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The Washington times., 1918-10-13
100000 SOLDIERS
. IN j. S. CATCH FLU

A reliable and Informative index
OF the extent and deadliness OF in
huenza, now pandemic from coast to
coast and raging with varying de-
grees virulency in every part OF
the worI1, Is furnished by official
statistics made public by the offIes
of the surgeon general OF the army.
Nearly a quarter OF a million OF
American soldiers in training camps
and military stations on this side of
the Atlantic have been infected IN
the disease since its outbreak in
this country about the middle of
September.
10000 Soldiers Dead.
About 10000 OF the troops in the
United States have died from disease
OF all kinds, during this period. prac-
tically all the deaths being directly
traceabIe to influenza or pneumonia
and other attendant complications of
the nialady.
The strikingly high mortality is
realized when it is considered that ap-
proximately one out OF every twenty
six soldiers infected by the disease
has succumbed.
The exact figures are 234,s SOS cases
of influenza alone and S0.6S7 cases of
pneumonia since September I3 up to
noon yesterday. The total deaths
from disease in our army camps for
the same period has been 9,1s9.
Although the number Of new cases
OF both pneumonia and influenza in
the army is slowly declining, il is
expected that the death rate for Che
week ending yesterday, which has
not been computed yet, will con-
stitute tho highest death rate from
disease ever reached under condi-
tions in any way comparable to the
present
Daily Totals.
For the past twenty-four hours
there were I1,724 now cases OF in
fiuenza and 2.7s0 cases of pneumonia,
both slightly less than yesterdays
totals. The deaths for the same
period were S64, as against S92 for
the day before.
Late bulletins received here by the
United States Public Health Service
indicate fresh outbreaks in many
widely separated sections Of the
country. In Alabama additional cases
are reported from Admission and
Huntsville. Nine hundred new cases
are reported from Key West, Fla,
and reports from Mississippi indicate
that the disease is now present in
practically every county in the State.
The disease is also widespread in
Minnesota, but an Improvement IS
noted in New England, where the
ravages OF the malady have been the
most severe. A slight reduction Of
new cases is also reported from Vir-
ginia.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
Nurse's PrecautIOn.

so much for the patient II Is
equally IMPORTANT to consider the per-
son who is caring for him. 1t Is i'm
portant to remember that the disease
Is spread by breathing germ-laden
matter sprayed into the air by the
patient in coughing or even in or
dinary breathing. The attendant
should. therefore. wear a gauze
mask over her mouth and nose while
she is in the sick room. Such a mask
is easily made by folding a piece OF
gauze four-fold. sewing a piece of
tape at the four corners, and tieing
the upper set OF tapes over the ears.
the lower set around the neck. II
the folded piece OF gnuze Is about six
inches square II will nicely eoyer
both mouth and nose. Such a mask
can be worn without discomfort for
several hours, after which IL can be
boiled in water. dried, and used over
THE attendant should always wash
her hands with soap and water i'm
after waiting on or touch
ing the patient This Is important,
for carelessness in this direction may
easily cause the attendant to become
infected with the disease germs.
Attendant should. IL possible, wear
a washable gown or an apron which
covers the dress. This will make IL
much simpler 20 aNS id infection.
alt Is desirable that all attendants
learn how. to use a fever thermome-
ter. This is not at all a difficult
and the use OF such a thc--
nometer Is a great help in caring for
the patients. The druggist who sells
these thermometers will be glad to
show how they are used.
''In closing. and lest be misunder-
stood, / wish to leave one word Of
cautioH II in doubt, call the DOCTOR"
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Put Your Dollars Into Khaki: Buy
Liberty Roads.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13

Buy Liberty Bonds and KEEP
Them.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
May Comnandeer Buses.

All motor buses used by Sightseeing
companies in Washington may be
taken over by the District Commission
ers to be used as supplementary to
street car service. according to in
formation given out last night by Dis
trict Health Onicer Fowler.
These buses, numbering about thirty
six, would aid materially In relieving
the serious congestion in the flow OF
traffic" said DR.. Mustard. Action may
by the person sitting in the chair neces-
busses are to be Communicated at all"
DIT. Fl. 8. Mustard, OF the Public
Health Service, has recommended 70 the
Commissioners that all BARRIERS and
dentists be required to wear gauZe
masks while working. THE danger OF
contracting influenza by the barber or
by the person sitting in the chair. nee
states the need OF masks" DR.. Mus
tarl said.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
Light Diet.

The patients will not be hungry. and
the diet should therefore be light. MIX y
soft-boiled egg, some toast or crackers.
bit Of jelly or Jam, stewed fruit. some
cooked cereal. like oatmeal, hominy, or
rice-these will suffice in most cases.
The comfort Of the patient depends
on a number Of little things. and these
should not be overlooked. Among these
may be mentioned a weIl-ventilated
room; a thoroughly clean bed with
fresh, smooth sheets and pillow cases
quiet. so that refreshing sleep may be
had cool drinking water conveniently
placed; a cool compress to the forehead
IL there is headache; keeping the
patients hands and face clean and the
hair combed; keeping his mouth clean.
preferably with some pleasant mouth
wash; letting the patient know that
some one is within call. but not annoying
him with too much fussing; giving the
patient plenty Of opportunity to rest
and sleep.
at Is advisable to give the sick
room a good airing several times a
day. The patient should be well pro-
tected against cold and draughts and
then the windows should be opened
wide to let in the fresh air.
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
Conference Today.

Commissioner HroWnlow, District
Health Officer Fowler. and DR.. H. S.
Mustard. Of the Public Health Serv-
ice, will hold a conference today In
which further measures for checking
the spread Of influenza will be dis
cussed.
while II is expected that no draS-
tic steps to aid in the fight against
influenza will be decided on, several
minor decisions which viii aid in
driving the disease out OF Washing
ton will probably be made" said DR..
Fowler last night
The Washington times., 1918-10-13
HOW TO CARE FOR
INFLUENZA CASES

In an effort to reduce unnecessary
calls on the overworked physicians in
Washington because OF the epidemic
Of influenza, Surgeon General Blue Of
the United States Health Service today
called upon the people to learn about
the home care OF patients i'll with in
fluenza.
Every person who feels sick arc
appears to be developing an attack OF
Influenza should at once be put to
bed in a well ventilated ROOM" said
the surgeon general. where a
physic is needed a dose of castor oil
or Rochelle salts should be given.
should Clear Room.
THE room should be cleared OF all
unnecessary furniture. bric-a-brac
and rugs. A wash basin, pitcher, and
bowl, soap and towels should be at
hand, preferably in the room or just
outside the door.
'If the patient Is feverish a doctor
should be called, and this should be
done in any case IL the patient ap-
pears very sick, or coughs up pinkish
(blood-stained) sputum, or breathes
rapidly and painfully.
Most OF the patients cough up con-
siderable mucus; IN some, there is
much mucus discharged from the nose
and throat This material should not
be collected in handkerchiefs, but
rather on bits OF old rags, or on pa
per napkins. As soon as used these
rags or papers should be placed In O
paper bag kept beside the bed.
Pocket handkerchiefs are out OF place
in the sick room, and should not be
used by patients. The rags or papers
in the paper bag should be burned.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
ARMENIANS LOYAL TO ALLIES
None Of the Conquered Peoples Have
Shown More Devotion to Cause :,
Of Liberty Than They.

1t has been the Armenians who have
been most constant in their loyalty to
the allies, and eight months ago. from
the city of Van, 100 of them went forth
to take up positions which had been
vacated by Russians.
After the Turks took Erzerum last
February they swept on against the
national armies of the Armenians and
Georgians through to Tabriz in north
western Persia. threatening the south
ern Caspian ports and wiping out all
Armenians they met, Maynard Owen
Williams writes in Asia Magazine.
They bOasted that they would keep on
until they met the Russian army, then
nonexistent. The fight by the Armen-
tans and Georgians, lacking allied sup
port, became more hopeless. The
Georgians bravely declared their in
dependence last May; but hardly
month later 80 Georgian and Armenian
delegates in Constantinople were ut
terly unable to do anything but &C.
cede to the Turkish demands that they
their troops. 1t is evident
that the GeOrgians are now complete
ly dominated.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
WAGES WILL
REMAIN HIGH

1t is very significant that 1000
delegates in the U. s. Chamber of
Commerce assembled in conven-
ton in New Jersey recently, voted
unanimously that wages must be
kept up to or near their present level
for an indefinite period. To reduce
wages would impose hardships on
and reduce the standard of living
of the mass of the American people.
To keep up the high wages would
come nearer equalizing advantages.
In the face of this resolution to
keep wages up, was the fact that
prices of commodities and manu-
featured goods of all kinds are going
to gradually come down in price. In
conjunction with the determination
to keep on paying high wages, was
the resolution that everybody must
study and train for greater efficiency.
Good wages for better service will
be the slogan. AS prices of goods
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
NOT A SINGLE ONE

To the Editor of The Stars and
Stripes:
Some day when you are looking for
space filters, and you are hard up,
you might want to slip this cootie
ode and essay in; perhaps you have
had enough Of that sort of stuff
anyhow, I'll take chance.
Up the Line, October ~
We have slept in barns and barracks.
In the mud and in the rain;
We have slept in broken buildings,
Everywhere-in each campaign;
We have bunked with coolies ram
pant,
We have slept on lousy straw;
And we've slept where shells have
whistled
In dugouts-but, oh, pshaw!
Well, we have hit new place
Since we've wiggled up the line:
We are sleeping in hen-house,
And, say, the sleeping's fine!
That is, we sleep when all is quiet
And shells aren't overhead;
Be 1t know, we'll nap or slumber
When the coolies aren't in bed.
For no matter where you travel,
And no matter where you roam:
The doughboy's got a partner
There's a cootie in his home.
Stars and Stripes
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
Delighted.

The examining officers at the pris-
Oner pens talk German like natives,
but often the prisoners don't and that
leads to complications.
One inquisitor, who had just used his
best German vocabulary on an uncom-
pretending Hungarian, turned him
over to special questioner and took
on five strangely-clad and somewhat
bGwildered prisoners who, after a great
deal of shouting and arm waving, man
aged to convey the fact that they were
neither Germans nor Austrians nor
Hungarians nor Slovaks. They were
Italians-five Italians taken prisoner
last fall and set to mendisg roads be-
hind the German lines.
They were much pleased when it
slowly dawned on them what had hap
pened, and they wanted to kiss Gen.
eral Pershing or somebody right away.
Paris Stars and Stripes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
SEEMED TO COME TO THEM
Few Of Our ~" Boat Chaser Shippers
Had Had Previous Nautical
Experience.

"Where do the officers Of the sub.
marine chasers come from?" I asked
an executive officer long in the navy,
writes Samuel G. Blythe in the Satur-
day Evening Post.
Everywhere" he said.
"Were they sailors"
"NOt many of them; some had had
experience in motor boats and yachts
and were amateur navigators, but the
way they have picked 1t up is marvel
Gus. Let me give you an Illustration.
When was organizing the first flotilla
that came over I questioned the young
chaps who came before me as officers
for the chasers. OF the first five on
one day one had been shoe salesman,
another an accountant, another q nut
Inspector and another an actor"
Nut inspector" I said. whats
that?"
HE worked on a pecan ranch down
south somewhere"
"They had had some sailing expert
ence and had taken short special
courses at training school. Now of
that bunch three are in command of
chasers today, four brought their ships
across and the actor is unit comman-
der, and a mighty good one, too. That's
where we got them. The navy just
reached out and collected them here,
there and everywhere, and they are
good stuff and making sailors Of them
selves mighty fast"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
THREE. NOTED FRENCH TOWNS
Will Live In History 40 Having Given
Their Names to Articles Of Every.
Day Commerce.

Three towns In northern France
have given their names to articles OF
everyday commerce-Cambrai, from
which "cambric" Is derived; Arras, q
term applied to certain kind of
tapestry, and valenciennes, noted for
Its lace In olden times. Cambria, too.
Is associated with the name of the
great French ecclesiastic and moralist,
Francois Fenelon, statue of whom
stood in the cathedral before the Ger
mans captured the town. Fenelon
wrote one of the most famous novels
Of the eighteenth century: 1.-THE Ad-
ventures Of Telemachus," an account
Of the son Of Ulysses. At Cambria was
concluded a very curious treaty, the
so-called Ladies' Peace" between
Louise of Savoy and Margaret Of Aus
trfa, representing France and Austria,
respectively, in 1899. At Arras was
born the celebrated leader Of the
French Revolution, Maximilian Robes
pierre, who organized the Reign Of
Terror by which he himself was finally
to fall. Valenciennes no longer made
the beautiful lace which it's name sug.
gests, but was a center for the manu-
facture Of hosiery. trimmings, and
handkerchfefs. 1t was the birthplace
OF two famous men-Watteau, whose
paintings are regarded as perhaps the
most characteristic products of French
art in the eighteenth century, and
Froissart, whose chronicles of the
wars Of the Middle Ages are full Of
movement and color. Near by is an.
other famous -Douai-whose
name is Joined with a version in Eng
fish Of the Bible prepared for the
special use of the Catholic church.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
OPPOSING STATE CASUALTY
INSURANCE

A strong opposition is developing
here against the principle of state
casualty insurance and against the
present practice of compelling en-
ployers to carry insurance for en-
ployees who receive little or nothing
in case of accident. A large number
of signers appear on the petition, and
it Is significant that c s. Beebe, who
is in the insurance business and who
wrote larger amount here than any
one else, is active in the movement
for repeal or amendment of the law.
Notwithstanding the optimistic
representations made by the state in
surance department, cases of disap-
pointment and chagrin accompany
the accidents supposed to be covered
and protected, and there is a grow
ing opposition to all Socialistic and
Bolshevistic things in America.
At the time of the Halifax disaster
a year or SO ago, there was a strong
array of state insurance there, and
they could not pay the losses. Mon
tana is operating under a state hail
insurance law, and they are reported
to be $400,000.00 short of paying
the 1918 losses. When farmers pay
out their good money and then have
to stand the loss themselves, it is
time to be looking for the leak and
mending it. When poor people any
wnere insure against calamity and
get little or no relief in their hour
of grief, it is time to revise or wipe
out the institution that disappoints
them.
1t is likely the Idaho legislature
will revise the present insurance law
and the direct primary law, both of
which are expensive and both of |
which get results the very opposite
of what was intended. They ought |
to repeal them both.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31

of the week.
Vince Marriott and family are all
i'll with the flu.
Mrs. Charlie Gravatt gave Christ
mas party at her home Tuesday even
ing. Besides members Of her own
family there were present the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
', ellis and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Par
sons.
Eph and Joe Johnson and G. Ora
watt motOred to Blackfoot Tuesday.
Luther Satterfield made a business
trip to Blackfoot the first of the
week.
Miss Lucille Pew Of Pocatello was
visiting old friends here this week.
The Nugent families, Mrs. ]. B.
Graham and son and the Herr child
rem had Christmas party at the
home of Mr.. Louisa Nugent on
Christmas eve.
Mrs. Ed Hutchison and baby have
returned from visit with relatives
at Riverside.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31

come down wage earners must be
more skillful In order to accomplish
enough more to cover the breach.
Ibis does not mean that wage
earners must work harder or faster
a. the sacrifice Of personal comfort,
but that better plans and greater
skill and preparation must be
brought to their work. 1t means that
soldering" sabotage and every
thing related to them must 60, and
that the worker must learn how and
do better all the time. The work.
man who is interested, and running
a race today with his yesterdays
record, enjoys his work more and
does 1t better, and it is that spirit
that is going to enable him. to go
on drawing his high wages.
IS this applies to the farm hand,
it will be the difference between the
tramp, who knows but little and
cares nothing about his work., and
the graduate from the agricultural
college who has both practical and
scientific knowledge of it. The one
may be worth dollar q day, and
the other worth ten times as much.
The graduate will be worth his sal
airy OF several dollars a day and the
farmer will gladly pay him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
Types Of Bio Guns.

There is no known 75-centimeter gun.
If there were its bore would be more
than 20 inches. The famous French
75-millimeter gun has a bore little
less in size than the American 3-inch
field gun, being approximately 2.95275
inches; the German 77-millimeter is a
little larger than the American, being
approximately 3.03149 inches. French
and American shells could be used in
the German 77-millimeter guns, prob
ably with little or no change, while
German and American shells could not
probably, be used in the French 75's
without remachining.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
STERLING


Frank Gravatt has accepted a DO
sitfon in Pocatello.
c. G. Loveless is recovering from
| influenza.
| A little baby arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shinrock Sun
day, but died shortly after birth. The
remains were inferred in the Spring
field cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson
and children and Mrs. Johnnie
Hutchinson and children went to Alb.
erdeen Saturday to attend to bust.
ness.
Johnnie Hutchinson made a bust
ness trip to Blackfoot Monday.
Dave Quigley of Pocatello was the
guest of his brother All Quigley this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Cooper entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Andrews and
daughter at dinner Christmas day.
Archie Grover came down from
Blackfoot the first of the week to
attend to business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verbick entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Sprague and son,
Boyd, at Christmas.
Mr.. Hill of Pocatello was here on
business this week, looking for some
cattle, which he had lost.
Mrs. M. A. Driscoll went to Black
foot Tuesday to do shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Parsons enter
tanned at dinner Christmas day. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Parsons,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Bowser and their
sons.
Rudolph Seitinger was a business
visitor at Blackfoot Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Driscoll entertained
Tuesday evening at family Christ
mas party. The guests, besides
members Of the Driscoll family were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Teichert and
son, Mrs. Page, Mr.. and Mrs. julius
Teichert and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Dris-
coll.
E. N. Wells and John shinrock
to Blackfoot Monday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Hutchinson
and children were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Thompson on
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Tanner Jr.,
have returned from a very pleasant
visit with Mr.. Tanners children in
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Nelson enter
tanned at family dinner on Christ
mas day.
Kenneth Loveless is improving
after a very severe attack of in
fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greenwood
and family expect to leave next week
for West Jordan, Utah, where they
will reside in the future.
Mrs. Oscar Rice, Jr., is reported
10 be very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Quigley are
their son Robert home in
! few days from Camp Fremont.
Earl Taylor, who is i'll with the
iu, is getting along nicely.
w. Alfred has disposed of his
property and will move his family
% Utah soon.
Mrs. R. A. Ward is getting along |
nicely with her recent attack Of in
iuenza. Almost all of the family
lave contracted the disease.
Pete and Tony Parsons made a
business trip to Blackfoot the last
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
HERBERT HOOVER SOAKED
THE GERMANS RIGHT

Everybody knows in a general way
how. the Huns in Belgium levied
tribute in cash, in goods, in food, in
machinery, in human life, in human
honor, in human slavery, in desec-
rating eIifices of art and religion,
in needless torture and by stealing
our charity sent over to feed the
prisoners and helpless, starving nom
combatants in Belgium.
Nobody knows this better than
Herbert Hoover and Baron Won Der
Lacken, who was one of the German
administrators in Belgium. Nobody
turned the deaf ear to more heart
rending appeals for mercy than
Baron Won Der Lacken. Now notice
what happens.
The German government last week
appointed Baron Won Der Lacken
and one DR.. Reith, commissioners to
negotiate with Herbert Hoover for
food supplies to be forwarded into
Germany for Germans to use, and
they telegraphed to Walter Lyman
Brown, director of the Belgian re-
lief work under Herbert Hoover, to
ask when and where Mr.. Hoover
would meet them. Mr.. Brown asked
Mr.. Hoover what reply to make to
the telegram, and here is what
Hoover said to Brown:
"You can describe two and half
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians in any
language you may select, and tell
the pair personally to 60 to hell,
with my compliments. If l do have
to deal with Germans it will not be
with that pair"
Who could ask for more! Who
would be satisfied with any less!
We venture the assertion that every
American, who has done without
white bread to share up better with
Belgians, feels sense of relief and
sanctity as he contemplates Hoover's
reply, "Tell them to. go to hell, with
my compliments.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL

The remains of J. H. Collins, who
died at Salt Lake City last week,
were shipped to Blackfoot for burial
Saturday. Deceased was eighty years
of age, and buried his wife here in
1910.
The son, Charles Collins, accom-
panied his fathers remains TO the
f1nal resting place, and then returned
to his home in Butte.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-31
Faces Ahead.

The chaplains from two Yankee
regiments that had stormed the slope
above the Ourcq came YEARLY back at
shutdown from the task Of burying
their dead. They were two much up
lifted men, and their eyes were shin
ing as they made their brief but elo-
quent report.
I'm all thet battlefield" they said,
I'VE found, without single exception,
that every one of those boys died
crouching forward, died with his face
toward Germany"