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|Peace Offer Not To Be Pushed At Present
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN, ‘
taff Correspondent of International
News Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—President
Wilson will await the reply of Ger
any from the Entefite allies before
e undertakeff any action looking to
ard urging peace in Europe. He is
onvinced that premature action on
he part of the United States and oth
r neutrals would only irritate the
lligerents. The President believes
hat the present situation is so deli
te that hasty actien by this country
rould act as an insurmountable ob
acle to restoration of peace.
This was learned today fromn meme
ers of the Cabinet who have been
uited by the President. It is un
rstood that Secretary of State Lan
ing takes the’ position that at the
resent time peace suggestions are in‘
uch a state that they will be vital
nly to the belligerents. }
He has been assured that the Ger
pan suggestion will be carefully con
idered by the Entente allies. Until!
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that is dome the representatives of the
ntente allies here have. urged thzll‘
fhis Government take no definite
#land on the peace suggestions one
Ay or the other.
Whether the President will be able
0 take this step he so much desires—
rging both sides to endeavor to end
the war by diplomatic negotiations—
Will be determined only after the re
ply of the Entente is made public.
It is understood here that the re
s which have reached the admin
‘ration from its diplomatic represen
tives in Paris, Petrograd and Lon
on unanimously assert that the rul
ig circles there are inclined to feel
resentful to any suggestion of outside
interference. They insist that they
must be allowed to make up their
minds as to what Germany means
Without any effort being made by
Meutrals to throw their influence on
the side of the German proposition,
4nd the President's advisers say he
bas decided to respect.this frame of
mind
Germany will comsider any reply the
Entente allies make to the Central
Powers peace proposals, it was
ltarned at the German Kmbassy this
@t rnoon, A strong belief is held that
Within a very short time the way will
be open for the Dutch Government to
invite the belligerents to a conference
€l The Hague, and that by that time
the other neutrals can and will enter
the situation.
S 0 important is the situation exist
g already that Ambassador von
Bernstorff today reconsidered his In
lention of going to Boston for the fu
“ral of Professor Munsterberg. In
tead he sent word to the German
il there to lay a wreath in his
Wwme at the famous educator's bier
@ 16 attend the funeral
ihe Ambassador has also abandon
-8 projected trip to Florida for the
Ays, and will remain in Wash-
T n until the situation clarifies. He
‘ valting with the utmost interest
e George's address in Parliament
omorrow
T .
loyd-George Replies
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec. 18.—England’s an
wer to Germany's peace proposals
¥ill be delivered by Premier Lloyd
seorge in Parllament tomorrow
Announcement to this effect was
nade In the House of Commons this
flernoon by Chancellor A. Bonar
aw,
It is probable that the Premier will
0 Into the history of the war and
vents leading up to it, and especially
nto the case of Belgium
The German peace note Is now un
er consideration by the Foreign Of
¢, having been transmitted this
rning by Walter H Page, the
merican Ambassador
When the Premier appears he will
prepared, it is sald, ot ask King
rge to Adissolve Parliament and
’ ] & general election if organized
inued on Page 2, Column 3.
Editor Gi
NEW YOFK, Dec. 18.—The New
York Evening Sun printed the follow
ing this afternoon:
“Peace terms of the Allies .werel
made known here today by Stefane
Lauzanne, editor of Le Matin (of
Paris), who is in this country on a
mission of the French Government.
“These terms, which were imme
diately compared with Germany's
terms, as published by The Evening
Sun last week, were set forth in the
interview as follows:
“Transylvania to Roumania; Tren
tino to Italy; Alsace-Lorraine to
France; Constantinople to Russia,
with Turkey out of Europe; limita
tion of armaments of all countries,
with Germany's armaments to be de
creased first: an indemnity of $20,-
000,000,000, part of which shall be col
lrcted in hea\(y;;luties on all German
goods imported into Allied countries;
procfyn: lahy's pledge to bow to
and da . international law.
. uzgnnets in very close touch
with ‘M. Qn-e% ‘the French Am
‘bassador in W L oHeds &
sergeant in the French army sent
here on furlough on officlal business.
He is editor in chief of Le Matin,
which is known as Premier Briand's
organ in Paris. He deseribes these
as the peace terms and conditions on
which the Allies will stop fighting.
He made it clear that his statement
was a summary of the position taken
by his Government.”
3 Sue Georgia Road
For Total of $55,000
The Georgia Railroad Monday was
preparing to defend three damage
suits set for Tuesdny in the DeKa'h
Sujer.or Court in-Deeatur,
Mrs. Jobhn W, Walker asked $30,000
damages for the death of her hus
band, kiiied on n crossing.
Mrs. Hettie McCurdy sueda for
SIO.OOO as “balm for wounded fee.-
ings<."
Mrs. Isabelle Farmer aslkad $15,000
fcr personal injurjes,
- Alonzo Wield is attorney for a 1 the
plaintiffs, while” MtDaniel & B.ack
and Aionzo Brand represent the rail.
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Storms in South
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—The
Weather Bureau issued the following
storm warning this morning:
“Hoist northeast storm warning 11
a. m. Baltimore to Boston. Disturb
ance over northern Alabama, moving
northeast and increasing, will cause
north and northeast winds, reaching
gale force tonight, with snow. South
cast warnings, also Chincoteague to
Wilmington, and southweast warn
ings Southport to Jacksonville.”
’
A Hint to the
Wise Home Hunter
Finding a home-like room, house or apartment need not
be the work of many weary days. It can be satisfactorily
accomplished through the simple, easy expedient of seek
ing what you want through The Georgilan-American Want
Ad columns.
Here, under the classification “For Rent” are listed from
day to day the offerings of rooms, houses and apartments
in Atlanta. They include every desirable location and al
ways the best values for the rent which you want to pay.
Read daily until you find what answers your wants and
then make an appointment by phone to see the place,
The Georglan-American will also tell the details of your
wants to those In Atlanta who rent rooms, houses and
apartments, through your ad in its “Wanted to Rent” col
umns, This is another satisfactory way to secure results,
When the ad is written, leave it with or
Telephone It to The
Georgian - American
Main 100 or Atlanta Main 8000 z
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VOL. XV. NO. 118,
An interesting question, based on
the importance of jury summons, was
raised in Superior Court Monday,
when Judge Johm T. Pendleton signed
a contempt order directed to W, L.
Traynham, general manager of the
Traynhain Lumber Company, and W,
R. Hanson, foreman of the company,
who were made defendants in a
unique petition by George M. Wal
lace, until recently an employee, in
which he accused the two company
officials of discharging him because he
obeyed a court summons and served
on a jury in Judge Pendleton's court.
The order of Judge Pendleten cited |
Traynham and Hanson to show cause
before him Saturday morning why
‘they should not be*adjudged in con
tempt of court,’
... The petition of Wallace, which was
presented to Judge Pendleton by At
torney Will T. Gordon, set out that he
‘received a jury summons for Decem
ber 11, and that he informed the
foreman he would have to appear in
court. He said he left the lumber
company plant about 8 o'clock in the
morning and served as a member of
the jury in Judge Pendleton’s court
‘until the hour of adjournment—2
o'clock. When he returned to the
plant to resume work, he said, he was
informed that his services were no
longer needed.
~ Wallace then took up the matter
with Attorney Gordon, and the con
tempt proceedings resulted. Wallace
asserted that he was discharged for
no other reason than that he obeyed
the order of court and served on the
jury.
He set ‘out further that he had a
contract with the Traynham Compa
ny, having gone with this company
from another lumber concern be
cause of an increase in pay. ‘
| The case in which he served as a
Juror invoived a civil controversy.
The contempt proceedings excited
considerable comment about the
courthouse bhecause of its remarkable
nature. This is the first time in the|
history of the local courts that an
emplayer has been cited for con
tempt for the alleged discharging of
an employee because of Jul’f‘: servize, |
The outcome will be watched with
great interest, because of the large
number of employees who are callad
for jury duty in the various cou:ts
every week, ‘
j $1,000,000 CATTLE DEAL.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 18.—Swift &
C 0.,, of Chicago, through the Weste'n
Meat Company, has purchased the ip
terests of the Nevada Packing Company
lof Reno, and many thousand head of
‘;;ut'r_ W. M. Slater, head of the Ne~
vada Company, announced today Th?
‘Hr"fu- was not stated ,although it was re
ported to be approximately §1,000,000. |
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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, - 1916.
et ret ettt e et
.
A Great and Glorious
. " .
Gathering for Charity
It is impossible in mere type for The Georgian to express to
the Shriners’ Band and Chanters, to the Nobles of Yaarab Tem
ple generally, and to the generous and kindly people of Atlanta
the very great measure of appreciation it feels for the help given
The Georgian’s Empty Stocking Fund at the Auditorium Sunday
afternoon.
The Georgian is honored in being made the agency through
which the handsome sum received as a free will offering is to be-.
distributed.
The big charity effort belongs to the Shriners, the glory of
the contribution to the thousands of people assembled. The sat
isfaction of having been the medium of publicity through which
the gathering was exploited and through which the charity will
be placed in the homes of the poor is honor and glory enough for
The Georgian.
We have 1,500 children on our list—poor, ragged, destitute
and in many instances sick. With what we have in hand now, we
can and will take care of a thousand.
IF WE HAD ANOTHER FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, WE
COULD TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL!
The work of filling the baskets started today and will be
- pushed to rapid conclusion. The distribution will be made early
Christmas morning.
‘ THERE STILL IS AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO SUB
' SCRIBE AND-HELP COMPLETE THE FUND-IF ANY OF
~ YOU CARE TO. i
‘ We should like more than we can say to raise the additional
- SSOO NEEDED.
Will not you, reader, if you have not already done so, send
a contribution?
Every cent of it will go to the poor. The Georgian pays ALL
of the expense of administration and distribution—every pen
ny. Your contribution, whatever it is, will be a 100-per-cent-to
the-poor affair.
BIG HIT IS MADE BY
THE SHRINER CONCERT
If the floorbeams of the Audito
rium could talk, and who knows
whether they can or not, they would
be complaining Monday of severe
pains in their joints after that strain
of Sunday afternoon, When 6,500
persons are all in one bunch it is
SOME crowd, and fully that many at.
tended the Shrine band concert.
Most of them dropped a bill or a
coin Into one of the collection bas
kets, too, When the Yaarab Green
coats dumpéd the money on a table in
a private room and began counting
they found quite a job ahead. But
there were several expert bank tellers
on the joo, to say nothing of Cashler
Joseph 8. Kennedy, and finally they
had the dollars and the dimes and
the nickels and pennies all stacked
up and ready for the count. And the
total was $720.65. |
That means just this: that 500 At.
lanta children will have a visit from
Santa Claus who would otherwise
bave had a miserable Christmas, In
deed. It's tough enough to be poor
when one's neighbors are no hetter
off. But to a child it must be heart.
breaking to have nothing on Chrlut-;
mas morning when all the kids in the‘
block are out on the sidewalk show
ing off. |
A Capacity Audience.
It was one of the biggest crowds
that ever has tested the Audito
rium’'s eapacity, There have been
a few occasions, not more than four
or five, when every seat was filled
and many persons stood. There were
a hundred or two empty seats Sunday
In the “behind the sight line” sections
of the halconies, and there were about
an equal number of “standees.” The
Auditorium contalns 6,600 seats, one
of the Music Festival directors says,
and so 8500 seems an accurate esti
mate of the crowd which heard the
Yaarab band and chanters,
The announcements of the concert,
given for the Empty Stocking Fund,
were carried exclusively in The Geor
glan and Sunday American, except
for brief notices in the two other pa
pers on Sunday morning, For it was
for The Georgian's charity work, and
it was the paper directly interested.
The concert was scheduled to begin
at 3 o'tlock, but the crowd began ar
riving shortly after 2 o'clock. Before
the hour for the first number the
main floor and boxes and circles were
all filled and the greencoated ushers,
volunteers from the Shrine, were
gulding later comers to the balconies.
It was not long until these were filled
to the very last seat, except those
from which the band could not be
seen,
The crowd was typically Atlantan.
Every section of the town from Druid
Hills to the back alleys was repre
sented. There were enough limou
sines In the street to make one think
opera week had arrived again, and the
procession of pedestrians’ reached
from Five Points to the doors. There
were old men and young men, their
wives, mothers, children. There were
debutantes of this season and there
were girls from thé factories. And
everybody, hlxh,and low, appeared to
enjoy every minute of the two houry'
program, f
Everyone Willing to Aid.
Potentate Walter Andrews made a
brief talk in the Intermission, urging
lberality in giving, and then the
corps of Shriners, directed by Forrest
Adair, started through the alsles.
There was no “strong arm” work,
Nnbod{ was ordered to dig too deep.
But the baskets came out loaded
with wsllver, and every one had its
share of dollar notes,
The fund was turned over Monday
Continued on Page 3, Column 3,
THE WEATHER
Forecast—Fair and colder Mon
{ day night and Tuesday.
l Temperatures—6 o. m, 38; 8
2 a.m, 40; 10 a. m., 44; 12 noon, 38;
slp.m, 36 2p m, 35
Sunrise, 6:38; “"1 4:32,
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3 (‘FNT»‘ FAY NO MORE
o s ON TRAINS 5§ CENTS
vopyrignt. 1906
Ry The ‘ieorgian Coa
By STUART GODWIN,
IStlff Correspondent of the Interna
tional News Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18.—Gen
eral Carranza's action on the protocol
signed at Atlantic City by the Amer
ican-Mexican commission was given
to the full committee today by AI-‘
berto J. Pani. Mr. Pani, one of the
Mexican members of the commission, |
lluok the signed protocol to the “first
chief” in person,
The session of the full commission
was secret. Upon its adjournment
the American section immediately
went into executive session. Another
session of the full commission is
scheduled for later today.
From gources to the Mexican mem
bers, it was understood that General
7 S Ao
wo agr n wn up at At
lanti® 'City is based on two main
l;mlnts: The alleged fallure to include
provision in the protocol for ade
quate co-operation in border protec
tion, and the statement by Chairman
Lane, of the American section that
commanders of American troops
would retain the right to pursue “hot
trails” of bandits across the border.
No such agreement is contained in
the protocol, As the agreement un
der which the sessions were inaugu
rated provided that a failire to reach
an agreement would automatically
dissolve the commission, the session
| scheduled for later today probably
will decide whether American-Mex
ican relations are to revert to the
status they occupled before the com
{ mission was formed.
i selleoiinsiaie |
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One Juror Shows-Up;
heriff Is Blamed
Sheriff Is Blamed
WAYCROSS, Dee. 18.—Contempt of
court proceedings by wholeshle will
start in City Court this afternoon be
fore Judge John . MeDonald, Thir
ty-five out of thirty-six jurors in the
panel for the December term of court
fafled to appear when ecourt con
vened today It is alleged that no
notice was glven the jurors,
Sheriff Dave Fittman stated in
court he and his deputies had served
the jurors. The lone juror answering
sald he was not summoned, but just
happened to be present,
Judge McDonald said if It was
shown no summons had been served
he would hold the Sheriff in contempt
of court and fine him,
City Salaries Not
To Be Disturbed
The salaries of city emplayees will
not be disturbed next yvear., Counecil
Monday afternoon adopted the rec
ommendation of the Salary Commit.
tees that all salaries be left the same
J. E. Powell ,was elected a member
of the Board of Education from the
| Third Ward to suceeed Dan W, Green
| Members of the Water Board were
| re-elected as follows W. J. Davis,
|F Q. Lake and W. E. Dunn,
PRINT PAPER PROBE.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.~The Fed.
oral Trdae Commission went into ex
ecutive sesslon today with news print
manuaftcurers and consumers to plan
Imnthnx questions to all large pub.
| ishers asking whether they would re
‘Il»:u-w 6§ per cdent of their contracted
paper stock to relieve the shortage
STRIKE IN SPAIN,
MADRID, Dec. 18, Labor organiza
tions have called a 24-hour strike
throughout Bpain for tomorrow as a
protest against the rising cost of
living
o (ST
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SiA Wwttle shapping days,
Better look alive
Ktores are getting evowded noe,
You can’t do much in FIVE,
FINAL>¢
3 A
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Have a Heart!
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5
Shop E in
op Early ir
. ¢
the Morning
: e ¢
OU have what's left of Mon- S
i day and five more days to 0
buy those Christmas gifts.
And the crowds in the stores will
grow bigger and bigger every day., )
You really ought not to need a »
reminder to get up early in the |
morning and be at the doors when ¢
the shops open. The merchants {
~say you'll get better service in the |
forenoons, and the sooner the bet- |
ter. Stocks, torn into confusion by |
the crowd of the day before, have |
. been restored overnight. Salespeo- }
- ple, refreshed by a night's redt, are §
. more good-humored. There's every !
. advantage in a morning lhopping;’,
. tour, .
' P. B.—ls you'll take a bag along |
- and carry home the little odds ana !
- ends that weigh practically noth- )
' ing, you'll not only save the mer- |
chants a whole lot of delivery trou- |
, bles, but you'll be sure to have your
' own purchases when you want |
) them.
\ F |
l orecast
It ain't going to be very cold, and
it ain't going to snow much, if any,
and it ain’'t going to be cloudy later
than late this Monday afternoon, if
that long, and there isn't anything to
|
get really excited about in the weath
er situation, In spite of a sudden
darkness or (to put it simply) an
amazing obfuscation of almost un
paralleled density that obscured ev
erything for a few minutes about 9
o'clock Monday morning and lenl}
mome of the chickens to roost that do
not stroll along Peachtree, they being
mostly in the hay at that time.
Unraveling the foregoing, here is
the layout: |
The thermometer opened at about
40 degrees Monday morning. and by,
Tuesday morning it may be a little.
below 30, with fair skles overhead,
where they usually are. There may
be a flutter of snow Monday after
noon, but it is not likely, In spite of
six inches of snow at Nashville and
other Tennessee points, Tuesday will
be bright and clear and fairly cold, |
The heavy darkness Monday morn-
Ing was caused by dense clouds, a
good deal of fog and a shift in the
wind, which changed its mind after
pushing a lot of smoke away from the
city and brought It back again.
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Eleven New Georgia
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Postmasters Named
| WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—The I"r-ul-!
dent this afternoon nominated the fol
lowing Georgia Postmasters: James A
Stone, Wrens, Scott Berryman, Bow
man; Don T. Barnes, Cannon; Dollle Al.
den, Ellaville: Kate Harris, Leesburg
Edward J. Bibie, Mount Berry, Elisha |
A. Meeks, Nicholls; Will P. Ttate, Trion,
SBhedrick J. Faulk, Jeffersonville: John
N. Mangham, Zebulon, Busle McAllister,
Fort Gaines
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' FirsT ifing w""'m 5 ‘
"IRS Selling; 2-year-olls; | fur
longs: Lycia 106, Milbrey 104, (%lnhlt
H;Z. 'rnf;» 102, Belle C 102, Kestral 102,
Alan 10
SECOND-—Selling; 3-year-olds and up;
6 furlongs: Gallant Boy 112, Virgle Dot
108, Yaca 108, Panhachapl 108, Type 107
Finnigan 106, Smiling Magxie ld. Clr
culate 108, Polla 102, C. W. Johnson 100,
THIRD - Selling; 5-ynr-olfll and up;
LY vurh-n?- Mary Estelle 112, Roches
ter 112, Clara Jumes 108, Certain Point
106, June Hride 100, Bir Fretful 108, Ger.
thelma 108, Murlor Bell 108, Force 109,
Jeffersom 108 ady Tendl 104, Fsther
Graham 104, Prospero's f(wy 104, Allan-
Ot RTH - Hana) N
Ol ~~Handlcap; all ages: 5% fur.
longs: Little llrtg: l&. lemnlr'?c 108,
T il s
- - ng; 3.year-olds a $
mile: Alda 108, Bogart 107, Bu?ov;o
m'sxT'Ff« lfiu‘q“ 2
s ng: fyear-olds and ‘
mila: Roye 108, Rh-Ju 108, Star u"if.
106, Alr Line 106, Endurance 105, Husky
Lad 102, Marjorie D 100,
Weather clear. Track fast. .
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(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (via Sayville, Wire~
less), Dec. 18.—Russian ships ly~
ing off Port Sulina were bom
barded by German airmen it was
officially announced today. A Rus
sian hydro-aeroplane was shot
down. Port Sulina lies at the
mouth of the Danube on the
Black Sea.
PARIS, Dec. 18.—~The Roumanian
army has ret.ci..d to the Rusdian
frontier, where it is being reinforced
by Russian and Roumanian officers,
says a dispatch to The Petit Par-
Istenne, Russian troovs are now hold
ing the line in Roumania.
When the sßussians took over thé
fighting, the remnant of the originme
Roumanian army retired behind the
Sereth River to the sector of . ssy,
some of it going to Bessarabia (a
Russian province),
.
French Captives at
lVerdun Reach 11,387
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, Dec. 18, —Bince the morne
ing of December 15 French troops on
thée Verdun front have eaptared 11,
387 German prisoners, the War Office
announced today. It is admitted that
the Germans have been able to re«
gain a footing on Chambrette Farm,
northeast of Verdun, which the
French captured last Friday,
The report says:
“South of the Somme a detachment
of the enemy which was endeavoring
to occupy our lines to the southwest
of Berny was repulsed with hand
grenades,
“On the right (eastern) bank of the
Meuse, after 'a bombardment pre«
viously reported by us, the Germans
delivered a powerful attack last night
against our new positions. They
succeeded in securing a foothold on
Chambrettes Farm. We continue to
fiold the terrftory ‘adjoining this sec«
tor. The night was calm on the rest
of the front.
“Since the morning of December 1§
we have captured 11,387 prisoners on
the Verdun front, including 284 offi«
cers. In addition, we have taken or
destroyed 1500 cannons, 44 bomb
throwers and 700 machine guns.”
All the newspapers are filled with
praise for General Nivelle, the suce
cessor to General Joffre, who cele«
brated his promotion with a grand
offensive on the Verdun front that is
slowly rolling the Germans back to the i
positions they occupled east of the
Meuse before the Teutonic drive wag
opened last February
.
Fleeing Army Is 4
. .
Shelled by Airmen
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless),
Dec. 18.—Russo-Roumanian columns
retreating toward the Roumanian
fortress of Bralla, at the bend of the
Danube, were attacked by German ale
squadrons with successful results, the
War office announced today in its
statement on Roumanian operations.
The general situation in Roumania
is unchanged,
In the Uz Valley on the eastern
frontier of Transylvania, there have
been local engagements with varying
SUCCENS,
The repulse of Russian attacks
northwest of Lutsk and south of
Zborov was reported by the War Of
fice,
On the Macedonian front there has
temporarily been liyely firing along the
bend of the Teherna River,
There have bheen no Important
levents on the Somme and Verdun
fronts, the War Office announced.
“There has been oniy a little fighting
Activity,” 1t said,
2 More Cities Are
Reported Evacuated
(By International News Service.
BERLIN, Dec. 15.--Fileld llulzul
von Mackensen's armies have reach
| »d the gates of Moldavia, the only
ll(n imanian province remaining In the
Continued on Page 2, Column fi’