Mlanfct Souttial
VOLUME XX.
Mrs. H. H. Hirsch Convicted, Given Maximum Sentence
TEUTOPJ spy BEHIND
AMERICAN LINES IS
SOUGHT BY SOLDIERS
Enemy Shells Our Position
Heavily, but Meets Return
Fire —Airplanes Attack in
Force
NW TORE. March ll.—tSomnary ol
European Cables.) —French and German
troop* have been engaged in heavy fight
:ng on both sides of the Meuse 4n the
Verdun sector West of the river the
(•'ranch have gained the enemy posi
tions on a front of about 1.40tf yards
to a depth of 800 yards, while cast ol
the river the Germans were unsuccess
ful in strong attacks on a six-mile
front.
bundav the Germans sent heavy forced
against the French positions at Samog
neux, north of the Bots de Churieres
and near Besonvaux. They entered the
French line at various points. Violent
French artillery fire inflicted heavy
•asualtie* on the attackers and they
ware unable to bold onto the trenches
they had gained. The front east of
the Meuse has been the scene of much
• violent artillery fire during the last
month.
The French success west of the river
was made at Malancourt, west of Dead
Man’s HilL At Choppy wood, .mme
. dlately west of Malancourt. the French
late Friday penetrated German trenches
on a front of 800 meters to a depth of
JOO meters. After destroying the pcs>
•ions rhe French returned with eighty
prisoners and seven machine guns. Bast
of Rheims, in the Champagne, German
troops gained momentarily a footing in
French positions west of Vaudesincourt,
but suffered heavily under a French
■ ounter attack, which restored the sit
uation.
Raiding activity on the British front
. has died down somewhat and the Ger
mans for the moment at least have giv
en up their strong raids on the Ypres-
Arras line. The artillery fire here and
m the Cara bra; area, however, is in
tense. British airmen persist in their
bombing raids against military targets
and have accounted for twenty-three
more German machines.
On the American sectors at Tool and
Lunevi He there has been no change in
the situation. American patrol parties
are still visiting the enemy lines and
returning with valuable information. On
the Toul front the American artillery
fire has bean very heavy, the gunners
- shelling billets and works over an area
approximately six miles wide and two
miles deep. East of Luneville also the
artillery bombardment has been heavy.
Having occupied Odessa and Niko
layev, Important naval and gram ports,
th* Germans tn southern Russia con
tinue. thetf'advance northward from tne
Black sea toward Kherzon. an important
commercial center and capital of the
province of the same name
The all-Russian congress of Soviets
has declared Moscow to be the Russian
capital, and it is said that all govern
ment and military effects have been re
moved from Petrograd. The Bolshevik
leaders, although they urged and obtain
ed ratification of the German peace
treaty, are said to have little hope that
the treaty will bring peace and are call
ing upon the local soviets to form mili
tary organisations with which to com
bat the Germans should their invasion
continue further into the heart of Rus
sia. A
Suspect Presence of Spy
Behind American Lines
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 15.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.)—American artillery last
night again bombarded supposed gas
projectors northwest of Toul. Photo
graphs taken later showed the complete
destructiveness of their gunfire.
There has been no infantry activity
except the usual patrol through No
Man’s Land and these reported no
brushes with the enemy.
The German artillery fire has been
decreasing in Intensity to a certain ex
tent, indicating that the enemy finds it
too costly to keep up with the sus
tained American fire. A few German
snipers were busy during last night
and today, but they got no victims.
American intelligence officers report
evidence leading to the conclusion that
possibly a spy may be a» work within
the American lines, northwest of Tout
Early this morning an American sentry
saw flashes of a signal light from a
window facing in the direction of the
enemy lines He fired through the win
dow and dashed into the house, but
failed to find anr one.
Four hour* earlier some important
Telephone wires within the American
lines were found to have been cut.
An American patrol last night en
tered the enemy trenches at one end
of the sector and penetrated them for
•ome distance without difficulty. Much
valuable information was gathered. As
they were about ready to return they
established contact with the enemy
who opened fire with a machine gun.
The Americans jumped to a safe posi
tion and hurled grenades, silencing the
gun.
Returning to the American side of No
Man’s Land, the raiders brought back
with them a German rifle breech, pro
tected by a metallic cover over the
muzzle and a snap clip cover, both of
which operate quickly ufl efficiently.
Officers declared it was the best thing
of the kind they had ever seen for pro
tecting rifles. The mechanism was
turned over to the intelligence depart
ment with a recommendation that the
attachment be furnished American
troops.
Another patrol on the other end of
the sector reported that the enemy first
line was held strongly. While the raid
ers were inspecting the German posi
tions the enemy fired upon them sev
eral times with rifles and machine guns,
which are unusual at that point.
Our artillery bombarded effectively
billets, troops and new enemy works at
Lahayville, St. Eussant. the village of
Montsect, Richecourt, in the Quarte de
Reserve, along the Jannes-Monsard
road, and a considerable body of troops
northwest of Buxieres. They also bat
tered to pieces another battery of gas
projectors which had been set up in a
double line of trenches.
The enemy has shelled various parts
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Full Associated Press Service
MISES PINS FAITH
DN VON HINDENBURG
IN WESTERN ATTACK
! Official Statement of War De
partment Indicates That No
Great German Offensive Is
Expected There
AMSTERDAM, March 18—“ I have
strong hope that Field Marshal von
Hindenburg will soon win for us com
plete victory on the western front,”
reads a message sent by Emperor Wil
liam to the Pomeranian provincial coun
cil, as quoted in the Lokal Anzelger of
; Berlin.
German Major Offensive Is
Not Expected by Washington
WASHINGTON. March 18.—Veering
from its constantly expressed view, the
war department today lor the first time
' indicated its belief, officially, that the
: Germans do not contemplate a major
west front offensive this spring.
“While hostile preparations for an of
fensive in the west are not slackening,”
said today’s weekly war summary, “it
I is becoming more evident that the ene
i my will launch this offensive only if
compelled to do so by the exeigencies of
the general strategic situation.”
Germany's concentration of troops on
the west line has now reached about
the limit apparently, according to the
statement. Further increase in the
density of the lines would doubtless
clog communication and remove the es
sential flexibility of maneuver.
The statement also revealed that
American troops now occupy trenches
at five different points, and that they
have been “constantly in action.”
The period of inactivity in the west
is being "prolonged." said the statement.
“Though the raids now taking place
would in the past have been considered
Important engagements, nevertheless,
owing to the fact that they are merely
of minor tactical value, they cannot be
held to be major operations.
Concentration Completed
“While fresh German divisions are
reported as arriving in the west, it is
important to note that the density of
enemy forces has nearly reached a point
beyond which it will be impracticable to
go. for should any large additional body
of men be massed, the chances are that
the congestion of the lines of communi
cation would become so great as to make
it impossible to maintain the flexibility
of maneuver, which is so eventual."
Concerning American operations, the
summary added:
-This week we undertook our first as
sault against German positions unas
sisted by any allied contingent At
dawn on March 11, after a preliminary
bombardment lasting three-quarters of
an hour, we drove a highly successful
raid against a German trench segment.
Our men penetrated the German line ’.f
a depth of 393 yards. The enemy was
driven off after a hand-to-hand fight,
whereupon our contingent returned to
our lines. At three places in Lorraine,
American troops acting in co-operation
with small French detachments raided
German trenches. Two of these opera
tions were carried out simultaneously,
each on a front of some 600 yards. Aft
er a prolonged bombardment the attack
ing units were able to reach their ob
jectives."
* Sniping Increases
Sniping is on the increase. Our artil
i iery is •‘very active.” Frequent hostile
bombardments were noted against the
American sector near the Swiss border.
Secretary of War Baker, the . sum
mary said, is about to undertake an in-
• spection of the sectors and a view of
training camps an<f so on.
As for the eastern situation, the sum
mary said German capture of Odessa
1 "will no doubt be- of economic imp/--
:ance to the enemy.”
"The western front, from the North
sea to ’he Aisne. was the scone of much
hard fighting.
“The Germans carried out a number
of air raids against London and Paris.
Allied aviators raided German indus
trial centers of the Rhine region.
"In the Itailian theater, the arrival
!of more hostile units, and the concen
' - ration of material coming from Germa
-1 ny is noted in the area east and west
of the Lake of Garda, which would
point to hostile’ operations having Ve
rona and Broscia as their objectives.
“In the eastern theater, the chief op
erations of the week culminated in the
capture of Odessa The occupation of
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JAP-HUN AGREEMENT
TO DIVIDE RUSSIA IS
CHARGED BY TRDTZKY
Japanese Embassy Denies
Statement —More Officials
Resign—German Peace Rat
ification Steam Rolled
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PETROGRAD, March 17.—Leon Trots
ky, Bolshevik war minister, declared In
an Interview today an agreement exists
between Germany and Japan to “divide
Russia, on the basis of mutual inter
ests.”
Trotxky further declared that the
allies* greatest error has been "assist
ing Japan's policy for occupation of
Siberia.”
"America will be the first to regret
the allies' policy,” he said.
Two More Officials
Quit the Boisheviki
PETROGRAD, March 17. —Two Bol
shevik commiaaarles quit the Russian
cabinet, in addition to the four Social
Revolutionaries of the Left, as a result
of the Pan-Sovfet’s ratification of the
German peace treaty at Moscow Satur
day, it became known today. The Lefl
ers' action was pre-announced, but that
of tlie Bolshevik came as a surprise.
The Bolshevik ministers were M. Dl
benko and M. Kolontai. The Social Rev
olutionaries were M. Steinberg, M. Kala
gaieff, M. Karelin and M. Proshian. The
latter announced their party’s intention
of declaring a "merciless war on impe
rialism.”
Ratification of the peace pact was a
typical ‘‘steam-roller" process. . M. Mar
toff charged that the full treaty was
not publicly known and declared that
the indemnity demanded by Germany
was 9,000,000,000 rubles (>4,635,000,000),
instead of the 3,000,000,000 rubles pre
viously announced. He also charged
that the treaty declares Petrograd a
"free city.”
“We are facing dissolution not only
from Germany but Japan,” declared
Martoff.
Regarding the economic terms of the
treaty, Martoff asserted the denational
isation of Russian banks was a tri
umph for imperialistic Russia. He said
the treaty provided for division of Rus
sia between Germany, Austria. Rumania,
Japan and other powers. He pleaded
for rejection of the treaty and a union
against all foes.
Premier Lenine spoke at midnight and
repeated" his arguments for ratifications
of the pact. .’
Peace negotiations have been started
with the Rada government of Ukraine,*
In compliance with the agreement with
the central powers., it was reported to
day.
Herr von Rosenberg, foreign minis
ter Kuehlmann’s assistant, has been
nawed envoy to Moscow. Herr Ballin
will come to Petrograd to take charge
of German finances. A conference of
eighty workmen, representing every fac
tory tn Petrograd, made a public decla
ration yesterday against the caucus vote
of the Bolshevik faction which favored
ratification of the peace terms.
AU relatives of the Romanoffs (the
family name of the former czar), above
sixteen years of age have been ordered
to register.
It is believed possible they will be ex
iled to Siberia with Grand Michae.
34.30 Price of Cotton
In Atlanta on Monday
Atlanta spot cotton advanced 45
points Monday up to 34.30, which es
tablishes a new high record. It ad
vanced froim Saturday’s quotation of
33.85. This new situation in the cotton
market is said to be the result of con
tinued buying by the mills and the new
shipping to be provided by the govern
ment acquiring many vessels which
were owned by interests in Holland.
Odessa will no doubt be of economic im- j
portance to the enemy.
“In Finland, fighting continues. Ger
man infantry has landed at Abo and the
arrival of important additional German
forces on the Aland Isltnd is reported.
"In Palestine, the British have pushed
their lines eighteen miles north of Je
rusalem."
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1918.
FIRST PHOTO OF AMERICANS WOUNDED IN THE WAR. In the top photo, left to right, F. Haley,
New York City; J. C. Geiger. Kansas City; W. H. O’Neill, New York City; E. W. Darland, Petersburg, HL, and
Charles Geiger, Chicago. Below, left, E. W. Darland; right, J. C. Geiger. Some of these Americans were
wounded tn the fight at Cambrai. Censors have not permitted the battles in which others were wounded to
be named. But the wounds were not so severe, despite the loss of legs, that the spirits of the Americans have
been dampened. The lower picture shows two of the wounded men leaving a Paris hospital. J. C. Geiger’s left
leg waa shattered by a German bullet at Cambrai. Darland was wounded and captured by Germans at Cam
brai but he was later rescued by the British.
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SENATOR KENYON, IN
ATLANTA, DECLARES
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Only With Air Supremacy Can’
U. S. and Entente Win, Iowa;
Senator, on Toi|r of South,
Thinks
United States Senator W. S. Kenyon,
of lowa, who is in Atlanta to address
a meeting to be held at 8 o'clock Monday
evening at Taft hall in behalf of the :
thrift and war savings stamps cam
paign, declared Monday morning the
people of this country should reconcile
themselves to the fact that the end of i
the world war is not on the horizon.
He emphasized that it will be a long
struggle and urged every American to I
do his best—not his bit—to aid Uncle
Sara and his allies. The senator ex- |
pressed the belief that the allies will
have to go over the lines with great I
fleets of airplanes to successfully ter- '
minate the war.
The meeting at which the distinguish
ed visitor is to speak Monday night was
arranged under the joint auspices ot the I
state and Atlanta thrift and war sav
ings stamps committees. Senator Ken
yon will leave Tuesday morning ior
New Orleans to address a meeting of !
bankers Wednesday night.
The senator is making a tour of the
south in the interest of the Liberty loan
and other patriotic war movements io
aid the government. He returned re
cently from the battle fronts of Europe,
where he held several important confer
ences with General Pershing and spent
many nights behind the trenches, with
in sound of the roar of the enemy can
non.
Senator Kenyon said he was gratified |
to learn he will be re-elected this year I
without opposition because the Demo
crats of his state decided to nominate
no candidate. He pointed to this as an
indication that harmony should prevail
in every state year to help facili
tate the work of the national administra
tion.
“The people of this country should
make up their minds this is going to be
a long struggle,” said Senator Kenyon.
“They should think seriously of the fact
that they are going to be compelled to
make every possible sacrifice if they ex
pect to keep this country intact with all
its Ideals.
“It is my opinion that the ‘Do Your
Bit’ slogan is the most unfortunate
coined in this war. We must do our I
best and not our bit if we expect io I
win the fight for democracy and human- I
ity. We must make sacrifices until they I
hurt,. because we are confronted with |
the most serious situation in the history I
of the world.
“We must give up our peace sys
tems of living. Each of us must do his '
utmost and not rely upon our neigh
bor. Otherwise the termination of the
war will be serious for our country. Get
behind the president and support the I
government’s war policies.
“As a result of my observations in
the war zone of Europe, it is doubtful ■
to my mind whether either side will be
able to accomplish any great things by i
attempting to go through the lines. 1 1
haven't much confidence in that plan.
“We must go over the lines and go;
over with all the force we can com
mand. That means airplanes and more i
airplanes to prove we are superior to I
the Huns in the air. The government!
is prepared to spend $640,000,000 for I
airplanes and the program is being
pushed rapidly.
“The number of airplanes in operation
in Europe today is about evenly divided
between the hostile nations and it is
imperative that we supply the number
required to clinch the ultimate victory
over the kaiser’s men. I am confident
we shall eventually have 25,000 air
planes in the field. When this occurs it
will be good-by to the Germans.
“On ray recent trip to the battle ■
fronts in Europe I was amazed at the
activities of the French and British
armies. Along some of the lines the
morale of the Germans has been seri-
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10,000 BOOKS WANTED
i JIT GORDON THIS WEEK
Volumes of All Description
Asked for Soldiers Near
Atlanta
Soldiers at Camp Gordon are depend
ing on people of Atlanta to contribute
ten thousands books to their library this
week.
They may be books of verses like that
of which Omar sang. Or books of prose
—today’s best sellers—or books on re
ligion, the arts, the military. Books
of ALL descriptions are wanted, and
they are wanted this week for the com
fort and enlightenment of men who are
offering all they have for people whose
libraries are overflowing.
The campaign is being conducted by
the Carnegie library and will last only
one week. Books • may be left at any
drug store or school house or may be
sent to the library. Every book con- i
tributed will be adde dto the Camp Gor
don library.
School children took up the campaign
Monday and will assist in the collection
of the volumes.
“Nearly every one has several vol- !
umes of books he can very easily do i
without,” said one of the workers Mon
day. “The soldiers at Camp Gordon |
are far from home and it devolves upon i
the people of Atlanta to contribute to'
their comfort In every possible way. Let I
every one give one or more volumes, new
or old. There is no uderestimating the
comfort to be derived from the books.,
All of us should help to some extent!
at least. It will be very little trouble I
just to leave the books at the nearest I
drug store or give them to some school
child."
Germans Claim 22 ’Planes
BEfiiLTN, March 18.—(Via London.)'
—Twenty-two entente airplanes were !
brought down by the Germans yesterday
on the Franco-Belgian front, army I
headquarters announced today.
JDSTIEIfiBLE HOMICIDE
OF STRINGER IS VERDICT
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Son-in-Law Vindicated i n
Shooting at His Home
Sunday
GAINESVILLE. Ga.. March 18.—Justi
fiable homicide was the verdict of a
coroner’s jury here Sunday morning
following the killing before daybreak of
John Stringer, a wealthy planter, by his
son-in-law, Howell Smith, night chief
of police, at the latter’s home.
Mrs. Stringer, the wife of the slain
man. had been at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Smith, for several weeks, where
she had been undergoing treatment at
the hands of a medical specialist. Mr.
Stringer Saturday night insisted upon
her returning to their home near Wash
ington, Wilkes county, but Mrs. Smith
declined to approve the plan, believing
that her mother was being benefitted by
the treatment.
Mr. Stringer yielded to the arguments
and started for home about 10 o'clock in
the evening. He returned, however,
early Sunday morning, and, it was
testified at the inquest, drew his pistol
and threatened to shoot up the house 5 f
he was interfered with in his wishes
to take his wife home. Mr. Smith, see
ing, he said, that Stringer intended to
carry out his threat, tired five times at
his father-in-law. Two of the shots
took effect fatally.
The dead man formerly resided here.
He was about sixty years old and was
highly esteemed. It was said at the in
quest that he appeared to have been
drinking when he threatened to shoot.
Cured His Daughter of Fits
A well-known resident of Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, reports’ that his daughter
has been completely cured of Epilepsy
(Fits) by a prescription secured from
a friend. This girl had suffered as
many as one hundred attacks in a day
and seemed beyond ail hope of relief.
Her father says he is so grateful for,
her recovery that he will gladly mail i
a bottle of this wonderful medicine in .
plain sealed wrapper, free, to any suf
ferer who writes him. If you. a friend,
or a relative, suffer, write R. P. N.
Lepso, IS Island Ave., Milwaukee, Wis
son, and get a free bottle—(Advt.)
NUMBER 50.
VERDICT OF GUILTY
I AND SENTENCE FAILS
< TO MOVE DEFENDS
“I Haven't a Word to Say,”
Remarked Convicted Wom
an Judge Hill Assesses
$3,000 Bond Pending Appeal
Convicted of verbal blackmail in an
attempt to extort 1690,000 from Mayor
Aia G. Candler and sentenced by Judge
Ben H. Hill to serve a year at the state
farm at Milledgeville and pay a fine of
I SI,OOO, Mrs. Margaret A. Hirsch was
taken back to the tower late Saturdav
afternoon and Incarcerated in the quar
ters she has occupied since her arrest
on February 14, when she, with J. W.
Cook, was Indicted by the grand jury.
Her face showed not a trace of emo
tlon as she heard the verdict “guilty”
from the lips of the foreman of the
jury that for three long flays had lis
, tened to the voluminous testimony and
heard the four dramatic addresses bv
counsel in concluding the case. She
sat stolidly eyeing Judge Hill as he
pronounced the maximum sentence and
by not ao much as the quiver of an eye
lash did she betray any feeling other
than that of absolute composure.
Mrs. Hirsch lingered in the court
room for some time after the sentence
bad been pronounced and the majority
f of the spectators had left, as she wish-
I ed to confer with her counsel, who were
busy filing notice of a motion for a neW
trial and getting Judge Hill to assess
bond pending the appeal. Her bond waa
fixed at $3,000 and Attorney J. R. Beo
| good stated for Mrs. Hirsch that she
expected to make bond within a day or
two. Since her arrest on February 14
she has consistently refused to accept
bail, which had been fixed at $5,000,
preferring to remain a prisoner in the
I tower. '
Glad Sentence Wa* Passed
After sentence had been passed upon
her and she was being taken back to
jail, she conversed spiritedly with the
officers.
“I am glad Judge Hill didn't put me
on probation and I am glad he passed
sentence right after the verdict, for I
would have hated to stay in saspense
if he had delayed the sentence for a
day or two as is done sometimes,” she
remarked.
On arriving at the jail Mrs. Hirsch
went immediately to her quarters in the
women’s hospital ward and warned the
jailers not to allow any one to visit her
unless she gave explicit instructions’
to adra t them. Heretofore her counsel
have given passes to visitors desiring
to talk with her in jail.
J. W. Cook, jointly indicted with Mrs.
Hirsch and convicted on February 27.
waited in the corridors and in the court
room after the sentence had been pro
nounced, but the pair had no conver
sation whatever. Cook is under $3,000
bond, having also been sentenced to
serve a year in the state penltentiarv
and pay a fine of SI,OOO. His motion
for a new trial will be heard by Judge
Hill on Saturday of this week.
Mrg. Hirsch’s attorneys filed notice
for a motion for a new trial, and Judge
I Hill set this hearing for Saturday.
I Marcn 30.
The jury was out exactly 24 min
utes. They retired from the courtroom
at 3:21 o’clock. At 3:45 o’clock it was
announced that they were ready to re
port their verdict Judge Hill admon
ished the spectators in thp courtroom
to make no demonstration of any kind.
The jury filed In promptly, took their
seats, and the foreman announced the
verdict at 3:46 o’clock.
Santano* prononno*fl
Judge Russell, of counsel for the de
fense, asked for a poll of the jury, and
it showed that thej’ were unanimous.
In pronouncing sentence, Judge Hili
said:
Blackmail is a very terrible crime.
It is as bad as robbery. To attempt
to rob a man of his character for
the purpose of extorting money is
worse than highway robbery. Many
a man would rather face the pistol
of a robber than to face exposure,
even false, by a blackmailer. I
wish to compliment the counsel for
the defense upon the very able man
’ ner in which they have conducted *
the case. Counsel have been loyal
and eloquent beyond description.
The court has endeavored to give
the defendant a fair and impartial
trial. If I have made any error,
it was one of the head and not of
the heart, and if such an error is
brought to my attention I will cor
rect it. I believe the jury also has
given her a fair trial. The court
has some doubt as to what to do
with this defendant. She cannot
work on the public works of Ful
ton county, as it is obvious that
she is a woman of delicate breed
ing. I am not going to put her on
the public works, therefore, but am
going to send her to that depart
ment of the state penitentiary at
Milledgeville, where female prison
ers are confined. It is the order
of this court that she be there con
fined for a period of twelve months,
and at the expiration of that time
The closing day of the trial was by
far the most spectacular of the three
during which the courtroom battle con
tinued. Dramatic incidents came thick
and fast, and lively tilts between the
lawyers enlivened the proceedings,
these oft-reeurring contentions finally
causing Judge Hiil to impose $5 fines
on both Judge Ruse:! and Attorney Ar
nold for their persistence in indulging
in verba! encounters without address
ing the court. A second fine of $lO
each was levied by Judge Hill only a
few moments after the first episode,
and the attorneys v. ere warned that
further infractions of the rules would
result In more serious consequences to
those involved.
While the crowd of spectators was
kept on tiptoe with sustained interest
in the trial, good order was maintain
ed throughout by Deputy Sheriff Joe
Schilling. Special Officer James Gost
and the corps of bailiffs. Judge Hill
gave strict orders that there should be
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♦ Hirsch will be found on page 7,
