Show i I PUBLIC HEAL Tn SERVICE LEADS INFLUENZA WAR Epidemic Sho Shows s Decided e Decrease in in Totals at Arm Ann Camps Washington on Oct 1 17 i The e public health service now noVo Is active actively directing the fight against Spanish Influenza in thirty states In addition to tho the whole of or New n England and the District of oC Columbia Particular attention Is Js being given to providing pro nurses and supply supply- supplyIng 1 Ing physicians for those communities where here the doctors are aro unable to meet all calls made on them Th The ThA epidemic continues to spread in many sections In a a. few Cew states the number of new ne ca cases is la showing aho decreases Now New G cases of or Influenza in all camps during the twenty hour period up to that time totalled as against tho the da day before Pneumonia cases d decreased from 1895 1595 to 1500 1300 and antI deaths were erl a decrease from yesterdays yesterday's total I Reports on the Influenza situation i were received b by the tha public health service lier toda today from three thirty states I Most of or these dealt with conditions as tho they thoy existed several sc days ago and added little to new dispatches previous previously previously ous sent rent out from the the- states affected The They showed that the disease had hadI reached epidemic proportions in Nebraska Nebraska Ne Xe- I braska and w was wall ae spreading In California Califor Califor- nl nia New ew York Missouri Kentucky Iowa Illinois North orth Dakota Ohio Washington and Wisconsin Conditions were described as ns satisfactory In Ore- Ore Continued on Pare Page S. S EJ I PUBLIC HAl HEALTH TH SERVICE LEADS INflUENZA WAR VIAR WARCo Co Continued From Page Pase 1 1 gon Jon Minnesota West Vest Virginia and Ten Tennessee To provide additional funds for fighting fighting fight fight- In ing ing- the epidemic Senator Lewis of oC Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois today Introduced a bill in the tho senate senate sen- sen ate ato to appropriate in addition addition addi addi- tion tiomi to the tho already provided by congress The Thc mone money would be ex expended ex- ex through the health departments of ot states and municipalities s Illinois Puts Ban Bail BailOn BanOn BanOn On Public Meetings Meetings' Chicago Oct 1 17 Further i.-Further Further drastic tlc tops stops to check the spread of oC Spanish Influenza in Illinois were t to tonight tonight to- to nl night ht bj by tho th state tate influenza commission commission commis commis- sion a proclamation was issued with the consent of or the governor rO forbidding for for- bidding all ahL public gatherings of or a n anodal nodal nature not absolutely essential to war warIn ori In making public tho the proclamation the tho announced that there therea a are arc r i influenza cases I In n Illinois an and an l that tha Indications were bere tho the number would bo be doubled before the tho epidemic Is la brought under control New ew cases reported today totalled 85 The fhe proclamation in referring to meetings s not held to be under the of or- tidal ban Imposed d the following conditions conditions conditions con con- under which necessary gatherings gatherings gather gather- ings will be permitted A condition of ot crOWding shall be pro pro- Persons with colds shall not be he ad ad- ad I t t ed COU sneezers and shall be excluded or 01 expelled II In a statement explaining the proc proc- Dr St. St Chair Clah Drake director of oC public health for tor Illinois said This order means that there will bo ho no 00 football games James Saturday no wrestling bouts and no other public entertainments that will ivill draw drav crowds This Includes club m meetings s dinners luncheons and everything everything- not essential essen essem- to war ivar work cork Churches worn not specifically mentioned men men- either cither as being exempt from Crom fromor or Included In the prohibition lass class ass It was s that the thc matter of holding meetings would bo be decided b by the thc various congregations themselves es In Ill carrying out the proclamation in Chicago o the police will slop stop all music sand land and entertainment In iii all cabarets and Dancing already is under the tho ban baft Indoor and outdoor athletic contests of oC all kinds 13 labor union set set- es- es and meetings will ie stopped Only private ate funerals win will be 10 permitted Iowa ra Health Board Issues Closing Order De Dos Des Moines olno In Ia O Oct t. t 1 17 j Because of ot the tite prevalence ot of Spanish Influenza I I tho tile st to board of health lato late today loda Is Issued issued is- is sued an order closing all schools school theatres the tho- atres moving picture houses churches and oth other t public meeting places In II Iowa Iosa effective tomorrow until further notice Everything that thuat brings people to together to- to gether eth r in ill numbers Including public funerals must be Le closed the order says sn's and while travel is If not ot to be abandoned people must use reason on In such matters matter Th ri fh order Is to continue In iii effect until such Ruch a time lime as aH it H be deemed advisable ad to release It It and lo local ho- ho cal health boards arc are arc Instructed to en enforce enforce enforce en- en force it More Ioro than Influenza cases have been en reported to dato date to th the state board hoard nd while reports on fatalities ar are incomplete the death rate has been low it was as said Theatres Shut Down At San Francisco Francisco- San Francisco Oct 17 Practically Practically every ever public gathering place In San SanI I Fra Francisco was closed at nt midnight ht to toI tonight tonight to- to I night s 8 a preventive Ire measure against tho spread of oC Spanish influenza un under ier regulations adopted today b by the city board of or health I Among the principal places affected are RTe theatres theatre'S motion picture houses public and private ate rl schools churches private and public dances s Indoor social gatherings and cabarets Kansas City Kansas ansas CIl City Oct 1 17 Drastic i.-Drastic Drastic orders by city officials closing nil all churches and anti theatres forbidding public gatherings gatherings gather gather- ings of or an any character and nd nd regulating the opening and closing of oC stores went into effect here tonight as a precaution precaution tion against a the Influenza epidemic reported more serious today Denver Denver Oct 1 17 Reports i. Reports of oC both hoth state anti and Denver Don medical authorities tonight stated that the thc Spanish InfluenZa Influenza Influenza enza epidemic was generally well voll in control in Colorado Dr 12 fl E E. Kennedy Kenne Cenne- d dy secretary of oC the state health board said that thus far Car tho the death rate was but 6 per cent of oC the total number of oC cases St. St Louis St. St Louis Oct 1 17 In i.-In In the last twe t four ty-four Cour hours cases ot of Spanish in influenza In- In was reported bringing the to total total total to- to tal here to El EI Paso El EI Paso fox Tox Oct 17 Twenty four deaths occurred toda today from fromi rom influenza amon among the Mexican population of ot El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso and nine among the Americans All Mexican cases are arc being concentrated concen concen- in a n large larte Mexican l school b by the tue Red fled Cross In an effort eHon to check tho the epidemic The Tile disease has ilas practically run its course courso at Fort Bliss medical officers stated Ic ht Emil 1 B. B Goldstein of ot the corps corpe who was Ins formerly a a. merchant of oC New e Orleans and Mrs Irs J J. J M M. ny wife ifo of or the this French Ico vice I consul were among those whoso deaths were wen reported today I |