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170 so I telegraphed to Bancroft to have more information. They telephone us from hospital his case is [[red underline]] mild [[/red underline]] and he is [[red underline]] doing well. [[/red underline]] Spent all morning with Clements of Bureau of Mines discussing [[red underline]] nitrogen situation in relation to Bye-product coke ovens. [[/red underline]] He is in favor of the latter and [[red underline]] fears that Cyanamid [[/red underline]] plant subsidized or supported by Government may be [[red underline]] detrimental to Coke-oven Industry [[/red underline]] which depends greatly on market for Ammonia. At noon met [[red underline]] Jacques Loeb and Prof. Maurice Coullery, [[red underline]] professor of Zoology at the Sorbonne, (6 Rue Mignon Paris) who is now exchange professor at [[end page]] [[start page]] 171 [[red underline]] Harvard. [[/red underline]] (Colonial Club Cambridge) We kept on discussing the war and preparedness till 4 P.M. [[red underline]] Jacques Loeb [[/red underline]] like usually theorizes and is not aware of practical conditions.- Incidentally he tells me that [[red underline]] Carrel is a [[/red underline]] devout catholic and believes in the miracles of Lourdes! Walked with [[red underline]] Loeb [[/red underline]] from Chemists Club to his house and there met Professor [[red underline]] Leuchner [[/red underline]] of University of California who had just received medal of astronomy of National Academy of Sciences. Evening went to meeting of [[red underline]] Society of Chemical Industry [[/red underline]] and participated in discussion of [[red underline]] ammonia and bye-product [[/red underline]] coke ovens in relation to
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Armin Otto Leuschner (1868?1953) was an American astronomer and educator.