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VOL. XLVI. NO. 231.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1917. TWELVE PAGES.
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AMERICAN SHIP
ALGONQUIN SUNK
WITH NO NOTICE
1 on Board United States
Vessel Escape With Lives
When Torpedoed by Oer
man Submarine.
SITUATION NOT CHANGED
Freighter With Cargo of Food
Destroyed by Shell Fire
from Submarine.
NO WARNING IS GIVEN
BULLETIN.
Washington. Mar. 14. Torpedo
ingvwithout warning on March 9, of
ihc British steamer East Point,' Lon
don for 'Philadelphia with two Am
mcricans in the crew, was reported
today in dispatches to the State de
partment. All on board were saved.
The steamer was sunk 5 p. in. off
the English coast, about fifteen
miles west ufEddystonc ligfithousc.
It carried oen gun aft and an armed
patrol boat was near by. Thtcre
of forty-five left the ship in small
boats. The two Americans, John
Webber of Buffalo, New York fire
man, and Edward Elis of Broolyn,
N. Y, seaman, have made affidavits
to Consul General bkinner at Lon
dno.
London, March 14. American
steamship Algonquin has been tor
pedoed by a German submarine with
out warning. All on board were
saved.
The Algonquin, owned by the
American star line, sailed Irpin New
York for London on February 20,
The Algonquin was torpedoed at
6 o'clock on the morning of March
12. The submarine refused assist
ance, according to the report of the
consul at Plymouth. Twenty-seven
men have been landed.
According to a later report from
I. G. Stephens. American consul at
Plymouth, the captain of the Al
gonquin stated that his ship was
sunk by shell fire without warning.
Ten Americans Aboard.
New York, March 14. The Ameri
can steamship Algonquin, with ten
Americans aboard, was sunk by a
German submarine on March 12 with
a loss of vessel and cargo valued at
$1,700,080. A cable message received
here tnttajrby"ttS"Bwner, -the Ameri-
can star line, and dispatches from
London told of the apparent Safety
of all the officers and crew, twenty
seven. of.jhorc have been landed.
The message said the vessel was
torpedoed, but did not indicate where
it was at the time. According to a
consular report i from - Plymouth,
England, the Algonquin's captain
stated his ship was sunk by shell fire
without warning.
The Algonquin sailed from New
York on February 20 with foodstuffs.
Its destination was London. It was
one of the first American ships to
leave the United States after Ger
many estaH-inecl its submarine
blockade.
Formerly a Canadian owned boat
under British registry, the Algonquin
was transferred to the American Has
last December, when it was purchased
oy tne American star line, vvntle un
der Canadian ownership it was en
gaged in trade between New York and
St. John, New Brunswick.
Crew Promised Bonus.
There ire two American steamship'
Algonquin. The one sunk was re
cently transferred from British regis
try. It was a vessel of 1,086 tons gross,
245 feet long and forty feet beam. It
was built in 1888 at Glasgow and was
owned in New York. It was a single
screw steamer, and was commanded
by Captain A. Nordberg.
Among the American citizens on
board were William T. Holmes of
Chicago, mate, and Charles Schultz
of Brooklyn, chief engineer. Its own
ers agreed to give the officers a war
bonus of 50 per cent in wages and the
crew a bonus of 25 per cent, with the
provisoithat in case the vessel was
captured or destroyed, the men were
to be j paid the bonus with their
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portion.
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uavenport cloudy 30
, Denver, clear 30
Ds Moines, clear SO
1 Pod ire City, clesr 55
Lander, part cloudy Aft
North Platte, clear SS
Omaha, clear 30
Pueoio. clear h6
Rapid City, cloudy , 28
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I A. WBL0H, M.tereloflil
GERMAN STRATEGIC
RETREATNOW ROUT
Destroy Bridges and Munitions"!
in Preparing to Evacuate
Bapaume and Peronne.
WITHDRAW THE BIG GUNS
Paris, March 14. Great importance
is attached by French military writers
to the continued British successes on
the Somme. The Mat,in says that it
looks very much as if the Germans
do not think they could hold Ba
paume and Feronne any longer and
are preparing to evacuate the two
cities. Reports from aviators show
that all along their inner lines the
Germans are blowing up bridges and
culverts, burning muniiions and pro
visions while trying to mask the with
drawal of heavy guns by heavy firing
with field guns.
German staff headquarters on the
Somme front is said to have been
moved back ten miles. The Matin
thinks that the German staff at first
planned a strategic retreat, so as to
delay and upset the British, plan of
attack, but that this scheme was frus
trated by the tactics of General
Cough. Instead, of using cavalry
against his retreating foe General
Gough maintained contact by the
methodical and destructive use of ar
tillery. The result, according to the
Matin, was that the Germans were
caught in their own trap and their
retreat, which was at first intentional,
became almost a rout under the con
tinuous pressure of an adversary su
perior in material and initiative.
General Gough, who is. mentioned
ip the Taris newspapers as the field
commander in the British operations
against Bapaume, is presumably Ma
jor General Hubert De La Poer
Gough, commander of the Third cav
alry brigade. General Gough is an
Irishman and prior to the war, then
a colonel, received prominence as one
of the officers who threatened to re
sign if British troops were ordered to
force Ulster into acceptance of home
rule. In the car' days of the war he
was praised by Field Marshal French
for his conduct in the fighting fol
lowing the battle of the Marne and
was promoted to be major general in
November, 1914. -
Why Not Name .
Battleship After1
City of Omaha?
(.Front a Staff 'orrAspon1eiU.)
Washington." March 14. (Special
Telegram.) The opening of bids by
the. navy department today for six
battle eruisers Suggests the idea'that ,
one oi'these cruisers should be named, j
"Omaha." As there will be good
ivaturd rivalry among the cities of the
country not having a cruiser named
in their, honor, the sooner the Com
merciaf Club and other instrumentali
ties get busy the better.
The cruisers are to be constructed
in thirty months and to cost approxi
mately $6,000,000 each. There is a
battleship Nebraska now. Why not a
cruiser "Omaha?"
CD. Stoner, Pioneer
Of Osceola, Is Dead
Osceola, Neb., March 14. (Spe
cial.) C. D. Stoner. one of the old
homesteaders of Polk county and a
resident of Osceola, died in this city
last night very suddenly. He leaves
a wife and a number of children.
Among the latter is Miss Lillian
Stoner. who was for many years pre
ceptress of the Peru State Normal;
also S. C. Stoner; one of the young
attorneys of Seward.
Mr. Stoner held the position of sec
retary of the Polk and Butler Fann
ers' Insurance company at the time
of his death. He was one of the or
ganizers of the company. He was
also one of tHe men who organized
the Nebraska Mutual Life company
and the Dwelling House Fire Insur
ance company of Lincoln. He had
crossed the Nebraska plains in 1849
and for two or three years resided at
Virginia City, Nev., returning home
by the way of the Isthmus of Pan
ama .
For many years Mr. Stoner was
connected with the business life and
activities of Osceola, having served
as a member of the city council and1-
in other minor capacities.
Indian Cotton Goods Bill
Before House of Commons
London, March 14. The party
leaders marshalled all their forces in
the House of Commons today for the
discussion of the issue of protection
against free trade, as brought up by
the .proposed Indian cotton goods
duty. The government's resolution
bringing the matter before the house
was in the form of an expression of
gratitude to Indian for its gift of
100.000,000 toward the expenses of
the war. with a pargranh giving con
sent to the increasing by India of the
import duty on cotton goods from
ty to 7'i per cent.
Premier Lloyd George accepted an
amendment proposed by forme Pre
mier Asquith to consider the cotton
duties anew after the war. The Lan
cashire men, however, determined to
press to a vote their amendment pro
viding that an international duty on
India-made cotton goods should be
imposed so as to counterbalance ex
actly the import duty, was beaten.
Pope Will Pronounce
'...... Allocution On the War
Paris. March 14. The pope has de
cided to pronounce an important allo
cation at the consistory to be held at
the end of the month, according to a
news dispatch from Rome. The dis
patch says that it is understood that
the pope's pronouncement will deal
entirely with the war, and that It is
reported in Vatican circles that the
pontiff will protest against Germany's
unrestricted submarine campaign.
GERMANS SHAPE
MEXICAN POLICY
TO THEjr :u
Teuton Ban ifation Re
ported greeting Fi
nancial Na Diplomatic
Affairs Completely.
BACK OF "PEACE" NOTE
Representative of Neutral Gov
ernment in Carranza Cap
ital Gives Information.,
WRITE THE CONSTITUTION
Washington, March 14. Diplo
matic reports from the representa
tives of a neutral government in
Mexico passing through here on their
way to Europe say the German bank
in Mexico City and the German lega
tion there are guiding virtually the
entire financial and diplomatic affairs
of Mexico.
According to these reports the ac
tion of Mexico in sending recently to
the American republics a note on the
subject of peace in Europe was di
rected by officials of the German
legation, while the German bank is
said to have come into control of the
Mexican financial situation.
Resources Unlimited.
It is declared that the German
bank has accepted quantities of the
paper issued by the Mexican govern
ment and that the institution appears
to have at its disposal unlimited re
sources. From the tenor of the re
ports it appears that a large quantity
of German money has reached the
Mexican government. The German
legation is said in the reports virtu
ally to be directing every move of the
Mexican government, both internally
and externally.
Considerable attention is'' given in
the reports to the new Mexican con
stitution, which goes into effect May
I, it being declared that several of its
provisions, apparently were devised
as means of assisting the cause of
Germany in Mexico at the expense
of the interests of the entente allies
and the United States.
Dangerous to Allies.
Article xxvii of the new constitu
tion, which provided for the confisca
tion of concessions or property of
foreigners, is regarded as especially
dangerous to the entente allies and
neutrals in general. Developments in
the near future, the reportin4watedj
will be "direned at ousting frttn con
trol of the oil fields American, British,
Dutch and other interests.
'iiAlthoueli it is not specifically stated
W fhe leports. that such is the fact,
the diplomat torwarmng tnein Has
reason for believing that in return for
the favors done for the Mexican gov
ernment certain promises and condi
tions have been imposed which will
serve to bring about a close alliance
which obviously could be used
attain st the United States in event
of war between the United States and
Germany. ,
The reports omit all mention of the
celebrated Zimmermann letter to the
German minister in Mexico. The ar
rival in Mexico of American Ambas
sador Fletcher is mentioned, the re
port, which was written for the con
fidential information of the diplomat's
government, adding that the writer
does not believe in view of the situa"
tion that the presence of fhe Ameri
can representative will bring about
any change in the conditions.
Germans Would Serve.
El Paso, Tex., March 14. Govern
ment officials here have received in
formation from confidential sources
in Chihuahua City, Mexico, that the
German residents in that city offered
to raise a German regiment in north
ern Mexico to fight with the Mexican
troops in the event that the United
Staets declared war on Germany and
Mexico became involved. German re
servists from the United States and
German residents of Mexico were to
make up this regiment, it was said.
A soldier of the Seventeenth United
States cavalry is confined in the guard
house at Fort Bliss, pending an in
vestigation of connection with Ger
man activity on the border. The sol
dier, who is said to be of German
birth, is being held on a technical
charge, but it was reported here that
important papers were found in his
possession.
American Vessel
Fordonian Dodges
Subseas Two Weeks
New York, Marcft, M.-t-The freight
steamer Fordonian, also an American
vessel owned by the American Star
line, has arrived safely at Genoa after
circling in the Mediterranean for
more than two weeks dodging sub
marines, according to a cablegram re
ceived here today by the line.
The Fordonian left Tampa. Fla., on
Dec. 27 and had to put in at a West
Indies port for repairs because of an
accident to its machinery.
Seaplanes Drive 1 x
Back Squadron
Of Russ Destroyers
. - - i . i
' Amsterdam (Via London), March
14. A battle, between German sea
planes and Russian destroyers in the
Black sea is reported in an 'official
statement issued by the Berlin war
office. The destroyers were approach
ing Constanza the Roumanian portj
and were forced to retreat, the state
ment says, after bombs had been
dropped upon them by the seaplanes.
One destroyer is -said 'to have been
hit twire. - '
A
Sailor, Garbed in-Germ-Proof Robe,
Weds Emergency Hospital Patient
Comes From V. S, Warship in
Florida to Bring Cheer to
Heart of His Lassie.
CUPID FIGHTS CONTAGION
Love recognizes no barriers.
.Occasionally in these modern times
av"ffue,Move epic crops to the .surface
in the workaday world.
" One did in Omaha yesterday. Ro
mance culminated here in one of the
strangest marriage ceremonies in the
history of the city.
When Seaman Ora E. Ray of the
battleship Tallahasee, stationed at
Pensacola, heard that his fiancee,
Miss Mary Miley, had been stricken
with scarlet fever in Omaha, he did
the logical act of a real lover.
He obtained a furlough and hurried
to the Nebraska metropolis as fast as
trains could carry him. Arriving here,
he found that his betrothed was at
the city emergency hospital with a
serious attack of the dread disease.
She was in the contagious ward,
barred to all but physicians and
nurses.
Nothing daunted, Seaman Ray, nat
tily attired in the familiar uniform of
a United States sailor, hurried to the
court house, procured a marriage
license and then consulted City Phy
sician Connell.
"Doc," pleaded the lad o' the sea,
"shes' alt in this world to ine. If she's
in serious condition and isjt't expected
to recover, I want her to die as my
wife. Please, Doc, let me marry her
in the hospital. I'm not afraid of the
fever. I'd marry her jio matter what
she was or what she had. Please "
"But what minister wo'ild venture
into that contagious ward with you?'-
No Man Having Legal
Trouble With Woman
Is Wanted as Juror
Denver, March 14. Selection of a
jury for the trial of Mrs. Stella New
ton Moore Smith, for the murder of
her husband, John Lawrence Smith,
proceeded slowly today, only eleven
prospective jurors remaining in the
box at noon out of forty-two venire
men examined and with neither de
fense nor state resorting to any of
their peremptory challenges. Only
two of the eleven had been passed by
both state and defense.
For the first time the attorneys
for Mrs. Smith indicated what will
be the probable line of defense, in
their challenges to veniremen. Ques
tions asked. by attorneys for Mrs,
Smith were directed to ascertain the
views of veniremen concerning the
right of a person to self-defense, and
whether the -prospective jurors be
lieved that a person had a right to
defend his body from a physical as
sault. The defense also rejected jurors,
who had ever been involved in legal
difficulties with women.
Austrian Cabinet Crisis Is -Reported
to Be Imminent
Amsterdam (Via London), March
14. A Vienna dispatch to the Frank
furter Zcitung says it is reported in
political circles that an Austrian cab
inet crisis is imminent. It is de
clared as certain that Count Henry
Clam-Martinic, the premier, will re
sign, and probably will be replaced
by Count Czernin, the AustrorHun
garian minister of foreign affairs. It
is also reported that Count Tisza, the
Hungarian premier, - will succeed
Count Czernin.
Vision of Preparedness .
t we t"M'T SfcRvt yitegej J Tggg
' 1kcl fhl riltf nhvclrtan 'T rmilHn'r
allow it. Why, just think"
"I know, doc, but just think what
she means to me. You know"
All right; I'll tell you what I'll do,"
finally consented the physician. "If
you can find a minister who will
perform the ceremony, I'll give you a
permit requesting the hospital author
ities to, let you marry your-awxatluatt
in the contagious ward. You'll have fo
dress in garb, though, that'll make
you look like mine rescuers."
So, late in the afternoon, attired In
antiseptic, long white robes and caps,
the Rev. Mr. Savidge, the bridegroom
and a nurse ventured into the con
tagious ward. ' , , '
Those in the room turned their
backs as the young people greeted
each for the first time in a long, long
while. What the seaman said to the
girl, and the girl said to her sailor
lover in that brief moment was in
form the same things -young couples
whispers in the shadows of the Pyr
amids when the Sphynx was young.
Then the ceremony. Propped up in
bed, 'Miss Miley took the hand of her
sailor1 man, who stood by her side.
The preacher spoke the same piece
that he has spoken so often, and it
was over.
Mary E. Cromwell and Louis A.
Vacarca, hospital patients in the con
tagious ward, were best man and
bridesmaid, respectively.
The wedding cheered the bride up
considerably and her recovery is now
predicted by physicians. The bride
groom will remain in Omaha for sev
eral days, in the hope that his wife
will be able to leave the hospital soon
and return to her home at Creston,
la. Sailor Ray expects to return to
his ship as soon as his furlough is
fniinshcd.t t
Ray is 27 years old and his wife 20
years old. O. H. Miley of Creston,
la is father of the bride.
Democratic Caucus
April 14 and G.O.P,
Couple DaysLates
Washington. March 14. Another
series of conferences among demo
eratic house leaders today resulted in
a call for a caucus here on April 12,
four days before the opening of the
special session, to line up democratic
members for the speakership fight.
The republicans will caucus April 14.
and the five independents who will
hold the balance of power will confer
at about the same time in a further
effort to agree on some concerted
action.
Omaha Man Hurt by Fall
Of Scaffold at Des Moines
Des Moines, la.. March 14. A. I,
Cole of Omaha, Neb., was seriously
injured and sixty members of the
Iowa Independent Telephone asso
ciation had 'narrow escapes today
when a scaffolding , on which they
were posing for a group 'photograph
collapsed. Cole - sustained a broken
ankle and internal injuries. -
Czar's Troops Take
' - . Kermanshah, Persia
London, March 14. (5:33 p. m,)
The capture, by the Russians of the
Persian town of Kermanshah is re
ported irr ah unofficial dispatch re
ceived here'todar. '
Planes Drop Wreaths at
, Funeral of Count Zeppelin
Berlin,' March 14. (By Wireless to
Sayville.) During the funeral of
Count Zeppelin at Stuttgart on Mon
day ten airplanes and two airships,
flying mourning flags, appeared over
the churchyard and dropped wreaths.
WILSON SELECTS
NEW TARIFF BOARD
Commission is Headed by Prof.
Taussig, Economist on Har -vard
Faculty.
ONE REPUBLICAN . NAMED
Washington, March 14. President
Wilson 'lias 'selected the. following
men as members of the tariff commis
sion:' ''"' ' f, ','''
Prof. Pranl'. W. TsumIv of Hftmrd unl-
vrllly.. . . .
Former' RflprenUMv Dtvld J. IjAwIs of
Cumotirlanil, Mrf. - - .
Former RrpreBonlttlv William Xant of
Katitnalil, Cal.
Iianlsl (. Hnp.rV MrCall, 8. 0.
K. P, .uatlaan of Denver.
W. B. Culbcrtaon of fimporla. Kan.
Taussig is Economist.
Prof. Taussig, who will be chair
man of the commission, is a native of
St Louis. He has been connected
with Harvard university since 1882
and has obtained a leave of absence
from that institution until September,
1918, to accept the position on the
commission: Prof. Taussig is an au
thority on economics and has written
extensively of the tariff.
David J. Lewis, democrat, was
chairman of the labor committee of
the last house of representatives. He
was defeated for election as senator
from Maryland in the last election,
He is native of Pennsylvania. ;'
Daniel C. Roper, democrat, was
connected with the house ways. and
means committee during the framing
of the present tariff bjll as an author
ity on statistics. He is a native of
South Carolina and until recently
was first assistant postmaster gen
eral. ' i '
Kent from California.
William Kent, independent, was a
member of congress from the First
California district in the last con
gress, but did not run for re-election.
During the last campaign he sup
ported President Wilson and was
president of the Wilson Independent
league. He is a alive of Chicago, but
has lived in California most of his
life.
E. P. Costigan is a lawyer who is
looked upon as one of the founders
of the progressive party in Colorado.
Originally he was a republican, but in
1912, and again in 1914, he was the
progressive candidate for governor.
Mr, Culbcrtson, a republican, is an
examiner in the legal department of
flie Federal Trade commission. He
comes from Emporia, Kan. . ,
Blizzard Closes
Duluth' Schools
And Ties Up Traffic
Duluth. March 14. One man
frozen to death, another seriously in
jured, traffic demoralized, ; schools
closed and most of the suburban sta
tions snowbound, is the record today
of Duluth's worst snowstorm.. For
twelve hours the city has been the
center of a blizzard .never before
equalled, according to weather bureau
statistics. Twenty-two inches of
snow fell in twenty-four hours.
Sidney Doctor Acquitted
' By Order of Court
(From a Staff Correspondent.) :
Sidney, Neb., March 14. District
Judge H. M, Griinse ordered a direct
ed verdict of acquittal today in the
case of the 'State versus Dr. W. T.
Eikner, charged with (Jie death of
Emily Fisher, who lied of the effects
of a criminal operation.' Three wit
nesses for the state were examined
and none for the defense. The defend
ant waa represented by Paddy Miles
and John Halligan. -
TRAINMEN WILL
MAKE MODIFIED
OFFERTO ROADS
They Quote from Statement of
January 13 that Employes
Would Await Court
Decision.
RAIL UNION READS MEET
Conference with Eastern Chair
men at New York Discusses
Plans for Proposed Strike.
PRESIDENT IS AMAZED
New York, Mar. 14. Chiefs of the
Brotherhoods of railway employes
will 'present to the railroad mana
gers at their meeting tomrrow a
modified proposition for a settle
ment of the eight-hour controversy,
which will have the backing of all
the railway employes. This was an
nounced today by W. G. Lee, head
of the trainmens' organization, after
a conference with local chairmen.
"Inasmuch," said Mr. Lee, as we
were not a party to the agreement
between the government , and the
railroads that nothing would be
done to change the situation pend
ing the supreme court decision on
the Adamson act, we are going
ahead as if there .were no supreme
court." v
Asked if plans for a strike had
been made in the event that their
proposition was rejected by the rail
road managers, Mr. Lee said: "I
have not said that and I am not say
ing it, but you can go ahead on the
idea that some one already has done
some mighty good guessing." ;
Mr. Lee declined to disclose the
nature of the -modified proposition.
He said it had been endorsed by the
men at their meting here today, aa
wel as by he Brotherhood represen
tatirrs at Pittsburgh and other
cities. ;
The new proposition Mr. Lee
said, however was a modification of
that sought by the Brotherhood,
chiefs from the managers last De
ccrober. He explained that negotia
tions now proposed were distinct
from the situation created by the ap
peal of the railroads to the supreme
coutt on the Adamson act.
Chicago? March. 14. Certain east
em .railroads today notified shippers ,
and western lines of embargoes due
to the threat of Strike of , the
brotherhoods next Saturday. The Big
Four notified other lines of such an
embargo. The New York Central and
the Baltimore & Ohio were reported
to have notified .shippers that freight
would not be accepted after midnight
tonight except at owners' risk.
New York, March 14. While the
national chiefs of the four railroad
employes' brotherhoods were discuss
ing with the eastern' brotherhood of
ficials here today the plans for the
threatened nation-wide strike which
may begin Saturday, representatives
of the railway managers made public ,
what they declared was a promise not ,
to strike made by the brotherhood
heads in secret meeting in Chicago
January 13. They quoted from the
text of the statement a passage say
ing no "radical action would be taken .
until the decision of the supreme
court had been handed down in con
nection with the eight-hour law."
,W. G. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, was
asked, about this statement after the
brotherhoods' meeting had recessed
with au announcement that no action
had been taken at the forenoon ses
sion, but that the meeting would be
resumed this afternoon.: Mr. Lee said
he would not discuss anybody's inter
pretation of the Chicago statement.
"It was right then and it is right
now," he declared, "and I am not
going to say anything about it."
He was asked if the present confer
ences looking toward a strike might
not be considered a violation of the
Chicago statement.
"We never said we were just going
to sit still and do nothing indefinite
ly," he replied, "onr position has been
to wait a reasonable time and who is
to be the judge of what a reasonable
time is? We have alresdy been very
severely criticised by our men for
doing nothing." ,'
. Union Meeting- Secret.
Strict secrecy was thrown about the
meeting between the national chiefs
of the brotherhoods of railroad em
ployes and eastern brotherhood offi
cials to discuss plans for the Strike,
which may., be called Saturday if the
chiefs at the conference with the rail
road managers here tomorrow fail tj
attain the desired results
The brotherhood heads. arrived here
today from Washington and went to
a meeting hall, where were assembled
300 of the chairmen of the brother
hoods of trainmen on lines entering
New York and chairmen ot the locals
of the four organizations. Announee-
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