Show I I I I RED CRO CROSS TO TOBE TOBE BE MOBILIZED ON INFLUENZA S Rapid Spread of Epidemic T Over Nation Calling g for o Quick Q tick Action Washington ton Oct 7 Mobilization of or orthe the full tull forces Corces of or tho the American Red fled RedCross Cross to combat tho the epidemic of or Span SPan- Spanish ish Influenza which rapidly Is spreadIng spreading spread- spread Ing over o the country was Wa determined upon today and instructions sent to all chapt chapters rs In op co-op operation co-operation with the public health service and the state board of or health tho the Red Cross will enroll nurses and will freely freel use it its accumulated accumulated hospital supplies to fight the epidemic A call also also- will be made for Cor volunteers to go into the homes where mothers and housekeepers arc ill III and assume the management of or the house house- hold In a further effort to curb the spread d of the disease Sur Surgeon con General Ge Blue of or the public health service today suggested ested to all state health officers that school and places of or amusement he closed and public meetings discontinued discon- discon in III all places where the malady becomes prevalent Importance of or re reporting reporting reporting re- re porting cases ases was urged b by Dr Blue nIN t Still Spreading Reports today to the public health service showed both that t the disease is spreading and that the number of cases reported where it had hall been Is Increasing prevalent pre heretofore This however howe wa wan not the situation In army arm camps the number umber o of n new cases cases reported d during the forty eight ort ol ht hours ending at noon today tod showing a sll slight hl decrease Pneumonia in the camps continued to Increase with 4 3 new 1388 1359 deaths reported since C cases and Saturday from all Influenza ca cases ps report reported ell rom camps camp since the disease became ne epidemic epidemic epi epidemic epi- epi demic S September 13 now total pneumonia ca cases eg 1710 and deaths 1910 Camp Dod Dodge la Ia reported the largest lanest number of or new influenza cases hours period to during the fort forty eight noon today toda with cases Camp Funston Kan Ian the next lar largest est 2070 While hUe Influenza shows 8 abatement at Camp Meade Mcade Md ld and Camp Lee ti Va a. a pneumonia cases at the former numbered numbered numbered num num- with lIth deaths and at tho the latter 3 i 7 with 74 deaths Camps Grant and Sherman 0 O. also alo re reported reported re- re cases ported Increased number of pneumonia re-I re I Many Title Title- Ak I IIan Many Ian calls for aid aliI from cities were cre received today by bo the public health service and doctors and nurses arc arc arc- be beIn being being be- be In ing dispatched as aa rapidly as Is possible pos pos- sible Thus Titus far ar a total of t physicians physicians physicians phy phy- have o been bean sent out going I to Massachusetts alone Reports today to today to- to day Indicated that tho the Massachusetts situation was slightly Improved with ex experience cX- cX Nurses aids or anyone anone cc In 11 n nursing were naked today toila by b Dr Blue to put themselves cs at nt the disposal al of or tho government o Dr Blue also asked practicing phy- phy j Continued on on Pas Page 2 3 RED ROSS CROSS TO BE MOBiliZED ON INflUENZA Continued From Irom Pa Page e 1 1 In general and specialists and particular to release from attendance on Oil chronic cases and amid all al other cases which ar are not critically ill I ever every nurse nurs worl working under their direction who an can dut duty possibly be spared sparel temporarily for Cor In ill ton Stale Stale- The only state added to the list toda toda to- to da daj In which the tho disease has Imas become epidemic was Washington man ninny many cases case being reported from frem Seattle Th The mala malay malaty ms 11 now In epidemic form forni In iii eight southern southen states and also In parts of oC the time middle west as ns well wel as in New ew parts of ot Now ow York ork and New ew Jerse Jersey Effect of or the Influenza epidemic on the Industry wa was emphasized toda today by byan byan byan an announcement of ot tho the ordnance de department do- do e- e I of oC the arm army that appeals had hael been Leen sent to the time workers in tho the 3 OO munitions pH over o tim tho country asking them to speed up so 50 that there may be no derc decrease se In the output of oC munitions needed b by the arm army In France N. N Y Put Under Arrest New York Oct Ocl 7 To i.-To To reserve as many hospital beds as possible for the mounting list of ot Influenza and pneumonia pneumonia monia patients patents in this city Health Commissioner Copeland toda today caled called upon superintendents of oC private ate hospitals hos boa to defer deCel all al surgical operations not in the emergency enc class clas Doctors were vere asked also to keep patients patents at home when sanitary conditions war war- arrAnt ar rant Some Sonic hospitals already alread are arc overcrowded overcrowded over over- crowded the commissioner stated An urgent call cal Is Issued today asks every ery woman with wih a a knowledge e of oC nursing to volunteer In the campaign campal n being conducted ted by tho the health authorities I I O tined fined persons persons vere tola today arrested and I Mineola N. N Y Oct 7 A i.-A A spur track was hurriedly constructed here today and a locomotive e run close to the new bed arm army hospital In order to provide provide pro pro- vide ide steam heat for tOl 1200 emergency enc patients patents No steam plant had yet et been Installed at the Iho hospital and amid It had not been ex expected ex- ex the buildings s would be occupied for several se days daa but a 3 few hours hour after Co Col Charles A. A Smith of the lie quartermaster department received or orders orders or- or ders dens to prepare 1200 beds at once some of or the patients were comfortably Quartered quartered In the tho lie building to which temporary temporary tempo tempo- mary steam pipes had hind been run from froni the engine Colorado Governor Asks Church Chui-ch Closing j Denver Oct 7 wide State action against the spread of ot Spanish Influenza za In Colorado Colordo was ivas taken late today when Gov GO Julius JuluM C C. Gunter signed ned a proclamation calling on all al mayors and municipal health authorities to use un unhesitatingly UI- UI umi- umi hesitatingly ly their authority In prohibiting prohibiting pro pro- all al forms of ot public gatherings s. s Tho The governors governor's proclamation urges the Immediate closing of ot all ail al churches schools and amid other public places The only onh exception made is 15 In tho the case of ot colleges where military camps are maintained and are guarded b by proper quarantine regulations Eleven en additional d deaths from influenza enza were wee reported toda today bringing the lie total since tho time epidemic began in this 1 city to thirty Missionary y Meeting Postponed in East Pa Pa Oct Oct 7 The ThE i.-ThE The national na na- na- na convention tonal of time the Woman's Womans Home Hunie Missionary society of ot tho Methodist church which was to have o been helm held here October 16 1 has haH been postponed Indefinitely because of or the lie Influenza e epidemic pi d eni ic Springfield I Ill Oct 7 7 A A total of or JO H cases of ot Spanish influenza in Illinois Including those thOKO at Camp Grant r Rol ford were reported report d to Surgeon General Blue of ot t tIme the e United States public pub pub- lie lic health service b by Dr C. C St. St S1 Clair lc Drake Illinois director of oC health to to- to day Fifteen cases of or the disease were re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded In Springfield tola today tho the t rBt reported in this city Bisbee Escapes Escape Deaths 1 by Disease Ariz Oct 7 Up Up to noon to today tod today to- to d day 12 cases of oC Spanish influenza had been reported to the tho count county health of of- of There have havo been no deaths Quarantine regulations put In force Corce here Saturday resulting In the closing cosIn cbs clos cos- cos In ing of oC theatres churches schools and amid other places of ot public assemblage e. were widened In scope today loday special sales s at nt local stores were ordered dis dis- continued Similar restrictions arc In effect elect all 31 over O lr the tho count county Kl El 11 Paso rex Tex Oct 7 Seven i.-Seven Seven deaths cleath occurred at Fort Bliss since yesterday esterday I of or Influenza making a a. total of ot sixteen deaths In n tho the El EI Paso military dis dis- net There are arc now 90 cases In tho the hospital of oC which 16 developed since yesterday There Therm were 15 returned to dut duty toda today A total of or twenty deaths have ha oc occurred occurred oc- oc here and at at atthe the fort since the tho epidemic reached here Schools dance halls hals and theatres remained closed to to- to 10 day Various arious r Localities Send Brief Reports Norfolk Vt Oct 7 B Barber Barber shops poolrooms and amid soft sott drink establishments establish establish- ments were closed toda today after health authorities received reports showing OO new cases case of oC Spanish influenza and twenty six deaths Schools and th the tha th theatres were closed last Jast week weel Atlanta Ga Oct 7 On Omi On recommendation dation daton of ot the state board of oC health local authorities today ordered all 1 schools theatres churches and amid other places of ot public gathering closed Immediately Im ira- mediately to prevent pre a spread of oC enza Baltimore Oct 7 There i-There There were seventy seventy se sev sev- enty deaths toda today toda from influenza and pneumonia reported to the cl city h health department Public and private schools were ordered closed closet I Boston Oct 7 State State and cl city health authorities announced tonight ht that th they are aro holding their own against the Influenza epidemic There was no advance advance ad ad- vance ance in tie the death rate or in the number num num- her ber of ot new cases reported in the state stale Newport R. R 1 I. I I. I Oct 7 Eleven i. Eleven new cases cades of ot Spanish h influenza and four tour deaths amon among the time sailors of ot tho the second naval na district and only a n few tew new nes cases and amid two tiso deaths among the civilian civian population pop pop- popI I In this el city during the last twenty four hours was tho lie ing given gl en out tonight Trenton N. N J. J Oct 7 Ill In In an effort to check the lie spread of ot Spanish Influenza enza the lie state board of oC health tOda today notified municipal al authorities throughout through- through out the lie state to close places of public ass assembly e am b I y 1 Birmingham h m. m Ala AJa Oct 7 Public 7 i. Public schools school of oC Birmingham today were or ordered or- or tiered dered closed for a period of ot two to weeks owing owing to tho the prevalence pre of oC Spanish In In- In Four loul deaths and ninety new cases have been reported since Satur d day 1 Rock Rockford Cort Ill 11 Oct Oct 7 Cot i.-Cot Col Charles Charls B. B Jaga oll acting commandant at t Camp Grant toda today placed a n ban on publishing publishing publish publish- ing the time names nameR of ot soldiers soldier who have tiled died cled from Influenza at Camp Grant The TIme death toll toil tol was 52 at midnight Sunday Sunda when whon this order was given s-Iven Philadelphia O Oct t. t 7 Influenza i. continued con con- to spread rapidly throughout hout and amid Its is environs toda Philadelphia Is en today During time the forty eight hours ending eliding at noon ties hew cases casos ca os were sero reported to the board of ot health In the time same p period there thero were more than deaths from Influenza and amid pneumonia It H is estimated b by city authorities that there have been cases since the time epidemic epi epi- demic lt began a |