Evening star., 1914-11-11
Quarantine Immediately Or
dered at Place of J. J. Jones,
in Montgomery County.
LAST CASES OF SCOURGE
ARE TRACED TO CHICAGO
Additional Warning Given to Con-
d sumers to Boil Milk Because of
Foot and Mouth Disease.

Foot and mouth disease has appeared
at a new point in Maryland, just
o;1h+.or ,,,;,a. oyar Tho District line
Fourteen head of cattle suffering
WIN tne disease were ulscoSe s
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80 na ~ -
consumed IN tne Distrlct snoulo De
boiled or properly pasteurized.
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mAAk faffns In Sac1u1ty.
While tho latest o,+h-e,L ,f tho s,,,,r,a
'> y. .ne seou' 60
duced milk for sale in the District, it is in
the immediate vicinity of farms that do
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ly, but as an extra precaution Washingto-
mans are urged to drink only boiled or
milk.
The farm on which the disease was
found was Immediately quarantined and
all possible steps have been taken to pre-
vent the spread of the Infection
This outbreak. it is stated, Is traceable
directly to the Union stock yards at Chi
cago. About a week ago twenty-five head
OF cattle were brought to the farm from
disease appeared. ~ ''e 'A<1' 'A''
Regulations for Quarantine.
na.e 'oaas' !. IS expected. the Com
n'ss'oneis WIZ aoopt regulations LOT
enforcing the quarantine on hoo1ed
ahlhs, hioes, dressed meats ana ioo-
oe1 oioeFeo oy tne department OF
Agriculture. Tentative regulations have
finally adopted and made operative be-
fore night.
In the meantime none Of the products
barred from the local markets by Or
der of the federal and District au-
thorities is reaching the District from
Maryland, it is believed. Strict watch
is being maintained to make the quar-
antine effective.
Several hay and feed dealers called
at the bureau of animal industry today
the shipment Of hay and feed from
states. They were told
that hay harvested and baled prior to
August 1 and stored away from ami
mails may be shipped from the quaran-
tined areas, but not infected farms,
Hay baled later than August 1 may not
be shipped in interstate commerce un-
less disinfected with formaltn gas, un-
der the supervision of a government
Under instructions from the govern
ment health ofhcia1s the steamboat
lines running between this city and
points on. the Potomac river are refus-
Ing all shipments Of cattle. calves,
sheep, hides or anything that might
convey the FOOT and mouth disease. On
the iuse iew LIP, .aps ot tne sseamers from
~ o.I,o. ~ eis SA.y nuHpeI
sS;a anu vSneF stoeh were oneIed
.t.omar s Due tns pulseIs OF the
~ nse oeSn tofceo 10 rehuse
- ,spoI Ion 10 .nem.
s ao.i9h on tue part OF tne gov
~ s az not aIIo"inS tne
sht r 81 s'oen dIom oo"n river TO
.nis ~ n. aas;I rs sotnesnns OF surprise
SI ~ sMI Is ,os'oe's a oI .ne river countles OF
th..s is.u =. anu sna' as ~ Is STATED
amnne .ha nott,. noot anu nouth oisease
Shomld +hn ,ne aneaant,r . IN h tnat IN section-
tin. ~ Iii, a.sNI n.ne " oi .ohs oura-
nsnnie ~ s.a. seet .he country
fhs io,, dsornst Ia. 1i account o.
sInost ,,nhrat "vn t.N has eonlnueo
fherc 4. NJ aoasa as iass splins'
inc VIII u6;oS o.. ne hv.h
thsy nu.orn ~ Ecu stoIh' unness
were denend;ns 20, ,hinn,, ah Ill, imey
tie to market to avoid this expense.