* ••• # • "MlI ' * " Gigantic German, Effort impending on Western Front, Lloyd George Tells Commor HARRISBURG ifSpllp TELEGRAPH jfll ®bc Star-lnfrcpenbent * |'.J LXXXVII — No. 140 14 PAGES RUSSIA BLAMED BY ENEMY FOR STARTING WAR France and England Next in Order of Culpability, Says Hun HUNS HOLD TO BELGIUM Kaiser's Foreign Minister Out lines Germany's War Aims Before Reichstag By dissociated Press Amsterdam, June 25. Chief blame for instigating the war was laid at Russia's door by Dr. Von Kuehlmann, the German foreign sec retary, in an address to the Reich stag yesterday in which he also dealt with Germany's war aims. France and England were named as the next power in order of culpability. "I believe," said Dr. Von Kuehl mann, "that one can say without fear of contradiction, as the result of revelations, that the deeper we go into the causes of this war the clear er it becomes that the power which planned and desired the war was Russia; that France plays the next] worse role as instigator, and that England's policy has very dark pages to show." Referring to Germany's war aims Dr. Von Kuehlmann said: No Pledges on Belgium Vpn Kuehlmann, declared that Germany could not hind herself to any pledges in regard to Belgium. Referring to Germany's war aims, Dr. Von Kuehlmann said: "We wish for the German people and our allies a free, strong inde pendent existence within the boun daries drawn for us by history. We desire overseas possessions corre sponding to our greatness and wealth; the freedom of the sea, carrying our trade to all parts of the world." To Confer In Constantinople Dr. Von Kuehlmann again went over the question of the Dobrudja, which is the subject of negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria, and added: "But there does not exist any con flict in interest between us and Tur key." Dr. Von Kuehlmann announced that within the next few days a con ference would be held at Constan tinople where the questions that had arisen between the quadruple alli ance and "the Caucasian people" would "find a settlement." Child Ground to Death Under Trucks of Car Dorothy Nunemaker, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nunemaker, 127 South Front street, Steelton, was instantly killed when struck by a Highsplrc* car. No. 62, near Elm street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. According to witnesses the car was running at a slow rate of speed and the motorman stopped the car in about ten feet after the < hild was struck. It was necessary to hoist the car up to remove the child's mangled body. The child was runnning away from her mother across the street when struck by the car, witnesses say. The tot ran directly in front of the car and it was impossible for the notorman to stop. The body was turned over to H. Wilt's Sons under akers in Steelton. PROBE TRANSPORT FIRE By Associated Press An Atlantic Port, June 25.—Army authorities are making an inquiry into the cause of a fire which started early to-day in the hold of a trans port lying at her pier and caused several thousand dollars damage. FRIDAY will be UNCLE SAM'S WAR SAVINGS DAY &2THow Much Will You Take? THE WEATHER] For UnrrUburß unci rlclnityi fhofn to-niitht unil iirolinltly >Vedne*dayi not much chungr | n temperature. For Kuiterii I'cnnsjlvnnla: Show era to-night nnil probably \y e ,|. nendayi moderate *outhea*t to aouth wind* becoming went. lUver The main river will probably full alowly. A Htaite of about 4.0 feet I* expected at Hurrlaburic Wednesday morning. General Condition* The •dlxturhnn.T that waa central o.rp the MlKHOurl Vulley, Mon day mornlnc, ha* moved *outh ea..fward and now cover* mom of the territory from the Plain* States eastward to the Atlantic ocean, with It* center over the Lower Ohio Valley. Temperaturei 8 a. m., 50. .Sun Rlaeai 3i35 a. in.i seta, 8i25 p. m. Moon I Flrat quarter, July 1. River StMfi 4.0 feet above low water mark for to-morrow moraine. Yesterday'* Weather Hlghent temperature, TO. I.oweat temperature. S3. Mean temperature, <W. Normal temperature, 72. United State* Weather Bureau Washington, forecast for North and Middle Atlantic Sttaeai Fair first part of week, with about normal temperature! probability of whower* middle 1 of week) fair and warmer end i of week. I TWO MINUTES FOR PR A YER APPROVED BY CITY Plan of Harrisburg Telegraph to Ask Divine Guidance For America/1 Arms and American Leadership Is Endorsed Two minutes for prayer at noon, July 4, for the success of American arms as suggested by the Harrisburg Telegraph, has the solid support of Harrisburg ministers?. The Minis terial Association of Harrisburg in meeting yesterday endorsed the movement to have every man, wom an and child in the city call upon Divine Power for the nation's guid ance. Every church bell !n the city will sound the hour of noon on Inde pendence Day as a signal for every activity to stop while the heart is opened to the Supreme Being. The Rev. A. E. Hangen and the Rev. Edwin A. Piles were appointed as a committee to arrange for morn ing prayer services on the Fourth. The action of Mayor Keister in is suing his proclamation setting aside the two minutes fof prayer were en dorsed and the ministers decided to parade in the patriotic demonstra tion in a body. U.S. SHORT TERM NOTES ON SALE AT CITY BANKS May Be Converted in Fall For Next Liberty Bond Issued The banks and trust companies in Harrisburg and Dauphin county have already begun to subscribe lib erally to the short term certificated of indebtedness offered by the gov ernment. Yesteraiy was the first day the certificates were on sale. Two local banks subscribed to SIOO,OOO worth of the certificates each. Other sales have been reported during the first two days of the saie. The short term notes now may be purchased in the banks and a heavy sale is expected among persons who desire a good short term investment. The sale of short term certificates % [Continued on Page 3.] Sellers of Produce Are Overwhelmed by Buyers at New Curb Market Nine farmers were on hand at the curb market in Kelker street be tween Fifth and Third streets this morning. There were so many buy ers, according to th mnouncement of Gtoige B. Netitiger, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, that the prod ucts of the sellers were disposed of by 9 o'clock. The first day of the market there were four sellers. Since then nine sellers have been the average turnout. I'.leven was the highest number. The rate for nine feet of space is 10 cents, and the hours are from 5 until 10 o'clock. The market is- held Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. It was said this morning that the number of sellers on hand could not take care of the demand from the householders who turned out and many marketers were turned away with empty baskets. War gardeners were urged to be on hand with their products. The ready sales that may be made iby the sellers who offer their prod ucts on the curb market were illus trated this morning in the case of a woman who has a war garden within the city limits, who did not reach the market until after 8 o'clock and dis ! posed of her provender before 9 ; o'clock. i Austria Had Promised Soldiers Hunger Drive Would Rout the Enemy By Associated Press Washington, Juno 25.—An official dispatch from Rome to-day says the Austrians are in hill retreat, and that papers taken from prisoners show that Austria had not contem plated the possibility of defeat and was promising her soldiers this of fensive would be the last stroke to put Italy out of the war. A dispatch to the Italian embassy from Rome to-day confirmed the an nouncement yesterday that prisoners taken by the Italians in the fighting at the Plave numbered 45,000. This includes some twelve or fifteen thou sand captured during the past week before the Austrian offensive was turned into a rout. > IIUNS HIT FRENCH POSTS NEAR LE PORT, HUT FAIL By Associated Ptess Purls, June 25.—The Germans last right attacked th new French posi tions in the region of Le Port, north of the Alone, but were able to make r.o gains, says the official statement from the war office to Jay. In mr prire attacks in the Woevre und In Lorraine the Fienth captured twen ty inisoners. VOW VENGEANCE ON "HUNS By Associated Press Washington. ~Jlir<* 2b.—Adoption by the Czech-Slav;.-k troops now fighting with, the allied army on the French and Italian fronts of a res olution setting forth that they will reply to the illegal execution of their comrades by reprisals on German and Magyar prisoners was announced 'lwtre last night by T. C. Masaryk, of the Casech-Slovak Na tional Council. DINGI.E COPY •J CENTS J. William Bowman, chairman, and Flavel Wright, secretary of the Harrisburg Y. M. C. A. recruiting committee, and E. J. Stackpole, chairman of the State Y. M. C. A. committee, addressed the meeting, emphasizing the Y. M. C. A. war work. On motion of the Rev. J. Bradley Markward, the loyal sup port of the members was pledged to the war work of the Y. M. C. A. The Rev. S. L. Cooke and his -vyork received the association's seal of ap proval. He is representing the Atlan tic Agency of the American Bible Society and is collecting funds for furnishing Bibles for soldiers and sailors. It was announced that Dr. Ellis B. Oberholtzer, secretary of the State Board of Motion Picture Censors, will address the September meeting. The Rev. Kobert Bagnell will address the October meetfng on "M"y Experi ence in France." Dr. Bagnell is now on a governmental overseas mis sion. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IS TO COST SIO,OOO Picked Men Chosen to Raise Large Sum in Record Time, Chairman Announces Ten thousand dollars has been fixed by the finance committee of the Fourth of July celebration as the sum that will be necessary to meet the expenses of the big demonstra tion. Former Mayor J. William Bow man, chairman of the committee, has worked the campaign for sub scriptions out on an elaborate scale and has detailed the soliciting to well-known men oi every line of trade and industry in the city and has classified them according to business. This will enable each com mittee to go about its work effec tively with full knowledge of just how far it is expected to go. The [Continued on Page 4.] Plan to Save Berries From Being Lost Where There Is No Labor to Pick Them Because of the acute labor short age on farms in this section of Penn sylvania, big patches of berries on farms of Dauphin and Cumberland counties are being permitted to go to waste, according to reports re ceived at the offices of the Dauphin "County Food Administration this morning. Every effort is being made by the administration to have these berries gathered. This morning they issued requests that farmers with such berry patches diid willing to be paid nominal sums for the privilege oi picking them should get into com munication with ihe cff'cicls at once. In this way, the administration be llevis, many of th<> icrries that would otherwise be permitted to go to waste may be saved. STRONG WORDS FROM A STRONG MAN OF GOD Wk Bl lw HH & W HHHH REV- SAW K.J.CLAMO The Rev. Sam R. Leland, sent to Europe by the Y. M. C. A., was one of fifty of that organization on the Orsonsa as she was torpedoed. When the British destroyer picked up the cold and half-dead victims, Mr. Le land said to A. E. Hungerford, in charge of the party: "Can a man resign from the Y. M. >C. A. service at a time like this— I mean, to enlist in the Army?" "Of course you may," replied the secretary. "Damned if X don't!" cxalaimed the preacher. A famous English bishop said soberly when told of the American preacher's remark: "Under the circumstances I think it was wholly Justified." HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1918. ! HOARDEDFLOUR IS CONFISCATED FOR RED CROSS Austrian Who Broke Wheat Order Fined by Adminis trator McCormick MORE ARRESTS TO COME Food Slackers to Get No Mercy For Unpatriotic Action After declaring that Tony Buha, 630 Herr stret, was shirking his re sponsibilities as a citizen of his own country, Austria- Hungary, and that he was disloyal to America, in spite of having taken out his first natur alization papers, Donald McCormick, county food administrator, this morning sentenced him to pay a fine of $lO and forfeit IX3 poijnds of flour which he was discovered hold ing in excess of the government al lowance. The tine and flour were donated to the Red Cross. Food McCormick declared that Buha enjoys the privi leges of this country, passing off as an American and at the same time escaping the draft and other re -sponsibilties of citizenship by re maining an enemy alien and mak ing no attempt to continue his natur alization. He aded that a repiti tion of any disloyalty on the part of the Austrian would be severely punished. Others to Follow Buha declared he signed a flour certificate at the time of the flour registration and sent it to the food administration. The food adminis trator said that Buha made no ef fort to comply with the government regulations to limit liis flour supply to 24 pounds. After the hearing in the food ad ministration offices this morning, Mr. McCormick announced that other hearings will take place this week. The food administration representa tives are investigating a number of cases which will be hailed before the food administrator for hearing with in a few jays. No person, the food administration reiterates, may have more than thirty days' supply of flour at one time. If any person's thirty days' supply exceeds twenty-four pounds, he may not purchase more than twenty-four pounds at one time. In addition, he must purchase an equal amount of cereal substitue with his fTour. The Buhas had not purchased substitues with their flour, it de veloped. U. S. Gripped by Woe Pamphlets Dropped by ' Huns to Allies Claim By Associated frttss An Atlantic Port, June 25.—The "blockading" of the port of New York, the "raiding" of Boston and Atlantic City and the "aerial bomb ing" of American cities "as far west as St. by German U-boats or "Gothas" is narrated in pamphlets dropped by Hun aviators all along the Allied lines in France, accord ing to passengers aboard a French steamship which arrived here to-day. The whole United States was rep resented as being terrorized by the German airfighters and residents of Brooklyn were reported to be living in cellars, fearful of raids, the pas sengers declared. Allied soldiers laughed at the pamphlets, while French newspapers had reproduced them as first-page matter in comic sjpplements. 116 Names on Two Lists of Casualties; 13 Pennsylvanians Washington. June 25. —The Army casualty list to-day contained 97 names and the marine list 19. The Army casualties were divided as fol lows: Killed in action, 54; died of acci dent and other causes, 2; died of air plane accident, I; died of disease, 5; wounded severely, 26; wounded, de gree undetermined, 2. Pennsylvanians included in the Army list were: Privates Gerland N. Austin, Mainesburg; Dewey G. Beam. Johnstown; Elmer Dunkle, Wrightsville; Edward F. Myers, Ber wyn and Samuel Tunno, Pittsburgh; Frank L. Beck, Fairhope, killed in action. Died of wounds. Private Harry M. Ilawkin, Pittsburgh. Died of disease, Private Will Woods, Pittsburgh. Severely wounded, Corporal Mar tin Leo Healey, Wilkes-Barre. In the marine list. Private James J. Patterson, Cool Springs, Pa., was killed in action. These Pennsylvanians were re ported severely wounded: Privates Aioysius Donahue, Pittston; Joseph K. Kite, West Philadelphia, and Herman F. Smith, Tyrone. All Stores to Close at Noon on Thursdays For Summer Thursday afternoon nearly nil stores in the business section of the city will be closed. It is the first of the summer half-holiday season. The stores will close every Thursday at noon until September. The merchants' committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce sactioned the move, and it is likely that nearly all the retail mercantile establishments in the city will ob serve the half holidays. ITALIAN FLYER'S BODY FOUND ON ENEMY GROUND By Associated Press Italian Headquarters, June 24. The body of Captain Beracca, Italy'* famous aviator, whose machine fell in flames inside the Austrian lines on June 21 afte_r a battle with enemy airmen was found to-day during the Italian advance. The aviator's body uas only slightly burned. The Aus trians had removed the machine. ENEMY'S BATTLE LOSS PLACED AT 200,000 MEI* Austrian Pride by Terrible Defeat; Expect Fresh Assault Italian Commander-in-Chief Thanks Valiant Soldiers Who Turned Battle to One of War's Greatest Victories By Associated Press Rome, June 25.—1n announcing to his victorious army the repulse of the Austrians, General Diaz, Italian com mander-in-chief, says the fighting for the present is confined to local actions. He calls upon the army to prepare for new trials. In an order of the day to his officers and men, he says: "The enemy who with furious im petuosity used all means to penetrate our territory has ben repulsed at all points. His losses are very heavy. His pride is broken. Glory to all commands, all soldiers, all sailors. "The country understood at once CITY PREPARES FOR ITS SHARE IN PARK PLANS Council Asks What Is Ex pected in Co-operation With State Council unanimously passed a ' resolution to-da/y introduced by Com- I I missioner Charles W. Burtnett which I (authorized City Solicitor John E.I | Fox to confer at once with the Board' i of Public Grounds and Buildings to i learn what action should be taken by the city in connection with the Capitol Park extension improvements and to provide, subject to Council's approval, for any steps necessary to bring about co-operation in the development plans. In view to the proposal to con struct a large viaduct at State street I connecting the central part of the city with the north section of Ain son Hill at Thirteenth street, and other necessary changes which are now being considered, Commissioner Burtnett said the city should be ad vised definitely of any action it should take so that no time will be lost when work is started. His reso lution follows: The Resolution "Whereas, the Commonwealth of [Continued on Page 12.] Huns Bomb Canadian i , Hospital; Kill and Hurt Doctors and Nurses By Associated Press Canadian Army Headquarters in Franco, June 25.—A Canadian hos pital on a site behind the British front occupied.for eighteen months, j was bombed by the Germans last i night and several persons, including ! doctors, nurses and office patients, were killed or seriously wounded. :| REV. A. L. TAXIS OFFERED PLACE WITH Y. M. C. A. E'* rill i f jg REV. A. L. TAXIS The Rev. A. L. Taxis, pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Church, to-day received offer of appointment as a Y. M. C. A. war work secretary. The proffer came through the HarriH burg Y. M. C. A. recruiting commit tee, which forwarded Mr. Taxis' ap plication to New York some weeks ago. He will get in touch with head quarters at once and if arrangements can be made will leave within a week to take up his new duties. He must first ask for permission of hia congregatipn. jj. _ The committee atfTits luncheon in the Y. M. C. A. made plans to have a float in the Fourth of July celebra tion. The committee to have charge will be named by Chairman J. Wil liam Bowman upon the suggestion of I General SdcxeUry Beeves. I that the barrier set up by your hero ism was unshakable and that your strength is the purest of immortal vigor. Our people and our allies who have so many glorious representa tives amongst us, applaud our success against the eternal enemy. "The great battle is for the time being reduced to local actions. "The army has deserved well of the country. We are sure of our right and of the holiness of the cause we are defending. New trials which undoubtedly await us will again show the enemy that Italy has lost none of her faith, strength and abnegation. "For Italy, for king, for civiliza tion, let us persevere in our sacred duty." DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND ON HER HONEYMOON TRIP Marital Claims Rest Heavily on Many Who Have Varied Faults Married March 10, 1915. living five days at a hotel in Cumberland, Md., where the ceremony took place, when her husband left her and has not been seen by her since, was the story told in courtroom No. I to-day by Mrs. Zelda M. Turner to Judge C. V. Henry, who w.-.s presiding in divorce court. Mrs. Turner is not of legal age yet and the proceeding was in stituted by her through her father. She charged her husband with wilful desertion. Her father, the next witness called to the stand, said the first knowledge he had of his daughter's marriage was when she sent a telegram to him announcing it. Later she returned home without her husband and he then sent her to Johnstown to locate him, but with no results. Desertion was charged in the ma jority of cases heard at this session of court. In only three cases direct allegations of infidelity were made and the "eternal triangle" was given as the reason in seeking separation. In a number of other cases it was in ferred that husbands or wives tiring of married life left home because of i a "third person." In about six of I the cases cruel arid • barbarous treat | ment was alleged, partly caused by drink. $lO In Ten Year* One of the last cases called in courtroom No. 1 this morning was the action brought by Mrs. Laura J. Mil ler. She testified that she was mar ried to Isaac M. Miller in 1893 and lived with him until late in 1916. One day in October in that year, she said, her husband came home, packed his tools and his clothes and left, Since then he has been living with another woman, she told the court. Mrs. Edna Hill, also charging her husband with desertion, told the court he had contributed $lO toward her support since 1908, when they were married. She said her husband promised weekly after they were married that he would start house keeping "next Monday," but that the "next Monday" didn't come and final ly he left and went to his parents while she stayed with her mother and father. Among the other cases heard were the following: Estella Wolfe vs. Ed ward Wolfe, Lizzie Toni vs. Anton Tonl, Sarah J. Eveler vs. William A. Evcler, Roy M. Hatfield vs. Marie Hatfield, Lena Katz vs. Jacob W. Katz, Olive May Garner vs. Elmer B. Garner. Maggie Rupp vs. Charles F. Rupp, Irene E. Zarker vs. William H. Zarker, John Heck, Jr., vs. Anna Heck, Mabel B. McClellan vs. Charles W. McClellan, Josephine J. Kelley vs. William H. Kelley. Oppressed of Germany and Austria to Organize Here For War on Parent Nation Washington, June 25.—Organiza tion of a volunteer "Slavic legion" in the United States for service at the front, composed of members of op pressed races of Austria and Ger many, was approved to-day by the Senate. The amendment providing for the legion, but excluding Poles, because of organization in France of a Polish army, was added to the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation 'bill by unanimous vote of the Sen ate. City to Close Pesthouse as Epidemic Subsides City Health Officer J. M. J. Rau nick announced the smallpox hos pital will probably be closed to-mor row, as the last two patients under treatment there will be removed at ihat time. Since the hospital was opened a few month? a*o a large number of victims of t'le disease from the city, Steeltori. Miudiftown and other', nearby communities were Iso lated there until they had ifcovered and thu quarantine period had ex- I pired. .Only one death lfcJUlU*<L ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN HAKHISRURU Allied Guns Take Frightfu' Toll of Enemy Lives in Retreat Across Piave —— AUSTRIANS RUSHING UP NEW TROOPS TO REPLACE LOSSES British Artillery Aids Greatly in Adding to the Rout of Great Invading Army London, June 25.—The Rome Correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company quotes the Giomale D Italia as saying that the troops of Archduke Joseph and General Wurm are virtually sWrounded and must surrender or be annihilated. Paris, June 25.—Austrian losses total 200,000 men, accordin] to the Secolo of Milan. Certain enemy divisions lost two-third of their effectives. % A dispatch to the Matin from Turin says the rout of the Aus tiians is complete and that the Piave has carried away many AuS trian dead. Italian cavalry, it is added, have advanced beyond th eastern bank of the river. Geneva, Monday, June 24.—The Austrian retreat across the Piavel continues in the greatest disorder under the immediate lire of the al lied artillery, according to news re ceived here this morning. British gunners, especially, are doing heavy execution in this sector. Hundreds of the enemy, the report states, were drowned in the swollen river, into which the Austrians are throwing their Maxims and light cannon. •5* * T TEUTONS PREPARE FOR DEFEAT * §* -Germany is preparing her peor JL failure to win the war this year by an extensive propa ¥ gand.i ettui;, >rth that in the event German ariv.it * <-4$ n £ not able to overrun France this year, the situation ne]^^| year will be till better tor Germany than it was at tiy beginning'of the present offensive and that a movement ¥ , T will be made then to put France entirely out of the war.|M ** WILL DRAW DRAFT NUMBERS THURSDAY 7 Washing Plans for the drawing to establi- * <4* dratt order c new registrants under the. selective ser.k' lb X act were changed late to-day and Provost Marshal. Gin- la eral Crowder announced that the drawing would takJH i < X plai ; nex' Thursday instead of Friday morning, lx ;ir v * I f* n at oc ' * 14, WILSON TO SPEAK AT MT. VERNON I Washin ,ton —President Wilson will deliver a I'outu T H of July address at Mount Vernon, Va., in connectio i J a celebration in which Representatives of all allied n:> T tions will participate. |jfl ** .1 7 THIEVES USE AUTO TRUCK j| |4 Harri>burg—Breaking into the warehouse of 1! ♦jl X Handler, fur iture dealer, at 1100 James street, thic jK last right Soiled a large amount of furniture, includ :ig ** 4 beds, chairs, tables and other household articles on :i | "'u* .obile truck in the building and drove out 'i l * 'cd. The furniture was found in a vacant house Ju North C'a:neron street and the truck abandoned a 3 j* blocks away by Detective Speece this morning. * $14,000,000 INCOME TAX FOR ONE JL New York—Some one made a federal income tax pay JJ * * ment of $14,000,000 here to-day, the last day for payment 49 t # of the taxes before a five per cent, penalty is imposed. Col; * * * lector Edwards announced the receipt of such a sum from I an individual but declined to disclose his identity. He iv * * * obviously one of the richest men in the United States. STRECKER CONTINUES IN TREASURY y i Washington—Charles B. Strecker, of Boston, was t - a * * appointed by President Wilson to-day as ajsictant treas-.|i urer of the United States at Boston. 4* eg || X MARRIAGE LICENSES -l. Walter K. Hhfrnolr, Hum m HloT< n. and Clara V. Rnpp, | Swatnrn tovrnnhlpi MltcUrll T, Hirtmui, Wllliatn*port, and Mary M. MrMchol, Uellefontei Ray E. Front and Kettle K. UVH, Mar- ' rlKburs. HOME EDITION! Meanwhile the Austrians are rush ing up new reserves to fill the brtac between the Montello plateau an the Adriatic in order to avert disaster, in spite of the official ar nouncement from Vienna that th retreat was due entirely to the floo in the Piave river, the report stat< that the Italian armies caused th breaking of the offensive by the continuous pressure against tl: enemy.
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