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Show NEW YORK FIGHTS mm. of "FLU" New York, Jan. 35. Cooperttou of uveiy organization and ageney available av-ailable In the city to tight tho Influenza In-fluenza epidemic Is being sought by Dr. Royal S. Copolnnd, health commissioner, com-missioner, It was lenrncd. today, following fol-lowing n conference nt health department depart-ment headquarters, which was attended attend-ed by representatives of many nodal nnd community centers. AnotM r um-ference um-ference is to be held tomorrow to still further enlarge the number of auxiliary organizations and the cope. t their work for the publlcT health. Today's reported new cases, 2866, whlls larg showed a aotleeabU falling fall-ing off in tho matter of Increase as ompared with yesterday's Increase over .tho previous twenty-four- hours. Today's Increase was 29 4 eases. while that of yesterday was 1029. Tho deaths reported from both In-fluena In-fluena and pneumonia yesterday, 105 compares with 169 deaths reported OctolTor 6, 1918, tho corresponding dato for the last epidemic. October 0, 191 8, '2073 new cases of Influcna wero reported, as com; pared with tho 28CB of today. Dr. Copeland expressed belief that the present apparent Increase of cases over1 thoso reported on the coros-pondlng coros-pondlng date of tho last epidemic Is fBaTTyTho result of a more conscientious conscien-tious adherence to tho rules of the department governing reports. " KnTBe3"Tiow form" the "most pressing pres-sing need In fighting the cpldomtc the commissioner declared, adding that whoro Indlvlifauls 'cannot bear flie"fjxpense of a "nurse the city will pay for lln pervlco. "FLU" rN IMOAfiO Chicago, Jnu. 25. Influenza and pneumonia cases and deaths are do-crcusTng do-crcusTng It was announced tiliv by Dr. John Dill Robertson, commissioner commis-sioner of health. During tho last twenty-four hours, Ornobortson said, 13E0 cases of Influenza In-fluenza and 269 cases of pneumonia woro reported. DTMng tho samo" period per-iod there woro fifty deaths froui Influcna In-flucna and flftyono from pneumonia. pneu-monia. SHORTAGE OF NOUSES Chicago, Jan. 25. So serious Han becomo tho shortngo of experienced nurses in Chicago to caro for Influenza Influ-enza patients In prlvato homes that tho health department tonight sent appea!trto-"RTl parts of tho middle west nnd Canada for assistance Moro than 1600 Influenza pal.mib ouToTtno totufof 10,712 reportod last week were tonight wltho v. skill cd attendants. Tho demand ror nurses nurs-es Is so urgent' that almost any salary sal-ary will bo paid for tho proper" kind of help. Thoro was a further decreaso In tho number of now casoB today. From 9 n. m. Saturday until 6 p. in. today 1760 now cases wero"reportcd to tho health department. Seventy-four persons dlod. Tho nurabor of now pneumonia cases within the same period was 37 and tho deaths from this malady roachod tho high mark of sixty live-. "Thoro is no panic in Chicago and thoro will bo none," said Commiu-Btbned Commiu-Btbned Robortson. OASES IN KANSAS CITY Kansas City. Jan. 26. Thirty new cases of Influenza and pneumonia, with' fourteen deaths, mostly from pneumonia, woro roportod hero In thn eighteen hour porlocr"bndlng at 2:30 p. ra. today, health officials announced an-nounced tonight, ' Roports received hero from soutti-western soutti-western stntos tonight showed no n-.-Coalnued on Page Eight MEW YORK FIGHTS MENACE OF "1 I Continued from Pace On dlcal Increases in the number i os. Aulhorltlcff-Dt the mllltai j tnbllshmcnt at Camp Pike that there was not a single Influenza there. I Unimclnl figures from Dalla us, tonight placed the numb now cases at 200 making a to about 800 In tho city. All ar mild form It was stated. VICTIMS IX AliUKIVT LEA I Albert Lea, Minn., Jan. 25, Influenza epidemic in Albert L enrao so serious today that tl: council at a special session vo closo the schools nndTo npp tho Itcd Cross for assistance, aro about 300 persons sutferini tho disease IN SAX F11AXC1SCO San Francisco, Jan. 26. n rj of 184 now cases of influei u j California reached tho state be j i. henlth in Sacramento today. f Portland, Ore,, reported bt ' developed cases and Tacoma, Ingtoa, on. It IN" BT. IiOtriB the st LoulB, Jan. 86. There ICC cases ot Influenza rejortc xjjg in th twenty four hoar perto and in Rl 8 'c,ockt on'8ut- |