The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
Nearly 1875 New Cases Report
edFrOm Over Kansas Today.
This Brings Total official Re-
ports to More Than $3.50.
EXPECT A DECLINE next week
Closing Order Into Effect Will
Help-CalI for Doctors.
At Parsons 427 Cases and 5
Deaths Are Reported.

This was the biggest day for influenza
in Kansas. There were 1873 new cases
reported to the state board of health
up to noon, five hundred more than
on any previous day and seven hun
dred more than the total reports of
yesterday.
The worst outbreak seems to be at
Parsons just now, 427 cases and five
deaths being reported in one batch
of mail today. 1t is regarded as prob
able that the disease was not recog-
nized at the outset there and it seems
| to have gotten a good start. Parsons
had not reported any cases previously.
Wyandotte county came in with the
heaviest report it has had thus far,
| 345 cases.
For the week ending October 5,
there were 1927 cases reported in
Kansas. For the week ending today
| at noon there were 5,34S cases re-
| ported, making a total of 6,675 cases
reported in the entire state. 1t should
| be remembered that these are the re-
ported cases and DR.. ]. ]. Sippy, cpl
demiologist for the state board of
health, said today that there probably
were at least one thousand and maybe
more cases for which reports have not
been received.
day as far as reports go than was to-
day as the complete reports for Sat
urday and Sunday will all come in one
mail and it would be impracticable to
separate the cases.
| Sharp Decline Next Week.
| After Monday it is expected that
there will be a sharp decline in the
| number of cases in Kansas. The clos
| ing orders have not had time to be
completely effective but will become
SO during the next two or three days.
The reports from the counties where
the closing orders were first put into
effect show that it required four to six
days after the orders were issued to
bring any appreciable results in re-
| ducing the number of new cases.
A telegram was received by Doctor
! Crumbine this morning from Surgeon
General Blue at Washington request
| ing that immediate steps be taken to
4 of the state for volunteer service
| wherever they may be needed. It is
| presumed that the surgeon general is
| preparing for an emergency in which
| it may be necessary to call doctors
! from one state to help fight the epi-
Crumbine states that he does not see
how Kansas can give aid to outsiders
at present when she does not have
! enough doctors to handle her own
cases.
An appeal has come to the state
board from Latham, Kan. for a doc
tor. every physician in the town hav-
ing gone into army service. Latham
has not yet been invaded by the in
fluenza, but the citizens are afraid
of an outbreak at any time.
! Get Plenty of Fresh Air.
The state board today sent out let
ters to every health officer in the state
and nurses in their localities be sent
in, so that emergency appeals for vol
unteers can be made if conditions be-
come worse in other localities.
4 DR.. Sippy today stated that while
it is essential that persons rem,.in in
crowds as much as possible, it is also
essential that they get as much fresh
air as they can.
State Closed Today.
Army City, situated right at the
edge of Camp Funston, is the only
town in Kansas that is enjoying wide
. open" privileges today. the state wide
, closing order issued by the state board
of health following a proclamation by
feet today. The closing order forbid:
schools to remain open and provide:
that all churches, theaters and place:
where public gatherings are held be
| ClOSeQ 1Or week. But army City II
not worrying about this in the least.
An appeal was made by the citizen
of Army City to both Governor Cap
per and the state board of health t.
be allowed to do business as usual
! in order to furnish entertainment fo
the soldiers, but the appeal was de
MED. Then the townspeople took tn
matter up with the army officials o
l Camp Funston, who later took it vi
l with the state authorities, with the re
l suit that the matter of remaining opel
is left entirely in the hands of tn
l physicians in charge of the health o
. the camp. Army City is in the sani
: tary zone of the camp, and the Fun
l ston officials stated they would as
Y sumo responsibility for the little town
= Today one of the biggc coursin
meets ever held in Kansas was sched
i uled to start in Army City, and unles
e tie government takes a hand it vii
/ be run all next week. The meet i
E the annual event of the Nationa
e Coursing association. and dog fancier
y from thirteen states have thier racer
e on the grounds.
The big feature of the meet will b
I, the futurity and the Aberdeen Gu
I race.
e SPIELMAN is A MAJOR