Arizona republican., 1918-10-03
UGLY DISEASE |S SPREADING
 ALL OVER THE
 WHOLE NATION
Forty-three States Now In
 Grip of Dreaded Spanish Influenza-Conditions AL leviating In Army Camps
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-While re- ports today to the office of the surgeon general of the army showed decreases in the number of new cases of Spanish influenza at army camps, information coming to the public health service was that the disease was rapidly spreading among the civilian population over the country.
 The mabady has appeared now in 4S states and the District of Columbia and besides New England, it is epidemic in tidewater Virginia, South Carolina, and other places. It was reported particu- larly prevalent along the Atlantic sea- board and the Gulf coasts. Vigorous ISteps to combat the disease have been taken by the public health service.
 13,0o0 New Army Cases
 The number of new cases in army camps during the 24 hours ending at noon today, was slightly more than 13,- GOO, decrease of 1000 from the total reported the day before. Pneumonia ;n the camps also showed decrease with 916 new cases and 271 deaths. Influenza cases at all carnps now number more than 100000 with 7,645 cases of pneumonia reported since the epidemic began and 2,14S deaths.
 Sixteen camps today reported new cases of influenza, with the largest number at Camp Meade, Maryland, l. 509 cases. Camp Custer, Michigan, re- ported 1,040 new cases and Camps Pike, Arkansas. and Taylor, Kentucky, more than 1000 each. Camps Lee, Vir- ginia, and Grant, Illinois, had more than 800 new cases.
 Crest Post at Eastern Camps
 Conditions at Camp Devens. Massa- chusetts, continue to show improve ment, only 92 new cases being reported there today. The crest of the epidemic also appears to have been passed at Camp Dix, New Jersey, which showed only 314 new cases against 543 yester- day. There were 50 deaths at Dix and 29 at Devens.
 Influenza has spread to ship yards in New England and North Atlantic states to -rch an extent that Director General Schwab of the Emergency Fleet corporation today described the situation as serious" In the yards at Fore River. Massachusetts, he said there were about 5000 cases or ten per cent of the workers. At the Hog Island yards approximately per cent of the 30,0O0 men have been unable to report lOi NOlh llllo Neth Ou dCCOuQl Ol lIS disease. Like conditions exist in other yards in the two districts. MT. Schwat said, but the disease has not spread to any great extent to shipyards in the South Atlantic. Gulf, Great Lakes ant Pacific coast districts.
 lnterferes With Shipbuildina
 The shipbuilding program will be in terfered with materially in any yart where the number of cases reaches per cent of the men employed, the di. rector general said.
 As precautionary measures to pre- vent an epidemic of influenza in war. crowded Washington, the public school were ordered closed today and liberty loan parades as we'll as most publi, gatherings were prohibited by the dis trict commissioners. New hours fo more government employees. In going t, and quitting work as we'll as for tn, opening of all stores except drug an, grocery stores will go into effect to morrow to prevent croWding on stree cars.
 In reviewing the general situation over the country tonight. Secretar, McAdoo announced that through tn partment has offered to co-operat with all state health authorities an, has sent officers to New England
 It also was announced that the Re, Cross war council has appropriate S575,000 for expenses incident to it | work in combating influenza