ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



Philadelphia, Pa., November, 191 7. 



The News for 1918. 



The flag of the News has been kept flying during the year 

 K)!/ as our editorial for January last announced that it would 

 be. In spite of the increased costs we shall issue twenty-eight 

 plates for 1917, as compared with 25 in 1916, 20 in 191 5 and 

 t8 in 1914. That this has been accomplished is, of cburse, in 

 large measure due to the co-operation of authors who have 

 borne part of the expense. The present number and that for 

 December will comprise the usual number of pages, bringing 

 the total for the year to 480. exclusive of the index, title-page, 

 etc. 



It would be idle, however, to pretend that the News can 

 remain unatTected by the present great economic changes of 

 the world, or that it can be independent of the increasing costs 

 of production of almost all things. We therefore find ourselves 

 temporarily compelled to reduce our pages to 40 per issue for 

 1 91 8 and to bear the expense of but one plate of line-engrav- 

 ings per month. Illustrations requiring half-tone reproduc- 

 tion, or more than one plate of line-engravings per article, can 

 only be published at the author's expense and the costs of such 

 have already become greater than those announced for 191 7 

 on the second page of our cover. Articles accompanied by 

 single plates of line-engravings reproduced at the expense of 

 the News will in consequence "wait their turn" to appear in 

 order of acceptance. 



As soon as conditions improve sufficiently we will restore 

 the News to its present dimensions. The subscription price 

 for 1918 will be as at present. 



We bespeak the continued support of all our old friends and 

 the financial aid of those who, associated with institutions sub- 

 scribing to the News, are not themselves subscribers, although 

 often enjoying the hospitality of our pages. 



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