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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
CHINA'S PART IN WAR TO BE
 LABOR SUPPLY
Gan Also Furnish Unlimited Quantities of Cloth and
 Leather

Picking, Sept. 2s.-China's first and most Important contribution to the cause of the Entente Allies in the war doubtless will be laborers.
 Before China joined the war against Germany and Austria, she had al- ready supplied more than 100000. la borers to France, England and Rus sia- Coolies for agricultural work and dock work have been going to western Europe for nearly two years. Russia has also been drawing from China S inexhaustible supply Of labor for Si- berian mines and Siberian farms. Now that China is actually in the war, the task of recruiting laborers for work beyond the seas will be far easier. The government will lend a willing hand and competition which hitherton existed between the various powers in recruiting coolies probably will be eliminated.
 Of the 100000 900 persons in China, | it Is estimated that at least 40, ,O0O, ,00t are men capable of carrying arms or dong some sort of labor directly con- nected with the war. Of this number 1 20, COG, 900 are living. within aSonable distance of transportation facilities and could be mobilized were it neces. sary. China has such an abundance of men that millions could be spared to the advantage of those remaining at home.
 Premier Tuan-Chi-Jui is enthusias tic about sending an army to Europe He believes 100000 soldiers could b, trained and sent to Europe within si1 months, were the Allies to suppl, eauipnent and officers for general su Ipervision.
 
 Der of men under arms in China ar ] imperfect and misleading Each o the provinces has its own army. Il addition the central government ha many troops. There are probabl 500, GOO men in all under arms in Chin at the present time. Perhaps half c ttheseN or 250,000 would measure up t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

had become as one of the family. Every day, regularly, we went to sea. and during each trip I would stand on the deck, my hands on the wheel as though was one of the members of the captains family.
 During these frequent voyages out to sea we would meet many little na- val patrol boats that constantly sa1l- ed upon and down the coast. Final ly, at the end of about ven days, 1 was well known to these young Swe- dish seamen as an intimate friend or the Wohlsdnd couple, and they all knew the captain
 At last it was time for Herr Kicker to act. As it had been arranged, one day Herr Kicker brought a message to Captain Wohisun that it was the wish of Count Bernstorff that he should meet him at his hotel as he, the count, had a very important pro- posal to make to him. Herr Kicker slziffulIy conveyed the idea. to the captain that Count Bernstorffs pur- pose in asking for the interview was to make arrangements for the sale Of his two small ships to our country. l Of course, this interview was asked just at the time when the old cap- tain, his wife, and I were about to start on our usual trip out to sea 1 Dressed for the occasion when I ap- peared as usual at the wharf I found Captain Wholsund and his wife in a great state of excitement. What am I to do, Countess? His ExceEency Count Bernstorff, wishes to see me al once at his hotel, what shall we do?'
 You cannot refuse to meet the Count, you must go at once to his Ihotel," I said exoitedly. | I would not listen to his entreaties to postpone our cruise for g. few hours. No, would take the boat and, proud of her sex, his wife insis ted that could manage the boat as Ewell as the captain. Listen we woul6 not to postpontng our trip.
 At the last moment Herr Rickel land his charn1ngiy beautiful daugh
 ter appeared on the spot and insisted that they should accompany us ol our trip. The ambitious wife of tn, Icaptatn was. certainly overjoed t. ihave such company.
 | shall never forget the joy of tn Iday when my desire was fulfilled t, personally visit our submarine post
 office.
 Once out of the harbor 1t was pre-
 fectEy proper that Herr Kicker sickness. She had to be taken to tn
 eEnall, very small, cabin, and wTl else would be with her but the cap
 tain's wife. Herr Fdcker took skill ful care of that phase of the affair
 He saw to it that Frau Wohlsund di
 duty in the cabin, And meanwhil
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

the standards of a modern army and be an effective fighting force, if prop- erly equipped and trained for few months under foreign supervision.
 Chinese officials, high and low. would welcome an opportunity to send a large army abroad But China lacks transport for sending troops abroad, and her small arsenals are poorly organized leather and cloth industries make 1t impossible for her to outfit even small army.
 China has the wool. the cotton and the hides necessary to c1othe a great army but she lacks facilities to con- vert these into shoes and clothing. Raw material and labor exist in Chi na in abundance, but there is no ef- fective industrial organization.
 Should it become necessary China's unlimited labor could furnish much of the clothing for all the allied armies, were modern factories erected in China under foreign supervision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
INCREASED CAR LOADING
 ON NEW HAVEN ROAD

For the six months ending June, 1917, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. showed mark ed improvement in the average rev. enue tons per loaded car mile as com pared with previous corresp onding periods. The aveage car loading for 1928 tons. This compares with 1861 tonst in the corresponding period last year, and 1855 tons in 1916.
 There has been steady improve ment in car loading reported by the New Haven for the past three years. During the 12 months of 1915 the average car loading amounted to 15.75 tons. In 1916, this was increased to 17.11 tons, or 1.36 tons more put into each car. In the first six months of 1917 the average car loading of 1928 tons was an increase over the corresponding period of 1916 of 1.62 tons, and over 1915 by 2.6S tons
 The New Haven is continually striv- ing to show still further improvement in the loading of it's freight cars. The company is obtaining the active SUD- port and assistance of the shippers and consignees, to whom is due muck of the credit for the improvement al. Bready recorded.
 ! Some idea of what can still be ac- l conrplished may be had from the, fac | that if the average car loading coult be further increased by only ton 2,000 pounds-it would mean a savins
 of 121,996 cars year, or 10,166 car | a month.
 | With the government making unpre
 cedented demands on the railroads il order to facilitate the prosecution O the war the New Haven is redou blin, l its efforts to attain this increase, 1 loading The company is contin
 uing to impress upon the shippin
 public that it is its patriotic duty t l load cars to their full cubic or weigh ] capacity in order that freight may b
 handled more expeditiously and eff ficient1y, and thereby help to mak the railroads more efficient servant of the government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

[ met three patrol boats whose off cers saluted me gallantly and shout ed 'bravos" as I sailed directly to where our bouy was located. Two days later it was arranged that Captain Wohlsund should transfer his ownership of the boat to me yet himself retaining the license. ex- plained to him that unless the nom inal ownership remained with him I could not cruise freely out of the har- bor, and how I loved to go away out to sea!
 From that time on I visited regu- larly our submarine post-office with | the messages to our brave U-boat i command who knew how to sec- retly come out of the water and ob- tain the list of ships and how each one was to be treated.
 ] Nobody interfered with me, since the sight of this motor-boat dashing
 out of the sound with myself at the wheel, had become a familiar one in Stockholm harbor.
 l Twice a day I would go to sea;
 once with my message and another
 time with either the proud old cap-
 tain and his wife as my guest to still
 conHoy the idea that the boat really
 belonged to them and that was only
 a friend.
 Straight out to sea would head my motor-boat, running at top speed I so that great cloud of white foam
 would hit the boat and me as made for my post-office. And how happ! | I felt in the sure expectation of being lreceived once more at the Fore1g1 Office in the manner to which I wa! laccstomed in former days, before m! failre in Mexico.
 Once when I reached my post-of flee I sighted g. bobbing periscope
 Quickly I deposited my precious infor
 mation, and as quickly put about fo port again. The marvellous speed o
 the motor-boat prevented anybod.
 who might have noted my coming land going from realizing how far ou to sea I had been. My post-offic service for U-boats was splendidly in itiated.
 From that time forward was abl
 to manage a service of news at 1eas
 once a day. The results were suffi cient to justify the elaborase mean
 I had adopted. Herr Kicker even tol
 me that immediate steps would b
 taken to introduce this subnarin lpost-office system to other Scandi navian countries, and he even dream ed of it's further introduction in Sout American countries as many of tn lSouth American neutrals were sup plying our enemies with food an other materials. Friendly shiE thenceforward ran the gauntlet of ou I U-boats safely, while those laden wit , tenemy commodities met the destrue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
COLORED MEN WANTED
 FOR ARMY STEVEDORES

Especially qualified colored men
 are wanted in the stevedore Regi-
 ments Quartern1aster Corps, national
 army. Any person desiring informs ton regarding enlistment kindly pre- sent himself or write to the U. S. Army Recruiting station, 56 Chapel street, New Haven. Married men can
 also volunteer their services if they
 will agree to sign a declaration stating that they will support their families while in service. Any person who has received his notice to appear before the draft board cannot enlist 7 3sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

ton they so richly deserved.
 Count Bernstorff shared with me the commendatfon of a grateful gov ernment; and I felt that I had re- gained all the ground in the Service which I had lost in that unfortunate affair in Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

CORTEZ o. ROCKWELL. plumb ing and Heating. jobbing a speciality. 0051 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone 326-2. B 10 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
Submarine POSt0ffice
How Count Bernstorf and Arranged Means of Com
 municatng With U-Boat Commanders

By COUNTESS voN sCHAUMBERG
 eran Kaiseas SecretSe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
S3O Values

All Wool Velour Coats. Newe
 models-Kit Coney Fur Bottol and collar-colors, Taupe. Beet root. Pek1n Blue, &00 E1 Reindeer Black 9EGoV
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

Satin dresses in the new Eton ef fects, embroidered waists, white Georgette collar, fancy skirt; col. ors, black, navy, taupe and green $20 values.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
Manipulating ! Blanket.

Learning how to manage. a blanket
that IL a little short at one end and
not quite long enough at the other,
with similar deficiencies In width, Is
one of the first things the young sol
der should be taught. # he IL not
taught it, he will probably have an ex-
perience like that of western recruit
who says that In his first week in camp
he lost great deal of sleep at night.
When he lay on his back his stomach
was cold; when he turned over his
back was cold: when he pulled the
blanket up around his shoulders he got
cold feet. and when his feet were un-
der the blanket his neck was uncom-
Portable. A veterans recipe may.
however, be worth considering. He
says the only way to manipulate an
army blanket, on cold night. IS to
pull your knees up to your chin, lie
face downward. and hold the four cor
ners Of the blanket in your teeth
Christian Science Monitor.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
JAPAN'S MESSAGE
OF CHEER TO U. S.
ENJOYS COME AS COMRADES IN
STRUGGLE FOR THE SACRED
RIGHTS or MANKIND.
Representatives of Japan on Mission
Of Friendship and Good viii De-
clare They Come as Allies In q
Common Cause.

A Pacific Port.--A Japanese mis-
sion to the United States arrived here
Monday and proclaimed, almost at the
moment Of landing, that its members
came officially 'as comrades in a g.
gantic struggle which involves the lib
critics and the sacred rights OF man
kind"
1--WE are here" declared Viscount
X. Ishii, ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary. responding to an
address of welcome from the mayor,
"as the representatives Of Japan, on
a mission Of friendship and good will.
We come as allies In common cause. "
Later he adverted to this nations
war panopoly and its meaning to ia
pan.
I'VE are particularly glad to be here
just Mt this Time" he said, when all
America is showing courage, patrio-
tism, energy and whole-hearted zeal.
Not single sensible person In Japan
sees anything In your preparations but
great benefit to both countries In the
future.
1--WE have always had confidence In
the fundamental justice, sound sense
and broad vision Of Americans. We
are glad Of your preparations on land
and sea-"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
.LalIah Rookhy Centenary.

Ii the war holding back any poem
comparable with 'IalIah Rookh," the
publication of which was delayed by
the Waterloo campaign, and took place
just century ago7
Perhaps few read the famous ORR
entail romance nowadays, but Moore's
reputation when he wrote it was such
that he was able to sell 1t when he
had scarce put pen to paper. Murray
offered 1900 guineas for it, but the
poets friends thought this too little,
and approached Longman, stipulating
that the price should be ''not less than
the largest amount ever paid for a
poem" 'That," said Longmdn, ''was
the $4,000 paid for 'Rokeby,'" and on
that basis bargain was struck, the
publishers only stipulation being that
MoOre's poem should be equal to
SCOTS In length. Even so, Longman
had the best Of the bargain. Seven
large editions were sold within year,
and q quarter of a century later Long
mans still regarded "Lallah Rookh" as
"the cream Of copyrights. -Manches-
ter Guardian.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
FULL-oFowN WHITE GRUB. teREATLY gNLARoED)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The destructive white grubs which
DO their damage by feeding upon the
roots Of grasses, corn, potatoes, straw
berries, and seeding trees, especially
conifers, are the larvae of May beetles,
otherwise known lis "June beetles" or
"June bugs" Most Of them live In
the ground for three seasons before
they change into beetles, becoming
larger as they mature. The following
methods Of graduating this pest in
each stage OF its ihfestation have been
found effective:
When heavy flights Of May beetles
are noticed, spray trees with an arsen-
lcal, such as paris green or arsenate
OF lead, to poison beetles feeding
thereon. Plow grass and small-grain
land previous to October / to DESTROY
young grubs recently Matched from
eggs laid by May beetles.
When small gruhs are abundant In
the fall, pasture hogs. Plow thorough
~ previous to October /. Seed such
land to small grain or clover for the
following year. 10 not plant corn or
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
EARTH ROAD GRADE
Stability OF Entertainments Is OF
Great Importance.
CAREFUL SCRUTINY IS URGED
70 Prevent Damage BY shrInkaae Ma
terIai Used Must Be Free From
Vegetable Matter and UNI
SornIy dompaeted.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture1
One OF the Tl0at important consId-
erations connected with the grading Of
an earth road is the stability OF the
embellishments. Where road IL situ-
ated In cut and Is well drained. 1t Is
not likely to be affected seriously by
such agencies as shrinkage, settlement,
and slipping, any one of which may IN
iure or destroy road situated on q
poorly constructed embankment. In
grading q road, therefore, the methods
employed In building the entertainments
are deserving Of much more careful
scrutiny than those employed In maxi
Ing excavations.
To prevent a read over an embank-
ment from being damaged by shrink
age OF the material forming the EN-
bankment, the material must be free
from vegetable matter and uniformly
compacted as 1t Is deposited. Where
the road surface j. to be of earth. the
embankment usually may be compact
ed sufficiently to prevent injury from
shrinkage by spreading the material In
relatively thin horizontal layers and
letting each layer be compacted by the
grading teams as the succeeding layer
ls being spread. Layers Of ordinary
earth. not more than u inches thick,
can be compacted fairly well in this
way, provided that the grading teams
are made to travel over the entire sur
face of each layer, and that the mate
rial is spread uniformly. Where the
road surface is tp be of some highly
improved type, each layer of the EN-
bankment should be rolled thoroughly
with q power roller weighing not less
than about ten tons.
Settlement of entertainments, aside
from that due I'd shrinkage. may be
caused by the gradual flattening OF the
slopes or by lacA Of stability of the
ground surface over which the emhank-
ment is constructed. The question OF
ground surface stability usually does
not arise as grading problem except
where an embankment Is being CON
structed over very marshy land. II
proper precautions are not observed
the embankmenr material may be ab-
sorbed gradually by the marsh until
the entire roadbed has disappeared, an
occurrence which is not infreQuent.
Where drainage Of the marsh is Inn
practicable, the lower portion OF the
embankmenf. which would come In con.
tact with the marsh water, should BIZ
formed OF some nonsIaking material
that viii cement together and dis,
tribute the weight Of the embankmeni
over the eptire bottom area. Some
varieties Of gravelly clay are excel
lent for this purpose. Where the
marshy matter Is very soft and deep
is may be necessary 20 lay 8 wide
foundation bed III logs. or fascines
upon which TO construct the embank
msaE, but such keslndatioai bed void
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17

potatoes on such land the following
season. Allow chickens the run of
fields when plowed.
When small grubs are abundant In
the spring, seed such land to small
grain or clover. Do not plant corn or
wide-row crop in such land. Put corn,
potatoes, field beans, ETC., on ground
which has been Clearly cultivated the
preceding year. Pasture hogs on in
tested ground, and give chickens the
run OF fields when blowing and cult
waiting.
When large grubs are abundant in
the fall or spring, plow infested land
about October l. Delay planting until
the fifteenth or twentieth OF May, or
q little later IL practicable. Ground
containing large grubs In spring should
be plowed as soon after July is aH
practicable, as indicated below. Pas
ture hogs In infested fields wherever
practicable.
When beetles or pupae are in the
ground In summer, pillow thoroughly, SO
as to break clods, any time after july
10; the sooner after that date the
better. Pasture hogs in infested feIdsl
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
Antitrust. Laws Of Old.

In ode Of the famous English cases
referred to in Chitty's criminal Law
IT was decided that spreading rumors
with intent to raise the price of a par
ticular species Of product. endeavorIng
to enhance Its price by persuading
others from abstaining from bringing
1t to market. and engrossing large
quantities In order TO resell them AZ
the exorbitant prices occasi0ned b.
their own articles, are ofrenses lndict-
able at common law, and subject the
party SO acting to fine and imprison-
ment at the discretion Of the court
In which he Is convlcted.n
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17

sheriff Walter Barber, told weird
story Sunday of having been marooned
for twenty-five days on the island
within sight Of d wagon road over
which people were constantly travel
Ing. During this time he said his
only nourishment was water.
Grootch said he had been working
on ranch near here and came to
Cody for a visit. He set out for q
walk toward the river when his mem
DRY left him.
When he regained consciousness he
found himself on the island 200 rods
below a wagon bridge. He could not
swim and the current was too swift
for him to wade.
Finally, Grootch said, he became
so weak he could not stand ana lay
helpless in the underbrush until 4
passerby saw him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
QUICK AID GIVEN WOUNDED
Rapid Treatment After Battle and
New Cleansing Methods Save
Lives OF Many SoIdlers~

Lieut.. Col. Gilbert Barring, G. b., .,
famous English surgeon who is con-
sulting surgeon to the great base hos
pitfalls at Rouen, which accommodate
$4,000 patients, says that since the war
began immense strides have been made
In the surgery Of the battlefield. Two
improvements that may be noticed as
having taken place since the outbreak
of hostilities, writes correspondent OF
the New York Times, are In connection
with the rapid treatment OF the wound
ed after big battle and the cleansing
Of wounds.
Five or ten miles behind the fighting
sufficient casualty clearing stations
each holding about 1000 men-have
been organized to deal with all the
casualties that may reasonably be ex-
pected, so that once man is picked up
by the stretcher bearers he receives
adequate treatment within very short
time. Here also is special hospital,
perhaps Of so beds, for abdominal
cases, which are the most urgent.
In the old days such wounds, because
of the delay before they could be treat
ed and cleaned, were generally consid-
cred to be fatal; but under the new
conditions, by which a man so hit is
placed In an ambulance and sent Off
Immediately, IL necessary, without
waiting for other wounded to be placed
in with him, the dangerous delay is
Aovercome, and the wound kept aseptic
md more amenable to treatment.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
soMe ENDANoERs RESERVOIR.

Attempt Made to Skater 0gden's Wa
ter Supply by Dynamite Explosion.
Ogden, Utah.--An attempt to shat
ter Ogden's water supply at the city
reservoir was made known Monday
night when bomb, made by binding
six sticks OF dynamite together in a
paper sack, was found lying upon the
wood-stave conduit just a few feet
from the point 1t empties into the
smaller of the two city reservoirs.
The fuse had been lighted and had
burned two feet when the explosion
was prevented by q crink in the re-
naming two feet of fuse.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-17
GOVERNMENT MAY
SEIZE WHEAT CROP
PLANS BEING LAID BY FOOD AID
MINisTRAToR FOR CONTROL or
WHEAT, FLOUR AND BREAD.
All Speculation in Foodstuffs to Be
Placed Under Ban, With Prosecution
Certain for Those Holding Sup
plies Exceeding Business Needs.

Washington.-Herbert @. Hoover,
the food administrator, announced, on
August IL, the plan for the control Of
wheat, flour and bread.
They are specific and comprehensive,
They have been worked ont fully In
view Of the disrupting and disturbing
conditions of the European war and
the part this country still has to play.
They provide:
For the vigorous prosecution OF
all persons who hold more wheat and
flour than Is required In their normal
business.
For the maintenance of a fair
price throughout the country, by seiz-
ing, II necessary, the entire 1917 har-
vest and determining the cost to the
consumer.
3-For food administration agencies
at the principal wheat terminals
throughout the country.
For the restriction of storage to
thirty days unless special permit ls
given by the food administration.
5-For the elimination Of specula-
ton by compelling all mills and ele-
vators with more than one hundred
barrels daily capacity to take out q
government license.
Effective September I.
The regulations will go into effect
on September /.
Mr.. Hoover believes that by rigid APP
piication Of the regulations the price
Of wheat can be stabilized throughout
the year.
With the price of wheat stabilized
liz Is believed that the price Of flour
confarm and .thns stabilized