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speak to [[red underline]] Hooter. [[\red underline]]  On telephoning I find neither he nor anybody of the hands[[?]] in New York.  All in Majorca.

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More [[red underline]] bad news [[\red underline]] from [[red underline]] Russia. [[\red underline]]  The [[red underline]] extremists [[\red underline]] or [[red underline]] maximalists [[\red underline]] have made a counter revolution in Petrograd and have [[red underline]] driven out Kerenski and his group [[\red underline]] of sane leaders -  The maximalists want immediate peace.   I fear that willingly or unwittingly they are the servants of Germany.  - This will make this war so much the more difficult for the Allies [[red underline]] and may extend it for years to [[\red underline]] come - [[red underline]] Disheartening! [[\red underline]]
We ought to hear some news of George's arrival in Europe by this time.

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#139

Nov 9
A very very busy day [[crossed out]] evidence [[\crossed out]] dictating and dictating letters.  
A long consultation by telephone from [[\red underline]] Hooter [[red underline]] asking my counsel about an [[\red underline]] enormous picric acid plant to cost about five million dollars to be erected [[red underline]] by them to supply to our government 30 tons (!) of picric acid per day.  (See my letter).
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Also told him about my conversation of yesterday with [[\red underline]] Porter [[red underline]] and wrote [[\red underline]] him a letter to that effect. [[red underline]]

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Packed my valises to go to [[\red underline]] Savannah [[red underline]] tomorrow.  as soon as I arrive with my boat in St Augustine will wire Celine to join me.  [[\red underline]] This is a much needed vacation for both of us. [[red underline]]  In the meantime we will get some news from George, I hope.