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reach of feeIers and peaks.
 The Birth of a Pest

There, toward the top of the tank partly out of the water, you see sew eral bulging shapes-larvae that have entered the briefer pupa stage of two days, perhaps, at most. They take no food during this stage; and soon the bulging thorax spreads yet further, breaks, and winged thing struggles out and stands by his empty shel1-a pest, but also mystery During mid summer heat, the life cycle is comp1et- ed in about ten days. That means a whole new generations of mosquitoes every fortnight.
 Your newborn Culex seems a fec ble thing, yet. It does not try to fly. You can study it with your poe ket-na gnifier. Has it, clearly, stripes on it's legs? Does it stand hump sh ouldered, it's anterior legs bent to form an "M'? It is doubtless one of your Culex friends, troublesome, but as far as yet known, harmless. Should it stand on straight legs, pro boscis and body all in one straight line, you know it for an Anopheles, malaria bearer. Does it sing forth cheerily, 8 brave buzz, high in pitch :? Another token of Culex.
 The Anophe1es has a lower, quiet CT note,-an interesting parallel says Howard, to the bass voice of the will lain in the peice. And finally, if your specimen displays feathered an tennae, and other decorative touches, you recognize these as part of natures S compensation to the short-lived, us ually harmless, not always indispen- sa b1e male.
 The Inconspicuous Male
 The male of many species lives only a few days; he has been known to bite, but only rarely, since his pro- boscis is softer than the females and cannot usually penetrate human skin. But as a balance to the blood thirtier of h iS ha lnn ncr enough to develop a distinct taste for alcoholic beverages, and has been of ten found lowering around the mouth of recently opened beer wine bot ties, and exhibiting every sign of dissi- patton.
 The female of all species contri- butes more to race history and has, in insurance parIance, a greater expec- tation of life. %''Bite and die" is a long since disproved adage. In the yellow fever tests in Cuba, Finley and the army men noticed that the same mosquito bit again and again. living for several weeks, or, in summer, for an indefinite time.
 She lays her eggs in moist places, preferably, in most ingenious hiding places. The leaves of pitcher plants, hollows in trees, broken bottles and empty cans on the scrap heap, fire buckets in the very halls of a hotel, empty flower vases, hoof prints and wheel tracks-aIl have been utilized by the persistent breeder. EaveS and gutters are ideal for her purpose
 As one mosquito may lay from fifty to five hundred eggs at once the i'm portance of ascertaining every pos sible breeding place is obvious-and of making it uninha bitable. Dry eggs may live for months, developing when water again reaches them. They may even be carried far afisH4 by tno wAD4
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Rev. Edward Livingston Wells, for mer1y rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church here, and Mrs Wells, who have been spending the winter in Hartford. and who left on June 5 for a trip through the west. have been spending 8. few days at the Mission Inn, River side, Cal. They were in Chicago at the time of the Republican convention after which they went to Colorado to visit the Grand Canyon. Before re- turning. about August Is, they will go to Alaska
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LEGACY FOR CULLoM.

R. w. Farr of Providence has writ ten the city clerk, asking him to To- cate one Peter Cullerum or Cullom believed to be a, resident of Bridge port The name does not appear in the city directory. There is a legacy awaiting him in Rhode Island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-21

GRADUATION BASKETS
 AND BOUQUETS.
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-21

Smith College. Northampton, Mass, graduated a class of s31 young women.
 Directors of the Westmoreland Coal Go declared a quarterly dividend of ? per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-21

Farmer want Ads. One Cent word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-21

rich dness right the tobacco naturally good They "c1ring sunts.'
   artificial bolster
  1dness Youv been waiting for cigarette made then-because JUST NATURALLY GOOD!
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NO SPEEDY END TO
PRESENT CONFLICT

LONDON. Aug. o2--5:02 7. Mon
the presentation Of the motion today
for adjournment Of the house nf COM
mons for the summer vacation. col
onel Winston Spencer. Churchill. for
mcrly First Lord of the Admiralty, in
itiated debate on the CnnduCT OF the
war. He said there was no certainty
of a speedy ending Of the conflict.
German armies were NOR" numerous
and better equipped than ever, but
what reserves they had was another
matter he said. Colonel Churchill
urged the country TO organize for Il
long war and TO put food supplies and
prIces on Il war basis. He also re-
commended the Charlering oil all ship
ming at admiralty rates To end The rise
in freights. which he called 4 national
scandal. Instead nf restricting con-
SUMPTION BY increased prices. the gov
ernment should control distribution of
food supplies al home and overseas,
he said.
The long. eastern front. Colonel
Churchill argued, WAS tho most vulnnr
able. and tho 'incXhauSliblc armies
that Russia WAS able 10 bring into
nueration should BE- utilized fully.
Therefore he urged the chancellor Of
the pXChfQuer 10 permit no financial
considerations lost in Tho way Of pro.
riding Russia to her utrnns, needs with
munitions and equipment upon which,
he said, everything now depended.
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BOTH WINGS OF ALLIES REPULSED
BY BLIGARLANS IN THE BALKANS
HOUSE RE-PASSES
ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL UP TO THE SENATE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 99.~-After The
house today had rcpassed the $3l4,-
0QU,nOn army appropriation bill With
out the revised articles Of war Iea'
turc OF which caused President Wilson
to veto the measure. ii was fastened
to the senate and there referred 10 the
military committee.
Tonight Chairman Chamberlain an.
nounced that the committee would
meet tomorrow and restore the ar
ticles of war, eliminating the Hay pro-
pOSal 10 exempt retired officers and
men from the military code, the pro-
vision objected 10 by the President.
II Il point Of order is made and sus-
tanned against the articles in the Sen
ate Senator Chamberlain will seek 10
retain them by Il TWO thirds vote.
Representative Hay has let IL be
known that he will not insist again
upon his amendment. There are re-
ports that Republican Leader Mann
may demand quorum of the house
TO send the bill back 10 conference.
Such Il development might tend to pro-
long the session Of congress several
duyS
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FIELD HEADQUARTERS Or TIE
AMERICAN PUNITIVE EAPEDl-
TION IN MEXICO. Aug. 22.--(by
aeroplane to Columbus, \. NJ. Aug.
22.)- Punitive preparedness was cX-
emp,ilied today in a review OF the five
thousand American troops on station
here.
The five thousand infantrymen,
cavalrymen and artillerymen harden
ed by months of active service, and re-
equipped after their hardships. march.
cd past Brigadier General J. j: PERISH
ing, commander Of the eXpediticnary
forces in the first grand review held
since the troops crossed the frontier
March Is.
Bronzed by the sun. the men showed
in their very carriage their discipline
and their efficiency. Veteran officers.
Injured by years of service to such
spectacles, made no effort 10 restrain
words of praise. The General himself
was deeply stirred.
Long before the shadow was rast
bv the mountains that loom east Of
camp had retreated 10 their canons.
the various commands stationed at
headquarters had marched over the
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REPUBLICANS CHARGE
GROSS EXTRAVAGANZA
.y$$aas,
Senator Simmons Presents
Facts and Figures to Refute &
Statements. 8

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.--Witks
Senator Simmons, Chairman OF the
Finance Committee, submitting nguret,
designated to disprove Republican,:
charges Of Democratic extravagancoS
and Senator Smoot, Republican NM;
ance expert, asserting that the Demosa
cratic party should be convicted OF 1t;s
tempting to procure votes under f1lees
pretenses, general debate on the $20bfs
100000 emergency revenue bill peE1S
today in the senate. There were indfsa
battle-royal to be waged for SEVERAL
days. 54zsaS
Insisting that national defense pre-.
paredness and the Mexican situation
were altogether responsible FOR tnes
necessity of special revenue legtslAr,
ton and a propose;. bond issue, Sen:s
ator Simmons declared Republicans
in congress had clamored for eye0s
greater expenditures for defense, ana
having done this, were seeking parf.S
isan advantage by making false charE.s
es of Democratic extravaganza to tn0s5
public. ..5-s
Senator Smoot, opening the RepU1.8
lican assault on the revenue Dill SAID;
if the Democratic party were to Ibog
retained in control OF the governmen1G &
the country would suffer an era ois
uneQualled e1travagance combined
with inefficiency unsurpassed. Hi1S
attack was supported by Senator CursS
It's, who asserted that the burden :ofs;
taxation should not be placed upon
the American people and that reyess
nues should be raised by protecti1Ss
tariff. .Sf .5.:S3
Gave Treasury Reports. t%Is. ,t,s%!s.
To prove his contention that normhk
appropriations Of this session are not;
excessive, Senator Simmons submitrs
ted treasury department estimates fots
the year 1917, showing that excluding
postal appropriations, bond issues sal:G.
ready authorized and amounts th4ts;
will not be expended. revenues must
be provided for disbursements OF $lis.S
126,243,O00. Of this amount the totaS5
appropriated for national defens0s
would aggregate about 1864 ,000 000.ES:
and the Senator submitted other n9:s
ures to prove that this extraordinar1H
amount, due to preparedness and the
Mexican emergency. exceeded normxg
defense appropriations by about $37zHI
2S0.000.
This amount" said Senator Sims
mons. deducted from the total: eBtE
mated disbursements for the hscaks
year 1917, would leave $753, ,963. 600 AyS ~
the amount required to meet the total
normal disbursements OF the governs;
ment for that year. Now the tot1S:
estimated receipts for the year 1Sl1ss
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j. s. MEXICAN
COMMISSIONERS
ARE APPOINTED
IS
MADE BY LANSING
Arrangements for Joint Con-
ference With Mexicans to
Be Arranged at Once,

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3@--Secretary
Lansing announced tonight that the
American members of the joint COM
mission 10 undertake settlement OF
differences between the United States
and Mexico would b. Franklin X.
Lane, Secretary of the Interior, Judge
George Gray. Of Wilmington. Del, and
DR.. John Il. Mott. OF New York City.
All Of the commissioners have ac-
ceptrd their appointments. the MfXI'
can members were named some time
ago and arrangements for their meet.
ing will be made Immediately BY Sec
retary Lansing and EliSrO Arredondo.
General CarranZa'S Ambassador DeSig-
nate. Virtually the only question TO
be- decided is where the sessions shall
br held.
The MeXicans are understood 10 pre-
fer some resort on the New Jersey
coast.
Secretary Lane. who will head the
American group WAS the first member
selected. Tndg" Gray, who is retired
circuit judge ana Il former United
States Senator. has had much cXpe-
ricnce on international bodies and
since 1900 has been member OF the
international permanent court OF arbl-
tration under the Hague convention
Or. Mott is general secretary Of the
international committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Association and au-
thor of numerous religious works He
WAS offered the post Of Minister to
China by President Wilson. but de-
Clincd ii.
The Mexican commissioners are
IContfnued on Page Ten.)
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RAUROAD STRIKE IS NOW UP TO EIGHT MEN
COMMITTEE TODRAFT REPLY To
WILSON REACH No AGREEMENT

ughout the country upholding arbitr2'
ton for the settlement OF labor dis
putes and opposing an eight hour DAY
such as the employees desire.
The cabinet discussed the situation
At todays meeting and in the opinion
Of some of thc members the danger "f
L strike has been greatly lcSscncd.
Employees Restless.
Discomfort over being held in wash
inCton without prospect of. prompt ar:
ton by the railroad managers caused
some OF the brotherhood men to pro-
test today at on" of their two meet
ings. W. G.. Lee. head OF the tram
mems brotherhood. Silenced obJcc-
tionS by assuring the men that III ms
belief they would not be held mora
than forty eight hours longer.
An invitation 10 visit the capitol,
extended the men today by Vice PreSl-
dent Marshall. was accepted by large
number The Vice President address.
ed them cordially.
The brotherhood heads. III their
first formal statement sine" arriving
in Washington. replied 20 various con-
tentions of the railroad managers.
They declared the railroads had never
shown desire 10 resort 10 arbitration
hnQuaiitedly. The statement said. in
part:
= 1T is true that the executives of
the four Brotherhoods advocated inc
passage OF the NewlandS act, and tnSy
did so under the mistaken belief
(which subsequent experience" mas
.hatteredD, that its terms would be
carried out in good faith by the repre-
sentativeS OF the companies.
The sincerity Of this Newborn and
c1ai iro15 hnlipf nSpreSSn0
bv the spokesman of RI" railway
preSidentS--N XIX We stand for the
principle of arbitration for the settle
ment OF industrial disputes y \ Is
best shown BY the attitude OF these
railway companies who are 50 loudly
1roclaiminS the virtues of arbitration
and their undyinS adherence th""c.o;
BY the attitude OF those SAME !ompa-
nieS toward arbitration on long list
OF properties which they absolutely
own and control, but which they have
refused TO include III the present ne
gotiations. and 10 the men on winch
lines they are refusing their ,oaF III
court so feelingly referred to b. the
spokesman of the railway presidents.
Names Properties.
Here followed a list of g. properties
which the statement said tar Brother
hood officials sought futilelv on June
~ 10 have represented by the railroad
managers in the present dispute.
In addition 70 these. the state
ment continued, are large number
of neutrality-suspicious. properties large:
Is dominated by the same tNi1cial
powers which We have vainlr demand
ed should be included
These properties employ compara.-
! lively small numbers OF mcn. and on
account of the fact the railway man
agements feel that the demands on
those properties do not constitute a
menace as they do on the larger prop
critics Therefore. the right to their
day in court is continuously refused.
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REPORT
GAINS IN CENTER
Heavy Fighting on Russian
Front--Rumania Prepar-
ing For War.

Both Allied wings on the Saloniki
front, where the soldiers of at least
seven nations are in battle. have been
sent back by the BulSarians. In the
center, where the Allies main effort is
being made at The entrance 10 Inc
great Vardar Valley, Paris reports I'M
portant gains.
Nothing is said about The Russian
or Italian share III the lighting and
no information has been given as 10
their strength. The SerblanS appar-
emily have been the heaviest losers
and have been forced back on their
extreme left about five miles from lhE
Serbian Greek frontier. They claim
continued progress OH The otner sec
llcns of their front.
On the Allied right the British and
French who had crossed The Struma
towards the Bulgarian frontier have
been forced back on the river
On the western front there has been
little change. The British rontinn"
their efforts 10 surround ThiCpval and
report the capture of one hundred
wards of German trenches in the di-
rection Of Martinpuich. There has
been no action of Importance on The
French section.
For several days meagre Russian
reports have insisted that nothlnE ol
Importance has occurred in the east.
Berlin describes very heavy fighting,
both on the Stokhod and in the Carpa-
thanS An interesting feature OF the
Russian official statement is the IN
timation that the Grand Duke Nlcho-
las again is pressing his offensive in
the Caucasus. For the last TWO days
Prtrograd has emphasized the fight
ing around Diarbckr bu, no important
change has occurred.
London claims a heavy blow against.
Germany on the sea. The British sub
marine E.23 reports having attacked
an lS.GGu Ton German battleShip ami
the submarines commander believes
he sank it.
There is no news from the Italian
front where a lull has existed for sew
cral days.
Preparing for War.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Aug. %,
2:22 a. m.--Rumania Is preparing loT
(Continued on Page Ten.)
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BATTLE ROYAL ON REVENUE BILL
OPENED YESTERDAY IN SENA1G'
HUGHES FAVORS
AN INTERSTATE
COMPENSATION LAW

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. &C
Charles Z. Hughes, before an audi
ence in the armory here tonight. de-
clared for an adequate compensation
law providing compensation to per-
sons injured in hazardous employ
ments engaged in interstate conf
merce.
Mr.. Hughes also spoke OF labor leg
islation enacted under Republican ad-
ministrations.
Il rejoice in what has been done an
der Republican auspices in the FED
eral sphere-that is, in that depart
mcnt of activity which, under our con-
stitution. is subject 10 Federal regula-
tion," he said.
1T was under Republican admins
tration that the safety appliance act
was passed, a great safeguard OF SAFE
ty Of railway employees. 1t was under
Republican administration that an act
was amended by Congress so as 10
give far wider degree of protection
TO safety appliances OF various SORTS
than were formerly accorded.
1T was under Republican admins
tration that Congress passed the hours
of service act, in order 10 prevent the
undue exhaustion of employees through
hours OF labor which are excessive.
1t was under Republican admlnlstra-
ton that the employers liability act
Of 1906 was passed.
Remarkable Record.
We have had a remarkable record
of achievement in the interests of fair
under Republican auspices.
desire to see legislation OF that char
acter and every reasonable sort for
the protection of labor enacted, to the
end that there may be d feeling
through this country that justice is be-
ing done.
~ desire to see our wasteful system
of negligence actions replaced by pro-
per compensation laws. That has been
achieved in many states. The bill be-
fore congress deals only with govern
ment employees. In my judgment there
should be an adequate compensation
act dealing with this, subject to the
supervision of congress, in hazardous
employments in interstate commerce.
ut makes great difference whether
half or less or more, large shares OF
The recoveries goes for attorneys fees;
it makes a great difference whether
our courts are crowded with negll-
gence suits with the uncertain results,
according to the manner in which evil
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Nine OF CGSSACK
CREW LOST AT SEA

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Aug. az
Nine members of the crew Of the Nor
wegian steamer Cossack, New Or
leans, for Dublin, with cargo of gas
oline in drums, were lost in mid
ocean when the steamer, completely
on fire, was abandoned on August L..
The remaining memb+.is of the Cos.
sack. formerly the British steamer
Pneress. were brought here to-day by
the British steamer Tamaqua, which
rescued the men from small boat
after they had been tossed about for
two days in heavy weather.
According 10 the survivors, some OF
the gasoline drums burst when tossed
about by the rolling Of the steamer
in the heavy sea, the gasoline reach
ing the fire room. There was an eH.
posion and the interior of the ship
became mass Of flames. Fortunate
". all hands escaped the flames and
abandoned the ship in two lifeboats:
Nine of the men entered one boat and
f3 the other. The sea was still rum
ming high, and the boat containing
the nine men was upset and all were
lost.
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FOR
EXPLOSION PLACED

JERSEY CITY. y. j., Aug. 22-The
coroner'S jury which has been inveSu-
eating the causes OF the recent dis
aster on Black Tom Island that re-
suited in several deaths and about
$20,U00.0 600 property damage brought
in verdict today cenSuring the Le-
high Valley Railroad and the Ma
tional Storage Company for failing 10
lake adequate precautions in the trans
porIati0n and storage Of explosives.
According 10 Assistant Prosecutor
James W. Mccarthy. indictments will
be sought from the September grand
jury. He said indictments for man
slaughter would be asked in the case
of the responsible officers Of the COM
panies and indictments for maintain
ing a nuisance sought against the di-
rpCtOrS.
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WALK OUT TIES UP
CHARLESTON GAZETTE

CHARLESTON. w. VA. Aug. 90
Due 10 some trouble over the rein
statement of a printer, who was dis
charged by the foreman of the compos-
ing room. the printers on the Gazette
walked out tonight. while an appeal to
the President of the International
Union was in abeyance. About u
men are affected and until a late hour
this morning there were no indications
that Il paper would be published.
which would be the first time in the
history Of the paper that an edition
had been missed. The trouble is not
a question of unionism, for it is a
union shop.
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AIDS IN PROBE OF
ELECTION FRAUDS
-

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Aug. 22:--.
Oliver e. Pagan, Of the Department oi
Justice at Washington, is aiding Unit
ed States District Attorney We
Barnhart in the probe which feoer
grand jury Is making into electi
frauds in Mcdowell and Mingo co
ties last June. Mr.. Pagan was
signed to the case by Attorney ca
eral Gregory and arrived In We6gte
Springs on Monday. Before the gran
Jury met this morning Mr.. Barnhr
announced that the investgahq
would be a thorough one that he ~
sonally had laid the matter before a
torney General Gregory at Washtn
ton last Saturday when Attorney d.
French was employed as special coy
sci and when it was also determtn
to send Mr.. Pagan to assist In
prosecution.
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CHILD KILLED BY
INTERURBAN CAR

Sp"rIal ll<palch 10 tn. lnieiigcacer.
MIDLAND, Pa. Aug. 222.-Milan,
the siX.ypar-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Manciovich. OF this city. was
instantly killed this evening when he
stepped in front OF Il weStbOund inter
urban car on the Ohio Valley Scenic
route. The wheels passed over the
body and il became entanGled in the
of the car in such a man.
ncr that It was found necessary TO
raise the car with jacks before the
body could be eXtricated.
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.PERSH|NC REVIEWS TR0OPS0F
HIS EXPEDITION IN T0MEX|CQ
SPECTACLE CAUSED VETERAN OFFICERS TO UTTER WoRD4
OF IJNsTINTED PRAISE-GEN. PERSHING STIRRED AT g
SCENE OF THE GREAT FIGHTING MACHINE.

mesquite dotted mesa to their STAG
tions.
Even to the trained eye Of officers
there was no discernible flaw in the
condition Of the men, stock, equipment
and ordnance. The troops looked -;
indeed they were, ready for duty stps
quote General PersEinS. Five months:
of arduous service under burning
sun. followed by rest drill and good
machine that, according to one high
officer, was ready to face an equal or:
a greater number of an; OF the ;7orld'ai
best fighting men. 81