Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-30
Mosquito 40 Ally
Of German Kaiser
10 Put TO Rout

Washington. Sept. 30 More. than
ono ally Of the German emperor who
has attempted 10 interfere with the
shipbuilding program has cone to de-
feat. The latest 81 the mosquito.
Most OF the now sh'pyards h,ce
risen, from marsh'aNds borderlng
rivers, lakes. bays and inlets, These
marshy places are the favorite breed
Ing places OF the mosquito and millions
fed 30 avarlciously on the mem ham
mcring out ships that. at times. thay
were forced to leave the ways and
production was retarded. But now a
great national mosquito fighting aimv
has been created and 'hs force In con-
the insect hosts.
The star Of this army " composed
o. mosquito fighting experts, whi have
fought and battered down mesquite
offensivcs not only in this ccar'rv' hut
also In the ver-infcctcd tropical zone
where the pests have been at thelr
worst. Among these is Lieut.. Col
Philip SCHUYLER Doapc-a member OF the
stan OF Surgeon General Gorgas who
eliminated the pest from the Panama
canal zone. Ke Is d're2tcr u the de-
partment OF health and sanitation of
the United States shipping board and
Is organizing >thc war against the
mosquito In all parts Of the country.
The cooperation of state, municipal
and private. corporate interests has
bekn enlisted in this war. Miles of
trenches have been dug in lowlancs
about shipbuilding plants so that the
marshes may be drained and the
breeding places destroyed. Where It is
impossible to drain off the stagnant
water. oiling rs restored to.
At the Hog island plant ndar Pn'la-
delphia. the work is being carried IN
with, the cooperation of the state OF
PENNSYLVANIA. the City of Philadelphia.
the WESTINGHOUSE Corporation, The
Atlantic Oil Refining Company and
other private interests. A fund OF
$3.50 .oCo klss been contributed and in
addition the Atlantic OIL Refining
Company contributes all the oil 'ased.
A Q. 1907 acre tract of marsh land had
to be treated by sprinklinE pools,
cutting down tall weeds. dredging and
draining and within three months
after work started, the water area had
been reduced 81 per cent. Several big
dumping stations have been erected and
employed in thls work and more are
planned
Three thousand or more acres OF the
land thus reclaimed 1t is estimated
will be suitable for agricultural pur-
poses ard 1t has been suggested that
This land be turned over to the Boy
Scouts of Philadelphia for war CAV
dens. as the land is within six miles o.
the central section Of Philadelphia.
The State of New Jersey is cooper
ating with Camden and Gloucester
counties and the shipping board IN
work about the shipvards on the New
jersey side of the Delaware river. II
is planned to spend s1o,e9D in this dis
trct this year
Chester. Pa. an important center Tor
all kinds of war work. has committee
that is working with the state and the
shipping board and the state has
agreed to appropriate $4,000 II s6o.eoo
can be obtained from other sources.
Other places at which work is being
carried on along this line are, Whining
ton n. c., which has raised s3o.ooo'
Alexandria and Hampton. Va; Los
Angeles, Cal. and about the yards on
the Gulf Of Mexico.