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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05

anicably agreed upon by the peoples Oh
rectiy concerned shall be sanctioned.
These great objects can be put into
a single sentence. What we seek is the
reign Of law, based upon the consent OF
the governed and sustained by the or
ganized opinion OF mankind
These great ends cannot be achieved
by debating and seeking TO reconcile
and accommodate what statesmen may
wish with their projects for balances OF
power and national opportunity. They
can be realized only by the determine
ton of what the thinking peoples OF
the world desire. with their longing
hope for justice and for social freedom
and opportunity
Il cannot fancy that the air of this
place carries the accents of such prln-
ciples with a peculiar kindness here
were started forces which the great ma
ton against which they were primarily
directed at first regarded as a revolt
against its rightful authority but which
it has long since seen to have been a
step in the liberation of its own peoples
as well as of the people of the United
States: and I stand here now to speak
speak proudly and with confident hope
Of the spread Of this revolt. this lbe--
alton. to the great stage of the worlI
itself! The blinded rulers Of Prussia
have reused forces they know little Of
forces which, once reused, can never be
crushed to earth again; fer they have
at their heart an inspiration and pur-
pose which are deathless and of the
very stuff of triumph
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
VASSALBORO

CROSS HILL-Mr ana Mrs w.,
Aver and daughters. Misses Sarah a.,
Marguerite Of Augusta. were cal,a,.
Monday of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Baua,,
Miss Katherine Ballard, who has ho..
attending the yearly meeting OF -.
Friends at Oak Grove for the past ws.r
has returned TO her home :
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Austin vera W.;
tors Friday in Augusta.
J. a. Wade. son Charlie, and dau,.
ter Miss Marcia of Richmond, aeco.
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Rans,p
of East Nassalboro. were callers s,,r
day on the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. z. Robbins of Aus,
ia were weekend guests OF Mr.. "a.
Mrs. E. c. Ballard. Sunday after,oo.
Mr.. and Mrs Robbins, accompanied !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard, were pleasa,,.
entertained at the home Of Mrs. Ca,,
Williams in China.
Mrs Ethel Pratt and son Leon =,
Augusta were callers sunday evens,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs MEN,
Tohey.
+. -. Cony of Portland. who ioi,.
Mrs. Cong for few days vi,it at =,
home OF her mother. Mrs. Lizzie Brise,
returned to his home Sunday aeon
panied by Mrs. Cony.
Rev. and Mrs. K l.. Marble q,
daughter Miss Doris Of North yass,
horo. were guests Wednesday at \
home 81 Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Ames a,
family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
RALPH De palma
Wins 100-Mile Liberty
Auto Race
At SharonsiI'e Speedway, Cincinnati
, Louis Chevrolet Wins Ten Mile
! Handicap

Speedway, Cincinnati. Ohio. July A.
Ralph de Palma won the 1e0-mile Liber-
ty Handicap automobile race at the
Sharonville Speedway here today by
finishing almost full lap on the two
mile course ahead of Tom Milton. The
latter had only small margin over
Ralph milford, while Barney Oldfeld
was half mile behind but landed IN
fourth place.
Louis Chevrolet won the lo-mile handi-
cap. taking the first preliminary heat
and then winning the final His best
time was minutes i9 seconds. Joe
Boyer finished second in the final heat.
Ralph milford third and pario Resta
fourth.
De Palma drove q consistent race
and was favored by not having to
stop during the entire race. He as
sumed the lead at the 25th mile and
thereafter was never headed. Denny
Hickey. after repeated trouble with
his engine came in 5th ard Louis
Chevrolet who was favorite previous
to the race was force5 to the pits
three times with tire trouble but
finished well up and obtained 9th
place. Others who finished were Ira
Vail. Fred Mccarthy. Andy Burt, \.
r. Cotey and Omar Tom.
Dario Resta was forced out of it on
his 30th lap. De Pa'ma's time was
81 minutes, seconds. Sixteen
81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
weeks ago. Hogs were hlgher aho
calves held from.

weeks ago. Hogs were higher ana
calves held from.
The mich COW market was weak
and as supplies were heavy. and buy
ers few, prices slumped, and ship
pers estimated that by the close OF
the day when the bargain hunters are
out that prices would be SIS per head
off, but all the good stock would be
then taken. Fancy cows sold UP to
$3.50 with some of the extras taken
at SITS. The average en- good milk :
ers ran from $90@125 while sellers
quoted the value of some of their
poor COWS as low as $50 per head.
Sales of Beef Cattle-Neal Calves
Hogs-E. r. Foye sold 1 pr. fancy
steers, 2S0Ofb at 12c., Z COWS of 70olb
at &c. and 6 bologna COWS at SIC; q
calves av. Hobs at 15ac, and hogs,
az. 200 lbs at TIC.
Putnam Bros sold % head of bee.
from to lie, 100 calves from 10 to 10
and hogs at lie W. F. Wallace sold
45 calves at l4c. F. Q. Thompson sold
2 steers 100 lbs at lie, bulls $50 lbs a:
SC, and cows at &C, 100 calves at 49,
and 100 hogs at II lac. Hall & Lowell
sold cows av 1000 lbs at &C and cows
av 700 lbs at &c. IS calves av lis lbs at
14c and 10 calves av 125 lbs at 34c, 50
hogs av $50 lbs at Is lie. +. w. Worm
ell sold 81 calves at 15c. c. F. Gage sold
10 beef cattle from TO ! 2-ic. 40 calves
at lie. hogs at 16 3-4c. j. W. Brooks
sold 80 calves al 13c.
Mich Cows-J. W. Brooks sold 49
cows from $50 TO sll5. c. F. Gage sold
10 mixers from $40 to s1l0. Hall & Low
ell sold % cows from $50 to $40. +. G.
Piper sold Is cows from $50 to s110. +.
O. Thompson sold | COW for Sis, 8 cows
for $500 cow for So and l COW for $50
w. F. Wallace sold 10 cows from Sis to
$50. l COW for 500 and ! COW for So
Robert Connors sold 81 cows from s1ol
to $50 r. L. Foye sold ! springer for
sl10 and 6 cows from s75 to 500 Putnam
Bros sold % cows from so TO 800
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05

even in its four game series with
New Yory by winning this afternoon
in 10 innings, to 3. The veteran
Coombs pitched a remarkable game
in spite of wretched support, Brook
lyn making seven errors. Wild
throws by Mack Wheat let in the
three runs scored by New York.
Coombs won his own game in
the tenth inning when he opened
with triple, his third hit, and
scored the winning run on Johnson's
single. Score:
New York 0O0001OoOO-33 70
Brooklyn O1020OOOO1-f-1O-7
Coombs and NJ. Wheat: Perritt,
Causey; Ogden and Rariden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
AFTERNOON GAME

Boston, July 4. : PhiIadelphia
strengthened its hold on third place
To-Day by defeating Boston to l. in
Il innings, in the afternoon. Pearce's
single off j. l.. Smiths shin in the
seventh scored the winning run in
the morning. He ,ripled in tho
twelfth in the afternoon and scored
"heh konetchy threw poorly 10 the
piate after catching Oeschgers foul
fl.
hoth games were featured by tight
pitching, Oeschger holding Boston 10
1hree hits, Pearce made leaning
ohe-hand catch off Wickland's line
DRIVE in the tenth, with two men on
pase which undoubtedly saved the
game for Philadelphia. Boston dron.
pea 10 NTH place as result Of the
double defeat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
Wednesdays Brighton Market

Stock Yards, July 3-The market
was very quiet during the morning in
the sales of all lines of stock. Al
though supplies were light in beef
cattle, it did not stimulate the de-
mand which was weak Prices
were fractionally lower than on
Tuesday when they dec ined from the
values received a week ago. The
number IF fancy. stock was small and
there shippers claimed sold from "a
cents under prices received three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
PHILADELPHIA

x-Batted for Watson in third.
Batter for Adams in ttth,
xxx Battcd for Gregg in ninth.
Boston ..........0 3 q o oil
Philadelphia, ..... o 0 o Is 0 L 9
Two base hits. Agnew Truesdale,
.Acosta. Home run, Walker Stolen
base. Barbara Sacrifice hits. Scott,
Barbara Hooper. Double plays, Bar
bare and Truesdale, Scott and Mc1n-
mis-: Dugan and Burns. Left on bas-
es. Boston, >: Philadelphia, Il. First
base on errors. Philadelphia, ;. Base
on balls, off Jones. 4; off Molyneaux.
?. of Bush. !; off Watson. !, off
Adams, i, off Picrson, >. Hits, of
Jones, in ; 20 innings. Molyneaux.
mont in /. Bush. 6 in > Ia; Watson, 4
in :. Adams, in ,: Pierson, l in ,
(none out in eighth; Gregg, = in ).
Hit by pitcher. by Jones, (Shannon).
Struck out, by Jones. 3; Bush, /;
Adams, l. Wild pitch Adams. Win
ming pitcher. Jones. Losing pitcher,
Watson
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
AFTERNOON GAME.
CUBS SHUT OUT
CARDINALS TWICE

Chicago twice shut out st. Louis to-
day to O. The first game. which went
10 innings was q pitching duel between
Tyler and Ames, Chicago winning when
Merkle doubled, took third on Paskerl s
sacrifice and scored on single by Deal.
St Louis outhit Chicago 10 in the
second game but brilliant fielding by
the visitors kept Hendrix out of dan
ger when the home team was in a posi-
ton to score.
MORNING GAME
Chicago 20 0 o o 0 0 0 I-1-5-1
St Louis 20 0 0 O-0-5-1
Tyler and kilifer; Ames and Coma
AFTERNOON GAME.
Chicago 900 o 0 0 0 o-1-3-o
st. Louis 80 0 Q 0 Q 0 0 o-0-o 2
Hendrix and kihfer: Doak and Con
Zsles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia
sen ATORS AND YANKEES
EACH TAKE GAME ON 4TH
MORNING GAME.


Washington, July 4.-Shawkey shut
out Washington with three scattered
singles in the morning game today
while New York pounded Ayres and
Hansen for seven runs.
New York - 0 0 0 0 $3.50
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-O-3-3
shawkey and Walters; Ayers. Han
sen and Picinich.
AFTERNOON GAME.
After losing the morning game to @,
Washington evening up the holiday
ouble-header with New York by TAX
ing the second contest to 3. Both
johnson and Caldwell were hit hard
this afternoon. but Washington had
better success in punching its safeties.
New York 20 0 0 0-3-9- >
Washington 0 0 ! x-4-S-l
Caldwell and Hannah; Johnson and
Iicinich
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
INTERNATIONAL LEAGIn

Rochester, i: Syracuse I-tfr
gamc1. Rochester ,; Syracuse !
Eecond sanc>.
Toronto y Buffalo l. (afternoor
Toronto :; Ruffalo 7-(forenoonl.
Newark =; Jersey CITY 2-cfo,
noon>; Newark :; Jcrcey City
(aftcrnconl.
Hnehampton i Baltimore ;. ii
game); E'nghanp;rA :. Baltimore
--tSecond camel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
AFTERNOON GAM E

Philadelphia. July 4-koPp's sac
rifice fly after Philadelphia filled the
bases in the eleventh inning on a
base on balls. an error of judgement
or McInnis and Truesdale's tumble,
gave the Athletics this afternoons
game. to |, after Boston had
slugged out an l19 victory in the
morning.
Ruth returned to the Boston club
today. getting into tho lineup in the
afternoon lie struck out twice.
Score
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
AFTERNOON GAME.
BASEBALL NOTES

Leland McElwee, former Bowdoin
baseball captain, is playing right field
for the fast Newport Naval Reserve
team which defeated the L. S. Naval
Radio school Sunday, McElwee's
wing is in great shape. according to
those who have seen him play. but he
has not been hitting hard this spring.
His throw from the field to the plate,
cutting off a man who attempted to
score from third on an error. was
one of the features of Sundays game.
McElwee received a years seasoning
with Connie Mack's Athletics. but de-
clded to quit professional baseball. He
enlisted in the navy about three
months ago and this spring won
berth on the regular nine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
THE WORLD OF SPORTS
NATIONAL
BRAVES DROP
BOTH GAMES
TO PHILLIES
MORNING GAME

Boston, July 4-Philadelphia won the
morning game from Boston today . to i.
kngs single over third gave Boston its
run in the fifth. Stock single, Luder-
US sacrifice hit, Cravath's single, an
infeld out on Meusel followed by
Pearces single off J. l.. Smiths shin,
accounted for Philadelphia two runs
in the seventh. The score:
PHILADELPHIA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
INDIANS IN FIRST PLACE
TAKES BOTH GAMES
GAME.


Cleveland. Ohio. July 4.-Cleveland de-
feated st. Louis this morning to .
Wright's passes and Sisters misplays
helped Cleveland.
81. Louis 20 0 0 0 1-2-10-S
Cleveland ~ Q Q 2 Q x-4- 60
Houck. Wright and Nunamaker; Co
veleskie and O'Neill
AFTERNOON GAME.
Cleveland went into first place in the
American League standing today by
taking both games from st. Louis, to
and to s. while New York and Bos-
ton each lost one. The locals scored
their winning run in the 10th inning of
the afternoon game on Bagby's infield
hit. on which Houck threw wild to first.
Johnstons safe bunt, an intentional
pass to Speaker and Roth s single.
St. Louis 8 0 , 0 J. o-S-1s-2
Cleveland ; 0 0 0 1-9-1S.0
Rogers. Davenport, Houck and Sew
ereid: Coumbe, Groom. Bagby and
O'Neill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
PIRATES WIN BOTH
FROM CINCINNATI
MORNING GAME.

Plttsburg, July 4.-Pittsburg de-
feated Cincinnati in the morning
game | to 0. Sanders relieved Mil
Ter after the third inning owing TO
an injury received by the latter.
Ring held the locals to four hits IN
til the 18th when three hits coupled
with a base on balls sent over the
winning run. The score:
Cincinnati % o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o-0-S-O
Pittsburg 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l-1---0
Ring and Wingo; Miller. Sanders
and Schmidt.
AFTERNOON GAME.
Pittsburg took .double-header
from Cincinnati here today. the
morning game by a score of to D
in II innings, and the afternoon con-
test to 4.
Cincinnati III 0 o l > 0 0-4-11-4
Pittsburg ....O . 5 8 0 0 o 0 KS so
Filler. Regain and Alien; Cooper and
Schmidt
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BOSTON.
'Batted for Wilson in the 9th

fhlladelphia .....0 0 O 0 . O o.
Boston ............0 0 0 l 0 Of
Two-base hts-.Powell. Nehr. stolen
oase-Bancroft. Sacrifice hts-Luderus,
rawlings, J. i, Smith. Double PLAYS
Pearce to Bancroft to Luderus; Herzog
TO rawlings: Nehf to Rawlings I.efa
on Observation-Disclosures ). Boston 6. FIRST
base on errors-Phi!adelph !, Boston
]. Base on bails-Of Preniereast ! off
Nehf .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
AMERICAN
RED SOX AND
MACKMEN SPLIT
18th GAMES
MORNING GAM e

Philadelphia, July 4.-Boston won
the morning game II 10 Q. Philadel-
phia outbatted Boston bat had l3 men
left on base. Ruth reported this
morning and was on the bench. The
score.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
Batter for Adams in ninth
BOSTON.
!-Batted for Ragan in 18th.

Philadelphia 2 .oseh 0 90 10
Boston ,.....:o o. 20 OIL o Q %
Three base hit--Pearce. Stolen ba Sc
Williams. Sacrifice hits-StocK,
Pearce. Wilson, Herzog. Sacrifice fly
Wilson. Double plays-Pearce to
Bancroft. Left on bases-Philadel-
phia :: Boston s. First base on cr-
rors-Philadelphia /; Boston .. Base
on Base on halls-off Oeschger s.:
off Raglan 8 Hit by pitcher-by
Oeschger Rawlings). Struck out
by Oeschger .: by Raglan 8.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
STANDINGS
National League
YESTERDAYS SCORES

Rrnoklvn . New York 0 tfirst game) I:
prooklvn New York tsecond game}:
Pittsburg /. Cincinnati first game(:
Pittsburg s. Cincinnati Second game,
Philadelphia ., Boston first game);
Philadelphia . Boston Second game)-
Chicago ]. ST. Louis 0 nrst game)'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
American League
YESTERDAYS SCORES

Chicago I, Detroit 6 (first game); CHI
cago ?, Detroit / Second game).
Cleveland 4. st. Louis 2 (tirst game)
Cleveland 9. St Louis I second game).
Boston II, Philadelphia first game):
Philadelphia 2. Boston Second game).
New York Z, Washington 0 (irst
game); Washington 4. New York (sec-
ond game).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
ROBINS WIN BOTH
4TH GAME FROM GIANTS
MORNING GAME.

New York. July 4-Brooklyn shut
New York out in the morning game
The score was > to o. Score:
Brooklyn o00OOOO1-2 30
New York 0000000 OO-O-1O o
Marquard and Miller; Ogden, An
derson, Smith and McCarty
AFTERNOON GAME.
New York, July 4-Brooklyn split
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
TODAY'S GAM ES

New York at PittSburg.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-05
BOSTON

scored.
Xxx Batted for Stansbury in ninth.
PHILADELPHIA
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-01
MERCADO DE AzUCAR

Nueva York, Is de octubre dc
1918.
Ell Comit6 International de
Azlcar, scgdn ell "Arreglo respec-
to a az1cares de Cuba de 1917
191S,' asigno unas $4,000 tonela-
das de Cuba, para embarque' de
octubre, principles de noviembre,
sobre la base del precio estableci-
do de 4.985c. c.f., Nueva York.
Tambien asignaron unas 400 to-
neladas de az1cares de Puerto Ri
co, a fote, para cmbarque en- octu-
bre, su precio equivalente dc
6.055c. c.f.s. y 5000 toneladas de
Santo Domingo, a fote y para
pronto embarque, a 1890. c.f.s.,
Nueva York, para cl Canada.
Ell contrato de la nueva zafra
de Cuba esta rapidamente compile
tandose y muy pronto estara listo
para publication.
Aunque Sc han recibido noticias
ultimamente de un fuerte terremo-
to en- Puerto Rico, no las hay de
que haya causado danos de i'm
portancia a la cosecha de azlcar
de esa Isla. -et cerarI
Los avisos por cable dc la sema-
ma pasada son de que las tltimas
compras de az1car para Ia Argen-
tina incluyerOn grandes cantida-
des del Peru y una pequena can
.tidad de Javas. .--------
Ahora que ell 1ltimo Central
(Santa Lucia) ha terminadp de
moler, las indicacioncs son R que
las cifras finales de la cosenhh ac-
tual de Cuba, demostraran una
production total de unas 3, 100000
toneladas. Este aumento de 400
mil toneladas, en- comparaci6n con
ell resultado de la zafra preceden-
te, ha sido especielmente satisfac-
tOrio en- un ano en- que la produc-
cion combinada de az1car de los
Estados Unidos, domestica insu-
lar, demostr6 disminuci6n notable
en- comparaci6n con ell aIio ante
rior, Y mediante Ia politica conser-
vadora tan acertadamente emplea
da por la Administration de Ali
mentos de los EE. UU. Sc ha logra-
do que las necesidades de az1car
de este pals, asi como las dc nues-
tros Aliados eurOpeos, sean razo-
nablemente protegidas y satisfe-
chas.
Las condolences del tempo ell
Cuba sc han puesto mas favora-
bles para Ia zafra pr6xima v ex-
cepto contingencies imprevistas,
Ia production dc Ia pr6xima zafra
debe excedcr en- algo a Ia recien
feFminada. ss-s..s..o j NJ
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-01

-iQue diferencia existe, doc
tor, entire la grippe, el tranca-
20 y la Influenza, O son una mis-
ma cosa? 49, e
Atm cuando' vulgarmente es-
tos tres tefihip6s Sc toman por
sinonimos, medicamente, mejor
dicho, en- su 'acepcion cientlfica,
no eYpresan 10 nlismo. "Grippe",
es sin6nimo' de q influenza, y Sc
aplica a una enfermedad infecto-
contagios chya cuna estl en- Ru-
sia, en- su parte fra (San Peter
burgo, Moscou). Ell Trancazo, es
ell Dengue, enfermedad cuyo ori-
gen esta EN- los paises calidos. Una
y otra, apafecen extendiendose, a
veces, de unos paises a otros, sin
distinction de". 'climas, bajo la for
ma de epiaelnias mundiales; en-
terminos tetHicos: pandemias:
Y, en- fiji, doctor, ipor que la
dan ell nombre de influenza espa-
nola"? u !
En- Espa5 II ia Sc llama grippe
alemana grippe francesa a Ia
epidemia actual;. y, que de>tpera da
dc Espana vienen los casos' >f
prueba biei Ell hecho de que el go
bierno espaHole y no el # frances acor
Gon6 con trooas la frontera pire-
naica a la VIZ que instalo multi
tud de estaciodes sanitariass para
vigilaueia ! aissllaaaisntS g los
fermos que ,pretendan fraSShear
dicha frontera. 8
El que aqdi Sc la lame 'espa-
nola" no tiene NADIA de extrano,
a mi juicio, dadas las cirelmstan-
cias en- QUE actualmento nos halla-
mos. En- efecto,' en- Espana, no
solo Sc estudi6 concienzudamente
esta epideinia, sino que Sc publi-
caron detalladamente los resulta-
dos de cstos estudios. En- Fran
cia, en- Belgica, Ell Italia yen Ale
mania, no me Icabs la menor duda
que tambien Sc estudi6 con igual
atenci6n, pero SUI resultado tiene
que callarse, 10 mismo que ell MI
nero de atacados, puesto que no
va nj siquiera. a indicarse al gru-
po beligerante contrario ell hecho
de que, en- TN nomento dado, Y
por una dos semanas cuando mel
nos, cl contingente combatiente
que enfrente tiene, Sc reduzca en-
uno unosl millones, cosa NADIA ex-
traordinaria dada la difusibilidad
de esta enfermedad, Ia fatiga y las
condiciones de vida de los solda-
dos en- campaila. ,Deben; y hacen
-bien en- callarlo. +"
Estas son las respnestas que, a
nucstras preguntas 'profanas, ha
lado la ciGncia.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-01
LA "INFLUENZA ESPANOLA"|
HABLA LA CIENCIA.-UTILI-
SIMOS CONOCIMIENTOS

HABLA LA ClENClA.-UTlLl-
SIMOS CONOCIMIENTOS
EN- ESTOS INSTANTES
Ante la nueva calamidad que
Sc nos ha entrado por las puertas
como 81 no bastaran los terre-
motos-he aqui las respuestas que,
a nuestras preguntas acerca de la
influenza espanola',, ha dado I'M
rcnombrado medico, quien, por
razones particulares, desea que su
nombre no figure al pie de estas
lineas.
. Cuales son los sfntomas,
doctor, lie hemos preguntado, de
la influenza espanola"?
Los s1ntomas varlan con el
caracter de la epidemia, con el ge-
nio medico reinante. Asi, hay al
gunas epidemias que toman ell ca
racter abdominal, haciendose en-
ese case tan difieil su diferencia-
ci6n con la fiebre tifoidea, que So
lamente los medios de Laboratorio
pueden resolver la question. Otras
veces, predominan los sintomas
cerebrales, pareciendo a primera
vista que Sc trata de una cplde-
mia de meningitis.
En- La epidemia actual, priva la
forma toracica; asi cue sus slnto-
mas son, en- general, los de un ca
tarro bronquial en- ell que la tem-
peratura y damas sfntomas dc fie-
bre alcanzan un desarrollo cue no
esta en- relaci6n con los sintomas
pnlmonares. Comienza, pues, por
un simple catarro al que muy prom
to O simultaneamente Sc agrega la
fiebre, dolor de cabeza Y huesos,
tos, con \expectcraci6n dificil y
esputo pegajoso, y quebrantamien
to general. A estos sintomas 81
guen a veces erupciones. Y ell ca
tarro aumenta de intensidad, pro-
pagandose a veces a los alveolos
del pulm6n, originando la pulmo-
MIA grippal, que es la complication
mas temible y mortlfcra en- Ia ac-
tual epidemia.
-iQue cree usted, doctor, que
deba hacerse para precaverse de
la Influenza.
-Evitar el debilitarse; y evitar
el contacto, no solo con los que es-
tan padeci6ndola, sino con los cue
hace POGO han padecido la enfer-
medad.
Fortalecerse Y cvitar el conta-
gio. en- una palabra, pnes no hay
medicamento alguno, nj PREVENT
vo nj curative, para esta cnferme-
dad.
Il Cree usted que cl caracter
de esta enfermedad es tan grave