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Show PLOT 10 SPREAD TETANUS IN ARMY DEATH GERM IS FOUND IN VACCINATION VAC-CINATION MATERIALS SOLD TO THE GOVERNMENT. Ten Cases of Lockjaw Occur Among Civilians, and Points Are Found to Have Been Infected. No Cases Developed Among Soldiers. - Washington. A suspected nationwide nation-wide plot by German agents to create an epidemic of tetanus in the national army was uncovered here Sunday. Vaccine points discovered with matter containing tetanus germs were the instruments in-struments of the alleged plot. As a result the National Vaccine company of this city, which had first warning of the situation, attempted to recall 500,000 points which it had shipped broadcast over the country, and at least 200,000 of which had gone to the war department for use in the national army. Thousands of these points had already al-ready been used in the national army, but so far no tetanus cases have been reported. Of the others, ten tetanus cases came to the attention of the company which immediately recalled the points. Investigation Inves-tigation has been begun by the department depart-ment of justice. As a result of the tampering with the points other companies have been notified to inspect their points. Vaccination Vac-cination has been suspended throughout through-out the country pending such investigation. investi-gation. How the kaiser's agents were able to develop their deadly plot is not yet known. Neither is the identity of the persons involved. Of the ten cases of tetanus reported among civilians, all were widely scattered. |