T1IK BEE: UMAl'lA. SATURDAY, . "MAT . 29, .Xn'o.
ITALIAN AIRCRAFT .
ATTACKjRAILROAD
Official Report from War Office
Tells of Snccenfttl Eaidf Into
Austria at SeTeral Point.
ARTILLERY BATTLE STILL OS
TEUTONS TRYING. :
TO DRIVE WEDGE
PASTPRZEMYSL
(Continued from F;e ne )
FLOOD SCARE IN
KANSAS CITY OYER r zzxjxjz
I mi ami ! Jlln t- f lhrnrt' I ko4 lime
itndsv a iho result of unusually levy : the district ,rtheat of renijrt
.sms vestrny stxi ta.t . nieh -1-1- no : ,.r
tow v mi -.moris o: i .mo n . 1
.,,,,. fr.in i i"'r' )t iwty nWWJIy jr.. about
il woRresslrit." iavorsMy en
Fbrt l'txU.-" said ih.- ! Moif.rr
was otf!r.wit!K t t.enks.
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IT -LLfCTtK.
GENEVA, Mae VI Pari.)
The Italians art continulnr. their
adnnce Into Carinthta. They have
lakeo three, of the lower mountain
passes and fourteen Tillage.
ROME, May 27. (Via Parla.
May SI.) A tucreMful raid on tbo
Trleate-Nabrealna railroad by a
squadron of Italian aeroplane, to
gether with tha occupation of addi
tional Auatrlan territory along the I
Tirol frontier and on tba Frieull
front ara reported In an official
statement Issued tonight by tbe Ital
ian War office. It la atated that an
artillery battle la raging between the
Italian fortified positions on the
Trentino frontier and thou of the
Auatrlana. -
Tha oommunlcatton follows;
"On the Tonl-Trentlno front an artil
lery rnmhst continues between our forti
fied positions and those of the enemy el
TontaJa am en to Aaiaao .leteau. To
the, north we have extended the territory
occup1et op t the mouth of the Chirm
river In LAke Id row en1 have occupied
tha russed mounUinoiia son extending
between Laiina tdro and Garde.
"Notahles of Tessa In Vat Su-atui and
(Iter occupied part presented them
selves to our authorities, expressing
sentiment of . patriotism and tho devo
tion of the population.
"Our Alpine Iroopa continue successful
tombata on tho Carnlola front, where we
are capturing prisoners.
"Oo the Frieull front ' we etftipiftfl
Orado, where the population welcomed
ue enthuslsstically.
"During the , night jf the 2th-!7th a
quadron of hjrdro-seroplanca raided the
enemy's territory, Ihroxlr.; bombs on tha
Trlest- Nabreslna rail mail, catmint dam
age, and it la believed . Interrupting the
line. In spite of the violent mtiskei and
ertlllery fire of the .meniy the squadron
returned safely."
A 4 r in tie Porte Sow Dark.
ROME. May 2.-(Vla The Hague and
held all the around In their possession
and Inflated heavy losses on the eoemy.
At the break of day they move.) nut In I
an eastrly direction and look possession
In the direction of Pouches of an impor
tant Oerman woTk called the Fort
Qua' re Boquetoan. Here the fUhtln
was very spirited, and the enemy suf
fered a arioua chck. The hvimher of
prisoners reported yesterday evening: le
considerably over- f and InrluUca evn
officers. We captured In addition about
twelve machine (una.
"Thla morn in a- at the taking of the
fort we made eorue mare .prlsones. The
exact number had not yet been reported.
We alao captured aome wa: material. ,
"The bombardment reported yesterday
hy the Hermans from K"ur1"' and KocIIik
court continued all nlaht long, but It was
not followed by an Infantry attack. In
the envlrona of the foreet of be Protr
we delivered an attak veaterday evening
which rcaulted In our gaining ground.
At the same time we took about sixty
prisoners. Including several officers;
"There has len nothing new on the
remainder of the front"
Weather Forecaster Predict! River
Will Creit Tonight at Twenty- ; TFIITHNQ r.HFr.gTn
i(lltoial pileoncm hae bwn
and twentv-flre rnnnon and about
v (ma hlne . tun have beii cap
Four Feet.
LARGE AREA IS UNDER WATER
ALONG RIVER SAN
tViitlnuil frm t'm 'nv
LOFGREEN READY
TO PROYE AN ALIBI
Continued from Tag One.)
grave reports were welrrf
0 1 tiird 2 1 JO n.MftiMfiit fin tho rnrnnimlfr nf
1 ' .( i m . . .
'taki'i;
twent
turcd.
t rH . r inn n if t mw- t kerLrii. .
rF.TRoORAD, May ; a. tVia London.)
The A'istro-Oortimn advanre in Galicta
I l.avlr.K been 1 he. kid. th'-re apiicar new
jetni- .f wl'ifiiirm )ermnu e-cti"ltv on
tin- lent: flKhllna lino from the Baltic
southward.' 1'hi. ircnt inns east of the
rnieslan' bonier?. ' benda eastward td
within llitrly m'.fee of ' Vi area w . and
paaprs en . Into anuti.cr;! F'olaml. Pre
limlimry nT4.tk.ni ere now vnder way
along thin iitu . '
KANSAS CtTT, Mo.. May 28. Al
though
ISRl niRnt ana eany iouy irui.i (,,,,, front n.i :lit-i,t ettack er
places In Kansas. Oklahoma and repulsed at several pia. fr.
western Mifwourl. fear of erlouS Reverse in tr,h-ni.
floods aa the result of continual "Southeastern theater: T--.tni the ad
ralna had abated somewhat today. ! "at of the Teutonio allied troop, the - The ma lmpo,ta.,t of. these operation.
enemy tried with fresh forces, brought ' he reifuinptirn In aletermlncd man
The local Inited States weather oh- forw.rJ frotn oth wap ,nrRtorl, t0 ntU(H, ,nervf ths bombardment of Oaaowets an4
server today lsaued a report assorting t several points on the right bank of j artillery battle and c avalry engage-,
that "all riverg' and streams In this J the rler San. Theao attempts failed. On iments near Hdvabno, and generally
.iikln fclr hanks tpt,t ,ns reg"n or nirmawa were wen a tiii-: i aions ironi. " m
secilon are mlthln their hanka eicept , , k.,, w , rw.
the Pan. On thla occasion about six of , man maneuvers ; have not developed aut-
our cannon could not be withdrawn In I flctently a. yet lb reveal whether theyt
cust atreeta nt the time the murder oc
icutred. Partlhl investigation of his
claims left the police unsatisfied.
The officers say thev have been In
formed hy a woman living acroas tho
street from lifgren'a flae of residence,
that at i 1 l. m. ltuit Fiiday. ahortly
after the munlir was roinmltted, and at
tha time Lofre n i lalmod to m at work,
he was seen b the woman Iniorniant
and her lltil dauphter jiear Twenty
eiKhth and Webster strcots. Just two
blocks from his home.
Ixfgreen la held without bond, pundliuf
furlhcr Invest. gatlon of tho case.
Xotea from Wrth Platte.
N0R1 If . PUATTR, Neb.. May
(Kprclali Grndtiallon week for North
Platte High ' tiool came to an end last
night when the exercises were held at the
Keith theater followed hy the Junior-senior
banquet 'at the Vienna cafe. The
IfilS class Ih the largest in the history of
the school, numbering thirty-five.
. Memorial dny services are to he held
Montis v' at the Port. Mc.Pherson national
Paria.r-In compliance, wllh orders Issued cemetery, twenty miles east of this city.
by ths authorities, ail tbe ports on the j Henntor W. V. IJoagland will steak In
Adriatic are now in darkness at night, tho afternoon at the fort.
This regulation Includes Venice, Ancona A ,mme h suggested for the
and Brlndlal, and It Is being made to hridjre over the Platte river east of here
apply akso to certain Inland cities Ilka ; wBn -oirmleled. A. F. Bheld.in of the
iMiiaa. Bologna, Verona, Brescia and ' ,N.hraska legislative refer noa bureau
l'("D- lias suggested that the bridge he called
At these place, the same regulations J th . Mallet" bridge, In honor of the
pptr. cares, tneaters ana moving pio- Mallet Lrother who were the first white
tars Ileuses art) closed; street cars run
with only light Inside; carriages) and
automobiles are forbidden to use electric
or gas lamps and tha use nf brilliant
lights Inside houses Is forbidden. Rail
read static ss are entirely dark.
The people ana taking all this moat
gaily. At night groups of young mea go
through tha darkened atreeta, shouting,
Joking snd singing.
A special watch for aeroplanes la k4ag
kept at Bologna because of ths location
there of a very Important factory of ex
plosives. Klfnatllna posts have been
esasBllshed on the famous Asinelil and
O arisen 4a towers. From these points of
beervation there is telephone commune
cation with tha aircraft detachments.
Similar measures have been adopted at
Milan.
RUSSIAN TROOPS : ,vj ; .'. ' .
OCCUPY DRUHIAH
rContinued from 'Page One.) ' '
men to settle at the forks of the Platte.
They came here In IST. 1
Bars gtraek. by Mahl.
. AVOOA, Neb.. May .- Special) Dur
ing the storm Tuesday morning lightning
struck, the large barn on the farm .'of
Charles ,. Schneider, an Otoe county
farmer, and burned to the ground.' Two
automobiles, several horses an.l aOargf
quantity of., hey, and i grain were,ln tho
barn, and were .all destroyed excepting
one horse. . I
' Mtcbfleld I.odae Officers. ,
LITCHFIELD, Neb., May 28. (8pcU
Tel(sgram.)-Iitchfle1d lodge. No. 17
Ancient Free and Accepted Masoh,'
elected officers tor the ensuing Masonlo
yeari Past master, B. P. Achenbach;
master. J, B. Burt;. senior Warden,' Orren
fctote; Junior .'warden,' John! Il kerao'n;
treasurer, lit. U. Myers,' gnd secretary,
C. A. Bribers.
at K annas City and below."
Conditions along the Arkansaj
river still are regarded aa gerlot .
Tha -Fourche river haa overflown lt!
banks. Near Van Buren, Ark... tha
levee haa given way. Severe electri
cal, rain and. wind storms bave
tausod heavy property damage and
the loss of at least six Uvea in Okln
homa in tbe last two days.
Great property damag-e la reported as a;
leault of tornadoes at Checotah, Cleora.'
and Btigler. Oki.
At the last named town the property
damage, exclusive of that to crops. In
that district is estimated at tioooon. Tha
town la without light at night. Fifty
residences were damaged by the tornado
at Checotah Thursday night The dam-1
age there Is placed at 130,000.
'; The vast storm which centered Wednee
i day in southern Kansas and the Texas
Panhandle and yesterday In northern
Oklahoma, has moved north and east,
until it now hovers over northwestern
Missouri.
Flood warnlnga have been sent to all
points on the Missouri river.
All Trains Are Late.
All trains arriving here from lite west
today were late, msny of them being
annulled.
ru-nnrts from northm'ealern Missouri
indicate that the situation there Is ac
counted grave. The Grand river is out
pf Its banks and a section of Pattens
huig Is Inundated. The village of Want
Itosa, near Patlonaburg, Is entirety under
water and haa been abandoned The
Phut a river at Platte City is more than
a mils wide.
Joeeph Perry. Jt year. old, was
drowned-near Platte City, when hs at
tempted to rroaa the swollen river on a
wason.
At jAwrenut, Kan . numbers of stu
dents were unable to reach their class
rooms at the University of Kansas today
because of water, which stood knee deep
In the streets.
Tracy, a town near Platte City, also
Is menaced and most of ths inhabitants
have removed to higher places.
Muskotah. Kan., reported yesterday
entirely -surrounded by the flood waters
of, -the IVlaware and L4ttl Grasshopper
rlvfre. today- was still tn danger, but it
was' believed the' inhabitants all have
been remove, to places' of safety. -
At, Hprihgtield. Mo., the high Water
was- reported to be receding. .
Arkansas Hlv at FloveS '
LJTTLH B.OCK, .Ark i May ft The
worn . flood In recent years .is sweeping
thel Aejtan.sk valley; according 'to reports
received here today. Lowland farm r
Inundated, crops and farm buildings have
been" damaged seriously.' ' The' lives 'of
mary residents of tbe lowlands are Im
periled and the crest is not yet In sight
uPart ! Det Me l'i Wa
DEW MOINES, la.. May J..-tMrlou
flood ' conditions' along the Des , Moines
re preliminary to offensive operations . hy the f re cl the Ttuesians.
i At about the same time sn ewtampt
was made te break through tha valler
of a . entt!. . bargeter 'it mei'.y consti
tuted another of the numerous ejemon
startlons which periodically develop and
subside without affecting the iltuatlon
materially.
Beportr reai hing Petrograd frum Cue .
GaHrlan frontier indicate that the Aus-tro-Oerman
forces have encountered rn
unyielding wall In the Russian defense
from Jaroslau all the way to the Itou
manlan frontier. Nevertheless, the Teu
tonic sllie. continue avsaulta over tho
whole length of this line wlth'aa great
determination snd energy . ever.
(eranAae Leave Tw Tboesantt lend.
Partlculariy .-trong German forcea wltH
heavy artillery are massing on the roads
bf the flan near Padymno, south of
Jirr.sls'i. but tils effort failed. On
Wednesday nut-elan positions along this
w hole rc,in e-ere subjected, to the fire
of German artillery of all dimension.
The regions of Stry and Dol'na also were
marked l.v battles of unusual violence.
trsaiiihsri MVIfare tssoelatlea.
PTROMSBCRO. Neb.. Msy s.-Hrcial.
An iMganlxatlon In this city known s
the Community Welfare association held
!la fi-st public meeting on londay even
ing: where a banquet wa given to 125
member, and guests. After the banquet a
nrnvrn m ha,! hn srrsnsed In eharse of
leading eastward In the direction of Um-j y r wilson. president of the association.
.r as tcastmaster. The first speaker whs
After v.ol-nt artillery f're the Ge.mans ConMTn,n Vnn Wppfl,, of Fremont.
T'!7v "V '',n'",. " Tom"nOV,,:-1 followed by Congressman Charles
c ,.,rnrev...u.nu. , Geneva, and Senator E. L.
lies southeast o( Priemysl. After a fierce i
battle which continued throughout the
d.y tho Oermnns retired, and according
to staff officers they left ?. dead be
hind thm. The German soldiers led in
the assault, sheltering themselves under
large shields, hut they were forced bnck
It. Sloan of Geneva, and Senator E.
Kintf of Osceola -and Charles H. Morrill
of Lincoln and Htrumsburg.
Apartment, flats, houses snd cottages
rsn be rentcdquickly snd cheaply , by a
Bee "For Rnt" '
I:
) sn ,1n great danger from attack by
' Kurds and Turks.
Between K.OOO and lt. natives are I
' reported to have placed themselves un- !
der the protection of Dr. Harry P. Tacki i
' ard of ths American Presbyterian wis- ;
I lon; at least 12,00a have taken refuge In
. the Caurasu. and it has been estimated
that JC.COO are dead or missing.
J The entire frumlah district haa been
terrorised, by wandering band, of Kurds
f snd by Turkish regulars. Appeals have
beep made to-the Amertoaa BtaU depart
ment to take measures for tha protection
ct American mlsalonarlee and tha Rus
aian government has been urged to make
, every effort poe.lble ta occupy tha dls
; trlct. There have been many report of
atrocities and tha wholesale slaughter
I of natlvee. The Christiana have resisted
j s vigorously ss possible the attacks of
j Kurds, but have been handlcepped by a
' lack of guna and ammunition.
1 CUSS OF 14 TO PRESENT
ELECTROLIERS TO SCHOOL
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Just received several pieces of blue and gray
Summer Serges, which should sell for $35. Your choice,
scoat and pants made to your measure-- ; (
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'PJCrti;. Nb.- 'sy (Speclal.)-The
(lass o 9U will formally present .five
ebctrollrrs to the normsl bosrd on
V'tUatsday. C. Ivan Wlnslow of hat
class will make the presentation kpeech.
T. J. Majora will accept. A nun-aer of
the classes bave left aplendld meninilala,
hut these electroliers bought at a cost of
4 will be the most conspicuous of all. J
Rev. K. N. Orrll! of Fairbury hai been
rt cured for the baccalaurf ate sermon and
evrnor , Xorehead will give th com-
mencement address. ' i
Thla Is the largeat class In the hUtory
of tb hoot There are over V be-
alCes the tialners class.
' A number of special trains will be run
Into Peru next Wednesday . evening for
iu fifth annual music festival. Kvan
Willlama. Welsh tenor, will be the gieat
i ttrartion and will be assisted by
iiadame Dorothea North, Miss Madge
Miller and Edward Clarke. .
President Hayea, Dean House and
Pi of a lnr. Uregg and Wilson have
l-een out giving comtnaaoeioent addrtbsea.
Better Tailored Clothes
' ' WlKiK RTRKOT. ,
The Little Mhop With the Ills Values. ..
. A tarlaar Cesgk Harts the Laaaw.
Dr. Betl Pine-Tax-H oney stops the
oougb and prevents your cold getting,
worse.' It'a guaxantcd. Only J. ' All
drufffUts. Advertisement
DlearaeBt Orelera.
WAfcHINQTON, May (8pUl Tel,
-ioa
egram.) I
poetiuasters
aniMliit
boydt-n. fcteus county, Llenry W. PiiaUck.
vtM i. C. Prtde: garllri. Orerne county.
iutSette Vansturht, vbe Mrs. O. Van
in nt lllghiaadville. W'toueshiek county.
Msgt,e Ford. lw R. H. bcsicldahl. re
e.ened. Io oetmaatere reappeluted: Deloit.
CcDsford enutity. airs. Aliua A. Prentice,
kslo Webster county, r-ytvester C. Ful
ler: LAvtna. Calhoun county. Juhn Beam.
MiIIt. Hancock ocuntv. A.telph II. Anoer
e"B: klinley, Jo una louiny, Mlaa Helen
M. Trtau.
Ali.a peusionf ft anted : Kiia V.
I" jii. Valparaiao. r.;, Anuie iulmaou.
tjoicis. XX
QEATOIi'S BARGAIN BULLETIN
FOR SATURDAY AHD HOilDAY
50c nuart Red Wing Orape
Julca 31t
Per dogen
3 6c pint Ked Wing Grapa
Julca : - lGt
Per doien ' il.wu
$2.50
tlea
$1.50
ties ......
25c Graves
for
quart
pint" '
Thermos Hot-
91,05
Thermos Hot
.... .. Sl.IO
Tooth Powder
-12
50c Pebeco Tooth Paste. 3 1?
2 5c Kolnoa Tooth Paate.,14(
26c lluckiin's Arnica SaUa
for ..14
76c 4 til Toilet Waters, all
odors, for , . ,43
75c I'oinpetan Massage Creaou
for ;-45e
60c Pompelaa Maaaaga Cream
for .....28
50c Hays Hair Health. . .2S
50c Bronio Beltier
tie I'eraplno
25c 61oan'
11.76 Horlick'
for S2.CS
25c Meunea'a Shaving Cream
for ljt
50c Beaton Cold Cram..33
i Hair Health. . .'ZHt
no Beltier... 'S?
lao 12c
i'e Liniment. .. .17?
jrhck'g Malted .Mill,
$1.00 Mes Co. great, stomach
and blood reuuedy . . . . . .2St
-60e - Poijonl'a Face rowder
for 2Gc
60c ' Bt.ua.rt'g Dyspepsia Tab
lets for 2.C
B0c Liuterlne Sc
$1,00 Hood's SurwparlUa.,
$L Duffy Malt Whiskey., 70
75o all-Rubber Bath Caps.39i
60o Uenioln and Almond lo
tion for ......25c
: A delightful - preparation
' after shaving.
PHOTO DEPT.
6c M. Q. Developer,
10" for 25c
No. 2 Buster Brown
Cameras .82.00
1 lb. Hypo 4c
15c Photo Albums, all
e- 10c
We develop all . siie films
r .....10c
10c Oraajrewood SUcka. ..Rg
75c Manicure Sclaaora. . 45c
r&c.Klexiblrt Nail Files.. IOC
25c Tooth Brushes iOc
OEATOTJ ; DRUG CO.,
- ' loth and Farnam Streets.
svVBSBa
TKg TH0MPS0N-BELDEN STOlE
HOWARD, AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
Two Saturday Specials
In the Infants' Wear Section
30 Children's Dresses, soiled and ratiSBed, of lawn, ba
tiste atid pngham, mostly white, but some colors
sizo9 2 to 8; previously offered at $2.35, t , rQ .
to-$5.(10: Satunlny
Children's Rompers, a Saturday .Hpevial, sizes 2 to ,
plain colors, checks and plaids; regularly QQV
; sold for r.V and 75e; Saturday, - - - .OiC
The Store for Shirtwaists
.'.
Saturday Specials in, This ;
Popular Store within a Store
40 Tailored Linen Waists
In white, .colors and stripes, in the famous Lenox
and 'Max Held styles, ' - 'X ' . - .
l " V '
f . f ., V frilW "flUV MUM 'TAit't,
t.
Other Waists from ilsOO to $14.5P
Pi
A Table of Middy Blouses, New. Arrivals of v Silk
! Worth $1.50, QCp MMdy Blouses, (j0 Qf
vSaturday ii. . . . . . , .aOL. special ,p6jO
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"The Baby Room-
, An- interesting display:
- of a completely furnished
Baby Koora. We invito
you to visit it when shop
: ping Saturday.-
Thlrg Tloor.
The Proper Gloves
for Every Occasion
... -
Kayser 's 0 u a r a nt e e d
Gloves, short lenjjths, in
white, black and colors,
at, - - - 50c to $1.25
Kayeer's Guaranteed
Lonff Gloves, white, black
. and , colors, 75c to' $2.00
Full Elbow Length Silk
Gloves, extra ' quality,
white only, $1.25 .value.
rtt . .. . - - .$1.00 !
Good Hosiery
Silk Boot Hose, in both '
1 regular' and out 'sizes, '
' at' - 50c a pair
, Silk Hose, in black , or
."white, with lisle tops and
; Vsoles, splendid for' serv
ice, '- - - - 75c a pair
Infants' Socks-We have
. a very largo and well-ee.
lected variety. of styles,
' at - - - 25ci 35c, 60c
A Dainty Powder
Puff Given FREE
with , ,evcry . package t of
44pjer.Kiss,,; Face; Pow
der bought Saturday.
Amoline . Powder, 19c
Odo-Ro No, 25c a bottle
Bungalow
Aprons
39c
Baaemeat
aajray.
sBBRal
fit
m
Memorial Day Apparel
Moderately Priced Saturday
Two Specials in the Suit Section
15 Silk Poplin and
Pongee Suits, values
to $65, Sat. $21.75
Outing Skirts
$3.50, $4.95, $5.95
Wash Dresses
for picnics and motoring,
$6.75, $7.50, $9.50, $10.50.
25 Black and White
Shepherd Plaid
Suits, outing styles,
$20 values. Satur
day . . . $1 1.75
Stylish Coats
A complete offering of
Dress and Ou,ting Coats,
$10.50 to $19.50.
Volland's
Cards
A choice selection of
suitable greetings for tho
Jnne Graduates. Ask to
see them.
Mala' AlsleTirst noor.
Ajrt Xept TWrd noor.
Beautiful Negligees
In Scores of New
and Charming Styles
acoiro n.oo.
$1.00 and $1.25 Embroidered Crepe
34 Inches Wide, 59c a Yard
Every yard strictly high class, and especially
good because it is a fabrio now in demand; whito
crepe, with dainty embroidered colored figures in
colors of pink, light blue, helio and other new
shades; soft, beautiful texture; can be laundered
without injury to either color or fabric.
Dress Goods Section-Main Floor.
Wurzburg Package Goods
Price
Children's dresses and aprons, all made ready to
embroider Baby Caps, Collar Bags, Shoe Bags, Sew
ing Aprons, Knitting Aprons and many other articles:
' $1.00 Value for 50d 65c Value for 33e
50c Value for 25r
Free Lessons on Every Purchase.
Adults' Class: Every afternoon from 2 to 5 p. m.
Children's Class: Every Saturday morning from 9
to 12.
A Saturday Sale of All New
Mid-Summer Hats at $5,
$6.75, $8.75 and $10
The new hats of tulle, in all white or black,
for Garden Teas and Country Club wear; als
tailored bats and semi-dress hats, new sport and
outing hats, in. charming variety.
. Our Assortment Is Now
at Its Best
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Thoirayom Co,
HOWARDAND-'S.IXTEEwRTH SXRCCXS
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