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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
12
The article argues Spanish flu originated possibly from German submarine agents with Col. Doane calling the theory plausible. It warns shipyards risk a pneumonia outbreak and outlines isolation, ventilation, hydration, quinine, and rest as key measures without serum.
Health officials warn the Spanish flu can kill within 24 hours. In Seattle and Bremerton twelve people died Monday including five civilians and seven sailors. Mayor Hannon and State Health Officer Tuttle urge open air, avoidance of crowds, rapid isolation, and seeking hospital care at first signs of prostration.
Mrs George W Perkins Jr died suddenly yesterday of pneumonia at her father Maj Augustine Trowbridge’s home in Princeton New Jersey. She was a social figure in New York and Philadelphia and married the financier’s son on June 20 1917.
Red Cross chapters instructed to mobilize all families in combat against the Spanish influenza. Cooperation with public health service branches and state boards of health urged. Schools and places of amusement urged to close nationwide until the epidemic passes. Reports show slight army camp decline and civil cases rising.
Tacoma faces a Spanish influenza outbreak with upwards of 60 cases locally and at Camp Lewis. Mayor Riddell issued a closing order for theatres after a health officers conference with Major Ivy L. McGlaason. Schools and churches may follow, and streetcar crews were told to keep windows open to combat stagnant air.
The War Department announced that about 300 civilian workers in the ordnance department near Washington were stricken by Spanish influenza. Due to a shortage of physicians nurses were deployed to workers’ homes in departmental automobiles to provide care.
The Spanish Flu surge doubles the city’s death rate as officials note rising fatalities. An accompanying classified ad seeks refined young men for professional pallbearer work, offering good pay and a telephone requirement.
Washington Oct 8 The king of Italy has conferred the Cavillere di Gran Grace dei S58 Marrizo on Gen. March Gen. Pershing and Gen. Ilies, recognizing their service. The award is the oldest and highest order Italy can grant.
Advertises Williams Treatment claiming to cure kidney and bladder issues tied to excessive uric acid and rheumatic pains. Offers a free bottle trial to readers who mail the notice with name, address, and 10 cents for postage. One bottle per address. postal request to J A Williams Co. Dept L-712 New Hampton, Conn.
Washington reports the Bulgaria armistice signals a broader shift in the war. Analysts link the ceasefire to the Turkish Palestine debacle and German setbacks on the Western Front, suggesting a potential rally as reinforcements move to Bulgaria and Romanian front lines shift toward Bucharest and the Black Sea.
The article argues that victory may hinge on Austria Hungary and the Balkans. It highlights a potential collapse of Germany with Austria out, Balkan campaigns from Serbia to Vienna, Allied advances through Bulgaria, and a proposed line from the Adriatic to the Pacific. It notes Turkish capitulation would curb the Kaiser plan and secure allied control of key rail routes.
The message directs soldiers and sailors at the University training camp to avoid crowds and practice hygiene to curb Spanish influenza. It emphasizes clean mouths, skin, and clothes, fresh air, proper nutrition, and avoiding shared items, with guidance to wash hands and breathe deep air for health.
Senator Calder who authored the daylight saving act introduced a bill to keep the clocks one hour ahead year round. The proposal follows Baruch of the War Industries Board, claiming it would save substantial electric power for war industries.
Advertises DeMiracle as the only method to remove hair under the skin with absorption. Claims a money back guarantee in each package. Offers mail order and tellet counter sales from New York addresses for purchase and requests.
Dispatch reports American forces under the First Army close the Argonne pocket after capturing Chatel Chehery and key heights west of the Aire. Hills 180 and 244 fell, German artillery on Aire heights captured within hours. An eight 77 and 75 machine guns, plus a Belgian field piece, were seized. Artillery and supply movements observed north of Cunel and Sommerance.
Mayor Hanson issues a proclamation urging within 24 hours all idle men and women in Seattle to take up employment. He cites the threat of Spanish influenza crippling war industries and calls for loggers, mill workers, and shipyard labor to relocate to keep essential industries operating. The aim is to clear overcrowded lodging and reduce infection risk while aiding the war effort.
French troops advanced about a mile north of Rhelms reaching the village of Conde at the Sulppe and Aisne junction. Darancourt eight miles northeast of Rhelms was captured and Isles-Sur-Suippe four miles east of Bazancourt was reached. Artillery activity persisted near St. Quentin.
In Bremerton and Shemerton area, women are urged to seek employment after Spanish flu shortages reduce the female workforce. The Star notes appeals to aid women in need of work and mentions a Paris meal price of 1 fr 65c for soup meat vegetables and bread.
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