The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-04
Death Rate in Army Camps at
Home for Week Ending Sept. 81
Shows Increase of 80 per Cent
Over Preceding Week.
MALADY GAINS HEADWAY
IN LARGER COMMUNITIES
New York, Philadelphia and Other
Eastern Centers Report New
Cases; $40 Cases at Fort Bliss,
Texas.

Washington, oct. I senator KING
OF ltan ga the first senate member
reported 40 from spanish influenza.
Ills condition rs not serious
Tho death rate IN m, army camps
~ home for the week ended Septom
hcr - was ga per thousand, an
Increase of 30 por cent over tho pre-
ceding week. aud was due to influ-
cnza and pneumonia tho public
health 3"ryicc weekly report today
stated. There were .OIO deaths ~
compared with t7s the week pre-
Nious.
Reports today showed that the cpl
domic was rapidly spreading through.
out the country
PHILADELPHIA. oct 4 Influenza d
on the increase in Philadelphia, 73N
new cases having been reported n
the last % hours. ~ a result OF the
epidemic all salouns, wholesalers and
manufacturers Of liquor were given
until o'clock tonight To close The
order also applied to places oi
amusement.
New York oct. with Spanish
influenza ana pneumonia gaininr
hoddwuy here the health uuthoritic.
today took steps looking toward q
readJustmcnt OF tho City's business
until the epidemic has ahatcd.
IN ROYAL 8 Copeland. health com
missioner. invited employers 10 q
conference to discuss plans Tor rc
arranging business hours 50 as "a
prevent the massing of great mum
bcrs of people an intent upon urriy.
ing at their respective working places
nt the same hour In public convey
anccs There are I COS now cases o1
influenza and lNS new cases OF pncu
moiia reported during the tWnty
four hours ending an 80 a. m toda,
un Increase of G6h Tor both disease
as compared with tho previous day
bcatht numbered l36. an Increase o
II.
Fort Bliss. T,N. oct. ( troops h.
training at Fort Bliss were today
ordered 10 take All meals out OF doors
10 avoid spreading spanish lnflueaz'
10y gathering in enclosed moss halls
OF the $50 cases iu the base hoApita
at tho iort. i7l were received sine,
yesterday morning, There are q
I pneumonia cases ga tho army hosp
tai today
Tho second death from Spanisl
nfucnZl occurred IN the city las
NlkNl " Nfu Mo. iNIllf y llANNlfnNNi
dicd ct pneumonia resulting from in
/ flucuza TWO soldiers have died "a
I the army hospital from tho disease
Miniature feather busters. confetti
| and other germ curr.Trs were barre'
/ last night from the Rod Cross fest
val of the allies in progress here b.
/ the health hoard
Soldiers are on guard a. all dow
/ town thcatoTs ana other indoo
| nmusCmcnts Co prevent soldiers from
. their attendance.
Reports of quurautiuos being go
thlishcd here tu vi paso and 1t For
BLISS because OF the Spanish intluen
~ were officially denied uy arm
aud City health officials. II WIS he'll
that as long as an PUBLIC gathering
were suspended indoors there WI
no object TO bc gained u closing IN
schools and stopping the Rcd Cros
. festival of the allies, which is d
Progress hero this week The deaf
OF Mrs liuddloston last was the see
ond death in the citA Lieut. Lucke
CoChruuo having died here Weducs
day while visiting mis- parents frot