New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS i EW BRITAIN HERALD BETTER BUSIN PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917. —TEN PAGES. - =X VON ECKHARDT MAKES FULL |BARON LOEWEN GOES * DENIAL OF USING CRONHOLM| (N LONG VAGATION ~ Gimraan Minister to Mex- ico Says Swedish Charge d’Affaires Did Not Act As Berlin’s Sp NSISTS HE DOES NOT KNOW HIM WELL Avcuses United States of Intrigue for \urpose of Casting Discredit on G:rman ington Surprised by Sweeping Char- actar of Denial. Mexiao City, Sept. 15.—Heinrich von EdKXhardt, the German minister to Mextao, last night made a state- ment denying everything in connec- tion with the disclosures from Wash- ington that he had been employing a former Swedish charge d’affairs to @ convey information to the Berlin for- eign office. Von Eckhardt declared he never -had went any communication through Folke Cronholm and that he never wrote any communication rec- ommending Cronholm for a decora- tion for his services to Germany. Von Eckhardt further declares he does not know Cronholm personally, & only having et him at diplomatic receptions or through the offices of the introducers of ambassadors, or some such fomal means. Von Eck- hardt makes a complete denials of everything in connection with the \Yashmgton disclosures and, in reply to an assertion that Washington had full proof of his complicity, declared that this was merely an American intrigue for the purpose of casting discredit on the representatives of Germany. Representatives — Wash- PRICE ON HEAD OF AMERICANS British: Headquarters in France and Belgium, Sept. 15 (by the Associated Press)—The German general com- manding the eleventh reserve division recently put a price of 400 marks on the first American soldier brought, dead or alive, into his lines.. GERMAN PRESS HEAVES LUXBURG OVERBOARD Should Be Permitted to Dis- appear, Says One, Defend- ing Government. Amsterdam, Sept. 15.—The three cablegrams sent by Count Von Lux- burg, German minister to Argentina, to the German foreign officé through the Swedish legation finally have been permitted to be published in the,Ger- man press. The Koelnische Zeitung says that it is easy to understand that publi- cation of these despatches in Argen- tina has made an unpleasant impres- sion and that President Wilson has so far probably been successful with his manoeuver but adds that they can only be rightly judged if it is not for- gotten that they were secret messages Herbert Cunard Cummings, Brit- ish charge, received a message last night from the British ambassador at Washington, asking if he could give any information concerning the rev- elation that the German minister to Mexico had been employing Cron- holm, the Swedish charge d'affaires here, to convey information to Berlin foreign office. It is understood that the British charge replied that he had no information on the subject. Neither Paul Couget, French min- {ster, nor Mr. Cummings has received the text of the Von Eckhardt-Cron- holm disclosures and neither has made any representations to the Mex- * fean foreign office in connection with the disclosures, nor received instruc- tions to do s®o. As the collision between Minister Von Eckhardt and Cronholm occur- red prior to the entry of the United States into the war, the entire mat- ter apparently lies with the French, British asd Itallan diplomatic repre- <@ sentatives. Washington Surprised at Denial. ‘Washington, Sept. 16.—German Minister Von Eckhardt's denial that he used the Swedish charge d’affaires in Mexico City for transmitting mes- sages to Germany or that he had written a letter recommending an award for those services, arouses no ® anxiety at the state department, where of officials, although surprised at a sweeping denial, consider that their investigation determined the au- thencity of the disclosures and that Von Eckhardt's letter speaks for it- self. ~* PLEA FOR DEAF MUTES Lawyers for Men Condemned to Hang Ask Sentence Be Changed to Lifo Imprisonment, Yo ., Hartford, Sept. 15.—Mental de- fciency was the main theme for the ~ argument presented today at the spe- cial board of pardons held' at the state prison at Wethersfield, to consid- er the petitions of Frank Vetere and Joseph Castelli, deaf mutes of New York, who were sentenced to be hanged October 5 for the murder of 1, Castelli’s wife, Annie, In New Haven, April 28, 1916. The condemned men asked com- mutation of sentence to life imprison- ment. Judge Samuel E. Hoyt ap- peared for Vetere and former Senator William A. Bree of New Haven ap- peared for Castelll. States Attorney Alling of New Haven opposed the petition. SECOND SHIP PLANT Fmergency Fleet Corporation Awards il e Contract for Construction of Yards at Newark to New York Concern. Washington, Sept. 15.—Construc- tion of a second government-owned ghip-building plant is provided in con- tracts slgned by the @mergency fleet corporation last night with the Sub- marine Boat Corporation of New York. The yard will be buflt at Newark, N. J., and will turn out fabricated steel merchant vessels of 5,000 tons carrying capacity. % The contracts call for construction of 50 vessels, which with the plant will cost $37.500,000. Options were given for building more vessels when the 50 are completed. in code, and if the despatches of En- tente diplomacy could be read still more drastic expressions would be encountered. Regarding the phrase in one of Count Von Luxburg’s despatch- es about sinking steamships without leaving a trace, the paper lamely ar- gues that the expression does not mean sinking a ship with all hands, but so sinking her that military mis- haps might be avoided, as for exam- ple, concealing the fact from other ships that she was sunk by a subma- rine and not by a mine. “It is self evident,” says the Koel- nische Zeitung, “that tho Gorman gov- ernment cannot be held responsible for the opinions of any one of its min- isters. If, on tlie other hand, the En- tente press attempts, on the strength of the contents of these despatches, to accuse German politics of duplicity, or the German navy of atrocities, such conclusions must 1nipress the unbiased mind a3 wilfull exaggeration. We are also confident that the Argentine gov- ernment will not participate and we are equally convinced that the ad- vice of Count Von Luxburg and his unconventional characterization of the ministers of the country to which he was accredited will meet with the de- cided disapproval of our government. “In our opinion, however, this dis- approval must not merely express it- self in words. We demand, under all circumstances that the minister who forwards such despatches be recalled as quickly as possible. We should not put the Argentine government before such an alternative, but should our- selves undertake his recall. Aslide from the international aspect of this invident there is no occasion to revive memorles of our numerous diplomatic heroles in the course of this war by permitting this episode much longer to engage public opinion. Count Von Luxburg should be permitted to disap- pear without leaving any trace be- hind.” The Lokal Anzeiger says: “It does not require diplomatic ex- pertness to exploit this theft of de- spatches for political purposes, for they really only concern the confiden- tial advice to his superiors on the part of a man who apparently is endowed with much temperament. The perfidy consists in the Entente effort to falsi- fy the facts in the case for the pur- pose of reading into Count Luxburg’'s despatch the view and opinions of the German government.” BANDITS RAID TOWN Climax, Near Battle Creek,, Invaded By Robbers, Who Escape Blowing Bank and Securing $7,000. Battle Creek, Mich, Sept. 15.—Six automobile bandits drove into the town of Climax, about 12 miles south of here, early today, cut all wires, held up the villagers and blew open the safe at the state bank. They got away with $7,000. AMERICAN SCHOONER GROUNDS. An Atlantic Port, Sept. 15.—The American schooner Robert A. Sny- der, of 312 net tons, ran aground near here yesterday. The crew of seven was brought into this port. They sald the vessel probably would be a total loss. BANK CALL SEPT. 11. Washington, Sept. 15.—The comp- troller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all | tional banks of the United States at | the close of business Tuesday, Sep- | tember 11. After | “He Is Removed, But That Is In- sullicient”, Says Branting PRESS ATTACKS GERMANY Majority of Editors Indignant Because of Berlin’s Sang Frold in Face of Reflection on Stockholm’s Neutral- 1ty. Stockholm, Sept. 15.—Hjalmar Branting, the sccialist leader, Writes In the Social Demokraten that Baron Loewen, the Swecish minister in Buenos Aires, will be granted a holi- day because of sickne: “This official,” he adds, “who acted as a telegrapn agent to Stockholm from Buenos Aires without consider- ing the contents of messages now is removed, but this is insufficient.” The newspaper announces that a meeting of protest against the secret diplomacy responsible for the scandal will be held on Sunday. The situation brought out by the disclosures from Washington regard- ing cable despatches sent by the Ger- man minister to Argentina through Bwedish legation has passed from a condition of consideration into that of action. The French minister, E. Thibaut, called today upon Foreign Minister Lindman with a formal request for an explanation of the incident on behalf of his government. The other repre- sentatives of the Entente are expected to follow his initiative. The American, British, French and Russian ministers uation was thoroughly canvassed. News hag be.en received here of the action of the Argentine govern- ment in giving Count Luxburg his passports but the Argentine minister as yet has taken no formal steps in connection with the affair, contenting himself with an informal discussion of the situation. Newspapers of pro- nounced German leanings urge the government to adcpt a vigorous atti- tude toward the country whose prac- tices, they declare, in abusing the confidence of the Swedish government, and involving & friendly nation in a highly embarrassing predicament, are unpardonable. The German statement, attempting to evade the issue by ralsing the ques- tion concerning America and glving no explanation or expression of regret for its own offense, is declared by the entire press to be utterly unsatisfac- tory, and a general demand is voiced for a further statement from the German foreign office. Fear Further Exposures. Much curlosity is manifested here in the press and by the public as to the contents of 61 other cablegrams which, as foreign despatches point out, were sent by Count Von Luxburg through the Swedish route, and the natural suspicion has been aroused that transcripts of other embarrassing messages may be found in possession of the American gevernment. Two pro-German evening newspa- pers, by coincidence, referred to Greece in their surveys of the Luxburg cablegram affair, intimating that an attempt is being made through the situation to reduce Sweden to a con- dition of dependence upon Entente allles’ wishes. Nya Dagligt Allehanda sees in the distinction drawn between the Swedish goverment and the peo- ple an attempt to help to power Hjalmar Branting, the socialist leader, as a sort of Swedish Venizelos and sounds a warning for Sweden, citing the fates of Serbia and Rumania. The same newspaper complains that the affair is being exaggerated and mis- represented in America to Sweden’s disfavor, calling attention to de- spatches ahout the alleged transmis- slon of news regarding General Persh- ing’s expedition and an alleged breach between Argentina and Sweden as examples of unfounded reporting, and sharply attacks Lord Northcliffe. In the concluding paragraph the paper says it is aggrieved that Germany in regret for the difficult situation in which Sweden was placed by the ac- tion of the German oflical. Resents American Interference, The Stockholm Dagblad, comment- ing on the Swedish-Argentinian revel- ations, says: “America aeted as a detective and the play and then really ceased to be concerned, as, apart from her role as detective, America has no right to interfere in the affair. It is purely a question be- tween Argentina and Germany and | Sweden.” Regarding the charge that the Swed- ish foreign office broke its promise, slven in 1915, to cease forwarding telegrams, the Gagblad says that M. Wallenberg, the former Swedish for- eign minister, resolutely asserts the promise only concerned telegrams be- tween United States and Sweden.Thus, the paper argues, American and Eng- lish insinuations that information was sent regard General Pershing's trans- ports art without foundation. The departure from London Count Wrangel on a holiday at a moment when his government was >d by the Washington dis- res used a considerable sensa- tion in the capital. Some of the evening papers made the news of the i (Continted on Ninth Page) | set a scene for of held a meeting today at which the sit- | | remember. her communication found no word of | * THE BERLIN COURT Jennie May Curfis Arvested at Show on the Midway \“THE VAMPIRE GIRL" | State Police Visit Tent and Gather in Feature Attraction As Well As Men Who Had Charge of Per- formance., From the gay surroundings of a near Cairo, made famous by muscular maldens, to the grim reality of a country police court was the exper- ience within the past 24 hours of Mrs. Jennle May Curtis, who confesses to having aided Father Time spin along his course for 34 wintere and sum- mers. Jennie May, according to the information presented to Judge George G. Griswold in Berlin town | court today, was engaging in dances of a numerous character for the edi- 1fl(‘atlon of about 35 open-mouthed jmale beings in a tent at Berlin falr vesterday when Sergeant Frank Ve- relli of the state police dropped in. The curtain was immediately rung down and Jennie May, accompanied by Mar- tin McDonald, proprietor of the en- tertainment; Ross Crowley, whose raucous calls to the yokels of the countryside convinced them they could see something worth seeing by tendering 15 cents at the gate; George A. George, guardian of the portals, through whose hands the silver coina flowed, and Gabriel Shaker, who fur- nished the weird music to which Jen- nie May stepped. The charge against the dancing girl was indecent exposure. The others were accused of harboring a female. Judge Griswold reserved decision ,as Lawyer A. A. Greenberg, counsel for the quintet, put up a strenuous de- fense. The case against Shaker was continued until Monday. Prosecutor Gibney had as exhibits an assortment of tights with which Mrs. Curtis was wont to adorn her | Venus-like self; the flute Mister Shak- er tooted, and various sundries con- nected with the show. He told the court that Mrs. Curtis was advertised as “The Vampire Girl.”” But the ‘“Vampire’s” heart could not have been Thedbaran in texture, for the wept, and wept, and wept during court proceedings. Instead of posing nonchalently and attempting to hyp- notize the-court officials, as all real correspondence school vampires do, she attempted to reduce herself to a state of liquification and turned on the lachrymal spigots. Snakes and Lions Her Pets. “The Vampire Girl” confessed to | being a novice at the game. She told | Judge Griswold she had been engaged in the pastime only since last Thurs- day and her husband, who was also employed on the fair grounds, was unaware of her occupation. Besides being a dancer she also turns her hand occasionally, she said, to tam- ing the denizens of the Arabian des- erts, flerce lions and such, and also to charming boa constrictors from the fastnesses of the Congo and Amazon. She said she had never been arrested before. McDonald informed the court that one of Mrs. Curtis’ stunts was to pose as “September Morn,” the young lady who stands at the edge of a lake and shivers in the Autumn blasts, you will She also did a Hawalian dance, McDonald sald. He was volu- able in his descriptions, but did not attempt to sell any tickets to the court spectators. As a money making scheme, it developed, the show had brighter prospects than dnything that had lingered in these parts for years and yeéars. Ross Crowley stood on a box | !and told the passing throng that won- ders were to be seen for the sacrifice of three nickels. After being ushered into the presence of the fair Jennie | May, it is said, the audience was ini- tiated into the mysteries of the dances performed on the heights of Thibet, the banks of the Nile, the veldt of South Africa and the theaters in Stamboul. 3ut that was not the real | show. No. indeed, the real show be- | gan after the gullible public had de- | cided to default payment on the last installment of the Liberty Loan and | pay 25 cents more. It was the real | show that caused the arrest of Jennie May and the gentlemen in her <n- tourage. PRESENTATION TO JOFFRE. Paris, Sept. 15.—William G. Sharp, the American ambassador and the | members of the embassy staff, went | to the headquarters of Marshal Joffre this morning and presented the mar- shal with a branch of golden oak | leaves in behalf of the city of New York. The presentation was accom- panied by an address illuminated on parchment. HOLLAND GETS COAL AGAIN. London, Sept. 15.—A despatch from The Hague to Reuter's Ltd., states that information has heen received from Gevman official quarters that the export of German coal to Holland is being resumed. Hartford, rast for New vicinity: Rain tonight, Sun- day nusettled. probably “ain: northeast -vinds, 15—Fore- Sept. 3 Britian and ' S it ESTABLISHEI DNCEDHERWAYT0 | U-BOAT ATTACKS STEAMER 6 MILES OFF NANTUCKET LIGE GOMPERS PLEDGES SUPPORT |Briish Ship Ref OF WORKMEN TO KERENSKY KORNILOFF 1S UNDER ARREST Petrograd, Sept. 15—Gen. Korniloff, leader of the recent rebellion against | the provisional government, and Gen. Lokomsky, the commander of the northern front who refused to take command of the Russian armies after Korniloff was deposed, have been ar- rested. Russia’s political crisis has been solved after an all night conference, it was announced today by the Rus- sian official neys agency. A new cab- inet has been formed and its com- position will be made public tomor- row. AGED ABSCONDER CAUGHT IN HARTFORD Calvin Reed, 66, Alleged to Have Stolen Funds of Benjamn Massachusetts Town. 15.—Missing from since last February 66 years old, Hartford, Sept. ‘Whitman, Mas Benjamin Calvin Reed, former tax collector and treasurer of the town, was located in this city to- day and held as a fugitive from jus- tice. Reed is wanted in Whitman on a charge of grand larceny and is ac- cussed of appropriating to his own use more than $30,000 of the town's funds. TFollowing the receipt of informa- tion in Whitman that Reed was seen in Hartford,” Deputy” Shetift - Hersey, of Plymouth county, with the aid of Hartford policemen, apprehended Reed while walking along Main street. In a voluntary statement to the Your Aims, Our Aims; Your Victory, Our Victory; Your Defeat, Our Defeat, His Message. ‘Washington, Sept. 16.——Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has cabled to Premier Kerensky a resolution adopt- ed by the Minneapolis conference of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy pledging the support of the American working class to the new Russian democracy. The message follows: “Kerensky, premier Russian revolu- tlonary government, Petrograd, Rus- sla: ““At a tremendously important na- tional conference three days of repy resentatives of labor and soclalists at Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 6th, 6th, 7th, called to solidfy working classes and all people of the United States, among other declarations the following was adopted with great en- thusiasm and without a dissenting voice or vote. We address ourselves to thee: “Sons of liberty in all lands are now watching with heavy hearts the des- perate contest of their brothers in spirit and arms now battling on the plains of Rusela. Born amidst the thunders of the greatest war of all times, the great Russian democracy brought to all lovers of man’s freedom a new hope and inspiration. Assailed on all sides by a terrible and insidi- oug foe, now spreading death and dev- astation i its ranks and now mas- querading as a friend and penetrating, under the guise of revolutionist, into the very councils of the revolution, the Russian democracy is now passing through the most critical time in its struggle for existence. “The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy send greetings to the fighters for liberty in Russia as broth- ers in the same cause. The aims of the Russian demoeracy are -eur aims, 1 its victory is our victory and its de- feat is our defeat; and even the trait- ors that assail the Russian democracy likewise assail us. In the conflict for local police today Reed said he had not made certain collections for the town for a number of years while he was performing as its tax collector and treasurer. WILL RESTORE BELGIUM Central Powers’ Answer to Pope Says His Message Is Suitable Basis for Peace Negotiations. the liberty of Russia, the liberty of America is likewise at ‘stake, every Russian soldier who faces unflinching- ly the enemy in the field is striking a blow for the liberty of America. “The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, representing every loyal thought of American labor and American socialism, pledges and ded- icates the American working class to the support and service of the Rus sian democracy. It calls_upon worl ing people and the socraists of Am- erica and also upon government of the United States to strain every effort and resource in their command to the Amsterdam, Sept. 15.—The veply of the Central Powers to the Pope's peace note, says a Vienna despatch to the Tijd, begins by declaring that they regard the Papal proposals as a suit- able basis for peace negotiations. As to the exchange of occupied ter- ritories, arbitration, disarmament and similar proposals, declarations are made the despatch adds, which testi- fy to the idealism of the Central Powers and their sincere desire for a peace which will insure happiness to all nations. Conciliatory declarations also are made respecting the settlement of the kan question, Poland and the restoration of Belgium, but empha is laid on the condition that the Allied Powers must also give serious evi- dence of a desire for peace by a joint and benevolent discussion of the ques tions which now separate the nation: The reply, it is said, will be published s soon as the consent of the Papal uncio at Vienna is obtained. MASSES BARRED FROM MAILS. New York, Sept. 15.—Judge A. N. Hand of the Federal District court de- cided vesterday that The Masses, the cialist publication, had been proper- ly excluded from the mails and refused to cnjoin Patten from withholding the September issue from the mall. Judge Learned Hand had directed the postmaster to mail the August number, which had also been held up, but United States Attorney Caffey obtained an order delaying the matter until after an appeal had been decided by the Circuit court. So two numbers of the magazine are now lanzuishing in the post oflice. [} Postmaster IN HOSPITAL, The American hos- 12 AM IC. Paris, Sept. 15- pital at Neuilly Americans being the hosnital we has no less than 12 among its patients, this largest number since ‘he s organized. MADAME Pcking, Sept. wife of the president republic died tonight after a long ill- ness of fever. DEAD. { 10.—Madame Feng, of the Chinese { portion of the Boxer indemnity which ald of -he Russian democracy.’ “SAMUEL GOMPERS, “President American Federation of Labor. “Per American Alliance for Labor and Democracy.” LITHUANIA DENIES IT. Union Polish Nation. Does Not Seek With Washington, Sept. 15.—In a memo- randum to the state department, Dr. Julius J. Bielskis, in charge of Lithuanian affa, in the United States, denies that Lithuanla demands a union with free Poland. The statement is in answer to an Amsterdam despatch of September 11, quoting a telegram from Cracow to the Berlin Vossische Zei- tung, which says that the president of the Polish club at Cracow had re- memorandum from tha Lithuanian Poles embodying a demand for the independence of Lithuania and its unjon with Poland. “Lithuanians ask for political inde- pendence of Lithuania, but they do not want any relation with Poland except that of neighborly friendliness, sald the statement. WAIVE BOXER INDEMNITY. Entente Powers Agree to Allow Five Years Longer. Peking, Sept. 10, (Delayed)—Minis- ters of the Entente powers here have advised the Chinese foreign office that ‘their governments are willing ‘o walve the Boxer indemnity payments for five years. Russia walves only one-third of the first portion of the indemnity, requiring the remainder because of her financial straits. The United States, it is said, prob-! ably will ratify the action of the En- tente nations but will not waive its is necessary to maintain the Chinese students in America. SUGAR INDUSTRY SEIZED. ‘Washington, Sept. 15.—By a presi- dential proclamation today the entire sugar industry in the United States was placed under the food Adminis- tration to be conducted under a| license system which will control | manufacture, distribution and mpo tation. l Receiving SOS K Vessel Being She by German Sub OTHERS WARNED WATCH FOR E Scene of Tragedy Is Near Which U-53 Attacked and 8 Vessels on Trip Across Atlat October—Identity of Latest. Unknown as Name Was Not An Atlantic Port, Sept. 15— ish steamship that arrived tog parted that early yesterday a wireless S. O, S. call was hea Ing that the ship rom which tl sage came was being shell German submarine the location 65 miles east of Nagtucket li The name of the ship attacked come clear, only the¢ word presumably the last half of th being caught. Additional information that marine was in the western was brought by another Briti which arrived here today fri English port. Officers of tI said they had been instrui watch out for U-boats when the American coast. There are a numper of vessel sail and steam ,of which th “abby” is a part of their nam engaged in Atlantic trade. L Stamping Ground of U-B The place where the ship m she was being attacked, 65 mil of Nantucket, is in the viely which the German submaring sunk six steamers on its visit to can waters in October 1918, b The U-53, under command of commander Hans Rose, appeal Newport harbor on October after a three hour stay put The next report of her activiti when the American steamer since sunk,.was stopped off N but permitted to proceead up lishing her identity. Soon after came word of th British steamers . st Point, and ’ latter a coastwig vessel, the Dutch Bloomersdijk and the No: steamer Christinan Kundsen. sengers from the Stephanc arnd) from the other ships were Ly American destroyers. the BIG STEANSHIP AFIRE British Vessel of 600 Tons P South American Port With Raging in Coal Bunkers. South American Atlantic Sept. 15.—A British steamshi| 7,600 tons gross bound from a: American port for South Afri into this harbor today with a her coal bunkers which endan the lives of the passengers andl Among the b1 first cabin pa are many American missionarie are safe. IGNORE STRIKE THRE Shipbuilders Continue With Now on Ways. E Portland, Ore., Sept. 15.—Wit} ganized employes of wooden * building yards in Portland pled, strike today at 10 a. m., as th sult of a mass meeting last nigh] volving more than 2,500 me eleven shipyards, employers ing ahead with the idea of op: regardless of the strike confident have enough labor to continu work with little delay. On the are 100 wooden vessels. L The strike decision was tal spite of instructions from the i national officers of the unions] volved. ; B Beaver Falls, Pa. Sept. Through the efforts of reprements of the United States departm labor and the Pennsylvania stat artment of labor and industry, involving 1,500 steel wo in Beaver Valley mills have been) tled and the men will return to Monday, according to announce here to . RED CROSS NURSE Sisters of Sccretary La Among Those Reaching Frang Bordeaux, Friday, Sept. 14 steamship arrived today from York bringing 15 American Red workers who will be assigned to teen stations. Among the workers were Katherine T. Lansing and Miss E; S. Lansing, sisters of Robert Lan secretary of state. The Red O workers‘were met hy a represent; of the prefect of Gfronde, who hod od the ship and greeted them in name of the French republig. SAFH Two