Show Epidemic of Influenza Threatens Whole World LONDON July 13 Is Is the world face to face with another International epidemic of influenza commonly known in America as the grippe The obnoxious disease first became epidemic in Spain a few months ago Even King Alfonso fell a victim to it Hardly a city or town in Spain escaped Then it spread to Germany and the German army became infected So widespread was the epidemic in Hun- Hun land that the delay in resuming the German drive on the western front has been ascribed to it Now the influenza has baa spread to England and whole counties are suffering suffering suf suf- fering from it The epidemic has reached the midlands schools have been closed to prevent its further spread and many mines and factories are in danger of shutting down It seems likely that the epidemic will soon noon assume the proportions of a pandemic pandemic pandemic pan pan- demic as in Spain and Germany Will VIll the disease spread to the United United United Unit Unit- ed States and cripple that country's war industries also The pres present nt prevalence of ot the dis disease ease Is the most widespread since the worldwide epidemic of 1889 when af af- af every country on the globe was There were recurring epidemics ics In 1893 1894 and 1895 but they were viewed as of the persisting epidemic of several years before The grippe plague seems to have no system in spreading It itself elf It Jumps from one country to another over seas and mountains That was the case in 1889 In the present epidemic it has Jumped France and the English channel channel chan chan- nd nel to England Of course there I is always more mor or orless orless orless less of la Ia grippe In America both winter winter winter win win- ter and summer But English physicians physicians physicians phy phy- are warning their brothers in inthe inthe Inthe the United States to be oil ori the lookout for a real epidemic Influenza is extremely infectious and andis andi i is Iii caused by a microbe known to sd scientists as bacillus The fact th that t it has a German erman name Is lano no guaranty that its present spread is due to a German plot to tomake make the whole world sick for Germany was one of th the first nations attacked t Everybody knows knows to to his sorrow sorrow- the symptoms of the disease and it is important if it the spread is to be checked to consult a physician and dose up with quinine immediately they are felt com coming coming ng on I |