Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
DRASTIC CLOSING;
 ILLINOIS MEANS TO COMBAT ''FLU''
New Haven Closes Many Additional Places Where Crowds Assemble Waterbury Establishes Corps of Volunteer Health Investigators -Scourge Still Grow ing Toward Peak in Connecticut.

. Chicago, Oct. 18- Further drastic steps to check the spread ,of Spanish Influenza, in Illinois were taken last night when a 7 proclamation was issued with , the consent of the governor for bidding "all public gatherings of a social nature not absolute ly essential 10 war work"
 In making the proclamation the commission announced that there are 100000 influenza cases in Illinois.
 As influenza sweeps it's way into all corners of the United States there is a distinctly increasing movement toward crowd suppression. In Wa terbury previous closing orders were last night extended to saloons, drug stores clubs and ice cream saloon be closed iE so far as dispensing ice cream or drinks of any kind is con cerned. Any person who violates this aorde= will be haled into court. Waterbury has raised volunteer health investigators, who will visit everey home, to bring aid, or to as- certain what conditions are.
 Suffield has had 115 cases with six deaths, ten new cases were reported, yesterday. Up to last night 1.434 deaths had been reported to the state op About AS per cent of the cases have been reported and 65 per cent of the deaths.
 New Haven to last night had F deaths of the disease, and tn malady is just passiug byond it's peak.
 Acting in cooperation with the Health authorities. Dwight Place church cancelled three of it's import ant meetings.
 On account OF the epidemic offic- CTS of the state teachers association have decided to postpone the state teachers conventions scheduled fol Oct. 25.
 Community Kitchen.
 Manchester's latest assistance ir fighting the epidemic is a community kitchen. In her trips around town Miss Marion Tinker has found many families where there have been sc many i'll that there was no one tC prepare meals. Miss Tinker has been doing much of this kind of work, but 1t was more than she could accomplish alone, but with the opening of the community kitchen yesterday in the Franklin school building much ot this trouble was overcome. Meals were prepared for 25 families yester. day and after being placed in proper e containers were taken around to tho houses.
 Washington, Oct. 17-The publi health service now is actively direct ing the fight against Spanish infiuenz; in 30 states in addition to the whol of Columbia. Particular attention being given to providing nurses fo the sick and supplying physicians fo those communities where the doctor are unable to meet all calls made ol them.
 In spite of these and other meas ures taken by the public health ser Hvice in cooperation with state an lScal authorities, the epidemic con tnues to spread In many sections. Il otherA however, particularly in part ot New England, 1t appears to hay reached it's crest. In a few state the number of new cases Is showin decreases.
 Continued improvements in cond tions in army camps was shown b reports reaching the office of tn surgeon-general of the army up { noon yesterday. New cases of 1T f1uenza in all camps during the 24 hour period up to that time totalle 4,454 as against 5,66S the day befor :, Pneumonia cases decreased from 1 S95 to 1900 and the deaths were 6S a decrease from yesterdays total.
 Calls of Draftees Undecided.
 In discussing the improved cond tions in army camps today, Secretar Baker said no time had been decide upon for beginning the induction ( ~RmP~T HE0~T ERM