El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-16
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Force Tonight
Influenza Precaution Re
quires Men To Stay In
Camp Unless on Pass.

Upon recommendation Of Mai. 7. c.
AIcCown. the district surgeon, the
commanding general Of the district.
Gen J. J. Hornbrook. has issued an
order effective at retreat this after
noon, October 16. placing all troops
under quarantine against influenza
No officer or enlisted man Will be
allowed TO leave the environs Of his
post or camp. except under the fol-
lowing conditions: (a). AS a member
Of his unit in tactical formation for
drills, parades. maneuvers. marches
or other formations ordered by auth
GRITTY; tb) On permit. signed by MS
regimental authority, or the COM
mander of his organization.
Men whose duties are in the city
viii remain out Of camp. They viii
not loiter anywhere about the streets
or In stores or other places Men
must attend strictly to their bust
ness and not be found elsewhere.
VIII Be RIEidIy Enforced.
A rigid enforcement Of the quar-
antine Will be effected and all officers
and men found on the streets OF II
Paso without proper passes or author
ity for being in a certain place VIII
be arrested by the provost guard and
turned over to the military authori-
tie.
II was not clear Wednesday at noon
whether soldiers who have heretofore
been permitted to sleep out of camp
will be required to go to camp and
remain there until the quarantine IS
lifted
Guards VIII Demand Passes.
The commanding officer Of the,
Fifth cavalry, forming the garrison
at Fit Bliss, will place an officer OF
the guard on duty at the west gate
car station to prevent officers ana
enlisted men leaving or entering -
post until their permits have ven
scrutinized. All other camp COM
manders will take the same precau-
tion.
The orders were issued at the Mills
building headquarters by Lieut. Col
F. W. Glover. chief Of staff, and o o
Clark. 21st Z. 5. guards, assistant
district adjutant-
Mine school in Quarantine
Although there are comparatively
few members Of the School OF Mines
students army corps suffering from
Influenza, the camp will go into quar-
antine this evening, following the
same rules as the other local army
camps, dean S. H Worre1 said
Influenza sufferers at the school in
clude the commandant. Lieut. Bser.
and two or three students Dr. WorreA
said
Six Deaths mt Fort
There were only six deaths OF in
fluenza at the base hospital during
the "A hour period ending at neon
Wednesday. as reported by Lieut. G.
H MCGUIRE. adjutant- as follows
Charlie Bartch, quartermaster corps
Gilbert Jolly. Fifth cavalry. East
Liverpool, o.
Thomas ]. Duke. students army
training corps. Custom. Tex
Clayton Albright. Ninth engineers,
Orrigus, Pa
John Dunn. cavalry recruit, unas-
Ernest Bonnie. Ninth engineers,
Woonsockett, r 7
Have Discharged 1903.
Lieut. Mcclure reported that dur
Ing the period covered there were -
patients admitted and 122 discharged.
making the total number Of influ-
enza patients discharged since the
outbreak OF the epidemic 1904 He
said there were ST. patients in the
hospital. $50 suffering from simple
influenza. 200 from influenza pneu-
monia and 239 from all other mala-
dies
DR.. W. L Brown. Red Cross chair
man. replying to a query from Santa
Rosa, y. NJ, Tuesday afternoon. said
that the solution reported to have
been produced by a Dr. George F..
Baer Of Pittsburg. Pa, was not being
upsed here in the treatment Of influ-
enza- The doctor said that he under
stood local physicians were waiting
10 see what new treatment is adopted
by the army.