THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
ISSUES A WARNING
AGAINSTJRIVOLITY
CHANCELLOR AVERY ASKS FOR
PATRIOTISM AMONG STUDENTS
HEWS FROM STATE CAPITAL
Jtems of Varied Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources
at the State
House
Western Newspaper Union News Servlae.
"Excessive social life, excessive
frivolity and oxcosslve student nctiv
itlos havo no place In war times, for
an extravagant dlnnor may mean a
soldlor hungry In Franco!"
Urging the patriotic nocosslty of
eliminating all unnecessary clogs from
scholastic progress this year, Chancel
lor Samuel Avery of tho University of
Nebraska In his annual convocatlonal
address, delivered to tho student body
said:
"It does not seem nn unreasonable
request that whllo your comrades are
in tho mire of tho trenches, you may
vroll cut out half of your social ex
pense arid give tho balanco to tho
work of tho Ued Cross and Y. M. C. A.
"No one would like to think that
tho money foolishly squandered on a
'prom or a party dress might, It dl
xectcd In the right channel have saved
the life of a Nebraskan fighting for
v peaco and security of tho world.
"In ray judgment," he continued,
"tho way to bring about peace is to
convince tho imporial Gorman govern
ment that wo intend to light to the
last man and the last dollar; that
there is no limit to our courage, our
resolution and -our devotion. And ono
of tho ways to do this is to stop tho
clamor for side-stepping tho war and
concluding an inglorious peace."
Of Germany, ho said: "Wo are fac-
ing a combination of rugged honesty
in tho people and rank deceit in of
ficial circles. Wo are facing a para
dox in tho Gorman reoplo, the most
gonerally intelligent and at tho samo
timo the most systematically deceived
of any peoplo that tho sun has ovor
ahono upon."
Motion Picture Work a New Course.
Photography and motion picture
work is a new course open to students
of tho University of Nebraska. Its ob
ject is to prepare men for motion pic
ture taking, especially from aero
planes, and it will be carried on in tho
department of geography and conser
vation, a department closely connect--ed
with the state conservation com
mission, both of which aro headed by
Dr. G. E. Condra. Tho state has tho
"best equipment in tho west for tho
service and all of it is held at tho uni
versity. It is probable that at a later
date the course will be thrown open
to others and the making of "camera
men" will bo conducted on a still
larger scale.
1917 State Fair Receipts.
Nebraska state fair receipts this
year exceeded thoso of 1916 by almost
$25,000, thanks to a week of flno
weather, tho excellent attractions
which wore provided, and tho general
ly favorably conditions. Tho financial
compilation prepared by Secretary E.
It. Daniolson shoys a. total of $129,104
taken in from all sources.
Last year the receipts wore $104,981,
.and the year before that they aggre
gated $100,478. Thoy havo been grow
ing from year to year, except when
"bad weather cut down the attendance,
but this timo tho increase is more
marked than ovor. Five days of al
most perfect weather ,wlth the roads
In good shape for automoblie travel
on every day but tho last one due to'
a heavy ram the night before brouglit
record-breaking crowds to Lincoln and
tho attendance ran up a little abovo
200,000, being 7,000 moro than tho pre
vious high mark In 1916.
Methodists, In U. S. Service
Ovor 2,000 members of tho Meth
odist churches of Nebraska aro In
war service, according to announce
ment made at the annual conference
of Nebraska Methodist churches.
Bishop Stuntz, who declared it was
no timo for copperhcading, aroused a
demonstration when he called for re
ports from pastors on the number of
members of tho congregation in war
service.
C. C. Wilson of tho Grace church,
Omaha, stated twenty members of tho
congregation had Joined the colors..
Governor Novlllo held a conference
with City Prosecutor McGulro of
Omaha last week and assured him that
he meant buslnoss whon he appointed
him special prosecutor of prohibition
violators. "Bootlegging must bo
stamped out in this state," said tho
governor, "and I havo appointed you
because I bellevo you aro best quali
fied for tho ferreting out and prose
cution of bootleggers in Omaha. I
am with you in whatovor move you
make, and will back you up, no matter
If you do stir up tho lairs of some
promlnont Omaha men."
Governor Neville wont to Omaha to
pay tho national guardsmen who havo
been stationed thoro a farewell visit
boforo their departure for tho train
ing camp at Doming, N. M. Tho gov
ernor has takon a lively Interost in tho
men from tho timo thoy woro mobll
Ized, and wanted to assuro himself
that preparations for their comfort
during tho trip were adequate. Among
tho close friends of Governor Novlllo,
it has been known that ho keenly re'
rets tho circumstances which made
It Inexpedient for himself to enter the
military service of the United States
A MILITARY CENTER
Soldiers From All Over the State
Gather at Lincoln
Lincoln was an active military con
tor Wodnosday afternoon und night.
Nebraska soldiers from moro than
twenty counties stretched their legs iu
tho stato capital while on routo to
Camp Funaton, Fort Illloy. Moro than
five hundred Douglas county lads
came In on an early afternoon sporlal
and joined tho Lancaster county units
horo. Tho train bearing tho Lincoln
and Omaha boys was made up without
dolay and started on Its southern
Journey. Tho farowell of thousands
of Lancaster county citizens to their
soldiery, was extended to tho lads
from other counties.
Other Omaha, units passed thru tho
city later in the afternoon. A special
carrying nlnety-ono soldlors from Per
kins, Frontier, Gosper, Chaso and
Hayes, reached tho city shortly be
fore midnight and romainod for near
ly half an hour.
Another special carrying 202 men
of tho draft from Nance, Boono, Mad
ison, Colfax, Dodge und Sarpy coun
ties, reached hero shortly after C p.
m. Thoso soldlors had supper hero.
Thoy loft for tho southern camp about
midnight.
Ono hundred and ninety-seven sol
dier boys from Dakota, Dixon, Cedar,
Wayno, Thurston, Burt and Washing
ton counties, passed thru tho city lato
in tho afternoon on a special out of
Omaha.
Coal Famine Not Llkely
Possibilities of a coal famino in No
braska tho coming winter aro com-1
plotely dissipated by the announce
ment of tho results of tho census
which tho Nebraska stato council of
defense took of the coal situation and
Just mado public. Ono-fourth of tho
total amount of coal needed in tho
stato during tho next twolvo months
is already on hand, according to the
information coal dealers havo fur
nished tho council. Omaha and Lin
coln are particularly well provided
for, although exact figures havo not
been given out by tho council. Un
officially, it is said that in both cities
there' is a sulllclont amount of coal
in tho yards of the dealers to look
after tho entire needs for half of tho
winter. Probably 10 per cent moro
of the total amount needed has al
ready been contracted for and shortly
will bo shipped. This is bolioved by
tho council to prccludo any possibility
of a coal famino during tho winter in
either city.
Rate Case Hearing Postponed
Express rato cases will not be taken
up again for hearing by tho Nebraska
railway commission until Novombor 5,
having been postponed by general
agreement from the date of Septem
ber 27. This will give the railway
commission's accounting department
six weeks moro time Jo assemblo ma
terial in di enso of the present rates
and prepare for cross-examination of
tho express companies olllcials, who
havcalready testified.
Ruling Will Prevent Monopoly
As another measure to prevent
monopoly In the acquisition of min
eral rights on stato school lands, the
board of educational lands and funds
has adopted a rule that prohibits tho
sale of leases without tho approval
of tho board.
Tho board had specifically in mind,
it is said, when making this ruling
tho possibility of operators of west
ern Nobraska buying up all tho pot
ash leases for speculation.
Requirements for State Aid
Circular letters to all city school
superintendents of Nebraska are be
ing mailed out by A. H. Dixon, normal
training Inspector for tho stato super
intendent's ofllco, calling attention to
the requirements for state aid in nor?
mal training work. To obtain stato
aid, a -high school must have four
toachors employed and there must bo
at least ten students taking domestic
science or manual training.
Reports that speculators aro attempting-
to corner the potato market
havo been received by Food Adminis
trator Wattles. Tho department is in
vestigating these reports, and if any
definite proof Is found, he says, it
will take deftnlto and immediate ac
tion. Tho interest of the consumer
must bo protected. Many requests
that men on the farms, especially corn
huskors and sugar beet harvesters,
who have been drafted, bo permitted
to remain on tho farms until Decem
ber havo been received by Mr. Wat
tles. Men registered under tho selectivo
draft law, who havo boon called for
examination and rejected, or who
havo been exempted, are eligible for
voluntary enlistment, according to
orders to tho local army headquarters
from tho war department. Tho same
ruling applies to resident alien ono
mios, registered and drafted, and who
havo not takon out first papers, but
have been discharged by tho oxomp
tlon boards. Applicants exempted for
industrial or occupational reasons will
not bo onlistod. Subjects of tho enomy
or her alllos will not be accepted.
Claims Big Food Waste In Nebraska
J'Thoro Is moro food wasted in No
braska than there is consumed."
This was tho statement of Charles
Graff, president of tho Llvo Stock
Breeders' association, before tho stato
executive committee of tho food ad
ministration, at its convention in
.Omaha. Tho statement was backed
up by G. AV. Wattles, tho Nobraska
food administrator. Tho exeorutlvo
committee planned organization for
tho nation-wide pledge card campaign
to be held the week of October 14-20.
i A partly Inflated French obsorvutimi balloon and lu guard, "somewhere on tho Solium-." - Long line of Cnl
cutta anibulunce cars presented to Great Britain on the western front by India. 3 An Italian school at St. Mar
guerite demolished by Austrian artillery.
NEWS REVIEW OF
PAST WEEK
Field Marshal Haitj Opens New
Offensive in Belgium
East of Ypres.
MAY CUT OFF U-BOAT BASES
Germans Start Another Lot of Peace
Rumors K.erensky Proclaims Rus
sian Republic But Must Curb Ex
treme Radicals Labor Troubles
In the United States.
BY EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Following the usual devastating nr-
tlllery lire, a great attack on German
positions In Belgium was begun by the
British forces early Thursday morning
The offensive, the llercest of recent
months, embraced a wide front east of
Ypres. The first day's fighting, which
will bo known as the battle of Menln
road, resulted In big gains for Field
Marshal Halg's troops, especially in
the Important sector between the
Ypres-Roulers railway and Ilollebeke.
The Germans resisted desperately and
tho British were compelcd to advnnce
over ground covered with water-filled
shell holes, barbeil-wlre entanglements
and fallen trees and in the face of a
murderous machine-gun fire from the
many small concrete redoubts that
have to a considerable extent, replaced
the German front lino trenches. But
the British heavy artillery had done
its work well, and the Tommies pushed
ahead, slaughtering the enemy or driv
ing them fur back.
The Germans naturally knew the nt
tnck was coming, but could not foresee
Just where It would bo made. Halg's
selection of the field for this offensive
indicates thnt he Intends to try to
force Ruprecht of Bavaria away from
the Belgian coast and to cut off the
German U-boat and airplane bases
along the shore between Zeebruggo
and Nleupnrt. Such a move by tho
British has been looked forward to for
a long time.
Italians Getting Ready.
The Italians seem to be gathering
themselves for nnother leap at the
throat of Austria, and their generals
declnre thoy must nnd will administer
to the foe a decisive defeat in the Hold,
and then they will be In n position to
continue their ndvnnce on Trieste, nnd
perhaps on Lnlbach. Meanwhile activ
ity in the Trentlno has Incrensed and
tho Lntlns hit the Austrlnns there sev
eral times last week. Thnt tho latter
have called on re-enforcements wher
ever they could get them Is evidenced
by the presence of Turks among the
prisoners taken by the Itnllans In re
cent days.
Along the French front the few
chnnges of the week were nt tho ex
pense of tho crown prince's, forces.
That fatuous young man Is still try
ing to recover the plateaus of the
Alsne and the lost positions near Ver
dun nnd sacrifices his soldiers with
prodigality.
German Peace Rumors.
That Gennnny Intends to make new
peace proposals before many months
becomes Increasingly evident. Last
week saw the sending up of several
"trial balloons" from Berlin, Including
nn Industriously spread report that
Gront Britain hnd suggested terms, and
a story that tho kaiser would surren
der Belgium nnd restore It. Thoso
foolers met with no sympathetic re
sponse by the alllos. Great Britain
Jlntly denied the alleged ponce offer;
Premier Palnleve roulllrmocl Franco's
determination to continue tho wnr un
til Germany gnve tip Alsace-Lorraine
and pledged reparation for the dam
ages she has caused ; nnd America
went stendlly nhond with Its tremend
ous preparations.
Tho German papers nre permitted by
tho censor to discuss the peace rumors
freely, probably to prepare the people
for some move by the government, but
neither tho German nor the Austrinn
government seems to bo yet In the
proper mood to command nny consid
eration from the alllos, which are all
on their guard.
The pope, It is reported, will send
out new peace proposals to tho bellig
erent powers toward the end of this
month, and they will be more specltlc
and enter into more details than the
former proposals. Germany's reply- to
the pope's first note Is said to accept
the greater part of his plan but con
tains no specific declarations concern
ing Belgium. Austria's answer has
boon sent, but Is negligible.
Argentina to Break Relations.
Germatiy'R diplomatic bungling has
added another to the list of her ene
mies, for tho Luxburg Incident and
Berlin's Inadequate explanations havo
induced the Argentina senate to vote
to break off relations with Ger
many. It was the last great food
producing nation in tho list of
neutrals, and its action will result
In big benefit to the allies In the re
striction of exports of meat and grain
to neutral countries from which they
might find their wny to the central na
tions. If Argentina takes an active
part In the war, he can muster nn
army of 108,000 men and has a navy
that includes many powerful nnd mod
ern vessels.
Sweden the poor goat Is still In
distress over the trouble Into which
German duplicity hns dragged her, and
is demanding explanations from Berlin
and sending evasive notes to Washing
ton and Buenos Aires. Her leaders as
sort that she shall not be forced Into
the wnr on cither side. Meanwhile
she Is pleading with America for food
stuffs to keep from suffering tho peo
ple who are likely to be the Innocent
victims of the stupidity of the olllclnls.
Situation in Russia.
Premier Kerensky started the week
off with a stirring proclamation declar
ing Russia to be a republic. Ho then,
with four of his colleagues, undertook
to conduct the government until tho
first congress meets on September 25
to frame a constitution and name a
new ministry. Next he sent u scath
ing telegram to the Bnltlc fleet de
manding' thnt the men cease their ex
cesses nnd restore order, nnd tho fol
lowing day ho undertook the reorgani
zation of the army, beginning by sup
pressing tho nativities of the self-constituted
committees nmong tho sol
diers; ho also ordered tho arrest of
General Kaledlnes, hetinan of the Cps
sacks, whoso loynlty to the govern
ment was doubtful. At this point
Kerensky ran against two snags. The
radicals gained control of the coun
cil of soldiers and workmen nnd de
manded thnt the power of ruling the
republic should bo assumed at once
by the council, nctlng In conjunction
with tho council of pensants. The
leaders of the former council, who
hnve linked It with the government,
at once resigned. Tho Maximalists In
the army groups strongly opposed the
order barring politics from tho army.
Tho other snag was the attitude of the
Cossncks. They demanded thnt the
order for the arrest of Kaledlnes be
canceled, nnd a delegation of loyalists
went to Cossack headquarters to In
vestigate conditions.
Kerensky nnd the now republic nro
by no means out of the woods yet, but
It begins to look as If they would tri
umph over the forces of disorder nnd
disloyalty. Certainly the soldiers nt
tho front nre mnklng a better showing
than for some time past. The north
ern armies stopped their retreat to
ward Potrogrnd and turned on tho
pursuing Germans, driving them back
toward Riga and retaking a number
of towns. In the south Russian troops
co-operated with the Roumanians In
their stout nttacks on the Invading
Teutons.
Coming to Their Senses.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago, for
long in his petty wny one of our most
persistent opponents of the govern
inent's conduct of tho war, has seen a
great light and Issued a proclamation
oalH'ng on "all patriotic citizens to
stand by our country In times of con
troversy" and bidding Godspeed to tho
nion of tho Nntlonal army. Thompson's
friends say ho never has boon' unpa
triotic, but was misled by cortaln
"dnrk forces" nmong his associates
which Is defending his loyalty at tho
espouse of his Intelligence.
It Is gratifying to note, also, the
lgns of change of outward expression,
if not of heart, on tho part of some
of tho Gormnn-Atnerlcan newspapers,
following tho government's raid on the
otllco of ono of the worst of them In
I'hllndolphla. One of the Milwaukee
papers has become suddenly patriotic,
und nnother, In Oregon, has changed
Its name to the Portlnnd American
nnd will bo printed whollv lu Ensllsh
There Is room for all of them within
tho loyalty fold.
Tho truth Is thnt persons of Intelli
gence, with the exception of fanatics
and Intentional traitors, are fast realiz
ing that this war on Germany Is be
ing made by the people of the United
States and that thoy Intend to see It
through to a victorious conclusion.
Their determination Is Increasing as
their sqns and brothers go Into the
training camps, and when the casual
ty lists begin to come from tho other
side, It will be Irresistible.
Many Labor Troubles.
Despite the undoubted patriotism
and energetic efforts of President Gom-
pers of the American Federation of
Labor, the government lu having a lot
of trouble with strikes of organized
labor and only strenuous work and
cloVerness on the part of Its mediators
prevent the disastrous tying up of In
dustries whose continued operation Is
necessary to successful carrying on of
the wnr. The latest Important in
stance of this began last Monday when
some 2f,000 Iron workers ut Sun Fran
cisco struck for higher wages and
stopped work on $100,000,000 worth of
government contracts ' for ship build
ing. The federal shipping board of
fered to pay one-half of any wage In
creases for companies making not
more than 10 per cent profit on com
mandeered ships, tho ship builders
agreed to consider tho nicies demnnds,
and prospects for ending the strike
were good.
In Now Orlenns and New York sev
eral -thousand longshoremen went on
strike for various reasons, and there
was similar trouble In other localities.
Being seriously disturbed over the
labor situation, especially In tho Pa
cific coast and Rocky mountain re
gions, President Wilson on Thursday
appointed a special commission, head
ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to
visit the states where these dllllcultles
exist nnd endeavor to bring about
working nrrangements for tho period
of the war at, least. The other mem
hers of the commission nre Col. J. L.
Spangler of Pennsylvania, V. Z. Reed
of Colorado, John H. Walker of Illinois
and E. P. Marsh of Washington.
The wnr convention of American
business men In session at Atlantic
City was lectured rather sharply by
Secretary of Labor Wilson, and there
upon ndopted resolutions us follows:
"That no nttempts be made by bus!
ncss to change labor conditions and
that labor make no efforts to forco
union recognition or chnnges In stand
nrds.
"Thut there be no profiteering In
business to give rise to labor unrest.
"That business recommend to the
government creation of u government
board representing labor, capital nnd
the public to settle all major disputes
and that the boards' decisions bo bind
lug on both sides.
"That Industry call on labor to co
operate in making it plain there will
be no strikes or lockouts while adjust'
ments aro being made."
Board to Rule Sugar Supply.
Protection and regulation of the su
gar supply was tuken up Thursday and
un International committee of live was
named for the distribution of sugar
among the allied and neutral nations
The same day the beet sugar pro
ducers signed un agreement with tho
food administration to sell to whole
salers at seaboard refining points for
7 VI cents a pound, maximum. Retail
prices usually being from one-half to
three-fourths of a cent higher, tho
price to the consumer Is expected to
be about 8 cents a pound. The cane
sugar men ure expected to take slm
liar action, lu these mutters and In
arrangements concerning potatoes
wheat and other foodstuffs, Admlnls
trutor Hoover Is nctlng with energy
and precision. He says tho victor In
tho war will be tho side that can hold
out longest ngalust starvation, und In
going ahead on that line.
The copper Interests have volun
tnrlly fixed upon 23V6 cents a pound
f. o. b. New York, us tho price of cop
per for the next four months, and this
has been approved by the wur Indus
trios board and the president.
Tho congressional conference com
mltteo on the trading with tho euemy
bill has added to It a provision for the
censoring of cables and foreign malls,
This Is the result pf a government In
vestlgutlon shruvlng thut Information
lias been reaching Germany througl
unceiisored cables and letters that np
parently wero of a harmless business
nature.
TAKE 3,01 GERMANS
BRITISH PENETRATE ENEMY'S
LINES EAST OF YPRES IN
BELGIUM.
WIN POSTS ON WIDE HUNT
Teutons Mass Troops at Threatened
Points, But Make No Counter
Attacks Allies Menace
U-Boat Base.
London, bopt. 22. British troops on
the Bolglun front attacked tho German
positions east of Ypres und aro re
ported to havo penetrated the Gorman
positions a far us the Zonnoboke-
Gheluvolt line. Tho olllclul report Is
sued on Thursday night says 3,000
prisoners wero tnkon.
Renter's correspondent ut British
headquarters, reporting the extent of
the British advance, telegraphs that
up to tho Mine his report was dis
patched the Germans had launched no
counter-nttnoks. They were masking
In certain places, however, where tho
British guns were bombarding them.
The British penetration has reached
tho depth of a mile, "which, consider
ing the character of the ground, Is a.
womlorful achievement," tho dlspntchi
adds. It characterizes tho result of
the attack as a "fine success."
Field Mavshal Halg's selection of
the battle front to tho cast of Ypres,
In Belgium, as the scene of his latest
offensive against the Germans, Indi
cates thnt It Is tho continuance of the
expressed purpose of tho British com
mnmler In chief to forco the nrmles
of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
from tho western coast of Belgium
und to cut off the German subniarluo
nnd nlrplanv buses on the North sen
from Zeebruggo to Nleuport, Includ
ing Ostend.
Tho Brltlflh drive apparently ts be
ing mnde In the direction of Haulers
und Courtml, from which Belgian
towns, according to recent dlspntchea
from the Dutch frontier, the German
military authorities havo been evacu
ating the civilian population.
SUGAR PRICE TO BE LOWER
United States and Allies Unite to As
sure Economy In Distribu
tion. Washington, Sept. 22. Appointment
of an International committee to nr-
rango for the distribution of avtillablo
supplies of sugar In the world was
announced, on Thursday by the food
tulmlnlstratlon. Two menjbers of tho
commltteo wero appointed by, tho al
lied governmenta. They nro Sir Jo
seph White-Todd and John V. Drake,
Sr. Two American members Of tho
commlttou appointed by the food ad
ministration are Eurl D. Pnbst presi
dent of the American Sugar Refining
company, und William A. Jamison of
Arbucklo Brothers. The fifth member
of tho commltteo IsGeorgo M. Rolph.
All the beet sugar producers havo
signed tho contract presented by tho
government assuring a 'maximum prlco
for beet sugar of $7.25 a hundred
pounds nt seaboard refining points na
soon as the crop is avullable. It is
said thnt this should mean a reduction
of 1 cent a pound lu tho retail price.
WORLD'S SERIES ON OCT. 6
First Game Will Be Played at Chicago
Players Will Give Exhibition
Contest at Training Camp.
Cincinnati, Sept. 22. Chicago won
tho toss for tho opening gamo ot
tho world's championship scries on.
Thursday at tho meeting of the nation
al baseball commission hero.
Tho olllclul dates for tho world's ae
ries ns selected by the nationnl bono
ball commission are: At Chicago, Oc
tober 0, und Sunday, October 7; Now
York, October 9 nnd 10; Chicago, Oc
tober 12; New York, October 10. Tho
umpires will be O'Lnughlln nnd Ev
uns of tho Amerlcun league and Kleth
and Illgler of the Nutlonul.
Tho world's series players will bo
Instructed to play nn exhibition game
either ut Rockford, 111., or at Camp I
Mills, Mlueola, L. I.
COAL SHORTAGE IS IMMINENT1
August Bituminous Output 3,000,000
Tons Short, Reports Reaching
Washington Show,
Washington, Sept. 20. Reports to
tho ecological survey on production of
bituminous coul show a decrease dur
ing August at the rate of moro thun
B.000,000 tons'u mouth und Indlcuto
thut a shortage of coul this winter,
feared by many government olllclnls,
nmy be u reality unless production
shows a decided increase. Indications
nro though there will be sulllclont an
thracite, for domestic consumption lu
tho East, there may bq au Insulllclency
of bituminous to keep Industrial plants'
going at their present capacity.
American Medics In London.
London, Sept. 22. Tho first con
tingent of American civilian phy
sIcIuiih and surgeons has arrived hero.
They uro being detailed for duty lu
various hospitals In Loudon and 12ng-i
land.
Safe Conduct Refused Luxburg.
London, Sept. 22. It Is learned that
Great Britain dues not ut present In
tend to upprove uny application for u
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tho German minister to Argentlnu.