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XLYIL Xo. 241. CITY OF KINGSTON, N. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTa OUR MEN CROSSED OUROf ID IN WHIRLWIND ATTACK' Doughboys Go Straight at Machine Gun Nests and Wipe Out Gunners-Thrilling Deeds Recounted by Eye Witnesses--Officers Are Real Leaders.

side of the stream. He straight for the underbush machine gun bullets were from, and found a machine gun nest, was struck by another bul- headed where coming Bv to The Freeman. With The American Army At The Aisne. July 29--(6 p. hundred dead Germans were found today in a small open space in.

the Riz Forest, showing the efficiency of our artillery fire preceding the American attack through the woods. The Germans had evidently been asleep when several shrapnel burst over them. It is easy to understand why the Americans were unable to make rapid y' a progress in the attacks through barrage along the rdge. The Ameri- let. In the attack was a young lieutenant who had been accused oE "cold feet" on the quieter sectors.

Said a wounded private of this lieutenant: "You should have, seen the he charged those machine guns." As the Germans retired down the southern signalled their cans then began digging in. Farther eastwai Boches fought with where the the greatest stubbornness, our advance was not 1here. The Riz Forest is thick with underbrush and natural machine gun emplacements. It was extremely difficult to make progress and our at-j rap j(j as early reports to the rear tack had to be either up a steep slope indicated. Consequently a major or along a ravine swept from both who went dashing into a village in a i side car, believing that it had been sides.

I captured by the Americans, narrowly The forest offered one of the most ca ture The following 50 registrants of June 5, 1918, have been ordered by I Division 1 to report at the on Thursday, August for physKAl examination: 67--89--William Komassa, 12 Fourth avenue. 40--90--Walter B. Bernatowicz. SO Pierpoat street. 38--91--Jacob Schecter, 72 Broadway.

27--9'J--Ralph Snyder. 120 Tremper avenue. IgS--94--William Henry Rugar, 66 Spruce street. Henry Yan Wagenen, 101 North Front street. 52--96--George Dunn.

Tillson. 6--97--Fred Joseph Dahlem. 342 Broadway. Cashin, 16 Clinton avenue. 14--99--Fred Beach.

Rosendale. 165--100--Sol. Avnet, 72 Broad- Broadway. 71---101--Peter Ruvolo, 53 Broadway. 13--102--Arthur Tornpkins, Wiltwyck avenue.

i 37--104--Floyd Yan Gaasbeek, 62 Ann street, (colored.) 36--105--Robert M. McCloskey, So Abeel street. By Telegraph to Freeman. Washington. hun- dred and casual'ics in the American Forces were announced today by the department, liiMiled fellows: Seventeen killed in eleven died from wounds, fifteen from disease, three "from accident and other causes, ninety-five wounded severely, one wounded slightly and three missing in action.

Ten casualties in the Marines attached 10 the American Expedi- PRUSSIANS AND BAVARIANS MAKE DESPERATE EFFORTS To Lighten Franco-American Pressure on New Line--Battle Sways Back and Forth as Germans Make Stand on Higher Ground. PRIVATE KinVAKI) LANE. Son of IIr. and Jerry Lane of 6S--106--Joseph Kenneth Cashin, 53 Staples street. S5--107--Leslie Franklin Stev-i ens.

63 West Chester street. Highland, who enlisted 1917. Now stationed Wr.od. June. Port 1 divided as follows: 1 Five killed in action, one dird from wounds received in action, and four severely wounded in action.

The army casualty list contained the following officers: Killed in act ion: Major James S. McCloud. London. Lieuts. GPO.

W. Berriman. Tampa. Frank Portsmouth. Norman D.

5-aBois. 14 Walden Place. Montclair, X. J. Using their best Prussian and varian armies, the Germans are mak i desperate efforts to lionary Forces were announced to- Franco Amom an advan( on day at Marine Corps Headquarters.

new Une to Teulonh Ml back on Saturday and Sunday, fighting is raging over the 25 mile front the sector ot Biu- ancy. south of Soissons, to the sectrr of Yille En TaniennoiF, on the wing of the salient, where the Germans. a Hie advantage ol ground. Severely wounded: Majors difficult obstacles encountered by our men on the whole Marne salient. The town of Jaulgonne, on A seigeant was caught in a similar) manner.

He swung off the a i the highway into a village to avoid the holes and upon entering a side Marne, which was occupied by S1 i den i discovered a number Americans a week ago. was badly bat- of gg, lres topped by German helmets tered by our shell fire. Every part strolling through the next street. The of the square called the Place 01 4 Mairie was wrecked by shell file. While the square was littered with the corpses of, German soldiers and the carcasses of horses, curiously enough the statue of the saint in the center was untouched.

Tn the whole region of Jaulgonne, Riz Forest and Channel, the Boches I abandoned thousands of shells, in- eluding many gas projectiles and much machine gtm ammunition. But most of their 'artillery was withdrawn. During this mornttw: the German Fokkers, flying low, repeatedly machine gunned a string ot our ambulances that -were bringing wounded iroin tne (Jurcq ngiiung sergeant quickly evacuated the vfi- and got back to our lines with- being fired on. Vernon Hogan, 66 West Union street. S3--110--Harry H.

S9 Abruyn street. 44--111--George Francis 31 ox- ham. -455 Broadway. 138--113--Chester G. Kilmer, 18 E.

St. James street. 164--115--Albert Can- Yan Buren, 70 Smith avenue. Goodwin Compton. Memphis.

Theodore Roosevelt. New Captains William J. Condon. New Mrs. Cornelia Cramer has receiv- Brunswick.

X. Robert K. Wliit- ed word of the saio arrival of her! son. Union City. L'ipiits.

son, Stephen, overseas, lie is with the 318th F. A. Battalion. Burton Castle, who was employed by the E. G.

Long of this city, and who left for Camp Dix 25, was presented vuth a wrist watch by his fellow workmen. Word has been received Francis X. Portland. John S. Cromelln, Hackensack.

J. The army casualties were: Killed in Action. (irand Miirs'jal Issues Instructions I'm- Who Will Accompany Draftees to Train. Headquarters of Grand Marshal. It is estimated that the German's Kingston.

X. 30, 191S. have 71 divisions, or massed south of the Aisne river, for a defense of Alsne-Vesle lino. While Ihcv a been compelled 10 give up the great forest area south of tlie Fere En Tardennoi-s Hue, the Germans have the advantage of stretches of high ground on which to rest the base ot the salient. The Gorman right wing now suntls in this 140--116--William A.

city that Private Dewey Lawrence, 164 Murray street. i of the 3rd Anti-Aircratt. M. G. 12S--117--Stephen F.

has been promoted to cor-i Rosendale. N. Y. i poral. His many friends were glad 103--118--William F.

Snyder, 100! to hear of his promotion. O'Neil street. jjajor Roy W. Gausmann, oE 79--111--Edward Theodore Leoma j. ot the Engineer Corps.

28 St. Mary's street. i reported Monday's casualty list 26--122--Sidney Edmund Hull, as being severely" wounded in 25 Snyder avenu-. rance js a former resident of this 157--125--Richard B. Schick, 1 2 7 i i HIP.

a a of Soissons in Ih'i Orise river sector, i which tl-e Sergeants: curves. to the hills Grant Merriu Barber, Greybull, north of tho Ourcti- Thence it bends Ross. Oakland, Calif. Clyde W. Need ham.

the nniiheast to the hills flankiiiK the Ardre. East -Chester street. 96--127--William Lurie, Chambers street. hiie here Major Gausmann Despite the a a advantages in a i of the Germans and the i i resistai.ee of German troopvf. the George Corporal Calif.

Privates: Car! n. Johnson. Newfon. Ivans. Allies i to press forward at Elso H.

Johnson. Freeport, 111. various points. The French have Richard P. Ludtke.

Chatham. III. progressed towards A i which Clyde A. McKce. West-wood, Calif.

I 1S scarcely a mile south of the Artlie A a a a i Mci i river: anil also on the center in tl.e Jacob B. Miller, Lacey, Washing-1 vicinity of Yillers. Ageron, as well js ton. near Grand Hozoy on the left was in the employ of the New Clement M. Summers, Ashland, The progress is in the general dircr- tion of plateau between the Ourcq Board of Water Supply as an en- Ore.

gineer and lived with his wife and Morning Train AYill Carry 15 Col-, ored Men From 1 and 2 for Upton iind 11 Whites to Fill Board 2's Jjiist Quota to Dix. Division No. 53 129-- Sehuyler Schonger, 2o3 two children on Johnson avenue. Wall street. Kenneth L.

Sutherland, they were driven off iby-Allied planes. co orec i tnen an( one alternate to re- 1 heard many stories of great from the lips of our men. i ait street. He sang i 130--William B. Klothe, 72 ja-mes's" M.

Prince street. 142--131--Claude Elmendorf, 61 Downs street. 1 has ordered ten! loe 132 James Smith, High Falls "-Corporal -Eveo-elt -A. of the in The choir of the St. I E.

Church and was also! a teacher in the Sunday school. He went to France three months ago Kas heroism at headquarters, surrogate's Wednesday afternoon, July said that in the fighting on the Ourcq river: i at 4 o'clock, to be inducted into serv- leave on the 9 0 West Shore train Thursday raornine for Upton. Those HT STTDSS "LQ6 i i i i i i i i captain was leading his men called and their serial and order the wooded slope on the north numbers are as follows: bank. 80--134--Albert Henry Koch, 75 i a Department, nth Field First avenue Artillery, 6th Division, has arrived 1, 12 7--135--lames B- Sweeney. according to word rc- iceived from him today by his parents, 153--137--Henry Joseph Spardie, Mr.

and Mrs J. A. He en listed and went to Poughkeepsie and lml They went on through German machine gun nests until they reached the ridge The captain had the order for the men to 'hrow off their, packs and fix bayonets. Out from the wood and up through the wheat went our skirmish line, the men frequently stumbling across German bodies and the rums of machine gun emplacements. When the first German machine gunners were encountered, the captain leading the attacking group shouted: 'Go get "That became battle cry throughout this combat.

Whenever the men came upon enemy resistance a wild yell went up: 'Go get "And our men went up and got 'em, too. Bombing and using their rifles, the men would advance with- few feet the emplacements the Boches generally threw 1749 1110 LaForest Robinson, 45 South Pine street. 1754 -James Spencer Cantine, 4 Wilbur avenue. 8 4 5 1 3 3 Arth North street. 1155--13T1--William Lipscomb, Heary Charles Wilson.

Marion. Ind. Stephen Wos, Buffalo, X. Y. From Topeka, a Yosle river--a piece of I ground of great strategic importance.

Nc-itlieast of Outchj-Le-Chaleau, and east of Fere Bn Harry -Ciubb, San 1 Corporal: Bertram Aaron, Paducah, Ky. Pri Albert. Augusta, Mo. Clarence D. Crabtree, in a when up their hands crying "At Yillers-Sur-Fere.

where hard fighting was expected, the Germans rave way with scarcely any We went through the street and up a slight rise in the around, past that to the Ourcq river, we crossed and began climbing the northern slope." Another doughboy tells me: "It was the prettiest sight you ever saw." This soldier wa? with a rear element that wa? going np to the 'ront and could look straight down 'he one long street of Yillers-Sur- Fere. On one side of the village r.as a big patch of growing- wheat, "olden in the sunshine; on the was a stretch of green grass. hen the rear element could see the American boys swinging through that long street in columns, disap- near over the rise in the ground at the northern end of the town and come np into view again after they had crossed the Ourcq while they frmsht their way up the hill. All along the road batteries were banging away, while by the roadside four armored cars were shooting up the side lines. In their haste to get across the Ourcq.

the Germans left several small Toot bridges hanging over which some of the Americans Passed in single file while machine Brodhead, 56 -West Strand. 1562--1437--Scott Yan Demark, 40Martin's Lane. Sydnor, North street. i 1349--1724--Richard Wynkoop, Hurley avenue. 952--17S5--Arthur Schoonmaker.

47 Murray street. 115S--1914--Sylvester Tunis Van Derzee. 51 South Pine street. 1646--2026---Albert Canine, 40 Martin's Lane. The last named is an alternate.

Division No. 2 has also ordered five colored draftees to report Wednesday afternoon to receive instructions, they to entrain with the Divi-l sion No. i colored men on Thursday' morning for Camp Cpton. The five called and order number are: 16S4--Norman LeFevre, New Paltz. 1135--George Bush, Kingston, R.

R. 3. 976--Frank. DuBois. Saugerties.

382--Robert Davis. Norfolk. Ya. 1739--James D. Sampson, Kingston.

R. R. 3. A list of eleven names is being maJp up bv Division No 2. th" men to entrain for Camp Dix on train with the colored men Thursday morning.

These conscripts are white men and fill the quota that left Thursday, July 24, which was 311 S. Wilbur avenue. 144 139 A. Kenny, 32 i- from there was tent to SiocuRi AYitt street a still later to Douglass. Arizona, 23 140--Leslie Vernon Sharp, 67 he was stationed for eleven! Manor'avenue near the Mexican border 7 5 Monton'e, 236 T'IPH he 10 Fnrt Catherine street.

Oklahoma, and thence to Camp Mi.ls J. Woods. 9 L- I- from which point he was ship- Valley street 'T etl across. His many friends wiU 126--146--Bernard A. Culloton, 4 4 glad to hear of his safe arrival Broadway.

60--14S--Joseph Annater, 13 Main street. Ill--153--Aloysius F. Clare, 23 i West Pierpont street. 9--156--James Anthony Rourke, In 5 Broad way 1 100--15S--Percy Homer Burger, 10 Green street. 5--161--William Frank Sheeley.

447 Washington avenue. 166--162--John Henry Brodhead, 56 West Strand, (colored.) 117--160--George Joseph Smith, 41 Chambers street. Frank 0eaton. Clarendon. Ark.

Monte H. Fuller. Wheelock, t. Wallace Wm. Keller.

North Wales, Edward W. Larkosh, Providence they held on in when- the Germans hold strongly for- tifietl i i i i 1 i won them temporary successes. 'In those xones -i-iilages changed repeaiedly tidf of battio swayed backward and forward. The French a office reveals a the Scottish lioops have been thrown i iJio struggle on the western flank of the salient. These forces signalized i en- irance into the mighty action by capturing the park aim i.nateau of Buxancy.

south oE Soissons, where tne r.ice of hard John A. W. Marble, Mohley's Junction, Ya. Fred Watson, Roxbury, Mass. of The recent dry spell has caused a great scarcity of mi-- in this section Va M.

Short. Cotte- and dairymen have for some time. kill. N. Y.

I been unable to meet the demands. 105--166--Joseph Addison Freer, Albert H. Cook, who has a large i 140 Henry street. 174--169--William Henry Leete, 67 Crane.street. dairy of registered Holsteins at Ruby has been cutting young green oats 121--170--Barney Lankisky, Meadow street.

Sixty-two have been called physical examination tomorrow. "BOOSTINT," KIXOSTOX. 4 7 i in fields and carting it his cattle for fodder, for A Bright Idea Originates in "deader" Office. This morning's "Leader" says: "Wouldn't it a lot ot coal next winter if the 0. W.

station on Fair street would be closed and have the James Epps. Eustls. Fla Rogers a i Cameron. Tex. Samuel Waynesboro, Pa.

Crosston Pierson. Millhaven, Ga. Emmett L. Simmons. Tampa.

Fla Joseph M. tjweetzer, Haverhill Theodore L. Trouth, Dixon, III. Owt-n F. Tuchy.

Pittsburgh. Pa. John Wilson. Hannibal, Mo. i trains run through to the Union sta- Those ordered by Division No.

2 tion on the D. TcUKrapVi tn The Freeman. New York, July million dolalrs. sunk in 30 morning news- i papers throughout the United States. to entrain for Camp Dix Thursday The merchants on Wall and neigh- 1 was Germany's plan to keep this, morning at 0 5 to nil last quota Sergeants: Clayton Barrows.

Hartford. Conn. John T. Griffin, South Boston, are: i 54--Lioyd Edward Brainard, Ul-i ster Park. I 74--Joseph W.

Post, R. R. 4, Kingston. 41--Earl Proper. Port Ewen.

20--Claude Kieffer. R. R. Kingston. 55--Arthur Cole, 45 North street, Seymour.

Conn. understood to be country out of war, George Sylvester; tickled almost to death over this viereck, editor of Yiereck's National Weekly, formerly the Fatherland, borlng suggestion. So long as they are delighted, the other business men doubtless acquiesce. The Chamber of Commerce should at once take the matter up and hold a public hearing, so that the Government Railway Administration can learn a public! admitted today by Deputy Brecker. under Attorney The following orders for the parade in honor of the conscripts who will entrain at the West Shore station at 9 0 5 o'clock Thursday morning.

August 1, 191S, are published for the i a i and guidance of all concerned: 1. Each organization will be at the place designated for the formation o'clock a. m. August 1st. The headquarters oi the grand marshal will be at the Borge- vin building, corner Main and Fair streets.

2 The line of march will be from the Burgevin i i on Main street, to Clinton avenue, to Albany avenue, to Broadway, to Railroad uvenue. to West Snore depot, where the a will be dismissed. Order of March. Chief of Police and Staff Grand Marshal t). G.

Atkins and staff. Judge James Jenkins, W. Davis. E. T.

Shultis, C. W. Winne, i J. Smith. Dr.

W. 3. O'Leary. Judge James A. Betts, D.

N. Mathews, F. J. R. Clarke, Aaron.

C'ohen, E. F. MacFadden. and Marks Jacobs. First Divisiom.

Committee ot Paimer Canfield. Judge T5 1 W. G. Merritt, Samuel "Watts, William Dugan and" DT'Gr Atkins. Bailey Fife Drum Corps.

N. Y. State a Company 10th In fan try. Ambulance Corps of the Home Defense Reserves of the State of N. Y.

Pratt Post. No. 127, O. A. R.

Colonial Camp, Spanish War Veterans, No. 75. Old Guard ot Ulster County. Tappen Camp, No. 57, Sons of Vet erans.

Ladies' Auxiliary. Tappen Camp, No. 53, S. of V. Boy Scouts of America.

Girl Scouts of America. Second rHvisioft. Barmann Fife Drum Corps. A i Tunis Haulenbeck. Clergy.

Lawyers, Doctors and Dentists of the City of Kingston. City and County Officials. Employes and Citizens. Business Men of the City of Kingston. Colored Knights of Pythias.

Third Division. Aide: Harry Walker. Fathers and Mothers of Drafted Men and those whose sons are in service. Rotary Club. National Red Cross Society of Ulster County.

Fourt'i Division. Aide: Robert R. Rodie. Colonial City Band. District Board Nos.

1 and 2. Drafted Men of City of Kingston. Drafted Men of Ulster County, Outside City of Kingston. General Orders. 1.

The police, grand marshal and staff will form on Main street, the nsiii on. Fair street, at 8 o'clock a. m. First Division will form on Main street in the Tear of the grand marshal and staff, at 8 a. m.

-3. The Second Division will form on Main street, the right resting oa Wall street, at 8 a. m. 4. The Third Divison will form on Wall street, right resting on Main street, at a m.

5. The Fourth Division will form topn Fnr i a i incognito on recent Fair siret. the right resting on bpnngsteen, ror teameri according to 1e leCTaphic Main street, at a. m. 6.

The business men i British re- Donakl C. Mackinno-n, Gloucester serves on the Aisne-Marn" had identified only in the fighting southwest of Rheims-- on the eastern winz of the a wedge. It was only a i a that German resistance should stiffen as withdraw to previously forlified positions Sergeant: Carl John Lautz, Buffalo, N. Y. Cooks: John A Doniphan, Mo.

Merritt Winzel. Deaxter, la. Privates: i Barnesvilic, i as were German O. of tho Marne. Clarence A.

a i Hufala. Okla The French and Americans movert Arrnstead L. Davis, Bowling Green, so rapidly in the wake the i a i Germans that they which are more heavily held a skirmish linos that opposed the Americans and French in the rear a battle south. But as A i a i is moved up th--Te new German lines ran he levelled positions distanced their medium and heavy batteries, having only battenes of I field guns to support them when they reached the. a i of their ad- Bursts of sharp local fighting may now be looked for with the Allies i a i i out their lines over the At some points here i are bulges which may prove costly! Died From Accident And Other obstacles unless eliminated Causes.

Cook: A B. Chicago. Privates: f.iirney Page, Wilson. N. C.

Rnymr-nd A. Renkcnberger, Berlin Center, '0. Severely Wounded. J. Mackenzie, By to The Freemat.

Chicago. J. XrrenFky, former premier of Salem, Prussia, is in the United States, hav- 1 and em- A widely known newspaper man in 1 ass examination Walter Worlock, Utica, N. Y. iword received here from John Hag-.

nailer r. ui.n,», an i zpns neston will Corporals: 'arty, a navigator, who says he was a bp ch-rcp of i c-n Pheticftw i i DC in cnarge oi Cornelius riume. Ellsworth A. Burnham, teHow pass nger of thc Russian 119--John B. Sub Station' for this formality before organizing a 2, Ponghkeepsie.

i I I 3 A i 3 1 i 9 1 parade through the uptown district; Washington was to furnish the chain Raj- papers with news, Viereck testi- Tenn. Carroll, South Pittsburgh, statesman. The telegram, addressed Robert F. Costello, Hartford. Ct.

11. Burquest. associate editor of Esq. 7. Bailey Fife and Drum Corps to Wil-jvrill meet at the armory at 7:30 n.

70--Richard J. Bridge, Sleights-; in honor-of the shining intellect i burgh. which conceived this interesting idea.i Helffcrich at Moscow. to buy an important'morning paper in about thirty cities." "And conduct them along iegiti-. mate lines?" asked Mr.

Brecker. w' rumm1nr'Kparnev i En neenns: and uh Guard. Infant "wasi Hamond Cummins, jn Chica 0 llerald and Ex 5 on Main Suns and artillery played on them 62--Robert I. Fowler. Port ihe northern bank.

But thisj 121--Charles R. Tucker, 17; method of advance proved too street. New York city. i plunged use stained 1090--Harry Simcions, youngster, "was onlv a dirty mud ties- hole" 1S7--James J. Farrell, Maiden- The stream eenerally shallow: on nd on out some the men who a predecessor at Moscow, i cost to control thirty papers in as; Vnn w.i* assassin-' many cities? asked the John D-lo-h-.

Mr-Donald, Pa. i am er rpals Harry M. Dexter. Wolferille, N. Passenger with Kerensky on George V.

Ford. New Eagle. Pa. attacked off Irish coast after- place in line on stores are requested to close nntil 9:00 a. and ftrect.

S. All St3ted in a Berli3 Walter A. Guild. Mattapan. Mass.i noon eighteenth.

Grea Jus-j sons along the line of Clifford L. Herring, RockvilUV ticia 'orpedoed. Attacked again a quested to I midnight sarae day. No casualties; American flag. Kincaid, Fairhaven, i Kerensky calm.

Traveling incog-! 9. At a. toe fire system will strike five B. the men who it got into holes and went week Thursday. Donbl Turk Break.

By Ttif as far as their chests. The I American captain was struck in the chest hy a machine gun bullet as he going down the slope to riv- er He merely swore a bit in dis- Rastej and kepi on. He got "Pon the foot bridge when another bullet strucV hin. He calmly wiped aw ay bZood and was the first that relations between Germany to set foot on the northern Turkey hare been severed. who failed to report last Count Von Mifbach, was assassin- "How much did you think it iper; deputy at- 7 MoKenzie.

Hartford. Ct -Edwin Martin. Chekca, Mass. I Airman Bernard D. Murphy.

Hartford. Br Th ft Victor Rasmussen. Hearsiey, Den-. San Anlonio Joly More Country Improvements. I The Canfield Company has a London, July news--large force oi men at Sauger-j American would "Why.

Zrom S30.000.000 to 000.000." replied Viereck. "But it; would have saved us from war. have arraneed imark. Cadet George C. Henderson.

Arling- Harry L. Smith. Boston. Mass. ton is recovering here today Winfred J.

White. South rom injuries received when his plane collided yesterday with that of! 0 KV.IW each organization will be ready to At S-20 the nrw alarm system will strike five times, wfien tbe parade will start. D. G. ATKINS.

Grand Marshal. papers accept with reserve the report put oat by the Bxchanse ties installing modern plumbing and the war." not have entered Orange. Conn. Privates: MarhinisJ F. South private system of water supply, and The of Patrick Enright.

MonongahcJa, a New Way Engine in a I residence at that summer which has been in progress for ten I days, is expected to end this week. 1 in 6.) I C. I the latter. The accident 1.000 feet in the air. both crashjns body was vent.

of 2 draft men for reelassification as recommended by the legal advisory board, i nf5(1 SI r(y "rt house this at- iater-J tcrnoon, they being from Division No. 1..