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Show WILD-EYED RUMOR I IS RUN TO EARTH I SALT LAKE, Feb. 21. An example of the rapidity with which stories derogatory de-rogatory to the United States government govern-ment and calculated to hamper the operation op-eration of the selective service act was encountered by William Bailey, secretary secre-tary o" the state board of equalization, equaliza-tion, on his recent trip to Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Bailoy said a story was in circulation cir-culation there to the offect that 2000 ..1,1 -in. mil i... i rt. men out of 22,000 In i cantonment not far from Atlanta had died of pneumonia. pneumo-nia. He heard the story discussed on the train as far north as Kansas City. Investigation developed the fact that tho only foundation for the story was the death of sixty men as the result of an epidemic of measles which scourged tho cantonment. "It seems that, through lack of preparedness, pre-paredness, It had been Impossible to provide sufficient hospital accommodations accommo-dations when the cantonment was first filled with troops. Mr. Bailey said: "Measles broke out. The hospital was so crowded that it was necessary to discharge men before they had completely com-pletely recovered. As a result somo of them contracted pneumonia. I understand under-stand conditions in the camp have now been remedied and the measles and pneumonia checked. "Indications were tho pro-German influences were at work spreading and magnifying the story. In an effort to discourage voluntary inductions Into the service or otherwise hamper the 1 operation of the selective service law." 1 1 |