylcrinn Church, Hroad anil Green
streets, three yeais ago.
Tho Rev. Dr. Armand Miller Is pastor
of St. Mark's.
a con-
of 651 North Broad
special of taking
MAGISTRATE WRIGLEY
TELLS WHY POLICEMAN
LED HIM TO CITY HALL
"Must Have Said' Some
thing Sharp" to Bluecoat
Who Interfered When He
Left Taxicab in Order to
See a Friend.
LIXUB OF CfUVF AOTOItS f.V
MAOISTMUAL M YBTMIY
Magistrate Wrlgley: "l'crhitps 1
ims a little quick tempo cd with the
policeman."
1'ollcc Lieutenant Duffy: "It was
purely an accident. Vo one teas to
blame."
Ifcscrvc 1'oUceman Dunn: "Sec
Lieutenant Duffy."
LEGISLATIVE PROBE HAS
SENSATIONAL INTERLUDE
Mstciy. for a time apparently Impene
trable, clung about a man brought Into
Clt Hall as n prisoner last night nnd
then discharged, tie said he was a Magis
trate, but this was questioned.
The mystery was solved lodav. The
prisoner, ubn came In under the wing
of Reserve Policeman Thomas Dunn, was
Senator Kline Bars Scarlet From Par
ticipation. .
PITTSBURGH. April I. - Sensational
scenes, featuring which was the barring
of James Scarlet, prosecutor of the
State Capitol cases, from participation In
tho Inquiry and the exercising by Presi
dent Pro Tern, Charles Jl. Kline of his
power of arrest to bring In unwilling wit
nesses, brought an abrupt lull this morn
ing In tho Legislative hearing of tho
charges against local charitable Institu
tions receiving State aid.'
Mr. Scarlet, brought to Pittsburgh to
direct the case for the Allegeny County
Committee of tho Public Charities As
sociation of Pcnnslvanla, which made
the charges, was denied the right to par
ticipate by Senator Kline.
A moment later R. D. Drlpps, execu
tive secretary of the Charities Associa
tion, called as tho first witness, declined
lo testify.
Chairman Kllni at onco Issued subonw
for Drlpps, Abrnhnm Oseroff, author o?
tho churge. and James II, Gray, chairman
of tho Allegheny County Committee of
the Charities Association. Sergeant-at-Arms
Oscar Bnlid, assisted by several
deputy sheriffs, started a dragnet search
for tho witnesses.
Chicago Wide Open Till 3 A. M.
CHICAGO, April 9. You can dance nnd
drink hero until 3 n. m. If you want to.
Thltty-lie Aldermen so voted when 22
tiled to ote down the special bar license
oullnanio In Chlcngo.
BELGIANS DRIVEN OUT
OF DREI GRATCHEN AS
GERMANS CROSS YSER
Invaders Force King Al
bert' s Troops to Retreat.
Berlin Reports French
Attacks in Woevre Re
pulsed With Heavy Loss.
Russians Advance Along Fifty
mile Carpathian Front.
Pierce Foe's Lines at New
Points Austrians Claim
Beskid Gains.
Sweeping ncross tho Yscr Canal In
force. Hie Germans drove the Belgian
defenders from the village of Drcl
Grnchtcn and destroyed it. A few days
ngo King Albert's troops regained tho
town after the Germans hid occupied
it, but could not hold II against tho
crushing weight of the Invaders.
Despite enormous losses In tho light-
ALLIES' WARSHIP HURLS BROADSIDE AT TURKISH TROOPS ON SHORE OF DARDANELLES
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FINANCE 'AND SECURITIES COMPANY INSOLVENT
Tho American rinnnce nnd Securities Company, a $5,000,000
corporation, of. this city, was declared insolvent in an opinion rend
ered today ty Vice Clmcellor llaolccs, in tho Court of Chancery, at
Trenton, today. The Vice Chancellor will npoint a permanent re
ceiver "to protect stock mid bondholders from mnl-ndmlnlstration of
I he officcis."
foooo VERDICT EOJR "BROWN-EYES." ETC.
Mamie T. Martin, othcrwlbc called "Brown-eyes,", "Honey" and
"Darling" by JDr. .William T. Quiullvau, of 3017 North 10th Bttect,
wau awarded a verdict of .fQOOO us reparation for rejected lovo nod
broken, vowu of marriage in Judgo Bregy'e court'today.
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PHILLIES -., 0 0
ATHLETICS. I 0
Oe&eligcr nnd Hums Wycboff and 'fliomas.
COKNEID 3
PENN 3
Bryant and i Clary) Wisner and'Koons. Umpire Lush.
NEGRO THREATENS GlRL WITH KNIFIS
Albert Taylor, a big Negro, who gave an address on Taylor street, was ar
raigned before Magistrate MacKarland today and held under $1000 ball for court
on charges of assault nnd battery and highway robbery. According to the police,
the prisoner went into a storo at 1118 Fitzwater street' and threatened Carrio
Coya, daughter of the proprietor of tho place, with a Unlfe. He also threatened
to stab Mao Saccantl nnd escaped with $0 which was in the cash register.
PILE OF STEEL SCRAP BURIES WORKMEN
The collapse of n pile of steel scrap In the yard ,of the Philadelphia Steel
and Wire Works, Delaware avenue and Pearl street, Camden, today burled&two
workmen and nearly crushed out their lives before they could be rescued, Tho
men were sent to Cooper Hospital. They are Tony Sona, 143 Cox street, and
Clorfdio Stefflno, 73T Walnut street, Camden.
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There Is considerable discussion at times
to to whether or not tho powers that bo
atuseball run the league seasons too lata
to the fall. Many say the weather la too
toH tiy the first week of October for the
Jdtyers to show to the best advantage.
Jht rriay be true or it may not. There
"UQ ground for any charge that the sba-
1KM open too soon. Yesterday the Ath-
IJlUca and Phillies clashed in the second
time of 1915 In Philadelphia. The weather
m Weal. With tho temperature at 70
Jdurtes even the most recalcitrant arm
Bit loosen up, And as for the specta-
Jr, the conditions In the stands were
Utopian. Ab far an Uia w.nth.p nniwll.
U are concerned, the regular season
ISnot atart too quickly.
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PENN-CORNELL NINES
BAHLE HERE TODAY
Regan Will Pitch for Visitors,
While Wisner Will Be on
Mound for Quaitcrs.
Pictures of the Fenn-Cornelt base
ball game this afternoon, which be
gins at 3 o'clock, will be published
in the Sports Final edition of the
Evening Ledger today.
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Penn'a baseball team will entertain lta
old rivals from Ithaca this afternoon on
Franklin Field, tho Cornell University
players coming here confident of taking
the scalps of the Quakers. A study of
the two teams would Indicate that Cornell
has a bit the better of the chances for a
victory.
Regan, the Cornell veteran pitcher, will
very probably go to the mound for the
visitors, while opposing him will be Wis
ner, who will mako ins aeoui as a i-enn
twlrler. Wisner has the earmarks of a
very capable hurler and his friends will
be sorely disappointed If he aocs not come
through successfully. The Penn outneled
Is the best she has had for many years,
but her battery candidates have not dls
played remarkable form.
The teams will line up as follows:
Penn Moore, ss.; Schlmpf, 3b.; Irwjn,
tf.; McNIchol. rf.; Mltlere, cf.; Koone,
c: Wallace, lb.; Mann, 2b,; Wisner, p.
Cornell-Gordon, cr.; wimney, u.; ums.
ss ; Clark, c; Mellon, 3b.; Donovan, !b.;
Keating, lb.; Ludwlg, rf.; Budd or Re
gan, p.
TOURING CAR STOLEN
Thieves Also Break Into Store at 16th
and Market.
A touring car belonging to T. E. Cor
nish, of Wayne, and valued at J2000, was
stolen early this morplng from 19th and
MnrWfl streets. The car. which has a
blue body, Is a si'4-cyllnder machine. A
rear fender and a bumper on the left side
are broken.
Thieves broke Into the cigar store of
Joseph W, J.evy, 1636 Market street, be
fore daylight this morning and stole J100
In rash nnd merchandise valued at J 160.
consisting of pipes, gold-Itlled watches and
chains, fountain pens, pocket knives and
cigarette cases. Entrance was made
through a rear window.
Murderer to Be Brought Here
Extradition papers were received from
Harrisburg .today for James Relley, of 23S
East Harold street, who cpnfessed to the
murder of his wife, after being arrested
on a minor charge In New York. Petec
tiye Emmanuel, of the murder squad, left
for that city Immediately to bring Relley
to Philadelphia. The murder was com
muted on November 21. 1913. BUey "
appeard Immediately and had not been
heard of until the New York poUc ar
reaud pun on March St :
Mntjlstiate Dryon E. Wrlgley, of 2700
Ocrmanlonn nenue. He said so today.
Hut last night It wns dlffeient A
heavy policeman leading a. prisoner ap
pealed at Central police station. There
was no charge against him. Ho said, "I
am a Magistrate." With tho words ho
was led Into a room by Lieutenant Duffy
rf the ltescrves. Flvo minutes later he
talked uvai
Then Policeman Dunn, who had enme
down with the piisoncr all tho way fiom
Hicail street and Columbia avenue, went
back to hid beat.
The ordinary course of procedure when
a person Is arrested and taken to City
Hall, whether he bo banker, broker,
bricklayer, clergyman. Just plain citizen
or panhandler. Is to get his pedigree
taken, havo him slated, then searched,
and finally placed in a cell whero he
spends the night on a hard bench, and
there he remains until his case is called
for a hearing tho next morning.
Magistrate Wrlgley, however, Is a
member of the Republican Organization.
Magistrate Wrlgley explained today. Ho
didn't want to explain. "There's nothing
PHILS AND ATHLETICS
STAGE THIRD CONTEST
Warm Sunshine Brings Out
Good Crowd at Shibe Park.
Series Now Tied.
Concluded on Pnar Two, Column Six
HUNGRY LOVER BITES
OFF GIRL'S DIAMOND
INTEnl.EAaUC SEniES SCOKES.
Athletics, 5; Phillies, 5. at 81. l'etcrnbure.
Phillies, 13; Athletics. G. at .incksonillle.
Athletics, :i; Phillies, 1, at Jacksonville.
Athletics. 2; Phillies. O.
Phillies, 0; Athletics, 0.
Athletics
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Won. Lost. Tie.
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Young Suitor, Out of Work,
Steals Gem and Tries to Escape.
Love and romance are Impossible when
a man Is hungry. Daniel Max, forgetting
the ardent promises he had made In the
early days of bliss, seized the hand of his
sweetheart, Gene Foreman, and bit tho
diamond engagement ring he gave her.
He was hungry, he said not for love,
but for food.
The girl glared at him when he called
at her home, 2513 South Sth Btreet, and
asked that she give him the ring to pawn.
She denounced him and shook the dia
mond under his nose. Then he stole It
with his teeth and ran from the house.
A crowd of men and boys chased Max and
he was captured by Policeman Trultt.
The lover showed tight, but was beaten
Into submission.
When brought before Magistrate Car
son today, Max said that after he became
engaged to Miss Foreman he was taken
111, and Anally lost his job. When money
became necessary, he urged the girl to let
him pawn the ring.
"I helped to pay for the ring myself,"
said Miss Foreman, as she glared angrily
at herover.
Max was held under J WO ball for court.
He gave his address as 1S20 North 39th
street.
Summer weather greeted the Phils and
Athletics today when they clashed In
the third game of the city scries. Shibe
Park was a picture of liveliness us the
crowd gathered to witness the contest.
The players warmed up with vim and
determination, each eager to get the
Jump on their opponents. The series
Bland even, each club with a victory
tucked away In the bat bug The Phil
lies have struck their gait, and the Ath
letics will havo to show a brand of
classy ball to take the third contest.
CAUGHT LOOTING HOME
OF EDWARD ROBERTS
Four Boys Said to Have Con
fessed to Burglary at 215
. South Broad Street.
GERMANS CAPTURE 5510 GUNS
BERLIN, April 9.-Slnco the beginning
of hostilities the German armies in the
westeru and eastern theatre of war
have captured 6510 cannon from the Al
lies, according to information given out
by general headquarters today.
Four boys, the eldest IS years old, con
fessed, according to Detective McDevitt
and Policeman Seybert, of the 15th and
Locust streets Btatlon, to hauling away
in a pushcart valuable books and furnish
ings rom the home of Edward Roberts,
21S South Broad street, today. They had
taken about 11000 worth of loot, the police
say and were arrested making a return
trip for mo're.
The young prisoners, three of whom the
said to have been arraigned several times
before at the House of Detention, are
Robert De Ctefano, H, Fitzwater street,
near 12th; William Middlen, 16, 733 South
Park street; Isaac Novack, 13, $00 North
13th street, and James McKenna, II years
Id, 724 South Clarion street.
McDevitt said iurglara had "Jimmied"
open a rear gale at the home pf Mr.
Roberts, who Is now at his summer home
at Glenslde. A "Jimmy," three feep lonjf,.
lay near a window on the second floor,
which was forced, and McDevitt sus
pected boys. He lay in wait for the in
truders, and nearly gave away his hid
ing place when he saw them put In an
appearance with a big pushcart.
lug between the Meuse and tho Mcsolle,
tho French are nttackins "with in
creased fierceness," according to an of
ficial statement from tho Berlin War
Oflice. At every point tho Germans
say they mo maintaining their posi
tions in the face of terrllio uttucks and
along tho St. Mlhiel-Ptmt-.t-Mnusson
lino the Fiench are being slowly driven
southward.
In retaliation for Fiench bombard
ment of villages behind Bausejour, tho
Germans havo bombarded Rlielms with
incendiary shells, setting fire to many
buildings.
German artillery broko up a French
charge In tho Sclouse Woods, nnd In
the Allly Forest tho French are being
driven slowly back. Hard fighting Is
proceeding north and northeast of
Flliey, near Pont-a-Mousson.
In the Argonne, French Infantry at
tacked tho German trenches, throwing
bombs containing some sort of asphyxi
ating gas.
Repulse of German counter-attacks
at several' points in the Woevre region
Is announced in the official French re
port Issued this afternoon. Violent
night attacks on tho British positions
In Northern France were also repulsed.
When the French captured German
trenches at Eparges they found them
tilled with dead and wounded.
Russian advance along the Hun
garian slopes of the Carpathians Is
reported along a 60-mlle front from
the Topla River to Uszok Pass. A rear
attack on the Austrian army 13 under
way, Petrograd reportB,
A general battle Is developing along
the Hungarian side of the Carpathians,
as the enemy's columns which have
penetrated the passes have become
tactically related. On the southern
slope of the Beskids Russian infantry
is pressing downward.
The Petrograd War Office reports
crossing of the principal chain of the
Carpathians in the region north of the
raijway at Uszok and Berezna. Cap
ture of Smolnlk, east of Lupkow Pass,
and advance toward Bartfeld In Hun
gary Indicate marked Muscovite
progress.
Vienna reports repulse of obstinate
attacks in the East Beskid sector and
advantage In fighting on both sides of
the Laborcz Valley. Admission is
made of the arrival of large bodies of
Russian reinforcements.
Other War News on Page 4
GIRt. JILTED BY LOVER, TURNS ON GAS
IJose Rosa, S12 South Ith street, a 17- ear-old girl, attempted to commit
suicide by Inhaling Illuminating ga3o in her bedroom today because she had
been deserted by her lover. The gas fumes were detected by her father, and
her door and found her with a tube from an open gas -Jet In her
was removed to Mount Sinai Hospital.
he forced in
mouth. Sho
GIRL ACCUSED OF ROBBING APARTMENT
A burglar today reached the apartment of Mrs. Martini E. Atkinson, 3C33
North Broad street, before the Iceman, for whom the key had been left sticking
In the lock. The place was robbed of J20 In cash and three diamond rings valued
at 5150. Pearl Winston. 1501 Garnet street, it girl omploed by tenants to
clean the apartments in the house, was held under $100 bail for a further hear
ing Friday by Magistrate Emely, charged with having committed the robbeo'.
Tho police said that when she was arrested $79 In cash was found in her stocking.
CHILD FATALLY BURNED PLAYING WITH BONFIRE -
Aluo Tarshowitz. 3 years old, of 115 Catharine street, was fatally burned today
while playing about a bonftie in the yard at her home.
Sinai Hospital
She was taken to Mount
ITALIAN SAILINGS FROM UNITED STATES REPORTED STOPPED
NEW YORK, April 9. Italian steamships In American porta have been or
dered to postpona their sailings until April 20, according to a. London dispatch.
New York ageutB of the Italian lines say they have received no such orders and
dispatches from Rome say that Goernnient ofllcials i cruse to c-mment on the report.
NEGRO PORTER CONFESSES $6000 THEFT
RICHMOND, Va., April 9. James Bradshaw, a negro porter In the Mer
chants' National Bank, was arrested today by Pinkertou detectives for the
theft of $6000 In cash from the bank In January last. Detectives haye been work
ing on the case since that time. The Negro has made a complete confession.
Detectives recoered $1000 of the money.
FIFTEEN CAUGHT IN POOL ROOM RAID
Charles Nagalsky, proprietor of a poolroom at 621 South 3d street, and 15
prisoners were taken in a raid on the place and arraigned before Magistrate Mac
Karland at the 2d and Christian streets station. Nagalsky was held under 1600
ball and the remainder in $300 ball for a further hearing next week.
The men taken from the place gave as their occupations almost every occu
pation known tu man, and the police asked the Magistrate to hold them until
they could look up their records. They were all held on the charge of aiding in
conducting a disorderly house.
WALKS WITH THROAT CUT FROM EAR TO EAR
A man walked Into the Municipal Asphalt plant. Cooper river and Federal
Btreet, Camden, with his throat cut from ear to ear, today. He mumbled the
name William Adams, with the address SIT Palmer street, and fell to the floor
He bald: "I wanted to go to the river and kill myself. There was no use Uvtng."
He la in the Cooper Hospltallna critical condition.
Injured by Fall of Scaffold
George Wilson, 71 years old, of 421 North
11th street, a paperhanger, was seriously
Injured this afternoon In Camden when a
scaffolding on which he was standing tu
scrape a room at 1923 Cooper street col
Upad. i
GIRL SHOT THROUGH HEART; MURDER SUSPECTED
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., April 9. Miss Cora Flndley, 20 years old. daughter of
James Flndley, of Tanneryville, a suburb, was found dead today In the front
yard of her father's home with a bullet through her heart. A revolver with one
empty chamber was lying on the ground beside her. The police are not satisfied
with the theory of bulclde and are Investigating clues that indicate murder.
Two Hurt by Runaway Auto
POTTSVILLE, Pa.. April 9.-In his ef
forts to avoid a collision with a team.
Dr. Frank Frlel, of this c(ty, lost con
trol of his automobile today. It crashed
up over the purb upon the crowded pave-,
ment of the main thoroughfare. There
was a wild scamper for safety, but Anna
Moyer, aged 13 years, of Pottsville, and
Mias Anna. Carr, 'of Schny)klll Haven,
were struck by the. machine and injured.
The former sustained a fractured ankle
In addition to other hurts.
Child Injured Playing in Street
David Roeanbauro, 3 leara old. of
eil Fernon street, was run down by a
farm wagon and Injured while playing in
the street In front of his home last nght
He wa picked up by Leo Imhoff. pf 609
Fer,npo atreet, and carried to Mount Btnai
Hospital.
The Kensingtonian Says:
Willie Dougherty tolll go through hi?
annual stunt of -walking to tha Panama
Exposition next week.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST Cold bar?ln or two snakes with (rtah
water pearl. In subway or Koute 3T. Thurs
day morning-. Reward, 66 CeaLrt, Wood-.
bury. N. J.
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to II II Battle. Newtown Equate
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