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EDITED BY EOIN MAC NEILL. V o l. 2 .
No. 39
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915.
(New Series).
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What ago ny it must haYe been for some of
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arr iYal of H ome R ule on the S tat ute Book ! M.r. Seu11y demands resolute g0Yem111ent <111d Since las l writing, there is nothing rel!larktlie imprisonment of educateJ Irishmen who ablc Lu report from the theatre of the war in ca nnot see the grandeur of -sitting with folded Irela nd. There is stil l increased activity in the a rms expres ing acts of hope in the British organising of Volunteers, a crime which, when · Democracy. lt would still further relieve Mr. folly admitted and gloried in, is punishable by Birrell of responsibility if he wou ld made a a seat in the Cabinet, and by the handsome R esponsible Military Authority of th .is stalwart sa la ry and position of chief legal adviser to the supporter of Mr. Redmond, and thus give full Crown, but which, in the event of no evidence scope to the splendid ]JOlicy of sen ding to ja il ueing produced, entails only the minor penalty every educated man who refused to accept ·t11e of three or four months imi:>risonment. The new doc.trine of " trust the Briti h Go1·ernment Irish Volunteer I ri soners are still held in prison and k t them keep your powder dry. " by those sterling advocates of Irish liberty, :Mr . * * * Asquith, Mr. Birrell, and Lord Wimbqrne. Notwithstanding his zeal for resolute government and the imprisonment of educated Irish* * * . We have not yet learned the coutenh of the men, Mr. Scully had an eye to the way things I rish l'arty's resolution on the subject of the ,are shaping in Ireland, and agreed with the Government's " senseless prosecution " of Iri sh protest which ~1is Board adop_ted by a majority Volunteers. The resolution was nut add ressed of twu to une, against the pro;ccutiun aml lo the public, for it has never been p ublish d. imprisonmeut · of educated men now in jail. The Irish P arty must not be acc~1se<l of When Lhe day of reckoning comes, Mr. Scully adJ ressing its pronouncements to the winds. will lJc able to prove that he did tbe rigbl thiug.
Their resolution dealt with the misconduct of the Government. It must .therefore have been comm unicated to the Government. What has the Government replied to this demarche ? Has it replied at all ? Many people are saying that there_might as .well be po Irish Party these ' days. I s that the Government's idea? Does the Government . ignore . the Irish Party and treat their resolutions as scraps of paper? Or has there been a private reply to the p rivate resol u tiou ?
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Frum the "action " taken by the . Party in private, let us pass to the declarations · made on behalf of the Party in public. We read in the newspapers that Mr. Scully, one of our N a tion~l J.P. 's · and- Cha·irm an of the South Dublin- Poor Law· Guardians, complains that, in dealing _wit!{ the Irish Volunteers, "the CuYernment have been weak all through the wl1ole thing." They might have exµec ted better from a Government who e legal action is aclvise·d by the H ead Centre <:rf Volunteering,, Sir · Edward Carson. Mr. Scully says that "there are among them (the Irish Volunteers) some ~ducated men, and I would send .these men· to ··jail;" Now we see where the new N ation,alist policy of the new Nation is leading.
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The ·ame protest was adopted, with three disse ntients, by the North Dubl in Board of Guardians. One of the noble-hearted three was Mr. H enshaw, J. P., who sa id that "the Government's hands were full enough providing this country with food, and they should not ue interfered with." ~s s ure dly Mr. Asquith, Mr. Birrell, Sir Matthew Na than, General F riend, Chief Intelligence Officer Major Price, ·and Lord Wirnbornc an; grossly maligned 111e11 . There they arc ruuni1ig about with their baucls full of the loaves and fishes , feed ing poor Ireland, if Denis M'Cullougb, H erbert Pim, Sean MacDermott, Ernest Blythe, and Liam Mellows w~uid: let .them ~lo~;e. . if the . .only . people once get it into their - heads that -the. . British G~v~rn~1c.nt. is responsible ~~/ doin·~ auything· about Irebnd's food supfJly except. app.ropria~ing a~ mud~ · of it as they can ~~c~rc. with the . help . o~· connivance of their Irish friends, Mr, H enshaw will stand in -danger o{ pr~s~c?ti~n .. under :the.H ome ~1:1le ~ct ~n~v,; in ope~ation for . ~reati?g disaffe~ti?n · among_ His Majesty's subjects. The suggestion· is little short of .treason . . · *· * Mr. Nugent, M. P., who took the !en cl 111 urging and inviting the Government lo go to
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extremes against the Irish Volunteers, actually supported the vote of protest passed by the ~o r th Dublin Guan:lians. Mr. ~ ugent, like Mr. Scully, is reading the signs of the times and · t ryi ug to face both 1r;ys. More artful tha11 Mr. Scully, be pul an " if " in tu his demands that the Irish Volunteers" should ue p unished." Mr. Nugent also qualified his vote b)' associating his victims with " a class of men who deemed it the acme of patriotism to attack the men who had brought more reforms to Ireland within the past thirty years than was secured for a hundred years previously.'' This game of . making the National issue a i)ersonal one is rather played out. If _the p reserit policy, the new po licy, with which Mr. Nugent is assuciatecl, could be uefended on its own merits, there would be no need to appeal to the reforms of the past thirty years, with which Mr. Nugent was not associated as a helper. It would be well for Mr. N ugent if he was able to show that the reforms of _the past thirt y years, ·or a single une uf them, had been secured by the sort of policy which he is now supporting, or that such· a policy had ever at any time brought I reland auy res ul t but disappointment and disas ter. The reform s of the i)ast thirty years were secured by men who stood firm against British Government policy and suffered prosecution and imprisonment, like the Irish Vol unteer organisers, not by men who lived upon Government doles and asked other men to live upon hopes for British gratitude.
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Mi-. R eJmonJ has gone to Waterford, ma:de another speecb, ·a nd secured another vote uf cuufiJeuce from the indumitable Ba!1d of H upe . Whoever reads the " Freeman's Journal " will nu doubt have learned that Mr. Redmond's Waterford _speech, like all his recent speeches and letters, was a " statesmanlike pronouncement. " · ." Statesmanlike_"··may be explained to mean lil.e a ·man in a ·i tate. The London "Times /' whicl1 reporteLl ·Mr. Redi1r~mF~ pro1~uunc~nH:?11ts \VU~J fo r word !~st _yeaT \\'hrJe he '''as gradually unfolding his _new Impei-falist policy,· bas now no further use for :M~. Redmond, and did ·not spend ·even _sixpence on a tel~gram abou_t_ the . W_a tet~ord mee_ting' · .And that latest vote of confidence ! It amuses t hose \vho :Know· tlie ~exact amqunt of ccmfidence th at fills the inward bosoms of the Waterford contingent of the Band of H ope:
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e ither the confidence or the hope that will sustain <1 rnl untary national :umy. Jn the l>ra,·e days of ol I, Irish val our was too often defea ted because Ir ishmen were incl ucecl ·to p ut loyalty to their ch ief s abo.,·e loyalty to their nation . The issue bdore Nationalist Ireland is simply thi s, whether Ir ishmen have or have not the right of
infallil>ili ty and allow no man to differ \riLh them. We are told tb<it German st:itesmen ba,·c miscalcula ted. Lord E sher .t ell s us that all the Ieauing st<itesmen of Great Britain ha1·e made 1·ery gra 1·e miscalculations abou t present affairs. But that Mr. R edmond, Mr. Dill on o r Mr. De,·Jin could possibly make miscalculationsperish the thought ! D owri with the cran.k who da re suggest it ! It is" a slur on the .Party, " an "attack " on the veterans of re form . It reveals the cloven hoof of Sinn Fein. L et it be met, if necessary for the tho usand <incl first time, with a vote of unshaken and un shakeable confidence.
who had charge of a batch of st udents and was responsible for their presence at prayer-time. He did not like to be di sagreeable, and if a student chanced to be absent, the prefect used to say: "He should be present, and if he should be present he must be present, and if he freemen to discuss and decide their policy on must be present, he is present. " Last year Mr. supreme K ational issues . Are certain men to lZedmond told us in speech after speeeh that we • Ge the maste r or the serva nts of the Nation? had actually got Home Rule. Now he says ·X* that it would be wrong for us to insist on ha ,·ing The sort of experi ence and training that it. Mr. Redmond a t W a terford had a full secures a c.::rlain degree of success in e lectioneeropportuni ty of a nswe rin g the Bishop of ing a nd the unli1~1 ited production of votes of Limerick's questions about " Ireland ·s share" in confidence is not exactly suited to the organisat he ·war taxa tion. H e eYiclently finds the subtion of an army of national defence. For like ject distasteful. If we only hope enough , we reasons , those who are in earnest about Volunma y escape the taxes, or find means to pay tee r orga ni sat ion had be~ter keep a ltogether them . . clear of the el ectioneering busine s. It has been * * suggested that H erbert Pim should be elected We ha,~e seen hoir, at the Dubl.in Corporation, 11·hen the question of Lhe despotic action of the Governme nt in tryii1g to dr ive Iri sb Voluntee rs out of Ireland and sending them to jai l witbou t e ,·idence wa s un de r discussion, a member of pa rli a me nt dragged in the question of" attackin g " the P arty leaders, with no other JO IN THE ,·isi ble object but to create a nimus against the men 11·hom the Government is per ·ecuting. If thi s is the line that the P a rty i going to take, if thi s 1ra y of .advocating unity is to .be continued , the pul>lic will know where to p.lace the responsil>il ity. The fact is that the very me n wbo are most truculent iii denouncing what they i_·~tll :faction are themseh es steeped in fa ction, their methods are the me thods of fa ction, a11d their :pirit is the spirit of faction. From that g round of faction they must be driven. Th:.: lri~h Volunteers are accused of attacking the lri sf1 Party leaders . It 11·i 11 take a ·we] J :M. l'. for the rnca11 t Harl>l>ur Di1·isioll of for Lified degree o f the si>irlt of faction to Dub]i1i. l have JK~ dcs_irc to .i ulerfcre with any ilavuur that dos.e . The l'lllJ!ic does not yet choice the electors may make, but I trust tbe fo1:g et how the canipaign Legan in the summe r Iri sh Volunteers to leaYe the ma tter entirely in of last year. 'I' he excuse for it then was tpat the hands of the electo1's, and on no account to those in charge of the Iri sh Volunteers were n t
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A t Carrickmore, the Iri~h Vol unteers \rere once more honoured by a testimonial from dea r Mr. Birrell in the fo rm of a small army of consLLbulary under a district inspector. The meeting quaked, not with terror, but with laughter at irre ponsil>Je Mr. BirreJrs display. But it is not altogether a laughing matter. The people will want to know who is p ~tyi-11g for this ridiculo us marching and countermarching of Mr. Birre lrs· army of coas tal defence. The police will hardly be obliged to the right honoura ble pledge-bound gentleman for making them the laughing stock of tbe country. Eorn YL\c .\ErLL.
Ireland and the War Read that you may know. Life of Rossa . Dean Swift on tbc Situation. Daniel -O'Connell and Sinn Fein (U Counell 's Alternative). Daui el O"Connell and Sinn F e in (How Ireland is Plundere d) . Ascendency While Yo u Wai t. (Ne wm an.) What Emmet Means in i915. (Ne~vjlian ..) Shall Ireland be Divided?
Why Ireland is Poor. to the work of politica l elections. I sa y thi s H ow the War Came. not merely because in the presen t state of things The Spanish War. (Wolfe T one.) a n Iri sh M. P. more or less makes no . appreci- When the Government P ublishes Sed itiuu. (Griffith.) able difference; not merel y because the Government can ignore resolutions of the whole Irish Persia, Finland and the Russian Alliance . party . I say it because events have proved Speech from the Dock . (Skeffington.) what ordinary sagacity could foresee, that Party Belgium and the Scrap of Paper. manageri1ent and Vol unteer organisation go · SP.crel History of the Irish Voiulltcer~. (O'R :ihilly.) badly together.
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· That they bare not_l.ieen more successful is no source of satisfaction to Iri sh Volunteers. Aga in a nd again we have advised those men, * * * who belie1·ecl it to be tb c;r duty to obey Mr. I notice that on the clay of the Carrickmore R edmond, to stick to the ir organisation, to get meeting, Col onel Moore was present at .: properly trained, and to get properly armed . !\ational Vol~111 : .::e r n:eeting at Omagh, in tlv· But we kne w all along , and time has proved same county . The C: lonel is reported to ha,-e u · right, that the. first es ential of an effecti1·e made a speech in which he re ferred to state· Volunteer force is enth usiasm, and the next ments a bout differences within the Iri sh Party. essential is to know what they a re workin g up It is evident tha t, as in the ca ·e of Mr. Lo. Thi_s enthusiasm and this knowledge must R edmond's references to pessimism, the tried be in the minds of those who command as well a nd experienced a re e ncountering trials a nd as in the minds of those who obey. E ,·en in the experi ences that the p ublic does not hear all case of regLilar armies, as we are constantly about . I know nothing about these d ifferences minded, though they }).ave the whole power and · in the Irish Party. There shOLilcl be room fo r resources of the ta te at theii· back, the necessity health y differences of opinion within the Party, of a strong moral . ~onvic tion and purpose is a nd Omagh is the right ·place to say it in. The a dmitted to be a i)owe;ftJl factor. \\7hen servke P a rty that rn ul cl not tolerate an honest man is p urely voluntary, it i worthless without like Mr. George Murnaghan is not in a healthy enthnsi<1 s111 a nd purpose. A pol icy that relies state . lf se rio us differences have arisen in the mainly on Yotes of r0 nfiden<'c in J relanll an cl pa~t , or a rl' arising ;it present, they haYe-1.>een hopes fot the !~est ebe 1rhe re ca 11 ne,·er supply and ll"ill be inc1·ital>ie if pa rty lea(krs cla im
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At Lhe last committee meeting <)f Cumann na mB an arrangements for· the camp, to commence on the 4th Sep tember and continue for a week, were disnussed . Applica tions for membership h:we been received fro m a flouri shing branch ·in the South, and it bids fair to attain its object in deepening interest a nd heightening efficiency a ll round. Applications for nurses to give firstai.d lectures were considered, and the branches needing them were put in touch wilh those best 11u:llified to prnv ide the instruction.
All over [re land the Volun teer movement is spreading, and · H eadquarters is mak ing a special effort to get in touch with every part of the country . To this end , special org:-rnising work has been set on foot on a la rger si' a le tha n at any time since the start o f the Volunteer m01·ement .
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Volunteer Discipline. The following· little incident deserves mention as showing the discipl ine which obta ins in some of the Vo luntee r units, and which we wi sh to see p revalent in all. During the Wicklow C amp a force of Volunteers marched into Roundwood a nd ordered to " Fall out" while the officer in command proceeded to make inquiries a.bo ut procuring a meal for them. They had marched in pelting rain from Glencree over the mou ntains and were wet to the skin : so it was not surprising that a number of them went into the bar to get something to warm them up . As it happened, the arrangements for getting food were fixed up much quicker than was expected-almost instant! y, in fact. In consequence the whistle sounded for the men to " Fall in" before they had time to get the drinks . The latter had been paid for, and most of them were filled out . · But not one man took his glass: they simply looked at one another, filed out on to the road, and fell in in the rain. With men of this stamp much can
W e want every Vo lunteer .in Ireland who ca n send us the name and address of any perso n friendly to the move ment, of any person who wi"ll start a corps, or who will p ut us in touch with another person who will s tart a corps, to send the ir names a nd addresses to H eadquarters witho ut delay. Every name sent :fo rw ard will be dealt with imme diate ly, and so we wiH link up those places where the Iri sh Volunteers a re no t already acti~ely working. Everybody can send in na mes in differe nt parts of Ireland, and it is specially requested that eve rybody should do so 11·ith as .littl e delay as possible.
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The y are gathering clown the mountain side; And up .the valleys deep : The Spirit ca l Is them far a nd wide., That never more shall sleep; The old true Spiri t, free and brave, That gives o ur fo es the lie, An d even nerves the trembling slase · To h;we hi s own or die . Our foes had thought the last light made, I}ut now they see aga in Our bo-ys, set, serious; unafraid, Through driving wind and rain"\fo. me rry" meeti.ng in the sun, They gather in a gale: To-morrow they will march as one Against the leade n bail. Ma ny will fall, but m:tny, l o, In victory shall stand, And we sh:1 ll prove our prnph1? ts l rn<', And free our Irish land. Boys, in that sac red moment, kneel, Praise God Who 1111 things wills: He kept the Spirit's deathless w:-1tr h On our unconquered hill s. TERENCE
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T he Central Executive of the Irish Volunteers me( at H eadquarters on '\Vednesday evening, 18th August, Comma.ndant P .. H. Pearse in the chair. Reports dealing with Organisation, T raining , and F in ance were submitted and dealt with. Progre_ss in the organi sation of the Irish .Volunteers' Auxi i iary was reported . F .i nal arrangements fo rthe Galtee Mountains Camp were sanctioned, and arrangements for the Shannon Camp considered. Gratifying reports on local training and organisat ion schemes were received from various parts of the coun try. F urther arrangements were made in connection wi th the fund for the Defence of the Volunteer Pri ~oners, and the hope was expressed that the fund would be generously supported by Volunteers and hy the general public. Headquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin, 18th August , r9r5 .
NOTES FROM HEADQUARTERS. Goon W oRK.
Reports as to renewed activity on the part of the local corps continue to reach H eadquarters from a lmost every part .of t h~ country . In some distri cts the local Battalion or Bri ga9e Councils 0r Cou nty Board's l:rn Ye taken in hand
Only the main lines of a communication scheme can be decided upon by Headquarters. The rletails must always remain to be worked out by the local men. Every Ael ing Commandant of a Brigade must see that his means 0f communication with hi s Battalion Commandants are adeq uate; every Battalion Commanrh nt must see that he is .in close touch with his Company Commanders; and every Company Commander must see that be is able lo reach every man on his Company roll in the minimum of t ime . The scheme should be tested frequently in practice. A Battalion Commandant should request to be furnished with certain information, :i.nd see how long it takes to· reach him; or should send out some test order, and note carefully the rapidity and acc uracy with which it is obeyed by the respective un its. The causes of any breakdown should be investigated, and any fa ul ts in the s;-stem instantly rectified . STAFF WORK .
EYery Commandant should fo rm and trai n a staff . In doing so he will' be carefu l to select the officers who exhibit the most aptit ude for staff work, leaving the officers who, on the other han<l, seem best qualified for executive command in the field in charge of the Companies and Half-Compan ies. Good staff work is allimportant, and each Commandant should aim at having about him a small group of really intelli gent officers who understand what staff work impl.ies, and who have the necessa ry talent for detail and organ isation and for getting things clone. Much de1)ends on having the right men in the right place, and we should see to it that the r ight men are on the staffs and the right men at the head of the Companies . On field days the staff should constantly work as a staff, and accustom itself to the innumerable and very va ried tasks which have to be discharged by the members of a staff in the field. A number of cyclists and orderlies should a lw:i.ys be att;ched to 1-he staff for despatch r idi ng anc-1 the li ke. COMPETITIONS.
There h:i.s been very act ive work a mong the D ubli n Companies in p reparation contests in shooting and field-displays which are to take place at St. E nda's Col lege on Sunchy next, 5th September. T he event has already had a very bracing effect on trai ning in Dublin . T he official time-table is printed elsewhere m this issue of the TRISH VOLUNTEER .
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An important :i.ncl ve ry successful R ec rui ting Meeling was hel<l in Cork on Monday , 23 rr1 August, and ad dressed by Commandant P. H. P ea rse . · The Cork Batta lion was mobilised for the occasion, a full muster turning out, thus giving gratifying proof of the excellence of the district mobilisation scheme. The Battalion, un<ier Comm andant Thos . M'Curtin, marched to T urner's H otel, from which Comm and:i.nr l'ear,;c was esr:o rtcd lo H ea dr1uarlers in Sheares Street. A very · large audience had already assembled, and the meeting developed into the larges t that has yet lfee n held un de r Volun teer auspices in Cork. Commandant M'Curt in briefl y introduced Comm andant Pearse, who addressed the crowd from the window of H eadquarters. Cnmrn:i.ndant P c:n se said tha.t the splend idly disc iplined, trained, and armed men who ha.cl m:i rchecl through Cork that even ing had vinclic:i.ted their claim to Iri sh cit izenship . Citizenship implied ri ghts and d ut ies , and the bearing of :1rms in nat ional defence was at once a.n elemental right and a pri mary duty . Tbe Tri sh Volunteers were _not a new political party. They seduced no man from his political allegiance. They interfered with no man's liberty to vote as he liked at elections. They exacted no declaration from their adherents excep t a declaration of willingness to train and arm for the winning of I rish rights and for the safeguarding of .them when won. H e reminded them of the circumstances in wh ich the Ir.ish Volunteers came into existence, and of tbeir original programme. That progra mme was their programme still. They had added nothing to it. T hey had subtracted nothing from it. They stood that night where they stood in November, 1913, when the Irish Volunteers were fo unded, where they stood in Ju1y, 19-r 4, when they brough t in the guns at Howth. Their allegiance now as then was to Ireland only. Noth ing that had happened had diverted them -from their course; nothing that could happen woul d divert them. , T he pla.ce of the unpurchased manhood of Cork was wi th the Irish Volunteers. As a result of the appeal, a large number of men came forward and signed the Volunteer enrol ment form . They were immediately put through some preli mina ry dril l. Commandant Pearse subsequently addressed the Battalion, includi ng the new recruits, in their drill-hall, urging the importance of discipline, rifiepractice, and scouting, H e said that at that moment, when so many of their comrades were in jail, the most honourable name that any I ri shman c0 ulcl hear was that of Trish Volunteer. We are an exclusivelv "IRISH FIRM " employing only IRl~H LABOUR. All g:ann ents made to order in our own workshops. EXTENSIVE STOCK to sel ect from, bought for CASH from best IRISH MANUFACTURERS.
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The Headq uarters of the First Battalion (Co rk City) al Sheares' S t reet have been qui te transformed since the setting apa r t of a special room fo r each company. The Battalion is fort unate in haYing a headquarte rs where this is possible. The new arrangement bas made for a natural rivalry between the compa nies fo r first place in efficiency and activity . This healthy rivalry has made for excellence a ll round. Everythin g has been st imul ated, improved, and br ightened . Volunteer wo rk i11 all ils bra nches is Leing ca rried out with intt> rest a nd zea l a:nd with good res ults. vVe hope for better results in the nea r future. For, be it known, · there are slackers as well as zealots, a nd when these slackers become as e ne rge tic as the zealots we shall beg in to make hislory at an as toni shing rate . L et the slacke rs g ive heed. But lhc re is more lo be <lone than br.ing the F irst Battalion to the height of effic iency . The Com mandant and Battal ion Co unci l a rc bringing va riety into their work and findin g frr' sh f1e ltls of labour by o rgani s ing the county. So far, however, lhe b urden of lhe work has fa I Jen on the shoul.d er.s of some p ioneers from the d iffe1:ent compani es . Already the pioneers are ask ing themselves, " Why didn't we begin thi s before?" On every side m~ u are calling o ut to the m to form compa nies, lo drill and arm. There is no need to look for p laces : the trouble is to choose amo ng places that are appealing insiste ntly for help . At p resent the p ioneers are baffled trying to meet the demands of a ll. But the complaint is on the right side. By the time these l ines are in prin t a nother busy Sunday will have been p ut to their credit. The me n from the city are to visit Mill Street, Mou rne Abbey, Ba llinadee, and Dunmanwa y. The wide d istance !Je tween these places shows ho w the call is coming far and wide . In view of the importa nce of meeting it effectively, a special e ffort is now being made in the city to rally a ll available help and carry the good work forward in ~}~e
country with rap id a nd continuous strides. Every City Volunteer is needed at his post. O ur congratulat ions to the energetic and unt iring pioneers who a re lay ing out their plans a nd ·a rrying them for ward with persistence : already .the good work is bearin g fruit. But there are others, man y other , in Cork who should be more active. \Ve have a well-d rilled bat ta I ion in Cork City , but in the city alone we hould have a brigade, and in the county we should have several brigades. Every ma11 · in Cork reading these notes must rea lise he has a duty to perform, and must do his part. We a nti cipate the object ion from some lazy 1111 its o f the r<1nk a nd fil e that they are not rtYJUired to o rgan ise a.nd drill: the re a1'e a frw o f all r:1nks that wo uld like to take thing,; ea. y . Thf. answer to them is that every man is needed w attend whe re ver hi s compa ny pa rarles lo forw a r~ our organ ising campaign . Th e most effective way for stirrin g up a d istrict that is apathetic is ·to march through it a wellt1 a ined battalio n. It acts like magi c. In the ease o f the Jrish Volunteers, that is, it acts li ke magic-not if it's a ny other kind of pw-
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cession . · The lrish Vol unteers touch the ima.g in:ition .,f Lown ancl country beca use the p eople rea foe t licy a re in the true trad ition of Iri sh na tiona lity, the trad ition of Fionn a nd hi s Fiannn , of Brian and Malachy, of Hugh O'Neill and R eel Hugh , Shane and Owen R oe, of Wolfe Tone and E mmet, Mitchel and D avis , rlown to l:he later Fianna, Stephens, O'Leary, and Rossa. When one mentions a name a host of other - rush to the pen-point · and mu st be wri tte n down . The irs is the true line of succession to the nat ional tradit ion, and tbe Irish Volunteers a re the inheritor of that tmd it ion. That is why people fi re up when they pass. The people here and there may be listless, but their instinct is ri ght, and it tells them the true from the false. When we haYe touched that instinct' we must do more, we must rouse the people to throw off listlessness and apathy , and rally every dist rict to the flag. That is why we want every man on parade. You may flatte r a pioneer by telling him he is as good _as a battalion, but when it comes to a march thro ugh he o nl y counts as o ne. And we want the ha.tta lions . If we cou ld coun t: on r ,ooo c ity men for organ ising the county, we coul d send ten full compan ies of roo to ten different places . We want eve ry city Volunteer Lo real ise th is . For now the weather is fine a nd inviting, a nd some easy-go in g fellow will say : "I'm neithe r an officer nor an organiser- just an "o rdin a ry unstriped p rivate-and I can be spared from such importa nt work." Convenient philosopher ! -he wants to go off to the. sea a nd stretch in the heather. Now, you who were not on parade since the Rossa funeral, read th is, and remember that at this time, in stead of stretching in the heather we must set the heather ablaze. vV hen your Company Captain next sounrl s the wh i.stle, be there.
I Lectures for Recru~ I t is the bu ·iness of your officers to take care in a general way that you are not exposed to fi re unnecessarily. But that is no reason why yo u shouldn't get in to the habit of fi ndin g cover for yourself. If you do this it will save your officers a great deal of worry and will leave them free for other business that possibly is much more impo rta nt.. In fact, if you a re exposing yo urs If stup idly .the N .C.O. nearest you is q uite ju tified in gi1·ing you a crack of the butt-end of h is rifle .to mak~ you take care of rnu rself . That's largely wh at he's th{' re
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A void i olated hits of cover-:-suclr as a clum p of b ushes, a solitary tree, ·Or .the like. They are quite possible ra nge marks , and· anyhow will ve ry likely draw fire from the enemy: The bes t of a ll cover is a fold in the ground: it would surp rise you how shallow a depression will hicle a man ly ing on hi s face. You are a very powe rfully-built man ind€Cd if yot.t measure more than nine inches from breast to back direct. Con. equently nine incltes of ci ltollow will !tide you. There's just one . po i1Y~ more-yo u should spread your feet fia t with the insides lying on the ground . If you don't clo this your hee l will be exposed to shrapne l fire, and you may be p ut out ? f action. A large stone or rock will gi ve you effective cover, but your eyes may be injure d by splinters struck fro m it by rifle bulle ts. An ordii1ary tree will only g i1·e cover from ·viewbull ets \.vill go tb rough it. Sometimes , though , bulle ts striking obli rp1 ly lo the front will glance from ·it.
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la tter will screen you from view. Keep on ad vancing from cover lo cm·er unless otherw.ise commanded . Always try to dose .with the e nemy. Always select · i11 advance tlte next bit of cover you intend . to make for. ·
If you run rapidl y fo rwa rd and throw yourself down promptly , yo u won't expose yourself for an y length of time. For short .d istances you can advance by cra wling or by lying o t1 your left side and p ushing yourself forward with your righ t leg, meantime holding your rifle in the ri ght hand . If you want to mo 1·e sidewa ys to a better position in the l.ine you <'an do so by rolling over and over . Always fire around the ide of your cover if you can. It's better than fir ing over the top , because yo u only expose a corner of your head instead of the upper half. Be careful whenever you ha.ve to fire over the top not to ri se any higher than you really have to. On the other hand, make sure that you are firing over it. D on'.t simply stick Uf) your rifle and fire a t random with your head hidden like an os trich. If you're fir ed on when out by yourself, first d rop to the g round, then make for the hand iest bit of cove r you can find near by, and
then: try and locate your enemy. Practice these points frequently whethe r There are two kin ds of coYer : cove r from vie w and cover from fi re . ·The second is the out for a wa lk, on manceuvres, or an y best, but if you can't get that, then the first other time. If you get into the habit of sumwill often save you. [ f you cn n·t be seen, rn ing up things qui ckl y you'll be ab le to take ca re of yourself in battle; and will be a useful lhen il will lie j ust a ch~rnce if yo u.re hit. IL is not e no ugh for you to he i1wis ible yo ur- · sold ier instead of a burden an<l worry Lo your scl f; your ctwcr should not he c-ons picuous superiors .
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fun: , &c .. progress w::1 s very slow. ::in.J ::i t 9-.)0 Defence of the Realm the force w11s still :1 consid.:rable cxtenl of 1·c r~: bad going from its objecti 1·e. Sti II in accordProsecutions. a nce with the plan the assault was deliveredThe following narrative of a night attack one man disobeying o rders and cheering. As MEETT:\G OF COi\rCM fTTEE OP carried out by the force in the Wicklow Train-· a 1natter of fact, ·'the other party was al ready PROTEST. ing Camp may prove useful as a guide for successful, but even if the first body had not other Volunteer forces. The point to be at- been so close at the appointed time it is probA meeting of the abo1·e· Committee was held tacked was the camp, and the attacking force able the attack of this second force would have on Tuesday ni ght in the Library of the Workconsisted of two sections which advanced by secured it ti rne to achieve success. men's Club, 4r York Street, Dublin, kindly lent This little exercise made a great impression different routes. The defending force consisted for the occasion. Mr. H. Dixon was called to merely of a few sentries and patrol s. There on all who took part. Everyone was impressed with the vast possibilities contained in properly ihe chair, a ncl Seaghan T. O'Ceallaigh , T.C., was no moon. acted as secretary to the meeting. OLher memconcerted night operations . It was to be the object to enter the camp: bers present were : Mrs . \\Tyse Power, · Mrs. if either attacking force succeeded in doin g Sheehy-Skeffington, Alderman T. Kelly, J. this the attack was considered to have sue}'oley, T .C., J. Fit,,gibbon, T. Farren, H. Display and Aeridheacht ceeded. For this reason it was arrang cl that holand, and R. Doyle. at St. Enda's College. if either attacking force was discovered the . It was clecidecl to hold a monster public other should as ault at once. Otherwise the in the Phrenix Park on Sunday, meeting The following is the official time-table for the assault was to b~ delivered by both parties at 12, at 4 p .m ., to give the Dublin September 9-30 {>. m. precise! y, the officers in command Aeridheacht and .Volunteer Display at St. oppmiunity of expressing its dispublic an setting their watches together to the exact Enda'. College, Rathfarnham, to be held on approval of the unwarranted and unjustifiable second. In the following cases the attack was Sunday, September 5th: of the liberties and rights of Iri hmen and abuse considered to have failed: (a) If both parties l-o- Volunteer Drill Competitions comri1ence .. [rishwomen involved in the prosecutions and were observed by the sentries in good time; l-30- Shooting Competitions commence. imprisonments now so numerous under the (b) if one was observed while the other was 2-0--Tug-o'-War (Catch-weight) com mences . " Defence of the Realm Act," and to call for still too far away to carry the _camp by a 3-0- Lusk Pipers' Band plays . the release of all those imprisoned without rush. 3-30- Alfresco Concert. Part I. proper trial. Speakers from all over Ireland There was no smoking, and the strictest are being invited, an l the city hilnds will be 4-30-Semi-fina.ls Tug-o'-War Competit ions. silence was observed. The attacking sections asked to attend. moved in single file, and while on the roads 5-0--March past of Volunteers, Citizen Army,
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kept in dose to the fences so as to keep in the shadow as much as possible. The two attacking parties marched out from the camp together and separated about 8 o'clock a mile or so away. The hour of 9-30 was fixed so that ample allowance might be made. for unforeseen delays. The officer commanding each party had previously reconnoitred his own line of advance in a general way by daylight, but neither knew the other's. It was arranged that the assault was to be delivered in silence. The first column had to make a wide detour across country, in the course of which there was practically no danger of being observed, but a certain amount of danger from unforeseen accidents . The party pressed on as quickly as possible, halting for breath every now and again, but making no lengthy ·stay until it reached another road on the far side of the camp, after which the route was known and the advance would be easier. Then the men were halted for a rest. When they st:utecl off again it was found that in spite of all care a certain amount of noise was made, so the order was given to take off their boots . Soon after a patrol was surprised and captu red and left on guard over the boots. After this the party crossed the fence into the field, where the camp was by a gap which lay in the shadow, and then crept on hands and knees to a suititble po.int from which to assa ult. 1t was then 9-22, and the men b .y in the .bracken aw:iiting the command to attack. AL 9-29 word wa s passed back to be ready to rise when the commander did so. There was no hitch, and the force was among the· tents before it was discovered. Meanwhil e the other party had not met with the same good fortune : It reached the cover of a wood some couple of hundred yards up the hill behi nd the camp and proceeded to work forwilnl from there. But with thick bracken,
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5-r 5- Display by Cumann na mBan, including Semaphore Signalling, Physical m1d Stretcher Drill. 5-30- Final pull Tug-0'-War for Meclitl s. 5-45- Alfresco Concert.
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Hints on Bayonet Combat.
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There are Yery fe w countries .in the world 111 11·bich uayonet lighting wo uld play so large a pa rt in warfare as in Ireland, and consequently instruction in the use of the bayonet should be a prominent aspect of the train ing of the Irish V o lunteer~. This will naturally include inst ruction in the actual bayonet exercises and in uayonet fencing, which must be taught by an instructor; but there are also a great number of useful hints to be picked up without actual practical demonstration. Thus it is easy to explain the easiest way lo ca rry the rifle with the bayonet fixed when running forw ard in a charge. It should be held "·ith both hands in front of the body- left just inside the sling, right at the small of the stock -in the position of Port Arms. The weight feels leas t in this position, and from it one can easi ly assume the attack . If yo u try running with the rifle in th.is positi n you will at once ~ee how easily it comes. \\/hen arri1·ing oppo~ i te the ho tile line choose your opponent and attack him vigorously in whatever way seems to give the best opening. Jf you m i ~s your· attack and he is not in a position to counter-attack close and grapple with him if yo u are a ·bigger man; if not,
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TO SHOOT res ume the attack with your Layonel at the first chance. As a rule thrust low at the body: the face is a smaller mark and the ches t is protected by the bones. If you disable your own antagonist look round to see if you cannot help one of your comrades. They should also come to your aid if you are hard pressed. If fighting a mounted man keep on his left or near side. H e must then use hi~ sword across his bridle arm, where his reach is much shorter and his parries much weaker. If he tries to ride you down thtis.t at his horse and then attack him if the ho!·se gets out of hand, as will probably be the case . When awaiting an enemy at night the best way is to kneel with your 1reapon in readiness. Then when the opponent's figbre is outlined against the background and be is near enough spring up and lunge hard at the middle of the body. Alw:-tys disentangle your bayonet at onceyou will probably be attacked by a second man after you haye disabled the first. Set your LEFT foot on the body and pull: then you are ready to get on guard at ·once. . Always attack whenever possible -and attack fi ercely. Bayonet fighting is not a gaine: it is a brutal business, to be finished as soon as possible. But see to it that is finishes with your side on toE·
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FIRST BATTALION (CORK CITY). The last week-end but one was a busy one with the Cork Brigade. On Sµnday, at Mill Street, Mourne Abbey, D unmanway, and Ballinadee the Vol unteers were active . But the outstandiug event was the mobili sation that followed on Monday night (23rd inst.) in Cork City, when the First Battalion were assembled at short notice to welcome Corn;mandant Pearse and hear an 'address from him on the movement. It was the most successful mobilisation of the Battalion for the year. In a little time over two hundred fully equipped men were assembled. They were quickly formed up by their company officers, when the whole Battalion was marched off to the hotel, where they were joined by Commandant Pearse, who accompanied them on a route march through the city and back to H eadquarters, where the address was delivered. The significant fact about the presence and address of Commandant Pearse was that a large body of the general public was attracted to hear him. The great nw11bers of .menapart from the muster of Volunteers-added to the significance; and the close attention and frequent appla use as · the points went home marked the turn of the tide. Commandant Pearse 'spoke eloquently and clearly of the Irish Volunteers' allegiance to Ireland first and last, Ireland undivided and free, a simple and a straight issue. The people want such a straight is ue, pJ.rticularly at the present time when they are bewildered with strange and false cries, and that is why on Monday night . they were attentive and enthusias.tic. The night was a r~cord one in every respect. The large mu; ter o quickly of the Volunte~rs, their fine and soldierly bearing they marched fully armed through the city; the big attend-
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ance of the general publi c, a.11 d their undouLted recognition of the lrisb Voiunteers as the true custod ians of the cause that is old and unco nqu erable~all made for conviction in the mind hitherto unconvinced. An influx of recruits was the result. These recruits were al ways genuine; they did not become genuine merely now : but till now they hesitated, whi ch is not difficult to umierstand. For they have been often deceived . In their minds they asked for an unmistakable sign. The ~vords of Commandant Pearse went home to their hearts and they warmed anew,- but still they wanted something. These were good words , but they had been deceived before by good words. From the enemy, of all people, they got that unmistakable someth ing . The enemy, who saw we had the city with us, in their rage mobilised opposition- a feeble imitation of that day a.t Limerick- a handful .of women, primed with drink, the sorry sights of our cities; such opposition is safe, . for men cannot punish women, even if they are foul-mouthed and debased . And this handful of women gathered on the edge of the meeting with cries obscene and imperial. Their cries gave the needed . ign to the . hesitating recruits . It wasn't "Up Redmond" or "Up O'Brien "; you who were present remember what they cried up; and the heJ.rts of the recruits, warm with Commandant P earse·s words, had the counter-words; and that settled it. They asked for a clear issue that would be unmistakable, and they got it, and it was unmistakable. Despite the press of the meeting, thirty recruits came in that night. If the enemy continue to help us as they did on Monday night, and as they have done from the beginning, we shall have a couple of brigades in Cork City before Christmas . Full arrangements are uow complete lo a large infl ux of recruits. ' It is for lhc receiYe · Company Captains to see that their respective districts are prope rly tapped. We want to sec ·a healthy rivalry between the different Companies for first pla<;e . Company D claims to be first in the Battalion in numbers, efficiency and attendance. It is for Companies A, B, and C to say if this is correct. If every Company strives for first r:lace, it will be the best way of securing first place for the Battalion. And that is what should be all our ambition : first place in the service of Ireland. Look to it, Captains.
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T H E SECOND BATTALION. The Ballinadee, Clogagb, Ballinspittle, and Kinsale Companies are now organised into the Second Battalion. A foil report will be given next week. The men are eager and active, and good work in their districts may be expeeted. In fact, already the Second Battalion bids fai5 to rival the First, and the city men i:nust look to tbeir laurels. .
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GA'ELS:_ Where to get your News,
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Stationery, .Cigarettes, General Fancy Goods, etc., etc.--.-:
Irish Volunteers should support
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JAMES LENNON Ulster's Leading Nationalist Bookseller and Newsagent,
35 LOWER DORSET STRBET.
Castle Street and Chapel Lane,
Telephone 222.
BELFAST.
JOHN A. ·O'CONNELL,
RING IS YOUR PLACE.
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Ring Irish College.
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TEACHERS. Ring is the best place for Teachers. Its teaching wethods ure renowned.
$,aturday, September 4th, 1915.
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VElW SPECIAL attention is given to conversaLion. Beginners have a special tutor a!w:>ys with them.
All National Publications Stocked. l'rayei Books and Objects of Devotion at lowest prices.
ST~EET, CO~K.
KING
AG'COM~lODAT!ON .
Everyone should read "The Jail Journal.," " New Ireland," " Speeches from the Dock," 1/- each; by post, 1/2.
VISITORS TO BELFAST SHOULD INSPECT OUR STOCK,
Monuments, Headstones, etc. PlWSPJ<;OTUS ON APPLICATION TO
p.5-UR.<.\15 . 6 C.<.\Ul.<.\. RING, DUNG ARV AN, CO. W ATERl<'OltD.
. " Everything that is not Irish must be Foreign,"
GLEESON & CO.,
lrish Volunteers' 1)niforms and Equipment
Irish Volunteer Tailors and Drapers, 11 UPPER O'CONNELL STREET, DUBLIN
At the RIGHT PRICE.
ARE MADE IN IREl..AND,
Only One Quality-THE BEST IRISH.
LUG=AlllA· OYOLES Best Terms (Cash
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2 Talbot Street, DUBLIN. CITY CLUS .CIGARETTES.
10 for 3d.
TRY THEM.
P. CONWAY Bl CO., TOBACCONISTS,
31 Exchequer Street and lOa Aungier Street Established 1894.
MR. D. -M~C· ULLOUCH begs to 1nt1mate to his friends and · customers that business is proceeding as usual,' that all orders for . . . PIANOS, PIPES, :: :: MUSIC and TUNINGS
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HO~A_R~ STREET,
BELFAST. Telephone
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VOLUNTEER EQUIPMENT. New Woollen Sleeping Bags, extra value fo r Campers, only 5/6 each. Combination Knives and Forks, r/Second-hand Leather Arn.munition Pouches, 9d. Canvas K it Bags, r /- each. Web Slings, 6d., 9d., r/-, 2/6 each. Water Bottles, r/-, 1/ 6, 2/-, 2/9, 3/ 6, 5/ 6 each . Web Coat Carriers, 1/3, 3/ 6, 4/ 6. Irish-made Haversacks, r/-, r/3 each. Irish-made Rifle Slings, r/6, 2/6 each. B.S.A. Air Rifles, 32/6, 52 /6 each. Large Stock .22 R ifl~s and Ammunition · · Lowest Prices. Bowie Knives, with Leather Shea~h, 2/- each. Mess Tins, Belts, Revol ver Holsters, P uttees. Stevens' . 2.2 Favourite Rifle, 2 5/- and 30/-. Best Cheap Target Rifle on the Market. FOREIGN MONEY EXC HANGED.
JOHN LAWLER -& SON, 2 Fownes' Street, Dame Street, DUBLIN.
shall have the same careful antl prompt attention as formerly.
D. MCCULLOUGH
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DO l'.OU FEEL WEAK, DEPRESSED, or RUN DOWN? CAHIL L'S AR O MATIC QUININE AND _IRON TONIC will tone you up, steady your nerves, improve For summer y::: ur appetite, enrich you r blood. lassitude, for Neuralgia, try a bottle ls. and 2s. ; postage 4d. Made only by ARTHUR J. CAHILL, The National Chemist, 82A Lower Dorset St., Dublin.
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Cross Night Lights." ·MADE IN IRELAND.
TREASON ! _ _ _ _ _..._.
It is treason for Irishmcc1 to
buy the Foreign Article and neglect Irish Industries.
LOUGHLIN'S IRISH OUTFITTING
is better than the F oreign Shirts, Hosiery, Gloves, ALL !RISH. Braces, Hats, Caps, Boots, etc., etc. FAIR PRICES.
IRISH OUTFITTING HEADQUARTERS, 19 Parliament Street, DUBLIN.
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I ca n ..,.ive best value in lrdand in Razors. Try my Specia{' 2/0 Razor. Money refunded if not satisfied.
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If you want DRY FEET and PERFECT FIT -
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LAHEEN,
Bootmakel',
115 Emmet Road, lnchi1=ore, 22 ·Stoneybatter and 23 Bishop Street. REPAih.S Neatly Executed at )llODERATE CHARGES
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J. WALSH, T.C., (OF CORK),
begs to intimate to his numerous Vol ~nteer friends that he has opened a magmficent Tobacco, Chocolate, Sweets, and News Emporium in Dublin at the corner of Blessington and Berkeley Streets. Irish goods a speciality.
VOLUNTEERS I• Send your COLLARS, SHIRTS, etc., to THE NATIONAL LAUNDRY,
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60 South William Street, DUBLIN. Suns and UNIFORMS CL.EANED and PRESSED IN Two DAYS.
Irish Made Shirts, Caps, Poplin Ties, Collars, Hosi~l'.y, &c .. THE BEST VALUE FOR CASH IN LIMERICK.
p-<5.'0R.<.\15 6 11-.<.\ttti"IUR-<5.m , Drap ~r,
, i_o WILLIAM STR~ET, LIMERICK. l'rin ted for the Proprietors at tne Northgate ' frin ting Works, Belfast, and pUblished at the Volu nteer Headquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublin.
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