Show STEADY GAINS OF INFLUENZA ARE KEPT UP Epidemic Reported Below Belo Expected Crest in iii S SOU l land and andrest West Test Washington Oct 19 Sp l-Sp Spanish influenza In Influenza In- In as an epidemic is subsiding rapidly hi in the military camps of oC the tho country but among among- tho the civilian i population opu- opu lation lallon generally the tho peak has not yet et bce been t reached Conditions In n eastern states where tho the disease first appeared showed Improvement Improvement improvement Im Im- im- im provement today toda but reports from the south Routh the thc middle west and Pacific coast wore were not optimistic I New cases In army camps today showed a decrease of or 1403 Pneumonia decreased from yesterday and the number of ot- ot deaths was loss th than thun n yesterday ay numbering Since the beginning o of tho the epidemic cases reported from camps camp total with deaths Camp McClellan McClellan Mc- Mc Clellan CleHan Ala with new ne cases led ledin ledin in new cases to today a Public health service reports from rom California suld 1800 now cases had beers been recorded since Thursday with only portions of or tho the state reporting Colorado reported several deaths in lu Denver while In Idaho tho the malady continues to spread t Conditions were i said to b bd 3 about stationary in n Kansas Louisiana reported tho the situation as still unsatisfactory Cases were re reported reported reported re- re ported from Cron Crona a number of or Missouri counties where tho the disease had not previously been heen found I IThe The number of or cases In ht ew York City W WAS can i estimated at half a million J with a high mortality In Now New ew Hampshire imp Hamp shire the tho situation Is reported ported r better District of Columbia health officials J ore h to tho the belief tonight that tho the l peak oak of the tho epidemic In III tho the district I Ihus has hus passed Sixty six deaths were reported re reported re- re I ported today In comparison with 95 j yesterday New Now cases also showed a J decrease I INe New Ne York Fixes o C Cases as s at I New York Oct 19 Health 19 Health Commissioner Commis- Commis Copeland tonight contradicted health authorities in Washington who estimated the tho number of ot cases es o of In- In t I Continued c on Pago 3 1 I I STEADY GAINS OF INflUENZA KEEP Continued From Page Pago 1 1 in New ew York at and I fixed the number at less than 1 The he health department today passed a n resolution giving Sl the city sanitary superintendent and his assistants ar arbitrary arbitrary ar- ar power to order the alteration or closing of at nil stores selling food or drink for human consumption where I conditions are found Cound tending to augment augment aug aug- ment the tho spread of ot Spanish influenza Ne New Denver I II Cases Reported I Denver Oct 19 With With twenty deaths from influenza reported today and 2 5 new now cases reported up to noon I Denver entered her third week of at closed theatres schools and churches I cheered by the statement of ot Dr Will Will- lain Iain II 11 Sharpley city manager of at health that in his opinion the crest of or ortho tho the el epidemic was past and that the next few days should see BeG a material improvement in conditions Conditions throughout tho the state are serious but not alarming according to Dr E. E E. E Kennedy Kenned secretary of or the state board of he health Chicago Chicago Oct ln In 10 In Chicago 2136 new influenza cases were reported In Inthe Inthe Inthe the past last twenty four hours The deaths totaled a slight decrease from Friday I Sacramento to G Sacramento Cal Oct 19 A 19 A total of ot cases df de Influenza have been reported to lo tho the state board of or health since tho the out outbreak rc l of at of I Spanish influenza enza in fu California It was as announced today This number Included new cases case toda today Omaha I Omaha Neb eb Oct 19 three Thirty deaths and now lIew cases of or Spanish I Influenza for Ol the twenty four hours ending at al noon today Is the tho report b by Health Officer Manning At present there is no likelihood of or the quarantine quarantine quarantine tine ban being lifted lined before lato late next week health officials reported toda today Lincoln Lincoln Neb Oct 19 Although Although approximately approximately ap ap- ap proximately now new cases of or Spanish Influenza were reported to the state board bord of or health toda today a statement b by bythe bytho I tho the board oard said this 5 figure did not represent represent rep rep- resent the total number number of or of additional I victims of or the disease in this state Many tany doctors throughout the state Vero too bus busy treating Influenza patients patients patients pa pa- to report their cases the statement statement statement state state- ment said eald |