THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE NORTH PI ATTE. NEBRASKA.
FOR HE BUSY IN
NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPASSED.
1NY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
flome and Foreign Intelligence Con.
densed lntoTwo and Four
Line Paragraphs.
WAR NEWS.
Tho Ocnnan government has lodged
a protest In Athens against tho land
ing of troops on Greek territory by
cutonto powers.
No Unitarians will be allowed to
leave. Canada during tho remainder
of the war, according to an announce
ment nindo In Ottawa.
According to a dispatch from Sofia,
King Ferdinand, ns commander-in-chief
of all the Bulgarian forces, has
entrusted command of tho field forces
to General Jccoff, minister of war. '
Berlin newspapers, in discussing
tho now Greek cabinet, point out that
Iho .new rrcmier, Zalmls, lias Im
bibed German culture, having taken
n doctor's degreo at Heidelberg uni
versity. '"he Teutonic invasion of Serbia is
pVoceedlng favorably, progress in tho
crossing of tho Drina, Save and Dan
ube rivers by tho German and Aus
trian armies under Field Marshal von
Mackensen being reported by Gorman
army headquarters.
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Six German aviators have arrived in
Sofia, Bulgaria, according to Athens
dispatches. The dispatch adds that
large numbers of German skilled la
borers are leaving Constantinople for
Bulgaria.
The London ofilce or the Associa
ted Press sent a report to New York
that thousands of words of dispatches
from its correspondents in Sofia and
from tho German lines on tho west
ern battle front are being withheld
l)y the British censor.
Bulgaria has declined to accede to
Russia's ultimatum that it is done
with the Teutonic powers, and tho
"breaking off of diplomatic relations
between tho two countries, and prob
ably with all tho entente powers and
Serbia, has resulted.
Amsterdam dispatches say that
Austria Is about to send an .ultimatum
to Rumania, giving a short tlmo for
an answer permitting tho passage of
war munitions to Turkey. Berlin of
ficials bplleve that Rumania vill
grant the demand, the dispatch says.
An appeal ' for recruits for the
British army war Issued by toll au
thorized representatives of tho three
national committees of trade unions
the parliamentary committee of tho
Kenoral federation of trades unions
committee and the executive commit
tee of the labor party.
Prussian losses since the be
ginning of the war total 1,916,148,
according to tho NIeuwo Rotter
dainsche Courant of Rotterdam,
which has excellent connections at
Berlin. Tho total losses of tho Ba
varians, Saxons and other German
troops were not computed.
GENERAL.
W. M. Jardlnc of Manhattan, Kans.,
ns fleeted president of the Interna
tional Dry Farming congress, at Its
session in Denver, Colo.
Official reports at Juarez state that
General Rosalio Hernandez, who was
reported to have revolted from Villa,
was shot by his own men when they
learned of his Intended defection. S
Tho Colorado supremo court admit
ted John R. Lawson to ball In the
aum of $35,000. Lawson was convict
ed of first degree murder In connec
tion with tho strike disorders near
Ludlow, Colo., in October, 19111.
Berlin has received a report from
Bombay, India, that a great fire oc
curred on September G In cotton ware
houses, 'causing a loss of $10,000,000.
This was tho third fire of the kind
during the present season.
The Missouri State Prison board
lias declared in favor oft more liberal
arrangements whereby counties may
got tho services of convicts for road
work undor moro favorable terms. The
contract system has been abolished
and since no other work has been
provided filcials welcome the oppor
tunity to put their men nt work on
the roads.
An nmendment to the federal con
stitution so as to give to congress
the power to reguiato Insurance com
nanles and projects was proposed to
the World's Insuranco congress at
San Franojsco by Lawrence F. Sher
man, United States senator from Ml
nols,
Tim National Amencnn woman
Suffrage association has Issued a call
v nt Now York to tho suffragists of tho
country to nttend tho forty-seventh
nnmml convention to bo hold In
Washington December 14-19.
William J. Bryan at Atlanta, Ga,,
announced that he intends to partici
pate in politics actively during tho
rest of his life, but will not hold ofilce.
Church Howe, forty years a prom
inent republican politician of Nebras
ka, died at his home in Auburn, Neb.
lie had served ns American consul to
Sheflleld and Liverpool, Englnnd.
Mrs. Andre Foremnn, of l,nt'uyetta,
La., Is the mother of twin baby girls,
who are united by a formation similar
to that which Joined tho famous
"Siamese twins."
.
Movor Thompson of Chicago rec
ommended to the city council that tho
city build a subway system which
would ho used jointly by the clo
vated and surface lines under terms
of rental from the city.
Probably tho youngest ordained
minister on record Is Rev. Henry S.
Atwood, son of Rev. C. C. Atwood,
who Is conducting a revival In Far-
ragut. Ia. Ho Is but 1C years of ago,
and Is said to have been engaged In
ministerial work for the last two
years.
Tho tu-mrrptsslvo Massachusetts
state convention at Boston decided to
maintain the party organization for
the presidential campaign of 1910, rat
ified the nomination of Nelson B.
Clark of Beverly for governor and
mlnntnil n ..In I form wlllrll contained
a plank favoring national prohibition.
A campaign for a definite rural
credit legislation program, with par
ticular reference to the needs of tho
western states, was begun at Denver
when committees representing tho in
ternational irrigation congress, tho
Investment Bankers' association of
Amorlcn and the International Farm
congress met In Joint conference.
SPORTING.
In the closest big league iico ever
staged, Chicago nosed out Pittsburgh
in the second game of a double-header,
after having dropped tho first, and
won tho pennant In the Federal
league.
Gunboat Smith outfought Al Reich,
former amateur heavyweight cham
pion, In a ten-round bout In New
York. Smith took the honors In ev
ery round, jabbing and booking bis
opponent almost at will.
Jess Wlllard announced at Oklaho
ma City, Okla., that his first fight to
defend tho title of world's champion
heavyweight pugilist probably would
take placo In New Orleans during the
Mardl Gras, In March.
Miss Molla Bjur.stedt of Norway,
woman's national lawn tennis cham
pion, added another cup to her collec
tion, when she defeated Miss Edith
Roth of Boston In tho challenge
match for the Longwood cup, 6-2, G-2.
WASHINGTON.
All the passengers were killed In a
train wreck on the Mexican rnllway
between Vera Cruz and Mexico City,
according to a messago to the State
department.
All commercial and amateur wireless
stations In tho United States will
soon be organized by the navy depart
ment for Immediate use in case of
emergency by the intelligence bureau
of tho navy.
Secretary "Lane announced that tho
government has decided to build a
school house at Anchorage, tho new
town in Alaska created by tho gov
ernment and the present terminus of
the New Alaskan railroad.
Attorney General Gregory Issued a
formal statement saying that any at
tempt to bring about a combination of
Independent steel companies "would
he subjected to tho closest scruthiy
by the Department of Justice."
Secretary Garrison's estimates on
army needs In connection with tho
national defense program being fram
ed for presentation to congress by di
rection of President Wilson aro be
lieved to have been completed and
approved by the president.
President Wilson practically has
decided not to call a special session
of tho senate beforo a meeting of con-
gross in regular session. Although
ho is desirous of having the senato's
rules amended as to give tho major
ity power to limit debate.
Enormous Increases in the cotton
export trade during August are shown
in the monthly statement of food
stuffs, cotton and oil exports mndo
public by the bureau - of foreign and
domestic commerce. Cotton exports
for tho month were 1G2.0G9 bales, val
ued at $7,025,031, as compared with
exports of 21,210 bales, valued at
$1,300,117 in August, 1911.
President Wilson' has received a
medal from the American School
Peace league in recognition of his
"pre-eminent services in the causo of
peaco."
President Wilson has announced
his engagement of Mrs. Norman ft.
Gnlt of Washington. The wedding to
tako placo some tlmo In December.
Mrs. Gait Is 38 years of ago, and Is
well known in Washington society
circles. Sho Ib tho widow of a Wash
Ington Jeweler who died eight years
ago.
E IS
INCREASE IN PASSENGER FARES
LOOKED FOR IN WEST.
STATE BATE EXPERTS RETURN
Reed and Cltrk cf Railway Commis
sion Home After Presenting Case
to Commerce CdmmlEalon.
Lincoln.- -Attorney General Willis
Reed and Henry T. Cinrke, Jr., of tho
Nebinpka Railway commission, who
presented oral arguments b6fore the
intomate Commerce commission at
Washington, against tho prayer of tho
Western Passenger association that it
he pi rtn it ted to Increase Its rates
from 2 to 2',i cents per mile In west
ern trunk line territory, have returned
from tho east.
Attorney General Reed, on behalf
of tho protestants, In his argument be
fore the commission drew a lino of dis
tinction between tho to-called William-
ette valley case, the North Dakota
Coal case and tho Virginia 2-ceirt a
mile case and tho caso at bur. He re
asserted the argument made in tho
western advanced rate hearing that
Improvd industrial and economic con
dltlons ruude more certain than ever
that the railroads were getting all that
they should, get and" thnt any increase
allowed them would be unwarranted
by the facts. In view of the permis
sion given to eastern rail lines to in
crcuso their pasbongor charge from 2
to .',. cents per mile, it Is predicted
in Washington that the commission
will see the western situation In about
tho sanio light, notwithstanding all
the array of state railway commission
ers and others Interested In tho
slate's contention that passenger rates
should not bo raised In the territory
petitioning the advance.
Kecord Wheat Crop.
Nebraska's 1915 wheat crop is the
largest In the history of tho state by
2,J7,2i!0 bushels, according to figures
compiled by Secretary W. R. Mellor of
the state board of agriculture, and
mailo public recently.
Last year all records wore broken
by :i,::00,000 bushels and the Nebraska
farmers smashed this high wheat
mark by nearly tho same figure as an
eye-opener for 1915.
Hamilton county was first in both
acreage and gross production, with
152351! acres, and 3,109,005 huslrols".
Grant county was last with but seven
acres and 101 bushels. Tho greatest
average of bushels per acre Is 27.8
for Keith. Holt was lowest with 14.
Protest by Gammel.
Peter Gammel, former engineer
for tire Nebraska Coni- Meal com
pany at Seward, has protested to La
bor Commissioner Coffey lhat tho
Millers' Mutual Insurance company
of Chicago has stopped payment due
hlrn under1 the workman's compensa
tion law. Since tho insurance com
pany lins never been admitted to do
business in Nebraska, tho Injured
man is barred from suing the con
cern in tills state, but the labor com
missioner has Informed him that he
can sue tho managament for which
he was workings
Bond Issues Total Two Million.
Two hundred and fifty-six issues cf
fifteen different kinds of public bonds
have been approved by State Auditor
Smith and Bond Clerk Ellsworth since
January 1. Tho total amount of the
bondB reaches $2,402,452. In tho lot
aro the $150,000 Omaha Auditorium
bonds and $7,000 tap railroad bonds
from Holt county School bonds num
ber ninety-four, with a total of $539,-
825, while various kinds of street Im
provement bonds number 105, with a
total issuance of $775,977. Tho small
est bond Issue registered is $200.
New Bulletin On Hog Cholera.
"Use of Hog Cholera Serum" Is tho
title of Extension Bulletin 33 of the
Collego of Agriculture, which is just
being distributed. It contains Infoi'
matlon concerning the transmission
of hog cholora, tho use of serum, how
to order serum, and the proper dosage
of serum and virus. This bullot'n
may bo had free of cost by rosidonts
of Nebraska upon application to tho
Bulletin Clerk, College of Agricul
ture, Lincoln.
Democrats Ready for Campaign.
Members of the First district dome
cratlc congressional committee met in
Lincoln recently and selected G. A
Cotton of Table Reck as chairman
and Earl G. Caddis of Lincoln as set
rotary. Both men are members of tho
committee proper. Frank Snyder of
Auburn, also a member, was elevated
to the vice chairmanship. This is the
first congressional committee In the
United States to organize for next
year's battles.
Treasurer James P. Kolley of John
son county has paid tho state treasu
rer $2,500, tho second Installment of
an old Insane fund lax, of which
$8,000 is still owing.
Bossy Supplies Sixth of Our Food.
This ycur, between six and soven
hundred thousand dairy cows are
being milked In Nebraska. Tlioy are
producing about 300.000,000 gallons of
milk annually, containing more than
90,000,000 pounds of butter fat
enough to supply one-sixth of all the
food oaten by Nebraska's one and one
fourth millions people, provide skim
milk for tho calves and plgB of the
state, and furnish a largo surplus
through Nebraska creameries.
Dairy Department, University of Nebraska.
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PRED GTED
CONDENSED HEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
C. D. Rlchey Is erecting a $25,000
garage at Hastings.
Tho farm house ot Jack Hansen
near Ord was destroyed by fire.
There were 137 cases of diphtheria
In Omaha In September.
Halgler and Stnpleton aro now in
ternational money order offices.
An orchestra to furnish music for
the winter Is being organized nt Al
liance.
John B. Dlnsmoro, one of Nebras
ka's most noted citizens, died irr Sut
ton.
Tht now $10,000 Presbyterian
church at Atkinson was dedicated re
cently. Farmers in different parts of Hamil
ton county, express the opinion thnt
the corn crop Is safe.
W. 13. Mogar of Giles sent a po
tato to Governor Morehead weighing
two pounds four ounces.
The annual convention of the John-
eon County Sunday School association
will bo hold at Cook, October 10-17.
John L. Sherman, formerly In tho
grocery business In Tccuniseh, has
bought a bank nt McMlnnvllle, Ore.
Tho fourth nnnual Logan county
fair, which was held at Stapleton, was
ittended by over 2,500 people.
Joseph Knoor, 55, fanner, was In
stantly killed wlion his motor car fell
from nrr embankment near Cordova.
Synod of tho Sixth Province of tho
Episcopal church will hold Its annual
session in Omalia October 28 to 31.
A fall on an Icy street Is the causo
for a $3,000 damage suit brought
against North Plutto by Thomas Carr.
Herhort L. dishing, formerly man
ager of tho Ord Journal, has boon ap
pointed superintendent of schools of
Valley county.
Congressman Moses P. Klnkald of
O'Neill, is being boosted by friends for
the republican nomination for United
States senator.
Wils-on King, GO, laborer, fell forty
feet from tho roof of tho Masonic
building In Tecumseh and was In
stantly killed.
Work is expected to bogin soon on
the now feeble-minded school build
ing at Beatrice. The building will
cost about $35,000.
Albert Rnpp. machinist, 30 years
of age, died In a Grand Island hospi
tal of ptoninln6 poisoning, resulting
from eating canned fish.
From 150 to 200 Grcoks of Lincoln
and Uavelock were ordered to
Omaha to Join with Nebraska Greeks
recalled to tho colors.
C. O. Swindell of Lincoln, feather
weight wrestler, defeated Dorr Wil
son, Hlldroth, nt tho opera house In
Mlnden. In straight falls.
Frank Bohuslov, a 50-year-old Bohe
mian farmer living near Dentorr, In
Lancaster county, was shot and killed
by an unknown person or persons.
Nicholas Stringer, son of Valentine
Stringer of Milford, was killed when
a muz?le-loador with which ho had
been hunting, accidentally discharged.
Hastings High school agriculturists
have just received $115 cash for soven.
teen tons of sweet corn fodder and
corn produce harvested from eight
acres.
The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Larrgdnle on tho W. B. Bowman farm,
near Beatrlco, was destroyed by fire
of unknown origin. Tho lo3s was
$1,300.
The German-American Allinnco of
Nebraska, in its recent Besslon at
Omaha, endorsed State Senator John
MaJLtos of Nebraska City for governor
of Nebrasku.
Pinned under his automobllo in six
Inches of water, G. D. Chamberlain, a
Union Pncic engineer, wns saved
from drowning by three companions,
near North Platte.
John Sanrord, llfo term murderer
from Thurston county, escnped from
tho slate penitentiary at Lincoln,
leaving a lifelike dummy In his cell to
"answer tho count"
Nobraska has this year contributed
over $1,100 to tho suffrage campaign
states, according to Mrs. Draper
Smith, president of tho Nebraska suf
fragists.
Tho Masonic Relief association of
the United States and Canada, at its
session nt Indianapolis, tolegraphed
its acceptance of Omaha's invlUitlon
for tire next meeting, two years hence
Memorial services In honor of tho
late Dean Charles E. Bessoy wpra
held nt tiro University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, recontly tho first public rce
ognitlon of the death of Nebraska's
distinguished educator.
A petition signed by all tho high
school teachers, Including Supnrln
tondent Everhardt, nsklng that they
bo allowed to attend the state teach
era' lnstltuto at Omaha next month
was rejected by tho HnBtlngs school
board. .
Romorso of conscience and tho
drend of being a fugitive from Justice
carried Bornell Smith, federal prison
er, back to Sheriff Colo's office at
Hastings, determined to servo tire re-1
malndor of his torm for breaking Into
the armory at Auburn.
Tho state auditor has registered
$28,000 of Grand Island paving bonds,
purchased by a dealer in Grand island
The State Railway commission has
sot October 20 ns tho date for the
hearing on tho revision of freight
classification No. 1. There aro twen
ty-four proposed changes.
County Treasurer John Ward, who,
aftor filling his offlco In Tecumseh,
went to Cody, Wyo nnd took a home-
Btead, haB Just received $10,000 In
Bottlemont with tho government for
destruction of his homestead when
the reservoir dam went out.
MILK IS EXCELLENT
"Buttercup" at
Milk is oiro'of tiro greatest foods for
humnns and animals that nature has
provided and makes nn Important part
of their diet It Is also found to bo n
great food for poultry, both young
growing chicks and laying hens. Tiro
greatest question now arises as to
when and how and what amount
should bo given.
On most every farm wo now find tho
cream separator, declares a writer,
and nftor separating tho milk wo havo
tiro Bklm milk which tho farmer lins
been using to what ho thinks Is tho
most advantage, usually feeding it to
hogs. If ho will try some of this in
feeding Ills poultry I think I am safe
in saying that it will yield him Btill
bettor returns. Sorrr milk Is better
than to feed while it is still sweet, but
It Is very Httlo trouhlo In this way,
for If In a warm place It soon under
goes this change.
In souring milk becomcrt moro or
less solid in form so that tho birds
aro nblo to gel hold of It better. Es
pecially is It best for small chicks, for
their little dlgostivo organs aro not
capable of using sweet milk, whoreas
tho sour milk Is digested quickly.
When first the milk is given, they may
not drink very much, but In a few
days thoy will learn to llko it and will
consumo qrrlto a great deal. Always
see that tho milk hi sour, as feeding
it to them sweet ono day and sour tho
next will result in nu upset of tho
SOIL ADAPTED FOR POULTRY
Light Loam, Through Which Water
Leaches Freely, Is Best Give
Fowls Plenty of Range.
Poultry can be raised successfully
on any well-drained soil. A light
loam, which will grow good grass, Is
well adapted for this purpose; while
a very light, sandy soil, through
which the water loaches freely, will
stand moro Intensive poultry condi
tions, but most of tho green feod for
tho fowls kept on such a soil will havo
to bo purchased. A heavy clay or
adobo soil Is not as well adapted to
noultrv rnlalncr. ns such land does not
drain readily arrd It Is much more
difficult to keep tho Btock healthy.
Long stationary houses, or the In
tnnalvn oi'ut mn an trod afnna lilt f It la
1, to'keep'tho birds healthy and
to roproduco the stock under tho col
ony system where the birds aro al
lowed free range.
Breeding Btock, especially growing
chickens, should havo an abundance of
rango, whllo lions used solely for the
production of mnrket eggs may bo kopt
on a very small area with good re
sults.
Tho colony house system necessi
tates placing the houses, holding
about 100 hens, from 200 to 250 feet
apart, so that the stock will not kill
tiro grass.
Tiro colony system may bo adapted
to Bovcro winter conditions by drawing
tho colony houses together in a con
venient place at the beginning of win
ter, tUun reducing tho labor during
theso months.
BEST POULTRY FOR MARKET
Enormous Amount of Inferior Product
Largely Affects Prices Ship
Only Best Quality.
Nothing but the best quality of poul
try should bo chipped to market. Only
those who ever visited tho largo mar
kots know of tho enormous amount of
Inferior poultry that Is sold, nnd vhlch
largely auects tiro prices; yet thfjo
is always a dmand for that which lu
good, and at a price above tho regu-
lar quotations
Assorting tho carcasses beforo ship
ping also leads to bettor prices. Old
rooatcra, which seldom sell at more
than half price, should not bo In tho
same boxes or barrols with better
Btock, and to Bhlp poultry nllvo, and
to havo roosters In the coops with fat
hens, Ib simply to lower tho price of
tho hotiB, ns tho buyer will estimate
tho value by tho presenco of tho in
forlor Btock.
Selling Eggs for Hatching
If you aro selling eggs for hatching.
a visit to tho beat breeding farm you
can easily rench, will pay you well
ObBervo closoly tho mcthoda followed
there, and their improve on them nil
you can
FOOD FOR CHICKENS
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tho Poultry Show.
fowl's dlgcatlvo system every time.
Tho Bour milk should bo kopt bofore
thorn at all times, but plnccd in such
u manner that thoy aro not apt to got
Into It and got It dirty and filthy. The
pan should be cleaned and Bcaldcd
ovcry dny and refilled as often as It
is found empty.
Tho results obtained from feeding
sour milk to the chicks In this mannet
for tho firBt ten or twolvo weoks ol
their lives is marvelous to a person
who has nover tried It. It gives them
a good start on the road to growth
and development, and If thoy do not
got started right they becomo stunted
and remain undeveloped birds through
llfo. Another Important part sour
milk plays is that tho Hock will dovol
op moro evenly, adding lncrcasod
health nnd vigor. Do not uso it In
placo of grains or mash feed, as these
nlso fill their place.
The laying hens need practically tho
samo kinds of foods as tho growing
stock nnd sour milk being high in pro
toin, aids greatly In building up egga
In their bodies. It tonds to keep all
the orgnnB In their nyBtern In working
order. Tho meat scrap should bo re
duced in tho mash when sour milk is
being fed. It should novor bo fed
when It has reached the point where
it hns a bnd smell or is molded, and
kcoplng tho milk cans and feeding
pana clean will mean a great denl
'along tills lino.
HINTS FOR THE P0ULTRYMAN
Chiokens Must Be Given Good Atten
tion for Best Results Keep Hens
In Vigorous Health.
If you want to got tho best results
from your chlckonB you must give
thorn nttentlou.
You must keep your hens in good
health, providing coops that aro clean
and woll ventilated, nnd allowing the
chickens tjro run ot orchard or pasture
through tho day.
You must food your nons woll for
growth and development. Thoy should
go to roost with crops woll filled with,
wholesome grains, nftor returning
from tho rango, nnd plonty of skim
milk and water should bo available
through tho 'day.
You must soo that your hens have
Bhado in which to rest. If trees and
shrubs aro not plontlful, burlap ot
gunny-sack shados should bo put up.
You must kcop your broody hens lu
airy coops and feod nnd water them
woll. Thoy will rocovor from tholr
broodlnoss in flvo or ton days.
You must gathor your eggs dally
and market thorn at loaBt twice a
weok.
DIFFERENT COLOR OF CHICKS
Downy Covering of Many of Purebreds
Is Opposite to Hue When Fully
Covered With Feathers.
Thoso who buy eggs of certain
breeds of black fowls, having no ox-
porlonco with tho brood, often writo
back In wrath to tho firm from which
oggs woro purchased, declaring they
wore cheated, as tho chicks hatched
from tho eggs woro nearly nil white,
or moro wnito than black In tho
color.
Tho downy covering of many, of the
purebred breeds is different In color
from what tho full-feathered covorlng
will bo. For instanco, tho whiter the
down of tho chicks of some black
broods tho blacker that chick when
grown ; tho grnyor tho down of a new
ly hatched Whlto Rock tho whiter it
will bo when grown.
It Is tho samo with somo breeds of
whlto gccBo; thoy como out of the
Bholl as gray as mice, but that color
all departs.
FOUR SOUND POULTRY FACTS
Infertile Eggs Keep Best During Heat
of Summer Best Plan to Segre
gate the Roosters.
Fertile eggs spoil quickly in sum
mer weather.
2. Infortllo eggs keep best and mar
ket best In' Bummer heat.
3. Fortllo oggs are produced if tho
roostors aro allowed to run with tho
lions.
4. Infortllo eggs aro producod if tho
roosters aro kept from the hens.
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