Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
OFFICIALS REPORT
CITY MARKING TIME
IN FLU" SITUATION
No Occasion for Alarm if Conva-
lescents Will Obey
Physicians.
NOT MANY NEW CASES

Health conditions of the city regarding
the Influenza epidemic are about the si'ihc
today There are few new cases, hit the
deaths from pneumonia are larger ttlhh
should be. because OF the slight attention
paid to themselves by grip convalescents'
PHYSICIANS and nurses ct Wilmington
are being assisted by the four physicians
sent here through Senator Salisbury ; IN
Aucnce with the Public Health Service.
but the nurses that were promised last
night have not arrived
The coming Of the phvsIcians VIII hrip
the worn-out practitioners vastly but the
nurses are Just aS badly IN need OF rest.
II thcrc i an ablc-bodied woman who
understands something about nursing, AM
who is willing to serve in tins crlsIs, her
service would be a great boon 70 the hed
Cross officials and the suffering sick.
The situation covering ntcrment, both
with reference to undcrtakcrs and ccme-
terv conditions. is we'll IN hand now.
While things are not what could be de
sired. vet il IS stated that they are I'M
proving daily
DIR +. w Scott Of the Public Health
service arrived from Washington yestcr-
lav, and Will act IN an advisory character,
II i stated with the local anu State health
authorities
One Of the ways III which housewives
may hclp is in cleaning their nlk bottles
before placing them on the doorstep Tor
the miikman Milk dealers arc rushed
with orders for milk because that : one
OF the foods that can be most easily assIml-
lated by grip and pneumonia slitcrets
The dealers can scarcely meet the d'-
mands made OF them, and added to this
Is the fact that many housewives iali 10
cleanse their bottles.
If the housewife will hut wash The
bottles before they put them out on the
doorstep. il will prove of much assistance
10 the milk men This request has the
Endorsement Of the Board Of Health
officials
25 DEATHS II - HOURS.
There were 81 deaths reported today
for the past "a hours. On Friday there
were IS ana On Thursday - This
toll indicates the situation perhaps better
than anything else.
Tomorrow will bc another churchess
Sunday. But the Ing Improvement IN
condition IN this city i duo, the health
officials say ID the fact that all pubic
places Of aSscmblage are closed, Not
until conditions are much better than
they are now, however. Will there lie
any consideration gwen to the opening
OF any public place
with the wholesale liquor places closed
sire, last night. there were 20 drunk~
arrAigred in City Court toda!
Whether this was due to the tac' that
the thirsty ones had laid in a hig supply
of vet goods ahead 81 time. or because
they are obtaining liquor from saloons
LIQUOR from saloons an WAY. has
IL hc determined.
The attention of the poucs' was called
today. to the practice of autois's. who
use Ninth street n failing to 'cu'
out their engine There are many
slcb people On Ninth street, and thls
noI-e made by the automobilistS, L
very irving to them physicians report
II j, against the law 10 use cut outs
IN the CITY in that fashion, and tht
police are justified in arreeting any one
they learn q dong II
woRkrotsE INNATE DIES
The frst death among inmates o
he workhousc due to tho grip occurred
ms morning. the man being Samuel
Green. aged }3. who was serving tern
on heron trafhcking charge
school,. GIRLS A. MUSES. HELPERS
The first school student to volun
teer as nurses helpers were Misses
Edith Lummis, Sara Lummis and Re
becca Barklev. They enlisted at th'
New Century Club hospital this week
In this short period they have bee
Of much help in every way. Any on
with q strong body and good nerve
and desire to serve whenever AM
wherever need requires, can perforL
humane end patriotic duty by vol
unteering for this work
THREE SOLDIER VICTIMS
Sergeant Albert J. KlnselI and Privat
Antone Topenka, two soldiers stationc
al Pigeon Point, died last night, deaf
resulting from pneumonia KinscH va
from Hanover Pa. where he was u cash
ier in q bank there before entering til
service. Topenka was from Chlcagc