| Show f MA 0 lA VER SUMMT OF I Decreases iI in cL Ti J N New e ew Cases v Reported in l States Army Camps Transportation tion Lines Record W ASHINGTON Oct 23 Contin 23 Contin Continued lied improvement in the influenza influenza enza situation in army camps and in ina a number of states was wat shown by re reports reports reports re- re ports rece received ved today by the surgeon general g o of the army and the the public health service Now Kew cases In army camps totaled only 2733 with d deaths The disease disease disease dis dis- ease now is epidemic at only three camps Lewis Wash ash McClellan Ala and Kearny Cal States where the number of new ne cases casesI I reported shows a decrease Include Connecticut ConI Con Con- I Delaware New Jersey In InI Indiana In- In liana diana Maryland Missouri Nevada Nc I North Carolina Oklahoma Or Oregon on South Carolina Tennessee and anel Wis Wis- In portions of oC other states Improvement improvement improvement im Im- im- im provement has been shown and for Cor tho the country at lar large large e the peak of the epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic apparently has been reach reached cd Conditions still arc serious In some states particularly Colorado Iowa Kentucky Kentuck Kan Kansas as Minnesota Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska Ohio Texas and New Mexico It Is estimated that there arc are cases in Ohio with 2 at Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati In Minnesota bad outbreaks have been reported at St. St Cloud Minneapolis lis and other tow towns liS Tho The effect of the epidemic on the thc railroads was shown by tho the railroad I administrations administration's weekly report of traffic conditions Illness of railroad men Interfered seriously with frel freight ht movement mO and unloading uploading Repair work at railroad shops also has been hampered hampered ham hani- perel while a decrease In passenger traffic was noted Reports that tho the influenza germs ma may mayy have been brought to the tho United States State and spread by enemy agents possibly landed on American shores from submarines submarines sub sub- marines have o been In investigated hy by government government government gov gov- agents but no basis for Cor them has l een found III Investigators of several sev sev- several eral cral government departments declared toda today that they were convinced coU after aCter an inquiry that tho the disease was brought to this country through h the tho natural channels of affected seamen travelers eler or Imports Import and not b by malicious method meth meth- od To help rl fight ht influenza Internal Revenue Ro Commissioner Roper today modified the regulation prohibiting the tho refilling of narcotic prescriptions to permit the thc duplication when specifically I ly requested b by physicians Disease on Wane alle alleIn In Ne New York City New York Oct 23 Although Although new cases of ot Spanish influenza were report reported ell hero here todi today the greatest number number number num num- ber since the outbreak of the disease Health Commissioner Copeland held to tonight tonight to- to night to his assertion that tho the epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic was on tho the wano wane He Ire cited proof that tho the police had received fewer ambulance calls calla and that the hospitals wore less lens crowd crowded d and explained tho the Increased number of cases by asserting that physicians had only onh Just found time lime to make their accumulated reports to tho health department department de de- department de- de Of Ot today's cases he said alone were reported by eighteen doctors Although Dr Copeland asserted tonight to tonight to to- night that ho hoRS was RS receiving recel man many complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints of or overcrowding o in tho the subways sub sub- subways ways WUI officials of tho Rapid Transit company company- tOda today told the tho public service commission that be be- Continued on Pa Pago o 5 5 I EPIDEMIC PEAK IN U U. U S. S I PASSED BY iNFLUENZA I Continued From Page 1 cause of ot alarm occasioned b by the thc Influenza in influenza In- In epidemic surface elevated an anI and subway lines were carrying matel less passengers a a. da dathan day daythan daythan than a year ear ago Thousands of ot per per- sens Sons they said are walking to and an from work Illinois Minis Mini's To Be Inspected Chicago Oct 23 Although Although 3 the In influenza In- In epidemic is still spreading i In southern Illinois conditions In th the northern and central sections of or th the state showed such Improvement U today da I that Dr St. St Clair Drake state pUblic health director began bog making plans plan for raising the quarantine in communities communities communities where conditions have havo nearly re returned returned returned re- re I turned to normal Arrangements were were completed today whereby medical inspection of all coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines and all miners will be made each cach I I treatment will willbe willbe willbo da day and the blood serum scrum be bo t administered where it is sary Rural districts according I to Dr I Drake have been tho the har hardest est hit by bythe bythe bythe the epidemic the seemingly robust farmer not being able to withstand the tho dl disease ease as well as ns his brother of or orthe the city In Chicago o toda today deaths were re reported reported reported re- re ported while there were 2102 10 new cas cases es of or pneumonia and Influenza It Il was as Stated stat ell that the tho rain of ot tho the past few days has been of ot great aid in abating the epidemic 11 I I I De Deliver ver to Lift Closing Orders Denver Den Oct 23 Spanish Spanish Influenza has been responsible for a a. total of or deaths In Colorado according to re reports reports reports re- re ports tonight ht of ot the state health board Today's reports showed sn 53 new ca cases es and 73 deaths while the tho total cases reported to dato aggregate Sections of northern mind and southwestern southwest southwest- 1 ern cnn Colorado continued to bo be tho the present present pres pros ent Beats seats of ot the tho most marked advance while In Denver conditions con con- o of tho disease have havo improved to the tho point where city authorities have decided to lift lItt the tho strict closing orders In effect elect for tor two weeks on next Monday londa Reports to William H. H manager manager man man- ager abor of ot health In Denver showed showell 1 l-ii l ID new ca cases and 20 deaths in this ell city todo today s Calif California ornia Sacramento Cal Oct 23 Tole le Tole- Tole of or new ne cases caSe of oC Spanish Influenza reached tho lie California Califor Califor- nia imia state nard of or health toda today Those These combined with 1342 cases reported b by mull mall Increased the total number of I cases reported In tho the since sinco the outbreak of ot tho the epidemic to |
