Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-17
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC IN IOWA
HAS SOME SLIGHT COM.
PENsATioNS.
PREACHERS, TEACHERS
AND OTHERS At WORK
Closing Of Schools and Religious ssrv.
ices Releases Men For Work in
Eields-influenxa Not to Interfere
With Holding Of Election on Nov. S
Setback TO Business.
Special to Times Republican.

SpCClII 10 Il1HtS-IN'publi'iH,
Dcs Moines. Oct. Tits an III wind
that blows nobody good" and the in
lege professors and men school teach
ers. relieved of their regular-work be-
cause OF the quarantine, are getting
out into the corn fields and helping
husk corn according to reports re-
ceived here. Women school teachers
are in many instances taking up the
work Of nursing or other helpful min
istrations in relieving the epidemic.
Conventions generally have had to be
called off over the state until after the
epidemic Is over. The fall OF the year
is recognized as the open season" for
conventions but this year all conven-
tons scheduled within the next few
weeks have either already been called
off or soon will be.
The state election will he conducted
in the usual manner on Nov. 3 ac-
cording to present indications. In city
precincts where there is likely to be
a heavy vote extra clerks will be put
the voters may be promptly taken
care of and thus crowds and jams at
the election booths be avoided. It
looks as tho the candidates will have
to depend on the newspapers. or cir
cular letters or similar methods in or
der to reach the voters since they can
not be reached thru public meetings.
The influenza has put a decided
check on business as well as other &C
tivities wherever quarantine has been
instituted. However. it is the general
belief that the disease will soon have
run it's course and the check in bust
ness will be more than made up when
the bans are lifted.
Soldiers Well Cared For.
Iowa boys quarantined at Camp
Dodge because of influenza are being
we'll taken care Of by the war welfare
agencies operating in the cantonrlent
and in Des Moines.
Forbidden because OF the epidemic
to go to Des Moines or to congreGate
for their leisure hours in the Y. NJ G..
A. or X. C.. buildings or the hostess
houses Of the camp, the men in train
time hanging heavy on their hands if
the K. of c.. Y. NJ. c. A. Jewish well
fare board, war camp community serv-
ice and American Library Association
were not cooperating to relieve the
situation. 81
Y. VI. c.. A., K. of G. and welfare
board secretaries are visiting all the
barracks and tents at least once daily
giving away stationery. selling postal
cards and stamps. distributing maya
zines and books and doing all sorts or
personal errands for the soldiers.
Over 5000 books have been sent out
to the men thru the Y VI. c. A., X. OF
G. and Jewish Welfare board workers
by the American Library Association.
The war camp community service
undertook to collect in Des Moines TO-
600 recent magazines, and these are
being distributed thru the camp in the
same way. Intercompany athletics are
forbidden. but the war welfare physi-
cal directors appear every evening
with bats and balls and organize base
ball games within the various COM
panieS.
All boys who have ever registered at
the soldiers club conducted by the
Jewish welfare board in Des Moines
received last Sunday at the camp
boxes Of homemade cookies, cigarets
and chocolate. The cookies had been
baked by the Girls Auxiliary to the
Jewish Welfare board. Since many
beside Jewish boys utilize these club
rooms. they also received the boxes,
500 of which were sent out. 1sadore
Sondhcim. community secretary for
the board in Des Moines, hopes. how
ever that arrangements may be made
by which even a greater number OF
soldiers who have not yet learned to
use the club may receive these boxes
of goodies. Thousands of glasses OF
jam and jcllies are being collected
from the housewives in Des Moines by
the war camp community service for
the boys who are detained at camp
because of the FLU"
Besides going out after books and
magazines jams and jellies for the
soldiers, the war camp community
service is busy looking after their