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Show - PAGE TWO, THE PRESS-BULLETI- N EDITORIALS the disease, varying in different localities. Dr. King believes' that in view of the striking similarity between the pneumonic plague of north China and the present so-call- ed Spanish influ-enza, "it is not unreasonable to believe that the two- - diseases may be the same; the influenza bacillus and the bacillus pestis in atypical forma may simulate each other." Thus far this is but a theory, and several variations of it are possible. Dr, King's explanation of the spread of the disease does not appear plausible. He attributes it to the 200,000 Chi-nese coolies sent in 1917 to France as laborers: 'They made splendid laborers, and were in back of the lines during the Ger-man drive of March, 1918. No doubt many of them were cap-tured by the Germans at that time. Hence the outbreak of it in the German army and its rapid spread in Spain." But even if the dates 'fitted, which they do not, why should the Chinese have infected the German army before they did the French army? In view of the fact that by February the disease had reached the Crimea and that even then the German army was on the shores of the Black sea, a much closer connection with Asia is established and it must be remembered that from January German soldiers were being transferred . from Russia to the western front. Not impossibly this treachery had something to do with Ludendorffs defeat. ' ' ' Even if the disease has taken a far less terrible form than in Asia, it is quite serious enough to call for the utmost vigilance. iWhat it is called does not make it worse but its close connection with the most dreaded of all plagues may, induce the public to take in season the needed precautionary measures. "A very grave situation," says Dr. King, "now confronts us; every patient with the epidemic should be quarantined and everything possible should be done now at its outset to prevent its spread." The measures are for professional skill ta devise, yet the public can help by taking the matter seriously, but courageously, avoid panic and complying loyally, with all regulations that may be found needful. If this is done the epidemic may soon pass. i EPIDEMIC OF PNEUMONIA NOT INFLUENZA f ' " (From 8prlngfleld Republican) - Support is given in the Medical Record of October 12 for the theory advanced by The Republi can on September 2J and in less explicit form much earlier, that the "Spanish" influenza may be not influenza at all, but a modified and milder form f the pneu-monic plague of which there was a serious outbreak in Mongolia !ast winter. The course of the plague had been watched with anxious attention because of the well known historical connec-tion between war and pestilence. To some remarks on that sub- - . ject exception was taken, somewhat earlier in the war, by the Army and Navy Journal, which held that medical science had broken the connection. This was certainly to be fervently hoped. ! yet it was impossible to forget that enormous and Imperfectly 4 disturbances were going on in the vast interior of Asia, the : great incubator of disease. With this in mind The Republican ventured to suggest on January 5 that the censorship somewhere 'had cut out the word 'plague" fro mthe bare news which had just come an epidemic of pneumonia in northern China, which rtd reached Fengchentang, 160 miles from Pekin. "We cannot forget that it was In that region that the pneuboniic form of plague took its start a decade ago." There could hardly be worse news for the world than that tne plague was again on the march but although the progress of the disease could be traced across Asia to the west, arriving on the coast of the Black sea in February, it proved bo much mild-er than had been expected that there was reason to question that the diseases were the same. In, northern China the mortality was at times 100 per cent; in Europe it has apparently been about as in this country. To this point the author of the article in the 'Medical Record, Dr. James Joseph King, of New York, captain in the medical corps of the army, addresses himself. In the pneumonic plague epidemic of China which reached Harbin, Manchuria,- - in the latter part of 1910, the plague bacillus was found 'almost constantly associated with the pneumococcus and the streptococcus, the different strains, and also the severity of 1 iHfltllllHISS'AISl if S QfKJJg XF OUT AND $$7 KEEP HIM ' (By C. D. McNeeley) r TRYING TO SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY The breaking down of the central powers has caused a move on the part of the rulers to shift the responsibility before the final crash comes. The trouble commenced with the defeat of the German armies on the western front. This frightened Bul-garia and she asked for peace, but the king of that country knew well of the atrocities his soldiers had committed in Serbia and Greece and he knew that there was trouble ahead for some one after the fighting was over. Therefore he quit the throne and left the place to another king. The new king took his seat, but when the occupied territory in Greece and Serbia was evacu-ated the extent of the outrages and plundering of the Bulgar soldiers became known to the world and the second king was not willing to face the music, and he too stepped down and out and left the old throne vacant with no candidates applying for the place.'' " V '" " ''' The collapse of Bulgaria was followed by that of Turkey and then came Austria. And the young emperor of Austria fled from his throne with all haste, carrying with him such jewels and val-uables as he could get away with. He was not willing to stand the gaff. Count Tisza, the great political leader of Hungary, who was a strong supporter of the Germanic plan of war, was assassinated in hi3 own home by three enraged soldiers, and many of the other autocratic leaders, who are satisfied with their heads are trying to get away before they are called upon to atone for the crimes they have instigated and committed. All of middle Europe is now in a turmoil. The people know . of the desperate crimes Which have been committed and they know that the day of reckoning is almost at hand. Therefore many of them have decided that the kings and potentates shall pay first. As a result the peoples in tre defeated countries are full of revolutionary ideas and are getting ready to finish up their former dictators. And the condition is decidedly unpleas-ant forthe crowned heads. : " The very men who in the summer of 1914 could not wait a singleday for the discussion of measures which might have averted the war are now on their knees pleading for peace. At that time they did not care how much suffering might result from the execution of their, selfish plans. They were sure they could i'win and that was all they desired. But now that they are crushed they are not only afraid of the people against whom they, have been fighting, but they are desperately afraid of their own; people and are trying to find safe places in which to hide. By their insatiable greed they have .not only lost all they had, s , hut would now be glad if they could escape captivity or death. "- - With Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria out of it, the war is nearly over and the big unfinished task is that of assessing dam-ages and devising means under which the peoples of enemy countries shall exist hereafter. , v., M to to I iteTf OLD-TIM- E COLD CUBE ' DRINK HOT TEA! Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of. boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time during the day or before retiring. It is the most effective way to break a cold and cure grip, aa it opens the pores of the skin, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking tip a cold. Try it the next time you suffer from a cold or the grip. It is inexpensive and entirely vegetable, therefore safe and harmless. RUB RHEUMATISM FROM STIFF ACHIfJG JOINTS Bub Soreness from joists and muscle with a small trial bottle of old St Jacobs Liniment v Stop "dosing" Rheumatism. ' It's pain only; not one eanavin fifty requires internal treatment. Rub soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Lini-ment'- right on the "tender spot," and . by the time you say Jack Robinson out comes the rheumatic pain. "St. Jacob's Liniment" is a harmless rheu-matism cure which never disappoint and doesn't. burn the skin. It takes pain, soreness and stiffness from acii ing joints, muscles and bones; sffb sciatica, lumbago, ltackache, neiin'VI'. Limber up I Get a 30 cent bottle!" e, hoiieet "St. Jacobs Liniment" ii'om any drug store, and in a moment you'll be free from pains, aches and itiffness. Don't suffer I Rub rheuma--- Im away. t STOP CATARRH! OPEN I NOSTRILS AND HEAD ( Sav Cream Applied in Nostrils Believes Head-Cold- s at Once. t If your nostrils are clogged and Jif bead is stuffed and you can't breathe-freel-y because of a cold or catarrh, jurt get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store. Apply a little ot this fragrant, antiseptic cream into your nostrils and let it penetrate through every air passage of your head, soothing and healing the inflamed, swol-len mucous membrane and you get in-stant relief. Ah I how good it feels. Tour nos-tril) are open, your head is clear, no more hawking, snuffling, blowing; bo more headache, dryness or struggling for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just what sufferera from head colds and ear tarrh need. It's a delight. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears 'Signature of THE BINGHAM HOSPITAL Dr. F. E Straup Office Hours : 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. 7 to 8 Evenings Phone No. 4 E. WADDOUPS N and Counselor f IM.610 Judge Building, I Lake City, Utah. 1 nannnnHBaBi The Press-Bullet- in I. H. MASTERS, General Manager. C D. McNEELEY, Editor and Letes. wtoecrlptlon $2.00 a Yaar In Advanoe."T' 2M en Tim. Katered as mcobi-cU- natter Jaa. U. UK, at ta postotflo at Ptoto, Ptah, aadsr th aet of March Sd. 1871. Isaued Hay f Eaoh Week at Prov, Utak. Can't sleepl Can't eatl Can't even digest what little you do eat! ill One or two doses 'v Mll ARMY & NAVY I V... I Xjl DYSPEPSIA TABLETS I J"! make you feel fen years younger. Best I C-- TL knwn "medy for Constipation, Sour Stomach 1 3bbw and Dyspepsia. n 25 cents a package at all Druggists, or j sent to any address postpaid by the ( ' 5U. S. ARMY & NAVY TABLET CO. 260 wt orodway. N.Y. I THE CHAPLAIN AT THE FRONT Death from wounds received in France of Rev. Arthur H. Marsh, vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Omaha, brought the ideals of this war home to the hearts of thousands of Omaha and Nebraska people. His supreme sacrifice, eagerly and cheerfully given, may also impress deeper understanding and appreciation of the profound patriotic spirit of the church min-istry which has been a tremendous inspiration in this war. In Germany we are told by various authorities that ministers were instructed and restrained by the kaiser and his councillors in what they had to say about the war. They were even made to take part in the devilish program of deception and trickery by which the people were victimized for purposes of the despot's scheme of conquest. Here in free America there has been no factor more strongly upholding the ideals of this country than that of the ministry. That representative priests and ministers should offer their lives for these ideals on the field of battle seemed only natural. We know that the Rev. Mr. Marsh was ready to go where the fire was hottest, wherever he could be of service. And the sincere expression of thousands of ministers ' throughout this land has long confirmed in the hearts and , minds of a large portion of the American public the righteous-- i ness and necessity of America's effective participation in this war. We are reminded in this connection of the letter of Father Jonaitis from France, written briefly and with simple words, but showing his tremendous fervor, when he said: "Our boys fight like. hell; I am with them all the time' When the honor roll is completed and the last life offered to establish the ideals of America and the Allies in this war, the name of the American chaplain will be there, and will also be found written on the hearts of thousands of our returning soldier boys. fea ha ' ROLAND TWELVES DIED III FRAHCE Mr. and Mrs. Orson Twelves of the Filth ward, received letters Friday afternoon from their son Hallis Twelves and from J. Sterling Evans son of Judge and 'Mrs. Jacob Evans, formerly of Provo, now of Salt Lake, containing the sad news of the death of Corporal Roland Twelves, ton of Mr. and 'Mrs. Orson Twelves. He died at a base hospital in France on October 14, from pneumonia, after a few days illness. Both Hallis and Mr. Evans were at the bedside of Ro-land when fio died. The parents have not yet received notice of his death from the war de-partment. Corporal Twelves was born in this cuy, AUgusi , j.on. no i buivitcu by his parents, four sisters and three brothers and many other relatives. He volunteered for service soon after the United States entered me war. He was employed at tho Highland Boy 'Mine Store at Bingham and was by his request placed in F Battery' with the Utah County boys and left for France with the Hath First Utah Field (Artillery. June 14, arriving oversea in July. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Twelves are in the service, Hallis in France, and Glen, who is in company I, Thirteenth Iinfantry, now in New York, preparing for embarkation for overseas. OUR BRAVE BOYS IN FRANCE . - The Official Bulletin of October 12, contains three full pages of citations of American boys in France for extraordinary cour-age and efficiency. Those three pages contain matter ' that 1 shoufd make every American proud of his country and willing if ' need be to die for it. There are accounts of officers, sergeants, corporals and privates, that bring imperishable glory to the American army. Many of them are like the following: - Corporal George R. Mitchell, Company F. Sixteenth In-- . . fantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 22, 1918. Although wounded, he promptly took command of his company after all of its officers had been killed and courageously and successfully led it forward in the advance." (He was from Nebraska.) i "Private Anthony Kendall, Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, --918 : 'He went forward ahead of his company against a machine gun that was checking the advance, killed the crew and captured the gun.'" The death list among the officers was like that among the little British army that fought the Germans who outnumbered, them eight to one. Some companies lost all their officers, eight killed or wounded. The order says : "When Colonel Upton receiv-ed order to attack a second tfme after having suffered very heavy losses, with his line broken and a gap in the middle, he Jed the attack and established his command post on the ex-treme front at the right of gap and remained there for twenty-fou- r hours under steady and intense artillery bombardment and machine gun fire, and his example of fearlessness inspired his -- weakened line thus to guard the unprotected flank of the whole ; advance and beat off a violent counter attack." These are only samples of ;J1 of the privates, men and officers. When a company that went Into a fight with 250 men comes out in good order under the command of a corporal, the officers all being killed or wounded, there can be no doubt what the American army will do the Huns. r r-- VICTORY IN SIGHT With Austria definitely and completely out of the war, Ger-many cannot hope to long avoid capitulation to the allies. De-prived of her last ally, she cannot maintain the morale of her army and the spirit of her people on the plane held during four years of the struggle. As surely as Belgium was whipped when the Prussian hordes began their mad march on Paris, Germany is defeated in the war she started. Valuable pawns of war are still in her possession and her own soil is still free of the burning scars ot war. But these pos-sessions today are as the loot of the thief, not clubs to be used in beating a bargain, but evidence to make the punishment more severe. There is no avenue of escape, for not only have the objects of the war been lost, but the enemy must pay dearly for every seeming- - success. Soon Germany must decide on her course of action. J5he can be foolhardy but not brave in the face of that decision. The allied council soon will lay before her the terms on which she may quit the field of battle. These terms will take cognizance of all the pawns of war which are now held by Germany. The terms are being dictated by the allies; there will be no opportunity to quibble or negotiate. ' The proposition will be put in cold terms for Germany to take or leave as she sees fit. Nothing but foolhardy nerve can prompt her to go on with the fight, for jit is apparent to the world that sooner. or later the terms must be accepted. Germany cannot hope to win in a war of defense of the fatherland now that she has been deserted by her allies. Further fighting on her part can only increase her losses and multiply her problems in the re-construction. The Prussian mind, however,, is something civil-ization knows naught of, and until Germany answers, we cannot determine what course she will take. One thing, however, is certain, and that is that peace is not to come by negotiation but by victory. Salt Lake Herald. If you like Hohenzollerns, you can soon, no doubt, pick, them up very cheap. N The armistice has been moving slowly, but everything else in Europe has been going fast enough. li ' hi The fourth Liberty Loan was oversubscribed by almost a billion. That shows what we are going to do with the war work fund quotas. I n i It sometimes happens that a disappointment in love saves the victim from a greater disappointment in marriage. to a Mi Although necessity has made the Germans most skilled in the utilization of substitutes, they will never be able to satisfy the allies with any ersatz for surrender. to to to The world conflict for a civilization that is founded upon pure democracy has exemplified the inherent truth of numerous inspirational poetic adages, among them: "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." to to to "Suppose," asked the professor in chemistry, "that you were summoned to the side of a patient who had accidentally swal-lowed a heavy dose of oxalic acid, what would you administer?" The student who, studying for the ministry, took chemistry because it was obligatory in the course, replied, "I would admin-ister the sacrament." Medical Record. ' ' A About Optimists. "I nln' got no use,;' mid Uncle, Ebe "fob one o' deso optlralssei dat sln ply grins an' hots foh de beat whOs somebody els docs all de work." Freddie Knew the 8ymptoma. Freddie was visiting a tiny new baby. After looking at the baby for a long time, he came running to his mother and exclaimed, fThe baby's Httle fisti are both closed and It looks as If It was going to start a fight" Rafts In Lifeboats. Rafts hinged to the sides of a life-boat and which spread oat when It Is afloat to give adaitlonnl buoyancy form a recently invented device for safety at sea. |