ï~~- _ __.__ M,,,., EWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10,.1918 FORMER Y DIED IN ALLS MA WHORK. RECENTLY DIED IN NEW YORK. BARD WORK NEC TO RAISE LOAD )M. 1 fromn the Mrs. L. B. ncing the t Newsom, imonia on the coast was serv'y, having his third as in forses to Jato various s been his ly he was /e in Mestl will be Swill be cry. worked in ierly emffice. NGLAND. ourse are re by no want it to any com-- 11; Dallas d from a said, "are they were year. The d system. eggs can ch are istsumed in bad as in ot obtain Stained in f a tranfor one ar. Most son a litto use for e limited r normal r is very a bigger Sbut at:rnet by of course, are curmatches he people of shavight frpm pipes or all right, variety. 'idence-in They bemnd value lean solf London erywhere TsT, UMBER. )r induc-.ontinued SforI Influenza Spread BY DR. CHARLES V. CHAPIN o Providence, R. 1, - SThe symptoms of infiueza vary a good dei, just as does its severity, In so me outb dreaks there is a great deal:of severe sore throat-; hence the -French name lagrippe, be.ase it g ips the th oat. At other times headache is very; pronounced: Occasionally there is much stomach and intestinal d isturbance. I some outbreaks nasal disharge is the most prom I net symptom- ind: in others cough. Aches -in- back and limbs are usualy present but'the:most characteristic symptom is prostration. People feel m:ch weaker than their fever, or cough, or sore throat sterns to warrant. The period of incubation-is short, usuaiiy'qnly a day or two, perhaps as- short:as twenty-four hours. A- great many.ieople have quite mild attacks which:do not- prevent them going about as usual. Also, many persons who mayfeel quite-miserable, manage to keepi up a day or two before they givre iin. It is the large number of these unrecognized cases, coupled with the short period of incubation, which-causes the disease to spread so rapidly. The frequent cough, too, throwing out -numerous droplets, of saliva miakes it very infectious. One reason why many cases escape recognition is that there isno one sure symptom, no rash, no laboratory test. It is difficult to tell a mild case from an ordinary cold. NO EFFECTIVE QUARANTINE. These are the reasons why it is impossible to control the disease and prevent its spread. Until the present outbreak. health officers generally recognized this,:and made no attempt to require reports of cases, or to place warning signs, or adopt other restrictive measures. I have believed, and so have most other health officers, that such measures would do nothing to prevent people from calling.a doctor and result in neglect and a greater number of deaths. The English health journals say that restriction is valueless, General Blue of our Public Health Service, advises that "there is no such thing as an effective quarantine in pandemic influenza." In a military organization one would think the control of the -disease might be possible. With a daily sick call and an examinaation of each man by a competent physician and immediate and absolute isolation under the strictest discipline, the disese ought to be stamped out in a cantonment, if anywhere. With the appearance of-this outbreak-every effott was made to do this, but as the reports show; it has not been successful. If this can not be. done under military discipline, it can not be done under civil conditions. -Especially, when a community is pretty well sown with cases of the disease, as is true of our New England cities today, the disease will run its.course. This will take somewhere around six weeks, roughly speaking. When the susceptible material is used up the disease will stop. Many people are doubtless immunized, more or less, by previous attacks, and these will escape, but unfortunately we have no means of producing artificial immunity by vaccination. UP TO INDIVIDUAL. While community action can not check the disease by quarantine and isolation, the individual can do something to protect himself from infection and more to ward off serious consequences. If we could all avoid having people cough and talk in our faces there would be very much less influenza, as well as of other contagious diseases. If people would put nothing in the nose or mouth except what belongs there, and especially obey this rule as regards fingers, there would be still fewer cases, but people will be careless, both as regards others and as concerns their own habits, and there probably will be a large amount of grip everywhere. Most of the sick will soon;recover unless they-develop pneumonia. If a person with grip avoids chilling and wetting, and does not try to work as long as he can, but goes to bed and stays there until he is better there will be much less pneumonia. There is no excuse at all for a person with any kind of a cough or cold going to the theater, church or any public gathering. SIDNEY BRYA NT. TO' ORANlZ[ OIRLS FOR PATRIOTIC ORK COMMITTEE OF WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE NAMED TO HANDLE ARRANGEMENTS. The task of lining up all the girls and young women of Dallas for patriotic activities, according to the program as outlined by the Government through the Dallas War Camp Community Service, -wvas considered yesterday afternoon at a meeting atl. the Adolphus Hotel. About thirty representatives or girls' societies and agencies working with girls were present. S. B. Murray, executive secretary of the Dallas War Camp Community Service, made an address in which he presented the full scope of war camlp community work. The purpose of the work, he said, is greater than merely providing the man in uniform with amusements. It is rather to keep the life of the city normal uilder war conditions. What has already been done to give the men in uniform a share in community life, he outlined briefly-the canteen work under Mrs. C. }t. Huvelle and the work of the hospitality committee under Mrs. Hughbert C. Craig. Through these committees the soldiers have been entertained in various ways both in the city and at the camps. The men in the hospitals have also been visited regularly and supplied with all comforts. "But the greatest problem of all." he said, "has to do with the welfare of the girls of the community. At this time they are carrying a tremendous burden, due to war conditions, and should be looked after, as much as the boys in service. Their patriotic impulses should be turned into the right channels and they should be definitely tied up with patriotic activities."' 9,000 Glrls Employed Here. There are 9,000 employed girls In the city, he said, as shown by the recent survey. Everyone of these girls, as well as all the other girls of the city, should join the Patriotic League. By doing so they pledge their allegiance to the coun INFLUENZA RATHER MAN PEACE TALK ] INiG DISTRICT DI The prevalence of Span throughout the district is I progress of the fourth Libet paign more than unfavora conditions in some Portion; tr ict. J. WV. Hoopes, execut of the fourth Liberty loa said yesterday. As far as the peace move that tern fei days ago has had hard upon the campaign. The epidemic has caused communities in the distric public gatherings alto 'thes resulted in the caicellation of speaking engagements. train has failed to exhibi cities by request of the re authorities because of the The outlook, however, is discouraging, Mr. Hoop's s confidence in the ability o, rations throughout the dis' the quotas, but said it wi work now for that to be Every county chairman sh his efforts and see that t over, he said. A total of $40.123.500 has in the district, accordingt tion made last night by Al tistical secretary to Mr. Lanier made the following Texas-..................... Arizona-................... Louisiana................. New N exiceo.............. Oklahom a................. T otal................... Mexienns Are Patr The town of Cuero has g top, according to word rec Hoopes. The telegram sa "Mexicans here have made g done their part." Las Cr went over the top in two h, County also has raised its ( Aan in Goliad County ablet has bought one, said a te that county. Bastrop C'oun its quota. The drouth regions, especi ing good accounts of thems County has reported that within its boundaries who i able to buy a bond has don veil County and Monroe. I ported themselves over the Train No. 2 is averaging $1 in bond sales. A cattleman in a drouth-sl ty, atrter buying 55,000 w' for himself, offered to len amount to his friends if the invest in Liberty loan secur fer vas immediatly accept.liss Florence Floore o prominent woman worker field organizer in the prese was in Dallas Wednesda with Mrs. E. B. Reppert, St chairman. Miss tFloore reps women are hard at work campaign in all sections sh tleburne has gone over the Miss Floore is a. Liberty I having taken an active par pai gns. The following reports I chairmen were received this Mrs. Reppert: Longview. Gregg Count Pe-ues, fifty-eight worn $5.550. San Augustine, San Augu -Mrs. Charles McMllan, wvorkers, 97.500. 1-emphiti, Sabine Count Kn ox, $111,750. Daihart, Dalbam CountyF, XWalker, twenty women v 050. K<errviile, Kerr Co)untyGedq ic, twenty-four womn Jourdantoni, Atascosaz Cot A. Mocre, 100 wonmen worke Mltiined Negro Buys,. B3. Yancey is a negro. both legs and he shines she ing. He was btrottgt into ti SOLDIER DESCBIBES D[AIH ON BATTLE FHELD SERGEANT W. S. McBIRNIE TELLS EXPERIENCES BEFORE AUTOMOBILE cUB. The sensations experienced by a soldier on the battle field were vividly described by Sergt. W. S. McBirnie of the Canadian Army in a speech at the weekly luncheon of the Dallas Automobile Club at the Oriental Hotel yesterday noon. He has been a soldier since the outbreak of the wvar and has fought in some of the bloodiest engagements of the world struggle.- The story he told yesterday -was of the second battle of Ypres, in which he received his baptism of fire. During his speech the members of the club gave demonstrations ". reoeatedlyv. ders and threw her to one side," he said. " 'I" must. go; I must, I must!' I sobbed. I ran down the little flower-fringed pathway that ledto the gate. My heart was full and I was very sad. 'This might be the last time I shall ever see her,' I thought in tragic sorrow. And I ran back again and a divine light was in her eyes." Sergeant MeBirnie said he vent with his regiment to France. Soon he was told that the regiment would move up to the front line trenches. He told of the impression's he had and then of the psychology of the last five minutes before a charge. -He said: I "And in five mine nutes we would climb from these trenches, over the top and.into No Man's Land to meet, grapple and fight the'Hun. (Five minutes! All Think of God and Mother."'I will fight,' one think, 'I will do my part. I am not afraid.; But, oh, God, let me live, They all think of God! Yes, they, do-atheist, Jew, Gentile, Christian, Methodist, Baptist or Catholic.. All men in the moment when his soul is bared before himself-think of God. In five minutes I was to meet a Hun face to face. Then I thought ofrnother. Icould see her face as it looked that last time, I saw her-yes, I could see her eyes through all those tears... Eyes looking in supplication to God, in prayer for me! "A minute ne.' t. p.....,-....... 0