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Grfolg. ©fan fattn mit ben Greigniffen bel 8'riegel nod) fo Pertrnut feitt, cin nod) fo erfabrener ©eurteiler uott militdri fdjen unb politifdjen Sagen feitt, el bat fid) bilber all aroccflo! erroiefen, iiber aufiinftige ftrieglereigniffe au fdjreiben ober au bebattiercit. 9fa mcntlid) jefct, too ber ifrieg cin ©la bium ber Gntroicfhmg erreidjt bat, too el fiir bie ©etciligten barauf an* fommt, bal groRte ©ebeiittttil molten ju laffett. ©eit 'Jfopember roartet bie ganse SBelt barauf, baR bie 3ontraf mdcbte gegen bie Sftliierten • ©tei* lungcn in ©alottifi oorriiefett, rocil bicl febcm logifd) erfdjicn. ©fan rouRte aUgcmcin, baR bort ber geittb ftanb, unb man roar el eben uidit an berl geroobnt, all baR bie 3eutral madjte bett geittb bort angriffen, too fie ibn trafen, unb teentt ibneit bicl jroedmdRig eridjiett. 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Man tuirb in ber beutfeben Spreffe PergebenS nad) Grrorterungcn iiber bie grofje Dffcnfioc am £una* jefe fudjen, man tuirb cbenfo Perge benS naib Seridjtcn iiber bie Salfan Rampagne fueben, bi§ fie tatfddjlid) im ©ange toaren, unb e§ ift nid)t» alS erne logijdje ©djlufefolgcrung, ©enn man je^t annimmt, bafj bie beutfebe SPreffe aud) jefct nid)t iiber baS fetjreibt, ma§ bie beutfeben gub ter in ber nadjften 3eit unternebmen ©erben. $n ben bcutfcblanbifdjen 3eitungen merben beuteSpaltcn iiber bie angcblieb bcoorftebenbe S?am pagne gegen Steggpten gefdjrieben. g§ ift ein ipian, ber bie ©emuter unb bie SPbantafie anregt unb ber in SpatiS unb 2onbon foldjen SBiberball gefunben bat, bafj man bie fiopfe gang emftlid) gufammenftedt unb, tuie au§ Eufccnben oon Mclbungen berPorgebt, umfaffenbe Mafjregeln §ur SSerteibigung be§ ©ueg - Sanal§ traf. fDiefe Mafjnabmen foften ©elb, fie oerfdjlingen £ruppen unb Muni tion, fie Ienfen tie Slufmerffamfeit oon anbem $ingen ab, alle§ 33inge, bie fiir ben ©egner fetjr miebtig finb. gg ift nid)t nur nid)t auSgefdjIoffcn, jebe S3abrfd)einlid)fcit3bered)nung fceutet fogar baraufbiit, bafj bie§ bie Hbfiebt ber beutfeben giibrung getue fen ift unb nod) ift. ©elbft menn man im Miierten - 2ager ingtnifdjen flug gemorben fein foHte, fo toirb man ficb bod) fagen miiffen, bicSmal fonnte bie ©adje boeb anber§ font men, unb man mirb SSorbereitungen treffen auf alien Spunften, mo man einen Sngriff ermartet. $ie aSorbe reitungen finb gleidjbebcutenb mit ei ner $egcntralifierung ber Straftcein beiten, mit einer ©djmdcbung geroif* fer ©tellungen ober gronten. Sr genbtoo mufj man ficb eittc 23I6fee ge* Ben, unb eS bleibt bent ©egner, in biefem gaHe, ben 3entralmdd)ten, iiberlaffcn, au§gufinben, mo biefe SSIflfee ficb geigt. £ort mirb ange griff en. a3ei Sntoenbung be§ Sliminie* rungSprogeffeS, ber ben meftlicben ftriegSf^aupIab auS mebreren@run* ben toenig jur ©inleitung einer gro* Bert Dffenfioe in Sctradjt fotntnen lapt, bliebe ber ofttidjc frriegdfdjau plap iibrig, unb es ift feinedtoegS audgefdjlojjen, bap matt auf beutfcber Seite ernftlid) Slnftaltcu 3ur enbgid tigen Siiebertocrfung iftuplanbi tnfft. lie ©reigniffe beuten barauj pin. £iefe Sletljobc ift fiir ben fernfte benben Seobadjter langioeilig uni unintereffant, fficil it)re SlniDenbuttg naturgninip lange Serioben bes Sib toartend bringett mup. 2Ber abet bie in ben lepten 5tagen Derbffentlid) ten Seriuftliftnt ber bcutfcben, bet franjbfifcben uttb cnglifdgcit Slrmet Derglcidjt, toer bie ©rjolge ber 3en |tralmad)te gegcn bie ber ©ntente-6r folge abtragt, ber ruup unbebingt 31. bem Slefultate fotntnen, bap biejt Sietbobe ber grrcfiibrung fid) be 3ablt, tDenn fie ben STrieg aud) in bie XJangc sicbt. £eutfd)Ianb gcbt mit fci tiem foftbaren Slenfcbenmatertal baudbalterifd) mn. £ie gan3e Slrt ber Sriegfiibrung gcbt auf bad Spa rett Don Sienfdjettleben and. grout angriffe tnie bie ber meftiicbcn Sliid) te im September toerben nsr im du perften BtotfaOe gcmadjt, unb man iiberliipt c» bent Segtter, fid) burd) Slnlaufen gegen uneinncbmbare Stel* lungen 511 Derbluten. £ie fran3dfi fdiett Serlufte Don 800,000 Xoten fiitb eitt grauenbaftcr aber iiberseu genber Sctoeid fiir bie Slid)tigfeit ber Don ber beutfdien gtibrung ange roanbten Sietbobe. ©rft an bem £age, an bem ber fceutfdje ©eneralftab befannt mad)t bap bier obcr bort eiite grope Often fine eingeleitet toorbcn ift, toirb fid bie Sage fliirett. Slit bent £age roer ben bie Sbeorien unb Sropl)C3eiun gen fonft gan3 finger Seute 311 eit lem ©efditobp tocrbett. ©uglifrffr Unriingfcit in ber Slcda' btfrnge fein Cfjciicimttiff. Set l in, brabtlod. (lleberfee S?adjrid)teit*Slgentur.) Oer Siurine. SadjDerftdnbige bed „Scrliner £age blatt", ,0’apitdu g. Serfiud, fagt be; Sefpred’ung bed Sorfdjlaged einet Slocfabe ber bcutfdjen Stiiftijn, baf bie dffeittlid;e Sieinutig ttt ©uglattl |id) bcjiiglid) ber Diatfamfeit uni mabri’dieiulidjen SSirffamfcit einet foldjeit Siapnabnte nidjt einig ift. ©r ,’itiert bie „0aili) St ail" ron lepton gamiar, tueldje bie Sefiird) tuug audfprid)t, bap bie Don SBaltei th'uncintan angefiinbigtc Slodabc ge nan fo oerluufen tocrbe, tDie ber fci tier 3cit am 5. guni ala nnmittelbar ait ben Tarbancllen bcDorftebonbe Sieg, meldjcn SBinfton ©bnrdjill an* gefiiitbiflt battc, ober gcnatt fo ernft 311 ttebmen jei, tote Sldqnitbd am 20. Slpril abgcgebcnc Grfldrung, bap bie Sriten gcitug Slunitiou batten. 2er itapiidn erfliirt, bap bie So ften enter rcgelredjtenSIocfabe ettortr feint, unb babci feint alle Slcutraler imftanbe, iljre .v>anbeldfd)iffe burd itricgdfdjiffc edforticreit 311 laffen tpoburd) nod) betn Sdlferrcdjt jebt 2urd)fud)ung Don biitijdjct Seite nid)t mebr itattbaft ift. Stursfiditige ©efdfdftdmanner. £err gobn Slrnolb, 33igeprafibent bcc girft National 23anf in Chicago, eineS ber angefebenften ©elbinftitirtt bc§ CanbeS, Ijidt biefer Sage ir GIcbelanb, £)., eine illnfpradje, uni gtoar cor ber bortigen Sljfociation of Crebit iDcen, in ber cr auSbriicfiid crflarte, bap feiner Slnfidjt nad) jeut amerifanifdjen Unternebmer, bie fief unter SJeritadjlaffigung ibrer biSbcrb gen Sunbfdjajt an ber fiieferung Don SriegSmaterial beteifigten, einer grofeen geljler begingen. „2ie fremben fianber, bie bier ibre SriegS befteflungen unterbringen, tun al> Ie§, um ibren §anbel fiir ben grie ben gu feftigen. UnS betnegen fie! unfer iiblicbeS ©efdjaft aufgugeber fiir ein ©efdjaft, baS mit bem Cube be5 SricgcS aufbort. Sie felber aber forgen fiir bie Sufunft." gnpaner in fDi'rjrico. fi o 5 ?[ n g e l e §, Gal. Gim UMbung auS Galerico feericfjtct bal SSorbanbenfein eincS japanifeben 2Jti> litarlagerS in bem Sierra bel tpina! ©ebirge, 20 fUteilen Don gacumbc unb ber amcrifanifd)en ©renge ir Siib • California. SDa§ fiager beftebt ben Don cinem amerifanifdjen GintDanberuugSbeam ten beftdtigtcn iScridjt gufolge aut 200 bis 300 gapanern, toeldje bie re gulare ?lrmee » Uniform tragen uni beteaffnet finb. £ie SKelbung be> rcifet ben Dlcgierungsbeamten in HJiejico fcbtoerc Sorgen, ba ba§ SBor banbenfein meiterer berartiger fiager an ber SBeftfiifte befiircbtet ntirb. Sdjtuinbfiidjtigc SriegSgefangcne fal len auSgctuitfdjt nicrbcn. a r i 5. Surdj bie Seamten ber internationalen Siotfreuj • Sommif* fion ift ein 3luStaufdj bon fdjtoinb fiidjtigen frangofifdjen unb beutfeben SriegSgefangenen erreidjt morben. SJer 2Iu§taufdj tnirb nadjften fKonat ftattfinben, aber bie ©efangenen toerben anftatt nad) ibren betreffen ben fiqnbern nadb ber ScbtDeig aur ©ebanbtung gefanbt unb alle Soften miiffen bon granfreidj unb 25eutfdj* lanb getragen toerben. NEWS OfJE WEEK CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR LESSER IMPORTANCE. ■ A BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS National, Political, Personal and Other Matters in Brief Form for All Classes of Readers. WAR NEWS. It is estimated that the Austrian army now operating in Albania, con sists of no more than 10,000 men. * • • The German gunboat Hedwig von Wissingen has been sunk on Lake Tangganyika, Africa, by the Belgians. * * * Of the 150,000 male teachers in the German Teachers association, 55,000 have been called into the army, ac cording to reports from Vienna. • • • Austrian seaplanes have attacked the town of Ravenna in northeast Italy and several other places in that vicinity. Fifteen persons are said to have been killed and a number in jured. * * • It is reported that Adolphe Max, former burgomaster of Brussels who was arrested by the Germans shortly after the outbreak of the war and later taken to Germany has been lib erated and sent to Switzerland, where he now is. Young married men who have not enlisted are soon to receive the atten tion of the British war office. All single men who attested under the ,Earl of Derby plan will next be called to arms. Most of them are men be tween 30 and 40 years. * * * The Church of England has taken a stand against a policy of reprisal. The bishops in convocation at Canter bury cathedral adopted a resolution against aTr raids, “which have as a de liberate object the killing or wound ing of non-oambatnnts.” * * » In Albania the Austrians and Bul garians are said to have former a juncture and are battling for the cap ture of the important seaport of Du razzo. which is being defended by Essad Pasha’s forces, comprising Al banians, Serbians and Montenegrins. • * * The French cruiser Admiral Charner, it is feared by the French ministry of marine, has been lost while patroling the Syrian coast. The cruiser has not been heard from since Feruary 8. when r German dispatch reported that a submarine had sunk a French warship. * * « Petrograd officially announces that Erzerum, Turkey’s chief city in Ar menia. is in the hands of the Russi ans af ter heavy assaults which last ed over a period of five days and de scribed by Grand Duke Nicholas as "unprecedented.” The Russians re port the capture of 100,000 Turks. GENERAL. Diplomatic relations between Ar gentina and Bolivia are strained as result of boundary dispute and Boli via’s' failure to complete her part of international railay. » * * Miss Ethel Cumbers, who was pro moted to be chief clerk in the United States land office, was said by J. B. Sanford, the register, to be the first woman to attain that rank in the ser vice. Eight persons died in New York re cently as a result of the cold wave which sent the mercury down two de gres below zero. The rapid drop in the temperature, which followed a two days’ snow storm, caused much suffering. • • • Senator A. B. Cummins (rep.Ia.), before the Lincoln Republican club at St. Paul, Minn., prophesized that the United States would eventually have to invene in Mexico "to furnish a nuuclus around which the remnant of decency and liberty can gather.” • • • The year 1916 proved a banner one from a live stock point of view for the settlers owning farms on the gov ernment irrigation project in the Belle Fourche valley of South Dakota. Fruitdale, Nisland and Newell, the stations, though the project shipped a total of 522 cars of live stock during the year. • • • The British government contends that the United States has no right to protest against the search of the Am erican steamer Zealandia last fall at Progreso, Mexico, and has settled the case directly with Mexico. • * * Pope Benedict has instructed priests in all countries that hereafter at Sunday mass, after reading the evengej in Latin, they shall repeat in the language of their hearers. The decree is considered one of the great est concessions to modernism in re cent years. • • • William Jennings Bryan was invited to debate with Richard L. Metcalfe of Omaha on the subject of “Prepared ness” at the national conference of mayors to be held in St. Louis March 3rd and 4th. • * • Figures prepared by accountants of the New York City department show that personal property amounts to $369,000,000. an increase of $17,000, 000 over the estimate mad6 a year ago. The value of real estate is placed at $8,205,000,000, an increase of $97,000,000. * • * Theodore Roosevelt was declared to be the preference of three candidates for delegates to the republican na tional convention ii* petitions filed with Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson of Illinois Hans Schmidt, the priest convicted of having killed his sweetheart, Anna Aumuller, cut her body to pieces and thrown it into East river, was electro cuted at Sing Sing prison, New York. * * * Three men and three' women, al leged to have blown open the vault ol the United States collector at St. Paul, Minn., on January 6 and to have escaped with $3,000 in money and revenue stamps valued at $577, 357, were arrested in Chicago. * • * The bluff of Queen Anne Hill, a fine residence district in the northern part of Seattle, Wash., has begun to slip toward the sea beach, beginning at Kinnear Park and extending north a mile. At the top the earth has sub sided two inches to two feet. * » * The shortage in dyestuffs and the demand by textile manufacturers for this product was pointed out by Bos ton, Mass., dealers who reported that a barrel of violet dye bought fourteen months ago for $400 had been sold for $12,000, an increase of 3,000 per cent. • * * The Anti-Roosevelt Republicane league, the sworn purpose of which is is to oppose the nomination of Theo dore Roosevelt as a candidate of the republican party for president, re ceived incorporation papers in Spring field, 111., from Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson. SPORTING. Ducky Holmes, manager of the Lin coln club, announces the purchase of Harry Hinchman from Kansas City of the the American association. Hinch man is a second baseman. * » * Sam Langford knocked out Harry Wills in the nineteenth round of a scheduled twenty-round bout at New? Orleans. Until the knockout blow neither fighter seemed to have tho advantage. * * * Carl Morris of Sapulpa, Okla., knocked out Arthur Pelky of Canada in the fifth round of their scheduled fifleen-round bout at Tulsa, Okia. Pelky was floored twice in the fifth before he was knocked out. • * • John Franklin Baker, former stai third-baseman of the Philadelphia American league base ball team, has been bought by the New York Ameri cans, according to announcement made by Manager William E. Dono van of the Yankees. * • • Joe Stecker of Dodge, Nebr., cham pion wrestler, defeated Joe Rodgers at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in two straight falls, the first in eight min utes and thirty seconds, the second in five minutes and thirty-seven sec onds. The scissors hold was used. » * • Next fall’s army-navy game and perhaps all future contests between these two elevens will be played in New York City, according to an an nouncement in Philadelphia by Dr. j T. William WTiite, chairman of the University of Pennsylvania commit tee on the army and navy football game. WASHINGTON. Senator Tillman introduced a bill in Congress to condemn and purchase for government use all armor plate factories in the United States. • * * Appropriation of $500,000 for pur chase of four sites, far from the sea coast, for government arms and muni lions factories, is proposed in a bill introduced in the house by Represen tative Borland of Missouri. * * • Congressman Stephens has intro duced a bill to subject Indian allot ments in Dixon, Wayne and Thurston counties, Nebraska, to assessment foi local drainage districts. The asses ment is limited to $10 an acre. • * * More than 500 lepers at large in the United States constitute a men ace of serious possibilities unless proper steps for segregation are taken, in the opinion of physicians, nurses and others who testified be fore the senate health committee in support of a bill to establish a na tional leper asylum. * * * Rear Admiral Grant and Captain Josiah McKean, assistant for material in the office of the chief of opera tions, expressed the opinion before the senate naval committee, that even with the administration five year building program completed, the United States would be a poor third among naval powers. * * * Data disclosed in a state depart ment report to the senate shows that seventy-six Americans were killed in Mexico in the years 1913, 1914, 1915, as compared with forty-seven in three years preceding, and that twenty civ ilian Americans and sixteen soldiers were killed on American soil in the last three years as a result of Mexi can troubles. * * • Improvement for the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, as agreed upon by the rivers and harbor committee, including completion of projects al ready under way and maintenance of those completed, included a total cost of $10,000,000. • • • The Russian steamships Bolton Cas tle and Pacific were burned at the Brooklyn piers recently. More than twenty lighters were damaged. The total loss is estimated at more than $4,000,000. • • * By a vote of 9 to 7 the house judi ciary committee postponed until after December 14, 1916, the consideration of any woman’s suffrage proposal. This means that the Susan B. An thony constitutional amendment will not be voted on by this congress. * * * The administration’s bill providing for repeal of the free sugar clause of the tariff law was introduced in the house by Majority Leader Kitchin, and referred to the ways and means committee, of which Mr. Kitchin is chairman. QUARREL OVER LAW “LIAR” STARTS FIGHT IN OKLA HOMA LEGISLATURE. ONE LAWMAKER KNOCKED OUT Voting cn Election Measure Designed to Take Place of “Grandfather Act” When Trouble Began. Oklahoma City, Okla.—Tumultous scenes occurred in the Oklahoma house of representatives recently while the members were voting on a section of an election law- designed to take the place of the famous “grandfather law,” which was re cently declared unconstitutional by the United States supreme court, be cause it in effect disfranchised the ne gro population of the state. Partisan feeling over the new measure finally culminated in an out break precipitated by charges of cor ruption and the passing of the lie, be tween members, during which ink bottles, paper weights and other fix tures of tlie members' desks were used as weapons, and a set battle seemed inevitable as democrats mass ed and advanced toward the republi cans and socialists. Arthur H. Geiss ler, chairman of the republican state central committee, was knocked down and rendered unconscious by Repre sentative Loris E. Bryant, of Big Heart, Osage county. The proposed law is the product of a democratic caucus. It had passed the senate and was up for final pass age in the house, with republican and socialist members ottering vigorous opposition. Representative Paul Nesbitt, demo crat, of Pittsburg county, had voted in favor of the proposed law, and as he announced his vote, Repersenta tive Sams, republican, taunted Nes bitt witli being “unfair to republi can.-’ Nesbitt replied that he was raised in a section where the repub licans had overridden him with cor rupt practices, and that he had no desire to be fair to republicans. “They probably took you, crook that you are,’- shouted Sams. •'If you make that charge you are a liar,” replied Nesbitt Sams arose i nhis seat and shouted toward the democratic side of the house: “Come on.” In an instant every democrat and republican mem ber of the house was on his feet. Ink bottles and paper weights were fired hack and forth between the belliger ents. The democrats outnumbered the republican combatants and after the harmless volley of hooks had been thrown, the melee died out of its own accord. President Wilson recently pardon ed two Oklahoma election officials who were convicted in federal court for enforcing the "grandfather” test, and there are two others now on trial In federal court at Guthrie. The election bill passed the house. 53 to 34. It is expected to be ap proved by Governor R. L. "Williams. The registration section of the hill was being voted on when the disorder occurred. This also passed the house, 50 to 34. Merchant Ships May Carry Guns. Washington. — The United States government has declared that it does not accept as legal the announced in tentions of the Teutonic powers to sink all armed merchant ships after March 1st. The state department has sent to diplomatic and consular repre sentatives abroad, for their informa tion, notification that this government considers that merchant ships have a right to carry defensive armament. It has become kpown that the Swedish government has instructed its consular officers to advise all Swedish subjects preparing to embark on vessels of the entente allies of the warnings given by Germany and Austria. British Navy Surpasses Teutons. Washington, D. C.—The British navy today is approximately twice as strong as the combined fleets of Ger many and Austria, while the Teutonic combination has just about double the sea figting force of the United States according to information in the pos session of the navy department. The facts were disclosed to the house naval committee by Captain Josiali McKean of the staff of the chief of operations. Captain McKean also said the French navy was from 15 to 25 per cent stronger than the American, according to latest information. Over Million Policies Taken Out. London — Announcement has been made officially that during the first four months of operation of the gov ernment air raid insurance plan more than 1,100,000 policies were written. British Losses Heavy. Constantinople—The losses of one of the British expeditions in Mesopo tamia in a battle with the Turks near Bathia, west of Korna, amounted to 2,000 officers and men according to an official announcement given out here. Diaz Reported Head of Revolt. Washington, D. C.—Felix Diaz is declared by government officials to be at the head of Mexican conspira tors who have sent war munitions across the border. Whitma Still For Hughes. Albany, N. Y.—Governor Whitman, who was named as one of the four delegates-at-large to the republican national convention, said he had not changed his mind regarding the ad visability of urging the nomination of Justice Hughes for president. Strikes In Brass Warks. Ansonia, Conn.—Three thousand la borers in the wire, brass and copper mills of the American Brass company are on strike here for an increase in wages. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Feb. 21, 1915. Russians forced the fighting from East Prussia to Bukowina. Berlin reported sinking of Brit ish transport leaded with troops. American steamer Evelyn sunk by mine off Holland; eight lost. German submarine U-12 sank British steamer Downshire. German airmen dropped bombs on Colchester, Coggeshall and Braintree, England. Reims again bombarded. Feb. 22, 1915. Russians made progress in Gali cia and the Carpathians. Turks massacred Armenians In the Caucasus. United States presented notes to Great Britain and Germany propos ing modifications of blockade de crees. Zeppelin bombarded Calais, kill ing five persons. Germany denied charges of cru elty to war prisoners. Feb. 23, 1915. Germans bombarded Reims with Austrian 12-inch howitzers. Russians forced Germans back along the Bobr and repulsed Aus trians near Krasne. Germans assembled great force at Przasnysz. American steamer Carib sunk by mine; three lost. Germany included Orkney and Shetland islands in war 2one. I Feb. 24, 1915. Russians won in Carpathians near Uszok pass. British captured German steam er Cotha. Steamers Hypalion and Roy Par ana torpedoed in English channel. Germany promised to respect Italian flag. Three British aviators lost In raid on Belgium. Russia presented to neutral na tions note accusing Germans and Austrians of atrocities. R. P. Stegler confessed details of German passport frauds in U. S. Feb. 25, 1915. Germans besieged Ossowetz. Russians split Austrian army in Carpathians and again invaded Bukowina. Four forts at entrance of Dar danelles reduced by allied fleet. British steamer Western Coast lost in the channel. Feb. 26, 1915. French made gains on the Meuse. Battle in East on 260-mile front. Germans retired in Przasnysz re gion but captured 11 Russian gen erals in Mazurian lakes battle. Botha took command of British troops for invasion of German Southwest Africa. Inner forts of Dardanelles bom barded. French destroyer Dague hit Aus trian mine. Allies blockaded coast of German East Africa. Feb. 27, 1915. Germans retired on north of Eastern front and Russians recap tured Przasnysz. German battalion annihilated on the Bobr. f Russians advanced in Galicia, re taking Stanislau and Kolomea. Forty allied warships penetrated Dardanelles for 14 miles. American steamer Dacia seized by French cruiser. French aviators bombarded Metz and Germans dropped bombs on Nieuport. Food Minimum. The irreducible minimum for living expenses seems to have been attained by Roger Crab, the hermit, who lived at Jcckenham, near Uxbridge. About 1641 he began to restrict himself to a vegetarian diet, avoiding even butter and cheese. 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