El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-29
FLU INCREASES
At CAMP CODY
Fire Swept Section of Min
nesota Is in Grip of That
Malady.

Washington, D. C.. Oct. 29.-Both
influenza and pneumonia showed a
sharp increase at army camps dur
ing the IS hours ending at noon Mon
day. the cause being ascribed by the
surgeon general to the arrival Of
new men at camps in the south and
southwest
Sundays total of influenza cases
jumped to 24S6 from the low record
Of 1902, reported Saturday. and there
was a further increase Monday to
.2S3I cases. Pneumonia cases sunday
were 495, against 396 the day before.
Mondays figure was 431. a slight de-
crease from sunday. Deaths. how
ever. continue to decline with 1913
Sunday and 1S4 Monday.
the greatest increase Of influenza
Curing the - hour period, with 617
new cases. while Camp Bowie, Texas
had 49,, and Camp Shelby, Missis-
sippi. 515.
over in Naval Districts.
Surgeon general Braisted announced
today that the influenza epidemic is
over in 10 naval districts and that it
is on the wane in all other places ex-
cept Paris, 5. c. and Mare Island,
Cal. Reports for the week, ending
October IS, show a decline in the
number of new cases from 1873 to
2091 with 207 deaths as compared
with 3ol for the previous week.
Pacific Fleet Reports Cases.
The Pacific fleet reported 995 cases
to date and miscellaneous reports
from other vessels during the week
showed 663 cases No reports for
the week were received from the At
lantic fleet
The surgeon general of the
army announced today that vac
rNfm
available now for every officer.
enlisted man and civilian empIOye
of the army.
The vaccine is said to have proved
to prevent pneumonia. following in
fluenza.
Better in Globe District.
Globe. Ariz-, Oct. % With Il
1eaths in the Globe-Miami district in z
two days as a result of pneumonia I
and influenza. health officials re- I
port results are being shown by the I
light. which Is being Waged against I
the epidemic. This is a decrease of J
about 25 per cent in The number of I
iaily deaths since the epidemic 4
reached the crest
Miami. seven miles from here and 4
1ne OF the hardest hit communities in 4
Arizona as a result Of the sweep OF I
influenza. reports that the crest has !
leen passed and that the number of /
ieaths and new cases are decreasing
10 per cent daily.
Miami Deaths Decrease.
New cases reported IN Miami last
Thursday numbered III and the num-
ler Of deaths reported reached the
igure Of 19. Six died there Monday /
Mayor Deane and members of the
ity council have abandoned all of
heir official and business duties in
rider TO assist in stamping out the
pidemic
Fire Sufferers Have Flu.
St Paul. Mimi. Oct Can appeal
or physicians and nurses to aid in
hecking the spread Of Spanish in
luenza among the residents Of fire
went northeastern Minnesota was
eceived shortly before midnight to-
light by Gov Burnquist-
Epidemic in Prussia.
Amsterdam. Holland. Oct IS
'orty five thousand railway work
RS in Prussia and Hesse are inca
acitated with Influenza and passen-
er traffic is much restricted in con-
equence. according to the Tageblatt,
{ Berlin
Nebraska Lifts Ban.
Omaha. Neb- Oct 29-The state
ealth ban against influenza lifts at
Friday, Gov. Neville said
MS morning. Local health authori-
es viii have the right TO object to
aising the ban locally. If they are
, disposed