Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-21
INFL UENzA OUTBREAK
 IN ]. 5. ARMY CAMPS AND ON TIE RHINE
Camp Grant, Love Field at Dallas and Fort Sheridan
 Affected
DISEASE IS SEVERE
 IN OCCUPATION ARMY
Many New Civilian Cases Are Re- Reported and Death Roll, Par ticularly at Chicago, is
 Increasing


 Washington, Jan. Influenza has become epidemic in several army camps, particularly in the middle west, Surgeon General Ireland of the army announced today, and it has made it's appearance among the American troops in Germany. While, the disease is increasing among the civilian population of the United States it has not reached epidemic form and Surgeon General Blue of the public health service, said today there was nothing in the situation to cause alarm.
 The malady both among the sol diers and civilians is of mild type and the resulting death rate pro- portionately far below that of the war time epidemic, and the incidence of pneumonia also. much lower
 Epidemics have been reported from Camps Grant at Rockford, H.. and Fort Sheridan, Love Field, Texas, and the Great Lakes naval training sta tion. but the number of cases in those camps is much smaller than it was during the war. The form ot the disease in this country appar- ently is much mlder than that which has made it's appearance among the troops in Germany.
 During the week ending January 9. 163 new cases were reported among senting an increase of 65 over the week before. Twelve deaths from the disease were reported and also six deaths from pneumonia.
 Bad at Chicago.
 Chicago, Jan. 20.-The number of new influenza cases in Chicago to- day passed the high. point for any one day of last years epidemic. A total of 2,514 cases were reported to the board of health today, with 26 deaths. New pneumonia cases numbered 297 with 57 fatalities. The greatest number of influenza cases for single day last year was 2,40O.
 Altho the nursing militia" organ ized by the health commi ssioner was augmented by many volunteers to- day, several hundred more calls than received and tonight a call for fur the force of 1000 could care for, were ther volunteers to assist in check ing the epidemic was made. Every hospital in the city is crowded and $50 cases of influenza are being car ed for at the county hospital. The state health officers said to- night that Rockford, H., is one of most seriously affected cities in the state, having 1900 cases and 35 of pneumonia. But one death has been reported there. The disease is sub siding at Camp Grant and at the Great Lakes naval training station. Fewer Sailors III. | Great Lakes, H., Jan. 20.-There were only 22 new cases of influen- ga reported at the Great Lakes nav al training station at 2 p. m. today and officials said they had the situ- ation in check. There have been only six deaths out of total of 600 cases.
 Flu Kills Five. | Kansas City,. Mo-, Jan. 2O.--Five deaths from influenza and nine from pneumonia were reported to the vi- tai statistics bureau of the city health board yesterday. Twenty nine cases of influenza were report | ed.
 Texas Affected. Dallas, Tex. Jan. 2O.-Twenty-nine new cases of influenza have been re- | ported in Dallas within 12 hours, and | health authorities are preparing to take steps in an effort to prevent repetition of the epidemic of last winter. At Love Field here, there are said to be about 35 cases among the personnel of 25O men. | Expects Cold Wave. | Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 20.-A cold wave is due in the southwest, accord ing to P. Connor, government wealth. CT forecaster here. Temperatures as low as 10 degrees are expacted. | The cold snap will he general over Kansas. Missouri, Oklahoma. eastern 1 Nebraska and Iowa, MT. Connor said. and will result in temperatures rang. ing from 15 to 25 degrees above in | Oklahoma.
 Many Die in Japan. | Seattle, Jan. 20.-Influenza has caused many deaths in Japan lately, according to a cable message receiy- ed here today from Tokio by repre- sentatives of the Nippon Yusen Kais- ha, a Japanese steamship company. Will Keep German 1 Capital at Home London, Jan. 20.-A wireless dis patch from Berlin says the govern ment has issued regulation increas- ing the control of the banks to pre- vent the transfer of German capital to foreign countries. One clause, important to foreigners, says that mark credits of firms and persons residing abroad will only be given with the consent of the Reichsbenk.
 POSTPONE STRIKE.
 Madrid. Jan. 20.-At the instiea. tion of the government the railroad administration has postponed the < strike which it ha dannounced Tor tomorrow and has resumed nekotias