Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-05
NOTED EUROPEANS
HIT BY INFLUENZA
Cold and Storms Continue
Unabated, Bringing Suffer-
ing Over Wide Area.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 5.-Thousands
were i'll in Europe today as a result OF
an epidemic of influenza from which
few localities were spared. In France
some of the most notable figures of
public life we're among those afflicted.
In Paris the victims included Presi-
dent Doumergue. Premier Raymond
Poincare and his ministers, Aristide
BRAND and Georges Leygues. Their
cases were mild, but there was a more
serious aspect to that of Marshal Foch,
where influenza had complicated a
prior heart and kidney ailment.
Marshal Foch's general condition
was described as stationary. While the
physicians were extremely guarded in
their discussion of the case, it was
learned that new kidney complications
which might bring on a new crisis are
feared. ss
s. Parker Gilbert Recovering.
Others on the sick list in Paris we're
Marshal Henri Petain and Sir William
G.. Tyrrerl, British Ambassador. S.
Parker Gilbert, agent general Of repa-
rations, was better after an attack OF
the disease.
In England, Dame Nellie Melba,
famous prima donna, was recovering
from the malady.
capacitv with influenza patients: Ber-
Inns public works and department.
stores reported heavy sick lists. This
was the case, too, in London. IN
Prague, Czechoslovakia. the epidemic
was on the wane after striking low I.
more than one in every five. Although
there have been deaths. most centers. :
reported that mortality had been COM
paratively low.
The epidemic was accompanied today
by continuation of the bitterly colo
weather which has gripped Europe ana
Asia from the Yellow Sea to the British
Isles. <
Twenty Feet Of Snow.
Some parts of Central and South
eastern Europe particularly were SUI
fering. Several deaths were reported
from the Balkans, Constantinople ana
South Russia. At Belgrade, Jugoslavla'
the Temperature reached IS degrees be-
iou, zero and a passenger train which /.
left the city Sunday for Zigazar was
buried under 20 feet of snow. Another
avalanche buried a rescue train, Wniie
two other trains were unreporteo. Ine
Danube and Sava Rivers were frozen
over so solidly that horses ana carts
were crossing safely. ,.4
At Prague. CZechoslovakia, the lowest
-,
The whole country was covered Wltn
blanket of snow and relief expeditions
were organized for number OF WI
lagos Fam;shed wolves attacked $50
lated towns.
Tn Constantinople the heavy snow
occasioned much suffering. italy saw
considerable snow. and Rome recorded
the lowest temperature since 1851
degrees. France had clear, sunny
weather. although it was bitterly coiq,
even the Riviera held no charm LOT us
Winter visitors Denmark was ice
bound and temperatures below lreez!ns
prevailed in England ana the BRUSH
Isles. =
Asia Also Hit.
Asia was not spared. Nortnern
Chinese ports reported unusual colo'
with ice hindering shipping at TientsIi
end Chinwangtao. and NUMBER OF
deaths in Shanghai.
Baluchistan and Northern ndla eX-
perienced very low temperatures. al
though few details were avallaoie: 6orIl-
bay reported reading of % degrees
Fahrenheit, the lowest in nearly q cen,
turv. Cotton-clad Indians Suftersd
greatly from what to them IS bitter cola.
ANONYMOUSLY. the weather in Northern
Europe was much milder. Points IN
Siberia reported temperature OF 4U oe-
grecs Fahrenheit. while IN SDitzoe.9sn.
the reading was 8 degrees higher than
in London, where it was II.
Greek Villages Isolated.
II was reported from Athens that all
of Greece was suffering from a wave OF
intense cold Railway communications
have been interrupted in several places
by snow which lies feet deep in some
localities. Several villages are isolated
and some are suffering from FOOD
shortage. The River Martha has over
flowed. destroying stock End seed which
had been planted. AT Florina yeSter-
day the temperature was 9.3 degrees
below zero.
In Italy several weather victims were
reported today An old man and old
woman succumbed to the cold at
Udine. The cook on the steamer Carl
tas in the sunny Bay of Naples came
out of his hot kitchen into the draft
unexpectedly and died on the way to
a hospital An old woman died SINH
larry at Naples. while still another
death was reported from the Romagna.
VENICE CANALS FROZEN.