The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 26, 1918, Page 5

HUNS PLAN DEFENSIVE FR FLU REGULATIONS ARE PULLED TIGHT mow policemen, eit acti by Che FIGHT THE FLU} f Warren | | BY RUPERT BLUE | morning to patrol | lines in the central section ar Surgeon General of the U. elty and stop all street cars 8. the faving ac ieast onethird of || Public Health Seevice the windows open on each side, i Most of the Influensa patients an added influenza precau- |} cough up considerable mucus; in = some, there is much mucus dis OAM waftic policemen were also fn-|} Charged from — the nose and f 5 throat, ‘This material should not to stop care with too many windows before they were al- | to proceed | were out early Satur morning in the industrial dis pond to see that shipyard workers come to their employment in| dosed cars. | “Were doing everything in our to enforce the regulations,” chief, just before going into | sor bd with the mayor to report ga the effect of steps being taken te check the epidemic. 48th at 20 More Joseply J. Lane, aged 24, 916 Pwenty addiflonal deaths and 332) Columbia st. influenza cases have been re-| Francis E. to the city health authorities | 12th ave. 8. noon Friday. Of these five} Olaf Remmen, aged 38, @aths were reported Saturday (ave. 8. , and 99 casgs, The follow-| Grant Conrad, aged 46, 1920 Third 9 men, industrial workers, were ave. W. qeperted dead of pneumonia Satur-/ Harold MeGillicuddy, aged 26, 1431 ey: | Jackson at Thomas Cunningham, 36, A. B.) ) Sate; Charles Ecker, 19, address un-| Melrose avenue ; Zac Arras, 29, 218 King st,| Madge Yank, aged 33, 5215 52nd and J. Gugich, 1524 Melrose ave. | ave. 8. John C. Young, assistant general) Nick Baffos, aged 34, 1541 N. 49th manager of the Skinner & Eady cor- | st eration, of 2923 EB. Harrison st.| Pete O'Malley, aged @ef In the Minor private hospital | ave 8. late Friday of Spanish influenza. | still {Portland in Grip Deplete Mask Supply of New Flu Wave Stating that the excessive call for) preventive masks hae de- the Red Cross supply, so that} PORTLAND, Oct. 26.—With a rec mo definite instructions for certain ord of 1,771 influenza cases and 90 asses of employes to wear them | deaths, and with the epidemic «till on be collected in handkereh’ rather on bits of old rags, tollet paper, or on paper napkin As soon as used, these rags or papers should be placed in a pa per bag kept beside the bed Pocket handkerchiefs are out of place in the sick room and should not be used by patients: The rags or papers in the paper bag should be burned. nnn but or Bast Philbin, aged 20, 1904 117 28rd , 718 Sixth an be issued, Commissioner Me pratoes Bride stated that, beginning Mon-/ threatened to close all stores if they the upgrade, Mayor Baker Georgia ‘A. Purcell, aged 36, 1733) | @ay, it may be compulsory for walt: | continue to disobey the restrictions | ers in restaurants and eating places to wear gauze masks | now in force. The city will not at present force | Dr, McBride urged restaurant pro | all persons to wear masks, but it is/ prietors to go to the warters, at 315 University st., in for their employes such serum being manufactured by city successful, and, if . is practically a certain preventive for influenza, Dr McBride Saturday urged every per: gon in the city to obtain two injec tions within 48 hours from some pri- vate physician. Don't Realize Peril people do not seer to realize the seriousness of Spanish influenza. or the pneumonia that restlts from it,” De. MeBride sid. “Pneumonia E dangerous char there is 4 very i and and ni 1 has passed into pneumonia. person feels sick, he 7 Hl ef it there is room in the emergency hospital additional patients, and that not in circumstances @ private hospital, city ambulance at themselves in the city doctors for treat- Percentage Is Low efficient and reliable and the best doctors in the city,” Dr. Me ted. “Everything possible for our patients, and the fatalities among cases emergency hospitals It has been called to that there are men ves or families living t 5 r £ Fs. & g 2 HEY ; 5 ag Fy : i i ry § i 7 ited hotel rooms in the ‘euthern section of the city, who have contracted influenza, and who ‘wait until it is too late to send for help. I wish to point out that they @n Mve their lives by calling the ity ambulance in time.” Stressed the following warn- Stay at home. Keep the home well ventilated crowds. sneeze or expectorate keep in the open air. keep warm and air, fs i F H il if i plo would do more doctors toward stopping of influenza,” says Dr. they would stay at 10 Gays. There is abso- use for any one being town streets Sunday, Save those who have essential busi- Bess.” fF £ ite were Saturday instructed to prevent anything résembling congestion in department stores and Males establishments downtown, and © arrest proprietors who did not operate. Get 8,000 Masks Applicants from every line of en- , Tepresenting every industry in the city, received more than $,000 fuze masks of the variety now among our barbers from the Red Cross chapter Friday, fol- Dress notices that San Fran- fisco was adopting this precaution St the request of the board of health. ‘This precaution is unnecessary in Seattle for the average individual, Secording to Dr. J. 8. McBride, city Bealth commissioner, who recom Mends, however, that all clerks, par- ly those who sell or serve Wear gauze r wale. 15 More Deaths Fifteen additional deaths and 222 Rew influenza caves were reported §. the health department Friday . Deaths reported were: J. J, Uhrich, aged 29, 403 Dewey Soteew Middleman, aged 26, O14 jouxe hospital, Emma J. Davis, Madison st. §. Fukahama, aged 20, Hotel Frye. at Reliance hospital. Johnson, aged aged 36, 1014 73, 936 at. Fendall, aged 47, 1219 N. Y RELIEVED WITH THMADOR ATT t results from the flu is of the! of a person dytng | | Measure in other cities The mayor has asked all depart | ing to essentiats, Yo do away with | special barguins, and requested the | eeneral public to stay at home The city health! officer has ordered the removal of all side windows tn street cars. If street car blinds are Pulled down, arrests will follow. Flu Creates Open Air Funeral Rites Health restrictions will neceswitate Day, university graduate Georgetown teacher, to be held at the grave In Lake View cemetery | Sunday morning, October 27, at 10 jo'cloc Rey. J. H tor of the Pilgrim church, will offictate. Miss Day died of pneumonia following an attack of influenza. Flu Nurse Dies as Martyr to Disease EVERETT, Oct. 26.—Miss Mayme T. Downs, volunteer nurse at the Providence hospital, died at that in- stitution Friday afternoon from blood poisoning, contracted from @ patient she was treating for 1 fuenza. Adams Trial Set for November 1 In the superior court, Judge Mitchell Giiam nounced that Health Commissioner McBride Adams, charged with the murder of Place next Thursday, as scheduled, by Judge, jury and all present. The judge stated that he preferred to postpone the trial until November 11 and by that time he hoped that the epidemic would be over. 100,000 Flu Cases on Pacific Coast SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.—With approximately 100,000 cases of Span ish influenza reported in the three Pacific Coast states, and hundreds more being reported hourly in the larger cities, the epidernic has not yet reached its crest, according to statistice gathered today by the United Press. ‘The number of deaths is variously estimated in Washington, Oregon and California between 2,000 and 3,000. Exact figures are not avail able. 4 California has approximately 69, 000 cases and Washington state 21,000. Prisoners Nearly Flew When Jailer Falls With “Flu” SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.—Pris oners in the city jai} this morning started to leave th@ir cella when Thomas J. Feeny, turnkey, collapsed in a heap from an attack of Spanish influenza, after unlocking tie cel doors. Police officers arrived in time to drive the men back to their cells. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 ty-six deaths and 2,007 influenza cases were reported within the last 24 hours. 44 DEATHS IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26.—Forty four deaths and 406 influenza cases were reported within the last 24 hours. NO SPECTATORS AT GAME CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-—No spectators will be allowed today at the Camp Grant-University of Wisconsin foot- pall tilt at Madison, nor at the Ne braska-Nebraska Wesleyan melee, be cause of the flu epidemic EIGHT DIE AT FORT WORDEN Bight deaths from influenza have occurred at Fort Worden since the beginning of the epidemic, two snen dying Friday, Two hundred are ill. CLERKS NOW WEAR MASKS PORTLAND, Oct. 26.—All clerks in stores, and all persons entering tores are required to wear gauze in- fluenza masks. They may be remov- ed in the ypen alr, |M. R. Raymer, last July, to take} Red Cross| watching the effectiveness of this| | remain, the masks to be/ ment stores to limit their advertis-| | the funeral services for Florence A.) and} Williams, par-| Congregational | | | Friday, | | ta of 100 volunteers into groups of| million of confirmed | | | 96 DEATHS IN SAN FRANCISCO |{ Nine: | STAR SATURDAY OCTOI READ IT AND WEEP, BILL! FRENCH SAVANT PRAISES YANKS PARIS, 26M. ‘Henri Welschinger, a French Academician, historian and patriot, in apite of his advanced age, made a special trip from his home in the suburbs to de liver a speech, lauding America be fore the Academy of Moral and Po litical Sciences. ‘The triumph of American arms,” ho said, “is not only in the gain of ground; @ great moral victory also was gained. People of the invaded region the Americans have restored to France have cruelly suffered; French blood was given there dur ing the past few years and once be fore, in 1870 “I cannot fully express my ad- miration for that great savant, that marvelous idealist, supreme patriot of his country—Presi- dent Wilson! He will remain in history as an example to future generations and his name will be revered as is the name of Washington.” Oct 1 Need Glad-Handers | for the “Y” to Do Sunday Service would permit the trial of Alvin H.| If you can promote the spirit of feb lowship, strike branders, And out the devil's bad * provided influenza masks were worn | Or establish the basis for men's good friendship, You're in line for the ¥. M. glad handers Arn 8. Allen, secretary of the Seat tle Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, has issued a call for volunteers to take up the work of the winter's Sunday club program. He has sys tematically divided his expected quo- workers Ten glad-handers, 12 or more or. chestra men, three platform men, 10 ushers, nine leaders of discussion groups, 40 boosters for the discussion groups, 12 hosts for the friendship supper and five ushers for the fire- side hour are ded. Candidates for thene positions must quality. ur TAILORING CO. Headquarters for Suits, Coats and One-Piece Dresses 425 Union Street COR, FIRST AVE. AND PIKE ST, ne Main 4065 “IF | HURT YOU, DON’T PAY ME.” ‘This is my mes of Geliver- ance to you from the ry Companies Dental operations. I EXTRACT, FILL, CROWN TREAT Teeth absolutely wit pain in all cases but acute abscess conditions. Le’ fn high-cla. rantee STERLING DENTISTRY © cad city for ‘ NEED RED CROSS } WORKERS TO MAKE | MORE FLU MASKS ; With 20,000 gauze preventive masks made tributed, the local Red Cross chapter calls for volunteers to } help make a new supply, Several ) hundred women are ted at 1) one as th pres force | { wholly inadequate with { the emergency he Red Cross headquarters ix at 315 University \ at c~ ) < influ and dis. | wa at Far and Near } iH News by Telegraph ; and Telephone BELLINGHAM—Following « long Inoas, » H. Baldy pioneer x business man of “| Friday afternoon at State Chairman of the republican central ce is conferring Saturday with ¢ Lindley H. Hadley essional district, who D. c, ! 1 nd city this kressman ond con arrived from Washington meet party leaders Lieut. William A. Hausman, for mer Seattle boy, has been appointed aviation instructor at Kelly " Texas, word received accor by his mothe A. Haus man, of 6212 G ave. Young Hausman, who 0 years old, is the youngest aviation instructor inthe United States. He is a grad uate of Broadway high school For the purpose of formally or ganizing thy United Lutheran church in America, representatives of more than three-quarters of ans Ww in York T No. meet New ursday, ver! 14 TACOMA.—Lieut, Royal Mingins, who left here with the #1st division has been severely wounded, accord ing to word received by his sister Mingins was a former student of the University « charging Dr with practicing without a licer been issued. Sheriff Stevenson looking for the doctor, who came here recently to act as assistant to Dr. James A. Ghent Sergt. 8. ©. Rider has been found not guilty In London on a charge of shooting a bank clerk, who, evidence showed, tried to alienate the affec- tions of the soldier's wife while he was on duty Orders Munitions Men to Speed Up BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. 26 | Maj. B. A. Franklin, U. 8. A., produc: | tion manager of the Bridgeport dis. trict, issued a statement to the muni tions manufacturers of Connecticut Jand Western Massachusetts here Fri to the effect that government ntracts were npt properly fulfilled. He attributed this lack of efficiency to a feeling that pence is near. P EARLY YOU ALL "SHO on Why don't once Christmas shop months? |You'll help crush, Preventing that December rush | This Day in the War start off at And in these two the war-avold the ocT. 26, 1917-—Austro-Germans on Germany. OCT, 26, 1916—Germans launch violent attacks on Verdun works. OCT, 26—1915—Serbs almost en- tirely out of Serbia. OCT, 26, 1914—Great battle in) | progress in Russian Poland. Utilization of old traction engines for the purpose of peddling hot water to the poor in every town in England | has been suggested, | FIRE AT POWER STATION STOPS TRACTION CAR Fire which swept thru the power substation of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co., at Seventh and Jefferson, be- tween 5 and 7:30 a. m, Saturday, tied up every line of the traction company for 45 minutes. Officials of the company estimated Saturday noon that the damage to the power station would run into the hundreds 6f thousands of dollars The outburst of fame which marked the start of the conflagra tion is believed to have resulted from an explosion of oll gas hing but the shell of the build now re ing and twisted machinery mains of the structure which was one of the most important tn the power distributing system of the traction company L. P. Heath, 8121 Eighth ave, was the only one in the butlding at the tin f the outbreak. He was thrown on his facf on the floor, but escaped uninjured thru a sea of flame by almost a miracle.” His hair and clothes were singed, Everything was running at normal fystem at 7:30 when on car power from other stations was di verted During the let up in service thou sands of workers on their way to em. ploymen 4 fretting and fuming at suburban way stations Hundreds ® accomodated in jit neys, motor trucks and private autos. Hold Service in _ Home, Is Advice Altho health authorities have been forced to forbid congregated worship, in the opinion of Rev. C. | R superintendent of the Seat tle Congregational Church Exten- | tion society, there is no reason why those at home cannot carry on a brief devotional service Sunday mornings. As a guide, he suggests the follow ing order of service: Fiano or Victrola prelude—Some fa A hymn thet you all lke to sing, such as ‘America.” Scripture lesson—Matt. xxv., 31-46 read by mother. Prayer. Hymn—"W a Friend We Have in Jesus. Sermon—Read by the father. Offering—To be taken by one of the children for some charitable ob: Ject Another hymn—Such as “Faith of Our Fathers.” Renediction—Num, vi., 2426, to read in unison. Piano or Victrola postiude Nuxated Iron in lurance of un-down Pp i tim: many instances. It has been used and indorsed by 8 Hon, Lest tary -governor such me: r army when only 12 years of age also ited States Judge G. Atkinson, of the of Washington, and others. Ask your doctor or druggist about it be | REICHSTAG IS. DISTURBED BY ~ FREEDOM TALK. iy United Press Lec Wire | \] Direct to The Star oe * WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Turbu lent seenes were being enacted in the reichstag this week where Pol lish, Danish and Alsatian deputies lar demanding freedom from Pru» sianiam, according to diplomatic from the out Jugo Slave of oppressed ot joing in a campaign » domination of the cen tral empires. Violent speaghes are | being made in both the reichstag land the reicharath, cab! Deputy Styobel Pole, claimed the right of Prussian Poland fo inde pendence ° “The German formula that every wh the German stake is struck is German ground must be put aside,” he aid. Wilson is humanity’s benefactor and is moved by the strongest feel ling of justice which les if men's heart« rule has not been #0 administered as to allow the Poles |to live the in comfort Deputy Hanson, a Dane, sald the northern Schleswig question should |be nettled according to the wishes jof the Danish people there | Deputy Ricken, Alsatian. created |the greatest sensation, the cables | declared, Speaking for the Alsatian | deputies, he said | “Alsace-Lorraine deputies consider that chance of obtaining for | their untry complete autonomy | |has, owing to the course of event | become insufficient.” REORGANIZING — ALL SIBERIA By JOS, SHAPLEN | VU. P. Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Oct 26.—Reor. ganization of t whole of Siberia, the upper Volga region and North | Taking the |apoken Czechs Austria, th cue and peoples # deck a German th Russa, all of which are now re | deemed from the tyranny of the sheviki, {is proceed! ra cables received = b th Russian embassy indicated today ‘The allRussian government re cently formed at Uffa, has trans ferred its seat to Omek, where it is availing itself of the governmental machinery put at Its disposal by the government. ‘The various ministries of the Siberian govern- ment have been transformed into ministries of the all-Russian admin. istration, thus solving the-very dif ficult question of organization of de partments. | They exercise undisputed author ‘ity over all the regions freed from Bolshevik rule. The most encouraging news re ceived by the embassy from the all Ruasat government is the success ful organization and training of the new Russian army. Siberian Camp Lewis Major Revolver Victim; Son of General TACOMA, Oct. 26.—Officers at Camp Lewis expressed great regret today over the death of Maj. Alexan der P. Cronkhite, who accidentally shot himeelf thru the heart while at target practice yesterday. Death came almost immediately after the | bullet from an automatic pistol en tered his breast. ‘The major, who was a son of Maj Gen. A. Cronkhite, commander of the 80th division, October 9, from Camp Forrest, Ga., with the 213th engineers. ated from West Point in 1915, and had won rapid promotions while serv: |ing as an instructor in the four of- ficers’ training camps. He was 24 | years old. His mother lives in Wash ington, D. C. Probably Will Not Complete Liberty | OAKLAND, Cal. Oct sumption of ‘work on the Liberty shipyards in Alameda is not likely said Rear Admiral H, H. Rousseau, S. N., who is here today on an inspection trip. Work on the ship yards, which were designed to build army trangports, was stopped sev days ago after the government «1 spent $2,500,000 Seattle is the first city to conduct a drive for more hone for its | workers, according to an editorial in jthe American Lumberman, in the | Oct. 19 insue of the magazine. 26.—Re € h in France, came here | He gradu-| Yards at Alameda | MILLION PAGE 5 ONT BEYOND RHINE SLAVES ARE TOILING FOR GERMANS BY A. K. DOF (War Editor N. KB. A.) WASHI TO. Ot 26 Here are the Af war wituation A—The Hohenzollerns will not now abdic y be overthrown, and the will not submit to They will fight til states veratization crushed. German th withdrawal from rn France is in plans, and th re ir military purposes. ny ms to wa a de wer bebind the Rhine, # spring her forces will reach this jine, which a million Russian prisoners and thousands of French and Belgian forced laborers have prepared. D—The Rhine front is well nigh impregnable, not only because the forts are stre , but also because of the immense number of troops con centrated on a short defensive line K—Therefo war must be won by striking at the r, thru Austria a Balkans. The collapse of Gerr nd real | surrender, not a fake © offer, will follow Expect New Offers There will be further “pea ers from. Germany, this officer be lieves, but they will be camouflage like the last; the real purpose is to conceal the German plans from the al democratic can ttorney of y Friday ting his Edwin J. Brown, didate for prosecuting King county, spent his ¢ campaign: in Ballard, n old friends and supporters At the Allen shipyards, where Brown made the Liberty day ad | dress last spring, he said: “Can any ¢ give a good and valid reason yt » of prosecuting she not be organized nonpartisan office to {with our nonpartisan judiciar, "The county attorney's office 1# the legal depa nt of ail the peo pie of King county, and adviser of i county officials. The prosecut ing attorney has authority to issue warrants and file complaints for vio lators of the law; he can refuse to issue warrants, and he can ignore 2 offi ttor pond can persecute his enemies, when his friends and cront the law; he can hinder or help o city and national adm ation in law enforcement. I will join hands with the city and national govern | ment and do all within my power < ig of a gov Jernment of just and equal law Vietory Assured told you on Liberty day, le, are building ships to but today there is no question about who will win the war. That qiestion is settled by the American people, but who is ing to own the ships the peoj built and are building, is we, the 5 win the war, a |grave question for serious consider. ation “If our government at Washing. ton is sustained and the people by their vote sanction the diplomacy of our peerless leader and the world’s foremost democrat, Woodrow V eon, and a democratic given on ¢lection day, the German people will compel kaiser to sur Millions 1 under conditions of an arm- t would take at least two « for the 3,000,000 men in the army evacuate France unr hin allied officer points out, it ould require lway trains to ve the Huns back to the Rhine, 1 2,000 trains to move their upplies and guns. Bach train would carry about 1,000 rmans could operate a train every more hour, that would moving 24 trains and 24,000 a day, It's enky to figure at t rate that it would require more than four 000 men. months to move 3,000, But there are more than one rail- road the Huns could use; there are leant three. If we assume that ey can move 24 trains a day over these three roads, that permits them to move 72,000 men a day. At that rate it would take a month and a half to move the German army out of Belgium, and another month and a half to move its guns and sup- plies ‘These figures would hold under‘an armistice, when there would be no British, French and Americans inter- fering How much longer wil it take them with Foch hammering every- where heir rear? It would seem that their retreat will extend well nto the new year, and there always is the possibility that Foch, by a surprise attack, may wreck their ans by cutting off the retreat of any thousands of their men. DR. E. J. BROWN TALKS TO SHIPYARD MEN render within ten days, as they will know in thelr hearts that we are a united people for democracy, but if the interests who want to own our ships privately and who are now speaking to the American pe6ple thru their mouthpieces, because they want to retain the private ownership of all ships and other in- stitutions, are successful, the prof- iteers will control, and our men, now fully employed, law-abiding and happy, will be out of work, miser- able and compelled to commit crime in order to live. Let us keep on buflding ships democratically, and own and operate them col for use to the world, and not in the interest of the profiteers.” Brown also spoke tw the men as they came from Meacham & Bab cock’s and the Sandstrom Shipping company's office crew and assured them that there will be many appli- cations for positions in the ship- yards by men who are now selling booze, if he is elected. Jail Chorus Girls PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26.—Two chorus girls and a chorus maa, |stranded by the influenza epidemic, today occupy free rooms in the county jail. The girle—Gladyg Valles and Mil- jdred Fitz-Henry—are charged with ‘robbing Mike Markich of $1,000 worth of postal savings certificates, Steve Vallanie is charged with fail- ing to register. | ‘The girls admitted taking Mar |kich’s suitcase from a room adjoin- ing theirs in a hotel and cutting it open. They said they did it to get |money to send Vallanie to San Francisco. New York has 53,333 September- registered enemy aliens. Use It For Colds grippe misery in a few h Don’t stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and gnuffling! 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