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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1918

Page

2

British Admiral Geddes Visits Mount Vernon and Christ Church

Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty, visited Mount Vernon and Christ Church in Alexandria with a British naval mission. Lady Grant hosted a reception aboard the Warrior for Geddes and others. Geddes warned that talks of peace would sap Allied resolve and urged continued fighting and production.

Eric Geddes Mount Vernon Eric Washington Alexandria Christ Church Ti. Marton Grant Admiral Grant American Sir Eric Geddes

Swiss balloon attacked by German plane in war report

Newspaper report says a Swiss air balloon was attacked by a German aircraft today. Lieutenant Ruby in the basket was reportedly burned to death. Also noted are two ships named by Mrs Woodrow Wilson for launch under the Submarine Boat Corporation and a prominent Allied event in Newark on October 11.

Nieneva. Gey -Chavas J Ruby Wion New York Woodrow Wilson Alles Sonsert Submarine Boat Corporation Newark

Scientist Announces Meso rhoriuma as Luminescent Substitute

Richard R. Moarg of the United States Bureau of Mines announced a new luminous substitute named meso rhoriuma. He said it will be explained to the American Institute of Mining Engineers in Milwaukee on October 19 and is expected to enter wide use in luminous prints aeroplane dials compasses and gun sights.

Miaiden Cobo Richard R. Moarg United States Bureau of Mines Iere American Institute of Mining Engineers Milwaukee Moore

Japan Accepts New Cabinet Amid Democratic Tide

Tokyo reports the formation of a new cabinet is widely praised as proof democracy gains over oligarchic bureaucracy. Rival factions acknowledge the shift as swift and decisive, with business leaders welcoming the government.

Tokyo Associated Press

Biggs v. Commissioner of Patent in DC Court of Appeals

The Daily Legal reports the District of Columbia Court of Appeals proceedings with multiple cases listed. Argument dates and attendees include William T. A. Milliken for appellant and W. F. Rogers for appellee, among others. Health conditions prompted suspension of hearings with adjournments and notice of resumption to follow.

Jpwtige Bobb Orsdel Sloan Biggs Va Patenta William TA. Milliken Appellant W. F. Rogers Appellee T. A. Bastetler App

Rene Fonck Seizes 109 German Planes Credited

Paris October ninth Havas reports Lieut Rene Fonck has downed four more German aircraft. He is officially credited with seventy victories and has actually brought down one hundred nine German planes to date.

Paris Havas Rene Fonck Mode Fonek

Five Noted British Savants Arrive for Visit

Five famous British educators arrived at an Atlantic port on October 9 to meet the Council of National Defense. The party includes Sir Henry Jones of Glasgow University, Dr Arthur Higert Shipley of Cambridge, Sir Henry Alexander Miata of Manchester, Dr John Tely of Dublin, and Rev Edward Newburn Walker of Queens College Oxford.

Atlantic Council of National Defense Sir Henry Jones University Glasgow Arthur Higerett Shipley University of Cambridge Henry ° Alexander Miata University of Manchester John Tély University of ‘Dublin Edward Newburn Walker Queens College Oxford

Military Burial for Flu Nurse at Arlington

Miss Lillian Aubert of the Army Nurses Corps died of influenza at Walter Reed Army Hospital after nursing hundreds of soldiers. She was buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery, with six nurses as honorary pallbearers and medical corps officers handling the casket. Aubert had served in the Philippines and was to lead influenza care at the hospital. She was 30 and a Louisiana native, survived by her mother and several relatives in Washington. Reports noted influenza spreading to Cape Town, Elizabethtown, Pernambuco, and other places. A Red Cross and Public Health Service quarantine hospital opened at 612 Fort Street for war workers with 100 beds. streetcar crews reported about 20 percent off duty due to illness.

Lillian Aubert Army Nurses’ Corps Walter Reed Hospital Arlington National Cemetery Migs Aubert Army Medical Miss Aubert Philippines Washington Louisiana Grace Aubert Oregon Avenue Northwest State Department Cape Town Africa Elizabethtown Australia Porpambuco South America American Red Cross Public

Flu Death Toll Rises With 47 More Fatalities

A continuation lists 47 additional deaths from influenza across multiple patients in Washington area hospitals. Names include James Boston 31 Walter Reed Julia Crowley 27 Sibley Robert Cumberland 28 Pennsylvania Ave Thomas Menees 29 Walter Reed Cecil Alexandria 24 Sixteenth Street NW Emmet Caberley 35 Southwest 93446 Frank McGrath 27 Emergency Lillian Aubert Walter Reed Esther Behrer 20 Walter Reed Herbert Crawford Walter Reed William Giffney 44 Sibley Charles Conrad 11 Lone Tree Northwest.

James Boston Walter Reed Hospital Julia Crowley Sibley Hospital Robert A. Cumberland Pennsylvania Avenue Thomas Menees Cecil S. Alexandria Sixteenth Street Emmet B. Caberley Frank J. McGrath Emergency Lillian Aubert Walter Reed Hopital Esther L. Behrer Herbert W. Crawford William Giffney

Nationwide Spread of Influenza Reaches All Regions

Influenza now covers practically every part of the country with epidemics in Western and Pacific states and across the East. States named include Arizona Maryland Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Mississippi Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Washington West Virginia and others. Amusement places and schools closed in Mississippi and several Washington towns. Perth Amboy New Jersey appoints a physician to aid authorities after a recent explosion. Camp Funston Kansas reports 14110 new cases while Camp Custer Michigan records 1000 and Camp Taylor Kentucky 607. Camp Mead reports the highest pneumonia total at 370.

Public Health Service Pacific Mississippi River Arizona Maryland Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Mississippi Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Washington West Virginia Seattle Bremerton Pasco Preaser Sultan Port Angeles Wash California Massachusetts New Jersey Perth Amboy Funston Kans Camp Custer Mich Camp Taylor Camp Mead

Coffins Short-in District Aid Asked from Outside

A severe influenza toll has strained Washington undertakers with a casket shortage. Walter Reed Hospital held about a score of bodies awaiting caskets. Emergency requests to Baltimore and other cities provided some relief, but deaths threaten further delays as war conditions reduced usual supplies. An undertaker at the Municipal Building said trips to Baltimore helped obtain needed caskets, but ongoing shortages loom.

Washington Bush Walter Reed Hospital Baltimore Municimar Roeftins

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