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Show DISEASE CAUSING DEEPJMERN May Be Renewed Outbreak of Hoof and Mouth Disease Experts Investigating. Chicago, Nov. 2S. Facing the possibility pos-sibility of a renewed outbreak of the hoof and mouth disease, livestock men here awaited with some anxiety today , the outcome of the federal diagnosis of suspected herds in Missouri, Kansas Kan-sas and Nebraska. Dr. S. E. Bennett, head of the bu-, bu-, reau of animal industry in Chicago, with Dr. F. C. Day, federal veterinarian, veterinar-ian, and Dr. F. S. Mather, an expert In stock plagues, loft here last night to investigate suspected cattle in the Kansas City yards todaj'. Meanwhile authorities here announced an-nounced that the precautionary measure mea-sure taken by Dr. O. E. Dyson, state veterinarian of Illinois, prohibiting tho shipment to the stockyards of Chicago and East St. Louis, execjt for immediate imme-diate slaughter of any cattle, horses, sheep or swine from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, will not be rescinded until all possible danger of infection is believed past. Officials of the Chicago Union Stockyards Stock-yards and transit companies assert also that their embargo order against livestock from all points west of the Missouri river will be effective as long as seems necessary. O. T. Henkle, general manager, said that shipment of cattle for immediaiej slaughter will continue. He said the embargo is on feeding cattle. Embargoes Against Cattle. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 28. With embargoes from a dozen states against the receiving of cattle shipped from the local stockyards and from adjacent territory, except for Immediate slaughter, slaugh-ter, representatives of the federal bureau bu-reau of animal industry and livestock commissioners of Missouri and Kansas, Kan-sas, livestock shippers were anxiously awaiting developments of the infection found in a shipment from western Nebraska Ne-braska which has showed alarming symptoms of the foot and mouth disease. dis-ease. Veterinary experts asserted it probably prob-ably would be another day before their experiments on, the infected herd wpuld have time to show a result. Meanwhile stockyard officials work-red work-red with augmented forces placing g every pen, stable and sty in Is clean condition as possible. ! . r r |