Prominenl American in Mexico Ciiy Killed When Zapala Forces Occupied It
HARRISBURG SfisllliS TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 5S
SHOT TO DEATH IN
HIS HOME IN MEXICAN CAPITAL
NATIVE OF CHICAGO
KILLED AS OBREGON
LEAVES MEXICO CITYi
Residence Was Sealed by
Brazilian Minister Before
Occupation of City by Za
pata Troops; Yankee Flag!
Floated Over House
CASE WAS LAID BEFORE
MEMBERS OF CABINET
Washington Government, in
Note, Told Carranza He
Would Be Held Responsi
ble For Safety of Foreign
ers After Evacuation
Hy Associated Press
Washington. I>. t'., March 12.—Jolin
U. McManus. a prominent American
in Mexico < ily, originally Irom Chi
uigu, was shot and killed in his home
vi - tenia y l)> Zapata troopers as they
were occupy ins the Mexican capital
alter tlie evacuation of General
Ohrcgon anil the Carranza forces.
Ollicial dispatches to-ilay from tlic
Bia/lliun minister in Mexico City re
poi ting tlie alTair to the state Pcpart- .
ment -ay the American Has was float
ing oxer McMaiiu** liousc anil that his
iloors hail been closed and sealed l>y
the Bra/Mian consul. The lira/.ilian
minister's illspati'h intimated that the |
killing may have been one of revenue, ;
for it was charged that when the
/.apata troops recently ixnipiivl the
capital McManuii had killed three of I
their number.
I American l ias Over lloiiso
Thp fact that the American Ilag had ■
liten hoisted over the house and the
doors had been sealed by the consul
of a neutral power was taken by olil- '
ciftls here to Indicate that either
Mi>Jlanus felt he was in danger or that
•ill foreigners were fearful of their
safety with the entry of the Zapata
troops and took steps for protection.
The killing of the American is de
scribed In th" official dispatches as i
having caused the greatest excitement
and emotion in the foreign colony.
The Brazilian minister reported that
General Salaznr. the Zapata com- :
ni.mder. had promised to find the
guilty troopers and punish them. The '
official dispatches telling of the killing
did not contain great detail, but indi- ,
< ated that there was a dispute over;
whether McMnnus or the Zapata sol- j
dlers began the shooting. It was
added, however, that the American's
hat was shot full of holes, with evi
dences that the llring was done at |
' lose ranee.
l'laced Before Cabinet
In Washington the news of the kill-;
ins was received in official quarters 1
with evidences of deep concern. The i
Brazilian minister's dispatches arrived
.iust as the Cabinet was assembling and !
Secretary Bryan took them to be laid [
before the President. Mr. Bryan said
that as a searching investigation was j
under way. no steps were likely to be ;
taken until all the facts were brought I
before the American government.
Supplementary dispatches from the '
Brazilian minister said Rood order pre- i
vailed in the capital from the time'
1 'bregon and his Carranza troops left !
until the Zapata forces entered.
It was pointed out here that Presi
dent Wilson's note to General Car- I
raViza • ■uliing upon hint in strong terms !
to alter his attitude toward foreigners ■
In Mexico City specifically pointed out
that the American government in- 1
tended to hold Carranza and < ibregon
personally responsible for anv injury'
to life or property of foreigners if they I
failed to provide adequate protection !
In the event of their evacuation of the
capital.
It was also reported to the State!
Department that after General Obre-
Kon left Mexico i ity there as some !
looting in Popotla. a suburb, but that,
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I THE WEATHER
For Harrlftburg and vicinity: Fair
fo-nlfcht and Saturday, with not
„ »nucl» olianKe In temperature.
For Kaatern I'ennnylvanla : Fair—.
10-nirht and Saturday, with not
much ehanjte In temperature.
River
I rout all ntatlon.i olmerver* rc
ori generally falling condition* ,
thin morning. A Mage of ahout
1.. feet in Indicated for HarrK- i 1
burg hy Saturday morning.
(•eneral Condition*
•''air weather thh morn
ing In the eav/ern portion of tlie
country, while throughout the
Went andsouthwent partly cloudv 1
to cloudy condition* prevail. * I
j%n " t f n ." ,Vf areH of hl * h Prcnnure,
which han controlled the weather 1
condition** over the Wear!, han IJ
moved nllghtly eaMuard i* II h the
creat thin morning over llllnoln.
Ihe "high" Mill continue |(m cant- i
ward movement and fair weather
may be expected In thin locality
to-night and Saturda-
There han heen a general rlne la
temperature over the llnkotan
and Montana and falling In the i
l.ower Mlnnourl Yaller and the I
Middle Atlantic Statcn.
I«lgbt <now ff urrlen occurred nt
scattered ntallonn In i 1
ala and light rain in Northern 1 '
Oregon and Southern Texan. |1
Temp era tu re i K a. m.. !
Mint fllnen, <1:16 a. m.: nctn, (1:0.1 j
p. m.
Moon: New moon, March IS, 2:42 1
p. m. i
River Stage: 4.7 feet above low- |C
water mark. , ,
Venterday*n Weather f i
lllghent temperature, q.
I.owcnt temperature. %|. i 1
Hcnn temperature. HK ' I
.Normal temperature, 36, 11
I GERMAN RAIDER DRIVEN TO AMERICAN PORT I
The North Herman Lloyd liner. Prinz Kltel Friedrieh, which has been a German auxiliary cruiser and has
j raided British commerce in the seven seas since the war began, put Into Newport News the other day bearing
more than 300 prisoners, taken from British and I-'rench ships.
Among the prisoners were the captain of the American ship William P. Frye, who, with his wife and son,
; were picked up by the Eitel after the Frye had heen sunk.
CITY 10IS DEATH
OF PROFESSOR STEELE
Central High Scho 1 Will Be Closed
on Day of Funeral; Postpone
Athletic Activities
jj|v
k;, - t jjjpjl
\V 1 UulA-vi .-i..i.i.i'.
! William Sherman Steele, principal
of the Central High school, is dead.
Funeral arrangements will not be j
completed until to-night when the
body will be brought from Dakewood, i
N. J.. where he died late yesterday aft- 1
ernoon.
Professor Steele died at the sana
torium of Dr. Fechtlg, Dakevvood, N. |
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MRS. ROCKEFELLER ,
! DIES IN TARRYTOII
Wife of Standard Oil King 111 For
Some Time, but Death Was
Unexpected
By Associated Press
1 New York, March 12. Mrs. John D.
| Rockefeller died at her home in Tar-
I rytovvn. N. Y., early to-day.
.Mrs. Rockefeller died at 10.20
o'clock this forenoon at the Rocke
feller country home at Pocantico Hill
just outside of Tarry town where she
has been ill for some time.
While Mrs. Rockefeller had been
an invalid for many months, it is un
derstood her death came rather un
expectedly. Her husband, John D.
Bockefeller, and her son were at Or
mond. Fla.. and were advised early to
day that Mrs. Rockefeller had taken
a critical turn for the worse.
Mr. Rockefeller and his son imme
diately engaged a special train which
is due here to-morrow. Mrs. E. Par
melee Prentice. Mrs. Rockefeller's
daughter, was the only immediate rel
ative present when she died.
1-aura Celestla Spelman Rockefeller
was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, of well
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DuPont Plant Will Be
Enlarged Because of
Orders From Europe
By Associated Press
New York. March 12.—President
Pierre 8. DuPont, of the K. J. DuPont
He Nemours Powder Company an
nounced last night that sufficient or
ders have been received from the
belligerent powers to warrant the com
pany in making large extensions to its
planls.
"Our expenditures in construction
may reach a total of $.">.000,000 or
more." he s&id. "This is an extraor
dinary amount to apply toward tho
manufacture of military powders."
Mr. DuPont said that land already
has been purchased on the James river
in Virginia, for a new factory, for thel
manufacture of dynamite and gu'il
powder. '
HARRISBURG. PA., FRTDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1915
iGERMIN SRIP MAY '
:i BE INTERNED UNTIL
PEACE IS DECLARED
Captain of William P. Frye and
Members of Crew to Make
Sworn Statements
KIEHNE GOES TO CAPITAL
German Government Expected
to Make Reparation For Loss
of Vessel and Cargo
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ March 12.—t'on- i
i fidential reports to officials here on the '
i condition of the Herman auxiliary j
I cruiser Prinz Eitel Kriedrich, in dry-l
dock at Newport News. Ya., seem to j
make it certain that the German
raider will he forced to interne there.
! Assistant Secretary Peters, of the
Treasury Department, told President!
Wilson to-day he expected the German I
commander would not venture to sea i
: again.
Mr. Peter told the President that his I
reports from Newport News show the I
Prinz Kitel is in very bad condition
I and utterly unfit to put to sea.
After his conference with the Presi- j
dent Mr. Peters talked with Captain
j Kiehne. of the American ship William i
j F. Frye. sunk bv the Prinz Kitel. over
the telephone and directed him to get
sworn statements from as manv of the
| crew of the Frye as possible. The
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DID WEASEL QUINTET
OR WAS NIM ROD'S EYESIGHT BAD?
i Alfied Martin, Claimant of Bounties, Told County Commissioners He
First Questioned His Marksmanship
' ntil recently Alfred Martin. Dower
Paxton township, sincerely but mod- |
estly believed himself a fairly good !
shot, especially with his trusty don- !
ble-barrel. lie admitted as much to
the family the other evening when he I
was informed that two of tlie choicest j
ducks of the barnyard had been slain, '
evidently by some marauding beast, |
so he waited on the porch in the moon,
light for the v isitor that evening and
when he saw a long gray shape slip
up over the fence he let drive with
both barrels.
Investigation disclosed the mutil
ated body of "Sarah," the familv cat.
That little slip-up raised a doubt in
Mr. Martin's own mind as to one of
two things—cither his marksmanship
was faulty or his eyesight was going
bad.
A little later that same moonlight
evening he decided it was his eye
Epworth Leagues Plan
Huge Mass Meeting
President and representatives of
Epworth Leagues of the city met last i
evening at the home of Ross K. Herg
stresser, 1330 Derry street, president <
of the Stevens Memorial Methodist
League, and completed plans for a
big mass meeting to be held Wednes
day evening at S o'clock in the Grace
Methodist Church. j
EXCIIAXGK 200,000 I'HISONKRS
By Associated Press
Stockholm, via London, March 12, i
4.25 A. M.—Arrangements are said to
hove been completed between Russia !
and German* for the exchange of
200.000 war prisoners. The. exchange,
it is reported, will he made by way of
Stockholm harbor, beginning in April. (
GERMAN \IBMKN \<TIVK.
I'etroffrad. via ixjndon. March 12,
5.31 A. M.—Bombardment of tlie for
tifications at Osaowetz bv German
aviators. without, however, causing
j damage, and other operations by air t
craft attached to both armies are re- t
J '(Minted in a semiofficial communi- c
'cation issued last night. .j
GOVEPNDRBREIMBAOGH
TO ATTEND HEARINGS
Desires to Have First-hand Infor
mation Concerning All Impor
tant Legislation
Governor Brumbaugh will attend i
1 legislative hearings on important legis- I
j lation. He said to-day that he was i
anxious to listen to what may be ad- j
vain ed for and against the contpen- ;
i sat ion act as drawn and that lie would i
like to attend legislative hearings on j
, the child labor and local option ]
measures.
The Governor pointed out that he
would go to the hearings to get in- !
| formation at first hand, but that it I
i was unlikely that he would partici-|
pate, if trie Governor carries out this
plan he would be the first Governor to
i do so.
When asked about local option the
i Governor said that lie was satisfied
| vvitli the way things were going and
j that letters and telegrams were pour
i ing in on him. They tire not all favor
able to his stand, some of them being
l protests. "People have a right to give i
their views in opposition as well as in
favor of any measure." said he.
The Governor declined to make any
■ comment upon possibilities of an ex
! tra session if legislation lie deems im
! portant Is not passed by this
j lature and said he did not know any-
I thing about any movement on foot to
j reconsider the resolution for adjourn
ment on May 0 when the House meets
I on Monday night.
Among the communications received!
| to-day by Governor Brumbaugh on j
tile question of local option was one 1
from the Legislative Committee of the I
| Pennsylvania State Grange, consist
ing of John A. McSparran. Master of
..State Grange; William T. Creasy, Cata
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sight.
Even as he patiently watched, he
; saw a long thin undulating SOME
THING steal in the yard. From its
appearance lie decided it vvns a weasel.
So far Mr. Martin's eyesight was of the
best; then came the crucial test that
caused him to lay aside his gun and
I rub his eyes.
For suddenly and quietly another
slim furry form slid into the yard and I
ranged side by side with the first; then, ]
another, and another, and another, j
They were all of the same size and
they formed in perfect alignment—and
live abreast, moved quietly up through
the yard.
Mr. Slartin. who told the story to
the county commissioners this morn
ing when he claimed bounties for two
of the quintet he slew, gravely said
that he isn't so sure that the whole
five didn't "keep step."
It's a Tough Lot If
You're Not in on This
It's really too bad not to be a school
director.
Kor the "drees" are to be the guests
of one of the classes of the Domes
tic' Science department of the Central
high school one of these days. And
if all reports be true, those Central !
"cooks" rn:ike those' long famous!
dishes "mother used to make" taste
mighty flat.
The Central nirls have learned to
rook most anything from consomme
to coffee, and now they are learning
the science of proper serving. Just us
soon as they have at their linger tips
the "just so" of placing knives, forks,!
spoons, this dish and that, and so on, I
the dinner to the directors is to be I
held.
i«n't it tough not to'be a school !
director ?
11l IXiAltl \ MOVING AIOIS
By Associated Press
London. March 12, 3.01 A. Sl.—Bul
garia is transporting heavy artillery
to Janthe, near the Greek frontier, ac
cording to u Saloniki dispatch to the
I>aily Mail.
ANOTHER EFFORT TO
TJIKE POLISH CAPITAL
! MM Bf GERMANS
Reinforcements, However, May
Be Used Merely to Hold
Present Lines
PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Turks Admit Loss of Big Forts
at Entrance to the
Dardanelles
A semi-official statement from Pet
' rograil reports a new movement of
I German forces in Poland. Following
jtlit* heavy concentration of German
|tro».pß for the renewed attack on
jPrjsasnysz near the Prussian border,
i reinforcements have been brought up
iin the Pilica river region. Southwest
lof Poland. Pctrograd believes, how
lever ,tliat these reinforcements are in
| tended merely to hold the present
i positions rather than institute another
I attempt to break through the Uus
|si 11 line toward the Polish Capital.
, Concerning the great buttle which
l Petrograd says Is now in progress in
j Northern Poland, few new details
| have been received. The Russian
; statement mentions a bombardment
]of Osowetz by German aviators, bu>
,is silent as to the course of the main
| engagement.
i The British attack in Belgium has
brought on two vigorous counter
j movements by the Germans but it is
jsaid in London that the ground gained
I has been held. In Champagne furtli
ler progress Tor the freneh is claimed,
jaithough the German war office an
nouneed two days ago that this battle
I had been concluded.
Bulgaria Prepares
i M. Gounaris Greece's new premier
; has given specific assurance to France
that the policy of his cabinet will not
j be inimical to the interests of the al
lies. although the Gounaris ministry
was created as a result of King Con-
Istantine's opposition to the former
I premier's policy of intervening in the
! war on this side. A London dispatch
{states that Bulgaria, whose altitude
I has beer, a source of concern to Greece
|is bending heavy artillery to a point
close t<> the Grecti frontier.
! Constantinople is reported to be In
a. state of panic as a result of the at
tack on the Dardanelles. Although it
I is presumed that the bombardment of
|the fortifications is proceeding, there
are few definite indications as to what
lis being accomplished, beyond the ud
imitted fact that the forts near the en
trance ol' the straits have been dam
aged if not destroyed.
Another German Drive
The German drive at Prazsanysz, in
Northern Poland, has carried the ad
vancing army within two and a half
miles of the city, the Berlin war office
announced to-day. Russian reports of
recent victories are denied and varl-
I ous German successes are recounted,
j It is said flint in two battles 7,200
Russians were captured.
The German statement admits the
capture by the British of Nieuve Cha
pelle, as announced in London yester
day, but says that attempts to gain
further ground were defeated.
| COAST GIARI) C ITT Kit TO
ENFORCE U. S. NEUTRALITY
By Associated Press
I Norfolk. Ya.. March 12.—The coast
I guard cutter Onondagua put to sea
I yesterday, it was said in marine eir-
I cles, to ascertain if belligerent war
] ships were off the coast and to enforce
Ine utrality laws of the t'nited States.
Wireless stations here are said to have
intercepted radio messages which led
government officials to believe war
ships were not far out at sea.
DKATII OF ADAM BKMi
Special to The Telctraph
Hummelstown, Pa., March 12.—Adam
Bell, a well-known resident of town
I for years, died here yesterday after a
I long illness. Mr. Bell injured a finger
. while at work at Waltonville some
! months ago and bloodpoisoning set
I in. He was removed to the Ilarris
i burg Hospital and the finger was later
amputated in the hope of effecting a
cure, but the poison had gotten into
his system. Mr. Bell was 53 years old
I and was born near Hoernerstown. He
j was a member of the Lutheran Church
and of the men's organized Bible class,
i He was also a member of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
IHe is survived by his wife. Funeral
! services on Monday afternoon at 1.30
j o'clock.
| GENERAL THANKS MRS. IX»PP
By Associated Press
Paris. March 12, 5 A. M. —General
Joffrc, the French commander, has
I sent abetter to Airs. Clara Washington
j Lopp. of New York, thanking her
heartily for the large supply of to
! baceo she gathered for distribution
| among the French soldiers. Most of
! the supply was obtained in New York.
HELD OX PASSPORT CHARGE
Rio Janeiro, March 12.—Two men
under arrest in connection with the
! alleged forgery of Dutch passports
have informed the police, it is said,
that they sold the papers, but did not
falsify them. They are reported to
have declared that the passports were
obtained from a German clerk In the
Netherlands consulate who sailed for
Europe two weeks ago.
• SEND TROOPS TO MANCHURIA
By Associated Press
Yokohama, via Tokio. March 12,
5.45 P. M. —The dispatch of Japanese
garrison troops to Manchuria and
Northern China, which has been con-
I firmed, has centered the attention of
| the country upon the negotiations for
concessions from China. The news
i papers express the belief that these
i military movements are in preparation
| for eventualities.
JAPAN MODIFIES ATTITUDE
flv Associated Press
Peking. March 12.—Japan has defl- 1
: nitcly modified her attitude toward j
I China in the matter of insisting upon!
compliance with the demands she I
made unon the Chinese republic
shortly after the occupation by Japan j
of the German concession of Kiao- 1
Chow, j
PERRY COUNTY MADE
DRY BY REFUSAL OF
ALL LIQUOR LICENSES
16 Places Closed by Order of Judge Seibert; Some For
Cause, Others For Defects in Applications; Nine
Counties Now Dry in State, Affecting Nearly a Mil
lion and a Half People; Two Saloons in Marysville
Among Those Shut by Decree
Special to The Telegraph .
New Bloomfleld. Pa., March 12.
Perry county is dry for at least one
yen r.
JudKe W. N. Scibert this morning
refused every application for liquor
licenses in the county. In all sixteen
were refused. They were refused
either for cause shown or lor defects
in the application.
The applicants refused;
New Bloomlicld: 11. B. liliiiic
smitli. \V. If. Athinson.
Carroll township: I). S. Stouf
fer.
Spring township: T». C. Nary.
Blnitt: MeClcllan Cos.
New German town: Howard
lvciiii.
Marjsvillc: Albert Zacpfel,
George \V. Hhoads.
lMincaimon: Milton \V. Derrick,
Samuel K. >lavtie.
Newport: Robert Nixon, James
Strauss.
Millerstown: T. K. Sltcnk, Rob
ert \V. Ilopple.
Liverpool: diaries O. Mitchell.
B. !•'. Bracken burs.
P. 11. Buttiirs. of Oliver town
ship is the bottler who withdrew
I lis application.
Judge Seibert will hand down a. de
cree with in a few days stating his
reasons for refusing the liconse.
Saloons Steadily Diminish
During the last three years, the
number of saloons in Perry county lias
been steadily diminishing. In 191"
ther" were twenty saloons and one
bottling establishment in the county.
In 1914 the number dwindled to six
teen and one bottling works. This year
the bottling works application was
withdrawn and the sixteen saloons
were refused licenses for this fiscu.l
year.
P. 11. Tl. Fouglit Saloons
The Pennsylvania Hailroad Com
pany took a prominent part in the
fight on the rum 'traffic in Perry this
license court. The Pennsy fought par
ticularly hard against saloons in
_n_r*_r»
f Chicago, March 12.—A trunkful of gun cotton, suffi
|
\ was the article which federal agents exerted themselves t .
1 find to-day. The trunk with its dan stents was de- '
a clared to be the property cf Dr. Herman B "lenheim, of New 1
% York, arrested yesterday at St. Louis.
1 URDER
« Wilmington, Del., March 12.—T0 Chief of Po'-icc
■ Black and the New Britain detectives at the workhouse this
£ afternoon. Peter Krakas and Bernard Montwid confessed t
# the murder of the Rev. Joseph Zebrau . iof the Luther- '
■ an Church at New Britain, Conn., and his housekeeper, on
# February 8.
I M'ADOO'S CONDITION GOOD
9 Washington, March 12.—Secretary McAdoo was op- j
■ erated upon f ospital here. The
C physicians issued a bulletin, saying the operation had been (
* successful in every way and that their patient was in a very j
C favorable condition. j
K New York, March 12.—1n his closing address to the
jC j ur y ' n if Harry Kendall Thaw . four codefend
ants, on tiia! for conspiracy, John B. Stanchfield, Thaw's
K chief counsel, urged the jury to-day to determine whether '
j C they believed Thaw had recovered his sa -y. ,
W Washington, March 12.—After a conference between 'i
■ President Wilson and the Cabinet, a fOr nal demand was
v sent to General Salazar, insisting that t!:o Zapatists guilty j
C of the murder of John B. McManus, be p.tnished and that j
C adequate reparation be made to the family of the victim. |
C Washington, March 12.—Secretary Lane announced |
C after the Cabinet meeting to-day that he had entered into a j
I contract with private interests to build a $250,000 plant to j
% handle the invention of Dr. Walter C. Hi.'inan, of the Bu- |
\ reau of Mines, a process for the manufacture of gasoline, {
a dyestuffs and explosives. j
% Los Angeles, March 12. Two thousand Mexicans '
j stormed the National Palace at Mexico City yesterday in an I
* effort to release 250 Catho'.ic priests imprisoned there, ac- j
5 cording to advices received here to-day. j
16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
Marysville, Millerstown and Newport
_ Bast year the "drys" won victory in
Newport and Miilerstown, saloons in
both towns being closed at the last
license court t'or cause shown. This
year they redoubled their efforts to
make the county dry and wherever
possible gathered evidence against th>j
existing saloons showing in several
cases that the fiquor laws were being
broken.
Counties Now Pry
Xino counties in Pennsylvania are
now dry as the result of liquor appli
cations beinK refused by the courts.
These counties are: fireene, Wash
ington, Bedford, Huntingdon, Mifflin,
Venango, Tiona, Lawrence, Juniata
and Perry. Indiana is dry with the
exception of one license. Butler couic
ty was dry but it again has licensed
places. The territory now under rula
is about thirteen thousand squaio
miles out of 42,000 square miles in the
State. The dry territory includes about
1,400.000 people, or about 18 per cent,
of the population of the State.
Widely-known Speakers
to Address Teachers
Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, and
Dr. J. Carter Troop, of the University
of Toronto, will speak at both mornlni?
ami afternoon sessions of the tiftli <la.v
of thu nineteenth annual teachers' in
stitute to-morrow.
Music will be directed by Professor
10. Q. Pose and devotional exercises by
the Rev. George P. Schaum. Sessions
will onon at 9:30 and 2 o'clock.
Bird Club Organized
at Central High School
They've a new club up at the Cen
tral high school.
It's a Bird Club.
The club is to take walks through
the woods and fields this Spring un
der the guidance of Miss Ornce Eu ■
nal, to study the habits of the feathei*
ed creatures.