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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
DEATH OF 5EIH LOW
SUCH HIMPUDENCE!
BIG LINER IS BURNED
GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Coach Stewart of tho university took
ball team Is giving tho Cornhuskera
their first tryouts. x
Indications point to tho largest at
tendance ever known In the history
of the stato university.
428 PERSONS RESCUED FROM
STEAMER CONGRESS OFF
MARSHFIELD, ORE.
KDUCATOR PA8SES AWAY AT HIS
COUNTRY HOME AT BED
FORD HILL8, N. Y.
ENGLISH TROOPS ADVANCE
NEARLY TWO MILES ON
THE 80MME.
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CARRIED 253 PASSENGERS
THREE TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
HAD BEEN ILL SOME TIME
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Former Head of Columbia Unlverolty,
Twice Mayor of Brooklyn and Onco
of Greater New York Prominent In
City's Politics.
Wntm Jtorjpiper Union Km Bmim.
New York. Soth Low, former may
or of Now York and at once time proBl
lont of Columbia university, died late
Sunday at his country homo, Brond
brook farm, Bedford Hills, N. Y., at tin
age of 66 years. Ho had been 111 sev
eral months with a complication of his
eases A change for tho worst announced
Saturday night, and It was thon said
the patient probably could not recover,
Seth Low was twlco mayor of Brook
lyn, onco mayor of Now York and for
jleven years was president of Colum
jla university. In each of these of
Ices he became distinguished for pub
ic service and ho was known through
out tho country as one of tho leading
figures In Now York city life.
Born In Brooklyn, January 18, 1860
he came of a long lino of morchnnl
irlnces and men of culture. Ills grand
lather, for whom ho was named, wat
a Harvard bred merchant, who, pro
irlous to his settlement In Now York
Id a prosperous business In Salem
Mass. His father, Ablel Abbot Low
founded a big business In tho Impor
Jtatlon of tea and silk In Now York, nnd
at one time had a fleet of inoro than a
hozen clipper ships engaged In the
fchina trade.
Young Low was educated at tin
Polytechnic institute- In Brooklyn and
jthen at Columbia, from which he wa
graduated in 1870 at the ngo of 20.
On leaving Columbia Mr. Lowo wonl
(to Ills father's business houso, outer
Jng as a clerk and traversing all the
jgrados until he was finally head of the
firm.
It was during the campaign of Gar
field for president, In 1880, that Mr.
Low flrstbocamo prominent In politics.
tA. "young Republican club" was or
ganized In Brooklyn to promote the
iGarfiold campaign, and Mr. Low was
cclocted as president of tho club.
BANDITS LEFT 100 KILLED.
'Attack on Chihuahua City Made In the
Dark.
Chihuahua City. Villa's own troops
oxocuted a surprise attack on Chlhua
jhua city In tho dark of Saturday morn
ing, which, although successfully Ini
tiated, ended in a completo victory for
tho dofneto government forces under
'don. Jacinto Trevlno, who received n
flesh wound in the left forearm under
.tho flro.
At 3:30 o'clock, during a heavy rain
and while tho people wero hard asleep
after tho festivities of two nights In
honor of the .Mexican Indopcndenco
day, tho Villa forces entered tho town
in two columns. One mado straight for
tho penitentiary, whero Joso Ynoz Snl
azar, tho amnestied robol on trial for
(plotting against tho government, and
political prisoners woro released.
Tho othor rushad for tho govern
ment buildings and tho fodoral palaco,
'driving out the small Carranzn guard.
Gon. Trovlno rushed his troops vo
rr ant a go points with rifles and ma
'ohlno guns. He then took personal
ioommand of tho artillery at Santa
!Kosa and by a few well directed shots
;mado tho buildings untenable, Tlo
jbandlts, caught under tho doublo flro,
(flod out of tho city to tho northwest,
leaving moro than 100 dead hphlnd.
James C. Courts Dead.
, Washington, D. C. James C. Courts,
clerk of the house appropriations com
mittee for tho post 32 yoars, died hero
Salter a short Illness. Ho was CI years
jDld and had been connected with the
appropriations commlttoo In various
capacities since 1877. Ho was ap
pointed from Tcnneasoo.
To Joint Relatives In U. S.
Rotterdam, via London. Tho Btcam
er Nleuw Amsterdam, sailing Friday,
carried fifty Belgian women and chil
dren who go to Join rolattvofi in the
."United States. They wero assembled
in Bolglum and brought here by Hov.
'J. B. Dculllo of Chicago.
Fired on By Mexicans.
London. Tho Belgian ntoamor Mnr
eel has boon sunk, according to an an
nouncement by Lloyds. Tho Marcel is
of 1,433 tons gross and was -owned In
Bruges.
Danish Ship Sunk.
London. -The1 Danish stoamor Hans
Tnvoeen, of 1,709 tons gross, has been
punk, according to u Lloyds dispatch
from Saint Malo, Normandy. The
crow was landed.
Test Flljht Made.
DouglHS, Arlr Lleuts. Thomas D.
Eowon and Curl Spules, of tho army
nero corps, arrived- hero after n test
flight from 'Columbus, N. M. The
flight was said to be tho first of a ae
rlo t testa for the aimy pang and av
iators. Ambushed by Bank Robbers.
Miami, Fin. Four bandita who iob
bed tho state bank of HomoMtaad, Flu.,
ambuuhod a ponag- pursuing thorn In
tho everglades soutli of ho re and killed
two men and wounded two others,
Courcelette, Fler and Martlnpulch
Taken New Armored Motorcar Ad
vances With Infantry Over the
Trenches and Shell Craters.
London, Sept. 18. Tho greater part
of the Boulenux wood, High wood nnd
tho towns of Flers, Martlnpulch and
Courcelette have been taken by the
British, who ulso have enptured all
the high ground between Conibles nnd
the I'ozleres-Bnpuunino road, accord
to tho olllclnl communication Issued
on Frldny.
More than 2,300 prisoners were cap-tun-d
in the drive. The statement
rends :
"The fighting, which has been se
vere, resulted In our capture of vir
tually nil the high ground between
Comblcs nnd the Pozieres-Bapautue
road.
".Most of tho Boulenux wood, Flers,
High wood, Martlnpulch nnd Cource
lette have fallen Into our hnnds. The
enemy fought stubbornly to retain his
ground. i
"Over 2,300 prisoners already have
been passed back, Including G5 ofll
cers, six of them being bnttnllon com
manders." British Front In France, via Lon
don, Sept. 18. At dawn the British
made the most powerful gencrnl nt
tack, supported by the heaviest vol
ume of shell flre, since that of July 1,
when the grnnd offensive began.
The attacking front extends over
six miles, from the region of Thlepval
to the Junction with thu French army
on the right, or practically the entlro
line of the British advance of the last
ten weeks.
Having gained the whole ridge from
the east of Thlepval through Glnchy
and nil the old German second lino
fortifications, the British mndo their
next step, n brond stride down the
hill, piercing the newly constructed
Gcrmnn third line.
The sweep forward during the after
noon gained tho village of Flers,
brought the British to tho edge of
Martlnpulch, nnd put the bloody
shambles of High wood nnd Devil's
wood, for which two most determined
counter-attacks mado tho hardest
struggle In the history of the British
army, well behind the advancing ranks
of khukl.
The British nlso nrc close to the vil
lage, of Courcelette. They have taken
"Wundcr Werk" redoubt, In the Thlep
val region, which belonged to the old
first line fortifications. The Gcrmuns
had filmed to make It Impenetrable.
Knst of Devil's wood tho Germans
continue to innko despcrnto resistance.
North of the Somme tho French cap
tured a series of German trenches nnd
advanced as far as tho village of Ran-
court. On tho Verdun front two Ger
man attacks were repulsed.
Aside from their lucrensed nrtlllcry
lire In tho great new drive on the
Somme the British brought Into action
for the Hrst time n new type of armored
motorcar, capable because of Its pow
erful traction of crossing trenches and
shell craters. For some days tho army
had watched it with Interest nnd curi
osity, and as it moved along in sup
port of the infantry in their charges
they cheered It, even In tho midst of
shell tire.
There hns been nothing moro won
derful, even In this war, than the spec
tacle of its ndvunce towurd the Ger
man line.
GERMAN PRINCE IS KILLED
Frederick William of Hesse, Nephew
of the Kaiser, Stain on the
Balkan Front
Berlin, Sept. 18. Prince Frederick
William of Hesse, n nephew of tho
knlser, has been killed In nctlon at
nCrn Ormnn, on the Balkan front. Tho
war ofllce on Friday officially an
nounced his death.
Tho prince was the eldest son of
Prince Frederick Chnrlcs of Hessa
nnd Princess Mnrgnret, a Bister of Em
peror William. Ho was horn nt Frank-fort-on-the-Mnln
In 1803. He Is the
second of the house of Hesso to be
killed In the wnr, Prince Mnxlmillen
having fallen In northern France In
October, 11)14.
Prince Frederick William Is the
eighth German prince to have been
killed In the war.
Fairbanks Quits for Rest.
Atchison, Kan., Sept. 18. Chariot
V. Fairbanks, Republican nominee for
vice president, hns abandoned his cam
paign nnd gone back to his homo In
Indianapolis for a rest. Mr. Fnlrbunki
was stricken with acute Indlgeolloii
ut Tulsa, Okla., several days ago.
E. C. Sweet to Quit as Rcdfield's Aid.
Washington, Sept. 18. Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Edwin C. Sweet
will resign .soon to become a candidate
for governor of Michigan. Secretary
Redlleld has not recommended to tliu
president n successor.
United States Outpost Fired On.
Eagle Pass., Tex., Sept. 18. Shoti
wero fired from the Mexican side at
the Rio arnnde upon nn American out
post ut Sycamore, 40 miles northweht
of here. An Investigation is belur
made. No out was bit-
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FRENCH TAKE TOWN
VILLAGE OF BOUCHAVESNES IS
CAPTURED.
Joffre's Men Extend Gains, Both North
and South of the Somme Ber
lin Admits Loss.
London, Sept. 15. Continuing the
spectacular offensive which marked n
gain of two miles and nt night cap
tured tho village of Bouchuvesnes and
tidvanced 000 yards beyond the Bn-paume-Peronne
highway, tho French
extended their gains both north nnd
soutli of the Somme.
A total of more than 2,300 prisoners
enptured In this action is otllclnlly re
ported by Paris. Tho sume stutcment
announces a new ndvunce on the Ger
man base of Conibles from the north
and the capture of the entire German
trench system south of Prize farm.
Smashing German countcr-nttneks at
several points nrc declared to have
been repulsed.
The German ofllclal statement fol
lows :
"Front of Field Marshal Prince
Itupprecht of Bavaria (Somme) : The
battle north of the Somme has re
commenced. Our troops are engaged
In heavy fighting between Comblcs
nnd the Somme. The French entered
Bouchuvesnes."
WILSON PLANS HIS CAMPAIGN
President Confers With McAdoo and
Burleson on the Election
Situation.
Long Branch, N. J Sept. l(i. Presi
dent Wilson for the first time gave de
tailed consideration on Thursday to
his campaign for re-election. In the
executive otllces ut Asbury Park he
went over reports from political lend
ers In various states and began map
ping out his pluns for the net two
months.
Postmaster General Burleson, one of
Mr. Wilson's chief political advisers,
Is nt Spring Lake, near here, visiting
Secretary McAdoo, nnd the two cab
inet members went over the political
situation with Secretary Tupiultj.
As u result of the conferences it
was Indicated that great or attention
would be paid to the campaign in Ore
gon, Washington, Utah and California,
because of reports received by admin
istration otllcinls leading them to be
lieve Democratic prospects In those
states are excellent.
Mr. Wilson will go by uutomohllu to
Princeton, N. J., September -'(!, to vote
in the Democratic prltnurles.
BRIAND REVIEWS THE WAR
Tells Chamber of Deputies Complete
Victory for the Allies
Assured.
Paris, Sept. 15. Premier Brland de
livered before tho French chamber of
deputies his anxlously-nwnlted speech
reviewing tho wnr and aroused tumul
tuous cheers when he predicted n com
plete victory for tho allies and the
overthrow of the central powers.
The premier declured that the com
plete unity In the nines' nlm.s mid op
erations hud assured a final Teutonic
defeat and a lusting peace.
Slain on Eve of Wedding.
Cleveland, O., Sept. R Daniel Sin
ko shot and killed hl.s sweetheart. An
nie Sheika, In the bedroom of her
home here, and then committed miI
clde. They were to have been nuir
rled next Moudiij.
Constantinople Russ Prize,
San Francisco, Sept. 10. That Con
stantinople has been promised to Rus
sia by the entente allies should tho
central empires bo defeated In the war
was the statement made here by M. M.
Itchus, member of the dumn.
Airmen Raid Venice.
Rome, Sept. 1(1. Austrian aero
planes raided Venice the seventh time
since the war began. They bombarded
the church of Sts. John and Puul,
dropping ti number of bombs lu uu ef
fort to destroy the edifice.
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SEARCH U. S. STEAMER
BRITISH VIOLATE NEUTRALITY
BY HOLDING UP VESSEL.
Probable That Great Britain Will
Called Upon to Rctrict Her
Squadron's Operations.
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Washington, Sept. 14. Brlgndler
General Llggltt, commander of Ameri
can military forces In the Philippines,
reported to the wur department facts
that show n clear violation of Ameri
can neutrality when n British destroy
er held up the American steamer Cebu
off Cnrnbno Island early Moiibny.
General Llggltt reported that the
Cebu was n mile nnd n half Inside
American territorial wntcrs when she
was stopped nnd boarded.
The (Jehu's captain was compelled
to give Lieutenant Belles, the British
commander, the ship's manifest and
passenger list.
The olllclnl report was laid before
Secretary of Statu Lansing by the war
department.
On releuslng the Cebu, the lieuten
ant mndo this note In Its log: "Bonrd
cd nt 3 :50 n. ra., 0-11-10, examined and
passed."
There has been more thnn one com
plaint nbout the activity of the British
vessels around tho Philippines, and
while General Llggltt's report fur
nishes the basis for a specific protest,
It Is probnble that Great Britain will
be called upon to restrict the opera
tions of her pntrolllng squadron gener
ally in and near the islands.
HALT ACTION ON 8-HOUR LAW
Eastern Rail Heads Meet and Decide
Not to Act Until Measure Be
comes Effective.
New York, Sept. 10. Presidents of
the railroads operating east of Chicago
held their regular monthly meeting in
New York. It wns understood In
Wall street that the eight-hour lnw
wns the chief subject of discussion.
From what could be learned tho east
ern railroads will not follow E. P.
Illploy of the Atchison In lighting the
new lnw. The general feeling In rail
road circles Is thnt no good can bo
accomplished by undue haste, as .no
real notion can bo taken until after
tho law goes Into effect on January 1,
1017.
JAPAN REASSURES THE U. S.
Informs State Department in Formal
Note That "Open Door" Policy
Is Not Periled.
Wa-hlnclon, Sept. 10. Japan, In n
formal note to Ambiihsador Guthrie,
transmitted to the stnte department,
assures the American government that
the new RushO-Jiipniie.se treaty does
not repeal former conventions nnd that
the Imperial government has not en
tertained for u moment any Intention
to depart from Its policy respecting tho
Integrity of China and tho open door.
U.S. S. ARIZONA STANDS TESTS
New Battleship Is "Latest Word" In
Warship Construction, and One
of the Largest.
Washington, Sept. 10. Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt an
nounced that the United States bat
tleship Arizona had stood tests satis
factorily mid would bo put Into com
mission nt the New York navy yard
on October 15.
Many Boats to Carry Wounded.
Berlin, Sept. 18. Copenhagen dis
patches state that business has been
completely suspended ut a number of
British ports owing to the large num
ber of transports carrying home
wounded from the French front.
United States Shell Wrecks Home.
Washington, Sept. 18. A 10-lnch
shell fired In n big gun test nt Indian
Head, Md government proving ground
wrecked the home of Mrs. Mary Swnnn,
while she and several children wero In
I the building.
Captain of Blazing Vessel Wins Ter
rifle Race to Shore and No Loss of
Life Is Reported Boats Answer
Wireless Call for Help. ,
Mnrshfield, Ore., Sept. 10. En route
from Sim Francisco with 253 passen
gers and n crew of 175, the Pacific
Const Steamship company's steel
steamer Congress caught flro 30 mllefc
off this port lute Thursday.
A terrific race to save the steamer's
human freight nt once began. The
Congress dashed for shore. In deep
wnter off the harbor entrance she cast
anchor, tho Humes creeping forward
meanwhile from tho ufter hold to n
point amidships. Boats wero swung
out nnd lowered nnd the work of tak
ing off the pnssengers began. Among
the rescued was Miss Emma Schafcr
of Chicago.
As fast as a boat became loaded It
proceeded to the government bar
dredge, Col. P. S. Mlchle, to which
tho passengers were transferred.
When the work began the forward
decks of the Congress were black with
terrified men, women nnd children. As
the work proceeded the passengers be
came culmer.
By dark all were off the Congress,
nud the Mlchle and the Tillamook
headed for the hurbor. The Congress
by this time was completely wrapped
In flames from stem to stern.
The flre was first discovered about
three o'clock In the nfternoon. It broke
out In the second hold In the steerage.
The passengers for the most part be
haved well and there was no panic.
The ship's ofllcers repeatedly assured
those on board that port would be
made In ample time for nil to be saved.
Wireless calls were sent out urging nil
vessels to come to the rescue, and these
were repeated nt frequent Intervals un
til the wireless power plnnt became dis
abled nnd useless. First the main wire
less plunt became useless and then the
auxlllury went down, but not until the
Coos bny station had received the S.
O. S. transmitted weakly by the aux
iliary. As n result of this message having
been caught ashore life savers from the
government station nnd nn army of
volunteers were on the bench when
the burning Congress hove In sight.
When first seen smoke wns pouring
from the vessel nnd the volume In
creased rapidly. The vessel is a total
loss.
San Francisco, Sept. 10. The Con
gress, which wns built for the Pnclfle
Coast Steamship company at n cost of
SVJOU.wu, is n steel steamer of 7.0S5
tons, 424 feet long nnd 55 feet brond.
It Is the finest vessel on the run be
tween San Francisco nnd Seattle. The
Bhlp was bound for Seattle when the
flre was discovered.
BULGARS ROUT ITALIAN ARMY
Sofia War Office Announces Victory
After First Battle With
Emanuel's TroAps.
Sofia, Sept. 15. The Bulgarian
wur ofllce announced on Wednesday
that Bulgarian troops had defeated
Italian forces In the Balkans in the
first bnttle fought by the soldiers of
tho two nations.
The statement follows.:
Roumnnlnn front Our troops con
tinue to ndvnncc on the bank of the
Danube and In Dobrudjn. Two Ital
ian companies with machine guns nnd
one squudron of cavalry advanced In
the region of Butkvo-Daumya, being
dispersed by our counter-attacks. Thir
ty Italians were captured. This was
our first encounter with Italians.
In u Combat September 10 nenr Ne
volyen nnd Kardzlkoe the enemy lost
seven ofllcers nnd nbout one hundred
men killed. We captured mnny rifles,
bugs of ammunition thrown uwuy by
the enemy in his pnnU.'-strlcken filght
and two Scotch ofllcers, besides more
than 100 British soldiers.
SAYS VILLA IS IN A TRAF
General Trevlno Thinks Bandit Leader
Will Be Unable to Escape
Three Armies.
Chihuahua City, Mex., Sept. 14.
With the troops of Gen. Huertn Van
gas posted along the line of the Mexi
can Central railway ready to head oft"
any attempt of the Villa troops to es
cape In that direction, General Cava
zos, pushing northeast with his com
mand from Nnmlqulpa and the Amer
ican expeditionary force forming the
third section of the circle, General
Trevlno says that Villa Is now In a
position from which It will bo extreme
ly .difficult to escape.
Bombs Dropped on Sofia. ,
Bucharest, Sept. 18. Allied a la
tors fiylng from Snlonlkl dropped
bombs on Sofia, the Bulgarian cnpltal,
and flew to Bucharest, where they de
scended. They covered a distance o
330 miles lu five hours.
British Lose 2,000 Men.
London, Sept. IS. Renewal of henvj
fighting In Mesopotamia with tho
British on the oft'enslvt, Is reported
In u statement Issued at Constantino
ple. The British are said to have losl
2,000 mcu lu one engugemer-'
State Veterinarian Anderson has bo
gun n campaign to stamp out Influenza
from among tho horses over tho state.
Tho town of Pender has registered
?18,50o of sower bonds. They hnS'o
not boon offered to the state as a purchaser.
Crop reports Indicate that tho In
tense heat the past summer did but
small damage to tho corn crop over
tho state.
Stato Superintendent Thomas spent
several days last weok In northwest
ern Nebraska on business pertaining
to his office.
Complaints of a shortage of grain
cars are coming to tho notice of tho
state railway commission, who are
looking Into the matter.
The Nebraska high school debating
league has chosen for Its annual de
bato tho question of the abolishment
of the Monroe doctrine.
The association of university col
legiate alumnae has announced a
scholarship of $100 for a Nebraska
girl. Of this sum $G0 is available each
semester.
Unlvorslty students" returning for
tho present year found a number of
tho old teachers missing, and new
faces greeted them in several of the
departments.
The state board of health has been
appealed to by citizens of Henderson
In York county regarding typhoid lov
er which has appeared in an epidomlc
form at that place.
Nebraska troops will be ordered
home, as indicated by receipt of in
structions from the southern division,
In tho disposition for federal equip
ment and tho manner of demobiliza
tion. Consolidation of the state normal
board with tho board of stato univer
sity regents and the placing of all the
Institutions of higher learning under
one management were endorsed by the
rural school conference which met
In Lincoln last week.
General Parker, who Inspected tho
troops at Camp Llano, whero 1000
guardsmen passed in review, conroH
mented the development and improve
ment of tho two Nebraska regiments
as "most remarkable," and sent a spe
cial note of commendation to their
commanding officer.
Corporations abolishing the stamp
on rocelpts and other papers, as pro
vided by tho 1914 federal revenue act,
nro expected to keep a record of the
cases where the stamp is not used, un
til obscure points of the law are
cleared. These are the Instructions
received by J. G. P. Hlldebrand, of
Lincoln, deputy internal revenue col
lector. Tho decreasing balanco in the
state general fund stood last Saturday
evening at $493,000. It is diminishing
at the rate of about $125,000 per month
on account of the receipts being small
at this time of year while the state's
expenses go right on as usual. It will
bo three months before new state
taxes begin coming in sufficient to
build up a fund again.
With an index of 300.5, outranking
tho highest sorority and towering high
above the fraternities, Farm House, a
fraternity composed of agriculture
students polled tho highest honors In
the -secret society scholarship of the
university during the last semester.
The grade indicates an average of over
80 per cent of all tho men In the
fraternity.
State Insurance Commissioner W.
B. Eastham has gone to Kansas City
at the request of tho Insurance com
missioner of Missouri to act as one of
a commission to pass on a reinsurance
agreement of tho American Life & Ac
cident Insurance cortpany. Tho stat
ute of Missouri provides .for such n
commission with compensation for
time employed and expenses.
Tho monthly report of State Treas
urer Hall shows that the amount of
funds in tho treasury decreased dur
ing the month from $1,757,691.21 to
$1,500,933.57, a falling off of $190.
757.64. Tho receipts for the month
wero $224,512.44 and tho disburse
ments $421,270.08. A total of $175,735
was paid out of tho general fund.
Final figures show tho total attend
ance at tho stato fair Inst week to
havo been 193,176, or moro than 12.000
moro than over beforo recorded In the
history of tho big stato exposition.
A. W. Bullard, quartermaster ser
geant of company E, Fifth regiment,
and prominent In railroad circles In
North Platte, haB been promoted to
regimental supply sergeant to succeed
Paul Potters, who was dlschargod un
der tho dependency provision several
days ago. Private James G. Lambert,
also of North Platte, has beon promot
ed to corporal In company E. Prlvato
Hnns Noohrlng of Omaha, and who
hns five brothers In tho German nrmy,
has beon promoted to corporal In con
pany E,
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