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Today
Don't Stir Up Labor.
English Lords Best Investment.
No Tortnre for Lady Drinker.
Jerusalem Too Small for Jews.
A lady guilty of drunkenness in
"dry" Washington was sent to
jail for thirty days. "She would
not tell where she procured the
whiskey." Observe that it is al
tt -b WHISKEY in "dry" places.
It i. easy to drive out the harmless
light Btimulants, but whiskey
STAYS.
A while ago, before the French
revolution diminished the powerof
the ruling classes, they would have
forced this whiskey drinking lady
to tell where she got the whiskey
by applying torture until she did
telL A few turns of a thumb
screw would have sufficed. We
have improved Eomewhat;t we no
longer torture human beings to
make them confess.
When revolution ended torture
of witnesses, leading citizens said '
"that will mean an end of justice,
anarchy will come. How can you
get facts if you don't torture wit
nesses? "
Two thousand years earlier the
greatest Greek said that end of
slavery would mean end of civili
zation, since without slaves there
would be no leisure class to do the
thinking.
But courts do get testimony
without torture. Public education
has increased respect for justice.
r- And we still have a leisure class
too much of a. leisure class
plenty of time for those that want
to think, and without slavery.
Machines do well the work that
slaves did badly.
A little increase in the power of
thought, a little decrease in the
power of selfishness, and the steel,
iron, steam and electric s'.aves of
this day would give leisure to
every man and woman and child.
That leisure will come some day,
when human beings learn how to
give each man what he NEEDS,
distributing the rest among tbj
others.
Jerusalem, conquered, will go
back to ownership of the Jews.
But the Jews, fortunately for the
world, will not go back to Jeru
salem they have important work
to do elsewhere.
Some will return, the deeply
religious, and find intense happi
ness in returning. But the aver
age energetic Jew, like the aver
age energetic Irishman, Scotch
man, Italian, ana rrenenman,
knows that th-etu earth js th
field-of every intelligent man'Spon
the earth.
The Scotchman doesn't return
to the bleak hills over which his
ancestors raced bare-legged.
The Irishman does not return
except as a sightseer to the peace
and quiet of the little' soft green
field, the cabin and the stone
wall of his great-grandfather.
The modern Jew will visit Jeru
salem a little later in his flying
machine and then return to do
his work elsewhere.
In Bussia he will fight to make
democracy real. In America he
will continue his share of build
ing this great republic's prosper
ity. In music and painting, in litera
ture, in the drama he will con
tinue his work all over the world
not huddled up within the old
walls of Jerusalem.
"The earth is the Lord's and
the fullness thereof." The earth
is also man's, and the property of
man. All men will occupy it,
improve it, compete in dem
onstration of their various ra
cial powers Ultimately all races
will become welded into one
great world-ppssessing, homogen
eous race, free of hatreds, preju
dices, animosities and that will
be the beginning of real civiliza
tion Which is still removed from
this earth by thousands of years.
Gladys Vanderbilt is a United
States "foe" because she is married
to a Hungarian. Count Szecheny.
Now she is probably singing the
old song, "Oh, little did mv mother
think when first she cradled me,"
etc And, more interesting, the
sister-in-law of Ambassador
Gerard is also a "foe." Shecnar
ried Count Anton Sigray von
Felsoe, also a Hungarian.
Strictly interpreted, the law will
not allow these "alien enemy"
ladies to go near the water front
or live in Washington, D. C.
Moral: If you must acquire a
nobleman, buy an English one. It
may be less romantic and more
expensive, but it is safer.
The country depends largely
upon contented labor. Organized
labor has a great deal to say as
to labor's contentment.
Honorable judges should think
over carefully any important de
cisions antagonistic to labor dur
ing the war.
All kinds of decisions will come
AFTER the war, for capital will
need a good deal of help in the
line of reconstruction, and capital's
first constructive idea is always
CHEAPER MEN.
For the present, decisions from
judges and statements by impor
tant public men, questioning, deny
ing, or limiting the right of men
to organize for self-defense might
do considerable harm.
These words are addressed to all
courts, big or little.
Study England. They do not
stir: uj labor over there.
WEATHER:
CLOUDY
TONIGHT,
SNOW
THURSDAY
NUMBER 10,375.
U. S. PATROL
OPEN SEASON
FQRINQUIRIES
BY CONGRESS
IS AT HAND
Members, Prodded By Constit
uents, Will Investigate What
Administration's War Ma
chine Is Doing.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Cupjilsht, M7, by New Tortc Evening Pott
Com pur)
Investigation season is on in earn
est.
Quietly and without much rumpus
Congress has decided to find out for
itself whether the war machine of
the United States is moving as fast
as it should.
Fundamentally the motive is pa
triotic both Democrats and Republi
cans want to know, the country has
bees kept too much in the dark and
members are merely reflecting a na
tion-wide inquisitiveness on whether j
efficiency or inefficiency reigns in
Washington and whether any rem
edy can be applied before the pa
thetic cry of "too late" so often
heard in England is repeated in
America.
May Become Embarrassing.
But while the object Ii constructive
and not destructive, nevertheless
there U partisanship enough on Capi
tol Hill to embarrass the Administra
tion') It the Inquiry isn't confined to
fMto1ACJijWHH' TTlrTiriril
aaeMkraBF cum Judged from what
members say, the Investigation being
conducted by the Senate Military Af
fairs Committee has nothing personal
In It. No each confidence prevails as
to the purpose of the proposed quiz
Into the affairs of Herbert C Hoover
and Harry uarfleld. food and fuel ad
ministrators, respectively.
Criticism of llevrer.
Those Senators who were opposed
to Mr. Hoover when the food control
bill was before the Senate are already
saying the Food Administration hasn't
come up to expectation. That is lit
erally true, because the same Sena
tors expected It to be a failure and
quite the reverse has happened.
The Food Administration has little
to fear from an Inquiry. Its greatest
accomplishment has been to check
rising prices and to exercise a degree
of control which, while unpleasant
and drastic nevertheless has elimi
nated speculation and prevented food
riots In America.
As for the Fuel Administration, its
troubles have been cumulative. With
the shortage of coal, it has been
heart-breaking to lear nthat thou
sands of tons of coal are on sidings
unable to move, scores of mine own
ers are frantically calling for cars to
haul the coal to consumer and the
latter Is. In many parts of the coun
try, shivering because of the general
confusion.
Transportation at Fault.
Probably In the end It will be found
that the break-down In the nation's
transportation facilities, for which
no particular Individual was respon
sible, bad an much to do with the
coal crisis ax any other factor.
The Fuel Administration, however,
will be able to withstand the attack
In Congress though the investigation
may conceivably prolde a stimulus
for prompt action on the railroad sit
uation. The Inquiry Into War Department
affairs promises to be most compre
henslve. There Is a good deal mors
Impatience and fretfulness over the
War Department than any other
branch wheel of the Government. This
Is due to the many unprecedented but
nevertheless essential steps taken by
this department In Interference wit a
the normal activities of the country.
Draft Cote Indnstr.es.
The selective draft has cut hard
Into several Industries. Commissions
have been awarded to some mho dldn.
deserve them and withheld from many
who should have been given them.
This Is a natural outgrowth of the
haste with which the Government
has tried to change from a peace to
a war basis.
Senators and Representatives have
heard from home about conditions In
cantonments. The absence of luxur
t.. -...1 t- .l 1 1-1-1 . '
ire auu iiiu n.iui.1 uaruauips OI camp
life have boen confused In many
cases with Justifiable complaints of a
lack of equipment, but on the whole
there would have been little Impetus
behind a Congressional Inquiry If the
War Department had been able to sat
isfy the demands of members for In
formation. Much hiding behind the shield of
the censorship, much evasion and red
tape has given the Impression of in
efficiency. Congress Is Jfet Prejudging.
Congress Isn't prejudging the case,
but when certain Senators learn that
there are difficulties In supplying the
American army with ordnance, all the
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ftewadtfttri
An Anonymous Gift of
Five Hundred Dollars
Another Contribution Toward the
Fond for the War Sufferers.
From a man who does not
want his name published, a New
Yorker temporarily residing In
Washington, we receive the fol
lowing letter enclosing check for
Five Hundred Dollars.
My Dear Mr. Brisbane:
Temporarily resident In
Washington, I wish to make
my small contribution to the
fund for the war sufferers In
Europe, and enclose my
check for Five Hundred Dol
lars to your order. Please
see that It reaches the treas
urer ot the fund as a con
tribution from one ot your
friends, and without men
tioning my name.
Sincerely yours,
Congressional Investigation of the
coal situation In the District Is like
ly to become an Important part ot
the Inquiry Into the coal and sugar
shortage ordered by the Lodge reso
lution adopted by the Senate yester
day.
The Inquiry will be made by the
SMatj-ComniUttjjnlIs4iuXsit
and will be naTnrflTlTuiicope. It un
doubtedly, will take, cognizance ot the
coal sltuatlopherer Inasmuch -as mem
bers hare nrst opportunity for Inves
tigation here, and are familiar with
the Inability of many IVasblngtonlans
to get coal despite the efforts and
promises ot the Fuel Administration.
Legislation will be recommended If
needed.
Will Push Inquiry.
Senator "Jim" Reed of - Missouri,
chairman of the Manufacturer Com
mittee, will push the Investigation.
Senator Reed opposed the food con
trol law In the first place, and It Is a
safe conjecture that he will not rest
content until he finds out why the
country and particularly Washington
Is suffering for lack of coal and sugar.
Many Senators believe that the
Fuel Administration Is not using to
the limit its powers to take over coal
at the mouth of the mines and see
to Its distribution. They believe that
Dr. Oarfleld haa attempted to regulate
rather than administer the coal busi
ness, and they want more forceful
action. "
The fuel administration has been
directing distribution of free coal, and
Is now checking all free coal ot the
various producing companies to de
termine the maximum amount avail
able. It Is directing distribution ot
this supply as fast as contracts expire,
or In supervising new contracts. It
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FORM OF RAILROAD
SETTLED TODAY
Plans for wartime control of rail
roads will probably be accomplished
before night.
With the railroad war board sched
uled to see President Wilson, and
with the brotherhood chiefs In town.
It appeared likely that definite
methods of unified operation would be
devised
The President will then be ready
within a short time to advise Con
gresa of his desires as to this vital
project. As affairs now are shaping,
it appears likely that the Government
railroad dictator perhaps Secretary
of Interior Lane will be appointed
to run the lines. He would have
power to pool the lines and their
equipment: to eliminate unessential
schedules and so direct finances that
the railroads at the end of his tenure
would be on a sounder basis than be-
'ore- " ....
However, both the railroad war
board and the brotherhoods Intend to
Impress upon the President their
views that prltate control, with a
single head, can accomplish desired
war efficiency, provided the Govern
ment lends a hand In strengthening
the roads' finances
The President himself has been non
committal thus far, though the gen
eral Impression Is that he Is favor
able to the Government control Idea,
Congress as a whole appears sym
pathetic to such a solution of the
railroad problem, but will be amen
able to whatever suggestions the
President mty make.
COAL ENQUIRY
TO IKE
CAPITAL
CONTROL WILL BE
WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY
BOAT
BLAST AND
F
WAR PLANT
Trolley Delay Probably Saved
Hundreds of Workmen From
Injury in Big-Delaware Mu
nitions Factory.
WILMINGTON. DeL. Dec. 12.
An explosion in a loading room of
one of the buildings of the Bethle
hem Steel Company's munitions
plant which was felt eighteen miles
awav. set fire to a Dortion of the es
tablishment early today and threat-'
ened to cause heavy damage.
One man was killed. Five were
injured.
Because of delayed trolley cars,
hundreds of men, usually at work at
the hour of'the explosion, had not
arrived when the blow-up occurred.
The flames were extinguished at
noon and an immediate investigation
was begun by Superintendent Par
ris. Police Chief Killed.
Chief of Police Jacohson. of the
(plant, in the only man killed. He
, was carrying a case ot shells which
Jwas blazing, from tha plant when It
.exploded, blowing his head off.
j The explosion followed a fire In the
meltinc room of the three-Inch pro
jectile loading house. Only ten men
were employed there and. they fled
from behind their protecting barriers
; to saretr. ,r
-The. Are occurred durjns-txjfcjnelti
lng of T V T. a powerfuTwplbslVel
ot tarllke consistency that Is-Ilquinea
before being placed In shells. It
burned so slowly that most ot the
workmen escaped before the explo
sion. The flames exploded hundreds ot
loaded projectiles stored In the room,
and a barrage of shell fragments and
shrapnel drove fire flghten and
others half a mile a ay to safety
zones. Some of the shrapnel bombard
ed houses In Dobblnsvllle. a mile dis
tant from the plant.
Inquiry Begun.
NEW TOIIK, Dec 12. Officials of
the Bethlehem steel company U'
nntineed here todav that an expl0
slon had occurred In the experimental
part of their plant at Newcastle, Del.
They were unable-to give any de
tails as to what caused the explosion.
They said that an Investigation was
In progress to determine whether
there were any suspicious circum
stances surrounding It.
Reports from Wilmington stated
that one man was known to have
been killed, but company officials
here Insisted that no one ai Injured.
The Bethlehem Steel Company's
plant at Newcastle was established
Immediately following the outbreak
of the war It cost about SI 000,000
and was created for the purpose of
filling foreign contracts The plant
Is composed of several large build
ings, situated on the Delaware river,
and covers nearly five acres Nearly
1,000 are employed, mostly men
ON D. C. BUDGET
The District or Columbia subcom
mlttee of the House Appropriations
Committer wsh designated at a meet
ing of the Appropriations ( ommltlee
today. It onlsts of Congressmen
Sisson. MrAndrews. (iallltan, Davis
and llawney Mr Msson will be
chairman of the subcommittee.
This subcommittee will be in
charge of the District appropriation
bill-
The new members are Messrs Sis-1
son. Galllvan. snd Ilawne). They i
take the place of Congressman Page I
of North Carolina, who was chairman
last session, and Howard ot Georgia
and blemp of Virginia I
COMMITTEE APPROVES
'GARABED' RESOLUTION
The "Garabed" resolution Hunp the
h w s
in
SUBCOMMITTEE
IS ANNOUNCED
United States Government the use of"'"d
the alleged world revolutionising dls ETo j
.-..., , iu iiosion Armenian. Gara
bed Olragosslan, was unanimously ap
proved by tli House I'atents Com
mittee today H will be reported to
the House tomorrow, probably with
request for action before the Christ
mas holidays
Supporters of Garabed planned to
rueh Investigation of Its practicability
that It may be applied to the war at
once It found feasible
EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1917. Oosa
SUNK OFF ATLANTIC PORT
AN ATLANTIC POET, Dec. 12. A United States patrol boat lias been sunk
off here in collision with two other vessels, the identify of which has not yet been
established. Wireless disptohes received here stated that the crew of the patrol ves
sel was saved and a great deal of her equipment removed before she sank. Only
the most meager details of the collision were contained in the radio message telling
of the disaster.
Halifax As It Looks After the Explosion
More of These Photographs on Page Seven.
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ST. JOHNS, N. B., Dec 12. Ac eighty-five-mile gale has heen -sweeping the north
eastern coast for twenty-four honrs. Today it was estimated 1,000 herring nets and
many fishing boats had been destroyed." Many buildings along the shore -were damaged.
During the storm the thermometer dropped to zero.
Fifteen hundred men, women, and children died in the Halifax disaster, wireless
messages announce officially today. A big percentage of the dead have not been
identified.
E
SUFFERS REVERSE
couitT iiorsE. coNcortu x. c,
Dec. 12 With the defense fighting
bitterly, the trial ot Gaston D Means,
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King, today -went to argu
ment.
The defens made a grand play at
the closing of the evidence to recoup
much lost ground. Attorney Frank
Armfleld. for the defense, filed a mo
tion to strike out the testimony of
eleven of the Mate's witnesses rela
tlvc to the financial dealings of the
defendant.
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TVci.Irnt Wilson todav Issued a!
nrrrlsmatlon limiting the alcoholic
content ot malt liquors, excepting
.)e ad porter, as predicted In The
Times yesterdaj, to a4 percent,
nB also ordered that the total
amount of food, fruit, and feed ma
terial used shall not exceed 70 per
cent of their average consumption In
the production of malt liquor during
117.
No person will be permitted after
January 1 to produce malt liquor with
out a license from the commissioner
of Interns! revenue. The license will
compel the brewer to comply with
rules ana regulations 10 ne proraul
To Import liquor a license from the
division of customs of the Treasury
Department will oe necessary it will
hind the holder to any import regula
tions which ina bo promulgated.
U. S. TO BUILD BARGES.
The Shipping Doard today launched
a new program that calls for the
building of large fleets of barges and
tugs to ply Inland waterways.
MEANS
ARGUMENT BEGINS
PRESIDENT CUTS
ALCOHOL IN ORINK
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of the explosfyo, the church being completely demolished, but the steeple
was left practically intact
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Looters Shot.
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia. Dec. 12.
U'lth the city under absolute martial
law, the American hospital and relief
units found It leas difficult today than
formerly In rendering succor to the
111 and wounded from the zone laid
waste by Isst week's explosion.
Several persons. It la reported, have
been shot for looting. Only one la
known ofrtclallly The looter In Ques
tion, was shot and his body was strap
ped to a post. Over the head was
placed a placard bearing the words:
"This was a looter."
Military officials declined to com
ment on the report of others who have
been dealt with in the same manner.
Hundreds of persons who barely
escaped with their lives are today
being equipped with fresh clothing
to replace the burned and tattered gar
ments they have been forced to wear
since the explosion.
Many BUaded.
American surgeons are still picking
glass from the eyes of many people
who suffered when the window glass
In their homes was shattered by the
explosion. Many of them will be
marked or blind for life, the physi
cians say.
An official report of the physicians
Is to the effect that there are more
wounds from glass than any other
one cause.
Five little children In a. single ward
are reported half blind, and the spe
delists aro working hard to save their
eyesight.
Maay TelegTama Arrive.
Telegrams continue to pour In
from the United States asking about
relatives or friends, but on account
of the limited telegraphic service, not
one-tenth of them have been an
swered. A relayed cable message from Lon-
don announces that King George nas
contributed J5.000 to the lord mayor's
relief fund for lialllax.
the Prince
of Wales tlfiOO and the lord mayor
and lady mayoress 150 guineas.
The group of Dartmouth men who
jesterday boarded a steamship that
stood In the harbor here and ex
tinguished a fire that threatened to
cause an explosion and Inflict fur
ther damage to the stricken city are
today being hailed as heroes. The
crew of the vessel abandoned her
when flames leaped from her super
structure The ship Is said to have
been loaded wHh munitions.
Schenectady lit Xmu run.
-.... T.tinn nf New Yi-irlr.
mayor of Schenectady, announced that
his city has Inauguraiea a movement
that he hopes will be taken up by
other cities. Schenectady will pre
sent to Halifax as a Christmas pres
ent a fund sufficient to rebuild one
of the homes destroyed In the recent
Are and explosion. He suggests that
other cities raise funds with which to
build one or more housts In the
stricken zones and restore them to
their former owners.
0
WaD Street Prices. raiiai wrrH,L5,S;e.C0LUM"'
MORE THAN 5-10
PERCENTINCREASE
Impetus was given the fight for an
Increase In pay for Federal employes
In excess of the present 5 and 10 per
cent raise, by the adoption last night
of resolutions by the Chamber of Com
merce and the Retail Merchants As
sociation. An Identic resolution
framed by Isaac Cans for both or
ganizations, was unanimously-adopted.
as follows:
"Be It resolved. That the Chambe;
of Commerce (Retail Merchants iSfl
sociation) not only urges tne rairness
of the allowance of the Increased per
centage heretofore granted by Con
gress to Federal clerks up to S1.S00,
but that this association favora &
larger proportion of Increase In the
salaries, and that also the Increase be
extended up to and Including $2,400
for all those who were employedfby
the Government prior to January 1,
1017."
Gau Statement.
Mr. Gans. who has long been Identi
fied with all movements for the bet
terment of the Government employes"
inntlllnii !! ffn Th Tlm tnrfnr!
FOR CLERKS URGED
For years I have fought for an In-1
crease In pay for all Federal and Dls-
trlct employe. As even body knows,
the cost of IKIntr has advanced stead-Ion
lly In recent cars to the point where
no clerk In the Government service
can lle on the pay he or she receives.
It is high time the Government recog.
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jacobTonesotedoed
after target practice
Admiral Sims advised the Navy De
partment today that the destroyer
Jacob Jones had been torpedoed fol
lowing target practice
This may Indicate that the vessel
had gone a considerable distance
from the usual submarine paths, and
that for this reason had considered
filp nracttcallv aafe
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INAL
EDITION
Situation Presents Greater
-Strategic Possibilities for
the Enemy Than Elsewhere
on Long Front.
BULLETIN Four Anatro
Germin divisions were virtually
exterminated in the recent Ital
ian battle between" Brenta and
the Piave river, official Rome
cables today stated.
WITH THE BRITISH AR
MIES IN THE FIELD, Dec 12.
Long lines of rail transports
literally swarming with German
re-enforcements were seen be
hind German lines on the north
ern British flank of the Cambrat
sector.
America's battiefront in Franc,
may be thejpysterions objective for
which Germany is massing- new
troops in the west.
No other part of the allies' line
from the North sea to Switzerland
presents such strategic possibilities
toTthe Germans It is nor known
that tha' American troop mro-faein
thefCeiiaasis ulLUiu iiUUery rangs
of the Lorraine border.
At the same time Switzerland's
exchange of communications with
America concerning assurances that
American troop3 will not trespass
on Swiss territory, strongly sug
gests that Alsace, bordering Switz
erland, is also within the' American
war lines.
May Center on This Front.
The Alsace-Lorraine front, there
fore, will probably ba afire with some
ot the most Intense activity of the
war when America's major offensive
begins. This front Is dangerously
near German territory In Lorraine and
passes directly Into Germany In south
ern Alsace.
There can be little doubt ot the de.
presslon to German morale that would
result from a quick advance by the
Americans through Lorraine and Al
sace toward the Rhine.
May Prempt Early Attaek.
To attempt to prevent a maneuver
of this character the Germans may
be planning an early attack In Alsace
and Lorraine before the Americana
are fully ready. In reality snch a
movement would be a defensive of
fensive designed to throw back the
present French lines and compel tha
Americans to make a longer journey
before reaching Germany.
There Is little reason to believe.
however, that a German attaek In Al
sace or Lorraine would be more suc
cessful than along any other part of
the western front.
Predict Seed Verdun.
second Verdun might well ensue
the German crown prince. la
fact, any offensive tactics employed
by the Germans In the w est will proba
bly work to the advantage of Amer.
ca's strategy by depleting still further
Germany's waning man power
Yet If the Germans can persuade
the Austro-Hungarians to donate men
for the slaughter. Alsace Lorraine will
probably see von Hlndenburg taking"
a chance The American trenches are
too near German soil for the Kalser'r
comfort.
ALL INDICATIONS POINT
TO GERMAN PREPARATION
FOR "GIGANTIC THRUST
LONDON'. Dec 1--Th German
high command is feverishly hastening
Its preparations for soma great stroke
the western front.
Dispatches today reported vast
forces being massed day anl night at
various points along the Franco-British
line. More German airplanes
than have been seen In months have
been aggressively seeking to spy out
British positions, batteries, munitions
dumps, and supply stations. Unusual
raiding activity, part ot the same ef
fort to obtain Information as to
strength of front positions, developed
all along the line.
A perceptible lessening of pressure
on the Italian front was reported to
da It served to confirm belief here
in London that considerable forces
of Austro-ltungarlan troops had been
switched from that theater to the
west Great numbers of the Emperor
Carl's troops are reported already
there, having been transferred from
the Russian lines.
The artillery duel along both
French and British fnmts today waa
attaining a maximum ot violence. T,h
GERMANS' '
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