Show Influenza Threatens Shipbuilding P Program Spanish Epidemic Reported Rapidly Spreading Among Civilian ian l Population J Especially on 11 Atlantic Atlant Ic and 1111 Gulf Gui f Coasts Oct 2 Influenza has spread to shipyards In New WASHINGTON GrO such an on extent that Director General 1 Schwab 1 I and North Atlantic states to toda described describer the situation as a serious corporation today of or the Em Emergency h enc Fleet In the yards at Fore Foro River Mass s. ho ald said there thero wera about cases cale or 10 per cent of or tho the workers At the tho Hog Island yards approximately S per cent of or tho the men hays have been unable to report for tor work this week weel on account of or the disease Like conditions conditions con con- exist in other yards af ards In the two districts Mr tir Schwab said but tho the die dIs- extent to shipyards In the South Atlantic gulf case eaSo has hag not spread to nn any great great lakes and Pacific coast districts S U be bf In Interfered In- In will The he shipbuilding id program with materially In any yard ir where the number of cases reach rench 8 per percent percent percent I cent of or th the m men n employed the director general I sal said Through h tho ho medical every ery effort eUort service lIel of or the tue corporation Is being made niad to stop the of or the I malady naiad While reports today to the office of the surgeon general of or tho the arm showed ho decreases In the tho number of or neI new ne cases of ot Spanish Influenza at nt arm army I camps Information com coming In to the pub hUb public lie lic health service was that tho was as rapidly spreading among tho the ci civilian cl- cl the country vilian population over o The malady malaV has appeared I now In InI fort three forty three states stales and tho tim DI District or of I Columbia nt I and besides Now w Ilu England land ItIs itis It ItIs Is epidemic In Tidewater Virginia South Carolina and oUr r places It was as reported tt particularly prevalent alent along the Atlantic scat seaboard oard an and the gulf eulf coast Vigorous I orous steps to combat the disease ha e been taken b by tho the public health service MEr nv w rm Cuc Cases The number r of or new nev cases In arm army camps during tho tue twenty four bourn ending at noon toda today was slightly lIghth more than 1300 a decrease of or 1000 from the total reported the tho day before beCore Pneumonia In tim camps also showed a decrease with new cases casC's and 2 71 1 deaths ea 1 Influenza cases rases at all camps now nUlT number more than with 1 cases of ot pneumonia reported since tho epidemic begin and anti 2148 2118 deaths Sixteen camps to today a reported new cases of or Influenza with the lar largest cst number at Camp amp Meade Md 1570 Camp Custer Mich dich reported 1010 lOiO new cases and Camps Camp Pike Ark Arlt and Taylor Tay Tay- lor Jor J Ky more than 1000 each Camps Lee ee Va Ya and Grant Ill had more than 00 n new w cases 3 Conditions Conditions' al Camp Devens ens Mass continue to show si-ow Improvement ement on only I two eighty now new cases case being reported there thero today The ho crest of or tho epidemic also appears to lo ha have been passed at Camp Dix N. N J. J J. J which showed showell only onh new cases against yesterday ester a There Thero were tilt fifty deaths at tt Dix and I twenty nine at tt ens De I LOUD Loan As precautionary measures to prevent pvc pre vent ant an tn epidemic of Influenza In war crowded Washington the Iho public schools ordered closed toch today and Libert Liberty loan Joan parades as well as 8 most public gatherings s prohibited by hy bythe bythe hythe the district commissioners New hours hour for lor most government employee In goIng going go- go Ing InA to and quitting work as aH well tell as asfOr asfOr asfor for the opening of or all stores except pt drug and grocery stores will go o Into effect tomorrow to prevent eul crowding on street cars In reviewing re the general s situation over o tho the country tonight ht Secretary McAdoo that through h the tho public health service the tue treasury treasur department de de- de has offered to co with all state health authorities and has sent officers ot ol New England to take tako charge chars e o of sanitary measures for forthe forthe the control of or the disease anti and to mako make I a a. sUI e survey of oC all shipbuilding centers in New ew England to determine measures necessary to control the tho dl disease ease I It also Iso was announced announce that the Red RedCross RedCross Cross war has appropriated for lor expenses Incident to its work In combating the Influenza The council soon will appeal for additional nursing personnel l and nurses desiring to serve have e been asked to report to tho the nearest TIed Red Cross chapter chapler |