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Show INJTALY Outbreak Has Grown to Alarming Proportions in Some Provinces I?aii, Italy, Aug. ID. The epidemic of cholera In southern Italy Is steadily stead-ily showing an Increase in the districts dis-tricts affected. Tho number of deaths already are more than thirty. Tho latest official reports last night give twenty deaths at Tani, showing the rapidity with which the disease is In-tiea.-lng there. The epidemic Is of a virulent tvp? and the death rate la h'gh. Even gr.pver danger is anticipated from the moving population of the Infected In-fected districts who may bear l ho' germs of the disease to regions not yet Involved. Tani seems almost ie-' ie-' si'rted as a result of the panic, 20,-000 20,-000 persons, fully half of the population, popula-tion, hailng fled the town. Fullv as many have craped from the island town of Barlctta. Rome, Aug. 19. Rumors that tho epidemic of cholera, which has brok-C" brok-C" out In Apulia had spread to Rome, fire emphatically denied. There have been no cases bre. anj the general health conditions In Rome are excellent excel-lent better th.-in at any time in the lust ten year. ' Although the daigcr of Infection is not felt hre. the Pope today ordered the lazaretto of Santa Marta. built inside in-side the Vatican by Pope Leo In 1SS", during the groat cholera epidemic at ' Naples, but never used becmse of tho absence of cholera patients, made icady for any emergency. ! The influence of the church Is to be used to assist the civil authorities authori-ties In fighting the epidemic. th-J I ciergy having been urged to use all ' ii cans to force compliance with (ho ' sanitary regulations on the part of tl elr parishioners. I No finai decision has been taken ' regarding the propose 1 departure of i King Victor for the cholera region. I The king. It Is said, has determined j to proceed personally to 'he scene If j conditions become iwre serious. In I rhleh case Queen Helena, It is feared, fear-ed, would insist on accompanying him. |