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Show EPIDEMIC IN EUROPE. Extraordinary measures are being taken to prevent the disease known as "Spanish grippe" from spreading in Europe. Owing to the prevalence of this new influenza in Rome, the municipality has forbidden performances in picture houses, theaters, thea-ters, music halls, concerts or meetings of any kind, including religious ceremonies, cere-monies, until further notice. A penalty of 5000 francs or three months' imprisonment impris-onment is provided for those who violate vio-late the order. Some time ago the new disease was said to be prevalent in Germany and some of the other European Euro-pean countries. It was also stated there were numerous cases in the German army. Probably the allied armies also have had some experience with it. It does not appear to bo a deadly epidemic, epi-demic, but no doubt it is a bad thing for an army or a country to be afflicted with it in war time. Owing to the advancement ad-vancement of medical science and greatly great-ly improved methods of sanitation, the civilized world has been comparatively free from plagues for some years. It would not be at all surprising, however, how-ever, if a pestilence should follow the war in Europe and count its victims by the hundreds of thousands. The continent con-tinent is ripe for such a visitation and harvest of death, and it may happen while the war is still raging. Fortunately Fortu-nately the American soldiers have been thoroughly instructed as to the general gen-eral rules of health, and if a scourge breaks out on the western front we may rest assured, that it will not make its first appearance in any of the American Ameri-can 'camps. Still they would be in danger dan-ger of catching it. |