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STEPS TAKEN TO
DEPOPULATE TOWNS
SITUATION AT TALLULAH AND
LAKE PROVIDENCE IMPRov-
ING AS A RESULT.
SO OF 90 SQUARES IN
FORMER TOWN INFECTED
Hope to Have Pest Wiped Out by
October / Is Abandoned-Shreve-
port Attempts to Reopen Commu-
nication with Outside World.

NEW OTleduS, Sepl. IO. - WIN SIcpS
In progress to depopulate both Tallulah
and Lake Providence as much as posi-
BILE and with an ample fever force at
work at both places, the country situa-
ton shows some improvement as to
yellow fever Out of 40 squares in Tai
lulah SO are infected, many of the vic
Tins being people of prominence and
some being desperately Ill. Former
Naval Officer ]. B. Snyder is among the
late cases. DR.. Weaver sends an en-
couraging report from st. Rose and
Pecan Grove, which was one Of the
worst nests of infection. There are no
new cases or deaths at either place and
the residents are now obeying the rules
made for their benefit At Patterson %
patients remain in the hospital. Cases
appear in considerable number in the
town, but are generally mild.
The yellow fever record up to noon
Thursday is as follows: New cases since
six p. m. Wednesday, Is; total cases to
date, 2,42S; deaths Thursday, 8; total
deaths, 1926.
War on Pest Continues.
Although the fever situation showed
no material change Thursday, hope
that the pest will be. eradicated by oc-
tober / has been abandoned by those
in charge of the fight in New Orleans.
The war goes on unabated with vary
ing measures Of success. In New Or
leans Thursday gangs Of men were busy
strewing rock salt In the cutters, while
the work Of screening and oiling goes
steadily on. Conditions in Louisiana,
outside Of New Orleans, show perhaps
a slight improvement.
Shreveport, which has been the worst
sufferer in the state in business way
as a result Of the fever, all its trains
having been cut of, is making energetic
efforts to reopen Communication with
the outside world. There has never
been case of yellow fever in the town
and none on the outskirts since the one
or two cases that caused the panic there
and hundreds of people who fed from
the city or went away on their vaca.
lions are now anxious to return.
The detention camp at Flomaton
Ala, for refugees from Pensacola is
nearing completion, but Gov. Jelks Of
Alabama has wired a vigorous protest
to Surgeon General Wyman against the
establishment of the camp. Although
Flomaton is near the Florida line, the
Alabama authorities fear the introduc.
ton of the fever into their state, which
up to this time, has escaped with re-
markably clean bill Of health.
A few new cases have appeared IL
Mississippi during the past "a hours.
The Pensacola situation appears tt
be well in hand.
Death at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 18Th. B
Brooks, a guest at the Park hotel
who has been sick for three days, died
Thursday OF yellow fever. This is the
third day ON which no new cases have
been reported.
Nine New Cholera Cases.
Berlin, Sept. IL. - The official bulle
tin issued Thursday announced nint
fresh cases Of cholera and two deaths II
the AZ hours ending at noon, making {
total Of 1873 cases and 66 deaths
Spain Acts to Bar Disease.
Madrid, Sept IL. The Spanish por
officials have been ordered to iselat.
ships coming from Hamburg and Ant
werp and to adopt precautionary meas
ures against their crews and merchan
disc. This is with view to bar out al
chances Of cholera.