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Show FORD EMPLOYES : MADE ! J Mysterious Epidemic, Resembling Resem-bling Grippe, Affects Two Thousand Men Officials Offi-cials Confirm Story. DETROIT. Mich.. April 2 Officials Offi-cials of the Ford Motor company this afternoon confirmed a report that more than 200 men have been affected dailj by a mysterious epidemic resembling re-sembling Rrlppe which has been prevalent pre-valent in the plant. It was estimated that about two thousand employes have been ill thus far. Government agents and other investigators inves-tigators at the plant have been searching search-ing for evldenec of an enemy plot. Ernest G. Lelbold. private secretary to Henry Ford, made i his statement today to-day : "The disease seems to resemble srippu. I have just returned to work after being laid up for three days. Scores of men in the of l ices have been ill while an average of 200 workers a day have been laying off for the past ten days. "At first we thought the water might be contaminated in some manner due to spring weather, but an analysis showed this theory to be wropg." The Word Motor company has been doing a large amount of government j work. |