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BRITISH IN DRIVE
FORCE ENEMY OUT
OF C'ONTALMAISON
French Capture La Maisonnette
Hill, Dominating Somme
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ATTACKS BY GERMANS
GAINING IN TRONES WOOD
Progress, Though Slow, Is Continued,
According to Statements
From Entente Capitals.
ATTACK AT VEE.DUN VAIN
Germans Succeeded in Penetrating
French Trenches, According to
Paris, But Were Expelled
, Immediately.
LONDON", July n, 2:11 p.m
?The British captured Contalmaison
on the French front last1
night, the war office announced
today.
Several lines of trenches in
Mametz wood were taken by the
British. Heavy fighting continues
in Trones wood.
With the capture by the French
of La Maisonnette Hill, which
dominates the valley of the
Somme. and from which everything
that happens in Peronne
can be observed, one of the pri
man.- objects of the Anglo-French
offensive has been achieved.
Oermans in Counter Attack.
The two armies are now engaged in
an effort to organize and extend the
limits of the ground they have gained
and in repelling German counter attacks,
which are directed particularly
against the British to the north of the
river, where they succeeded in regain
ing a footing in the Trones wood. At
other points, however, the British hsve
been able to mak'e some progress, although
necessarily slow, against well i
fortified positions. \
The Germans, on their part, are heavily
shelling the allied front from Lens ,
to the Belgian coast, but thus far there :
have been no attempts at infantry actions
except for the usual raids in
which both sides engage.
Capture of Contaltoaison.
Today's war office statement says:
"Last night, after a brisk bombardment.
our infantry again carried Contalmaison
by assault, taking 18$ unbounded
prisoners, including a battalion
commander and four other officers.
A strong counter attack delivered by
the Germans during the night was;
beaten back with heavy loss to the I
enemy, and the whole village is now ir. |
our hands.
"Farther east we stormed several
lines of trenches in the Bols de Mametz. i
and the greater part of this large wood
is now in our possession. Here we cap- j
tured one heavy howitzer, three field i
guns and 238 unwounded prisoners, in- I
eluding three officers.
"Heavy fighting continues in Trones
1 wood.
"In continuation of the report on i
aerial combats July 9, one of our aeroplanes
was shot down by a direct hit j
from an anti-aircraft gun and three i
other machines have not returned to
our lines.
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French Take Many Prisoners.
PARIS. July 11. 12:15 p.m.?The situation
remained unchanged on the j
Somme front last night.
The war office statement of today j
says it has been ascertained that south j
of the Somme the French, In the last j
two days, have taken more than 1,300 i
prisoners.
On the Verdun front the Germans
launched an attack at 4 o'clock this
morning on the French positions from
Fleury to a point east of ''henois. They
succeeded in penetrating advanced
French trenches at some points, but
were expelled immediately by a counter
attack.
West of the Meuse there was active
artillery fighting in the neighborhood
of Avocourt and <"hattancourt.
Northeast of Veho the Germans exploded
four mines, the craters of which :
were eventually occupied by the
French.
Quiet Night on Somme.
The communication follows:
"On both sides of the Somme the
night passed in quiet The total number
of prisoners taken by us south of
the Somme in the fighting of the last
ft- w dav'H : now mnr? than i iftft
"On tn* left bank of the Me use (Verdun)
front there were severe artillery
*engagement* in the sectors of Avocourt
and ''hattancourt. To the right of the
river the bombardment yesterday of!
our positions from Fleury to a point
east of <"henois was redoubled in intensity.
At 4 o'clock this morning the
Germans delivered an attack over the
whole front thus bombarded. Hast of
Furnin wood and Chenois wood the enemy
gained a foothold in our advanced
trenches, but immediately was ejected
entirely by counter attacks. Elsewhere
our curtain of Are and our machine
guns broke up the attacks of the enemy.
The bombardment continues in
this region.
Surprise Attack Fails.
"West of I'ont-au-Mousson a surprise
attack delivered by the enemy against
one of our trenches west of Mortmare
wood was broken up completely.
"In Lorraine, after spirited, artillery
preparation, the Germans attacked the
salient in our line east of Reillon and
succeeded In penetrating portions of
I our first line over a front of 200 meters.
r! "In the vicinity of Veho the enemy
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MEXICAN PARLEYS
NOT TOBEHELD UP
Carranza Told Secretary
Lansing's Absence Is No
a*.Obstacle
to Negotiations. ^
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TO AGREE TO ANY PLAN
ASSURING QUICK ACTION
Reports of American Sailors Being
Killed at Tampico Denied by
State and Navy Departments.
Gen. Carranza has been notified
that negotiations for the settlement
of the border difficulties
need not await the return of Secretary
Lansing from his vacation.
It is expected here that Carranza
will propose a formal joint conference,
rather than informal conversations
between Ambassador
Arredondo and the State Department.
American officials will accede
to any plan which assures
quick action.
War Department officials had no reports
upon and discounted rumors of a
revolt in the Carranza garrison at Chihuahua
city. The Mexican embassy issued
a formal denial of the report.
Attack on Sailors Denied.
Reports credited to American refugees
that two American sailors were
killed recently at Tampico when their
launch was flred upon by Carranza soldiers
were denied by the State and
Navy departments. Officials said the
story was based upon an incident at
Tampico June 25 or 26, when Carranza
soldiers flred upon a privately owned
American tug and no one was hurt.
Acting Secretary Polk, in the absence
of Secretary Lansing, attended the
cabinet meeting today and reported on
the informal conversations he has had
with Mr. Arredondo.
The Villa bandits who attacked the
Carranza garrison at Jiminez arid Corralitos
last week were reported today,
in dispatches to the Mexican embassy
here, to have separated into two divisions,
one going northward toward
the Texas border and the other pushing
across Chihuahua into Durango state.
Troops Follow the Bandits.
ranza consul at El Paso, said that
troops of the de facto government in
sufficient numbers to destroy the bandits
had followed them in close pursuit.
Border reports that the Carranza garrison
at Santa Rosalia had revolted and
{oined forces With the bandits were
denied by Consul Garcia. He described
the band that attacked Jiminez and
Corralitos as poorly armed and composed
in its majority of gangs, which
had been marauding, in Durango and
the Laguna district and which recently
had concentrated at Las Nieves.
CONVENTION OF ELKS
BEGINS ITS SESSION
BALTIMORE. Md.. July 11.?The first
business session of the Grand Lodge of
the Order of Elks was held this morniny?.
The records of the registration
bureau showed that 7,500 persons had
registered, and officials estimated that
twice that number had arrived in the
city. According to Grand Exalted
Ruler James R. Nicholson of Boston, the
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is 453.000 and there are 1.340 lodges.
Unless the weather prevents there
will be a floral automobile parade tonight.
Later a grand ball will be given
in honor of the Grand Lodge officers, at
which there will be a prize drill contest
between uniformed visiting delegai
tions.
SOUTH'S TIMBER THREATENED.
Fire and Waste Greatest Dangers,
U. S. Forester Asserts.
ASHEVII.I.E, N. C.. July 11.?Fire am
waste threaten the timber supply of
the south. Henry S. Graves, forester
of the United States, declared today in
an address before the Southern Forestry
Congress, which began a fourday
session here. He said there was
great need for more states to provide
for forest Are prevention under the Weeks
law in co-operation with the national
government.
"Once the Are problem is controlled."
said Mr. Graves, "the possibilities of
forestry in the south are almost unlimited."
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senatet
Resumed debate orj agricultural
bill.
Democrats agree on nine-hour
daily sessions to expedite the
business, and republicans name
committee to confer with them
on legislative program.
House i
>1 ex. ax ji h.iii.
Miscellaneous matters considered.
Military committee favorably
reported resolution directing War
Department to report the facts
as to sanitary and equipment
conditions in the mobilizing National
Guardsmen.
Military committee favorably i
reported the Raker volunteer of- i
fleers' retirement bill.
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Senatet
An amendment to the general
deficiency bill, providing $10,000
for completing the Court of Appeals
building, was introduced by
8enator Warren of Wyoming.
House i
The Grosser municipal ownership
bill was ordered reported
from the House District committee;
also the Tinkham street assessment
bill.
Commissioner of Pensions Salzgaber
was criticised by Representative
Byrns of Tennessee in a
speech on the floor of the House.
MAY KEEP NICKEL
OFF WAT FINER
United States Officials Up
Against Prohibition in Agreej,/
menyyith Canada.
DOMINION GOVERNMENT
^IS ALIVE TO SITUATION
Allowed Shipments to States on
Condition That None of Metal
snouia Keach central lowers.
BALTIMORE, Md? July n.?
The work of unloading the cargo
of the Deutschland began shortly
after 9 o'clock. The cases of dyestuffs
were stored inside the
warehouse at the base of the pier.
A question has arisen whether;
the submarine will be permitted j
to take back to Germany a large j
quantity of nickel that is on the J
dock to which she is moored. |
Shipment of nickel to the United
States from Canada, which is the
world's greatest producer of this
metal, has been allowed on condition
that its distribution should
be so controlled that none could
reach the central powers. The
Canadian government is said to
be considering the new situation.
No Objection to Examination.
There will be no objection on the
part of Capt. Paul Koenig. commander
of the German submarine Deutschland.
to an inspection of his craft by officers
of the I'nited States Navy. This was
announced by Capt. Koenig today after
the arrival from Washington of Capt.
C. F. Hughes and two of the navy's
submarine experts, assigned to aid the
collector of the port in determining
the status of the vessel.
The detail was made at the instance !
of Acting Secretary of State Polk, and
is understood to be in line with official
opinion that the federal government
must take every precaution to establish
beyond doubt the exact chac* er
of the vessel.
Officers Inspect Deutschland.
American navy officers detailed by
the Navy Department to determine the
status of the German submarine
Deutschland went aboard the craft today.
Capt. Paul Koenig, commander of
the Deutschland, was not there to receive
them, but they were shown
through the vessel by the marine superintendent
of the North German
L?lovd line with her commander's permission.
The officers, accompanied by the collector
of the port, boarded the Deutsch- i
land at her pier from a tug. Officially !
they were to determine whether, the J
submarine was an armed vessel, but !
they were given permission by Capt.
Koenig to make a complete inspection.
This meant that the American navy
officers had been .given the privilege of
learning all the secrets, if any. of the
vessels construction, although ('apt.
Koenig said today that there was nothing
in this respect to conceal. The
navy officers expected, after completing
their inspection, to return to Washington
to report to the Navy Department.
Capt. Koenig today made a statement
to the customs officials that he expected
to get away within ten days- He
had been told that if he remained longer
than two weeks the Deutschland's
wireless would be sealed up.
Will Carrv No Passencers.
? .
An emphatic statement was made b%
Henry G. Hilken of the firm which
represents the Deutschland's owners
that under no circumstances will any
passengers be carried on the submarine
on her return trip. He said provision
u as made only for the crew, and
that it would be impossible to take any
others. '1 wo applicants for passage are
said to have offered each. Mr.
Hilken smilingly said he expected the
submarine to leave "about Christmas,"
but it is understood she will depart
within a week.
The Deutschland is moored within a
quarter of a mile of the place where
the first submergence was made, nineteen
years ago, of the first boat to
navigate under water successfully.
This was the Argonaut, invented by
Simon Cake, who came to Baltimore
yesterday to congratulate personally
Capt. Koenig 'of the Deutschland on
the ieat he had accomplished.
Devices for Detecting- Ships.
After completing the formalities with
the port authorities yesterday, Capt.
Koenig was invited to luncheon as the
guest of honor of the German club and
there delivered to Haniel von Haimhausen.
counsellor of the German embassy,
the packet of official correspondence
destined to Count von Bernstorff.
The counselor had journeyed here from
New York. was a guest with the
Deutschland's master at the luncheon
and went back to New York last night,
Capt. Koenig was asked to explain
what devices me ueuiacmaiiu n?u ior j
finding her way under water and i
avoiding: danger. j
"We have two," he said. "One is the j
microphone, the other a sounding apparatus.
With the microphone you can i
hear submarine bell buoys six miles
away and the propellers of ships still !
further. By the tone of the noise made;
by the screw of a vessel you can tel!
her type. A destroyer makes a loud
hum, a cruiser's is lower.
"The sounding apparatus can be
worked while we are running submerged
and is let down through the
bottom of the boat through a tube
equipped with valves. In this submarine
we can do everything under the surface
that we can do on it We can drop
anchor while submerged, cruise below
the surface four days if necessary, or
lie still on the bottom until our food
and water give out. And you can believe
me that we can carry a large
guaranty of both."
('apt. Koenig was asked how he and
his men employed their time while
making the voyage.
"Well," said he, "we had phonographs.
They were a' source of much entertainment.
We had about 100 records. There
were some American ragtim^ songs,
some inarches and gome dances. Selecfbontiawti
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stituted the last glimpse the Asso
the town before the attack
In their preparatory bombardment 1
before the attack a British 15-inch
shell was seen to tear away a portion
of the walls, which rose in a cloud of
dust. For a given area the artillery
Are was the heaviest of any yet seen
on this front. The Germans answered
the British shelling with an immense
volume of their own rfre, placing a
curtain in front of the town which
at times was hidden from the ^ritish
guns, envelopingthe town and also
scattering shells near the front line.
Duel of the Great Guns.
The British kept on increasing and
spreading until from the Troues wood,
another hotly disputed point which already
has become branchless and leafless
trunks, to Ovillers and La Bo*sselle.
the artillery duel raged along
the new front.
At 4:40 o'clock as the British charged
there seemed to be peace in Contalmaison.
surrounded by walls of shell
fire. Soon after the British entered the
town, and after the German infantry
was forced out, the German guns took
their turn at hammering the ruins and
knocking off more sections of the walls
of the old chateau, while the British
were tossing the second line of German
defenses beyond Contalmalson heaven- |
wards and raining shrapnel from the
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The amount of ammunition the British
are continuing: to expend is astounding,
and as a spectacle, this afternoon
eclipses anything the Associated
Press correspondent has seen since the
offense began. From one point he was
able to see from the region of Albert
to the bend in the Sotnme in front of
Peronne, the present line of battle
mapped across the fields, woods, valleys
and hills by shell-bursts.
Germans Without Balloons.
Nineteen great British or French sau- |
sage balloons were visible. The ab- |
sence of such balloons on the German)
side was the result of their destruction I
by British projectiles and aeroplanes. |
Artillery observers consider this a big|
handicap to the Germans. |
Over the French lines speedy Nieuport!
aeroplane^ were dashing past, bal-j
loons going or coming at the rate of,
120 miles an hour, and, as a British!
officer said, these little machines, withj
their smart build and dashing move-j
ment, express the feelings of the
French.
Passing through the French lines,
the correspondent noted that the
French had some of the gayety associated
with the national temperament
instead of the grimness which has
come to $>e attributed to them in this
u ar.
"It goes well." said Gen. Foch, receiving
the Associated Press correspondent,
who came across from the
British lines to see something: or the
French part of the battle of the
Somme.
"It goes well!" was the phrase heard
frotp French officers and soldiers.
Express French Spirit.
Gen. Foch's quickness and decision
o ? manner singularly express the
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THE FIELD, July 10, via Lonafternoon,
in bright sunlight unair
as clear as any art observer
ntalmaison, whose possession both
1 keystone of the present situation.
:eau still standing amid ruins conciated
Press correspondent had of
French spirit. While France was
withstanding the blows of the Germans
at Verdun and all the world
looked in that direction he was secretly
preparing a sledge hammer blow
in conjunction with the British in that
part of the line hitherto conspicuous
for its quiet.
"We were here and we went there,
gaining more prisoners than our total I
losses." he said as. turning to a map
on the wall in the sitting room of the
chateau which serves as his headouar
ters, he swept his finger from the former
French first line toward the salient
formed by a turn in the Somme, where
the tlermans have their backs to the
river in front of Peronne. The gesture
represented a depth of four miles, the
largest gain the French have made on
the western front since the trench
warfare began.
"Ard there is more to come," he
added.
A note from his chief of staff, thanks
to a note from British headquarters,
meant the freedom of the lines, which
by the elation on the features of every
man whom the correspondent saw, was
in winning mood. It was an army of
movement, an army stretching its
legs and its imagination, which had
taken to the road in advance.
Tractors Draw Big Guns.
Big guns which were silent and
other big guns, slowly grumbling,
were drawn forward by big tractors
along routes thick with traffic. Making
many turns in trying to compass
something of the whole, the correj
spondent's car proceeded, occasionally
(having an interval of a few hundred
j yards of clear way, to make up for
the time lost when blocked by a glut
of transport.
Railway trains were unloading more
shells at the bases; shells were being
stacked beside the roads and in the
fields; new roads were building; Jlnea
of light railway were being extended.
There was the same scene of prodigious
industry as back of Verdun, but
this time, instead of being on the defensive,
it was overflowing *on ground
| taken in the offensive.
"Are we downhearted?" No!" called
I a soldier in good English.
I Passing officers ann men exchanged
1 joyful congratulations. No one seemed
| to care how coated with mud he was,
i or how unshaven, so long as he had
I something to eat.
The supply of shells was kept on top.
| Bearded veterans were using the dei
bris left by the Germans to make
j themselves comfortable or to secure
their new trenches.
I "Yes. I speak English," said an offl|
cer. "I come from New York. Who
was saying that France had no punch
I left? Well, what do you think of this?"
Some four or Ave hundred prisoners
taken the previous night and waiting
to be marched to the railroad station
were human lumps of utter exhaustion
asleep on the ground. All expressed
the same astonishment that the French
should develop such .a sudden and determined
attack in that quarter. They
had understood that only the British
were to attack.
In Doubt as to Outcoms.
"We thought thenar would be- won,"
said a German, "If we could stop the
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Parked nearby were thirty-three
guns, all taken by the Colonial Corps,
which had already put its name and
the date of the capture on the trophies.
One must have* been a piece of honor,
for it bore the German emperor's monogram.
Four six-inch rifles were more
prised than this, and others, of field
gun caliber, most commented on were
four French guns taken by the Germans
at M&ubeuge. now retaken and to
s#rvp Franca again.
Across the battered first-line trenches
through the ruins of Dompierre. a
good-sized Village reduced and broken
to bricks and dust, where many German
dead were still visible in cellars
and underground warrens, the tide of
soldiery and material was still flowing
up to the new front.
The country is flat, preventing as many
observation posts and commanding redoubts
as where the British attacked
around Albert and permitting the sweep
of infantry across the fields once it had
a start.
In the distance around Flaucourt. the
seventy-flve batteries could be seen flashing
their messages to the Germans beyond.
With their rapid-fire they had
covered the charge of infantry up to
every German parapet. Then right into
the open, in the wake of the infantry,
they advanced to cover the attack on the
second line, which was taken before
nightfall. For every mile of front where
they advanced the French took 1,200 pris
uucrs, aim ocven s'iiib. x ne general
opinion was that their losses were about
one-third the German total in prisoners,
killed and wounded.
shipbIlWve
THE RIGHTOF WAY
To Come Up After Three Important
Appropriation Measures
Are Disposed Of.
The shipping bill and Senator Owen's
corrupt practices bill were given the
right of way in a new legislative program
mapped out today by the democratic
steering committee of the Senate
and they will be taken up as soon
as the three important appropriation
bills are disposed of. The California
oil leasing bill will go over and be
called up on the second Monday in
December.
After deciding to postpone action also
on all pending conservation bills until
December, the steering committee determined
upon nine hour daily sessions
from 11 in the morning until 8
o'clock at night beginning today. The
fate of the immigration bill was undecided,
being made the subject of a
special conference to be held tomorrow.
While the democratic steering committee
wa? in session, republicans of
the Senate held a legislative conference,
referring the administration revenue
Dill to the minority members of
the finance committee and the shipping
bill to minority members of the commerce
committee to report at another
conference to be held in the near future.
Republicans Will Co-Operate.
As an indication that the republicans
wish to co-operate in so far as it is
possible to do so with the democrats
in order to expedite the business of the
session, a special committee was appointed
to confer with the democratic
steering committee on the legislative
program. On the committee are Senators
Gallinger, Clark (Wyoming),
Townsend, Cummins and Harding.
"We want to see just where we are
regarding the legislative program,"
said Senator Gallinger, "and to learn
whether we must make up our minds
to stay here until Christmas or get
ready to go home.
"It is the purpose of the republicans
to oppose very vigorously the government
ownership and operation feature
of the shipping bill, and we also shall
oppose the revenue bill on the ground
that government revenues should be
ra4s*d from <*ur imports. We shall endeavor
to Impress that upon the minds
and heart* oI the majority."
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D. C. HEADS BEGIN
FMMIADY
Issue Proclamation Showing
How Infantile Paralysis Can
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"KEEP HOUSES CLEAN
AND SWAT THE FLY"
Washingtonians Urged Alto to Bitcourage
Visitors From New York,
Especially Children Under 16.
An official proclamation calling
on the people of Washington to
consider immediately precautionary
methods against possible invasion
of the capital by infantile
paralysis was issued today by the
District Commissioners.
Seventeen suggestions designed to
discourage appearance of the disease
here are embodied in the note of warning.
Outstanding among them are that
householders keep their premises scrupulously
clean, keep everlastingly at
' swatting" the fly and discourage visits
from friends or other persons residing
in New York, especially children under
sixteen years of age.
Prepared Aftei*' Conference.
The proclamation was prepared after
conferences between Commissioner
Brownlow and Dr. John L. Norris and
Dr. William (J. irowier 01 me neaun aepartment.
Thousands of copies will be
printed for immediate distribution
throughout the city. The police have
been instructed to leave a copy at every
house.
Dr. Fowler, who directs the contagious
disease service of the health
department, will go to New York
Thursday to attend the conference of
health officials on the infantile paralysis
situation. It is expected that
his return will be followed by the publication
of other precautionary measures
which may be developed by the
conference.
Text of the Proclamation.
The proclamation of the Commissioners
is as follows:
The Commissioners have noted with
grave interest and anxiety the widespread
prevalence of Infantile paralysis
in New York city and its spread to
other cities of the country. While
there are no known cases of this
f isease in the District of Columbia at
he present time, nor does any' cause
for alarm exist here, it is deemed ad- j
visible to issue a note of warning and
advice to the public and with a view
to securing their earnest co-operation
in an effort to prevent the spread of
this disease in this District, should it
make its appearance here. . I
Anterior poliomyelitis, of more commonly
known as infantile paralysis, is
caused by a germ the true nature of
which is not yet definitely known. Observations
have, however, demonstrated
that it is discharged in the excretions
| from the nose, throat and digestive
j tracts of those suffering with it. Injvestigation
has further shown that per
sons apparently in good health ami ordinarily
termed "carriers" harbor the
germ in the nose and throat and are
capable of communicating the infection
to those with whom they come in contact.
Persons in good health are not
as likely to be attacked as are those
whose vitality has been lowered by
sickness or unhygienic surroundings.
Children under sixteen years of age are
more frequently attacked; especially is
this true of those under five years of 1
age. Adult persons are. however, not
altogether imrfmne.
Rules to Prevent Disease.
The following rules are, therefore, issued
for the information and guidance
of the public:
1. Keep yourself and family in as
good physical condition as possible by
avoiding exposure and excesses of all
kinds. Fresh air, good food and rest
are essential to good health.
2. Householders are urged -to keep
their premises clean, and as free as
possible of refuse of all kinds.
3. Do not allow garbage or trash of
any kind to accumulate. If there is
delay on the part of the contractor in
removing garbage or refuse from your
premises, notify at once the street
cleaning department.
4. See that all garbage receptacles
are watertight and supplied with tight
covers to keep out flies and other insects.
5. Have your house well screened
against flies and other insects. Don't
fail to swat the fly wherever and whenever
found.
6. In sweeping the floors allay the
du?t as much as possible by first
sprinkling or by using a damp cloth to
wipe up the floor.
7 T.et all the sunlieht and air nnssi.
ble enter the house.
8. Prevent as far as possible all
overcrowding of the home, especially of
the sleeping apartments.
9. Do not permit your child to visit
any other child who is sick, it matters
not what the nature of the illness may
be.
lft. Do not permit your child to associate
with any person who has been
exposed to any infectious or contagious
disease.
11. Evidence tends to show that the
virus of infantile paralysis is easily
killed, mild antiseptic gargles, sprays
and nose washes may, therefore, with
advantage be used by those in attendance
on the patient by those who have
been exposed to the disease. A solution
of common table salt used in the proportion
of one even teaspoonful to a
pint of water, or two teaspoonsfuls of
peroxide of hydrogen to one pint of
water may be used for the purpose.
Sprinkle Streets Frequently.
12. As far as possible, keep down the
dust in the street in front of your
bv sDrinklinar with w#??r
13. Do not allow your children to eat
food that is likely to cause Intestinal
derangement.
14. Do not allow your children to J?lay
around stables and other places where
refuse is accumulated and flies are
found in large numbers.
15. Notify the health department of
the names and addresses of all children
under sixteen years of age who are
known to have arrived in the District
of Columbia from the city of New York
within two weeks, so that they may be
kept under observation.
16. Visits from friends or other persons
residing In the city of New York,
especially children under sixteen years
of age. should be discouraged.
17. Notify the health department of
any suspicious case of sickness coming
under your observation.
Careful observance of these rules will
be of material assistance to the Commissioners
and health department In
their efforts to prevent the introduction
and spread of this disease in the
llielrict Pi Columbia. 1 -*
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PUTTING UP BARS
AGAINSTCHILDREN
Juvenile New Yorkers Excluded
by Nearby Towns Because
of Infantile Paralysis.
500 ARE TURNED BACK
FROM PATERSON, N. J.
Increase of More Than 100 Per
Cent in Fatal Cases in
Metropolis.
NEW YORK, July u.?A
large increase in the number ot
deaths and new cases in the epi- \
detnic of infantile paralysis was
reported today. During the last
twenty-four hours 195 new cahes
developed in the five boroughs of
New York city-, and there were
'thirty-two deaths.
This is an increase of more than
100 per cent in the number of
death? resulting from the plague
in the twenty-four hours ending
at 10 o'clock this morning, compared
with the previous twentyfour-hours'
record. In Brooklyn
sixty-eight new cases were reported
yesterday as aerainst itt
; today. There are now .a total of
i ,278 cases of infantile paralysis
in the greater city. Deaths since
the outbreak of the scourge number
270.
NEW YORK, July 11.?Communities * |
Immediately surrounding New York .
city show increasing fear that they
will be infected with infantile paraly*
sis from children fleeing the plague in
the metropolis. A number of citiet
and towns in New Jersey and New
York have established quarantines,
and some are turning back all children
from New York city. Paterson.
N. J., which has had one death from
the disease, has excluded all children,
no matter from where they come. It
was announced there that 500 children
from New York city have already been
deported.
The state health department, at Albany.
has called the attention of the
[New York authorities to complaints
from upstate communities that children
believed to be from infected districts
here are being: sent to other
| parts of the state. The department announced
that nine cases of infantile
paralysis up state we're children from
Brooklyn. The local health officers insist
that every effort is being: made to.
prevent children from districts known
to harbor the plague from leaving the
city.
Laymen Must Report Cases.
Warning is given here that violations
of the section of the sanitary code providing
that laymen must report cases
of suspected infantile paralysis and
other communicable diseases to the department
of health will be severely
punished. The maximum penalty for
this offense is one year's imprisonment
and $500 fine. The city magistrates
I are co-operating with the police and
health authorities in the fight against
the epidemic. It is estimated that
more than 1,000 persons were fined yes- .
terday for violations of the sanitary
code. Most of the offenders threw gar- 1
bage into the street or left garbage
cans uncovered or in other ways broke
I the rules for keeping the city clean,
which now are being rigidly enforced.
The fines range from $1 to $5 and most
of them were paid by persons ill able
to afford even these small amounts.
The exodus of children from the un- j
Infected parts of the city continues,
and it is estimated that several thou
are children who normally would leave
the city at this time of year for?summer
outings cannot be established. In
many residential sections fear of the
epidemic has caused a marked change v
in the appearance of the streets. Blocks
that used to swarm with children are
now almost deserted. Many parents are
keeping their children in the house
despite the warning of physicians that
such extreme precautions would injure
the child's health and make him
more susceptible to disease.
PATERSON. N. J., July 11.?The fifth
case of infantile paralysis was reported
here today. Four cases are now
under treatment at the isolation hospital.
ARLINGTON. N. J.. July 11.?Dorothy
E. Claus, thirteen years old, is
dead from infantile paralysis. She
was taken ill Friday. This is the first
case reported here.
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 11.?A case of
infantile paralysis has been reported
by the city health department here.
It is a nine-year-old boy. who has been
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