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Show BnCORES MUD Volunteer Grave Diggers Are Sought as Under - takers Are 'Swamped' : by Hundreds of Deaths y United Press. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13. Hundreds of bodies, victima of influcnia and pneumonia, lay unburied her and understakers are unable to cope with the situation. Health authorities have appealed ap-pealed to tlx public to come forward and volunteer their services aa grtve-diggers grtve-diggers and relieve the danger of an-' an-' other serious epidemic as a result of the unburted bodies. The number of new esses Is decreasing de-creasing rapidly and the disease is believed to be under control. PNEUMONIA RAMPANT, y United Press.' WASHINGTON, Oct. II. The apt: demlc of Spanish Influensa appeara to be slightly nn ths decline In srmy rampe, according to a report lesued at the office of the surgeon general. Twelve thousand and twenty-four new cases were reported In the last twenty-four hours, a decrease of 27 cases over the preceding day. The total number of rasea reported from all army iSmpa since the malady mal-ady made) Its first appearance la !?!, 144. New cases of pneumonia reported, however, ahow a slight Increase over previous reports. Eight hundred and ninety-two deaths occurred at the ramps during the day, moat of them due to pneumo-' pneumo-' Bla. Aviation camps, which up tit this time hava been comparatively free of Influensa. are reporting aa increasing number of new cases each day. |