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[[circle with plus sign atop]] 138 speak to [[red underline]] Hooter. [[\red underline]] On telephoning I find neither he nor anybody of the hands[[?]] in New York. All in Majorca. [[circle with plus sign atop in margin]] 4 hs 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. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[circle with plus sign atop]] #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). [[in margin]] #2h [[\in margin]] 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]] [[circle with plus sign atop in margin]] 2 hs 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.