Show March of Epidemic A Strikes Nation Hard 1 N New e Cases Case ases Reported I 1 Among Training Camp Soldiers al as Influenza Spreads 1 Rapidly 1 Throughout Various ar States Slates W Oct Ocl 4 Spanish Spanish influenza continues its rapid spread both poth amon among the civilian population an and in army camps Reports today to the public health healt h service ice ice showed the disease had become epidemic in m many more cities while 11 1 D 5 new nc cn cases es were reported among among among- b sol soldiers training in in this country Besides es the New ew England Enand district the disease now has reached epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic proportions in iii New Nety ew Jersey and also in parts of Pennsylvania Maine Delaware Virginia Vilg anti and Alabama There Then was no record to show how tho the pneumonia and death rates among amon- the tho civilians ci but In arm army camps na nal cases neatly nearly doubled being ISM 1851 1 today against ag 9 0 yesterday Deaths In arm army C traps however decreased cased being 3 31 1 compared compare with PUO IO the day before The total number of oC Influenza cases in iii the camps now is II pneumonia cases and deaths 2869 Camp Funston Kan Kall reported the heaviest hea Increase e in influenza tO today Ith I with th l iG new cases case while Camps Camp Jackson S S. S C C- Cand and aud Sherman hetman O. O each reported more than limn J 1000 Although both N N. J J. J and Grant Ill Ill- reported 1 fewer cases casc of ot influenza lh the pneumonia HU and amid 1 death rates at those points increased Increase 1 witH pneumonia cases and 43 deaths it tt It Grant and Ii pneumonia cases and ami r 59 9 deaths at Pix Sent cut Out In the thc n fight hl a against ahl l tho time disease among the civilian lIlan population the public pub pub- tit lis health service C has sent phy to reran Norfolk Va and ha has calls call from tron est Veat Point Va Vs Alloo- Alloo mi ml Pa Berlin Berlin anNd Nd N N. II 11 Eastport Me Chester Cheater Pa an Portsmouth V Va- Va which will be lie filled as soon as possible I Telegrams rams have h been en sent to all tale state health officers to the lie effect creed that emergency emer emer- gency genc enc mc medical and nursing aid from rein thin tho I public health service and awl th the tho Red ned Cross Crossin in II connection with influenza n will hec he be c ut I ed only by requests addressed to the surgeon general of oC the public health service h by stale state health officers This action It was explained was in inthe inthe inthe the Interest of or the systematic and intelligent in In- handling of ot the campaign against the tho disease Cr IM t Are r re Ill bun Public health service officials emphasized cm- cm today toda that the time best lesl lesla a way to combat tho the disease Is to prohibit public public pub pub- lic He gatherings ath This now has been done in man many cities clUes an and the authorities everywhere that influenza threatens i to become epidemic are aro urged 1 to take situ sim similar ilar argon llon ai-llon In t Washington shin ton toda today I churches were asked not to hold belch r re religious re services until the tho disease Is I stamped out while all dame dawe halls and I army post houses were veto ordered l closed i Continued on Page 5 1 I I MARCH OF EPIDEMIC HITS NATION HARD Continued from front pago 1 page pabo 1 As AR a part of or Its campaign the public h health Bel service V Ice has sent to state and municipal health offic officers over o thoc tho the country c su suggestions to tho the Ind Individuals s as to how host best to avoid the disease As tho the head of or Km he treasury department department department depart depart- ment o of which the public health service servIce service ice is a n bureau Secretary McAdoo In Ina ina a a. statement tonight asked newspaper editors to give publicity to the suggestions sug sug- McAdoo loo Issues Warning Secretary McAdoo today Issued this note to editors Althou Although h the tho administrative measures measures measures meas meas- ures now being bein taken by federal state and antI local health authorities throughout tho country will contribute much to the i control of ot Spanish Influenza tho main reliance must rest with the Individual Ho must become Cull fully Informed as to the communicable nature of or the disease disease dis dis- ease H its mode modo of or spread and the means needed to combat It Above all h he mu must t be tau taught ht the surpassing role played by good personal h hygiene glene In controlling tho the spread of oC this and antI other i Infectious diseases In order to stern stein the epidemic and control the disease which has spread to every evory part o of the country it ia is necessary mry that the tho message message mes mes- sage saito o of tho the public health service be carried Into every ery home Your patriotic patriot patriot- ic Il operation co-operation will bo be deeply elated i Senator King of oC Utah Is tho first Senate member reported ill III from Spanish SpanIsh Spanish Span Span- ish Influenza lie He has been beem confined to his home since Sunday and his ailment ailment ailment ail ail- ment his secretary said saltI today has been dla diagnosed nosed as influenza though his condition Is s not serious Word old reached the tho state department toda today that an air epidemic of Spanish Influenza in influenza In- In is raging rag In Teheran Persia |