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BRITISH GUNS
BREAK DOWN
BOCHE ATTACK
Germans Launch Heavy Assaults in Futile Effort to Eject
Allies From Positions; Artillery, Machine Gun and
Rifle Fire Proves Too Stroig For Invaders; Teutons
Driven From Outposts
Petrograd, Sept. 28.—The Russians have captured
Oromaru, 24 miles west of Meri, in the Caucasus, it is
announced officially.
Paris, Sept. 28.—The Germans made an attack last night in
the Argonne region. To-day's official statement says they were
repulsed, suffering heavy losses.
The Germans of the Crown Prince's forces made an attempt
last night to break into the French lines in this sector, attacking
three times. These assaults were all repulsed, the Germans sus
taining heavy losses, says to-day's Paris war office report.
Efforts to break into the new
ground won by the British in the
renewal of the Flanders offensive on
Wednesday are being continued by
the Germans. Failing: to shake the
British line elsewhere, they tried it
out last night at Zonnebeke, where
the British have pushed far alor<T l ) ,e
road to Roulers. The British artil
lery, machine-gun and rifle fire was
too much for them, however, and the
attack was broken up.
Zonnebeke is an important point
for the British and their previous
efforts to reach and maintain a hold
ir. it had been desperately resisted by
the Germans. Their present position
ir. the village places tliem within a
half-dozen miles of the important
north and south railway line connect
ing Lille with Ostend, on the coast,
the cutting of which or its domina
tion at even medium-range artillery
flre would seriously handicap the
Germans in their Flanders operations.
In the Tower Hamlets and Polygon
woods regions, toward the British
right flank, the olearing-up process
which followed "Wednesday's battle
was carried out further last night
and the Germans were driven from
Isolated positions to which strong
parties of them were clinging'.
Lemoyne Child Killed
by Auto Truck Will
Be Buried Tomorrow
Funeral services for little 4-year
old Edwin Parson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Parson. Bosler avenue,
Lemoyne, who was killed almost in
stantly when run over by an auto
mobile truck at the entrance of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge,
at Lemoyne, will be held at his home
to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial will be made in the Camp
Hill Cemetery.
At the Inquest conducted by Cor
oner Deardorf, of Mechanicsburg,
last evening a verdict of accidental
death was issued. The boy and his
mother were walking to Harrisburg
yesterday morning. Edward Palmer,
an uncle of the boy, driving a light
delivery truck, called to the pair
and told them he would take them
along. " The boy slipped from his
mother's hand and stepped in front
of an automobile truck. Both wheels
passed over the boy's stomach.
GIRL DRAGGED BY CAR
Linnie Lapkin, a young girl re
siding at 1209 Green street, suffered
lacerations of the scalp last evening
as the result of being struck by a
street car in Market street above
Cameron. According to employes of
the street car company, the girl
stepped in front of a car on the
Reservoir line. The girl was dragged
for some distance, but was not seri
ously Injured.
THE CIVIC CLUB'S
SECOND FLY'—MEASURING DAT
SEPTEMBER 29
9 to 12.
Prlres awarded: 5 cents a pint
for all flies.
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg and vicinltyl Fnlr
to-night unit Saturday) cooler
to-night.
For Uustern I'ennsylvunlai Partly
cloudy ami cooler to-night j
Saturday fair; gentle to moder
ate went Hlada.
River
The Sus<|Uehannu river and all Its
branches "111 fnll slowly or re
main nearly stationary. A stage
of about 3.3 feet Is Indicated for
Harrisburg Saturday morning.
General Conditions
The tropical storm In the Gulf of
Mexico Is some distance front
the mouth of the Mississippi
river approaching the Louisiana
coast. It has caused heavy
rnlns In the last twenty-four
hours in the East livll States,
Kastern Tenneasc and Western
North Carolina and light, scatter
ed showers In the South Atlantic
Stutes.
It Is - to 1H degrees cooler over a
broad belt of country extend-
In* from Texas northeastward
through the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys and the Lake Re
gion Into Ontario.
Temperature) 8 a. m., 04.
Bam Itlsea, 5i39 a. m.| aets, riiftl
p. m.
Moon i Fall moon, September SO.
River Stage■ 3.5 feet abtve low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 70.
Lowest temperature, 02.
Menn temperature, 04.
Normal temperature, 01.
Largest Subscription
To Harrisburg's Army
Library Fund Received
The largest single contribution
made to the Harrisburg committee
in charge of raising Harrisburg's
share of the million dollar soldiers'
library fund, came In to-day. It was
from State Librarian Thomas Lynch
Montgomery, who has also given
generously to the book fund through
other channels.
Harrisburg is not coming up to
expectations in contributions, but
an effort will be made to get the re
mainder of the 16,000 allotted to this
city.
In his letter Mr. Montgomery urges
the library project as one of the most
important soldier welfare movements
undertaken and expresses the hope
that It will be well financed.
U. S. Army Officer Wounded
in German Air Raid
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 2 B.—The slight
wounding of First Lieutenant How
ard F. Keating, of Philadelphia,
Medical Corps, during an air raid on
the night of September 24, was re
ported to the War Department to
day by General Pershing.
The death of Private James Tracy,
Company F, • First Engineers, as a
result of an accident "In the line of
duty" was also reported. His next of
kin is Mrs. E. J. Tracy, Philadel
phia.
U. S. Battleship Runs
Aground in Home Waters
By A.isociated Press
I Washington, Sept. 28. The Navy
Department at noon to-day author
ized an announcement that a battle
i ship of the fleet is aground in home
waters, but resting easily and prob
ably will be floated soon.
The Navy Department issued this
statement:
"The Navy Department has re
ceived an official report stating that
a battleship of the United States Navy
is aground in home waters. The ship
is resting easily and it is expected
that she will be floated witihout dif
ficulty. The newspapers are urgently
lequested not to print any infor-
ination which might lead to the estab
lishment of the identity or location
or the stranded vessel."
THHEK M3GKOES HANGED
By Associated Press
Wilmington. Del., Sept. L'S. At tre
New C'astle county workhouse this
morning three negroes, Webster Pur
nell, William Prettyman and Adam
Argust were hanged for the murder
of Harry Parker, colored, at Lewes, a
year ago.
RL'SS DESTROYER I.OST
By Associated Press
Petrograd, Sept. 28. The Russian
destroyer Ochotnik was sunk by a
mine in the Baltic, on Wednesday.
LIBERTY BONDS SOAR
By Associated Press
New York. Sept. 28. Heavy buy
ing of the Liberty 3% per cent,
bonds at new high records was the
outstanding feature of to-day's early
trading on the Stock Exchange. Over
$1,000,000 worth of these bonds
changed hands in the first hour at
I quotations ranging from 100.12 to
100.20, the latter price representing
an advance of six one hundredths
over the previous maximum made In
yesterday's large dealings.
NEW ANTI-SALOON
LEACJ/E HEAD HERE
The Rev. E. V. Claypool arrived
in the city this morning to take up
the work of superintendent of the
Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League.
The Rev. Mr. Claypool was formerly
pastor of the First Methodist Episco
pal Church, in Marguette, Mich. As
soon as he can become familiar with
the work in this state he will begin
a campaign to rid Pennsylvania of
the saloons.
BUMPER POTATO CROP
John W. Early, steward at the
Dauphin county almshouse and a
force of men are about winding up
this year's potato harvest which will
net between 2,100 and 2,200 bushels,
a crop larger than ever before raised
on the poor farm. The potatoes all
run large, some half again as large
as baseballs.
YOUNG "FLYER" HERE
On his way East with an aero
squadron to join the Rainbow Di
vision. which will leave soon for
France. Arthur Owens, a former em
ploye of the circulation department
of the Harrisburg Telegraph, dropped
off for a few hours, to-day. He ex
pects to fly in France within a few
months.
"THE END OF
U. S. OFFICERS
NABBED IN WEST
AS TRAITORS
Five Members of Aviation
Corps Also Said to Be
in Plot
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 28. —
Five members of the United States
aviation corps, an army recruiting
officer and two navy ensigns are said
by federal officials to be involved in
a plot against the government al
leged to have been headed by Lieu
tenant Erwin Frederich Schneider,
of the Germany navy, and Theodore
Kasinger, department store employe,
both of whom were taken Into cus
tody here recently.
The disclosure came last night as
the result of an order from the De
immediate rgmoval of Schneider and
immediate revola of Schneider and
Kasinger from the county jail to an
internment camp on Angel Island
which contains Franz Bopp, former
German consul general here, and his
aid. Baron E. H. von Shack, former
vice-consul.
Overland Express Lines
Demonstrate Value
of Highway Routes
How important the main highway
routes have become in this war period
is demonstrated by the fact that the
Goodrich Tire Company has establish
ed an overland express line between
Akron (Ohio) and Boston. Five trucks
are in daily service on the Lincoln
Highways in transporting tires and
automobile accessories.
The United States Government has
made a contract for 30,000 motor
trucks in the West, and these will be
delivered to their several consign
ments overland. It is figured that in
asmuch as it requires a railroad car
for every two trucks, 15,000 cars will
be released on the railroads for other
transportation service through this
arrangement. Two hundred cars will
be brought East daily over the main
highways of Pennsylvania, and it is
the purpose of the State Highway De
partment to keep the roads in shape
through the winter for this service.
U. S. Not to Participate
in Readjustment of
Boundaries After War
By .4ssociateii Press
Washington, Sept. 28. —The collec
tion of data on peace now being
made for President Wilgon by his
close friend and adviser, Colonel E.
M. House, it was explained at the
State Department to-day, does not
indicate that the United States is
looking forward to an early peace.
Neither does the government plan to
participate in the readjustment of
boundaries or political affairs in Eu
rope when peace is declared.
Interests of the United States, it
was reiterated continue to have no
direct connection with the war aims
of the allies, and remain unchanged.
TO RUX INDEPENDENTLY
Half a dozen or more candidates for
borough and township offices who
were defeated at the primaries have
indicated their intentions to come out
independently and the County Com
missioners expect to have a supply of
blank nominating petitions for such
flAiiidliU.Ua, to-morrow or MaiuUv,
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917
SMALL PUPILS
GIVE BIT FOR
U.S. SOLDIERS
Open Air School Wants Them
to Blow Thoughts in
Smoke Across
"May thin'bit'give nome Amerl
run aoldler' nn opportunity to
blow hi* thought* In ninokc to
the Sunquehanna Open Air Hoy*
nnd tilrln who no wWllngly and
prayerfully gnve It."
This is the note that the Telegraph
received from the little children who
attend the Open Air School. They are
not well, but they are willing to give
some of their comfort to the boys
who are away from home.
The "smoke fund" has received
thousands of letters from all parts
of the country commending their
work in supplying tobacco to our
beys in the trenches.
Here are some other of the letters
received
"I did not pass, so I _shall do part
of my bit by sending a little tobacco
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War Department Weeds
Out Reserve Officers to
Get Better Men in Places
Washington, Sept. 28.—The War
Department has commenced a se
vere weeding out process in the Of
ficers Reserve Corps. It is predicted
that thousands of officers will return
to civil life before their comrades
reach France.
The department has found that
there is such an unprecedented de
mand for commissions that it is pos
sible to pick men of the highest type
for virtually every position in the
Reserve Corps. There are thousands
of applications for Commissions un
answered from men of excellent
technical training.
The prulng knife just at present
is being used on the men who had
commissions irj the Officers Reserve
Corps before the United States be
came a belligerent.
To-day an order issued by the Ad
jutant General's office reduced twen
ty officers from ranks ranging from
colonel to captain to that of "Second
Lieutenant in the Quartermasters'
Corps."
In the first reserve camps there
were 42,000 candidates for commis
sions. Fifteen thousand of this num
ber were dropped before they com
pleted their course. Of the 27,000
who were given provisional commis
sions, more than 1,000 were dropped
last month. It is estimated that this
number will be trebled before the
National Armies reach France.
LAST OUTDOOR DRILL
By Associated Press
The Harrisburg Reserves will hold
their last outdoor drill before taking
up work in the City Grays Armory
to-night. The Reserves will meet at
the lower end of the Island or, in
event of continued rain, a tFront and
Market streets, and will then move
on a hurry call to another part ot
the city to drill. Indoor drills will
start Tuesday night, Companies B
and C having that night.
150 INDICTMENTS
DRAWN AGAINST
L W. W. LEADERS
Plotted to Aid Germany by
Hampering U. S. War
Program
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 28.—More than
150 indictments have been found by
the Federal grand jury in Chicago
investigating I. W. W. activities in
evidence secured in the recent Fed
eral raid.
The indictments, which may actu
ally exceed this number, have been
drawn and voted upon, it is under
stood, and all that remains is to re
port. them to the cout, which may
be done at any time.
The evidence upon which the grand
jury has acted is said to show con
spiracies and plots to hamper the
Government in its war activities and
to show connections with German
sources.
Desire to See Folks
Back Home Gets Six
Young Soldiers in Trouble
The desire to say good-by to par
ents and friends was responsible for
the arrest of six young soldiers at
Allentown yesterday. The boys were
brought to this city last evening ana
were sent to Fort Riley, Kan., under
guard.
The six recruits were born near
Allentown, and were located at the
Kansas fort. When they learned that
their regiment would soon be called
for active service, they arranged to
visit their homes in Eastern Penn
sylvania. While visiting here their
funds gave out.
Their regiment was suddenly
mustered into active service, and
left for "Somewhere in France." The
boys made application for transpor
tation to carry them back to Fort
Riley. Having exceeded their fur
lough, they were placed under guard.
Lieutenant Lesher accompanied
them trom Allentown to Harrisburg.
While punishment will be meted
out to the young offenders, they can
not be classed as deserters, and it is
probable that when the circum
stances are taken into consideration
the penalty will not be severe.
Girl Badly Hurt in
Auto Crash at Liverpool
Trella Yoder, a young woman 21
years of age, was seriously injured
in an automobile accident early this
morning at Liverpool, Pa. She was
placed on a Pennsylvania train and
was brought to the Harrisburg Hos
pital, being admitted to the insti
tution at 11 o'clock.
Miss Yoder's home is at Bellvllle,
Pa. In company with her brother
and a party of friends, the car in
which she was riding encountered
an obstruction but did not turn over.
The other occupants of the car es
caped without injury, but the girl
sustained serious injuries to her back.
SEPARATE CAMPAIKO
Washington. Sept. 28.—Tho 'cam
paign to sell t2,000,000 in war sav
ings certificates. Frank A. Vander
ltp, chairman It the war savings
ccmmlttee. announced to-day, will be
separate from the Second Liberty
Loan campaign, and probably will
L begin about December L
SCHOOL DEFECTS
WITH REMEDIES
POINTED OUT
Survey Made by Bureau of
Municipal Research Finds
Many Faults
WANTS ONE EXECUTIVE
Recommends One Responsi
ble Head, and More Care
ful Perusal of Reports
Pointing out many defects in the
methods of public school adminis
tration in Hnrrisburg and prescrib
ing the remedies therefore, the Bu
reau of Municipal Research of New
York, the report which the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce nearly
a year ago engaged It to make fol
lowing a careful survey of the sit
uation, was made public to-day.
The report, among other things,
recommends that one exeeuUve, pre
ferably the city superintendent, be
made responsible for the initiation
and the execution of plans; that the
board should be responsible for the
critical review and appraisal of the
plans and work of the executive or
executives; and that the board be
accountable at all times to the elec
torate, modify its procedure so as to
be able to consider only the essen
tials of the school administration,
and that it give more attention to the
reports and recommendations of
those in charge of the actual work.
The survey points out the defect
in the state school law, which does
not give the city superintendent the
authority he should have, and recom
mends that this be recognized in
working out plans for betterment
"until proper legislation can be pro
cured by virtue of which the super
intendent of schools will become the
chief executive."
Finds .Many Faults
The survey report finds many
faults with administration and makes
many recommendations.
Among the criticisms offered by
the bureau report, comprising 225
typewritten pages and several tables,
ar the foUowlngr:
Sinking funds not in good shape;
deficit in such funds on January 1,
1917, being $87,789.81 and part of
the 1901 sinking funds earning only
2 per cent.
Lack of responsibility because of
the work being diffused among too
many officials. The central executive
and administrative staff greatly over
worked, although willing. Their co
operation aided greatly in compiling
report.
Too cheap school buildings. Lack
of proper fire protection in construc
tion of schools. Modern lighting
methods adopted only a few years
ago. Modern building program not
followed. Too much haphazard
building.
Financial program of school sys
tem for building purposes not based
upon the financial resources and pos
sibilities of the district assessed.
Board should delegate most of its
activities to technically trained per
sons, who should be made respon
sible for efficient administration.
Budget system without proper
basis of information, leading to esti
mated deficit of operating expenses
for year amounting to nearly
$47,000.
Lack of proper fire protection In
a number of the school buildings and
defects pointed out in heating, ven
tilating and electrical systems of
some buildings.
Recommendations
Summed up, the general recom
mendations include the following
high points.
Making the city superintendent the
controlling factor of the school sys
tem and suggesting system of dual
responsibility until law can be cor
rected In this respect.
Enlargement of central office force
to meet needs, creation of office of
superintendent of grounds and build
ings to supervise repairs and changes
and keep track of all school real
estate, and revision of .accounting
system.
Abolition of board committees with
administrative functions and transfer
of these duties to properly trained,
experienced executives.
Employment of purchasing agent
and storekeeper, to buy all school
supplies and keep check of their
issue.
City superintendent to formulate
budget of expenditures and outlining
school program in full.
Selection of an architect under
conditions that will enable him, un
der the proper control of the board,
to have sufficient freedom to design
buildings which will conform in all
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Recruiting Drive Is
Gathering Headway
Recruiting is being carried on
with excellent results at the Army re
cruiting headquarters in this city.
Yesterday this district accepted fifty
nine persons. No local men were in
cluded. William Wilson and Ray
mond Harris, of Steelton, .enlisted in
the Stevedore Regiment.
The announcement that 130.000
men will be taken from the con
tingent of selected men now in train
ing camps, to fill vacancies in the Na
tional Guard Regiments, and that
100,000 men will be required to All
gaps in the Signal Corps, is regarded
as an indication that fully 250,000
men will be examined and accepted
by draft boards before the second
draft is announced.
Hundreds of young men in this
section, it is believed, will enlist and
select the branch of service desired
in preference to waiting their ac
ceptance by a draft board. Recruit
ing officers are of the opinion that
recruiting will be greatly stimulated
by recent development/
Single Copy, 2 Cents
U.S. MIST RAISE
14 BILLIONS IN
LESS THAN YEAR
Secretary McAdoo Outlines
Stupendous Financial Task
Faced by Nation
COUNTRY HAS RESOURCES
New Liberty Loan
Is Offered by U. S
Washington. Sept. 28.—Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo last night
announced the second Issue of' Li
berty bonds.
It will amount to from three to
four billion dollars.
Subscriptions will be opened on
October 1 and close on October 27.
Other features are:
Time of bonds—Maturity, twen
ty-flve years; redeemable at the
option of the Secretary of the
Treasury In ten years.
Denominations of bonds ssO
and multiples of SSO. •
Interest rate—Four per cent.,
payable semiannually on November
15 and May 15.
Terms of payment—Two per
cent, upon application. IS per cent.
November 15, 40 per cent. Decem
ber 13 and 40 per cent. January 15.
1918.
The privilege of converting
bonds of this issue into bonds of
any succeeding issue bearing a
higher interest rate than four per
cent, during the period of the war
is extended.
*■ "
By Associated Press
Atlantic City. N. J.. Sept. 28.—Vast
oversubscription of the three-billion
dollar Second Liberty Loan was con
fidently predicted by Secretary Mc-
Adoo in an address here to-day before
the American Cankers Association,
calling upon the bankers to give the
same patriotic support to the new
bond issue that they gave to the first.
"It has been urged upon me," said
the secretary, "that many men of
wealth will refuse to buy the four
per-cent. bond with liability to super
income taxation. I should be loath
to believe this; but if it is true, the
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J x3I RLIN CLAIMS LOCAL VICTORIES J
£ Berlin, Sent. 28.—British forces which yesterday ad- jl,
j*-v*nced for strong local attacks northeast oi Frezenberg T
4and on the Mfcnin road, o;i the 1 ;ian front, were driven <Ji
Tback, says the official statemnet issued to-day by the *T
T T
♦ German wa[r office. On the Yprcs-Passchendale road *fs
the statement adds, the. British still occupy crater posi- Jf
1 tipnb en the German front line.
!± STATE TREASURY BUSINESS 4
T li.ii"; isbur- Sutc Treasury rcvctpt.. during the niunth t
£of September aggregated $1,586,274.34 and expenditures jZ
At I
X 1,597,928.11 according to the statement at the close c: JT
September business issued by State Treasurer Kephaft
JL to-clay. The total balantes amounted to 4C, 179,746.02 jj
J* against $6,191, 399.79 at the end of last month. The bal-
X ance> •• •re as tollov.in detail: Gvr.eral fund $4,076,- 2
- .JT
ted, $
X motor licenses, $880,496.56; prisor* manufacturing, '2
*7* T
$63,379.46; fire insurance fund (uninvested) $100,375.25. ,f
£
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f WAR TAX BILL NEARLY READ T
4* *r
f Washington, Sept. 28.—The war tax bill increased t "I 8
T levy about $2,700,000,000 was to-day in the last stages of <3
4 completion. Final drafting and printing of the conferees **
£ agreement was in progress, with formal approval m
planned at a late afternoon meeting.
4* FIST FIGHT IN CONGRESS *• S
t| Washington, Sept. 28. —The row irt the House over 'X
£ if"
X were influenced by money furnished by-Beplin 'X
± ulminated to-day in a fight between Hcflin and Repre
£ sentativc Nortan, his chief critic. Friends soon separated
X them. g '
X HURRICANE NEARING COAST '•
Ua
X New Orleans, Sept. 28.—Somewhere in the Gulf o ' ■
t* Mexico a hurricane was nearing the mouth of the Mis- Jjr
£ sippi. It probably will strike the lower Mississippi and JI
T Alabama coast late to-day or to-night. No reports cf . |
4 property damage or casualties in the path of the sto; ; * *
had.been received here. ,
4 4
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£ MARRIAGE LICENSES I
Jf fcidwnrd (. HtiuklnM and I'lorencM- M. >Vynn Knolni Herbert H. y
r Hartman, Lykena townNhip, and Katie A. Hop pen haver, Grata. ' 4
HOME EDITION
NEXT QUOTA IS
NOT TO LEAVE
UNTIL OCTOBER 6
Dauphin and Nearby County
Men Will (Jo to Meade
on Same Day
REWARD FOR DESERTERS
Government Offers SSO For
Every Man Failing to
Report
The schedule of the departure of
t*he men who will leave next week
for Camp Meade and a ruling on the
excess and shortage of the lirst con
tingent of the national draft army
were announced to-day at state draft
headquarters. The schedule of de
parture sets tbc date of leaving as
Saturday instead of Wednesday, as
previously announced.
None of the boards of this district
will call th?ir men to report before
Friday. Somo In anticipation of de
parting Wednesday have already sent
out the pink and green cards to the
selected men and ordered them to
report Tuesday morning. On receipt
of the new orders the orders issued
by the local boards were rescinded
and the men will report Friday.
"No credit will be given for ex
cess or shortage in the first con
tingent. All. boards must send their
required quota of 5 per cent. The
question of excess and shortage must
be taken up with the proper authori
ties before the state draft headquar
ters can make a ruling."
This was in substance the ruling
received from the draft headquarters.
Many of the local boards of this dis
trict in the first contingent sent more
men than were required, and in many
instances they sent more than were
required in the first and second quo
tas. For the past several days the
draft headquarters has been besieged
with questions from these boards re
garding the matter, and the ruling
to-day has caused consternation in
several of the smaller boards. Many
of the boards had depended on the
[draft headquarters giving them credit
for the men that they sent with the
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